Can clerics of Torag use their weapon as their holy symbol?


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Since it's a warhammer, can clerics of Torag use their actual weapon as their holy symbol?

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Krunchyfrogg wrote:
Since it's a warhammer, can clerics of Torag use their actual weapon as their holy symbol?

There's a feat called "Blessed Hammer" from ISG.

"Your god's power radiates from your warhammer.

Prerequisite(s): Ability to cast 3rd-level divine spells, proficient with warhammer, worshiper of a good deity or deity of crafting.

Benefit(s): You can use any warhammer you wield as a holy symbol when casting spells that require a divine focus or when you channel energy.

Furthermore, as a swift action when you cast a divine touch spell, you can choose to have the warhammer carry the charge of the spell instead of your hand. When you deliver a touch spell with your warhammer you can do so as part of melee attack made with the warhammer. If you drop the warhammer or the warhammer is disarmed while carrying a charge, the charge is lost."


Any divine caster can use their weapon as a holy symbol if it is a reliquary. It only cost an extra 250 g.p. and counts as a permanent fixture for Consecrate .


Mysterious Stranger wrote:
Any divine caster can use their weapon as a holy symbol if it is a reliquary. It only cost an extra 250 g.p. and counts as a permanent fixture for Consecrate .

Or a consacred weapon (channeling focus) for +150gp

channel foci wrote:
A channel focus is a garment or other object that incorporates a holy or unholy symbol,

Among the best divine foci are sanctified rings. They are channel foci, too and cost 5gp a pair. So you get two rings that can be used as holy symbols for only 5gp. Even if you ignore the other uses.

Scarab Sages

The blessed hammer feat is really good though, giving you a faux spellstrike with your hammer in addition to allowing it to work as a holy symbol.

It's also a great feat for dwarf druids and shamen as those lists have better touch spells than cleric.


Blessed Hammer was actually restricted to Torag, but D20PFSRD have to strip all golarion-specific flavor.

The original feat can be found here.


Imbicatus wrote:

The blessed hammer feat is really good though, giving you a faux spellstrike with your hammer in addition to allowing it to work as a holy symbol.

It's also a great feat for dwarf druids and shamen as those lists have better touch spells than cleric.

Ooh, it didn't even occur to me that you could use it as a non-cleric. I really want to build a Nature Fang Druid now.


Or the Goliath druid. That one could be also fun.

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