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Has there been any information about the Tian Xia books at GenCon yet? Spoilers, release date, anything? I thought we would at least learn a release date for them at GenCon, but I haven’t even heard the books mentioned in passing yet.


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I think we can be reasonably sure there will be an announcement for a playtest coming soon this GenCon, despite the ReMaster, or perhaps especially because of the ReMaster. Returning to designing and playtesting two new classes now is a good time with the work on the Kineticist finished. Over the last few months, I have noticed what appear to be the occasional hints of what could be someday when the developers talk about class design in their videos and posts on the internet. Am I delusional... out of my mind... probably; but, that is beside the point!

I also think the the OGL fiasco and the subsequent rise of the ORC license and the ReMaster may have even influenced them in regards to this, too. Without the chains of the OGL and SRD to keep them beholden to sacred cows and "tradition", I think they can redefine the fantasy of many class concepts and appropriate some terminology for reuse in a new lexicon of class design. For example, now that they are doing away with the eight arcane schools of magic, they are possibly free to create something like a Necromancer, Enchanter, and/or Conjurer classes without a strict association with the Wizard class, if that is something they can see as a viable class design for.

The Paizo designers have mentioned previously that when it comes to 2nd edition they would like to create new classes when right inspiration strikes them and not just rehash old favorites that come with baggage, like the Inquisitor, or don't necessarily bring anything beyond a one-note ability, like the Bloodrager or the Slayer. I could see them creating classes that can focus on class abilities that combine economy of action with effects and flavor that are limited in quantity for strength and number of entities for conjurations, invocations, summons, and animations when it comes to simulating things like animating a few undead, making pacts with a couple of low-tier devils, conjuring a couple of constructed entities, and summoning several other extra-planar creatures that are not eidolons or come straight out of the Bestiary or Monster Core. They could be mechanical expressions of multiple monsters in a manner similar to troops, invocations, or even simulate effects similar to some of the kineticist's impulse effects. Any such designs could introduce elements of things they are learning from the removal of alignment, addition of sanctification, and the rejiggering of other game elements introduced in this ReMaster (maybe even do something a little more with Edicts and Anathema with concepts for pact magic).

So, I think it is rather possible and likely that we will see something like a Shaman and/or Conjurer, and/or a Necromancer class, maybe even the Medium or the Shifter class I have come across several folks predicting (including me). What do you guys think? What classes are we going to see announced at this coming GenCon for the next playtest?


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How can you tell what is on sale? I cannot find anything marked as being more than maybe $2 off. Is there a special page, a code, or a list?


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Paizo Customer Service,

My order contains 2 copies each of Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Crown of the Kobold King & Pathfinder Adventure: Crown of the Kobold King. There should just be one copy of each of those products. I do not want to purchase two copies of those products. Can I please get this corrected so that I do not get charged for duplicate products?

I sent an email response to the sub order email as well, but I am posting here in case there is a backlog as I cannot afford to be charged for these items twice.

Thank you.


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I was charged for Order 36654410 yesterday morning and the funds were removed from my account, but have not received any sort of shipment notification yet. Is there a problem with this order?

What is very concerning about this is that the money has been charged on my card and is gone as of yesterday with two separate charges at almost the same time; one for a very large amount and another for 91 cents and I know that neither of those are the authorization because that happened a week prior with no money being charged, separated, or blocked off in my account.

I sent an email on this yesterday after it became apparent that my order was not getting fulfilled that day. But, this is all very weird and concerning for me as this has never happened before with any of my previous orders with Paizo and because it was for a very large amount of money that is now missing.


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Wow... I did not know that "hate raids" were a thing. That is so sad. Thank you for bringing this to my attention and please know that I 100% support you against this upsetting and unsettling trend.


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Wow!

I just saw over in the August 2021 New Release and Subscription thread that Sara Marie just finished with the order generation a couple of hours ago and it is late at night now (I know because I am in the same time zone as the Paizo offices this time of year and it is after 1AM now). So, Sara Marie is really putting in those hours to deliver what we selfish customers have been demanding and I am sure she is not the only one putting in the late hours and extra effort.

The staff I have interacted with all these years, and especially these past several months as COVID ravaged the world and the world logistics crisis has been getting so much worse for businesses everywhere, have been real champs at jumping on fires and handled themselves like saints and bodhisatvas at handling crisis management for everyone; all the while getting the bad end of the stick in the complaints department when it comes to bearing the brunt of the blame from disgruntled customers here on the forums and even worse, I'm sure, over emails.

