Divine Bard?

[DungeonmasterCal]

Is there a published version of a divine Bard variant anywhere? I'd rather not have to make one up from scratch, because I'm not really good at creating/altering classes in a way that seems balanced or even interesting. Plus, I'm lazy.

[Jal Dorak]

A good starting point.

[Corlindale]

There's not really a divine bard within official paizo material (can't speak for third party), but there is a very "Bard-y" cleric variant: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/cleric/archetypes/paizo---cler ic-archetypes/evangelist

[DungeonmasterCal]

Jal Dorak wrote:

A good starting point.

That IS a good starting point! Thanks!

[DungeonmasterCal]

Corlindale wrote:

There's not really a divine bard within official paizo material (can't speak for third party), but there is a very "Bard-y" cleric variant:

Now I have to choose...lol...both are pretty much what I'm looking for. I'm in the process of introducing a fantasy version of a religion similar to early Christianity into my homebrew setting. Arcane magic is forbidden, with Inquisitors, Paladins, Templars (Super Genius Games) and a modified version of the Witch Hunter (Super Genius Games) tasked with hunting them down and forcing them to either convert or die. Good times.

[Jal Dorak]

I had a character that was a multi-class Paladin (of Freedom)/Divine Bard. I called him a cantor - but the rest of the group referred to him as the Balladin.

Fun concept to play, though he was squashed by hill giants. I can see a tweaked divine bard working with your setting concept. The divine bard would be the one that leads the service, carries the standard, and negotiates for the church.

You might also consider changing the ranger slightly into a missionary.

[Bardess]

Super Genius Games has a Chantry archetype in "Divine Archetypes".

[Jiggy]

The Inquisitor (from the APG) basically a divine bard with different fluff and slightly more "selfish" mechanics.

It's a 3/4 BAB, d8 HD class with the same spell level progression and limited armor/weapon proficiencies. It has great buffs (but many are self-only) and good skills.

It really is basically a divine and more militant imagining of the bard.

The cleric is the divine wizard.
The oracle is the divine sorcerer.
The inquisitor is the divine bard.

[Cheapy]

Jiggy wrote:

The Inquisitor (from the APG) basically a divine bard with different fluff and slightly more "selfish" mechanics.

I think you and I have very different definitions of "slightly" ;)

[Jiggy]

Cheapy wrote:

I think you and I have very different definitions of "slightly" ;)

Only slightly.

[Ubercroz]

I misread the title and thought it said "Divine Beard", and I was thinking - that sounds real good

[Quandary]

It may also be possible to 'adapt' the Evangelist Cleric Archetype to be an Inquisitor Archetype.

[Abrir]

the Evangelist alters the channeling progression, so it's not viable in PFS, and you'd need to come up with a alternate trade off. and speak to the DM

[Atarlost]

Abrir wrote:

the Evangelist alters the channeling progression, so it's not viable in PFS, and you'd need to come up with a alternate trade off. and speak to the DM

Channeling isn't that important. People play inquisitors and druids and oracles and witches and every other class in the game that isn't cleric or paladin and get along perfectly happily without channeling.