Hello! I was just after some help regarding some Shaman Archetypes!
To put it simply, soon, our parties Shaman will soon get the chance to stay as a normal Shaman, or denounce their wandering spirits in favor for a significantly stronger spirit.
I do see the concerns for this, since the wandering spirits are a significant part of the class itself. I believe that the archetype itself could work, but I also have my doubts.
The Devoted
The essential idea is that the shaman would be dedicated to a single spirit. But it makes this spiritual link significantly stronger. Whether this be adding more hexes and spells where wandering spirits would be or giving them some other buff, I'm not sure!
The Animist
Now I'm aware that there is already a Shaman Archetype known as the Animist, but this is also due to the fact being that our Shaman is known as the 'Animist', essentially they're the avatar
The idea for the Animist is having a stronger link with all spirits, whilst sacrificing their stronger bond with their original spirit.
I do believe the Unsworn Shaman is very similar to what I'm looking for, but perhaps someone can recommend something more flavorful?
Feel free to provide criticism where it's needed, as I'm aware that most of these will be a nerf or significant buff, so feel free to give me feedback!