Church Template

> In case you want to include some kind of Lore quote that you feel is nice and relevant, if not, you can remove it. Do be sure to remember that for making Churches with mechanical benefits, although you don't have to have a Deity page too, if you don't have a separate page for Deity information, you'd need to include any related deity-specific information on this page, somewhere.
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### ran by

The discord tag/name of the person who made or currently controls this content.

## (Deity)

### Adjective

Adjective to describe things related to your deity, like Toragdan Architecture, or their Kuthonian ways.

### Home

Where is the Church or Deity based in, or their general territories? An ascended one would be guaranteed to have some kind of divine realm somewhere else, but maybe you are broke-ass, and need a hovel on Etera, or something.

### Areas of Concern

Similar to Paizo deities, what are you/your church concerned with?

### Worshippers

Who bothers to worship you/your church? Druids, Crack dealers, Prostitutes, etc.?

## (Clergy)

### Cleric Alignments

It'd be your deity alignment, and 1 step away from it. Make use of this grid, which is filled out assuming True Neutral:

### Domains

What domains does your church/deity have? For PC's, this is determined by their choices from the Divine Source mythic path ability.

### Favored Weapon

A weapon that embodies what your deity/church prefers. A monk god does unarmed strikes, a crafter god might do a hammer-type weapon, maybe your rogue god likes a Kukri knife. Pick something.

### Symbol

What symbol best represents your faith? in words, not a picture. Add picture to the section for it later in the page.

### Sacred Colors

Pick your favorite color/colors, for your deity.

### Church Attributes

Replace the following with the relevant values for your Player Church according to mechanics found here:http://spheresofpower.wikidot.com/churches-and-powers-of-faith• Might (+5)

• Reactions (-10)

• Durability (+10)

• Connections (-7)

• Miracles (+7)

• Loyalty (+7)

## (Affiliations)

### Associated Entities

What kind of beings do you normally associate with your church/deity? Could be allies, protected race, or something.

### Opposed Entities

Who/what hates you and what you stand for? Droskar would hate Torag's church, for instance.

Reminder, if any section doesn't really fit for your church/deity page, just remove it. If using a Deity page, refer to the Deity Template, for any sections that would normally be offloaded onto the Deity page, rather than being repeated here.

This initial section could be a general summary of some information of the church or deity, with links to related information, if wanted.

## History

A summarized introduction into the beginnings and development of the church, and the 'notable' beginnings of the associated deity, that would be told by the church. Those who were born here, tend to have a richer history to tell, to relate to the local populus, than one who reincarnated from another realm, or are otherwise originally foreign to this land. Subsections can be made as needed, if the history is beefier than a short description. After all, those with quite a bit of history, cannot end in just a few sentences.

## Dogma

What kind of Dogma do you require, if any? Could be a requirement of "if you commit suicide, I throw you in Hell" or something. Otherwise, just remove this section. Include a subsection for a Paladin Oath, if any such exist.

## Relationships

Short description of the general stance the deity/church takes toward relations with others.

### Friends

Description of notable information of those the church/deity is acquainted with, and has strong positive emotion about, and why.

### Neutral Relationships

Description of notable information of those the church/deity is acquainted with, but has no strong positive or negative emotion about, and why.

### Enemies

Description of notable information of those the church/deity is acquainted with, and has strong negative emotion about, and why.

## Appearance

The physical appearance of the deity would be described here, in as much or little as desired. It could also be what the church believes their appearance to be, even if it is not the true face of their god.

## Providence

Ways in which people believe your deity is messing around the mortal realm. Like earthquakes being a sign of Torag's anger, with survivors seen as blessed, or messages sent carved in holy soapstone about the latest prophecy, or whatever.

## Home

A short description of the area in which the heart of the faith is. Generally this would be a planar realm, if the deity has one. Otherwise, it would be whichever part of the existing plane they reside on, for location.

## Holy Symbol

An image for your symbol, and further information about the symbol, especially if it has any special meaning that you desire to share with the readers.

## Teachings

Information as to various things the church teaches to others, of what matters to their deity. This isn't necessarily like Dogma, as it isn't necessarily about moral principles. It can also be about things to encourage in others, like innovation, and teaching people the skills needed to pursue such interests, and why it is that certain beliefs are held, beyond simply hand-waving it as "it is the only way" or something.

## Servants

Short description as to the types of creatures that may be used to enact the will of the deity, or are specially noted by them. Divine Servitors are a good example of the kind of servants one may have.

### Unique Servants

In case you wish to go into detail as to very specifically named entities, possibly with links to their own pages, you can. A healthy variety may be found across the planes, among the unknown quantity of worshipers.

## Church of X

A short description that summarizes information about the various subsections below, as to what matters to the church in question. May mention various locations of note, what they look for in others, etc.

### Worshipers

Short description as to the kinds of beings that would find faith in the deity this church is associated with.

### Clergy

Short description as to what kind of beings would take worship a step further, and carry out the will and teachings of the deity they worship.

### Temples and Shrines

Basic information as to what kind of appearance may be expected, when seeking out a place of worship for this church.

### Holy Sites

Information as to where to go, to find a location that has especially profound meaning to this church, whether because it matters to the deity, or their people think it does.

### Holy Texts

Basic information about the existence of any holy texts written by or about the deity in question, which may or may not be supported by the church, including but not limited to the name of such texts, and a short description about the contents of the given text.

### Holidays

Description as to what extent holidays matter to the faith of the represented deity.

#### Holiday Name

Quick information about a given holiday, like its date, maybe location, and what it is about. Copy/paste as needed for more holidays.

### Favored animals

short amount of information about why specific animals are favored by the deity that the church represents.

## Organizations

Information, most likely with links if possible, to any groups, sanctioned or not, that are associated with the given church or deity. After all, there may be an overall church, but perhaps a Paladin Order was established by one of the clergy, and gained a following somewhere. Most likely, such a place would have its own separate bit of information.

## Proverbs

Any phrases that are popular with members of the given faith, that provide some form of wisdom for others. Tends to be in line with the deity's most commonly held believes, concerns, domains, etc.

## Worship Mechanics

### Obedience

Short amount of information as to how one could worship the deity for an hour or so, prior to providing a small mechanical benefit for the day. If a good deity, must be Sacred. If an evil deity, must be Profane. If Neutral on the good/evil axis, then the individual beneficiary will decide if it is Sacred or Profane. Anything else is you not understanding how alignment works even on a mechanical level.

### Boons

(You can also replace this section with options for Exalted, Evangelist, and Sentinel, if you wish. Just add a subsection for each one, copying this base format.)

1. **HD 12 Thematic Ability Name for Spell-like Abilities (Sp)** *Level 1 Spell* 3/day, *level 2 Spell* 2/day, or *Level 3 Spell* 1/day
2. **HD 16 Thematic Ability Name (Ex, Su, or Otherwise. Have to have one.)** Description as to what form of benefit you get from the second ability, that ties in with the deity that grants it.
3. **HD 20 Thematic Ability Name (Ex, Su, or Otherwise. Have to have one.)** Description as to what form of benefit you get from the second ability, that ties in with the deity that grants it.

### Divine Gift

A short mechanical description, perhaps with some flavor text, as to a special blessing that you can only obtain directly from the deity themselves, that is unique to them and no other worship-able entity.