Classes

Priest - by T.A. Saunders ©2013 v2.0

Summary Religion is a waning power on Imarel, where magic and science hold the lion's share of the Cosmic Balance. Before Humans became a sizable race on Imarel's lands, talk of the Old Gods and the Spirits had all but become myth and superstition to the Asyndi race, who prefer relying on their own power, rather than the miracle of a deity. With the return from Ishaela and proliferation of Humans, who carry with them the ancient worship tradition of Dwarves and Elves, the power of Belief has managed to remain and with it, the presence of the Gods and Spirits of Imarel.

To this end, Priests have become increasingly important to spreading the word of their deities and assuring their power does not leave this world. Therein lies the Spiritual War, for the hearts and minds of all the races of Imarel that is fought in town squares, churches and on the battlefield, where divine might can win or lose the day. Because the needs of those who follow a religious path are so diverse, there are many sorts of priests that roam Imarel: The Cleric, the Monk, the Minister, the Druid and the Exorcist. One should note that with the exception of the Exorcist path, there is no restriction to what deity a priest can commit to. There can be monks of chaotic gods, minsters of neutral spirits and so on. As the Exorcist deals with the expulsion of infernal creatures from the world, they are exclusively the province of Lawful, Neutral, or even Chaotic deities, as long as the deity's home plane is not Xos, the Frozen Dark.

Priests pray to their deities for their powers. They do not have specific spells, as such but simply pray to their god and their god decides what measure of intervention will take place. The longer a priest has been in service of a particular deity, the more likely he or she will get the divine aid they are looking for. Hence, it is incredibly important to be careful what one prays for; both for the fact that they may actually get what they pray for and for the possibility of offending their deity. Priests going outside the edicts of their religion can very easily find themselves powerless.

Shared Class Abilities Spiritual Guidance

All priests can call upon the favor of their deity to give them divine insight into a problem. This can be anything from a sign to do the thing that would best fit with the ethos of the god in question (this is not necessarily the ‘right' thing, but would fit the morality of the god) to having a moment of lucid wisdom at a critical time. This blessing can be sought but once per day. (Intuition rolls/Skill checks have 100% success).

Divine Favor

Priests are the foremost on returning the dead to the living. As such, whenever they are resurrecting the fallen they have a better chance than other classes to do so without negative penalty. This bonus always exists, though it can be negated by poor standing with the priest's deity in question. Divine Favor also grants all priests a 85% chance to attack with divine magic. (+25% to resurrection rolls, 85% base to attack with divine magic.)

Blessing of the Faithful

A priest in good standing can beseech their deity for a blessing upon a person or a small group of people. These blessings can be anything from good fortune in battle to good health. The recipients of these blessings will gain a bonus at an appropriate time of critical need, ex. A man blessed with good health manages to avoid a plague infecting a city or a soldier blessed with protection in battle is ‘missed' by a bullet that would have otherwise killed them. A character can only receive one such blessing but it is effective until the condition of the blessing is met. A priest can make such blessings three times per day, but must be on separate people and never upon themselves. (Blessing to avoid one combat or environmental determinant. Available 3 times per day. Cannot stack blessing.)

Paragon Class Abilities (Available only to single class characters who spend 12 EP for all three skills.)

Paragon of Skill

Because an individual spends a great deal of focused effort and time to become a Paragon they learn things of their profession that those who dual-class would not otherwise discover. This skill translates into a bonus +15% to hit for their appropriate combat focus (+15% to melee hit for melee types, +15% to ranged for ranged attackers and +15% to spell hit for spell casters). Additionally, the Paragon gains an extra -20% to their overall armor rating and mystic defense versus all forms of attack.

Divine Intervention

When the need is dire, the most devout priests can call directly upon their deity to bring them aid. This aid is always the GM's choice and could be subject to the cruelty of the god in question, but if the 25% chance roll is made, the divine intervention is granted the following round. Asking a deity for something that is opposing their ethos will result in an immediate smiting of the priest and denial of aid. Usable once per week. (Call for divine aid, usable once per week to receive a boon from your patron deity. 25% of the time you receive major aid, 75% of the time you receive minor aid).

Strength of Devotion

Those priests who truly dedicate themselves to their calling are looked over by their chosen deity. This devotion manifests in a +20% to hit with divine magic, including attacks centered around divine power, such as those of a monk. This also conveys a -15% to hit the priest with an attack of any kind, including magical. Finally, a priest whose soul is devout cannot have his or her soul captured, trapped or controlled by any power, including those of opposing deities.