| Ryan Richter |
I'm creating a cleric who grew up in a town who's only temple is dedicated to erastil, yet the character is a fairly nerdy goody two shoes. Now in a more cosmopolitan town he would have been drawn from an early age to a more knowledge based deity, and i seem him being so drawn later in life.
The question is whether anyone has any suggestions on a cleric switching deities mechanicly speaking.
| Liporteryu |
In the game mechanics, a cleric switching to another diety is not really easy, nor should it ever be easy.
First off: Said Cleric must "ditch" his patron diety and thereby loose cleric powers
Second: Said Cleric must adopt another diety and do some type of attonement quest to have this new diety as his / her patron diety
Third: Said Cleric must undertake this process with followers or other clerics from new diety to "ensure" that the cleric will be faithful (utilizing some ritual or contract bond).
this is pretty strait forward as in "real life" where a beleiver switches their faiths. the quest can be more Roleplay based or more fighting based, however I would advocate that at least some roleplay and story arc comes into place.
If you want to do a "rebuild", take a look at PHB 2 and DMG 2 so that this quest can be actually formalized and not made too hard or too easy.