paizo.com Recent Posts in Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG) Discussionpaizo.com Recent Posts in Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG) Discussion2023-09-18T13:53:04Z2023-09-18T13:53:04ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Vaeolhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3192024-01-27T00:04:01Z2024-01-21T13:48:06Z<p>Does anyone know the artist responsible for the Lashunta Korasha appearing on page 10?</p>Does anyone know the artist responsible for the Lashunta Korasha appearing on page 10?Vaeol2024-01-21T13:48:06ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)El Ronzahttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3182014-10-17T11:40:00Z2014-10-17T11:40:00Z<p>The constellation maps in the covers are <i>stunning</i>. Who do I have to bribe to get them as a poster?</p>The constellation maps in the covers are stunning. Who do I have to bribe to get them as a poster?El Ronza2014-10-17T11:40:00ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Ral' Yarethhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3172014-10-13T00:20:00Z2014-10-13T00:20:00Z<p>I am little confused on what the following ability from bow nomad kasatha archetype does.</p>
<p>Focused Fire (Ex): At 6th level, the bow nomad must
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select the Manyshot feat as her 6th-level combat style feat.
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In addition to the normal benefit of Manyshot, the bow
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nomad can specify the bow in her off hands as the source of
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the second arrow (precision damage and critical damage are
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still only added once). The bow nomad takes no two-weapon
<br />
penalties when using this ability, but she cannot use it and
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Two-Weapon Fighting in the same round. The nomad can
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still choose to use Manyshot in the normal manner.
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At nth and 16th level, the bow nomad can apply this
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ability to each of her iterative attacks. This ability alters
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the 6th-level combat style feat and replaces camouflage and
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hide in plain sight. </p>
<p>Can't a kasatha with 2 bows, a +1 construct bane longbow and a +1 flaming longbow, just shoot from both bows without incurring two weapon fighting penalties,as long as he doesn't not receive the extra attack?</p>
<p>and if so, couldn't you just emulate focused shot by simply deciding with which bow you would shoot first?</p>
<p>e.g.
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a 6th level kasatha with dex 18 simultaneously fighting against a golem and a human wizard.</p>
<p>if he wanted to shoot the golem twice, he would do so by attacking with the bane bow and many shot first and than targeting the mage with the flaming bow [+11(with many shot)vs the construct/+6 vs. the wizard).</p>
<p>if he wanted to shoot the wizard twice, he would do so attacking with the flaming bow first and than targeting the golem with the bane bow [+11(with many shot) vs. the wizard/+6 vs. the golem).</p>I am little confused on what the following ability from bow nomad kasatha archetype does.
Focused Fire (Ex): At 6th level, the bow nomad must
select the Manyshot feat as her 6th-level combat style feat.
In addition to the normal benefit of Manyshot, the bow
nomad can specify the bow in her off hands as the source of
the second arrow (precision damage and critical damage are
still only added once). The bow nomad takes no two-weapon
penalties when using this ability, but she cannot use it and...Ral' Yareth2014-10-13T00:20:00ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Ross Byers (RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32)https://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3162014-09-23T00:56:05Z2014-09-23T00:56:05Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Samy wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">chavamana wrote:</div><blockquote>So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter.</blockquote>Why would one want to do that, instead of just staying in rage in the first place? </blockquote><p>In addition to abusing rage powers, to turn off the AC penalty when it isn't your turn.Samy wrote:chavamana wrote:So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter.
Why would one want to do that, instead of just staying in rage in the first place? In addition to abusing rage powers, to turn off the AC penalty when it isn't your turn.Ross Byers (RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32)2014-09-23T00:56:05ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Mars Romahttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3152014-09-22T23:57:11Z2014-09-22T23:57:11Z<p>Is there any other Sources that further detail the effects of Zero Gravity and Combat? Using the Spell Gravity Sphere from this book and wondering why an Opponent who has to make Climb checks to move across a surface and can move in any direction at half speed by pushing off a Solid surface. Is not taking any kind of Penalty to AC, Even if I make it so a Target is Floating in the middle of the Sphere, where am I supposed to reference the fact he is either helpless or flat footed?</p>
<p>I know you can still wriggle around in Zero gravity. Tucking in your legs or swinging them around or something to move around in your locked stationary position. Heck you can even attempt to "swim" through the Air to move incredibly slow. But That info only helps make arguments about what their current "Status" is concerning their AC. Whether it be Flat-footed or otherwise.</p>Is there any other Sources that further detail the effects of Zero Gravity and Combat? Using the Spell Gravity Sphere from this book and wondering why an Opponent who has to make Climb checks to move across a surface and can move in any direction at half speed by pushing off a Solid surface. Is not taking any kind of Penalty to AC, Even if I make it so a Target is Floating in the middle of the Sphere, where am I supposed to reference the fact he is either helpless or flat footed?
