All together, a good article. One incongruity, though. The sidebar on p. 30 states: Choosing one of these domains declares your intention to play a character who embodies a certain kind of goodness..
The sidebar on p. 26, where it lists deities and what domains might be appropriate for them, gives the Zeal domain to Hextor.
A domain of virtue seems an odd fit for the Herald of Hell.
zeal - fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
So, you see, zeal is just a synonym for drive or conviction. It doesn't require virtue, necessarily. People can be just as zealotous about sowing chaos and destruction as others are about protecting the weak.
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All together, a good article. One incongruity, though. The sidebar on p. 30 states: Choosing one of these domains declares your intention to play a character who embodies a certain kind of goodness..
The sidebar on p. 26, where it lists deities and what domains might be appropriate for them, gives the Zeal domain to Hextor.
A domain of virtue seems an odd fit for the Herald of Hell.
Ah, dagnabbit! Mea culpa. :(
~laughter~ Good one, Matt !
zeal - fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
So, you see, zeal is just a synonym for drive or conviction. It doesn't require virtue, necessarily. People can be just as zealotous about sowing chaos and destruction as others are about protecting the weak.
Yes, you can be an evil zealot. My point is that the domain here is portraying the virtue of zeal, as opposed to taking zeal off the deep end. Being zealous for good and being enthusiastic about oppressing the peasants are two different things.
All in all, looking over the deity and domains sidebar, I was supprised about how many Neutral deities show up on the list.
The previous article gave sinful domains to good deities. Good people (or gods) can have flaws, and even evil folks can have admirable qualities.