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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9170943" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>D&D clerics being based on Bishop Odo with pseudo judeo christian miracle spells was always an odd fit for the polytheistic pantheons of Pulp fantasy like Lankhmar and Conan. Thoth-Amon the Stygian wizard high priest of Set type of explicitly spellcasting polytheistic priest archetype might have been a better fit.</p><p></p><p>If not for the Van Helsing turning undead basis of the original Arnesonian cleric to be a foil and counter to the Vampire Sir Fang which injected crosses from the beginning it might have turned out very different for spellcasting polytheistic D&D priests. The apocryphal bishop Odo model is a decent fighting man-magic user hybrid, able to use a little less magic, able to wear armor and fight, but a few less hp and can't use swords and bows like the fighting man. Throw in turning and miracle type spells for their own unique identity. Mechanically that works great, it is just generally a poor narrative fit for polytheistic priests.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9170943, member: 2209"] D&D clerics being based on Bishop Odo with pseudo judeo christian miracle spells was always an odd fit for the polytheistic pantheons of Pulp fantasy like Lankhmar and Conan. Thoth-Amon the Stygian wizard high priest of Set type of explicitly spellcasting polytheistic priest archetype might have been a better fit. If not for the Van Helsing turning undead basis of the original Arnesonian cleric to be a foil and counter to the Vampire Sir Fang which injected crosses from the beginning it might have turned out very different for spellcasting polytheistic D&D priests. The apocryphal bishop Odo model is a decent fighting man-magic user hybrid, able to use a little less magic, able to wear armor and fight, but a few less hp and can't use swords and bows like the fighting man. Throw in turning and miracle type spells for their own unique identity. Mechanically that works great, it is just generally a poor narrative fit for polytheistic priests. [/QUOTE]
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