Cleric
聖職者 · Cleric — A battle priest who fights and heals through divine power
Names in Other Languages
성직자한국어聖職者 · Cleric — 신의 힘으로 싸우고 치유하는 전투 사제
クレリック日本語聖職者 · クレリック — 神の力で戦い癒す戦闘司祭
牧師繁體中文聖職者 · 牧師 — 藉神聖之力戰鬥並治癒的戰鬥祭司
KlerikerDeutsch聖職者 · Kleriker — Ein Kampfpriester, der durch göttliche Kraft kämpft und heilt
ClercFrançais聖職者 · Clerc — Un prêtre guerrier qui combat et soigne grâce à la puissance divine
ClérigoEspañol聖職者 · Clérigo — Un sacerdote guerrero que lucha y cura a través del poder divino
ClérigoPortuguês聖職者 · Clérigo — Um sacerdote guerreiro que combate e cura através do poder divino
KlerykPolski聖職者 · Kleryk — Kapłan-wojownik walczący i leczący mocą boską
ЖрецРусский聖職者 · Жрец — Боевой священник, сражающийся и исцеляющий силой богов
The cleric is a warrior-priest class fighting and healing with divine power. While regular priests focus on religious rites and spiritual guidance, clerics accompany adventuring parties, healing allies and turning undead with holy magic. Traditionally wearing heavy armor and wielding maces — derived from medieval Catholic canon law forbidding priests from using bladed weapons, leading to mace as workaround. D&D's Cleric class became the standard healer/divine archetype for all fantasy RPGs, with rich variants serving different gods — light, healing, war, nature — each wielding different domain magic.
Origin
Derived from medieval European Christian warrior monastic orders (the Knights Templar, Knights of St. John). The historical church rule forbidding clergy from carrying bladed weapons led to the tradition of choosing the 'mace,' which carried over into the fantasy cleric's weapon preferences.
Features
- Holy attacks: overwhelming effectiveness against undead and demons
- Crafting holy water and sacred items, performing exorcism rites
- Combined operation of healing magic and combat magic
- Divine Grace system based on faith — the stronger the belief, the greater the holy power
Stories
An essential class for undead and demon dungeons. An all-rounder who handles both healing and offense.
Weakness
Bound to a specific deity — abilities are stripped if actions contradict the deity's will.
