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... Small hands.

How do you handle Valeros' small hand size? I've found playing him that I always seem to have the same hand: Big weapon, dagger or ranged weapon, armor, and one other card.

It's effective against monsters, but gets kind of dull. Does anyone have any strategy on how to play him?

So, with the recent releases of the Dragon Slayer's Handbook, Dragon's Unleashed, The Dragon's Demand, and even Kobolds of Golarion, along with the Reaper Minis I got in the kickstarter, I'm eager to run a "Dragon-slayers-for-hire" game (with a strong Skullkickers vibe).

My basic plan is this:
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So, due to my trying to find a supplier for RPGs in my local area (as well as my on-going sticker-shock at US shipping costs) I accidentally bought two copies of Pathfinder Player Companion: Champions of Purity, and I'm looking to sell (or trade, even) one to a good home.

I'm in London, ON, Canada. Will sell for $5 +shipping, or trade (make an offer, but I have almost everything Paizo).

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I couldn't think where else to put it.

I have a question for the Pathfinder hive-mind:

Can anyone suggest a good one-shot adventure that takes place (or could be set) in or around Sandpoint? Preferably for very low-level characters?

I am currently running Rise of the Runelords, and we just finished Burnt Offerings. I'd like to run a quick, one-session game before I start the next book, since, due to scheduling, there is going to be a three-week hiatus, and I don't want to start the Skinsaw Murders only to immediately have to pause.

I'm looking for something where I can show off more of Sandpoint and the people in it. The PCs are currently 4th level, but I could also give them pre-gens if I need to.

Any ideas? It needs to be finished in a single game session. I considered running "We Be Goblins", but I wanted to save that as a prelude to Jade Regent.

Witty Feint

Prerequisite: Bluff 1 rank, weapon training class feature, gnome.

Benefit: When you successfully feint against an opponent in combat, instead of denying the opponent his Dexterity bonus, you may gain a dodge bonus to your AC against his attacks. This bonus is equal to your weapon training bonus for your current weapon. The bonus lasts until combat ends, you switch opponents, or you switch to a different weapon, whichever comes first.

I was looking through some older books for a character idea, and I came across this feat. My question is, could someone use this feat repeatedly on one opponent? It says it's a dodge bonus (which would stack), and the bonus lasts until you switch opponents or a different weapon.

Any ideas about RAW? Obviously, it isn't intended to stack, but I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work.

Anyone use this in actual play?

Has anyone worked out a way? All I want is some way to use the beautiful maps at the gaming table. Ideally, the app would have:

• The ability to import custom backgrounds (pdf or images)

• Some way to black out and unexplored sections, and reveal them as the PCs explore

• [Optional] Some way to import "tokens" to move around on the screen. Otherwise, I can always put physical tokens on the ipad screen (if I can zoom in enough)

Anyone make this work?

Thanks.

My wife is playing a tengu duelist, but for the life of me I can't find a good mini. Paper, plastic, metal; nothing. Does anyone know where I can find a tengu mini? Bonus points for female, one sword.

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I've got a new player coming who is new to Pathfinder (and D&D). He wants to play a dragon-blooded sorcerer. I don't want to discourage him, but sorcerers can be tough to play. Any suggestions how to get him his dragon fix without being a sorcerer? Or, failing that, how to help him build a "beginner-mode" sorcerer?

Thanks

I just moved here and am looking fo a group. I live in St. Thomas, but work in London, and don't mind driving anywhere in the area. I've been playing RPGs since the 80's, and normally GM (but love playing, too). I can also host at my house if we need a place to play.

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Hi, two quick things:

First, is there a problem with my order? It was placed on the 18th, but it still seems to be pending. I'm more curious than anything.

Second, when the deluxe, ultimate, awesome RotR book ships, is my card charged at that time? I remember that it was "authorized" back when I placed the pre-order, but I'm not sure if it was charged then or what.

Thanks

Okay, so I have an idea for a character concept of a halfling (or any small race, but I was thinking halfling) who wants to be BIG! I'm just not sure how to best build it.

