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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 6860326" data-attributes="member: 5100">I like Wisdom for Clerics.Going back to basics, the Paladin and Clerics are both "holy warriors" of a sort. Paladins, though, are modeled after the romantic Knights of the Round Table. They aren't ordained members of any religious order. Instead, they are Fighters who are inherently such paragons of virtue that their very identity (read: personality) serves as a shining beacon and example for all around them. They're not priests in any way, but are rewarded by God (or the gods) because of their intrinsic personality traits. While one hopes they also act with forethought, understanding, etc. they act virtuously by "instinct" and this grants them a certain effortless, personal magnetism.Clerics, on the other hand, are those who have chosen (or been led to chose) to follow God (or the gods) and do so with intent and diligence. While they may draw others to their faith, their first concern is to act as tools of their god. The biggest prerequisite to this is to understand what their god wants -- and, let's face it, divine beings tend to be a bit enigmatic.While both Clerics and Paladins can have their faith shaken or broken, the Paladin tend to fall through hubris, trickery, or some other scenario that causes their actions to fall short of the "shining beacon" -- their identity is attacked and they stop believing in their own mythos, in a matter of speaking. The Cleric, on the other hand, changes their understanding and loyalty of their patron's motives -- their faith and resolve are attacked and they stop believing in their calling, which is subtly different than their identity.If you want to know what the moral/virtuous/whatever course of action is, the Paladin will be able to tell you as well as the Cleric. The Cleric will be able to walk you through why it's the right thing to do, though. This difference is why the slur of "Lawful Stupid" exists; a low Wisdom Paladin is a hammer in search of a nail. On the other hand, the Crazy Street Preacher may know exactly what God wants you to do, he's just ineffective at relating that info in a consumable fashion.</blockquote>

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