Apsu, The Waybringer

[A Ninja]

Apsu, The Way-bringer. The Patron Deity of Dragon kind.

After reading through his fluff, I noticed a particular passage:

Faiths of Purity wrote:

You might come

from any class (except cleric or paladin, for Apsu does not
grant spells)

I find this weird as he has a portfolio like the other deities, his being Creation, Earth, Good, Law, and Travel. Does this mean that he truly isn't a Deity or he just doesn't grant power to his followers?

[Cpt_kirstov]

He's the father of all dragons, so the whole 'strongest survive' attitude means that he doesn't want to give any usurper an advantage. At least thats how I read it. Plus Dragons always seem more arcane spellcasters than devine

[donato]

Actually, that appears to be an error. Here's James Jacob's post detailing it as such.

James Jacobs wrote:

Jonathon Vining wrote:

His text entry specifically states he doesn't grant spells. Even though he has domains. It's kind of weird, really.

Sigh. That'd be an error.

Apsu is a god. He grants spells. That's why we gave him domains.

The line that says "...except cleric or paladin, for Apsu does not grant spells..." should be blotted out with a big thick black pen. I recommend a sharpie, since that stuff covers up anything.

ALL of Golarion's deities grant spells, except the dead ones. If you see us list domains for a deity (which we certainly do for Apsu), that means that deity can grant spells. Because it's a deity.

[A Ninja]

Aha, brilliant! Thanks Donato, exactly what I was hoping to have pointed out to me.