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Frumious Flumph (Your Grace/Your Eminence)
One of the interesting ideas I've seen online is the idea of giving clerics of some religions something other than "Turn Undead" as a power. Of course, the 2E AD&D supplement PHBR3 The Complete Priest's Handbook had "Granted Powers" in several flavors, and 3.X solidified the idea of "Domain Powers" relating to the deity's sphere of influence which continues to 5E. But I'm talking about less-complicated, B/X-level alternatives for Turn Undead to give some clerics a different feel from others.
As an example, St. Gumption (from Roles, Rules, & Rolls), the "patron of endurance and constitution," doesn't grant her clerics "Turn Undead:"
As an example, St. Gumption (from Roles, Rules, & Rolls), the "patron of endurance and constitution," doesn't grant her clerics "Turn Undead:"
This seems like a good replacement. I've also thought, for a patron of love and beauty, replacing "Turn Undead" with "fascination," which would work like suggestion. What are other ideas people have explored in B/X-based games?All her prophets lack the ability to abjure evil creatures, but emanate a 10' radius aura of morale (+2 for allied NPCs and animals). Additionally, they can exhort others to buck up and pull themselves together, having the ability to dispel fear, confusion, and paralysis at will by touch (at 1st level), at 30' distance (at 3rd level) or for all creatures in a 30' radius (at 5th level). Finally, they save at +4 versus all mind-affecting magic and distractions.
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