Foreword: Like many folks here, I've yet to play the game as written. This is just an impression.
I don't know if this is a local opinion or one that's more widespread, but I've heard plenty of players say something along the lines of "Race only matters at level 1." What they tend to mean is that race, in 1e, didn't really impact a character. Generally racial traits weren't anything to write home about, and racial feats were rarely selected.
2e seems to have taken that problem and just stretched across the lifetime of a character. Now characters get about the same impact from Ancestry, but it's spread over more levels. When I first saw the changes to Ancestry, I was stoked, but as I read more I got more and more disappointed.
My proposed fix echoes a bit of what I've read elsewhere. Boost Races at the onset, then have some of their core abilities grow over time. This is a lot of what feats did for races last edition, but it was tough to justify taking something over Quicken Spell or Power Attack or whatever made your character float.
An animated object gets a restricted amount of CP to choose from. Hardness 20 costs 6 CP, which is only granted to a Gargantuan or larger object.
If I animate an adamantine key or mop or some such, I can just break it over my knee at that point, right? As nothing smaller than gargantuan can have adamantine's hardness?
Or am I restricted to only animating adamantine objects the size of an apartment building?
I see that a GM can increase CR accordingly, but it doesn't look like a PC craftsman can make use of this. Or have I missed a rule elsewhere?
There was void. Cold and empty. It was not dark, for there was no concept of light to compare it to. There was just an absence of all things.
Then there was not. Two beings stirred in the void and looked at each other from across the distance. One was a beacon of Light, the other a beacon of Darkness. They were not good and evil, for such things were not yet imagined by mortal or god. The God of Darkness surrounded his Sanctum in Earth to protect it from the harsh light of the other. The God of Light wreathed his Sanctum in flames to protect it from the encroaching darkness.
They saw their creations and were not yet content. They decided that, together they could create something beautiful. A thing of both darkness and light. Together they toiled and worked on the Moon. Before this work was complete, however, it disappeared. There was only the two, so each knew the other was to blame and retreated to his Sanctum to consider what to do next.
Once per day, you can sprout a pair of giant black crow’s wings, granting you a fly speed of 30 feet (average maneuverability). This spell-like ability otherwise functions as beast shape I (though you do not
gain any other benefits of that spell) with a caster level equal to your level.
Does this ability count as a third level arcane SLA for pre-reqs for feats and PrCs?
Monks of the empty hand are proficient with the shuriken only. A monk of the empty hand treats normal weapons as improvised weapons with the following equivalencies (substituting all of their statistics for the listed weapon): a light weapon functions as a light hammer, a one-handed weapon functions as a club, and a Two-handed weapon functions as a quarterstaff.
If I have Weapon Focus (Club) or Weapon Specialization (Light Hammer) or some other weapon specific feat, does that apply to a weapon held by a Monk of the Empty Hand or does this quote solely apply to the damage and damage type of the improvised weapon?
I'm looking to make a PFS legal PC that can mimic the Dovahkiin from Skyrim (specifically a melee combatant with a lot of shouts). I've found a lot of substitutions for the various shouts and have looked at a few other threads where others did something similar. Below I've got a list with most of the shouts and a second with my proposed substitutions. I know there is a near endless pool of people here that have a greater understanding of the rules than I do and I'm hoping that you folks can find some simpler solutions than some of the ones I've found below.
Please keep in mind that this is for PFS. It's mostly going to cap out at level 12 (excepting Dragonrend, which is fitting on its own). My solution to Call of Valor is also a late game solution, but that’s also fairly fitting to the theme.
The PC himself is an Idylkin (Agathion-blooded Aasimar) Thundercaller Bard. I'll be using a boon for proficiency with the Earth Breaker and using that in melee. I’m currently planning on taking him from 1-12(+) as a bard, though I’m fairly open minded.
More than anything, I'd like to find ways of using spells instead of gear. Some of that gear gets pretty expensive.
Also, how do I give a horse a climb speed?
Shouts and their descriptions:
Animal Allegiance A Shout for help from the beasts of the wild, who come to fight in your defense.
Aura Whisper Your Voice is not a Shout, but a whisper, revealing the life forces of any and all.
Battle Fury Your Thu'um enchants your nearby allies' weapons, allowing them to attack faster.
Call of Valor The valiant of Sovngarde hear your Voice, and journey beyond space and time to lend aid.
