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If I design an NPC or a creature with the Alien Archive and add the Soldier graft, let's say for a low level Steward Agent NPC, do I take the KAC and EAC of the Combattant guidelines, or do I use the Soldier guideline that tells me to add a Heavy Armor?

If I add a heavy armor, can I presume the KAC/EAC will be 10 + Dex mod (up to a maximum allowed by the armor) + Armor Value?

If I don't and only use the Combattant KAC/EAC values, why does the Soldier graft is even offered since it is useless? (Especially if you take the Guard combat style wich only reduce Dex Armor penality... which NPCs don't use.)

Thank you.

Why does the Advanced Class Guide have the "Pathfinder Adventure Path" logo on the cover instead of the "Pathfinder Roleplaying Game"? I wonder.

A player describe moving through an enemy's space by jumping over it and doing flips and somersaults. Cool. I asked for a Acrobatics roll to not suffer from attack of opportunity.

Player B stepped in and suggest her to spend a Ki point to gain +20 to her jump skill. I allowed it and we rolled with it.

Is it okay to use High Jump to boost your attempt at moving through an enemy's space?

Hi.

I ran Rise of the Runelords a few weeks ago. I stop just before part 3. For a guy used to writing is own stuff, I can say that I had fun running them. Also, I run Second Darkness on a monthly base with another group. That will be our fifth session soon and everyone seem to have fun.

Lately I was asked to start a new game set in Rokugan. After running Pathfinder for some times, I couldn't help to notice that the old basic samurai class is pretty "plain vanilla" by Pathfinder standards.

So I cooked something using these books as references: Sengoku, GURPS Japan, Rokugan, Oriental Adventures, Way of the Samurai and Quintessential Samurai. I also stole some abilities from the Fighter and the Barbarian and made some "Ki Technique".

I have tried to balanced it and make it as interesting as possible, but only playtesting will tell. I have also tried to make the samurai a "real" fighter, not a chanbara/wuxia kind of fighter. So it have some ki stuff, but it's not overly powerful.

Well, I thought I could share, so if you are curious or want to playtest it as well you can find it here:

The Samurai Class [Revised]

I would share an idea for the Pathfinder Chronicles product line.

First of all, I love the Pathfinder setting and its slogan: "Golarion Needs Heroes!". It really send the message that "this setting is yours", and "heroes will make a difference", and "if heroes don't do squat Golarion will end in a ball of fire". :)

Second, I've not read all the Pathfinder products yet, so maybe this idea is already in motion.

It's a simple idea that would help to enforce the feeling of belonging to Golarion, and help game master develop in it.

The idea is simple: add some blank space for us to fill.

Big, deliberate, empty spot waiting for us, like important NPC's, the major villains of a story, an important artefact, or even an entire city!

It has been done before and successfully. Some blank are more powerful than any 12 pages description of what the Prince like to have for dinner. Blank space helps a lot to make the campaign yours, whether you're a game master developing a campaign, or a player trying to fit in.

For example, in Green Ronin's Freedom City, the richest person in the city is (BLANK). The last person to join the Freedom League is (BLANK).
There is a character named Star Knight that a player is supposed to play, otherwise it doesn't even exist. An so on...

Even the best design take into account empty space around it. The FedEX logo for example. Even the universe is 99% empty space, or 22% dark matter + 74% dark energy.

So please Paizo, add more blank space to be filled by our burning imagination.