Actually, in the end, they all come from the Great God... But we can't comprehend that so we grasp little facets that are understandable and (importantly) useful to the worshipper.
> The feats do provide wonderful guidelines about what aspect of Wind
a
> player knows best.
>
> Lets assume a PC was an initiate of 1 aspect, perhaps learned a Wind
> feat from a hero cult, assimilated a Wind spirit from a Kolat
shaman,
> and finally became a devotee of Orlanth Thunderous.
>
> The variety of specific feats indicates extended experience with the
> god in his many forms.
Yes, but that is the point of being a devotee...
>
> Some weasly initiate who shows up every Windday during Sacred Time,
> but spends the rest of the year running a farm is not going to have
> the same depth of involvement with the god. The specifics of the
> feats indicate a breadth and depth of experience, not the bare
> Affinity "Wind"
He will have Wind Affinity but won't have feats -- and the Improv penalty is very nasty if you recall that there is a default resistance of 14 to any magic and that there is probably a -5 penalty. Remember, also that Joe "weasley initiate" doesn't have time to raise his affinity too high and if he's less than 17 (and probably lower) he's not going to be able to do this successfully. Work the math.
> I dont want to give the PC's the idea that every worshiper is a
> superheroic incarnation of the affinity/God.
> They have to WORK to get to that point.
See the previous point. Also, though its probably a long chore -- this had been discussed in the past on this list on several occasions and you find find some interesting points in the debat.
> And why are we shelling out dough for culture books, if not for
> the "special feats" that they promise. ;--)
Because they are more than mere feat lists, from what I have seen. I strongly suspect that these are going to be good...
Hope this helps,
Jeff Kyer
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