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A GM/player is thinking that the Alchemist Discovery Explosive Missile also allows the character to avoid AoO's when firing in melee. This does not sound right to me, but wanted to run by folks here.

His logic chain is that Discoveries are a Supernatural ability. Supernatural abilities do not provoke AoO's. Explosive Missile says as a standard action the alchemist can infuse a single arrow, bolt, or one-handed firearm bullet with the power of his bomb, load the ammunition, and shoot the ranged weapon.

His belief is that the entire action is done under a Standard action, but since it is the supernatural ability of explosive missile that allows you to do multiple actions under one standard action then the action is treated as only using your supernatural ability, therefore no AoO when firing the ranged weapon in melee.

I am more inclined to think the multiple actions still retain their normal action type and it is simply the supernatural ability that lets you do more than one of them in a single standard action, so the firing of ranged weapon in melee still provokes an AoO.

Anyone want to weigh in?

Does encumbrance factor into arcane spell failure? So if a wizard is wearing just robes and is carrying a heavy load is there an arcane spell failure chance?

Encumbrance Effects. A medium or heavy load counts as medium or heavy armor for the purpose of abilities or skills that are restricted by armor. Carrying a light load does not encumber a character.

That could be read to indicate that it does. But what ASF chance would use for a medium encumbered character? a heavy encumbered character?

Or is that not rules as intended?

I am going to be running a play-by-post under Pathfinder Society Organized Play rules of Among the Living (Tier 1-2) over on Myth Weavers and I have one slot, *maybe* two slots to fill. We are nearing the time I would like to start the game, but would like to have another player (possibly two, depends on the status of another player) join the game.

When the game completes I will report the results as an event and email scanned chronicle sheets to players so they can use the character in future games.

If you are interested and can have a character ready by tomorrow evening (sorry for the short notice) please let me know. Since this is a play-by-post you will want a character dedicated to this game as once you start the character in this game you will not be able to use him or her elsewhere until this PbP completes.