Cyclone Your Thu'um creates a whirling cyclone that sows chaos among your enemies.
Disarm Shout defies steel, as you rip the weapon from an opponent's grasp.
Dismay And the weak shall fear the Thu'um, and flee in terror.
Dragon Aspect Once a day, take on the mighty aspect of a dragon, delivering colossal blows, with an armored hide, and more powerful shouts.
Dragonrend Your Voice lashes out at a dragon's very soul, forcing the beast to land.
Drain Vitality Coax both magical and mortal energies from your hapless opponent.
Elemental Fury The Thu'um imbues your arms with the speed of wind, allowing for faster weapon strikes.
Fire Breath Inhale air, exhale flame, and behold the Thu'um as inferno.
Frost Breath Your breath is winter, your Thu'um a blizzard.
Ice Form Your Thu'um freezes an opponent solid.
Kyne’s Peace The Voice soothes wild beasts, who lose their desire to fight or flee.
Marked For Death Speak, and let your Voice herald doom, as an opponent's armor and drains the health of an enemy.
Slow Time Shout at time, and command it to obey, as the world around you stands still.
Storm Call A Shout to the skies, a cry to the clouds, that awakens the destructive force of Skyrim's lightning.
Throw Voice The Thu'um is heard, but its source unknown, fooling those into seeking it out.
Unrelenting Force Your Voice is raw power, pushing aside anything - or anyone - who stands in your path.
Whirlwind Sprint The Thu'um rushes forward, carrying you in its wake with the speed of a tempest.
I've seen (in another thread) that there are GMs and venture officers using their stars to ensure that a table at an event or convention fires. Is this actually required?
If I were to sit at a table that was playing a scenario that I've already received credit for, and the GM approved my doing so, would it matter if I were playing for credit or not? I still get a chronicle sheet (with a bunch of Xs through the good bits) my character can still die. I could still be the 3rd player that makes the table go off, right?
If my girlfriend and I both play a table not for credit, would we be required to have 5 players total (the two of us and 3 that were playing for credit)?
Edit to add: This isn't at all to criticize anyone's decision to use stars fo ensure a tacle fires. Burning a limited resource to help others have fun is a choice I have nothing but respect for.
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So, I’ve noticed that there are enough features remaining to allow a handful of these classes to play with a handful of old archetypes? Like the Ninja with rogue archetypes, this is allowed, correct?
Note: This was a fast run through. I might’ve missed someone somewhere or missed a change in the new class that’d make it ineligible.
None: Brawler, Hunter, Shaman, Slayer, Warpriest
Arcanist:
Wizard: Aside from Discoveries, I’m not seeing anything that’s compatible
At second level a Storm Kindler can use the Whirlwind monster ability for a bit of time each day. Part of that ability is automatic unarmed strike damage against enemies that fail a save, like the normal whirlwind's Slam damage.
If the Storm Kindler has a Slam attack from some source or another, are they allowed to make this attack instead? Full text for the Storm Kindler ability and Whirlwind follow.
Storm Shape:
At 2nd level, a Master of Storms becomes a physical embodiment of the fury of the storm. As a standard action, she can transform herself into a whirlwind (as whirlwind universal monster ability) for a number of minutes per day equal to her class level. This time need not be consecutive, but must be spent in 1-minute increments.
As a swift action, the Master of Storms can change the height of her whirlwind form from a minimum of 10 feet tall to a maximum of 20 feet tall.
At 4th level, and again every two levels thereafter, the maximum height of the whirlwind increases by 10 feet, to a maximum of 60 feet tall at 10th level. If the Master of Storms is underwater when she uses this ability, she instead transforms into a vortex of the same size (this functions identically to the whirlwind ability, but can form only underwater and can't leave the water). The Master of Storms can breathe water while in vortex form. If the Master of Storms does not possess a fly or swim speed, she gains one (as appropriate to her new form) equal to her base land speed when in storm shape. With a fly speed, she has average maneuverability.
The Master of Storms can damage and trap Small or smaller creatures caught in her whirlwind, dealing lethal damage equal to her unarmed strike damage to each one that fails a Reflex save (DC 10 + the Master of Storms's class level + the Master of Storms' Strength modifier) and lifting it into the air if it fails a second Reflex save.
