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General Discussion
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(PF Beta) The Return to the Revenge of the Sinister Secret of the Temple of Elemental Evil

General Discussion
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Are Evil clerics weaker than Good Clerics?
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Gnature Preview # 8 The Druid
Pathfinder, Grappling and Moving Into Opponents Square
Pathfinder Rules and Backwards Compatability
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Bards - give them a reason to use an instrument.....
Conversion: Prestige Classes
Spontaneous Domain Casting - A final pitch

Magic Items

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Cold Iron items and Magic Enhancements
Arcane Bond
Shatterspike - needs updating to CMB rules

High Level Play

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A suggestion -no one- will like
POLL - High Level Experience
[High-level Playtest] Fire Giants then Lich

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Saving throws - Are they fine the way they are?
Errata and Typos (Additional Rules)
Vehicle combat and massive combat

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Hideous Laughter (and similar spells) need extra saves.
Spontaneous Cure/Inflict Spells - For every religion?
Unlimited Cantrips/Orisons - A Rundown

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Called Shots, What gives?
The art of parry and block
Drawing a weapon during a Charge

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Errata and Typos (Equipment and Description)
Iron Pot subsidy and underpriced Saffron -- please fix
The Quarter Staff... A Strange Anamoly

Prestige Classes

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Pathfinder Chronicler
[Pathfinder Chronicler] Quick clarification
new class tainted blood

Skills and Feats

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Diplomacy - Needs a nerf
[SKILL] Does the Perform skill really need that many sub-categories?
[Combat Expertise, Deadly Aim, Power Attack] Remove BAB limitation?

Classes: Sorcerer and Wizard

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Thought on why I don't like to play low level Wiz/Sor
[Sorcerer Bloodlines] Sorcerers as meleeists
Sorcerer - Bloodline nitpicks

Classes: Bard, Monk, and Rogue

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3,349 posts in 173 threads

[Bard] Five Relevant Bard Issues
SNEAK ATTACK
Problem: Monk abilities kind of blow after level 12

Classes: Cleric, Druid, and Paladin

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5,533 posts in 248 threads

[Design Focus] Paladin Upgrade
[Design Focus] Animal Companions
Paladin Spells: Wisdom or Charisma

Classes: Barbarian, Fighter, and Ranger

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4,180 posts in 193 threads

Fighter: Armor Training
[Fighters] Debunking the fighter myth...
[Fighter] Class Skills

Ability Scores and Races

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4,277 posts in 171 threads

Plane-touched Pathfinder.
Why Half-Orc ?
Extra hit points at first level: NPCs and monster as well?

Alpha Playtest Feedback

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Pathfinder Open?
Where in the world is Pathfinder?
Syl's Pathfinder RPG suggestions: Death & dying

Alpha Release 3

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Starting Hit Points - Suggestion
Alpha 3 Alternate/Fan Created Character Sheets
Haunts and new turning system

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Converting the Warlock
Half Orc Cleric VS Half Orc Druid
Ranger Animal Companion

Skills & Feats
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Leadership feat level prerequisites
Skill List { Think Tank }
Intimidate

Combat & Magic

DCs for spell vs spell-like domain powers different. Why?
Optional rule: Scaling Spell DCs
CMB waving goodbye?

GM Tools
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Magic Item Creation, pg 142-147
Let me just check the chart.....
Character Generators for Alpha 3?

New Rules Suggestions
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Ideas to make paladins more unique
Broad philosophy suggestions
Multi-Classing?

Alpha Release 2

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General Discussion
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Book of Nine Swords in Golarion
Summon Monster/Nature's Ally?
So: who plans to buy?

Races & Classes
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Thoughts on Paladins
[THINK TANK] Sorcerers
Arcane Bond (Su) Object Question -- pg 33

Skills & Feats
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Jason: Please get rid of those +2/+2 Feats!
Why Alter the Skill System?
Devastating Blow [Page 54]

Combat & Magic
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XP cost for Magic Item Creation gone?
Grapple + Rake?
Magic Item Creation Costs - Concern (pg 112)

GM Tools
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Slow/Fast XP Table
Removing XP costs - don't like.
Magic Items

New Rules Suggestions
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Pathfinder Styled Psionic Classes
Entangling (whips, lassos, bolas, etc.)
Class Skill Bonuses

Alpha Release 1

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General Discussion
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Please Change Half-Orcs
Armor as DR
Pathfinder RPG includes DMG, PHB & MM in the final Edition?

Races & Classes

Non-SRD Classes
CODzilla Concerns
What do you think a HIGH level fighter should be capable of?

Skills & Feats

Why were Power Attack and Combat Expertise changed?
Thoughts on Two-Weapon Fighting/Sword & Board
Appraise Skill and identifying items

Combat & Magic

Fortification special armor ability.
A Sixty-Encounter Grapple Playtest
Necromancy School Specialist Bonus

Pathfinder Adventure Paths

Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path
Discuss the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path.

Ladies playing/DMing in RotRL
RotTL with 3 players
Community Created Stuff (may contain spoilers)
Adding Prestige Classes to RORL NPC Villains (Spoilers)
Tips for Hook Mountain Massacre
My group faced Xanesha last night - Lots of spoilers - for GM eyes only.

Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path
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Are there enough tentacles?
Edge of Anarchy (GM Reference)
Immora's CotCT Art

Second Darkness Adventure Path
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Need help with endless night
Fun things that have happened in your Second Darkness and are bursting to tell others
Golems on a Gold piece (or) Constructs a PC can actually afford to build

Legacy of Fire Adventure Path
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The Impossible Eye (GM Reference)
A Goblin Song in Legacy of Fire (some spoilers)
Gnoll Country for Mold Men
Refuge of Nethys

Council of Thieves
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Council of Thieves 6 Announced
Hell's Pawns - Dave Gross's Pathfinder's Journal fiction
Alternate Cover Bastards of Erebus?

Pathfinder Companion
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A new direction for Player's Guides
February-April 2010 Pathfinder Companions Announced!
Taldor Companion: Can't wait!

Pathfinder Chronicles Products
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Clasic Monsters Revisited Degenerate Ogre Questions
Dungeon Denizens Revisited
Guide to Absalom (DM Reference/Errata)

Pathfinder Modules
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Q about Falcon's Hollow between D1.5 and D4 modules
Early 2010 Pathfinder Module Announced