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Just like the title stats how would you create a puppet user ninja in pathfinder? The easiest way I can think of is making a summoner. With maybe a dip in the actual ninja class. But I would like to hear your guys thoughts.

Ok so my buddy has a large creature and likes to throw rocks. However I find it hard to believe that he can only throw it 5ft away from his reach before he starts to get a penalty. So is there a rule I don't see about the range of thrown weapons for large creatures?

so I'm in theory all I would need is exotic weapon prof. for that bladed scarf. but to make the concept flow a comedy styled fighting the drunken monk is still stuck in my mind. what else would you guys d to make it work?

dude I didn't even think about that archetype thank you so much for the advice!

so I'm sitting here and thinking of a monk that uses a "scarf" like piece of clothing as a weapon I know there are feats to use improvised weapons. but what else should I go for? the picture in my head is he is at a table and someone tries to take his drink. Then a comical fight happens where he uses nothing but a few kicks and a scarf to teach the punk you don't mess with a man's drink.

as always you guys are awesome thank you.

so I am starting a campaign and I am going hooded champion half elf 25 point but.
obviously I'm focusing ranger combat.but i don't wanna run the route of quantity of arrows down range. I wanna do one massive shot at long range. so I was wanting mg your help with feats and traits that can make that possible. any help is greatly appreciated.

as always you guys are awesome thank you.

I have been playing the franchise for a while and I can't believe I never asked this but. is it possible to perform a leap of faith without a magical assist? because let's face it jump from a tall place with a ring of featherfall is not as cool (imoh) as being a badass that jumps with nothing but skill.

hey guys thanks for your advice and after reading up on alchemists I think a vanilla one is best so that I can use the bombs and add to the gross factor they have a lot of gross stuff there

so as the title says i need help my buddy is going to run a horror campaign and I got the idea to run a caster that uses all the "gross" spell like vomit twin wall of vermin ECT. well I am running into trouble of which class has the most selection for my time. he suggested alchemist but I don't know if that is the best route please help me out. you guys are usually pretty good when it comes to advice.

so I am going to build a teifling magus my stats are 9,11,12,12,16,10
I wanna build him specialising in my spellstrike.

I was thinking of taking a 3 lol dip into uc rogue so I can get the finesse abilities for a rapier. and the magus would be a hexcrafter.
am I on the right track or are there better routes out there?

I was burning a feat for long spear for the flare of the concept

Lol well he doesn't agree with the fact that I can use the long spear to make a attack then my legs for a AOO. Is there anything other then in the book I can use to show him?

So I was talking to my DM about my spare character which was going to be a monk. I made mention that I was going to be making him a long spear user. The reason was that I could strike with reach the if they tried getting close (AOO or close combat) I would be able to use my legs or knees with out dropping the spear or without penalty. Do you guys know if this is correct or if there is a FAQ? My DM doesn't fully agree with me and wants to see something rule wise that proves my thinking.

Thanks for all responses!

Ok so a buddy and I are discussing brawler's flurry and we are at odds with how it works. Because you of the second paragraph I have the impression that you can use a two handed weapon and get a unarmed strike in a full round action.

If this is wrong can someone please explain to me why?

This thread is treacherous and wrong.

Now why would you think that. Conversions of far more deadly characters have occurred.

With the unchained book now out are there any ideas on how to take Edward Kenway and make a pathfinder character. My thoughts are using the unchained rogue with the pirate archetype and then dipping into gunslinger.
Feats would be focused on 2 weapon fighting and quick draw. I would go as far as A one level dip into ninja for poison use. But what are your thoughts and are there any threads out there that already show a good conversion of Edward Kenway.

As the title line suggests I'm looking to build an unchained rogue that specializes and sneak attacks. While now the while not out of the ordinary I am looking at building him around using knives and rope dart. This is because I really like those two weapons in Assassin's Creed I am in a campaign that allows for A 25 point purchase on abilities. My end goal would be to have him stay unchained rogue only any advice or tips are greatly appreciated

Ok as to the monk I don't know if it was mentioned. But unarmed strikes count as manufactured weapons meaning you can have master work transformation on them and then permancy on them the enchant them.

Ok so here is what I'm wanting to make a wizard that is obsessed with find and discovering magic. Like a magical archeologist. But other then this being a awesome back story I don't know how to bring it to actual game play. Can you guy help me out?

