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![]() Just a couple of thoughts to this thread: polymorph changes your form... not your class.
Templates are not forms. You were a human lich sorceress.... you appear as a ogre lich sorceress. On that same note, you cannot polymorph into a lich.... it is a template added to a form, not a form in and of itself. ![]()
![]() In my weekly game, one player runs a MT (sorcerer/cleric) and although he felt he was often underpowered (compared to the rest of the party) when he reached 12th level, he no longer feels that way.
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![]() A few questions arose in our weekly game. Can you critical with a ranged touch spell (like ray of enfeeblement) that has been maximized and empowered, and if so.... does it double both effects? can you take improved critical(ray) like you can weapon focus? Our guesses were yes (it can crit) yes (it doubles both) and no (not listed as option in feat description) but opinions/ official lines are appreciated. ![]()
![]() Joshua J. Frost wrote:
Thank you. I had not created any sessions when i set up the event. Now I have the sheets. Sweet. ![]()
![]() As per the Guide for Organized Play, it states under reporting events that
Anyone know where these magical sheets are actually located, so I can download them? It would make my life as a coordinator that much easier. ![]()
![]() See above I saw the same thing, but if you look its not clear that the two sentances are linked. They are linked. How do I know that the two sentences are related? Simple, they follow one another under the heading of "share spells". The second sentence is not under a new ability, so it is referencing the spellcasting brought up in the previous sentence. If you read it as a separate entity, you are simply taking it out of context.Okay, let me explain another way.
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![]() Although this is a neat idea, alas it is not legal. As it is stated in the share spells description-
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![]() Can someone explain this to me?
Flyby Attack This creature can make an attack before and after it moves while flying. Prerequisite: Fly speed. Benefit: When flying, the creature can take a move action and another standard action at any point during the move. The creature cannot take a second move action during a round when it makes a flyby attack. Normal: Without this feat, the creature takes a standard action either before or after its move. The creature can ATTACK before and after a move? Wasn't this always a creature can MOVE before and after an attack? I just keep scratching my head when i read this entry. Please help, my scalp is getting sore. ![]()
![]() Under the smite evil ability, this statement is made: "Regardless of the
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![]() In short, no. In a longer explanation, to use rideby attack, you would have to draw your straight line of movement to go past your target, but within reach of your weapon. In most cases, this simply means riding along the side of your target. Think jousting. They would ride past each other, not into each other. If you were to charge directly into the square of the enemy, you would have to attempt an overrun as well, which WOULD provoke an AOO. ![]()
![]() Andrew Phillips wrote:
YES Andrew Phillips wrote: Or does the effect last 1 minute? The effect of the smite YES Andrew Phillips wrote:
That would make the ability more clear, and that is exactly how it works, so once again.... YES. ;-) ![]()
![]() Rhubarb wrote: i was dming last week and one of the characters has 2 immovable rods, he used them to get 20 feet in the air and placed them a foot apart. next he got on top of them and and began to fire his light crossbow, i said hold on a minute, you have to make climb checks to pull yourself up and balance checks to see if you can fire the crossbow without falling off the rods, he disagreed and the debate was on, what would you fine people rule as to firing a lightcross bow atop 2 immovable rods? I have had similar situations arise, and here is how I have handled it. Climb checks to pull up? yesbalance check to fire? no but.... balance checks any time character gets damaged. I use DC of 10 plus damage dealt to keep balance. If they fail this balance check, give them a reflex save to grab onto the rods.(I know i read somewhere in PF a save to grab when failing a climb check... use that one) Of course, they have to drop their crossbow to grab that rod....... ![]()
![]() DM_Blake wrote:
Except for most characters, acrobatic tumbling is impossible with that full plate on. See page 88 where it says "you cannot use acrobatics to move past foes if your speed is reduced due to carrying a medium or heavy load or wearing medium or heavy armor." As far as the statement about moving through a occupied square: Moving Through a Square, page 193 wrote:
So unless you have ranks in this skill, you cannot attempt this maneuver. Those statements are not opinions or house rules. This next one is. In my game, a failed attempt at moving though a enemy's square will make the character stop short. ![]()
![]() As I read it, there are only 2 item creation prerequisites that cannot be satisfied with the +5 DC to the creation check. These are the creation feat and any spells needed for spell-trigger or spell-completion items. In other words, if you wanted to create a Belt of Physical Perfection, the prerequisites are: caster level 16, craft wondrous item feat, bear's endurance, bull's strength, cat's grace.
