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i have had this same issue on the gates on the western side of Gobsquat's entrance zone.  The doors to all gates are locked and it is impossible to get down from there as well.

i guess the way i look at religion in D&D is the same way i look at it irl.  Even priests can adapt the dogma to their own personal views.  Take selune for example.  You could have your everyday bard that loves to travel and do whatever or your headstrong warrior merely seeking to rid the world of lycanthropy.  
 
Using rl, just taking one religion, you have christians who are at church every sunday or what not that follows the bibile to the T and you have most who are 'I'm christian, i believe in god" and still do whatever they want with little regard to the bible.
 
Its all how each individual interprets the dogma

The makings of a great roleplayer.

To define what a great rolerplayer would be would obviously be different in the eyes of each individual.  Here is what I would call someone who would be a great roleplayer.

Contribute – They must truly contribute to the community as a whole.  This can be ways of both good and bad.  Whether you are playing a true arch villain or a would be hero   This however does not include PC’s that merely are ‘evil’ to be evil.  A great villain is someone who, in my opinion, plots and plots, giving good guys a victory here and there and leads them down the wrong path and crushes their hopes and dreams.  It is not a pc that causes random acts of violence and kills pc’s because they can merely because “I’m strong and I’m evil, now you die’

The reverse goes for ‘good’ guys whom instantly attack someone who is ‘evil’ merely because they have an alignment of ‘evil’ on their character sheet.

Metagaming – Great roleplayers rarely metagame.  They know how to distinguish what they know from one character to the next and as such rarely would be ‘the son of a lost god” or “have the powers of invincibility.”

Emoting – Great roleplayers emote. To me, this is perhaps one of the most important parts of roleplay that many people seem rarely to care about.  This single thing helps to set the move of the char as well as give a feeling to others about the figures mannerism’s, looks, attitude, life…its what brings depth to a character.  Often times I feel that players tend to overlook this aspect and keeps things rather simple with a [nods] [coughs] [shakes head].  I always enjoy seeing things like, [*character* leans over and whispers into *character2’s* ear, letting their right hand come to rest on *character2’s* shoulder as his gaze flickers to the dwarf before the two of them.]  Rather than [whispers while looking at the dwarf].  They say the same thing but the first example is far richer and more engaging.

Impact on the world – Great roleplayers will make an impact on the world in some fashion.  This does not mean you need to be the leader of an army or a noble.  This means that you have to, at least in some fashion, further the plot of the server.  You could be the leader of the Colonial guard or a Lone ranger.  The second option is obviously much harder and would require more dm intervention but it is still possible.  As a lone character, ranger imparticular, you can accomplish this by doing, say, Hunting Orc’s solo, and taking out small raiding parties and scouting parties.  This is where the boards are effective so that the DM’s are aware of what it is you are doing.  Writing posts for individuals who like to solo and play loner characters is the best way for  said character to get noticed by the dm’s when they are handling the much larger groups.  However, never over exaggerate.  “I killed 200 orcs over the past two days, they are all now dead and yet never hunted me down”  In this event, expect to be hunted by those you kill. “Rumors have spread of an individual shrouded in a cloak the color of an oak tree that blends into the wild.  This character has been seen as an ally to the Ziggurat by slaying the monsterous orc beasts and appears that the orc’s themselves now hunt the hunter.”

Be Open minded – What I mean by this is you have to have the ability to think on your feet.  Things will never go completely as planned, however the great RPers out there will understand that this happens, roll with it and think of something more creative.

Involving others – I do not believe that this in and of itself makes a great roleplayer.  I have seen a number of players involving others to do quests and raids and whatever else.  Involving new players is great and very helpful but thus far, the best bouts of RP I have come across on this server, mind you I haven’t played here very long, have been speaking with/rping with individuals, not out hunting or questing.

Whew….thats a lot and I could keep going, but that are some of the more major points I look at.

This is just a general question I guess. Under most things that I have read or come across, I have not found it viable for elves to have a true “Paladin” class amongst their own Seldarine â€" save the new elven goddess presented in races of the wild.

The reason for this question is in regards to what I had read under the class section. I noticed that Corellon Larethian was listed as a deity that could be followed by a paladin and wanted to see what everyone’s take on this was as this has been an issue in the past, based on the elves general nature being more ‘chaotic’ than lawful as well as the gods path being that of Chaotic Good as well.

Is this a class that can be chosen amongst the elves for this specific deity?

I guess i should start off by saying how i always have viewed the elven "paladin" in my own eyes. The way i have seen the Paladin's amongst the elves as more of a "holy warrior" who's codes and honor were focused more on elven tradition while sticking to a more lawful stance. By leading this life style, they would uphold the laws and virtues of the elves while serving in the image of corellon.

I would call them more of a Holy Warrior as opposed to a paladin however as i would see their codes slightly different than that of a true paladin - but this is where i guess many have always argued the point that elven paladin's dont exist for this reason alone.

Hi all, i am just wondering what it is that the DM's would like to see posted in this area.  I read over the introduction of the area but what would be some examples of what to put there?  I just dont want to bog it down with pointless stuff.
 
Thanks!