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One thing to keep in mind is that Rexus is the scion of a Noble House, and no one has more class solidarity than "the elite". So there are lines someone might not cross with Rexus that they would happily cross with someone perceived to be of "lesser status."

It's not that House Victocora really exists anymore in a meaningful sense, it's more that such a thing simply isn't done. Remember, even the other Thrunes think Barzillai is weird.

You bring up a point.

A character with the Child of Kintargo trait may have heard of "the scandal" (see the description of his transition on page 56 of In Hell's Bright Shadow).

But, even the LE houses may be reluctant to bring the issue up with "outsiders."

Lord Fyre wrote:

I have a couple of questions about this. First, how likely is the "issue" of Rexus Victocora's gender to come up?

1 - Is there a real chance that the PCs could never find out?

2 - Would some of the nobles from Dance Of The Damned p8-9 "Dead Name" Rexus?

1. Yes. It's not a mystery to be investigated or solved.

Knowing my players it would never occur to them to even think about it, unless he says something outright. (LGBT issues almost never come up at our table.)

2. Perhaps, if you and your players were comfortable with the idea.

I was mostly thinking that it would reenforce that the LE families are "unpleasent" at best. (It might reasonably be the first time they find out about it.)

I have a couple of questions about this. First, how likely is the "issue" of Rexus Victocora's gender to come up?

1 - Is there a real chance that the PCs could never find out?

2 - Would some of the nobles from Dance Of The Damned p8-9 "Dead Name" Rexus?

CotCT is ending, and the players want to start a new campaign at 1st level. But they want to do so in Korvosa, so they can continue to interact with the city -- the NPCs, the institutions.

So, is there another AP that is set either in or near Korvosa, or at least in a city that could be reskinned as Korvosa? Paizo APs preferred obviously, but I know there's some good 3PP stuff out there too.

cheers,

Doug M.

That's difficult because:

I'm not familiar enough with PF2 APs to know if Agent's Of Edgewatch to know if that would work for you.

So, check out 3rd Party, otherwise you may be "on your own."

4e is definitely not the best system, but I'll never agree with the hate some folks throw at it.

A lot of the hostility to D&D 4e has little to do with the system itself.

The mechanics aren't specific to an era in time, really, so there's no reason you couldn't do a PF2 conversion for Rise of the Runelords. You could set an adventure in ancient Azlant and use the PF2 rules.

But I would wait a bit to do a conversion on this one, since I think there's going to be stuff about Thassilonian Rune Magic in the Rival Academies Lost Omens book in March.

I have read the Remaster Versions of the Runelord. I do not like them.

I'm planning to start a Starfinder 2e conversion of Abomination Vaults and call it Abomination Station.

The party will arrive at the swamp-type planet of Dagobahn't aboard the Starfinder expedition ship Otari, captained by Wrin Sivinxi. Her star readings indicated that an abandoned research station had come back online and we've come to check it out...

The miflits will be called grogus...

After exploring the first floor the remaining "floors" will be launched into space hidden in separate asteroids for an attack on Absolom Station with encoded transponders for each of the asteroids located in databanks positioned where the stairs are in the AP. Between floors the party will naturally have to return to the Otari to fly to the next asteroid. Will they stop each asteroid before they reach Absolom Station?

In a first skim through the monster selection seems like it would fit with a little tuning on the numbers and a sprinkle of technology things everywhere... Definitely gonna need to change the treasures/rewards but otherwise should be a pretty easy conversion.

Note that book 1 and book 2 have several town events. Do you plan to incorporate these as well?

Ah, let me rephrase that: The boring truth of it is mainly that Pathfinder continued where 3.5 left off, and both 4E and 5E were a lot more simple systems which for most 3.5E players wasn't quite their cup of tea so they went to Pathfinder when 3.5E stopped receiving content. Pathfinder 2E also lacks the appeal of PF1E.

Another off topic sidebar: What do you feel is "missing" from Pathfinder 2nd Edition?

Note I'm not arguing with you. My own group didn't want to make the shift.

Hero System is my preferred system, but I like Pathfinder 1E. I friend got me into Pathfinder, and I started running it after a while. I have a substantial amount invested not only in books but also in Hero Labs. When Pathfinder 2E came out I took a look and found that Hero Labs for 2E is only available online, so that killed any interest in using that and put me off from upgrading. Pathfinder 1E is a mature system that has enough options to make it interesting. The system works very well for a simple game that does not take a much effort to create a character but offers enough variation that I can create pretty close to the character I want. If I want a more complex system that allows me to do anything I will use Hero System. I see no reason to invest more money in a third system.

