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<blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 1220993" data-attributes="member: 633"><p>I said that in 2E you could have clerics of good and evil (thanks Hong for the PHB quote); Planescape was a 2E setting, so by default it inherits 2E's properties unless stated otherwise, and nowhere it explicitly says "no generic clerics". In fact, it even explicitly mentions the existance of generic clerics in the Athar description (without making them appear exceptional, either). In any case, generic clerics fit with the Planescape theme of belief.</p><p> That's all I wanted to say. Psion asked why generic clerics are appropriate to Planescape, I just tried to answer giving my reasons. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p> Me, I agree with Kamikaze Midget - the 3E PHB, without an explicit setting, makes no assumption on the source of the classes' power. That's a setting thing, so how it makes sense is not a concern of the PHB. A discussion of whether godless clerics make sense or not should only be made in relation to a specific setting.</p><p> </p><p> More food for thought: what if generic clerics received power from the deities matching their belief? For example, a cleric of good could receive power from the collection of your setting's good deities. Or a cleric of fire could receive power from all deities that are involved with fire in some way. The priest doesn't even need to know about this: as long as he furthers the portfolio of these deities, even if partially so, they'll lend him a hand. Would that be a sufficient justification for a "godless" cleric?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zappo, post: 1220993, member: 633"] I said that in 2E you could have clerics of good and evil (thanks Hong for the PHB quote); Planescape was a 2E setting, so by default it inherits 2E's properties unless stated otherwise, and nowhere it explicitly says "no generic clerics". In fact, it even explicitly mentions the existance of generic clerics in the Athar description (without making them appear exceptional, either). In any case, generic clerics fit with the Planescape theme of belief. That's all I wanted to say. Psion asked why generic clerics are appropriate to Planescape, I just tried to answer giving my reasons. :) Me, I agree with Kamikaze Midget - the 3E PHB, without an explicit setting, makes no assumption on the source of the classes' power. That's a setting thing, so how it makes sense is not a concern of the PHB. A discussion of whether godless clerics make sense or not should only be made in relation to a specific setting. More food for thought: what if generic clerics received power from the deities matching their belief? For example, a cleric of good could receive power from the collection of your setting's good deities. Or a cleric of fire could receive power from all deities that are involved with fire in some way. The priest doesn't even need to know about this: as long as he furthers the portfolio of these deities, even if partially so, they'll lend him a hand. Would that be a sufficient justification for a "godless" cleric? [/QUOTE]
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