Cleric RolePlay

An introduction to D&D style cleric roleplaying. Cleric restoration spellcasting is now faith-based (Arkay, Stendarr, and Mara are the Divines I've formed so far). Each Holy grants their clergy different bonuses....as long as the cleric remains legal - good! Additionally, NON-Cleric Class Skills are rated at 1% and training is disabled!

For those who want to role play a cleric D&D style.

Priest spellcasting is now entirely based on restoration, stemming from their holy faith. The mode also forces players to focus on developing cleric-level skills and provides penalties for clerics who engage in evil deeds.

So, what exactly does this mod do?

• The casting cost of illusion/destruction/change/summoning spells is 100 times higher than now! You are not a magic user! You are the Cleric and your restorative magic comes directly from any of the 3 deities (Arkay/Stendarr/Mara) that you personally choose to follow.

• The clergy casts restoration spells at the default cost. However, if you fall from grace (see naughty list below), Divines will no longer provide spell effects for your restoration spells = you will essentially lose the ability to cast restoration spells (100x the cost just like all other magic school spells).

• Clergy wearing sacred amulets/talismans (or the Marriage State of Mara) can focus better on their sacred energies = restoration spells only require 10% of the default value.

• Depending on the Divine you follow, wearing an amulet/talisman (or Mara's Matrimony Bond) will provide additional benefits.

-Arkay reduces undead damage by 20%

-Stendarr infuses silver weapons with holy power, dealing 10% damage bonus

-Mara reduces the cost of healing type spells by an additional 50%

• Actions that cause your Divine to reject you:

-pickpocket more than 5 items

• More than 5 items

• More than 5 horses

• Murder (Grelod the Kind does not count as murder)
• Accidental murder during combat is not a murder, reset murder count on console 'ModPCMiscStat Murder-1'

• Become a werewolf (even if you stay in human form)

• Become an undead

• Equip any Daedric armor/weapon (just equip them to restore your divine connection)

• Equip any Daedric Artifacts (simply equip them to restore your Divine connection)

• Training is handicap... the whole 'give trainers a ton of gold for 1 second of training' thing is ridiculous and immersion breaking!

• Non-cleric career skills are now only at 1% level...but priest career skills are at normal levels.

*This mod has 2 files... each file has different Cleric Class Skills. Only use one!

Mod Option #1: Cleric Skills Include: One-Handed/Two-Handed/Heavy Armor/Block/Recover

Mod Option #2: Cleric Class Skills Include: One-Handed/Two-Handed/Light Armor/Block/Recover

Future updates....let me know what you think of the following ideas in the comments section. If people show interest I will implement these ideas:

• When I have time, I'll add the evil/stupid quests to the priest's 'naughty list'...similar to what I did with the 'holy paladin', but simpler.

• I might add other Divines.....but it won't be simple. Arkay/Stendarr/Mara are easy as they are all recovery based. However, other gods are more complex when it comes to clerics' spellcasting. So, I could have Kynareth clerics cast only lightning spells....or julianos could lower the magic cost for all magic schools...or Talos could give his clerics some bonuses...or Akatosh could give his clerics a bonus to the 'Time Slows' cry...

• I could also make it so the clergy can only cast so many spells between temple prayers... but that would involve removing all magic potions/items, magic regeneration potions/items. Then, I basically only allow for quick (but short duration) regeneration when you pray at the shrine.

The result is that a cleric can only cast so many spells between rests/prays. This would help clerics get a huge casting cost reduction in their spell domain, but they would still only have so many spells for the duration of …