Quintessential II 03: Cleric (d20)
A cleric bears arms and a shield in search of adventure¸ but he is no mere soldier questing for treasure. He wields spells but he is no mere enchanter¸ hungry for knowledge¸ in service only to himself. The cleric is a servant of god¸ the guardian of his faith and spiritual shepherd to the souls of his congregation. The cleric stands undaunted at the gates of eternity¸ wielding mace and magic against the shambling hordes of living death and the numberless legions of the damned. Once he is beyond the early stages of his career¸ the cleric has seen enough and done enough that his holy ideals will be tempered by the realities of mortal existence. This makes the cleric an appealing contradiction; a person with unwavering faith in the glories of the existence beyond that waits for all who believe¸ who is also more than familiar enough with the ways in which the mortals of the living world can hurt and betray one another and the gods above to be a hard-bitten realist. With the help of this sourcebook¸ any character choosing the cleric class will find many alternatives and options for expanding his range of abilities. With career paths and new multiclassing options¸ clerics can customise their advancement with their chosen branch of training; legendary classes offer an expansion of their character features that elevate them to epic levels and beyond. Insights are given into the use of easily overlooked spells¸ and new magical rules are introduced in the form of divine ceremony magic and the greater domains of faith.