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Old 07-06-2022, 04:04 AM   #34
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Default Re: Why holy water? And other questions about holy-powered PCs

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Originally Posted by The Colonel View Post
IIRC there's a Spanish folk tale where someone's holy water fails to function as intended specifically because he refused to allow it to be used as emergency drinking water, with the antagonist explaining that water that had been withheld from someone dying of thirst could not possibly be considered consecrated to God. That may or may not be official theology.
That's a pretty good story for a GM to keep in mind, for when it's time to hose a cleric for not following holy vows. Divine snubbing could strip power from not just spells and advantages but from holy objects too.
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