Quote Originally Posted by rbetieh View Post
By priest, do you mean "Divine Spellcaster"? That is the biggest question I have. Why cant some yokels make a Divine magic free cult? Or, if thats not possible, what stops a Rogue from "faking it"?
Well if everbody could do things that Gods need, they wouln't need Clerics in the first place. I'm not exactly shure what's the purpose of druids and rangers in that regard is ...

Clerics of a deity have a connection to their God, that connection seems to be required for some of the Gods needs (but maybe not everything).
Why should a rogue (or anybody) run around and tell people about Hel or act as priest? What's to gain? Yeah she/he could use some divine wands (scrolls, staffes etc..) to fake divine spellcasting to pose as a legit priest, but to whom? No established church among the living to infiltrate (usual case), so where's the profit in that? Remember self-aware world, you have better use of your levels and wealth by level than a career which gets you nowhere.
So either no one bothers with worshipping Hel because there's nothing to gain (no followers to rip of, no spells), or the "lunatic nutballs" aren't capabale of worshipping correcctly because they lack the "divine connection". Both examples seem legit.