So, to Sara Marie, all the rest of the Paizo Customer Service staff, and the rest of those folks who we don't normally interact with, but spend so much time keeping stuff running like Scotty and all the other red shirts in the warehouse and the engine room, including that guy making coffee over in the corner - I know I only see a tiny bit of what you do, but I want you to know that I see it; I see it and I appreciate it. WE appreciated it. Your subscribers and fans see it; maybe not all of us and maybe not everything you do. But, we do appreciate YOU. THANK YOU! Even if we don't know the name of every department or employee. ;) :)


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I am trying to change my payment method for all the subscriptions on my account, but I cannot even delete the card I need to remove as my payment method, much less get the account to accept the card I want to make my payment with as a primary card. Please help; I cannot let the monthly payment for subscriptions go through with the current card.


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My package was sent on 02/11/2020, according to the email Paizo sent me on that day. However, it has not yet arrived and it is 13 days later. I have never had to wait this long for a package from Paizo before; it usually takes 5 to 8 days. Has the package been sent or is it still pending for some reason? I sent a reply via email about this issue 6 days after the email notice from Paizo that allowed me to download the PDFs of the products from my subscription order, but have not yet received any contact from a Paizo representative. I am concerned that the package is lost in transit or something.

I tried to track my package with the link provided in the email provided that day; however, the tracking number is not working. It displays the following message when I try the link you provided:

"Results for PZO00003370465"
"Tracking information for this piece is unavailable at this time. Tracking may take 24-48 hours after your mail piece has shipped. Please check back at a later time for additional information."
"If tracking is unavailable after 3 days, please contact your shipper."

Coincidentally, I have ordered something online from another online store located in Spokane, WA on the 12th and received that package a few days ago already.


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Can I change my card for this order, and just this order for February, to the Paypal Mastercard on my file instead of the Visa that is currently set to be charged?


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OMG! Automaton Ancestry!?! I think I am more excited for that than the new classes! More info on Alkenstar, Tian Xia, and Arcandia?!?! Yes, please!!! I love the steampunk vibe. I am very excited for this. :)


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I sent an email a week ago about this, and I know you are all quite busy, but I am very nervous about this problem so I am following up with a post here since I have not received a reply to that email.

I want to make sure my subscription orders go through. They have not for the past couple of months and now it has built up to 3 months worth of subscription orders. I don't even understand what went wrong previously. My card is working fine for everything I have used it on, including Paizo orders in the past, and I don't know why it has not worked for these orders. I have already received the portrait version of the Advanced GM Screen the other week without any issues, so I don't understand why these orders were declined. Please advise what I need to do to ensure this works so that the card is not declined again and my subscription orders go through. I do have another card I can use now, if I have to, but I would prefer not to use it, if at all possible.

Please advise. I still want these products and subscriptions and I do not want to lose my Starfinder Charter Subscriber status.


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During the Twitch stream the other day, in the Building Character with the APG Panel, the designers let the audience make a lot of choices, but not all. I was fortunate enough that things were going my way for once, and the majority of voters decided to make a Kobold Investigator with the Barber background, which were the exact choices I hoped and voted for each time. Later, while making the character, the designers were looking for a name and one of the names I came up with was chosen. As you can see by the title of this thread, it was “Doctor Yesss”.

I was really happy with all that because it is a concept I had been brainstorming before the panel for my next PFS character. So, I decided to write it up with my own choices and preferences that are different from those made during the panel, while remaining largely the same character. I uploaded him into my Organized Play page here on Paizo’s website tonight and I also included a little profile of the personality I came up with for him that I fully intend to roleplay at the table. I am known at my local PFS for my quirky characters and I think this one will keep up my streak. Opinions are still out on whether it is a winning streak or a losing streak. :P

Full Name: Dr. Burnsy Yaesss, M.D. (Medical Dragon) – He changed the spelling of his name slightly in the common tongue for the sake of marketing his business.

Ancestry: Kobold (Spellscale), for the Shield cantrip as an innate spell for defense, since our doctor here is low on HP and defensive measures.
Ancestry Feat: Scamper, with plans to pick up Ancestral Paragon for Cringe at 3rd level and Grovel at 5th. Scamper will really help with getting to his patients on the battlefield so he can use his Battle Medicine quickly.

Background: Barber, for all the bloodletting, medical, surgery, and dentistry stuff, but especially the Risky Surgery feat – it’s not just for the haircuts!

Class: Investigator (Forensic Medicine Methodology)
Class Feat: Known Weaknesses, with plans to pick up Scalpel’s Point as soon as he can, in addition to the feats he needs from the Medic Archetype.

General & Skill Feats: He already has Risky Surgery, Battle Medicine, and Forensic Acumen from his Background and Methodology; what’s more, he is even better at it thanks that same methodology granting bonus HP and the decrease in immunity to Battle Healing’s time limit!

