This spiel was somewhat more important when we had faction missions. "I'd like to make something perfectly clear. I have sworn oaths guaranteeing the safety of any prisoners I take with the flat of my glaive, and I will fulfill those oaths, even if it means opposing one of you. If any of you plan on killing slavers for Andoran, or putting an ex-lover of the Paracountess out of their misery, or revenging the death of a friend at the hands of Aspis agents, or what not, I'd like to know. I don't need, or even want to know, the full details. All I want to know is this: how can I tell who they are so I can avoid taking them prisoner in the first place?"
There's two "end of campaign" items that give a flat caster level bonus, the Crown of the Kobold King and the Robes of Xin-Shalast. Here's quite a few ways to get caster level boosts some of the time or to some spells: Items:
Orange Prism Ioun Stone: +1 caster level Anointing Oil: +1 CL for one "harmless divine spell with a range of touch" Conduit Rod: +1 CL for electricity spells Shadow Spike: +1 CL for shadow or darkness spells in area Stormcaller: +1 CL for electricity spells (does not stack) Shifter's Headband: +1 CL for polymorph spells Strand of Prayer Beads (Bead of karma): +4 CL for 10 minutes. One-shot item. Bastion Banner (Sarenrae): +1 CL for fire or light in area Blazing Robe: +1 CL for fire spells Candle Of Abaddon: +1 CL for evil spells in area Crown of Heaven: +1 CL for good spells Crown of the Kobold King: "If you are a sorcerer you cast spells at +1 caster level." Hollywreath Band: +1 CL for plant spells Orb of Foul Abaddon: +1 CL for evil spells Prophetic Paraphernalia: +1 CL for divination spells. Takes 10 minutes. Robes of Xin-Shalast: +1 CL Shocking Robe: +1 CL for electricity spells The Lymirin Discourses (Fourth Act): +1 CL for cure spells Tome of Living Runes: +1 CL. 20 uses. Classes/Archetypes:
Druid (Menhir Savant) 2: +1 CL for 3+Wis rounds/day Witch (Dimensional Occultist) 2: +1 CL 1/2*level times/day. Greatly increases casting time. Cleric (Forgemaster) 1: +1 CL to any "spell that targets a weapon, shield, or armor". Also reduces metamagic cost for those spells. Paladin (Sacred Servant) 5: +1 CL for several minutes a day Sorcerer (Wishcrafter) 1: +1 CL when granting wishes, once per person per day Sorcerer (Accursed Bloodline) 1: can use aid another to grant another Accursed Bloodline Sorcerer or witch with the coven hex +1 CL for a round Sorcerer (Aquatic Bloodline) 1: +1 CL for water spells Sorcerer (Daemon Bloodline) 1: +1 CL per creature killed by your magic the previous round Sorcerer (Maestro Bloodline) 1: +1 CL for spells "with a verbal component and no somatic or material component" Sorcerer (Martyred Bloodline) 1: +1 CL after you take damage the previous round Sorcerer (Starsoul Bloodline) 15: +3 CL for "spells of the teleportation subschool" Sorcerer (Arial Wildblooded) 1: +2 CL when "outdoors during any form of precipitation" Sorcerer (Sanguine Wildblooded) 1: +1 CL for necromancy spells Sorcerer (Seaborn Wildblooded) 1: +1 CL when in "a body of water large enough to float in" Sorcerer (Umbral Wildblooded) 1: +1 CL when in dim light or darkness Oracle (Ancestor Mystery) 20: +4 CL for all divination spells Coven Hex: can use aid another to grant another witch with the coven hex +1 CL for a round Yuelral's Blessing (Wizard arcane discovery): +1 CL for "spells that appear on both the wizard and druid spell lists" Feats:
