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I have assumed that to hit, to use a skill, to roll perception you roll:

d20 + Level + Stat Bonus + Proficiency Mod + Misc.

Is it actually:

d20 + Stat Bonus + Proficiency Mod + Misc. BUT NOT adding your level.

So you use your levels improving your Proficiency Mods in the Attacks & skills you want ?

AC calc is:
"Your Armor Class equals 10 plus your Dexterity modifier
(up to your armor’s Dexterity modifier cap) plus your
proficiency modifier for any armor or shield you are using
plus the armor’s item bonus to AC."

Has anybody else been running with my assumption?

The character sheet does not include an area to add your level...

I am creating a Dwarven Fighter with a Blacksmith background, using the straight 10 stat option.

1)
The Blacksmith background gives him Lore-Smithing@Trained & Crafting-Blacksmith@?*
1st Fighter gives a signature skill of crafting. If I choose Crafting-Blacksmith@Trained for being a fighter as well as getting it for my Background, do I get to upgrade the Proficiency Rank by a further rank? Assuming it is "Trained", can I use my fighter class level to raise it from "Trained"(*) to "Expert".

* Looking at the Blacksmith background text it does not actually state what Proficiency Rank you get it at.

2) On Table 3-13 p88, a fighter gets the following class features @ 1st
i) Ancestry feat,
ii) Attack of opportunity,
iii) Background,
iv) Fighter feat,
v) Initial proficiencies

Is i) a _SECOND_ Ancestory feat, to the one I got from my race? ie I now get another for choosing the Fighter Class. I assume not, but the i) & iii) listings should be removed, as it complicates the issue.

3) In PF1 you got feats for Character Level and for Class Level. Is this now the case? i.e. as you progress thru character levels now, your class gives you your only chance to get extra Ancestral, Fighter, General & Skill Feats.

The Blacksmithing background gives you:
"You gain the Specialty Crafting skill feat for blacksmithing, and you’re trained in the Smithing Lore skill."

Does this mean I can list on the character Sheet

Lore-Smithing @ "Trained" Proficiency
Craft-Blacksmsithing @ "Trained" Proficiency
ie both at Char lvl + 0 + Associated Stat Mod

It does not say so. Should we assume any skilled listed, without a starting proficiency is "trained". It is probably an editing issue but the final rules will need to so thru every similar type ref and put @ T,E,M or L after each mention.

Regards

Proficiency Rank Modifier
Untrained Your level – 2
Trained Your level
Expert Your level + 1
Master Your level + 2
Legendary Your level + 3

My initial thought is that the bonus for being "Legendary" (and E & M) at a skill is a pretty poor bonus compared to your character level or (probably) Stat Mod as well. It would be better if these are doubled or your level bonus be half this or less, ala another RPG.

I have always found it a pain that in 3.5 the only armours you would consider are Full Plate; Chain Shirt & Breast Plate - in that order.

Full Plate gives you 8+1=9 pts to AC
Chain Shirt & Breast Plate 4+4 or 5+3=8 pts to AC.

No fighter types or Clerics should be wearing anything but Full Plate.

I note PF has changed this some, but wouldn't it be better to make all Amour Bonuses & Max Dex Bonus add up to 8 or 9. This would mean that you could have some variation. 14 dex Fighters could wear Half-plate, 16 dex Fighters Banded or Splint...etc etc

Otherwise why don't you just cut all the pointless armours from the list - nobody uses them, unless it is their only option.

I'm sure you can nibble around the edges of my argument, but you see my point don't you.

Cheers

Sean

Any chance WOTC would let Greyhawk go, and allow Paizo to pick it up?

Probably too far down the Golarion path, but...

I understand Living Greyhawk ended with the birth of 4e. Is there anyway to source _all_ the LG modules produced by the various RPGA Networks groups ? Wow this possibility makes me salivate. Could somebody in the know contact RPGA?

Cheers

Sean