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Thank you. I guess that makes my second Q about summoning the weapon as part of a move moot since you could just draw it from a sheath like normal.

Hi,

I have a Q about Gloomblades. The description says: A gloomblade can create a shadowy weapon in a free hand as a move action. This can take the form of any melee weapon with which he is proficient. A gloomblade can have only one shadow weapon in existence at a time; creating a new shadow weapon causes an existing shadow weapon to vanish.

My Q is what happens if the gloomblade releases the weapon. Can you sheathe it (in an appropriately shaped sheath)? Can you throw it and pick it up? Can you create a shadow stiletto and give it to your rogue friend to use as an improvised lockpick? The RAW don't say that it needs to be in hand and it is unclear.

Second, if it vanishes if not in hand, then what about the rule that with a BAB of 1 or higher, a weapon can be drawn as part of a general move action. Would this apply to the creation of a shadow weapon, or would you need to use a move to create it and another move to reach your foe (and hence get no attack in the first round)?

Are there any rules concerning range increments when throwing something upward? If the target is on a ledge 50' above the person throwing, is the range just 50' or given that the target is 50' straight up would the effective range be greater than 50'? I don't see any rules on "throwing upward"

Hey,

Is using a higher spell slot to memorize a lower level spell a 1:1 thing? I mean if I use a 5th level spell slot to memorize a 1st level spell can I only memorize one 1st level spell? Or can I memorize five 1st level spells? If not five different 1st level spells would I have memorized the 1st level spell five times?

I guess the bigger Q is absent improving my INT score is there any way to memorize more spells of a particular level?

Hmm, ok that makes sense but I think that the better read would be upon discharge but no longer than rnd/level. To use your example, I fire off three objects. I would think that I could spend a round doing something else (like finding a stone on the roadway) and then the round after fire that stone. Under your read I could fire six objects, but if I don't do it in 6 rnds the spell ends.

It doesn't say "first." That wouldn't make sense as drafted. The description goes on: "The touched items levitate in your space. When you cast the spell and once per round thereafter, you can launch one item at a target of your choice as a standard action."

If the duration were the shorter of the discharge or rnd/level then there would be no reason to say "or until discharged" -- the fastest you could fire would only be 1/rnd so the duration would necessarily be 1 round/level.

Hi,

The second level spell "telekinetic volley" says: Duration: 1 round/level or until discharged (D). Does that mean I could cast that spell in advance and keep the levitating sling stones in a pouch and then at a later time (days later?) shoot the stones one per round? Could I cast the spell multiple times and have basically an unlimited amount of stones in a pouch? (since the stones are levitating, they have no weight, they would likely have mass for horizontal movement purposes, but 20 stones or so would be nominal).

Thank you for the advice! I am going to take a dip in sleuth (investigator) to get evasion, the + 2 to initiative and of course the versatility of all those knowledges. I don't think I want to double dip into two different classes, I think that would nerf my core kensai abilities too hard. I will be satisfied being a rapier lord!

Hi Group Mind,

I have a PFS magus character (kensai archetype) who is a Sylph. She has good bonuses to Dex and Int but not to Str. As a kensai I can be proficient with a katana, but I don't see an easy way to be able to apply Dex to both my to hit and to my damage rolls. I know I can use slashing grace to be able to add it to my damage rolls, but is there anyway to add it to my to hit? I expect I will need to use a rapier and rely on weapon finesse and fencing grace to achieve my goal but I wanted to check in case there is an obscure way to do it with a katana.

Thx!

This bardic masterpiece says:

Effect: Your dance entices one creature within 30 feet that is able to see you, invoking every imaginable vice and craving until finally the desire the creature personally finds most appealing overwhelms its thoughts. You always know what your target wants, and, if you have the means to provide it, can offer it to the creature in exchange for a specific service. The creature can resist this effect with a successful Will saving throw, and creatures never agree if you offer services that are physically impossible or obviously suicidal, or if you lie about having the means to fulfill the desire in question. The service can never take more than a day to complete, and the affected creature gains a +2 bonus on its saving throw if the service requires more than an hour to complete.

It also says it takes 3 full rounds to complete. Does that mean if the creature is hostile it can attack you while you are completing the dance? For that matter, if the creature is fighting someone else can you perform the dance and in 3 rounds if it fails its safe it stops fighting and stands there drooling?

Concerning snake style, it says:

While using the Snake Style feat, when an opponent targets you with a melee or ranged attack, you can spend an immediate action to make a Sense Motive check. You can use the result as your AC or touch AC against that attack.

It doesn't say that you have to declare your intention to use your immediate action BEFORE your opponent rolls its dice (which many abilities require). Can you wait until you know the roll before you decide to trigger the sense motive check? In a "real world" approach I would think you would need to do so (and therefore potentially blow your immediate action in a situation where your opponent rolls a 1), but since it says in game that you can perform an immediate action "at any time" you could argue that you don't need to commit to using your sense motive until you know the blow is going to hit (e.g. your foe rolled something high enough to hit your normal AC).

What do people think?

Didn't Inner Sea Races make some catfolk talents legal for unchained rogue?

I don't think so, I have ISR and while it talks about catfolk it doesn't talk about vicious claws.

BUMP! Paizo, can you give a ruling on this please?

They're listed as "ranged attacks" for the physical blasts and as "ranged touch attacks" for the energy blasts. Since there is no critical threat range or multiplier given, you use the default values of "crit on 20" and "x2".

Thank you. For my future reference, where does it say that 20, 2x is the default? I missed that.

Well, can it? if so, what role is required and what is the multiplier?