Varisian Tattoo: +1 CL for "a school of magic (other than divination) in which you have Spell Focus" Spell Specialization: +2 CL for "one spell of a school for which you have taken the Spell Focus feat". Spell can be changed at even levels, feat can be taken multiple times. Allied Spellcaster (Teamwork): +1 CL if you are next to a caster with this feat and the same spell known or prepared Angelic Flesh: +1 CL for spells from the "illusion (pattern) subschool or have the light descriptor" Arisen (Story): "the caster level of any conjuration (healing) spell that is cast on you increases by 1 for the purposes of its effects on you alone" Atheist Abjurations: "You gain a +2 bonus to your caster level whenever you use an abjuration spell to dispel or counter a divine spell, or send an extraplanar outsider summoned or called by a divine caster back to its home plane." Bloatmage Initiate: +1 CL for a single school of magic Earthtouched: +1 CL for "sorcerer spells with the earth descriptor" Eldritch Researcher (Story): "When casting a spell you’ve created, add 1 to your caster level." Eye of the Arclord: +1 CL for divination spells. 1 minute per day Familiar Focus: "Whenever your master targets you with a harmless spell or spell-like ability, your master’s effective caster level for the effect is increased by 1." Flame Heart: +1 CL for fire spells Fortune Teller: +1 CL for divination spells Green Faith Acolyte: "whenever you cast a spell that utilizes, heals, or enhances normal or magical plants (such as entangle or plant growth), you cast the spell at +1 caster level" Irrisen Icemage: +1 CL cold spells, -1 CL other energies Shadow Caster: increased duration for "spells of the shadow subschool or spells with the darkness descriptor" Scaled Disciple: +1 CL for "spells included in the dragon domain or subdomains" Outer Planes Traveler: +1 CL for spells with one of nine listed descriptors Tapestry Traveler: +2 CL for "spells of the teleportation subschool" Tenebrous Spell (Metamagic): +1 CL when cast in dim light or darkness Theurgy: Sacrifice an arcane spell as a swift for +1 CL to a divine spell True Love (Story): +1 CL for spells with the emotion descriptor Whispered Knowledge (Faction): +1 CL after damaging something with a melee attack Traits:
Beacon of Faith: +2 CL for a domain spell once per day Boarded in Varisia (campaign): +1 CL for mind-affecting spells cast against creatures and natives of the jungle Cross-Knowledge: +1 CL once per day for an extract that is also on the wizard spell list Distance Aptitude: +1 CL for determining the maximum range of spells Eldritch Delver: +1 CL for teleportation spells Force for Good (faction): +1 CL for good spells Genie-Caller: +1 CL for a summoning spell once per day Gifted Adept: +1 CL to one spell Harrow Chosen: +2 CL for divination spells Inspired by Greatness: +1 CL to one spell Magical Knack: +2 CL (up to hit dice) Master of Pentacles (faction): "Once per day, when casting a spell of the Conjuration school, treat your caster level as two higher when determining the duration of the spell." Medic (faction: Shadow Lodge): +1 CL "when casting spells of the healing subschool with remove in the spell’s name" Mother's Rage: +1 CL for summoning spells Nidalese Shadowcaster: +1 CL to one shadow spell Outlander (campaign): +1 CL to three spells Precocious Spellcaster: +1 CL to a cantrip and a 1st-level spell Priest-Blessed: "Three times per day when you are the target of a harmless divine spell, you may increase its caster level by 1 for purposes of its effect on you alone." Second Tongue: "Any summoning or divination spell you cast to summon or contact a Great Old One or one of their minions is cast at +1 caster level." Secret of the Impossible Kingdom: +1 CL to one spell Star Reader: "While under starlight, the caster level of all your divination spells is increased by 1. If the target of your spell is a demon, the caster level is increased by 2." Student of Faith (campaign): +1 CL for cure spells Telekinetic Dependence: +1 CL for "spells that move objects through sheer will" Transmuter of Korada: +1 CL for transmutation spells Trickster: +1 CL for illusion spells Races: Dhampir Wizard Favored Class Bonus: +1/4 CL