This is inspired by a campaign I witnessed a while back. To clarify, the "cleric" had no Cleric abilities at all - no prayer and no divine stuff. It was all 100% Rogue rules but also not a charlatan. The character was an ordained cleric of a god. The DM considered that Homebrew. (DMs get the final word, but I'm curious about your individual opinion regardless.)
In addition, do you have a line that you won't allow a player to cross from roleplay before considering it homebrew?
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He was a job cleric, not a class cleric. Probably had the Acolyte background, or should have if he didn't. That DM doesn't understand what the word "homebrew" is, the guy just used his backstory in an interesting way for his character. There were no changing on the class functions or abilities, so nothing was "homebrewed".
Roleplay does not make something homebrew. Changing the actual current rules of the game makes something homebrew.
Yeah. This guy was a 'cleric' in the sense that he was an ordained priest by the mortal-run church of a god, not a champion/chosen of the god itself. The way Father Joseph down the road in the First Neighborhood Church is a 'cleric'. That's perfectly fine, and an interesting route for a rogue to take. Not homebrew in the slightest if no rules were altered, he's simply a rogue with an unusual background for the class.
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This is inspired by a campaign I witnessed a while back. To clarify, the "cleric" had no Cleric abilities at all - no prayer and no divine stuff. It was all 100% Rogue rules but also not a charlatan. The character was an ordained cleric of a god. The DM considered that Homebrew. (DMs get the final word, but I'm curious about your individual opinion regardless.)
In addition, do you have a line that you won't allow a player to cross from roleplay before considering it homebrew?
Human. Male. Possibly. Don't be a divider.
My characters' backgrounds are written like instruction manuals rather than stories. My opinion and preferences don't mean you're wrong.
I am 99.7603% convinced that the digital dice are messing with me. I roll high when nobody's looking and low when anyone else can see.🎲
“It's a bit early to be thinking about an epitaph. No?” will be my epitaph.
He was a job cleric, not a class cleric. Probably had the Acolyte background, or should have if he didn't. That DM doesn't understand what the word "homebrew" is, the guy just used his backstory in an interesting way for his character. There were no changing on the class functions or abilities, so nothing was "homebrewed".
Roleplay does not make something homebrew. Changing the actual current rules of the game makes something homebrew.
Yeah. This guy was a 'cleric' in the sense that he was an ordained priest by the mortal-run church of a god, not a champion/chosen of the god itself. The way Father Joseph down the road in the First Neighborhood Church is a 'cleric'. That's perfectly fine, and an interesting route for a rogue to take. Not homebrew in the slightest if no rules were altered, he's simply a rogue with an unusual background for the class.
Please do not contact or message me.