Pathfinder Player Companion: Adventurer's Armory 2 (PFRPG)

Purple Dragon Knight wrote:

Braniac wrote:

Purple Dragon Knight wrote:

Can we get stats on socks and underwear please?

And pants while you're at it. Some decent, magical pants. And a pants slot to put them in.

Pants? great idea. Make them slotless..

You can't have slotless pants, otherwise they're just pants-shaped cloth. No way to put your legs through them.

Purple Dragon Games actually has a PDF called Magic Pants. There's also a More Magic Pants available, but I think that one has never been posted to Paizo's store.

Still hopin' this includes a dual Amulet of Mighty Fists/Natural Armor in it. XD I'm genuinely surprised that such an item apparently hasn't been published before.

I'm surprised they have not done something similar with the Headband of Wis/Cha and the Phylactery of Channeling. When PF decided they wanted to make sure Sorcerers had both a Cloak of Resistance and Headband of Cha (used to be a Cloak), they literally just swapped that issue over to the Cleric.

I don't need magic pants when I have a holy avenger and celestial full plate.

GM Rednal wrote:

Still hopin' this includes a dual Amulet of Mighty Fists/Natural Armor in it. XD I'm genuinely surprised that such an item apparently hasn't been published before.

I'm surprised they have not done something similar with the Headband of Wis/Cha and the Phylactery of Channeling. When PF decided they wanted to make sure Sorcerers had both a Cloak of Resistance and Headband of Cha (used to be a Cloak), they literally just swapped that issue over to the Cleric.

As I said in my post early on about AoMF/AoNA – it doesn't make sense that some characters power-spike when using Automatic Bonus Progression.

Unarmed Brawlers are worse than Cestus Brawlers because Cestus Brawlers get to pay less for a weapon while maintaining the slot for AoNA.

When is this coming out? It's a week into June, and there's still no release date!

When is this coming out? It's a week into June, and there's still no release date!

According to this thread, the street date is June 28th.

When is this coming out? It's a week into June, and there's still no release date!

Coming off a major convention and with a thousand other things to do, product updates may have slipped through the cracks.

In cases like this, I recommend keeping an eye on the appropriate month's equivalent of this thread. ^_^

New feats, spells, and skill tricks to allow any adventurer to get the most out of the equipment they already own.

Nice, nice, the weapon tricks were always cool, although they're really underused and it seems like they've taken a back seat to the Weapon/Armor tricks.

Armor and weapon modifications, allowing smiths or skilled adventurers to customize equipment on the fly to meet specific needs.

This I can get behind. That's the kind of thing I was hoping for when Armor Master's Handbook was published considering the weapon design rules that were introduced previously. I'm just hoping this isn't as janky/questionably balanced as those rules.

New construct familiars known as poppets—stuffed or wicker dolls crafted to carry out simple tasks at their masters' bidding.

That, uh, sounds like a single section of the book. Why is what sound like a single section of the book taking up an entire bullet point?

Edit: Actually, I mixed up the formatting of the Adventurer's Armory and Magical Marketplace. Which does help explain it a bit, since the original book was 20-ish pages of straight items, and then 10 pages of miscellaneous options (which is where the Poppets would fit in I assume).

I don't need magic pants when I have a holy avenger and celestial full plate.

Who needs a holy avenger and celestial full plate if you have MAGIC PANTS?

Sheesh. Priorities, people.

;)

Thomas Seitz wrote:

I don't need magic pants when I have a holy avenger and celestial full plate.

Who needs a holy avenger and celestial full plate if you have MAGIC PANTS?

Sheesh. Priorities, people.

;)

You guys are all missing the big picture here. Hear me out.

Magic. Onesies.

*still prefer holy avenger and celestial full plate*

Shamus Nicholson wrote:

When is this coming out? It's a week into June, and there's still no release date!

According to this thread, the street date is June 28th.

Woot! Droppin' on my Birthday! Paizo again delivers one of my most anticipated books right when I want it the most.

