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If you really want to houserule your way into making two otherwise incompatible archetypes work together, probably the tidiest solution is to ask the GM to change what ability is traded for one of the conflicting abilities. I don't think there's a need for a general-case modification to the rules. Wouldn't it just be neater and cleaner to get with your GM and create an Archtype? Obviously you like aspects from two Archtypes, so create a new one with the best of both and have the GM approve. Done.
Kind of a rules question and a "never really thought about it question". Darkvision. Is it active all the time? Or is an ability you can turn on and off. If it's active all the time, I would have some important questions: Are the players color-blind?
Just curious. We just always take it at face value.
Serpentine Mantle:
All feedback appreciated.
Serpentine Mantle Aura moderate transmutation; CL 9
Description Attached to each end of this 15-foot length of tarnished chain is a hinged iron vise lined with sharp teeth and shaped to resemble a monstrous reptilian or perciform skull. The chain is magically animated; when draped over the shoulders, it wraps around the wearer's torso, and the vises float ominously near the wearer's forearms. The wearer's speed is reduced as if he were wearing chainmail, and he incurs an arcane spell failure chance of 30%. These penalties are not cumulative with any other such penalties from any armor worn, though they do supersede penalties bestowed by armor with a lesser arcane spell failure chance or speed penalty. In combat, the vises threaten the area around the wearer with a reach of 5 feet. Once per round, if a creature moves through a threatened area within the vises' reach, each vise may make a melee attack at a +9 bonus, dealing 1d4+4 damage each and latching onto the targeted creature for one round. If hit while moving, the target may still move up to its speed, but must remain adjacent to the wearer of the mantle for the remainder of the round. For each successful vise hit, the wearer of the serpentine mantle gains a +3 bonus to his CMB rolls against the affected target for one round when attempting to use any of the following combat maneuvers: dirty trick, disarm, drag, grapple, reposition, or trip. The targeted creature can break free of the vises by making a DC 19 CMB or Escape Artist check; breaking free counts as a standard action which does not provoke an attack of opportunity. Construction
I'm no Neil. But I will give my two cents. I think the use of the word vise is a little off setting. I'm sure they have vises in D&D, but the image for me brings to mind the old shop vise with a turning handle. I would have chose another word, like metal hinged jaws or something. I wouldn't have worried about a speed penalty, the concept you presented seems wonky. I would have just done something along the lines of "adds 10% to arcane spell failure chance" And since the chain wrapped around the torso adds no armor benefit, I wouldn't worry about a speed penalty. And I would actually drop that aspect all together, otherwise you get players going "Dont I get an AC bonus for the chain being over my leather armor?" I know you were going for effect, but when you add something you have to consider what questions will be raised. I wouldnt have said "latches onto". Just say that they automatically grapple the target. Also, both vises get to attack and latch? Wouldn't that be awkward for the owner? If the target is to his left then they both fly over there and latch on. Wouldn't that restrict the owner's movement? If not and he moves 10' away, is the chain an obstacle for other combatant's? And what if the grappled person ran around the wearer? Could he choke him with the chains? These are questions people would ask. And if you just said that the target is grappled, then you wouldn't need the last line and save yourself some wordage. They would just follow the grapple rules in the core book to escape. I would use hold person as well as hold monster for requirements (all of which should be italicized). Just my few cents worth.
The never worrying about mundane equipment again wouldnt bother me. After level 3 it's not really too much an issue. But, I would have made it where the clay could make up to a certain weight of product base on the weight of the amount of clay you had. So, 1lb of the clay could make any item of up to 1lb.
Clay of the Master:
Wow. This Thread has proved a considerable and commendable effort by all those who have posted before me.
Clay of the Master
The Clay of the Master may be used as a whole or in separate chunks, and contains enough material to create the following:
The command word can be used up to 3 times per day. All pieces of the Clay of the Master are effected by the command word, and will harden, regardless of a specified use, when the command word is spoken. Several sets of clay may be combined to create rowboats, battering rams, or other larger items. Construction Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, fabricate; Cost 10,000 gp The first thing that stands out for me is making it too much work for the DM. How does the math work for this? If I use part of the clay to make 10 arrows, do I have enough to make 1 key? Fractions always hurt my head.
to be fair, one of the top thirty two violates 4. Does he have to roll a d10 to determine what it does? :D
Tome of Deadly Pranks:
Tome of Deadly Pranks
Aura strong evocation; CL 17th Slot - ; Weight 5 lbs. Description This book looks exactly like a tome of understanding yet hides a powerful curse. Whenever the book is read, roll 1d10 on the following table to determine the result.
All effects are permanent unless removed with a successful remove curse spell. Although Tomes of Deadly Pranks are created by error, many more are created by insidious Arcane Tricksters. Construction Magic Items any book or tome. Was this a serious entry or a prank (no pun intended) entry?
Adventurers Rally Stones:
Didn't they already do this in World of Warcraft?
