Clerical Spheres/Domains

[LightPhoenix]

So, has anyone heard anything about how Spheres/Domains/whatever are going to work in 4E? I took a look through the 4E Info page on this topic and didn't see anything posted. Maybe R&C has some information?

I'm hoping that the 3E domains become something akin to power/feat chains, but that's just me. Do people have thoughts?

 

[Goblyns Hoard]

Haven't seen anything at all so can only offer what I'd like to see. I want the abilities/powers you have and the spells/prayers you can cast (or whatever the latest naming conventions are) to be dependent on the god that you worship. If you worship the god of war then you have spells a god of war would want his followers to have. If you worship the god of thievery and trickery then you're going to have different abilities. The god of darkness should not grant a 'create light' option, the god of death should not grant healing. Make the god that your cleric (and indeed any other divine characters) worships an impact on what he's able to do, not just a flavour that can be ignored whenever it's inconvenient.

 

[Sadrik]

Haven't seen anything at all so can only offer what I'd like to see. I want the abilities/powers you have and the spells/prayers you can cast (or whatever the latest naming conventions are) to be dependent on the god that you worship. If you worship the god of war then you have spells a god of war would want his followers to have. If you worship the god of thievery and trickery then you're going to have different abilities. The god of darkness should not grant a 'create light' option, the god of death should not grant healing. Make the god that you're cleric (and indeed any other divine characters) worships an impact on what he's able to do, not just a flavour that can be ignored whenever it's inconvenient.

I agree, Make trees of powers that are accessible to certain spheres/domains and give a core tree which gives them their "leader" powers- healing, blessing, boosting etc. But go the opposite direction than 3ed and make the core list smaller and the spheres/domains larger.