On the flipside, items like wands and scrolls (spell-trigger and spell-completion) must have the creation feat and the required spell(s) prepared but can still ignore other prerequisites (like caster level) by adding +5 to the DC. ![]()
![]() Hydro wrote:
If you rage, it lasts for the rest of the whole round. you cannot rage for only part of a round. Otherwise, no barbarian would ever incur the AC penalty. If you rage for 3 rounds in a row that is one continuous rage, even if you try to say "I end my rage each round". Unless you actually take a round not raging, it is one rage.Period. Anyone who tries to "cheat" around balancing penalties should have a ten-ton block of stone dropped on their character. Okay, maybe that sounds harsh, but it keeps my players on their toes and looking up. ![]()
![]() I have had a question come up that I would love to hear an "official" answer for. One of my players is a Mystic Theurge (cleric/sorcerer). He had a question regarding the Spells per Day of the Theurge and how they effect the sorcerer side; specifically in regards to bloodlines. I understand that the MT class would not grant any of the bloodline feats/powers, but does it allow the character to gain the bloodline bonus spells? His reasoning is that they are spells he would have gained as a sorcerer, and since the prestige class specifically states that only spells are gained from other casting classes, I think this seems to fit the bill. ![]()
![]() Bitter Thorn wrote:
I addressed this in kind of a unique way. Each Christmas, my players receive a "screen monkey card" that enables them to reroll saves, auto-confirm crits, or whatever. The card has a picture of the 5-assed monkey (from south park) on it. Each time the card is used, one (or more) ass is crossed off. It works really well, because they only have 5 each all year, and yet they don't always get used, because they want to save them til when they are "really needed". I rather enjoy having a player be in a situation like a character death caused by failing a save throw, reaching into his bag and announce "I better use an ass"![]()
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pushing spells if a caster runs out of a given spell level, he can attempt to push his body beyond the normal boundaries and try to cast another spell of that level. This does not come without cost. The rules are as follows: -the caster must first make a magic channeling check (DC10+2xlevel of the spell attempted) vs. d20 + casting attribute modifier. Success means he casts the spell. example- wizard with Int 20 tries to cast a 4th level spell. Dc is 20(10+8)and his attempt would be d20+5. -success or failure, the caster is drained 2x spell level attempted of Con. (in example above, our caster would be drained of 8 Con) This Con damage cannot be magically healed, but is recovered at 1 point per hour of bed rest. -In addition, this causes the caster to become fatigued. A second attempt causes exhaustion. As you can guess, pushing spells is dangerous, and can easily kill spellcasters, but if one mage's death saves the rest of the party by casting that last spell, think of the glory. ![]()
![]() Simply put, in addition to the listed spells (in your example - 3 orisons and 1 1st level spell) you gain any bonus spells that you have level access to. At first level, you gain your level 1 bonus. When you reach level 3 cleric, you would have a bonus spell in 1st and 2nd level spells. The bonuses for the higher level spells are not gained until you have access to those spell levels. ![]()
![]() I know this is already off my original topic, but it's a thought I had to state: SUMMON ANT
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![]() The 4th installment is finally up here.
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![]() Jahx wrote:
My current campaign is using the PFRP beta and we have ran several DCC modules. The only change I have done is given all NPC combatants an additional 10hp.... I have not messed with re-structuring feats or anything, and they still seem right in line to the level suggestions. ![]()
![]() ruemere wrote: So Valeros may look like a badass thanks to great picture, but in (game) reality, if a 5th level Wizard makes a suggestion to go gather flowers (for 5 hours), our 14th level hero will most likely do so (for 5 hours, if the suggestion is stated properly). And I don't see this as a problem. Everyone should have a weakness. Otherwise, DM's everywhere will have an even harder job making the players look like they have beat the odds. I think my next NPC wizard is going to "suggest" picking flowers..... thanks for that one!![]()
![]() I know there have been several posts about what is currently legal for PF Society, but one thing does need to be considered. Several of the suggestions (including the one above by hogarth) need to be considered with only limited usefulness, simply because the current ruleset (3.5 plus campaign guide) is only good until august. So unless you are planning to play in 18 PF scenarios before august, the 6 level progression above will be outdated. Since the conversion to PFRP will allow for a reworking of your character, the "beta" ideas are still sound for future consideration. If you really want to crack out this monk, first figure out how many levels you are going to achieve before conversion. If you are only getting in 4 adventures before august...... it really isn't going to matter all that much. Just take 2 monk levels, and worry the long range stuff later. ![]()
![]() _metz_ wrote:
Considering the organized play will be PFRP by august, and the builds listed go past 1st level, you might want to go ahead and consider the beta... since it's 3.5 that will be the obsolete one. ![]()
![]() Lastknightleft answered 2-4 already, so let me address #1 a little [1) Spontaneous casting clerics/druids: The main reason here is that with all the spell supplements in 3.5, it can become really intimidating for these classes to chose spells everyday. Spontaneous casting simplifies that problem. Technically, Pathfinder has already addressed these. How you may ask? Well, one purpose of the Pathfinder rpg is to bring the power of the core classes back in line with the newer expansion classes that arose from supplements. For example ,the Favored Soul (from the Complete Divine) is your spontaneous cleric. You just use that class as written, and it fits in with the pathfinder classes. Same reason why you won't see a pathfinder warlock. It is already powered up. ![]()
![]() I agree that CL is not as nice as it could/should be.
