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yes, please! And make it high level! Whats the point of those nifty capstone abilities if the players never get to use them?

I'd like an opinion on the prestige class in the new Pathfinder book Seekers. The scroll ability seems really strong, but is it worth losing a caster level on top of the losses for going into a prestige class(vs staying in wizard).

I'd love to see them in one of those books you mentioned James, especially if it was expanded rather than condensed!

Didnt you used to be able to cast a spell AND share it with the companion? Now it is one or the other. Im not really familiar enough with the Druid to say how big of a drop that is.

Im thinking to go with the intelligent item pricing. It shouldnt be a low level item anyway. He'll have to earn it.

Also, I really like the 'slightly mafunctioning' stuff! I hadnt read up on that yet. Sounds like lots of fun for the DM. Like teleporting him into a room with no exits or windows hehehe.

Your price range is what I was thinking. BUT, the cape of mountebank is 10k. This SO much better for only a little more gold. pricing items is tough.

One of my players is running a ranger. He really like the dimension door ability of the old horizon walker, and wanted to try it out without taking that class. So I am looking at designing an item to do it.

some possibilites:
-wand - he technically can tuse, but could take a level of something to do so.
-cloak of the mountebank with more charges/day
-intelligent item with the +56,000 ability on it.
-wondrous item with 50 charges.

thoughts? What is the best way to go, and the cheapest?

I think it keeps things simple to just grant the bonus skill points at level up. it's easier to keep track of it.

I have a player interested in using a spiked chain. What would you suggest for the build?

Is combat reflexes still useful?

Tripping is harder, but is it still usable?

Are there links to any new sheets yet?

I'm in PA

My shipping email I got a few days ago, and said it wasnt shipping until next tues, with 4-8 days for delivery. It was a nice surprise to get early though! And excellent timing too, as I'm on vacation this coming week.

I got the other goodies too, like the module, and part one to CoT, but those have to wait. Busy reading.

I GOT MY BOOK!

WOOT!

it is beautiful....sniff..sniff

btw, I didnt expect mine for another week according to the mail I got, so maybe they shipped them early, and put a later date on the mail to surprise us?

One awesome thing I noticed so far...divine bond is worded much better, and the bonus can stack with an existing weapon.

Any chance we could see a Pathfinder conversion too?

What I really want to know:

What are the prereq to get into the class?

Why would they have increased costs for growth? They already have a product schedule and staff to support it. they wouldn't necessarily need to increase that, just an increase in the number of copies printed.

As for the OP, I would like to see a Golarion video game RPG, something that lets you use/run a whole party. Neverwiner nights engine?

Ok, nice, thanks Vic!

It's kind of like having a sub, just have to order manually every month.

Due to the new shipping options, can we get this added onto our monthly subscription shipment as an extra?

I lost my Aurora's book many years ago. Not sure how, but it has never turned up. :(

Oh well, looks like we will have a replacement. :)

This has the feel of the book: Aurora's Whole Realms Catalog.

I have a feeling I will need several copies of this one for my group. :)

My group got here a few weeks ago.(read BZ's RotRL in the character journals threads if you want to read about it.) The cleric cast the groups' ONLY dispel magic at her...and managed to take down 4/6 of the spells I had on her. They then surrounded adn beat her down with flanking and other boosts. She was still a tough customer.

Maybe post this in custserv instead. They will see it sooner.

Maybe he got it from the future?

thanks. I already got most of that stuff though ;)

What is on sale exactly? I looked in the store, but didn't see it.

What about a balancing of the character's base tendencies? In order to make a character that is already balanced in alignment 'balanced' by the card, it would have to make him 'unbalanced'.

Give him a lycanthrope template(or something equally chaotic and more specifically- destructive). Have him not be entirely in control of himself then. (rampages at night when the char thinks hes asleep etc.)Loss of balance, which is the druid's core. Make it difficult, but maybe not impossible to cure. Make sure it is a story element and not just a boost to stats.

You could just do something simpler, like having the ghost appear that night after they are done, thanking them and giving the needed info. It will make them feel like they made a good choice, and gets them the info.

I'd love a basic mapping program. I use excel to create maps for my play-by-post game, but there is plenty of room for improvement.

