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<blockquote data-quote="Helldritch" data-source="post: 8654790" data-attributes="member: 6855114"><p>Nice write up and comments. But with one detail missed. Clerics (or priests) in a fantasy world have nothing in common with their real life counter part. </p><p></p><p>Not only are they talking to their gods through their prayers, but they are actually empowered by them through spells! Yes I have seen the argument that in a world where arcane casters are existing the appearance of a divine caster might viewed as a different focus to use/conduit to make magic. But this is both reductive and deny the fact that a god can make a real physical appearance through an avatar if needed. After all, any priest of 10th level can ask for a miracle...</p><p></p><p>This make the cleric a true and proven representative of the god(s) he/she is championing. Hard to argue with the guy that can call down angels and asks for help. He is not forcing them, he is asking and they are doing it out of respect for the guy. Just that should mean a lot. </p><p></p><p>So the churches in a fantasy world do exclusively one thing, they promote their god(s) and the ethos to exclusion of everything else. The means of doing it might be varied, but the goal is quite clear, to enhanced their god's status and to fight the enemies of their gods. They might do charity work or guard duty and even wars. But they are not there to service the people but to service their god and the ethos of the god. </p><p></p><p>And in exchange, depending on the power of the god, the people receive healing, rain, protection from the undead and their enemies through the power of the priesthood. All this for their devotions and maybe a bit of money from donations. But contrary to real world, the rewards are tangible and quite real.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Helldritch, post: 8654790, member: 6855114"] Nice write up and comments. But with one detail missed. Clerics (or priests) in a fantasy world have nothing in common with their real life counter part. Not only are they talking to their gods through their prayers, but they are actually empowered by them through spells! Yes I have seen the argument that in a world where arcane casters are existing the appearance of a divine caster might viewed as a different focus to use/conduit to make magic. But this is both reductive and deny the fact that a god can make a real physical appearance through an avatar if needed. After all, any priest of 10th level can ask for a miracle... This make the cleric a true and proven representative of the god(s) he/she is championing. Hard to argue with the guy that can call down angels and asks for help. He is not forcing them, he is asking and they are doing it out of respect for the guy. Just that should mean a lot. So the churches in a fantasy world do exclusively one thing, they promote their god(s) and the ethos to exclusion of everything else. The means of doing it might be varied, but the goal is quite clear, to enhanced their god's status and to fight the enemies of their gods. They might do charity work or guard duty and even wars. But they are not there to service the people but to service their god and the ethos of the god. And in exchange, depending on the power of the god, the people receive healing, rain, protection from the undead and their enemies through the power of the priesthood. All this for their devotions and maybe a bit of money from donations. But contrary to real world, the rewards are tangible and quite real. [/QUOTE]
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