Questions about Godai Druid (KQ #15), Urban or Storm Druid, & cleric interactions

[prismaticsoul]

So I'm theory-crafting for a cleric build that focuses on domain acquisition and rebuking/commanding; looking over options, I really like the idea of a 1 level dip into Godai Druid from Kobold Quarterly #15 (they gain access to all 4 prime element domains [earth, air, fire, water]) at level 1.

Looking at the idea of using GD 1/Cleric x/Contemplative 6/Sovereign Speaker 9 as the build. As I was looking at ways of spontaneously casting domain spells, I found the feats and the old cleric ACF from D&D to be lacking, until I came across Urban and Storm archetypes for druid in Pathfinder books.

Both archetypes state that you can cast any domain spells you know spontaneously, and neither state specifically that they must be from druid domains...so would this work for any cleric, Contemplative, & Sovereign Speaker domains?

Can I still take Urban or Storm archetypes for a Godai druid?

[prismaticsoul]

Anyone?

[Nyerkh]

The Godai Druid isn't on the srd (that I can see) so I don't know how it works.
Still, seems weird to me that it'd give you 4 domains instead of the 1 you would get otherwise.
Neither are the Sovereign Speaker or the Contemplative - although that last one I remember from old 3.5, if that's what you're using ?

First, mixing editions - and 3pp for different editions on top of that - is bound to create weirdness, so you better make sure your GM is okay with everything.

Also, Domain progression (in PF at least, but probably 3.5 too, it's been a minute) is based on your class level, and so is channeling DC (not that any of the elemental domains gives any rebuke/command options, btw), so you'd forever be quite late as a Druid, and never great as a Cleric (assuming your prestige classes do advance domains, which I think the Contemplative does ?).

All in all, you'd need to detail your options a bit for a better answer, because I'm probably not the only one who hasn't looked at true 3rd edition d&d in a long, long time.

The 3rd party subforum might be a better place too, considering.

[prismaticsoul]

Nyerkh wrote:

The Godai Druid isn't on the srd (that I can see) so I don't know how it works.

Still, seems weird to me that it'd give you 4 domains instead of the 1 you would get otherwise.
Neither are the Sovereign Speaker or the Contemplative - although that last one I remember from old 3.5, if that's what you're using ?

First, mixing editions - and 3pp for different editions on top of that - is bound to create weirdness, so you better make sure your GM is okay with everything.

Also, Domain progression (in PF at least, but probably 3.5 too, it's been a minute) is based on your class level, and so is channeling DC (not that any of the elemental domains gives any rebuke/command options, btw), so you'd forever be quite late as a Druid, and never great as a Cleric (assuming your prestige classes do advance domains, which I think the Contemplative does ?).

All in all, you'd need to detail your options a bit for a better answer, because I'm probably not the only one who hasn't looked at true 3rd edition d&d in a long, long time.

The 3rd party subforum might be a better place too, considering.

Honestly did not think about that; are there any portions of the forums that would be better to post at when mixing and matching d20 resources?