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Can anyone explain the concept of militia teams to me. I've read it many times and it just doesn't seem to click.

If my players have one group assigned to building shelters, and one assigned to gathering food, is that two teams? Is it two teams separate from the groups the PC's are running? So PC's go hunting with NPC's as backup, can one team be building shelters, with a 2nd team crafting?

Anyone not able to report this scenario? the reporting drop-down jumps from 10-18 to 10-20 for me.

Has anyone been able to tie the various Quahs to the Runelords they served?

Skoan-Quah (The Skull Clan) = gluttony (necromancy)
Sklar-Quah (The Sun Clan) = wrath (evocation)

As for the rest, I've never seen anything that makes me feel strongly one way or the other.

Thoughts?

Another question came up in our group regarding Pearl of Power/Boro Beads.

Most investigators would use Boro beads the same as alchemists, but because the Antiquarian "prepares spells by meditating and charging relics with supernatural power" I would think a Pearl of Power is a better fit.

Anyone want to point out the flaw in that thought process?

Anyone have any official on where do Thousand Bones and the few Shoanti live inside the city?

If not, where did you put them in you game? Based on Guide to Korvosa, I would probably put them in Thief Camp and East Shore.

What would this do to ranged weapons like a crosbow? Would it transfer the material change to the ammo, or would it only change a single arrow/bolt/etc?

I had been planning on going TWF until I realized that I could Rapid Shot as well. As for missing, it's a ranged touch attack, so even at -4, it's still pretty viable.

I'm an Alchemical Sapper, so I was pretty all-in on the bombs from the beginning.

I'm wanting to use Spectral hand for buff spells (Resist Energy Communal for example) and want to make sure I'm not violating some tenet I'm not aware of.

Nethys: Spectral Hand.

There are two valid reasons I could see to prevent this:

Can the hand travel that far?
The range for the spell is 100 +10/lvl, so as long as the hand doesn't travel more than that distance total, it should be able to move to everyone. One might argue that it could travel twice that amount, as it can travel that far and back at max range.

Can I have the hand touch multiple creatures?
The Hand touches count as attacks, even though I'm touching allies, so I am limited to touches equal to my iterative attacks.

A forgiving GM might let it go through, but those are the limitations I can think of. Thoughts?

Anyone have a feel for the total hippogriffs the Sable company has? I'm feeling around 75

Guide to Korvosa says this about hippogriffs: "dozens of which perch within the high aerie of the Great Tower and serve as the mounts for the city’s elite Sable Company." - page 3

Roughly 200 Sable Company marines (about two-thirds of the entire company) - page 16

So there's around 300 sable company, but only a "dozens of mounts" (assume 36) at the main headquarters, It seems that from some of the text that there would be a high number (2 dozen?) also on watch, a group at Veldraine (another dozen), finally, a few for training purposes at Endrin Military Academy.

So at full power, that would mean a mount for about 1/4th of their forces.

Anyone have any thoughts on anything I missed?

I'm mostly wanting to make sure I'm not missing a later errata, especially as I had always thought Rapid Shot didn't work with thrown weapons:

Paizo Errata..

Alchemist: If an alchemist has the Fast bombs discovery, can he use Rapid Shot, Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, haste, and similar abilities and effects to add more attacks?

As written, yes, all of these apply because fast bombs "functions just like a full-attack with a ranged weapon."

So at 8th level (or soon after to take feats) there is potentially 6 bombs: 2 from BAB, 1 from Rapid shot, 2 from two weapon fighting feats, 1 from haste?

This might not be the best place to post, but I thought, why not:

Anyone have a feel for the total hippogriffs the Sable company has? I'm feeling around 75

Guide to Korvosa says this about hippogriffs: "dozens of which perch within the high aerie of the Great Tower and serve as the mounts for the city’s elite Sable Company." - page 3

Roughly 200 Sable Company marines (about two-thirds of the entire company) - page 16

So there's around 300 sable company, but only a "dozens of mounts" (assume 36) at the main headquarters, It seems that from some of the text that there would be a high number (2 dozen?) also on watch, a group at Veldraine (another dozen), finally, a few for training purposes at Endrin Military Academy.

So at full power, that would mean a mount for about 1/4th of their forces.

Anyone have any thoughts on anything I missed?

Does anyone have any information about a chronicle for this year's Free RPG Day module?

We Be Heroes?

Is there a going to be Society Chronicle for this?

Is there any "A", "B", "C", or "D" reporting for the scenario? I can't seem to find it.

My private messages should be working again

Dark Claw drops the bow and draws his kukri's from spring wrist sheaths:

MW CI Kukri: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 81d4 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Mithral Kukri: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 251d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Bite: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 211d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Gore: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 21d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Crit confirms:
Mithral Kukri: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 101d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Bite: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 161d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

If any of theses drops green, 5 ft step to finish on blue

Wow, what a perfectly average spread of d20 rolls

Not sure if anyone would check back on this, but I had read it as option #3. We had a discussion at a table last night and the GM ruled #1 until we got a better (official) ruling. Now that someone has pointed it out, I think it can be read both ways

The wording of the spell is poor at best. Here is the sentence that causes the issue: "The shards deal an amount of slashing and piercing damage equal to 1d4 points + 1 point per shard beyond the first, and have a threat range of 19–20."

