Originally Posted by
Destro2119
Mystra (from DnD 5e Forgotten Realms, but also part of 3e) is an interesting case since she is one of the only "God of all Magics"-type deities to have a NG alignment rather than an N one. This can be a polarizing element, as she actually IS obliged to screw around with the doings of other, more evil deities. Some decry her for this, as they believe that the prime deity of magic should be neutral so one side of the alignment chart isn't totally OP. They point to a rather egregious incident in a novel documenting Cyric's rule as a newly risen deity when she outright shut down Cyric's ability to use magic until he promised to stop doing something in Zhentil Keep. And frankly, I can't really blame them. Conflicts between deities are supposed to be intricate things, highly dependent on their mortal servants, and the ability to just yeet away the thing that gives them 90% of their powers is pretty low.