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Defenders of the Faith: A Guidebook to Clerics and Paladins

This sourcebook is written for players and game masters of Dungeons & Dragons who want more options for two of the game's most popular character classes: the cleric and the paladin. Both classes have long drawn players who enjoy divine magic and a devoted, principled approach to adventuring, and the handbook is designed to let them shape those roles to suit their own campaigns. Its guidelines offer ways to customize each class, so that a character can be tailored to a particular faith, personality or story. The book is practical in tone, aimed at adding variety and depth to tabletop play rather than at offering a complete rulebook.

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