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Pathfinder RPG Prerelease Discussion
These forums contain archives of the discussion about the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Alpha and Beta releases.

Announcements
This forum is for announcements about updates, opportunities to play the game, and playtest periods.

What Does Psionics Mean to You?

Playtest Reports
This forum is for playtest reports and stories from your games. Although these posts may include rules discussions, make sure to stay focused on play experiences and to post applicable observations to the appropriate design forums.

Rangers

General Discussion (Prerelease)
This forum is for general comments about prerelease versions of the Pathfinder RPG.

Druid/Monk?

Design Forums

Open Comments

When discussing topics in this playtest, start your thread title out with the general topic, followed by the issue you want to discuss. For example, if you wanted to talk about the mithril items, your thread subject might read: Mithril: What should it do?

The Pathfinder RPG Beta Playtest has concluded, so this forum is now closed.

561 posts in 57 threads

Bards - give them a reason to use an instrument.....

Magic Items

When discussing topics in this playtest, start your thread title out with the general topic, followed by the issue you want to discuss. For example, if you wanted to talk about the a specific the animated shield armor enhancement, your thread subject might read: Animated Shields: Are they Broken?

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1,206 posts in 75 threads

Cold Iron items and Magic Enhancements

High Level Play

When discussing topics in this playtest, start your thread title out with the general topic, followed by the issue you want to discuss. For example, if you wanted to talk about the a specific trap mechanic, your thread subject might read: Traps - How does the pricing work?

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627 posts in 24 threads

A suggestion -no one- will like

Additional Rules

When discussing topics in this playtest, start your thread title out with the general topic, followed by the issue you want to discuss. For example, if you wanted to talk about the a specific trap mechanic, your thread subject might read: Traps - How does the pricing work?

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674 posts in 47 threads

Saving throws - Are they fine the way they are?

Magic and Spells

When discussing topics in this playtest, start your thread title out with the general topic, followed by the issue you want to discuss. For example, if you wanted to talk about the power of the entangle spell, your thread subject might read: Entangle - Is it too good?

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2,780 posts in 175 threads

Hideous Laughter (and similar spells) need extra saves.

Combat

When discussing topics in this playtest, start your thread title out with the general topic, followed by the issue you want to discuss. For example, if you wanted to talk about how good channel energy is, your thread subject might read: Channel Energy - Is it too Powerful?

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2,625 posts in 137 threads

Called Shots, What gives?

Equipment and Description

When discussing topics in this playtest, start your thread title out with the general topic, followed by the issue you want to discuss. For example, if you wanted to talk about the value of the spiked chain, your thread subject might read: Spiked Chain - Is it too good?

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2,449 posts in 120 threads

Errata and Typos (Equipment and Description)

Prestige Classes

When discussing Prestige Classes, start your thread title out with the name of the class, followed by the issue you want to discuss. For example, if you wanted to talk about the enhanced arrows of an arcane archer, your thread subject might read: Arcane Archer - Enhanced Arrows

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1,520 posts in 64 threads

Pathfinder Chronicler

Skills and Feats

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3,895 posts in 388 threads

Diplomacy - Needs a nerf

Classes: Sorcerer and Wizard

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2,512 posts in 162 threads

Thought on why I don't like to play low level Wiz/Sor

Classes: Bard, Monk, and Rogue

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3,349 posts in 173 threads

[Bard] Five Relevant Bard Issues

Classes: Cleric, Druid, and Paladin

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5,533 posts in 248 threads

[Design Focus] Paladin Upgrade

Classes: Barbarian, Fighter, and Ranger

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4,180 posts in 193 threads

Fighter: Armor Training

Ability Scores and Races

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4,277 posts in 171 threads

Plane-touched Pathfinder.

Alpha Playtest Feedback

General Discussion

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15,694 posts in 671 threads

Pathfinder Open?

Alpha Release 3

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General Discussion
This is the forum for posting specific observations, queries, and concerns about the rules in Pathfinder RPG Alpha release 3.

Starting Hit Points - Suggestion

Races & Classes
Observations, queries, and concerns about the races and classes as presented in the current release of the Pathfinder RPG. If you have ideas for new rules, or a new way of doing things, that should go in New Rules forum.

