Yeah that seems pretty neat although it could do with some tweaking here and there.
I was thinking it'd probably be a pain in the ass to code to have an X power ability depending on the amount of hats(i.e followers), so what you could do instead is just tie in an ability to a hat. I.e: If you wear the hat, you get the ability of the religion, if you don't wear the hat, tough shit you heathen. Simple way of implementing it.
I'm coming up with various "lore" behind each religion, how it came to be and what kind of attitudes and attire the chaplain of the religion may wear. I'll give this a whirl at spiriting starting in a fortnight after my exams so if anyone wants to weigh any ideas in the meantime of what they'd like to see a chaplain wearing i'll give it a whirl.
Atheism
Attire: Dirty t-shirt and jeans. I'd do a MLP t-shirt because it'd fit in nicely but i'd get yelled at. Sunglasses. Fingerless gloves.
Hat: Fedora. Perhaps as a pro the followers also get sunglasses?
Life
Attire: I was thinking something unique to this, make it like a something like the medic in TF2 with heavy red gloves but with a more religious aspect to it? I'll get my thinking cap on.
Hat: I like the idea of the nurse hat. Perhaps make it more archbishopy with a pointed top?
Death
Attire: I'd think something ominous like a plague doctor would be cool. See
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viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2756&p=41578&hilit=doctor#p41578 I might go a bit further with these sprites, giving the plague doctor their traditional dress. The reason I think plague doctor would work is that these guys were often a sign of death, so it'd tie in nicely. Attire is essentially the brown plague dress and plague mask.
Hat: Plague hat.
Order
Attire: I was thinking something grey and dystopian, a kind of futuristic looking formal suit, but with the addition of a grey cape.
Hat: I originally was thinking something like judge dredd, but then why the hell not? Something like a judge dredd hat that covers the eyes might be cool.
Chaos
Attire: Harlequin clothing. White gloves. A greek theatre mask.
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Hat: The jesters cap for sure.
Light
Attire: A toga. Sandals. I was thinking something angelic, but then greek came to mind.
Hat:: A golden laurel wreath. Actually golden, it will sparkle.
Darkness
Attire: Hmm, this ones tough. I don't want it to step on deaths shoes too much with the design, I think darkness chaplains could start off with a genetic mutation that makes their skin dark blue, and I'd make their attire more shamanistic, with a skull mask.
Hat: Something shamanistic.
Machinary
AttireI think the adeptus robes already do the job for the attire imo.
Hat: I'm not sure if the adeptus hat is separate to the adeptus exosuit, if not it should be, because the cablelike braids on it would be cool as a hat.
Nature:
Attire: I was thinking something Rastafarian. Bring back Rastafarian. If not then I suppose some sort of clothing made of woven plant matter.
Hat: Rastafarian. If not the fruit hat would fit into the latter idea above.