Hey all,
One of my players is playing a Warpriest of Milani. I was thinking of asking him to switch to Abadar. Would Abadar have warpriests? And on that note, do the Hellknights allow clerics of any faith, or do they have to be of a certain faith?
Thanks!
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Since Milani is the CG deity of hope, devotion and uprisings, she is a perfect fit for PCs in this AP: she is the goddess of freedom fighters after all. As such her priests would be quite far removed from priests of Abadar, or even other major Korvosan deities like Pharasma or Asmodeus. Sarenrae or Shelyn, the other two gods who have their own temple in Korvosa, are closer to Milani in spirit, although they do not encompass the thought of freedom fighters. So I'd be inclined to have my player stay with Milani.
Any faith could have warpriests, I guess, they'd just be the church's faith militant branch. Of course, gods who actively fight for their causes, would be a better fit for the idea of a warpriest, so Sarenrae who stands for peace or Abadar who promotes law and civilization would probably be less inclined to have such warrior-priests in their ranks. Again Milani seems like a better patron diety for warpriests than any of the gods in Korvosa.
Hellknights are lawful and allow any lawful alignment in their ranks: LG, LN or LE. The order of the Nail holds members of all these alignments, although LN and LE are definitely represented more than LG. As far as divine Hellknights go, any lawful god will do. The Hellknights will just play up the lawful aspect and tune down the good or evil side of their alignment. Having a Hellknight PC is a possibilty, as several GMs have allowed it, but it is difficult to juggle. The PCs will 'fight the power' in this AP, which tends to conflict rather heavily with Hellknight rules.
Since Milani is the CG deity of hope, devotion and uprisings, she is a perfect fit for PCs in this AP: she is the goddess of freedom fighters after all. As such her priests would be quite far removed from priests of Abadar, or even other major Korvosan deities like Pharasma or Asmodeus. Sarenrae or Shelyn, the other two gods who have their own temple in Korvosa, are closer to Milani in spirit, although they do not encompass the thought of freedom fighters. So I'd be inclined to have my player stay with Milani.
Any faith could have warpriests, I guess, they'd just be the church's faith militant branch. Of course, gods who actively fight for their causes, would be a better fit for the idea of a warpriest, so Sarenrae who stands for peace or Abadar who promotes law and civilization would probably be less inclined to have such warrior-priests in their ranks. Again Milani seems like a better patron diety for warpriests than any of the gods in Korvosa.
Hellknights are lawful and allow any lawful alignment in their ranks: LG, LN or LE. The order of the Nail holds members of all these alignments, although LN and LE are definitely represented more than LG. As far as divine Hellknights go, any lawful god will do. The Hellknights will just play up the lawful aspect and tune down the good or evil side of their alignment. Having a Hellknight PC is a possibilty, as several GMs have allowed it, but it is difficult to juggle. The PCs will 'fight the power' in this AP, which tends to conflict rather heavily with Hellknight rules.
Thanks again! You are a font of wisdom and knowledge. Yeah I thought his choice was a good one, and the section in 7Days about Abadar does say Paladins were rare, so I figured the same for warpriests. But it does sound right up a Hellknight's ally, except they verge on evil.
Warpriests would be way more common for Abadar than paladins (since warpriests can be LN, and thus mainstream Abadarians), but still rarer than actual clerics.
And if the player is looking at Milani, then Abadar's probably the almost-opposite of what the player is interested in.
I don't think a Hellknight of the Nail would work well (especially considering "A History of Ashes" is about making peace with the Shoanti and the Order of the Nail views the Shoanti as mortal enemies), but a Hellknight of another order could work.
For example, I could see a Hellknight of the Scourge becoming firmly opposed to the Queen after Seven Days to the Grave or learning about the regicide in Escape from Old Korvosa.
Warpriests would be way more common for Abadar than paladins (since warpriests can be LN, and thus mainstream Abadarians), but still rarer than actual clerics.
And if the player is looking at Milani, then Abadar's probably the almost-opposite of what the player is interested in.
I don't think a Hellknight of the Nail would work well (especially considering "A History of Ashes" is about making peace with the Shoanti and the Order of the Nail views the Shoanti as mortal enemies), but a Hellknight of another order could work.
For example, I could see a Hellknight of the Scourge becoming firmly opposed to the Queen after Seven Days to the Grave or learning about the regicide in Escape from Old Korvosa.
Thanks Zhangar! He chose Milani when the Advanced Class or Player's guide was available on Hero Lab. I don't think it was much of a conscious choice, despite the character being made for Crimson Throne.
Good advice though, thanks!