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K. Thanks to you both.

Thanks so much. That clears it up!

Hi guys and dolls,

I really wanted to play a necromancer in Pathfinder 1e, so doing a bunch of
research, the archetype for Occultist, Necroccultist seemed pretty funkie. It should be noted I am starting at 7th level.

However, I have a question about the implements and how they work for this
archetype.

At the very start of the description, it says:

"At 1st level, a necroccultist gains access to only the necromancy school of implements."

My confusion is whether it gets a second school later on in my build? My DM says that I get a second one, and so I took Conjuration. But I am not sure that is right.

Can you guys set me straight?

Here is my build (Done in HeroLab):

Hycea Kasamir
Female human (Varisian) occultist (necroccultist) 7 (Pathfinder RPG Occult Adventures 46, 100)
NE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +7; Senses Perception +11

Defense

AC 11, touch 11, flat-footed 10 (+1 Dex)
hp 41 (7d8+7)
Fort +6, Ref +3, Will +6; +2 trait bonus against mind-affecting effects, +2 bonus vs. death and fear effects **Dont I only get one of these?*

Offense

Speed 30 ft.
Implement Schools (13 generic focus)
Conjuration (figurine, 0 points) Resonant—casting focus; Focus—mind steed, servitor
Necromancy (skull, 0 points) Resonant—necromantic focus; Focus—mind fear, necromantic servant, pain wave, psychic curse, soulbound puppet
Occultist (Necroccultist) Spells Known (CL 7th; concentration +11)
3rd (2/day)—animate dead, inflict serious wounds (DC 17), pocketful of vipersUI (DC 17)
2nd (4/day)—lesser animate deadUM, cure moderate wounds, spectral hand
1st (5/day)—cause fear (DC 15), restore corpseUM, unseen servant
0 (at will)—bleed (DC 14), grave wordsOA, stabilize, touch of fatigue (DC 14)

Statistics

Str 9, Dex 12, Con 13, Int 18, Wis 12, Cha 16
Base Atk +5; CMB +4; CMD 15
Feats Arisen, Combat Casting, CosmopolitanAPG, Extra Mental FocusOA, Improved Initiative
Traits deathtouched, reactionary
Skills Appraise +12, Bluff +5, Diplomacy +13, Intimidate +5, Knowledge (arcana) +14, Linguistics +9, Perception +11, Perform (Sexual Techniques) +10, Profession (courtesan) +6, Ride +4, Sense Motive +9, Spellcraft +14, Stealth +2, Survival +2, Use Magic Device +14
Languages Abyssal, Common, Daemonic, Goblin, Osiriani, Varisian
SQ deadspeaker, ghostly horde, hedonistic, implements 4, magic item skill, mental focus (13/day), shift focus

Special Abilities

Arisen (Completed, 1/day) Healing spells affect you at +1 CL, +2 to save vs. death/fear & can gain temp Hp for 10 min.
Casting Focus (Su) Use as extra focus component to add to CL for conjuration spell.
Combat Casting +4 to Concentration checks to cast while on the defensive.
Conjuration (figurine) Implements used in conjuration allow the occultist to perform magic that transports or calls creatures. Implements: Bowl, brazier, compass, figurine, lantern, mirror.
Deadspeaker (3/day) (Su) Learn answers about a dead or undead creature, as blood biography.
Extra Spells (Necromancy [skull]) Select this to add extra spells of the selected school to the occultist's spell list.
Ghostly Horde 3d6 (1/day, DC 17) (Su) 1 focus: summon a ghostly horde that damages those in a 20-ft. circle.
Hedonistic If you do not gain a reward in a day, you are fatigued for 4h the next day (Fort DC 20 negates)
Implements (Su) Gain a series of items which grant access to schools and powers.
Magic Item Skill Add half level as bonus to Use Magical Device.
Mental Focus (13/day) (Su) You have a pool of points that activate your focus powers.
Mind Fear (DC 17) (Su) Target creature is frightened 1d4 rnds. if it has your HD or less, shaken if more (Will neg).
Mind Steed (70 minutes) (Sp) 1 focus: Summon a spectral horse, as mount
Necromancy (skull) Implements that draw power from necromancy can control undead and harm the living. Implements: Bone, coin, doll, drum, robe, skull.
Necromantic Focus (Su) Use implement as focus to command or create additional undead.
Necromantic Servant (3 servants, 70 minutes) (Sp) 1 focus: Raise human skeleton or zombie to serve you.
Pain Wave (7 rounds, DC 17) (Sp) 1 focus: Creatures in 20-ft. burst within 100 ft. are sickened by pain (Will partial).
Psychic Curse (7 days, DC 17) (Sp) 1 focus: Curse creature within 30 feet.
Servitor (Summon Monster III) (Sp) Standard action and 1 focus to summon a single creature, as summon monster
Shift Focus (Extra Spells, 10 focus) (Su) Shift focus from one implement to another, but lose 1 point.
Soulbound Puppet (70 minutes) (Su) 1 focus: create soulbound puppet from bone, doll, or skull.

Thanks in advance,
Graham C.

Thanks guys!

Hi there,

Simple question: Can a 1st level Courtly Hunter have a Big Cat as my animal companion? I have a halfling that I want to have ride into town on a tiger on the first day or the campaign. It would be soooo cool.
Thanks for any help,
Graham C.

