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The second level spell Blood Biography can give you the name of a unconscious creature (as well as its gender, race & profession).
All you need is access to a small sample of blood, which can be from an old stain, not just freshly drawn from the subject.
I actually outed a secret shapeshifter NPC in one game by using the spell on a weapon that had knicked the NPC before she fled. Divination for the win!

*EDIT*
Spell is 2nd level for a bard, 3rd for wizards.

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Thank you for your time.

Alas, I have not.
I have seen a pair of dwarves push a topaz dragon off a landing on the Infinite Staircase (3.5 Planescape game), a barbarian launch himself through the air via Leap Attack while raging, frenzied (Frenzied berserker) and polymorphed into a war troll and create a crater on impact (same campaign, actually).
No catapult shenanigans, though. Not yet . . .

22. Use your last memorized fireball of the day to light the campfire.

This appeals to my interests.

It was a fun show, but I couldn't help but feel like it was supposed to be a pilot the entire time.
They seem to have put a lot of thought into the backstory of the world, but you only get to see little glimpses of that backstory where it directly pertains to the plot.
It's pretty much a cop movie with fantasy elements, when you break it down.

Thing is, if you give your PC auto crit, you have to give it to your minion too. Ans since there's a lot more minion (usually) than PC overall, this will result in a lot more PC death overtime.

I think, not 100% sure. I've never done it with auto-crit so :S

No, you don't really have to give it to minions.

The way I run it is 20 is an auto crit for PCs and bosses *ONLY*. Minions rolling 20 are simply an auto hit. My games still have enough close calls to keep things exciting without the threat of some random mook one-shotting a PC on a lucky 20.

I don't do fumbles unless the players agree to it. Some of my players really like using them, some don't. I ask before the campaign starts and go from there. Generally, fumbles just give an appropriate penalty for a few rounds or until the PC takes an action to fix it. Slipping in blood, stuck blades, broken bowstrings, that sort of thing.

Azathoth.
That which accidentally created the entire universe and could very well destroy it all again, all without even noticing.
The Great Cosmic Mana Battery

I've got a wizard character who views the gods as nothing more than power sources, and who uses the False Focus feat to tap that phenomenal cosmic power for whatever ends he sees fit. Azathoth is his go-to power source, though he does carry around a variety of divine focii for funsies.
He's a fun guy at parties.

I'm in the process of building a guardsman-type character with a guard dog-type animal companion, and I thought that using a silent whistle (APG) might be a fun way to issue commands to his canine companion.

The text of the silent whistle states that a DC 5 Perform check is needed to do the same sorts of signals possible via a signal horn. The beast whistle (canine) doesn't have this Perform check language in the description, but it costs 5gp vs the silent whistle's 9sp. Negligible cost, I know. Also, the silent whistle can be heard by anyone with Keen Senses, and so could be used to communicate with other party members. I assume the Perform check definitely applies to that use of the whistle.

My question is thus: Would I use a Handle Animal check alone to issue commands via the whistle, or would I also need to make a Perform check as well?

Thanks in advance for any and all guidance!

Create Demiplane (and its variants). Magnificent Mansion is a close second, since it functions pretty much the same way.

Need a fancy place to host a sweet company retreat? *BAM* Tropical island getaway with perfect weather & zero bugs.

Need to just get away from the rest of the multiverse? *BAM*

Need a magic dead hideaway where you can store a nasty artifact? *BAM*

Super secret vault, secure library, secluded pleasure palace . . . The list goes on.

For my part, I thought the trailer was a little too "exposition-y."

I would've rather had them take a page out of JJ Abrams' book and go with a more vague trailer.

I may see it, depending on what else is going on at the time. I'll at least hit it up when it gets to Netflix.

Taking note of all suggestions; thanks all around!

Thanks much.
I was forced into the cruddy targeting situation due to placement and tight quarters. Still managed to torch a few zombies with the splash damage, anyway.

So, I've finally gotten the chance to play an alchemist in a weekly game. Grenadier archetype, 2nd level.
We recently had an encounter in some tight tunnels, and to avoid hitting a party member with his bomb, I decided to target an intersection on the ceiling near the fighter. I used Precise Bombs to exclude his square from the splash damage, and the GM went for it.
Despite the GM giving the okay, I'd still like some reassurance that this was a legitimate tactic.

