Editing Trinity:Priest (section)

==Class Features==
All of the following are class features of the priest core class.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' The mediator is proficient with simple weapons and light armor, but not shields.

'''Utterances (Di):''' The priest uses the power of words, the manifestation of the Divine. When he speaks words in the tongue of creation, he may reshape the world to his liking.

Utterances are incredibly powerful, in that there is no restriction on how often a priest may use one. A priest who can continue to make Prayer checks (see below) can continue to use utterances.

Utterances are divided into three categories, called ''Lexicons''. For sake of brevity, these are referred to as the ''Soul Lexicon'', the ''Tool Lexicon'', and the ''Map Lexicon''. Some organizations may know these Lexicons by different names.

A priest has access to a certain number of utterances of appropriate level from the appropriate Lexicons, as per the table above; he has no need to prepare these utterances, and he does not need to pray daily to maintain them (though he may need to continually show his faith in his patron Saint or Lucavi by performing acts the individual "deity" favors).

'''Prayer:''' To use utterances, the priest must focus and speak carefully. The universe is difficult to command, and the tongue of creation is incredibly exacting.

In addition, the universe is resilient to such demands upon it - each time the priest uses a particular utterance, it becomes harder to use. Over time, the universe's resilience washes away, but attempting to call upon the same utterance multiple times in rapid succession is incredibly taxing.

To use an utterance, the priest must make a special Prayer check, which is a d20 + his priest level + his Wisdom modifier. Compare the result to the following table.

 '''PRAYER CHECKS'''
 
 '''Type of'''
 '''Utterance	DC Formula'''
 Soul		9 + (CR or HD) + utterance level
 Tool		20 + (2 x utterance level)
 Map		18 + (utterance level ^ 2)

Should the prayer check equal or exceed the DC, the priest successfully manipulates reality with his utterance. If he fails, nothing happens.

In addition, with each successful use of an utterance, the DC to use that utterance increases by 2 until the next day.

It is also possible for a priest to improve his ability to use utterances in regard to a single creature. By spending time learning a creature's truename - that is, the name it is known by from the view of the universe - he can improve his ability to affect it with utterances.

You can learn a creature's personal truename by making a Knowledge check of the appropriate type, against DC 15 + (2 x [CR or HD]). Researching a truename is not easy, however; you must make a number of successful Knowledge checks against the given DC equal to one-half the creature's HD, rounded down, to a minimum of 1.

The following table also has conditions that further modify the Knowledge check.

 '''PERSONAL TRUENAME RESEARCH'''
 
 '''Condition				Modifier'''
 You know the subject's ancestors
    Parents				+1
    Grandparents				+2
    Great-grandparents or beyond		+4
 You have met the subject		+1
 You have spent more than a month in
  close proximity to the subject		+2
 You are related to the subject, or are
  the subject				+4
 You know the subject's creature type	+1
 Subject is considered obscure		-4

If the checks are all successful, the priest has learned the personal truename of the creature in question. Henceforth, the priest may opt to increase the Prayer check DC of utterances used against that target by +2; if he does so, he increases the utterance's saving throw DC by +2, and gains a +2 bonus on any "caster" level checks to overcome DI.

'''Domain:''' At 1st level, the priest may choose to align himself with a Saint or Lucavi. The priest does not have to do so, but attempting to tap into the power of the Divine without the intercession of a Saint or Lucavi can be incredibly dangerous, and his abilities will not be nearly as diverse as those of the faithful.

Should the priest decide to align himself with a Saint or Lucavi, he gains several benefits. He gains access to a new class skill, depending on the being he aligns himself with; he also gains an additional weapon proficiency. He also gains access to two of three possible granted powers, which he must choose at 1st level, and cannot change.

In addition to these benefits, the priest also adds all of the utterances on the deity's domain list to his utterances known, provided they are of the appropriate level and from the appropriate Lexicon. Whenever the priest gains access to a new utterance level, or a new Lexicon, he automatically adds all available utterances of that level and Lexicon to his utterances known list.

Below is a listing of the available domains.

 '''SAINT			LUCAVI'''
 [[Trinity:Priest_Domains#Tracy_Vannieu|Tracy Vannieu]]		[[Trinity:Priest_Domains#Ajora|Ajora]]
 [[Trinity:Priest_Domains#Konoe_Ishikaru|Konoe Ishikaru]]		Zalera
 Arcostes Germonik	Adrammalech
 Samahtar		Velius
 Saiwin Aiwe		[[Trinity:Priest_Domains#Teniel|Teniel]]
 Luna Lorne		Hashmalum
 [[Trinity:Priest_Domains#Sardon|Sardon]]			Elidibs
 Fortang Diaclo		Kali
 Calixte			Falriox
 			Crusader
 			Yothoth
 			[[Trinity:Priest_Domains#Sko-Veyux|Sko'Veyux]]