Hello! I was looking at bringing the Favored Soul into Pathfinder, but I don't think it warrants a full class. Sorcerer has quite a malleable set of features, so...
I was thinking of a bloodline akin to Divinity or something, we'll call it "Seriously Entitled" or, maybe just "Favored"
Sorcerers are set up as such that at levels
1/3/9/15/20 they gain a thematic class feature power
7/13/19 they gain a bonus feat tying in some sort of theme
3/5/7/9/11/13/15/17 they get an extra spell of arguable usefulness
And to tie it all together they get a Bloodline Arcana power at first level that sets the tone of the class.
The sorcerer setup seems downright perfect for porting over a favored soul and balancing it all at once.
Their bloodline arcana could be...
~Choose a Deity.
You lose access to the Sorcerer/Wizard Spell List and gain access to the Cleric Spell List. Gain Proficiency with your Deity's weapon and a +1 _type_ bonus per N levels on attack rolls/damage rolls while wielding that weapon. Also gain Cha mod to all saves.
So with that the first parts of the actual favored soul are covered, where they use their god's weapon primarily, and compensates for the lack of base attack bonus the sorcerer has compared to the favored soul in complete divine. The Cha mod to all saves works to give the favored soul 'all good saves' as was a class selling point.
The bonus feat path is simple enough, weapon focused to make them more competent with their god's weapon of choice; weapon focus and similar.
Their bloodline powers are a bit tricky, since the favored soul didn't have that many class features to begin with. Wings were a big selling point I think.
Am I undertaking something that's too complex? Does the Favored Soul actually warrant a unique class?
My reasoning is that there are only 2 classes that have the same casting mechanic the sorcerer does and is a full 1-9 caster, the sorcerer and the favored soul, at least as far as I recall.
Any input on powers, and most importantly the bonus spells it gains. In fact, any input at all would be wonderful!
Download the Advanced Player`s Guide Final Playtest PDF.
The Beta Oracle is in there. The final version is set to release in about 2 weeks.
It is the PRPG Favored Soul for all intensive purposes. (flavor can be modified depending on game setting)
Ahhh. Thank you kindly! I completely forgot about the Advanced Player's Guide coming out, that will likely accomplish what I wish without the fuss. In fact, after perusing, it seems downright perfect. I feel silly, but a tad sad I wont invest the time and effort into a new creation, but damn it all if the oracle ain't a flavorful as heck class. Thank you again!
No problem.
When the class looks as good as it does in the APG Preview/Playtest, it`s kind of hard to turn down using it :-)