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Handling Detect Evil / Sense Motive on a plot-twist character. Sunday, 05:33 PM by The Emortal — Cheapy, Mr Dice Guy, DMFTodd and 15 others	28 posts	Last post: 14 minutes ago by Kamelguru

Starting gear: what can you not live without at lvl 1? Yesterday, 08:09 AM by Thorin2011 — Thorin2011, BlueEyedDevil, Sir_Wulf and 16 others	38 posts	Last post: 1 hour, 3 minutes ago by The Bald Man

Gestalt? (Moved to Rules Questions) Yesterday, 10:02 PM by Thorin2011 —	15 posts	Last post: 3 hours, 31 minutes ago by Alaryth

NPC stats for a 4 pc vs 1 NPC fight Yesterday, 02:07 PM by The Emortal — devil.in.mexico13, The Emortal, shadow_of_doom and Ice Titan	6 posts	Last post: Yesterday, 08:03 PM by shadow_of_doom

Good non-AP Pathfinder adventures? Fri, May 25, 2012, 03:25 PM by jdrakeh — jdrakeh, Steve Geddes, Mojorat and 10 others	19 posts	Last post: Yesterday, 06:13 PM by Mojorat

Making an adventure, need a suitable boss. Yesterday, 02:02 PM by shadow_of_doom — shadow_of_doom and BlueEyedDevil	3 posts	Last post: Yesterday, 03:44 PM by shadow_of_doom

Goblin Dog info? Saturday, 06:27 PM by shadow_of_doom — shadow_of_doom, Eric "Boxhead" Hindley and S'mon	4 posts	Last post: Yesterday, 09:31 AM by Eric "Boxhead" Hindley

Question about first combat in the beginner box & making adventures Thu, May 24, 2012, 11:09 PM by agentJay — agentJay, The Rot Grub, Fake Healer and 3 others	7 posts	Last post: Yesterday, 09:08 AM by The Rot Grub

Starting a middle-school Pathfinder club! Wed, May 16, 2012, 11:04 AM by The Rot Grub — The Rot Grub, Vic Wertz, Keith the Thief and 4 others	35 posts	Last post: Yesterday, 06:38 AM by The Rot Grub

I found a great way to store the pawns Wed, May 23, 2012, 02:05 PM by douglasiv — douglasiv, The Rot Grub, Vic Wertz and 13 others	22 posts	Last post: Yesterday, 02:32 AM by S'mon

Treasure in the Goblin Feud room (Beginner Box ) Apr 20, 2012, 06:52 PM by douglasiv — douglasiv	7 posts	Last post: Monday, 09:21 AM by seiken

Probably the most surreal Beginner Box Demo I've run... Sunday, 08:21 AM by Dies Irae — Helaman, Dies Irae and Odraude	5 posts	Last post: Sunday, 06:47 PM by Helaman

Substitute for Barabarian Saturday, 03:48 PM by shadow_of_doom — xorial and shadow_of_doom	2 posts	Last post: Saturday, 04:38 PM by xorial

Solo play adventures Ie No GM. Tue, May 22, 2012, 10:53 AM by DeathMvp — DeathMvp, Thanael, Ingenwulf and 5 others	9 posts	Last post: Thu, May 24, 2012, 11:57 AM by Thanael

Is the five foot step needed in the BB? Wed, May 9, 2012, 12:13 PM by Mok — Jiggy and Mok	5 posts	Last post: Thu, May 24, 2012, 07:14 AM by Fatespinner

I have a 5th Level paladin. Wanting to take a level in sorcery? (Moved to Advice) Wed, May 23, 2012, 09:31 AM by Aurion Zidane —	23 posts	Last post: Wed, May 23, 2012, 01:59 PM by Shalafi2412

Getting this box, starting a game Tue, May 22, 2012, 03:07 PM by shadow_of_doom — Randomdays and shadow_of_doom	2 posts	Last post: Tue, May 22, 2012, 03:13 PM by Randomdays

What's your favorite Beginner Box Bash Demo? Mon, May 21, 2012, 10:13 AM by The Rot Grub — The Rot Grub and anthropos95	3 posts	Last post: Tue, May 22, 2012, 10:00 AM by The Rot Grub

