Hi all,
I play PFS at my local hobby shop. I'm currently mulling over a character concept in my mind (it's a while off though, have other characters I want to try first). It's a Tien tengu ranger. I've been looking at the "Spirit Ranger" archetype, mostly because I love the flavor of consulting with nature spirits for advice, but I can't think of any realistic uses for the Augury spell. Can anyone suggest ideas, or should I just stick with straight ranger?
LINKS!
Augury:
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/spells/augury.html
Spirit Ranger
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/ranger/archetypes/paizo---rang er-archetypes/spirit-ranger
Thanks! :D
As insaneogeddon points out, the use of augury really depends upon your DM. Since the roll is supposed to be made in secret, you first have to trust your DM to not fudge the augury roll to arrive at the outcome he wants, and then there is the general vagueness of the results from augury, particularly if you get a "Nothing" answer.
However, the concept is much cooler than a generic "I shot things with bows and duel wield pointy swords" ranger. Depending on your starting level and wealth, consider investing in the Prophet's Pectorals. It adds 1d6 to the % rolls augury and divination, and allows you to gain a bit more information on commune with nature (as an aside on the Pectorals, I would even ask your DM if its abilities could be expanded to cover other "Commune with" spells you may have access to, such as Commune with Birds, which is a 1st level ranger spell).
Beating the Deck of Many Things.
Yea. Augury and other divination spells can turn into a session of pixel-hunting(anyone who has played adventure games on a computer no doubt knows the term) where you can blow up to half your questions trying to find out about something. If PCs don't bother divining after such a session, you know it might be time to loosen up the restrictions.