I don't like that the Brawler gets access to heavy shield, spike shield and light shields as a weapon proficiency but not as a shield proficiency. I believe it will be confusing to some players who will think they automatically get both.
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It would have been easier to just give them gauntlet, punching dagger, sap and spiked armor. Now it's only going to confuse some people.
Odd that the brawler has access to weapon proficiencies involving heavy shields, spiked shields and light shields but not actual shield proficiencies. Was this an oversight?
It looks like there is a mistake on the chronicle for High Tier gold on the slow path. It says it is 3916 gold but should be 3941 gold.
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Fields of Honor is an annual game convention in the Des Moines, IA area providing enjoyable entertainment,
Players should sign up for events at the Warhorn website
Registration and Payment for the convention can be found at www.fields-of-honor.org Derek Boobyer
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, September 27th
06:00 pm Pathfinder Society Scenario 4-26 The Waking Rune (7-11)
Saturday, September 28th
02:00 pm Pathfinder Society Scenario 4-25 The Secrets Stones Keep (5-9)
07:00 pm Pathfinder Society Scenario 4-26 The Waking Rune (7-11)
Sunday, September 29th
My guess would be that once you make a pact, as you do with your patron, you are locked in for life, and maybe even after.
Looks like a redux of the Water Front Tavern. I still like it though and will still pick it up.
Can we get an official ruling on this? I believe that the reference on page 174 of the Pathfinder core rule book about Animated Objects not being susceptible to critical attacks is a misprint, as nothing in the Bestiary says otherwise.
Since I don't have the guide in front of me I'm not sure what it says specifically, so this is the ball park answer. I would start the 1st level character with the 500 gp and they would loose what they did not earn from the scenario; fame, prestige or boons. They would still get disfavors and afflictions unless the 4.3 guide says otherwise. I would however not give them any item access at all since they should have had to pay for a raise dead. I would not allow the selling of a pregen character's items for a raise dead for another character.
Would an elf from Tian Xia be an Asian elf? Or still just an elf that happens to live in Tian Xia? They of course could be if that is how someone envisions it, but when I think of an Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, etc. I envision them as a culture on their own despite where they live. I believe that the Elf is listed as a foreigner race in the Dragon Empires Gazetteer, so the would probably be an Elf that lives in Tian Xia.
For me, it is nice to have at higher levels, 13+, when trying to hit that high AC NPC and still power attacking. Every little thing helps at those levels, including taking Weapon Focus along with it if you can.
These are your choices without a special boon that you haven't already done. Cavilier, Gunslinger, Inquisitor, Ranger, Samurai.
As a Sorcerer, I always look at Metamagic choices first as those feats are easier to use with casters that do not perpare spells. For races Half-Elf, Gnome and Asamiar can increase Charisma. Bloodlines are trickier as they are all themed. I would take a look at the bonus spells you get from each, see if there is something you want, or can't get from the Wizard/Sorcerer spell list, and go from there.
I guess what I am getting at is that a list of memorized spells is nice for variety, yet sorely lacks in numbers. Society wizards are dampened to where they are little more than know it alls that have utility and fleeting offensive firepower. If I could, I would scribe a ton of offensive scrolls, craft wands, ect, and then be able to dish it out like a melee type. Damage has always been the Wizards dilemma when you compare to Sorcerers and Martial characters with high stats and magical items. I do think containment is the way to go if you are working with a well built team. Spells like grease, black tentacles, web, create pit all seem to work just fine in this case.
Why wouldn't they be allowed? Sometimes PFS seems to have such arbitrary restrictions... personally I feel it always makes them harder to remember while at the same time easy to confuse yourself about rules that don't exist. -James because the faq says you cannot
Wands with Metamagic feats tied to them would be a specialized magic item and not commonly available to purchase to the general public. That is why you would have to wait until you see it on a Chronicle sheet.
Now I see it. Thanks.
So, Summoner item slots are limited between eidolon and the summoner, Ie a cloak of resistance only helps one of us.
I agree that if your Eidolon is wearing the gear then it goes with them back to there home plane and would be on them when they are summoned again, but I can't find the rule that says Summoners have to share their magical items with the Eidolon. Where is that rule?
The only thing that comes to mind is that Clerics that are good aligned or worship a deity that is good aligned cannot cast spells of an alignment opposed to theirs, such as evil. So the Evil tag makes it impossible for them to use. As for the devil blood component, there isn't a Gold piece amount listed under the spell so the cost of the wand is normal for a 1st level wand and is made with the component as already apart of it.
I would say yes to Grand Master Torch and no to the reblious Shadow Lodge members. As the Shadow Lodge faction was created after year two ended that makes the most sence to me. Besides, the rebilious Shadow Lodge members never worked for the Pathfinder Society they were against them so they would never be part of one of the factions and the bonus only apllies to members of your faction.
Don't the Pathfinders publish SOME of their chronicles? I thought they did.I would also through out that the collection of knowledge seems to SCREAM for the followers of Norgorber to try and destroy it. I mean.. think about it.. you got a cult of people who are into HIDING knowledge and a society like the Pathfinders who are folks who bring hidden knowledge out for everyone. I could definitely see a cult of them burning down a lodge. Or ten. Yes they do, you can even buy them I believe.
It probably is a mistake. If the 5th level or 7th level pregen for Ezren has the same bonus than it was probably a copy and paste job that was missed. If not I can't think of any reason that an additional +2 at 1st level would come into play other than adding the Dex to it incorrectly.
