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Hey guys, this may be a newbie question, but I'm having a little trouble figuring out the math for the stats of a familiar that I'm creating for a character of mine. I chose the scarlet spider as the animal I would make my familiar. the stats are here.

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/vermin/spider/scarlet-spi der

my confusion is what exactly I'm looking at. We all know a character sheet in the skill area has a blank for the ability score mod, the skill ranks, and a misc. mod blank. All 3 of those add up to be the total skill bonus. In the bestiary page for the scarlet spider, it lists the "skills" and the "racial modifiers." are the skills listed the end result after the modifiers and everything else is totalled? or are the "skills" the skill ranks of the creature? here is how it looks on my character sheet, and why I'm confused.

[skill name, total bonus, ability mod, ranks, misc mod.]
Acrobatics, 13, 5, -, 8
Climb, 21,-4, -, 8
Perception, 4 , 0, -, 4
Stealth, 17, 5, -, 4

If the skills listed in the bestiary page are the skill totals, then how did it get a climb of 21 with a negative stength modifier and only a racial bonus of 8? I must be doing something wrong.

This is going to be a hard post to reply to without posting or referencing pictures. since we're dealing with extended threat ranges, but I'll see if I can describe my issue as clearly as possible. First off, check out this page.

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat/space-reach-threatened-area-te mplates

(paizo will break the link by putting a space in there somewhere, take that out to make the link work again.)

Ok, I have a trip character that uses a reach weapon and has the lunge feat. Lunge adds 5 extra feet of offensive threat. The big question is when you are enlarged and now are one size bigger, are your threat ranges multiplied? or added? If you look at the link for a large (tall) creature the threat range of a reach weapon is no longer just single square ring around the creature, it is a double square ring in parts. The same goes for the non-threatened area inside the reach weapons threat. This makes me think that the threat ranges are multiplied... meaning you are twice as big, so your range is twice as far. SOOooo.... if you add a feat that adds 5 feet of extra threat... does it jump to 10 feet for a large size creature. Half of me says no... because the feat doesn't specify anything about sizes of creatures. And this 5 feat of reach would apply the same to small player characters as well. But this combat system was obviously designed around medium sized creatures being the standard, and everything else seems to scale with the increasing size of the creatures as seen in the threat range charts on the link... so why wouldn't the effects of a feat? What do you guys think?

I'm currently playing an archer build and I've trying to take advantage of the different feats and abilities granted to an archer build. After speaking with my GM about making fire arrows... he recommended that I look into making barbed arrows because if an enemy gets shot with a fire arrow, he's going to spend a move action on their next turn to try and pull our the arrow and negate the fire effects (his game his rules). So I asked him... is the sky the limit for my arrow designs as long as I account for the cost, material, and skill in making them? He said "yes."

Soooo, I need some creative ideas to make my arrows badass. I've read on some forums where people have attached holy water vials and oil soaked wool for fire arrows... what else can you think of. Barbed arrows, of course, to prevent being pulled out. There are already a number of different arrow designs already in the game that deal slashing damage instead of piercing, or deal effects like bleeding. Then, of course, there are the different material types like silver, adamantine, etc. that bypass DR.

Any other creative ideas that would give me some extra added effects. It appears the GM will reward creativity in this regard for my character. I do have the Called Shot feats in my plans so arrow designs that are specific for a part of the body could work. For instance, the feat Manyshot which I plan to get at lvl 6 fires two arrows at once. I don't see why I couldn't fasten a rope to each and perform a called shot on the person's legs (given they are bipedal) and do a trip maneuver. He may not allow it, without a penalty to the attack roll on top of the called shot penalty... but I'm looking for ideas like that.

I've only been playing for 2-3 months, and am having a blast. I'm currently involved in two different campaigns, one of which seems to be starting to wind down a bit (and the other just started). We are about 3 months (weekly sessions) into the campaign and we are all lvl5 and lvl6 characters at this point.

