Build A Character

Character concept

Step One

Pick your race and heritage.

CRB p33

Ancestry

hp
1

Step Two

Decide how your character grew up.

CRB p60

Background

1

Step Three

Pick one of the available classes.

CRB p67

You may need to pick a subclass (bloodline, doctrine etc).

Class

hp
1

Step Four

Add up your ability scores:

CRB p20

  • Several +2 and -2 from your ancestry.

  • Optionally, -2 in two abilities and +2 in one other.

  • Two +2 from your background, one a free choice.

  • One +2 from your class.

  • Free +2 to any FOUR abilities.

=(- 10 ) ÷ 2

Ability Scores

Strength
10 +
STR
Dexterity
10 +
DEX
Constitution
10 +
CON
Intelligence
10 +
INT
Wisdom
10 +
WIS
Charisma
10 +
CHA

Calculate your hit points.

CRB p67


Hit Points
hp
=
+ (
+
CON
) ×
1

Step Five

Gain proficiencies from your background and class.

CRB p68

Your proficiency bonuses at level 1 are: 0, 3, 5, 7 and 9. They increase as you level up.

Become trained in a number of skills based on your class.

=
+
INT

If two sources give you training in the same skill, they don't add up. You may be able to spend the training elsewhere.

Proficiency

0

Saving Throws:

Fortitude

Reflex

Will

Proficiencies:

Perception

Class DC

Spell Attack/DC

Background Skill
Lore Skill

Step Six

Work out what your character owns.

CRB p271

Starting Money
sp
sp

Equipment

Kit
sp
Weapons
sp
Ammunition
sp
Armour & Clothes
sp
Gear
sp
Other
sp

Build A Character

Pathfinder Society

Available Options

Pathfinder Society characters must be at least young adults, and may not be evil.

Check online to see which options are legal.

https://paizo.com/pathfinderSociety

Step Seven

Register your character with Paizo.

Pathfinder Society

-
pts

Register on:https://paizo.com/organizedPlay/myAccount

Step Eight

Gain networking points to represent your training with the Pathfinder Society.

1pt

Your free consumable may be taken from your school's item list.

2pts

Trained in one lore skill. At level 5, gain a bonus skill feat.

3pts

Second free consumable taken from your school's item list, up to half your level.

Pathfinder Training

3

Networking points can be spent to buy consumables or lore skills.

Gain 50% extra downtime between missions (12 days rather than 8).


Scrolls
Spells
Swords

Step Nine

Pick a Pathfinder faction.

Faction

Faction
Faction Boon

Step Ten

Find a game through your local Venture-Captain or online.

Start each game with one hero point and a free comsumable.

Play

3
1

Holy water, lesser bomb (alchemist), lesser antidote, lesser antiplague, minor healing potion

3

Lesser healing potion, potion of water breathing

5

Moderate bomb

Boons

Step Eleven

Get rewarded for completing adventures.

Fame represents your standing within the Pathfinder Society. Fame can be use to purchase faction boons.

Reputation represents your standing within your faction. A higher reputation unlocks faction boons you can purchase.

Rewards

xp
12xp
sp
1
2
3

Boon
Treasure

Reference

Cleric

Deities work their will upon the world in infinite ways, and you serve as one of their most stalwart mortal servants. Blessed with divine magic, you live the ideals of your faith, adorn yourself with the symbols of your church, and train diligently to wield your deity’s favored weapon. Your spells might protect and heal your allies, or they might punish foes and enemies of your faith, as your deity wills. Yours is a life of devotion, spreading the teachings of your faith through both word and deed.

During combat encounters...If you’re a warpriest, you balance between casting spells and attacking with weapons— typically the favored weapon of your deity. If you’re a cloistered cleric, you primarily cast spells. Most of your spells can boost, protect, or heal your allies. Depending on your deity, you get extra spells to heal your allies or harm your enemies.

During social encounters...You might make diplomatic overtures or deliver impressive speeches. Because you’re wise, you also pick up on falsehoods others tell.

While exploring...You detect nearby magic and interpret any religious writing you come across. You might also concentrate on a protective spell for your allies in case of attack. After a battle or hazard, you might heal anyone who was hurt.

CRB p117

Actions
Single Action
2-Action Activity
3-Action Activity
Reaction
Free Action

CRB p17


StrideMove up to your speed.

StepCarefully step 5ft without provoking reactions.

StrikeAttack with a weapon or unarmed. On a critical success, deal double damage and possibly other effects.

ReleaseDrop an item or take one hand off a weapon. Does not trigger reactions.

DelayPostpone your turn until later; jump in as a free action. You cannot use reactions until then.

ReadyPrepare an action to take outside your turn on a certain trigger.

