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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aaron L" data-source="post: 1278917" data-attributes="member: 926">Well, as cool as it is that he would want to take levels of cleric to show his devotion, I think that the cleric class represents actual learning of divine mysteries and training in casting divine spells, so he shouldn't take it.  He should take levels in Expert with a focus on the history and lore of the creature.  Either that, or have the character take levels in cleric and be able to cast divine spells, but get no domains or domain powers.  Just have the divine magic pool, which I always imagined was the case anyway.  Lower level spells can be gained thrugh pure devotion.Remember back in 1E when cleric spells weren't actually granted by the gods until 3rd level?  3rd and 4th level spells were granted by intermediaries, and it wasn't until 5th and 6th and 7th level that gods actually granted the spells themselves.  1st and 2nd level spells were gained through pure learning on the part of the cleric.</blockquote>