I'm looking to create a priest that tries to fool people into believing he's a divine caster despite his god actually being dead. The problem is that I can't decide which spellcasting class to use. I saw the Razmiran priest sorcerer archetype, but I feel like it doesn't go far enough with the concept.
Specifically, I'm interested in:
1. A non-divine 6-level or 9-level spellcaster (preferably the latter)
2. Ability to cast cure spells or have an ability that does "false healing" such as giving temporary hit points.
3. PFS legal
Oracles are an amazing class for what you're attempting to build, but since you don't want divine there's always Bards?
the Arcane Healer bard is PFS legal, and gets channel.
you could also look at the Witch, they get cure spells, and the Hex Channeler archetype gets channel.
you could try a spiritualist or mesmerist, but I wouldn't recommend it; although mesmerist would have the bluff score to pull it off
How good would an occultist work? Are there any good healing options for them?
Mesmerist puzzles me as the class description explicitly says they can function as an off-healer, but the only healing abilities they have are touch treatment and a fairly weak ability that gives temporary hit points.
Oracles are an amazing class for what you're attempting to build, but since you don't want divine there's always Bards?
PFS requires you to choose a patron deity. That goes against what my character is trying to accomplish. He wants people to believe his god isn't dead.
However, it is not required that one's patron deity *be alive* (see back half of comment about Bards) and there's no reason to believe as a character that their Mystery comes from the deity they believe isn't deceased?
Or, in other words, perhaps the mystical conduit to the deity desired is a bit garbled in the transmission?
If they don't have divine at all, then how can they really believe they are... oh, right... Razmir.
Nevermind, moving along now.