ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS®
2nd Edition Player's Handbook Rules Supplement
The Complete Priest's Handbook
by Aaron Allston
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Priests, Gods, and the World
Creation
Propagation
Characteristics of the Gods
Humans, Humanoids, Animals, Plants
Fall From Grace
The Challenge
The Future
The Pantheon
Events
Forces and Philosophies
Mythic History Creation Sheet
Designing Faiths
God, Force, or Philosophy
Ethos and Requirements of the Faith
Goals and Purposes
Alignment
Minimum Ability Scores
Races Allowed
Experience and Spell Progression
Gender Requirements
Nonweapon and Weapon Proficiencies
Duties of the Priest
Devotions
Guidance
Marriage
Missions
Omen-Reading
Vigilance
Rights of the Priesthood
Church Trial
Coronation
Other Confirmations
Tithes
Separation From the Faith
Rule
The State Religion
Restrictions on the Priest
Armor
Celibacy
Chastity
Clothing
Contamination
Hit Points
Magical Items
Mutilation
Weapons
Spheres of Influence
Granted Powers
High Powers
Medium Powers
Low Powers
Other Powers
Followers and Believers
What Are They?
Who Are They, and How Do They Know to Arrive?
How Many and How Strong Are They?
How Much Control Does the Priest Have?
What If They Die Or Gain Experience?
What If The Priest-Character Is Scum?
Role of the Faith
Relations With Other Faiths
Relations With the Aristocracy
Relations With the People
Relations With Foreign Faiths
Rites and the Calendar
Hierarchy of the Faith
Experience Levels and the Hierarchy
PC Priests and the Hierarchy
Finances of the PC's Temple
Non-Priests Working For the Faith
PCs, Forces and Philosophies
Faith Design Sheet
Sample Priesthoods
Priesthoods
Agriculture
Ancestors
Animals
Arts
Birth, Children
Community
Competition
Crafts
Culture (Bringing Of)
Darkness, Night
Dawn
Death
Disease
Divinity of Mankind (Philosophy)
Druid
Earth
Elemental Forces (Force)
Everything
Evil (Philosophy)
Fate, Destiny
Fertility
Fire
Fortune, Luck
Good (Philosophy)
Guardianship
Healing
Hunting
Justice, Revenge
Life-Death-Rebirth Cycle (Force)
Light
Lightning
Literature, Poetry
Love
Magic
Marriage
Messengers
Metalwork
Mischief, Trickery
Moon
Music, Dance
Nature
Oceans, Rivers
Oracles, Prophecy
Peace
Prosperity
Race
Redemption
Rulership, Kingship
Seasons
Sites
Sky, Weather
Strength
Sun
Thunder
Time
Trade
Vegetation
War
Wind
Wisdom
Combining Traits in One Priesthood
Multiple Priest Classes
Revised Priest Classes
Multi-Class Characters
Priest Kits
Kits and the Priest Classes
Kits and Character Creation
The Priest Kits
Amazon Priestess
Barbarian/Berserker Priest
Fighting-Monk
Nobleman Priest
Outlaw Priest
Pacifist Priest
Peasant Priest
Prophet Priest
Savage Priest
Scholar Priest
Recording Kits on the Character Sheet
Multi-Class and Dual-Class Characters
Abandoning Kits
Modifying and Creating Kits
Role-Playing
Priest Personalities
The Crusader
The Earnest Novice
The Hypocrite
The Motivator
The Philosopher
The Politician
The Proselytizer
The Sage Counselor
Changing Personality Types
All Sense and No Brains
Priest Adventures
Advisor of the Faithful
Agent of the Priesthood
Defender of the Faith
Defender of the Faithful
Martyr for a Cause
Servant of the God
Rites and Role-Playing
Atonement
Calendar Ceremonies
Communion
Confirmation of Adulthood
Confirmation of Birth
Fast
Feast
Funeral
Libation
Meditation
Mysteries
Naming
Prayer
Purification
Sacrifice
Priests and Punishment
Minor Offenses
Inappropriate Weapon and Armor Use
Betrayal of Goals
Divine Retributions
Society's Punishments
When Priests Renounce Their Faith
When Gods Bestow Spells
Priestly Followers
Toning Down the Cleric
Equipment and Combat
Priestly Items
The Canon
Holy Symbol
Holy Water
Priestly Vestments
New Weapons
New Weapons List
New Weapons Descriptions
Unarmed Combat
Attacking Without Killing
Knowing Punching, Wrestling, Martial Arts
Martial Arts Results
Specializing in Punching
Specializing in Wrestling
Specializing in Martial Arts
More Than One Style
Continuing Specialization
Bibliography