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--- pathfinder:npc_classes:adepts [2023/12/28 16:27] – [The Divine Adept] johnb
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 Adept is by far the most disappointing NPC class.  The other NPC classes have a clear place in the game, while the poor old adept is some sort of strange mix of arcane and divine casting abilities. I use these archetypes to fix that.  Apart from the notes below, these Adept Archetypes conform to the published class specification.
-While NPCs can progress in my games worlds they don't progress quickly or easily.  L1 Adepts are usually in  training somewhere, L2 are normally assistants completing their training and Level 3 is the base level for an adept running an establishment or business (such as a Chapel, Library, School) although you may occasionally find L4 and L5 adepts.  After that they are very rare ...
+While NPCs can progress in my games worlds they don't progress quickly or easily.  L1 Adepts are usually in training somewhere, L2 are normally assistants completing their training and Level 3 is the base level for an adept running an establishment or business (such as a Chapel, Library, School) although you may very occasionally find L4 adepts, but after that they are very rare.
+Most adepts fall into the [[consolidated:economy:start#the_silver_economy|Silver Economy]] bracket and have a reasonably comfortable life.  They eat regularly and may even have a very small room to call their own.  However, Adepts are a diverse group -  some have a standard of living similar to commoners, others have a much more comfortable life.
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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canons_Regular | Canons Regular]]
-In the real world most monastics were not clerics  but laymen, however  that doesn't work very well in a fantasy world where the characters who adhere to a Deity actually get spells to prove it.  However, many Collegiate style churches had/have  [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canons_Regular | Canons Regular]] who are often mistaken for monks, and these are represented by adepts.  In my game worlds you will find this Divine Adept Archetype filling the junior roles in Monasteries, Abbeys, temples, Cathedrals etc -  where they make up the bulk of the junior priests.  Known officially as Canons, they generally take the 'title' brother or Sister.  Level 1 Canons generally carry out mundane work around the church or monastery or take responsibility for a shrine, they can run prayer meetings and undertake basic religious duties.  A Level 3 canon may oversee a local temple or serve as the Abbot of a small monastery.  However, they may also serve as senior chaplain to a large temple or cathedral run by a cleric.
+In the real world most monastics were not clerics  but laymen, however  that doesn't work very well in a fantasy world where the characters who adhere to a Deity actually get spells to prove it.  However, many Collegiate style churches had/have  [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canons_Regular | Canons Regular]] who are often mistaken for monks, and these are represented by adepts.  In my game worlds you will find this Divine Adept Archetype filling the junior roles in Monasteries, Abbeys, temples, Cathedrals etc -  where they make up the bulk of the junior priests.  Known officially as Canons, they generally take the 'title' brother or Sister.
+Level 1 Canons generally carry out mundane work around the church or monastery or take responsibility for a shrine, they can run prayer meetings and undertake basic religious duties.
+A Level 3 canon may oversee a local temple or serve as the Abbot of a small monastery.  However, they may also serve as dean in a large temple or cathedral run by a cleric.
 //Primary Ability://  Wisdom \\
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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaplain|Chaplain]]
-These adepts work in their community, away from a formal church or monastery and are often multi-classed.  Chaplains might act as Clerk and Religious Advisor to a noble House  (Adept / Expert), serve as a Military Padre (Adept/Warrior), or tends to a Village Shrine  (Adept/Commoner).  Chaplains may (occasionally) lead minor religious services, although they are more likely to lead prayer meetings and offer simple religious advice.
+These adepts work in their community, away from a formal church or monastery and might be multi-classed.  Chaplains might act as Clerk and Religious Advisor to a Noble House, serve as a Military Padre, or tends to a Village Shrine  (Adept/Commoner).  Chaplains may (occasionally) lead minor religious services, although they are more likely to lead prayer meetings and offer simple religious advice.
 //Primary Ability://  Wisdom \\