Ship in a bottle Thanks for the feedback. I didn't say the liquid inside was harmless (as a matter of fact I didn't state there was any liquid in the bottle at all lol). I said that if the bottle was set into any liquid (lethal or otherwise). And I put the hard DC so your player's kid didn't accidentally open it. rofl Again, thanks for the feedback.
Chrononaut's Horologe:
Yeah. One of their big beefs is anything dealing with time.
Ok. I didnt think I'd get through with my first year entry. So I am ready for some brutal honesty to prepare for next year. Ship in a bottle
Do you have an errata on that or some official ruling? I mean, really, it doesn't matter. But the rule book does say "When a character selects a class, he must choose to use the standard class features found in the Core Rulebook or those listed in one of the archetypes presented here." To me, it's almost like your character is choosing a lifestyle. You get to new ability because you have been training the character towards that goal. But, again, it doesn't really matter. It's totally up to the GM. But, I did want to make it clear what the AGP states. In case you are a rules nazi. :)
Which creature types, if any, don't benefit from the death/dying rules? That is to say, which creatures are destroyed when they reach 0 hit points? Although I don't know every monster ever published. The general rule is that all monsters die when they reach 0 hit points. Unless you are doing subdual damage or the monsters description says otherwise.
Really? You are reading the sentence that litterally? So, when my car is diving 100mph down the road and I get pulled over I can say "No, officer. I wasn't speeding, my car was". They are both charging as one. How's that?
Right. Don't get what you are implying. I said that if the horse charges you get an attack at the end of the charge(which, if a lance, does double damage).
From Page 202 of the core guide. "If your mount charges, you also take the AC penalty associated with a charge. If you make an attack at the end of the charge, you receive the bonus gained from the charge. When charging on horseback, you deal double damage with a lance (see Charge)." So, both rider and mount don't charge. The mount charges and at the end of the charge the player can attack. Also, remember: "Mounts in Combat: Horses, ponies, and riding dogs can serve readily as combat steeds. Mounts that do not possess combat training (see the Handle Animal skill) are frightened by combat. If you don’t dismount, you must make a DC 20 Ride check each round as a move action to control such a mount. If you succeed, you can perform a standard action after the move action. If you fail, the move action becomes a full-round action, and you can’t do anything else until your next turn."
Archetypes are restricted to the first level taken of a given class. So if she is a fifth level rouge she can then be on her next level an archetype class ranger. but not an archetype rouge. Actually, the AGP states "When a character selects a class, he must choose to use the standard class features found in the Core Rulebook or those listed in one of the archetypes presented here." However, it also goes on later to state that it's up to the GM "As long as the GM is comfortable with retroactively adjusting character specifics, there should be no disruption to future adventures." So, it's both. They are really designed to be picked up when you first create a character or pick up a new class. But, it's ultimately up to the GM.
Well, I already posted earlier that I agreed with all that once Wraithstrike pointed out they were two totally different conditions, not multiple conditions for Share Spells to work. And, no, I know of no spells where type is considered for range of "you".
Now see. That's the first logical argument that makes sense. I was putting the two sentences together, like they were all requirements to be able to Share Spells. But, in actuality, because there is a period, they are actually two different conditions. Thanks, Wraithstrike.
But, that's the thing. It doesnt state or suggest that it can be affected by ALL Summoner Spells. It states which spells can be used and that spell -must- be in the Summoner's Spell list. That's to let you know that if you cast a spell from a scroll for a spell not on the Summoner's Spell list, it can't be used through Share Spells.
I didnt say there were not situations where you cannot have the flat footed effect. I was responding to your "you get it any time the targets are denied their dex bonus". Which is not true. There are instances where you are denied your dex bonus, but not considered "flat footed". Well the first one that comes to mind is climbing: "While climbing, you can’t move to avoid a blow, so you lose your Dexterity bonus to AC (if any)." But, it doesn't state that you are flat footed. And there will always be exceptions to the rules. But, in normal circumstances, with no other powers or effects causing "flat foot", you can only use Sneak Spell in a round before the target has acted (should have said acted and not attacked). Which would be the Surprise Round and Round 1. So I was wrong in saying "only", it should say "normally".
Share Spells (Ex): The summoner may cast a spell with a target of “you” on his eidolon (as a spell with a range of touch) instead of on himself. A summoner may cast spells on his eidolon even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the eidolon’s type (outsider). Spells cast in this way must come from the summoner spell list. You may cast the spell on your eidolon instead of yourself which has a target of "you". And from page 214 of the core rulebook, under Aiming a Spell: "If the target of a spell is yourself (the Target line of the spell description includes “You”)". Enlarge Person target line "Close". Detect Evil target line in the spell description "You".
I didnt say there were not situations where you cannot have the flat footed effect. I was responding to your "you get it any time the targets are denied their dex bonus". Which is not true. There are instances where you are denied your dex bonus, but not considered "flat footed".
