Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of the Coven (PFRPG)

I was hoping for a feat/trait or something that could give a witch a bonus on ritual casting. With the witch's very limited skill points, they could use it. 9th level caster classes tend to not be very good at making ritual skill checks. I know casters get a bonus, but most 6th level casters have them beat with the skills they get.

Hmm, a trait specific to the River Kingdoms? That pleases me.

Do we get any in formation on which lands in Golarion are more likely to have Hags and Changelings? I remember the Book of Bastards having them in Varisia, Andoran, Ustalav, and one or two other places.

Lastly, would someone be so kind as to share some information about the Scapegoat feat?

Hmm, a trait specific to the River Kingdoms? That pleases me.

Do we get any in formation on which lands in Golarion are more likely to have Hags and Changelings? I remember the Book of Bastards having them in Varisia, Andoran, Ustalav, and one or two other places.

Lastly, would someone be so kind as to share some information about the Scapegoat feat?

Each of the heritages include areas where they are common.

What is the hexbreaker magus like?

Eric Hinkle wrote:

Hmm, a trait specific to the River Kingdoms? That pleases me.

Do we get any in formation on which lands in Golarion are more likely to have Hags and Changelings? I remember the Book of Bastards having them in Varisia, Andoran, Ustalav, and one or two other places.

Lastly, would someone be so kind as to share some information about the Scapegoat feat?

Each of the heritages include areas where they are common.

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Thanks. That feat sounds both odd and very original.

Can anyone give a bit more info about the Putrefactor Witch and the Rot patron? :O

Bringing this to the latest page

What is the hexbreaker magus like?

I'd be interested in more information on this as well.....

A brief rundown of archetypes

How does the Witchborn alternate racial trait interact with the new heritages?

How does the Witchborn alternate racial trait interact with the new heritages?

I think there are about four it works with.

I think this is the most excited I have been for a book in 3 years :P

Certainly the most I've been for a player companion in a while.

I am also psyched for all this witchy goodness.

Are Companipns being released a bit more early in thd month than before?

I think just this one Decius.

All the better! >:3

Probably a silly question.....but do the heritage sections include pictures by the same artist who did the images for Blood of angels/fiends ?

Probably a silly question.....but do the heritage sections include pictures by the same artist who did the images for Blood of angels/fiends ?

Gosh, I hope so, there was some great art in those books! (And not just the heritage headshots.)

Is the call of a Changeling's hag mother to her daughter detailed in this manual (aka any possible Will saves to make it stop, ways to resist it, or failing both a way stop it outright)?

Do Changelings with Blood Hag mothers have crimson red hair? Are they born ugly and deformed or seductive and bewitching? What alternate racial traits can they gain?

Anyone?

Blood-Born changeling are quite adept at social graces. They blend in easily. Their special racial trait makes it difficult to read them with Sense Motive

I think I saw nothing crunch-related about the Call

I don't have the book with me at present, but I recall reading a statement that a changeling can easily ignore the call (it does not control their behavior in any way). I would infer that the hag mother will start sending the call at the appropriate time if she is still alive.

If the mother is dead, does a changeling never get the Call?

Unknown.

I didn't see any statement about hags sending the Call to orphaned changelings. Maybe, if the changeling's mother was in a coven, other hags in the coven would send the call in the event of her death?

If the mother is dead, does a changeling never get the Call?

It does, if the mother is undead... ;-)

I have the book but may have missed this - is there any specific details given about when a changeling manifests as something other than human?

presumably in order to be raised as a human until adulthood this doesn't happen as a child (as I would imagine a child with claws would be a pretty big clue that something is wrong)

for my current game I have decided that sometime in early adulthood a changeling transforms - and that this could be traumatic for them and their sense of who they are and their place in society (i.e. especially to their friends and family) - mechanically I think they should have a slight tweak to their languages to get the language of their childhood community - i.e. their adopted human ethnicity which I think I would do as a house rule for any PC changelings

I've introduced an NPC (though speced as a potential future PC) changeling to my players as having almost literally just transformed - so not entirely aware of who or what she is anymore. If she sticks with the players it will be fun to see what happens when she runs into potentially the coven from whence she comes....

{downloading now} Woo-hoo!

So does the Patron theme replace your first level hex and give you a downside, or does it give you an additional first level hex and a downside?

Okay, a little confused, cause the hags and occult thing mentions several new spirits and has hag touched implements, but I see none of those things in any detail other than mention. Guys where is that info

Hagtouched Implements are mentioned on p. 22, the Hag Haunted is on p. 23, and the Malice Binder is on p. 28

Edit: I reread what you wrote. The Hags and the Occult is just (really interesting) flavoring atm.

So does the Patron theme replace your first level hex and give you a downside, or does it give you an additional first level hex and a downside?

Your first hex and some patron spells are locked and you get a drawback.

The Imperator wrote:

So does the Patron theme replace your first level hex and give you a downside, or does it give you an additional first level hex and a downside?

Your first hex and some patron spells are locked and you get a drawback.

Huh, not really a fan of strictly worse options for play, and a drawback with no upside is that.

Rysky wrote:

The Imperator wrote:

So does the Patron theme replace your first level hex and give you a downside, or does it give you an additional first level hex and a downside?

