Warpriest - Sacred Fist archtype - Weapon Specialization (Unarmed Strike)?


Rules Questions


Warpriest description:

Bonus Feats:
At 3rd level and every 3 levels thereafter, a warpriest gains a bonus feat in addition to those gained from normal advancement. These bonus feats must be selected from those listed as combat feats. The warpriest must meet the prerequisites for these feats, but he treats his warpriest level as his base attack bonus for these feats (in addition to base attack bonuses gained from other classes and racial Hit Dice).

**Finally, for the purposes of these feats, the warpriest can select feats that have a minimum number of fighter levels as a prerequisite, treating his warpriest level as his fighter level.**

Extrapolation: bonus feat at 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, AND Warpriest levels count as fighter levels for purposes of meeting fighter level pre-requisites.

Sacred Fist archtype description:

Blessed Fortitude (Su):
At 3rd level, a sacred fist can avoid even magical and unusual attacks with help from his deity. If he succeeds at a Fortitude saving throw against an attack that has a reduced effect on a successful save, he instead avoids the effect entirely. A helpless sacred fist does not gain the benefit of the blessed fortitude ability.

This ability replaces the bonus feat gained at 3rd level.

Question: Is the Blessed Fortitude ability:
a) meant to replace just the 3rd level feat, and the Sacred Fist otherwise keeps the bonus feats at 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, AND Warpriest levels count as fighter levels for purposes of meeting fighter level pre-requisites; OR
b) not well worded, and would be better worded as "This ability replaces the Bonus Feats feature gained at 3rd level.", i.e. it doesn't get either the bonus feats or the fighter level equivalent for meeting feat pre-requisities?

I ask because I would have thought a Sacred Fist would have been given access to Weapon Specialization (Unarmed Strike), which happens if the answer is (a), but not if it is (b).


Yes you do so A BUT
the sacred fists bonus style feats says
This ability replaces the bonus feats gained at 6th, 12th, and 18th levels.

and Miraculous Fortitude says
This ability replaces the bonus feat gained at 9th level.

So you do have your 15th that counts as a fighter.


If you're a human, the FCB in the ARG for Warpriest is 1/6 of a Bonus Feat. I would assume that they mean the same thing as the Bonus Feat granted by the Warpriest class. Assuming your GM agreed with this interpretation, a Human Sacred Fist Warpriest could still get a 6th and 12th Bonus Feat.

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