Well a lvl20 character made it their For a reason I wouldn't be surprised if he bathed with a ring of armor and his primary weapon had returning or defender cause what I would do is have my weapon made of a light weight but durable material and have a rung of mage hand and when I get ambushed mage hand my trusty and heavily enchanted weapon to me and the fight is on
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I have a quick question. Are their any presitgue classes that scream this is for the barbarian? All I seem to fi d is the rage prophet. Am I missing something or does matter st of the prestige classes favor magic users?

Ok so I am curious if you guys were going to build Wu kong (the myth not a certain game version) how would you do it?
I was thinking a monk with the ninja trick illusion image ki ability with a staff with returning and defend. But what are your guys thoughts?

So once again I come to you all for so help. As the title states I am starting a lvl 1 damphir it is a 20 point buy system and I choose sorcerrer with the undead bloodline(more for fluff then optimization) and I want to try to make him stay combat effective as he lvls up. So I am asking if anyone has tips and advice to keeping him effective until I reach my prestige. Class? Thank you for all responses ahead of time they are always helpful

Ok so I was thinking about a lvl 7 character and I was going to make a monk with just enough lvls of ninja to get vanish. The tactic he would use is run up smack someone then vanish then next round flurry and vanish again but he would only be using his hands. So I would like to know what advice you have to make this work.
20 point buy system

Well for me three rounds is not long first off its only 18 seconds real time. And secondly the reason suggest ninja was stated above the assassin is a prestigue class that you have to think tactically it has a ability that allows you to perform a death atk and the walk away that allows you to kill someone and never have to enter combat. So that annoying wizard you have to kill could be killed and your team would be a succes with lout ever rolling unit. I am not saying they are a catch all that's why I like them I am saying that if you have a group that is ok with running stealth tactics then this guy is a good option for that playstyle.

Ok,
So ALOT of people believe that the assassin is a useless prestige class however I disagree. It is a tactical class its not like a spell flinger that can walk into a room and go "o baddies" and proceed to blow them all up with spells. Or the fight....well lets face it if I have to explain the fighter then you probably play a typical fighter to a t. None of these tactics are bad its just that the assassin is teamwork essential.
If you sneak in and find a good spot to watch a enemy for three rounds.(out of combat) then your team comes in after you snk atk your target then the assassin is invaluable. However and most typically everyone runs in same round as the scout. Which other then trap finding makes scouting useless. If you can find a group that understands subterfuge then the assassin is amazing. If you plan on building one I highly suggest starting out ninja because of vanishing trick to help you find the perfect vantage point to stalk your prey. If you agree or know of ways to better help the assassin class please i would love to hear your opinion.

I hate replying to posts by phone it makes me look like a twelve year old. Lol

Well my thoughts were to build him up enough to get acess to fog spells and things like that but like was said earlier a magus would be a better choice. I guess I should tell you guys what want to build my thought is to male a rogue that steals from mages and by doing so has become a spell user for him,herself. But I don't want to fall into the ninja class I want more spell flexibility then just the vanish trick(which is a quick way to piss off your dm imho)

While not a true game mechanic the "greater" magics need rituals to accomplish so a truly strong magic user could in theory make spell traps on the field of battle of there choice to say take the minds of a group of people that walk on top of it or summon elementals in the middle of a army to raze havoc. Ritual magic is very strong but takes time and alot of resources. So the magic user may not even be seen on the field. But all the traps and spells they laid can kill them out right.

Ok once again I come to the conclave of knowledge for help with a build. I am playing a home brew and we are starting as lvl 4 characters I want to build a knife master sorcerer. The thought would be the spells I cast are used to augment my abilities or make it hard for people to see me. The build is 20 points.
If you guys can spin an idea race don't matter I wanna see what you guys come up with and why you like it. It will help me get a idea as to how to build him thanks guys.

Ok so this is my first character in pfs. And I decided I'm running a human knife master.

This is what I have so far
Str 13
Dex 17(racial buff included)
Con 14
Int 11
Wis 12
Cha 13
Human feat twf
Lvl 1 feat com a expertise

Now my plan was to use my first rogue trick for finesse rogue. That much I have covered but I was thinking after this about going feint master or knife thrower master I don't know which. This is why I'm here the awesome people of paizo never steer me wrong.

Cool I was under the same understanding but I wanted to verify. So you guys have any success of making a Tao monk like this before?