Your first hex and some patron spells are locked and you get a drawback.

Huh, not really a fan of strictly worse options for play, and a drawback with no upside is that.

Misunderstanding, I think. You get a specific bonus hex at first level, in addition to your regular hex, assuming you didn't trade that away.

Rysky wrote:

The Imperator wrote:

So does the Patron theme replace your first level hex and give you a downside, or does it give you an additional first level hex and a downside?

Your first hex and some patron spells are locked and you get a drawback.

Huh, not really a fan of strictly worse options for play, and a drawback with no upside is that.

You'd have to go over what all spells you get to see if it's strictly worse or not. And the drawbacks themselves range from something minor to pretty severe.

Is there a way to ask a dev specifically about this, since this is apparently a confusing thing, or do I have to hope one sees my question?

Is there a way to ask a dev specifically about this, since this is apparently a confusing thing, or do I have to hope one sees my question?

You DO get a bonus hex, no question. You do not get to freely choose what that bonus hex is; it's tied to the patron theme. You can still take Slumber or Cackle or whatever with your regular hex at first level.

This hex has, in my opinion, two uses. One is the hex itself- generally one of the weaker hexes, although there are exceptions. (Generally, the better the hex, the harsher the drawback.) The other is having a hex at first level if an archetype normally would mean you wouldn't. That lets you take Extra Hex from first level, rather than waiting.

The Imperator wrote:

Is there a way to ask a dev specifically about this, since this is apparently a confusing thing, or do I have to hope one sees my question?

You DO get a bonus hex, no question. You do not get to freely choose what that bonus hex is; it's tied to the patron theme. You can still take Slumber or Cackle or whatever with your regular hex at first level.

This hex has, in my opinion, two uses. One is the hex itself- generally one of the weaker hexes, although there are exceptions. (Generally, the better the hex, the harsher the drawback.) The other is having a hex at first level if an archetype normally would mean you wouldn't. That lets you take Extra Hex from first level, rather than waiting.

*rereads the way it is worded*

Quid is correct, sorry about that.

Hagtouched Implements are mentioned on p. 22, the Hag Haunted is on p. 23, and the Malice Binder is on p. 28

Edit: I reread what you wrote. The Hags and the Occult is just (really interesting) flavoring atm.

this makes me a sad panda. I like the occultist and want to see more implement stuff outside the norm. The class is easily quite modular.

While it doesn’t use a voodoo doll technically the selections of buffs and debuffs the fetters offer are really neat and universally useful.

While it doesn’t use a voodoo doll technically the selections of buffs and debuffs the fetters offer are really neat and universally useful.

They're... really not. The best one is probably the +2 to +6 deflection bonus, which also sickens the target it's used on. And actually, on reading it closer, may only be usable on a single wounded creature? Since the attacker is technically the target, and they can only be targeted once every 24 hours.

Most of the debuffs are save or suffer a minor inconvenience for a few rounds. Best one of those is probably Divine Dread, since it actually does something noticeable on a save, but it's still only one round every 24 hours.

Flavorful as heck, sure, but it's asking a lot for a player to get really weak hexes in exchange for their spellcasting, while the Witch is sitting over there with both and better.

Is it the intent that the patron themes are making hexes available to archetypes that do away with hexes entirely, such as the White-Haired Witch or the Havocker? It seems to read that way, based on the fact that you get access to it through the patron class feature, which none of those two archetypes alter..

I mean, there tends to be universal agreement that the archetypes that lose hexes completely tend to give up a lot more than what they receive (a rogue talent at level 10 doesn't quite feel like an even trade), so it's not as if it is deserving of kneejerk "bad ban op bad"-reactions - I'm just curious if this is actually something that's intended, because if so, maybe we'll see a surge in "Gordian Knight" WHW builds?

Is it the intent that the patron themes are making hexes available to archetypes that do away with hexes entirely, such as the White-Haired Witch or the Havocker? It seems to read that way, based on the fact that you get access to it through the patron class feature, which none of those two archetypes alter..

If you've traded the feature away entirely, I definitely recommend checking with your GM.

Rysky wrote:

While it doesn’t use a voodoo doll technically the selections of buffs and debuffs the fetters offer are really neat and universally useful.

They're... really not. The best one is probably the +2 to +6 deflection bonus, which also sickens the target it's used on. And actually, on reading it closer, may only be usable on a single wounded creature? Since the attacker is technically the target, and they can only be targeted once every 24 hours.

Most of the debuffs are save or suffer a minor inconvenience for a few rounds. Best one of those is probably Divine Dread, since it actually does something noticeable on a save, but it's still only one round every 24 hours.

Flavorful as heck, sure, but it's asking a lot for a player to get really weak hexes in exchange for their spellcasting, while the Witch is sitting over there with both and better.

I like Hexing Shield, bonuses to Will saves are always nice.

And for the others the deafening/silencing, cosing more movement/avoidance, sickening > staggering are good.

You can also get the tokens from areas the target has been in, with the sickening/stagger all you need is a footprint.

There also not trading out spellcasting, but extracts (and a lot less of those than the Alchemist). You can’t use spell trigger items because of the extract class features I believe.