While it does allow a character to be able to deal damage over time, it cost a move action, so it can really mess with higher level action economy.

The spell also requires you to be adjacent to the target, so not exactly overpowered.

Player/Forum Name: Tom Ball/Ballistic101
Character's Name: Bruca Lasi
Class and Level: Vig 5
PFS#: 273290-03
Faction: Exchange
Day job Roll: Caravan Vanity
Intimidate: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

I created a character before discovering the familiar archetype options.

What would be the prestige cost for adding an archetype to a familiar, or is it even possible?

Sorry, I think I got off on that you'd called my round a delay, and thought it was my turn again. If so, then negate that entire post and move me back to just west of the box.

Is this available for replay with level 1 characters only?

The Investigator Antiquarian archetype gives up potions for Trinkets that "count as formulae". They then use these trinkets to cast spells as an arcane caster, but does not suffer from arcane spell failure.

Nethys

When using extracts, standard alchemist/investigators don't require concentration checks, but do provoke AOO's.

From the flavor description, they almost sound like single use activation items, although I don't think that is what they are meant to be.

I would assume that like a standard alchemist/investigators the trinkets don't require concentration checks, but do provoke AOO's.

Thoughts?

This is a 20 point buy.

I appreciate all the help. I'd already pretty much settled on skipping the gun training. I think AVR called it out best when she mentioned that murphy used guns because it was modern times, not because she was in anyway a gunslinger.

I mostly like the concept that I am Nemesis came up with.

The is not going to be a min/max group, everyone will be more flavor. Right now the rest of the part is:

Half Elf Skald
Human Gunslinger (the other newbie in the group)
Human Bloodrager

I can see the map again, and I think I could have 5 stepped and then taken a second attack

+1 consecrated cold iron longsword: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 211d6 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10

This is for Curse of the Crimson Throne.

I've been primarily looking at Investigator, and I had been considering the Antiquarian archetype. The flavor of the magic coming from a set of charms fits well with Dresden's shield bracelet.

I had been thinking a single level dip into Monk for the unarmed strike, flurry, and 1d6 unarmed damage. The lack or wisdom won't matter, I was planing on light armor anyway, and I had been trying to see if a good archetype would add to the flavor, but haven't settled on anything.

I would prefer unchained monk, but the fact that with only 1 level and a poor wisdom score, Stunning fist will be mostly useless, I had wanted something to replace that.

I've looked for an official response to this and can't find it. It seems to me that the Mending cantrip should be able to repair a broken gun in less time than the gunsmithing feat (10 min vs 1 hr):

Misfire: "When a firearm misfires, it gains the broken condition."

Mending: "If the object has the broken condition, this condition is removed if the object is restored to at least half its original hit points... If the target has at least half of its original HP at the end of Mending, then Broken is removed.

A Projectile weapon has 5 HP. It doesn't say nut it would have either 1 or 2 for the broken condition. A roll of 2, 3, or 4 would give it greater than 50% of it's hitpoints and remove the broken condition.

This is really more for flavor, as I realize this only would apply out of combat. Please point out the flaw in my logic.

I'm hoping my wife create her first character. She found the investigator class and asked if she could play someone like Karin Murphy from The Dresden Files.

I said yes, but then realized it was actually a difficult target to build for.

Police detective
Martial arts expert
"Tiny but fierce"
Eventually quite potent with a sword

Thoughts?

Do the various items that improve a paladin's lay on hands also improve a pei zin oracle version of lay on hands?

Anyone have a good suggestions for a scenario to run on Valentine's Day? Maybe a find-the-lost love, or a Romeo/Juliet situation?

Apologize for the length post. I'm building a Mounted Fury Barbarian, using the Nagaji race and a boon I picked up which will let me have a Large Chameleon. as a mount. I don't want to be charge dependent, so I'm considering at a build that will allow more animal handling and less ride. Unfortunately Ferocious Beast isn't on the Unchained list. Here's my two current concepts:

Both
-Feats
--Boon Companion
--Power Attack
--Reckless Rage
--Skilled Rager: Handle Animal
Core
-Feats
--Raging Vitality
-Rage Powers
--Ferocious Beast
--Ferocious Beast-Greater
--Atavism Totem, Lesser
--Atavism Totem
--Atavism Totem-greater

Unchained
-Feats
--Toughness
-Rage Powers
--Accurate Stance
--Contagious Rage
--Ferocious Mount
--Ferocious Trample
--Atavism Totem, Lesser

The unchained barbarian gets the basic unchained improvements and accurate stance, but the companion will often be limited to the contagious rage (rage spell) benefits. The core will have his own bite/ferocity/trample, and the companion will get an upgraded bite and ferocity, as well as full rage benefits. Thoughts?

I'm going to be running a group through Thornkeep, and I'm hoping that someone has some some additional how to run the role-play in the town.

I'm willing to put in the work to develop it on my own, but lazy enough to hope someone's already done the work for me.

Has anyone expanded the area around Thornkeep. Seems to me there is a lot of opportunity there that the material seems to just hint at.

Question for the group: Should I tell my PC's what skill check they can attempt for the clue's, or do I let them guess?

Interesting: Xiao an Uaine both have the occultist archetype. I'm going to assume we are going to see more than a handful of summons.

Looking forward to it

Sorry if I'm last to post

Player name: Tom B.
Character name: Uaine Caileach
PFS# 273290-5
Faction: Sovereign Court
Day Job Roll (if applicable): N/A
Regular or Slow progression: Regular

If you have room for one more:

Uaine Cailleach
Arcanist (Archs: Unlettered/occultist) Lvl 1
273290-5
Sovereign Court
Day Job: N/A

This recruitment still shows open on the pbpgameday site. Do you have room for one more?

Has anyone seen a mini that's a close fit for a Lizard: Chameleon (Giant)? Looking for a large mini. I prefer to paint myself, but I'm open to any suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

I'm building a Ecclesitheurge cleric and am looking for ways to boost AC. Right now, my current option is a wand of mage armor and a helpful party member.

Ecclesitheurge.

I'd thought about a dip into Monk or Enlightened Paladin.

Enlightened Paladin.

There's also a feat: Osyluth Guile, that has some limitations, and I'm looking at more low level issues, so it's not that helpful

Osyluth Guile.

Basically just looking for non items or not just picking up a dodge feat.

Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

I realize that I'm resurrecting an old thread, but if the ammunition is also Fire Forged / Ice Forged, I would argue that the ammunition can gain the bonuses.

I'm not sure that makes for a very efficient use or resources, but I think it would work.

I'd missed that feat. Thanks, that opens up a nice alternative.

I'm looking for help on a Sniper build. This will be a Slayer with Sniper and Stygian Slayer Archetypes, Kitsune Race.

I'm building for flavor: ranged sneak attacks. This is for PFS, so I don't want a build that doesn't fully kick in until 10 or later. These are the three builds through 7 that I'm looking at:

Bluff Build - Every Round: Feint and the Sneak Attack (Single Shot)
1) Point Blank Shot
3) Precise Shot
5) Ranged Feint
6) Slayer Combat Trick: Combat Expertise
7) Improved Feint

Stealth Build - Hide and Fire and Hide again
1) Point Blank Shot
3) Precise Shot
5) Expert Sniper
6) Slayer Combat Trick: Rapid Shot
7) Master Sniper
Cons: There are situations where there are no concealment opportunities

Intimidate Build - Scare and shoot (alternate rounds)
1) Point Blank Shot
3) Precise Shot
5) Weapon Focus (Longbow)
6) Slayer Combat Trick: Dazzling Display (Longbow)
7) Shatter Defenses (Longbow)
Cons: The others start working at 5, this one doesn't start until 7, plus negatives for intimidate and retrying.

Please offer any criticisms and thoughts of the play-ability. Thanks in advance.

Its a standard action to reload a single one handed firearm barrel.

Rapid Reload makes this a move action and alchemical cartridges reduces this to a free action.

A pepperbox has 6 barrels, is this a single free action, or 6 free actions? If 6 free actions, is that a move-equivalent action? a standard-equivalent? Without alchemical cartridges, is it 6 move actions, or 1 move actions?

I'm of the opinion that a full-round action should re-load all the barrels, but I'm hardily the expert. I've seen answers that are basically "GM's Discretion" under the general feed, but I was wondering if there was a society rule somewhere.

I want to make sure that I am understanding the rules for this. If I want to use a firearm on a character without the class features, I need 3 Feats:

Amateur Gunslinger - For Grit access
Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Firearms) - for Weapon Proficiency
Gunsmith - For ability to buy ammo/firearms

Basically I just want someone to double-check my thought process.

Thanks.

I agree, I even tried using this post to prove my point, but didn't get the green light:

http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2kty3?Spell-Storing-Metamagic-Rods#22

I had a GM tell me that I couldn't use store an intensified Shocking Grasp inside a Spell Storing Weapon (Playing a magus, have the spell and the feat). I disagree, but will only be able to prove my point with something official.

There are a ton of posts on spell storing and meta-magic, although most seem to be on the use of meta-magic rods. I'm NOT asking about the use of meta-magic rods.

I'm hoping someone has a saved location for a post from a developer or an official errata.

Noldoli moves forward, and gestures the others to follow.

Greenwood and Living Steel both heal items, even from the broken condition.

Do they also restore their magic abilities? Or would that require a seperate Mending/Make Whole spell?

Here is the text for a Staff's Magus's Quarterstaff Defense:

At 7th level, while wielding a quarterstaff, the staff magus gains a shield bonus to his Armor Class equal to the enhancement bonus of the quarterstaff, including any enhancement bonus on that staff from his arcane pool class feature.

My question is would the bonus from Arcane Strike also affect AC?