So as not to complain without putting forward a solution, here’s what I am trying with the Cleric:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Y8inBZjeZueHRtLWI3cUtMSjQ
I wanted an “adventure” Cleric rather than a “town” Cleric, so this guy’s abilities are focused on assisting and converting his fellow Freebooters (inspired by the Keep Company move, which is super fucking cool) rather than the population at large. He also “declares” enemies of his deity, which gives him power, but at the potential cost of it being seen as an abuse of authority by the deity itself. I also tried to adjust the difficulty and rarity of Favor, since it seemed less common and less useful than any other class’ “points.”
I’m a little concerned that Lay On Hands might be a little too powerful, and should perhaps have a greater cost, but in general I feel pretty good about the differences. I also really like the super-flexible Invoke move from the current version, but I just felt like there wasn’t much else that a Cleric could or would do (besides scrounge for Favor to make the move less likely to go horribly, horribly wrong).
Any thoughts?
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Y8inBZjeZueHRtLWI3cUtMSjQ
Hmm, this looks cool. Have you played it or had a player play it yet Chris Rogers? (Cool first name btw 🙂 )
Chris Shorb I’ve got a group of newbies getting together in a couple of weeks to kick off what I hope is a long-running game, so I’ll have a chance to try it soon. I really love the Fighter, Thief, and Magic-User, but I kept coming back to the Cleric unhappy. It just didn’t seem like it would grab anyone and say “you’ve got to try this,” but I really wanted to include it. The Fighter/rogue/wizard split is a classic, but I wanted some way the players to explore the religious stuff in D&D-style fantasy, since only a couple have any experience with RPGs. I definitely plan on following up once I see this in play.