stephen parlin @smparlin@TheEdVerse
Is it more common for the official leader of a temple(cleric) to be the most powerful spell caster in the temple or is it more common to see a lower level cleric in charge of 1 or more higher level spell casting cleric in the temple hierarchy?— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 2, 2020
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It’s most common for the most powerful cleric in a temple to head the temple, yes, but not always; matters vary over time due to customs within faiths, and due to real-world events (more powerful individual is sent on a…2)
…special mission, and ends up using a temple as a home or base that continues to be run by a lower-level cleric, or high priest trains a successor who is of lower class-level/spellcasting ability than the temple ‘enforcer’ or…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 2, 2020
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…‘guardian’ cleric).
Many faiths separate ‘worldly’ or adventuring clerics from ‘holy’ or administrative clergy in various subtle ways, and sometimes these translate into “less powerful devotees who are better administrators… 4)
…are put in charge.”
In other words, order such things as best fit your campaign/story needs; I’m describing a tendency rather than a hard-and-fast rule.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) August 2, 2020