At first, I was thinking Synthesist Summoner, but that only gets up to Huge (still pretty big, I guess), and doesn't even get Large until 8th level. The other obvious choice is Druid, but Wildshape only takes you up to Huge as well.

Any other ideas?

What is this? I've seen a few references to this, and I assume it's a PFS thing, but I can't find any details on the boards.

Anybody know?

I have a little problem, and I'm hoping the community can help.

This fall, I'm going to be running RotR for a new group, and I'm pulling out all the stops. I'm getting the Deluxe Anniversary adventure, all the related campaign books, and all the Game Mastery material for this that I can afford.

One stumbling block I'm having is that while the group has played RPGs before, they haven't played Pathfinder before much. They know the rules well enough that I'm skipping the Beginner Box route, but since they are more into the story than the game aspects, I think they'd benefit from some pre-generated characters, so we can just jump into the game.

The problem I'm having is what to make? What would be an "ideal" party of five for RotR? (Though since one player is one the fence, it might end up as four).

The only restriction is one player has only played halfling rogues before, and doesn't want to this time.

So, any advice? I'd like the characters to a) fit the themes of the AP; b) have a good reason for being in Sandpoint to start with, and; c) cover all the bases as a team.

So, based on your collective experience with the AP, what would you suggest?

Thanks!

Hi, I was wondering about one of your listings. It doesn't say it's sold out, but it does say it will take "4 to 11 business days" to ship, and that it's discontinued.

Does this mean I can or can't buy it?

Thanks.

So, once I get my hands on a copy of the Rise of the Runelords hardcover I'm going to be running the AP. What I want to know is what other events are taking place at the same time?

Shattered Star (SS) assumes that the events in Rise of the Runelords (RotR), Curse of the Crimson Throne (CotCT) and Second Darkness (SD) have all taken place, and since I want to run that AP, but skip CoCT and SD, I want to have news of the events in those two APs scattered about while the players are going through RotR. I feel that it gives a better sense of a "living world" to the players; that events take place that don't involve them.

So, I ask the boards: What's the news? What rumours, happenings and events from CotCT and SD would be talked about and speculated upon by the townsfolk? Obviously, the exact details and secrets would only be know to a select few, but something must be known by the NPC in the street...

Thanks.

I'm moving to Ontario. Anyone have any hook-ups? Will play or DM...

Situation: I will be moving in mid-August. I want to pre-order the Pathfinder Adventure Path: Rise of the Runelords Deluxe Collector's Edition Hardcover. I need everything to be shipped to the new address.

Questions:

1) If I pre-order something, then move before it ships, and change my address, will it be shipped to the old address or the new? (I assume the latter, but it doesn't hurt to ask).

2) Does the AP subscriber discount apply to the RotR book? (If so, it would mean the discount is roughly the price of two APs)

3) If I were to subscribe now, and pre-order the RotR book at the same time, would I be receive the AP discount? I know the discount doesn't become "active" until the first AP ships, but how does that work with pre-orders?

4) Assuming the subscriber discount were to apply "retroactively" to items pre-ordered but not shipped, would it be possible to pre-order the RotR book now (to ensure I get a copy), then wait to subscribe to the AP in order to start with Shattered Star (which should still be shipped prior to the Hardcover RotR book)?

Many Thanks

Ever wonder how long it would take to travel in ancient Rome? Or how much transporting people or goods would cost?

Stanford University has your back

I for one think this is an AWESOME toll for GMs, not just for games set in Rome, but for most quasi-fantasy settings in general.

Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.

Any gamers here from London, ON? I'm going to be moving out there in the fall, and I was wondering where the good game stores were? Or, for that matter, if there were any local games or PFS events that anyone knew about.

Thanks

I asked this in the Hardcover RotR thread, but I'll ask here too:

What Gamemastery Map Packs and Flip mats are especially useful with RotR? This is aside from the ones branded with "Rise of the Runelords", like the map folio or the minis, or the new Town Square map coming out.

