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Advice for moderators - if a thread (especially a big thread) deviates into different subjects from the thread's original subject, then interject and ask for the conversation to be moved to a new thread and for that thread to go back on-topic. Example, if the thread is talking about the effects of a spell that is worth banning, and 2 or 3 or 5 people start talking about immediate actions are at fault, that's a textbook candidate that the idea of clarifying how immediate actions work should be a separate thread. Paizo's messageboards don't have an upvote/downvote system to indicate relevance of posts, so this kind of thing is really important. I've been less active on the messageboards recently, but it's dawned on me that this has been a problem since forever, and I'm certainly noticing it now. I've heard from other people in the past that they stay away from the messageboards, and I'm pretty sure the tangents are one of the reasons why - and it's something that can be dealt with (without large changes to swaths of code).
GMs really need more help on how to make maps for their games (as part of learning how to GM, or how to GM better). Personally I was so stumped at the techniques others were using to make maps, because the solution is usually either to find some way to export it then print it (and that's putting it very simply), or to just buy a blank flipmat and draw it (which is what I see most people do). As a result of that, I researched it and wrote up this guide which I've posted before, but I can't remember where I put that - somewhere in Pathfinder Society GM Discussion, because that's the most appropriate place. Then there are threads like this asking for (and getting) advice, which will eventually disappear over time as well. Is it possible to add a hardcoded section to the site somewhere with these guides? Link to your map product pages so that it increases sales while you're at it - we want to buy them along the way. You guys will know how to deal with exporting and using maps from PDFs (your map-packs, PFS scenarios etc) for games better than we do.
Take a look at where this old link for pregens goes to. Needs a redirect to http://paizo.com/products/btpy9a64.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I think the Pathfinder RPG General Discussion board could benefit from an Unchained subforum, judging by all the user-tagged subject lines that currently dominate it.
I'm assuming Shamans are prepared spellcasters, but the closest wording I can find to confirm that is this: A shaman can spontaneously cast a limited number of spells per day beyond those she prepared ahead of time. She has one spell slot per day of each shaman spell level she can cast, not including orisons. She can choose these spells from the list of spells granted by her spirits (see the spirit class feature and the wandering spirit class feature) at the time she casts them. She can enhance these spells using any metamagic feat that she knows, using up a higher-level spell slot as required by the feat and increasing the time to cast the spell (see Spontaneous Casting and Metamagic Feats). But then what does this mean with regards to Spirit Magic? It doesn't sound like I can sacrifice any spell to cast a spirit spell (like a cleric can sacrifice a spell for a cure spell), and the first two sentences sound like it's just a prepared spell that needs a full round action to cast like a spontaneous spell? Talk to me like I'm new to the game, thanks :)
The new rules in the APG provided specific rules for how to do these maneuvers. How would you rule if a player wanted to do one of these? Drag seems like a standout, because it wouldn't be terribly uncommon for a player wanting to drag a character away from danger - potentially saving their life. Is a GM in their rights to ignore the APG rules even if they know how it works? Or should these be included in the core campaign as exceptions? Surely they shouldn't be impossible (except for maybe Reposition?) - the characters are clearly capable of doing them as if they were doing them in reality.
Interesting change merging the two Grand Lodge forums. Side effect - in summary view when you're looking over all the messageboards, it only shows 6 threads that were last posted on - that's less than 24 hours worth of threads that need to last a couple of days for players to see them to sign up for games. Merging the two forums means people will see less of both local and online games. This was actually a problem before the merge (notably with how long they'd still be showing); seems to have gotten worse now.
