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I have a bunch of different errata to post. I'll post one type and all the places I found it per message

A player of mine has made the argument that as long as he can meet the requirement of having the right item creation feat, he can create items with a higher caster level then his caster level. In this case, he's a 9th level caster, but wants to be able to craft an Ioun Stone. I'm inclined to agree with his read on the rules:

Relevant sections:

(From Magic Item Creation)
Note that all items have prerequisites in their descriptions. These prerequisites must be met for the item to be created. Most of the time, they take the form of spells that must be known by the item's creator (although access through another magic item or spellcaster is allowed). The DC to create a magic item increases by +5 for each prerequisite the caster does not meet. The only exception to this is the requisite item creation feat, which is mandatory. In addition, you cannot create potions, spell-trigger, or spell-completion magic items without meeting their spell prerequisites.

(From Creating Magic Armor)
Creating magic armor has a special prerequisite: The creator's caster level must be at least three times the enhancement bonus of the armor. If an item has both an enhancement bonus and a special ability, the higher of the two caster level requirements must be met. Magic armor or a magic shield must have at least a +1 enhancement bonus to have any armor or shield special abilities.

(From Creating Magic Weapons)
Creating a magic weapon has a special prerequisite: The creator's caster level must be at least three times the enhancement bonus of the weapon. If an item has both an enhancement bonus and a special ability, the higher of the two caster level requirements must be met. A magic weapon must have at least a +1 enhancement bonus to have any melee or ranged special weapon abilities.

(From Advanced Player's Guide: Magic Item Descriptions)
The creator's caster level must be as high as the item's caster level (and additional requirements may effectively put a higher minimum on the creator's level).

(From Ioun Stone)
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, creator must be 12th level; Cost half the market price

My read here is that since Magic Item Creation states that the only hard prerequisite is the item creation feat (and the spell for potions, spell-trigger and spell completion magic items), that not meeting the minimum caster level increases the DC by +5.

Now personally, I think it's ridiculous that a 20th level item is only a little harder (+8) then a 12th level item for a caster that doesn't meet this, I'm inclined to make every level you don't meet a missed requirement. E.g. the requirement is a 12th level caster. Being a 12th level caster it's implied that you must first be an 11th level caster and for that a 10th level caster and finally the implied prerequisite for 10th in this case is met as a 9th level caster. So in this case I would apply +15 to the DC. 5 for the explicit missed prerequisite, and 10 for the 2 implicit missing prerequisites.

Thoughts?

I just wanted to show off some of the terrain pieces I've made for our Rise of the Runelords campaign. I joined the first Dwarven Forge Kickstarter, and as soon as I got the tiles set out on designing some of my own to print on my 3d printer. Here are some of the results.

(The tiles I've designed are all available on Thingiverse for free, but you need a 3d Printer to do anything with them). Most of these pictures are a mix of Dwarven Forge and OpenForge. All the water tiles and special tiles are printed, along with most floor and wall tiles. All doors are OpenForge except the cell walls for the magic circles.

So, here we have:

• Fort Rannick
  
• Skull's Crossing
  
• The Skull's Crossing Diorama
  
• The magic circles inside Skull's Crossing
  

The last terrain is not printed, it's instead made with pink foam and spray paint. Organic designs are somewhat harder/more time consuming to design for the printer, and I needed something fast, but I think the effect was pretty awesome.

• The Throne Room in the Hook Mountain Clanhold
  
• Another view
  

If anyone happens to have a 3d printer and is also interested in extending these designs, 100% of the source is on github

I've spent the past few months building an android tablet app to create a quick reference for Pathfinder using the PSRD as the base. I'm getting ready to release it (for free), but I want to get some wider feedback from people outside my gaming group.

The reference is a tool to give you searchable access to the full PSRD:
* Core Rulebook
* Advanced Player's Guide
* Ultimate Magic
* Ultimate Combat
* Gamemastery Guide
* Bestiary 1-3

Other Features:
* Allows you to create bookmark collections. For example, you can bookmark certain passages that you want quick access to as a GM, and create another collection for a specific character, giving you quick access to the rules that are important for running that character.
* Has 22000 rule snippets allowing you to access over 14000 discrete rule topics. Including: 718 Feats, 1266 Spells, 975 Monsters, 44 Classes and a ton more.
* Allows you to hone in the passages that matter for what's going on in game now. Every title in every article is a link that lets you just see/bookmark that section.
* Powerful and fast search lets you find the rule you need, quickly.

For now, the application's home page is it's Github repo page. Before I do a full public release, I plan on there being a full website for support and documentation.

In order to use it, it presently requires an android tablet. It has been tested on the Transformer Prime, Nook Color, Kindle Fire and the OG Galaxy Tab. I have verified that it functions on android 2.2, 2.3, 3.0 & 4.0. After I have manged to get the tablet version released, I'll look at making an android phone version. To install it, you will have to enable "Allow installation of non-Market apps" under settings. Also, for Nook color until I get it into the barnes & noble market, you probably will only be able to install it on rooted devices.

So, without further ado, if you have a device this will work in, please, Download the application and let me know what you think.

Note: I do not have any IOS devices, nor do I have a mac to code on to port this to the iPad/iPhone. It /is/ an open source project, so I would welcome someone who wanted to take this to those devices, but I don't have the resources to.

I've just finished the 6 player conversion for use in my own campaign. For any people interested I've posted it on Google Docs

It only contains the stats and XP awards that are to be changed to make the module work for 6 players. I have not scaled treasure as I am not scaling this in my campaign. I have turned on comments on the document in the case that people find defects in my conversion.

Enjoy.