Editing Templar (section)

=== [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] ===
Apart from the real-life Templars being one of the main inspirations for the [[Paladin]] class, in DnD, Templars are a social and sometimes adventuring class for [[Dungeons & Dragons]] native to the 2e [[Dark Sun]] setting. Templar is the generic term used for the various mystic-bureaucrats who directly serve the will of the various Sorcerer-Kings, using a combination of magical powers drawn directly from their worship of a patron Sorcerer-King and their social rank as lawmakers and city-guard to enforce their master's will.

As abstracted further from their real-life namesake, they're [[Cleric]]s for [[grimdark|any setting where all the gods are dicks and their followers all NPCs]]. (Developing from ''[[Dragonlance]]'', arguably. Although ''that'' setting will relent.) As such the DM doesn't have to balance them, so [[CoDzilla]] is more feature than bug.