Hello people of the paizo boards, looking for quick aid making sure my numbers are right. I thought I knew this stuff pretty well, but I'm currently in doubt with a character I've built.
I have a lvl 1 warpriest with STR 15 and I'm carrying a scimitar (sacred weapon, so +1 to ATT) and heavy steel shield.
For TWF attack bonuses, they should be -3/-7 right? -6 for the primary hand and -10 for the offhand given it's heavy. Not that I'm actually looking to TWF, like I said, just want to make sure my numbers are right
My reason for positing this question is I use PCGen to build character, and right now it's telling me I'm at -3/-8 total and I don't know where the additional -1 is coming from.
Halp!
Your attack bonus with a scimitar is +3. Your normal attack bonus is +2. If you were to use TWFing -3/-8.
Remember that your Sacred Weapon bonus applies only to that specific weapon that you have weapon focus in.
You're applying your Weapon Focus (from Focus Weapon, not Sacred Weapon, that alters the weapon's damage dice) to your Heavy Steel Shield, and giving it a +3, when it should only be getting +2.
Normally, you'd have +3 to hit with the Scimitar (assuming +2 from Strength and +1 from Weapon Focus), and +2 to hit with the Heavy Steel Shield (again, +2 Strength, but no Weapon Focus).
With TWF penalties, you're applying -6 to your main-hand (presumably Scimitar), and -10 to your off-hand (presumably Heavy Steel Shield). Basic math from the two sets of numbers above leaves you with the -3/-8 bonuses that PCGen is giving you, which means they're actually correct.
UGGGGHHHH, twofold noob mistake. I meant focus weapon when said sacred weapon... also, totally didn't even occur to me I was applying that to my shield as well.
Thank you guys for setting me straight.