10

Identify Magic (Religion/other)Take 10 minutes to identify a magical item, location or effect.

CRB p470

Proficiency
Untrained
Trained
Expert
Master
Legendary

Checks
d20+BonusDifficulty
≥ AC/DC + 10
≥ AC/DC
< AC/DC
≤ AC/DC - 10
Critical
Success
Success
Failure
Critical
Failure

Roll 20:one step higher

Roll 1:one step lower

CRB p444


Basic Saving Throw
0

No effect

½

Damage

1 ×

Damage

2 ×

Damage

CRB p449

Action traits

ConcentrateCannot use more than one of these at once.

FortuneAffects how you roll the dice. Can only use one fortune effect at once; fortune and misfortune effects cancel out.

IncapacitationCreatures with a level more than twice the spell level, or more than the item level, treat the result of a check to incapacitate as one step higher.

MetamagicUse directly before casting a spell to alter its effect.

Weapon traits

AgileMultiple Attack Penalty reduced to -4.

FinesseCan add your Dex rather than Str to attack rolls. Does not affect damage.

Non-lethalKnock an enemy out rather than killing them. -2 to make a lethal attack.

VersatileCan deal a different damage type.

CRB p282

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1

3
XP
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Character Name
Abilities
STR
DEX
CON
INT
WIS
CHA

Ability Modifier = (Ability Score - 10) ÷ 2

Proficiency
0

Character

Ancestry
Background
Class
Archetypes

of

3

of

3

of

3

Skills

Acrobatics
=
DEX
Arcana
=
INT
Athletics
=
STR
Crafting
=
INT
Deception
=
CHA
Diplomacy
=
CHA
Intimidation
=
CHA
Medicine
=
WIS
Nature
=
WIS
Occultism
=
INT
Performance
=
CHA
Religion
=
WIS
Scribing Lore
=
INT
Society
=
INT
Stealth
=
DEX
Survival
=
WIS
Thievery
=
DEX
=
=
=

AssuranceMay use 10 + proficiency bonus (inc level, but no other bonuses) rather than roll.


Skill Actions
10

Identify Magic (Religion/other)Take 10 minutes to identify a magical item, location or effect.

Perception

Perception
=
WIS
+
+
+

Perception DC = 10 + Perception Bonus



2

Speed

Stride

Speed

Actions

Focus

1
2
3
Focus Level
=
÷ 2
Focus Points
+
1
pt

Weapons

13
Weapon Specialisation
+2
+3
+4

Attacks

Multi-Attack Penalty
0
-5
-10
=
=
=
#
=
#
=
#

Health

Hit Points
hp
=
+ (
+
CON
) ×
+
hp
hp

Armour Class

Armour Class
AC
=10 +
DEX
+
+
+
+
+
AC

Shield

Raise Shield

+
AC

Shield BlockDeduct hardness, then apply remaining damage to both shield and yourself.

Shield Block

hp
hp

Armour

Saving Throws

Fortitude
FORT
=
CON
Reflex
REF
=
DEX
Will
WILL
=
WIS

Save DC = 10 + Save Bonus

9

Upgraded success at Will saves.

Effects

#
#
#

3

Ancestry

Human

HumanoidHuman

25ft
Heritage
Versatile Human

Gain a bonus general feat.

1
5
9
13
17

Background

Acolyte
Background Skill Feat

Proficiencies

General Feats

1
5
9
13
17

Advancement

1

Divine Font, Domain

2
3
4
5
6
7

May be master in skills

8
9
10
11
12
13

Weapon Specialisation

14
15

May be legendary in skills

16
17
18
19
20

Skill Feats

2
6
10
14
18
4
8
12
16
20
Notes

4

Cleric

of

Doctrine

Cloistered Cleric

Domain Initiate
1pt
11

Gain the critical specialisation effect for your deity's favoured weapon. Use your divine spell DC if necessary.

Anathema

Spellcasting

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Divine Spell
Attack
=
WIS
+
+
Divine Spell
Save DC
DC
=10 +
WIS
+

Divine Font

 

Uses per day
=1 +
CHA
Healing / Damage
d
8
+
× 8
30ft

All allies and enemies in range

=
÷ 2

Cantrips

Spells

1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

Cleric Feats

2
6
10
14
18
4
8
12
16
20

5

Spellbook




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p
p
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p
p
p

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p
p
p
p
p
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Inventory

Kit
Items

10 light = 1 bulk

Backpack
-2

bulk of items in backpack

Expendables
B
=5 +
STR
B
=10 +
STR

Money

pp
gp
sp
cp
Total
cp

1000 coins = 1 bulk


Armour

Shield

hp
hp
hp

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Invested Items

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Scrolls


Potions

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