So, since he basically gets skill increases and skill feats every level, he will double down on the Medicine feats with a priority on Assurance for Medicine at 2nd level, which – because he can be an Expert with Medicine by then - will give him a guaranteed success with the DC15 checks on Treat Wounds. (… and when he does decide to roll for it, he can try out that Risky Surgery!) Continuing with the doctor theme, Continual Recovery and Ward Medic would be the next skill feats for Medicine that I would focus on in the following levels, assuming I wasn’t feeling the need to prioritize something outside of the medicine field in these early levels for some reason. He will also focus on general feats like Toughness, Fleet, and Ancestral Paragon (for Cringe) as soon as he can get those.

STR: 10
DEX: 16
CON: 10
INT: 18
WIS: 12
CHA: 12

Archetype: Medic is planned for 2nd level for obvious reasons – I mean, it’s implied in the name, right? Plus, this archetype is awesome for non-magical healers.

Personality: (Voiced like Peter Lorre) He often rubs his hands together as a nervous tic. He acts subservient to whomever he perceives to be the leader of a given group, always referring to them as “Master” (at least until someone stronger comes along…) and agreeing with them to their face, but never to the point of fawning or exaggerated affection or flattery (only long enough to assess the situation and survive). Sometimes, he will attempt to secretly challenge authority by using his intellect to seemingly insult them in an accidental way or by using words he thinks they do not understand. Believing himself to be a realist, he is superficially obsequious, cowardly, sarcastic, and extremely passive aggressive; to the point of mumbling & muttering insults and sarcastic comments under his breath at those who garner his ire. Altruistic, yet boastful, he takes great pride in his work - no matter how dirty he has to get to accomplish the job, but his compassion for the weak leads him to transpose that pride in his work to the accomplishments of those he helps, as well as his friends and community. The only times he allows himself to get carried away with truly unctuous behavior is when someone proves to be a truly unselfish friend. When defending his friends and patients, all traces of meekness disappear instantly.

Anyway, that is my version of this concept and I hope you like it and found it inspiring.


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How do you make an Eldritch Trickster Rogue with the Ancient Elf Heritage? Or is that just not an option? It looks like you cannot make one by rules as written, if am reading those options correctly, since they both grant a Multiclass Archetype Dedication at 1st level.


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Paizo,

Please cancel my subscriptions for Pathfinder Adventures, Pathfinder Flip-Mats, and Pathfinder Flip-Tiles. It is too much for me to keep up with everything right now.

Just to be clear, I want to keep my Subscriptions for everything Starfinder and Pathfinder Rulebooks, Pathfinder Adventure Paths, and Pathfinder Accessories (I love the battle cards, spell cards, and DM screens, and stuff, and I don't want to miss any of those).

Thank you.


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What about the New Starfinder Class Playtest that was announced at todays Starfinder panel? I know nothing else was revealed about it yet, but I thought someone should bring that up here.


This month, my issue of Return of the Runelords: Runeplague was misprinted. When I opened the cover, the first page I see is page 17, which then goes on in sequential order up to page 32 when flipping pages. Then, instead of page 33, it stars at page 17 again.

Seeing this problem, I went through the adventure paths I have received for the last year, just to see if this was the only AP issue with this problem. It is not, I found that my copy of Starfinder 04 Dead Suns AP The Ruined Clouds starts normally and sequentially through the pages all the way up to page 63, where the OGL legal text and the blurbs for the next issue's content is written; however, when flipping that page, you then see the advertisement for the Pact Worlds harcover, but opposite that page is page 49 again, which when turning through the pages after that point goes all the way to that Pact worlds ad at the back again (but, this time, it really is the back of the book with the inside back cover depicting the Klokworx Prism.

Normally, I first scan through the PDFs when I get them before the print copies and just put the print copies on the shelf, but this time I had not yet peaked at the PDF for Runeplague and flipped through the print copy. I'm glad I did that this time or I would not have caught the problem until getting ready for the day I would actually run Runeplague.

Can I get a replacement copy? I can provide photographic evidence or even return the defective copies, but I would rather not have to pay postage, if so.


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I have received part 2 of this May shipment (Starfinder Pact Worlds Pawn Collection), but never received part 1 (Starfinder Flipmat, Pathfinder Adventure Path, Spiral of Bones comic, etc.); nor have I been notified of part 1 having been shipped. I sent an email a few days ago with no response yet. It is now the third day of June. Can I inquire as to the status of part 1 of this shipment please? I don't mind it being late, but if I get charged for both May and June shipments during the same pay period its gonna hurt a lot.


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I am confused regarding order #4372370. My paypal account has been charged for what appears to be the entire order, but the only item I have received a notification of shipment for is a single map pack and no other items and the only item in my downloads for the subscriptions is the map pack. Have the other items shipped yet or is there some sort of error with the charge, or maybe something else I have not considered?


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Woot! Cant' wait to play!


