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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humble minion" data-source="post: 1602438" data-attributes="member: 5948">Sorry about my absence from this thread recently.  I'm currently in the middle of moving house, so I've got a lot on my plate at the moment.  Hopefully things will have largely returned to normal by next week.  In answer to questions raised earlier, I also like the idea of the gritty/mythic game style, and I have no problems with piety changes being handled out of player knowledge.Well, I finally got hold of the book - the last unsold copy in southern Australia as far as I can tell.Tempting as it is to base an entire character around the rather embarrassing typo on page 185 <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />, I'm leaning towards going with my initial character concept, the reluctant prophet.  A few questions though:- In order to reach the skill requirements for the prophet class without having to wait until level 10 or something, I'm going to have to multiclass from ranger to Levite priest.  My in-character rationale behind this is that when he started having prophetic dreams (ie, when he took the Dreamer feat at 3rd level), he realised that he was being called to duty by YHWH and began treating his religious studies and obligations more seriously than he had previously.  Is this a plausible history for a priest?  He will not be a member of the tribe of Levy - perhaps Asher or Judah (is there any difference, from a roleplaying point of view?)- I'm looking to make him a middle-aged character, using the appropriate ability modifiers for his age applied after his stats have been generated.  Is this ok?- My concept of his was very much an outsider - not someone who has a great deal to do with the warriors and rulers of Israelite society, instead dwelling on the fringes and being somewhat looked down upon by the more urbane priests and the wealthy.  I was originally thinking to make him a hunter, but as animals killed in this way are unclean as a food source, this is perhaps not realistic.  I could decide that he hunts for pelts and to protect livestock from dangerous predators, but I'm not sure if this would be enough as a sole source of income.  What would be another rough, low-status occupation that he could work at, that would not disqualify him from the priesthood?  I was thinking gravedigger, stonecutter or woodcutter, but any comments or suggestions from the more knowledgable people here would be very welcome.  Also, if all Levite priests at this time are descendants of Aaron, is it plausible that one of Aaron's line (Aaron is still alive, kicking, and second-in-command at this stage) has such a lowly occupation?- How are we going to handle the requirement that Levite priests sacrifice livestock at the Temple or Tabernacle to regain spell slots, if the campaign involves wandering all over Canaan?- Regarding the 3e/3.5e issue, I'd lean towards 3.5e (simply because it makes my ranger levels more powerful! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />) but I am happy to go with the majority decision.  I won't be taking enough ranger levels for spellcasting to be an issue, but even if we do end up playing 3e, I'd like to use the 3.5e archery combat style in place of the two-weapon fighting style.  I just think it fits the mood and gritty style of Testament better than dual-wielding does.Sorry for the long and rather interrogative post - looking forward to getting all this stuff out of the way and starting the game properly!</blockquote>

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