St. Cuthbert of the Cudgel

Wisdom, Common Sense, Truth, Forthrightness, Dedication, Zeal

Lesser God

Lawful Good (Neutral) Man-sized Male Cleric 22, Druid 8, Monk 7

Surprise only surprised 20% of the time; Senses divine

Armor Class -8 (plate mail +5); AC -3 w/out armor

hp 224 (HD 20)

Move 21”

Poison 2, Petrify 2, Wand 2, Breath 2, Spell 2

Special Defenses +3 or better weapon to hit; 76% resistance to ESP; immune to disease, haste or slow; deflect missiles; divine abilities; no damage on save;

Magic Resistance 80%

To Hit AC 0: 9

Melee (Speed 9) Mace of St. Cuthbert (1d6+14; THAC0 1) and Cudgel of St. Cuthbert (2d4+11; THAC0 5)

Special Attacks see below; Hits As +5

Str 20, Int 10, Wis 23, Dex 19, Con 25, Cha 19

Worshiper’s Alignment Lawful Good or Lawful Neutral

Symbol wooden billet, starburst, crumpled hat

Weapon mace (any) or club

Plane Arcadia

Herald/Notable Servants none noted

Region Common to most areas

Mace of St. Cuthbert. (+5 footman's mace of disruption) 1d6+1/1d6, Speed 7, Space 4, Length 2.5; vs. AC: 2: (+1), 3: (+1), 4: (+0), 5: (+0), 6: (+0), 7: (+0), 8: (+0), 9: (+1), 10: (-1); double damage vs. undead or lower planes creatures; If hit, turns as a 12th level cleric; Any “to hit” score of a natural 20 permanently reduces by 1 point the Intelligence of the creature struck (magic resistance check withstanding). This mace also has the following powers: At-will—bless (by touch), tongues; 7/week—remove curse; 1/month—exorcise; Any evil character (willingly) touching it will take 5d4 points of damage;

Cudget of St. Cuthbert. (+3 bronzewood morning star) 2d4/1d6+1, Speed 7, Space 5, Length 4; vs. AC: 2: (+0), 3: (+1), 4: (+1), 5: (+1), 6: (+1), 7: (+1), 8: (+1), 9: (+2), 10: (+2); Any human touched by this weapon must save vs. Spell or be beguiled for 5d4 turns;

Divine Ability Scores. Immune to certain charm-type spells (beguiling, cause fear, chaos, charm monster, charm person, command, confusion, emotion, fear, feeblemind, forget, friends, fumble, hold monster, hold person, hypnotism, magic jar, quest, ray of enfeeblement, scare, suggestion); +4 Saves vs. Poison; regenerate 1 hp/turn; Awe power up to 20 HD (up to 20 HD worth of creatures selected randomly will be stunned while in the presence of the avatar);

Innate Abilities. [As a lesser god, St. Cuthbert may use any of the standard divine abilities one at a time, once per round. (Caster Level 20).]

Monk Abilities. [catelepsy (up to 14 turns), deflect missiles, extra damage with staff/club, fall up to 30 ft., heal 1d4+1 h.p. (1/day); no damage on save, open hand attacks (3/2, 2d4+1 plus stun/kill); speak with animals; Open Locks: 72%, Find/Remove Traps: 60%, Move Silently: 67%, Hide in Shadows: 55%, Hear Noise: 25%, Climb Walls 94%; ]

Spells. [Cleric (Caster Level 22, 12/12/11/13/12/6/3); Druid (Caster Level 8, 7/7/5/6];

St. Cuthbert appears as a stout, red-faced man, with a drooping white mustache and flowing white hair. He wears simple plate mail of +5 magic value. Atop his helmet is a crumpled hat, and a star-burst of rubies set in platinum hangs on his chest.

In his left hand he carries a billet of wood. This bronze wood cudgel is actually a +3 weapon equal to a morning star in St. Cuthbert’s grasp. Any human touched by this weapon must save versus magic or be beguiled for 5-20 turns.

In his right hand is the fabled Mace of St. Cuthbert. This weapon is +5, disrupting (as a mace of disruption), and any “to hit” score of a natural 20 permanently reduces by 1 point the Intelligence of the creature struck (magic resistance check withstanding). This mace also has the following powers: bless (by tapping touch); tongues; exorcise (1/month); and remove curse (7/week).

St. Cuthbert hates evil, but his major interest is in law and order and the dual work of conversion and prevention of back-sliding by “true believers.” He seldom leaves his plane, unless some great duty brings him forth.

When on the Prime Material Plane he will sometimes appear as a manure-covered yokel, a brown-and-green-robed wanderer, or a slight and elderly tinker. In these guises he tests the doctrine of the faithful or seeks new converts.

He can [plane shift] to or from Arcadia or the Prime Material Plane at will. He otherwise has the powers of a lesser god.

Clerics and Worship

There are three orders of the priesthood of St. Cuthbert:

Members of the order of the Chapeaux dress in varying garb, but all wear crumpled hats. They seek to convert people to the faith. When they attain third level, clerics of the Chapeaux order gain the ability to cast one shillelagh spell per day.

Members of the order of the Stars wear dark green robes with a star-burst holy symbol of copper, gold, or platinum (depending on their status). They seek to retain doctrinal purity among the faithful. Clerics of the order of the Stars gain the ability to cast one ESP spell per day upon attaining fourth level.

Members of the order of the Billets are the most numerous, serving as ministers and protectors of the faithful. Clerics of this order, upon attaining second level, gain the ability to cast one friends spell per day. They dress in simple brown and russet garments, and wear a holy symbol of an oaken or bronze wood billet.

While St. Cuthbert has many large places of worship, wayside shrines and small, crude chapels are usual. His followers are found mainly in the Central Flanaess, around Greyhawk, the Wild Coast, Urnst, and Verbobonc.

A great rivalry exists between those who follow St. Cuthbert and the followers of Pholtus (of the Blinding Light).