From Pathfinderwiki:
"Despite their lack of faith, atheist souls are still judged by Pharasma. Some become bodiless spirits in the Astral Plane or are reincarnated, but most find their fate in the Graveyard of Souls."
The River of Souls article had a bit more detail.
The Rahadoumi are still judged as normal, and most go to the alignment appropriate plane as normal
The hardcore Rahadoumi reject their judgment (or more specifically, reject the afterlife itself), becoming dissident souls who remain in the crypts of the Boneyard.
SO the majority go to alignment appropriate planes, and a dedicated few wind up staying in the Boneyard regardless of their alignment.
I know it's not Pathfinder, but in a previous version of D&D truly atheistic souls would end up being consumed by Asmodeus. It was a surprisingly rare occurrence.
Interesting...
Me, I'd have them reincarnate at random.
@Avatar - That's from the 2E Guide to Hell, one of the last books put out for 2E.
It was a pretty fun read, since it directly addressed a number of things that had been brought up in Planescape but not answered. Or deliberately danced around, like why Hell had an almost completely different set of archdukes from 1E, and that it was unclear who the lord of the 9th layer even was anymore.
Planescape mentioned that as best as planar scholars could tell, truly atheistic souls dissolved upon death, apparently having successfully willed themselves out of existence through their sheer disbelief.
Among other things, the Guide to Hell explained what was really happening to those souls.
It also explained the shake-up for Hell's archduke line-up, what Asmodeus was really doing, and the first book to establish that Asmodeus was actually a god. Fun fact: Asmodeus was actively supporting the Athar in their efforts to undermine all gods everywhere.
A number of things from the Guide to Hell carried over into 3rd Edition, into 4th Edition (with heavy modification due to the cosmology change) and may be carrying over into 5th.
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If you want to hear a Rahadoumi explain it in his own words, you might want to check out Death's Heretic...
THE SHAMELESS PLUGGER STRIKES AGAIN!
*vanishes in a swirl of cape*
If you want to hear a Rahadoumi explain it in his own words, you might want to check out Death's Heretic...
** spoiler omitted **
I might but I would prefer someone credible explain it instead.
The River of Souls article had a bit more detail.
The Rahadoumi are still judged as normal, and most go to the alignment appropriate plane as normal
The hardcore Rahadoumi reject their judgment (or more specifically, reject the afterlife itself), becoming dissident souls who remain in the crypts of the Boneyard.
SO the majority go to alignment appropriate planes, and a dedicated few wind up staying in the Boneyard regardless of their alignment.
The river of souls article is in the mummy's mask AP correct?
@ Leo - Mummy's Mask Book 6, yes.
@ The NPC - Eh, Salim's pretty credible. Won't elaborate beyond that, because spoilers.
I know it's not Pathfinder, but in a previous version of D&D truly atheistic souls would end up being consumed by Asmodeus. It was a surprisingly rare occurrence.
Weeeeeelll… Asmodeus isn't in that game anymore (or at least, he's not saying), but there is a new player…
They're deposited in a special bin, marked with an 'R.'
@ Leo - Mummy's Mask Book 6, yes.
Ok, do we know if this was an intentional change on what we knew before (mainly from death's heretic) or if it was another instance of bad communications?
They're deposited in a special bin, marked with an 'R.'
So they join Team Rocket?
Ok, do we know if this was an intentional change on what we knew before (mainly from death's heretic) or if it was another instance of bad communications?@ Leo - Mummy's Mask Book 6, yes.
Wes and I worked together closely on that article, so it should match up with Death's Heretic pretty well... I don't remember anything in there that conflicts. What in particular are you wondering about?
@ Leo - if you meant The Great Beyond, then yes, it's an intentional change (or more accurately, a clarification). It doesn't conflict with Death's Heretic.