System	
  Reference	
   Document	
  5.1 	
   61	
  
	
   Choose	
  a	
  god,	
  a	
  pantheon	
  of	
  g ods,	
  or	
  some	
  other	
  
quasi-­‐‑divine	
  being	
  from	
  among	
  those	
  listed	
  in	
  
"Fantasy-­‐‑Historical	
  Pantheons"	
  or	
  those	
  specified	
  by	
  
your	
  GM,	
  and	
  work	
  with	
  your	
  GM	
  to	
  detail	
  the	
  nature	
  
of	
  your	
  religious	
  service.	
  Were	
  you	
  a	
  lesser	
  
functionary	
  in	
  a	
  temple,	
  raised	
  from	
  chil dhood	
  to	
  
assist	
  the	
  priests	
  in	
  the	
  sacred	
  rites?	
  Or	
  were	
  you	
  a	
  
high	
  priest	
  who	
  suddenly	
  experienced	
  a	
  call	
  to	
  serve	
  
your	
  god	
  in	
  a	
  different	
  way?	
  Perhaps	
  you	
  were	
  the	
  
leader	
  of	
  a	
  small	
  cult	
  outside	
  of	
  any	
  established	
  
temple	
  structure,	
  or	
  even	
  an	
  occult	
  grou p	
  that	
  
served	
  a	
  fiendish	
  master	
  that	
  you	
  now	
  deny. 	
  
Skill	
  Proficiencies: 	
  Insight,	
  Religion 	
  
Languages:	
  Two	
  of	
  your	
  choice 	
  
Equipment:	
  A	
  holy	
  symbol	
  (a	
  gift	
  to	
  you	
  when	
  you	
  
entered	
  the	
  priesthood),	
  a	
  prayer	
  book	
  or	
  prayer	
  
wheel,	
  5	
  sticks	
  of	
  incense,	
  vestments, 	
  a	
  set	
  of	
  
common	
  clothes,	
  and	
  a	
  pouch	
  containing	
  15	
  gp 	
  
Feature: Shelter of the Faithful 
As	
  an	
  acolyte,	
  you	
  command	
  the	
  respect	
  of	
  those	
  
who	
  share	
  your	
  faith,	
  and	
  you	
  can	
  perform	
  the	
  
religious	
  ceremonies	
  of	
  your	
  deity.	
  You	
  and	
  your	
  
adventuring	
  companions	
  can	
  expect	
  to	
  receive	
  free	
  
healing	
  and	
  care	
  at	
  a	
  temple,	
  shrine,	
  or	
  other	
  
established	
  presence	
  of	
  your	
  faith,	
  though	
  you	
  must	
  
provide	
  any	
  material	
  components	
  needed	
  for	
  spells.	
  
Those	
  who	
  share	
  your	
  religion	
  will	
  support	
  you	
  (but	
  
only	
  you)	
  at	
  a	
  modest	
  lifesty le.	
  
	
   You	
  might	
  also	
  have	
  ties	
  to	
  a	
  specific	
  temple	
  
dedicated	
  to	
  your	
  chosen	
  deity	
  or	
  pantheon,	
  and	
  you	
  
have	
  a	
  residence	
  there.	
  This	
  could	
  be	
  the	
  temple	
  
where	
  you	
  used	
  to	
  serve,	
  if	
  you	
  remain	
  on	
  good	
  
terms	
  with	
  it,	
  or	
  a	
  temple	
  where	
  you	
  have	
  found	
  a	
  
new	
  home.	
  While	
  near	
  your	
  temple,	
  you	
  can	
  call	
  
upon	
  the	
  priests	
  for	
  assistance,	
  provided	
  the	
  
assistance	
  you	
  ask	
  for	
  is	
  not	
  hazardous	
  and	
  you	
  
remain	
  in	
  good	
  standing	
  with	
  your	
  temple. 	
  
Suggested Characteristics 
Acolytes	
  are	
  shaped	
  by	
  their	
  experience	
  in	
  temples	
  
or	
  other	
  religious	
  communities.	
  Their	
  study	
  of	
  the	
  
history	
  and	
  tenets	
  of	
  their	
  faith	
  and	
  their	
  
relationships	
  to	
  temples,	
  shrines,	
  or	
  hierarchies	
  
affect	
  their	
  mannerisms	
  and	
  ideals.	
  Their	
  flaws	
  
might	
  be	
  some	
  hidden	
  hypocrisy	
  or	
  heretical	
  idea,	
  or	
  
an	
  ideal	
  or	
  bond	
  taken	
  to	
  an	
  extreme.	
  
d8	
   Personality	
  Trait	
  
1	
   I	
  idolize	
  a	
  particular	
  hero	
  of	
  my	
  faith,	
  and	
  constantly	
  
refer	
  to	
  that	
  person’s	
  deeds	
  and	
  example. 	
  
