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Here is the scenario.

My high level PCs are on a different plane from their home plane when the bad guy casts Banishment. The druid's animal companion fails the save, and I rule that it is banished back to their home plane.

Can the druid now Summon back his Animal Companion? Under the Rule of Yes, I would say, this sounds reasonable, though I would limit it with the spell duration.

Can you Summon a specific creature?

I'm curious, would this work under the RAW?

I'm curious if a creature is affected by a spell effect, if it is standing in a square right outside of the spell effect, but is attacking another creature standing right inside of the effect.

I have a few cases to discuss.

Wall of Fire is first. It has an emanation effect. If you are adjacent to a square that is just outside of the 20' of heat, and attack someone who is in the heat, do you take damage when you "reach in" to attack them in their square?

Glitterdust is the big culprit. If you are standing right outside of the glitterdust effect, which is an ongoing area, and attack someone inside of the area you are adjacent too, do you have to save vs. blindness? If you were invisible, and attack someone adjacent to you, inside of the area of effect, do you become visible?

Grease, I would assume that if you are adjacent to a character in the Grease spell, and attack them, you are not affected by the spell effect, because logic dictates that the grease effect is a plane on the ground (2d).

Bloodmist. If you attack an adjacent creature who is currently in the red algae cloud, are you entering the cloud and have to make a save?

I could give more examples, and am most interested in an official rule on this, preferably in one of the books.

I've always played that if you are attacking into an area of a spell effect, then that spell affects you as if you were positioned within the spell. Am I wrong?

I'm trying to create a homebrew race. Are there rules/guidelines for this anywhere?

Thanks!

Hello again helpful boards,

Does anyone know of a chart of the creatures (or better yet) or program that calculates stats for Wild Shape?

The list of Small and Medium animals would be helpful, a program that allowed you to select that animal after putting in base stats would be the most helpful thing I could find.

Thanks again,

Aluvial

Hello,

I'm very confused by the Animal Companion rules.

I want to look at the starting stats for a wolf and see if I understand what is happening.

A normal wolf which has the following base stats:

Wolf:
Size Medium; Speed 50 ft.; AC 14 (+2 Dex, +2 NA); Str 13, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6; Base Atk +1; CMB +2; CMD 14 (18 vs. trip); Feats Skill Focus (Perception); Skills Perception +8, Stealth +6, Survival +1 (+5 scent tracking); Racial Modifiers +4 Survival when tracking by scent

Now, the starting stats listed under Animal Companion are:

Wolf:
Size Medium; Speed 50 ft.; AC +2 natural armor; Attack bite (1d6 plus trip); Ability Scores Str 13, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6; Special Qualities low-light vision, scent.

(QUESTION 1) My first and probably most important question is this; are the Natural Armor bonuses list in both sets of statistics the same, or do they stack? My guess is that they are the same, but I'm not sure...

Now, I look at the chart. At 3rd level of druid, the NA for ANY animal companion goes up by +2. Does my wolf now have +4 NA, or +6 NA? Essentially, this is my question 1 reworded.

Then, at 7th level, I have another +2 for NA and then, the wolf gets the advancement:
7th-Level Advancement -- Size Large; AC +2 natural armor; Attack bite (1d8); Ability Scores Str +8, Dex –2, Con +4.

Here I'm really confused. Does the NA for the wolf increase again, or is this +2 the same as the Starting Stats? I would think that they stack, so at 7th level, I've increased by yet another +2, BUT, if that is the case, why? The +2 is listed as an unnamed bonus, like the first +2 unnamed bonus in the starting stats.

This makes me think that the wolf is now increased the NA up to +10. +2 for the base wolf, +2 for the starting stats, +4 for the advancement chart, and +2 for the 7th level advancement.

So, if someone could help me understand, I would appreciate it.

Perhaps someone might be as kind to point me to the appropriate thread (I could not find it, but I did see one where James Jacobs said the higher level advancement stacked) where I might find the answers, OR, even better, can you stat out a Druid's Animal Companion (Wolf) at levels 4 and 7? That would help me work out the bonuses if I saw the final stat block.