I know you...Mars Roma2014-09-22T23:57:11ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Alex Smith 908https://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3142014-08-29T15:51:09Z2014-08-29T15:51:09Z<p>I totally spaced on the -2. Seems fair then.</p>I totally spaced on the -2. Seems fair then.Alex Smith 9082014-08-29T15:51:09ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Orthoshttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3132014-08-29T15:32:02Z2014-08-29T15:32:02Z<p>It might be a little more outstanding for Bloodragers, admittedly, since they'll want/need a higher CHA than your average Barbarian. But if you're making an Android Bloodrager, you're already not looking at optimal performance and you're going to NEED every advantage like this you can get.</p>It might be a little more outstanding for Bloodragers, admittedly, since they'll want/need a higher CHA than your average Barbarian. But if you're making an Android Bloodrager, you're already not looking at optimal performance and you're going to NEED every advantage like this you can get.Orthos2014-08-29T15:32:02ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Deadmanwalkinghttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3122014-08-29T15:29:51Z2014-08-29T15:29:51Z<p>Yeah, as Orthos notes, with -2 Charisma, a 13 Cha is 7 build points, that's a pretty hefty investment.</p>Yeah, as Orthos notes, with -2 Charisma, a 13 Cha is 7 build points, that's a pretty hefty investment.Deadmanwalking2014-08-29T15:29:51ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Orthoshttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3112014-08-29T15:26:43Z2014-08-29T15:26:43Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Alex Smith 908 wrote:</div><blockquote>The empathy feat makes me raise an eyebrow because it seems to fail to take this balance into account unles they think 13 cha is a huge investment. </blockquote><p>Considering Android racial adjustments contain a -2 CHA it is a pretty significant chunk of point-buy stat allotment, yes.
<p>Less so perhaps if you roll for stats, but if you're doing that you're already in home game territory anyway, as APs are written for 15 point buy and PFS uses 20 point buy, both of which having to have a 15 in CHA before racial adjustments to qualify for the feat takes out a significant chunk of your pool. (Or, perhaps, spend your every-four-levels point to up CHA instead, and delay taking the feat that long. Which means you have to spend 5-9 levels as a barbarian who doesn't get STR or CON boosts during rage.)</p>Alex Smith 908 wrote:The empathy feat makes me raise an eyebrow because it seems to fail to take this balance into account unles they think 13 cha is a huge investment.
Considering Android racial adjustments contain a -2 CHA it is a pretty significant chunk of point-buy stat allotment, yes. Less so perhaps if you roll for stats, but if you're doing that you're already in home game territory anyway, as APs are written for 15 point buy and PFS uses 20 point buy, both of which having to have a...Orthos2014-08-29T15:26:43ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Alex Smith 908https://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3102014-08-29T17:11:50Z2014-08-29T15:24:52Z<p>I'd assume it is otherwise most once per rage powers are worthless. At low levels they'd be too powerful to run as "once per round" but once you get to the high levels needed for rage cycling they're balanced at effectively being "once per round". Androids initially had the advantage of rage cycling from level 1 but no strength or con bonuses from raging because both of those are morale bonuses. The empathy feat makes me raise an eyebrow because it seems to fail to take this balance into account unles they think 13 cha is a huge investment.</p>I'd assume it is otherwise most once per rage powers are worthless. At low levels they'd be too powerful to run as "once per round" but once you get to the high levels needed for rage cycling they're balanced at effectively being "once per round". Androids initially had the advantage of rage cycling from level 1 but no strength or con bonuses from raging because both of those are morale bonuses. The empathy feat makes me raise an eyebrow because it seems to fail to take this balance into...Alex Smith 9082014-08-29T15:24:52ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Samyhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3092014-08-29T15:07:43Z2014-08-29T15:07:43Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Orthos wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Samy wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">chavamana wrote:</div><blockquote>So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter.</blockquote>Why would one want to do that, instead of just staying in rage in the first place? </blockquote>To get more uses of those "once per rage" abilities.</blockquote><p>Uh, that sounds like a total exploit. Is that actually working as intended?Orthos wrote:Samy wrote: chavamana wrote:So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter.
