This is not a rules question, I know that there's nothing in the books that prevent a warpriest from choosing that race.
But I feel like those two things don't work well together, so i ask you: are there some anti-synergies between the warpriest class and the skinwalker race? Not only in mechanics, i accept flavour arguments too.
Because one of my players presented me this character and i would like to advise him to change the class or the race (he hasn't much experience with the game and the warpriest class is already a difficult one) but i would prefer to base my decision on something objective and not only on my sensation.
We're about to start Wrath of the righteous AP.
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I son't know...some of the skinwalker "blank-born's" seem to synergize with a Warpriest, with the +2's to Str and Wis. Flavor wise it would definitely make sense...I see skinwalers as sort of tribal, and a martial representative of a tribe fits perfectly. I could see a War Blessing Coldborn Skinwalker being a celtic style shamanic warrior.
I don't see the problem, really.
Not at all, skin walkers like any other race are highly varied and depending on the type of skinwalker as there are many more than just the base you could very easily play anything mechanically there stat buff to one stat no choice in which like with human is rather poor but not a deal breaker. Its all about back story and roleplaying for if they mesh well, my advice is let it play out, the player most likely knows what he or she is getting into with it race wise.
I dont see why not. It is even good if he goes for Str and wis. Unless there are some ateist lore about skinwalkers i dont know about she can be a Warpriest just as fine as a Ranger or a Arcanist.
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This is not a rules question, I know that there's nothing in the books that prevent a warpriest from choosing that race.
But I feel like those two things don't work well together, so i ask you: are there some anti-synergies between the warpriest class and the skinwalker race? Not only in mechanics, i accept flavour arguments too.
Because one of my players presented me this character and i would like to advise him to change the class or the race (he hasn't much experience with the game and the warpriest class is already a difficult one) but i would prefer to base my decision on something objective and not only on my sensation.
We're about to start Wrath of the righteous AP.
+2Wis, -2Int, +2Str while Shapechanged
The stats are perfect for a Warpriest.The adjustable Claw, Darkvision, Nat Armor is damn good too.
Bonus to Handle Animal, Speak with Animals doesn't hurt.
The mechanics work well together.
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The flavour works great as well. Norse Berserkers often are seen as priests of Odin for example and could serve as an inspiration for such a character.
A Skinwalker Warpriest of Erastil could work as a Rangerlike nature priest.
Finally a skinwalker could have become a Warpriest from every religion being raised in a cloister of that god. As a half-Lycanthrope he is probably shunned by society, but I can see good aligned priest taking someone like him in.
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If you don't want such exotic races in your game however, just tell your players. It is your game and I don't know much about Wrath of the Righeous so I cannot tell how to fit the Skinwalker in there.