Rituals

Aelistae · Post by **Aelistae** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:19 pm

It may also be due to the Moon aspect of Eilistraee's portfolio. The moon has often been portrayed (in much European poetry for instance) as a feminine symbol.

Therefore to worship or venerate the moon or moonlight requires one to be a woman (or at least be in touch with your feminine side).

The FR deity Selune has traditionally only had female clerics for that reason.

Bhaern Quel · Post by **Bhaern Quel** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:44 am

In part it appears the moon cycle is closely related to childbearing period of human females. Once a month and at least half of you know what I am refering to.

Moon thus has become to some extent in many cultures one of fertility and child birth. It of course is not all that simple, however culture tends to follow most popular myths.

Argoth · Post by **Argoth** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:50 am

New thought. In Faiths and Pantheons there's the Sword Dancer prestige class, restricted to female drow. Should a male cleric be under at the moment a female (change dance), can he take the class and maintain it when the change dance transforms him back to male?

Bhaern Quel · Post by **Bhaern Quel** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:24 pm

[quote="Argoth":2m1mgmw1]New thought. In Faiths and Pantheons there's the Sword Dancer prestige class, restricted to female drow. Should a male cleric be under at the moment a female (change dance), can he take the class and maintain it when the change dance transforms him back to male?[/quote:2m1mgmw1]

I see no reason that sword dance abilities would not be retained by a male, if trained for the class when in female form. I would tend to look at it the same as retaining knowledge when shapeshifted.
Of course changedance is Ed's addition to lore, no formal rules exist from WotC. The only quidence we do have from WotC is that Silverhair Knight is not gender restricted, though until Ed spoke it was hard to see males taking that class (I can not see many rangers taking the Silverhair Knight PrC).

Argoth · Post by **Argoth** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:17 pm

Thanks Bhaern.

Bhaern Quel · Post by **Bhaern Quel** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:36 pm

[quote="Argoth":1y6gt9fo]Thanks Bhaern. :)[/quote:1y6gt9fo]

This of course is my opinion, each DM gets to decide.

The question could also be posed to Ed, though in something like this he tends to be silent concerning rules put out by EotC - he though sometimes will tell what he would rule in his own campaign.
Despite Eilistraee dead, there still appears some questions he can not answer because of one or more NDAs.