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Hi

Recently played a scenario where I gained a boon to play a 4th lvl Kobold in future scenarios.

Any idea where I can get the character sheet please?

Game hasn't been posted yet so have no idea who GM was and need character for upcoming game

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Paul H

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Are Mesmerists Arcane Casters able to use Arcane Strike?

Heard somewhere they are counted as Arcane too, but that doesn't seem right

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Paul H

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Hi

Does Elemental Annihilator and Kinetic Knight stack?

Just an ongoing debate among friends.

Can anyone provide an official answer, please?

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Paul H

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Hi

Might sound strange, but when a Pyrokineticist 'forms' his elemental whisper out of flame, does the creature take normal form, or is it like a small elemental of flame, giving off light,etc?

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Paul H

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It says under the Phantom Blade archetype that it functions as the Bladebound archetype's Black Blade, except as noted.

Does that mean it gets arcane pool and all the associated bonuses at the appropriate level?

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Paul H

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What are the Favoured Class Bonuses for the new classes in the Occult Adventures?

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Paul H

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Hi

It says that the Light spell of Pyrokineticists gives off heat as a flame.

Does that mean that if you cast it on a weapon it does damage as a Flaming Weapon?

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Paul H

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How long does a Skald take to cast a spell using Spell Kenning?

The RAW says one full round, but what about spells that take longer, like Lssr Restoration?

Presumably the one full round is the minimum casting time?

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Paul H

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Situation came up in a recent game.

An Oracle of Heavens (with Awesome Display) threw a Colour Spray at a 9 Headed Pyrohydra. Hydra failed save (and counted as 2HD)

GM ruled:
1) All non severing attacks vs creature affect the body.
2) Since body has no mind, Mind Effects can't effect it, so immune to Colour Spray. (And every other mind effecting spell)

Is this correct?

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Paul H

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Hi

A friend of mine has been running a campaign starting at lvl 12, including the Occultist book,amongst others.

In a recent battle (I'm a Kineticist. lvl 12 TK, took Fire as 2md element at 7th) I had to go invisible to stay alive & summoned Fire Elementals (which lasted about a round).

Now my friend says that this is broken, nore powerful than even a wizard who can only summon a few per day. (Forgetting the fct that I only summoned about 5 that day).

He says that is broken and never wants to use the Occult book ever again, anywhere.

This is offset by his determinatination that another friend in the same game wields an oversized chainsaw in each hand, with many attacks each round, doing over 100hp damage more than my Kinetecist each round.

Does anyone else think Kineticists are overpowered in light of the dual wielding oversized chainsaws monster?

I'll accept his views since he's my friend & it's his game. Wondering if I'm so out of kilter not to think his is the only view?

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Paul H

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Hi

Just a simple question from one of our games:

Does a creature who is immune to bludgeoning still take damage from a bludgeoning & piercing weapon?

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Paul H

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Hi

I'm a regular GM at a couple of conventions here in UK.

Is there a way we can get some store credit to 'buy' PDF's instead of books?

It's just that I have mobility issues and although the books look great, it's impossible to carry them around. (Won't all fit in a rucksack & I walk with a stick)

I typically need over a dozen hardbacks for my PFS games at Conception, so I carry a tablet PC with them as PDF's. So it would be easier to just get a PDF of the book instead.

It would also be cheaper for Paizo, since they won't need to give printed copies as a reward. Instead we can just be given a voucher code which we can redeem when we're next online. It also gives a a greater choice in what we can get.

I'm running a game at Dragonmeet on Saturday, plus at least 3 (usually 5 or more) at Conception in January.

Just a suggestion (save a tree)!
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Paul H
(Nearly at my 3* GM)

Sovereign Court 2/5

Hi

Just checked out the pregens for the Occultist Adventures, specifically the Kineticist.

Yoon starts out as a Human Child. Nice background, but I didn't know you could start out as a child character. Can you take child characters? Or is this just fluff?

Yoon is small and gains all the benefits as such, so probably not.

Like the character (but prefer different feats).

Any clarifications would be most helpful.

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Paul H

Sovereign Court 2/5

Hi

Can anyone please confirm/deny if Beserker of the Society Trait (Pathfinder Chronicles:Faction Guide) can be taken by Bloodragers?

It lists Barbarian/Society as prereqs.

I believe it should be - makes sense, but checking on the detail.

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Paul H
(Running my Halfling Bloodrager 1/Warpriest 5 Iomedae on Saturday)

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Hi

Just got (effectively) taken out by Reckless Infatuation/Reckless Loathing combo in an Adventure Path.*
Is this spell PFS legal though?

If so, I could just cast it on an NPC villain who knows a Venture Captain (not present), thereby nerfing them to staggered condition for several days & making them leave the vicinity.

Also, does the new save happen for every different dangerous situation, or just once?

