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I have joined a PFS group that I thought was doing one module, as it turns out, we're doing a Pirate themed PFS campaign really, with different modules and Adventure Paths linked together to take us from level 1 to 16 or 17. I want to be a spell caster and I'm really looking at three options (blaster types). I have a chronicle from another adventure path, so I'm essentially level 3 right now:

Option 1: Wizard with Spellbinder Archetype (Teleportation) Divination/Necromancy Opposition Schools. I'll take the 1 level dip into crossblooded Sorcerer and take Orc and Draconic bloodlines.

Pros: I love the Spellbinder Archetype. It allows me to load up on utility spells, and be able to spontaneously cast the blasting spells.

One stat. This will be my Eyes of the Ten protege, which means a 22 INT from level 1. That's a 17 DC at level 1. My spells are going to stick (which is why I'm taking Necromancy as opposition instead of enchantment).

With the Sorcerer Dip, I get Detect Magic back.

Cons: I've done it before. I have this exact build at level 15. I REALLY enjoyed it, but, been there done that.

Requires a level dip. I know it doesn't seem like much, but it bugs me, and I need to use feats to make up the spell casting level.

Option 2:
Arcanist, no archetype, Human Dual Talent (INT/CHA)

Pros: Never done it before

Exploits means I can take the Orc Bloodline without a level dip.

I can also take Dimensional Slide, and get the big benefit of the Teleportation school.

Spontaneous caster who's able to switch out spells.

I can take School Understanding and get the benefits of Admixture.

Cons: Limited spells. With my wizard build at 3rd level (2wiz / 1sorc) I have 4 first level spells, plus my Spellbinder spell, plus one spell as a Sorc. As a 3rd level Archanist, 3 1st level spells (this is huge to me).

Requires 2 Stats, INT and CHA.

I'll lose +1 per die. Fireballs at 10th level would be 10d6+15, instead of 10d6+20

Option 3: This is kind of in the middle of the two. Wizard with the Exploit Archetype. Downside to this, is I get the worst of both worlds until level 4, then I can make up some of the different with Extra Exploit Feat. I've pretty much ruled this one out, unless someone has a case for it.

So those are what I'm looking at, and I'm really inching towards the Spellbinder. Are the Exploits that I'm not looking at that could make up the difference?

Any opinions or suggestions would be appreciated.

I would like my stats before Racials to be: 14, 14, 14, 13, 14, 7. As you can see that comes out to 19 points. The only way to fix it would be to lower a stat I don't want lowered, to raise a stat I don't want raised. I need the 13 for a feat prereq, so can't lower that, I'd have to lower a 14 and then the only thing I could raise would be the 7 to a 9. Do I have to make the math come out properly or can I just leave it with the extra point? This is for a PFS character.

This came up in another thread, and it has me wondering. This FAQ seems to open the flood gates and I'm hoping someone can help me close them:

The Greater Trip feat allows you to take an attack of opportunity against a foe that you trip. The Vicious Stomp feat allows you to take an attack of opportunity against a foe that falls prone adjacent to you. If you have both these feats and trip a foe, do you get to make two attacks of opportunity (assuming that you can)?

Yes, the two triggering acts are similar here but they are different. One occurs when you trip a foe. The other occurs when a foe falls prone. It requires a large number of feats to accomplish, but you can really pile on the attacks with this combination.

Now let's look at Paired Opportunist. Let's say we have Jack and Jill they have 18 DEX, Combat Reflexes, and Paired Opportunist.

After reading the FAQ, what stops people from doing that mess above?

So a few threads combined to give me this idea for a Bard:

I went with Dawnflower Dervish because I need an empty hand anyway (Snake Style) and this gave me one of the best feats in the game for free. My unarmed strike probably won't hit very often, but it doesn't really need to, just need to make the AoO not hit with it.

I plan on taking another level of Monk, with the bonus feat it seems silly not to. Combining two style feats at the same time seems like a good idea, but which style should I go with? I was thinking just Dragon so I can charge and get adjacent to the fighters, maybe Crane to make sure I don't get hit, but not sure about that. Anyone have any advice on style or in general?

Let's say I have a lance. When I hit someone I do 1d8+10.
When I'm on a horse and I charge, I do 2d8+20
What happens when I critically hit on a charge (the lance has a x3 multiplier)?

Is the damage 6d8+60? (double damage for the charge, x3 crit multiplyer)
Or
4d8+40? (Double damage plus the x3 crit = x4 crit)

Or something else I haven't listed?

I'm going to be playing in an AP soon, and was looking at the Shaman. It looks neat, but I'm not inspired yet. I'm looking for other people's experience with a Shaman. What did you like, what did you not like? What was your build? Would you have done anything differently?

