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The return of the Occultist.

I like the versatile caster with neat Focus powers and a wide spell pool that can help the party or carry it as need be.

The Thaumaturge (disclosure never played one) is melee focus and doesn't have the versatility of the Occultist. Or the cool name. Making a Witcher doesn't appeal to me.

I'm looking at the Animist but it's not clicking with me just yet. Nice array of swappable abilities but nothing seems strong enough to be decisive when needed.

So bring back the proper Occultist, please and thank you.

Overall, from what I see locally, Paizo's significantly smaller present at conventions (GenCon & Origins in particular) and the traffic I perceive on various websites, it looks like Paizo's sales are down all around.

Extreme speculation based on an insignificant sampling size.

splash damage is not a term defined in the game.

Core rulebook pgs 544 & 637:

splash (trait) When you use a thrown weapon with the splash trait, you don’t add your Strength modifier to the damage roll. If an attack with a splash weapon fails,succeeds, or critically succeeds, all creatures within 5 feet of the target (including the target) take the listed splash damage. On a failure (but not a critical failure),

the target of the attack still takes the splash damage. Add splash damage together with the initial damage against the target before applying the target’s weaknesses or resistances. You don’t multiply splash damage on a critical hit.

For example, if you threw a lesser acid flask and hit
your target, that creature would take 1d6 persistent acid
damage and 1 acid splash damage. All other creatures
within 5 feet of it would take 1 acid splash damage. On
a critical hit, the target would take 2d6 persistent acid
damage, but the splash damage would still be 1. If you
missed, the target would take 1 splash damage. If you
critically failed, no one would take any damage.

It's not spelled out how it would affect spells, but a reasonable connection can be made from provided information.

Oh... and we're really going to need a word for "edicts/anathema" because that's a bit of a mouthful, and a bit awkward in type, too.

axiom

So the event list for Gen Con is up and there are four listings for the special. They all have levels 1-2 in the title but one of them has levels 7-8 in the description. Are the others meant to be for different levels?

Event listing

(just with more kinds of things than Angels.)

Demons, devils, beings from other myths, and so on. Including non-holy offspring may set people off.

Not crazy about the name. Paizo changed phylactery because of it's ties to real life religion, then use Nephilim.

Planar Scion sounds better and covers more of the possible parental choices. Outsider? Plane touched?

Will the chromatic and metallic dragons be nixed and redone?

Interesting. What do they mean by "Rules Reference"?

If I need to look something up in the CRB or on Archives of Nethys during the game, do I get the Treat Wounds benefit?

Character folio, reference or condition card deck, or similar published item with game reference material. Excludes published rulebooks or Adventures.

Sounds like only things you spent money on.

Flagged.

Although....

Flagged.

I take a disproportionately large amount of credit for this happening.

Ah. News about psychics. I thought this thread was about news that was delivered psychically.

I knew you were going to say that.

Aren't we all skeletons though?

<Angry Leshy noises>

I'm wondering if the OP is referring to the items you get at character creation as mentioned here.

These items are one time gifts and you don't get them again between adventures.

I believe Donald is revering to not having issue with an ancestry. That is their character and their playstyle. And would welcome any to play the game (same or other table) with rather than try to force some kind of rarity ratio.

Correct. X is what you want to play? Great. A whole table of Shony Monks? We'll make it work or die hilariously.

Play time is limited, you should be able to play what you want.

It might be fair because in the old system there where “haves” and “have nots” but with the new campaign everyone starts at the same start line and have the opportunity to earn the rewards.

Unfair in regard to the openly available ancestries the came about in those 10 years, Tengu, wayang, and so forth.

But that was the result of 10 years of content, much of that open access to ancestries was the result of things that occurred in the Society scenarios, the Lantern Lodge storyline for example. We already are seeing reduced costs for races due to how scenarios turn out (leshies for example), is that not following the same path? Comparing what access was available after 10 years of opening things through story to where PF2 is now seems unfair to say the least.

How many of the people playing now played through those ten years? If you did 10 years to get the ancestries open and the get locked up again, is that fair?

