SpectralTime
2014-09-02, 12:57 PM
My group is running an Eberron campaign in the Pathfinder system, using a loose set of conversions gleaned from hither and thither on the Internet. After some idea jamming, I'm playing a changling paladin of the Silver Flameimpersonating his dead mentor, who was a semi-famous guy poisoned by the halfling mob.
My character has the Mournland Refugee trait, representing the fact that he hasn't had a formal education and grew up mostly on his own, but since we're doing the "Eyes of the Lich Queen" adventure he's level five and has five ranks in Knowledge (Religion), as well as official membership in the Templars.
I've done as much homework as I can to make sure that my character knows the ins and outs of his own religion. Here's the problem: I'm not sure how much of what *I* know, *he* knows. For instance, there's the whole can of worms regarding Bel Shalor. Sometimes, it seems as though the worshippers of the Flame are aware of his existance, and part of the "adding the best part of yourself to the Flame" afterlife is building it up until it can be strong enough to exorcise the demon once and for all. Other times, the fact that there's a Shadow in the Flame that sometimes tempts good men to do evil things while believing themselves justified seems to be something that just doesn't occur to the people involved, and I seem to remember reading that his existence is only known to a select few.
For that matter, I the player know that the Blood of Vol is basically Eberronian Scientology, with a bunch of mostly-decent and normal people getting swept up at a vulnerable time in their lives into a cult run by a bunch of evil hucksters that lie to them while taking their stuff. (Blood, in this case, rather than money, though I'm sure they don't turn down either.) But does my character?
This is mostly a role-playing advice request. I've got his build pretty down pat, and he's not disappointed me yet.
I should note that I'm trying to play him as a good-natured and tolerant sort rather than a smites-and-shouting whenever he sees something he doesn't like kind of guy. Intelligence is one of his lowest stats, and part of his character is that he knows his teammates are largely smarter than him and so defers to their judgement most of the time, so long as they aren't being dangerous and irresponsible.
My character has the Mournland Refugee trait, representing the fact that he hasn't had a formal education and grew up mostly on his own, but since we're doing the "Eyes of the Lich Queen" adventure he's level five and has five ranks in Knowledge (Religion), as well as official membership in the Templars.
I've done as much homework as I can to make sure that my character knows the ins and outs of his own religion. Here's the problem: I'm not sure how much of what *I* know, *he* knows. For instance, there's the whole can of worms regarding Bel Shalor. Sometimes, it seems as though the worshippers of the Flame are aware of his existance, and part of the "adding the best part of yourself to the Flame" afterlife is building it up until it can be strong enough to exorcise the demon once and for all. Other times, the fact that there's a Shadow in the Flame that sometimes tempts good men to do evil things while believing themselves justified seems to be something that just doesn't occur to the people involved, and I seem to remember reading that his existence is only known to a select few.
For that matter, I the player know that the Blood of Vol is basically Eberronian Scientology, with a bunch of mostly-decent and normal people getting swept up at a vulnerable time in their lives into a cult run by a bunch of evil hucksters that lie to them while taking their stuff. (Blood, in this case, rather than money, though I'm sure they don't turn down either.) But does my character?
This is mostly a role-playing advice request. I've got his build pretty down pat, and he's not disappointed me yet.
I should note that I'm trying to play him as a good-natured and tolerant sort rather than a smites-and-shouting whenever he sees something he doesn't like kind of guy. Intelligence is one of his lowest stats, and part of his character is that he knows his teammates are largely smarter than him and so defers to their judgement most of the time, so long as they aren't being dangerous and irresponsible.