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So the only issue I really have with this is that the tagline for Paladins shouldn't be "Paladins are divine champions of a deity." It should read "Paladins are divine champions of some deities (not all deity's worshipers need apply)."

Mark Seifter wrote:

Shifter's Edge had some issues in the process and is pending a hotfix FAQ once we can get the new FAQ page up. I'm actually surprised it took this long to come up. And that's the only FAQ topic we know of for the book so far! After the FAQ, it's basically Lethal Grace for a shifter's claws (and claw-augmented natural attacks), meaning Dex-based shifters that use Dex to hit and Str to damage can do some pretty big damage (1/2 level scaling up to +10 damage).

Can you elaborate at all on the issue with Shifters Edge. I think the add shifter level to damage actually works extremely well for the shifter, to the point where I’m contemplating giving it as a bonus feat to the Shifter at level 2.

I think the issue they have is that they don't want you doing +10 damage on an attack at level 10. What I think the FAQ team forgot is that Claws only get two attacks, even with full BAB.

As it is, it's powerful enough to make up for the lack of iterative attacks. The worst part is that if you're really using a Dex build, you'd probably try to have a +10 Dex mod by level 14. So Dex-To-Damage would actually just be a better ability than "Dex-to-hit and half-level-to-damage".

Alright, fair enough, the first sentence of that comment was a rules question, and belongs elsewhere.

So is there at least a response for why the Brawler Archetype gets a longer duration on Shifter Aspect by getting ability score synergy, but the Shifter itself (which the Brawler borrows that ability from) has to spend a feat to get ability score synergy? To clarify, Extended Aspects is in feat form, Feral Striker gets it just at level 10, no feat required.

And the same goes for the Warpriest archetype. The monk archetype treats Claws as a Shifter of their Monk level, which reduces the damage die of the Claws. However, the Warpriest gets full damage so it ends up doing more damage at level 20 with its claws than the Shifter.

I'm really not trying to sound hostile, but it boggles my mind that the base class gets a worse form of its unique ability than an archetype for another class that borrows the feature.

They're barely rules questions, they're questions about bad design, for the designers, which I can only assume falls under "Product Discussion" and not "Rules Questions". Not that I necessarily expect direct answers.

So I just want to let everyone know that the Treestrider Hunter archetype selects their animal companion as a free action.

I assume that was an error in writing. If not, that's genuinely hilarious.

Also, if I read this correctly, a Saurian Champion Cavalier can take a level in the Mammoth Rider Prestige Class to grow their Dinosaur Mount to Huge and then take level 10 in the Saurian Champion to grow their mount to Gargantuan size. Not that it's useful in anyway, but hey, you're riding a Gargantuan mount!

Oh sweet, then does this Versatile Design allow you to use Outslug Style with a whip? Because that would just be amazing if you could. You could get an effective 20 foot range with a 10-foot step!

This pleases me.

Oh, I figured since this was a question of rules and ages of the race of Aasimar, for the last few years, Aasimar age the same rate as humans. Some of the tables on this (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advancedRaceGuide/ageHeightWeight.html) page are wrong, but the Aasimar only live to be about 91 years old.

They hit adulthood at 20 years of age, thus making a 40 year old Aasimar a Middle-aged Aasimar, not a young Aasimar. If you want additional reading material on this aspect of the topic, read this (http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2kud3&page=2?AasimarTiefling-Age-Categorie s).

Overall though, that doesn't impact your character too much, just a number change is all.

I'm really glad that the Vanaras can now benefit from the Gruesome Shapechanger feat. I've been trying to find more ways to use that feat, and now there's another race that can use it!

And add Startling Shapechange to that and you can sicken AND scare your enemies in one round! That's pretty handy! And for Skinwalkers now being able to take Racial Heritage, I honestly feel like they got a massive bump in this book too (despite already having their own book).

And then the Grippli Fiend Keeper? Can't wait to play one with just a permanent Champion spirit. +5 to attack rolls and +7 to damage rolls with every melee attack? Just screams two-weapon fighting, and at level 13 a +8 to-hit and +10 to damage? God, I can't wait to play one.

Plus grippli are like, the smallest possible race I'm fairly certain, so that ought to be funny to play. It'd be like that scene in Prince Caspian where Reepicheep's crew is just cutting the ankles of people in the tall grass, but with frogs instead.

haremlord wrote:

a monk cannot use Stunning Fist with their unarmed strike.

I really don't know why this subject is so hard to grasp.

Unarmed Strike is an Unarmed Attack.

Things that only work on Unarmed Attacks work on Unarmed Strike.

All of your examples are you conflating Unarmed Attack with Unarmed Strike.

This whole problem would be fixed if they renamed Unarmed Strike as Funky Attack. No one would confuse the issue.

So basically, a Brawler using Gauntlets could use Pummeling Style in conjunction with Shield Gauntlet Style because what applies to a Unarmed Strike applies to Unarmed Attacks. Thus, you could use gauntlets while Blending Styles (such as Dragon Style and Pummeling Style).

That's what you're arguing yes?

So gauntlets do not count toward shielded gauntlet style. it specifically states weapon focus (spiked gauntlet).

The feat actually states "Prerequisites: Weapon Focus (GAUNTLET or SPIKED GAUNTLET), proficiency with bucklers and light shields". So yes, gauntlets DO count toward Shield Gauntlet Style. All of the feats in the chain use the same wording.

So two quick questions, both have to do with using gauntlets:

1: Do gauntlets count as an unarmed strike for using Pummeling Style? The text for Gauntlets says this: "This metal glove lets you deal lethal damage rather than nonlethal damage with unarmed strikes. A strike with a gauntlet is otherwise considered an unarmed attack. The cost and weight given are for a single gauntlet. Medium and heavy armors (except breastplate) come with gauntlets. Your opponent cannot use a disarm action to disarm you of gauntlets."

However, Pummeling Style has this text: This ability works only with unarmed strikes, no matter what other abilities you might possess.

My second question is as follows: Does the shield bonus that you get from Shield Gauntlet Style only apply to the off-hand gauntlet? Suppose I were using Gauntlets instead of my raw fist, would I gain a +2 Shield Bonus?

The text for the style feat says this: "When using this style, if you begin your turn wearing a gauntlet or spiked gauntlet on your off hand, and you are not using that hand to hold or make attacks with any other weapons or shield, you gain a +1 shield bonus to AC."

I assume that means that the shield bonus only applies to the off-hand, which would be a bit disappointing, but would make sense.

And I guess I lied, as I have a third question, this time regarding the Shielded Gauntlet Master feat, which says "In addition, you add your gauntlet’s enhancement bonus to the shield bonus to AC granted by this feat as if it were a shield enhancement bonus."

Does this mean that any +1/+2/etc bonuses to the Gauntlet weapons applies as a shield bonus, and that you don't have to enchant it twice right?

I'm sorry if this seems long-winded, I just wanted these figured out before I got too far ahead of myself in character creation.