@TheEdVerse My favorite PC is a paladin of Sune. However, the trickster gnome in the party would sometimes use magic to impersonate signs and visons from Sune in order to prank or manipulate me.
Can creatures impersonate gods without fear of divine retribution?— AdamDravian (@AdamDravian) November 15, 2020
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From my mummy answer, you can readily deduce that the answer is “yes” for some of the time. However, the real answer to this one is the tried-and-true “it depends.” In this case, on the nature of the deity. Realms gods are…2)
…fallible, and many of them are flawed, and they have differing natures and personalities. Some like to test both their priesthoods and their mortal followers, and welcome sects and schisms, and some (such as Shar) love chaos…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 15, 2020
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…among the living, and don’t mind destroying individuals among their clergy. Others will expose deceit such as you describe, and Sune is one of them. In her case, not instantly and swiftly, for deception is often part of… 4)
…beauty or at least allure, but she would eventually cause a persistent prankster to be exposed and rebuked. And her vengeance would be (ahem) a thing of beauty.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 15, 2020