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<blockquote data-quote="jrowland" data-source="post: 6082537" data-attributes="member: 94389"><p>I've always felt Clerics work best as the Favored Soul from 3E, i.e. spontaneous casting from a small list of "known" spells. I would do it a bit different than Favored Soul: The "known" list is fixed based on ethos/deity. Casting an "unknown" spell requires a higher level spell slot and a wis check vs some DC (basic: cant cast "unknown" cleric spells, standard: DC is fixed at moderate, advanced: DC is easy/moderate/hard based on how well spell aligns with deity's ethos and/or needs).</p><p></p><p>I would include some spells as "universal" and assumed to be on every list, such as Bless. Cure spells a re bit tricky. On one hand you want them on the list for the Healer God, but on the other hand you want them to be universal. I think they would need to be universal, with a Healer God Cleric feature that really boosts them.</p><p></p><p>I can imagine the screams of outrage at a fixed, "known" list for clerics, but lets be honest: CoDzilla needs to die. Clerics flexibility should be between the melee or spellcasting choice rather than within spellcasting only. 2E clerics were the best expression of clerics to date, and using that with a Spontaneous casting mechanic would serve 5E well IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jrowland, post: 6082537, member: 94389"] I've always felt Clerics work best as the Favored Soul from 3E, i.e. spontaneous casting from a small list of "known" spells. I would do it a bit different than Favored Soul: The "known" list is fixed based on ethos/deity. Casting an "unknown" spell requires a higher level spell slot and a wis check vs some DC (basic: cant cast "unknown" cleric spells, standard: DC is fixed at moderate, advanced: DC is easy/moderate/hard based on how well spell aligns with deity's ethos and/or needs). I would include some spells as "universal" and assumed to be on every list, such as Bless. Cure spells a re bit tricky. On one hand you want them on the list for the Healer God, but on the other hand you want them to be universal. I think they would need to be universal, with a Healer God Cleric feature that really boosts them. I can imagine the screams of outrage at a fixed, "known" list for clerics, but lets be honest: CoDzilla needs to die. Clerics flexibility should be between the melee or spellcasting choice rather than within spellcasting only. 2E clerics were the best expression of clerics to date, and using that with a Spontaneous casting mechanic would serve 5E well IMO. [/QUOTE]
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