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There's already a LOT of Charisma-based casters, and very very very few Intelligence based casters.I don't really know where to ask questions about the advanced player's guide classes now that the play test forums are down, if there is a better place to discuss them in general please let me know.
I had a question concerning the Witch. I just wanted to know what the rationale behind making the Witch's primary spellcasting stat Intelligence was. As I understood the fluff / flavor, the witch gets all of her spells by communing with her familiar. It seems like Charisma or Wisdom would be a better fit. Is there any chance of something so core to the class being changed? Could someone please explain why Intelligence was chosen in this case?
Thank you much.
Yep understandable. I just felt the witch and summoner should have been flipped personally for stat.
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It's unlikely to happen... but not impossible, since we've still got a few months to go on the APG's development and editing. Nothing is yet set in stone. But it IS scribbled in wet concrete, and that concrete is drying slowly but surely.
Understandable. I can see the argument for them using the stats the have now. But I just felt based on the fluff of the class they make a little more sense if the summoner was Int based and the witch chr based or maybe wis.
Will you add any new class feat? Like Bardic feats or monk feats?
I'm still hoping for new Monk, Bard and barbarian stuff.
The monk still have the problem of DR silver/Cold iron. Any chanse we see any new monk feats that help him out with that problem or perhaps silver gloves / cold Iron gloves ;-)
Any new KI powers?
Any feats that boost the present Ki-powers? Wholeness of Body really need a boost.
Any feats that let the barbarian:
- combine rage powers, for example Powerful Blow and Surprise Accuracy?
- activate powers the same round, for example Guarded Stance and Rolling Dodge?
- boost her rage powers, for example Renewed Vigor, Mighty Swing, Surprise Accuracy?
- let her use rage powers like Mighty Swing and Surprise Accuracy more than once per rage?
Any new Bardic Performances or feat that change or boost the present bardic performances?
There'll be a LOT of new options for every character class. Never fear!
I love you! :-) I love you all!!!!
James, I have a question. Will there be any new weapons added in the APG? If so I would like to make a recommendation for the Greathammer, same stats as a Greataxe (1d12, x3) but bludgeoning, we've used this as a homebrew weapon a few times and I would love to see it make an "official" appearance. It always kind of baffled me why it was never included in 3.X core, I know there was a Greathammer type weapon in one of the MM (3 I think), but it was an exotic weapon (and slightly OP iirc), not a mirror of the Greataxe.
James, I have a question. Will there be any new weapons added in the APG? If so I would like to make a recommendation for the Greathammer, same stats as a Greataxe (1d12, x3) but bludgeoning, we've used this as a homebrew weapon a few times and I would love to see it make an "official" appearance. It always kind of baffled me why it was never included in 3.X core, I know there was a Greathammer type weapon in one of the MM (3 I think), but it was an exotic weapon (and slightly OP iirc), not a mirror of the Greataxe.
Have you checked out the Earth breaker? It's in the Campaign Setting, I think.
Here's an important question---
Will there be new rules mechanics? I've always found new rules mechanics more useful, as a DM especially.
For example, DMG2 from WotC introduced rules on how a PC can run a business if they wanted to. The Skill Trick system was another. Reserve Feats were a blast (excuse the pun) and stuff like mass combat and other new rules mechanics like more grappling options were always welcome, I believe. Several of their books also introduced new uses for the skills in 3.5e.
Now, new skill uses are something definitely worth seeing more of, so can we expect to see more uses with the skills in Pathfinder placed in APG?
Er anyone?
OK I want this book, I think it looks cool, but why should I buy it? Please convince me
6 new base classes
new feats
new alternate class features (rogue talents, rage powers, domains etc).
cover by Wayne Reynolds
everything is OGL
It is really pretty, but it seems to me that stuff is more and more available on-line especially the OGL stuff...thoughts?
I really want to see what this has for monks. rly
I have friends who say they love the monk at lower levels but are impressed by it at higher levels
I really want to see what this has for monks. rlyI have friends who say they love the monk at lower levels but are impressed by it at higher levels
I meant not impressed at higher levels
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It is really pretty, but it seems to me that stuff is more and more available on-line especially the OGL stuff...thoughts?6 new base classes
new feats
new alternate class features (rogue talents, rage powers, domains etc).
cover by Wayne Reynolds
everything is OGL
To support companies to keep making books like this. With out that support they go under and then there is a large dry spell to almost the point of a game going out of publication.
That would be bad. So even though stuff becomes available online in a OGL environment you should still get the book so the company hat put it out can survive and continue to put out the great books.
It would explain the reason partly for what has happened with Dungeon and Dragons. From my understanding they are possibly even going to due away with books altogether and going to the online pay thing and cards (Magic anyone?).
