@TheEdVerse Sorry to bother you, but I'd really like to make a buddhist-like monk character (the Believers of the Source creed fits him perfectly) for my next FR game but I don't want to have him go to the Wall of the Faithless in case he'd die. How could I solve this conundrum?
— Valentino Conti (@ValetheHowl) December 29, 2019
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It’s no conundrum. Some D&D players seem to find it very difficult to move from monotheistic thinking (there is only one true God) to pantheistic (as all sentients in the Realms believe = there are many gods, all are real, and all should be venerated/respected). 2)
So assuming your monk grew up in the Realms, and thinks/believes like anyone native to Toril, that monk would believe in ALL of the gods, and would make offerings/reverence to them all, even if only to ward away displeasure. For example, prayers to Umberlee if…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 30, 2019
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…going on an ocean voyage, prayers to Shaundakul if embarking on a journey into unfamiliar wilderlands (or joining a caravan or going prospecting), and so on. These small acts mean the monk is NOT “Faithless” and will not go to the Wall. Faithless does NOT.. 4)
…mean "not sufficiently attentive to just one deity and not being loyal to that God above all others." ALL Believers of the Source believe that gods exist and that becoming one is a desirable goal, so they cannot, by definition, be Faithless.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 30, 2019