IF the class has been designed correctly then it should have very close to the DPS of every other class when played intelligently so that maximum bonuses are active within the party and maximum penalties are active on the enemy.
If what you are wanting to know is "Does the Necromancer do more damage than everyone else consistently" then the answer should be *no* otherwise the class is broken according to the PF 2e design space.
PF 2e is intentionally and *aggressively* designed such that no single class out performs any other consistently. Individual classes may be capable of doing some burst damage, but that usually comes at a cost of resources of some type which take longer than the 10 min down time available, resources that may be needed later in the day. Or that can only be done once a day or for one action only per battle etc.
That's the trade off.
So in the Necromancers case the "Big Bang" stuff still comes mainly from the Occultist list , enhanced with the one physical attack that a thrall can do when summoned. Necromancers are only a 2 spell per spell level class so you can see how its limited.
Constant damage comes from the Thrall summoning plus a Grave Cantrip.
No errata needed, imo. You're right that negative isn't normally an option for the resistance ability, but that's fine because the shadow familiar says it gives it to you. Specific trumping general and all of that.
But even if it was completely unusable nonsense, it wouldn't prevent you from taking the specific familiar because those aren't requirements, they're granted abilities, as in things you're given for picking that familiar type.
The requirement is just that you have seven familiar abilities available. You spend 7 ability slots on the familiar type, and then gain darkvision, manual dexterity, master's form, resistance (cold and negative), and shadow step along with become shadow, slink in shadows, and steal shadow.
Ah! I am Today days old learning this! Thank you for your explanation.
Hi all,
I was looking at building a Witch/Shadowcaster with the end goal of having a "specific" shadow familiar for Society play.
However when I looked at the requirements needed, I saw that one of them - Resistance to Cold and Negative (remastered Void) - is not possible under the current Familiar abilities.
Under the Familiar abilities for Resistance you can only choose 2 of Fire, Cold, Acid, Electricity or Sonic.
Am I missing some errata or FAQ?
I tried looking for anything under Witch, Familiars and the relevant books but nothing seemed to come up.
Hope this is my Google-fu failure and not a oversight.
Obviously in regular games the GM could just allow it, but as it is Society play this needs to be clarified if it isn't already done.
To be clear this issue isn't just a Society one, because currently as written it is impossible to get a "specific" Shadow Familiar.
I too am curious about this statement, but the way I interpreted it is that by taking the Psychic Power feat, unlocks the Limning Light Supernatural ability as one of your "at-will" powers.
The point of adding that checkbox was to get players to try out the card game. To be able to get it another way would defeat the purpose. If you really want it, ask around and see if anyone has the card game set needed for it. You might find you enjoy the game, and at worst you've spent an hour playing a game...
Unfortunately It wasn't popular here and competed unfavorably with actual PFS sessions.
In the Season 10 rewards sheet , one of the items that a player can do to gain points is "Successfully complete a scenario in Season 5 of the PF Adventure Card Guild".
Is there an alternative for this item that is appropriate as we don't play Adventure Card Guild.
Thanks
Edit: Just to clarify even if the player completes all other tasks (except GMing which he is too new to do) he can only complete 6 tasks and thus denied the 7+ reward.
I've been looking through the rules and the forums and I can't find any specific rule regarding whether or not the Heaven's Mystery Awesome Display would interact with the non Oracle spells cast by this character.
So basically if said character has this Mystery but casts Colour Spray from his Mesmerist spell list, does he modify the spell as per the description of the Mystery? Or does he have to cast Colour Spray from his Oracle spells?
Please show me a reference either way if possible (FAQ or the like if not a rule)
Hi all,
I have a bit of a corner case question that I'm trying to get my head around.
An Occultist only has access to the spells of his chosen implement schools and can only cast 1 spell of each level of that school as chosen.
If they buy a Shard of Psychic Power that contains a spell of one of their known implement schools then my understanding is that they can use one of their spell slots to cast the contained spell, in effect having a second spell of that level for that implement school.
