Re: Why does the Pathfinder Society Have only 1 Cleric Venture Captain?


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Silver Crusade 5/5

I have been pawing through my published materiel, and near as i can tell, the sole published NPC Venture Captain who is a Cleric is Ithuna Varsdottir a 8th level cleric of Erastil.

I wonder why there are not more clerics in the ranks of the Venture Captains.

What do you all think?

4/5

The pesky divine agendas of those clerical VC gets in the way of the Society's morally ambiguous methods. That, and Pathfinders really should be choosing from among ten quasi-divine figures: The Decemvirate.

Dark Archive

higher lvl bad guys know to target the healers first?

Grand Lodge 4/5

Another question: Why are all the faction heads bards? :(

Sovereign Court 4/5 5/5 ***

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KestlerGunner wrote:
Another question: Why are all the faction heads bards? :(

Dude, bards are the most broken class. I haven't felt so powerful doing nothing on my turns until I started playing a bard.

Sovereign Court

Bards tend to make good Pathfinders given what the society does.

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John Compton wrote:
The pesky divine agendas of those clerical VC gets in the way of the Society's morally ambiguous methods. That, and Pathfinders really should be choosing from among ten quasi-divine figures: The Decemvirate.

Grandmaster Torch would be ashamed.

5/5 5/55/55/5

Damn morality clauses...

Shadow Lodge 4/5

Because Clerics really don't fit into PFS well at all, and Bard's are sort of the PFS golden child. :)

Shadow Lodge 4/5

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Seriously, though

Iomedae - So, you want me to go negotiate with evil so your not good society can get an evil relic to study, lie and cheat my way into the evil/demon worshipers/necromancers good graces, and shut up about being a champion of goodness and moral order. . . Riiiggghhhttt!!! Oh, that's the only way I get XP or PP. Ok, sure. Oh, by the way, we are sworn enemies until the Society returns the Crown of Iomedae. We know you have it and have been keeping it from her for years now. That's what we call stealing, and from a goddess, mind you. (Wo)Man up.

Pharasma - So, I'm forced to be a graverobber, or at min. to disturb the rightful resting places of the honored dead, try to NOT kill the BBEG Undead because the society needs him for info later, and to make sure that the Aspis Consortuiam doesn't get ahold of that prophecy and let it out into the world because it's soooooo much better locked away in the Decemvirate's person vaults. While we are on the subject, lets discuse the "All in the name of Knowledge" propeganda. See, I know a little ssomething about that. It's actually a core tenet of my faith. When are we going to crack open those vaults and start spreading the knowledge rather than hoarding and hiding from it. I mean that's what your all about, riiiggghhhhttt? And you expect me to heal these guys whose natural time has come. <dead blank stare> The Guide and a few books might have "Alignent Nuetral" tagged on there, but I don't think you and the rest of the world see eye to eye on what that actually means. Here, lets dispel that little glamour. it's becoming a little more clear, . . . Cha. . .something. . . Cha____ Evi. . . Cha____Evi_? hum. . .

Sarenrae - <see above>, plus Oh sure, I'll go waltzing through Nazi-Germany-like Taldor where I'm illegal just because I exist. No worries.

Eristal - Right, I actualy work for a living. <smacks VC/Decemvirate upside the head> Grow up.

Abadar - Yah, their scum. It's like they do everything in their power to destabilize society, underhand economy, break deals, break the law, fght in the streets, and even act like they deserve some sort of legal immunity for their crimes. Spoiled brat children the world would be better off without. . . . . Wait, your saying I have to BE a Pathfinder. WTF!?!?!?

Sheylen - You're so right Mr. Man. That priceless item of artistic perfection would be better served locked away in your vaults, hidden from the world. I mean it's perfectly safe there, right. And I have no problem with that sort of thing, I mean from a religious perspective. Oh, and I can go and get all dirty, ruin my cloths, get to wear the most mismatched outfit in existance to a fancy dinner where I pretend to be one of the servants, and I get to kill stuff, too. Heck, why didn't I sign up years ago!!!

Sovereign Court 5/5

Because Baron Jacquo screwed me out of my title.

Silver Crusade 5/5

Thank you all for your comments.

Becket what you say makes allot of sense.

4/5

Smart Clerics don't advertise themselves as Venture Captains to the general public. They instead use the society's influnecne to draw more worshipers to their faith.

Trust me there are other Venture Captains that are Clerics who are not printed in a book.

Shadow Lodge 4/5

I saw the avatar and my first thought was (still waking up a bit), wait, I didn't write that. . .

:)

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