Alatry: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Making this page because I've used it on the wiki and I realized that its definition exists virtually nowhere on the internet. | Making this page because I've used it on the wiki and I realized that its definition exists virtually nowhere on the internet. | ||
'''Alatry''' (''a-'' "without" + ''latreia'' "worship") is the recognition of the existence of one or more gods | '''Alatry''' (''a-'' "without" + ''latreia'' "worship") is the recognition of the existence of one or more gods while rejecting the worship of any of them. | ||
Surely you see why it's a weird but necessary term for our purposes. Alatry isn't exactly common in real life—people tend to be either theists or atheists. But in D&D it's rare for someone to be an atheist—that is, to outright reject ''the existence of the gods''. However, someone might recognize the gods exist but reject their worship. That's where this term becomes useful. | Surely you see why it's a weird but necessary term for our purposes. Alatry isn't exactly common in real life—people tend to be either theists or atheists. But in D&D it's rare for someone to be an atheist—that is, to outright reject ''the existence of the gods''. However, someone might recognize the gods exist but reject their worship. That's where this term becomes useful. | ||
Revision as of 02:47, 23 June 2025
Making this page because I've used it on the wiki and I realized that its definition exists virtually nowhere on the internet.
Alatry (a- "without" + latreia "worship") is the recognition of the existence of one or more gods while rejecting the worship of any of them.
Surely you see why it's a weird but necessary term for our purposes. Alatry isn't exactly common in real life—people tend to be either theists or atheists. But in D&D it's rare for someone to be an atheist—that is, to outright reject the existence of the gods. However, someone might recognize the gods exist but reject their worship. That's where this term becomes useful.