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I tend to like dark stories so most of my choices are fairly grim stories.

In no particular order:

The Black Company by Glen Cook
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R Donaldson
The First Law by Joe Abercrombie
The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin

Some less grim series I enjoyed:

Vlad Taltos by Steven Brust
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
The Incarnations by Piers Anthony
Well World by Jack Chalker

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Bump

This finishes up at the end of the month and there are some cool stretch bonuses.

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Have the Infernal Healing spells been included in the official Pathfinder books or are you still using the 3.5 versions of these spells?

If they are included in a Pathfinder source please provide the source?

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Ahh I was looking in the wrong place, I thought it would be in the RPG section. Thanks so much for your help.

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I got notice that my order has shipped and my PDFs are available, but the PDF for the Bestiary Box isn't there. I pre-ordered it and I have the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game subscription, which I thought got me the free PDF. Am I wrong?

Thanks for any help

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Our group has a couple of questions about the Paladins.

1: Does the damage from Smite Evil power (+1 damage per level vs. evil) stack with the damage bonus from a weapon with the Holy property (additional 2d6 of damage vs. evil)?

2: The description of the Divine Bond power for a weapon indicates it takes a standard action to invoke but similar abilities often can be invoked as a swift action or less (see examples below). Has the standard action requirement for the Divine Bond power been changed to a swift action?

A: Arcane Archer: Enhance Arrows power – automatic
B: Magus: Arcane Pool power – swift action
C: Feat: Arcane Strike – swift action

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Salem's Lot by Stephen King, read in one day, finished at 2am while in a college dorm, mostly deserted, on a Saturday night. When I turned out the lights to go to bed, after making very sure the door was locked, I glanced out the window of my 3rd floor dorm room and saw two glowing red lights. Scared the stuffing out of me! Turned out it was the digital alarm clock's reflection. Even so, if my room mate had returned from her party that night without her key, she would have had to sleep elsewhere. I wasn't inviting anyone or anything into my room that night! ;)

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I think he's asking about specific FC bonuses... (that replace the 1 hp/skill choice)

I'm not sure any have been printed yet.

I found the answer I was looking for:

Favored Class

Each character begins play with a single favored class of his choosing—typically, this is the same class as the one he chooses at 1st level. Whenever a character gains a level in his favored class, he receives either + 1 hit point or + 1 skill rank. The choice of favored class cannot be changed once the character is created, and the choice of gaining a hit point or a skill rank each time a character gains a level (including his first level) cannot be changed once made for a particular level. Prestige classes (see Prestige Classes) can never be a favored class.

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I can not find the answer to this question and I would like to know what races have the Magus class as a favored class?

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I read an interesting interview with GRR Martin on a travel site of all places.

Not sure how to link it so here is the full address:

http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/today-in-travel/game-of-thrones-exclusiv e-george-martin-talks-season-the-winds-of-winter-and-real-world-influences- for-song-of-ice-and-fire.html?id=10593041

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"The Road Warrior" though I saw it before "Mad Max", it stood on it own.

What is your favorite post apocalyptic movie?

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Majuba wrote:

Ah ha! - thanks for posting that there Roger!

Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Rodger Graham wrote:

Another change (sorry if this has been posted already):

In Chapter 4: Feats (pg. 112), the DC to craft a magic item is 10 + the item's caster level. In Chapter 15: Magic Items (pg. 548), the DC is listed as 5 + the item's caster level.

I'm under the impression that the latter is correct, as that is what it was under Beta. This hasn't been addressed in the errata yet, so I thought I'd get an official ruling.

Thanks.

I believe the Magic Items chapter is correct and the DC should be 5 + caster level, but I am still looking into the issue. Either way, this will be corrected.

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing

Was this the last word on the matter?

This came up in our game last night and looking at the official errata it still hasn't been officially addressed.

Has anyone else seen anything official other than the above quoted reply from Jason Bulmahn?

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jesterle wrote:

My players were fighting a couple of will'o'wisps last session and the gnome sorcerer cast prestidigitation on a will'o'wisp to color it. They had killed one previously so the sorcerer knew that the wisp has a solid if transparent body. The purpose was to negate the natural invisibility of the transparent body by giving it color. I did think this was a clever idea to solve the problem of not being able to see the wisps.

I ruled that it worked, but upon closer inspection of the spell description for prestidigitation, I'm not sure if it should have because the spell specifies that "items" can be colored. I'm not sure if living creatures are items as far as the spell description is concerned. Should it work on living creatures or not, in your opinion?

Yup; prestidigitation can't change a creature's color, so it wouldn't work.

And if it COULD work... coloring the body of a wizard who goes invisible doesn't keep him from being invisible. Thus, a colored will-o'-wisp should still be able to become invisible, or frankly, change its color back, if it wants.

The reason I let it go, as far as the invisibility part, is because the description of the wisp describes the invisibility occuring because the wisp extinguishes its natural glow, leaving just the transparent body, making it invisible. Coloring it would take away from the transparency, making it a little bit visible. Though since prestidigitation wouldn't effect it, it is a mote point.