Warhorn's now been updated so that all timezones show up with GMT + or - your timezone. There was an issue on Warhorn where the time for a session would show some timezones would show up strangely. I noticed this when I tried scheduling a game in GMT+10:00, and the site would automatically convert this to "EST". That's technically correct in Australia - also known as "AEST", but once you've seen all the funky names for timezones (EST, PST, CST, MST, EDT etc), you'll quickly see the advantage of listing timezones in GMT (or UTC) format.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th to 9th level characters (Tiers: 5–6 and 8–9). GM: Avatar How to Play:
Sign up here with a level 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 PFS character. You can use a level 7 preregenerated character in this game if you don't have a character who is at a high enough level. Please try to show up 15-60 minutes beforehand so we're on schedule; starting early is an option if everyone's ready (unanimously). This game or your character can be discussed anytime via the chat room on IRC - the room is regularly active (but not 24/7, say hi and alt-tab!). If you've signed up, it'd be cool to come say hi. We like questions and we like talking Pathfinder. Scenario Plot:
When a Pathfinder team in the godless nation of Rahadoum disappears, the Pathfinder Society sends the PCs to investigate. Deep beneath the sands of the small village of Wadi al-Hesr, a long imprisoned evil—responsible in part for the destruction of an ancient empire—now stirs and threatens the entire region with a deadly plague. Can the Pathfinders survive a sinister game of cat-and-mouse and escape with their lives? Where Dark Things Sleep is the second scenario in the The Heresy of Man campaign arc. It is the sequel to Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-06: The Heresy of Man—Part I: The First Heresy and is followed by Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-09: The Heresy of Man—Part III: Beneath Forgotten Sands. Written by Greg A. Vaughan and Kevin Wright
Can we have a list of classes that synergise with the new classes for the purposes of retraining? Something similar to this one for the Advanced Class Guide. Retraining has become a staple rule of the game - whenever there's new classes introduced, we need these included - especially for playtests involving PFS gameplay.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th to 9th level characters (Tiers: 5–6 and 8–9). GM: Avatar How to Play:
Sign up here with a level 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 PFS character.
You can use a level 7 preregenerated character in this game if you don't have a character who is at a high enough level. Please try to show up 15-60 minutes beforehand so we're on schedule; starting early is an option if everyone's ready (unanimously). This game or your character can be discussed anytime via the chat room on IRC - the room is regularly active. If you've signed up, it'd be cool to come say hi. We like questions and we like talking Pathfinder. Scenario Plot:
When a Pathfinder team in the godless nation of Rahadoum disappears, the Pathfinder Society sends the PCs to investigate. Deep beneath the sands of the small village of Wadi al-Hesr, a long imprisoned evil—responsible in part for the destruction of an ancient empire—now stirs and threatens the entire region with a deadly plague. Can the Pathfinders survive a sinister game of cat-and-mouse and escape with their lives?
Where Dark Things Sleep is the second scenario in the The Heresy of Man campaign arc. It is the sequel to Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-06: The Heresy of Man—Part I: The First Heresy and is followed by Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-09: The Heresy of Man—Part III: Beneath Forgotten Sands. Written by Greg A. Vaughan and Kevin Wright
You make one manufactured weapon look like a different manufactured weapon of the same size and relative encumbrance (light, one-handed, or two-handed). For example, you could make a Small greatsword look like a Small quarterstaff, a Medium club, or a Large dagger. Even the appearance of an improvised weapon is possible. The extent of the apparent change is up to you. You could add or obscure a minor feature or make the item look like it is composed of different materials (stone, wood, adamantine, and so on). The spell does not provide any of the abilities of the chosen form, nor does it alter the perceived tactile or audible properties of the item or how it is wielded. A creature that interacts with the glamer may attempt a Will save to recognize it as an illusion. What are the disguising limits of this spell? Doesn't saying that it can take on the appearance of an improvised weapon suggest that it has no limits? That's the nature of being "improvised". It seems you could turn your greatsword into a barstool, or a rope, or a shovel. Or a dagger into an inkpen, a lantern, or a pitcher.
I'm making up this investigator and not really sure how he's going to cope in combat; I'm not good at making martial/melee characters in general. PFS rules apply. No idea what to do about armor (up to 13 AC without taking a feat? in melee!) and I'm stuck with weapons as far as I can tell; they all seem terrible but need them for the Inspired enchantment. Any advice is welcome, thanks in advance :o) Half-Orc Empiricist 2 Str: 16 +3 (10)
WEAPONS
M/W Chain Shirt +4 (AC 13/9/13) FEATS & INVESTIGATOR TALENTS
[3rd] Extra Inspiration
TRAITS
RACIAL BONUSES
Clerics get domains. The APG talks about subdomains which can be swapped out for specific domains. But as far as I can see, in neither of these books, I've seen talk about certain restrictions on some deities which don't allow subdomains for their relative domain. Gozreh, for example, has the Animal domain, replaceable with the Feather subdomain. This wiki page seems to think Gozreh gets Animal but not Feather.
However. There are other comments around the place suggesting (maybe wrongly?) that everyone looked at the wiki and the wiki maybe forgot to include it by accident. This is just one example; they all seem to work like this according to that wiki, because deities all have 5 domains and they only list about 6 or 7 subdomains, even though every domain has 2-3 associated subdomains. The million dollar question: Where's the wording about only specific deities allowed to take specific subdomains? Especially for the core deities?