For example if they have say Illusions as an Implement school and chose Blur as their known second level spell, but also have a Shard with Mirror Image in it then they can cast Blur and Mirror Image as needed (up to the numbers of times per day that they can cast second level spells)
Now here are my questions.
What if the Occultist buys or finds a Shard of Ablative Barrier, which is a 2nd level spell of the Conjuration Implement school which they have not selected.
How do they use it?
a) Can they use it "as is" because while they do not have the school, it is on their spell list?
b) Can they use it with UMD?
i) If so what would the target DC be? Do they have to emulate a class ability (of having Conjuration spells known) which is a DC 20?
ii) If i) is the case do they use their actual caster level or do they use their UMD roll -20 as per the UMD rule for emulating a class ability?
Hi all,
and thank you for the replies. This would probably get even muddier if I say I was thinking about doing this as a PFS character, who has the Boon that allows a Thassalonian specialist. Given the advice given by a few about getting a GM ruling I would probably be facing a lot of table variation if I tried this.
So without some kind of 'official' ruling on this I suppose this concept goes into the "Characters That Could Have Been" folder.
Hi all,
I have been looking around for a definitive answer to this and I have found some older threads that discuss whether or not the Thassilonian Specialists can take focus schools (they can't) but I couldn't find anything that talked about combining archetypes.
My take is that it is a legal combination because as far as I can see:
a) The Thassilonian Specialist of Gluttony doesn't alter any of the school powers.
b) The Hallowed Necromancer only alters the school powers.
c) both require you to make Necromancy your school.
I have seen a number of posts about how awesome the Monstrous Physique line of spells are and how they work - this isn't a post about how Polymorph works or the like, as I understand the mechanics of the rules.
I also understand the list of allowable monstrous humanoids allowed or more importantly the legal sources they can come from.
No my problem within PFS is this:
A lot of posts suggest taking monsters like the Calikang or the Chardra or even the Gargoyle but none of them address the real limitation of this spell - the material component.
From the spell description:
Components V, S, M (a piece of the creature whose form you plan to assume)
How is a Level 7 ish caster get his hands on part of a CR 12 monster in the case of a Calikang (apart of course from defeating one) as an example?
A 5th level caster encountering a gargoyle is within tier, but they still need to have played an adventure when they encounter and defeat one.
Is there some kind of handwave within PFS that removes this requirement?
Otherwise you can only use Monstrous Physique on forms of creatures you have encountered during sessions and more so you need to keep a record of said monsters and the adventure you encountered it in.
Actually in my opinion I always thought the Alchemist was the closest thing to a Warlock with the Bombs being the equivalent of the Arcane blast , and their discoveries being all the other weirdness that the warlock got.
Thematically about the most different two classes possible, but mechanically very similar.
What I'm seeing out of all of this is that Pazio has tried to extend the playable range of the game, whilst also discouraging Multi class dipping for front end loaded advantages. At least so far. And all else aside I see that as a good thing.
As mentioned before the Fire oracle has the Tongues curse and uses Greater command which means only Abyssal or Celestial speaking foes will get affected. BUT I saw another issue which doesnt seem to have been addressed here,
He is supposed to take to the air (on his wings of Flame) and then start using fire spells with his meta magic feats.
1) he has no Fly skill. with his Dex and his armor he cannot fly particularly well as it only adds to be a +1 bonus.
2) using metamagic feats with a spontaneous caster is a full round action. He can't be flying if he wants do do this. He may be able to hover as a non movement action (I have to check this) but even then he has to roll a 9+ or fail and fall out of the sky.
Is this intentional? I can see that it could be because a flying flame oracle that is well played is a horror and could be as much a tpk threat as the mimic.
Does this also apply also to the "Bomb Admixture" line of extracts? ie can glooms be modified by these or not?
For the record a quick synopsis of this line:
Targeted+ - no splash, but extra damage to target
Shadowy* - target and up to 3 gain concealment but limited vision
Lightning lash+ - target and up to 3 electrical tether effect.
