Yo Paizo I need a ruling please

[Evan Riggs]

PFS campaign rules that just came out.

Religion: Characters can elect to worship any deity
listed in a table of gods in the Core Rulebook, The Inner
Sea World Guide, Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Gods and
Magic, or any other source listed as an official Additional
Resource. Characters may elect to worship an evil god,
but must always be within one alignment step of their
chosen deity. For clerics, this is an especially important
choice, since the deity’s alignment determines whether
the cleric channels positive or negative energy, a decision
with significant tactical implications for the cleric and
her allies. Clerics, inquisitors, paladins, cavaliers of the
order of the star, and samurai of the order of the star must
choose a deity as all classes in Golarion that receive spells
and abilities from a specific divine source receive their
powers from a deity. Druids, oracles, and rangers are
the exception to this rule. The list is not exhaustive, and
divine spellcasters of any future classes whose sources are
added as additional resources to the Pathfinder Society
Organized Play campaign will be required to choose a
deity unless otherwise specified. Otherwise, characters
who do not receive powers from a divine source may
choose to be atheists or to have no deity at all.

I have had a discussion, is it in the Rules as Written that my PFS 6th lvl character, Summoner 5, Fighter 1, NG worshipper of Abadar is in the wrong and unallowed to worship the god i worship?
refer to the line below, as the individual i am having the argument with says this wording is in the text above somewhere. I cant seem to find it.

(player's name omitted) If you choose to worship a deity, it must be within 1 step of your alignment.

[Evan Riggs]

I am quoting a line in the paragraph where the point of conjecture seems to be stemming from.
"Characters may elect to worship an evil god, but must always be within one alignment step of their chosen deity."

Also the first line says you may worship any deity.

now if i was a divine spellcaster or a cavalier of the order of the stars it might be pertinent but im not.

[blackbloodtroll]

That restriction applies to Clerics, Inquisitors, Paladins, Cavaliers of the Order of the Star, and Samurai of the Order of the Star.

You are otherwise unrestricted.

[BigNorseWolf]

Brace for impact.. we're movin to the PFS forums!

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I have had a discussion, is it in the Rules as Written that my PFS 6th lvl character, Summoner 5, Fighter 1, NG worshipper of Abadar is in the wrong and unallowed to worship the god i worship?

Eyup.... mostly. You can't get any kind of mechanical benefit from worshiping abadar because your philosophies are too far off. You can't be his cleric, you can't get an abadar religion trait, and if there's some funny in game effect from being a follower of abdar you can't benefit from it. (ie, if there's a vault of the golden god scenario and the altar therein gives followers of Abadar a bless spell)

You can still claim to be a follower, show up at church on sundays though, and tithe (especially to Abadar) since its 99.44% role playing fluff for a non divine caster.

[Stome]

The thing is asking about RAW in regards to PFS is.... pointless to put it politely. A great deal of PFS is NOT RAW.

[blackbloodtroll]

PFS does use a fair amount of it's own "houserules".

[GreenMandar]

How do threads get moved to their appropriate spot in the messageboards?

[blackbloodtroll]

GreenMandar wrote:

How do threads get moved to their appropriate spot in the messageboards?

Somebody flags them as being in the wrong forum, then they get moved.