Priest

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Hit Die: d6

Class Skills: The priest's class skills are Craft (Int), Knowledge (history; Int), Knowledge (local; Int), Knowledge (religion; Int), Profession (Wis), Spellcraft (Int). Patron deity bestows additional class skills.

Skill Ranks Per Level: 4 + Int modifier.

Proficiencies: A priest is proficient with simple weapons, but not armor or shields.

1st Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save	Base Caster Level	Magic Talents	Base Spell Pool
+0	+0	+0	+2	+1	2 (+2)	2

Casting

A priest may combine spheres and talents to create magical effects. You use Wisdom as your casting ability modifier.

Spell Pool

A priest gains a small reservoir of energy he can call on to create truly wondrous effects, called a spell pool. This pool replenishes once per day after roughly 8 hours of rest.

Calculate: Calculate your spell pool: Base Spell Pool + your casting ability modifier (minimum: 1).

Magic Tradition

Priests follow the High Patron or Low Patron tradition, depending on whether they are following an major god or a minor god or spirit.

Default: Pick High Patron.

Patron Deity

Choose a deity from the list of deities. You gain powers and talents according to your deity.

Default: Choose Shadari as your deity.

You gain Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), Knowledge(nature; Int), Perception (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis) as class skills.

You gain the Fate Sphere and Life Sphere. You also get the Sympathetic drawback which gives you the Empathic Healing talent.

You also gain the powers Rebuke Death (Sp) and Touch of Nourishment (Su).

Talents

In addition to the talents granted by your deity, you may pick two additional talents.

Default: As a priest of Shadari: You pick the Nature Sphere with the Plantlife Package and the Grow Plants nature talent.

Channel Energy

Any priest can release a wave of energy by channeling the power of her faith through her holy (or unholy) symbol. This energy can be used to cause or heal damage, depending on the type of energy channeled and the creatures targeted. The nature of your deity determines whether you channel positive or negative energy.

Channeling either kind of energy causes a burst that affects all creatures of one type in a 30-foot radius centered on the cleric. The amount of damage dealt or healed is equal to 1d6 points of damage plus 1d6 points of damage for every two priest levels beyond 1st (2d6 at 3rd, 3d6 at 5th, and so on).

Creatures that take damage from channeled energy receive a Will save to halve the damage. The DC of this save is equal to 10 + 1/2 the priest's level + the priest’s Charisma modifier.

Creatures healed by channel energy cannot exceed their maximum hit point total—all excess healing is lost.

A priest may channel energy a number of times per day equal to 3 + her Charisma modifier. This is a standard action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity. A priest can choose whether or not to include herself in this effect. A priest must be able to present her holy symbol to use this ability.

Feats

The priest gains no extra feats on first level.

Default: Pick Skill Focus(Profession(petitioner)) as your level 1 feat.

Equipment

Starting Gold: 105 gold pieces

Gear Packages:

• quarterstaff, sling w. 10 sling bullets and 100 gold pieces, or
• dagger, 3 javelins and 96 gold pieces, or
• heavy mace, light crossbow w. 10 bolts and 53 gold pieces

and a scholar's outfit, a backpack, a belt pouch, and wooden holy symbol.

Use 5 gold pieces to replace the Scholar's Outfit with an Explorer's Outfit.

• Use 4 gold pieces to replace the Wooden Holy Symbol with an Iron Holy Symbol, or
• Use 21 gold pieces to replace the Wooden Holy Symbol with a Silver Holy Symbol

Use 6 gold pieces if you wish to purchase a Trail Package.

Use 15 gold pieces if you wish to purchase a Dungeoneering Package.

Use 4 gold pieces if you wish to purchase a Scrivener's Kit.

Use 13 gold pieces and 5 silver pieces to purchase a Detect Divinity, Idyllic Sleep or Maker's Tool ritual scroll.

Use 30 gold pieces to purchase an Bless Water, Clarity of the Faith or Cock's Crow ritual scroll.

2nd Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save	Base Caster Level	Magic Talents	Base Spell Pool
+1	+0	+0	+3	+2	+1 (3 total)	+1 (3 total)

Talents

The priest gains one additional talent.

Default: Pick the Judgement fate talent.

3rd Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save	Base Caster Level	Magic Talents	Base Spell Pool
+1	+1	+1	+3	+3	+2 (5 total)	4

Talents

The priest gains two additional talents.

Default: Pick the Greater Serendipity fate talent and Revitalize life talent.

Feats

The priest gains no extra feats on third level.

Default: Pick Ritual Caster as your third level feat.

4th Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save	Base Caster Level	Magic Talents	Base Spell Pool
+2	+1	+1	+4	+4	+1 (6 total)	6

Talents

The priest gains one additional talent.

Default: Pick the Greater Healing life talent.

Bonus Feat

The priest gains a bonus feat. This may be spent to gain an extra magic talent, or any feat which has casting as a prerequisite (Craft Item feats, metamagic feats, sphere focus, Circle Casting, etc.).

Default: Pick Extra Spell Points as your bonus feat.

5th Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save	Base Caster Level	Magic Talents	Base Spell Pool
+2	+1	+1	+4	+5	+2 (8 total)	7

Talents

The priest gains two additional talents.

Default: Pick the Truth fate talent and Greater Healing life talent.

Feats

The priest gains no extra feats on fifth level.

Default: Pick Skill Focus(diplomacy) as your fifth level feat.

6th Level

Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Reflex Save	Will Save	Base Caster Level	Magic Talents	Base Spell Pool
+3	+2	+2	+4	+6	+1 (9 total)	8

Talents

The priest gains one additional talent.

Default: Pick the Bless fate talent.

Priest Feats

Name	Categories	Prerequisites	Benefit
Anathema	Anathema	Channel positive energy class feature, fervor, or lay on hands class feature.	Attack evil creatures with positive energy.
Channel Destruction	—	Channel Energy class feature, Destruction Sphere	Imbue channel energy with a Destruction blast type talent.
Channel Life	Channeling	Life Sphere, channel energy class feature.	Augment channel energy with Life sphere effects.
Channel Luck	Chance, Channeling	Channel energy	Bless or curse all creatures affected by your channel energy.
Empowered Anathema	Anathema	Anathema.	Deal +1 damage per die with Anathema.
Extended Anathema	Anathema	Anathema.	The range of your anathema increases to 60 ft.
Greater Channel Destruction	—	Channel Energy class feature, Destruction Sphere, Channel Destruction	When using Channel Destruction increase damage to one die per level.
Shaped Anathema	Anathema	Anathema.	The range of your anathema increases to 60 ft.
Weaponized Anathema	Anathema	Anathema.	The range of your anathema increases to 60 ft.

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