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Oh, yeah! Space archaeology! This reminds me of Babylon 5's Archaeology Corporation.


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So, is there any word yet on what all the Starfinder factions will be? I know we have been told about the Dataphiles, but what other factions are there?


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Yay, I can't wait! So, is Guidance going to be the Starfinder Society version of Futurama's talking heads?

:)


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I managed to win the lottery for this event and I cannot wait! I just wanted to check in early in case anybody wanted to communicate before things get kicked off. I'm looking forward to trying my hand at playing a solarion, technomancer, or mechanic. I wouldn't balk at the mystic, either. At the end of the day though I am just happy to play.


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This is what we know about themes so far (taken from the "Collected Information on Starfinder" thread by Archmage Variel): Themes, a sort of replacement for Pathfinder’s traits, are ways to use your character’s occupation or background for mechanical benefit. Themes do NOT affect class features. You get something from your theme at first level and continue to gain benefits at latter levels. The outlaw is a theme that knows about “clandestine things”, and black markets, and “sneaky things”. The xenoseeker is a theme which makes the character better at “exploring new worlds and interacting with new races and cultures.” Two other themes are the scholar and the ace pilot. The scholar theme seems like it will have have a "+1 ability bump” (I’m not quite sure what that means).

I am starting this thread for speculation about this new feature we have not seen before in Pathfinder. I have a lot of questions, such as...

How many themes will be in the core book?
What are the names of all those themes?
What levels do these themes grant abilities?
How many themes can we get?
How do themes work with multiclassing?

What do you guys want to know about themes? Also, if any of you know anything we don't already know about themes, please post it here.


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So, I am dying to know about the new gods that will show up in Starfinder. I mean, can we get some more information on them already!?! Sheesh! Anyway, I am opening this thread to consolidate and update what is known about the new core 20 that will be in Starfinder and to speculate on those possibilities until we learn more information. I started this train of thought in another thread, but I thought it deserves its own thread.

Primarily, I am concerned with the totally new gods, but I am also curious about what existing gods from Pathfinder that were not a part of the old core 20 that might show up in the new core 20. Also, I wonder if any of the gods we do know about will have their portfolios altered in any way to reflect more... modern sensibilities...? (For example, if Besmara makes it into this new core 20, would she still be considered by most to be a goddess of sea monsters as well as piracy and strife? Or, would she become more of a goddess of monsters that prey on those who travel or maybe "undiscovered monsters" or "monsters from the unknown"? Or, maybe she adds "manifest destiny" to her portfolio? - After all, isn't that a type of piracy, too? What about Sarenrae? Is she a goddess of just Golarion's Sun or is she a goddess of stars, too, like Desna? And, if so, what does that mean for Desna?) I'm not as concerned with domains since we do not know whether or not they will even be in the game or not as they are a game mechanic of Pathfinder that may or may not survive the transition to Starfinder. Looking at the alignments of the 7 hold-over gods might also give us a clue as to the alignments of the remaining, new core 20.

The Starfinder core 20 deity list as we know it thus far:

1. Abadar (LN) - God of Cities, Law, Merchants, and Wealth
2. Desna (CG) - Goddess of Dreams, Luck, Stars, and Travelers
3. Iomedae (LG) - Goddess of Honor, Justice, Rulership, and Valor
4. Pharasma (N) - Goddess of Birth, Death, Fate, and Prophecy
5. Sarenrae (NG) - Goddess of Healing, Honesty, Redemption, and the Sun
6. Urgathoa (NE) - Goddess of Disease, Gluttony, and Undeath
7. Zon-Kuthon (LE) - God of Darkness, Envy, Loss, and Pain
8. Triune (N?) - Artificial Intelligence God/Goddess/something gender neutral? of the Drift, Technology?, Invention?, Space Travel?, Internet?, Androids/Robots/Artificial Life?, Patron-Saint of Mechanics?, and/or...?
9. Weydan (CG?) - God(dess)? of Discovery, Equality, and... Exploration?, Freedom?, Learning?
10. (LG?)
11. (LN?)
12. (LE?)
13. (NG?)
14. (N?) - Nature/Space/Unknown?
15. (NE?)
16. (NE?)
17. (CN?)
18. (CN?)
19. (CE?)
20. (CE?)

We still know less than half of the gods that will end up in Starfinder's core 20.

So, we still don't know who 11 of the gods are yet. But, we do know about Xenowardens (space druids), so I wonder what "nature god" they might worship since we know Gozreh didn't make it?

I'll wager that some of the these empty slots will be existing gods or powers that were not a part of the core 20 from Pathfinder, like Besmara, Brigh, Sun Wukong, or an ascended demon lord, angel, or maybe even a great old one... or two or three.

