In the Core Rules Book under Cleric and in the Advanced Players Handbook it says that Clerics and Inquisitors cannot cast spells that are opposed to their alignment and the alignment of their god. So can a neutral cleric with a chaotic evil god use spells like cure wounds or would that be considered a spell opposed to their alignment? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
In the Core Rules Book under Cleric and in the Advanced Players Handbook it says that Clerics and Inquisitors cannot cast spells that are opposed to their alignment and the alignment of their god. So can a neutral cleric with a chaotic evil god use spells like cure wounds or would that be considered a spell opposed to their alignment? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
spell that are 'aligned' have a descriptor like Good, Evil, Lawful, Chaotic.
Examples: Holy/Unholy word, Animate Dead, etc. (look those up for examples of where you see it in the stat block)
Cure spells, while channeling positive energy in theory, are only Conjuration spells and thus can be cast by any cleric/inquisitor without restriction.
In the Core Rules Book under Cleric and in the Advanced Players Handbook it says that Clerics and Inquisitors cannot cast spells that are opposed to their alignment and the alignment of their god. So can a neutral cleric with a chaotic evil god use spells like cure wounds or would that be considered a spell opposed to their alignment? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Take a look at cure spells and you'll find no alignment on the spell. Look for the descriptors and that'll tell you in most cases if the spell will be a problem.
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Cure light wounds doesn't have the good descriptor...so I would rule it ok. Though, if you serve an evil god, then I would rule as GM that you may not cure innocents or anyone not worthy of your god's power. Basicaly, make sure your party works within the views of your god and you should be ok.
Spells you'd avoid would be like Order's Wrath, Holy Word, and any spell with a good or lawful descriptor.
Cure light wounds doesn't have the good descriptor...so I would rule it ok. Though, if you serve an evil god, then I would rule as GM that you may not cure innocents or anyone not worthy of your god's power. Basicaly, make sure your party works within the views of your god and you should be ok.
Spells you'd avoid would be like Order's Wrath, Holy Word, and any spell with a good or lawful descriptor.
Thank you everyone that helps a lot.
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Cure light wounds doesn't have the good descriptor...so I would rule it ok. Though, if you serve an evil god, then I would rule as GM that you may not cure innocents or anyone not worthy of your god's power. Basicaly, make sure your party works within the views of your god and you should be ok.
Spells you'd avoid would be like Order's Wrath, Holy Word, and any spell with a good or lawful descriptor.
If I were the GM, I would rule that a cleric or inquisitor who serves an evil god could cast cure spells on innocents...if it furthers the character's or god's ends (maybe, for example, to convince others that he is good, or because he needs to use the innocent as a pawn). But out of pure altruism, no, unless the innocent is, say, a family member (even villains have loved ones).
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If I were the GM, I would rule that a cleric or inquisitor who serves an evil god could cast cure spells on innocents...if it furthers the character's or god's ends (maybe, for example, to convince others that he is good, or because he needs to use the innocent as a pawn). But out of pure altruism, no, unless the innocent is, say, a family member (even villains have loved ones).Cure light wounds doesn't have the good descriptor...so I would rule it ok. Though, if you serve an evil god, then I would rule as GM that you may not cure innocents or anyone not worthy of your god's power. Basicaly, make sure your party works within the views of your god and you should be ok.
Spells you'd avoid would be like Order's Wrath, Holy Word, and any spell with a good or lawful descriptor.
You got me there. Though I agree, it depends on the situations. Though usually chaotic evil is less concernced with such things. It's not beyond the realm of possibility.
The point is we both agree that if your divine servant is doing something they wholeheartedly believe is for the benefit of their deity, then they should do it. For everything else there's Atonement...or Disintegrate...depending on the god.