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Religion is a part of daily life for many in Aldorn. It provides a map of moral conduct and explains the unanswered questions that all sentient beings face about the nature of their existence. Most of the religions of Aldorn have priests, clerics, or leaders of some kind that act as a role-model for members of their faith, recruit new members to the faith, and and fight to defend the faith or attack persons or rival cults that would threaten it. Many of these religious leaders can perform miraculous works, heal the sick, or summon fire to strike down their enemies. Clerics claim that the abilty to do such deeds comes directly from the divine. A few agnostic wizards claim that the clerics simply cast spells in the same manner as any wizard but just throw in some religious nonsense. Although this explanation is rejected out of hand by all religious orders, it has become a common accusation leveled between the churches themselves to explain how another religion with a rival belief system can still have clerics even though they practice the wrong faith. In any case there is no denying that clerics do have power and their abilty to rouse up populations into action is often far more dangerous than the miraculous works they can perform.
Rule Notes: As with magic users in this campaign, spells cost only half as much experience to learn, so a 1st level spell will cost 100, a 2nd 200, and so on. Clerics regain spent magic points doing an activity dictated by their faith. They regain 1d6 points an hour provifing they pass a faith check (roll under WP). A success roll that is 50% under WP indicates an additional 1D6 magic points are regained.
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The Living Forge
Rule Notes: Clerics of the Anvil Forge have no restrictions on wearing armor. Indeed, wearing well forged plate mail is encouraged. They are limited to using only warhammers in combat as mentioned above. Clerics of the Living Forge must learn the Smithing skill before going on to level 2. Clerics of the Living Forge regain magic points through smithing. They may learn Rune or Battle Magic spells and can continue on to learn Elemental magic once they have learned at least one level 4 Battle Magic spell.
Fatalist
Fatalist Cult: Doomsayers
Fatalist Cult: Cabal Circle of Life
The clerics of the Circle of Life are Druids. Circle of Life Cult: The Circle of Sacrifice
Spiritualism
Rule Notes: Clerics of Spiritualism may not wear armor and cast their spells. They may use shields without penalty. They must have a blessed feather on their clothing, in their hand, on a shield, or a melee weapon to cast their spells. Any cleric of Spritualism may bless a feather within two hours. The feather can be of any type so long as the creature it came from can fly. Feathers from magical creatures can confer bonuses to the cleric. Clerics of Spiritualism can learn elemental spells at 75% of the normal cost. They may also learn spells from the Ilusion and Battle Magic disciplines. Spells involving wind are twice as effective as indicated. They regain spell points through meditation. Creationism
Creationist have two types of clerics, priests and paladins. Priests are held to very strict vows. They may act only in self defense of themselves or another. They are forbidden to initiate combat. They wear no armor nor carry any shield, relying completly on faith to guard them. Superstition guards them as well for it is said that anyone harming a devout priest is struck down with the gray death, a horrible plague that weakens and kills it's victims. Priest are held in high regard as exceptional healers even by members of elder races who hold contempt for the Creationist notions of humans being the chosen race. It is the priests that arise as leaders of the church. Priests regain magic points through prayer. Rule Notes: Priest choose their spells from Battle Magic and Elemental magic. Healing spells are twice as effective when cast by a priest. Anyone striking a devout priest is infected with the Gray Death at the GM's discretion. The Gray Death is marked by the appearance of gray lesions on the skin that slowly grow until they cover the victim's entire body. Every week the victim must make a WP check or lose 1 pt of strength. Because of the horrid appearence the disease gives its victims, a victim automatically loses 10 points of fellowship a week. When the victim is reduced to below 0 strength, the victim dies. It is not known to be contagious. Paladins are warrior priests. They have no restrictions on armor or weapons. They serve as the vanguard in battles of just causes. Though they are by all accounts military troops, they do not take their orders from the state but rather the church of the Creator. Templars who decide to dedicate their lives to the religious cause of Creationism usually become Paladins.
Rule Notes: Paladins constitute an entirely new class.
Skills
Advanced Career - Paladin Level 1
Skills
Advanced Career - Paladin Level 2
Skills
Advanced Career - Paladin Level 3
Skills
Advanced Career - Paladin Level 4
Skills
Rule Notes: Paladins must roll on the Cleric Advance Table when attempting to advance. Paladins gain 1d8 magic points per level and regain them through prayer. Paladins choose their spells from Battle Magic. The Forge of Norsica
Their first years in Norsica were harsh. Cold and hunger killed a great many. But in the darkest moment, just when it seemed to the few that remain all was lost, something revealed itself. The surviving texts simply refer to the moment as the "Revelation" but little is known of the exact event. What is known is that the Kingdom of Norsica survived that winter and a new religion was born. The Forge of Norsica faith borrows heavily from the Circle of Life and the Living Forge. It holds that the world is a sentient living being that uses the harsh elements of nature as well as it's creatures as tools to harden and forge her chosen creations. The Norsican believe that Dwarves, Humans, and Elves viewed with favor by the mother Aldorn. (Interestingly enough, there is no stance on the status of halflings.) Unlike The Living Forge faith, the Forge of Norsica does not hold that what the Creator makes is perfect and then becomes flawed through dishonor. Rather it holds that the chosen are born imperfect beings and that strength is forged into them through the trials of life. Initiates of this faith who feel they are ready to become shamans of the faith strip themselves naked and head deep into a snowy forest to await mother's judgement. Those deemed worthy are visited by an an animal spirit. The spirit will test the potential shaman's strength. If the shaman is judged worthy, the spirit will form itself into an armor for the shaman to wear. Others who view this armor will merely see armor that appears to be adorned with a skinned animal. But the armor is, in fact, very much alive. In rare cases it will shift into it's spirit form and attack the enemies of an extremely devout shaman. It is not uncommon for initiates to fail their test. Their naked bodies are found frozen in the snow or they are torn to pieces by wild animals. There are three types of animal spirit that may visit a Norsica Shaman and this determines what type of Shaman he or she becomes if found worthy. All armors grant the wearer 1 point of armor protection. Any special powers the armor grants is conferred only upon its true owner. A nature spirit is likely to kill anyone else who attempts to wear it. Forge of Norsica Shamans cast Druidic spells but whenever animals are involved, their spells are limited to affecting only those of their type. Once the shamn can cast a 4th level Druidic spell, he or she may begin to learn elemental spells. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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