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Will Starfinder 2e have a setting line, similar to Pathfinder 2e's Lost Omens?

Will Starfinder 2e have anything like the Pathfinder 2e Lost Omens line of books?

If I only want Starfinder 2e books, will this subscription do that?

Will this work the same as guns and gears - owners of legacy TV will receive the PDF update for free, and this product will be excluded from the Rulebook subscription?

Hoping that this is the case.

Bongo BigBounce wrote:

Is this PC only or will it be on consoles as well?

The Kickstarter says it will be released on Steam, but I would expect if it is successful it will eventually port to consoles as well, similar to Wrath of the Righteous by Owlcat.

Well, that's saved me some money! I have a PS5, but my computer can barely run Foundry for games.

I read an article that said Ossian wants this game to be "Like Baldur's Gate 3, but Pathfinder, with miniatures.". In that case, considering I didn't care for Baldur's Gate 3, I guess I'll give it a pass.

Folks going, Paizo deleted my comment, so I'll just say please stay healthy.

My order says "Complete", but I have not received it.

Mine also says "Not Trackable".

10th working day since notification and still pending. I'm starting to detect a pattern...

Thomas Keller wrote:

Elfteiroh wrote:

Reminder that we never got an announcement saying that the tracking problems from before had been fixed, so the assumption should be that it still happens.

Yeah, they should just get rid of that link. It never works.

If I'm not mistaken, the fact that "it never works" is not Paizo's fault, it's UPS's.

If I'm not mistaken, including the tracking option costs extra, so maybe Paizoo could save us that cost, seeing as it never works.

Reminder that we never got an announcement saying that the tracking problems from before had been fixed, so the assumption should be that it still happens.

Yeah, they should just get rid of that link. It never works.

Me too.

Picture of Grefu looks like one of Lovecraft's Deep Ones.

Ugh. I hate music when I'm trying to play. So distracting.

Wear your mask, folks!

Well, if they didn't want, as you call it, "yoyo healing/dying", why didn't they make it when your character hits 0 hp, they die?

Honestly, this rule change has so disheartened me, that I seriously wonder if I want to continue playing this game.

Just waiting for the hardcovers to arrive. The PDFs are there, but I can't read them without getting a headache.

I'd give it a week or two more - I'm just guessing here, but the remaster rollout is probably draining a lot of resources from the PFS reporting email.

Meanwhile, the text of the boon was available on the OPF website which is currently down, but I *think* it's still visible on the PDF version.

Yes, but I want to be able to download the boon for my files.

Having gotten no advice in a week, I suppose I will just try purchasing the boon again and see if it shows up then. If that doesn't work, I have no idea what to do.

Any assistance is appreciated.

I purchased the hireling boon a while ago and, though the points have been subtracted from my ADP, the boon has not shown up in my boon list. I've emailed PFS reporting about it a few times and haven't received anything in return. What can I do to rectify this?

Phones at a games table? That's a recipe for disaster.

Eh, I'll stick with Foundry.

Thomas Keller wrote:

Errenor wrote:

Thomas Keller wrote:

Runes work as normal. So, since a shield is not a weapon, they don't work.

This needs clarification/errata.

Nope. It is written they work - then they work. One of the base principles of the game - specific beats general.

But it's not written that they work, only that they can be inscribed. Nothing about what they actually do.

For runes it's one and the same. If they can be inscribed at all - they work. It follows from the general rules for runes quite easily.

I also had this doubt (even though I'd completely ignore that even if the intent and text of runes' rules were written less clearly) but then re-read the Runes section.

So, are you saying that the runes only give an item bonus for what traits they have, or that they give an item bonus to Shield Bash, which is not a weapon?

Thomas Keller wrote:

Runes work as normal. So, since a shield is not a weapon, they don't work.

This needs clarification/errata.

Nope. It is written they work - then they work. One of the base principles of the game - specific beats general.

But it's not written that they work, only that they can be inscribed. Nothing about what they actually do.

Runes work as normal. So, since a shield is not a weapon, they don't work.

This needs clarification/errata.

So, you can put runes on a shield with augmentations, they just don't do anything? That makes no sense.

Thomas Keller wrote:

Errenor wrote:

Thomas Keller wrote:

Would doubling rings give the +1 item bonus to shield augmentation traits like Shove or versatile S if you have a potency rune on a weapon?

