That might be a terrible setting of precedence, at least as the opinion of someone who's on rare occasion sometimes forced to DM and make rulings.<br/><br/>I might be able to see it for Elerra's particular church and Goddess- it fits the theme of the religion and makes sense.<br/><br/>But if that's the case then it's almost like having the Silent Spell feature for every spell you cast, and what fits the religion even more is the ability to cast without the Somatic components, the motions, since the clerics are usually bound or servants.<br/><br/>Which I would say, if I were in the position to make such a decision, is that Elerra's church has magic items to assist Senior Clerics and the like with such things. Versions of the existing item she's wearing that are expanded as the item gets more powerful. Can summon a gag in addition to the bindings- but that neither hinders the casting of Cleric Spells. Higher level still would have things that enchant AC, or otherwise augment their protections but only while bound or otherwise Serving.<br/><br/>No real need to complicate things by trying to alter base mechanics. I'm sure the DM will make things possible and have all sorts of fun coming up with new things for future play. We're still level 1 after all! No need to get ahead of ourselves. LOL