Why would one want to do that, instead of just staying in rage in the first place? To get more uses of those "once per rage" abilities.Uh, that sounds like a total exploit. Is that actually working as intended?Samy2014-08-29T15:07:43ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Orthoshttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3082014-08-29T14:20:54Z2014-08-29T14:20:54Z<p>That too.</p>That too.Orthos2014-08-29T14:20:54ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Irnk, Dead-Eye's Prodigalhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3072014-08-29T14:19:42Z2014-08-29T14:19:42Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Samy wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">chavamana wrote:</div><blockquote>So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter.</blockquote>Why would one want to do that, instead of just staying in rage in the first place? </blockquote><p>I would imagine because rounds spent raging but not attacking are wasted rage rounds?
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edit: Also because certain rage powers are only active at the beginning of a rage. Rage cycling allows the barbarian to keep those powers active longer.
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second edit: ninja'd by the 'droid itself.</p>Samy wrote:chavamana wrote:So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter.
Why would one want to do that, instead of just staying in rage in the first place? I would imagine because rounds spent raging but not attacking are wasted rage rounds?
edit: Also because certain rage powers are only active at the beginning of a rage. Rage cycling allows the barbarian to keep those powers active longer.
second edit: ninja'd by the 'droid itself.Irnk, Dead-Eye's Prodigal2014-08-29T14:19:42ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Orthoshttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3062014-08-29T14:19:05Z2014-08-29T14:19:05Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Samy wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">chavamana wrote:</div><blockquote>So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter.</blockquote>Why would one want to do that, instead of just staying in rage in the first place? </blockquote><p>To get more uses of those "once per rage" abilities. Hence why rage cycling is often considered a cornerstone tactic of high-level barbarian play.Samy wrote:chavamana wrote:So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter.
Why would one want to do that, instead of just staying in rage in the first place? To get more uses of those "once per rage" abilities. Hence why rage cycling is often considered a cornerstone tactic of high-level barbarian play.Orthos2014-08-29T14:19:05ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Samyhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3052014-08-29T14:14:29Z2014-08-29T14:14:29Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">chavamana wrote:</div><blockquote>So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter.</blockquote><p>Why would one want to do that, instead of just staying in rage in the first place?chavamana wrote:So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter.
Why would one want to do that, instead of just staying in rage in the first place?Samy2014-08-29T14:14:29ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Orthoshttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3042014-08-29T14:07:56Z2014-08-29T14:07:56Z<p>I've always been curious how that's worked, admittedly. Mastering it is apparently key to playing an effective high-level barbarian, from all accounts I've read. How do non-android barbarians usually manage it?</p>I've always been curious how that's worked, admittedly. Mastering it is apparently key to playing an effective high-level barbarian, from all accounts I've read. How do non-android barbarians usually manage it?Orthos2014-08-29T14:07:56ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Alex Smith 908https://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3032014-08-29T14:06:27Z2014-08-29T14:06:27Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">LazarX wrote:</div><blockquote> some explain to me what rage cycling is given that you wind up being fatigued for 2 round for every round spent in rage, and that you can't rage while fatigued? </blockquote><p>One gains immunity to fatigue negating that penalty. Androids are naturally immune to fatigue.LazarX wrote:some explain to me what rage cycling is given that you wind up being fatigued for 2 round for every round spent in rage, and that you can't rage while fatigued?
One gains immunity to fatigue negating that penalty. Androids are naturally immune to fatigue.Alex Smith 9082014-08-29T14:06:27ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)Gold Toothhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3022014-08-29T09:16:54Z2014-08-29T09:16:54Z<p>Sorry if I missed the memo, but are any of the races playable for Pathfinder Society? Aside from androids of course as they are weirdly called out under Misc for additional resources.</p>Sorry if I missed the memo, but are any of the races playable for Pathfinder Society? Aside from androids of course as they are weirdly called out under Misc for additional resources.Gold Tooth2014-08-29T09:16:54ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: People of the Stars (PFRPG)chavamanahttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i4/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-People-of-the-Stars#3012014-08-29T02:36:40Z2014-08-29T02:36:40Z<p>In the case of the androids - they are immune to fatigue. So if they take the feat that lets them benefit from morale bonuses (like rage) then they don't have the two rounds of fatigue per one round of rage.</p>
<p>So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter. (Which higher level barbarians can do... as well as those that have gotten immunity to fatigue in some other manner).</p>In the case of the androids - they are immune to fatigue. So if they take the feat that lets them benefit from morale bonuses (like rage) then they don't have the two rounds of fatigue per one round of rage.
So they can drop out of rage and immediately re-enter. (Which higher level barbarians can do... as well as those that have gotten immunity to fatigue in some other manner).chavamana2014-08-29T02:36:40Z