Divine Paragon

[Major_Blackhart]

Is it just me or is this archetype capable of some real insanity, especially if you decide to couple it with a vmc.

I was looking at this class, and thinking if I wanted a pure damage dealer, I could go half-orc divine paragon of Gorum vmc Fighter.

Taking the Rage subdomain as my main and the dueling subdomain as my secondary domain that gets replaced, I can get some great spells, abilities, and good consistent damage.

Choosing the Sentinel powers of gorum, while raging I get an additional +2 to attk and dmg by level 14.

Couple in the morale bonus from Grudge Fighter when damaged, using a courageous weapon and reckless abandon, plus the weapon training and duelist gloves, you could potentially get a +10 to attack and damage rolls from that alone.

Edit: That +10 does not include reckless abandon either.

Overall I sense a truly offensive monster when built a certain way, plus full spell casting from both domaina. The dueling subdomain grants dance of a thousand cuts, another great boost to the cleric.

What does everyone else think?

[Claxon]

I've tried looking and can't find this Divine Paragon archetype you're talking about. I'm assuming from context it's a cleric, but can't find such an archetype.

[Klorox]

Yep, I don't find it in what books I have, nor on a google search, so I assume it's an obsure 3rd party thing... could you quote the source?

[ryric]

It's from Divine Anthology, which is a new release.

[Major_Blackhart]

Divine paragon:
Benefits: automatically gain deific obedience and get powers at 5th, 11th, and 14th of whichever group (evangelist, exalted, sentinel).
Choose 2 domains, 1 progresses normally. The other exchanges your domain powers for the above obedience benefits but you still get bonus spells.

And you get a sacred brand that makes you more obvious and your aura stronger.

This modifies domain and your aura.

[CBDunkerson]

Yes, by giving a choice of the Exalted, Evangelist, or Sentinel boons... at earlier levels... without going in to a prestige class... Divine Paragon may open up a lot of interesting options for Clerics.

The Diverse Obedience feat similarly allows access to each obedience from 'normal' Deific Obedience progression two levels early... AND the ability to choose which 'path' (i.e. Exalted/Evangelist/Sentinel) each boon comes from.

Those two options, and to a lesser extent the Divine Champion Warpriest archetype which gets Sentinel boons (and can be combined with Diverse Obedience), really expand the potential scope of obediences.

I'm currently pondering whether there is any way to get all nine boons on a single character. Doesn't seem like it. Could combine Divine Paragon, Evangelist and either Sentinel or Exalted to get all three boon types, but no way I see to get all three boons on each path.

[Caelhal Lantherian]

I'm making a pfs cleric of calistria with this archetype and wondering if it would be a good idea to prestige into evangelist