Ok, so for example a warrior who dedicated his whole life to bring peace and justice but didn’t worship any particular deity (but didn’t spurned them all either, just the evil-aligned ones) would have a chance to be picked by Torm or Bahamut after death? Yes. And only clerics, paladins, and zealots venerate just one deity in the Realms. Everyone believes in all the gods, and the vast majority worship many, even if only lip service appeasement (i.e. I'm sailing on the ocean, so I make offerings to Umberlee and Talos).#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 21, 2019
Isn’t there any way for a mortal who doesn’t like the gods, or consider them to be worthy of worship (like Artemis Entreri or the Netheril people) to avoid being slapped on the wall? I ask because Artemis is my favourite book character and I’d be really sad if that was his fate. Mortals don't know, until it happens to them.
Which means you and your DM roleplay it (and the DM tailors what befalls to the individual campaign, including whether or not you want to try to continue with that character, or retire it and turn to a new one).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 22, 2019
What about the dragonborn of Tymanther, who spurned all gods, but were venerating a dead Untheran god (though they didn’t knew he was a god).
And, given the case, what about people who venerates dead gods? Who picks them up. Mortals don't know, until it happens to them.
Which means you and your DM roleplay it (and the DM tailors what befalls to the individual campaign, including whether or not you want to try to continue with that character, or retire it and turn to a new one).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) December 22, 2019