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Thanks for the further clarificaion Samasboy1.

I think what is confusing me is that the same information is being repeated in more than one place on the character sheet and I keep thinking I have to add more bonuses than there actually are :)

Thanks for the reply, I think I may see where the confusion has come from...

Hero Lab lists the Longsword as 'Melee, +4'. As you correctly state, this I believe is the +4 bonus of the BAB + STR modifier, just repeated and listed with the weapon in case more than one weapon is being held or in the event of using a shield etc.

However, I believe my correct calculation would be as follows:

1d20 + BAB + STR + Weapon Focus + Rage
e.g. 15 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 22

I am finding that the pregenerated character sheets are more confusing than helpful because they lack certain information that the handbooks tell you should be on there. For example, the Fighter pregen sheet lists the 'Weapon Focus (Longsword)' class feature, but fails to mention a +1 bonus. However, in the 'Weapons and Attacks' section it lists the Longsword with an attack bonus of +5 (I imagine this is BAB(+1) + STR(+3) + Weapon Focus(+1) ). The damage is then stated as 1d8+4. Where does the +4 come from? Hero Lab tells me the damage is 1d8+2. And in the 'Weapons' section of the 'Hero's Handbook', the Longsword is listed as 'Damage: 1d8'.

I've tied myself in knots now :(

Hi,

Having now read through most of the two manuals in the Beginner Box, I'm about to embark on a test session playthrough with my son. I've rolled him up a human Barbarian character, but just want to check I've understood something right...

For a melee attack, his total 'To-Hit' roll would be:

1d20 + Race Attack Bonus(+1) + STR Modifier(+3) + Weapon Attack Bonus(Longsword, +4)

So... 1d20 + 1 + 3 + 4 = 1d20 + 8

Is that correct?

I know it sounds like a simple question, but in the list of available weapons shown in the Hero's Handbook it doesn't mention the +4 bonus on the Longsword (I got that from Hero Lab).

Thanks!

Thanks Matt for confirming this. I can now see in the picture on Amazon that it has the 'New book Inside' flash in the corner, so I'm going to order it now.

Cheers!

Ok, have been reading through several of the previous forum topics and I now see that there was a 2nd printing of the BB released last year.

Can anyone confirm whether this product on Amazon is the 2nd printing version or not:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1601256302

The item model number is 'DEC132328' so I'm assuming it is from December 2013.

Thanks!

Hi all,

I am interested in buying the Beginner Box for Pathfinder, however I don't want to repeat the same experience I had with the D&D Red Box that put me off last year.

Basically what happened was that I went through the character sheet creation tutorial in the Red Box, only to get totally confused because I discovered sometime afterward that there were several errors in the process and stat calculation and I didn't really end up understanding how to properly generate valid characters.

So... I've now found out from a friend that similar errata were to be found in the Pathfinder Hero and GM handbooks, so what I really want to know is:

If I buy the Beginner Box, are the errata still present in the Hero and GM handbooks? If so, are current PDF's available to download after purchase that correct the errata IN ONE PLACE so that I learn how to generate character sheets correctly (I don't want to have to trawl through various forum posts having to piece together the corrections from official corrections and just users' opinions).

You advice and comments are appreciated,

//Waywatcher