Why do Cleric Domain powers stop after level 8?

[The 8th Dwarf]

I am sure I read somewhere that Paizo is doing a book with a lot of prestige classes... Not 100% sure where or what for I will need to find that post again.

Back off topic

I think a book just on Devine Options would be great. That's what most people want is a way for their character not to be a clone of everybody elses.

I think most people would like the chance to choose (balanced) options that they could mix and match.

For example:

Gods portfolios (Law, Undeath, The Sea, Storms and so on) could have archetypes to fit the portfolio. Swaping out domain powers or loosing a domain, or spells ( or even just exclusive spells and powers).

Then separate Prestige Classes for each god focusing on their rolles.

For example a Cleric of Pharasma may have a Seer archetype but take the Guide to the Afterlife Prestige class, another cleric of Pharasma could be a Midwife Achetype and the Servant of Fate Prrestige Class.

The Ultimate Advanced Golarion God Botherers Guide would be very cool.

[Joana]

Here?

[Patterson]

The 8th Dwarf wrote:

Dragonamedrake wrote:

Toadkiller Dog wrote:

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I run a cleric in 3.5/PF game and after 6th level PrC'd out. Going to get some Divine Oracle, Loremaster, and Contemplative

And this is why I switched to Pathfinder and never looked back.

So you replaced PRC bloat with Archetype bloat. Gotcha.

I understand some disliked the PRC hopping but for quite a few avid pathfinders (me included) PRC's where something missed. I enjoyed combining and mixing stuff to come up with unique builds.

Other than that however, I could easily see adding something to Domains without adding much power. More flavor stuff.

Or Pathfinder could just add more Prestige classes!

I am sure I read somewhere that Paizo is doing a with a lot of prestige classes... Not 100% sure where or what for I will need to find that post again.

Off topic (kind of) i wish Piazo made a wiz-sorc PrC. Yes i know its a glass cannon, but i liked playing a glass cannon!

[The 8th Dwarf]

Joana wrote:

Here?

Cool going have to get that one.

[Dragonamedrake]

The 8th Dwarf wrote:

Joana wrote:

Here?

Cool going have to get that one.

Yes cant wait. Curious to see the prestige class for Summoner/magus/inquisitor. The hybrid classes need some options.

[Davor]

Monk/Paladin Prestige class. It's going to be in there. 'nough said.

[Diego Rossi]

James Jacobs wrote:

Frankly... my personal preference for how to handle clerics would have taken up even MORE room.

That preference being each god having their own unique cleric base class. We, alas, didn't have room for 30 base classes in the game.

Would have been nice. Even 30 archetypes would be nice.

But I don't think it would have worked for the Core Rulebook.
Maybe in a future Golarion related product?

[Diego Rossi]

Adamantine Dragon wrote:

James Jacobs wrote:

Frankly... my personal preference for how to handle clerics would have taken up even MORE room.

That preference being each god having their own unique cleric base class. We, alas, didn't have room for 30 base classes in the game.

James, an alternate approach to this problem is to consider whether there are too many gods in the game.

There's really no compelling reason every race should have their own god. That's a holdover from older versions of the game. All those gods creates all sorts of complication in your theology and, not coincidentally, drives you towards a bland implementation of clerics as a class.

Fewer gods, more compelling cleric archetypes based on gods... everyone wins.

As far as I know most pantheistic religions tend to have a large number of deities and add to the list every time they meet a new group of strangers with an interesting deity.

I hope not to offend anyone, but even the catholic church, while monotheistic, with the thousands of saints it has has a plethora of almost deities.