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Paul H
* I got Reckless Infatuation for an NPC, she got Reckless Loathing so we both taken out for 7 days. (In middle of chained combat situation where time is critical - can't even take time to level up)!

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Hi

There's been some debate on the PSOC site for some time now, including the role of GM's.

Now there's an on-line VC, can paizo show some support for those prolific GM's who set up games for us?

Not only do they have to prep the scenarios as normal, but have to deal with the technical complexities of setting up games online, often across international time zones.

I was wondering if there could be some award along the GM Star system, to reward those who promote the on-line games? We already award coins/tokens to those who go 'above & beyond the call...', as I saw at PaizoCon UK this year.

Doesn't have to be much, but some token of appreciation would be nice.

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Paul H
(About quarter to third of all my PFS games played were online)

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Been seeing some Magus/Gunslinger mixes recently, but can't see how they use Spell Combat & Spell Strike?

Spell Combat

"....must have one hand free (even if the spell being cast does not have somatic components) while wielding a light or one-handed melee weapon in the other hand".

Spellstrike

"...he can deliver the spell through any weapon he is wielding as part of a melee attack".

According to that he can't use either ability through his guns. Is there a feat/ability/prestige class that allows him to use them with a fierarm?

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Paul H

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Are Random Encounters allowed in PFS Sanctioned Modules?

These could drastically change the experience of different groups playing a module.

Thinking of Shore to Sea Pg 14.

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Paul H

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Got a friend who's character levelled up from a sanctioned module. It puts him 1XP into his new level.

Can he go half XP from then on, or does the choice have to be at the 'exact' XP for levelling?
(The module gave him 3XP).

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Paul H

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Can GM's ban classes from games they advertised on open forums?

I'm not talking where players got together privately, but open forums where a GM states they're running a game online at certain time, and openly asks for players. Then adds "Summoners need not apply"

This goes against the inclusiveness idea, and has started a heated debate.

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Paul H

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Recently played with an 11th lvl Bard, really tricked out for UMD.

He had a Ring of Revelation, so he could UMD and Channel Pos Energy as a 20th Lvl Oracle!

I can't really see how - since technically the rings themselves have CL listed.

Surely he could only Channel Energy (using UMD) as an Oracle of the listed CL of the crafter of the ring?

Thinking about getting this ring for one of my chars, presumably I'll be limited to channelling as per Oracle CL as I mentioned?
(My char is Sorc 4/Hospitaler4/Drag Disc 1, so currently channels for D6).

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Paul H

Sovereign Court 2/5

Hi

Been playing a True Neutral char for a while now, but been playing her as 'mostly' Lawful, and always Good.

Can I change alignment to LG and get it signed off? This is NOT a Barbarian/Monk multiclass thing, but will affect my choice of my new class now I've levelled. (Human Synthesist 2, just made 3rd Lvl).

Is there some way I can spend Prestige Awards to do this, or do I just need a GM to sign it off? Still keeping my current Faction (Taldor).

(If it matters was thinking of going Paladin for various reasons).

Just looking for a simple yes or no, possibly some clarification if PA's are involved.

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Paul H

Sovereign Court 2/5

Hi

Gods & magic states:

Adepts, bards, rangers, sorcerers, and
wizards of Pharasma may learn augury (2nd-
level), death knell (2nd-level), and speak with dead
(3rd-level) as if they were on their class spell list.
Clerics treat clairaudience/clairvoyance (3rd-
level), false life (2nd-level), and moment
of prescience (8th-level) as spells on
the cleric spell list.

Do they get this in PFS?
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Paul H

Sovereign Court 2/5

Hi

Was recently asked by a US player about Racial Boons, and how to implement them.

Hadn't the foggiest idea what he was on about, never having seen them in UK.

So, as the the title says, what are these Racial Boons, will they be available in UK, and when?

We've just had Dragonmeet in London, and I'vev not seen any racial boons. WIll they be available at Conception (in Jan) and how do we players get hold of them?

(I'm interested in the nerfed version of Tiefling in Council of Thieves). As a GM, I'm not sure how to deal with them, since there's nothing under 'allowable resources' (So I'll prob have to disallow).

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Paul H

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Hi

Been playing the old Neverwinter nights game recently, on one of the CEP servers.

Got me thinking, will there ever be a Pathfinder based PC RPG, on the same lines as Neverwinter Nights?

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Paul H

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Hi

Is the Shadow Lodge the new IPCC (Independent Pathfinder Complaints Commission), since they're the new Pathfinder Watchdog?

(For non-Brits IPCC is the Independent Police Complaints Commision, or IAD in USA)

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Paul H
Edit: PS Any chance my char can be allowed to have some ID docs made up? (IPCC). No game effect, just roleplaying value? Reckon cost about 1GP?