New Guy Needs Help Sun, May 20, 2012, 12:42 PM by Alex Stolar — xorial, Alex Stolar, VRMH and 6 others	17 posts	Last post: Tue, May 22, 2012, 08:41 AM by VRMH

Just downloaded ... Sat, May 19, 2012, 02:01 AM by maouse — Vic Wertz, Gorbacz and maouse	3 posts	Last post: Mon, May 21, 2012, 01:13 PM by Vic Wertz

First BB Session Last Night Sat, May 12, 2012, 10:27 AM by Pipster — EdOWar and Pipster	3 posts	Last post: Sun, May 20, 2012, 10:38 AM by The Bane

Playing the BB Game by forum, chat or email ... Apr 21, 2012, 09:02 PM by Keith the Thief — Keith the Thief	11 posts	Last post: Thu, May 17, 2012, 09:01 AM by TheHairyAvenger

Beyond BB.... Sun, May 13, 2012, 06:43 PM by eternalrage — Master of the Zero One, HangarFlying, GeraintElberion and 4 others	8 posts	Last post: Wed, May 16, 2012, 02:44 AM by Master of the Zero One

Help me understand range increments and reloading crossbows Thu, May 10, 2012, 03:39 PM by seiken — seiken, Sean K Reynolds, zylphryx and jason schultz 848	5 posts	Last post: Fri, May 11, 2012, 03:09 AM by seiken

How to change race or class after the Beginner Box. Wed, May 9, 2012, 05:52 PM by Alikh — Alikh, Koren n'Rhys, feytharn and Don Walker	6 posts	Last post: Thu, May 10, 2012, 11:43 AM by Alikh

Painless way to transition from Beginner box to PF core rules? Feb 9, 2012, 11:59 PM by GroovyTuesday — GroovyTuesday, brreitz, gamer-printer and 19 others	33 posts	Last post: Wed, May 9, 2012, 11:46 AM by Veiled Nail

Tips for using sounds and effects in game and other questions Tue, May 8, 2012, 02:22 PM by TheHairyAvenger — TheHairyAvenger	1 post	Last post: Tue, May 8, 2012, 02:22 PM by TheHairyAvenger

Question about Cleric Sun, May 6, 2012, 09:12 AM by Commander_Groo — Commander_Groo, FallofCamelot, Sean K Reynolds and 2 others	8 posts	Last post: Sun, May 6, 2012, 08:03 PM by Commander_Groo

Playing with the beginner box rules with an 8 & 6 year-old Apr 22, 2012, 07:34 PM by catman123456 — catman123456	10 posts	Last post: Fri, May 4, 2012, 04:29 PM by blahpers

Pathfinder Beginner Box as E6-type Pathfinder variant? Wed, May 2, 2012, 06:19 PM by jdrakeh — jdrakeh, hogarth, darth_borehd and 6 others	12 posts	Last post: Thu, May 3, 2012, 06:36 PM by jdrakeh

Any good dungeon crawlers besides Godsmouth Heresy? Apr 24, 2012, 09:26 AM by Zeeky Von Vepermont — HangarFlying, Asgetrion, Dream Daemon and 2 others	7 posts	Last post: May 1, 2012, 02:24 PM by BillH56

Caught in the web of Black Fang; BB slightly altered. Apr 28, 2012, 06:28 PM by DetectiveBasil — DetectiveBasil	1 post	Last post: Apr 28, 2012, 06:28 PM by DetectiveBasil

New Player needs help! (Moved to Advice) Apr 28, 2012, 02:16 PM by ShannonTheCat —	9 posts	Last post: Apr 30, 2012, 10:35 AM by darth_borehd

Beginning Player's Guide to Adventuring Mar 16, 2012, 02:53 PM by Niilo John Van Steinburg — Winter_Born, Mark Hoover, Niilo John Van Steinburg and 6 others	12 posts	Last post: Apr 27, 2012, 06:42 PM by Winter_Born

