[Disliker of the mary sue]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

In both those settings it's possible to play a priest of the pantheon (and get a more diverse array of abilities) rather than one dedicated to a specific cult. In fact, in both of those settings (and I made Thallassia long before Eberron existed) priests of the pantheonic temples are vastly more common than ones dedicated to some small shrine of a specific deity. Yet even players of non-clerical characters seem to default to henotheism.

Meh to be fair if your specific you can get particular benefits ...at least in 4th edition...still not entirely sure of 3.5