2	
   I	
  can	
  find	
  common	
  ground	
  between	
  the	
  fiercest	
  
enemies,	
  empathizing	
  with	
  them	
  and	
  always	
  
working	
  toward	
  peace.	
  
3	
   I	
  see	
  omens	
  in	
  every	
  event	
  and	
  action.	
  The	
  gods	
  try	
  
to	
  speak	
  to	
  us,	
  we	
  just	
  need	
  to	
  listen 	
  
4	
   Nothing	
  can	
  shake	
  my	
  optimistic	
  attitude. 	
  
5	
   I	
  quote	
  (or	
  misquote)	
  sacred	
  texts	
  and	
  proverbs	
  in	
  
almost	
  every	
  situation. 	
  
6	
   I	
  am	
  tolerant	
  (or	
  intolerant) 	
  of	
  other	
  faiths	
  and	
  
respect	
  (or	
  condemn)	
  the	
  worship	
  of	
  other	
  gods. 	
  
7	
   I’ve	
  enjoyed	
  fine	
  food,	
  drink,	
  and	
  high	
  society	
  
among	
  my	
  temple’s	
  elite.	
  Rough	
  living	
  grates	
  on	
  me. 	
  
8	
   I’ve	
  spent	
  so	
  long	
  in	
  the	
  temple	
  that	
  I	
  have	
  little	
  
practical	
  experience	
  dealing	
   with	
  people	
  in	
  the	
  
outside	
  world.	
  
d6	
   Ideal	
  
1	
   Tradition.	
  The	
  ancient	
  traditions	
  of	
  worship	
  and	
  
sacrifice	
  must	
  be	
  preserved	
  and	
  upheld.	
  (Lawful) 	
  
2	
   Charity.	
  I	
  always	
  try	
  to	
  help	
  those	
  in	
  need,	
  no	
  matter	
  
what	
  the	
  personal	
  cost.	
  (Good) 	
  
3	
   Change.	
  We	
  must	
  help	
  bring	
  about	
  the	
  changes	
  the	
  
gods	
  are	
  constantly	
  working	
  in	
  the	
  world.	
  (Chaotic) 	
  
4	
   Power.	
  I	
  hope	
  to	
  one	
  day	
  rise	
  to	
  the	
  top	
  of	
  my	
  faith’s	
  
religious	
  hierarchy.	
  (Lawful) 	
  
5	
   Faith.	
  I	
  trust	
  that	
  my	
  deity	
  will	
  guide	
  my	
  actions.	
  I	
  
have	
  faith	
  that	
  if	
  I	
  work	
   hard,	
  things	
  will	
  go	
  well.	
  
(Lawful)	
  
6	
   Aspiration.	
  I	
  seek	
  to	
  prove	
  myself	
  worthy	
  of	
  my	
  
god’s	
  favor	
  by	
  matching	
  my	
  actions	
  against	
  his	
  or	
  
her	
  teachings.	
  (Any) 	
  
d6	
   Bond	
  
1	
   I	
  would	
  die	
  to	
  recover	
  an	
  ancient	
  relic	
  of	
  my	
  faith	
  
that	
  was	
  lost	
  long	
  ago. 	
  
2	
   I	
  will	
  someday	
  get	
  revenge	
  on	
  the	
  corrupt	
  temple	
  
hierarchy	
  who	
  branded	
  me	
  a	
  heretic. 	
  
3	
   I	
  owe	
  my	
  life	
  to	
  the	
  priest	
  who	
  took	
  me	
  in	
  when	
  my	
  
parents	
  died.	
  
4	
   Everything	
  I	
  do	
  is	
  for	
  the	
  common	
  people. 	
  
5	
   I	
  will	
  do	
  anything	
  to	
  protect	
  the	
  temple	
  where	
  I	
  
served.	
  
6	
   I	
  seek	
  to	
  preserve	
  a	
  sacred	
  text	
  that	
  my	
  enemies	
  
consider	
  heretical	
  and	
  seek	
  to	
  destroy. 	
  
d6	
   Flaw	
  
1	
   I	
  judge	
  others	
  harshly,	
  and	
  myself	
  even	
  more	
  
severely.	
  
2	
   I	
  put	
  too	
  much	
  trust	
  in	
  those	
  who	
  wield	
  power	
  
within	
  my	
  temple’s	
  hierarchy. 	
  
3	
   My	
  piety	
  sometimes 	
  leads	
  me	
  to	
  blindly	
  trust	
  those	
  
that	
  profess	
  faith	
  in	
  my	
  god. 	
  
4	
   I	
  am	
  inflexible	
  in	
  my	
  thinking. 	
  
5	
   I	
  am	
  suspicious	
  of	
  strangers	
  and	
  expect	
  the	
  worst	
  of	
  
them.	
  
6	
   Once	
  I	
  pick	
  a	
  goal,	
  I	
  become	
  obsessed	
  with	
  it	
  to	
  the	
  
detriment	
  of	
  everything	
  else	
  in	
  my	
  life. 	
  