Faiths

The Faiths system is a planned intrinsic ability powered by a Paladin's soul pool. It involves praying to a god, either light, neutral or dark, for a specific ability. Only one faith can be active at a time. Per GM Nehros:

It will be a collection of abilities focused around the paladins faith in him/herself and the gods they serve. These abilities will be very intrinsic in nature to the paladin. You will not see damage dealing abilities here. You will see things that might enhance damage being dealt though along with other features.

Here is how the Faith system will work:

The abilities will not be restricted by circle. They will all have a soul pool cost. If you have a large enough soul pool to handle the cost, you will be able to use the ability. The abilities will also have a maintenance cost. So, you will be able to maintain the effect in place as long as you have enough left in the soul pool to cover the cost at each pulse. Some abilities will have different levels that are associated to circle. So, a 100th circle paladin will gain the effects at level 3 where a 50th circle paladin will be at level 2. Obviously, the more powerful the ability, the higher the cost to the soul pool.

Preview of the Faith System · on 7/4/2007 8:20:36 PM 118 Hello Everyone, I wanted to give you guys a quick preview of the Faith System and a Faith. As I get closer to a release date, I will put out more information on the system itself. The Core system is set and now it is a matter of approving/creating/plugging in the Faiths. I also have another smaller project that will come with the Faith system release. GM Nehros -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >rub soul You rub the soulstone... It gleams brightly with a pristine luminescence! >pray to chadatru for fortitude Focusing your thoughts on Chadatru and his many virtues, you beseech the god for a favor of fortitude. A light mist swirls around your body and then you feel as though you have the strength of ten men! > You sense the Faith of Fortitude pulsing through your body. > You sense the Faith of Fortitude pulsing through your body. >pray check You sense the Fortitude faith upon you. >pray stop As the Faith of Fortitude expires, you feel the extra strength leeched from your body. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >rub soul You rub the soulstone... The soulstone freezes your hand severely, writhing with a life of its own! Its glossy surface clouds over in deepest black which simply mirrors the corruption of your soul. The soulstone wriggles out of your hand! You are stunned! The smoke soulstone hisses and steams as it melts into the ground. >pray to chadatru for fortitude Focusing your thoughts on Chadatru and his many virtues, you beseech the god for a favor of fortitude. A dark mist swirls around your body and then you feel as if you have the stamina of a raging bull! > You sense the Faith of Fortitude pulsing through your body. > You sense the Faith of Fortitude pulsing through your body. >pray check You sense the Fortitude faith upon you. >pray stop As the Faith of Fortitude expires, you feel the extra stamina leeched from your body. OK, we have a piece of paper, a paper clip and a straw. Let's build a tank!