I don't like the Cleric, despite its iconic status and my love of Paladins. The Cleric tries to cover too much in one class, and lacks historical or literary resonance.
Why is the default holy man class smashing people's faces in with a mace? And why a mace? Why not a sword or bow? Is the cleric supposed to be a priest, a monk, or a friar? What seperates its divine magic from the Wizard's arcane magicon a fundamental level other than that one has healing and the other doesn't?
The Cleric just feels like it lacks a clear identity.
Why is the default holy man class smashing people's faces in with a mace? And why a mace? Why not a sword or bow? Is the cleric supposed to be a priest, a monk, or a friar? What seperates its divine magic from the Wizard's arcane magicon a fundamental level other than that one has healing and the other doesn't?
The Cleric just feels like it lacks a clear identity.