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| Prom04-16-07, 04:00 AM | Hi all, I play a Dwarven Cleric of Moradin. Each week I try to come up with a new prayer of healing to use during the game session. It is starting to get hard to come up with new ideas. Here is may current healing prayer. Mighty Moradin, fuse this broken bone and flesh in your holy fires. Can anyone come up with something better. Please keep prayers to a limit of one sentence, as no-one wants a Cleric babbling healing chants for ten minutes. Thanks Prom |
| Ront Iron-Roar04-16-07, 08:41 AM | "Moradin! Your Moradin right?" Dwarven Cleric after having a few ales. |
| ericSHINRA04-16-07, 11:09 AM | "Moradin! Your Moradin right?" Dwarven Cleric after having a few ales. Dwarves, Cleric or not, shouldn't be getting THAT drunk after just a 'few ales'. |
| Lanoitakude04-16-07, 11:17 AM | Sticking to forge and earth imagery is a good idea. When writing prayers or what-not for gods, try using their titles instead of their names for added flavor. "Mighty All-Father, forge my ally anew in the fires of purity!" "May the spirits of my clan, back to the Forge King himself, mend your wounds!" "Great Moradin, King of Kings, by your sovereign power I restore my ally to vigor once again!" |
| Prom04-16-07, 03:28 PM | Hi All, Ront Iron-Roar, I have tryed something like that when I was very tired at about 1.30 am. It goes something like this, "Arh hmm, what is the name of my god again?" Lanoitakude, thanks for the prayers. You make a good point, I will try to use titles like: Soul forger, Father, All-Father, Creator, Dwarffather and Holy Blacksmith. Thanks Prom:) |
| Ront Iron-Roar04-16-07, 07:59 PM | Dwarves, Cleric or not, shouldn't be getting THAT drunk after just a 'few ales'. To a Dwarf a few ales are a few kegs. Hmmmmmmm.... Maybe your Dwarf has a special name for Moradin? St. Steel perhaps? |
| ericSHINRA04-16-07, 11:16 PM | To a Dwarf a few ales are a few kegs. Touche. Back on topic, how about... Generic Healing Spell: Oh mighty Creator may I call upon your aid to wash away our wounds. |
| Prom04-17-07, 03:05 AM | Hi ericSHINRA, Thanks for bringing it back to the point and I like the prayer. How about this as a healing prayer. Father allow your creative powers to flow into my healing hands. I have to say, yours is better. Thanks Prom |
| MikEye04-17-07, 03:00 PM | im having a hard time too prom, with my LN cleric of st. cuthbert.... if anyone has ideas send in a private message me, dont want to take any attention off the current thread |
| ericSHINRA04-17-07, 05:33 PM | Hi ericSHINRA, Thanks for bringing it back to the point and I like the prayer. How about this as a healing prayer. Father allow your creative powers to flow into my healing hands. I have to say, yours is better. Thanks Prom I'd revise it to say... I call upon the power of the Father! or Father, I call upon your healing powers! Saying 'creative powers' sounds a bit odd when read aloud. No offense. |
| Prom04-18-07, 03:46 AM | Hi All, ericSHINRA thanks for the pointer, I will take the advise and use it. MikEye, I do not think that you are taking attention away from the thread I started. My First intention was to get help for myself, as a Cleric you cast so many healing spells that running out of cool things to say happens very quickly. So If anyone can help MikEye or any Cleric player with new prayers for healing, please post them on this Thread. Thank you everyone. Prom |
| Lanoitakude04-18-07, 04:40 PM | Ah, St. Cuthbert is one of my favorite gods. I had a Crusader of Cuthbert who's favorite line was: "No one is above the law, not even a god!" For Cuthbert, stick to dictum-like phrases, mandates, or laws. Use words like: justice, might, soveriegnty, authority, etc. "It is by justice that all things prevail!" "By the Higher Law that guides my hand, I restore you to life!" "As the laws of mortals tremble before The Grand Judge's heavy gavel, I bring thee to justice." "Retribution is the basis of all law." (direct quote from St. Cuthbert himself. It was with this line that he ascended from godling to greater diety. Source: Fiendish Codex II) sometimes, simply calling out "Guilty!" can be effective. I'm currently playing a NE Cleric of Afflux (Libris Mortis) if anyone wants to toss some ideas about prayers for that god. |