The main proponents of reduced cost in this thread keep talking about 'hours until unlock' but I think that's a misleading way to measure the commitment. This isn't a mobile game where we're tracking retention by hours played. We play sessions and stories. I like to take those hours and think about it in terms of levels / characters which is a better gauge of a player's experience in the hobbby.

So you concede getting ACP takes time? Then why is it not a valid way to measure commitment? Why does a player need to be committed to Pathfinder to play a Ixuri in the first place?

I've been playing RPGs on and off for close to forty years and Patherfinder for ten years. How's my experience in the hobby? Can I be trusted to know what I want to play character wise?

Exceptional situations should not dictate rules, but be foundations for exceptions to the rules.

I missed the part where we decided what are exceptional situations and what is normal and/or average for everyone.

CrimsonKnight wrote:

Paizo is trying to make a welcome and accepting environment.

I am bothered by this statement.

Are you really equating not having the newest toy right away to bullying, harassment, or discrimination?

That's a lot of context removal to jump to a unsupported conclusion.

Paizo is trying to make a welcome and accepting environment. I know some potential players who have been barred by ACP. The latest one was because of the barrier of entry to play (she wanted to play a poppet) and the group not wanting to do non sactioned games and miss out on potential ACP. APs are a long commitment.

No part of character identity (ancestry, background, class) should be locked behind ACP especially because you can only get it through play with a character thus needing it.

They could try GMing. First time GMing is daunting, even more so if you never played.

As a GM and a player we need to do better than this. We need to stop pushing good people away.

Undead (Christianity, Judaism).

The tern Un-dead was coined by Bram Stoker in Dracula.

meh.

Soul Alembic.

Soul Decanter.

Soul Phial.

3. The "uncommon" rarity level just doesn't make a lot of sense to many players when talking about ability to buy items - specifically weapons.

I've said before there should be enough smiths/craftsmen/artificer in the Society to be able to make a reasonable copy of any weapon the Pathfinders have got a hold of or even seen.

If the picture is relevant the one of classes is the Model Builder.

*Finally purchases his Catfolk Boon*

*Sees that his next one literally costs 119,999,880 AcP*

Just GM at some conventions.

So.... how many more iconics before we get a new set of iconics evolved minis? My daughter would love to play this Summoner

Apparently none more.

Those are the computer renders, don't expect them to look that good.

I'd like to see something along the lines of Favorite Enemy.

I played an Inquisitor once and I made him worship Pharasma so I decided he would hate and seek out Necromancers and anyone who created undead. I'd like you to be able to pick out a target enemy and get bonuses to attacks, save and/or knowledge checks vs that enemy.

It could be clerics of an opposing deity or creatures associated with the opposing deity. Something that gives flavor with a practical side as well.

Some posted a large write up on the Facebook page:

Types of magic talked about
1. cathartic magic is the barbarian version of magic. tied to a specific emotion that you tapped into that gives extra power with an emotional fallout afterwards.
2. elementalism has three ways: class archtype, gives character options to thrive in specific elemental enviroments. Monk and druid options also for this type. Druid gets an order for each element.
3. flexible preparation can be used with any full caster that prepares spells. Druids, Witches, Clerics.
4. geomancy: you can use your ablities in different terrains using terrain attumnement which changes the powers based on the terrain you are in.
5. ley lines: rituals and more world building. More GM focused.
6. pervasive magic: magic is everywhere, gives options for magic terrain have magic effects. Everyone in the world has a little magic.
7. Shadow magic: shadow caster archtype, has a shadow resivoir feat, extra spell slots based on shadows, and shadow companions.
8. soulseeds: a seed that attaches to your soul. Like a relic growing inside you. dragon gift and soul gift
9. soul forge armaments: special sentai suit magic. soul forger archtype allows you to choose what weapon you get or a bound piece of gear.
10. thassilonian rune magic: divided into 7 sins or regions. RUNE LORD archtype!!!
11. true names: let you know true names and use it against people. True name is a rare magic type. Uses research system
12. Wellspring magic: Think Wild magic
there is a 10th level spell called Call Kaiju

Tons of backgrounds, one of the rare backgrounds is:
Song of the deep. You were lost at sea but saved by merfolk or similar, and they shared their knowledge on breathing underwater with you.

