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Jun. 25th, 2003 02:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dewinged-9:59 AM-
Back to yesterday, and the Cleric issue. I can play a Cleric. It's not a bad thing, but I really start wanting to think over my own options. Druid, for example. The party does have elves and barbarians in it, so there wouldn't be that much of a conflict. Shapeshifting, nature stuff, and enough healing spells to make it workable. No Raise Dead, and I despise Reincatnation because it makes PCs difficult. But...it does allow me some leeway.
Or, A paladin. Reduced Healing, which the party does need, but I do get to kick ass and take names, and I can play a Paladin miles better than Brandon ever could. (Of course, players like him are the reason I bar any Chaotic Neutral characters in any game I run. If I had the pull, I'd forbid them from any game I play in, just to be on the safe side.)
But if I do go cleric...see, there's one major issue. The GM prefers to use the dieties out of the Player's Handbook. Simply put: those dieties suck. Greyhawk's not a popular world for a lot of reasons, and I partially blame the small (in the PHB) and substandard choice of dieties. The Realms uses the same base demihuman gods (Moradin, Correllon, Yondalla, et al), but has more per the demihuman race. Now, if I had an elf or a half-elf or a dwarf, I might be able to swing one of the smaller dieties. No Drow, for example. I wouldn't dare try it.
And Dwarves have tons of battle dieties. They're always fun. :)
Back to yesterday, and the Cleric issue. I can play a Cleric. It's not a bad thing, but I really start wanting to think over my own options. Druid, for example. The party does have elves and barbarians in it, so there wouldn't be that much of a conflict. Shapeshifting, nature stuff, and enough healing spells to make it workable. No Raise Dead, and I despise Reincatnation because it makes PCs difficult. But...it does allow me some leeway.
Or, A paladin. Reduced Healing, which the party does need, but I do get to kick ass and take names, and I can play a Paladin miles better than Brandon ever could. (Of course, players like him are the reason I bar any Chaotic Neutral characters in any game I run. If I had the pull, I'd forbid them from any game I play in, just to be on the safe side.)
But if I do go cleric...see, there's one major issue. The GM prefers to use the dieties out of the Player's Handbook. Simply put: those dieties suck. Greyhawk's not a popular world for a lot of reasons, and I partially blame the small (in the PHB) and substandard choice of dieties. The Realms uses the same base demihuman gods (Moradin, Correllon, Yondalla, et al), but has more per the demihuman race. Now, if I had an elf or a half-elf or a dwarf, I might be able to swing one of the smaller dieties. No Drow, for example. I wouldn't dare try it.
And Dwarves have tons of battle dieties. They're always fun. :)