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I like the idea of it. I'm not playing a system with Save vs. Spell, so I'm not sure how I'd handle that roll (presumably a Will save in Pathfinder1e), but I might consider using it in my campaign. Half the party have been members of the same faith, and they even attended a temple service recently.
I might limit bless duration somehow, as 50 gp is the same cost as a potion of bless and it only lasts 1 minute, so 50xp plus bless is very good.
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@munroe @gmkeros.wordpress.com yeah, but if you attend a service I don't think you immediately go into battle, except during a siege or so. I wanted the chance for them to get a noticeable bonus during the next fight. (And a smaller chance to create a plot hook)
The actual mechanic is not that important, I just didn't want them to automatically get it. I guess a will save would in fact be appropriate.
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Yeah, I like the 5% chance quest hook aspect. I'm just trying to make sure the blessing is weighed against a 50gp bless potion.
What I might consider rather than constant bless is something like a mark-of-blessing, that lasts until the next rest and can be activated "in your hour of need" as a free action.
It all really comes down to the DC of the save whether it's better than a bless potion since the blessing isn't assured.
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I like the idea of it. I'm not playing a system with Save vs. Spell, so I'm not sure how I'd handle that roll (presumably a Will save in Pathfinder1e), but I might consider using it in my campaign. Half the party have been members of the same faith, and they even attended a temple service recently.
I might limit bless duration somehow, as 50 gp is the same cost as a potion of bless and it only lasts 1 minute, so 50xp plus bless is very good.
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@munroe @gmkeros.wordpress.com yeah, but if you attend a service I don't think you immediately go into battle, except during a siege or so. I wanted the chance for them to get a noticeable bonus during the next fight. (And a smaller chance to create a plot hook)
The actual mechanic is not that important, I just didn't want them to automatically get it. I guess a will save would in fact be appropriate.
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@kyonshi @gmkeros.wordpress.com
Yeah, I like the 5% chance quest hook aspect. I'm just trying to make sure the blessing is weighed against a 50gp bless potion.
What I might consider rather than constant bless is something like a mark-of-blessing, that lasts until the next rest and can be activated "in your hour of need" as a free action.
It all really comes down to the DC of the save whether it's better than a bless potion since the blessing isn't assured.
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