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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8992085" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>Keep em coming, this is fun and those are good finds. <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=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I think you meant PoSM for priest of specific mythoi.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of PoSM and SP, there is a direct link between the two terms. I think <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16797/Forgotten-Realms-Adventures-2e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Forgotten Realms Adventures</a> (March 1990) is the first use of specialty priest as a term (and prominently, FRA Chapter 2 is titled Gods and Their Specialty Priests which is the header throughout the chapter) and it says:</p><p></p><p>Clerics of various deities in the Realms have long received special favors, abilities, and powers as a result of their devotion to a particular divinity. These 'specialty priests' have been more in tune with the needs and aims of their gods and tended to reflect more of their gods basic temperament than the standard AD&D® game priest (called a cleric). The cleric was better known and his spells and abilities common knowledge among the followers of the various gods, but the specialty priest reflected more of the gods philosophy and the areas the god watched over or represented.</p><p><strong>The most common type of specialty priest is the druid, as described on page 35 of the Players Handbook.</strong> The druid is a specialty priest worshipping those powers which control naturein the Realms, this portfolio is spread among a number of deities, including Chauntea, Eldath, Mielikki, and Sylvanus. All these gods have druids as followers. Some in addition have specialty priests whose abilities are more tailored to the individual gods.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/116010/Legends--Lore-2e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">Legends & Lore</a> came out later in August 1990 and did not use the term.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8992085, member: 2209"] Keep em coming, this is fun and those are good finds. :) I think you meant PoSM for priest of specific mythoi. Speaking of PoSM and SP, there is a direct link between the two terms. I think [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/16797/Forgotten-Realms-Adventures-2e?affiliate_id=17596']Forgotten Realms Adventures[/URL] (March 1990) is the first use of specialty priest as a term (and prominently, FRA Chapter 2 is titled Gods and Their Specialty Priests which is the header throughout the chapter) and it says: Clerics of various deities in the Realms have long received special favors, abilities, and powers as a result of their devotion to a particular divinity. These 'specialty priests' have been more in tune with the needs and aims of their gods and tended to reflect more of their gods basic temperament than the standard AD&D® game priest (called a cleric). The cleric was better known and his spells and abilities common knowledge among the followers of the various gods, but the specialty priest reflected more of the gods philosophy and the areas the god watched over or represented. [B]The most common type of specialty priest is the druid, as described on page 35 of the Players Handbook.[/B] The druid is a specialty priest worshipping those powers which control naturein the Realms, this portfolio is spread among a number of deities, including Chauntea, Eldath, Mielikki, and Sylvanus. All these gods have druids as followers. Some in addition have specialty priests whose abilities are more tailored to the individual gods. Interestingly [URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/116010/Legends--Lore-2e?affiliate_id=17596']Legends & Lore[/URL] came out later in August 1990 and did not use the term. [/QUOTE]
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