Question:
Can an alchemist, with the Precise Bombs discovery, target a grid intersection adjacent to an ally and still choose to exclude the ally's square from the splash area?

I know there'll be a few "if everyone's happy with the ruling, just go with it," but I'd like my sneaksy trick verified before I try to take it on the road (perhaps to PFS play or something).

Thanks in advance for help & guidance!

Suggestion can implant the idea that he should turn against his current allies.
Sow Thought is a more subtle way of doing a similar thing.
Envious Urge is a short term way to make your enemies turn against each other by making one of them attempt to take an item from another.

All I shall add to the discussion is that the urumi is cool as heck, and I fully support any and all efforts at using it more.

I dig havarti for snacking, but provolone is my go-to choice for burgers.

I've got a spiffy scale mail dice bag, but these have some pretty cool features.

That's what I'd lean towards, Mosaic.

Yo yo yo!
Charter Subdcrizzle up in the hizzle!

If you intend to make the porous walls a thing, then make sure the players are made aware of it early on, or there may be some ruffled feathers.

I'd simply go with cracks, made obvious by drifting dust or waving cobwebs rather than simply saying the walls are old and porous.

Nothing's stopping either class from taking a skill that's not a class skill; they just won't get the +3 class skill bonus.
I'm sure there's a Trait or two that can make either of those class skills for someone.

All of the Adventure Paths are standalone works, though some may reference events that happen in another AP or module. None of that really impacts the one that you're running directly.

Label jars of alchemist fire with explosive runes? Poor schmuck reads the runes, jar probably gets destroyed, alchy fire is exposed to air, fire ignites. *FWOOM*
Not terribly exploity, but a fun double trap.

The urumi strikes me as an awesomely weird weapon.
I mean, it's a razor whip sword that you can wear as a belt for extra sneakiness. The thing just screams "THIS IS WHAT WHIRLWIND ATTACK EXISTS FOR!"
Make fruit salad in 6 seconds!
Get the thing gilded and you can easily wear it to any formal dinner as a super-snazzy fashion accessory.

As an opposing viewpoint, I'd say make whole cannot restore a letter that has been burned to ash. Both make whole and mending require that all the pieces of the object are available. A significant portion of the letter went up the chimney, so neither of those spells will work. Burning the letters is still useful when the Chelaxian Inquisition is about to barge through the door.

Yuppers. Folks often forget that the ash doesn't comprise the whole of the material that was destroyed in the fire; a portion of it was converted to various fumes & gasses that would be rather difficult to reclaim without preparation.

There are higher lever spells that address this sort of issue when attempting to, say, reconstitute a body. Those are generally not 3rd level spells, however.

Need deets on the wizard and his lair (known allies/minions, that sort of thing) for solid advice.

How much BBQ sauce do we have available?

I think you can ghost salt a net, but I may be mistaken. I would imagine the salt lasts until the incorporeal guy breaks out of or is released from the net, otherwise it'd be kinda pointless to get one round of netted bad guy from the attack.
Ghost salt bear traps, maybe? Deal some damage and hold the booger in place.
The Alchemy Manual has spirit firecrackers for 30gp a pop, and those do damage to incporporeal creatures, and blind those with vulnerabilities to sunlight. They do nothing to corporeal creatures, so are safe to use around your allies.

If Cap & Nat can do it, why not Joe the Fighter and Stabby the Rogue?

If you want to help them fail those saves (and make them generally less able to escape), I suggest giving them a sweet prison tat with some fire ink (ARG, ifrit section). Gives them the Sickened condition while the tat lasts. Plus it gives them a permanent night light to help navigate whatever deep, dark hole you toss them into.

1 dose glows as a candle, 4 or more on the same body part glow as a torch.

Elf epithets:
Leaflickers
Treedandies
Flutterfoofs
Bunnyfrogs

That's all I've got for now, but hopefully those will help you out.

The question is why doesn't every 1st level character have their ammunition made of stone at 1/4 the price (I'm looking at you, Bolas Bolts)?