Although I'm still a noob when it comes to pathfinder, I'm finding that there does seem to be a bit of a recipe or method for keeping games exciting and the players engaged. I'm a big PC gamer, so I have noticed what keeps me engaged in those over the years as well. I wanted to ask the forum for ideas so that we can keep things moving along and don't lose players.

Specifically, we've started to have a problem with players constantly being on their phone or bringing a laptop to surf or play games while playing pathfinder. Now, I know what you're thinking... the GM should just not allow that... and you're right, but we'd rather fix the cause, not the symptom. They're searching for entertainment because they're not getting it in the campaign it seems. So anyway... here are my ideas, and I wanted to get some other ideas from the community as well.

1. Keep the story-line moving, force the players to stay involved by keeping the story moving, with or without them.

2. Award experience often, and keep the players leveling. New abilities are fun. If the game is getting stale, that's one way to gain more interest.

3. More combat

4. Make the players feel powerful, without breaking the game and making it too easy.

5. More surprises and turns in the story / combat.

6. Utilize a more elaborate combat map - a larger combat grid that involves structures and cover with enemies in different regions of the combat area of about 100'x 100'. Not just single room or hallway combat all the time.

7. Reward players somehow (xp or loot) for excellent roleplay and a minimum of metagaming.

8. more espionage and theft. Granted that your alignment allows it, the feeling that you're getting away with something or have pulled off something incredible without a scratch while danger lurks around every corner is incredibly satisfying to me. I think people would like that.

9. Throw in an easy combat now and then to make the people feel strong and badass. It's not realistic that the party would always find combat situations that are equally matched to their current skill at every encounter. Give me a dozen goblins to mow down every now and then... and describe to me the heads flying as I swing. That'd make me smile and I'd be retelling the story for a week after the battle.

10. "Eye's on the prize" Give the party members something to work for. Let them know what they are working for... such as everyone getting rings of regeneration that were a set lost in a ancient temple... or a vast treasure. Knowing what you're trying to find gives you a sense of determination and excitement in finding it... because when you get it... them my character is going to be UNSTOPPABLE! That sort of thing.

Anyway, you guys get the idea. If you agree or disagree with any of these let me know. I'm just trying to gather some good ideas for my GM so that we can keep this game going as long as possible.

I posted this in general discussion and was told that I should've posted it here. So here it is.

Hey guys, I built an archer for a campaign we JUST began this week. I decided to go human for the extra feat and the stat increase... as well as a fighter archetype to take advantage of all the bonus feats. Although I'm pretty savvy at research, I've only been playing for about 3 months, so I may not have things quite perfect. The stat roll for this character was the best rolls I've ever had. Just a 4d6, drop the lowest type roll for stats. It was witnessed by the GM thank god.

17 Str
19 Dex(17, Human+2 @ lvl one)
15 Con
13 Int
10 Wis
8 Cha

Anyway, here's my feat build for lvl 1-20

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1euUeLMxes1f6LDLOlHIFnmyGi_geLafUxcP g3XSEaNw/edit?usp=sharing

You may not see certain common archer feats in there such as point blank master and others... simply because many of the archer archetype class abilities overlap with those feats, so if you can wait until they are given to you, you don't have to waste the feat.

Anyway, let me know what you think about the build. Everything is pretty well thought out, but I'm humble enough to know that I certainly don't know everything. I'm hoping that someone will see something that I overlooked and I can continue to tweak him further. FYI, we started the campaign 2 nights ago, so the Race, Class, attributes and lvl1 feats are locked in.

Hey guys, I built an archer for a campaign we JUST began this week. I decided to go human for the extra feat and the stat increase... as well as a fighter archetype to take advantage of all the bonus feats. Although I'm pretty savvy at research, I've only been playing for about 3 months, so I may not have things quite perfect. The stat roll for this character was the best rolls I've ever had ever. Just a 4d6, drop the lowest type roll for stats. It was witnessed by the GM thank god.

