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Are there any role-play differences between Paladin and Cleric?
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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9003432" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>In 3.5 according to the PH the cleric is an intermediary of their god (or cause) using the power of their god to make manifest the will of their god.</p><p></p><p>"The gods, however, work mostly through intermediaries—their clerics. Good clerics heal, protect, and avenge. Evil clerics pillage, destroy, and sabotage. A cleric uses the power of his god to make the god’s will manifest. And if a cleric uses his god’s power to improve his own lot, that’s to be expected, too."</p><p></p><p>"Some clerics devote themselves not to a god but to a cause or a source of divine power. These characters wield magic the way clerics devoted to individual gods do, but they are not associated with any religious institution or any particular practice of worship. A cleric devoted to good and law, for example, may be on friendly terms with the clerics of lawful and good deities and may extol the virtues of a good and lawful life, but he is not a functionary in a church hierarchy."</p><p></p><p>A 3.5 paladin however is primarily alignment driven "A paladin need not devote herself to a single deity—devotion to righteousness is enough. Those paladins who do align themselves with particular religions prefer Heironeous (god of valor) over all others, but some paladins follow Pelor (god of the sun). Paladins devoted to a god are scrupulous in observing religious duties and are welcome in every associated temple."</p><p></p><p>"No one ever chooses to be a paladin. Becoming a paladin is answering a call, accepting one’s destiny. No one, no matter how diligent, can become a paladin through practice. The nature is either within one or not, and it is not possible to gain the paladin’s nature by any act of will."</p><p></p><p>The alternative paladin classes from Unearthed Arcana are similarly alignment focused, just on CG, LE, and CE.</p><p></p><p>"The three paladin variants presented here demonstrate examples of alternative-alignment paladins. Each one follows a specific code of conduct tailored to its specific alignment."</p><p></p><p>So generally in 3.5 as a baseline a cleric of the Dragon Queen works for her, while the CE or LE paladin is called to slaughter or tyranny and is aligned with the Dragon Queen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9003432, member: 2209"] In 3.5 according to the PH the cleric is an intermediary of their god (or cause) using the power of their god to make manifest the will of their god. "The gods, however, work mostly through intermediaries—their clerics. Good clerics heal, protect, and avenge. Evil clerics pillage, destroy, and sabotage. A cleric uses the power of his god to make the god’s will manifest. And if a cleric uses his god’s power to improve his own lot, that’s to be expected, too." "Some clerics devote themselves not to a god but to a cause or a source of divine power. These characters wield magic the way clerics devoted to individual gods do, but they are not associated with any religious institution or any particular practice of worship. A cleric devoted to good and law, for example, may be on friendly terms with the clerics of lawful and good deities and may extol the virtues of a good and lawful life, but he is not a functionary in a church hierarchy." A 3.5 paladin however is primarily alignment driven "A paladin need not devote herself to a single deity—devotion to righteousness is enough. Those paladins who do align themselves with particular religions prefer Heironeous (god of valor) over all others, but some paladins follow Pelor (god of the sun). Paladins devoted to a god are scrupulous in observing religious duties and are welcome in every associated temple." "No one ever chooses to be a paladin. Becoming a paladin is answering a call, accepting one’s destiny. No one, no matter how diligent, can become a paladin through practice. The nature is either within one or not, and it is not possible to gain the paladin’s nature by any act of will." The alternative paladin classes from Unearthed Arcana are similarly alignment focused, just on CG, LE, and CE. "The three paladin variants presented here demonstrate examples of alternative-alignment paladins. Each one follows a specific code of conduct tailored to its specific alignment." So generally in 3.5 as a baseline a cleric of the Dragon Queen works for her, while the CE or LE paladin is called to slaughter or tyranny and is aligned with the Dragon Queen. [/QUOTE]
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