I've been looking at the Green Faith Acolyte PrC as an option for a druid. Everything I've read says that it's inferior most PrCs and the druid as well. However, I like it for the flavor, so I'm curious.
If a druid selected a domain, would they also get an animal companion by taking levels of GFA?
I'm considering running a Treesinger with the Growth Domain, and then picking up a plant companion and the Boon Companion Feat.
dotting, no idea what this will give but I'm always interested in PrC optimization.
I do not know anything about the prc but it looks like you plan to take a domain with treesinger then get an AC from elsewhere? The problem is an ac from another source won't let you pick a plant companion.
Companion Bond (Ex)
At the indicated levels, a Green Faith acolyte increases her effective druid level by 1 for determining the abilities of her animal companion. If she has no animal companion, she instead gains a druid animal companion, treating her effective druid level as 1/2 her class level (minimum 1).
I'd say she does, but that's my interpretation.
If she chose a domain, can she gain another "effective druid level"?
That's the question.
I do not know anything about the prc but it looks like you plan to take a domain with treesinger then get an AC from elsewhere? The problem is an ac from another source won't let you pick a plant companion.
Will it not? Even though the Treesinger limits you to a plant AC?
And, if so, how would Wild Shape function? Because you earn it from both classes, and Treesinger limits you to plant shapes only.
To begin with you need to realize the thing limiting your AC to a plant is a specific feature of the treesinger archetype. Because you chose the domain you do not have an ac. If another source gives you an ac it checks "do you already have one"
So that is what happens here. The prc does an if then check once it gived you the companion bond feature. It asks does this person already have an animal companion if they do it adds 1 level to that feature.
So if you already had an ac it would increase it and be subject to the rules of that class feature. If you don't have one you get one. In this case the source of yoir ac is the prc and not your druid nature bond.
For wild shape the same sort of if then check happens it eithrr increases your existing wild shape or gived you wild shapw as a lvl 4 druid.
I'm having a hard time understanding why people dislike this PrC. If you take a domain, you can get an animal companion and your caster level is 1-to-1 with a standard Druid. Plus, you only really trade out Thousand Faces to end up with a few goodies (including +10 spell levels from Grand Druid).
I feel like I'm missing something. I understand that it takes 2 feats to really be great (Shaping Focus and Boon Companion), but they seem worth it.
Bump. Maybe someone can enlighten me. Does your domain not progress or something? I assume it should.
I'm having a hard time understanding why people dislike this PrC.because most charop munchkins would rather cut off their left knee than give up a single caster level.
But you...don't lose one.
You may not, but you do lose:
-any domains you've got (since the PrC doesnt explicitely expand them)
-Animal companion: can be compensated for by boon companion
-Wildshape: also compensatable
It's not a BAD prc per say, it's just not an interesting one either. Does give some interesting high-level stuff though.
So, the domains don't expand? I thought +1 caster level would increase it, since domain progression is typically based on your caster level.
THe +1 caster level ONLY increases spells per day & (if you're a spontaneous spellcaster) spells known. Domains rely on your effective class level, and not your caster level. Same for bloodlines (sorcerers), revelations (oracle) and "wizard schools".
THe +1 caster level ONLY increases spells per day & (if you're a spontaneous spellcaster) spells known. Domains rely on your effective class level, and not your caster level. Same for bloodlines (sorcerers), revelations (oracle) and "wizard schools".
Well, that explains a lot, then. Being a standard druid with a domain is then better than being a Green Faith Acolyte with one. Now I understand why people are hesitant with this PrC.