LAWHAMMER CAREERS 6 - PRIEST OF SIGMAR (Patreon)

It's the weekend! So time for a far bigger career: the Priest of Sigmar. This is the first Career Path I'm posting with an absolute shedload of options (although I did add a bunch to the Spy on Thursday, just in case you missed those). And we don't even cover the Templars of Sigmar here (neither the Knights nor the Witch Hunters), so still a lot more Sigmar goodness to come. Further, this is the first Career with a tier 6. Coz, really, the Grand Theogonist is special and deserves it.

WFRP4 doesn't really cover everything this Career Path details, but it does have a generic nun (p56), priest (p58), and warrior priest (p116), which you may like to reference and compare to this... more extensive version. Any additional houserules used in our Career Paths can be found in this post Career Paths - Extra Details.

Ready? Excellent, then let's take a look—

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Actually, before we do, let me paste a wee box into place first. All the cleric Careers we're using assume you have no blessing or miracles, because that is the case for most holy folk in the Old World. For the few clerics who are directly blessed by their gods, there is a wee table that grants access to a bunch of extra Talents at the cost of having to adhere to their God's Strictures or... well, wrath time. And possibly worse.

So, here's that box:

And just in case you missed it, being holy comes alongside a Status boost, too.

Noice.

So, ready for that Career Path? Let's get to the Sigmarites.

PRIEST OF SIGMAR
Human
Last Updated: 16/09/22
With unwavering faith and certainty, you tend to Sigmar's Holy Empire by defending its folk and guarding its borders.

The Cult of Sigmar is the Empire's largest. Its temples and shrines crowd every settlement, and uncounted millions attend its ‘throngs’ each Festag. Its priests preach sermons of unity alongside dire warnings against the temptations of the Dark Gods.

As a part of their duties to defend the Empire, priests of Sigmar rally folk during times of trouble, so are often perceived to be following a God of War by outsiders. This is reinforced by the Cult’s many orders of Warrior Priests, the largest of which also includes some of the most feared Witch Hunters in the Old World (and will be covered when I post the Witch Hunter Career).

Order of the Torch
The Order of the Torch is the largest order in the Cult of Sigmar. It is responsible for leading the cult and spreading the holy Word of Sigmar, and its clerics tend the majority of Sigmar's temples found in the Empire. Every Festag, its clerics preach and lecture to better inform the populace of the many dangers arrayed against them. Their temples act as a focus for local communities, with clerics arranging seasonal rituals, advising luminaries, taking confessions, forming choirs, and organising bands of militiaman to better defend the Empire. They also train the cream of the local youth to act as Hammer Bearers, black-robed guards who carry holy artefacts during special parades and on Sigmarday festivals.

Order of the Anvil
The monastic Order of the Anvil studies and preserves the Word of Sigmar, which is the foundation of all Sigmarite law. When there is a dispute within the cult, it is to the dour Anvilite nuns and monks that the other orders turn, for only they understand the minutiae of all cult practises. The order’s clerics rarely leave their isolated monasteries, but some tour the Empire to act as travelling judges, searching for lost tomes of Sigmarite lore, or to act upon the orders of their superiors.

Order of the Cleansing Flame
This feared order is charged to seek out and destroy the dark seeds of Chaos wherever they may take root. The flame-marked medallions worn by the order’s inquisitors grant them access to all Sigmarite temples, monasteries, and chapterhouses in the Empire, and local cultists are expected to grant them all ‘reasonable’ requests. Although most Empire citizens have never heard of the order, without its protection, the Empire would almost certainly have fallen to the Dark Powers centuries ago.

Order of the Silver Hammer. The Silver Hammer warrior priests do their work far from their holy temples. Tasked to wander where needed, they smite threats, lead armies, act as missionaries, and advise local authorities as needed. Its members help at temples as they pass, and they can often be found talking to unsure novitiates, training Hammer Bearers, or preaching at the throng. Its clerics are beloved by the people, for they keep the Empire safe with their mighty warhammers and dauntless courage.

Phew. A fair bit in that Career Path, and Sigmar's options will be extending farther when I sort the Witch Hunter and Knight Career paths later. So, more to come! 

As always, if you have any opinions, suggestions, questions, or have just spotted an error, ping me over on the LAWhammer Discord and we can chat it all out there.

Andy Law