Off topic sidebar: In your opinion, which is better Fantasy Hero or Pathfinder?

Why not new editions (PF2E)?
- My group rejected PF2E. :( (We are also in our late 50s.)
- Sunk Cost into PF1E.

And now, PF2E Remaster is going to get a lot more expensive.

I am feeling very apprehensive about how the new method for Starfinder APs are going to be released.

I'd be more apprehensive about the Tariffs that are be slapped on the PRC.

My comment regarding the directors being short-sighted is regarding their lack of plan for dealing with the Snarl and just assuming the deities will be able to fix things/imprison the Snarl again easily...

The Snarl can literally permanently destroy beings formed of divine quiddity. Which includes the directors.

Unless … They are lying.

They only need to share with Nale (and Sabine) information that causes Nale to perform the actions they desire. Their actual goal can be something else entirely.

Magic Butterfly wrote:

I was reading through the LO: Tian Xia book and noticed that, canonically, Ameiko has not used the seals to rebuild the other four Imperial Families of Minkai. I know that this is likely because the assumption is that the PCs of Jade Regent would take on those roles, and that this can't be in canon, but I also think that could be a cool adventure.

Isn't the canon reason being the the PCs were already made backup scions?

I think there is a different concern. I think it is about having Minkaian characters.

They have revealed that the first AP will be a detective adventure, for just lvl 1 characters - no levelling up from what I understand. It is also a boxed set with handouts, flipmats and other things inside. It will be interesting to see what exactly is inside it and how much it will be.

Murder in Metal City goes from Level 1 to Level 6.

But, that is not quite an Adventure Path.

Hello, question from a player: How much will the backgrounds from the Player's Guide come up? Like, is it worth it for a Cleric to pick the "Banished Brighite" background? Will there be interaction with Brigh-centric themes, or is it just flavor? Will I miss out if I just take Sarenrae or something?

Some of the backgrounds appear to force choices on the player.

They are entirely too narrow in focus.

Any word on Starfinder's GM Core?

But, enough about Seoni's rack. :)

Lost Omens: Rival Academies makes me wish we were doing a Sarkoris Reclaimers storyline.

That sounds awesome!

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Larger set piece battles did occur (The Siege of Antioch (1097 C.E.) had a Crusader force of 40,000 men!), but they were quite rare, and usually ruinous for both sides.

In a follow up to this, the Saracen force was 70,000 men. Despite losing the battle (they didn't yet have a good counter to the heavily armored European knights), they suffered fewer long term losses then the Crusaders due to a much better understanding of the local environment.

Adding extra bodies to the encounter to raise the CR level is fine. I would suggest not making the monsters tougher especially by adding templates. First of all, that does nothing to solve the problem with the action economy, second it tends make the monsters too tough. Raising the DC of a save by 2 does not seem to be that powerful, but if done on everything it makes it more likely a player is taken down.

Increasing the numbers of opponents will also increase the XP to be split, so will help in keeping the party at appropriate level.

Before you do any of that, audit the Player's Eidolon.

Lord Fyre wrote:

The Raven Black wrote:

Andostre wrote:

Me too! I like it for two reasons. One, it shows his rejection for any authority except his own; and two, it shows that he still makes bad decisions.

I love defiance in front of overwhelming odds. Even in evil characters.

It's my inner Gorumite showing.

B.T.W., who replaced Gorum?

Many deities, depending on the individual Gorumite's preference.

And in the Core 20, Arazni.

No wonder I don't know this. I find myself drifting away from Pathfinder's official lore.

Andostre wrote:

Me too! I like it for two reasons. One, it shows his rejection for any authority except his own; and two, it shows that he still makes bad decisions.

I love defiance in front of overwhelming odds. Even in evil characters.

It's my inner Gorumite showing.

B.T.W., who replaced Gorum?

The rules on Siege Weapons in Ultimate Combat are as clear as mud.

My question, who in the crew for a Siege engine needs the Exotic Weapon Proficiency Feat?

Lord Fyre wrote:

What Pathfinder 2nd really needs is a conversion/update of the Technology Guide (including feats!)

