• Kichae@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    I mean, they are religious defenders. Knights Templar and all that. That’s the core concept and fantasy they’re aiming for.

    Guardian Sorcerer or Guardian Oracle or something probably fits other concepts better.

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      5 months ago

      They don’t need to be that though. Honestly for all of 5e’s flaws, I think one thing it does far better is that there is a clear distinction between Clerics and Paladins. Clerics get their power from religion, Paladins get their power from swearing an oath. Religion doesn’t need to be a part of it at all.

      Like, if you told me there was a class called “champion” in Pathfinder and I knew nothing else about that class, I would assume it’s the champion of a cause, not of a religion.