| MikEye04-18-07, 05:00 PM | Wow those are really good, thanks! |
| Wild_Card04-18-07, 11:47 PM | For Moradin, earth and forge/fire imagery are good. Also, isn't he the father/protector of the race. A cleric of this deity would likely make reference to that in casting defensive or buff spells. I have a glacier dwarf cleric of Aengrist in a Frostfell game my wife is running; I could use some prayer suggestions for him. wink wink. :) |
| Lanoitakude04-19-07, 01:58 PM | I am not familiar with the god Aengrist, if you could fill me in on his portfolio, domains, and outlook, I could come up with some prayers and what-not for you. Since this thread is now open (and I enjoy writing stuff like this), feel free to post any god you'd like help with, and I'll try to come up with some cool catch-phrases and prayers. If they are not a PHB god, just list the portfolio, domains, alignment, titles, and favored weapon. |
| MikEye04-19-07, 03:02 PM | Tell us about afflux, I don't have the Libris Mortis. Maybe I can come up with something. |
| Prom04-19-07, 03:47 PM | Hi All, I think the Diety Aengrist is lawful good. Domains are: Law, Protection, War and Winter. Aengrist is an arctic god. Do not know any titles or favored weapon. Wild_Card, you will have to give use the rest. Prayer (Aengrist): "TITLE", let your cold breath ease the pain of suffering. Now the Diety Afflux is neutral evil. Titles are: Bloodfather, Bloodspiller, Unsatisfied and Questioner. Do not know the domains or favoured weapon. Lanoitakude can you fill in the rest as you have helped me a lot, I would like to try and help you. Prayer (Afflux): Burn flesh Bloodfather and sear this open tear. Might be a bit tame for Afflux. Prom:) |
| Wild_Card04-19-07, 06:43 PM | Aengrist is a deity from Frostburn. He is Lawful Good (unusual among frostfell deities) and Domains are Law, Protection, War, and Winter. Favored weapon is the bastard sword. He is the patron of the Knights of the Iron Glacier, an order of knights dedicated to his memory when he fell in an ambush laid by orc barbarians. His remaining followers built a fortress on that spot, dedicated to the memory of General Aengrist; this hero-worship eventually elevated him to deity. Clerics of Aengrist try to prevent barbarian uprisings against civilization and thugs from turning frontier towns into criminal empires. These clerics also built cathedral-fortresses not only to spread the god's teachings, but also to provide defensible havens for the locals. My character- Khazbū, son of Ardūn- is a glacier dwarf who went to an Iron Glacier stronghold to establish a cider brewery there. He learned about Aengrist and became one of his priests. |
| Lanoitakude04-20-07, 01:15 AM | Okay, I'll lay down more backround for Afflux. He appears as a pale man draped in a cloak of ever-dripping blood that never runs dry. Alignment: NE His domains are Deathbound, Undeath, Evil, and Knowledge Favored weapon: Short sword His symbol is the crimson blood droplet. He is the patron of torturers, mad scientists, and any who are willing to dive into the dark corners of the universe and the flesh in search of knowledge (usually forbidden knowledge). A couple lines I have used for my cleric follow. I keep them simple and cryptic, because Afflux is a rather abscure god. "Blood calls to blood." "The blood is the life." "You will not die this day, the Bloodfather has a purpse for you still..." ----- Okay, Aengrist time. This god sounds freak'n sweet, by the way. On to business. Prayers for Aengrist sound like they should focus on honor and sacrifice, as well as the defense of the weak. The cold aspect of him seems to be somewhat unimportant in comparison to Law, Protection, and War. Not to step on any toes, but a lot of the imagery could be borrowed from Christian concepts of sacrifice. "Aengrist fell by the hands of our enemies that today we may protect the weak from that same evil grasp!" "May the sanctified blood, spilt at the hands of chaos, of the great Fore-Warrior cleanse you of affliction!" "Your wounds are nothing compared to those suffered by The Great Hewer of Orcs, be restored and fight anew!" "The mountains themselves will wear away before I allow evil and chaos to spread in the lands of Law!" |