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James,

My players were fighting a couple of will'o'wisps last session and the gnome sorcerer cast prestidigitation on a will'o'wisp to color it. They had killed one previously so the sorcerer knew that the wisp has a solid if transparent body. The purpose was to negate the natural invisibility of the transparent body by giving it color. I did think this was a clever idea to solve the problem of not being able to see the wisps.

I ruled that it worked, but upon closer inspection of the spell description for prestidigitation, I'm not sure if it should have because the spell specifies that "items" can be colored. I'm not sure if living creatures are items as far as the spell description is concerned. Should it work on living creatures or not, in your opinion?

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I enjoyed reading you magic items. I especially like the Helpful Hound, one of my players has a gnome character who will love it.

I have a question about the treasureless map regarding:

"When the second command word is used, at the end of the spell’s duration anything stored in the extra-dimensional space appears on the surface where the pit was created."

Do the stored items appear on the surface where the original pit was created or is a new pit created with the second command word, enabling the transportation of the treasure rather than just the concealment of the treasure?

I too am sorry for your loss and thank you for your gift in her name.

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C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy.

Especially if she likes darker stories. The same goes for the Thomas Covenant series. The Black Company books by Glen Cook are another excellent if very dark series. It is written in 2 trilogies and a duology I believe.

I also recommend the Dragon Riders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey, the first 3 are a trilogy with an non-cliff hanger endpoint, several other entries pick up peripheral characters or just take place in the same world.

The Black Jewels trilogy by Anne Bishop is very good. It does have adult themes in case she doesn't care for that type of story.

The Fionavar Tapestry trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay, is excellent. As is the Incarnations of Immortality series by Piers Anthony. Both series have been out a long time so I'm not sure if they are still in print.

Katherine Kurtz's Deryni series should be to her liking if she likes the Katherine Kerr books, I think.

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Imagine my surprise when I checked my email and see a notice that the Stolen Land paper minis have been updated. Then I realized I get the update for free since I already bought the product. THEN I download the set again and see amazing updates including colored bases, names, and all the missing encounters in awesome detail and style. My group is just getting to the juicy parts if Kingmaker so this is just in time.

I love these product and their commitment to their fan base!

Thanks!

I couldn't have said it better.

Even though we have already gone through The Stolen Lands, I can see a use for a lot of them in further adventures. I love the new artwork and all the added minis are fantastic.

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I thought it could be something like that, but I wanted to be sure. Thanks.

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I just placed order 1805103 and it says it was split into 3 parts that are orders 1820171, 1820170, and 1820169. It looks like two of then are orders for the tome of horrors and one is for nothing. It should only be one Tome of horrors. I just wanted to be sure I was only getting the one copy. I did want to have it held until my next subscription order.

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When at dinner the other night, discussing our game and characters, questions came up that needed some rules research. I pulled out my iPod Touch and voila! Research was done quickly and efficiently on the new PRD. Yeah I love it!

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Is it possible for a spellcaster to research a spell that is not on his class list of available spells but does exist on another character class’s spell list?

Listed below are a few examples that several characters in our current game are thinking about researching.

A Cleric who wants to research the spell “Gravity Bow”? This spell per the rules is only available to Rangers, Sorcerers, and Wizards as a first level spell.

A Magus who wants to research the spells “Gravity Bow” and “Lead Blades”? The “Lead Blades” spell per the rules is only available to Rangers as a first level spell.

Please note Magus does not want to use the Magus Arcana abilities Spell Blending or Broad Study to acquire the spells.

If the spell can be researched should the level of the spell be changed or remain the same.

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"At 1st level, a magus can expend 1 point from his arcane
pool as a swift action to grant any weapon he is holding a
+1 enhancement bonus for 1 minute. For every four levels
beyond 1st, the weapon gains another +1 enhancement
bonus, to a maximum of +5 at 17th level"

Does the above reference to level mean that a character must be a 5th level magus in order to get the +2 bonus or does it refer to character level. Would the arcane pool of a Fighter/Magus (4th/1st) grant a +2 enchantment bonus or only a +1 enchantment bonus?

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Blue Moon
Indio (Mexican)
Magners Cider (Bulmers in Ireland, where you can get a pear version that is very tasty)
Woodchuck Cider
Pacifico (Mexican that reminds me of my honeymoon in Mazatlan)

I love trying microbrews when we travel, usually prefer wheat beers but have had some stouts that were very tasty. Unfortunately my memory isn't good enough to name any specifically.

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Andre Norton wrote both fantasy and science fiction that I devoured as a pre-teen and teen. The first I read was "The Zero Stone" and I couldn't get enough of her books after that.

I also recommend the Sword of Shannara series by Terry Brooks and the Redwall series by Brian Jacques.

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Mojorat wrote:

if a creature has immunity to cold/fire it automatically has vulnerability to the opposite. though I think this is going to be errattad apparently its so obscure last time it was brought up two of the developers did not know ot existed.

