Editing Cloistered Cleric (section)

===Pathfinder===
The Cloistered Cleric would return as an archetype of the Cleric, though it takes a few extra hits too, making it less of a casting class. In fact, it kills a lot of the appeal of taking it, to the point where it's actually considered kinda absolute garbage.

*Class skill points is improved slightly to 4 + Intelligence Modifier per level.
*All Knowledge skills are class skills.
**On top of this, the cleric can attempt any knowledge check untrained and add half their level as a bonus when doing so.
*Proficiencies are drastically reduced to an anemic list of Simple Weapons and Light Armor.
*Lose one domain as well as a non-domain spell slot for each level. Clearly the most severe loss, as this robs the Cleric of versatility, Hit Die be damned.
*Level 2 gives them a +2 bonus to skill checks, caster level checks, or saves regarding to scripts, runes, scrolls, or other written things.
*Level 3 gives them the ability to use the Aid Another action on someone 30 feet away. This can be spread among another ally every three levels.
*Level 4 gives Scribe Scroll as a bonus feat.

Second Edition also had a cloistered cleric, though it's nowhere near restrictive and one of the fundamental subclasses of the main class. The Cloistered Cleric essentially focuses more on casting, providing a better casting proficiency progression as well as a free domain, which plays more to the inherent strengths of the class moreso than the [[Warpriest]] subclass opposite it.
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