As I see it, RAW shield augmentation still doesn't say it makes shield a weapon or that augmentation is a weapon for some reason. So doubling rings don't work at all on this shield. On the other hand I don't see any good reason to forbid it.

Though versatile S doesn't interact with +1 item bonus in any case.

Why doesn't versatile S interact with the +1 bonus from a potency rune?

Because versatile S only allows to change damage type to slashing? Which doesn't interact with +1 to hit in any way? Apples and carrots?

Well, +1 to hit from a rune does also make the damage magical, but that again doesn't affect any other types the damage has.

So if you have a weapon with a potency rune, and doubling rings, and you do a shield bash, that Strike doesn't get the bonus from the potency rune?

Thomas Keller wrote:

Would doubling rings give the +1 item bonus to shield augmentation traits like Shove or versatile S if you have a potency rune on a weapon?

As I see it, RAW shield augmentation still doesn't say it makes shield a weapon or that augmentation is a weapon for some reason. So doubling rings don't work at all on this shield. On the other hand I don't see any good reason to forbid it.

Though versatile S doesn't interact with +1 item bonus in any case.

Why doesn't versatile S interact with the +1 bonus from a potency rune?

Asking this again, hoping for some errata.

Would doubling rings give the +1 item bonus to shield augmentation traits like Shove or versatile S if you have a potency rune on a weapon?

Are these tickets the same thing as the badge needed to be able to sign up for games?

How do I get a badge to be able to signup on April 17th?

Attempting to escape a grapple is a grapple check? Doesn't say that in the book.

Is this information still correct? You can use modifiers to grapple to escape a grapple?

When will this become available?

Placed two separate orders, asked that one be sent with subscription and the other be sent by itself. Now both are lumped together in the same order. I wanted the ones separate from the subscription to be sent separately so I would get them sooner. What the hell, Paizo?

Grippli are small... that's a +1 size bonus to attack, and a -1 size penalty to CMB/CMD... without Agile Maneuvers, though, Dexterity would not be factored into CMB... and you're not using [or even have] Weapon Finesse, so all that jazz about using Dex for maneuvers performed with finesse weapons does not apply here.

I love Grippli with nets, but that particular build has some holes in it.

I was mistaking CMB with CMD, that's why I put dex in there.

So the CMB should actually be +6? (+2 level, +4 net, +1 str, -1 size)

Want a good weapon to grapple with, as long as you want to go Exotic Weapon Proficiency? Look no further than the humble net.

Standard EWP lets you use a net to throw folded nets up to 10' and deliver Entangled if you hit a foe's Touch AC. Add in Equipment Trick (Net), Improved Unarmed Strike and Improved Grapple however and you unlock the following:

Net Tricks wrote:

Grappling Net (Improved Grapple) When you attempt a grapple combat maneuver check against a foe entangled by a net whose trailing rope you control, you do not take a penalty on the grapple combat maneuver check for not having two hands free, and you gain a +4 bonus on the check. If you successfully pin the target while it is still entangled by the net, you can use the net to tie up the target as a swift action.

So a PC with this feat gains a +4 vs their Entangled opponent, suffers no penalty to Grapple when both hands aren't free and their foe has an additional -2 penalty to CMD from the Entangled condition.

A build that takes advantage of this: Grippli C-Monk (Maneuver Master)
Str 12 (14 -2 Racial), Dex 18 (16 +2 Racial), Con 12, Int 10, Wis 16 (14 +2 Racial), Cha 8
Racial proficiency with nets
L1 Dodge
L1 Bonus Improved Unarmed Strike, Improved Grapple
L2 Retrain Dodge to Equipment Trick (Net)
L2 Bonus Dodge

At this point you've got a PC with a 10' Ranged Touch Net +6 to deliver Entangled. If this hits and the monk hasn't used a Move action yet, they can take a 5' step and Flurry of Maneuvers. They can then attempt a Grapple +8 against an Entangled foe with a -2 penalty to their CMD.

I'm sure there are other, better builds than this. Feel free to go nuts. I just figured the net was a way to skip the hands occupied grapple penalty with some decent utility.

This is very interesting, but I'm confused as to where you got the +6 to hit and the +8 for the grapple. Shouldn't the to hit be +5 (+1 BAB, +4 dex)? And likewise the CMB (+2 level, +4 dex, +1 str) = +7.

You don't *need* Exotic Weapon Proficiency to use it to grapple, or to use them to attack for that matter. You can use a weapon that you're not proficient but you'll take a -4 to the attack or combat manuever's attack roll, and you'll still receive a +2 to the grapple attempt.

If you plan on doing this a lot, definitely get EWP, because that -4 is atrocious.

The TWF penalties only apply to attacks, not combat maneuvers. So you should be able to make your Grapple attempt with the Dan Bongs with no negatives from TWF penalties.

Grapple attempts require having both hands free. I don't care about TWF.

Has there been any clarification on how this works? Does a PC need to have EWP if they're only using it to grapple? And when using it, do you take a -2 penalty (both hands not empty -4, grapple bonus +2) or do they just get the +2 bonus?

Does a familiar count as an animal to gain the benefits of this trait?

PossibleCabbage wrote:

Yeah, the reason the flickmace was very good on fighters (and champions) is that it is a flail and the flail critical specialization makes you prone and those are classes with AoO.

The flickmace is still the best weapon for the one handed version of this build. Which goes to show how out of bounds it was before.

But now some of them will look at the damage die and the feat costs and decide that they want a Warhammer instead, or they will go two handed and use a Maul or a Glaive instead.

Only costs one ancestry feat if you are human trained in all martial weapons.

The archetype dedication gives trained in either Acrobatics or Athletics, plus trained in Warfare Lore. It also says that "if you were already trained, you become an expert instead." My question is, if you are already trained in all three of these skills, do you get to bump both Acrobatics and Warfare Lore, or Athletics and Warfare Lore to expert, or is it only one of these?

As an extremely shy person, this is the only kind of con I would ever attend, regardless of cost. I hope they never go back to in person cons.

The adopted ancestry feat specifies common ancestries. But you're playing a rare ancestry so you're already in "ask the GM" territory so I suppose you should just ask them one more thing.

This would be for a Pathfinder Society character.

This feat gives the skeleton the Adopted Ancestry feat and says you may choose "any" ancestry. Does this include uncommon ancestries?

Thomas Keller wrote:

Would Paizo ever consider doing a Humble Bundle of physical books? My eyes aren't the greatest and I get a headache if I look at a PDF for more than a couple of minutes.

Most of our Bundles include a singular physical product. Examples include the Core Rulebook or Beginner Box for both Pathfinder and Starfinder. We chose not to have a physical product this time because of Kingmaker shipping.

But all physical books? Or even multiple books? No. As I understand, Humble Bundle allows us to do this as a special exception. Most partners are not allowed to as their model is to provide digital content. And bluntly, we would have to charge a lot more for a physical bundle.

It is going really well however!

Okay, I'm glad the charity is making money. I'd just like to participate.

It wouldn't have to be a rulebook. I get all of those. A whole AP would be nice, for example, like in this bundle, only physical books, and maybe maps and pawns.

Would Paizo ever consider doing a Humble Bundle of physical books? My eyes aren't the greatest and I get a headache if I look at a PDF for more than a couple of minutes.

Pathfinder Society (second edition)
"In the Pathfinder Society (second edition) program, the following benefits are offered for each accessory category. A player may not benefit from more than one of these per session, with the exception of the Campaign Coin benefit.

Vestments: When you use a Hero Point to reroll a check, add a +1 circumstance bonus to the reroll.

Worn Accessory: Once per session, when rolling a check as a part of a victory points system, if you roll a critical failure, you get a failure instead.

Rules Reference: Once per session, when you use Treat Wounds or another character uses Treat Wounds on you, the result of the check is one degree of success better than the result that was rolled.

Other Item: Once per session, a character can gain the benefits of a two-action heal spell, heightened to the maximum spell level available to a cleric of the character’s level. This benefit can only be used in exploration mode.

Campaign Service Coin: Volunteers who make exceptional contributions to Organized Play can earn campaign coins or membership in the Order of the Wayfinder as a recognition of their hard work. When you use this benefit, you gain a bonus Hero Point at the beginning of the adventure. In addition to the normal powers of a Hero Point, you can spend this special Hero Point to allow another player to reroll a check."

What are each of these items? I assume "Worn Accessory" means the new faction pins? Thank you.