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a general comment about the language in the book (although it's probably too late).

consistently using 'they' as a gender neutral noun is much less intrusive than switching between he & she ad hoc. for example:

'When the character finally fails her constitution check, she begins to drown.'
becomes
'When a character finally fails their constitution check, they begin to drown.'

condition cards - pathfinder beta (pdf)
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laid out in point form and ready to be printed.
there may be other sets, one for buff/debuffs and one for situational modifiers (cover, concealment, etc).

two archers are firing at each other: one has taken cover behind a stone column, the other a drape.
who is better off?

(pg 146)
cover: +4ac
partial concealment: 20% miss chance

- in a normal situation they are equivalent (4/20 = 20%)
- if the attacks overwhelm the ac (only missing on a 1) then the +4ac may not make a difference and 20% is better.
- if the ac overwhelms the attacks (only hitting on a 20) then 20% is much better since it can prevent criticals. this is also the case in normal situations.

in all situations you are better off with the concealment and its 20% miss chance.

these mechanics resulted from an extension of the 50% miss chance for invisibility (which it definitely deserves, a +10ac bonus just wouldn't cut it). understandable. but when you are in a fire fight and you're better off behind a sheet than a stone slab then game mechanics are breaking down.

it seems odd that you can't charge when you're fatigued but you can when exhausted.