| robi30004-21-07, 11:23 PM | May the mighty one work on his anvil and make you whole. |
| Prom04-22-07, 04:43 PM | Hi All, Suggestion for a Moradin healing prayer: Creator, let every wound dissolve in the heat of your sacred forge. Lanoitakude this may work for your Diety Afflux. Do not question the Lord and your blood will not flow. Keep it comes guys. Prom |
| Lanoitakude04-23-07, 12:15 AM | Ah, I like that one a lot, Prom. |
| DojiHoturi04-23-07, 01:37 AM | Not sure if there is a 'Dwarf' language out there on the internet to abuse. I know there is a couple for versions of elvish. One based on Tolkeins and another based on what has come out through D&D (which seems to be a mix of Tolkein's and WotC). I am currently playing a Drow cleric worshipper of Eilistraee (collective sigh, yeah yeah...). The nice thing is that there is a fair amount of 'Drowic'. I started using the Drow words in her prayers. She will use terms like 'Maiden', 'Moon Maiden', 'Sword Maiden', 'Lady', 'Dark Lady', 'Dark Maiden' (in Drowic of course) and terms like 'grace', 'mercy', 'love', 'strength', 'blessing', 'light' (again in Drow). It comes out something like: 'Ossoth Ilharess elamshinae...yada yada yada' (Dark Lady's grace...) I make the whole prayer in Drowic. VERY rarely I will use words from one of the two 'Elvish' languages available. Drowic is a offshoot of Elvish, so I am good with that, on occasion. I use english, too, but I try to keep her spells and powers using what little Drow language I have access to. If you cannot find a 'Dwarf' language...maybe use a good old Nordic tongue (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish) for flavor. Heck, even Old English is pretty appropriate. 2 pennies, Doji |
| Prom04-23-07, 02:36 AM | Hi All, DojiHoturi, I have trouble with English and it is my first and only language. Nordic tongues are going to make me look like a complete idiot if I use them, but thanks for the suggestion. Lanoitakude, I finally did something you like, great.:cheer: How does this sound for a prayer for Turning the Undead: Be ash and return to the earth unnatural creature. Prom |
| Wild_Card04-23-07, 06:22 PM | Oh, yeah. Anyone have a cleric of Bahamut? I do. :D Later when I have time to brain I'll post some prayers. |
| Prom04-25-07, 05:17 PM | Hi All, Here are a few ideas for Lanoitakude and the diety Afflux. Waste not the blood of the Lord. Knowledge is power, open your mind and your wounds will seal. Generic healing prayer. Knit the bone, blood and flesh of the fallen. Well that is all I have for now. Prom |
| MattBlacke04-25-07, 11:40 PM | Perhaps a variation on Alan Shepard's prayer right before he became the first America to go into space. For example, my NG cleric of Mystra: "Mother of Magic, I beg of thee, please don't let me screw up." In preparation for attacks: "Lady, make me swift and accurate. Let my weapon strike true and my blows be telling." |
| Kitaki04-26-07, 01:20 PM | I could use some help with my current cleric and his prayers, he is a Human Cleric of the Sovereign Host in Eberron. The domains I currently use are Sun and War and his personality is that of a more militant cleric. Now while his main holy symbol is that of the Sovereign Host, he also carries a little holy symbol of each god within the Host (this is used to for some comical RP fun). |
| Prom04-27-07, 08:48 PM | Hi All, MattBlacke, nice to have your input. I do not know anything about Mystra. Can you give me some background on Mystra? Kitaki, I do not follow Eberron and know very little of Sovereign Host. How does this sound to you as a war and fire (sun) based prayer. Burn the steel from flesh and bleed no more. It's times like these that I wish I had a book of poetry. Prom |
