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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9204128" data-attributes="member: 58172">In 5e, and in the playtest more explicitly, the magic of the Cleric class derives from the Astral Plane itself, namely the place that the Celestials inhabit, rather than a particular Celestial personally. This clarification is important to avoid recapitulating a master-slave relation within the game (made worse where the DM roleplays the master and the player roleplays the slave).Because the realm of ideas is the source of power, the Cleric character is an independent agent of magic.A Cleric will likely encounter a prominent Celestial, as well as other Astral beings. Sometimes the Cleric runs into them as part of an Astral spirit journey, and forms alliances and friendships with likeminded Celestials. Sometimes a Celestial being visits in a vision to enlist the Cleric in a specific mission. Sometimes the Cleric never meets the prominent Celestial personally but feels affinity with common goals.This fluidity of possible relationships with Celestials and Astrals generally, invites an evolution of the Clerics relationships over time.</blockquote>