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<blockquote data-quote="Delta" data-source="post: 3553338" data-attributes="member: 40269">Perhaps now, but the more I study OD&amp;D the more clear it is that clerics were presumed to be medieval Christian crusader-types. There is no deity choice to be made; practically all the spells come from Biblical miracles; the only holy symbol is the Cross; weapons must be blunt like some European crusading clergymen. Even when Supplement IV Gods, Demigods, and Heroes came out, there was no general discussion about how clerics would serve any of those entities.To me, this is the biggest worldbuilding problem inherent in D&amp;D. A political/technological worldview and cleric class built on medieval Europe -- with a pantheistic sensibility later tacked onto it. Meanwhile, the initial monster list is in the majority built up from Greek mythology -- while leaving out the Greek deities or priests from any published campaign setting. More on my blog: <a href="http://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2007/03/class-trouble-ii-clerics.html" target="_blank">http://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2007/03/class-trouble-ii-clerics.html</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Delta, post: 3553338, member: 40269"] Perhaps now, but the more I study OD&D the more clear it is that clerics were presumed to be medieval Christian crusader-types. There is no deity choice to be made; practically all the spells come from Biblical miracles; the only holy symbol is the Cross; weapons must be blunt like some European crusading clergymen. Even when Supplement IV Gods, Demigods, and Heroes came out, there was no general discussion about how clerics would serve any of those entities. To me, this is the biggest worldbuilding problem inherent in D&D. A political/technological worldview and cleric class built on medieval Europe -- with a pantheistic sensibility later tacked onto it. Meanwhile, the initial monster list is in the majority built up from Greek mythology -- while leaving out the Greek deities or priests from any published campaign setting. More on my blog: [url]http://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/2007/03/class-trouble-ii-clerics.html[/url] [/QUOTE]

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