Cleric

Clerics are the most defensively orientated of all the classes. Most of their spells focus on healing or defending the faithful, with their few combat spells being far less powerful than those of mages. However, clerics are the best class by far at healing magics, and they possess an impressive array of protective magics, as well as fair combat prowess.

All clerics begin with skill in the mace. Other weapon or shield skills must be purchased, many at a very dear cost. The default skill selection for clerics is as follows:

Armor

Clerics can wear cloth and leather armor, and can use shields. Studded leather is too heavy, and they "can't even figure out where to wear" chain.

Races

These races can become clerics. The experience column is how much experience a cleric of that race needs per level compared to normal (100%); higher means slower leveling.

Cannot be clerics: Gully Dwarves and Pixies. Remort and special races (Dragons, Angels, Demons, Balanx, Draconians and Giants) have their own classes and cannot choose cleric.

Skills & Spells

Free at Creation

Every cleric starts with these, at no creation point cost.

Cleric Default Package (40 creation points)

Taking the default package at creation gives you all of the following:

Spell groups: Attack, Creation, Curative, Benedictions, Detection, Healing, Maladictions, Protective, Transportation, Weather (see Spell Groups below)

Skills

Skills a cleric can learn individually. Cost is in creation points at creation; after creation, skills are gained from your guildmaster for twice that many trains.

Skill Groups

Weaponsmaster (40 cp): Axe, Dagger, Flail, Mace, Polearm, Spear, Staff, Sword, Whip

Spell Groups

Clerics cannot buy spells one at a time; spells come in groups. Each group lists the level at which a cleric can cast each spell.

Racial Skills

Only clerics of the listed race receive these.

Reclassing

A cleric may reclass once, starting at level 10 (level 51 gives the most benefit). Clan reclasses require level 51 and are granted by a clan leader. See help reclass in the game for full details.

Cleric Reclasses

These are open only to clerics:

Crusader

Great holy fighters, normally mounted, and fanatics of their religion.
Race: All except Leonines · Any alignment · Any clan · Armor: up to chain

Druid

Worshippers of nature, powerful magic users.
Race: Humans and Elves · Any alignment · Any clan · Armor: up to leather

Shaman

Barbaric witch doctors, with powerful and frightening spells.
Race: Human, Ogre, Goblin, Dark Dwarf, Wild Elf · Any alignment · Any clan · Armor: up to leather

Priest

Priests of the Gods, holy and faithful; rank is earned through role playing.
Race: All except Bugbears and specialty races · Chaos is excluded · Armor: cloth only

Shukenja

Ancestor-spirit priests of Shokono, combining healing magic with single and dual wielding weapon forms.
Race: Any · Any alignment · Any clan · Armor: up to chain

Cleric Clan Reclasses

Clan reclasses open only to clerics:

Runesmith (Wargar)

Dwarven Runesmiths, who channel runic magic through their runestaffs.
Level 51 · Race: Hill or Mountain Dwarves · Follower of Cliath · Wargar only · Armor: cloth only

Clan & Special Reclasses

These are open to any class, including clerics, if the other requirements are met:

Paladin (Knighthood)

Great Knights of the Gods of Good.
Level 51 · Race: Humans only · Lawful Good only · Knighthood only · Armor: all, including plate

Shadow Knight (Shadow)

Honorable Evil Knights of Necrucifer.
Level 51 · Race: Humans only · Follower of Drakkara only · Shadow only · Armor: all, including plate

Battlerager (Wargar)

Dwarven Berserkers, one of the most deadly classes.
Level 51 · Race: Hill and Mountain Dwarves · Wargar only · Armor: all, including plate

Bladesinger (Shalonesti)

Elves who have learned the art of bladesinging.
Level 51 · Race: Elves of any subrace · Shalonesti only · Armor: up to chain

Eldritch (Shalonesti)

Physically weak, but strong elvish magic.
Level 51 · Race: Elves only · Any alignment · Follower of Zandreya · Shalonesti only · Armor: cloth only

Dragon Slayer (Slayers)

Warrior-like fighter with specialized skills for slaying Dragons.
Level 51 · Race: Any · Slayers only · Armor: all, including plate

Monk (Manatonics)

Manatonics who dedicate their life to their art.
Manatonics only, after a successful quest · Race: All except Giant Ogre, Kender, Goblin, Hobgoblin, Bugbear, Pixie, Gully Dwarf · Any clan · Armor: cloth only

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