We are. Didn't you hear? :D

I did. However, the feats from the Technology Guide, specifically

Have no equivalence in Starfinder 2nd Edition. So, yes, some conversion information is still going to be needed.

Perhaps a 3PP could step up?

What Pathfinder 2nd really needs is a conversion/update of the Technology Guide (including feats!)

What others said- copyright woes, etc etc.

But, that being said, it is stupidly easy to convert to PF2R stats using the GM Core. Especially with the new NPC book coming out.
I'm running Skull & Shackles right now. I just read ahead on the story, and do stats on the fly with Monster Core (and some of Bestiaries) and stat charts from GM Core. Easy as pie. Having a great time.

Spell selection can still be a pain in the arse.

Real-world armies are thousands and tens of thousands rather than hundreds, but fantasy nations, both in literature and in games, tend to have tiny populations. I calculated that the entire Ironfang Legion could have at most ten thousand individuals.

Actually, real world armies in the Middle Ages tend to be a lot smaller then most people realize. 500-1,000 men would have been considered a large force.

Larger set piece battles did occur (The Siege of Antioch (1097 C.E.) had a Crusader force of 40,000 men!), but they were quite rare, and usually ruinous for both sides.

Creatures that rise from mortal souls, like demons or angels or the like, are already judged and do not go to the boneyard. When they die, their physical bodies decay (unless they have supernatural death things going on in their stats) and their souls accrete into the physicality of an associated outer plane, becoming quintessence that makes up those planes (in a parallel way to how mortal creature remains break down into matter that then becomes a part of the world, be it soil or fossils or oil or whatever), and all that quintessence is eventually recycled back into Creation's Forge to provide the building blocks for brand new souls.

There's not really an "afterlife" for demons or angels or the like, because they're already there and generally immortal, barring death from violence or misadventure or the like.

The amount of time it takes for a dead demon or whatever to be fully "recycled" and thus beyond the point of being resurrected or otherwise brought back to life varies on all sorts of circumstances that basically boil down to "if the GM wants them to be able to be brought back, and if the spell in question can bring back someone who's been dead for a short enough period of time that they can still be affected by said spell, then there's still time."

Given Arushalae"s special status, what plane would her essence merge with?

Lord Fyre wrote:

The reason the Drow are incompatible with Pathfinder 2E Remaster has everything to do with OGL 1.1

I understand that, but I'm not worried about WotC coming and arresting me for running Second Darkness at home with Drow.

Maybe you should be …

The AP has as much to do with Elves and their relationship with Drow as it does with the plot to destroy the world, so removing the Drow makes this a very different campaign.

Very much so. Unfortunately, the surface elves were written very poorly in this AP, so it may not matter.

Lord Fyre wrote:

Kelseus wrote:

I do have all of book 4 converted, I just need to take the time to post it here.

Remaster does very little to affect this AP, except that Drow are not part of Remaster.

True, but given that the EVIL Dark Elves are central to the Adventure Path, that's kind of a big obstacle.

The Serpentfolk are really different. How much of the story needs rewritten?

Books 1, 2, and 6 would be relatively easy to just swap out Drow for Serpentfolk, but the other 3 books are pretty heavy with the Drow stuff. Other than not being printed in Remaster books, there is nothing about Drow that make them incompatible with Remaster, at least not any more than any other monster that hasn't been converted

The reason the Drow are incompatible with Pathfinder 2E Remaster has everything to do with OGL 1.1

I do have all of book 4 converted, I just need to take the time to post it here.

Remaster does very little to affect this AP, except that Drow are not part of Remaster.

True, but given that the EVIL Dark Elves are central to the Adventure Path, that's kind of a big obstacle.

The Serpentfolk are really different. How much of the story needs rewritten?

Thassilonian magic REALLY does not get broken down very cleanly and clearly to the PCs in like the first three/four books. You've got some time before it becomes an issue. And even then... just call it rune magic or sin magic, it really doesn't have as much plot-wise to do with the old schools as you might think, the sin is far more important.

The Runelords didn't like Divination, that is fine, divination is still a word used for attempts to look into the future, it doesn't need to be a school of magic to still be a relevant term to the story.

I am running Rise of the Runelords in 2e, almost done book 2 and it has literally not even come up.

Honestly, I love Rise of the Runelords, to me this is one of the most Pathfinder-y Pathfinder campaigns. It defined so much about modern Golarion, it is iconic to the history of Pathfinder and TTRPGs overall.

