Hrobar
2017-09-06, 07:16 AM
I've been having a blast with the Curse of Strahd campaign (No spoilers please :smallbiggrin:), but I'm having trouble RPing my character properly. It's my first time playing a cleric, or even a caster class at all and I'd be happy to receive some advice! Sorry in advance for the wall of text but..
bear with me.
Backstory
I'm playing a LN Living Construct Cleric of Kelemvor, of the Grave Dominion. He was the undertaker for a small village. He doesn't recall anything other than digging graves. As far as he knows he's always been there doing his job and nothing else. During the decades he spent there he gradually gained self-awareness and an interest in sacred rituals. That until Kelemvor appeared to him and "kindly asked him" to help remove the Curse.
He later join the current party, but he don't share with them all his motivations or what Kelemvor revealed him about the nature of the Curse, since he still doesn't trust them enough/doesn't want to involve people that aren't strong enough to help (I've yet to decide).
About General Character Interpretation Tips
Until now, I couldn't keep a coherent take on my character. I started a bit cynical and resigned about my duties, then shifted on a more serious and dedicated façade (even taking offense when our bard desecrated bodies and tombs for loot).
I figured I'd be dedicated but still doubtful about my mission and belief since I can't yet see a role and a meaning in my existence and awareness. My "goal" is to actually...find one and i figured I'd desperately try to fulfill the mission, even ignoring my doubts, in the hope it helps me find a purpose. Yet i can't find a way to convey this effectively with my words and actions, i'm still kinda clumsy in that ahah.
Considering I'm not very experienced at the game and still a bit shy, playing the serious and mostly silent guy is helping a bit, but i feel like i should give the guy more personality and perks. I should feel more like a person...an organic rock/metal person.
About Civilian Victims and Pity in General
I heal my allies because "their time has not come yet" and Kelemvor needs them still on this plane. However I've asked myself i should i act when someone other than my party is in mortal danger.
I'm LN, so i wouldn't necessarily throw myself in without a second thought. I figured since I buried thousands of innocents of all ages over an unspecified number of years, I'd grow rather desensitized over their fate.
I'd say something on this lines: "Death comes for everybody indiscriminately. If this child fate is to die and i save him today from wolves, he'd later die anyway from hunger, disease or by hand of something else. I can't stop Kelemvor's will."
Yet i don't know if i'd be misinterpreting my faith or simply be horribly out of character/alignment.
On Rituals and Continuous Enemy Burials
Until now i always insisted to bury the enemies we killed, since Kelemvor is not that happy when undead crawl happily around the plane, but it's kinda getting repetitive. I'm consistently bringing it up, and i can feel is gotten old yet i can't avoid that without acting out of character. On the subject, i rarely know what to say or do when i perform a ritual, and there is not much online in terms of Kelemvor's prayers or choirs. Should i write stuff myself or just adapt what i find?
Thanks for the patience, I'd like any advice you can give me! :smallsmile:
bear with me.
Backstory
I'm playing a LN Living Construct Cleric of Kelemvor, of the Grave Dominion. He was the undertaker for a small village. He doesn't recall anything other than digging graves. As far as he knows he's always been there doing his job and nothing else. During the decades he spent there he gradually gained self-awareness and an interest in sacred rituals. That until Kelemvor appeared to him and "kindly asked him" to help remove the Curse.
He later join the current party, but he don't share with them all his motivations or what Kelemvor revealed him about the nature of the Curse, since he still doesn't trust them enough/doesn't want to involve people that aren't strong enough to help (I've yet to decide).
About General Character Interpretation Tips
Until now, I couldn't keep a coherent take on my character. I started a bit cynical and resigned about my duties, then shifted on a more serious and dedicated façade (even taking offense when our bard desecrated bodies and tombs for loot).
I figured I'd be dedicated but still doubtful about my mission and belief since I can't yet see a role and a meaning in my existence and awareness. My "goal" is to actually...find one and i figured I'd desperately try to fulfill the mission, even ignoring my doubts, in the hope it helps me find a purpose. Yet i can't find a way to convey this effectively with my words and actions, i'm still kinda clumsy in that ahah.
Considering I'm not very experienced at the game and still a bit shy, playing the serious and mostly silent guy is helping a bit, but i feel like i should give the guy more personality and perks. I should feel more like a person...an organic rock/metal person.
About Civilian Victims and Pity in General
I heal my allies because "their time has not come yet" and Kelemvor needs them still on this plane. However I've asked myself i should i act when someone other than my party is in mortal danger.
I'm LN, so i wouldn't necessarily throw myself in without a second thought. I figured since I buried thousands of innocents of all ages over an unspecified number of years, I'd grow rather desensitized over their fate.
I'd say something on this lines: "Death comes for everybody indiscriminately. If this child fate is to die and i save him today from wolves, he'd later die anyway from hunger, disease or by hand of something else. I can't stop Kelemvor's will."
Yet i don't know if i'd be misinterpreting my faith or simply be horribly out of character/alignment.
On Rituals and Continuous Enemy Burials
Until now i always insisted to bury the enemies we killed, since Kelemvor is not that happy when undead crawl happily around the plane, but it's kinda getting repetitive. I'm consistently bringing it up, and i can feel is gotten old yet i can't avoid that without acting out of character. On the subject, i rarely know what to say or do when i perform a ritual, and there is not much online in terms of Kelemvor's prayers or choirs. Should i write stuff myself or just adapt what i find?
Thanks for the patience, I'd like any advice you can give me! :smallsmile: