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Is there an official path (PFS Legal) for a MCD Wizard to get Hand of the Apprentice? My understanding is that it requires a Wizard to be a Universalist, but that isn't a school, so Arcane School Spell cannot grant it.

So maybe MCD Wizards are Universalist before taking Arcane School Spell (which picks a school) which means they could just pick it up with Basic Arcana. That means the prerequisite isn't really Universalist, it is "not Abjurer, not Conjurer, ...." Although I guess Universalist could be interpreted to mean just that.

The other possibility is that a MCD Wizard has to do something to positively affirm being a Universalist, and that doesn't exist. That indicates that MCD Wizards are blocked from learning Hand of the Apprentice. Maybe I'm reading too much into Wizards explicitly choosing to be s Universalist at 1st level, and there being no equivalent for MCD Wizards.

Has there been any "official discussion" about this? Google has turned up some threads, but I've not seen anything that looks like it had official Paizo confirmation as to what the RAI would be.

BTW: I'm not trying to use this to get to Drain Bonded Item,

The text of Dimension Door includes

If this would bring another creature with you—even if you're carrying it in an extradimensional container—the spell is lost.

This spell is Arcane and Occult, which means Witches and Wizards with familiars are some of the intended casters. Are there any special loopholes for familiars so they can come along for the ride?

In addition to the ubiquitous Taldane (which the arrogant people of Taldor call "Common"), what else is spoken there? I figured the north (Issia) has some Skald because of the Ulfen. But what about in Rostland? I had thought that they were ancestrally Kellid with a lot of trappings from Taldor (such as "Common"). If I'm right, then the more remote villages would still be likely to speak Hallit.

This has been my working assumption for years. I started a Rostlander in Hero Lab Online and it says

Characters from Brevoy gain access to the regional languages Skald and Varisian when choosing languages.

I was surprised to see Varisian. I can imagine a few villages here and there, but I'm surprised to see it listed above Hallit. Looking it up in the pathfinder wiki I see

Having received waves of migration from all over Avistan, the people of Brevoy speak a large number of languages, depending on their own ethnicity. These include Hallit, Skald, Varisian, and of course the common language of that part of the world, Taldane. Strangely, a significant minority of people also speak Draconic, which is quite unusual for non-dragons to be conversant in.

So, what is the traditional language for the peasants of Rostland? If there is a group of Rostlanders who want to split Brevoy and go back to the glory days of "free Rostland", what language are they most likely to speak?

I've loved the flavor of the Aldori for a decade, but in PF1 it was too feat intensive. I was hopeful for PF2, but so far it seems too bland. So far it seems the rapier is almost as good without needing as many feats.

Am I the only one who thinks this? What has been tried to balance things.

I was thinking about adding two feats to the archetype. One would add disarm and trip to the Aldori sword. The second which has a prereq of the first, adds agile.

Agile is pretty awesome, especially on a d8 weapon, so I see the risk of being overpowered. But it takes three class feats, and that sees like a high price.

Does it seem like I'm on the right path?

I don't see any size restrictions with snagging strike. Can this be used against any opponent, or is it intended only for similarly sized enemies? Can a halfling use it on a purple worm? What is RAI?

I like the flavor of the Aldori, but I have trouble with it mechanically. A strength fighter with a longsword needs fewer feats. A rogue with Dex to damage will appreciate the d8, but again, lots of feats and likely to just be expert compared to the fighter's mastery

What am I missing? Why would I make this build?

One of my favorite PF1 characters is an arcane trickster with the Fey bloodline. I was thinking about how to represent him in PF2. I understand that mostly he'll be a rogue with the sorcerer dedication. But if an arcane trickster prestige archetype comes out, would he qualify? The Fey bloodline means the nature tradition, which isn't likely to have Mage Hand. I guess I'd have to pick a different bloodline to meet that requirement. Or am I missing something?

No, I don't have CRB2 yet. I decided to support my FLGS so I have to wait a few more days.

One of my favorite PF1 characters is an arcane trickster with the Fey bloodline. I was thinking about how to represent him in PF2. I understand that mostly he'll be a rogue with the sorcerer dedication. But if an arcane trickster prestige archetype comes out, would he qualify? The Fey bloodline means the nature tradition, which isn't likely to have Mage Hand. I guess I'd have to pick a different bloodline to meet that requirement. Or am I missing something?

No, I don't have CRB2 yet. I decided to support my FLGS so I have to wait a few more days.

Has the release date for the season 1 guild guide been announced? Will it be at GenCon or just before?

Are there any plans for boons for us GMs who don't attend conventions? Here in North Carolina there are only a few small conventions, and while I do GM at them, so far that has just meant the 3 race boon sheet. It strikes me as odd that I have gotten something for those 4 convention tables, but I've gotten nothing for any of the others. As I've earned 2 stars in the past year, I think I'm a reasonably active GM.

Is it that everyone else has to use conventions to play PFS, and we're just an exception to the rule? Last year we had a visiting V-L, and he told me he was surprised at the number of game store options that we have. There are 4 stores within 20 miles of my house that I know that run weekly PFS events, and I think they cover 5 days of the week. The store I frequent has to limit PFS to 3 tables because of space issues, but has kept up that pace fairly consistently every Friday for almost a year. If not 150 tables, it is pretty close to that many.

From the limited convention experience I have, I knew or had heard of almost everyone there. It is the same group of people who already played PFS at the game stores, just in a different setting. I hope recruitment isn't the motivation because I see more newbies at the stores, or the Teen PFS events I organize, than the conventions I've been to.

Are there any plans change any of this? Is the consensus that things are fine as they are? If there are plans to change things, what are those plans?

What are the rules for a character having a repeating crossbow in the primary hand and a light weapon in the off hand? Would that character threaten? Could the off hand weapon be used for AoO? How about using both in the same round of a full attack? Just use the regular two weapon fighting rules and gloss over the fact that the primary weapon happens to be ranged?

I was recording a game I ran last night (event 13584 session #7) and I applied the credit to a the same character of mine that I used when I played it. Oops. Once saw the warning and changed it to a different character. The session information shows the right number (my -4) and faction, but the character name remains that of my -5.

I don't think this is a big deal, but I thought I'd point it out.

My son wants to play his cavalier, but few of the PFS scenarios really lend themselves to mounted characters. Are there any low level scenarios which allow a mounted human to shine?

Last night there was a newbie at the weekly PFS game at my FLGS. When we were chatting, I found out that he's only in town for a while, He and his son have the Basic Box and wanted to try it out. We've got him covered while he's here in North Carolina, but he's not aware of anything "back home" in South Bend, Indiana. We looked at the list of local contacts, but didn't notice any that were reasonably close.

Does anyone know of Pathfinder play in or around South Bend?