Converting the Warlock

Skills & Feats
This forum is for discussing the current skills and feats system. If you have ideas for new feats, they can be posted in this forum. New skill and feat systems should be posted in the New Rules forum.

Leadership feat level prerequisites

Combat & Magic

DCs for spell vs spell-like domain powers different. Why?

GM Tools
This forum is for the discussion of rules used by the GM. This includes the XP system, rules for afflictions and conditions, and rules for building encounters. As always, brand new rules and systems should be posted in the New Rules forum.

Magic Item Creation, pg 142-147

New Rules Suggestions
If you are thinking about a completely new way of handling an existing rule (or a rule presented in this release), post it here. While much of the game is already in design, we'll be monitoring this forum for good ideas and suggestions as we move forward.

Ideas to make paladins more unique

Alpha Release 2

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General Discussion
This is the forum for posting specific observations, queries, and concerns about the rules in Pathfinder RPG Alpha release 2.

Book of Nine Swords in Golarion

Races & Classes
Observations, queries, and concerns about the races and classes as presented in the current release of the Pathfinder RPG. If you have ideas for new rules, or a new way of doing things, that should go in New Rules forum.

Thoughts on Paladins

Skills & Feats
This forum is for discussing the current skills and feats system. If you have ideas for new feats, they can be posted in this forum. New skill and feat systems should be posted in the New Rules forum.

Jason: Please get rid of those +2/+2 Feats!

Combat & Magic
This forum is where you can post comments about the combat options and magic rules presented in this release of the Pathfinder RPG. While new spells can go in this forum, entirely new spell systems and other ideas should go in the New Rules forum.

XP cost for Magic Item Creation gone?

GM Tools
This forum is for the discussion of rules used by the GM. This includes the XP system, rules for afflictions and conditions, and rules for building encounters. As always, brand new rules and systems should be posted in the New Rules forum.

Slow/Fast XP Table

New Rules Suggestions
If you are thinking about a completely new way of handling an existing rule (or a rule presented in this release), post it here. While much of the game is already in design, we'll be monitoring this forum for good ideas and suggestions as we move forward.

Pathfinder Styled Psionic Classes

Alpha Release 1

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General Discussion
This is the forum for posting specific observations, queries, and concerns about the rules in Pathfinder RPG Alpha release 1.

Please Change Half-Orcs

Races & Classes

Non-SRD Classes

Skills & Feats

Why were Power Attack and Combat Expertise changed?

Combat & Magic

Fortification special armor ability.

Dragon Magazine

General Discussion
Discuss Dragon's past, present, and future; give us feedback; and post your questions.

AD&D Adventure about Green Dragons

Dragon Compendium
This is the place to discuss the Dragon Compendium.

Question about Feat: Single Blade Style

Dragon and Dungeon Transition Discussion
Discussion about the Dragon and Dungeon transition.

B O Y C O T T

Paizo Community

Gaming
The entire world of gaming—roleplaying, card, board—you name it!

Campaign Journals
Keep a journal of your campaign and share it with the world.

The League of Ordinary Gamers Curse of the Crimson Throne Campaign Journals
JollyDoc's Curse of the Crimson Throne
Fayne's Journal - Snorter's AOW campaign
lastknightleft's RotR campaign. (feel free to read and comment even if not involved)

Play-by-Post
A place for game masters to create play-by-post campaigns. Recruit players in the Gamer Connection forum, and post out-of-game commentary about play-by-post campaigns in the Play-by-Post Discussion forum.

Heathy's Isle of Dread Thread
Dark Heresy: The Oremor Affliction IC
Lochaude Keep
A Little Learning - Rune Stones/Savage Blight part 3
Aubrey's Eberron campaign.
Shadows of The Emerald City
A Road Home pbp
Winter is Coming - The PBP
Tomb of the Emperor Gods -- PbP
Hollow's Last Hope (4e)

Play-by-Post Discussion
This is the place for out-of-game commentary on campaigns in the Play-by-Post forum.

DM Heathy's Saltmarsh Discussion Thread
P0L's Second Darkness Discussion
Terra's CotCT OOC Thread
Palace of Celestial Delights (Exalted pbp Disscussion Thread)
Tombs of the Emperor-Gods -- Discussion
Mothman's Legacy of Fire Discussion
Vestigial, Vacant-eyed Head, Wriggling Tentacle Campaign of Curaigh
An Eberron campaign
Valgrymr's Homebrew
Atapax's CoT OOC Thread

D&D 3.5/d20/OGL
Talk about D&D 3.5 and d20/OGL gaming in general.

