tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459604270859239874.post4638834189417534581..comments2023-04-02T05:39:54.807-04:00Comments on Back to (Role-Playing Game) Basics: Elric Explored - Part 3: Law vs ChaosCinderellaManJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01922766356502615925noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459604270859239874.post-75797666323056851222010-02-02T16:46:11.166-05:002010-02-02T16:46:11.166-05:00Yes, there is definitely room for a spectrum of re...Yes, there is definitely room for a spectrum of responses by the god for slackers and transgressors. The point is there has to be a strong commitment evident on the character's part. Elric goes around sceaming 'Blood and souls for my Lord Arioch' EVERY chance he gets. He continues to do this even after Arioch has shown how fickle a Lord of Chaos can be; that's commitment.CinderellaManJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922766356502615925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459604270859239874.post-39924815463781318322010-02-02T15:29:42.739-05:002010-02-02T15:29:42.739-05:00Frankly, that approach to the Cleric sounds a lot ...Frankly, that approach to the Cleric sounds a lot more logical than being a miracle-flinging neophyte right out of religious academy. It gets trickier after they've achieved levels/spells, though, if you take them away as that means robbing the class of its punch. Maybe they get an effective level -1 or something if they really go against their stated alignment. If they truly violate their alignment, however, yeah, in that case take all the powers away.Daniel M. Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925361410965684491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459604270859239874.post-30037404886199332992010-02-02T08:00:11.127-05:002010-02-02T08:00:11.127-05:00Thanks for the feedback. I know this class won'...Thanks for the feedback. I know this class won't be to everyone's liking. Part of my purpose for designing the background was to give a reason in the setting why Clerics don't get spells at first level. This lack of spells at first level is true of all Clerics in Original and Basic D&D. It was not until Advanced D&D that Clerics were granted spells at first level.CinderellaManJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922766356502615925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459604270859239874.post-53374320981987823482010-02-02T00:25:45.321-05:002010-02-02T00:25:45.321-05:00I really think I would never play a 1st level cler...I really think I would never play a 1st level cleric in this game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com