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check for an update to the Gun and Gears PDF. I am pretty sure that they updated the PDF with the Remastered content so you shouldn't have to rebuy.

You're absolutely right! I didn't realize that. Thank you very much! As for the kitsune, I don't really care, it just felt weird (because the language appears on the Archives of Nethys). But I doubt we'll need it very often.

Hi folks!

I've been away from the game for a while and I'm trying to catch up with the remaster but I have a question that I can't seem to find any answer for. Here's the problem:

I own a digital copy of Guns and Gears, the OG not the remastered one, but I don't see it listed under character options anymore. Does that mean that I can't play a (remastered) Inventor or Gunslinger unless I buy the book a second time (but remastered this time)? Or can I still play those, provided that I use the latest version from Archives of Nethys?

Thank you for your time!

Edit: pretty much the same question for deities. There are like 7 deities left that have not been rewritten in Divine Mysteries that I have access to according to my books. And I just mean like having a patron deity, not all the character options for divine characters. Ex.: Can I still worship Sivanah if I don't own Divine Mysteries, provided I use spells and feats from the sources that I own that are still legal for play?

Edit number 2: there is something that has always bugged me: do Kitsune characters get the Kitsune language at level 1 like all other ancestries do with their own or are they really limited to common only?

It worked perfectly. Thank you very much!

Good day to you good people of Paizo. I can't seem to collect to my account (neither can my kids) on my PC but I can from my cell phone. Any idea as to what may cause this? It's been a couple days already and I have games to report.

Thanks for your feedback

Hello nice folks of Paizo!

I just finished my SoM book and realized there's a couple pages missing from my book, namely pages 233 through 248. I got the PDF, but it's annoying cause I carry only my physical books to my games.

What am I supposed to do about that?

I'm not one to throw oil on a fire, but I must admit that this last argument hit a sensitive spot, mostly because I remember being in those shoes a couple years ago. And here is what I had to learn the hard way: assuming someone's intent is usually a bad idea. Most people don't INTEND to hurt others, however rude or condescending words may seem. There is a lot going on in conversation, and written word loses much of it by not providing non-verbal cues, such as tone and facial expressions.

That doesn't mean that feeling insulted or misunderstood is wrong in itself. Those feelings are totally valid and should be expressed and addressed as such. But it is usually a better approach to keep an open mind about the intent, than to presume of it. More often than not, it is a question of individual experience and implicit vs explicit understanding. Different dictionaries don't always agree on the exact, explicit meaning of a word, even less so on implicit interpretations.

All in all, I'm suggesting to all implicated parties to "keep their cool" and open their mind to different interpretations - and therefore intentions - than what is immediately understood.

It's ok, the GM replied and fixed it. I was being proactive in case there was more to it. I am VO, but still getting my bearings.

Another question has been bothering me. When you say all characters have access to Atone and Raise Dead rituals, does that mean that we can find and buy them or that we can have someone perform those for us? I would be leaning on the second side, but I just need ta make sure.

Hey there fellow adventurers!

I've played the Catastrophe's Spark scenario and got my chronicle sheet but there is a typo in my OPID, therefore I did not get credit for it on my online profile. I wrote to the GM about it but I was wondering if there was anything else to be done? It doesn't have any impact on my next game, but I'm gaining a level after that.

Thank you for the clarification. I'll rework my summoning sheets right away. :)

Does the reference to the Pathfinder Bestiary beiing sanctioned for use refer just to Bestiary 1 or to all books in the Bestary line?

I'm curious about that as well. There are a couple nice additions to summoning spells, especially a -1 plant (which is the only one so far).

Thank y'all! I thought I had read something like that, but I couldn't find it again and I wondered if it was just wishful thinking.

I've seen a lot of options for rebuilding characters in the boons, but I was wondering if I really had to pay to tweak a level 1 character that felt slightly off my intentions during the first game or two?

Is that the same for a character that received credit for GMing?
What if I haven't played that character at all yet?

It's not a matter of cost, but availability. With NPCs, one has to find them, which implies spending (down?)time to build the contacts who can introduce them, etc. And they're not even sure of what the NPC will have available or be willing to share. With friends, it's easy to choose different things, even if one would be too situational for a solo character to take early (or at all), because one knows without having to search, that a buddy will have and be willing to trade Fireball, for example.

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I believe this opens the door to any kind of abuse. How is any GM supposed to verify that a particular formula was indeed copied from a fellow adventurer? Or a wizard spell, for that matter. It makes it easy to abuse and fill spellbooks or recipe books with just about anything "because they met someone who knew." This also breaks the balance of power between two characters of the same level depending on if they were lucky (or metagaming) and got to work with others of their class during their Pathfinder career.

By handling it the same way it was done in 1e: Record the spell (formula) copied on the chronicle sheet and what character (Org Play Number and character number) the spell (formula) was copied from.

I get what you're saying, and I'll agree it's a good option if we can address the second issue. What stops friends from attending the same tables and literally doubling their spell/recipe per level? How can we balance that with people who want to play fair?

Also, while I get that the Society's motto is to cooperate, in reality, within a continent spanning organization, competition for available opportunities would be pretty high. I mean just look at any specialized job irl, and you'll have to agree that this level of sharing trade secrets would not happen.

Official implementation of this rule would require two simple things:

- Defining "Copy a Formula from Another Character" as an Exploration or Downtime activity.
- Stating the maximum number of hours per day that can be spent for this activity.

I believe this opens the door to any kind of abuse. How is any GM supposed to verify that a particular formula was indeed copied from a fellow adventurer? Or a wizard spell, for that matter. It makes it easy to abuse and fill spellbooks or recipe books with just about anything "because they met someone who knew." This also breaks the balance of power between two characters of the same level depending on if they were lucky (or metagaming) and got to work with others of their class during their Pathfinder career.

I am in favor of keeping the paying system for the PFS. Home brews are a totally different thing. I once played a duo of wizards with a friend and we chose our spells together, to maximize efficiency, which makes sense in a steady, 4 adventurers group, but not when two wizards are (in the game world anyway) competing for fame and advancement in a guild that is thousands of adventurers strong.

I GMed the Port Peril quest (#4) and I tried to register Fane's friend to my first character, but it says I don't meet the requirements for it. When I check the sessions page though, it clearly says that Illimara (#2001) is the one that was assigned to my GMing. Anything I'm missing?

You did miss something. If you check the sanctioning for the APG, you'll see that in PFS, kobolds are always available with no boon.

Thanks for the info! I have a son that will be extremely happy about that.

Hello there! Fellow adventurer here, and Venture-Officer in the making, wondering if there is a boon required to access the kobold ancestry from the APG. I can see one for every other ancestry so I presume it's just an overlook. Should it be 80 points as the others or did I miss something?

Hello nice folks from Paizo!

I'm curious about my sidecart as I see there are three items in it, two of which I already received (PF2e Bestiary & Gamemastery Guide). Just wanted to make sure I wouldn't receive them again (and get charged twice). All I need right now is the Core Rulebook, which, if I understand correctly will with alongside the Bestiary 2 shortly. Can anyone get back to me about this please. This is my first time using subscriptions and the sidecart.

Thank you for your nice work and stay safe!

Alright! Thanks for the info.

Hi! I'm tempted by some subscriptions but I can't find wether something is for 1st or 2nd edition. I don't want to order something that's not compatible with my newly acquired second edition core book. Also, I'd like to be sure that these subscriptions can be used for Organized Play.

Thank you for the great work.