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<blockquote data-quote="Alkiera" data-source="post: 4210949" data-attributes="member: 41353">I think the 'problem' is twofold;&nbsp; the first issue is perception, as lots of people seem to think that all clerics do is follow the party and cast cure X wounds spells.&nbsp; The second issue is player desires.&nbsp; If your players want to play the 'wade in and bloody my blade' type, or the 'powerful arcanist' type, or the 'skilled sneak thief' type, they aren't going to choose a cleric.Add on top the view of religion in the modern world, possible ethical issues with deities, etc, and players often look for something else to play.All this despite the cleric being the most numerically overpowered base class in the game, with the only real competition coming from the druid, and the artificer from Eberron coming in a near third.&nbsp; Ironically, none of these are particularly popular classes; it's been stated that the reason for druid/cleric power levels being what they are is due to them being under-played... a reward, if you will, for playing the class no one else wants to play.&nbsp; Goes back to some of the 'rules mastery' arguments, too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alkiera, post: 4210949, member: 41353"] I think the 'problem' is twofold; the first issue is perception, as lots of people seem to think that all clerics do is follow the party and cast cure X wounds spells. The second issue is player desires. If your players want to play the 'wade in and bloody my blade' type, or the 'powerful arcanist' type, or the 'skilled sneak thief' type, they aren't going to choose a cleric. Add on top the view of religion in the modern world, possible ethical issues with deities, etc, and players often look for something else to play. All this despite the cleric being the most numerically overpowered base class in the game, with the only real competition coming from the druid, and the artificer from Eberron coming in a near third. Ironically, none of these are particularly popular classes; it's been stated that the reason for druid/cleric power levels being what they are is due to them being under-played... a reward, if you will, for playing the class no one else wants to play. Goes back to some of the 'rules mastery' arguments, too. [/QUOTE]

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