I don't like to multi-class if I can help it. If the benefits are really good I'll dip a level, maybe two. Lore Oracle in a Paladin build was really worth it to me, as an example.

I have a 16th level Ranger, and I noticed he still had a Ring of Featherfall. Since he can fly at will, this seemed redundant. I was looking through the rings, and I can't find anything that really strikes me. I like Freedom of Movement, but I can cast that as a spell that lasts 2 hours. I was looking at Ring of Continuation, a 24 hour Lead Blades with an Elven Curve Blade, or Gravity Bow might be nice, until I saw the FAQ is 10 minutes duration. Anyone have any other ideas?

I've been watching the Netflix show Marco Polo and I got really excited about 100 Eyes. For those that don't know, stereotypical blind sensei who's awesome at martial arts.

I was thinking Oracle of Lore (to match Irori) with the Blind Curse. Eventually getting Tremorsense boots, Blind Fighting and the Improved version, but how can I "optimize" this as much as possible? I've heard people using Monk/Clerics but I can't find the threads. This is PFS and I have all the racial boons besides the auction ones, all of the major books (Ultimate X, Advance X, etc.) and most of the splat books, so feel free to use anything legal.

I've read this FAQ a hundred times, and I think I understand what they're trying to say, but would like to verify:

Spontaneous Casting and Multiple Classes: Can I spontaneously cast spells from one of my classes using a different class’s spell slots?

No. This is only possible if you have a class feature that explicitly allows it, such as Combined Spells. This applies even if the two classes share a spell list or if one of the classes allows you to spontaneously convert that class’s spell slots into certain spells on that class’s spell list, such as cleric and druid.

If I'm reading it correctly, you can't be a level 1 Cleric/level 5 Druid and convert your Druid spells into Cure spells. Is that correct?

If it is, why can sorcerers use their abilities across classes then?

Sorcerer: Do the bonuses granted from Bloodline Arcana apply to all of the spells cast by the sorcerer, or just those cast from the sorcerer's spell list?

The Bloodline Arcana powers apply to all of the spells cast by characters of that bloodline, not just those cast using the sorcerer's spell slots.

General rule: If a class ability modifies your spellcasting, it applies to your spells from all classes, not just spells from the class that grants the ability. (The exception is if the class ability specifically says it only applies to spells from that class.)

And if you look at the General Rule, the Cleric or the Druid's spontaneous casting don't say only cleric spells or only druid spells. That seems contradictory.

Swashbucklers and Gunslingers get Panache/Grit back if they put down a monster not less than half their level. So if you're 5th level do you get it back from a 2HD monster?

Rounding rules say:"Occasionally the rules ask you to round a result or value."

This brings into question are the rules asking me to round a result of value?

I am going to be Judging (not GM'ing) an 11 person PvP combat free-for-all. They will not know what type of terrain I may throw at them, or what type of characters the other players will bring. There will be traps, and may even be random encounters (monsters).

Most of my players are what I would term casual players and probably won't scour every source for the ultimate weapon, so I created this to give them ideas. I don't want to do it myself since I know what the enviornment will be, I don't want to give anything away.

So if you were Level 20 had 1,000,000gp and had to survive a fight against 10 other level 20's what would you buy? Feel free to break it down by class or general class (Arcane Caster, Melee type etc)

Assume the standard:
Belt of Physical Perfection +6
Headband of Mental Superiority +6
Cloak of Resistance +5
Ring of Prot. +5
Amulet of Natural Armor +5

If you would replace one of these, say that too.

I am a 5th level ONI Spawn Tiefling barbarian this cannot change. Is there any way to get scent always on. I know there is a rage power but I want it non-raging too. I know there is a feat for half-orcs but I'm not a half-Orc. Is there any other way to get scent?

This is one of the things that seems so good, that I have to be reading it wrong.

Let's assume that I have a level 11 Gunslinger (Pistoleer). A Pistoleer gets a Deed called Up Close and Deadly. It basically adds precision damage for the cost of a grit point. At 11th level it's an extra 3d6 damage.

Let's say my gunslinger has Rapid Reload, and Alchemical Cartridges, so he reloads his pistol as a Free Action. He also has Signature Deed: Up Close and Deadly, which reduces the Grit cost to zero. Does this mean that as long as the Gunslinger has grit, every attack can be +3d6, including a full attack action of 3 shots (2 shots for BAB plus Rapid Shot)?

1. Can a level 2 character play a level 3-7 Scenario? I've seen where it says for a module you can be within 1 level, but I don't see anything about the scenarios, am I just missing it? And if I am could someone point out where it is please.

2. A friend went to a Convention and picked up a "special" scenario. I don't recall the name of it right now, but it was the one that was run on multiple tables at different levels at the same time. Can this scenario be run at a "normal" PFS event with only 1 table?