BB Bloggers Apr 25, 2012, 02:44 PM by Woo Flaxman — Woo Flaxman, parvusmachina, Ravenbow and The Bane	6 posts	Last post: Apr 26, 2012, 01:05 PM by parvusmachina

How far can you level Apr 26, 2012, 10:39 AM by cajun_duck — LazarX, darth_borehd and cajun_duck	3 posts	Last post: Apr 26, 2012, 10:49 AM by LazarX

New to the BB Apr 23, 2012, 02:50 PM by cajun_duck — cajun_duck, Don Walker and Paul Zagieboylo	4 posts	Last post: Apr 24, 2012, 06:50 AM by cajun_duck

Beginner Box gets another shout out Apr 22, 2012, 04:40 PM by Charlie Brooks — Laithoron, organized, golem101 and Charlie Brooks	4 posts	Last post: Apr 23, 2012, 12:31 PM by Laithoron

Published adventures questions Apr 23, 2012, 10:01 AM by deltas — deltas	1 post	Last post: Apr 23, 2012, 10:01 AM by deltas

Ki points (Moved to General Discussion) Apr 22, 2012, 02:32 PM by Unit_DM —	5 posts	Last post: Apr 22, 2012, 05:23 PM by Eric Clingenpeel

Beginner Box Class Conversions Complete Mar 20, 2012, 11:40 AM by EdOWar — EdOWar, craig_uk, Chris Lambertz and 13 others	27 posts	Last post: Apr 22, 2012, 12:17 PM by Woo Flaxman

For the GM - Will-o'-Wisps Apr 6, 2012, 08:11 PM by Captain Phoenix — Rebis Ouroboros and Captain Phoenix	2 posts	Last post: Apr 22, 2012, 09:44 AM by Rebis Ouroboros

Demand for Beginner Box Style Modules? Apr 17, 2012, 11:20 AM by KDNash — KDNash, Steve Geddes, Hideously Deformed and 8 others	24 posts	Last post: Apr 22, 2012, 04:11 AM by Rebis Ouroboros

Beginner Box Birthday Bash Apr 20, 2012, 12:12 PM by PeteZero — PeteZero, Rebis Ouroboros, Grotnar and 2 others	6 posts	Last post: Apr 22, 2012, 02:09 AM by Rebis Ouroboros

More Beginner Box style products? Dec 10, 2011, 11:19 AM by OperationsKT — Zdan, Steve Geddes, Naleax and 39 others	121 posts	Last post: Apr 21, 2012, 09:12 AM by hogarth

BB GMs: What surprises have new players thrown your way? How did you handle them? Apr 9, 2012, 11:01 AM by skwm — Ravenbow, JC Dargo, Anglekos and 7 others	11 posts	Last post: Apr 20, 2012, 08:31 PM by JC Dargo

Did your kids like it? Mine did Oct 28, 2011, 03:13 PM by emirikol — emirikol, Shifty, Vic Wertz and 75 others	131 posts	Last post: Apr 20, 2012, 08:23 PM by JC Dargo

They actually killed the dragon! Apr 18, 2012, 09:04 AM by Anglekos — Anglekos, Hideously Deformed, Mergy and 3 others	10 posts	Last post: Apr 20, 2012, 06:38 AM by Ravenbow

Help Reading Traps Effects Apr 18, 2012, 10:03 AM by The Fellowship of Bag End — The Fellowship of Bag End, Vic Wertz, Paul Zagieboylo and agentJay	5 posts	Last post: Apr 19, 2012, 06:05 AM by The Fellowship of Bag End

Beginner Box Character Sheet Mar 27, 2012, 08:15 AM by Ravenbow — Ravenbow, KDNash, HangarFlying and EdOWar	6 posts	Last post: Apr 17, 2012, 11:37 AM by Ravenbow

The Concept of Time Mar 27, 2012, 07:37 PM by Guacenspiel — KDNash, Cheapy, Guacenspiel and 8 others	14 posts	Last post: Apr 17, 2012, 05:47 AM by Terquem