How about you store most of your stuff in a Handy Haversack and never have to worry about this possibility. You just need to know where the Handy Haversack is and when you retrieve items from it the correct item moves to your hand. Vision is not a requirement.
I know the guide says we can't change a scenario, but people make mistakes, even authors and editors, so I would only correct the mistake. I would also post a message under the product thread so that they know there is a mistake and correct it.
1) Dragons I think we should see only one or two Dragons per season and they should be detrimental to the story being presented. 2) Goblins Always fun to see scenarios with Goblins. Aside from Humans, Goblins are the cockroaches of the universe. Maybe we could expand on their tribal clashes with other races than the PCs or Society. 3) Orcs We haven't even touched base on Belkzin yet as far as I can tell. A good Orc story or two would do wonders. 4) Drow If we do something with the Drow it should be more than a single story. I can see them being used more as a secretive threat that threw out a major story arch they are only present in the shadows. 5) Dinosaurs If we are in an area where they exist, such as the Mwangi Expanse or other remote locations, then have at it. Maybe a good survival scenario trapped in a Dinosaur infested jungle is something we can work with. 6) Undead/Haunts Undead and haunts have been used more often then most. If we are going to use the undead from this point on, at least for awhile, it should be story specific. Haunts have become a regular occurrence and we might want to hold off using them for awhile longer. 7) Swarms Swarms at this point should only come into play if they are summoned or if it would make since that a swarm be in the location that they are. No one likes the random Swarm encounter and there are better monsters we can use for these encounters that we haven't. 8) Outsiders Shouldn't we be seeing more of theses at higher levels? And why hasn't the Silver Crusade made a stronger move to send Pathfinders to assist in the Worldwound threat? 9) Humaniod NPCs I would like to see a story arch which takes us to the lands of the Elves, as well as the lands of the Dwarves. We can incorporate an Elven story arch with the Drow, or the Aquatic Elves. A Dwarven story arc could include Goblins, Orcs and Giants.
I just downloaded the PDF for the Pathfinder Society converted module Ruby Phoenix Tournament and it has the old rules listed for playing converted modules in Pathfinder Society. The chronicle has all tiers listed with XP and gold for all of them as well. Shouldn't this document be updated like the others to use the rules from the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play version 4.1?
Well, I guess because weapon blanch ghost salt is made from the ectoplasmic remains of destroyed incorporeal undead that it might get around the incorporeal creature is immune to critical hits and precision-based damage rule. So I amend my previous statement.
Ghost Touch: A ghost touch weapon deals damage normally against incorporeal creatures, regardless of its bonus. An incorporeal creature's 50% reduction in damage from corporeal sources does not apply to attacks made against it with ghost touch weapons. The weapon can be picked up and moved by an incorporeal creature at any time. A manifesting ghost can wield the weapon against corporeal foes. Essentially, a ghost touch weapon counts as both corporeal or incorporeal.I see no word about ghost touch being disallowed on ranged weapons/ammunition. It won't appear as a random quality, but nothing prevents deliberate creation of +3 ghost touch longbow or +1 ghost touch arrow. Having looked closer into this, I believe that the only way to determine which ranged weapons transfer their magic weapon special abilities are the ones indicated on the Ranged weapons: special abilities chart. Since Ghost Touch is not on that chart then you can not put it on a bow, crossbow, sling, firearm and so on. Ammunition that can be used as melee weapons, such as arrows and bolts, appear to be the only way around this. A bundle of 50 +1 ghost touch arrows or bolts would cost 8,007 gold, 1 gp for bundle, 6 gp for masterwork unit, and 8000 gp for magical item costs. Now I do agree that Weapon Blanch: Ghost Salt is a better option involving cost, that being 200 gp for 10 projectiles, it unfortunately does not get around the rule that an incorporeal creature is immune to critical hits and precision-based damage (such as sneak attack damage), only the Ghost Touch special weapon quality does.
As I recall, in 3.0 and 3.5 Incorporeal was a 50% miss chance and not a reduction in damage and the Seeking weapon enhancement bypassed all miss chances. So there was no need to make Ghost Touch work on ranged weapons as there was a better enhancement to choose from. Now in pathfinder the Seeking enhancement doesn't work against Incorporeal and Ghost Touch wasn't changed to reflect this.
Ghost Touch is on the melee weapons chart and not on the ranged weapons chart, this is true, but certain types of ammunition can be used as melee weapons. Arrows and Bolts can both be used as improvised melee weapons as shown on page 145 of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, Bullets and slings can not. Also, ghost touch arrows have been published in several pathfinder modules, notably the Carrion Crown module path. Wouldn't this be another option?
BTW, I could have sworn I looked up Ghost Touch at some point, and it didn't apply to ranged weapons. Maybe because of the lack of information that it would be passed on to ammunition... Ghost Touch is on the melee weapons chart and not on the ranged weapons chart, this is true, but certain types of ammunition can be used as melee weapons. Arrows and Bolts can both be used as improvised melee weapons as shown on page 145 of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook, Bullets and slings can not. Also, ghost touch arrows have been published in several pathfinder modules, most notably the Carrion Crown module path #43.
Or it could say "No additional companions are legal in Pathfinder Society Organized Play for Rangers except when granted from another legal source". Either would work for me, but until the FAQ is changed to say something like that then we will continue to have this type of confusion from our players. As I see these players weekly I can say it is not just one players confusion. I've been told the FAQ is the final say on the issue and because of that Olaf is limited in what he wants to do until it is changed. |