Viper+ - create venomous snakes that attack target an up to 3 splash victims
Languid* - creates fatigue in target and up to 3 targets.
Caging - creates a force cage of splash radius
* these duplicate discovery effects of Glooms so probably redundant, but lend to the idea that Glooms can be adjusted by this spell line.
+ these effects go against the shadowy vague effects of the glooms so lend themselves against the idea that Glooms can be altered. Also Gloom Chymist loses poison use so venomous snakes are a bit counter concept.
So as you can see the argument can go either way and I'm just curious as to the intent of the writer.
(to be honest the admixture line of extracts don't add much to the Glooms but they are pretty much the only line of Alchemist only 'spells' so I would like to see them retained or a line of Gloom Admixtures ...)
Yes I figured it was an archetype that probably lends itself more towards Battlefield control and body modification than out and out ranged damage. Which is fine as I have already played a bomb focused Alchemist.
In Blood of Shadows the Alchemist archetype replaces its Bombs with Glooms.
It goes on to say that Glooms are NOT bombs for the purpose of feats or discoveries.
This would imply that the fast bomb or precise bomb discoveries are unable to be used with glooms.
Im pretty sure this is the case but Im just asking because my searches haven't found much reference to glooms anywhere and I just wanted to make sure.
Interestingly enough I'm not sure that a Nagaji Aspirant can take the Serpent domain either, as that Domain modifies Venom Immunity, while the archetype replaces it ...
just putting some ideas together and I was wondering if taking Scalykind as the domain for Natures Bond on a Nagaji Aspirant (Druid archetype)be allowed.
It is a domain offered by the Godess Nalinivati who is an ascended Naga (and now the patron of Naga and Nagaji) and it is said was the one who gave free will to the Nagaji.
Seeing also that it appears that the Nagaji Aspirant is not so much a nature based as Naga based worship this would be a good fit.
The domain is PFS legal but it is not one under the Animal/Terrain Druids list.
So at the time you took the feat you had the requirements, but once you took Gunslinger you invalidated it?
I would have disagreed with you in that I didn't think that feats could be invalidated that way but the example of Power Attack while using a belt (or only while raging or whatever) is a valid counter to my point.
So please disregard my argument. I believe that you have the right of it.
I don't agree with the thoughts here. Each class I would have thought would get treated separately.
Say for example you played a Divine Hunter (Paladin Archetype) and took Amateur Gunslinger [Quick Clear]. Next level you choose to play a Mysterious Stranger. (Good synergy with CHA)
The Gunslinger becomes the Mysterious Stranger Archetype and THAT causes the Gunslinger CLASS to lose its Quick Clear class ability.
Your Divine hunter still HAS Quick Clear which he can use even though the Mysterious Stranger doesn't get that deed.
While the Amateur Gunslinger Feat gives you the option of trading it out for extra grit, you don't have to. Nothing in the wording of the feat states that you lose the abilities granted by the feat once you become a Gunslinger.
If losing an class ability was absolute across all your classes then you could not build any character that loses an ability to an archetype and then dips into a class to regain it
Some examples
A Scout Rogue dipping into Barbarian or Shadowdancer or Archeologist Bard:- the Rogue loses Uncanny Dodge but Barbarian, Shadowdancer, some Bards etc also have it and thus the Rogue can regain it.
A Ranger taking an Archetype without an Animal Companion, then becoming a Druid and regaining it
A Wizard who loses his familiar due to Archetype swapout, taking Eldritch Heritage and getting it back.
A Melee class that loses access to some weapons (or armor) taking a martial proficiency in a lost weapon or a level dip into a class to regain them.
All of these I have seen in play in PFS, indeed the Paladin build I mention above has been OKed by our Venture Captain.
Actually this is more important than I thought especially at 9th level and above, because the special features of both Bloody and Burning skeletons are dependent on their Hit dice.