The first line states that the spells affect the eidolon's type. So, yes, Enlarge Person says "one humanoid" and thus it would affect the eidolon. But, the Share Spells also says that it must have a target of "you" (as a spell with the range of touch) and Enlarge Person has a range of "Close" and "you" does not appear in the spell description.
Surprise Spell states "At 10th level, an arcane trickster can add her sneak attack damage to any spell that deals damage, if the targets are flat-footed." Flat footed states "Flat-Footed: A character who has not yet acted during a combat is flat-footed, unable to react normally to the situation. A flat-footed character loses his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) and cannot make attacks of opportunity." So, no, you can only use Surprise Spell during the first round of combat before the target has attacked (sort of like Surprise Round).
U CAN NOT cast enlarge person on ur eidolon. The link ability only allows u to cast spells with the range of Personal on ur eidolon, but the eidolon must still meet the prerequisites of the spell, in this case, being humanoid, which the eidolon is not. Enlarge person would not work with Share spells. Share spells says "The summoner may cast a spell with a target of “you” on his eidolon (as a spell with a range of touch) instead of on himself." Enlarge person is not a touch spell and does not have "you" as a target. "you" being in the description of the spell (as per "Detect Evil").
I think what it comes down to is this. The Rogue only gets sneak attack damage when he rolls to strike (which leaves Magic Missile out) and he has to be able to see the target to strike a vital organ. So, even if you allowed Magic Missile, it still wouldn't work because you don't direct magic missile. You tell it a target and the missiles fly to hit the target. Well, yes, but the Sneak Spell ability will only allow you to do that if you act before the target in the first round. The Shadow Strike would have to be a GMs call. It says you can strike targets that have concealment. But, again, in the case of Magic Missile, is that good enough to allow you to strike a vital organ? Do you direct where on the body the Magic Missiles hit or do the missiles guide themselves and just hit the target. I would have to say the Missiles do their own thing, so you wouldn't be able to do sneak damage. But, again, that's an individual GMs call, since there is now RAW on it.
No there is no RAW that says it can't. But that is the spirit. Take the Example Play from the Core Rule Book: GM: Lem, could you roll a Perception check?
So, at this point. If Lem had rolled a 5, he could have said "ew, lemme re-roll that". It's standard practice that the Players have to reveal their DCs to the Gm, but not for the GM to reveal his. Thus is the power of the GM. :)
I think what it comes down to is this. The Rogue only gets sneak attack damage when he rolls to strike (which leaves Magic Missile out) and he has to be able to see the target to strike a vital organ. So, even if you allowed Magic Missile, it still wouldn't work because you don't direct magic missile. You tell it a target and the missiles fly to hit the target.
Well, that's the kicker. The GM is not supposed to say "Will save, DC 15". He says "Make a Will save". You roll and tell him the result. Then he tells you if you passed or not. What they say above is true. You roll and get a 5, before the GM tells you if it's a pass or fail, you use your power and re-roll it (but, you can only use it once per rage, so you don't get to re-roll it again) and hope for a higher roll. The first sentence should read "A barbarian may re-roll a Will save."
Well, once the detect spell gets to the 3rd round, they would know that you were the source of the evil aura and the chainmail was the source of the good aura.
Actually, its "horrors-kitty"
Well, you actually have to take the entire ability into contest. Later it say they register the spy as being the creature touched. So, basically the Master Spy is cloaking his aura in that of the being he/she touched. This would mean any spell looking for the being the Master Spy touched would register 2 of them in existence.
Well, according to the Polymorph description in the core rulebook (pg 212). It states: "When you cast a polymorph spell that changes you into a creature of the animal, dragon, elemental, magical beast, plant, or vermin type, all of your gear melds into your body." So, it looks like you actually turn into the "type" of creature you are wildshaped into.
Well, if you read levitate, it says you can go laterally by pushing off a surface or someone pushing you. So, when you come to that chamber with the trapped tiles, I'm sure you'll enjoy being pushed across the room. Or if you call into the water, you won't drown. It's not meant to be uber-powerful.
I found an e-mail address for the author/publisher. I've asked for clarification and permission to name the module. We'll see how long it takes to get an answer.You don't permission to name a module. If you were trying to post the monster's stat and what not that would be a different case, unless this is a special case for some reason that I don't know about, in which I case I stand corrected. No, Wraithstrike, you are correct. There is nothing against the law for naming a module. You just can't post anything "ruleswise" from said module. You could talk about it, review it and mention parts of it, but the stats and item or monster descriptions are all intellectual property and require permission to post anywhere.
My first official post on the Paizo boards, and it's to say that I have to wait 6 hours untill I find out whether or not my item made it in :( Stupid real life work. Why can't they understand obvious priorities? Quit feeling up the new people. It freaks them out. :P
On another thread someone had posted their email they got last year and it showed a time stamp of 2 minutes after the announcement time. They also say they are going to post on Facebook. So I am going to watch that, because I'm sure the board will be overloaded.
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