What do you guys think? What portfolios should we see here that we might not have seen or cared about in Pathfinder? Languages? Computers? Math? Physics? Evolution? Black Holes? Robots? Corporate bottom lines?


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I haven't seen mention of this anywhere else, so here it is. It was apparently posted on Tuesday. Anyway, the two new ships are the Atech Immortal and the BMC Mauler.


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Has anyone seen this yet? Is there any good, new information in this interview? I haven't seen it yet and I cannot because I am at work now.

Here is the link.


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I hope this is the right place for the question, but I cannot think of a more appropriate subforum.

Anyway, what happened to the notification beside the thread titles that would tell me that there were 5 new posts in that thread since the last time I looked at it? Is it just my account; am I the only one this is no longer working for? I cannot find anything in my account settings that would have turned this on or off. So, what is going on? I relied on that feature of the forums a great deal.


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Here is the interview, posted today.


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Is it too late to preorder Curse of the Crimson Throne and still get the free PDF as an Adventure Path subscriber?


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Due to unforeseen circumstances, I need to temporarily suspend order 4095366 for this month. I should be able to proceed with this next month, however. If cancellation of my subscriptions is necessary to accomplish this, then please do so. However, I will attempt to renew my subscriptions and any missed orders next month. I have sent an email notification of this, but I wanted to make sure this does not get missed to avoid any unnecessary charges.

Thank you.


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I want to renew my camapaign setting subscription, but I notice that with two products shipping this month (Inner Sea Gods and Inner Sea Combat) I can only choose to start with one of those this month (Inner Sea Combat) or with the one coming out next month (Occult Mysteries). I want all three products and the free PDFs that come with the subscription plan for all three. If I renew my subscription in my shopping cart today and choose to start with Inner Sea Combat will I get Inner Sea Combat and Inner Sea Gods or do I have to purchase Inner Sea Gods (book and PDF) separately from my subscription?


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I need to cancel my module subscription due to my current economic and budgetary concerns. Can someone help me do this?


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I recently suspended my RPG subscription temporarily because I was going to spend more in December than I could afford if I did not. Since the Bestiary 3 was easily about half of my problem there, that is what I suspended. However, now that I am starting to take eye towards resuming the subscription I am left wondering about something if it is resumed before the next RPG item in that subscription comes out. If I resume it here in December, or even January or February, will I get the PDF and physical copy of Bestiary 3 or has (since I still want it - just not at the time it came out) or has that ship sailed already?

Part of the reason I ask is because I can afford to buy the PDF today, but don't want to if I will get it courtesy of my subscription along with a physical copy of the book when I resume the RPG subscription at the end of the month.


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I am still a relative newcomer to Pathfinder Society (PFS) play as I haven't been able to play very much since joining earlier this year. I have only played 5 times so far, but I intend to pick that up quite a bit soon. I have been playing only 1 character for PFS so far (a Half-Elf Magus) and now that he is well into 2nd level I want to add to and diversify the characters I can bring to the table just like all the other players at the PFS games I play in. Since my magus will be leaving the lower level tiers soon, I know I should have at least one character at 1st level ready to go in case I can only get into a lower tier game (I've seen that happen sometimes to other players). I am told I can have as many PFS characters as I want, but I have only made a few to satisfy my potential urges for roleplaying certain types of characters. I am an experienced player, GM, and designer; however, I am not really an optimizer and I feel it is always a good thing to get a fresh perspective on things. Also, I have either never played these classes or have limited experience with them.

Anyway, that is just my longwinded way of asking folks to critique my builds for the new characters I created for PFS play. The builds are an Inquisitor, an Alchemist, a Ninja, and a multiclass Barbarian/Samurai.

First up is Zirul the Zealot, Iroran Inevitable Inquisitor. He is a Half-Elf with the Ancestral Arms racial trait giving him proficiency with the meteor hammer. He is a member of the Lantern Lodge faction. He is half Tian and is highly curious about his heritage as his mother was a forlorn elf and his father was very stoic and for reasons unknown to Zirul refused to discuss where he came from other than to name the place (Quain) and teach him how to use a meteor hammer; the specialty of his father's martial art. His father was a martial artist from a defeated clan with many enemies. He came to the Inner Sea hounded by enemies the whole way until they finally lost his trail at Absalom. He then met Zirul's mother in his travels as a merchant guardsman. Zirul joined the pathfinder society in an effort to learn about the elven and Tian past that his parents would not or could not discuss with him, while remaining faithful to the faith of Irori that his father raised him in. He wants to better himself by learning more about his heritage.

His traits are Armor Expert and Body of Wisdom (focusing on Acrobatics). If I am not misinterpreting the rules of PFS and the Core Rulebook, as an inquisitor or Irori he gets the Improved Unarmed Strike feat at no additional cost.