At 4th level, and again every two levels thereafter, the size of creatures the Master of Storms can affect increases by one step, to a maximum of Huge at 8th level.
Whirlwind:
Some creatures can transform themselves into whirlwinds and remain in that form for up to 1 round for every 2 HD they have. If the creature has a fly speed, it can continue to fly at that same speed while in whirlwind form; otherwise it gains a fly speed equal to its base land speed (average maneuverability) while in whirlwind form.
The whirlwind is always 5 feet wide at its base, but its height and width at the top vary from creature to creature (minimum 10 feet high). A whirlwind’s width at its peak is always equal to half of its height. The creature controls the exact height, but it must be at least 10 feet high.
The whirlwind form does not provoke attacks of opportunity, even if the creature enters the space another creature occupies. Another creature might be caught in the whirlwind if it touches or enters the whirlwind, or if the whirlwind moves into or through the creature’s space. A creature in whirlwind form cannot make its normal attacks and does not threaten the area around it.
Creatures one or more size categories smaller than the whirlwind might take damage when caught in the whirlwind (generally damage equal to the monster's slam attack for a creature of its size) and may be lifted into the air. An affected creature must succeed on a Reflex save (DC 10 + half monster’s HD + the monster’s Strength modifier) when it comes into contact with the whirlwind or take damage as if it were hit by the whirlwind creature's slam attack. It must also succeed on a second Reflex save or be picked up bodily and held suspended in the powerful winds, automatically taking the indicated damage each round. A creature that can fly is allowed a Reflex save each round to escape the whirlwind. The creature still takes damage but can leave if the save is successful.
Creatures trapped in the whirlwind cannot move except to go where the whirlwind carries them or to escape the whirlwind. Trapped creatures can otherwise act normally, but must succeed on a concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) to cast a spell. Creatures caught in the whirlwind take a –4 penalty to Dexterity and a –2 penalty on attack rolls. The whirlwind can have only as many creatures trapped inside at one time as will fit inside the whirlwind’s volume. The whirlwind can eject any carried creatures whenever it wishes as a free action, depositing them in its space.
If the whirlwind’s base touches the ground, it creates a swirling cloud of debris. This cloud is centered on the creature and has a diameter equal to half the whirlwind’s height. The cloud obscures all vision, including darkvision, beyond 5 feet. Creatures 5 feet away have concealment, while those farther away have total concealment. Those caught in the cloud of debris must succeed on a concentration check (DC 15 + spell level) to cast a spell.
Format: whirlwind (3/day, 10–30 ft. high, 1d6+6 damage, DC 15); Location: Special Attacks.
I really like the flavor of the class, but I'm still trying to figure out how to not be a burden to my table when playing one.
So, I've got a PC that's fast approaching his first level in Bloatmage. I'm still hunting down a decent mini for him. At the moment I think my only option out there is Dominar Rasheth from Warmachine.
Does anyone have any suggestions for alternates? Note, I do like the mini, I'm just shopping around for options. It seems like "Morbidly Obese Wizard" is a niche market when it comes to minis.
My Paladin has been banking his gold for a long while and is looking between Full Plate and Hellknght Armor of the Mithral variety. Hellknight Armor is described as "a special type of Masterwork Fullplate." Would I be able to get this enchanged as Mithral Full Plate of Speed for an extra 500 gold?
Is there any sort of appeal process for FAQ rulings? Do you just post a similar question and hope enough people tag it as a FAQ request?
Specifically, Paizo ruled that Oracles use wisdom when casting spells from sources older than they are. This makes no sense to me (and most others that I've spoken with).
What does my oracle roll when trying a combat maneuver with this spell? This is for a PFS character, if that matters to anyone.
I can really only see it going one of two ways.
CL+Wis (cleric)+ size+ Misc modifiers
CL + Str/Dex+ size+ Misc modifiers
Oracle is not listed as a class that gets to sub a stat. I don't know if that translates to using your usual stat or to this faq entry.
FAQ wrote:
Oracle: Can I use my Charisma modifier for cleric spells and effects that use Wisdom, such as spiritual weapon?
As written, those effects say "Wisdom" (because they were written before the idea of the oracle class as a Charisma-based caster), so an oracle has to use her Wisdom modifier.
However, it is a perfectly reasonable house rule to allow an oracle to use her Charisma modifier (or bonus) for cleric spells that refer to the caster's Wisdom modifier (or bonus).