Also, you don't have to do a lot of work to convert things, as many others feel the same way and have already done most of the work:
Rise of the Runelords 2e

Actually, if one uses PF2 Legacy then to schools remain the same (though PF2 broke Conjuration).

Is the Rise Of The Runelords too "old" for a Pathfinder 2E conversion?

Related to that, would the structure of Thassilonian Magic mean that this AP is would be impossible to convert under the Remaster?

I notice that you never converted the Campaign Traits to Backgrounds.

Dragonchess Player wrote:

Re: Ruins of Azlant

The GM should (personally, I'd say it's almost "must") tell the players in advance that much of the AP will be underwater and make the appropriate choices (race, class/archetype, etc.). For example, if someone wants to focus on ranged combat, they should go with the bolt ace gunslinger and an underwater crossbow rather than the "normal" longbow/composite longbow; or a cavalier should take the ghost rider archetype so they can manifest and dismiss the mount as needed (probably Order of the Beast to be able to switch mount types between land and aquatic at 8th level); spellcasters should look at the psychic classes (no verbal components).

eh.

I dunno.

Like, I wouldn't allow my players' PCs in a Ruins game to be a water-breathing race. Maybe if there's a new PC in like... Book 4+ then maybe?

Part of the character growth in Ruins, and I think this is really well done, is that the PCs are progressively getting into the water. A party of locathahs and aquatic elves hopping off a boat to colonize an island is great and all, but doesn't agree with the PCs' storyline, or the plot, or anything, really.

In that case check out ... Rebuilt Gilmen.

Because It's The End Of The World!

Dragonchess Player wrote:

sort of like the entwined succubi statuettes that appear every so often.

I thought we knew their provenance?

New people are still coming into Pathfinder.

Okay, I watched the vast majority of that video. (I skipped some parts in the middle because they got too detailed about the rules and their implications.) Most of the comments I could make about it are so obvious, I won't bother. (Also, I'm afraid some of my comments might look bad out of context and might get my post deleted.)

I told you that it would be hard to believe.

I was actually alive in 1976 (I was 12), and I still have trouble believing it.

This has to be seen to believe. [38 minutes]

Scarablob wrote:

Lord Fyre wrote:

From an "in world" perspective, either side actually winning would make the victorious country a threat to their other neighbors.

Would it? Beyond their rivalry, neither country seems expansionist in the least, they both seems quite content in their position. I would expect that if one side "won" and absorbed the other, they would then spend decades if not century "integrating" it into their territory to secure an absolute victory with no possibility of rebellion, but that they would afterward remain mostly isolationist, trading with the rest of the world but not bothering trying to invade or conquer them.

After all, the reason of the conflict don't seems to be a power or land grab, but a mere ego war. They both could invade much "easier" neighbor to deal with if they actually wanted to expand, instead of focussing on the one neighboring country with a mastery of magic that rival theirs.

Geb's behavior as a state might be well-modeled as an extension of Geb's (the man's) personality (though even that isn't a sure thing; he's more active recently than he has been in past centuries), but Nex's government isn't headed by an eternal and unchanging leader and must be modeled by its neighbors as if it was a rational actor. That rational actor is kept from turning on its weaker neighbors not out of any policy of forbearance, but out of fear that if it was to turn its attention north or east its rival would plunge a dagger into its back from the south. But if that rational actor was to achieve hegemony by neutralizing its rival, it would be an unconscionable threat to its neighbors even if individual leaders might momentarily forbear to act on that threat. And Nex's neighbors are quite weak in comparison and have reason to fear Nex: Jalmeray is former Nexian territory and is currently a colonial holding of a distant power which may or may not be able or willing to defend it against Nexian irredentism. Katapesh is having internal troubles and is not in...

Katapesh and, especially, Jalmeray have resources that could be quite useful to Nex, if freed from the need to constantly defend against Geb.

I feel like, from a worldbuilding perspective, either side actually winning in a geb vs nex war would end up making golarion "worse" because the existence of the two country feels more interesting than either of the two winning over the other (or crumbling onto itself).

From an "in world" perspective, either side actually winning would make the victorious country a threat to their other neighbors.

An AP where PCs explore some of the alternate Golarions depicted in the Godsrain Prophecies.

Or, … just an AP with a theme of exploring the "unknown." (Why I am sad that Serpent's Skull didn't quite work out.)

I'm noticing this pattern.

