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Ok, here we go:

1. Shining Knights are able to add their shield bonus to their mount's AC. Can you wield a tower shield while mounted, and would the mount get +4 AC?

2. Say a paladin takes a one level Oracle of Lore dip and gets Sidestep Secret (use CHA bonus in place of DEX bonus to AC and Reflex saves). How does this interact with the reflex bonus from Divine Grace (add you CHA bonus to all saves)?

3. When you wield a lance one-handed while mounted, do you still get +1.5 STR modifier on damage rolls and does it count for two-handed weapon feats (Furious Focus, etc.)?

Thanks in advance for the answers!

Hello all,
I am returning to PFS after a 5~6 month sabbatical, and I am extremely excited about the new archetype system in the APG. However, there are a few things that I do not understand, especially in relation to PFS play.

1. Can a PFS character use multiple archetypes for the same core class, so long as the abilities from each archetype do not replace the same core class abilities?

Example: The Drunken Master and Sacred Mountain archetypes for the Monk core class each replaces different core abilities. Can I play a Drunken Master of the Sacred Mountain?

2. If the answer to #1 is yes, can a character use two archetypes that replace the same core class ability with the same archetype ability?

Example: The Hospialer and Sacred Servant archetypes replace different Paladin core class abilities, except both archetypes modify the paladin's Smite Evil from +1 per day/2 class levels to +1 per day/4 class levels. Can I play a Super Holy Healer of Sarenrae?

3. If a character multiclasses, can I take archetypes for each class?

Ex: A Savage Skald 2/ Elemental Kin 1 instead of a Bard 2/Barbarian 1.

Thanks in advance for your answers!

So, I was reading the APG rules for the new Create Pit spell and it's variants, and faster than you can shout "THIS IS SPARTA!" I came up with this little conundrum. I'll set the scene:

Let's say a level 10 wizard walking through a forest comes upon a big burly orc chief and a couple of his flunkies in a clearing. Winning initiative and seeing that the orcs are all grouped together, he casts Create Pit. Three flubbed reflex saves later, all the orcs are in a jumble at the bottom of said pit.

Noticing that the three now VERY unhappy orcs are beginning to climb out, the wizard decides to buy more time by casting a flat 60' by 60' Force Wall centered over the pit one inch above ground level (so it doesn't hit the odd upturned pebble). The wall overlaps the slanted edge of the pit by 5', allowing absolutely no space for the orcs to climb out without some form of magical assistance.

As the wizard sits on top of the force wall, smugly watching the orcs frantic attempts to escape, he has a realization: Create Pit only lasts for one minute, while his force wall lasts for ten. Less than a minute later, he watches with great interest as the pit floor raises the helpless orcs up and... What?

Squish?
Modern art?
The world's goriest Rorschach test?

All joking aside, I can't see any way that this is not an instant kill for anything inside the pit. You can't try to burrow your way out, since the pit is an extra-dimensional space. The rules for Create Pit specifically state that at the end of the spell, in one round the floor of the pit rises back up to it's original level. Then, anything in the pit is caught between the ultimate rock (the planet) and a hard place (unmovable DR 30, 20 HP per CL force wall). Since the wall isn't actually in the pit, there is no interference between spells. You can't save because there is no where to escape to. What ever was in the pit is now smashed into a 1 inch high meat pancake. Armor won't help. DR and SR won't help. Unless you can escape magically (gaseous form, teleport) or somehow break through the wall (good luck), you're 100% boned. It's the ultimate trash compactor.

Granted, any equipment carried by the smashees is completely trashed, but still, I call shenanigans. Anyone have any thoughts?