Sinister Adventures LLC - Nick Logue's New Gaming Company
Ranged Disarm and Ranged Touch Spells
Would you allow this in your game?
Obscure but OMG! How did I ever live without them Feats?
Testament d20 Campaign Idea: Offensive or Playable?

D&D 4th Edition
Talk about 4th Edition here. Politely. Personal attacks or insults directed at other members of the Paizo community, or other companies in the industry, will not be tolerated.

WotC have got to be kidding me...
Various 4e House Rule Thoughts
2010 4e Catalog
Primal power
Idiot's Guide to 4E

Other RPGs
Shadowrun, World of Darkness, Call of Cthulhu, HERO System, GURPS, Fudge, Rifts, Paranoia XP—anything and everything that isn't D&D, d20 or OGL.

Rogue Trader

Card & Board Games
A place to discuss all the games you can win!

Warhammer Fantasy or 40K armies

Gamer Connection
Find other gamers.

So, anyone up for Scion? - PbP
Dark Heresy - The Oremor Affliction - Recruiting
This Is My Boomstick!
Sherbrooke, Quebec
New Pathfinder Game in Maricopa Az
Gamer in Houston
Crypt of the Everflame PFRPG PbP
Anyone from the "Great" state of Michigan?
Rock Springs Wyoming
Vulture Squad Recruiters (Paranoia PbP)

Gamer Life
Non-game-specific talk about games and gaming.

Can we stop designing/balancing and just play already?
Has "balance" ruined D&D flavor?
Ph.D Dissertation on gaming
Dice
Diceless Play By Post Roleplaying Discussion
Skill vs Weapon vs Attribute vs Luck
OotS #688
New iPhone - What are some cool Pathfinder or D&D apps?

Arts & Entertainment
How do you entertain yourself when you're not gaming?

Movies
What have you seen lately, and what's in your top ten?

What's your Drop-Everything Movie?
Are there any remakes that are *better* than the original?
The Men Who Stare At Goats

Television
Is there anything good on since Joss started making movies?

Spooks (BBC)
V
Stargate Universe
Life after Battlestar?
Flashforward.
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

Comics
What's on your must-read list lately?

Path of the Necromancer D&D web comic.

Books
Who is your favorite author these days?

The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

Music & Audio
Heard any good books lately? Discovered any amazing sounds?

What are you listening to as you browse the message boards?

Video Games
Talk about electronic gaming—console, handheld, computer or online play.

Atari acquires Cryptic Studios, There Goes Champions Online
Dragon Age

Word Games
Stuff and nonsense! 34,401 posts in 92 threads

Lovecraftian themed yo' mama digs
Oh looky-look! It's yet another music-based word game!
8 Word "Star Wars" Themed Word Game
The SEVEN Word Game!!!!!
The Five Word Game!
Three Word Game, Anybody?
8 word Lord of the Rings Game
8 word "Stormbringer" based game

Off-Topic Discussions
Topics that don't belong anywhere else. 176,656 posts in 2,994 threads

Gamers vs. Climate Change
Son of Forums are Way Too Long!!!
Things in Life That Suck
Jack-o'-lantern
Interesting stuff I learned on facebook
Good Things
Generic Post
Erik Mona Day masks
A Civil Religious Discussion
Where Did Thanksgiving Go?

Dungeon Magazine

General Discussion
Talk about Dungeon magazine, adventures, and the art of Dungeon Mastery.

Lands of Mystery

Savage Tide Adventure Path
Discuss the Savage Tide Adventure Path.

Lost Citadel?

Age of Worms Adventure Path
Discuss the Age of Worms Adventure Path.

Forgotten Keys in TFoE
4e Conversion
Age of Worms Obituaries
Adding other enviroments to the AoW

Shackled City Adventure Path
Discuss the Shackled City Adventure Path.

Help me think of some rumours, articles and pictures for the Cauldron newspaper
Shackled City in Pathfinder

Maure Castle
This is the place to discuss the recurring Maure Castle adventures appearing in Dungeon magazine.

