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I am new to Pathfinder Society and our group starts in about a week. My DM has suggested that I make sure my build is Pathfinder Society compliant since our group will be attending Gen Con later this year to play. Need to make sure its all legal before I get there!

Below are the rules that I need to make sure are ok to use... Each one that I have a question about are started with a -before the question.

Dwarf Sorcerer (Celestial Empyreal Bloodline)
-Empyreal Bloodline used Wis for all Sorcerer abilities

Dwarf Racial Alternatives (Sub replaces original Dwarf Ability)
-Greed (Sub Craftsman: +2 Racial bonus on Craft and Profession check
"Miner" for Day Job Check Bonus)
-Stonecunning (Sub Stonesinger: +1 CL on Spells with Earth Descriptor)

Dwarf Sorcerer Favored Class Alternative Bonus
- +1hp Dmg per 2 levels of Sorcerer on Acid Spells

Traits
Reactionary (+2 Initiative)
Havoc of the Society (All spells that do damage do extra +1 Force Dmg)

Focus and Material Components
-Use Flask of Acid & Alchemical Grease as material Components and Focus?

Basically he started to wonder when I explained what my spells would do. My Acid Splash is +4 to hit and does 1d3+4 dmg at 1st level. (+1 to hit with Point Blank Shot. +1 Dmg Havoc of Society, +1 Flask of Acid as Focus, +1 Dwarven Favored Class and +1 Point Blank Shot)

Then I explained how my Grease spell does damage... He started scratching his head... Using a Flask of Acid as Material Component makes it do 1 pt of Acid Dmg during exposure. Since I am Dwarf I get +1 dmg per 2 lvls on Acid spells so that adds another +1 dmg per round. Then Havoc of Society adds a +1 Force Dmg on first round it is cast. So my Grease spell should do 3pts dmg 1st rnd of exposure and 2 pts per round after that.

I am asking to make sure I am rules compliant before going forward with this build.

Thanks in advance!
Bones

I am stuck between two classes right now. Our group is doing a full Dwarf party. We will already have a Barbarian, two clerics and a wizard. I have been considering an aldori swordlord style fighter but am also interested in a magus. The sword lord would be better at in your face combat but think the magus would fill a bit of the nitch where we are lacking.

I try to plan my builds out a few levels so here are my builds so far are

Sword Lord (Fighter/Monk)Traits Threatening Defender/Sword Scion
1 Ftr Power Attack and Combat Expertise
2 Monk (Master many styles) Unarmed Combat Crane Style
3 Monk Snake Style, Snake Fang
4 Ftr Combat Reflexes.
Basically he would always fight defensively and once he hit 3rd he
would make AoO when missed in melee.

Magus is basic magus going Black Blade at 3rd Lvl.

I Think Fighter Monk would be interesting to play with a lot of AoO and a very High AC but then again Magus would never need to worry about obtaining a magic sword and his weapon ALWAYS advances with him.

Thanks
Bones

This is my first Druid Character so please go easy on me LOL.

Ok I know this changed from 3.5 to limit what you get and what you dont get. I am about to turn 4th level and will have access to my first Wild Shape (Beast Shape I). Besides the Climb, Fly, Swim, Darkvision, Low Light Vision and Scent I will also get a bonus of +2 Str and +2 Natural Armor.

I have a few questions, My first question is what bonus's do I get for the actual choise of the animal I take the form of... Do I get thier Natrual Armor bonus on top of the Natrual Armor Bonus from the Beast Shape I, or is it just the flat +2. Meaning taking the form of a Black Bear (+4 Natural Armor) is the same as taking the shape of a Cheetah (+1 Natural Armor) giving me only the base +2 from the Beast Shape I? or is the +2 a bonus on top of the actual animal form you take?

What Attacks do I get? So if I take say a Deinonychus do I get the 2 tallons, bite and foreclaw attack?

Do I get racial bonus's to skills that the form gets? Take the Deinonychus again with its Racial Modifiers +8 Acrobatics, +8 Perception, +8 Stealth

Thanks in advance!
Bones