I'm having a hard time understanding what the new #pathfinder2e class "Exemplar" actually is.
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I'm having a hard time understanding what the new #pathfinder2e class "Exemplar" actually is. "A combatant who channels divine power into sacred items called ikons to perform supernatural deeds" sounds so vague to me. I can't visualize them.
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I'm having a hard time understanding what the new #pathfinder2e class "Exemplar" actually is. "A combatant who channels divine power into sacred items called ikons to perform supernatural deeds" sounds so vague to me. I can't visualize them.
@enfors literally Hercules and Achilles and the like.
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I'm having a hard time understanding what the new #pathfinder2e class "Exemplar" actually is. "A combatant who channels divine power into sacred items called ikons to perform supernatural deeds" sounds so vague to me. I can't visualize them.
@enfors I read the Exemplar as a class that builds a PC's reputation and story in the game world as a explicit part of character progression. E.g. you build Arthur and Excalibur is literally a part of your build. And it is Excalibur because Arthur has a mythic power within him that makes *his* sword Excalibur. No one else can wield it (at least not in the same way).
NPCs will know the PC's name, their titles and deeds *as well as* their fabled items. The spark of divinity is what powers this.
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@enfors I read the Exemplar as a class that builds a PC's reputation and story in the game world as a explicit part of character progression. E.g. you build Arthur and Excalibur is literally a part of your build. And it is Excalibur because Arthur has a mythic power within him that makes *his* sword Excalibur. No one else can wield it (at least not in the same way).
NPCs will know the PC's name, their titles and deeds *as well as* their fabled items. The spark of divinity is what powers this.
@hostilearchitecture Oh, I think I understand. The class is basically "Guy who's known for magic item(s) he carries and fights with"?
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I'm having a hard time understanding what the new #pathfinder2e class "Exemplar" actually is. "A combatant who channels divine power into sacred items called ikons to perform supernatural deeds" sounds so vague to me. I can't visualize them.
Have you seen Moana? Moana explains it pretty directly.
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@hostilearchitecture Oh, I think I understand. The class is basically "Guy who's known for magic item(s) he carries and fights with"?
@enfors yes but it's not just items. Some icons change the hero's skin or eyes etc. But it's always something that distinguishes them from "normal" adventurers. And at 3rd, 7th and 15th level you get an Epithet, a title, literally like "Alexander *the Great*" which also influences your reputation and your ingame abilities.
At 20th level you're basically a demigod. Including legendary props/features associated with you. Like Maui with his fish-hook, or Hercules and his lion-skin and club.
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@enfors yes but it's not just items. Some icons change the hero's skin or eyes etc. But it's always something that distinguishes them from "normal" adventurers. And at 3rd, 7th and 15th level you get an Epithet, a title, literally like "Alexander *the Great*" which also influences your reputation and your ingame abilities.
At 20th level you're basically a demigod. Including legendary props/features associated with you. Like Maui with his fish-hook, or Hercules and his lion-skin and club.
@hostilearchitecture Thank you, that is very helpful. Now I understand. This is a bit of an unusual class, then - destined to become more famous than other members of the party by their choice of class alone.
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@hostilearchitecture Thank you, that is very helpful. Now I understand. This is a bit of an unusual class, then - destined to become more famous than other members of the party by their choice of class alone.
@enfors yeah I think that's why they gave the class the Rare trait. It's something your GM has to be willing to deal with, so they have to give permission.
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@enfors yeah I think that's why they gave the class the Rare trait. It's something your GM has to be willing to deal with, so they have to give permission.
@hostilearchitecture Ah, yeah, that makes sense. In my case, a PC took it as a Dedication feat, so I'm guessing it won't be quite as "bad" as it could have been if it was his full class.
