Advice on second PFS character- Warpriest of Norgorber.


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Here's what I got so far:
Human. Extra feat.
Warpriest of Norgorber.
Str-14
Dex-18
Con-12
Int-12
Wis-14
Cha-7

I want him to be Dex-based, so maybe Two-Weapon Fighting?
With short swords (favored and sacred weapon), Weapon Finesse works.
If I choose light shields with my free Weapon Focus, they deal 1D6 at first level. So maybe short sword + sometimes shield?
He's also going to masquerade as a war priest of Calistria, with the GM knowing the truth, so any advice on how to hide it/act is welcomed.

Pretty much any advice is appreciated, really.

Edit: Oh yeah, blessings will be Knowledge and Trickery. Both if which Calistria grants. Which is why I chose her. Will probably use the Marked (or whatever) trait to get my holy symbol on my palm, then just hold a Calistrian symbol in my hand. Faking it, ya know? Might even get a whip, to complete the image.


Bump.

Could really use some help.
Playing him on Saturday.


It looks like you are assigning stats based off a comment that Warpriests don't need charisma anymore but we don't know how the class was changed to accommodate that. Pretty sure that until the book comes out you will still need that stat.


I hadn't even heard that they need or don't need Charisma.
The only thing I can see is the channel DC. Any other reason I need it?

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you need Cha for fervor (determines uses per day, and fervor is pretty awesome).

for a 2wf warpriest i'd highly recommend kukris over shortswords... your damage will be based of the sacred weapon progression instead of base damage, so the 18-20 crit range makes them in every way superior. although i don't have society experience, so it might be tougher to find good magical kukris than shortswords (i honestly have no idea on that).

warpriests can use fervor to self-heal as a swift action (like a paladin), so i wouldn't worry too much about the extra AC from a shield. plus, if you're already investing in 2 magical weapons trying to afford a decent shield may be tricky.

for 1st level feats i'd probably go with wf[kukri], 2wf, and finesse.

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If you're playing it soon, you'll be hurt by the low Charisma , because you have to go with the most recent version of the playtest document (which uses Cha to determine uses of Fervor per day). But in the preview on the blog, it was made clear that Charisma won't be needed in the final version.

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nate lange wrote:
although i don't have society experience, so it might be tougher to find good magical kukris than shortswords (i honestly have no idea on that).

You can eventually buy any weapon you can afford, once your Fame score is high enough; finding a specific weapon during a scenario may let you buy it a bit sooner, but it's not likely to make a difference.


I'd really like to stick to shortswords. It it's not completely optimal, that's okay.
I want the "uses god's favored weapon" flavor.

And I guess I just haven't downloaded the most recent. Because the uses of fervor aren't based on Cha in mine.


Pathfinder Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Assuming Piranha Strike is available in PFS, you might want to drop your strength down a bit and forget picking up Power Attack. You'll be weaker until you manage to get your hands on Agile weapons, but if you are planning for a level 12 character the strength will lose its worth.

Even then, once the class shifts to 3/4 BAB (in about a month), you won't want to go crazy with Power Attack/Piranha Strike when TWFing.

Again, I've never played PFS so I'm not sure how out-there getting two +2 weapons is (+1 Agile Short Swords).

Just my two cents.


Okay. I went and looked.
Fervor IS based on Cha. It's just 1/2 Warpriest level + Cha mod.


I would suggest instead of normal shortswords get two gladius they might be 5 gold more but they do P or S damage and they are treated as shortswords so weapon focus shortswords will work on them.

Scarab Sages

I would forget the shield and just use TWF with the short swords. You don't want to have multiple weapon focus because Warpriest doesn't have the feats to allow for that. That way you help offset the accuracy hit you will be taking from TWF and Power attack. You are also going to loose full BAB with the sacred weapon when the class is released, so you want to be prepared for that when it hits.

I'd really recommend Fates Favored as a trait. +2 from a swift action Divine Favor is awesome at level one, and will scale up to +4 when you retire.


Thanks, Dread Knight.
That's actually a great idea.

Dark Archive

The fervor using not using CHA has been posted as going to happen in the ACG book.

Try this stat block

Str 14
Dex 15+2=17
Con 12
Int 7
Wis 14
Cha 14

Allows for weapon finesse with +3 dex bonus, +1 hp (always a good thing), decent wis and cha for spells etc. Don't worry about spell save DC, because if you doing it right most of your spells are self buffs and DC's wont matter.

Not gonna be a huge damage dealer. Need some HP from somewhere, maybe toughness?


What about the posing as a Calistrian priest?
Any advice on that?


If you ever have to use an ability, like channel, that requires you to present your holy symbol your jig is up. To masquerade as another religion you likely need high bluff and knowledge religion. With a negative cha its unlikely you will consistently be able to out lie your compatriots

Scarab Sages

If you ever get called on the lie, you will have a hard time making the bluff check with CHA 7. I would just ignore it, it's PFS and what god you worship usually has no impact on play unless you are trying to break the no PVP rule.

In a home game, I would think real clerics of the goddess of revenge would not take kindly to the impersonation. PFS... it won't come up.


Pathfinder Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

I don't see why you couldn't have an obvious sign of Calistria and a tattoo of Norgorber on the back of your hand. If anyone asks about the tattoo, claim it's a birthmark. In fact, there's a trait that allows you to have a birthmark holy symbol, right?


But its also obvious with a low DC knowledge check to recognize the second holy symbol and anything that requires you to present your real holy symbol would probably be ruled by the GM to mean you must obviously show favoritism or focus to the real symbol. Also you could be looking at retribution from real clerics/warpriests of Calistria for mocking their religion but thats just like free XP, isnt it? :)


And given Calistrian's are not the type to overlook a slight... perhaps not the best goddess to fake =)


Thanks for all the help, guys.
I've adjusted him to:
Str-14
Dex-17
Con-12
Int-7
Wis-14
Cha-14

This should do it, no?
He's got some bluff capabilities.

And here's my thoughts on Calistria:
1. She loves trickery. This is some big trickery.
2. I'd still pray to her, and revere her. Besides, her and Norgorber have worked together several times (Inner Sea Gods).
3. Based on stuff in ISG, she is okay with her worship lets using her when they need her. I will be a legit worshipped, just with my ultimate loyalty to Norgorber.


So it still comes down to this, for anything that requires you to use a holy symbol, can you present a false symbol and still meet the requirements? I would say normally not. At the least there would be some Slieght of Hand check in there.


If I actually do get the Birthmark trait, which I currently have written down, then holding up Calistria's holy symbol, with Norgorber's on the back, should work.

I am plainly displaying my divine focus.


I've decided to not take the two-weapon fighting route, instead opting for the
strength-melee path.
Str-16
Dex-14
Con-12
Int-8
Wis-14
Cha-14

Look good?

That frees up two feats. What should they be?


Divine Warrior and Fate's Favored? or the one that adds +1AC when using medium or heavy armor maybe.


First, I think those are traits.

Second, I'm not gonna use this guy for PFS. He's too close to the line.


oh yeah, i misread that one. Hmm, a second weapon focus for a ranged weapon? Improved Initiative. I expect they will release an "extra XXXX" feat with the new book for fervor or blessing or something and that might be nice.

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