Due to the nature of W:DH, I'm allowing LE and NE PCs (the book explicitly has content for them after all). One (a Paladin) wants to follow a NE goddess (Shar).
He plans (and I recommend) keeping his true feelings on the down low either by pretending to follow a different goddess or by simply not talking about his religion.
BUT if he's found out as a follower of Shar, is that illegal in Waterdeep? Or just really, really frowned on? It looks like it's probably the latter.
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
Blood Frenzy. The quipper has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
If the Code Legal is the sum total of Waterdeep's legal system, then he could get away with it. However, much of what his god would ask of him would likely see him wind up on the wrong side of the law.
You can take it as far as you'd like really, from being frowned upon to the very fact of his worship being seen as blasphemy against one of the accepted gods or churches, which is an illegal act per the Code Legal. It more or less depends upon his actions, and how you DM.
If the Code Legal is the sum total of Waterdeep's legal system, then he could get away with it. However, much of what his god would ask of him would likely see him wind up on the wrong side of the law.
You can take it as far as you'd like really, from being frowned upon to the very fact of his worship being seen as blasphemy against one of the accepted gods or churches, which is an illegal act per the Code Legal. It more or less depends upon his actions, and how you DM.
That's kind of what I'm thinking.
However, if he's open about it, I'd imagine he'd face hostility from temples of Good and Neutral gods as well as distrust from most people even if he's not arrested. Much like if the player was playing a monstrous race.
PC: "Guard, stand aside let me in this building. I'm on official business from the Blackstaff herself, and it'll go hard with you if you don't let me and my friends pass!" *rolls Deception and rolls high*
NPC Guard: "Uh, on your shield... isn't that symbol of Shar, an evil goddess of darkness? You're going nowhere, liar!"
Due to the nature of W:DH, I'm allowing LE and NE PCs (the book explicitly has content for them after all). One (a Paladin) wants to follow a NE goddess (Shar).
He plans (and I recommend) keeping his true feelings on the down low either by pretending to follow a different goddess or by simply not talking about his religion.
BUT if he's found out as a follower of Shar, is that illegal in Waterdeep? Or just really, really frowned on? It looks like it's probably the latter.
Blood Frenzy. The quipper has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
-
View User Profile
-
View Posts
-
Send Message
ModeratorIf the Code Legal is the sum total of Waterdeep's legal system, then he could get away with it. However, much of what his god would ask of him would likely see him wind up on the wrong side of the law.
You can take it as far as you'd like really, from being frowned upon to the very fact of his worship being seen as blasphemy against one of the accepted gods or churches, which is an illegal act per the Code Legal. It more or less depends upon his actions, and how you DM.
That's kind of what I'm thinking.
However, if he's open about it, I'd imagine he'd face hostility from temples of Good and Neutral gods as well as distrust from most people even if he's not arrested. Much like if the player was playing a monstrous race.
PC: "Guard, stand aside let me in this building. I'm on official business from the Blackstaff herself, and it'll go hard with you if you don't let me and my friends pass!" *rolls Deception and rolls high*
NPC Guard: "Uh, on your shield... isn't that symbol of Shar, an evil goddess of darkness? You're going nowhere, liar!"
Blood Frenzy. The quipper has advantage on melee attack rolls against any creature that doesn't have all its hit points.
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 1 piercing damage.
-
View User Profile
-
View Posts
-
Send Message
ModeratorI'd play that particular scene as having disadvantage on social checks if openly flaunting it, but yeah.