Only if that's something that you and your party are interested in.
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Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest.
Just to flesh out the other responses about checking with your table. I’d ask the other players and DM about it. While you don’t want to give other people veto power over your character, you also don’t want to hog the spotlight too, too much.
That said, if you’re talking about a quick 1 or 2 sentence prayer, and it will be fun for you, I’d say go for it. It’s more, if you’re thinking about reciting some kind of litany that’s going to go on for a while where you should check in. Or maybe you just do it the first time, and let people know that’s what you’re saying when you say the prayer, and don’t actually say the whole thing every time.
My suggestion would be to remember the infinite variety of clerics and faiths and what they each consider to be a "prayer". Not every cleric is the generic early Renaissance Eurocentric knight in shining armor spouting off King James style prayers with lots of "thee" and "thou" and "smiteth".
A war cleric's prayer may sound like a soldier calling in an air strike - simple, direct, mission-oriented. "We're pinned down, Sir! We need some healing, NOW!"
A death cleric's prayer may sound morbid but with a touch of humor. "Death is inevitable for us all, but by Your grace I would prefer to be the last to go."
A tempest cleric may have a much more contentious relationship with their deity. "You better get us through this fight, because if I die today I'm gonna get to the Afterlife and RIP YOU A NEW ONE!"
Have fun with it. You don't even need words to recite a prayer. Maybe your cleric just hums a tune under their breath to pray. Maybe they whistle. A trickery cleric may incorporate slapstick gags. One of the great things about playing a cleric is that you don't just get to create a character, you get to create an entire belief structure.
My Cleric is close levelling up to three, I want to take prayer of healing. Should I have a prayer written out and ready for the first time I use it?
Whether this sort of role-playing is expected is really a matter for your particular group to decide. It's not part of the rules.
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Only if that's something that you and your party are interested in.
Any time an unfathomably powerful entity sweeps in and offers godlike rewards in return for just a few teensy favors, it’s a scam. Unless it’s me. I’d never lie to you, reader dearest.
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Just to flesh out the other responses about checking with your table.
I’d ask the other players and DM about it. While you don’t want to give other people veto power over your character, you also don’t want to hog the spotlight too, too much.
That said, if you’re talking about a quick 1 or 2 sentence prayer, and it will be fun for you, I’d say go for it. It’s more, if you’re thinking about reciting some kind of litany that’s going to go on for a while where you should check in.
Or maybe you just do it the first time, and let people know that’s what you’re saying when you say the prayer, and don’t actually say the whole thing every time.
My suggestion would be to remember the infinite variety of clerics and faiths and what they each consider to be a "prayer". Not every cleric is the generic early Renaissance Eurocentric knight in shining armor spouting off King James style prayers with lots of "thee" and "thou" and "smiteth".
A war cleric's prayer may sound like a soldier calling in an air strike - simple, direct, mission-oriented. "We're pinned down, Sir! We need some healing, NOW!"
A death cleric's prayer may sound morbid but with a touch of humor. "Death is inevitable for us all, but by Your grace I would prefer to be the last to go."
A tempest cleric may have a much more contentious relationship with their deity. "You better get us through this fight, because if I die today I'm gonna get to the Afterlife and RIP YOU A NEW ONE!"
Have fun with it. You don't even need words to recite a prayer. Maybe your cleric just hums a tune under their breath to pray. Maybe they whistle. A trickery cleric may incorporate slapstick gags. One of the great things about playing a cleric is that you don't just get to create a character, you get to create an entire belief structure.
Anzio Faro. Protector Aasimar light cleric. Lvl 18.
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Wrangler of cats.