Now all I have to hope for is that this is a bunch of new and cool weapons and armor rather than a compilation of stuff from previous books. *crosses fingers*

Happy birthday doc the grey:)

So...Tuesday you think?

I am Excited and salivating at the mouth. MORE ITEMS. MORE OPTIONS, and most importantly MORE CUTE MINIONS TO FAWN OVER.

that last one might be less important than the rest but...

So...Tuesday you think?

According to the June monthly shipping thread, shipping starts Wednesday.

Wednesday now, well it is only a couple of days difference.

It's barely a day now.

Poppets will make great table accessories for those of us who like carrying stuffed familiars.

I imagine the site outtakes will mean fewer spoilers this time around...

Hopefully, there is finally something to replace 3.5's twilight property.

YHAS!

I want a finessable chain weapon that does bludgeoning damage! I need my finessable meteor hammer!

Weapons in this book:
Battle ladder, gnome; Boarding axe; Boarding gaff; Butchering axe; Cat-o’-nine-tails; Chain-hammer; Cutlass; Dorn-dergar, dwarven; Dueling dagger; Fauchard; Flask thrower; Flying talon; Hornbow, orc; Katar, tri-bladed; Lantern staff; Piston maul, gnome; Razor, drow; Ripsaw glaive, gnome; Sanpkhang; Sickle-sword; Spiral rapier; Stormshaft javelin; Switchscythe; War-shield, dwarven; Waveblade

Armo and shields:
Reinforced tunic; Spider-silk bodysuit; Varisian dancing scarves; Chain coat; Erutaki coat; Alkenstar ; ; Snarlshield, steel; Snarlshield, wooden; War-shield, dwarven:

Weapons in this book:

Battle ladder, gnome; Boarding axe; Boarding gaff; Butchering axe; Cat-o’-nine-tails; Chain-hammer; Cutlass; Dorn-dergar, dwarven; Dueling dagger; Fauchard; Flask thrower; Flying talon; Hornbow, orc; Katar, tri-bladed; Lantern staff; Piston maul, gnome; Razor, drow; Ripsaw glaive, gnome; Sanpkhang; Sickle-sword; Spiral rapier; Stormshaft javelin; Switchscythe; War-shield, dwarven; Waveblade

O M G

*swoon*

Armo and shields:

Reinforced tunic; Spider-silk bodysuit; Varisian dancing scarves; Chain coat; Erutaki coat; Alkenstar ; ; Snarlshield, steel; Snarlshield, wooden; War-shield, dwarven:

Erutaki! Yay!

... what's the spider silk bodysuit like?

The spider-silk bodysuit is a form-fitting(!) drow light armor with a +3 armor bonus, and if you're a drow you can treat its max dex binus as two higher

... what's the spider silk bodysuit like?

Clingy. ^_^

New feats:
Armor Adept (Combat); Craft Poppet (Item Creation); Creative Armorsmith (Combat); Creative Weaponsmith (Combat); Darting Viper (Combat); Dorn-Dergar Master (Combat); Hook Fighter (Combat); Improvisational Healer; Modification Master (Combat); Modification Trainer (Combat); Modifier Weapon Proficiency (Combat); Popper Familiar; Tool Optimizer; Weapon Adept (Combat).

Also new equipment tricks for: instruments, ladders, lanterns, mirrors, poles, smokesticks, tanglefoot bags, and thundestones.

Hmm, certainly sounds intriguing. Hope my own copy ships in the not-too-distant future...

New feats:

Armor Adept (Combat); Craft Poppet (Item Creation); Creative Armorsmith (Combat); Creative Weaponsmith (Combat); Darting Viper (Combat); Dorn-Dergar Master (Combat); Hook Fighter (Combat); Improvisational Healer; Modification Master (Combat); Modification Trainer (Combat); Modifier Weapon Proficiency (Combat); Popper Familiar; Tool Optimizer; Weapon Adept (Combat).

Also new equipment tricks for: instruments, ladders, lanterns, mirrors, poles, smokesticks, tanglefoot bags, and thundestones.

Anything useful for the dreaded vigilante El Kabong?

