Chaotic Neutral & Spell Axis

[Jesse Brake]

Question: Can a Chaotic Neutral cleric of a Chaotic Good god cast "good" spells?

Edit: Since a cleric can't cast spells of an alignment opposed to her own or her deity’s, I told a player his CN cleric can't cast "good" spells. I wanted a second opinion.

[Blave]

Yes.

Rules wrote:

A cleric can’t cast spells of an alignment opposed to her own or her deity’s (if she has one). Spells associated with particular alignments are indicated by the chaotic, evil, good, and lawful descriptors in their spell descriptions.

Good and neutral (meaning the neutral on the good-evil-axis) are not opposed. Only evil and lawful spells would be forbidden.

[Karui Kage]

Correct. Chaotic is opposed to Lawful, Evil opposed to Good. Neutral is not opposed to anything. A CN cleric of a CG god could cast Chaotic and Good spells. Evil spells are opposed to their god, while Lawful spells are opposed to both of them.