Hi all, I have a question regarding the HD or Level of the Necromatic Servant.
Now the rules as written indicate that the Hp of the servant are equal to 1/2 the Occultist's, and that it uses the same BaB and gets a damage bonus equal to 1/2 the occultists level, but there is no mention of its HD or saves.
I don't mind if they stay at the base 1 HD skeleton or 2HD zombie, but would like some clarification if that isn't the case.
Hi all, I recently came across the opportunity to gain a follower and was looking at the description of the Lookout as per the Society primer page 28.
Lookout (4 PP)::
A Pathfinder is at her most vulnerable
when asleep, and having a designated guard allows
everyone to rest safely. While you rest, a lookout keeps
watch . A lookout's bonus on Perception checks is equal
to your character level. The lookout immediately wakes
you up (as if he had spent a standard action to do so)
upon spotting danger.
Now I remember that somewhere along the line it was stated, that a vanity follower is assumed to be of your own race.
Given that my character is a tiefling does this mean that the follower is also a tiefling and hence has Darkvision? This can make a huge difference in its usefulness to me.
The armor spikes as "Weapons in their own right" are seperate from the armor. You can either have a bonded item armor or bonded item weapons, not both
But I could then later purchase armor spikes to modify the armor correct? Even during character creation? I know that they wont be MW and unbreakable like the armor is.
Hi all. title says it all basically.
It has been established in other threads that basically any generally available item can be made into a Battle Host's Panoply Bond, including things like full and field plate.
Special material or enchanted armors can't which is fine, but I was wondering if Armor spikes could be part of the armor when starting the character either for free or paid on character creation.
If not then would it be allowable to add armor spikes later? And can the Armor be enchanted later? (I know that the armor spikes need to be enchanted separately as weapon bonus)
The point of difference here is as follows:
Casting Shadow Conjuration is not casting the spell. It is casting a spell that is able to mimic the effects of the spell Gloombolt. As far as I can tell this is wholly within the limitations of both spells and the ruling of the PFS additional resources but I would like to know that this is as intended.
There is no language currently that states that restricted racial spells cannot be mimicked by spells that produce quasi-real effects, like the Shadow-X line.
Let me be clear here - I am not saying that I can cast Gloombolt, (even though I feel that I should). What I am saying is that the Shadow Conjuration spell should allow me to duplicate it regardless of the fact that it is racial. The PFS designers may come along and say no, and I would respect that, but currently there is nothing that says that I cannot, which is what I wish to have clarified.
I can provide a similar case which doesn't require racial spells - the Thassalonian 'Pride' Wizard Archtype who casts Illusion spells but cannot cast any Conjuration or Transmutation spells at all, not just double cost but prohibited.
She does have access to Shadow Conjuration - an illusion spell - which allows her to cast mimicked lower level Conjuration spells, and Shadow Transmutation - which allows her to cast lower level mimicked Transmutaion spells.
Based on your argument these 2 spells (and their associated greater versions and other variants) should not be allowed because they would mimic a school of spell that is prohibited even though the seplls themselves are actually Shadow and not Conjuration etc.
See why I am interested in this?
(edited for clarity *I hope*)
when I say Gloombolt I mean Gloomblind bolt my bad.
My Kensai magus used an Aldori dueling sword with Slashing Grace, so was already nerfed. I haven't felt like it made the character unplayable at all so far.
Sorry for the Thread necromancy but HINT: At 6th level take a level in Aldori Swordlord prestige class - trust me you will thank me for it ...
This is why some clarification in regards to these kind of spells (Shadow line) is needed.
Especially as in this case thematically it makes perfect sense that a archetype caster who manipulates shadow energies, can duplicate a spell that a shadow race uses, which is powered by shadow energies.
Seriously IMBO Gloombolt *should* be on the Shadowcaster list. Its a spell developed by a race of beings who have the greatest interaction and presence in the PFS world at the very same place that the Archtype originates from. If nothing else my Shadowcaster would have seen and know of the existence of such a spell (and indeed most shadow/fetchling spells).