| shaft350x05-19-07, 03:06 PM | For the poster with the Icy God: Healing: May thy frosty breath numb our pains. Harming/Cursing: May [deity] wrack your body with freezing cold [deity] will give you frostbite on your [body part/"privates" are funny] that never ceases to itch. Protection: Let the winds of [icy place/deities realm] protect us Make my armor as solid as your ice [deity] Taunting: Did you forget your mittens? Do I have to freeze your lips together to quit yer yapping? |
| LostMage05-19-07, 07:20 PM | For Moradin: Soul-Forger, recast the strength of your child!. Of course, you couldn't get away with having your cleric address an elf as a child of Moradin, but it could be good for use on other dwarves. For turning undead: By the pure flames of Moradin's forge, burn!. I'm rather fond of the "Burn!" part, myself. For the cold deity: Let your divine snows cool the pain of this wound. No exclamation point here: it just seems more solemn, I don't know why. For Afflux: Clot the blood, sear the flesh, leave not your scar, Bloodletter. Eh... not terribly original. Maybe if you chant it. But better than: Afflux, um... when you touch this guy, please don't make it worse, okay? (a god of blood and evil doesn't seem the healing type) For rebuking/bolstering undead:Bloodless ones, obey! By the Blood Lord, I will lead you to meat! Oooh... this one scares me a little. hope it helps! |
| Prom05-20-07, 03:13 AM | Hi shaft350x and LostMage, Thank you for the input. My Moradin Dwarf Cleric has been killed, so I do not need help with prayers anymore :weep: . Feel free to post more prayers for other players. I thought this post might fall away, nice to see it still being used. Best wishes with anyone playing a Cleric. Prom |
| darkhunter200705-20-07, 07:45 AM | (Heavy russian exent) Hey, yo Mora' give me the light yo! :D |
| pukunui05-21-07, 03:24 PM | Hi all, Good work helping Prom with his cleric's prayers. It's sad that Brock died. He was slain by a tomb spider and when his body was found later, it was mutilated so as to prevent it from rising again as a mummy. :ahem: Brock has been replaced by a "walking band-aid" named Tara Pendragon. She is an aasimar (lesser) cleric of Pelor with the Sun and Healing Domains. She also has the Augment Healing feat. She also wields a jovar when she is injuring the evil in order to prevent them from injuring the good. :smirk: Anyway, I could use some help coming up with some actual written prayers. I've just been sort of making them up on the spot, and the other day, Prom remarked, "Mine were better." I replied, "Well, yes, because you prepared yours ahead of time." :P ;) I guess prayers by an aasimar cleric of Pelor would really play up the whole sunlight/daylight/warmth of the sun sort of thing, eh? I'll be interested to see what people come up with. And Prom, you're welcome to help out here too if interested. Cheers, Jonny |
| LostMage05-26-07, 09:24 PM | I love the surname for Tara, just to let you know. Pendragon... it's just neat. Anyways, for a cleric of sun and healing, how about: Pelor, all the earth is nurtured by your light and warmth. Let healing light fill this child of the sun or A warm fire to heal your scars, brother and for smiting undead: Be overcome by the purity of sunlight! (I don't like this one as much, but you said she was a band-aid, so...) Gee, makes me want to play a cleric :P |
| pukunui05-26-07, 09:49 PM | Hey thanks, mate. Wasn't sure anyone was going to respond. Glad you like the cleric's name. Being an aasimar, she's a real hot babe as well as a walking band-aid ... ;) Anyway, what I could really use are some that are really short and snappy (considering that a round is supposed to last only 6 seconds). |
| Prom05-29-07, 05:57 AM | Hi Pukunui, Well I had thought this thread would die, but it still goes on. How about, Let Pelor's warmth ease your pain. or The light of my soul, restores you. They aren't great, but they are short. Prom |
