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I would like to say congrats to So IL first 4-star GM, Venture Lieutenant Seth Gipson.

When calculating hardness and HP do you add the cumulative enchantment bonus or just the base enchantment.

Example: +1 shocking greataxe-does it just get to add the +1 to make it (hardness 7, HP 20) or does the +1 from the shocking enchantment get calculated in (hardness 9, HP 30).

Is it possible to have your bonded object also be a heirloom weapon?

I'm in the market for a different or more efficient and lighter way to store my character sheets and their chronicles.

Currently, I am using a 1 1/2 inch binder with dividers and character sheets and chronicles in plastic protective sleeves. I am up to 9 characters that have chronicles and counting.

Anyone have any suggestions or ideas.

I am GMing soon and one of the bad guys is an incorporeal.

Incorporeal attacks state that they bypass natural armor, armor, and shield, but mage armor (force spells) and deflection work normally against their attacks.

My question is: When monks receive a bonus to thier AC from their wisdom, what type of bonus is it? DEFLECTION, dodge, natural armor, etc.

I'm going to be running this in about a week and a half and have a question.

I have been informed that at higher levels the improved familiar feat can be taken and you can have your new and improved familiar wield magical items; such as a wand. What I would like to know is:

1. Per the FAQ, imps and quasits can wield a wand. So does that mean as long as the familiar is intelligent and can speak a language can others wield magical items as well. If that is not the case what are the requirements?

2. Does the familiar have to make a UMD check each time it goes to activate the item?

I am considering making a cyphermage (Inner Sea Magic) as a new character. The additonal resource page says that the class is legal to play, but to switch the scribe scroll requirement for any spell focus feat. It also has the cypher magic feat (Inner Sea World Guide) as a requirement as well. However, the additonal resource page says that that feat is not society legal.

So I'm confused. Do I have to take the feat and not gain any of the benefits or is the feat no longer a requirement for the class?

Is an 1 an automatic failure and a 20 an automatic success on concentration chcecks?

I know that those are the cases for attack rolls, CMB checks, and saving throws, but was unsure about concentration checks.

I am making a character that uses rope as a weapon ( whip proficiency and equipment trick-rope). My question is: can I make rope masterwork and then magical or am I stuck with not being able to ungrade it, because rope typically a weapon.

The Eye for Talent alternate human racial trait (APG) States that when the character acquires an animal companion, bonded mount, cohort, or familiar, that creature gains a +2 bonus to one ability score of the character's choice.

My question is does that also apply to eidolans.

I would say 'no', but figured I would ask before I veto the idea.

I am wanting a play a grappler. I'm unsure whether I'm wanting to play the character as a barbarian or a monk.

I would love any suggestions on class, race, feats, traits, etc.

What I have so far for monk-dwarf

Str 16
dex 14
con 14
int 10
wis 16
Cha 8

Feats-improved unarmed, improved grapple

Barbarian-human

Str 18
Dex13
Con 14
Int 10
Wis 12
Cha 10

Feats-improved unarmed, improved grapple

I have always been told that casting into melee prevents an attack of opportunity.

Recently, while playing someone casted a divine spell into melee. We said OK make your concentration check for casting defensively. They informed us that they shouldn't have to because the spell doesn't have a somatic component. (without movement it won't provoke).

I believe this to be untrue, but after looking through the magic section in the core and a little through the rules forum, I have been unable to find a ruling anywhere on this.

I understand that you can not purchase wands of a higher caster level in society, unless the wand is on a chronicle sheet. What I don't understand is why.

I would think that has long as your have a high enough fame score and gp you should be able to purchase a wand of a higher caster level. (ie. Wand of magic missile CL 5th)

The book says "when firing an early firearm, the attack resolves against the target's touch AC when the target is winthin the first range increment of the weapon, but this type of attack is not considered a touch attack for the purpose of feats and abilities such as Deadly Aim."

Does this mean:

While using the Deadly Aim feat you have to target the normal AC, instead of the touch AC, regardless of whether you are in the first range increment.

Or

Even though the attack resolves around the touch AC, it is not actually a touch attack. Therefore allowing Deadly Aim to be used and still target the touch AC.

Is it society legal to make your weapon vicious?

I'm going to play a human fighter/rogue. I plan on using the lucerne hammer for the reach and taking the feinting approach. I'm going take to 2 levels of fighter to get 4 feats before going rogue.

Need some help on the ability stats. It's a 20 pt buy. Here's what I have so far.

Str 16
Dex 14
Con 13
Int 13
Wis 10
Cha 12

The Int has to stay at 13 in order to get combat expertise. I want the cha to stay at 12 so I will have a bonus to bluff.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.