17 Str
19 Dex(17, Human+2 @ lvl one)
15 Con
13 Int
10 Wis
8 Cha

Anyway, here's my feat build for lvl 1-20

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1euUeLMxes1f6LDLOlHIFnmyGi_geLafUxcP g3XSEaNw/edit?usp=sharing

You may not see certain common archer feats in there such as point blank master and others... simply because many of the archer archetype class abilities overlap with those feats, so if you can wait until they are given to you, you don't have to waste the feat.

Anyway, let me know what you think about the build. Everything is pretty well thought out, but I'm humble enough to know that I certainly don't know everything. I'm hoping that someone will see something that I overlooked and I can continue to tweak him further. FYI, we started the campaign 2 nights ago, so the Race, Class, attributes and lvl1 feats are locked in.

I am making a Lore Warden who seem to be pretty good at tripping and disarming when using a great flail (or guisarme for reach trip). My question is on how a few feats would combine and how to resolve Attacks of Opportunity from multiple creatures per turn.

My questions is can you use Great Cleave (description of feats and maneuvers below) to chain together trips that provoke AoO for each foe... and attack that AoO on each foe, then using the remaining attack given by a successful cleave to trip another, and continue the chain? All the descriptions for the feat combat expertise and the rules section for attacks of opportunity talk about the rules for making multiple AoO on a single creature per round not multiple (or at least not that I've found yet). It's also worth noting that those AoO are resolved durning THEIR round of action. My question is about whether or not I can take a SINGLE AoO against many DIFFERENT foes during MY round of action. I'm finding that this is a little bit of a unique situation where you have to resolve an AoO from an enemy that isn't during THEIR round of action. Anyway. What do you think. Here is some info to help your processing

The definition of a trip and disarm are...

Trip = You can attempt to trip your opponent in place of a melee attack. You can only trip an opponent who is no more than one size category larger than you. If you do not have the Improved Trip feat, or a similar ability, initiating a trip provokes an attack of opportunity from the target of your maneuver. If your attack exceeds the target's CMD, the target is knocked prone. If your attack fails by 10 or more, you are knocked prone instead. If the target has more than two legs, add +2 to the DC of the combat maneuver attack roll for each additional leg it has. Some creatures—such as oozes, creatures without legs, and flying creatures—cannot be tripped.

Disarm = You can attempt to disarm your opponent in place of a melee attack. If you do not have the Improved Disarm feat, or a similar ability, attempting to disarm a foe provokes an attack of opportunity from the target of your maneuver. Attempting to disarm a foe while unarmed imposes a –4 penalty on the attack. If your attack is successful, your target drops one item it is carrying of your choice (even if the item is wielded with two hands). If your attack exceeds the CMD of the target by 10 or more, the target drops the items it is carrying in both hands (maximum two items if the target has more than two hands). If your attack fails by 10 or more, you drop the weapon that you were using to attempt the disarm. If you successfully disarm your opponent without using a weapon, you may automatically pick up the item dropped.

Now, the Feat Descriptions...

Great Cleave = As a standard action, you can make a single attack at your full base attack bonus against a foe within reach. If you hit, you deal damage normally and can make an additional attack (using your full base attack bonus) against a foe that is adjacent to the previous foe and also within reach. If you hit, you can continue to make attacks against foes adjacent to the previous foe, so long as they are within your reach. You cannot attack an individual foe more than once during this attack action. When you use this feat, you take a –2 penalty to your Armor Class until your next turn.

Greater Trip = You receive a +2 bonus on checks made to trip a foe. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by Improved Trip. Whenever you successfully trip an opponent, that opponent provokes attacks of opportunity.

What do you think? Foes that are all adjacent in a row... can I trip the first one, then attack them for the AoO and then use my remaining cleave attack to hit an adjacent foe with a trip, then AoO, then cleave another adjacent, AoO, cleave adjacent... and so on? no need for comments like... yeah, they wouldn't all be standing in a row... I understand that would be rare, this is a hypothetical situation to illustrate my point.

what are your thoughts?
Thank you in advance for your help.