Witch patron suggestions


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Shadow Lodge

I'm looking for a good patron choice for a Half-orc witch to Pazuzu that my players will be facing and am currently not sure as to which patron would fit him the best. Any ideas?


Death, Occult and Plague all seem like good, if cliched, choices.


Plague or Shadow, imo.


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You could check my handbook if you'd like.

Otherwise...I agree with Shadow, it's possibly the best patron overall. Deception and Trickery are also quite good. Elements is helpful if going for the Dazing Spell feat so you can toss save or lose against all 3 save types (I call the build "Triple Threat"), since witch has a ton of will save or lose and a fair amount of fort save or lose already.

Shadow Lodge

Hmm still not sure. Currently I'm thinking of her as 4th lvl since she will be accompanied by a rather large cadre of teammates if that helps out. Also the backstory to her is that her tribe is trying to fight off a foreign invasion to their swamp home that has appeared within the last 5-10 years (another group of predatory outsiders) and has begun to worship the gods of the nearby harpies group in an effort to garner some form of protection.

Shadow Lodge

Not really a fan of shadow since it doesn't fit with Pazuzu's rep as a demon lord of the air, birds, and trickery or the orcs natural inclination towards violence I have a similar issue with plague and it's more in line with the enemies they are trying to defend against.

Shadow Lodge

I do like the idea of death though as it gives them a nice umph power or the elements as it sort of fits with the idea of demon lord or air. Also I'm really on the fence about trickery, on the one hand fits Pazuzu perfectly on the other I feel like it runs counter to a tribe of cannibal orc barbarians. Would love to hear a pitch or idea though that can really sell me on the image.


Just wanna point out archetypal memes like the Queen of Air and Darkness... but I can see wanting something other than Shadow for your concept.

Shadow Lodge

why shadow exactly? It's not really a domain of Pazuzu nor does it really match the whole bring the pain mentality that most orcs (especially those I've established thus far) usually stick to.


Shadow Conjuration / Evocation let you draw from the wizard spell list.


OK, actually I totally missed Pazuzu's involvement in the original post, and was conceiving of simply the Witch class as it stands. Plague and Shadow are simply my two favorite patron forces.

Didn't yo' mamma teach you not to deal with demons?

;)

Shadow Lodge

Yup why the Orc witch is about to have a run in with my groups wizard, oracle, and conjurer in caster vs. cannibal battle royal :). Now what do you think would be a good option?


I think maybe Deception, to try to avoid said battle royal until assured of winning it...

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