Book 1 introduces NPC side character allies
Book 2 never references them again, and introduces new allies
Book 3 never references them again, and introduces new allies

You usually only have the main NPC questgiver that stays around.

Would it be difficult to have follow through on these characters without them being GMPCs following you everywhere (like the hated Sakuachi in Gatewalkers)?

That is a logical consequence of the three books being written concurrently, not sequentially. Though in fairness, the early PF1 Adventure Paths did a better job with continuing NPC.

I think that's more true for some region than for others. Cheliax have an incredibly strong hook with the infernal rule, it being an overt evil empire, etc, having an AP happen here that isn't centered around these elements feels weird, because it ignore the blatant "adventure hook" that's present here. Likewise for mendev before the worldwound was closed, it would have felt really weird to have an AP here that's not directly about the worldwound when it was still open, because any other plothook would have to compete with the armies of demons the player know are knocking next door.

I think you just described the core problem with Council Of Thieves (not that it didn't have a few others).

UnArcaneElection wrote:

Dragonchess Player wrote:

No, it's just a different story that has no connection with Xotani, Nefeshti, or the fallen warshard; and adding mythic to a "protacted people's war" is like cracking an egg with a sledgehammer.

Actually, other than Paizo's reluctance to do any more 6 part APs(*), why not have the 2 plot threads interact? It would be highly likely to happen spontaneously, given the events happening simultaneously in roughly the same region.

(*)Maybe the way to do this would be as 2 3 part APs that are fairly linked together, but have room for different or partially overlapping PC groups to be in each -- after all, it's not as if that doesn't happen spontaneouly to some extent in the PbPs I used to follow on these boards in considerable numbers.

Because trying to tell two stories (unless they are very closely related) in a single AP runs the risk of a "bait and switch" like Second Darkness (start running a gambling operation in Riddleport, but then have to save the elves, who treat the PCs poorly, and the rest of world) or a "disappearing circus" like Extinction Curse (where the PCs basically have to abandon what was their primary focus to deal with the "real" story). Many PCs created for a "protracted people's war" will end up asking why they should care about some genies or a volcano far from the "important" parts of Katapesh.

Even if the stories are closely intertwined in an AP, it can still have problems - Council of Thieves for instance.

[Not to get too political]

Why do I have a sudden desire for Post-Apocalyptic games?

It depends,
Is it a large staff
… or just a publicist and a girl-friday.

This week we take a look at making monsters for Starfinder 2e, starting with the ubiquitous space goblin!

https://solorunstudio.com/2024/11/03/starfinder-2e-space-goblin/

That's the easy part.

For the real challenge, make a Space Goblin Heritage for Starfinder 2E, with supporting racial feats.

If you want her to be so, I don't see why not.

So, if she survives, I have a player likely to be interested.

Question: is the lovely half-elf (The Half-Dead City, p54) a suitable romance target for a young hero?

Nostalgia?! I just got here! Really though, I won't be done with this game for a long time. I'm in a round-robin scenario where every few months we switch campaigns and GMs and it's awesome. Also, yeah I'm glad I came here after most of the trolls and such left. Now it's just a chill place where I can talk about my favorite thing ever, PF1e. And occasionally add mediocre additions to fun lists.

I'm still here.

Discuss!

please dot in

Rumors of a lost shrine in the Segang Jungle draw the Pathfinder Society’s attention, but the prohibitive cost of sending a team into the wilds of Jalmeray threatens to shut down the expedition before it even begins. Fortunately, a wealthy patron has offered to fund the PCs travel expenses in return for their help in his decades-old quest. Can the Pathfinders balance this new obligation with their exploration of the archaeological site?

The Segang Expedition is a tier 1-5 scenario for Pathfinder 1e.

This is part of the Gameday VI play by post convention. I'll select a team of adventurers by the end of Feb 15th, or sooner if there are a lot of applicants.

To apply please post your character name, class, level, and significant build/role information you want me to know. Feel free to post a character in the high and the low subtier if you would like.

I already have reporting information and other info from the last game.

Please update your perception and/or initiative on the first slide if it has changed from a level up or whatever.

Make your day job rolls here too.

The action picks up after our last adventure. With the Braid of a Hundred Masters and important herbs and incense in your possession, you are making your way across Shokoro to look for one who can reactivate the braid.

