A cleric's spellcasting after a religious change [Archive] - Wizards Community

A cleric's spellcasting after a religious change [Archive] - Wizards Community

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simen_88
06-08-04, 02:11 PM What happens if an accomplished cleric changes religion? Does his spell advancement start from the beginning, or does it continue?
The_Ditto
06-08-04, 02:30 PM Originally posted by simen_88
What happens if an accomplished cleric changes religion? Does his spell advancement start from the beginning, or does it continue?

DM discretion ..

Most likely event: Loses all spell-casting abilities, turn undead, etc ... until such a time he atones (or some-other such task) showing his dedication and faith towards the new deity ..

That new deity would likely then start granting spells/powers back to him as usual ...

I can't see any levels being lost ... maybe 1 at most ... all depends on the situation, however ..

Talk it over with your DM .. I don't know of any rules in the books for this ..
Seeker95
06-08-04, 03:53 PM Depends on two things (both of which are DM dependent).

First, the old deity could slap a big punishment on the cleric. Anything ranging from ability score drain to death.

The new deity, if s/he actually called the cleric into service, could simply make the cleric have the same powers as before.

I would have the cleric lose a level, with the new deity being perfectly willing to keep it that way so as to mend the fence with the old deity. Deity egos are sometimes worth stroking.
CrimsonRyoko
06-09-04, 04:27 PM I'll chime in with its all DM dependant, but i would also like to add in my personal DM ideas.

1) From UBER good to UBER evil, the evil god may even grant a boon to the cleric for switching over, to show how much better it is over here, on the other side a high level cleric defecting to the other side is worth a religious bounty or a crusade.

2) Loosing faith, this i would either allow the character to become a Mystic, and find power within himself after a time of study and personal guidance, or two allow him to become a cleric that follows an ideal instead of a god. Also might allow him to trade over 1/2 his levels for Ur-Priest ones and go evil.

Now none of these are reccomended, and prolly not even balanced in any way, just ideas off the top of my head.
simen_88
06-09-04, 06:43 PM LOL! Not balanced at all, but logical. We might see a bunch of ur-priests soon...

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
simen_88 06-08-04, 02:11 PM	What happens if an accomplished cleric changes religion? Does his spell advancement start from the beginning, or does it continue?
The_Ditto 06-08-04, 02:30 PM	Originally posted by simen_88 What happens if an accomplished cleric changes religion? Does his spell advancement start from the beginning, or does it continue? DM discretion .. Most likely event: Loses all spell-casting abilities, turn undead, etc ... until such a time he atones (or some-other such task) showing his dedication and faith towards the new deity .. That new deity would likely then start granting spells/powers back to him as usual ... I can't see any levels being lost ... maybe 1 at most ... all depends on the situation, however .. Talk it over with your DM .. I don't know of any rules in the books for this ..
Seeker95 06-08-04, 03:53 PM	Depends on two things (both of which are DM dependent). First, the old deity could slap a big punishment on the cleric. Anything ranging from ability score drain to death. The new deity, if s/he actually called the cleric into service, could simply make the cleric have the same powers as before. I would have the cleric lose a level, with the new deity being perfectly willing to keep it that way so as to mend the fence with the old deity. Deity egos are sometimes worth stroking.
CrimsonRyoko 06-09-04, 04:27 PM	I'll chime in with its all DM dependant, but i would also like to add in my personal DM ideas. 1) From UBER good to UBER evil, the evil god may even grant a boon to the cleric for switching over, to show how much better it is over here, on the other side a high level cleric defecting to the other side is worth a religious bounty or a crusade. 2) Loosing faith, this i would either allow the character to become a Mystic, and find power within himself after a time of study and personal guidance, or two allow him to become a cleric that follows an ideal instead of a god. Also might allow him to trade over 1/2 his levels for Ur-Priest ones and go evil. Now none of these are reccomended, and prolly not even balanced in any way, just ideas off the top of my head.
simen_88 06-09-04, 06:43 PM	LOL! Not balanced at all, but logical. We might see a bunch of ur-priests soon...