Howdy all!

I'm thinking most veteran dungeon delvers would work to have as balanced and robust a party as possible. You folks up for collaborating on classes/roles to cover our bases?

@Nivius: I was thinking the same thing. I am definitely up for collaborating.

Nice! My wife and I are in this event together, and she has requested to field her Divine Hunter. (Tough Ranged DPS/Diplomacy Role)

I personally suffer from perpetual character creation syndrome, so if you've got a preferred concept, I'll work to fill in gaps. =)

Mr. Spalding, what's your stance on Goblin PCs? (Boon Race = No Dice?)

I was thinking of going for Cleric and focusing on support/buff spells/wands, dealing with tricky monsters (incorporeal), and being a "flanking buddy" in combat.

As an alternative to the cleric I could play a Synthesist Summoner 4 / Rogue 1 for trapfinding, skills, UMD, and melee damage.

Well, we certainly should have third level magics covered...if you've got a cleric in mind, I could roll a conjurer. Beyond utility scrolls, I'm thinking summoning/control focus backed by toppling magic missiles.

Or if not needed...a Goblin Bladebound Kensai with Butterfly's Sting. (If somebody rolls with a two-hander, the passed-along crits could get BIG) On the sly, the magus would focus on flexible DPR, off-tanking, and backup debuffs.

Sorry for the delay in replying. It's been a crazy week preparing for the con here.

Go ahead with the goblins.

I'll be checking daily in for any questions, but feel free to e-mail/pm me.

I will be bringing a wizard focused on detection abilities, most likely a tiefling diviner focused on status effect spells and very low on dps.

Sounds like the arcane spell caster role is covered. I'll prepare a Goblin Musket Master (Spends most fights tiny, big AC and ranged damage)

As an alternative, I'll prep a front line character: a Gendarme. (Horse nabbing "Narrow Frame" to avoid squeezing penalties)

Mr. Spalding, how do you rule movement during a "Ride by Attack"? Most GMs allow a "tangential" charge, but it's a quite fuzzy RAW.

I'm not quite sure what you're asking, Nivius. Could you clarify please?

The Ride-By Attack Feat seems to allow a character to essentially "tilt" an opponent, moving in for a charge then moving out. (To prepare for the next charge, usually)

This is awkward, because one (usually) can't move through an opponent's square, and a charge is pointed directly at an opponent.

Most of the time I've seen mounted combat, the GM rules the ride-by attacker passes immediately adjacent to the target. (i.e. medieval jousting knights could be said to be performing a "ride-by attack" against each other) This is an atypical charge lane though...

Here is a thread post discussing/explaining:

http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l5b9?Mounts-with-attacks-and-the-RideByAttack- Feat#13

Ah, I see. I've always accepted the interpretation you listed. Otherwise the feat does nothing (in most cases) which is clearly not the intention.