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[Jimmy]

Zanzibar, home of the Zanzibarbarians.

[Arx]

Well, I'm now rolling up a Warpriest of Sarenrae (Healing, Sun) (A Dawnflower Cultist, not mainstream), and I must say it's testing me sorely. Sorely.

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[Harry Baldman]

Is it just me or is the warpriest just a strictly worse cleric? I mean, they get a d8 HD and a medium BAB, a soulknife mechanic and a variation on turn undead? Am I missing something?

[SOLDIER First]

They also get any Fighter feats they want.

[MrRoboto75]

I'm playing a halfling jester bard in an upcoming 2nd ed AD&D planescape game.

I need standup material.

[SOLDIER First]

Do height jokes. Lots of them.

[Harry Baldman]

Start every joke with an exclamatory "marry", append "nuncle" as appropriate.

[Arx]

Is it just me or is the warpriest just a strictly worse cleric? I mean, they get a d8 HD and a medium BAB, a soulknife mechanic and a variation on turn undead? Am I missing something?

Heavy armour proficiency, blessings (Blind my opponent for a round? Empower my heals? Sign me up!), the ability to heal 1d6 as a swift action at second level (or a standard action to heal another), bonus feats, and Weapon Focus for free.

[kilakan]

Is it just me or is the warpriest just a strictly worse cleric? I mean, they get a d8 HD and a medium BAB, a soulknife mechanic and a variation on turn undead? Am I missing something?

They have some really amusing combos since their weapons do damage based off of their class and not the weapon itself.  For example if you had a whip with lunge and whirlwind attacks as your feats.  You suddenly get the ability to do an attack against every enemy around you in a 20 foot radius assuming you are a medium sized creature that does substantial damage despite being a whip since it's using sacred damage (Plus whatever enhancements you throw on top.)

[SOLDIER First]

Unfortunately, a 1d8 weapon does the same damage until Level 10.

_{normally this wouldn't be that big of a deal, but in a P6 campaign, which I'm making a Warpriest for...}

[kilakan]

You do get sacred weapon at level 4, and another stack of it at level 8 though.  So swift action +1/weapon enhancement of your choice.

[SOLDIER First]

Actually, it increases the bonus of Sacred Weapon's weapon enhancement by +1, up to +5 at Level 20. _{and technically you get SW at Level 1, you just get the enhancement part at level 4}

And again, I'm doing a P6 campaign, meaning no Level 8 for me. With P6's rules on Epic, Signature and Ritual stuff that normally wouldn't be a problem, but Warpriests aren't even included in the P6 rules.

[Jimmy]

Played a Pathfinder Society scenario this week, and it was nasty.

Seriously, who thinks three ghouls with 3 attacks each and a paralysis save on each one is a balanced encounter for four level 1 characters?

We lost the rogue in round two whilst my barbarian, the bard and the cleric beat a hasty retreat up the stairs on the ship. My guard dog bought us a few rounds to prepare, getting swarmed and actually landing a hit one one of the ghouls before it got torn to shreds. I perched myself at the top of the stairs, raged and popped a potion of Enlarge Person. First ghoul comes up, slice through it with an attack of opportunity due to my 10 ft. reach. Second ghoul comes up, I use my readied action to cut it in half in one strike. Third ghoul comes up, and I'm all out of actions. Bam, get hit with a claw and boom, paralysed for 3 rounds with a 3 on my d20 roll against the Fort save.

So I'm screwed now, but there's a glimmer of hope. I'm paralysed and helpless, meaning my allies can enter my square! The bard heroically faces off against the ghoul with his shortsword, hitting it for all of 1d4-2 damage. The ghoul misses twice with its claws during its turn, but manages to hit with a bite attack, paralysing the bard too.

Without any other options, the cleric goes for a channel energy to deal positive damage to the ghoul. A massive 1d6 damage with a DC 13 Will save for half. Rolls a 4 for damage, and the ghoul needs a 5 or better on their roll to save against the channel. It rolls... a 2.

Between my guard dog's attack, the bard's attack and the channel, it's exactly enough to destroy the final ghoul. We complete the mission with only one PC death.

Honestly, that fight was brutal. Way too much chance for a TPK at that level. The Pathfinder Society rules allow it to be run by level 1 or 2 characters, and I think you really need one or two level 2 players for that last fight to not be a bloodbath.

The other fights in the scenario were pretty well balanced. The NPC enemy that tries to escape by drinking a potion of Invisibility was a good twist, but luckily my character was carrying a good old bag of flour. The enemy 5 ft. steps away, drinks his potion and disappears, I pull out my bag of flour and antique that bitch.

My favourite quote of the night: "I'm gonna put you in the ground and see if I can grow a dumb-ass tree!"

[MrWiggles]

In my Carrion of the Crown game, we manage to defeat our first Haunt. One of the five evil ghosts at the Prison. My character was holding the Flute, and we faced off against the Pied Piper character. I think I did the least amount of damage. The Oracle, the Druid and the Cleric, I think did the bulk of the damage with positive energy.

[highmax28]

Party fought a colossus and won because it fumbled a DC10 dex save to dodge stalagmites.

Party is estatic... Until they realize they have an army of Duregar to fight through