If I take levels in both Treesinger Druid (ARG) and another class that gets an animal companion, do the levels stack? Do I wind up stuck with a lower level companion in each class? The feature itself says the following:
ARG wrote:
Except for the companion being a creature of the plant type, drawn from the list of plant companions, this ability otherwise works like the standard druid’s animal companion ability.
I'm fairly sure that means it should stack, but I'm hoping for some word from those that understand the rules better than I.
I’m throwing out another line for a GM. I’m in a great group of players hoping to abate the Reign of Winter. Unfortunately our GM has completely disappeared. He took the time to close all of his campaigns and then hit the highway for parts unknown. We didn’t even get notice that the campaign was going to close.
The players would like to continue, if there’s someone out there willing to help us out with that.
My companions and I find ourselves in a bit of a predicament. We’ve lost our guide from the Greenbelt. We’ve been sent south by the Swordlords of Brevoy to tame these harsh lands and our guide skipped out on us in the middle of a battle at Oleg’s trading post.
If any of you know the realms well and are willing to help out a few adventurers looking to get by, we would certainly appreciate you meeting us there.
I’ve had the great fortune to wind up gaming with some wonderful players in a Kingmaker game on these forums. We’ve had the misfortune of our Gm disappearing a few times now. We are seeking a GM with a more open schedule that we might continue play.
Here is where you might find our gameplay thread (and attached to it is a discussion thread). We’re happy to start a new campaign on the boards if that’s easier for you.
Is anyone out there interested in taking up the reins?
I’m Skaldi the Tallest, conscripted crewman aboard the Wormwood. We seem to have gone a bit adrift and were hoping for some kind soul out there to help us find our course again. The sea’s been quiet for near two weeks and we just received word that, without intervention, it’ll be that way for a good time longer.
Does anyone out there want to intervene on our behalf?
Kindest regards,
Skaldi the Tallest
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Greetings and salutations all!
A crew of pirates are seeking a new DM. monjebleu has just stepped forward to announce that he’s no longer able to run the several pbp games that he’d originally signed on to run. If anyone is willing to take on some scurvy sea dogs (and a sea cat) (and a Viking). Please let us know. A link to our discussion thread can be found at the link above. We’re just about to wrap up the first night on the Wormwood.
I'm looking to build a more thematic gestalt character and cannot sort out what the second half of him should look like. The PC will be built with a 25 point buy. I know that he's going to be a level 8 Synthesist Summoner on one side whose eidolon is a Linnorm. I'm trying to sort out what best fits the other half of the PC.
The PC grew up in the Lands of the Linnorm Kings. He was the youngest son of a man that always doubted his son’s parentage. When he reached adulthood he went campaigning with his oldest brother and, through actions he cannot recall, was responsible for the entire expedition dying. He made a deal with an ancient Linnorm from the First World to save his own life and gained a link to the Linnorm.
He’s now a level 8 gestalt. Half of him is a Level 8 synthesist. I’m not sure what the other half should be. I don’t need the most optimized build.
The PC is either going to wind up as a Human or a half-breed (elf, orc, outsider). I figure that halfbreed makes the most sense, it adds to the outsider theme.
Does anyone out there have it? I've seen Skull and Shackles wind up as #2 on many interest threads where the GM left the option open to the Players. I've wanted to try this AP since it came out and have yet to achieve that goal.
I know asking for a DM to step forward in unconventional, but this is a recruiting forum and I can recruit however I please, even if I wind up not being one of the PCs chosen... Which would make me cry in a corner.
I am pledging as a part of a Crordforger Guild. Some of us are interested in the Add-Ons posted a few days ago. If we add, say, $20 for the Twice-Marked of Pharasma perk, do we get one character with that perk between us all or does each member get such a character.
I've also made a smaller pledge, mostly to keep up with updates. Can I add onto that pledge for upgrades and apply them to my GUild character when he comes into Alpha?
After speaking with my DM, he's alright with me rolling up a Nagaji and counting it as Serpentfolk for the purpose of qualifying for the "Final Embrace" tree. I'm trying to sort out the best way to make use of that.
It mostly looks like I'd either want to go with a Maneuver Master Monk or a Lore Warden. What does the community at large think?
This is probably just a repeat of the general "best grappler" threads, but I can live with that.
