Holy Warriors Of War

The holy warriors empowered by a war god are often the ultimate manifestation of the god’s nature in human form. As such, they are usually devastating fighters – but they have to act the part all the time! A war god who favors a warrior this way can be a very useful patron – an uncompromising boss with no time for human weakness. This sort of holy warrior is less likely than many to be permanently employed as a temple guardian or similar, especially as war priests are expected to be effective fighters themselves – although if the temple does need help, the warrior had better provide it without hesitation or stinting. Rather, the holy warrior should seek out chances to demonstrate his prowess, while always paying due tribute to the god for his favor. There’s a fine line to walk between warrior pride (which is expected), vainly failing to respect the god, and simple overconfidence, and many holy warriors have fallen one way or another – and quickly died. Of course, dying in battle is an honorable fate in a war god’s eyes, so the holy warrior can’t expect unlimited protection even when they do everything right. Still, there are always young warriors drunk on the idea of military glory; war gods can choose their warriors. Modify the holy warrior template for these characters with the following lens. • Add Savoir-Faire (Military) (E) IQ [1]-14 to the primary skills. • Take all the points assigned to primary combat and weapon skills, add 3, and spend them on any combat and weapons skills – preferably some associated with the specific deity – or on Soldier or Tactics. • Add Armoury (Any), Interrogation, and Soldier, all (A) IQ-1 [1]-13, and Strategy and Tactics, both (H) IQ-2 [1]-12, to the list of optional background skills, where the character doesn’t have them already. Blood is the god of war’s rich livery. – Christopher Marlowe