Recent content by Dkenos

Yes, I am talking about the difference between priests and clerics as they would operate in a fantasy world. Yes, most of my experience from them is from games so I have very little understanding than when someone in a story says "I am a priest" or "I am a cleric". To that end, I want to know...

My initial concept between the two was that a Cleric was a priest that, when in combat, preferred to fight the enemy up close wearing heavier armor than a priest would. Naturally, their magics would also be a balance between offense and healing as to keep themselves and their allies alive...

Sounds like a good way to consider demonic possesion. Just think of it more like Frodo from the end of the LotR books. Granted, he wasn't possessed by the one ring, but it sure influenced him enough that he was visibly messed up for the rest of his life. Something like that with possession...

Creating a new race is always hard. making the names and coming up with the appearance, and most importantly, their culture. in every fantasy book or game (at least the good ones), different races make up different cultures of the world, inspiring a bit of who they are from real life. Some...

This is actually pretty interesting topic. I had not thought much about my own worlds magic outside of the simplistic use of the 7 elements and how the casters can use them and who can use them. The concept of having spells powered by emotions as well as knowledge is also intriguing, if not...