Aasimar vs Half-Celestial

[Haveatya]

Is it just me, or does the Half-Celestial Template make the Aasimar Race obsolete? It just seems to me that the HC would provide you with a much more celestial feel than the Aasimar. I won't even go into the Class Abilities provided by one over the other.

[Lord Foul II]

But half celestial takes two class levels.

[Suichimo]

Is there a way to officially let PCs take templates in Pathfinder, now?

[Berselius]

If your DM let's you take a template then feel free to go for it. Many DM's wouldn't even consider it though.

[Haveatya]

Lord Foul II wrote:

But half celestial takes two class levels.

I still think the HC give you SO much. Especially if your character is not a paladin.

[Artanthos]

Half Celestrial?

Try finding out your Aasimar's mother is Iomedae.

Spoiler:

Wotr: if your character takes the divine trait, he is the child of a god.

[Caius]

Most DMs don't allow templates on PCs so in most cases it's not an issue.

[Berselius]

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Try finding out your Aasimar's mother is Iomedae.

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Wotr: if your character takes the divine trait, he is the child of a god.

You mean like a Divine Scion (aka a mythic character descended from a god)? I honestly didn't know that a simple trait could make you the child of a god! What else does this vaulted trait do?

[Serisan]

Bers, why did you purposefully break the spoiler box?

[Vritra]

Half-Celestial is not taken by PCs all that often, unless your DM is very liberal with templates. Aasimar is often the only way to get a Celestial-esque character.

[wraithstrike]

Class abilities are normally better than what a template gives assuming the GM counts them as virtual class levels.

[Anarchy_Kanya]

Half-Celestial is better, but costs 2-3 levels.

[LazarX]

Haveatya wrote:

Is it just me, or does the Half-Celestial Template make the Aasimar Race obsolete?

No it doesn't, because unless I'm running a particular type of high powered campaign, I wouldn't allow such a stupidly broken template.