Halfling sacred keepsakes

[Barnabas Goldfield]

Am I missing something? I can't seem to find any information about how to acquire Halfling sacred keepsakes, their cost, etc. Thanks for whomever can advise!

[Hal Maclean]

Unless whomever developed my turnover meant to insert something about cost in the text, sacred keepsakes don't have a price. When figuring out what to do for the book I noticed that halflings have these coming of age tasks. If they want to become accepted as adults they are supposed to do something to show they are capable of assuming adult responsibility. Once they accomplish their task they pick up some kind of momento or souvenir.

I thought it would be interesting to tie this bit of racial flavor to a simple mechanic. Halfling keepsakes allow a varient casting for a single first level divine spell. It's not really enough of a benefit to justify any sort of cost or requirement (like tying it to a trait for instance).

In a sense, your character earned the keepsake before the start of play by doing his or her coming of age task. It's a fun way to work something extra into a backstory.

[Barnabas Goldfield]

Hal Maclean wrote:

Unless whomever developed my turnover meant to insert something about cost in the text, sacred keepsakes don't have a price. When figuring out what to do for the book I noticed that halflings have these coming of age tasks. If they want to become accepted as adults they are supposed to do something to show they are capable of assuming adult responsibility. Once they accomplish their task they pick up some kind of momento or souvenir.

I thought it would be interesting to tie this bit of racial flavor to a simple mechanic. Halfling keepsakes allow a varient casting for a single first level divine spell. It's not really enough of a benefit to justify any sort of cost or requirement (like tying it to a trait for instance).

In a sense, your character earned the keepsake before the start of play by doing his or her coming of age task. It's a fun way to work something extra into a backstory.

Thanks, Hal! It's a really good idea, and your explanation makes sense. I might suggest errata or some such that spells acquisition out a bit more clearly. Although I'm mostly saying this from a Pathfinder Society standpoint. Not even sure whether it'd be considered for organized play.

Thanks again!