The Sorcerer's Arcana bloodline, which can be gained by an Exploiter Wizard (or Arcanist) with the Bloodline Development exploit, does this: Arcane Bond (Su): At 1st level, you gain an arcane bond, as a wizard equal to your sorcerer level. Your sorcerer levels stack with any wizard levels you possess when determining the powers of your familiar or bonded object. This ability does not allow you to have both a familiar and a bonded item. Once per day, your bond item allows you to cast any one of our spells known (unlike a wizard's bonded item, which allows him to cast any one spell in his spellbook). Does this bolded section mean that it doesn't work with a non-multiclassed Exploiter Wizard, since he uses prepared spells from a spellbook? Or are prepared spells allowable in this case?
What does this mean? This compact trampoline comes apart and rolls up like a tent for easy transport. Setting up or taking apart the trampoline takes 1 minute. When operated by two creatures, the collapsible trampoline confers a +5 bonus on all Acrobatics checks made to jump. If a falling creature lands on the trampoline, it ignores the first 10 feet of falling damage. Does the bonus only apply if 2 people are jumping on the trampoline at the same time? Is it that big?
With regards to this FAQ
This can be interpreted in two ways: 1) At the beginning of every new scenario, your staff is fully charged, even if you spent all the charges at the end of the previous scenario. This is due to the indeterminate amount of time between scenarios. The FAQ is to prevent staves always having 0 charges at the beginning of a scenario. 2) At the beginning of a scenario, you have only as many charges that you "carried over" from the end of the previous scenario, including any spells you cast back into it. Which is correct? (and if you're not Mike or John, what's your reasoning?)
I'm trying to open this link which I saw posted on this thread, but I keep getting an error saying I'm trying to load the page too quickly and to try again later. I gave it a few seconds and tried again, no luck. I tried again about 30 minutes later, very carefully making sure I only clicked it once, and still got the error. It only seems to happen on this one link.
The Grand Lodge Online Play messageboard, in summary view, doesn't seem to keep threads visible for very long - threads updated as late as yesterday aren't showing. This isn't a once-off problem, but games are usually scheduled anywhere between about 3 days to 1-2 weeks in advance. At the moment, Conline is one of the biggest talked about issues, and Arthur's thread is hidden unless you (know to) click the thread open. Can the settings be tweaked to show more threads and/or increase their longevity? It's vital to encourage people to post games in there to begin with.
Someone in another thread found this little-known nugget from the Core Rulebook's Combat Chapter under Combat Maneuvers: When performing a combat maneuver, you must use an action appropriate to the maneuver you are attempting to perform. While many combat maneuvers can be performed as part of an attack action, full-attack action, or attack of opportunity (in place of a melee attack), others require a specific action. Unless otherwise noted, performing a combat maneuver provokes an attack of opportunity from the target of the maneuver. If you are hit by the target, you take the damage normally and apply that amount as a penalty to the attack roll to perform the maneuver. It seems strange that combat maneuvers, while interesting, are generally speaking considered to be less viable than straight damage over the long-haul of a Pathfinder's career - yet, there is rather large limitation looming over anyone who tries to make a combat maneuver. It's not the same with attacks. Even ranged attacks which do provoke in melee don't get a penalty to hit. Seems like an oversight in design? I wouldn't blame anyone, since I only just heard about this for the first time the other day after years of play!
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st to 5th level characters (Tiers: 1-2 and 4-5). GM: Avatar How to play:
Sign up here with a level 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 PFS character.
You can use a level 1 or 4 preregenerated character in this game if you don't have a character who is at a high enough level. Grab Combat Assistant (CA) (it's v2.2 build 135).
Join the chat room on IRC about 15-60 minutes before we get started to make sure we're set to go. Starting early is an option if everyone's ready (unanimously). Join right now if you want, someone's always there pretty much 24/7. This is also where we'll do dice rolls and spell/feat/item/condition references. We can use either Skype or anything else by consensus for voice chat.
Scenario Plot:
After an Andoren village is razed by the Hydra's Fang, a renegade Chelish slaver-ship, outrage threatens the stability of both nations. You and your fellow Pathfinders are sent to capture the Fang before the Inner Sea is pitched into political frenzy. Written by Tim Hitchcock.
