Divine Fighting Technique Clarification


Pathfinder Player Companion

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Has there been any kind of update regarding the Divine Fighting Technique feat? It appears in both the Weapon Master's Handbook and Divine Anthology, but each time with slightly different prerequisites. Does the description in Divine Anthology overrule the one in Weapon Master's Handbook since it came out later? Or does the description in Divine Anthology only apply to the divine fighting techniques listed in that book, and the description in Weapon Master's Handbook apply only to the divine fighting techniques in that book? Without further word from Paizo, it seems like the latter ruling seems to be what needs to apply. Thoughts?

Feat Prerequisite in Weapon Master's Handbook: Same alignment as chosen deity.

Feat Prerequisite in Divine Anthology: Must worship a single patron deity that has an established divine fighting technique.


they clarified in campaign clarification document.
Both are legal, and either counts as both feats. The requirements are moved to the styles.
Meaning you pick up the feat.
If you are the same alignment you can use the styles in weapon masters.
If you worship a deity then you can use theirs from divine anthology.

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Thomas Hutchins wrote:

they clarified in campaign clarification document.

Both are legal, and either counts as both feats. The requirements are moved to the styles.
Meaning you pick up the feat.
If you are the same alignment you can use the styles in weapon masters.
If you worship a deity then you can use theirs from divine anthology.

Hmm... could you link me to this clarification document. It sounds more like both apply, with alignment being more restrictive if you don't have a patron deity and less-restrictive (within one step) if you do, but either way, you have access to both sets of divine fighting techniques, depending on your alignment and/or patron deity. It also seems like having a patron deity should lock you out of being able to take any other deity's divine fighting technique, even if your alignment matches exactly.

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shaxberd wrote:
Thomas Hutchins wrote:

they clarified in campaign clarification document.

Both are legal, and either counts as both feats. The requirements are moved to the styles.
Meaning you pick up the feat.
If you are the same alignment you can use the styles in weapon masters.
If you worship a deity then you can use theirs from divine anthology.
Hmm... could you link me to this clarification document. It sounds more like both apply, with alignment being more restrictive if you don't have a patron deity and less-restrictive (within one step) if you do, but either way, you have access to both sets of divine fighting techniques, depending on your alignment and/or patron deity. It also seems like having a patron deity should lock you out of being able to take any other deity's divine fighting technique, even if your alignment matches exactly.

Campaign Clarifications Document

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Kevin Willis wrote:
Campaign Clarifications Document

Ah. I think my interpretation makes more sense, but thanks! Good to know. Need to bookmark that page.


So let me get this straight. A lawful monk who worships Desna, who is chaotic good, should qualify for Desna's shooting star? This is great news for the far strike monk i have been dying to play!!


For clarification, Desna' shooting star is from Divine Anthology, which states that one must exclusively worship the patron dirty of the technique you are taking.

Silver Crusade

You still have to be within one step of their alignment to dutifully worship them to the point that you're receiving benefits from them.

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