Maure Castle / Ruins of Castle Greyhawk and Age of Worms

Paizo Community

Gaming
The entire world of gaming—roleplaying, card, board—you name it!

Campaign Journals
Keep a journal of your campaign and share it with the world.

The League of Ordinary Gamers Curse of the Crimson Throne Campaign Journals
JollyDoc's Curse of the Crimson Throne
Fayne's Journal - Snorter's AOW campaign
lastknightleft's RotR campaign. (feel free to read and comment even if not involved)

Play-by-Post
A place for game masters to create play-by-post campaigns. Recruit players in the Gamer Connection forum, and post out-of-game commentary about play-by-post campaigns in the Play-by-Post Discussion forum.

Heathy's Isle of Dread Thread
Dark Heresy: The Oremor Affliction IC
Lochaude Keep
A Little Learning - Rune Stones/Savage Blight part 3
Aubrey's Eberron campaign.
Shadows of The Emerald City
A Road Home pbp
Winter is Coming - The PBP
Tomb of the Emperor Gods -- PbP
Hollow's Last Hope (4e)

Play-by-Post Discussion
This is the place for out-of-game commentary on campaigns in the Play-by-Post forum.

DM Heathy's Saltmarsh Discussion Thread
P0L's Second Darkness Discussion
Terra's CotCT OOC Thread
Palace of Celestial Delights (Exalted pbp Disscussion Thread)
Tombs of the Emperor-Gods -- Discussion
Mothman's Legacy of Fire Discussion
Vestigial, Vacant-eyed Head, Wriggling Tentacle Campaign of Curaigh
An Eberron campaign
Valgrymr's Homebrew
Atapax's CoT OOC Thread

D&D 3.5/d20/OGL
Talk about D&D 3.5 and d20/OGL gaming in general.

Sinister Adventures LLC - Nick Logue's New Gaming Company
Ranged Disarm and Ranged Touch Spells
Would you allow this in your game?
Obscure but OMG! How did I ever live without them Feats?
Testament d20 Campaign Idea: Offensive or Playable?

D&D 4th Edition
Talk about 4th Edition here. Politely. Personal attacks or insults directed at other members of the Paizo community, or other companies in the industry, will not be tolerated.

WotC have got to be kidding me...
Various 4e House Rule Thoughts
2010 4e Catalog
Primal power
Idiot's Guide to 4E

Other RPGs
Shadowrun, World of Darkness, Call of Cthulhu, HERO System, GURPS, Fudge, Rifts, Paranoia XP—anything and everything that isn't D&D, d20 or OGL.

Rogue Trader

Card & Board Games
A place to discuss all the games you can win!

Warhammer Fantasy or 40K armies

Gamer Connection
Find other gamers.

So, anyone up for Scion? - PbP
Dark Heresy - The Oremor Affliction - Recruiting
This Is My Boomstick!
Sherbrooke, Quebec
New Pathfinder Game in Maricopa Az
Gamer in Houston
Crypt of the Everflame PFRPG PbP
Anyone from the "Great" state of Michigan?
Rock Springs Wyoming
Vulture Squad Recruiters (Paranoia PbP)

Gamer Life
Non-game-specific talk about games and gaming.

Can we stop designing/balancing and just play already?
Has "balance" ruined D&D flavor?
Ph.D Dissertation on gaming
Dice
Diceless Play By Post Roleplaying Discussion
Skill vs Weapon vs Attribute vs Luck
OotS #688
New iPhone - What are some cool Pathfinder or D&D apps?

Arts & Entertainment
How do you entertain yourself when you're not gaming?

Movies
What have you seen lately, and what's in your top ten?

What's your Drop-Everything Movie?
Are there any remakes that are *better* than the original?
The Men Who Stare At Goats

Television
Is there anything good on since Joss started making movies?

Spooks (BBC)
V
Stargate Universe
Life after Battlestar?
Flashforward.
Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

Comics
What's on your must-read list lately?

Path of the Necromancer D&D web comic.

Books
Who is your favorite author these days?

The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

Music & Audio
Heard any good books lately? Discovered any amazing sounds?

What are you listening to as you browse the message boards?

Video Games
Talk about electronic gaming—console, handheld, computer or online play.

Atari acquires Cryptic Studios, There Goes Champions Online
Dragon Age