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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue Sky" data-source="post: 953511" data-attributes="member: 12230">IMC, clerics (and paladins) very rarely are the ones at the temple, healing and preaching to the common masses, leaving that job to adepts and experts.  The reason for this is that (IMHO) a god isn't going to give a mortal the power to raise the dead, summon planar allies, and call the very elements to destroy his enemies, and then expect that mortal to sit and count how much gold the church recieved in the donation plate that week.  These mortals that the gods so empower, are there to act as the gods' hands in the world of men.IMC, the cleric of Pelor was given his turning ability so that he could go out and destroy undead.  If he's not going to do anything that requires Pelor's attention (spells), then Pelor is going to give his attention to another, one who is going to need that power to further Pelor's aims (in this instance, ridding the world of undead).  Also, I consider most clerics to be fanatics to those without such levels of faith, so a cleric of Tyr, for example, is going to be serving justice, through means of the city watch, as a bounty hunter, etc., and not just preaching it.Of course, very few gods have large, grand temples in the traditional sense, as any organization that would build a "place for communal worship" is going to dedicate such place to whatever their god stands for (a library for Oghma (sp?), a festhall for Olidamarra, etc.).  I just can't see anyone sitting through a two hour sermon on having a good, joyful time, ya' know?~Sky</blockquote>

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