Adventures in Arcadayn
Bloodletter Clerics
By Tim Emrick

Priests of the Bloodletter Cults.

Prerequisites: ST 12+, Combat Reflexes, Military Rank 1+, Leadership, Strategy-9, Survival (any one), Tactics-9, one combat/weapon skill (at the higher of 12 or DX+1), plus any others required by the military unit to which the cleric belongs.

War-priests have Clerical Rank [5/level] equal to their default Status level (one-third of Military Rank; see p. B22); thus maximum Clerical Rank is 3 (at Military Rank 8). They gain Power Investiture 1 [10], which can never be increased, plus Blessed (Heroic Feats: choose ST, DX or HT when Invested) [10], and have one holy day (The Festival of Berserkers, 18 Heatblight) [1].

These clerics are Berserk [-15], and all have a Duty (to their military unit, always hazardous) of at least 12- [-10], or 15- [-15] at Clerical Rank 3+. Add -5 to Duty if Extremely Hazardous.

Spell List:

From GURPS Religion: Consecrate*, Desecrate, Oath, Summon Allied Entity. * Consecrate is usually the first spell learned; many clerics create Sacred Vessels (pp. R105-106). (Excommunicate and Final Rest are not used.)

From GURPS Magic: All Body Control spells except Alter Body, Alter Visage or Sickness); Sense Emotion, Sense Foes; Berserker, Bravery, Fear, Loyalty, Panic, Terror; Haste, Quick March; Iron Arm, Missile Shield, Reverse Missiles, Sense Danger, Shield. Clerics in cavalry units may also learn the following spells: Beast Soother, Mammal Control, Master, Rider.

Spells from GURPS Grimoire: All Body Control spells (except Alter Voice, Corpulence, Gauntness, Haircut, Hunger, Strike Barren, Thirst, Weaken Blood); Vexation; Burden, Long March; Bladeturning, Block, Sense Observation, Turn Blade. Cavalry may also learn Beast-Rouser.

Most cults also allow Shapeshifting (one animal form only): Corsairia: shark, Desert Men: horse, Haldinibar: eagle, Krithian Empire: (none), Lis: boar, Riversmidst: wolf, Visala: bear.

Horse Tribe Duz: Use the description given here, except that Duz do not have Military Rank, and only gain one level of Clerical Rank.

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