In general, clerics of Aeridin prefer to wear white robes. They'll only don armor when absolutely necessary, and even then with great hesitation. However, if they do, they'll wear full plate, either coated with a layer of silver or - more rarely - made from mithril. Their armor is usually embossed with golden leaves.
Why WOULD your character wear any other color than white?
A cleric is a cleric. A cleric is pretty much an extention of the god he or she follows. A cleric is wearing the color of the god's choice for recognition and in honor.
just the reason of why the cleric is using the favoured weapon/armor of the deity also.
So if a cleric is too weak to wear say... a full plate mail - he's not allowed to wear a chain shirt because it's not favored by Aeridin? Nu uh.
The "my character likes this better" excuse is rather thin, but it's generally OK for, say, and Aeridinite druid. A priest or paladin of the same should be more observant of a deity's wishes. For what it's worth, this "because he likes it better" excuse is also used to thinly justify the use of better weapons that reach outside the dogma of their gods. Again, this can be excused in characters who are not clerics, paladins or champions (as applicable), but for clergy and those divinely gifted, it is questionable.
Um...Yes. When your cleric character was approved, you had to agree to a statement about the deity's preferences regarding weapons, clothing and armor. A while back, we instituted a rule for character approval where a cleric would need to give a strong RP reason at the time of character submission to deviate from these strongly recommended preferences. If you did not, then yes...a chain shirt should not even be considered by your cleric character.
Do you see Catholic priests wearing flaming orange robes with tiger stripes on them and maybe a Rolling Stones big tongue logo on the back? No, at least I dont think you do. Would it be cooler? Dunno, maybe. But it just isnt done.
Do you see Catholic priests wearing flaming orange robes with tiger stripes on them and maybe a Rolling Stones big tongue logo on the back?
Alright so for further reference - if a character wants to wear different colors he has to mention so in his submission? From what I understood from Weeblie it's disallowed completely - from what I understand from you there is SOME flexibility?