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 Post subject: Paths when your source is Sorcerer Priest of Sarish
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:21 pm 

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I want to reach out to the community for suggestions on paths for a Templar of Sarish that focus on spell casting. I feel like I have to be missing something. Every mage path seems to be locked down to Arcane Spell Casting (Elder, Eldritch, Primal, and occasionally Psionic). All the Priest paths are just that priestly. As it stands, all I see are Martial avenues for a Templar of Sarish. Anyone able to prove me wrong?

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 Post subject: Re: Paths when your source is Sorcerer Priest of Sarish
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:23 pm 
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What is it you want to do with your character?

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 Post subject: Re: Paths when your source is Sorcerer Priest of Sarish
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:31 pm 

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Sarish has the most paths specifically available to it for any casting class.

Sarishan binder
Sorcerer Priest
order of the inner demon
Priest of Sarish
Holy Champion of Sarish

Oath Crafter (Encali)
Order of the Ivory Bow

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 Post subject: Re: Paths when your source is Sorcerer Priest of Sarish
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:35 pm 

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Harliquinn wrote:
What is it you want to do with your character?


In a very brief nutshell: The basic concept has always been a Paladin like Mage Knight of Sarish with emphasis going slightly towards spell casting over fighting.

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 Post subject: Re: Paths when your source is Sorcerer Priest of Sarish
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 3:42 pm 
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Why isn't Holy Champion then a good choice? or Anointed Priest?

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 Post subject: Re: Paths when your source is Sorcerer Priest of Sarish
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 4:04 pm 

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SamhainIA wrote:
Sarish has the most paths specifically available to it for any casting class.

Sarishan binder Can't get there without going Priest
Sorcerer Priest Can't get there without going Priest
order of the inner demon Can't get there except as Coryani, and does not fit the Paladin concept.
Priest of Sarish Can't get there without going Priest
Holy Champion of Sarish Not a casting class. Definitely on the list though.

Oath Crafter (Encali) Have to be a dwarf
Order of the Ivory Bow Have to be a Dark Kin


Not saying there are no paths. I am looking for something more mage like and less priest like. My character grew up in the Temple of Sarish in Blackwand. His father is a val' Mehan Sorcerer Priest and his mother is a val'Sungha Knight of the Order of Yhrki. Due to the gorilla war with Coryan he didn't get much mommy time, but he trained every day with the Templars and tries to live up to Knightly ideals. Sadly for his hopes and dreams Sarish has made him a potent blooded prodigy. Still he is vehemently opposed to taking orders in the Mother Church of Coryan as he views it as an extension of Coryani Imperialism.

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 Post subject: Re: Paths when your source is Sorcerer Priest of Sarish
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 4:06 pm 
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The Order of the Inner Demon seems a good choice for that. There is also that new Knightly Order in Milandir (they showed up in "Espionage") which hasn't been released for Campaign Play, but if you are playing a Kio Character that probably won't work out for one from the Western Lands.

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 Post subject: Re: Paths when your source is Sorcerer Priest of Sarish
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 4:23 pm 
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I have no idea what you mean "casting class"? All paths do us give you some talents and skills. Your casting comes from Arcane Spellcasting Talent. Holy Champion is these facto paladin path for any deity. It gives a few combat abilities and your casting can continue. It's mainly for someone without prior casting but doesn't stop you from taking it.

Most if not all deity specific paths require either anointed priest (more casting oriented) or holy
Champion ( more combat oriented). Sarish is no different.

John

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 Post subject: Re: Paths when your source is Sorcerer Priest of Sarish
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 4:29 pm 
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As John said, there really isn't a need for you to take a path at all. One of the beautiful things about this system is that you can describe your character however you want. Want to be a spell caster with some good melee ability? Pick up Delay Strain and a Martial Technique. With a relatively slow weapon you'll be casting two spells to every melee attack, which sounds like it is exactly the sort of thing you are looking for with this character.

Paths give you a combination of talents and skills, but they are by no means required and they do not have to be what defines your character. My wife's primary still doesn't have a path, as there aren't any paths currently available that fully fit her character concept. As anyone at our BI table will be able to tell you, her character is still very effective despite not having a path.

Don't get too hung up on it. If there isn't currently a path that fits what you are looking for, wait and see what is in the Blessed Lands book.

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 Post subject: Re: Paths when your source is Sorcerer Priest of Sarish
PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:32 pm 

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Talen Drake wrote:
SamhainIA wrote:
Sarish has the most paths specifically available to it for any casting class.

Sarishan binder Can't get there without going Priest
Sorcerer Priest Can't get there without going Priest
order of the inner demon Can't get there except as Coryani, and does not fit the Paladin concept.
Priest of Sarish Can't get there without going Priest
Holy Champion of Sarish Not a casting class. Definitely on the list though.

Oath Crafter (Encali) Have to be a dwarf
Order of the Ivory Bow Have to be a Dark Kin


Not saying there are no paths. I am looking for something more mage like and less priest like.


As part of the proposed and likely to be approved errata, the following change was added:

Page 295 (Errata) Sorcerer-Priests of Sarish
Under Requirements and Talents add the following (shown in Bold) Requirements: Anointed Priest of Sarish (pa) or Arcane Spell Casting (Sorcerer –Priest of Sarish) T.II (ta)
Talents: Metaphysical Understanding, Learn Spell: Remove Curse (which is learned as part of the Blood tradition), and Arcane Spell Casting: Sorcerer-Priest of Sarish

This opens up more of the options. There aren't "classes" in Arcanis. Your direction is defined by the talents, skills and paths you take. Some paths reinforce a particular concept, but you can certainly be a caster out of any of the 4 archetypes as long as one of them or a background or a Path gives you your initial access to taking the Arcane Spell Casting: Sorcerer Priest of Sarish Talent. Once that's unlocked, you can take it every tier.

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