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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kingpaul" data-source="post: 2009963" data-attributes="member: 1477">I picked this book up because I tend to play religious characters, and wanted another resource to use.  The following is a breakdown of what I thought of the book.Chapter 1 - The FaithfulPrestige ClassesChild of the Wood - interesting druid based class that has the character become a semi-dryadDaughter of Storms - class focused on stormsDervish - fighter type class based more on speed than brute forceExorcist - name says it allFaith Guardian - dedicated to protection and healingHound Master - dedicated to the training of hounds (dogs, wolf, blink dog, dire wolf, hell hound, etc)Inquisitor - church investigatorKeeper of the Black Flame - dedicated in bringing back their dark godPriest of the Djinn - worshippers of djinn, uses cult rules in Chapter 3 (discussed later)Sin Eater - gains power by destroying "sin" (as defined by their religion)Succedaneum - tries to shield people from the whimsical nature of the godsTrue Crusader - super paladinThe Valore - unarmored warrior diplomatLegendary ClassesAvatar - a mortal agent of their godBeacon of Faith - "...a messiah to the faithful and desparate...."Divine Channel - a living conduit of their god's powerDivine Forger - a divine dwarf armor/black/weaponsmithKnight Lord - uber paladinMystic - keeper of ancient knowledgeParagon - another paladin classSoul Tamer - focuses on converting others to their religionThe Plague - livine emodiment of diseaseWild Master - uber druidVariant ClassesFaith Caster - a sorcerer-like cleric; doesn't prepare spellsThaumaturage - a wizard-like cleric; no domains, no turning, greater spellcasting, bonus item creation and meta-magic featsChapter 2 - Tools of FaithThis chapter detailed numerous new feats, which were rather interesting; some required 2 turn uses to power.  My favorite was Divine Sustenance, which lets a character use a turning attempt to not need to eat, drink and sleep for 24 hours.  The downside is temporary Con damage.This chapter also discussed different holy symbols that a character can have.  Greater and Legendary holy symbols can have innate powers.  The table was nice to see how to build these.Finally, a new type of channeling was brought up; Principled (lawful) and Entropic (chaotic).  One of the feats allowed a cleric to gain a new channeling type in addition to their Positive (good) or Negative (evil) ability.Chapter 3 - Cults and Small GodsThis chapter dealt with Small Gods (low-power gods with few followers) and cults.  This was a GM section, as it detailed how to build cults and small gods and how to implement them in a campaign; very useful in fleshing out minor deities and religious groups in a campaign.  The Divine Avatar template was nice, as it gives an OGC method of creating an avatar.Chapter 4 - Faith OrganizationsDisciplines of FaithLike Path of the Sword, this chapter detailed some acadamies that character can attend to increase some of their abilities.Black Wood Herbalists - focused on herbs and their usesArnath Naturalists - focuses on nature; mostly, IMO, for druids and rangersMoonrunners - an organization that runs messages between various faithsWarriors of the Phoenix - this group focuses on emulating the phoenixThe Skeptics of Rath - dedicated to rooting out sham religionsVoices of Soluvo - teaches one how to speak wellHealers of the White Hand - a healing grouLionguard - focuses on inspiring others when times are toughDreamseekers - teaches how to use dreamsThe Golden Shield - this group seeks out planetouched to protect and teach themSpreading the WordA nice GM section on how to implement missionaries into a campaignOrganizational TemplatesAnother GM section that lays out how to create faith-based organizations in a campaignChapter 5 - Gifts of the DivineThe first part of this chapter dealt with more information on how to use Positive, Negative, Principled and Entropic energies.  Also explained why Cha is used in turn attempts.Racial Faith CeremoniesThis section detailed a faith ceremony for each of the PHB races.Special MountsThis section detailed how a Paladin or Blackguard can bolster their special mount, and gave some new mounts that can be used as special mounts.The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.I really enjoyed this book.  Granted, I'm slightly biased towards this type of book as I prefer to play religious based creatures.  My only true gripe with this book was that there were a couple typos in the book that threw off my flow as I read it.  Not all aspects of this book were of use to me, but I thought the entire book was good.</blockquote>

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