I'm not happy... Apr 1, 2012, 06:24 AM by Brad McDowell — KDNash, Captain Phoenix, Liz Courts and 5 others	8 posts	Last post: Apr 17, 2012, 12:32 AM by KDNash

Benzren and Dagmar explore the old wizard tower Apr 4, 2012, 09:34 AM by parvusmachina — Hideously Deformed, EdOWar, Sean K Reynolds and parvusmachina	4 posts	Last post: Apr 16, 2012, 10:28 PM by Hideously Deformed

Help a new GM with this call... Apr 12, 2012, 12:24 PM by parvusmachina — parvusmachina, Extraordi-Nerd, Trinite and Jezai	5 posts	Last post: Apr 13, 2012, 06:32 AM by Extraordi-Nerd

New guy in town Apr 10, 2012, 05:07 AM by Adie_The_Ace — Adie_The_Ace, Extraordi-Nerd, Paul Zagieboylo and 3 others	7 posts	Last post: Apr 11, 2012, 02:27 PM by Extraordi-Nerd

Single PC adventure. Apr 6, 2012, 12:35 PM by Thefurmonger — Thefurmonger, Captain Phoenix, stutz and 3 others	12 posts	Last post: Apr 10, 2012, 02:26 AM by Captain Phoenix

Beginner Box Adventures Apr 1, 2012, 11:18 AM by darth_borehd — Keith the Thief, darth_borehd, Wolfgang Baur and 2 others	8 posts	Last post: Apr 9, 2012, 07:29 PM by spades1013

Could there be a Beginner Box 2? Jun 15, 2011, 06:58 AM by Evil Lincoln — Skywaker, Evil Lincoln, Vic Wertz and 55 others	117 posts	Last post: Apr 9, 2012, 05:46 PM by mnkymnky

Moving onto modules & Adventure paths, how to handle the maps? Apr 8, 2012, 01:44 AM by Zeeky Von Vepermont — Kolokotroni, NeoFax, Ravenbow and 4 others	7 posts	Last post: Apr 9, 2012, 07:26 AM by Kolokotroni

Beginner campaign Jan 8, 2012, 11:43 PM by Nathanas — Nathanas, TheHairyAvenger, Alice Margatroid and 12 others	44 posts	Last post: Apr 8, 2012, 03:53 PM by Nathanas

One vs One Beginner DM Apr 5, 2012, 09:34 PM by chibitofu — chibitofu, Jezai, HerosBackpack and 6 others	14 posts	Last post: Apr 8, 2012, 03:33 PM by chibitofu

Made my first module (Raven Watch Prison), how long are they usually? Apr 6, 2012, 09:19 AM by Zeeky Von Vepermont — Ice Titan, meatrace and Zeeky Von Vepermont	3 posts	Last post: Apr 6, 2012, 11:23 AM by Ice Titan

Modules that takes place in the Sandpoint region? Apr 3, 2012, 10:46 PM by Zeeky Von Vepermont — brreitz, Tamago, HangarFlying and 3 others	6 posts	Last post: Apr 4, 2012, 06:43 PM by brreitz

Evocation bonus spells Apr 2, 2012, 11:14 AM by MJinthePitt — Paul Zagieboylo, MJinthePitt, Shalafi2412 and 2 others	10 posts	Last post: Apr 4, 2012, 11:20 AM by Paul Zagieboylo

Beginner box bash: Terrors The Company of The Black Fang Mar 29, 2012, 07:33 AM by parvusmachina — parvusmachina, Keith the Thief, Dream Daemon and 2 others	8 posts	Last post: Apr 4, 2012, 09:31 AM by parvusmachina

To all those parents here checking this game out to see if it is for your kids... Mar 25, 2012, 07:57 AM by Greybird — Harry Canyon, Epic RPG Blog, King Stag and 7 others	13 posts	Last post: Apr 3, 2012, 07:28 PM by King Stag

More information about sandpoint? Mar 29, 2012, 12:27 PM by craig_uk — craig_uk, Reckless, Wiki Ad and 2 others	6 posts	Last post: Mar 30, 2012, 10:50 AM by craig_uk

