Hello,
toodeep wrote:
It also means that from a god’s perspective there really are no heretical versions of a faith, right?
From a God's perspective? Who can say. They are Gods and those that worship Him/Her are mortals.
I can say that from a Church's perspective there certainly can be heresy. Cants that have been perverted and changed - whether true or not, who knows.
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but what you’re saying is that a “Benediction of the Gods” Cant to Neroth cast by a Canceri vs. a Mother church caster are identical, despite their different approach to the nature of their god… and despite their language?
All Human Pantheon spells are cast in Altharin (think Latin), whether from Canceri or Coryan.
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So, we’ve determined that a “Benediction of the Gods” cast by any Nerothian is identical to that cast by any other. But is a “Benediction of the Gods” cast by a Nerothian identical to one cast by illiirite?
No.
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Or are all divine cants 100% unique to their god? I assume from the original pantheonistic nature of the church that they are not unique, but that would mean that 80% of cants could be learned by studying another church, which seems to not be the intent of the system.
Your assumption is incorrect. Just because they were Pantheonistic doesn't mean that that you had to receive the benediction of the entire Pantheon. As in the modern (game) times, you want to stave off illness, you pray to Neroth; you are making an ocean voyage, you pray to Yarris, etc.
If you're at mass you may receive a general benediction, as in 'May the Gods Protect You', but I don't believe that's what you're talking about.