I'm asking because I want to put together the ultimate, deluxe AP, so when the hardcover of RotR comes out I'm getting everything I can to add to the experience. I know some of the older GameMastery products were tied into the AP, but for some reason Paizo makes it kind of difficult to figure out which! :)

I know of Mountain Pass (which I already have), but are there any others? I want to get a jump on this because some of the older ones are hard to find, and I want to have everything ready to go by June.

Thanks a bunch.

As the title: Can I use a spell from a Paizo-published book other than the Core Rulebook as a prerequisite for an item? For example, a spell from Ultimate Magic?

I apologize if this is answered somewhere else already, but I couldn't find any reference.

Thank you

*NO SPOILERS PLEASE*

How important is having a good, high Charisma, social character in the party in Carrion Crown? We just started (we're one session in), and none of the PCs will really work as a "face". I'm debating whether to reroll a new character to take up the role, and if it will be critical, I'd rather do it sooner than later.

So, will we need a smooth talker? Our first encounter with the townsfolk went... badly... and I'm afraid we're going to be facing torches and pitchforks pretty soon.

This is my first time playing a wizard, and I'm having a problem:

What is a good strategy for a first level wizard to act as the "face" of the party? Our current group just started the Carrion Crown AP (we're one session in), and we don't have anyone with good social skills. I'm playing a wizard, and I was hoping to make up the deficiency with magic, but I'm not sure how...

Difficulty: Charisma 10, Enchantment and Illusion opposition schools.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Does anyone have any advice on how to move newbie players from the Beginner Box over to PFS? More specifically, are characters created with the Beginner Box PFS legal? I want to run some guys through the First Steps scenarios, but I'd rather use the Box ruleset as they are new to d20 RPGs.

Thanks.

Bonethrall (Su): A gravewalker can take control of an undead creature within her aura of desecration by forcing her will upon it (Will negates). If it fails the save, the creature falls under her control as if she had used command undead (once control is established, the undead remain controlled even if outside the witch's aura). Intelligent undead receive a new saving throw each day to resist her command. The witch can control up to 1 HD of undead creatures per caster level. If an undead creature is under the control of another creature, the witch must make an opposed Charisma check whenever her orders conflict with that creature's. This replaces the witch's hex gained at 4th level.

Since it dosen't specify a level, does the gravewalker get Bonethrall at first level, or at fourth (the level of the ability replaced)? If it is 4th level, what is the point of the Aura of Desecration for the first three levels?

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One of my players is enthralled with the Jekyll/Hyde concept of the Master Chymist prestige class, and was asking me to help optimize for it. Looking at the class, I first thought of Ragechemist, but that one looks more than a little broken (personally, I'd have gone with a berserk rage on will failure, but oh well).

Does anyone have any suggestions on what works well? Thanks, and have a good Thanksgiving.

Supposing you were looking to get the best Fort/Ref/Will saves possible, how would you build it? The obvious answer is Paladin, but is there anything else?

Thanks

Does anyone know of something I could use as a virtual battle map for the iPad? The key features I need are:

Import PDF backgrounds. I want to use this with the PDF versions of Paizo flip-mats, so I need to be able to import PDFs, not just build from tiles.

Use tokens. I need to be able to move tokens around to represent the characters. It would be better if I could import my own, but it's not essential.

Fog of war. It would be great if it had a "scratch away" fog of war, but again, I can make do without it.

Local use only. I'm just using this on my table in real life with all the players sitting around, so I don't need any online versions, or anything like that.

So, anybody know anything? This would be for an un-Jailbroken iPad 2.

Thanks.

So in a few days I'm going to get a change to play for a change, which is nice because I always seem to end up as a DM. We're going to be playing the Carrion Crown AP, and I thought it'd be nice to play a wizard for a change (I generally play meleé types). The problem is, I'm not really sure how.

I've read the guides to wizards, and I have a good idea how to use the spells to good effect, but what do low level casters do when the spell-well runs dry? Even assuming that all the spells I memorize would be combat-ready, that still means I start with, what? Like 3, maybe four first-level spells? Plus, for story reasons I really want to go Diviner, so that limits some of my spell selection, too.

