Okay, this is going in the Campaign Guide (which is almost ready for release, honest!!!). I know it isn't what people want to hear, but it is the best ruling we can make based on the realities of the universe (note: Wording may change following final edit of the document, but content will remain the same).


o Male ss’ressen, male worshipers of Saluwe’, and female worshipers of Illiir may never gain Divine Spell Casting (ta), nor may they ever take the Divine Archetype with their respective deities. Any time that Divine Spell Casting (ta) would no longer be considered a Limited Talent (such as through the Templar Background), replace the words “Divine Spell Casting” with “Rudimentary Prayers”. These groups may only learn Cants of their deity through the use of Rudimentary Prayers (ta) and Learn Spell (ta).

o Male ss’ressen, male worshipers of Saluwe’, and female worshipers of Illiir may never take Initiate of the Gods (ba), Initiate Itinerant (pa), or Anointed Priest (pa) with their respective deities.

o Male ss’ressen may never take the Arcane Archetype at any time. Additionally, male ss’ressen may never take Arcane Spell Casting (Eldritch), Prestidigitation (Eldritch source), Rudimentary Spell Casting (ta) for Eldritch spells, or Learn Spell (ta) for Eldritch Spells.

Sorry to bring this up again, but I have a question about qualifying for rat catcher as a male...it doesn't appear to be possible to get because rudimentary prayers only gives access to a spell in one of the traditions, which excludes the unique spells. Additionally, learn spell also requires it be in a tradition, which the unique spells do not appear to be.

It does appear that Rebuke Vermin is going to be a wasted talent for a male Saluwean, but as it is written, Rebuke (of any kind) is a wasted spell for everyone. It is quite underpowered. You should still benefit from Learn Spell (Breath of the Dragon) at the second tier of the path.