Alignment: LN
Deity: Irori
Domain: Law (Inevitable Subdomain)
STR 16, DEX 14, CON 12, INT 10, WIS 16, CHA 8

Teamwork Feats to focus on primarily
3rd Level: Precise Strike
6th Level: Coordinated Maneuvers or Pack Attack
9th Level: Outflank
12th Level: Coordinated Maneuvers or Pack Attack

Feat Selection
1st Level: Combat Reflexes
3rd Level: Snake Style
5th Level: Antagonize
7th Level: Power Attack
9th Level: Two-Weapon Fighting
11th Level: Weapon Focus (meteor hammer)

Ability Score Increase
4th Level: DEX
8th Level: DEX
12th Level: STR

The idea with this character's tactics is to take advantage of the synergy made by using combat reflexes, a high DEX, the meteor hammer (a reach weapon with a +1 to AC that can shorten its reach as a free action to become a double weapon), and using Antagonize and Command (from the Inevitable Subdomain with the level-adjustable DC) all together to make the enemy come to him and his reach weapon with judgments and bane. The defensive tactics emphasize gaining a bonus to using Sense Motive checks for AC thanks to Snake Style with a bonus from Stern Gaze. The high DEX and WIS combined with Cunning Initiative means he will go early more often and be flatfooted less often.


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I know the Inquisitor class grants proficiency in their deity's favored weapon, but if that deity is Irori does that mean they gain the Improved Unarmed Strike feat? I know that this is the case for Clerics and even found it mentioned on page 5 of the "Pathfinder Society Guide to Organized Play", but I since I can't find this in writing for the Inquisitor I thought I should ask for clarification. I am asking regarding a Pathfinder Society Inquisitor character concept.


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Well, I went ahead and did the research for reasons of my own and figured I could share with the rest of the class. Below is a list of all the possible combinations of archetypes that are possible with the various archetypes for the monk class. I have written them in alphabetical order to make finding a particular combination easier.

Also, please note that, as of this posting, the sensei archetype is in need of errata. The sensei archetype states that it's Mystic Wisdom ability replaces the monk's 6th, 12th, and 18th level bonus feats; however, the monk does not have a 12th level feat, though he does have 10th and 14th level feats. For the purposes of this list, I considered the 10th and 14th level bonus feats replaced and no ability from 12th level being replaced. This may result in this list being in need of editing when an errata comes down regarding the sensei archetype.

2 Archetypes
Drunken Master/Master of Many Styles
Drunken Master/Monk of the Four Winds
Drunken Master/Monk of the Lotus
Drunken Master/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Drunken Master/Qinggong Monk
Drunken Master/Sensei
Drunken Master/Weapon Adept
Flowing Monk/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Flowing Monk/Qinggong Monk
Hungry Ghost Monk/Master of Many Styles
Hungry Ghost Monk/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Hungry Ghost Monk/Qinggong Monk
Hungry Ghost Monk/Sensei
Ki Mystic/Master of Many Styles
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Four Winds
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Lotus
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Ki Mystic/Qinggong Monk
Ki Mystic/Sensei
Ki Mystic/Weapon Adept
Maneuver Master/Monk of the Four Winds
Maneuver Master/Qinggong Monk
Maneuver Master/Weapon Adept
Martial Artist/Qinggong Monk
Martial Artist/Sensei
Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Lotus
Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Master of Many Styles/Qinggong Monk
Master of Many Styles/Sohei
Monk of the Empty Hand/Monk of the Four Winds
Monk of the Empty Hand/Monk of the Lotus
Monk of the Empty Hand/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Monk of the Empty Hand/Qinggong Monk
Monk of the Empty Hand/Weapon Adept
Monk of the Four Winds/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Monk of the Four Winds/Qinggong Monk
Monk of the Four Winds/Sensei
Monk of the Healing Hand/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Monk of the Healing Hand/Qinggong Monk
Monk of the Healing Hand/Sensei
Monk of the Healing Hand/Tetori
Monk of the Lotus/Qinggong Monk
Monk of the Lotus/Sensei
Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Qinggong Monk/Sohei
Qinggong Monk/Tetori
Qinggong Monk/Weapon Adept
Qinggong Monk/Zen Archer
Sensei/Sohei

