YER BASIC DWARF-CLERIC

Below is a very vanilla dwarf-cleric character class, adapted from the BECMI Dwarves of Rockhome gazetteer. This should slot comfortably into Labyrinth Lord, LOTFP, Dark Dungeons, or any other basic-inspired retroclone that employs race as class.

Experience Points and Level Progression

Dwarf-clerics may only progress to twelfth level, as with normal dwarves.

Level	XP	L1 Spells	L2 Spells	L3 Spells	L4 Spells	L5 Spells	L6 Spells
1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	4,000	1	-	-	-	-	-
3	8,000	2	-	-	-	-	-
4	16,000	2	1	-	-	-	-
5	32,000	2	2	-	-	-	-
6	64,000	2	2	1	-	-	-
7	120,000	2	2	2	-	-	-
8	250,000	2	2	2	1	-	-
9	400,000	3	2	2	2	-	-
10	600,000	3	3	2	2	1	-
11	800,000	4	3	3	2	1	-
12	1,000,000	4	4	3	3	2	1

Alignment

Dwarf-clerics are always lawful.

Spells

Dwarves learn and memorise spells in a similar fashion to human clerics. However, their deity (Kagyar, Odin, whomsoever you choose for your campaign world) forbids the reversal of spells. Occasional, emergency breakings of this rule should be followed by a suitable personal sacrifice (e.g. charitable donation) to atone for this violation. Repeated violations result in a geas  being cast on the PC, leading to a vision quest. Further violations result in demotion to ordinary dwarf status and loss of all spellcasting capabilities.

High level dwarf-clerics may use raise dead only to raise dwarves.

Turn Undead

Dwarf-clerics cannot turn or destroy undead.

Attributes

Dwarf-clerics must start play with at score of at least 9 for wisdom and constitution.

Dwarf-c1erics have two Prime Requisites, wisdom and strength. A dwarf with a score of 13 or more for both ability Scores gains a 5 % bonus to any experience points earned. This increases to 10% if wisdom is 16 or more.

Hit Dice

Dwarf-clerics roll a six-sided dice to determine their hit points. They gain one additional hit dice at the first nine levels, adding their constitution to their hit point total each time. After ninth level they receive two additional hit points per level, with no HP bonuses.

Weapons and Armour

Like ordinary clerics and dwarves, dwarf-clerics may wear all forms of armour. Unlike human clerics, they can use edged weapons, but only if they are traditional dwarven weapons. This is limited to the following: axes (battle axes and hand-axes), war hammers, halberds, throwing hammers, and pole axes. Dwarves using pole arms suffer a -2 to hit.

Dwarf-clerics using non-dwarven weapons attack as if they were normal man. Otherwise, they use the same attack table as ordinary dwarves.

Saving Throws

Dwarf-clerics use the same saving throws as dwarves of an equivalent level.

Racial Abilities

Dwarf-clerics have the same racial abilities as ordinary dwarves: infravision, extra languages and trap detection.

Beyond 12th Level

Dwarf-clerics may not learn any more spells after 12th level, nor will their casting ability improve. They will not gain any more hit points. However, additional experience [points can improve their attacking capability, as with ordinary dwarves:

Dwarf-Cleric Experience		Attack Rank
1,000,000	a)	C
1,200,000		D
1,400,000		E
1,800,000		F
2,000,000	b)	G
2,200,000		H
2,400,000		I
2,600,000	c)	J
2,800,000		K
3,000,000		L
3,200,000		M

• a) Half damage from spells and spell-like effects (this is gained earlier than ordinary dwarves)
• b) Fighter combat options; two attacks per round
• c) three attacks per round

For the uninitiated, here are the attack ranks and their equivalent fighter level for attack rolls:

Attack Rank	Fighter Equivalent
C	F10-12
D	F10-12 +1
E	F13-15
F	F13-15 +1
G	F16-18
H	F16-18 +1
I	F19-21
J	F19-21 +1
K	F22-24
L	F22-24 +1
M	F25-27