#it's like the lvl 20 retired adventurer shopkeep in a random town

[invinciblerodent]

ngl, i'm getting a really big kick out of having a character that's a cleric to a neutral deity, especially one that's as prone to philosophizing as Arvid seems to be these days.

i like to imagine that he'll drop something like "godhood demands indifference. It requires, in their infinite grace and wisdom, a measure of apathy, as well as cruelty. In our worship, we forgive them for their folly- how is it so audacious for us to merely hope for the same?"

or "for the gods to judge one's actions, that may be prudent. But to judge the value of one's life as lesser than the weight of duty, however divinely imposed... that's no domain of any other than the self."

or "I cannot dole out absolution, and I'm not one to offer empty platitudes about divine forgiveness in its stead. I can only say that whatever the gods think of the kind -or indeed, the amount- of bravery you require from yourself, it means less than nothing", and I almost feel like he needs to glance at the ceiling briefly, just to confirm that he's not about to get holy-smitten.

holy-smote.

lightning'd in the face. you get it.

meanwhile Tempus, whose whole Deal on top of warfare is honorable combat, specifically courage, and not backing down in the face of adversity is chilling up there like

#“look at that funky little dwarf man go” #“yeah that may be blasphemy but he sure as fuck has /balls/ for saying it” #squirrel plays bg3 #would it be presumptuous for me to headcanon that after this Arvid just winds up somehow as Tempus' Chosen #only he doesn't even know about it? #there is just something about the literal Chosen of the god of warfare and warmongering to just. live a quiet life #tending to his little herb garden somewhere in Waterdeep #that's /deeply/ hilarious in a very specific way #oc: arvid trygg #only fighting if it's brought to his doorstep in which case he fucking smacks them down with the fire and fury of a quadruple threat #18 str-18 con-18 dex cleric on top of his 18 wis #it's like the lvl 20 retired adventurer shopkeep in a random town #oh yeah the guy running the free clinic in town is just Tempus' Chosen #and he's just this sweet soft-spoken dwarf with a sweet wizard husband