Using a 4th level slot to duplicate a 3rd level spell should be a fair compromise in my (again biased) opinion given that I can't cast the specific spell - I can't actually cast it because I'm not a Fetchling and don't have enough shadow in me(and unless I have access to a time machine and travel across the planet IRL I can never have a PFS legal Fetchling) but I as a Shadowcaster should be able to duplicate it and it's effects.
Even looking at Shadow Conjuration's description it clearly states:
"Shadow conjuration can mimic any sorcerer or wizard conjuration (summoning) or conjuration (creation) spell of 3rd level or lower." [emphasis mine]
No mention is made of any restriction due to race or origin. I'm not casting a prohibited spell, I'm mimicking its effects ...
Now to be honest I haven't thought through all the implications here. This MAY open up some abusive can of worms which may have been considered by minds far superior to mine.
Which brings me back to my hope that some clarification comes out - even if it is like James states above a big no.
But more on topic - Personally I think that it may have made more sense (and may still make more sense) to allow only ONE of each type of now invalid races to be attached to a PFS Id. This would allow those who were 'late to the party' to be able to build a single tiefling and aasimar character for play without flooding the table. Eventually they will level themselves out of play. For the record I have 2 'vanilla' Tielflings (even though I had Blood of Fiends) and no Aasimar (because at the time I couldn't think of an Aasimar concept I liked).
Oh and without a shadow of a doubt the Unchained Summoner was horribly broken - due mainly to the spell list NOT Eidelon - and should never be allowed again in PFS, IMO.
I would chime in here to agree that in general while the spell would fail to be 100% real, it would still be 20% real. But it has to be looked on a case to case basis.
So shadow gorilla standing in the door way would get to attack (and with 20% real hp probably 1 punched back to the shadow plane).
My reasoning here is that Golems or other High SR creatures don't 'unsummon' summoned creatures just by interacting with them. So while the Shadow Summoned Monster is revealed as such it is still a summoned creature and not a pure illusion.
The pit however I'm not sure about because it isn't really a pit it's a dimensional space.
If you could use some kind of "Shadow Dig" then I would rule that yes it would be 20% effective because 20% is REAL displacement of the ground. But the create pit line produces a dimensional space so to speak even extending to making 50' drops on board a 20' high ship for example.
As the whole thing is a spell effect regardless of shadow or not then I would say the GM ruled this case correctly.
A shadow wall of Stone or Iron would have 20% of the hit points but would probably have the full hardness as the material is STILL stone or Iron, just not as much of it (the rest is buttressed by shadowstuff)
Whenever the magus enhances his weapon using his arcane pool, he can spend 1 additional point from his arcane pool to add the returning and throwing abilities to the list of available weapon special abilities.
I'm not 100% clear in how this works:
A 5th level Magus has a +1 sword. They spend 1 point to enhance it by +2 to potentially a +3 or a +2 Flaming or a +1 Flaming Keen etc.
If they have the Arcana above do they then:
A) Spend a further 1 point and it becomes a +2 flaming returning thrown sword?
Total pool cost = 2, enhancement cost = +2
or
B) Spend 1 point to allow them to be able to add thrown and returning for an additional enhancement plus each on top of the +1 Flaming, which would only be possible at level 5 if they did not make the sword Flaming (Base +1 sword, 2 enhancement bonuses due to level 5, cost of 1 each for thrown and return.)
Total pool cost = 2, enhancement cost = +4
For the record Im leaning towards B, but A would be nice.
I'm hoping I've made my confusion clear.
Thematically fire is seen as a cleansing agent when applied against evil.
Ice on the other hand is associated with death and darkness. Thematically in literature I mean.
Given that UMD allows you to totally ignore class, race, proficiency and alignment restrictions then it is an immensely powerful skill - hence it is never a casual use of time.