Some of the new form spells: Ooze form, daemon form, demon form, devil form, angel form, cosmic form, fey form.

Eidolon types and their traditions:
Beast, fey, plant (primal)
Psychopomp, demon, angel (divine)
Construct, dragon (arcane)
Anger, devotion (occult)

All I can say is you clearly misread the intent of the word "at."

"At" is one of those tricky word with multiple meanings.

How about the third page from the Organized play interest survey?

From here.

Plus all the mentions of running a Hybrid convention. If you think people were unreasonable expecting Paizo to be at physical Gen Con, I don't know what to tell you.

That doesn't confirm in-person attendance, as interactives can be run online.

April 2021 Organized Play Update: at Gen Con. Not online. At.

The April 2021 Convention Update says Gen Con and Gen Con Online, two distinct things/locations.

Can you provide a source for Paizo confirming in-person attendance? All their communication to date has essentially been no comment, we'll let you know.

April 2021 Organized Play Update:

April 2021 Convention Update:
While we wait for details from Gen Con on the full plan for this event, the organizing committee are busy making plans behind the scenes and the organized play developers are full steam ahead on shenanigans. Gen Con and Gen Con Online will see the premiere of our new interactive specials for the year, PFS2 3-99 and SFS 3-99, a set of interconnected specials where the actions taken in one affect the outcome of the other. More details on these specials will be released soon!

More as I find it.

I should note that the people with 4 stars next to their name have no more (implicit) access to AcP than the people with 0 stars, as stars *only* represent time spent GMing PF1. Likewise VOs gain no more AcP than non VOs.

But it does indicate more time spent playing (indicating more time to play) and a large player base making this possible.

When this came up previously, the usual response was 'just GM a few conventions' and my reply was there is only one convention near me that doesn't require overnight stays and associated cost. If you're in a sweet spot in life where you can do multiple cons, great for you. Just don't assume everyone else is in a similar spot and you're the rule and not the exception.

I think this idea is lost on most of the campaign leaders, both at Paizo and volunteers. With the frequency and volume of games available online, the only way you cannot find games is if you chose not to. Yes, some people prefer live gaming, etc. but those are choices we make. There is a big difference between not having access and having access, but choosing not to participate.

You and Paizo are assuming desire to play is the only problem. Time to play, having a group and getting them together, sudden plan changes, the list goes on. "I can play when I want so everyone else can" isn't very true to life.

The new player has the exact same access as the rest of us. They have to play/GM until they earn their points.

It being a restrictive system from launch doesn't mean it's a good system now. The question is if it will turn away new players if they can't play the characters Paizo plasters on the book covers and websites. I think the answer is yes.

The cost is not unreasonable as others have shown.

This hasn't been shown and is a matter of opinion. An opinion mostly shared by people with 3 or more purple stars by their names. The 1% usually thinks everything is fine I suppose.

What is wrong with the Half Orc Ranger? I don't see anything AcP related there?

Of the characters above:

AcP 0, all core rulebook.
AcP 80, 1 additional rulebook. (~ 1 year of play)
AcP 160, 2 aditional rulebooks. (~ 1 year of GMing)

My mistake, I saw Orc in the first sentence then my brain went weeooohooooo....

I have some thoughts in this direction, but I have to wait until certain guide pages go live, as they will make things a little simpler for Bob, but any example using the new options will just be confusing until the pages that have those options go live.

Don't forget to include explanations why Bob can't play any of the examples above right off the bat.

The city is keeping the mask mandate for now

Indianapolis will retain mask mandate despite governor ending its version, mayor says

Hogsett said it was too early for Marion County, the most populous county in the state, to abolish its mask mandate, citing the many out-of-state visitors coming over the next two weeks for March Madness basketball and the city's overall density.

Hogsett said that he was not concerned about the prospect of losing businesses to counties with more permissive COVID-19 strategies. This strategy takes a long-term approach, he said.

And only 83% of it will be uncommon or rare!

Will be able to buy those dice sets elsewhere?

Pledge $1.00 without a reward and then use the add on feature to get the dice set(s).