> >you *can* venerate Orlanth and learn to toss lightning
> >around, it will be a lot harder than praying to the Invisible God to
> >ensure the Lightning doesn't hit you
>
> The problem is, I don't think there is an IG spell "repel Lighting
> Bolt" that a common worshipper can obtain. Sure, it is easier to
> pray to the IG than to learn to toss the lightning bolt, but the
> prayer is, barring some miracle, completely ineffective.
"Resist Pagan God" and "Resist Spirit" are both standard blessings form the
Abiding Book. Remember that most Westerners are not "learning spells", they
are receiving blessings from a Liturgist. Now, if you were a bad boy and
didn't go to church to receive the weekly blessings, whose fault is it?
RR