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Yes, I have read the wonderful Reach Cleric guide, but quite a bit of it does not apply due to limited casting of the Warpriest.
We are currently
My character:
Human Warpriest of Sarenrae 5
Favored Weapon: Longspear
Current Feats:
- Combat Reflexes
- Power Attack
- Vengeful Banisher
- WF(Longspear)
- Squire *replaceable, haven't taken one yet
My Party:
Mounted Cavalier
TWF Shadowdancer/skirmisher (in the making)
Bow Ranger
Arcanist
Thrower Skald
The idea is that I'm the anchor in the middle of combat, with the other party members moving around as needed (and me built around AoOs like in the guide).
But I'm at a bit at a loss where to go with my feats, as theres nothing incredibly useful until past level 7 or so. The summoning and metamagic feats aren't worthwhile because of the 6/9 casting. We are playing through Wrath of the Righteous, so I can expect to go all the way to level 20.
Feats I am debating:
- Improved Initiative (boring)
- Skill Focus / Eldritch Heritage (Abyssal) (Strength, and flavor)
- Dodge
- Lunge
Other ideas for a polearm wielder that I might have missed for early-mid levels?
Why are you using a longspear?
EDIT: Reach guide suggest it due to the fact that clerics are not proficient in all Martial Weapons. As a Warpriest, There are better reach weapons you have access to.
Why are you using a longspear?
EDIT: Reach guide suggest it due to the fact that clerics are not proficient in all Martial Weapons. As a Warpriest, There are better reach weapons you have access to.
I rebuilt from Cleric to Warpriest at level 3, so just kept it as is.
Most of the feats Mors suggested are mid-late game options.. I need stuff I can take right away (level 3, 5, 6, 7).
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What is a 'Warpriest'? Is that a class, or an archetype, or what? It's descriptive, but I can't find a write up ... That said,
How about Toughness for extra HP? Increase your survivability ...
Improved initiative to act sooner? You'll not regret it.
How about the 'take two traits' feat and take the perfect two traits to complement your PC. E.g. Second Chance for another save, if you have the book; Fate's Favored if you use Luck buffs; Armor Expert for reduced ACP; et cetera. There are lots of good traits.
The warpriest is one of the classes introduced in the Advanced Class Guide, which hasn't been published yet. I'm guessing OP is using the ACG play test version.
Warpriest doesn't get Weapon Spec, Greater Focus or Greater Spec.
You are better off getting Wpn Focus in 3 different weapons...ranged, reach and normal melee so you can use your Blessings on whichever is the most appropriate for the situation.
Also there is no need for Quicken Spell Feat as you can use one use of Fervor to Quicken a Spell anyway (as long as it only affects you)
Are you sure they cannot take these feats? Can you post me the part that says that you don't?
The Warpriest entry does not have any language saying that its levels count as Fighter levels for the purpose of qualifying for feats like, for instance, the Brawler and Swashbuckler do. Since you need Fighter levels (or something that counts for Fighter levels) to qualify for Weapon Specialization and the rest, the Warpriest does not qualify.
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This is mostly commenting on Xmor's build above, not on the Original Poster.
I think you'll find that you are so effective with the longspear/Bardiche that you will rarely use any other weapon, be it a bow, a cestus, or claws. Like, you'll inflict 90%+ of your damage with your reach weapon, and the others added together are a rounding error. I'd drop Weapon Focus for non-primary weapons and get almost any other feats. You can get more from a feat than +1 to hit with a secondary weapon. Similarly for Furious Focus although that, at least, applies to your primary weapon.
Wow, the Warpriest gets a lot of feats! My 9th level human reach Cleric has 6 feats, and you will have 10 at the same level! You have so many, and don't want caster feats, so I can see why choosing was tough. For feats you have an embarrassment of riches.
There's been a tremendous amount of discussion on these boards about the Vital Strike feat line. Most people are against it and claim it's a trap, although you have exactly the right sort of build to maximally benefit from it. If you're going to do Vital Strike you should do it at low levels, where it matters. By 13th level your static damage bonus will be about +30, so the extra 1D to damage won't matter. At low levels your static bonuses are smaller, so Vital Strike will matter more. Consider getting Vital Strike at level 1, if you're going to get it at all. Note that Vital Strike clashes with the Reach Cleric concept, in that Vital Strike only applies to Standard Actions, which are already reserved for casting spells.
Similarly for Toughness. I've never played a 19th level Pathfinder Cleric, but I suspect HP damage won't be your main concern at that point. Toughness gets you extra HP early, so you survive to high level. I think you should take Toughness early, like by level 3 or 5.
If you're going to bother with a bow at all there are better archery feats than Weapon Focus (Longbow). E.g. Precise Shot, Multishot, Rapidshot, et cetera. You don't want to play like a Switch Hitter, because you miss out on AoOs when wielding a missile weapon. I suggest you would do better with a lowly Sling than with a Longbow: it's cheaper, it's less bulky, it hits just as often, and in your case it inflicts slightly more damage. If a serious foe stays at range and won't come close enough for you to whack it with your bardiche, just cast a spell.
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Magda, the Warpriest is a special duck when it it comes to weapon focus: They have a sacred weapon mechanic that is like a combination of a monk's unarmed strike damage and a paladin's bonded weapon. They have an always on scaling damage die upgrade that they use instead of the base weapon damage if it is higher, and they can apply an enhancement bonus and or weapon qualities to if for limited rounds per day.
In order to uses these they have to take weapon focus in the weapon.