The only class that gets even close to being able to take 10 on it is the 19th level bard who mechanically as well as "historically" are the Knowledge specialists. 10th level rogue just does not cut it I'm sorry to say especially as it does not say that it overrules specific limitations, unlike the 19th level bard ability which does.
I do concur that the wording is somewhat ambiguous and it would be nice to get a confirmation on this.
HOWEVER in saying this, one needs to look also if this is under PFS or home play. If it is under home play/table variation, then go with what the GM says, if it is under PFS always assume the less powerful interpretation and you will not be disappointed.(In my experience)
Perhaps the Wild Child can convey the meaning of their reports by the power of ... INTERPRETIVE DANCE!!!!
(sorry Im just joking - that would be a bard dip ....)
Her appearance is similar to what she looked like in life, a red eyed, silver haired drow woman with a mischievous smile, clothed and cloaked in dark greys and blues. She is not particularly well built, a thin figure that usually seems almost entirely engulfed in her cloak. The only change noted in her appearance since her ascension are the dark blue roses woven into her hair.
She is also known to take many, many disguises as the situation suits her. It has been observed though that they're not magical disguises, rather entirely mundane in origin. An old ragged shawl and some makeup, or a wig, bulky furs, green paint, and fake teeth are some of her favorites.
Statblock and Unique Item:
Saint Ulliaza, Our Lady of Liberty
Drow Noble Unchained Rogue 4/Sorcerer 1/Arcane Trickster 8/Trickster 6 - CR 17
CG Medium Humanoid (Drow)
Init +20; Senses Perception +18, Detect Magic
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Defense
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AC 29, touch 20, flat-footed 21 (+5 armor, +8 dex, +2 deflection, +2 nat armor, +2 shield)
HP 136 (4d8+9d6+26+24)
Fort +10, Ref +20, Will +12
SR 24
Defensive Abilities Danger Sense +1, Evasion, Hard to Kill, Mythic Saves, Uncanny Dodge
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Offense
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Spd 30ft
Melee; +2 Adamantine Shortsword +18/+13 (1d6+11/19-20)
Special Attacks Fleet Charge, Impromptu Sneak Attack 2/day, Mythic Power (15/day, surge +1d8), Sacrificial Boon (9/day), Sneak Attack +6d6
Spell Like Abilities (CL 13)
At will - dancing lights, deeper darkness, faerie fire, feather fall, levitate
1/day - divine favor, dispel magic, suggestion (DC 23)
Divine Source Spell Like Abilities (CL 13)
6th - Animate Objects, Blade Barrier (DC 22), Greater Dispel Magic, or Symbol or Persuasion (DC 22)
5th - Dispel Law, Dispel Evil, Atonement (DC 21, or Break Enchantment
4th - Chaos Hammer (DC 20), Holy Smite (DC 20), Forced Repentance(DC 20), or Freedom of Movement
3rd - Magic Circle Against Law, Magic Circle Against Evil, or Remove Curse
2nd - Align Weapon (Chaos Only), Align Weapon (Good Only), Qualm (DC 18), or Enthrall (DC 18)
1st - Protection from Law, Protection from Evil or Remove Fear
Domains: Chaos, Good (Redemption), Liberation (Revolution)
Sorcerer Spells Known (CL 11th, Conc +17)
4th (5/day) - Dimension Door*, Greater Invisibility
3rd (7/day) - Battering Blast, Fly*, Nondetection
2nd (8/day) - Invisibility*, Mirror Image, Whispering Wind, Scorching Ray*
1st (8/day) - Arcane Pocket, Floating Disk*, Magic Missile*, Mount, Snowball
0 (at will) - Acid Splash, Arcane Mark, Mage Hand, Message, Prestidigitation, Ray of Frost, Scrivener's Chant, Spark
Bloodline; Martyred, * = Mythic Spells
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Statistics
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Str 10,Dex 28, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 14, Cha 24