Hi there,

Simple question: Can a 1st level Courtly Hunter have a Big Cat as my animal companion? I have a halfling that I want to have ride into town on a tiger on the first day or the campaign.

Thanks for any help,
Graham C.

Hey guys and gals,

I am playing in a Kingmaker campaign as a Dervish Dancer and I find its really
underpowered. I was thinking of multi-classing but I heard that I should not.
I was thinking either Gunslinger Pistoleer, or Alchemist with bomber focus...or just
fixing it.

Anyway here's my build:

Sheba Al-Kazan of Rahadoom
Level: 5, Bard (Dervish Dancer)
Str: 11, Dex: 16, Con: 13, Int: 8, Wis: 19
Feats: 2 Weapon Fighting, Weapon Finnesse, Arcane Strike, Dervish Dancer
Traits: Dirty Fighter, courtesan

She uses two Kukri which is more for flavour than anything. I have a Scimitar
as backup. And a short bow for range.

Any advice would be great,
Thanks,
Graham C.

It looks like your calculations are mostly correct, however:

1. What kind of bow are you using? Is it a composite longbow with a 16 STR-rating? Is it masterwork? Is it magical?

2. The iterative attack(s) in your regular attack and in your FOB attacks are too low by 1 because you forgot to add the weapon focus to the iterative attack(s). Any bonuses from the bow do not appear to be included.

3. Your base damage of 1d8+5 implies a 16 STR-rated composite longbow (+3) together with weapon specialization (+2). I don't know where you are getting the extra +2 for the base damage. Point blank shot will add +1. The damage applies to every arrow you shoot in a round.

4. Note that deadly aim provides a -2 to attack and +4 to damage to your regular full attack (+6 BAB) and to your standard single attack, but provides a -3 to attack and +6 to damage to your FOB attacks (+8 BAB).

5. Note that you can spend a ki point to get an extra attack at full BAB to your FOB attacks, which stack with the extra attack at full BAB that you can get form haste or blessing of fervor.

This is how I tend to think about the calculation:

Full regular attack:
+6/+1 BAB
+5/+5 WIS (zen archery)
+1/+1 weapon focus
______
+12/+7 Total (add +1/+1 if within 30'; add +?/+? for bow masterwork or enhancement bonuses)

FOB:
+8/+3 BAB (monks get full BAB in FOB)
-2/-2 FOB penalty
+5/+5 WIS (zen archery)
+1/+1 weapon focus
______
+12/+7 Total (add +1/+1 if within 30'; add +?/+? for bow masterwork or enhancement bonuses)

From the 5th level to 8th level the math works out the same for regular full attack and FOB because the BAB hit for the regular full attack equals the static -2 penalty for doing a FOB. At 9th level and above, your attack bonuses in a FOB will be 1 greater than for the regular full attack (and the standard single attack) because the BAB for the regular full attack (and the standard single attack) remains at +6, while the FOB attack is at full BAB (+9) minus 2 for the static FOB penalty.

Thanks so much. Yah, I am going for a Composite Longbow 16 Str (so +3).

Hey guys,
My Druid drew 'The Void' from a Deck of Many Things and now is a drooling
blob, so I am trying a Zen Archer Monk. They seem pretty cool.

ButI'm trying to get my head around the Attack and damage (and I guess Flurry of Blows) for my Zen Archer.

Here are my stats:
Human Zen Archer 8th level, Favored Class: Monk

Str:16 (+3) Dex:15 (+2) Con:15 (+2) Int:12 (+1) Wis:20 (+5) Cha:13 (+1)

Feats: Alertness, Deadly Aim, Improved Initiative, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Improved Unarmed Strike, Perfect Strike, Point Blank Master (Comp. Longbow), Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization (Comp. Long
bow), Dodge, Far Shot, Improved Precise Shot

BAB: +6/+1
FOB: +6/+6/+1/+1

I calculated my regular attack to be:
+6/+1
add Weapon Focus: (+1/+1)
+7/+1
add Zen Archery
Totaling:
+12/+6 or within 30 feet, +13/+7

I am not sure if I am missing anything...

So, with Flurry of Blows:
+6/+6/+1/+1
add Weapon Focus
+7/+7/+2/+2
and Zen Archery
+5 (Wis bonus)
Totaling
+12/+12/+6/+6 or within 30 feet, +13/+13/+7/+7

Now for damage:

Arrows
Base:
1d8 +5
add Weapon Specialization
Totaling:
1d8+7

So would my FOB damage be 1d8+7 for all four attacks?

Thanks for any help and advice,
Graham

Thanks so much. That clears it up.

Hey guys and gals,

I understand that that the feat gives you a reduction of 1 to the penalty when making a full attack, but what's the penalty?? I can't
find it anywhere!
I don't really understand this because it seems different than
Pathfinder.

Thanks for any help,
Graham C

Hey guys and gals,

I understand that that the feat gives you a reduction of 1 to the penalty when making a full attack, but what's the penalty?? I can't
find it anywhere!
I don't really understand this because it seems different than
Pathfinder.

Thanks for any help,
Graham C

Starfinder is a Paizo product using rules similar to Pathfinder and a space setting.

Starjammer is a third party product using the Pathfinder rules and a (different) space setting.

There is a good chance that many materials from one will be usable with the other, but while they are similar concepts the implementations will also create some incompatible differences.

Ahh...thanks!

I'm kinda confused...what's the difference between Starfinder and Starjammer?

I haven't had time to read alot about either but they intrigue me.

G.C.