Razmiran Priest rule bend

[Duracel]

Basically I have a worshiper of Zon Kuthon (NPC) that would like to be able to convince people (particularly other Desnans in Nidal) that he's a (low level) cleric of Desna.

I was thinking of making him a witch for the healing spells... but the ultimate test here is the ability to channel positive energy, which you can't do if you worship an evil god and are an evil character as far as I know (this is what ruled out the Inquisitor: Infiltrator archetype, although a dip would probably be good for the Misdirection ability.)

Is there any particular reason mechanical or storytelling wise why I shouldn't borrow the Razmiran Priest prestige class for this?

If not, any suggestions for making that particular deception work?

[Duracel]

He would be 10th level.

[Braingamer]

Is there any specific reason he needs to pretend to be a cleric, rather than just a priest? The easiest fix is to bluff being a worshipper of Desna. Priests are class-independent. A ranger would work well, given that it's Desna.

Duracel wrote:

Is there any particular reason mechanical or storytelling wise why I shouldn't borrow the Razmiran Priest prestige class for this?

Well, the Razmiran Priest fakes divine magic by using arcane. If your guy is already an arcane caster, then that would work fine. Making the Razmiran Priest a generic class could have its uses.

Alternatively, if he's a cleric, he could just cast Mass Cure Light Wounds. It might not work on your PC's with spellcraft, but it could convince commoners. Another option could be to give him a custom magic item that switches his channel polarity from negative to positive - as long as you don't mind the possibility of your PC's getting their hands on it.

[UsagiTaicho]

There is a Razmiran Priest archetype for the sorcerer in the Inner Sea Magic book.