for necromancy spells Half-Elf Wizard Favored Class Bonus: +1/3 CL for enchantment spells (duration only) Halfling (Wanderlust): +1 CL for spells that provide or enhance movement" Halfling Witch Favored Class Bonus: +1/4 CL for patron spells Merfolk Sorcerer Favored Class Bonus: +1/2 CL for water spells (range only) Undine (Water Affinity): +1 CL for Water domain spells Aasimar (Heavenborn): +1 CL for good or light spells Gnome (Pyromaniac): +1 CL for fire spells Ifrit (Fire Affinity): +1 CL for Fire domain spells Oread (Earth Affinity): +1 CL for Earth domain spells Oread (Fertile Soil): +1 CL for Plant domain spells Svirfneblin (Stoneseer): +1 CL for earth spells Sylph (Air Affinity): +1 CL for Air domain spells Changeling (Object of Desire): +1 CL for charm person and charm monster
Some world-building questions that would need to be answered are: "Do gods in this world work in such a way that having one grant more domains than usual is doable? Does the number of grantable domains correlate with deific power?" I'm not certain you would need to go as far as setting up specific, formal Clerical Orders or Aspects of the Deity to let monotheistic clerics pick from a large number of domains. It might read something like this: "For some reason, YourDeityNameHere grants his/her clerics certain combinations of domains and denies them others. Both domains must come from one of the following lists: DomainA, DomainB, DomainC, DomainD; DomainA, DomainD, DomainE, DomainF; DomainA, DomainB, DomainF, DomainG." How large the allowed lists are, how many total domains are granted, how much overlap between lists there is, etc. would depend on both world-building stuff about the deity and also game-balance considerations between pantheons.
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I'm not 100% certain this is exactly what you were looking for, but it's close. It's in the CRB under the Magic chapter: Quote:
@Aelryinth: The FAQ is Here Quote:
The previous threads were here and here. Mark Moreland wrote: As has been stated upthread, the Pathfinder Society Organized Play campaign is one in which we hope that players are not reading ahead (either adventures or Chronicle sheets) in order to cherry-pick adventures based on a checklist of monsters they'd like to encounter or equipment they'd like to receive. As such, we consider discussion of such spoilers to be against the spirit of the game.
The Quick Runner's Shirt doesn't speed up the glaive, but it does answer the question "Any other thoughts on how we can get this thing going in the first round of combat that's not going to cost him his move action?". The player pulls the cord on the glaive (move action), moves toward the enemy (usually a move action, but the shirt lets you do it as a swift), and attacks (standard action) all in the same turn.
Zog of Deadwood wrote: Well, your basic question is a good one, but remember that you don't actually get the benefit of ANY of your magic items while wildshaped. They temporarily meld into your new form and become nonfunctional, unless you take them off before you wildshape and put them on/pick them up afterward AND they are wearable or usable in the new form, which is seldom the case. So a belt bonus would normally be a moot point. That isn't quite true. Polymorph wrote: When you cast a polymorph spell that changes you into a creature of the animal, dragon, elemental, magical beast, plant, or vermin type, all of your gear melds into your body. Items that provide constant bonuses and do not need to be activated continue to function while melded in this way (with the exception of armor and shield bonuses, which cease to function). Items that require activation cannot be used while you maintain that form.
There's already a guide to dipping into cleric and this list, which is almost a dipping guide.
