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Post by thomden on May 21, 2023 11:01:38 GMT -6
Fighters rather than fighting-men would upset and confound nearly no one. Changing clerics to “clergymen” seems kinda….arbitrarily bizarre for little to no reason, and also, isn’t as flavorful anyhow (considering the class’s ‘place’). (And I even say this as a person who thinks the class is ‘Mary Sue’ and shouldn’t exist in the first place at all…but the thief class should…so…yeah…) It’s a beloved and core class. Don’t mess with it. Heheh I've always preferred the Paladin over the Cleric as a fantasy archetype. I think they are redundant. I wrote a whole ODD/Basic supplement for it based on Templars and Charlemagne's Paladins called Monastic Knights as a replacement for Clerics. |
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Post by thomden on May 21, 2023 11:06:02 GMT -6
Fighters rather than fighting-men would upset and confound nearly no one. Changing clerics to “clergymen” seems kinda….arbitrarily bizarre for little to no reason, and also, isn’t as flavorful anyhow (considering the class’s ‘place’). (And I even say this as a person who thinks the class is ‘Mary Sue’ and shouldn’t exist in the first place at all…but the thief class should…so…yeah…) It’s a beloved and core class. Don’t mess with it. Heheh btw. I do think Clerics would fit very well in one place: A Dracula campaign. |
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Post by tkdco2 on May 21, 2023 12:09:14 GMT -6
Fighters rather than fighting-men would upset and confound nearly no one. Changing clerics to “clergymen” seems kinda….arbitrarily bizarre for little to no reason, and also, isn’t as flavorful anyhow (considering the class’s ‘place’). (And I even say this as a person who thinks the class is ‘Mary Sue’ and shouldn’t exist in the first place at all…but the thief class should…so…yeah…) It’s a beloved and core class. Don’t mess with it. Heheh btw. I do think Clerics would fit very well in one place: A Dracula campaign. Wasn't that the reason the class exists? I think Dave Arneson had a player with a vampire character ("Sir Fang" IIRC) and needed a way to challenge him. |
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Post by thomden on May 21, 2023 23:19:31 GMT -6
Wasn't that the reason the class exists? I think Dave Arneson had a player with a vampire character ("Sir Fang" IIRC) and needed a way to challenge him. That was my understanding too. That clerics were inspired by Van Helsing and Hammer Horror films. Which makes more sense, because it doesn't exist in the Swords & Sorcery genre that inspired D&D. |
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Post by peelseel2 on Aug 12, 2023 5:44:33 GMT -6
Any update on a newer version with edits?
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