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what you can do with this feat is a ranger (or slayer) with a 1 level dip in staff magus who can then have TWF without prerquisite and get weapon specialization at level 3.

And for fights where AC might be more important than offence you can even combint it with a shield because you can wield the staff as a one-handed weapon.

Thanks for the replay and clarification. I'm not sure what I gain with Quarterstaff Master and it kind of doesn't make sense that he wouldn't have WPN focus included with that FEAT as part of the Archetype build. But I understand that is da rules and I guess Hero Labs catches it too. LOL ! Thank again...quick reply.

STAFF MAGUS Question :
Level 1 - Is Weapon Focus (quarterstaff) a FEAT in the STAFF Magus build that can be selected at 1st Level??

If so, am I allowed to take the Specialization Feat in Quarterstaff for this STAFF Magus as my 1 FEAT at 1st LvlT? Effectively getting credit for WPN FOCUS and being able to ignore the 4th Lvl Fighter prerequisites as stated on the SRD.
I'm creating the 1st Level for PFS using Hero Labs but I get errors while attempting to do this. It also disables the WPN FOCUS Feat because of the build.....as well as the WPN Specialization FEAT as a 1st level character.

Other than MapTools.....anyone know of a worthwhile program (freeware/shareware) to use to create RPG dungeon maps and such ?

I think YES ! My character is Chelaxian (Fighter) that hails from the NW regions. He was born in Pezzack and lived most of his 19 years (human) between that city and Kintargo. Both are not "avid supporters" of the Chelaxian ways in politics or religion. Therefore, my CG fighter has developed a love of the older God ARODEN. He is an adventurous soul and he joined the TALDOR faction to pursue his goals. Develope a suitable/believable background and your GM may accept it....so long as you play your character according to that design.

Diplomacy; present the evidence they have the case is "wrong" and volunteer to look, requesting a stay of execution. If they disagree, do what you can to avenge the wrongdoing; but you can't attack the people.

I agree with all the parts that don't contain $10 words. My head hurts and the Paladin should proceed faithfully onward with his next mission and forever carry the knowledge that he witnessed the LAW work; albiet in a negative result for the "innocent" person.

He should carry the burden of that man's innocense and look for an opportunity to "clear his name" should it ever arise. That act, may, in some small way serve to promote the LAW side of his convictions and prove ultimately Good for the man's reputation and family name. Though that may all be of little consequence....surely his God will see that as a righteouse action....since the God will know the TRUTH.

Deadmanwalking wrote:

jupistar wrote:

Again, evidence of personal preference rears its head. I don't like rigid deontologists, either. But I recognize their existence in life and the legitimate place for them in this game. The Paladin was not based on all these characters you keep pointing at, but rather he was based on the honorable, rigidly-disciplined, righteous knight from the time of Charlemagne.

You're really completely unfamiliar with the characters I'm referring to. they all match the description you just gave precisely, just not necessarily in a way that always follows the laws of the ground they happen to be standing on.

jupistar wrote:

I don't see how any of that makes sense. You're either a deontologist or a consequentialist or somewhere in between. If you're a deontologist, you're Lawful, and it doesn't really matter from where you source your Laws (just as you claim the Paladin is), even if you source it from your own set of reasons. You can have a completely subjective, but rigid set of laws and be a deontologist (sorry vidmaster - law need not be objective, just rigid and inflexible to circumstance).

Like I said, I'm not really either (making me NG) but my alignment bounces a bit depending on what framework you're using to define it. The deontoogical/consequentialist framework is only one such (though one of the better ones, IMO) and makes me a bit closer to Lawful than many others do.

jupistar wrote:

But, I see you're back to claiming the act is not chaotic, but Lawful in accordance with the "legitimate authority" of his God. Whatever. I will respect you by not arguing the point anymore. I would just be repeating myself again.

Okay. Cool.

jupistar wrote:

Let me say this, though:

If you want to say that your Paladins abide by a different Law than the Law of the Land, you ought to:

1) Codify it somewhere. And, of course, it should harmoniously place the

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Right. So from a practical meta-gaming point of view,...

I'm lost in translation folks. Maybe it is all the $5 words being thrown about the room. Perhaps a Paladin is Lawful in following the tenants of his God and following the orders of his church (established and recognized in society as the Law of Man for the God's Church). To me confusion exist if a Paladin isn't given (in creation) a specific tenants of his "personal code of beliefs....akin to his Diety's wishes or ideology" in his creation and the GM doesn't set as clear a standard of understanding for what the player wishes in his Paladin's behavior. Then again....I haven't read any references in quite some time. I'm sure the source books should outline some particulars that will aid the player & GM to reach a equitable understanding of the Paladin's Character, code of ethics and establish framework for "what is acceptable in the GM's world for a Paladin". All of this should be tempered with the chosen God's particular viewpoints in mind. After all, he should be the shining example to all of what that is. Regardless, lack of foundation in the creation of the Paladin prior to gaming is folly. This is why I love background data from a player on each of their characters.....so I can hold them to what "they want" in their character. Obviously, there are confinements which separate the LG Fighter/Warrior/Cleric from a LG Paladin class. Adhere to those from the resource guides (modified by GM ruling style) and in symbiotic relationship with the player's own vision of what his/her Paladin should be. If they don't agree....then play a LF Fighter/Cleric, join another group or wait until your turn to GM. LOL ! My 2 cents are up. DING !

The Drunken Dragon wrote:

As to the other two, I have no idea about Mithril, but Adamantium probably only exists in Numeria, and there should definitely be a very finite amount, since most of it must be scavenged from pieces of space-ship, some of which don't appreciate having their metal yanked...so at best, pretty dang rare, and at worse, nearly unobtainable.

Mithril's mined from the ground and, while uncommon, far from unavailable.

Adamantine originates from crashed spacecraft, the largest of which is in Numeria, but it's the metal the whole (larger than city sized) ship is pretty much made out of, and it's probably one of Numeria's only real exports, so it's by no means unknown in the Inner Sea region outside Numeria...just hideously expensive. Which it, of course, is by the RAW.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE POSTS. Clarity is achieved.

Yes.

I have very little issue with the CG character performing the "assassination of the son goblin" before the king as described in this scenario. I would be curious to hear "how that worked out for the party as a solution". I suspect his motivation was to end the conflict through intimidation, cowering of lesser force or destruction of the problematic source. Or maybe the goblin represents (to him) the evil or wantan destruction that he views as needless and may be compelled to prevent. In either way I have no issue with a CG character performing this action.

If he was the 1st to shoot and arrow at the entrance to the cave (without provocation) is he also committing an evil act ?

Should a CG Ranger allows a goblin to live in the woods if he found one running away? Not necessarily....it's his call.

As GM....I would allow this and probably a little surprised...since it's not usually how I run a CG character....but, then again, I'm not about to rule that it consistitutes an "assassination" just because the condition of 1 goblin among a throng was helpless to my sword.

I'm just getting into the Pathfinder game/books...so don't bite my head off yet. I'm reading about the Starfell (basics) and this question popped into my head.

How rare are these metals?
How rare are items crafted from these?
In Pathfinder...is there any "underdark/drow/deep earth" properties of their crafted items that suffer in the upper world?
(as in previous Drow weapons and such for other genre of RPGs).