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Pathfinders explore Golarion in service to lore. This widespread group of treasure hunters, thrillseekers, sages, and voyagers make it their lives’ work to uncover lost artifacts, map neglected ruins, and learn forgotten knowledge. They do these things for the sake of lore, as well as for fame. The Pathfinder Society publishes the Pathfinder Chronicles, a multi-volume series of chapbooks highlighting some of the most amazing finds by field agents. Pathfinders are part archaeologist, part historian, and all adventurer. Many established Pathfinders make their own way in the world, following their interests or tracking down leads to greater mysteries. These established few are still subject to orders from their superiors, but the least prestigious tasks are usually reserved for those new to the organization (like yourselves). The Society is governed by the Decemvirate, 10 anonymous leaders who pull strings and guide the organization from Skyreach in the Grand Lodge of Absalom. They hand down orders from their secret posts to venture-captains, who in turn pass the orders to field agents. The Society has few rules, but all Pathfinders are expected to perform the Three Duties: explore, report, and cooperate. Idle Pathfinders are useless to the organization, and agents must seek out secrets or further their work in exploration of some kind, always growing and gathering knowledge. This exploration would be worthless if not for frequent reports. Pathfinders must send back accounts of their adventures, many of which end up published by the Decemvirate. Finally, Pathfinders are great heroes from dozens of countries and backgrounds with thousands of different motivations and allegiances, and the Decemvirate expects that individual Pathfinders will not interfere with one another, and absolutely never let a conflict between themselves come to blows. Despite the mandate to cooperate, Pathfinders have myriad motivations and often fall in with similarly minded factions within the organization, or external groups with close ties to the Society. (You're going to meet members of some of those factions during this adventure.) As fresh new recruits, most Pathfinders know only the venture-captains who give them their training, especially Ambrus Valsin, the man in charge of daily operations in the Grand Lodge. A new batch of Pathfinder agents has completed their training and now stand fresh and wide-eyed before the towering structure of Skyreach awaiting their first assignment for the Pathfinder Society. (That's you. Make your own decision about how "fresh and wide-eyed" you are.) As you show up, you are shepherded into a small room with a table and some chairs and told to wait until Venture-Captain Ambrus Valsin sends for you. Here's where you introduce your characters. Stride/walk/stumble into the room, talk amongst yourselves, examine the art on the walls, describe as much or as little of your character's appearance as you want, etc.
Putting a 'Small' column on the 'Tiny and Large' chart (which I believe is what the OP wants) sounds reasonable to me, since it would make reducing a Small character to Tiny easier (you wouldn't have to first bump it up to Medium before referring to the chart). There is also the side benefit of making Small to Medium and Medium to Small conversions easier. As it is, only one of the four combinations of Small/Medium and Enlarge/Reduce Person (Enlarge Person on a Medium character) has a nice, simple chart.
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On checking "whether or not someone succeeded in doing their spellcraft check", the previous GMs should have "sign[ed] off on the spells gained (after witnessing successful skill checks) on affected players' chronicle sheets." Hope this helps.
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Short answer for PFS: all the core races (dwarf, elf, gnome, halfling, half-elf, half-orc, human) are always legal.
Alchemical Cartridges let you load faster, and stack with Rapid Reload. Quote: "Alchemical cartridges make loading a firearm easier, reducing the time to load a firearm by one step (a full-round action becomes a standard action, a standard action becomes a move action, and a move action becomes a free action)"
Full list from the doc I posted Class:
Wand mastery (Bard ACF Magician 10) charisma to Wand DC
