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I'm posting this here because this involves both PF2 and SF books.

Page numbering on Paizo's recent PDFs is inconsistent. The issue is that the page numbered "1" on the page* is not actually the first page of the PDF; there is always a front cover and an inside front cover, which do not have page numbers. If the maker of the PDF doesn't do anything, the front cover is numbered as page 1, which means that the PDF thinks that page 1 is page 3, and page 55 is page 57, etc. This is inconvenient for RPG books because they frequently reference content on other pages by page number, but if the reader types in the referenced page number into the PDF reader, they get a page a few pages before the correct one.

Fixing this page numbering issue is simple - the PDF creator can mark the cover as Cover Page, the inside front cover as Inside Front Cover, etc., and then begin page numbering on the actual page one. So when a reader asks the PDF reader for page 35, they get the page numbered 35!

Most older Pathfinder 2e and Starfinder books were numbered correctly (with a few random exceptions like Age of Ashes #4 and Agents of Edgewatch #2). But Paizo stopped in approximately September of last year. All of the recent products in all book lines number the cover as page 1.

I don't know if there was a change of policy, or if the one person who made sure this got done left the company, or what. But please, Paizo, go back to giving us useful PDF page numbers. When I ask my PDF reader for page 44, I should get page 44, not page 42 or 41. When I've made PDFs at my job, it's taken literally seconds to set up.

Thanks for reading.

* For Paizo books, this is typically a table of contents or title page with the page number counted but omitted from the page, so the first page with a printed number is typically page three.

This bothers me to a degree that is probably irrational, so I'm writing it down here to get it off my chest.

2e has pretty detailed rules for identifying magic (and non-magic) items, spells, and creatures, but not, for some reason, hazards. It's particuarly an issue because hazards often have methods to disable them that aren't just "hit it with sword" or "do thievery things."

Now, simple traps are mostly pretty simple - noticing a spear launcher is probably enough to see how to disable it. But more interesting hazards often have something you would not know from simply encountering the hazard. And those disable checks are often creative and flavorful! So creative and flavorful that most players would not think of them on their own.

How exactly is identifying the skill checks to disable a Ghostly Choir supposed to work? There aren't even skills associated with the Haunt tag. Presumably Religion is the most fitting skill, but what about Occultism? Does a player intuit one, but not all, methods of disabling a hazard if they succeed, with further checks possible at a higher DC? There are answers to all of these questions if we're talking about a creature, but not for hazards. I've even had PFS GMs simply tell the players what the checks are as soon as a complex hazard rolls initiative.

Note: I'm not asking for advice on how to run these - I've cobbled together my own way of handling hazards in the games I run. This is more of a request for errata. Given how often hazards show up in Paizo adventures, it would be nice for the game to tell us how PCs are supposed to know what to do with them.

I really like this feat. It could be a lot of fun. But from a narrative perspective, I think this should be a level 1 feat because it allows a character to start play with it active, and therefore not obvious to other players. This sort of pact can be an interesting surprise character twist, but not if it has to happen after several levels of play. The Illusory Disguise benefit could be held off until level 4 to satisfy any balance concerns.

I think Find Flaws should specifically say whether it can be attempted against the same type of creature more than once, especially if the first attempt is a failure. The rules for Recall Knowledge say that future attempts against the same subject are "fruitless" after a failure, which reads to me as all future attempts automatically fail. The "once per turn" frequency doesn't explictly countermand this rule. But can a thaumaturge try again to achieve the benefits specific to Find Flaws? Or if they automatically fail, does this mean a thaumaturge who critically fails can use it again next round to gain the ability to use Esoteric Antithesis as an action?

(For that matter, a general FAQ/errata addressing whether actions/activities that provide a benefit based on the result of a subordinate recall knowledge would be nice)

Pathfinder first edition and Starfinder both have Called weapons, but PF2 does not yet have a Called rune. I live in constant fear that my expensive weapon will be disarmed or I'll have to drop it to climb. Please add, Paizo.

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The Starfinder Society main page (https://paizo.com/starfindersociety) has a link titled Starfinder Society Guide. That link goes to the old PDF guide. It should be updated to the current OP Foundation guide.

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A few of the Gunslinger feats mention in different ways (or simply imply, in the case of Deflecting Shot) that you fire your firearm. I suggest that the rules should clarify whether these feats require reloading and expending of ammunition. Deflecting Shot is particularly worth calling out because it doesn't actually say that you fire.

This Pistolero feat requires a Deception or Intimidation check but does not list a DC. Presumably it's the target's Will DC?

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