I am going to be playing in a high level game that will quickly use the epic rules from Little Red Goblin Games. This is what I'm going with:

Note: Greater Magic Fang has been added to 2 fists with Permanency.

To explain the point, a Dervish Dancer Bard is able to move and attack at any point during the movement, downside is that this movement draws AoO. That's where the Monk comes in. I've used Master of Many Styles so I could crane and panther at the same time. I move in slash, move away, they take an AoO, I block (crane) and punch them in the face (panther). After that I can't block, but I can still punch them. My AC is high enough that they should miss their AoO's a lot too.

With my Bard song, my to hit is pretty high, so I should hit often, and the damage isn't bad if I was going to be directing it all on one target. 4 Attacks with Rain of Blows starting at a 44 attack bonus, if 3 scimitar strikes hit ~130 Damage. If I spread my attacks out it's ~40 for the first hit, then another ~40 for my AoO counterstrike (Panther Style).

Does anyone see any glaring mistakes, or better ways to to capitalize on what's already there?

What I'd really like to do is add some bleed damage. Are there any weapon specials or feats that would allow me to add some bleed damage with my strikes consistently? I know I could take some rogue levels, but I'd rather not add any more classes.

I think I must be missing something and am hoping someone can help me figure this out. In the APG under Half Elf as an alternate favored class bonus for Rogue, it says this:

Rogue: Add a +1/2 bonus on Bluff checks to feint and Diplomacy checks to gather information

Now, who would ever do this? If you just took the skill point, level 1 put it in Bluff, level 2 put it in Diplomacy and you're actually better off because they aren't limited use skill buffs. Is there some other benefit I'm not seeing or has this been errated, or is this just the way it is?

I'm going to be running my first PFS scenario tomorrow and I had a couple of questions.

In the Intro Part III it says if the players add 1gp to the shrine award 98gp. Is that reward on top of the 500gp listed on the chronicle sheet? So at the end of the adventure if Ranger guy, flipped a GP into the offering plate, Ranger guy would get 598gp's at the end of the scenario? Or would ranger guy get 500gp and everyone else would get 402gp?

Okay I want a definitive, no kidding this is how it works. So, if possible relevant links would be greatly appreciated.

Let's say we have a level 5 Kensai Magus standing 5' away from a Goblin. Can the Magus:

Cast Cat's Grace with Spell Combat, then cast Shocking Grasp, take a 5' step, use his sword to deliver Shocking Grasp with Spell Strike, then make his regular sword attack (both at -2)?

I assume no, because 2 standard actions to cast.

Question 2:

Can he Cast shocking grasp, but just hold it in his sword (he has a minute to use it right?), the on the following round, cast Cat's Grace as part of Spell Combat, then 5' step attack the goblin to release shocking grasp, then make a regular attack with his sword?

The prerqs for some feats, like Extra Hex, are having the Hex Class Feature. When do I quallify for that Class Feature? For example the Gravwalker Archetype replaces the first level Witch hex, could the Gravewalker take Extra Hex feat at first level? Are they considered to have the Hex Class feature, even though they don't get a hex yet?

If they are allowed, could a monk take Extra Ki at first level and start using Ki then?

The Sensei monk archetype loses his 2nd level bonus feat for Insightful Strike, then he says he loses his 6th, 12th, and 18th level bonus feats for Mystic Wisdom. The Monk doesn't get a bonus feat at 12th level, he gets them at 2, 6, 10, 14, and 18. I've looked and I can't find a FAQ or errata on this, is there something I've missed?

Does the added damage from Point Blank Shot and Deadly Shot get mutiplied with a critical hit?

In my group we have a Gunslinger, a Cleric, and a Fighter. I need to make a new character and the party needs a skill monkey/trapfinder. I'm thinking Rogue or Ninja. The cleric is going to focus on spell casting so that means it falls to me to take some pressure off the fighter. What I'm looking for is the highest possible AC and other tricks so I can become a great target without actually getting hit.

Characters are 3rd level.

This discussion started in the Hedge Witch thread.

To break it down, there are certain classes/Archtypes that have abilites that don't state what level they are granted. An example would be the Hedge Witch, the Pack Lord (Druid) or the Beast Master (Ranger). They are all pretty much the same thing, but I'm more familar with Pack Lord, so I'll use that in my example:

Pack Lord has an ability that states:

The confusion comes in because it replaces a 6th level ability. This causes some to believe that you don't get this ability until 6th level.

My take on it, is that you get it at 1st level but you have to "pay" for it at 6th level. My reasoning is that if you look at all the base classes, the only abilites that don't specifically state a level, are the ones that are granted at first level.

What has me doubting myself, is that if you only take Pack Master until 5th level, you've essentially gotten the ability for free, and makes 1 level dips a lot more powerful.

Does anyone have any further insight on why it might be one way or the other?