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You know, you are right. Forgive me. I didn’t understand the point. Now I do agree there is room for improvement, as I did not realize those spells gave you the option to sustain even though sustain is unnecessary from a duration standpoint. I respectfully retract my previous statement.

This is where common sense needs to come in. Sustaining a spell makes it last until the end of your turn. There is no need to sustain a spell again the same round because it doesn’t need it. They could have worded the action a little more carefully so people wouldn’t be asking this question but good grief there are enough real issues with the rules that we shouldn’t be wasting our time on something like this that should be obvious.

Think about it a second without metagaming. If you are a character your very life is in jeopardy. Without knowing what you may face around the next corner/bend in the river, without other constraints, would you want to face possible death without maximum readiness?

If the GM isn’t pleased with the party’s risk aversion, he can handle it in several ways:
1. Have wandering monsters attack during the rest interval
2. Let them continue and run out of rations
3. Add a reason that time matters and the players have to weigh recharging vs spending time to recharge

It makes sense. If it requires concentration to speak then surely it requires concentration to play an instrument. I'm not sure why that should surprise anyone....

Going in encumbered is not something I ever recall doing, however. It sure seems the system is broken....

I suspect we will regret that. Part of the issue in the play test was that powers were in the spell list. Now they aren’t. They don’t take normal spell slots and having at least one of them without having a spellcaster level doesn’t get you anything that requires you to be a spellcaster.
Just because the power works similar to a spell doesn’t mean it should be called a spell.
Can you metamagic a focus spell if you are a spellcaster?

Anyone know why they went away from the term power? I like that better and it risks less confusion from those new to RPGs

It seems like the consensus is that you should be able to do what the OP wants in terms of the way real-world shields and slings were built, but that the rules leave significant doubt that the RAW would allow it. Well, don't forget rule one:

"The first rule of Pathfinder is that this game is yours. Use
it to tell the stories you want to tell, be the character you want to be, and share exciting adventures with friends. If any other rule gets in the way of your fun, as long as your group agrees, you can alter or ignore it to fit your story. The true goal of Pathfinder is for everyone to enjoy themselves."

So, if the consensus is that it should be do-able, then make it so! I'm not saying I'm opposed to getting the rules fixed to clarify, but in the interim, no one should be in doubt about doing what seems to be the right thing.

OK, so when will someone from Paizo acknowledge these and give us some guidance on the more substantive errors?

p. 479 "Exploration Activities": ...If you to do nothing more than make steady progress toward your goal,... I believe the word 'to' needs to be removed.

Core Rulebook errors:
P. 26 Step 7 Character Sheet box 4th sentence “Likewise, record your character’s their armor proficiencies in the …” I believe 'their' should be deleted.
Pl 489 “Planning a Session” P2 “Plan a time for everybody will arrive, …” Change for to when?
p. 491 Adjudicating the Rules bullet 2: (page XXX) is in parentheses. I think they may be referring to the "Other Actions" section on p.462?
p. 496 “Exploration Activities” While players usually hew close to these default activities,… Really not sure what the word 'hew' was supposed to be.
P. 680 “HIDDEN” A creature you’re hidden from is flat-footed to you, and it must succeed at a DC 11 flat check when targeting you with an attack, spell, or other effect or it fails affect you. Need to insert 'to' between affect and you
p. 462 "Other Actions" When this happens, the rules tell you how many actions you need to sped, as well any traits your action might have. The word 'as' needs to be inserted between 'well' and 'any'.

Thanks Postal

So as I understand it, if we are subscribers to the accessory line , we will get the GM screen, combat pad, and character sheets in August. But the GM screen comes n two layouts. Do both layouts come on subscription or how does that work?

It is a totally awesome game. I just passed the 50 yard line three yards Ago myself

OK, I'm formally requesting a card list. I shouldn't have to register with another web site to get the card list that should be on the product page or somewhere as an official download. As I think about the burden of tracking the basic (for now and then elite later) cards I have to or choose to abolish for each different group I of characters we choose to run, I think this list should be Paizo official and not something fan-maintained on another web site.

Can we please get such an official list, Paizo?

I know I remember seeing the complete list of cards somewhere for the box and character add-on, but my search doesn't turn it up. Anyone have a link to it at hand?