I was thinking maybe being an Elf, and taking a bow as my "bonded item", but that is really drifting into Arcane Archer territory, and I'd really like to stay a pure caster.

I've got a pretty good handle on how to play a mid-level Mage, and plenty of time to learn how to play a high-level one, but how do I avoid twiddling my thumbs throughout most of the combats?

Thanks

How do they combine? Say I have an archetype that wild shapes at a -2 to Druid level, and a shaman that wild shapes into his totem at +2, and everything else at -2. Are these compatible at all? Would I then wild shape into the totem at my Druid level, and anything else at -4?

Hero Labs says The Seventh Veil (a Gnome goddess) isn't available to PFS characters. Is this true? If so, why?

Is there any way to get the Bardic Performance class feature without being a Bard within published Paizo products? It doesn't need to be any specific performance, just the class feature itself.

Any ideas? Thanks.

So now that the Critical Hit/Fumble decks are out on iOS, what's next, and when?

Full disclosure: I haven't bought the current apps, because I already own the decks, but I would be interested in the chase cards, or a nice Harrow deck app, or even, dare I hope, an official PFRD app?

Is anything like this... in the cards?

Say I want to play a cleric who isn't a mace-wielding, armour-wearing, self-buffing front-line combatant. Where's the archetype? You'd think this would be an easy one: Lower the BAB, drop the medium armour, lose the favoured weapon, and pick up better spellcasting, a bonus to domain abilities, maybe even a third domain? Frankly, I'm surprised Paizo hasn't done this yet. I expected to see it in Ultimate Magic, and when it wasn't there I thought they'd stick it into Inner Sea Magic, but I just picked that up and... nope.

Over at examiner.com they have announced that production has started on a new “definitive documentary on Dungeons & Dragons.”

The writer, Michael Tresca, (who also seems to be involved, along with Anthony Savini and producing partner Andrew Pascal) says that

Dungeons & Dragons: A Documentary will be a definitive look at the game Dungeons & Dragons, its history, appeal and effect. A game like no other, with influences far-reaching and subtle. A feature length film, shot on HD video. This will be released in 2013, to coincide with the 40th Anniversary of the release of Dungeons & Dragons.

It looks like they are seeking people who might be interested, or have some valuable stories or material to provide, and they have a Facebook page where you can follow developments.

Okay, I was trying to build a Synthesist Summoner for a PFS game that's (finally) getting started near me, and I ran into a few questions. Trolling through the message boards turned up multiple threads on different topics, but I thought I'd put all my questions into one thread in the hopes of getting some clarification. I'm more interested in "official" interpretations of the rules than crowd-sourced ones, but since the Paizo crew don't seem to chime in on Summoner questions, I'll take whatever consensus I can get ;)

Here we go:

Weapons and Equipment

While fused with his eidolon, the synthesist can use all of his own abilities and gear.

1a) While fused, does the synthesist keep any armour bonuses from armour he is wearing? Does this stack with the Eidolon's armor bonus?

1b) While fused, can the summoner use any weapons he is holding, in place of, or in combination with, the Eidolon's natural attacks? What about other items (like wands)? What if the Eidolon doesn't have hands?

Hitpoints

The synthesist gains the eidolon's hit points as temporary hit points. When these hit points reach 0, the eidolon is sent back to its home plane...While fused, the synthesist counts as both his original type and as an outsider for any effect related to type, whichever is worse for the synthesist.

2a) Is there any way of healing the Eidolon (i.e. replacing the temporary hitpoints)? What happens when the synthesist/eidolon is targeted with cure light wounds? What about rejuvenate eidolon? Channeled positive energy? Negative?

Ability Drain/Damage

3a) Assuming the summoner is attacked by a shadow while fused, and his strength is drained, what happens? What about when the Eidolon is dismissed?

3b) If the fused Summoner/Eidolon takes ability damage or drain, can this be healed while remaining fused? Does it persist after the Eidolon is resummoned?