Beginner Box errata / corrections / questions Oct 29, 2011, 04:09 PM by Branding Opportunity — Sean K Reynolds, EdOWar, Stynkk and 38 others	92 posts	Last post: Mar 29, 2012, 09:09 PM by Vic Wertz

GMing second session. Where to go? Mar 21, 2012, 11:33 AM by deltas — deltas, S'mon, Tom S 820 and 2 others	6 posts	Last post: Mar 29, 2012, 01:26 AM by S'mon

Just GM'd my first game, it went great, but few things came up... Mar 25, 2012, 11:46 PM by Zeeky Von Vepermont — Stubs McKenzie, Zeeky Von Vepermont, Harry Canyon and 4 others	11 posts	Last post: Mar 28, 2012, 01:50 PM by Stubs McKenzie

After black fangs lair, GM's what have you done? Mar 25, 2012, 05:38 AM by craig_uk — S'mon, craig_uk, BillH56 and 4 others	10 posts	Last post: Mar 28, 2012, 02:06 AM by S'mon

BB grapple Mar 21, 2012, 07:20 PM by Esper Ranger — S'mon, Dream Daemon and Esper Ranger	3 posts	Last post: Mar 25, 2012, 01:11 PM by S'mon

Amiri and Seelah Pregens Feb 26, 2012, 10:38 AM by DWishR — DWishR, Mark Moreland, Koren n'Rhys and 6 others	14 posts	Last post: Mar 23, 2012, 08:23 PM by Vic Wertz

The Company of the Three is now officially The Company of The Black Fang Mar 21, 2012, 08:35 PM by parvusmachina — Ravenbow and parvusmachina	2 posts	Last post: Mar 22, 2012, 08:54 AM by Ravenbow

The Tale of "The Two" or How I introduced my kids to RPGs or My first time GM-ing Mar 9, 2012, 07:34 AM by parvusmachina — parvusmachina, Debbin, artaxerxesROBOT and 11 others	16 posts	Last post: Mar 22, 2012, 05:11 AM by parvusmachina

GMing my first game. Feb 17, 2012, 07:20 PM by deltas — deltas, Niilo John Van Steinburg, Extraordi-Nerd and 9 others	16 posts	Last post: Mar 21, 2012, 03:47 PM by Niilo John Van Steinburg

Got the BB and extremely new to traditional RPG's Mar 20, 2012, 05:29 PM by Guacenspiel — Guacenspiel, Mothman, Paul Zagieboylo and Thock the Bardbarian	5 posts	Last post: Mar 21, 2012, 09:38 AM by Guacenspiel

New to Pathfinder and everything, and looking to create my own encounter Mar 19, 2012, 12:48 PM by Zeeky Von Vepermont — Rtrt Ell, Harry Canyon, S'mon and 3 others	9 posts	Last post: Mar 20, 2012, 01:12 AM by S'mon

I find her beginner box campaign setting Mar 19, 2012, 03:56 PM by Rtrt Ell — Rtrt Ell, Azure_Zero, S'mon and 2 others	8 posts	Last post: Mar 20, 2012, 01:07 AM by S'mon

Movement without Attacks of Opportunity - House Rules Mar 9, 2012, 01:08 AM by S'mon — S'mon, Mooncabbage, Jared Rascher and 3 others	14 posts	Last post: Mar 19, 2012, 08:13 AM by Mooncabbage

Ran my first PBB game! Feb 13, 2012, 04:01 AM by S'mon — S'mon, EdOWar, Onemore and Sean K Reynolds	10 posts	Last post: Mar 18, 2012, 10:11 AM by S'mon

Problems with a Beginner Box sequel Feb 17, 2012, 07:26 PM by Jewelfox — Mooncabbage, S'mon, HangarFlying and 5 others	11 posts	Last post: Mar 18, 2012, 08:59 AM by HangarFlying

Could I get an estimate on how long Black Fang's Dungeon should take? Mar 13, 2012, 01:15 PM by Rebis Ouroboros — S'mon, Rebis Ouroboros, Paul Zagieboylo and 3 others	8 posts	Last post: Mar 17, 2012, 04:46 AM by S'mon

