Description
Religious adherents are subject to the whim of their chosen deity or Power's benevolence, dependent on how responsive that deity or Power's followers have been to their divine needs and whims. These are subject to that divine being's overall Benevolence, widely seen as a gauge of their temperament. Piety does not deal so much with how the divine entity is feeling, or how strong they are relative to their surrounding pantheon; rather, Piety is a strongly personal trait, only present, noticeable or meaningful to the individual.
Piety affects the success rate, efficacy and strength of Religious Spells, even more, point-per-point, than Benevolence. For every 1 point of Piety possessed, a religious spell's power and level will increase by 1, up to 100.
Piety may be obtained as rewards for good deeds by religious individuals the world over, most notably by doing marks.
See also
- amuletic powers - a directory of the many types of amulets
- shrines - five religious shrines, where religious adherents battle against one another for glory and their Power's benevolence
- religious spells - information on the spells available to followers of certain Powers
- excommunicate - briefly strips a player of their connection to their Power and the associated spells
- divine calling - utilize religiosity and piety like a weapon against opponents