| pukunui05-29-07, 02:50 PM | LOL. Threads often continue long after their creators have given up on them. I also need something very short and snappy for Tara's close wounds spell, since it's meant to be just sort of a shout. "Heal!" sounds a bit silly. |
| Prom06-02-07, 08:34 PM | Hi Pukunui, You wanted a prayer for Tara's close wound spell, how about this. "Join skin to skin." or "Join flesh to flesh." Still very short, and to the point. Prom |
| ratarang06-11-07, 02:48 AM | "Blood to clot" Try saying that 5 times. |
| warwinner06-11-07, 04:05 AM | I also need something very short and snappy for Tara's close wounds spell, since it's meant to be just sort of a shout. "Heal!" sounds a bit silly. Flesh Mend, may/for his [insert god here] blessings never end a touch of light |
| Ariana_Thorngaggle06-11-07, 11:57 AM | "fire of moradin, forge my comrade anew through my faith" ?? |
| Prom06-20-07, 05:17 PM | Hi All, "A light touch mends a savage wound." Prom |
| Alltat06-20-07, 07:25 PM | Some Afflux ones came to mind, trying to focus a bit on the not-doing-this-just-to-be-nice aspect of being an evil cleric... "Mend this pawn that he may serve you further." "Let not more blood be wasted, that could be spilled in your service." |
| Prom06-29-07, 09:49 AM | Hi All, Turning prayers. "Return to the earth foul creature." "Let the light burn away your evil." Prom |
| warwinner06-29-07, 10:00 AM | Turning prayer Flee from the righteous wrath of the faithful Let me put your tortured existence to an end Rebuking prayer Join me, servants of undeath Bow before the might of the unholy one |
| Sang-Drax06-30-07, 09:51 AM | Afflux, um... when you touch this guy, please don't make it worse, okay? (a god of blood and evil doesn't seem the healing type) Actually, that sounds perfect for my character. He's a warrior-cleric of Wee Jas with a cynic vision of life and who dislikes touching bleeding people. Besides, serious prayers in Portuguese sound a little ridiculous. My plan is to use Sigur Rós song titles for most of my spells. Come on, "Višrar Vel Til Loftįrįsa" does sound like a spell verbal component, doesn't it? It matters little it actually means "a good weather for airstrikes" or something like that. |
| Stormbrand06-30-07, 10:41 AM | It matters little it actually means "a good weather for airstrikes" or something like that. And is that not the perfect phrase when casting Ice Storm? :D |
| Ensjak06-30-07, 10:55 AM | Since this thread seems like it's turned into an open call for cleric prayers, I could use some help. I have an evil Cleric who worships Rain as an element. So healing spells are pretty easy to rattle off extemporaneously. May the rain wash away your ills/clean your wounds/purify your body, etc. But he's evil. Healing isn't his thing. I'm looking for ideas for prayers for offensive and combat spells. Inflict, command, sanctuary, spiritual weapon, hold person, and of course any other spell that inspires you. |
| MikEye07-03-07, 02:51 AM | uggh that is hard... What plane is the diety from, and what is the name of the diety? or does he just worship the rain itself? Does the rain actualy give him spells? |
| warwinner07-03-07, 04:47 AM | Here's an excerpt from my old poems "Burn your brain in the acid rain, feel the pain before you go insane" And another one "Your blood as cold as the rain, every drop a knife at your neck" Some evil rain prayers Let death rain down on them It's raining, better run for cover Let It rain fire [flamestrike] Let the venomous rain peel away their flesh Fall - Tainted rain, that will drown their souls Tears of my dark lady, rain down on these feeble beings Feel the cold touch of the rain goddess |
| Ensjak07-03-07, 05:19 PM | Thanks. I'll be tweaking and swiping some of those lines, Warwinner. To answer your question Mike, there is no deity. He just worships rain itself. The clerics in the campaign I'm playing (DarkSun) worship one of the elements (fire, water, earth, air) or paraelements(sun, silt, magma, rain). As such, there's no real dogma or churches for clerics aside from obvious connections to the elements themselves. |
| Prom07-05-07, 05:32 PM | Hi Ensjak, Turning Prayer, "Wash away the filth of darkness." Prom |