Sean
To support companies to keep making books like this. With out that support they go under and then there is a large dry spell to almost the point of a game going out of publication.
That would be bad. So even though stuff becomes available online in a OGL environment you should still get the book so the company hat put it out can survive and continue to put out the great books.
It would explain the reason partly for what has happened with Dungeon and Dragons. From my understanding they are possibly even going to due away with books altogether and going to the online pay thing and cards (Magic anyone?).
Sean
Way to go hasbro for killing things I Love. Pokemon and DnD. Thank Goodness Pathfinder was there to save Gaming...GO PAIZO!
Pathfinder sucks! I don't see how a new book will-
*SLASH* 'AARRRGH~'
...Damnit, Sorry guys, I happened across a mirror of opposition last night. Don't worry. The dupe's taken care of now.
I must say I'm waiting with eager anticipation to see how the new classes will finalize in this book, Not to mention how WAR's Awesome new artwork will look colored :D
August is still sooooo far away... T.T
Will there be any chance that current PRC are expanded beyond 10 levels, in this book or future publications? As a group we have noted that many PRCs can be fully completed by 15-16CL with entry requirements, leaving 4-5 levels to either return to your base class or start a new class or PRC.
I as a player would rather stay in my PRC till we reach 20th level or what ever level we deem to powerful to plan an adventure for.
Thanks
I can say with pretty much certainty that you won't see anything beyond 10 levels for Prestige classes for the Advanced Players Guide as that would be considered epic level PRC's.
Right now there are no plans for epic materials for this year or next, but they (Paizo) have put the question out if us (the players) do want it. So they are thinking about it. I would guess eventually we will see an epic level book(s) of some kind eventually, but it won't be anytime soon.
So far the Alchemist has impressed me the most but I am looking forward to this product.
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Just curious, I noticed on the upcoming products and my subscriptions page that this is coming out late July. Are you going to ship this like the Core Rulebook (all received at GenCon date and PDF available then) or will it be like a normal book?
The plan is indeed to launch this book at Gen Con. Note that Gen Con is happening VERY early in August this year, so a ship date of late July is more or less accurate about when we'll actually be shipping books out to retailers and such.
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Just curious, I noticed on the upcoming products and my subscriptions page that this is coming out late July. Are you going to ship this like the Core Rulebook (all received at GenCon date and PDF available then) or will it be like a normal book?
We'll be treating it like our usual subscriptions, so if everything holds to schedule, subscribers will get their PDFs when we ship their corresponding print copies shortly before Gen Con.
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I've updated the description to match the finished product. We'll be revealing the finished cover in a Paizo Blog in the next week or so.
I've updated the description to match the finished product. We'll be revealing the finished cover in a Paizo Blog in the next week or so.
Until then, we'll rampantly speculate about what the big announcement will be. I suspect Paizo is going to give all of us $50 in free merchandise, and/or buy us all (Rod Roddy voice) NEW CARS!!!
FINALLY. A. HOT. ICONIC!!!!!!!!
Like the witch! ;)
FINALLY. A. HOT. ICONIC!!!!!!!!
Like the witch! ;)
Thigh-high stockings are very practical for dragon-slaying. :-)
Now updated with the cover released in today's blog.
Or maybe a hotter cooler younger sister? :)Does Seoni have a twin sister?
With sexier underwear? :)
(And by "underwear", I mean "outerwear". Or maybe vice versa.)
I Want this book now. As a PDF and as a book.
If a pay an extra 100 % can I get it now, now, now? :-)
They're also at the end of Pathfinder Society scenario #46.
Just sayin'. :-)
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They're also at the end of Pathfinder Society scenario #46.
Just sayin'. :-)
D#mn you for tempting me to buy yet another product.... thats just wrong I tell you.
How about your soul? I can send my imps to steal you a copy today...I Want this book now. As a PDF and as a book.
If a pay an extra 100 % can I get it now, now, now? :-)
Sorry, I've missplaced my soul and can't find it. Will one or two pounds of my flesh do?
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I wish to apologize in advance in case my following question was already discussed, as I do not have the reserve and will to read the entire thread.
In the recently updated producet description (Awesome cover art, BTW) I read “variant class abilities, rules subsystems, and thematic archetypes for all 11 core classes, such as the antipaladin, the hungry ghost monk, and the urban ranger”.
I was curios weather or not the book will include some more “conventional” options and extra crunch for the basic classes, such as a significant amount of new bloodlines for the sorcerer, domains for the cleric, rage powers for the barbarian etc. because as the product description reads, there will only be variant and new rules, not expansions to existing ones.
thanks!