I'll likely be GMing a game this Friday night or Saturday morning Eastern Australian time (the UTC time will either be Fri 2/5 8.30am or Sat 3/5 11.30pm if that helps with your timezone conversions). If you might be keen to play, let me know here which scenario, which tier/subtier and which timeslot you'd prefer and I'll try and tailor towards the preferences. This is not a signup; you don't need to commit to play here until signup begins. If you're registered on pfrpg.com.au, let me know your username, and I'll also check against scenarios you've played before when email invites go out (you won't receive an invite if you've marked off that you've played the scenario before). I'm leaning towards a 1-5, but I'll give priority to your preferences.
Is it possible to allow users to give half a star on reviews? eg 3.5 stars? I'm asking because a lot of reviewers like leaving x.5 stars and are left to just "say so" in their reviews. The totals for the product already add up to x.5 stars sometimes, so it doesn't seem like this would be a stretch to implement.
Trying to get a consensus for how long you try to allocate for your typical game (or a range) in online play. Obviously you can't stick to it every time, but it's good to get an idea of what kind of timing you like to stick to if you can help it. For me, I aim for 5 to 6 hours on average. Short scenarios (like We Be Goblins) might run as low as 4 hours.
Is paizo.com affected by the Heartbleed bug? If so, can you fill us in on what we need to know?
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 7th to 11th level characters (Tiers: 7–8 and 10–11). GM: Avatar How to Play:
Sign up here with a level 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 PFS character.
You can use a level 7 preregenerated character in this game if you don't have a character who is at a high enough level. Please try to show up 15-60 minutes beforehand so we're on schedule; starting early is an option if everyone's ready (unanimously). This game or your character can be discussed anytime via the chat room on IRC - the room is regularly active. If you've signed up, it'd be cool to come say hi. We like questions and we like talking Pathfinder. If we play using Combat Assistant (CA) for the maps, this is where we'll use dice rolls and chat. Roll20 or CA:
I can run this either in Roll20 or CA. If you have a preference, note it below (or message me in the chat room) when you sign up. Choice of VTT will need to be locked in about a day before the game.
We can use either Skype or G+ voice chat, or anything else by concensus. Scenario Plot:
When a novice Pathfinder in the Grand Lodge of Absalom discovers an account of a long lost prophecy which may hold the key to defeating the Shadow Lodge, a team of brave agents heads into the heart of the Worldwound to recover the document. Not only do the forces of the Abyss and the demon-tainted environment stand in their way, but so does a rival team of Pathfinders set on recovering the Sarkorian Prophecy first. Written by Mark Moreland
I'm looking to run either We Be Goblins Too or The Sarkorian Prophecy in this timeslot - I need to know which you'd prefer to play. Enter your Expression of Interest here. We Be Goblins Too
The Sarkorian Prophecy
If you're keen to play, what's your poison?
Anyone hear a backer of Shroud of the Avatar? If so, you wouldn't have missed release 3 (R3) of the pre-alpha of the game, which is the first iteration to include multiplayer over the weekend. For all the talk about MMO's dying, it's certainly not happening here. SotA has somehow managed to capture the same sense of wonder and community that happened when we first started playing Ultima Online (UO). Combat isn't in until R4 (another agonising month wait!), so I can't say how that might work, but it doesn't sound like they intend to go for the same sort of WoW setup every other MMO implements. At the moment, all you can really do is explore, jump, emote, chat, craft, steal, buy and sell. That's only mechanically speaking, and that's only a side highlight of what everyone was getting into. There is just something cool about being able to make fun of who you're playing, whether it's raising a toast to the devs with a mug of mead you've bought, finding ways to jump onto rooftops, talking about the ridiculous size of the great sword you're holding, or trying to hold up someone who's got some equipment better than yours (even though neither attacking nor trading are in the game).
It might be time to expand the amount of posts a forum show for some of the more popular forums like Advice and Rules. It is incredibly easy for posts to get lost even soonafter they are posted. Yes, you can click on a forum to open it, but most people won't do that unless they are looking for a particular post. When you're looking for general activity, here's where you look, and no further. 10 isn't enough anymore.
Where's the link to vote? I saw it before and now I've completely lost it. It's not on the RPG Superstar page, which makes sense and that's where the FAQ says it is. I see links to learning more about the judges, the right-hand sidebar, links to the competitors and their items/monsters/encounters, learning more about the competitors, changing the time zone and the RPG superstar forums.
