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Who the $%* are D&D Clerics?
Sure, when it comes to the rules, we know clerics combine utility magic, healing, and second-line melee prowess. But who is the Cleric in the World? Is she a priest? is she a gnostic? a nun? a bizarre witch in the woods getting revelation from an old goddess of the winds? an initiate of a secretive mystery cult?
What do her adventuring companions think about the magic that she uses on them? does this violate their own creed? The answer, in so many cases across my career in D&D, has been: *we have no idea at all*.
At the heart of this is a strong symmetry-breaking between High Fantasy worlds and our own touchstones about faith IRL: In fantasy settings, the vast majority of the time, the Gods *verifiably* exist. The mystery of faith is 'case closed.'
What are the consequences of that? Could that be one answer to why we have so little understanding of who our cleric is and who they are in the eyes of their companions?
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What do her adventuring companions think about the magic that she uses on them? does this violate their own creed? The answer, in so many cases across my career in D&D, has been: *we have no idea at all*.
At the heart of this is a strong symmetry-breaking between High Fantasy worlds and our own touchstones about faith IRL: In fantasy settings, the vast majority of the time, the Gods *verifiably* exist. The mystery of faith is 'case closed.'
What are the consequences of that? Could that be one answer to why we have so little understanding of who our cleric is and who they are in the eyes of their companions?
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Sorrow by Sappheiros https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic
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Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_sorrow
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/SYGjI28nGec
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