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We are playing Outlaws of Alkenstar soon and I am not the biggest western or steampunk fan, so I am drawing a bit blank on character concepts. Do you have some flavorful/fun ideas for me? Be it a build idea, or a concept!

Hello, question from a player: How much will the backgrounds from the Player's Guide come up? Like, is it worth it for a Cleric to pick the "Banished Brighite" background? Will there be interaction with Brigh-centric themes, or is it just flavor? Will I miss out if I just take Sarenrae or something?

What is your favorite piece of lore regarding a deity? I am currently searching one for my Cleric. :D

I randomly rolled on backstory options in a DnD book (heretical, I know) and got "You are a reincarnated being from another plane of existence." That is where my Sorcerer powers come from. I am an Ifrit and an Elemental Fire Sorcerer. Base ancestry is Gnome.

I saw that the "Reincarnate" ritual doesn't specify the creature type. That is pretty dope. What are some creatures that that could be funny to RP? I thought about a Devil or something, who could finally be free from the evil of the Hells, but I don't know if that is possible, from a lore-standpoint. Also, how do I do this without being an edgy special snowflake?

Hey fellow GMs . I was wondering about something: My party has a Nymphblood Sorcerer and two Bards. One Maestro, one Enigma.

I wanted to give them one of the companions that they can then run in combat, in order to round out the party. I was hesitant though, because they managed pretty well until now ( I fear once it gets tougher they will get problems though). We are still in the first chapter. Thoughts about giving them a frontliner? Pitfalls/ things to consider? Or should I just roll with it?

I would let them choose between Amiri and Valerie. (Jaethal that is also a possibility, but she doesn’t have a quest) thoughts/suggestions ?

I am making a character for Agents of Edgewatch. He is a Fighter and served in the Sally Guard (Ancestry is not sure). But I am utterly stuck on the backstory. Do you guys have ideas on why he would have joined the city watch? Other than for money or out of a sense of duty. I would be grateful for any ideas

Hi, I have the Absalom book and going through the big noble Houses, I couldn't find where house Tevineg resides. I found their residences, for most of the other Noble houses, but not for House Tevineg. There is the Chelish Embassy, but do they live there? Maybe there is no info, I'll make something up then. But I thought I check with you guys first :-)

I know it isn't recommended letting the NPCs adventure with the characters. But I have a Bow-focused Ranger, 2 Bards and a Sorcerer in the party, so I thought of giving them Jaethal or Valerie as a Tank. They can control her in combat, while I would RP her. Idk if that is too heavy-handed or even necessary? thoughts?

Hi! I am currently reading through the Kingmaker AP (a bit overwhelming, xD) and I have a question: How do I keep track of the hexes and the quests that are connected to them? The rest is pretty self-explanatory but that chapter is a bit of a headache. there is no way I can remember all that and Idk how to go about taking notes for it, because how can my nots be more extensive than what I already have in the book?

What kind of character would be good to round out this party of three. The two other players play a swashbuckler (battle dancer) and a Rogue (thief). The Rouge is geared a bit towards healing, if that is relevant.

So, we are playing Agents of Edgewatch since the end of September. But I don't feel it anymore. I had a lot of character deaths and am currently at the 4th character. No joke. Mainly due to bad luck and us being new, the rest of the party is fine though. But now I feel burnt out on character ideas on ideas how to RP, etc. My character has no investment and, most importantly, I have no investment in the campaign. I stopped taking notes and I struggle to role-play. The plot feels disjointed to me, because it is to my char and the city of Absalom doesn't excite me that much anymore.Everything feels disconected form em and my character. I am burnt out on the setting too, because of all he characters that aren't there anymore and that I had fitted into the world.

Everybody else is enjoying every sessiona nd they look forward to it and I feel bad when I am not super enthusiastic anymore. I want to keep playing, but I feel my thoughts drifting off.

It isn't about being burnt out on TTRPGs. We recently tried another system for a short adventure and it was awesome! It felt fresh and most importantly, I suddenly had new character ideas, the role-play was easy, etc. I love Pathfinder very much, but the way it currently is I don't know how to continue the AP. What to do? I talked a bit with my DM about it over text, but until we speak about it in person, do you guys have any advice? Thanks :-)

I had this Idea for a Bard who focuses on time-altering spells and takes the Time mage archetype. Is that a Bad Idea, how would I go about that?

I am playing a Cleric of Sarenrae in an Agents of Edgewatch campaign, but I am struggling. Honestly, I don't have a clue how to Roleplay him properly and my anathemas collide with the group and the campaign. For example, as strange as it sounds, the inability to lie has proven problematic in a campaign about cops. I chose Sarenrae, because I never played a Cleric of such a compassionate deity, but as I said I am struggling a bit to role-play him and in turn, I don't enjoy playing him much. Any tips?

Currently Playing an Elemental Gnome Sorcerer. The feats don't excite me that much, and I thought about getting an archetype. What is a good/fun archetype for a Sorcerer? I heard that Rogue is pretty good. Anything else? Apart from the 18 cha, I have 14 int and 14 dex, if that matters :-)

Hi, we sadly had our first Pathfinder TPK and now everyones making new characters. We have a Fighter with the Marshall archetype, a Champion with the Paladin archetype and a Swashbuckler. Which class could compliment this? I thought of going Bard, but we already have 2 charismatic characters.

Also, please make suggestions from either the CRB or the APG. Because those are the books we have and it is easier for me, if I don't have to juggle between English and my native language. Thanks :-)

Hi, I have some quick questions: 1. If you want to get an archetype, you always need to take the first feat of that archetype. Correct?

2. The way archetypes work is, that when you get a class feat, you can take an archetype feat instead. For example a level 2 Bard with the Polymath muse could take (for example) either the "Esoteric Polymath" Bard feat, or the first feat of an archetype for which he meets the requirements. Correct?

You don't need to take every feat of the archetype you chose. you could for example take the first archetype feat on level 2 and only Bard feats from there on. Or evenly split between archetype feats and class feats. Correct?

Sorry if this are basic questions, but the archetype concept is new for me in an RPG.

Hello! I am new to Pathfinder and after long pondering on which class to play (And a lot of superb help and advice from this forum!) , I settled on Bard, Polymath Muse. I am not sure about ancestry yet, maybe a Halfling?
I stumbled upon the Lion Blade archetype from the LOWG and I really like the flavor. Plus, it is going to be an urban adventure and Lion Blade seems to compliment that!

Any tips on how to approach this character concept? are there any things I should watch out for, if I go for this build? any suggestions for the build? Is Bard a good idea for this archetype, or should I use a different class/no archetype at all?

Lion Blade on archives of Nethys.

For example two investigators. Would they step on each other toes too much or is there enough variety for each one to find his niche? Would you advise against something like that?

(I am new here, so forgive me if this is the wrong forum.)

So, my first character just died. Yey. I need a new one, but I don't know that much about the different classes. what class would be a good fit for this party composition: We have an Investigator, an undeath Sorcerer and a Champion. My last character was a battle oracle and I felt a bit redundant. The Champion hits harder than me and the Sorcerer solves all the charisma-based stuff. Also, I kept forgetting my curses effects, etc. So, any recommendations on what class to play? Without multi classing?

Hi, my group is very new to Pathfinder. My character got petrified by some sort of miniature chicken-dinosaur last session. How do I get out of that? My GM told me that I can make a saving throw every 24 hours, but is there another method? Are we missing something?