Tales of The Two, become Company of the Three Mar 15, 2012, 09:06 AM by parvusmachina — parvusmachina, S'mon, Harry Canyon and Sean K Reynolds	5 posts	Last post: Mar 17, 2012, 04:39 AM by S'mon

Fighters get Toughness for free at 2nd level? Mar 12, 2012, 12:01 AM by S'mon — S'mon, concerro, Sean K Reynolds and Xaaon of Korvosa	6 posts	Last post: Mar 17, 2012, 04:15 AM by S'mon

Question about XP in the Beginners Box game... Mar 15, 2012, 10:17 PM by Cory Marion — Niilo John Van Steinburg, Cory Marion and Mergy	6 posts	Last post: Mar 16, 2012, 11:27 PM by Niilo John Van Steinburg

Introduction Info to the world of Pathfinder Mar 16, 2012, 06:08 AM by glio — Ross Byers, Alexander Kilcoyne and glio	3 posts	Last post: Mar 16, 2012, 11:16 AM by Ross Byers

Beginner Box Continuation Jan 23, 2012, 10:32 AM by kBrad — kBrad, Dream Daemon, Master of the Zero One and 8 others	16 posts	Last post: Mar 15, 2012, 10:14 AM by kBrad

Please more Classes Pack for BB Nov 24, 2011, 02:37 AM by trukulo — Robert Harbin, EdOWar, Koren n'Rhys and 18 others	29 posts	Last post: Mar 15, 2012, 04:19 AM by karkon

Five Players - Will It Work? Mar 9, 2012, 01:41 PM by glio — glio, S'mon, Adamantine Dragon and 2 others	6 posts	Last post: Mar 11, 2012, 12:30 PM by S'mon

Pawns Oct 22, 2011, 10:06 AM by HawaiianWarrior — Dwilimir, Bagpuss, HawaiianWarrior and 77 others	146 posts	Last post: Mar 11, 2012, 06:13 AM by Mooncabbage

Hello I don't know what I'm doing Mar 8, 2012, 08:28 PM by SaulEstein — lowew, Paul Zagieboylo, Niilo John Van Steinburg and 7 others	11 posts	Last post: Mar 9, 2012, 07:23 PM by Paul Zagieboylo

Beginner Box Introductions (5 hours) and Kid's Track (2 hours) at Gen Con 2012 Mar 9, 2012, 04:09 PM by Michael Brock — Shifty and Michael Brock	2 posts	Last post: Mar 9, 2012, 04:15 PM by Shifty

Thank you Pathfinder RPG Beginner's Box! Mar 9, 2012, 11:32 AM by WarmasterYYZ — Erik Mona, Niilo John Van Steinburg and WarmasterYYZ	3 posts	Last post: Mar 9, 2012, 03:02 PM by Erik Mona

Goblin feud Mar 7, 2012, 06:28 AM by Esper Ranger — Tamago, Niilo John Van Steinburg, lowew and 4 others	8 posts	Last post: Mar 9, 2012, 02:13 PM by Niilo John Van Steinburg

Never Played D&D 3+; Just Bought BB Today (1 / 16 / 12)! Jan 16, 2012, 03:57 AM by Stripe — Stripe, Zmar, The Rot Grub and 12 others	25 posts	Last post: Mar 9, 2012, 04:17 AM by The Rot Grub

80 Figures, 20 Bases? Why!? Mar 2, 2012, 05:16 PM by Fubeca150 — Fubeca150, Dream Daemon, Captain Phoenix and 9 others	14 posts	Last post: Mar 8, 2012, 09:27 PM by Captain Phoenix

Finished Black Fang, now what? Mar 7, 2012, 07:47 PM by markspinner — Tamago, Captain Phoenix, Souphin and 3 others	7 posts	Last post: Mar 8, 2012, 09:17 PM by Captain Phoenix

My first Beginner Box Mexican Fiesta Feb 13, 2012, 04:04 PM by Astrobollo — Astrobollo, Naeve, denny ortega and 7 others	12 posts	Last post: Mar 7, 2012, 08:17 PM by Naeve