Why can't every class choose a deity?

[Pengin]

I've been wondering, why do we have to be a specific class (cleric, inquisitor,...) to be able to choose a deity?

Reg and Octavia are magus/wizard and they worship Calistria.
Linzi is a bard, worshipping Shelyn.

I would love to be able to choose a deity as a sorcerer, but I can't.
In Neverwinter Nights you can choose if you want to worship a god or not, is there any reason why we should not be able to in Pathfinder?

I know that there are much more important bugs and other stuff that should be looked at at the moment. It's just something that recently came to my mind. :(

[Zaltys]

Escrito originalmente por Yaldabaoth:

So? Choose one. Is it absolutely important that it says so on the character sheet? It doesn't for Reg, Octavia or Linzi.

Some of the deity choices unlock additional dialogue options (mostly just variants of existing dialogue). So having access to those with any character would be nice. Just because your character is not a cleric, doesn't mean that he couldn't be a devout worshipper...

[GrandMajora]

Escrito originalmente por Juli:

Yea, I was thinking the same thing that some of yous mentioned, I really don't think there's much work involved in just including that already existing list of deities for all classes.

I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one missing this little detail, maybe we'll be lucky enough to see it some time in the future then. c:

What's weird is that if you hover your mouse over temples and shrines, it mentions some buildings called "Temple of" and then has various deities listed after them. But I don't know how to unlock those buildings, because they weren't available, even after becoming a city.

Maybe they unlock at a later part in the story?

[The Infinity Sock]

Escrito originalmente por GrandMajora:

Escrito originalmente por Juli:

Yea, I was thinking the same thing that some of yous mentioned, I really don't think there's much work involved in just including that already existing list of deities for all classes.

I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one missing this little detail, maybe we'll be lucky enough to see it some time in the future then. c:

What's weird is that if you hover your mouse over temples and shrines, it mentions some buildings called "Temple of" and then has various deities listed after them. But I don't know how to unlock those buildings, because they weren't available, even after becoming a city.

Maybe they unlock at a later part in the story?

I hope so i want my nethys temple

[Pengin]

Escrito originalmente por GrandMajora:

Escrito originalmente por Juli:

Yea, I was thinking the same thing that some of yous mentioned, I really don't think there's much work involved in just including that already existing list of deities for all classes.

I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one missing this little detail, maybe we'll be lucky enough to see it some time in the future then. c:

What's weird is that if you hover your mouse over temples and shrines, it mentions some buildings called "Temple of" and then has various deities listed after them. But I don't know how to unlock those buildings, because they weren't available, even after becoming a city.

Maybe they unlock at a later part in the story?

I read in a different post, that those upgrades are currently bugged. Supposedly, you will be able to choose a deity for your Cities after you bring your High Priest to a certain level, but that level progression is bugged, which is why we can't have those temples at the moment. :(

[The Infinity Sock]

Escrito originalmente por Juli:

Escrito originalmente por GrandMajora:

What's weird is that if you hover your mouse over temples and shrines, it mentions some buildings called "Temple of" and then has various deities listed after them. But I don't know how to unlock those buildings, because they weren't available, even after becoming a city.

Maybe they unlock at a later part in the story?

I read in a different post, that those upgrades are currently bugged. Supposedly, you will be able to choose a deity for your Cities after you bring your High Priest to a certain level, but that level progression is bugged, which is why we can't have those temples at the moment. :(

A message to the bugs in this game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn6fKTQdQQs

[Pengin]

I can't find the post right now but the person also said that they edited their save file to just skip level 5 on High Priest (that's the bugged level) to get to level 6 where you can choose the religion.

But yeh, shouldn't be the norm that people have to edit their save files to get access to options that were supposed to be in the game to begin with....

[Samantha Raven]

I think you can chose a god or goddess in the game.
You got to find the high priest of a deity I think. I know you can talk to high priest of Eztro or what ever the stag gods name is and he will build a temple dedicated to that god in your lands and i think this makes u a follower.

Also some of the companions that worship gods or npc u can talk to them and there dialogs to make u intrested in there gods to dedicate your self to them or mock those people for worshipping that deity or tell them your not intrested.

So i think the system is in game already. =)
So far the deitys that inteest me are: "Iomedae, Abadar, Desna," In that order.