The instrument tricks are: attention grabber, goad animal, jaw-dropping distraction, play to the crowd, and ruffian's riff. The last one indeed lets you use your instrument as a weapon.

Weapons in this book:

Battle ladder, gnome; Boarding axe; Boarding gaff; Butchering axe; Cat-o’-nine-tails; Chain-hammer; Cutlass; Dorn-dergar, dwarven; Dueling dagger; Fauchard; Flask thrower; Flying talon; Hornbow, orc; Katar, tri-bladed; Lantern staff; Piston maul, gnome; Razor, drow; Ripsaw glaive, gnome; Sanpkhang; Sickle-sword; Spiral rapier; Stormshaft javelin; Switchscythe; War-shield, dwarven; Waveblade

Armo and shields:
Reinforced tunic; Spider-silk bodysuit; Varisian dancing scarves; Chain coat; Erutaki coat; Alkenstar ; ; Snarlshield, steel; Snarlshield, wooden; War-shield, dwarven:

Is this all the new weapons we're seeing here? As it stands the bulk of this is reprinted from Pirates of Golarion, Dwarves of Golarion, and Gnomes of Golarion. Now don't get me wrong, I'm happy to see some of those older weapons compiled in a new book but I'm kind of hoping we'll get more new weaponry than reprints.

Happy birthday doc the grey:)

Thanks man! Hopefully this will hit my inbox today. I'm trying to right my sleep schedule and would love to learn what a butchery axe is supposed to be like. Have a few characters that might benefit from it should it half of what I hope it is.

Hmm, looking it over,

Boarding axe, Boarding gaff, cat-o-nine-tails, cutlass - from Pirates of the Inner Sea (sold out)

Battle Ladder, Piston Maul, Ripsaw Glaive, Flask Thrower - Gnomes of Golarion (sold out, 3.5?)

Dorn-derger - Dwarves of Golarion (sold out, 3.5?)

katar tri - Pathfinder Campaign setting (3.5)

Fauchard - Classic Horrors Revisited (3.5)

Butchering Axe, Chain-hammer, Dueling dagger, Flying Talon, Orc Hornbow, Lantern Staff, Drow Razor, Sanpkhang, Sickle-sword, Spiral Rapier, Stormshaft Javelin, Switchscythe*, Dwarven War Shield, Wavebalde - NEW

So 11 reprints** (and with the racial names attached that means that particular race treats them as Martial weapons I believe now), and 17 new.

*the Switchscythe has been mentioned before but I do not believe it's ever actually been statted up.

**Are Dwarves and Gnomes of Golarion 3.5 products or Pathfinder?

**Are Dwarves and Gnomes of Golarion 3.5 products or Pathfinder?

Dwarves of Golarion and Gnomes of Golarion were both Pathfinder; you can see the player's companion line that was 3.5 here, and the Pathfinder ones here. Dwarves of Golarion was definitely one of the earlier player's companions for the Pathfinder RPG, but it was definitely for the Pathfinder RPG.

Gotcha.

Of the books you mentioned, only the Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting is 3.5. The rest are Pathfinder, albeit early Pathfinder. ^_^

The waveblade was originally printed in Pathfinder Adventure Path #9 as the "bich'hwa", alongside the tri-bladed katar, while the flying talon was originally printed in Crown of the Kobold King. All three were reprinted in the aforementioned 3.5 Campaign Setting. The switchscythe and stormshaft javelin (originally "shrillshaft javelin") were originally featured in Gnomes of Golarion - they're simply the ones that didn't get "gnome" added to their names.

Awww, poor Bich'wha.

And just went and checked and while Switchscythe had a writeup it didn't appear in the weapons table, so yay that we're finally getting it!

Is it too much to hope that poppets might be available at first level?

Is it too much to hope that poppets might be available at first level?

Not at all. :)

Lantern Staff ??? can someone fill me in on that one ?