Base Atk +7; CMB +7; CMD 26
Feats; Skill Focus (Disguise)*, Skill Focus (Bluff)*, Skill Focus (Stealth)*, Improved Initiative, Precise Shot, Eschew Materials*, Dampen Presence, Deceitful, Conceal Spell, Hellcat Stealth, Leadership
Mythic Feats; Mythic Deceitful, Mythic Spell Lore, Mythic Improved Initiative
Mythic Path Abilities Aim for the Eye (DC 25), Master of Escape, Divine Source (Chaos, Good (Redemption), Liberation (Revolution)), Perfect Lie, Perfect Mimic (DC 23)
Traits Magical Knack, Slave Runner
Skills; Acrobatics +25, Athletics +11, Bluff +35, Diplomacy +17, Disable Device +25, Disguise +28, Knowledge (Arcana) +12, Knowledge (Local) +12, Linguistics +19, Perception +18, Sense Motive +13, Sleight of Hand +25, Stealth +41
Languages; Elven, Undercommon, Common, Aklo, Sakvroth, Dwarven, Celestial, Infernal, Abyssal, Ignan, Terran, Aquan, Auran, Gnome, Giant, Orc, Draconic, Vegepygmy
SQ; amazing initiative, bloodline arcana (+1 to caster level after taking damage), poison use, recuperation, rogue talents (fast stealth, coax information), ranged legerdemain, trapfinding +2, tricky spells (4/day)
Other Gear Shroud of Petals, Improved Shadow Spider Silk Bodysuit (16000 GP), Adamantine Shortsword (3010 GP), Lenses of Darkness (12000 GP), Heavenly Aegis Ring (16000 GP), Mithral Buckler (1005 GP)
Total Gold Spent; 48015
Total Gold Remaining; 1985
Shroud of Petals; This dark blue cloak looks plain, but finely made at first glance. If one were to get up close and inspect it, they would see that it was actually made of dozens of individual petals, all woven together with silver thread. Crafted from flowers of Milani's Garden by the goddess herself, she gifted it to the newly minted saint to help her “stay out of sight”. It does not detect as a magical item, and prevents the detection of all other magical items the wearer has on their person, unless identify or a similar effect is used on said item. It also blocks detect thoughts, discern lies, and any attempt to magically discern her alignment.
Deity Stat Block:
Deity Stat Block
Alignment: CG
Pantheon: ???
Areas of Concern: Revolution, Subterfuge, Good Drow
Domains: Chaos, Good, Liberation, Trickery
Subdomains: Deception, Redemption, Revolution, Riot
Favored Weapon: Shortsword
Symbol: A rose shaped into a smirking face.
Sacred Animal: Newt
Obedience: Hold a set of shackles and study them in their entirety, before practicing whatever method you have may have of getting out of such devices. After having practiced the method, sit the shackles in your lap and contemplate what, physically or mentally, might be shackling you down in your life and how you may free yourselves of those shackles. Gain a +2 on all attempts to escape the grappled, or pinned condition.
The Petal Trail:
1. Where in the verse is your cult centered? Her cult is almost entirely centered in the Darklands of Golarion, mostly in the Nar Voth and Sekamina regions. They're almost never too far from the major slave empires that exist below, whether it be the Derro, Duergar, or Drow. They have a smaller presence in Orv, in the intellect devourer city of Ilvarandin, where they raid the slave ships of the Denizens of Leng. Even smaller is their presence on the surface, where their follower are only those they have aided in escaping, or members who help those who have escaped in finding a new life.
2. What sorts of people worship you? Ulliaza is worshipped almost entirely by former slaves, or individuals who have seen the wrong in slavery and seek its abolishment. Her motto of “no one is free, until everyone free” brings in many differing types, including a surprising number of disenfranchised duergar and drow. If they come seeking a revolution in their life and way of thinking, then she accepts all with open arms.
