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Non-Clerics as a part of Church Hierarchy?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 352218" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p>I once ran a campaign in which ALL the PCs were agents of the Church with the potential to move up its ranks</p><p>The point has also been raised that the CLERIC class doesn't fit the classic Priest idea to well and IMHO is in fact more of a Temple-Knight (Templar) than a Priest in the hierarchy</p><p></p><p></p><p>Fighters = Crusaders (also Barbarian (Rage = Holy Fury<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />), Ranger (Crusader Scout) etc)</p><p>Clerics = Temple Guardians (all Ordained Deacons) </p><p>Paladin = Paladin (All High Ranking Crusaders)</p><p>Rogue = Inquisitor Investigator (Deacons sent out to gather the information recquired for trials)</p><p>Bard = Temple Choirsinger (Lay member or Deacon)</p><p>Wizard/Sorcerer = Temple Mage/Alchemist (see Roger Bacon from history) </p><p></p><p>Most Parish Preists are Experts or Adepts, a few maybe Aristocrats as are Bishops etc</p><p></p><p><strong>Church Hierarchy</strong></p><p>Hierophant (The Supreme Patriarch)</p><p>College of Cardinals (Headed by the Cardinal Dean)</p><p>Arch-Bishop - with authority over a group of Bishops (a Province)</p><p>Bishops - with authority over a 'City and its district'</p><p>Priest - agent of a Parish (individual Church/Temple) </p><p>Deacons - Servants of the Church (ie scribes, bookkeepers)</p><p></p><p><strong>Roles within the Church</strong></p><p></p><p>Prophet - the Voice of god</p><p>Apostle - the missionary building new churches and congreagations </p><p>Evangelist - Encourages beleivers to faith</p><p>Pastor - Cares for the congregation</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 352218, member: 1125"] I once ran a campaign in which ALL the PCs were agents of the Church with the potential to move up its ranks The point has also been raised that the CLERIC class doesn't fit the classic Priest idea to well and IMHO is in fact more of a Temple-Knight (Templar) than a Priest in the hierarchy Fighters = Crusaders (also Barbarian (Rage = Holy Fury:)), Ranger (Crusader Scout) etc) Clerics = Temple Guardians (all Ordained Deacons) Paladin = Paladin (All High Ranking Crusaders) Rogue = Inquisitor Investigator (Deacons sent out to gather the information recquired for trials) Bard = Temple Choirsinger (Lay member or Deacon) Wizard/Sorcerer = Temple Mage/Alchemist (see Roger Bacon from history) Most Parish Preists are Experts or Adepts, a few maybe Aristocrats as are Bishops etc [b]Church Hierarchy[/b] Hierophant (The Supreme Patriarch) College of Cardinals (Headed by the Cardinal Dean) Arch-Bishop - with authority over a group of Bishops (a Province) Bishops - with authority over a 'City and its district' Priest - agent of a Parish (individual Church/Temple) Deacons - Servants of the Church (ie scribes, bookkeepers) [b]Roles within the Church[/b] Prophet - the Voice of god Apostle - the missionary building new churches and congreagations Evangelist - Encourages beleivers to faith Pastor - Cares for the congregation [/QUOTE]
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