The spider-silk bodysuit is a form-fitting(!) drow light armor with a +3 armor bonus, and if you're a drow you can treat its max dex bonus as two higher

This is clearly in need of houseruling. Obviously, succubi, tieflings descended from succubi, and potentially vampires and dhampir should also receive this benefit as well as drow. Perhaps nymphs as well. This will clearly require meticulous deliberation. Clearly.

Can someone please provide some information on the butchering axe and Orc hornbow? I'm especially curious about the axe -- isn't 'butchering' something any axe can do provided you hit the target?

Awww, poor Bich'wha.

And just went and checked and while Switchscythe had a writeup it didn't appear in the weapons table, so yay that we're finally getting it!

I think the switchscythe did get stats somewhere but I'm still a bit disappointed. I was worried we were going to get some reprints but I thought it was going to be gear from more recent fare like Melee Tactics Toolbox, RTT, and the like. I mean, Dwarves & Gnomes were old when the original AA dropped and they didn't make the cut then so I'm surprised to see them now.

That said, the other new stuff does sound interesting and I'm excited to see what an Orc Hornbow and a Butchering Axe are like, I'm just sad that we are getting a lot of reprints from sources so old a lot of us forgot they were a thing. Maybe they'll get some mechanics updates that might make them more enticing than before or something?

Does anyone know if we're getting any new special materials in this book? Or alchemical items?

Can someone please provide some information on the butchering axe and Orc hornbow? I'm especially curious about the axe -- isn't 'butchering' something any axe can do provided you hit the target?

Lol you're reading my mind man. I'm down for some more Orc weapon love and butchery axe sounds like some fun barbarian/slayer shenanigans assuming it's not just a meh new bow or just a battleaxe or something.

Can someone please provide some information on the butchering axe and Orc hornbow? I'm especially curious about the axe -- isn't 'butchering' something any axe can do provided you hit the target?

It ain't that simple. You also need to be a certified Butcher and be in a really butchery state of mind. Only then is the butchering butcherable enough.

Oh, I can't wait for this to start shipping out to more folks. ^_^

Rysky wrote:

Awww, poor Bich'wha.

And just went and checked and while Switchscythe had a writeup it didn't appear in the weapons table, so yay that we're finally getting it!

I think the switchscythe did get stats somewhere but I'm still a bit disappointed. I was worried we were going to get some reprints but I thought it was going to be gear from more recent fare like Melee Tactics Toolbox, RTT, and the like. I mean, Dwarves & Gnomes were old when the original AA dropped and they didn't make the cut then so I'm surprised to see them now.

That said, the other new stuff does sound interesting and I'm excited to see what an Orc Hornbow and a Butchering Axe are like, I'm just sad that we are getting a lot of reprints from sources so old a lot of us forgot they were a thing. Maybe they'll get some mechanics updates that might make them more enticing than before or something?

Does anyone know if we're getting any new special materials in this book? Or alchemical items?

Um, I'm pretty sure drawing from old/souls out sources was the entire point. Reprints from the much more recent Toolboxes would seem odd.

*checks dates*

... and Dwarves and Gnomes we'rent even a year old when the first one came out.

I was worried we were going to get some reprints but I thought it was going to be gear from more recent fare like Melee Tactics Toolbox, RTT, and the like. I mean, Dwarves & Gnomes were old when the original AA dropped and they didn't make the cut then so I'm surprised to see them now.

Personally, I lean a bit more the other way. I'd definitely prefer no reprints, but if there are reprints, bring back some of the really old stuff. People buying this are more likely to have already bought the newer stuff, so reprinting items from there is a waste. If nothing else, items from the old Campaign Setting might make their way back into PFS this way.

Eric Hinkle wrote:

Can someone please provide some information on the butchering axe and Orc hornbow? I'm especially curious about the axe -- isn't 'butchering' something any axe can do provided you hit the target?

It ain't that simple. You also need to be a certified Butcher and be in a really butchery state of mind. Only then is the butchering butcherable enough.

Consider playing a medium who channels the Butcher legendary spirit, and using the Warmachine mini The Butcher Of Khardov for your character. And, of course, taking ranks in Profession (butcher).