Tedium has become a constant companion in the countryside of Shokuro. The roads have dwindled in size and maintenance as the days have passed; what was a wide, stone-paved highway near the river towns has become a narrow, winding track of dust, sometimes fading entirely into the surrounding terrain. Travelers along it have likewise grown scarce as the days drone on. Still, the journey’s end lies no more than half a day’s travel away, in the village of Nesting Swallow, a hamlet so small it could easily vanish into a crease on a map. No more than a few more miles through these sparsely wooded hills and valleys rests the last known home of Master Li Yao, and here, with luck, his descendant still lives. In this speck of farmland may be found one who can, by right of blood, bring forth the forgotten power of the Braid of a Hundred Masters.

Here begins part two of the Quest for Percecttion, feel free to dot'n'delete

This is part 2 of Quest for Perfection PF1 series, as part of a rotating GM group.

Discussion for this game as part of the multi-table special for Outpost III

Part of Outpost III

Dot and Delete if you are playing this game!

Discuss!

Dispatched by the Wayfinders' faction leader to a Near Space world, the PCs have orders to assist a local Starfinder research outpost. The outpost's head researcher sends the PCs on a mission to explore a strange calcified region, which soon reveals that there's more happening on this world than first appears.

Levels 1-4

Scenario Tags: Faction (Wayfinders), Vehicle

I'm going to try and wrap this game by early October.

That's not a huge rush, and my games I've run have always wrapped up in that time frame, but I just wanted to be up front about the pacing. It won't be rushed, but I will keep things moving.

I'm also going to want to start promptly, so if I don't get a check-in from a player a day or two after the game starts I'll get an alternate.

Once I have enough candidates in one subtier or the other I'll pick a party. I do want everyone in the same subtier, but I don't care too much which way it ends up going. If you want to apply, feel free to post a character in each subtier.

If you'd like to play this awesome scenario (it was one of my favorites when I played it), post your character's class and level. I'll pick soon after I have a full group in either subtier.

Happy gaming!

Game to commence at start of Gameday VII on Aug 26, 2019

Discussion thread, post your details here

Player Name:
Character Name:
SFS ID Number:
Faction:
Day Job Roll:

Outpost II starts March 11, for now dot-n-delete!

Please post your details:

Player's Name:
Character's Name:
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The city of Magnimar is no stranger to crime—even to crimes as violent as murder. Brutal Sczarni turf wars occasionally spill blood across the typically peaceful streets, nearly forgotten hungry things skitter amid the foundations of ancient monuments, even the infamous Skinsaw Cult has been intermittently active in the coastal Varisian city. But the latest set of murders to strike Magnimar bears a different calling card than that of the murder cult—a new killer stalks the city streets in the early dawn hours!

Recruiting for Dawn of the Scarlet Sun.

This is a 1 XP adventure module for society play, for levels 4 - 6.

I'll make selections Friday morning US time, so if you are interested get your submissions in by Thursday night. Then we can get squared away over the weekend and try to start by Monday at the latest. I'm looking for at least a post a day during the week.

Give me the two sentence gist of your character's personality and build (especially anything unusual they may use), and please post a link to your character sheet (or have it in your profile).

If you have multiple characters in tier you would be interested in, go ahead and submit them but point it out to me please.

Any other questions - feel free to ask.

Dawn of the Scarlet Sun

Hey all, please check in here so I know we still have everyone.

Are there any preferences for starting eary/late? I'd like to start Oct 1st if that works, but can delay it if people have that preference.

So the Cleric Dedication feat includes the following:
"You can use wands, scrolls, and staves, but only for spells of a spell level that you can cast."

My question is about what "spell level that you can cast" means for this context.

Clearly if you take the 4th level Basic Cleric Spellcasting feat, you can cast 1st and 2nd level wands, and eventually 3rd.

If you are a wizard/druid/sorcerer etc, you can cast spells, so I assume even if you don't take the basic spellcasting feat, the "spell level you can cast" would also include the level of spells you can cast from your real class.

So if you are a fighter or other non-spellcaster and you take only the dedication feat, are you unable to cast wands at all using the feat's abilities? Or do you get to use 1st level wands when you take it, then 2nd level wands at level 3 , 3rd level wands at level 5, etc?
It seems most likely not, but there is the argument that most times you get a cantrip, it is heightened to half your level rounded up. But even this language is also missing from the dedication feat.

Hoping I'm missing something since I'd like to use wands without having to take the spellcasting feats as well.

