Kelleris
Explorer
Here's the story. One of my PCs is a werewolf scout who has a bad habit of getting the snot kicked out of him in battle. To rectify this, he's been going to the only good-aligned cleric he can find for healing - a crotchety old acolyte of Saint Cuthbert. The problem is that he's a) chaotic aligned, b) becomes evil when in wolf or hybrid form, and c) isn't in the habit of fighting particularly virtuously.
So every time he shows up for healing we have this short scene where he bluffs to the acolyte that his wounds were sustained in honorable combat against the forces of naughtiness, and he closes his eyes and prays as I roll to see if any divine chastisement is in order for this little white lie. Last session, he failed (or I succeeded) and was granted the (completely made-up-on-the-fly) Mark of Travail - a gold mark on his forehead in the rough shape of Cuthbert's cross that makes it hard for him to run away. In attempting to discern what said Mark does, exactly, he's agreed to take religious instruction from the acolyte, with potential for shaping up his slovenly chaotic ways, depending. So I need some ideas for how to play this.
First, I need a good reward for fulfilling the conditions of the Mark of Travail. And, uh, also those conditions. Something nice for a reward a level or three down the line.
Second, I need a primer on Cuthbertite doctrine. So far I've been playing it too close to a slightly crankier version of Heironeous, so I need some unique doctrines or ceremonies or something to play with. I'd also like something kinda quirky to throw in with the rest of it, some odd superstition or bit of corrupted doctrine - the clerical teacher is just a touch crazy, and he's been out of touch with his church for a long time. Something still-good but heretical would be nice, to explain why this guy is in the absolute worst part of town for a follower of Saint Cuthbert.
So, any ideas, oh Greyhawk gurus?
So every time he shows up for healing we have this short scene where he bluffs to the acolyte that his wounds were sustained in honorable combat against the forces of naughtiness, and he closes his eyes and prays as I roll to see if any divine chastisement is in order for this little white lie. Last session, he failed (or I succeeded) and was granted the (completely made-up-on-the-fly) Mark of Travail - a gold mark on his forehead in the rough shape of Cuthbert's cross that makes it hard for him to run away. In attempting to discern what said Mark does, exactly, he's agreed to take religious instruction from the acolyte, with potential for shaping up his slovenly chaotic ways, depending. So I need some ideas for how to play this.
First, I need a good reward for fulfilling the conditions of the Mark of Travail. And, uh, also those conditions. Something nice for a reward a level or three down the line.
Second, I need a primer on Cuthbertite doctrine. So far I've been playing it too close to a slightly crankier version of Heironeous, so I need some unique doctrines or ceremonies or something to play with. I'd also like something kinda quirky to throw in with the rest of it, some odd superstition or bit of corrupted doctrine - the clerical teacher is just a touch crazy, and he's been out of touch with his church for a long time. Something still-good but heretical would be nice, to explain why this guy is in the absolute worst part of town for a follower of Saint Cuthbert.
So, any ideas, oh Greyhawk gurus?
