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I have a questing concerning the Witch Doctor archetype and the Life spirit and overlapping class abilities.

From the Life Spirit:

Spirit Ability

A shaman who chooses the life spirit as her spirit or wandering spirit gains the following ability.

Channel (Su): The shaman can channel positive energy like a cleric, using her shaman level as her effective cleric level when determining the amount of damage healed (or dealt to undead) and the DC. The shaman can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 1 + her Charisma modifier.

From the Witch Doctor:

Channel Energy (Su)

At 4th level, the witch doctor can draw transcendental energies to her location, flooding it with positive energy as the cleric class feature. The witch doctor uses her shaman level – 3 as her effective cleric level, and can channel energy a number of times per day equal to 3 + her Charisma modifier.

This ability replaces the hexes gained at 4th and 12th levels.

Do these abilities stack? They have different names so I feel like it is safe to assume that they stack.

I am currently working on a potential new character from my RotR campaign in the event my barbarian dies. I am looking for some suggestions for the feats I can take. I am almost debating taking some extra skill focus feats for character development.

1: Unarmed Strike, Power Attack, Shield Focus
2: Improved Shield Bash, Two-Weapon Fighting
3: Improved Initiative
4:
5: Iron Will, feat
6:
7: Shield Slam, feat
8: Greater Shield Focus, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, feat
9: feat
10:
11: Shield Master, feat, feat
12:
13: feat
14: feat
15: Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, feat
16:
17: Improved Knockout Blow, feat
18:
19: feat
20: feat

I am considering picking up Distance Thrower and Improved Iron Will and also the feat that allows me to use my strength for ranged attacks

Recently I have a barbarian that has a Belt of Giant's strength and a Cord of Stubborn Resolve. I was wondering if I could combine the two belts.

Belt of Stubborn Resolve = 15,000 gp
Belt of Giant's Strength = 4,000 gp
Belt of Physical Might = 10,000 gp

So if I break this down, the +2 to a stat is 4k gp, the combination of the two is +2k gp, and the fatigue effect is about 11k gp.

Would that mean that at combination of all of that be base 21k gp, if possible. Or would a price of 23k gp be reasonable price?

I am looking for some advice before running my first campaign. I am hoping to run Skulls and Shackles but I am not sure if it will interfere with our RotR campaign. We will be stopping after the third RotR book and taking a break from it so no one gets burned out and the GM can have a chance at playing.

A couple of things:

1. Is there any RotR spoilers I need to really worry about during this campaign? It sounds like we are going to get this one started and make it a bit into the campaign before going back to RotR.

2. I was hoping to run the campaign where the PCs can be evil if they choose but I am considering not allowing the Detect Alignment spell so that people could freely be anything. Should I try and work around this or change what the PCs results from the spell instead of just straight banning the spell?

3. How should I handle the characters with their starting gear. Is it recommended to have them start with nothing and gain equipment as they go or should I let them start with normal equipment but then have it locked away until they prove themselves to the ship?

Any other first time GMing advice would be great. I am planning on starting to prep for it now and get all the encounters and loot squared away to try and streamline the sessions.

Does the rage power only trigger once for a full-attack action or does it trigger for every attack from creatures with multiple attacks?

I am curious on what the orc holds are in the world around Standpoint. My party is running a mythic RotR and we got through Thistletop with an added surprise at the end for our mythic ascendance. My character is a half orc barbarian that was born into slavery in an orc hold and fought for his freedom as a gladiator. After years of fighting, the orc chieftain gave him the choice of a life of freedom or a life as a orc warrior for the hold. He chose to leave the hold and pick up the life of a mercenary and is now in Sandpoint, trying to become a legendary fighter.

My GM has no problem with me trying to flesh out my character in the middle of the campaign so that I can have a big impact to the story instead of being the silent orc that takes all the hits. I was wondering what are the orc strongholds around Sandpoint or where I could get the info that I need.

My friends and I are going to start up a group playing Council of Thieves and I was playing on playing a reach cleric.

So far my character looks like this:

Level 1 Human Cleric of Desna
Str: 18 (+2)
Dex: 14
Con: 14
Int: 8
Wis: 15
Cha: 7

I was planning on going the Fate (Luck) and Travel domains and getting Combat Reflexes and Power Attack first level

Any recommendations or suggestions?

My group and I are planning on running a mythic campaign through Rise of the Runelords and I am playing on running a human barbarian. I am new to the class and need some pointers. I know that one of my party members is going to be a wizard and he recommended that I go with the Invulnerable Rager Archetype

My stats are:
Str: 19 (17+2)
Dex: 14
Con: 14
Int: 12
Wis: 13
Cha: 11

We rolled off for everything and I have 170g to buy starting item. Any tips on what feats other than Power Attack that I should get and what items I should buy? I also am wondering what favored class bonus I should go with

In my current campaign, I play a pyromancer and I am trying to plot out a kidnapping attempt. I have a limited spellbook because I am currently only level 5 at the moment and I would prefer to take the target alive. I have a very high level of charisma and because of how my character was made I have a high bonus to all of the social skills. My current idea is to lure the target to some secluded location, intimate them for the stunned effect, casting a spell that to go prone and poisoning them. Any advice or thoughts?