Well.. to the ancient Greeks the gods really DIDN'T care about humans, though from time to time they played favorites, sort of like a socialite doting over a favorite miniature poodle for a while.
However, the gods weren't omnipotent beings, like the Judeo-Christian god. The Greek gods were mostly personifications of feelings or natural events. Would any of you say "I don't believe in wind storms" or "I don't believe in fire." ? Of course not.
But getting back to the patron deities in the game.. if you don't want to RP as having one, then simply.. leave it out of your character? Just because it's listed somewhere on your character sheet that you have a patron deity (if you are absolutely required to have one, that is) doesn't mean at all that you actually have to make it known to anyone else, or to integrate that in to your character.
However, the gods weren't omnipotent beings, like the Judeo-Christian god. The Greek gods were mostly personifications of feelings or natural events. Would any of you say "I don't believe in wind storms" or "I don't believe in fire." ? Of course not.
But getting back to the patron deities in the game.. if you don't want to RP as having one, then simply.. leave it out of your character? Just because it's listed somewhere on your character sheet that you have a patron deity (if you are absolutely required to have one, that is) doesn't mean at all that you actually have to make it known to anyone else, or to integrate that in to your character.
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