Interesting. I think it will work. And definately a good chance to bring lots of new people to the game.

I'm a dead tree guy myself, and my books are already on preorder through the subscription. This changes nothing for me.

I like the adventure paths as is. I would also like to see some variety thrown in later. Like the suggested level 1-8 adventure. or a 12-20th adventure.

I'm glad to hear there is some sort of planning for higher level stuff.

Eventually? James, what do you mean eventually? Isn't the Pathfinder Savage Species on the schedule yet? :)

I live about the same distance from that compleat strategist store mentioned in the first post. SO glad I did not drive 2 hours for that treatment.

Thanks Vic. I actually did that before you posted. It looks like it is actually only a few dollars more. Not bad considering shipping costs nowadays.

I have to agree with Scott here. Optimizing a character can be lots of fun. As a DM I help my players do it all the time. (Then I can throw bigger nastier things at them)

It also doesn't mean you will necessarily play those characters. I have optimized dozens of characters I will never get to play? Why? Because it is fun. Also, I have learned a great deal about the inticacies of the rule system through some of that playing around of ideas.

Is there any estimate of how much these books will affect shipping cost?

When I saw the medium armor change, I assumed all three tiers of armor had some revision. But you know what happens when you assume...

Because of all the negative reactions around here I feel compelled to add in my thoughts. Cleric has been my favorite class since 2nd edition. I am 100% happy with the preview.

You may return to your ranting.

Forget the armor. Buy a ring of blinking and drink a potion of displacement. 2 50/50 chances of hitting you? I'd wade into combat with that. Miss chances are better defense than AC. Use resist energy. With a good save, you will negate a lot of the damage. Combine it with protection. When the protection wears off, you still have the other. Your main concern should be: getting picked up and then dropped from a high height. Or held in a claw and have him breathe on you several times when your allies can't help. Seen that one before -yikes.

Have the spellcasters cast dispel on him. getting rid of the buffs is key and dragons have a low CL compared to their CR. good luck!

I definately have to get this to hang in my game room(basement)!

I don't know if it Pathfinder excitement or what, but my local group is up to 7 players plus me DMing. I haven't had this much interest in the game in years.

Sign me up for a new epic book(rework the rules if you will) and some modules.

Even a single deluxe length module would tide me over for the two years or so till you guys get to take a serious look at this. Levels 16- 20 or so.

Don't misunderstand- I would prefer to pump CHA through the roof, but with this point buy, other things need to be considered as well. That's why I said 16.

I would drop the CHA to 16 and bump the DEX and CON. INT is to taste, but really not needed.

Spells: drop what you have. With limited spell selection, you want more mileage from what you have. Color spray, sleep, and grease are great at low level. ray of enfeeblement never becomes useless.

There is some danger here of posters who disagree sending each other flaming messages. Could be bad.

This is very helpful, was just considering this the other day. My group has 6 players so I have been aiming for about 1 level behind your chart. been working good so far.

I imagine stairs will feature prominently in all of next year's RPG Superstar entries.

I can say I have been running Rise of the Runelords with my group all using pathfinder beta and have converting nothing from the adventure except adding some hp to monsters. EXTREMELY compatible with 3.5.

That sort of handwaving would never work for the several games I'm in. I can't just have monsters do whatever they want. It breaks the 'reality' of the game for both me and my players. If I want to change stats, I can and do, but within the parameters of the rule system. The 4th edition 'if it isn't there just add it in' rules are one of the reasons I have no interest in that game. I want a solid ruleset. Is that too much to ask?

Thank goodness, going back to PFRPG forum now. Off to printers? yippee!

I would also guess that their employees make a decent wage. Warehouse and distribution work pays more than you think.

I'm sorry, the game is full again. I will keep this thread open though in case of a future opening. I will suggest though for anyone reading this from the area...Post here anyway. If enough people identify themselves here maybe a new local game could spring up?

btw, if you want to read about the current exploits of this group read the BZ's RotRL message thread under the game journals. Great stuff there.

I got this at the pdf sale. I browsed through it last night. I like it a lot. I also was surprised to see how long it was, I figured like 10 pages, it's more like 50. I am going to offer one of my players a chance to use one of these templates in the game I am currently running.