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<blockquote data-quote="Kae'Yoss" data-source="post: 1986200" data-attributes="member: 4134">I think in standard campaigns, you learn either in a temple of your god or from a cleric of said god. In a temple, they will likely have a standard curriculum of basic weapons, weapons that are relatively simple to use (i.e. all simple weapons). This isn't too much of a hassle (simple weapons proficiency is a single feat, after all, but you need one for each martial and exotic weapon unless you get catch-all proficiency from your class), and doesn't distract too much from dweomerworking and religious lore and healing and whatever. If the deity in question favours a simple weapon, that's proably the end of the story as cleric are concerned.In addition, they'll have some advanced weaponry courses (especially if the deity in question favours a martial or even exotic weapon, or if they are training paladins and other divine champions, too). But since these weapons are harder to use, and clerics aren't fighters, this course isn't mandatory (and costs you a feat to take advantage of)In the temple of a war god, advanced weapons training with the favoured weapon of the deity is one of the possible &quot;majors&quot; you can choose, not just an additional.Learning from a fellow cleric in a master-apprentice fashion will probably work much the same, but he will be able to teach you only the stuff he learned by himself, and additional stuff must be self-tought or you'll have to find another instructor for it.Technical consideration: giving your cleric free use of his god's favoured weapon might not look too bad at first, but some of the gods even use exotic weapons, and considering that clerics already got a lot of stuff, I don't see why they should get a free martial or even exotic weapon proficiency to boot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kae'Yoss, post: 1986200, member: 4134"] I think in standard campaigns, you learn either in a temple of your god or from a cleric of said god. In a temple, they will likely have a standard curriculum of basic weapons, weapons that are relatively simple to use (i.e. all simple weapons). This isn't too much of a hassle (simple weapons proficiency is a single feat, after all, but you need one for each martial and exotic weapon unless you get catch-all proficiency from your class), and doesn't distract too much from dweomerworking and religious lore and healing and whatever. If the deity in question favours a simple weapon, that's proably the end of the story as cleric are concerned. In addition, they'll have some advanced weaponry courses (especially if the deity in question favours a martial or even exotic weapon, or if they are training paladins and other divine champions, too). But since these weapons are harder to use, and clerics aren't fighters, this course isn't mandatory (and costs you a feat to take advantage of) In the temple of a war god, advanced weapons training with the favoured weapon of the deity is one of the possible "majors" you can choose, not just an additional. Learning from a fellow cleric in a master-apprentice fashion will probably work much the same, but he will be able to teach you only the stuff he learned by himself, and additional stuff must be self-tought or you'll have to find another instructor for it. Technical consideration: giving your cleric free use of his god's favoured weapon might not look too bad at first, but some of the gods even use exotic weapons, and considering that clerics already got a lot of stuff, I don't see why they should get a free martial or even exotic weapon proficiency to boot. [/QUOTE]

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