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Hi there.

Sorry of this has been raised elsewhere, but has anyone had any thoughts on what Paizo might do for the big 100 on the adventure paths? From memory, was the anniversary edition of Rise of the Runelords part of the 50th anniversary?

Of course, loads and loads of free stuff to those of us who have been in since day 1 would be great, but I am willing to accept that may be "unlikely" ;-)

More seriously, a new version of Curse of the Crimson throne (a la Rise of the Runelords) would be good....

Aiddar

Hi all.

Sorry of I have missed this somewhere else. This came up in a game recently, and was wondering if there is any clarity on it:-

Spell:- Hydraulic Push

You call forth a quick blast of water that knocks over and soaks
one creature or square. You can use this blast of water to make
a bull rush against any one creature or object. Your CMB for
this bull rush is equal to your caster level plus your Intelligence,
Wisdom, or Charisma modifier, whichever is highest. This
bull rush does not provoke an attack of opportunity. Hydraulic
push extinguishes any normal fires on a creature, object, or
in a single 5-foot square which it is targeted against. Magical
fires are unaffected.

Now... the rules for Bull Rush take account of the size of the creature doing the pushing (i.e. you can only Bull Rush a creature up to one size larger than you).

Ok - so, we have a gnome casting Hydraulic Push (and thus trying to Bull Rush), trying to affect a Large creature. Should it work? The gnome (by herself) could not (she is classed as small). However..... what size is the spell classed as? If it is also classed as small, then it means that a given spell becomes more effective simply because the caster is larger. If cast by a human sized caster, it would work. As far as I can tell, the implication of this would be that because of your size, you could cast better spells.

In the end, I simply declared that unless a spell specified otherwise, it should be classed as "medium" - and thus allowed the Bull's Rush attempt (besides - it was rule of cool - she was trying to push a big bad over a cliff, and it looked really good).

However - was wondering - is there anything "official" on this?

Cheers

Aiddar

Hi all.

Quick question on archery, firing into melee...

Up until now, I have been assigning a base -8 to shooting into a melee, IF there is a good guy between the archer and the target (i.e. we have archer, then a good guy and bad guy in melee, with the good guy positioned such that he is "blocking" the archer from hitting the bad guy.)

The reason for the -8, is the standard -4 for shooting into Melee (feat:- "Precise shot" removes) and then an additional -4 for the good guy acting as "soft cover" for the bad guy (feat:- "Improved precise shot" removes). Is this fair, or is it double counting?

Any thoughts appreciated!

Cheers

Aiddar

Hi there.

Possibly a silly question - the Fireball spell. Is normally considered to be a circular area of effect, or as a globe? The fluff suggests a globe, but the description is unclear.... I am 90% certain it is a globe, but have this niggling doubt that is treated as a 2-dimensional area of effect... Any thoughts?

Cheers

Aiddar

Hi there.

The players in my group have discovered just how useful the "message" spell is - for a "0" level spell, you effectively have the entire group in near silent (whispered) communication, for 10 mins per level.

My question - is the duration (10 mins per level) perhaps referring to sending a single message (and a single reply) within the duration ,or is it ongoing throughout the full duration? For a "0" level spell, it seems very powerful, especially when my game often features a scout out ahead reporting back to the group....

Spell descritopn:-

You can whisper messages and receive whispered replies. Those nearby can hear these messages with a DC 25 Perception check. You point your finger at each creature you want to receive the message. When you whisper, the whispered message is audible to all targeted creatures within range. Magical silence, 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal (or a thin sheet of lead), or 3 feet of wood or dirt blocks the spell. The message does not have to travel in a straight line. It can circumvent a barrier if there is an open path between you and the subject, and the path's entire length lies within the spell's range. The creatures that receive the message can whisper a reply that you hear. The spell transmits sound, not meaning; it doesn't transcend language barriers. To speak a message, you must mouth the words and whisper.