Whats special about clerics then, and what is the reason to be a cleric instead of wizard?
Are clerics basically inferior at everything version of wizard?— Viktor Gray (@VikGray) May 18, 2021
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Clerics are devout followers of a deity who dedicate their lives to furthering that deity’s aims and desires in the world, and who are given a special status and powers (including divine spells, not to mention in some cases… 2)
…being directly rescued by the deity or a servitor of the deity) as a result of their dedication. That’s the reason to be a cleric.
Wizards must have the Gift (innate ability to master the Art = arcane magic) in order to work…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 19, 2021
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…any magic at all (as opposed to just being a sage of magic). A cleric might have the Gift, too, but choose to worship and serve instead. One’s not inferior to the other, and neither is a “version” of the other.
As I ponder… 4)
…your question, I’m guessing (may be wrong) that you’re thinking in D&D game terms of cleric vs. wizard. Sorry, but I very seldom do that (except when designing official products, and so, wearing my game designer hat); …#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 19, 2021
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…otherwise, I’m thinking of the Realms as a world (remember, I created it as a setting before the game came along).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 19, 2021
Nah, not vs, mostly to know what is _special_ about the class. You definitely know as an author how much space occupied by wizarding characters in your books and the importance of Mystra’s chosen.
And how messy everything including the plot is when it comes to something clerical Ah. So what's special about the cleric class is the chance to have a direct connection with (and personal advice and guidance from, or even to be personally favoured by) a deity, and so have a gameplan for one's life, and standing in the community.
And you can heal.;}#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 19, 2021
So is it just Mystra who tends to rescue and favor non-clerics? Surprised she doesn’t have a Mystic Theurge chosen (one who does both arcane/divine magic) but they are all wizardsNo, there are several Chosen who aren't wizards. And if you look over time, at past Chosen, "several" becomes "quite a few."#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 20, 2021