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What is your opinion on divine magic in fantasy fiction, /lit/ anons?
>Should some or all magic come from the gods, and should divine magic only be accessible via direct faith and worship in the god or gods of the setting?
>If there are ways for the non-devout to access it, what should they be and why? The best ideas that I can come up with siphoning tiny amounts of energy from the gods or their followers on the sly or using talismans and artifacts created by the gods or their priests, what ideas do you have?
>On a related note, how much awareness should gods have of who is using their powers and what they are using them for?
>Is it better for all divine magic users to have similar abilities regardless of their divine patron, like D&D clerics, or should the god of war only give combat magic to his priests, for example?

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What is your opinion on divine magic, fantasy writer anons?
>Should some or all magic come from the gods, and should divine magic only be accessible via direct faith and worship in the god or gods of the setting?
>If there are ways for the non-devout to access it, what should they be and why? The best ideas that I can come up with siphoning tiny amounts of energy from the gods or their followers on the sly or using talismans and artifacts created by the gods or their priests, what ideas do you have?
>On a related note, how much awareness should gods have of who is using their powers and what they are using them for?
>Is it better for all divine magic users to have similar abilities regardless of their divine patron, like D&D clerics, or should the god of war only give combat magic to his priests, for example?