Cleric casting question.


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Okay so it might have been asked before here but I just want some clarification.

I am going to be playing a NG cleric of Sarenrae a NG goddes. Now, as a NG cleric I know I cannot cast evil spells as it is directly opposed to the good part of my alignment, however I am wondering if I can cast spells with the chaos AND law descriptors because I am neutral on the law/chaos axis, or do I have to choose one of the two?

I think I can cast both as neither chaos nor law opposes neutrality, because they are both one step away on the law/chaos axis. However a friend disagrees saying something in regard to 3.5 along the lines of "as a neutral cleric once you cast a spell of law or chaos you cannot cast the other". I don't remember seeing this rule anywhere in 3.5 anyway, and this is Pathfinder not 3.5.

Semantics I know, but any help would be grand.


You can't cast evil spells, you can cast lawful or chaotic spells since you are in the middle and so is your god.


phalen wrote:

Okay so it might have been asked before here but I just want some clarification.

I am going to be playing a NG cleric of Sarenrae a NG goddes. Now, as a NG cleric I know I cannot cast evil spells as it is directly opposed to the good part of my alignment, however I am wondering if I can cast spells with the chaos AND law descriptors because I am neutral on the law/chaos axis, or do I have to choose one of the two?

I think I can cast both as neither chaos nor law opposes neutrality, because they are both one step away on the law/chaos axis. However a friend disagrees saying something in regard to 3.5 along the lines of "as a neutral cleric once you cast a spell of law or chaos you cannot cast the other". I don't remember seeing this rule anywhere in 3.5 anyway, and this is Pathfinder not 3.5.

Semantics I know, but any help would be grand.

I don't have a book with me, but I believe what spells you can cast are based on your deity's alignment not yours. therefore neutral good cleric of lawful good deity could cast good and lawful but not chaotic or evil. If deity was true neutral I think you could cast any divine spell, etc. This is not official ruling just me going from memory.

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