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I haven't noticed this feat being mentioned when builds are being discussed. Is it way too situational or weak? If you don't take it what alternatives do you recommend?

Does a rangers favored enemy bonus apply to just to CMB or CMB and CMD

Years ago I seen an article for D&D for handling massive rolling of to hit or saves. Instead of rolling 20 to hit rolls or saves you make one d100 roll and consult the table to see how many were successful

Does anyone know what equations I can plug into Excel to create tables? My DM likes using large groups and when I use entangle she sit there and roll 20 to 30 saves and I am looking for ways to speed things up

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I have a plus 3 strength bow and am wondering what are the best enchants to get or at least which ones to avoid

I have a switch hitter ranger with 18 strength. I would like to get bow upto +5 and after that I am not sure

I have a ranger with a belt of giant strength +4 with a drawback of changing gender

I like to keep the belt as my bow has adaptive on it and like to know what my options are if any
What would happen if I put on another item with same drawback ?

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I have an 8th level switch hitter ranger with a 18 strength that just acquired a +1 halberd with icy burst and speed enchants

I am a little unclear how to calculate dpr with multiple attacks and something like icy burst

If someone can show the math I should be able to understand it and I can do the math for my bow to compare the 2

On a related note this is the first pathfinder campaign for the DM and myself can the keen enchant be added to the halberd?

If I understand enchanting I cant go above +10. Halberd is +1 icy is +2 and speed is +3 for a total of 6. Keen is +1 so I can do it correct?
If yes then I have an option

Can you use quick draw to make an attack of opportunity? I am in a street with weapons sheathed and someone tries to grapple me provoking an attack of opportunity. Is my only option to punch them or can I quick draw a weapon and use that

I did see 1 or 2 threads that talked about this but they quite old and I don't know if something was published that dealt with this. My instinct was at first was I can't use quick draw but I want to make sure

I am in a group where a party member likes to cast Mass Enlarge Person on the group at the time
As An archer it hurts me as I lose some dex and take a minus to hit so can I choose to get a save

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I am in my first pathfinder campaign and I have a 7th level human ranger. I am a little unclear when to know you have enough ranks in any given skill
For skills like perception, stealth or survival do you always buy ranks no matter what?

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When a bard uses fascinate to stop someone from doing something they would normally do can the target realize that they were charmed?

In the group I am in the bard has a tendency to use fascinate on other party members. At what point in time would anyone realize what is going on or do we automatically know

My party got a deck of many things which started a discussion about the throne card. What happens when you place on land owned by someone else

Some of the party maintain that the deck gives you ownership of just the keep not the land

Others in the party maintain that its absurd that you don't get ownership of the land

they also claim that since the people see you as a true leader you become their leader and as their leader the people are ok with you getting ownership of the land

I feel that seeing someone as a true leader doesn't nessacary mean they automatically become your leader, you may be a true leader but you are not the rightful or lawful leader

How do other DMs handle this? Does the throne card grant ownership of the land?

I am in group new to pathfinder and the question of can the druid cast when flying came up. Can you glide and cast or do you have to go into free fall? What type of action does gliding count as?
We also had a discussion how far can a druid in bird form. Has Paizo or anyone else ever published anything about travel times for birds or is it up to the DM? So far we just what off what some sites said a bird can travel per day

In 3.5 it is clearly stated druids hate undead but I dont see that anywhere in pathfinder. Was that omitted to save space or did Paizo can how druids view undead?

Given how pathfinder describes druids I see them as being anti-undead

Is there a raw definition of revering nature, unnatural or supernatural

I am in a group that is somewhat new to pathfinder and I created a ranger that given his background would have a strong respect for nature and have a strong dislike for the unnatural. My first two favorite enemy are undead and aberrations

In the group there is potential for disagreements. One of the players made a druid and we already have a little disagreement involving the use of items or spells that are may or may not be unnatural

As I read the 3.x/pathfinder books unnatural and supernatural are used. How are the authors defining those words

At the end of the last session we found an item that I brought up it that this might be unnatural and maybe we shouldn't use it which lead to a discussion about just what is unnatural and how can you tell.

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I am in a small group that is learning pathfinder as we go along, I have a human ranger and I find it odd that my choices for mounts are horse camel or pony but donkey or mule are not listed? Horses have speed but mules or donkeys can be useful to a party and unlike other companions there isn't any problem taking them to town

I just find it odd that mules and donkeys are omitted and curious is there a reason why? In this campaign a mule wouldn't be a bad choice and maybe better then a horse at times. Is there something somewhere in a book that talks about this?

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This is my first time trying a ranger and not sure which one to get and the DM is not allowing boon companion. She is only using core rulebook

Based on personal experience with this DM running other games I end up spending large amount of time underground where horses or anything large may have a hard time going.

Based on what little I read my best choice is wolf or cat however if someone can make a case for something I love to hear it.

As a related note she is more in RP then everyone having an optimal build. My main concern is picking an animal that is not a liability

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I am new to pathfinder and learning how to do theorycrafting.

I am creating a human 1st level ranger switch hitter and due to the DM's generous point buy system I can have 16 in str dex and con. I have a +2 to put in a stat

I have to decide if make str or dex 18 and I want to have a better idea of when to use deadly aim

I like to see what my DPR is against a range of ac and what to make sure my math is correct

The basic equation is (21-to hit roll)/20* avg damage correct?. An arrow is a d8 so avg damage is 4.5

Two things I am unclear on is how to include criticals and multiple attacks

1st level is easy but at 2nd I get rapid shot and 3rd I plan on getting deadly aim
for 3rd I want to compare firing 1 arrow vs using deadly aim or rapid shot or both of them . Also having 16 dex or 18 dex and favorite enemy

If someone can show me the math I will be grateful. I don't want to forget something

At level 6 I can get manyshot but I can also get crossbow mastery. I know archery is better but has anyone done the math showing its better?

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I am making my first pathfinder character and I like to try a switch hitter
The DM is using a point buy system that isa bit generous.
36 points and each stat starts out at 9. It cost 1 point to increase a stat by 1 upto 15, 2 points to 16, 3 points to 17 and 4 point to 18

I decided to go with this for stats
str 16
dex 16
con 16
int 15
wis 14
cha 10

I will be going with human so I get a +2 that I put into strength.
I am a little unclear what feats I should be getting and I will be starting out at 1st
The DM isn't using advanced players guild but I can use the combat styles listed in that back
my basic thinking is
1st) power attack,quick draw
2nd) pick archery and get rapid shot
3rd)deadly aim
5) undecided
6)I get 2nd archery feat. I know I can get manyshot but there is crossbow mastery. Would picking crossbow mastery heavy crossbow be a horrible idea?
I can get a strength bow and manyshot or heavy crossbow and get Improved Critical at some point in time

Based on what I read switch hitters precise shot and point blank isn't recommended so I wanst planning on getting those 2

I planned om getting quick draw but going by some threads I read its possible to get by with out it.
If I dont get it is there a better choice

Due to lack of experience with pathfinder I feel I bit overwhelmed. I played earlier versions of d&d where I used crossbows just be be a little different.