You have spent your life in the service of a temple to a specific god or pantheon of gods. However, you realized that the faith you followed and rites you performed were deeply misguided, and not in keeping with the true will of divinity. You've made it your life's mission to overcome the vices of your previous religion.
- Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, 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.
As a Heretical Reformer, you are disdained by the religious establishment and seen as a destabilizing charlatan who only brings chaos. However, you've quickly developed a small following of devotees who are drawn to the vision of a better world you present. These devotees will sacrifice a great deal to protect you, often at the expense of their own safety and well being.
Secular political authorities too are weary of your influence and how it might upset the current balance of forces, but might strategically ally with you if they feel that a particular religious tradition is becoming an encumbrance.
Suggested Characteristics
Heretical reformers are shaped by their experience in temples or other religious communities, and ecstatic visions of religion rightly understood. They are deeply suspicious of clerical authority and are typically unwilling to compromise their vision.
| d5 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I idolize a particular hero of my faith, and constantly refer to that person’s deeds and example. |
| 2 | I see omens in every event and action. The gods try to speak to us, we just need to listen. |
| 3 | Nothing can shake my optimistic attitude. |
| 4 | I quote (or misquote) sacred texts and proverbs in almost every situation. |
| 5 | I am tolerant (or intolerant) of other faiths and respect (or condemn) the worship of other gods. |
| d3 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Charity. I always try to help those in need, no matter what the personal cost. (Good) |
| 2 | Change. We must help bring about the changes the gods are constantly working in the world. (Chaotic) |
| 3 | Faith. I trust that my deity will guide my actions. I have faith that if I work hard, things will go well. (Lawful) |
| d1 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | Everything I do is for the common people. |
| d3 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | My piety sometimes leads me to blindly trust those that profess faith in my god. |
| 2 | I am inflexible in my thinking. |
| 3 | Once I pick a goal, I become obsessed with it to the detriment of everything else in my life. |
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