Peasant Priest

Description

The Peasant Priest is the antithesis of the Nobleman Priest. He's a champion of the common man, and prefers serving the commoner to any association with nobles. He has taken a vow of poverty: he believes he should sacrifice his worldly goods to the glory of his deity.
Note that the Peasant Priest need not have been born a peasant; he could have been born a nobleman and later abandoned that lifestyle and the privileges of his class.
There are no ability-score requirements to be a Peasant Priest.
There are no special rules for abandonment of this kit.

Barred

Priests of the following gods, forces, and philosophies may not take this kit: Evil, Good, Prosperity.

Role

In the campaign, the Peasant Priest devotes himself to the needs of the common man. If he's part of an adventuring party, he won't support any plans which endanger or exploit the peasants or serfs, and will try to recommend plans which advantage them.
For example, if the party wants to use the locals to help lure the dragon out of its cave, so that the locals will be the first ones flamed and eaten, the priest will object. But if the locals are to be along as support troops, and have information and chances of success and survival at least equal to the player-characters', he won't have any such objection. He'll insist that treasures be shared with the locals of the area where the treasure was found. Assuming that the treasure is split into even shares among party members, he'll insist that the local peasant community receive two shares, for example.
In a greedy or tight-fisted party, the party might refuse his requests, which doesn't mean the priest has to attack them or steal from them... but this will inevitably result in the priest becoming disillusioned with the party.

Weapon Proficiencies

The player may choose his character's weapon proficiencies, subject to the limitations of the priest's actual priest-class. The DM may insist that the character start out the campaign only with proficiencies appropriate to a peasant, such as short sword, spear, bow, footman's weapons and the like; long swords (and bigger blades). horseman's weapons, exotic polearms, lances, tridents and the like are not. This should only be a restriction when the character is first created; afterwards, he can learn any weapon his priest-class allows him.

Non-weapon Proficiencies

Bonus Proficiencies

Agriculture or Fishing (player choice), Weather Sense or Animal Lore (player choice).

Recommended

Any of the General proficiencies.

Equipment

The Peasant Priest has restrictions on the way he spends his money. Other than weapons, with which he has no monetary limitation, he may own only one object worth as much as 15 gp, and other than that one object may own nothing worth more than 10 gp. He may never own more than 75 gp worth of (non-weapon) property at any one time. If he receives money or gifts which put him above that limit, he must give away money and possessions until once again he is within the 75 gp limitation.

Special Benefits

The Peasant Priest always has shelter when he's in his own community; his own people will shelter him even from the land's rightful authorities. Among peasants of other communities, he cannot count on this benefit, but he receives a +2 reaction adjustment from all peasants.

Special Hindrances

The Peasant Priest's great limitation is described above under "Equipment".

Wealth Options

The Peasant Priest gets the standard 3d6x10 gp starting money. Of the money he receives, no more than 75 gp may be spent on goods other than weapons.

Races

No special limitation.

[Complete Priest's Handbook]