3 Archetypes
Drunken Master/Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Lotus
Drunken Master/Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Drunken Master/Master of Many Styles/Qinggong Monk
Drunken Master/Monk of the Four Winds/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Drunken Master/Monk of the Four Winds/Qinggong Monk
Drunken Master/Monk of the Four Winds/Sensei
Drunken Master/Monk of the Lotus/Qinggong Monk
Drunken Master/Monk of the Lotus/Sensei
Drunken Master/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Drunken Master/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Drunken Master/Qinggong Monk/Weapon Adept
Flowing Monk/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Hungry Ghost Monk/Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Hungry Ghost Monk/Master of Many Styles/Qinggong Monk
Hungry Ghost Monk/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Hungry Ghost Monk/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Ki Mystic/Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Lotus
Ki Mystic/Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Ki Mystic/Master of Many Styles/Qinggong Monk
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Four Winds/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Four Winds/Qinggong Monk
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Four Winds/Sensei
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Lotus/Qinggong Monk
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Lotus/Sensei
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Ki Mystic/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Ki Mystic/Qinggong Monk/Weapon Adept
Maneuver Master/Monk of the Four Winds/Qinggong Monk
Maneuver Master/Qinggong Monk/Weapon Adept
Martial Artist/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Lotus/Qinggong Monk
Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Master of Many Styles/Qinggong Monk/Sohei
Monk of the Empty Hand/Monk of the Four Winds/Monk of the Sacred Mountain
Monk of the Empty Hand/Monk of the Four Winds/Qinggong Monk
Monk of the Empty Hand/Monk of the Lotus/Qinggong Monk
Monk of the Empty Hand/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Monk of the Empty Hand/Qinggong Monk/Weapon Adept
Monk of the Four Winds/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Monk of the Four Winds/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Monk of the Healing Hand/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Monk of the Healing Hand/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Monk of the Lotus/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Qinggong Monk/Sensei/Sohei

4 Archetypes
Drunken Master/Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Lotus/Qinggong Monk
Drunken Master/Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Drunken Master/Monk of the Four Winds/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Drunken Master/Monk of the Four Winds/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Drunken Master/Monk of the Lotus/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Hungry Ghost Monk/Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Ki Mystic/Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Lotus/Qinggong Monk
Ki Mystic/Master of Many Styles/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Four Winds/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Four Winds/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Ki Mystic/Monk of the Lotus/Qinggong Monk/Sensei
Monk of the Empty Hand/Monk of the Four Winds/Monk of the Sacred Mountain/Qinggong Monk


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Since moving here over a year ago, I haven't been able to find any groups to play with, though I have been rather busy. I am looking to change that now. I have never been a member of any sort of organized play experience and I have no idea how to go about doing this. So, I was wondering where I can find the information and resources I need to know about and am looking to find the local chapter where I live and work in the greater Phoenix area. In particular, it would be best if I could stay on the east side as I live on the far east side of Phoenix in the Gilbert area. Are there any PFS chapters in the Gilbert/Chandler/Tempe/Mesa area looking for a new member? If not, I will just have to miss out on PFS as I can't afford the gas to go much further out than that.

Also, I have read a little about each faction, but don't really care for any of them. I know there are supposed to be new factions coming in the future, but can anyone make a good case as to why I should look to join any particular faction already available. I am skeptical of all of them, though if I absolutely had to choose one right now it would probably be the Andoran faction as I like their stated goals the best of any one already existant faction. I still wish there was another faction I liked better though. Hopefully, one of the new factions will be more appealing to me.


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I asked this question in the Vow of Poverty thread, but that thread got shut down before anyone could answer my question. So, I will ask it here.

The second introductory paragraph in the monk section states, "This section introduces monk vows, which any user of ki can take to increase his ki pool."

Monks aren't the only ki-users any more. The internal alchemist archetype can take the extra ki feat and the ninja in the Ultimate Combat playtest uses ki. If they can take a vow, then what do they exchange for the right to do so? I only ask since the monk - THE primary ki-user in the game - has to trade out an ability to gain vows. They shouldn't get vows for free if the monk doesn't.

I also ask because in my games, I have seen a couple of the other players multi-class more often than you would expect in Pathfinder and they did it with monk, too. I can definitely see this coming up in the future if one of our players should multiclass with monk and take vows. I think the answer to that is pretty clear, but I raise the issue in case there is an aspect to it that I have not considered.

Personally, I feel vows should be "monk only", but it would be nice to hear an official answer.


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I have subscriptions for the Adventure Paths, the Player's Companions, the Campaign Setting, and the Pathfinder RPG and I have selected the option that they all be mailed to me in a single shipment once per month. Today, I received notice of order #1665419 coming soon and it lists the Rule of Fear and Carrion Crown 2, but it does not list Faiths of Purity. I thought Faiths of Purity should be coming this month also. Am I wrong about that or is something not right with my subscription request for all products to come in a single shipment once per month?


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I have not yet received my order for the Queen Ileosa figure that was on back order and then shipped on 30 August. At the time, I had just moved to a new address. I think the shipment may have been lost somewhere during the move even though my mail was forwarded immediately upon the date of the move. I updated my new address here on the website, but it was after I was notified the package had shipped.

