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I've separated myself from a number of people/cliques based upon ethics and morality, so I fully support the concept being applied to P:E in judicious doses. Absent some compelling external factor, there's no reason for any of the companions to stick around if we regularly ruffle their feathers. The same goes for the various factions, providing that they have reason to be aware of our choices. What happens in a dank, ruined hill fort 5 days from town shouldn't automatically be known by the townies upon our return unless an invisible wizard or spiritshifted druid was following us and reporting back to their respective employer/faction. But, should our actions become known, consequences of all sorts should come into play, be they minor or major. Let P:E be a dynamic experience worth several re-plays, please, rather than one on rails with a minimum of reactivity viz a viz our choices.

Some good ol' rockabilly.

Toes: there are millions of them for stepping on, both unintentionally and deliberately. Go get 'em, Sawyer!

"How does the demi-human soul interact with animals and/or nature spirits?" is a fine question. It also brings to mind the related question of whether or not animals have a soul/spirit analog.

Leave the grinding for the millers of the world. If P:E takes us from Level 1 to somewhere between level 16-18, I've no interest in slogging through respawning trash mobs for the 32nd time to try and hit Level 18 before the final showdown. If I can't make it to Level 18 because of the roleplaying choices I made with that particular protagonist, then that's just the way the ball bounces.

Semi-important if there's a number a cutscenes that employ the language in question or we routinely converse with Glanfathan speakers who pepper their "common" speach with plenty of Glanfathan words; not very important otherwise.

^ Max Max signiture, Woldan? Classic!

Damh the Bard, Fith Fath Song. Edit: Olafur Liljuros, an Icelandic folk song.

If a nobody leaves her faith, you're probably right. A high-ranking cleric, however, might just meet with a messy end as she's not a goddess of sweetness and light. Given that we're dealing with Obsidian (a bit cynical towards faith) and that they stated earlier on that the deities of P:E are busybodies forever mucking around with each other, people, and the events of the world, I'd expect a reaction of some sort more often than not if Obsidian is able to properly actualize their vision for the milieu. As do I, very much so.

Certainly, if the milieu actively allows for the recognition of the godlike as such and if faith is a key world-building ingredient in P:E. The character in question would be a living embodiment of their divine or otherworldly parent, subject to all kinds of scrutiny, expectations, and good- or ill-will depending on the nature of the parent and the opinion of said parent held by the people of that particular locale. A godlike cleric or paladin would be a force to be reckoned with if they held true to their breeding and faith, able to inspire beneficence/admiration or viciousness/dread to a degree nigh unattainable by mere mortals; if not, then they'd be quite the conundrum for the locals and would be subject to all kinds of extra hassles by going against type. Think of the roleplaying possibilities of a tiefling attempting to rise above his base nature or an aasimar grown fell and trecherous--reactions will measure high on the Richter scale and drama makes for rewarding roleplaying.

Powers based upon rejecting the deity that granted you your supernatural powers/spells to begin with? Can't say that this concept makes all that much sense to me. On this we'll have to agree to disagree. I'm sufficiently Old School that I'll fall back on the Gygaxian maxim that a cleric might, if sincere, change patron deities once without being destroyed by divine wrath. Becoming the equivalent of a cleric of the Athar, however, stretches things too far.

If anyone can pull it off, it's Obsidian. And, most assuredly, I hope that they do as it'll put some teeth into the deity-cleric relationship.

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...you either enjoyed roleplaying your cleric only when it suited your immediate needs and/or your DM was a nitwit with no sense of proportionality with regards to faith and religious practice. If you repeatedly defy the will of your patron deity during important encounters and reject the overall spiritual ethos of said deity via your routine dialogue choices, you'll well and truly deserve to lose your powers. Choose your patron deity wisely. Too often players reveal via their gameplay that what they want is the best of both worlds (e.g. selecting a deity with the portfolio of Good, Sun, Healing, and Charity to campaign in a definably Good locale plagued with a rising tide of undead and then turning right around and behaving as rapacious and self-interested as the average sociopath). P:E is touted to revolve around roleplaying, so play the clerical role as would a true believer or find a different class to play that doesn't concern itself overly much with matters of faith. You'll be doing yourself (and your DM in a tabletop session) a huge favor.

Hitler is long dead. It's time to reclaim the symbols that his regime perverted instead of engaging in Politically Correct self-flagellation. Go, Finland!

"But some choices are mutually exclusive, and we don’t see it as a possibility that you’ll be able to experience the entirety of the game in a single playthrough. In fact, I don’t think you’ll get it on two." Music to my ears! Replay value strikes a chord near and dear to my heart as (in D&D terms) a Chaotic Good ranger and a Lawful Evil cleric player character shouldn't provide the player with a near-identical gaming experience differing only in a few mechanics here and there.

Enchanted item: Scrunchie of Slipperiness!

I never warmed up to that concept and I never allowed that option when I was the DM back in my tabletop D&D days. It always struck me that the player was trying to enjoy the usefulness of clerical powers without having to earn them by towing the line of a specific deity (adhering to religious doctrine, making offerings/sacrifices, proselytizing, etc.). Such liberalities cannot be allowed if the cleric class is to have any meaning and be anything other than a sorceror with a different spell list and better hit dice.

The opportunity to have a few meaningful, in-depth conversations with animals and/or nature spirits does a great deal to flesh out the abilities of the class in pen 'n' paper play and I'd very much enjoy having such opportunities in P:E.

Damh the Bard, .

Check the branches on the right side of the photograph and you can see that they're clearly cordate. Also, observe the topography and soils. Paper birch generally prefer mesic (moist) soils and are often found in riparian areas. Aspen, both quaking and big-toothed, are more broadly adaptable than birch and are found growing in moist and drier soils. If I were inclined to gamble, I'd place a good sum on these being aspen. Edit: And I love birch, too. They're a very elegant tree, particularly in a large stand.

Negative on the birch, Ghostrider. Those are quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides). Birch (Betula spp.) have pointier (more lanceolate) leaves than the cordate (heart-shaped) leaves of aspen and different bark with plenty of lenticels.

Take your own advice, Chicken Little. Give Steve Goreham a listen and wise up, already. And read on if you dare.

Education might help from time to time, but the anti-gunners are usually resistant to it as it contradicts so much of what they think they know. I've been a member of the NRA since '91, own several rifles, handguns, and shotguns and I damn well support my organization financially with the occasional check to the NRA-ILA over and above my membership dues. Libelous nonsense from the Rosbjergs of the world is nothing new, but it does rankle from time to time.

It's just Lephys being Lephys, much akin to the preposterous nature of the platypus. Don't bother asking why, just accept that such is the nature of life when the Creator has a sense of whimsy.