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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fba827" data-source="post: 741564" data-attributes="member: 807">Well if you want to base it on real world religion thoughts on fasting, some common results attributed to fasting are:* increased wisdom (a person is said to have a clearer mind to understand themselves and their surroundings even if they seem slightly "off" from prolonged lack of nutrition). though this would end up being a really big boone and may not be a good idea if people keep fasting every day for this ...* makes them better recepticles for messages for the divine (an increased caster level for divination spells or they get a waking-dream message/prophecy from a divine being -- like an oracle would)* it is a tangible display of the faster's commitment to his/her spirituality (this could be:    .  basically role-playing benefits with other order members    . equate to a morale bonus on something (self or to those in area)    . it could mean a boone in something your game ties _directly_ to spiritual faith -- maybe an extra 1st level spell or something or increased turning/rebuking)I'd stay away from the smite evil thing since that is a faith-dependant effect.  (i.e. evil clerics wouldn't have the same option) -- stick with something that would stay fairly consitant across the board with other faiths since that is the presedant set forth by the 3e standard cleric class</blockquote>