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Plain clerics get a very broad access to spheres (except minor elemental, and no nature related spheres), but are more restricted in what they can use.Īnd yes, 2hd weapons have roughly a character's length of extra range, so with very low weapon speeds you can beat anenemy up before they can get within range to retaliate, or attack them from behind another character, or through some objects. Mythos priests in 2nd edition have looser equipment restrictions, but give up some of their casting spheres for it (they only get the sphere's their god is proficient in). If I'm right, this book states that clerics of Talos often use spears, since it is the "favoured weapon of their deity". I do understand and approve of "weapon ethos" from an roleplaying perspective and support characters who will not give up some of their equipment/equip some items, but restricting a player made Warpriest (what I like to play my clerics as) to Blunt only is kind of too much. Shield? No! Bracers and cloak? Oh yes! Crossbow? Nope.
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Remember - Wizard is not allowed to use a Spear! But he can use a -stick-! Mail? No. Gods even have favoured weapons which you can gain bonus to by picking certain Domains, which are restricted by the deity you worship. In 3.5e gods in Forgotten Realms are suddenly fine with you using all sorts of weapons, the only thing what you need is the training for one to be able to use it to any effect. Now, the game had equipment cards, from chainmail to shields and swords, and 95% of items said "Wizard can't use -item's name-", which has started it as a joke among us RPG players who have ever seen Hero Quest. Hero Quest it was called, and there were four characters to pick from, one of them being a Wizard.
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This is the thing what I dislike most about BG-series (AD&D rules), it actually reminds me of this boardgame what my bro made me play as a kiddo.