Sacred Excemplar (Apath)

Unofficial rules compendium

A heroic cleric, often a civilian or primitive, who confronts the enemies of the church armored in nothing but her faith. The sacred exemplar is a practitioner of way of life martial arts.

Class Information

This is a martial arts archetype

Class: Cleric.

Hit Die: d8.

Class Abilities

The sacred exemplar has all the class abilities of the cleric, except as noted below.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

The sacred exemplar is proficient with all simple weapons and with shields (excluding tower shields) but not with any armor. Sacred exemplars are also proficient with the favored weapon of their deities. When wearing armor, the sacred exemplar cannot use his way of life armor bonus.

Way of Life Armor Bonus (Ex)

When unarmored and unencumbered, the sacred exemplar adds his Charisma bonus (if positive) as a dodge modifier to armor class and CMD. He loses this bonus when he wears any armor, when he carries a medium or heavy load, or when he is denied his Dexterity bonus to armor class. The sacred exemplar can use his way of life armor bonus with a shield.

Summary of Lost Class Abilities

These abilities of the original class are lost or modified in this archetype:

• Armor Proficiency

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