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So I'd like to build a character that can sneak up on isolated enemies, grapple them, and then keep them from crying out while they're being choked into unconsciousness. The best I can do so far is to get close enough to touch while in stealth, initiate a grapple during the surprise round, win initiative, and then use Kraken style to keep them from shouting out. Is there a smoother and/or less risky way to accomplish this?

It kind of blows my mind that the Chakra rules are PFS legal. Make no mistake, practical or not, they're still awesome. But what do folks think about them from a practical perspective? I can see situations where grabbing a little quick DR for one Ki might be helpful, but what about the advanced ones? How about the Chakra feats? Is there a character build here someplace?

How much official information do we have about how Brastlewark and the gnomes therein get along with the rest of Cheliax? Obviously there's a story there but the materials I've looked at haven't had much more information than "yeah, there's a Gnomish city over there". I'm writing a scenario (for fun, for my own use) involving a Chelaxian nobleman hiring a Gnomish music tutor for his son, and I want to make sure the details match all the Paizo-official material.