One of the core classes available to Unicorns is the Cleric, who in generic RPGs is a person of faith who follows the rules of their faith and tries to further their Deity's goals. In the My Little Pony universe, there aren't a large host of Deities to pull from, so instead we decided that Clerics would be dedicated to the concept of harmony and friendship and attempt to spread that where ever they travel. We've been debating if the clerics are loyal or worship the Princess, but paladins are looking like a strong class to have loyal to the Princess.
Not much thought has been given to evil clerics, as evil clerics aren't available in Microlite 20. More accurately, there aren't shadow spells which would distinguish the two. Although their faith would consist of strife and selfishness and their alignment and actions would reflect that. Maybe at one point or another we'll write up an addon rule set that'll bring more distinction to evil clerics.
Paladin fluff is a bit different from clerics, both from being a mix of cleric and fighter and being available to ponies instead of unicorns. My personal favorite bit of fluff deals with how a paladin draws their power from their dedication to the Princess and the State instead of harmony and friendship specifically. The conflicts and interesting scenarios available from this fluff are numerous, although I can't wait for my group to see a paladin regiment marching from the capitol in all their shiny gold plate armor, with shined hoofs striking the ground in a precise, rhythmic march.
On the progress of editing: PDFs still suck to edit and we've been working on fleshing out the crunch and fluff before we'll release the system.
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