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Cleric OptionsA Basic Fantasy RPG Supplement

elease 7Copyright 2013 Luigi CastellaniAll Rights ReservedDistributed under the terms of thepen !ame Li"ense version 1#0a

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INTRODUCTION

(his supplement provides additional options for Cleri")"lass "hara"ters for use *ith the $asi" %antasy R+!rules, available as a free do*nload at the *ebsite#

&here noted some options "an also apply to druids#

Turning the Undead

&ith this option the !- may allo* "leri"s to addtheir *isdom or "harisma modifier to all (urn.ndeadrolls#/f the !- uses the optional druid "lass, druids get todo the same for their (urn or $efriend Animalsroll#

As a further option the same modifier "ould beapplied to the number of D affe"ted#

ot all "leri"s serve good deities or deities *ith aneutral outloo to*ards moral issues, some "leri"susually !- handled +Cs4 *ill serve evil deities#

5vil or "haoti" "leri"s may ) at the !-6s dis"retion)get a variant of (urn .ndead "alled Command.ndead#Command .ndead *ors ea"tly as (urn .ndeade"ept that undead affe"ted by a ( result are eitherturned or "ontrolled by the "leri" for 2d8 turns and.ndead affe"ted by a D result are either turned or"ontrolled for 28 hours#

An evil "leri" "an "ontrol a number of D of undead"reatures up to no more than t*i"e his level#

Spell Bonus for wisdom

(his variant allo*s "leri" "hara"ters to prepare more

spells than usual of "ertain levels due to high *isdom#Chara"ters may not prepare spells above the levelthey "an "ast, so even though a "hara"ter *ith an 19*isdom gets a se"ond level spell as a bonus spell, he"an6t prepare se"ond level spells until he rea"hes 8th

level#

/f the !- uses the optional druid "lass, druids shouldget bonus spells for *isdom too#

/f the !- uses the optional 0-Level Spellssupplement, then the orison "olumn "an also be used#.se the follo*ing table#

&isdom $onus :pells $onusrisons; < 11 o bonus spells 0

12 o bonus spells =113 < 1> 1 1stlevel spell =1

1? < 17 2 1stlevel spells =2

19 2 1st, 1 2ndlevel spells =3

Making Hol !ater

oly *ater is a staple of old s"hool adventure fantasygaming, every player has had its "hara"ter handle itat least on"e *hen dealing *ith the .ndead#

$ut, ho* does it "ome to be@

(o "reate holy *ater a "leri" of at least fourth levelmust be present#

%irst the *ater must be "olle"ted pure' either at aspring, *ell or by "olle"ting rain#

(hen it must be brought to a temple of the "leri"6sfaith and laid into a spe"ially prepared stoup#

A typi"al temple stoup for "reating holy *ater islo"ated in the temple6s :an"ta san"torum and "anhold enough *ater to "reate 10 vials#

%or the net three days one or more "leri"s must "ast+rote"t ion f rom 5vi l and $less on the *ater*hi"h must never leave the stoup or it is "onsidered*asted4#

At least one fourth level "leri" of the appropriate faithmust be present although the spells may "ome froms"rolls or magi" items#

Any interruption in the "asting of the reuired spells*ill *aste the *ater#

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(he *ater *ill be "onsidered *asted if "ontaminated*hile in the stoup, in addition the stoup *ill then haveto be ritually "leansed, this reuires one *ee and the"asting of the $less spell#

/t6s up to the !- if druids "an "reate holy *ater in his

or her "ampaign#

/f the !- allo*s druids to "reate holy *ater, they donot so in stoups but they "olle"t it from holy springsat the "enter of druid groves#

Stoups

:toups may or may not be present in fara*ay smallvillages, and *hen present are probably small > vialsor so4#

n the "ontrary, stoups of main temples in bigimportant "ities "an hold up to 20 vials and morethan one stoup may be present4#

A stoup for "reating holy *ater is "onsidered a magi"item *ith a permanent effe"t, small stoups are"onsidered to have a 1st level effe"t, average ones are2nd level and large ones are 3rd level#

(hus only "leri"s of ;th level or higher4 "an "reate astoup via magi"al resear"h, the table belo* is a shortreminder of "osts and times etrapolated from the$%R+! Ruleboo

:toup Bial"apa"ity Cost to"reate (ime to"reate :u""ess"han"e &eight:mall > >00 7 days )> 12>

pounds

Average 10 1000 ; days )10 2>0pounds

Large 20 1>00 11 days )1> >00pounds

Druids "an mae holy springs via magi"al resear"h#

oly springs are al*ays "onsidered Large stoups#

Other Uses of Hol !ater

oly *ater "an be used by "leri"s to boost their spell)"asting and the effe"t of (urning undead#

A "leri" may "onsume one or more vials of holy *aterto double the duration of some of his spells#

nly defensiveEprote"tive spells "an be boosted in this*ay namely' $less, +rote"t ion f rom 5vi l,+rote"tion from 5vil 106 adius , esist Cold,

esist %ire4#(he "leri" must "onsume a number of vials eual tothe spell level of the spell to be boosted#

ther*ise a "leri" may "onsume a vial of holy *ater,used to sprinle the undead, *hile using its (urn.ndeadability#(his grants the "leri" a =2 bonus to the (urn.ndead"he", and to the number of affe"ted D#/f Druids have the ability to "reate oly &ater, it *illaffe"t the (urn or $efriend Animals ability andboost the duration of the follo*ing spells' 5ntangle,%aerie %ire , +ass &ithout (ra"e , :pea2 *ithAnimals ,:pea2 *ith +lants#(Unhol( !ater)

At the !-6s dis"retion holy *ater "reated by these"leri"s may have slightly different usual effe"ts#

.nholy *ater heals undead as mu"h as holy *aterdamages them and boosts Command .ndead thesame *ay holy *ater affe"ts (urn .ndead #.nholy &ater boosts the follo*ing spells' $ane,Cause %ear , old +erson, +rote"tion from!ood,+rote"tion from !ood 106 adius#Non*standard hol water

/f the !- does not use the standard "leri" "lass in his"ampaign, druidi" oly &ater and .nholy &ater "anbe used as eamples of ho* different religiousoutloosEpriesthoods "an "reate holy *ater that hasdifferent effe"ts#

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