So Once again I am on the great source of knowledge known as paizo to ask you all this question.
I was planning on making a Monk sorcerer with a tainted bloodline that uses wis as the spell ability modifier. My question to this build is that I am using the spells for buffing e.g. bulls strength cats grace ect. But for mage armor I know that it gives a AC bonus but since the monk is not wearing armor does using the spell on him stop him from still using his monk abilities?

Well it would depend on when the child was "adopted" if they were around 40's and then the family raised him for another 20 years putting him around 60 and you figure that 120 is equal to 20 human years then he would be 10ish physically and perhaps mentally.

So then your next question is does he favor the human mentallity or the elven one cause if he favored the humans then he could start traveling at 60 years old. Im of the opinion it depends on the overall backstory and idea.

of course a halfling can ride a horse effectively the real question should be weither or not they can steer it properly. LOL(sorry I had to)

I would make a lvl 4 ninja lvl 6 witch and cast slumber then use vanishing trick so that he cant traget you or the party then attack him while he is out and cast vanishing trick again.

then rinse and repeat.
this is a jerk toon to use but i have found it to be very good at knocking down a players pride. lol hope this helps.

CWheezy thats actually a good idea THANKS!

LOL Cap. Darling thats cool i like it. Although im going to make this someone that personally gets their hands dirty

well to answer Tims question this Jack the ripper is going to be a little of your first to comments they need to capture him but because they are trying to catch him they get on his list and he is going to try and kill him.
I like cnetarian's idea of hit and run......this is going to be harder to decided then i first thought good thing I asked you guys early.

Sweet I am loving this adive posts! My party is a group of LVL 10 characters. I am wanting him to be able to sneak up to them and put a hurting on them and be able to go away so the human is more then likely the best race for this.

I never thought of the vivisectionist so i will have to look at it. Although the thought of having him be CHA and persuade his victims is more of how I envisioned this NPC/ Big baddie to be.

I like to have a idea of a end goal but I dont plan it out. Just because I want a AOE wizard if the DM puts us in tight quaters were those kinds of spells hurt the party too then I flex and change. Kinda like real life(Although if i was a wizard in real life I would be having so much more fun lol)

Once again I need the help of the amazing people here on paizo I am DM’ing and I want to create a NPC and I’m having difficulty on how to build him since I am taking the idea from a iconic serial kill. Jack the Ripper.

Has anyone done this or have any tips on where to start? At first I was going to use the swashbuckler archtype but that didn’t give me the exact feel of what jack the ripper was.

The stats I have are off a 25 point buy system. The race I was leaning towards was the fletchling and the campaign I have is set in an urban mega sized town.
Any tips or advice would be amazing!

I’m of the opinion that unless you have uncanny dodge you should be treated flat footed. Also I think it has to do with the trap, if you have to make a perception check to find them it’s because the creator didn’t want them to be found so your surprised when they go off and a spike shots through your foot. On the same token You see a giant rock with a log holding it up and a rope across your path tied to the log you shouldn’t be flat footed when you pull it and the rock comes at you.

Ok so here is the challenge that I wanna place on you guys. Its creating a Garret from thief character! Here are the things to know
The stats that can be used are 18,18,15,16,13,14
All races are allowed
The character is lvl 10

Reason I am posting this is I wanna see your guys take on it for my group here this is what we said
Fletching(shadow people)
Rogue(cutpurse)10
Composite short bow
With feats focusing on the bow(e.g. point blank shot, précises shot ect.)
Stats were DEX,STR,INT,CON,CHA,WIS
Rational was that wis could be overlooked due to amount of skill points we would get. So I would love to see your guys take.

FAQ'ed

Of course! Im not a jerk (unless im playing one) but I actually did just that we were playing a MMO and I told him about it and he told me he didn’t know cause he was going off 3rd ed knowledge. So thanks you guys/gals as always you are helpful and kind in your help your all awesome!

Yes I did spellcraft with the detect magic on but it was one of those moments when he was flying off the cuff

sweet you guys are awesome thanks

Ok do you guys know where in the book it says that cause my DM said that you cant ID unknown items with the spell craft skill. Im not going to put him on blast in front of everyone i just want him to know for future occasions.

Hey guys I have a question for you that I need help with. I am in a campaign right now and I was received an unidentified wand. Now I thought a good enough spellcraft check was needed to identify something magical without using identify spell. But I got told no I was wrong.
So my question is this how do you identify a unknown magical item (without the use it and see method.) in mundane ways?