And on the subject of glowing runes and godlasers... it seems to me that even these egregious examples -- in some folks eyes -- of bad, imagination-contaminating 4e flavor can be fixed without much fuss.
If the glowing rune in the Righteous Brand description bothers you, dim the lights. Describe it as the Mark-of-Cain-in-reverse that appears on the target's forehead, an invitation from God to do harm to them.
If the godlaser is a bit too... laser Floyd, describe it as spiritual warfare; an invisible angel that only the priest can see whose merest touch weakens the target's resolve.
It's not hard to make 4e rock things old-school and OT (that's Original Testament!).
If the glowing rune in the Righteous Brand description bothers you, dim the lights. Describe it as the Mark-of-Cain-in-reverse that appears on the target's forehead, an invitation from God to do harm to them.
If the godlaser is a bit too... laser Floyd, describe it as spiritual warfare; an invisible angel that only the priest can see whose merest touch weakens the target's resolve.
It's not hard to make 4e rock things old-school and OT (that's Original Testament!).
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