How do alchemist bombs interact with water? That is: 1. If the alchemist is above water and the target is underwater, can the bomb be thrown at the target and function normally? 2. If the alchemist is underwater, can a bomb be used at all? If so, what are the mechanics behind this to hit
Is there a list anywhere of scenarios by author? Whenever I create games with the description of the scenario, I'll usually link the author's name to their profile. It'd be good to be able to get a list of other scenarios they've written though - ideally that's what I'd like to link to. Sidenote, slightly related: write product reviews for scenarios you've played or run. These help everybody.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 3-7. GM: Avatar How to play:
Sign up here with a level 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 PFS character.
Please try to show up 15-60 minutes beforehand so we're on schedule; starting early is an option if everyone's ready (unanimously). This game or your character can be discussed anytime via our chat room on IRC - the room is regularly active. If you've signed up, it'd be cool to come say hi. We like questions and we like talking Pathfinder. If we play using CA, this is where we'll use dice rolls and chat. Description:
During the recent attack on Nerosyan, Pathfinders sought out a local venture-captain to aid in the city’s defense. What they found instead suggested the leader had not only fled recently but had played a part in the demons’ offensive. Venture-Captain Jorsal has determined that the safety and integrity of the Pathfinder Society requires that a team delve into the sealed basement beneath the abandoned lodge to determine what other plans his turncoat colleague may have set in motion.
Content in "The Traitor’s Lodge" also contributes to the ongoing storyline of the Grand Lodge faction. Written by Thurston Hillman. VTT - Roll20 or CA: I've used Roll20 twice to determine the better of the two VTTs and to get a feel for how Roll20 works. My preference at the moment is Combat Assistant (CA), but depending on who signs up, I'm willing to run it in Roll20. If Roll20 is your preference, make mention here or in the chat room and sign up. This game was requested by some guys who are used to playing in CA, but we can go either way at this point. We can use either Skype or Roll20's voice chat, or anything else by concensus.
I've explained in two posts today how to report games for PFS here and here. The steps to report a game just aren't that intuitive - when I first started playing PFS, I had someone else report my games under their event for about 6 or 8 sessions. I think the way to reporting PFS games really needs to be much clearer, maybe with a more direct link from the PFS page or the sidebar/topbar. The everyman needs an easy way to get to it - there might be more PFS games being played and not being reported because of this.
On any thread, it seems that when clicking List on a post (on the right), the radio buttons don't align with the names of the list anymore. As in, I've got the radio button, then below it, the name of the list. To the right of both of those (centered alignment between the radio button and list name) is how many items in the list. I've got 7 or 8 lists, the longest one is 19 characters, if that matters. I'm pretty sure I've had that list there displaying properly before this happened though.
Give me some good villain taunts you've used, that you've wanted to use, or you've heard before. Doesn't have to be just from humanoid types either. Dragons, snakes, outsiders, whatever you've come across. The reason I ask is that one of my weaknesses as a GM is thinking up villain taunts on the fly, which I think is a great part of combat, especially when you're up against an important villain in the game.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 3-7. GM: Avatar How to play:
Sign up here with a level 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 PFS character.
Roll20 will be active about an hour before the game begins. Please try to show up 15-60 minutes beforehand so we're on schedule. This game or your character can be discussed anytime via our chat room on IRC - the room is regularly active. If you've signed up, it'd be cool to come say hi. We like questions and we like talking Pathfinder.
Description:
Agents of the Pathfinder Society have discovered the location of a back door into their private demiplane that puts the entire realm at risk of plunder and exploitation at the hands of the Aspis Consortium. Rather than close the access point into their adventuring paradise, however, the Decemvirate sends a crack team of Pathfinders to secure the gate for future Society use... at any cost. Written by Larry Wilhelm First time with Roll20: This is my first attempt at using Roll20 (I've previously used CA in online games), so this game might require a little more patience than usual while I get used to a new VTT. At least 1 player who has signed up has used it before and I've had a pretty good play-around, so I'm confident we're in good hands.
In addition, we may use a Google+ Hangout instead of Skype if that turns out to be easier for all involved - I've got no experience with this for the moment, but I'm happy to use whatever works between these two. Dynamic Lighting will be in play.
If you've got a friend or 3, this is a pretty great, simple game. All you do is race each other. You're a batman-like superhero, you can run, jump, wall-jump, grapple, speed-boost and use items mario kart style. Aside from that, all you have to do is beat your friends off the screen in a bunch of arena-style levels. First to 3 wins the round, and there's only 3 seconds gap in between each win, so it's pretty nonstop. For such a simple game, it is incredibly addictive.