Feel free to add to this list, hopefully in the same format for clarity (e.g "1c" for another Weapon and Equipment question, "2b" for another hitpoint one, "4a" for a new topic, etc).

Thanks in advanced for any clarity the boards can provide.

The details here. They have the land, now they need to build the statue. Please consider donating -- think how awesome this statue could be. I'm thinking solid mithril!

Does anyone have any tips for how an illusionist can avoid True Seeing?

I was looking at building a Rakshasa-blooded sorcerer, but this one spell seems to be a pain. Any advice from people who have been there in there own games?

Thanks in advance,

Uriel

The Rakshasa bloodline's (from Ultimate Magic) arcana increases the DC to use spellcraft to identify a spell you cast.

Is there anything else in Pathfinder that can do this? I seem to dimly recall something, but I can't find it.

Thanks in advance.

This may be coming off as trolling, but I'm actually curious: How come you can sell this in a tube, but not things like the Inner Sea map, especially for such a low price? Are you taking a loss for marketing purposes?

Okay, so I want to run a "one-off" adventure to kind of change up the pace in my campaign a bit. I was originally going to switch systems from Pathfinder to Paranoia, but while I love the system, I'm afraid it'll kill to much time teaching a new system, rather than just diving into a game.

SO the question is, does anyone know a good PFRPG adventure that's light-hearted, funny, and above all, quick? My gaming session will be about 5 hrs, and I'll be using pre-gens, so level isn't an issue. Paizo or 3PP is great, bonus points if it's available in PDF (as my local game store may not have it in print). What I really want is We Be Goblins, but I need it for this weekend, and my time machine is busted...

Thanks in advance.

Okay, everybody stop what you're doing for a second, because this is important. Sit down. Ready? Okay:

In the Carrion Crown Player's Guide they list the different classes, and discuss how they can be used in the AP. Each class is listed as its plural (e.g Alchemists, Wizards, etc). Magus, however, is listed as just "Magus". In the body of the paragraph, however, the plural is used as Magi (e.g. "In Ustalav, magi might come from the ranks of...").

So which is it Paizo? Are you going with the original declension of "magus, magi" (second), or changing it to "magus, magus" (fourth)? How am I going to write proper fan-fiction if I don't know how to properly decline the word? Especially in Latin! Left unchecked, this is potentially a game-breaking problem! I trust you will have corrected it before Ultimate Magic hits the shelves.

Grammar = Serious Business.

I need a giant to put into my campaign set in Sargavia, but I noticed looking through the Bestiaries that no giant seems to call jungles home. In Heart of the Jungle (pg. 15) there's a reference to "Mwangi Giants", but no more information. Does anyone know if there are published stats for these guys anywhere? Thanks.

So I'm running Serpent's Skull, and one of my players is playing a Chelaxian Tiefling travelling to Sargava for a new life. They go inland in the jungle, the heat sets in, and...

What do I do about the Tiefling's Fire Resistance? Does it apply to the non-lethal damage caused by high temperatures (thus preventing heat exhaustion)? Or is it just for actual fire damage?

Thanks

Okay, so I'm starting up the Serpent Skull AP with a new group, and one of them wants to try a Gunslinger. He's looking at it like a Conquistador-type.

While I want the opportunity to play test, I'm having trouble seeing how this would work. How can he get more ammo? What good is a gunslinger that can't shoot? Is gunpowder something that can be made in the field, Captain Kirk style?

Any thoughts? Should I nix this, or is there a way to make it work?

Thanks

I suspect I'm coming late to this party, but I couldn't find a thread that seems to address this issue:

The Gunslinger seems to assume that gunpowder weapons are hideously expensive as a baseline assumption. Why? I understand that gunpowder is very expensive in Golarion, sure, but the PFRPG material is supposed to be setting agnostic. Since the cost seems to be built into the class as a balance issue, it raises the question of how to use this class in a setting that's not as inimical to gunpowder as Golarion. If I, as the GM, drop the price of gunpowder, bullets and firearms in my setting to historical levels...