Nature's Whisper (Oracle, nature mystery; revelation) use Charisma to AC and CMD instead of dex Lore Keeper (oracle, lore mystery, revelation) Use Charisma to knowledge checks instead of int Sidestep Secret (oracle, lore mystery, revelation) Use Charisma to Ac and reflex saves instead of dex Smite evil (paladin 1,4,7,10,13,16,19, class feature) add charisma to hit/AC against evil smite target Divine Grace (Paladin 2) Charisma to all saves Insightful Scroll (Cyphermage, cypher lore) use Charisma to DC from scrolls Smite Chaos (Hellknight 1, 4, 7, 10) as paladin ability against chaos aligned creatures Wrack (Hellknight 6) Standard action touch attack 1d6+charisma dam Final Revelation (Oracle 20, Ancestor Mystery) Add CHA to Will saves Guiding star (Oracle, Heavens Mystery) add CHA in addition to WIS to all wisdom based checks, only while night sky visible Knowledge of the ages (Oracle, Time Mystery) retry knowledge checks with charisma bonus, charisma times/day Friends to animals (oracle, nature mystery) Animals within 30 feet gain your Charisma to all saves Final revelation (Oracle 20, Enlightened Philosopher ACF) add charisma to all saves in addition to dex,constitution and wis Smite Chaos (champion of Irori 1 and 8) as smite Evil vs chaotic creatures Judgement; slayers brand (Inquisitor, racial ACF, Dhampir, Kinslayer 1) 1d6+charisma dam to Undeads (evil subtype and lycanthropes also possible) Grit (Gunslinger racial ACF Mysterious Stranger 1) use charisma for grit instead of wis Focused Aim (Gunslinger racial ACF Mysterious Stranger 1, deed) 1 grit add charisma to dam Quivering Palm (Oracle, Racial ACF Shigenjo 15) Use Charisma for quivering Palm DC instead of wis First into battle (Oath bound Paladin ACF sword of valor 2) Add Cha to initiative, replaces divine grace Skilled rider (Oath bound paladin ACF Shining Knight 3) Mount gains paladins cha to saves Bastion of Good (oathbound paladin ACF Sacred Shield 1) Cha to Ac against smite target, replaces smite evil Loyal Oath (oathbound Paladin ACF Oath of Loyalty 1) Give target adjacent ally paladins cha to saves and AC Pure of mind (oathbound paladin ACF Oath of Chastity 2) cha to will saves, replaces divine grace Hordebreaker (Oathbound Paladin ACF Oath against savagery 11) add Cha to no. of AoO, stacks with combat reflexes of similar effects. Weals Champion (paladin ACF Holy tactician 1) cha to hit, and if hit target allies gain ½ cha to hit target for 1 round, replaces smite evil Student of Humanity (Sorcerer racial ACF Human, bloodline power) add CHA as insight bonus to diplomacy, knowledge (History, nobility, local) and linguistics checks if checks is about humans. Knock Out (bard 5, 11, 17, ACF Buccaneer) 1/day add cha to hit against target until you have dealt non-leathal dam to target Feats:
Osyluth Guile (combat feat) add charisma to Ac against a single target, when using fighting defensively/total defence
Reward of Life (feat) add Charisma to lay on hands healing Toppling Spell (metamagic) use Charisma and CL for trip with force spells Noble Scion (feat) Charisma to initiative Spells:
Smite Abomination (Oracle 5 [Assuming you use casting stat not just wis]): Charisma to hit single undead, +more
Pilfering hand (bard 2, oracle 2, sorc 2): use charisma + cl for disarm or steal maneuvers instead of dex/str Chain of Perdition (Oracle 3, Sorc 3): Use Cl+charisma for dirty trick, drag, reposition and trip maneuvers, instead of bab+str/dex Bestow Grace of the Champion (charisma to saves, smite evil once) Battering blast (Sorc 3) cha+cl to Bull rush instead of str+bab Strangeling Hair (Sorc 3) grapple with cha+Cl instead of str+bab Bladed dash/bladed Dash greater (magus ⅖, bard ⅖ ) move 30 feet and make a single melee attack/attack all you pass and add cha as circumstance to hit Item: Bracers of the Avenging Knight 1/day smite: Charisma to hit.
Getting X to Y: How to make a stat do other things You'll need to work out which are PFS legal, though.
Is the player interested in getting mechanical advantages from being related to a dragon? Draconic bloodline sorcerer, then dragon disciple might be an option.
I assume you are talking about creating a messageboard alias. Click on either of the "My Account" links near the top of any page, look for something that says "messageboard aliases", click "Create new messageboard alias". Once you've done so, you can post as that alias using the menu underneath the box you type in. To add the stat block and bio get to their page, either by clicking the alias's name above a post or your's and then the alias in the alias tab. Once at the alias, there should be something under the profile tab to let you create or modify the alias's profile.
Somewhat of an obscure one, but be a ratfolk with a ratfolk cohort. Swarming: Ratfolk are used to living and fighting communally, and are adept at swarming foes for their own gain and their foes' detriment. Up to two ratfolk can share the same square at the same time. If two ratfolk in the same square attack the same foe, they are considered to be flanking that foe as if they were in two opposite squares.
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