But so far cause way game plays out I mostly bin leaning more to being "Atheist" in the game mostly due to all the gods and goddesses from lore im learning while playing, all of the deitys just seem to be just powerful creatures or humans not gods but ancient or new beings with alot of power that look at them selfs as gods/goddesses. So personaly felt it was pointless to worship any of them in the game and why i kinda like Abadar for my people to worship cause it incourages them to obey my laws and pay there taxes. =P
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[Pengin]

You can restore the Temple of the Stag Lord, but that doesn't make you a follower. You can approve of multiple temples/statues/cults dedicated to different deities in your lands, but that does not mean you follow all of them, you're giving your subjects the chance to act out their religions.

And if have yet to see any option to dedicate myself to Serenrae or Groetus (considering Tristian and Harrim are the only people that really talk a lot about their deities), I can say they're cool or they're stupid, but that doesn't change anything, really.

[Esquilo]

Wait, what? You cannot chose your state religion yet?

I had some cool dialogue with my calistria cleric when first meeting regongar and octavia. It's a real shame you need class specific dialogue to allow religion lines, specially since devs told us otherwise.

[[Q]uik]

Pretty sure it's because choosing a deity for any other class mechanically doesnt matter.
But I agree, it would be nice just for flavor

[GrandMajora]

Escrito originalmente por Juli:

I read in a different post, that those upgrades are currently bugged. Supposedly, you will be able to choose a deity for your Cities after you bring your High Priest to a certain level, but that level progression is bugged, which is why we can't have those temples at the moment. :(

I was afraid of something like that and wondered why the hell it was taking so long. I've got Divine up to like rank 5, and the High Priest still hasn't approached me about it. :(

I kind of want to start instating worship of Urgathoa now, just to spite the Pharasmans for wasting my time!

[Pengin]

Escrito originalmente por GrandMajora:

Escrito originalmente por Juli:

I read in a different post, that those upgrades are currently bugged. Supposedly, you will be able to choose a deity for your Cities after you bring your High Priest to a certain level, but that level progression is bugged, which is why we can't have those temples at the moment. :(

I was afraid of something like that and wondered why the hell it was taking so long. I've got Divine up to like rank 5, and the High Priest still hasn't approached me about it. :(

I kind of want to start instating worship of Urgathoa now, just to spite the Pharasmans for wasting my time!

I would really wish to be able to worship Lamashtu, I don't know why I find her so interesting, but given that she's not even an option for clerics/inquisitors as a deity, that will prob not be able for the city either. And for main story purposes it does make sense, even tho I'd love it.
But man, Pharasma and her fanatics are actually crazy, so I'd probably go with your idea as well (if THAT is possible, seems you can only choose between 3 or so and I don't think Urgathoa is one of them :( ).
But yea, apparently level 5 is the bugged level and after progressing to 6 you can choose, but with 5 being bugged, progressing to 6 doesn't do anything..

[GrandMajora]

Escrito originalmente por Juli:

I would really wish to be able to worship Lamashtu, I don't know why I find her so interesting, but given that she's not even an option for clerics/inquisitors as a deity, that will prob not be able for the city either. And for main story purposes it does make sense, even tho I'd love it.
But man, Pharasma and her fanatics are actually crazy, so I'd probably go with your idea as well (if THAT is possible, seems you can only choose between 3 or so and I don't think Urgathoa is one of them :( ).
But yea, apparently level 5 is the bugged level and after progressing to 6 you can choose, but with 5 being bugged, progressing to 6 doesn't do anything..

Well, if you spare Lamashtu's priestess, you can return to the shrine and recruit her as an advisor. She can fill the roles of either High Priest, or whatever that role is that Tristian takes up.

[Pengin]

Escrito originalmente por GrandMajora:

Well, if you spare Lamashtu's priestess, you can return to the shrine and recruit her as an advisor. She can fill the roles of either High Priest, or whatever that role is that Tristian takes up.

I know, I do have her, even tho I still use Harrim as High Priest. It's not quite the same thing, tho. :(

[GrandMajora]

Escrito originalmente por Juli:

I know, I do have her, even tho I still use Harrim as High Priest. It's not quite the same thing, tho. :(

I didn't have much choice after killing Tristian.

If I ever find the third NPC to fill the spot, I'll make Tsanna my High Priestess again. She's just substituting right now.