Thanks,

Aluvial

I'm converting some things for my home Greyhawk Campaign and play Pathfider rules with Greyhawk gods. I'm looking for advice about the closest god to Erastil.

Thanks to those who know of both pantheons....

Sean

Hi, I've recently started a new Pathfinder campaign, and ran across the changes made to medium armor (from 3.5).

Can someone explain why those changes were made? What purpose does the additional +1 AC accomplish?

Thanks, I really like to understand the changes between the two systems and have explanations why the rules work the way they do.

Sean

Hi, I am starting up a Pathfinder campaign.

I am very familiar with the 3.5 rules but have a couple of questions.

1) Power Attack. This is an all or nothing "bonus" (meaning that later, you must take the bigger -/+) that works on all attacks during the round, including AoO's during the round, correct?

1A) When calculating the damage bonus when using a weapon with two hands, a -1 to attack gives a +3 to damage, correct?

1B) When calculating the damage bonus with an off-hand weapon, a -1 to attack gives a +1 to damage, correct?

1C) Is this damage multiplied on Crits? (i.e., is this precision based damage?)

1D) I see that this does not work with touch attacks, what is the reasoning behind this? I like this but want to understand the reasoning.

1E) What feats build off of Power Attack in Pathfinder?

2) Bluff - Will Bluff allow you to influence the action (however minor) of the target? Or is this solely for lying (meaning attitude will not change with a Bluff)?

Thanks,

I'm sure I will have a dozen more in the weeks to come...

Does someone have a list of the Kingmaker miniatures made by Reaper?

I have the mites and the Stag Lord. What else has been made?

Does anyone have a list of the Reaper metals that are specifically for Kingmaker?

I have bought some mites and the Stag Lord. Are there others?

I'm trying to figure out a Monk's flurry bonuses and I'm not sure if I understand the rules correctly. Can someone help with the bonus and explain to me what I'm doing?

I have an 11th Pathfinder Monk, 5th 3.5 Psychic Warrior (BAB +3).

I have a Monk's Belt, which means that I look on the chart 5 levels higher for AC and unarmed strike damage...

I have allowed a feat (actually chain of two feats) that allows this character to flurry with a glaive.

The glaive is +3 enhanced.

The character is Strength 20. Wisdom is 26 if that matters but I don't think it does.

EDIT: The character has a trait (from Unearthed Arcana) called Reckless which gives him a -1 to attacks for a trade of +1 to damage.

I want to figure the unarmed flurry first, then the glaive should just be an additional +3 to hit (and use it's own damage).

Thanks!!! I think I understand this, but then the extra attack in the Flurry going from monk 10 to 11 just through me off...

I have the regular glaive attacks at +18/+13/+8. I think that is correct, I have the flurry attacks too high I believe...

Sean

Can someone please give a few examples of how this works?

I've been playing 3.5 for a bit... and have been looking at the new books (GREAT ART!). After scanning them for the little things... both of these things, especially Power Attack... seem wonky. Clearly Furious Focus was not meant to transfer directly to 3.5... you must make use of the PF Power Attack, right?

What is with the guy writing the new Star Trek email? Caught up with new movie ads? Really? Come-on...

Most of the emails that come my way from you are... well, fantasy. This sci-fi thing gives me the jitters...

Huh?

Aluvial

Where can I find the details for this feat?

I found this under tthe iconic Harsk in Pathfinder 9.

I believe it is a variant for the Ranger's Improved Combat Style at 6th level, but can't find it anywhere....

Thanks,

Sean

Where can I find the details for this feat?

I believe it is a variant for the Ranger's Improved Combat Style at 6th level, but can't find it anywhere....

Thanks,

Sean

Where can I find the details for this feat?

I believe it is a variant for the Ranger's Improved Combat Style at 6th level, but can't find it anywhere....

Thanks,

Sean

Just curious...