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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 1670431" data-attributes="member: 3146">Playing a RSoP as a combat focussed cleric is certainly possible. However, despite the martial weapon proficiency, it's definitely a suboptimal choice.First, martial clerics generally choose different domains. War, Strength, Destruction, Luck, and Travel tend to be popular with martial clerics. Elf, Dwarf, and Metal tend to be quite popular among the non-core domains. None of those are an option for a character who is going to get the most out of his RSoP levels. His domains need to be Sun and Healing. And, while Fire Shield is a very good spell for a martial cleric, using it will mean not using his extra healing ability to its fullest since he's using his 4th level slot for something other than cure critical wounds (the spell with the most significant individual curing potential increase due to RSoP powers).Furthermore, the RSoP has to take 8 ranks of Heal skill and the Extra Turning feat. For a human cleric, that still leaves him with two feats before 6th level, and 8 skill points (assuming a 10 int). For a nonhuman cleric, that only leaves him with one free feat and no free skill points (unless he neglects his Concentration skill which martial clerics are loath to do). A martial cleric focussed on archery really needs point blank, precise and rapid shot and Zen Archery helps a lot too. There's not really enough feats for a non-human RSoP to be a decent archer before 9th level and even though a human could become good by 6th level, they'd have to make it up to 6th level as an archery focussed cleric using a crossbow.A martial cleric focussed on melee combat generally finds power attack, weapon focus, and Quicken Spell vital. A non-human cleric CAN do that but he'll have no free feats before 9th level and will need to replace his main weapon after becoming a Radiant Servant if he wants to take advantage of his martial weapon proficiencies. A human cleric has a bit more flexibility, but he still faces the need to replace his main weapon when he gets martial weapon proficiency.So, all of that adds up to this: A RSoP can still be a martial cleric if he wants to and can still kick the bad guys butts up close and personal. But he won't be as good at it as non-prestige class clerics who are designed to do so.</blockquote>

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