I kept thinking that it would arrive any day and was just taking longer because my mail had been forwarded; however, it still has not showed up after all this time. I was wondering if it was returned to sender?


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So when do we get to use the six new iconics as avatars?

I can't wait to use the white-haired witch for mine.


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Got the PDF now and the shipment has been sent.

Thanks!

Full Name

Sabinae

Classes/Levels

Status:
HP 8 | AC 17 | T 13 | FF 14 | CMD 14 | F +0 | R +5 | W +4 | Init +3 | Per +7

About Sabinae

Background:
Sabinae ran through the trinkets she found on her most recent dive. So many things to catalog and learn about. The thought of exploring ancient cities was enough to send her mind back back to when she was creeping about some old ruins looking for whatever was there.

She rummaged through a bag of trinkets and odds and ends. "These will be a good trade to a merchant for items they pretend are worth more than they are." She smiles.

As far back as she could remember she always was exploring the reefs around where she lived just to see what was out there. There was something about the unknown that seemed to call out to her. At times it felt like it was tangible to the point that she could almost feel it.

When she was old enough she left home and began traveling. So many places to go and so many people to see. Sometimes she would travel to remote areas just to see what was there. It was exhilirating to say the least. At length, she took to traveling with any captain willing to take her where she wanted to go. Most were fascinated by her exotic beauty that she was allowed passage.

One voyage found her in chains on a merchant ship that she had arranged passage on. The captain double crossed her made a servant out of her. She remained this way for the better part of a year before he found himself on the end of a deal that went sour. Apparently the captain tried to take more than his cut of treasure in a deal he made with a pirate. In the ensuing battle she escaped and joined the pirate crew as they sailed in search of the good life. It was there that she met a Strix named Kiana. She seemed to be searching for a person or group of people that had done something to her.

As with all things, her most recent voyage ended when a military patrol caught up with them. She found herself in the shanty town of Broken Keel looking for work. She didn't know much about sailing, but she was good at finding things both above and under the waves. "Time to see what employment can be had." she thought as she made her way into the small town.

Description:
Sabinae carries a rapier on her left hip, and a bandoleer with 4 daggers in it. She is 7' 2” (total length with tail) at 225lbs, has shoulder length maroon red hair, a slender petite build, deep metallic gray scales, and a thin, long tail.

Sabinae
Female Merfolk Bard (Archaeologist) 1
CG Medium Humanoid (aquatic)
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +7
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Defense
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AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+2 armor, +3 Dex, +2 natural)
hp 8 (1d8)
Fort +0, Ref +5, Will +4
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Offense
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Speed 5 ft., swimming (50 feet)
Melee Dagger +1 (1d4+1/19-20/x2) and
. . Dagger +1 (1d4+1/19-20/x2) and
. . Dagger +1 (1d4+1/19-20/x2) and
. . Rapier +1 (1d6+1/18-20/x2)
Bard (Archaeologist) Spells Known (CL 1):
1 (2/day) Identify, Cure Light Wounds
0 (at will) Detect Magic, Mage Hand, Light, Prestidigitation (DC 13)
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Statistics
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Str 12, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 16
Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 14 (can't be Tripped)
Feats Skill Focus (Appraise)
Traits Ancient Explorer (Knowledge [history]), Seeker, Vagabond Child (Disable Device)
Skills Acrobatics +3 (-9 jump), Appraise +9 (+11 on items valued by weight when using scales), Bluff +7, Disable Device +8, Knowledge (arcana) +7, Knowledge (history) +8, Perception +7, Spellcraft +6, Stealth +7, Swim +13
Languages Aquan, Common, Elven, Polyglot, Sylvan
SQ amphibious, archaeologist's luck +1 (7 rounds/day), attached (signet ring), bardic knowledge
Combat Gear Oil (2); Other Gear Leather armor, Dagger, Dagger, Dagger, Rapier, Backpack (empty), Bandolier (7 @ 9 lbs), Belt pouch (1 @ 0.5 lbs), Belt pouch (empty), Blanket, Canteen, Flask, Flask, Flask, Flask, Hip flask, Hooded lantern, waterproof, Merchant's scale, Signet ring, Thieves' tools, Waterproof bag (empty), 1 GP, 1 SP, 8 CP
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Special Abilities
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Amphibious (Ex) You can survive indefinitely on land.
Archaeologist's Luck +1 (7 rounds/day) (Ex) Gain Luck bonus to attack, damage, saves, and all skills.
Attached (Signet Ring) If your attachment is threatened, -1 Will & -2 save vs. fear
Bardic Knowledge +1 (Ex) Add +1 to all knowledge skill checks.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail.
Merchant's scale +2 Appraise for things valued by weight, including anything made of precious metals.
Swimming (50 feet) You have a Swim speed.