3. If your character has one, please describe your character's herald. Ulliaza doesn't have a herald as much a second in command, a duergar tyrant pyrokineticist named Gorna Firehammer. A red haired and fiery eyed young duergar with a temper to match, she was freed during an early raid against the derro. She has proven incredibly reliable and zealous, with enough sense to be able to keep things together when Ulliaza goes on her longer expeditions. Ulliaza is also the only person allowed to call Gorna by a nickname, Gorny. In return, Gorna calls her Ulli.
Saint Ulliaza:
1. What is your character? Where are they from? Ulliaza was born to drow nobility in life, as a member of House Vonnarc. Her easy life amongst the elite of drow society would never come to be, as her parents were taken out as political enemies incredibly quickly. She was spirited away from her potential murder by one of her parents servants, but they were both captured by duergar a little later.
Thus, she spent her childhood growing up amongst the slaves of the duergar. She was sold to a wealthy merchant for her ‘rarity’ and grew up a trophy. Her fellow slaves provided bits of kindness when they could to the young child, and she kept her head down while her magic grew in her blood. She grew quick witted, intelligent, and rebellious. A soft word here, a swipe of a knife there, and a single thrust was enough to end the merchants life and start her revolt.
She rallied the other escaped slaves and together, they tore their way out and into the Darklands proper. It was only the beginning of their fight, as they didn't stop at freeing themselves. Slave caravans of all factions were attacked, raids were made into towns and cities, they sparked revolts wherever their trail left. At the head of all of it, was Ulliaza, throwing the weight of her wits behind the cause. It all came to a head when she through her mind against the First Daughter of House Vonnarc to give her followers time to escape during a raid gone wrong. Shefstalled to the bitter end, eventually being overwhelmed by a horde of summoned demons. Her followers mourned her death, but that was not the end for her…
2. What is your character's portfolio? Revolution, Subterfuge, and Good-Aligned Drow. Ulliaza is in a lot of ways similar to Milani, if Milani had the natural deviousness and ruthlessness of a drow. One way that she differs from Millani is her willingness to forgive those who seek her blessing. She views revolution as something that can happen on more than just a societal level, as something that can happen on a personal level as well.
Domains: Chaos (Riot), Good (Redemption), Liberation (Revolution), Trickery (Deception)
3. What does your character look like? Her appearance is similar to what she looked like in life, a silver haired drow woman with a mischievous smile, clothed and cloaked in dark greys and blues. The only change noted in her appearance since her ascension are the dark blue roses woven into her hair. A sign that she has visited a location are a few blue petals along a doorway, or an entire rose tucked away somewhere private if you have gained her favor.
She is also known to take many, many disguises as the situation suits her. It has been observed though that they're not magical disguises, rather entirely mundane in origin. An old ragged shawl and some makeup, or a wig, bulky furs, green paint, and fake teeth are some of her favorites.
4. How did your character become a demigod? In life, she was a force of substantial change in the Darklands. Her and her groups existence provided hope to untold numbers of slaves stuck in the flightless depths. Such a person managed to gather extraplanar attention, from both those below, and above. It was her final act of martyrdom that pushed it over the edge for one goddess. When her soul made it to the Boneyard, she found herself getting scooped up by an azata and carried to Elysium, directly into Milani's Garden.
It was there that The Everbloom was waiting. The two talked for a long time, the goddess showing her what became of her followers and her name in the time since her death. Even though she had never done anything particularly holy in life, or had been religious at all, they had raised her up as a saint. They still fought and survived in the Darklands, though they were getting slowly whittled down. Milani guessed that they would likely not last another year without aid. Thus, she got to the point of why she had Ulliaza brought to her domain. She offered to grant her a portion of her divine power, to raise her to the level of a true saint, and bring hope to the one place on Golarion where it was needed the most. She accepted, and ascended.
5. Where does your character live? Ulliaza has two places she can truly call home. The first place is a small series of caverns located underneath Milani's Garden that she was allowed to set up residence in. The other is the home of her cult on Golarion, the Secret Sanctuary, a well hidden base in Nar Voth that contains multiple ways down into Sekamina, and up into the nation of Andoran.