Obsidian arrows, yo. Cheaper, lighter, gonna break half the time anyway.

I believe that I need another bottle. This one's getting a little light . . .

Goofus managed to cobble together a shambling abomination of a campaign from all the classic tropes, stitching them together with all the finesse of duct tape and bungie cords.

When playing a spellcaster, Gallant keeps an updated portfolio of all his spells, with brief descriptions and easily indexed tabs that help to keep from bogging down combat with complex spell effects.

Yup, there are plenty of dino companions. The only sticking point would be whether your game even has dinos in it.
If it does, *boom* RAPTOR BROS!
If not . . . I don't think we can be friends.
RAPTOR BROS 4 LIFE!

I'm guessing that since PFS removes your crafting feats (Promethean Disciple class feature, in this case), you'll be unable to do the improvements in that section on your own, and thus they'll be at full cost.
Am I getting that right?

On a recommendation from a friend, I just finished Name of the Wind and fully enjoyed it.
I managed to slow down and pace myself after only bulling through 350 pages.

Anywho, just picked up the second book (Wise Man's Fear), so I'll be getting started on that tonight.

When Goofus is preparing a campaign for his group, he insists on recycling that old story arc from a few campaigns back that nobody liked because YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DEEP, MEANINGFUL IMAGERY GUYS!

Gallant takes the time to craft terrain & backdrops for his games with an eye towards playability balanced with immersion.

His Holy Benediction is:
Canst we build it?
Indeed, we can.

As a former military man, I feel I spent enough time with my clean-shaven face and a high-and-tight.

Besides, my rather round facial features aren't helped by a clean shave. Even at 185 lbs & 6'1", I still got taped all the time because I had a "fat face" and a skinny neck.

It's a traditional herbal drink recipe from the UK, I think. Really nice flowery flavor, makes for a good mixer with adult beverages, too.

As far as tattoos go, Fire Ink is a version that glows like a candle's flame.
Glowing tattoo, yo.

Only downside is that it make you Sickened unless you have fire resistance. So, get some sort of fire resistance, even just 1 point is enough.
My paladin of Sarenrae got a Fire Ink Holy Symbol Tattoo because that's pure badassitry.

Side note: great for keeping track of important prisoners in your dungeon while also keeping them at a disadvantage with the Sickened penalty. Fire ink tat on the forehead; ain't nobody sneaking out with that brand.

Fentiman's Dandelion Burdock. I can spend the better part of an hour drinking just one of those.

Taxidermy those first 10 dire rats into some sort of recumbent rat-o-pede lounger and ride in style for the rest of your career!

My name came about because of my theatrical experience; directors loooove casting me as bad guys over and over. I think I used The Brutish Celt back on the old Wizards forums before the big migration to PF.

Avatar is just because I like snakes, and because it was one of the least-used avatars when I picked it.

The whole snakes thing is actually kinda weird; snakes are usually pretty chill around me, but rodents HATE me. Even got attacked by a "tame" squirrel that everyone else was able to hand feed and pet and all that jazz. Went through 2 gerbils & a hamster before I gave up on that jazz.

Five pounds, if memory serves. *edit* Err, that's the weight limit on the spell.

I'm not familiar with a listed weight for an alchemist bomb. A pound or so seems appropriate.

As a fuzzy manbeast, I'm quite fond of my beard. My well-groomed, sexy beard. My long hair also suits me quite well. Completes the Drogo look.

As far as the lady-types go, it really depends. Some are more suited to longer hair, some shorter. Heck, a buzz cut could look good on the right gal. Pits & legs . . . not really my cup of tea. Especially when they get to the dyed pit hair. That just looks silly.

For critters, well I've got a short-haired cat, because cats shed too bloody much to deal with a long-haired cat. I also have a bichon, and she looks pretty darned adorable with her poofball hair. Makes for a bit of work when she gets out romping in the weeds.

Flippin' burrs . . .

So long as you're not moving it more than 15 feet, your plan sounds solid.

Autographed copy of Ninja Sex Party's newest album, Attitude City.

Love these guys. I found them by searching for songs about wizards on Spotify. When I saw the song title "Unicorn Wizard," I was sold.