In a game called Pathfinder, featuring the accolades of a group of adventurers called the Pathfinder Society, and an organized play campaign called Pathfinder Society, I would recommend against having a skill called Society.

I just imagine trying to google potential uses of the Society skill in Pathfinder, and getting absolutely buried in hits about the lore of the organization Pathfinder Society, or the rules set forth for the organized play Pathfinder Society campaign.

So Culture? Civilization? Community?

What other names for the skill do people like, or is Society the right one after all?

Discuss!

Hi all, thanks for considering applying for my run of #7-05 School of Spirits as part of PbP Gameday VII, session II. This will be my second GM run for organized play. I do GM an ongoing PbP that I run for some friends in real life on another board, and I've played about 10 SFS or PFS games here on Paizo boards or live.

If you would like to apply, please post here with your desired character(s) and level(s), and links to the character profiles on this board. I'll announce a deadline once I have enough applicants, with at least 48 hours notice. I have 1 reserved spot and the other 5 will be random, but possibly tinkered for tier.

In the second session we'll have to run swiftly, so please be able to post at least twice a day during the week, slower weekends are expected though. I might be more agressive than normal with botting to keep things going, so some botting directions would be appreciated somewhere on your character profile.

This is GM Lupulus's PFS #7-05 School of Spirits
It's part of PbP Gameday VII
This is a session 2 game, so it has a soft start date of October 1st.

Hi all, thanks for considering applying for my run of Live Exploration Extreme! as part of PbP Gameday VII, session I. This is my first GM run for organized play. I do GM an ongoing PbP that I run for some friends in real life on another board, and I've played about 10 SFS or PFS games here on Paizo boards or live. I have played this scenario before.

If you would like to apply, please post here with your desired character(s) and level(s), and links to the character profiles on this board. I'll announce a deadline at a later date (probably a little over a week so you don't have to wait too long), with at least 48 hours notice. The first 3 or 4 players will be selected at random. After that I'll be more subjective about picking people I know or setting up a balanced or better-leveled party. I'm aiming for the lower subtier, but not set in stone.

I like games on the quick side, so please be able to post at least once a day during the week, slower weekends are expected though.

This is GM Lupulus's SFS 1-09 Live Exploration Extreme!
It's part of PbP Gameday VII - Extreme!

So I want to make a Bombard soldier, wielding 2 handed "unwieldy" weapons and tossing an occasional grenade. Action economy makes this tricky but I want to see if I understand the worst case scenario for RAW. I think Quick Draw is helpful to make this work well (lots of people seem to say it’s a useless trap, but…) So I have a bunch of scenarios here with what I think I can do in a turn, can someone help me out and let me know if they are allowed RAW or if there is a faster way to do it?

1) Start of combat, I’m unarmed. I can throw a grenade, then move and draw a 2 handed weapon and now be wielding it. I even have a swift action to spare. (quickdraw lets me freely draw a grenade as part of attack, and I can draw 2h weapon as part of move if I have BAB +1) But I can't move before the attack and make this work.

2) I’m wielding 2 handed weapon and want to throw a grenade. Swift to free up a hand, standard to draw and throw the grenade, move action convert to swift to put hand back on 2 handed weapon to be wielding it. (RAW here, I don’t think I can move at all this turn, the swift action to put my hand back on cannot be combined with a move, and even quick draw does not help. Lameness.)

3) I’m wielding my 2 handed melee weapon and want to switch to my 2 handed heavy weapon. I sheathe the melee weapon as a move action (and that’s as efficient as it ever can be). Then I can draw as a swift action, only if I have Quick Draw. Then I can make one attack, and that’s not too much of a problem if I’m using unwieldy weapons. Just I would miss out on the Bombard’s Heavy Fire bonus in this turn.

4) Regarding extra limbs, I think a third (cybernetic) arm would allow me to move in #2, and also as a separate full action allow a full attack with one attack from the grenade and a one from a (non-unwieldy) 2 handed weapon.

5) And a fourth arm from Kasatha or cybernetic pair would allow wielding both the 2 handed melee and 2 handed heavy weapon. They could be combined in a full attack if they were not unwieldy. If I am wielding Two 2-handed weapons, the action economy of #2 is the same as when I had 2 arms.

So If I’m using unwieldy 2 handed weapons, the extra hands help some, but not a whole lot. And I do think Quick Draw is very helpful. Thoughts?