This is not entirely true. I read it in another thread about a week ago, and it was confirmed by one of the developers - if I remember correctly, it was James Jacobs:

Creatures with the fire subtype are immune to fire and vulnerable to cold.
Creatures with the cold subtype are immune to cold and vulnerable to fire.
But an immunity doesn't automatically bring along a vulnerability.

According to the PRD it is entirely true:

Energy Immunity and Vulnerability

A creature with energy immunity never takes damage from that energy type. If a creature has fire immunity, it also has vulnerability to cold. If a creature has cold immunity, it also has vulnerability to fire. Vulnerability means the creature takes half again as much (+50%) damage as normal from that energy type, regardless of whether a saving throw is allowed or if the save is a success or failure.

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Would you be interested to know that John Carpenter is going to be a guest of honor at a convention in Kentucky in July?

http://www.fandomfest.com/

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The store is in Louisville, KY in a suburban area. I pass that store every weekday on my way to and from work. It is where I bought my hardcover of the core rule book. For some reason I have only been back one time since. I will have to make a point of going in again, check out what they have on hand, and buy something I have been thinking about but haven't yet purchased.

The group I play with is older and small and has been together for many years. We don't look for new players but it is nice to know that Pathfinder has enough support here to warrant the up front display.

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It's not so much stupid (the involuntary condition) but WILLFULL IGNORANCE that gets my goat. I object, for example, to someone who frequently asks to be told what time it is rather than allow me to teach them how to read the clock for themselves when they are perfectly capable of learning.

+1

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AvalonXQ wrote:

Remembering that all BP is going to do is impose a strength and size penalty on your BBEG, why do you assume that the encounter's over if it fails its save?

Well, it will usually turn off his ability to swing a weapon or cast a non-silent spell, right? And if he fails the will save then it's much more devastating. Heck, can you do somatic components if you are a lamb?

Yep, from experience, turning a red dragon into a bunny rabbit pretty much ends the combat by the dragon. Two 1s in a row on the saves! We still laugh about it.

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Would you find it cool or at least a kind of weird coincedence that I took a music appreciation class in college (Western KY Univ) from John Carpenter's father and then the next summer sold him a ticket to his son's movie "Escape from New York" at the theater where I was working?

A bit of trivia-Halloween was partially filmed in Bowling Green, KY, were WKU is located. I saw Halloween while I was in school there, which made it extra creepy to walk around there at night for awhile.

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As if I haven't already prattled on past the point of indulgence, I'm including two links to the mostly sealed campaign journals of our group so those that missed it earlier can read my take on the Bandit Fort, as well as a later confrontation between the Stag Lord and the undead and bloodthirsty Davik Nettles.

Fair Warning: the journals contains some adult language, themes, and all that you might expect from a bandit fort and angry undead. There are no real spoilers if players wish to read either, but you should let your DM read it first and decide.

Life at the Stag Lord's Fort

Burnt Bridges - The Stag Lord and Davik Nettles

WOW, that really fleshes out some of the NPCs. I really enjoyed the read.

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Just finished "The Help" by Katherine Stockett on the recomendation of my parents. Fascinating, finished in 2 days.

Now reading "The Passage" by Justin Cronin about 100 pages in, interesting so far.

Next will be "Shadow Queen" and "Shalador's Lady" by Anne Bishop

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Definitely First Knight, Dragonheart, and Ladyhawke

I also would add A Knight's Tale, Ben Hur, and Spartacus

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Jane Lindskold's Firekeeper series about a girl raised by intellegent wolves.

The Noble Dead series by Barb and J. C. Hendee about a half vampire, vampire slayer and her elven assasin lover.

Others by Guy Gavriel Kay with very strong female characters are Song for Arbonne and the Fionavar Tapestry series. All of his, that I have read, have strong female characters.

Azure Bonds (Forgotten Realms book) by Jeff Grubb and Kate Novak

The Adventures of Hawk and Fisher books by Simon R. Green about a pair of city guards, one male and one female.

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jesterle wrote:

I also have a new subscription that just started. I received volume #33 yesterday and My Subscriptions indicates that the next on I will receive is #35, skipping #34. Can you fix that please.

Also, I tried to purchase the PDF for Gnomes of Golarion but I wasn't getting the 15% Adventure Path Subscriber discount. Help please.

I have created your order for Pathfinder #34. We will get it shipped out as soon as possible, and this should fix your Pathfinder Advantage Discount.

Thanks,
cos

Thank you for your assistance.

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I also have a new subscription that just started. I received volume #33 yesterday and My Subscriptions indicates that the next on I will receive is #35, skipping #34. Can you fix that please.

Also, I tried to purchase the PDF for Gnomes of Golarion but I wasn't getting the 15% Adventure Path Subscriber discount. Help please.

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I am having the very same issue (no pun intended). I just got #33 today and my subscription says that the next one is #35.

Also I wanted to buy the Gnomes of Golarion PDF and I am not getting my 15% discount at checkout. Help please.