Change the text description to: This spell creates an electrical discharge that begins as a single
The bolt deals 1d6 points of electricity damage per caster level
Each target can attempt a Reflex saving throw for half damage. You
This way, the spell actually "chains" from one to the next. It gets the same danger zone as the original lighting bolt. I would even feel that the half damage for secondary targets could be changed to full damage, but personally, it's not the lower damage that nerfs this spell, it's the tight AoE that it currently has. With my version, this spell could rip through several ranks of low level fodder and still streak across the battlefield to put a little hurt on that pesky guy hiding in back barking orders. Like it? Hate it? Wish I would stop calling? Let me know. ![]()
![]() Jacob Blackmon wrote:
ok, that comes from a chart that simply tells you what "casting defensively" does. You need to read the definition for the full story. It is on page 155.And also here: Casting Defensively: If you want to cast a spell without provoking any attacks of opportunity, you must make a Spellcraft check (DC 15 + the level of the spell you’re casting) to succeed. You lose the spell if you fail. ![]()
![]() Jacob Blackmon wrote:
Sorry, but I think you have your definition of casting defensively wrong. If you fail your skill check, you lose your spell. You never provoke when casting defensively (unless of course Spellbreaker has anything to do with it) ![]()
![]() I really think we need a list or a notation in the feat descriptions letting everyone clearly know which ranged feats can be used on things like spell rays.
Otherwise, I have to keep explaining why "precise shot" can work with your ray of enfeeblement, but "rapid shot" cannot. ![]()
![]() OK, here are my opinions on the new feats list: The following seem to be quite balanced as written:
now let's look at the rest, in no particular order: Greater feint: needs to be re-worded. "Whenever you use feint to cause an opponent to lose his Dexterity bonus, he loses that bonus until the beginning of your next turn, in addition to losing his Dexterity bonus against your next attack, if that attack does not come before your next turn." so an opponent loses his DEX when and why? what? <blink blink> penetrating strike (and greater): I like the getting around DR, but not the getting around DR/-. No matter your feats, that elemental is still made of elemental type stuff. Although I think the ignore 5/ignore 10, although a nice even number, might be too high. I would like to see this feat help with DR, not ignore it completely. How about negate up to 3 DR (6 with greaterPS) and leave the dr/- alone. I'm not sure how i feel about any of the critical feats. Need to test these more, but seem overpowered at first (and second read) Lastly, master craftsman:
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![]() I agree that the grapple needs a little tweaking.
However, I think there should be two positions in a grapple; grappler and grapplee. Or if you prefer, grappling and being grappled .
If you are the person being grappled, you can perform one of the following actions.
I agree with several posters that there needs to be some stipulation about the “move” action when dealing with larger creatures, or those that don’t use their whole body to grapple. Personally, I like the idea of “move” and “pin” only works on creatures of up to one size category larger.
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![]() I see a few ideas here I wish to address. First off, I think the PF incarnation of the cleric is wonderful. The domain powers are a nice change without being overpowered. One player in our home game has 2 clerics that he switches between, which allows me to see 2 styles, and so far I have not seen any major downfalls in the class. If anything, they are more useful. Secondly, as for people "not wanting to play the cleric", there are simple solutions. Don't play one. As has been mentioned, there are many items that can give the vital healing that characters need. Potions, wands, and the like. And of course, the party can always hire a healer. Get yourself a pacifist cleric of a god of healing. He certainly won't get his nose dirty in combat, but he will be ready to heal you when you need it. (not to mention this is a great way to siphon off a little gp if the group gets a little wealthy) Last thought: Not all clerics need be the "healbot" that seems to be expected of them. In our last campaign we had a cleric of the god of war who was far more into the Glory of his God, then in healing the others who seemed to only give lip service to his patron deity when they were hurt. Personally, I am more concerned with seeing that the character classes stay balanced.... not "enticing". Those who want to play the cleric will, those who don't want to shouldn't. ![]()
![]() quote>>"However, if in this game, the morning star does indeed have a length of chain on it, I would suggest #1 making it a martial weapon and #2 whats the difference between a flail and a morningstar?" This is simple.
If you see reference to a "morningstar" having a length of chain, it has been mislabeled. That is a flail.
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