Have synergy classes for retraining hybrid class levels been determined for the hybrid classes yet? My understanding is the alternate classes are classified as synergies since they're obvious, but are there any others? I'm specifically interested in whether the Shaman synergises with the Druid, even though it's an Oracle/Witch hybrid - considering it now has the druid spell list. I think all the other classes are covered as far as their spell list goes, but not the Shaman.
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 3-7. GM: Avatar How to play::
Sign up here with a level 3,4,5,6 or 7 PFS character. You can use a level 4 or 7 pregenerated character if you don't have a character in these levels (which level depends on what other players bring to the game). Grab Combat Assistant (CA) (v2.2 build 135).
Join the chat room about 15-60 minutes before we get started to make sure we're set to go. Join right now if you want, we're there very regularly, so say hello.
Description:: Agents of the Pathfinder Society have discovered the location of a back door into their private demiplane that puts the entire realm at risk of plunder and exploitation at the hands of the Aspis Consortium. Rather than close the access point into their adventuring paradise, however, the Decemvirate sends a crack team of Pathfinders to secure the gate for future Society use... at any cost. Written by Larry Wilhelm aka Larcifer.
[CA / IRC / Skype] 5-08: The Confirmation (tier 1-2): Fri 29th @ 6:30pm AEST [UTC+11] / 7:30am [UTC]
A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for level 1-2. GM: Avatar How to play:
Sign up here with a level 1 or 2 PFS character. Grab Combat Assistant (CA) (v2.2 build 135).
Join the chat room about 15-60 minutes before we get started to make sure we're set to go. Join right now if you want, we're there pretty much 24/7.
Description: Almost all Pathfinders undergo extensive training for three or more years to learn the tricks of the trade, and their last test before graduating from the ranks of the initiates to the status of a full Pathfinder agent is the Confirmation, a special research project that involves considerable fieldwork and is designed to simulate the initiates' future work as a Pathfinder. Even the noteworthy field commissioned agents sometimes participate in such trials as a way to familiarize themselves with the Pathfinder Society’s rules and expectations. Although Confirmation is typically an individual affair, the society recently discovered a site on the Isle of Kortos that would be perfect for initiates but perhaps too dangerous to handle alone. Successfully uncovering this site’s secrets will not only contribute to the society’s body of knowledge but shape the exciting careers ahead for each of the prospective agents.
Written by Kyle Baird, on one of his better days, by the looks of it.
GM: Avatar Game Client: Combat Assistant and connect to the chat room either directly via the front page or use an IRC client. Description: A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for levels 5–9. For the past year, the Pathfinder Society has used the isolated demiplane contained in the Hao Jin Tapestry as a private adventuring realm and, since discovering a backdoor out of the demiplane, as a shortcut from the tapestry's location to a hidden corner of Varisia. But the tapestry wasn't designed for this purpose, and travel from Absalom to Varisia could be more efficient. Now a team of Pathfinders must discover how the infamous sorcerer known as the Ruby Phoenix created her private demiplane and enter the heart of the tapestry and alter the very nature of the magical realm. Written by Tom Philips, RPG Superstar 2012 finalist. Notes: Come into the chat room 15-60 minutes early so we can muster. You don't need an IP address to connect to CA until we get into the game. If you're using an IRC client, connect to Austnet (irc.austnet.org) and join #d&d. Sign-ups: Please sign up on pfrpg.com.au. If you have any questions, ask in channel, and don't leave immediately if nobody is there - we're there frequently but we do multitask. The longer you lurk, the more you'll get out of it. We like answering questions and talking Pathfinder.
Does it seem strange that the rules don't allow (as far as I'm aware) for a single move or standard action to be replaced with a single swift action? Especially so since you can swap a standard action for a second move action! Swift actions were a bit of an afterthought sometime during D&D 3/3.5 from what I recall, so might this have been an oversight? Just thought about this from looking at the discussion that the black raven is having over in the thread about weapon cords and the benefit to casters now that it uses a move action instead of a swift action, freeing up their swift action. Sounds absurd.
Is it okay (or legal) to stop what you're doing mid-way through a full round attack? I don't think there's going to much disagreement that once the dice are rolled for that attack and the result is revealed, you can't say oh actually I don't continue with that. This is especially noticeable for when a gunslinger misfires on an attack. But what about stopping before you roll the next attack roll? This is a strong argument for not rolling all your attack at once. This started from this thread on whether weapon cords are kosher in PFS.
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