Priest skills and conditions

A deity is a godly figure who has command over divine magic. This is a very powerful form of magic. Divine magic works by adjusting the physical laws of the world around people and objects. To power their magic, deities need to collect divine charge from the world. For this purpose, deities need to have mortals representing them on the world, fighting for their cause. These are the priests and the crusaders of this domain.

Divine Charge

The energy source of all divine magic are divine charges (DC). There are several ways to get DC. If you have a Devoted condition, the easiest way is by gathering worshippers and getting them to pray during a divine ceremony, to an emblem or at a shrine. During such ceremonies divine charges are released most of which are send to your deity, you can use the rest to cast blessings or power the ceremony itself. How much you keep depends on your devotion. Another way to get divine charge is through certain ceremonies.

Priest skills

The ceremony master skill gives you access to most priest ceremonies (not the blessing ceremony) and gives you a discount on such ceremonies.

The priest skill gives you access to a large list of ceremonies that can be performed by purchasing the needed components. The most important one of these ceremonies is the "blessing" ceremony which gives you access to blessings to empower yourself and your flock. It is highly recommend to take the Devoted condition when you become a priest because worshippers will be your primary source of DC.

The preacher skill can be used to empower the mental and emotional resolve of your flock.

The pilgrim skill can be used to fill up emblems with the energy of the local people during your travels.

The Missionary skill can be used to increase the level of your "devoted" condition by spending resources.

Devotion

The Devoted condition represents your character's relationship with the deity he or she serves. The higher the level, the better this deity appreciates you and the more power he lets you keep for yourself after a divine ceremony. There are six levels of devotion. Only the first two are available for new characters. To increase your devotion, you should collect devotion counter for your Devoted condition. The more you and your allies accomplish things your deity appreciates, the more counters you'll collect and the higher your Devotion will become. Devotion counters will be given to you by the game master when you enter downtime.

Saints

The highest rank of deity devotion is Saint. They are given access to a great deal of power by their deity. It is very difficult to become a saint. Characters can only become saint if they choose the Purity condition at character creation(!). This has no other advantage then that it opens the potential to become a saint.