Pathfinder 1e: Mercenary Priest

Not long ago, we mentioned that we are working on an NPC Codex-style book titled the Book of Beasts: Character Codex. That post has a poll where you can vote on some of the classes that will be covered inside. Read that post to find out more details about that upcoming book and subscription to help us produce the book.

The first in the subscription covers warpriests. Today, we are sharing with you one of the warpriests detailed in this book. The odd-numbered levels are a build that you would expect from the class.

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Mercenary Priest CR 2

XP 600
Dwarf warpriest of Ares 3
CE Medium humanoid (dwarf)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +2 (+4 to notice unusual stonework)

Defense

AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 20 (+8 armor +2 deflection)
hp 29 (3d8+12)
Fort +6, Ref +1, Will +5; +2 vs. poison, spells, and spell-like abilities
Defensive Abilities defensive training

Offense

Speed 20 ft.
Melee mwk spear +6 (1d8+3/×3 plus 1d6 vs good)
Ranged light crossbow +2 (1d8/19–20)
Special Attacks blessings 4/day (Evil: unholy strike, War: war mind), fervor 3/day (1d6), hatred, sacred weapon (1d6, +0, 3 rounds/day)
Warpriest Spells Prepared (CL 3rd; concentration +5)
1st—bless, cure light wounds, doom (DC 14), shield of faith
0 (at will)—bleed (DC 13), detect magic, guidance, stabilize

Tactics

Before Combat The warpriest casts shield of faith.
During Combat The warpriest casts bless and doom and then engages in melee combat, using unholy strike.
Base Statistics Without unholy strike and shield of faith, the warpriest’s statistics are AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 18, Melee mwk spear +6 (1d8+3/×3), CMD 16 (20 vs bull rush, 20 vs trip).

Statistics

Str 15, Dex 10, Con 16, Int 12, Wis 15, Cha 6
Base Atk +2; CMB +4; CMD 14 (18 vs. bull rush, 18 vs. trip)
Feats Combat Casting, Improved Initiative, Spell Focus (necromancy), Weapon Focus (spear)
Skills Diplomacy +4, Knowledge (religion) +7, Spellcraft +7; Racial Modifiers +2 Appraise to assess nonmagical metals or gemstones, +2 Perception to notice unusual stonework
Languages Common, Dwarven, Goblin
Combat Gear oil of magic weapon, potion of bull’s strength, scroll of bestow curse; Other Gear mwk half-plate, light crossbow, mwk spear, wooden holy symbol of Ares, 62 gp