wrote a big post about smellsI assume that was a mis-post that was instead aimed at the Stealth playtest?
-Nope (although it will probably wind up there eventually rather than rewriting the entire thing) It was in response to your statement that players running scent as auto detect weren't reading the rules carefully enough. The cliffnotes version, as i'm reading it is that
A creature with scent can detect the presence (but not the location) of a creature within range, automatically as a non action (because there are no rolls, checks or listed actions for doing this)
A creature with scent can spend a move action to note the general direction of something who's presence it has detected.
A creature with scent ability who comes within 5 feet of something that can be smelled automatically knows what square its in.
we've actually done an entire Adventure Path that's about those types of artifacts
Which AP was that?
we've actually done an entire Adventure Path that's about those types of artifactsWhich AP was that?
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A creature with scent can detect the presence (but not the location) of a creature within range, automatically as a non action (because there are no rolls, checks or listed actions for doing this)
A creature with scent can spend a move action to note the general direction of something who's presence it has detected.
A creature with scent ability who comes within 5 feet of something that can be smelled automatically knows what square its in.
Not James, but he already answered this here (an answer you refer to)
Can detect doesn't mean does detect.
Besides, wouldn't it be a perception roll? Even if it's unspoken detecting things in this manner is the sort of thing perception does. It can be used opposed without taking an action (as it sets the stealth DC. It doesn't seem to say anything about it being automatic in the language. Even lacking an "action" for detection (which vision does, too, as I recall)
Basically, you've got someone behind a large tree or pillar with total cover under the effects of a silence spell. Normally that'd be pretty undetectable, so no perception check. Scent gives something a chance to roll it, though.
Not James, but he already answered this here (an answer you refer to)
Yes, i'm aware of that post. Its what i was replying to. I'm objecting to the characterization of not having read the ability carefully or reading into it, spelling out my reasoning for my conclusions, and waiting to see exactly what the ability IS supposed to do.
Can detect doesn't mean does detect.
Baring the listing of a roll of some sort that's VERY unclear. The rules frequently say that you can or may do something and mean you can do so automatically (especially in the absence of a request for a roll)
Examples: Extra Rage
You can use your rage ability more than normal.
Sudden Shift (Sp): In the blink of an eye, you can appear somewhere else. As an immediate action, after you are missed by a melee attack, you can teleport up to 10 feet to a space that you can see. This space must be inside the reach of the creature that attacked you. You can use this power a number of times each day equal to 3 + your Wisdom modifier.
You can run for a number of rounds equal to your constitution score
You can stop concentrating on a spell as a free action.
Many Forms (Su): As a standard action, you can assume the form of a Small or Medium humanoid, as the alter self spell.
As a standard action, you can assume gaseous form (as the spell).
Total DefenseYou can defend yourself as a standard action
Fight OnYou can keep fighting even after you should be dead. ... Prerequisites: Con 13; dwarf, half-orc, or orc. ... Benefit: Once per day, you can gain a number of temporary hit points equal to your Constitution modifier
Besides, wouldn't it be a perception roll? Even if it's unspoken detecting things in this manner is the sort of thing perception does.
If its the sort of thing that perception already does (and it is) why would it be listed as a special ability? Also note that scent is largely unchanged from 3.5
It can be used opposed without taking an action (as it sets the stealth DC. It doesn't seem to say anything about it being automatic in the language. Even lacking an "action" for detection (which vision does, too, as I recall)
Right, so if you already don't need an action to detect something then what is it saying that scent grants you?
Basically, you've got someone behind a large tree or pillar with total cover under the effects of a silence spell. Normally that'd be pretty undetectable, so no perception check. Scent gives something a chance to roll it, though.
The large tree or pillar enable the stealth check in the first place: they or something like them are required for the perception roll to take place at all (otherwise its just "Hey! There he is!") they don't provide bonuses or stop someone from seeing them visually.
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Hi James, do you think there could be a concerted effort at Paizo to expand the Avatar selection with relevant new entries when (or close to) an AP or module releases? For example, it is a real pity that the glorious new Ameiko (and the other important NPCs) for Jade Regent aren't available for selection. At least last I checked.
I don't personally do it much, but many GMs go out of their way to create multiple aliases with appropriate avatars when they run their pbps. I always appreciate it, especially when I know that it is the "right" image. It must be my lawful tendencies, but it brings peace to me.
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1)Any chance of an archtype or feat(s) that grants a druid a magical beast for an "animal" companion?
2)I see you didn't mention "Monty python's flying circus", so did you like it or not?
3)When will we see some creatures from the positive energy plane?
4)What are your top ten 80's movies?
5)Do you watch southpark? if so there is a 3 parter that had cuthulu in it. also the one that spoofs the "heavy metal" movie was awesome.
6)Have you seen the "Underworld" movies? will see the new one coming out this january?
7)any chance of seeing cat sidhe, cu sidhe, fir bolg, puca, or leanan sidhe?
8)Have ever seen the old Sinbad the sailor movies? wich one was your favorite?
9)Will ever see a creature that it's treasure is a part of it? examples:1) a golem made of gold(or other treasure),2)a giant snail like creature with a shell made of gold,3)a giant oyster with a giant pearl,4)a bee like creatues that produce magical honey with healing and/or curative properties.
1) No, because magical beasts aren't natural and because they're too powerful for a full spellcaster class to have as a companion.
2) I love Monty Python, but it never aired on one of the 3 TV channels I had access to growing up, so I didn't start seeing it until college.
3) Yes. In fact, the jyoti from Bestiary 2 are from there.
4) In no particular order: The Thing, Ran, Aliens, Das Boot, The Fly, Big Trouble in Little China, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Re-Animator, Hellraiser, The Road Warrior.
5) I know about the Cthulhu episode of South Park but haven't seen it. I just saw the Heavy Metal one a few weeks ago; very funny! I normally don't watch South Park though, but it certainly is amusing.
6) I've seen all of them and liked the first two a lot. I do indeed know about the one coming in January but wish it wasn't 3D. I'm very much looking forward to it. Kate Beckinsale!!!!!! (swoon)
7) Eventually, I think so. Perhaps not with those spellings though.
8) "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad" is not only my favorite Sinbad movie, it's one of my favorite movies ever. It's arguably my FAVORITE fantasy genre movie. I named Golarion's 2nd lich after the bad guy in that movie after all.
9) We do monsters with built-in treasure now and then, but not often.
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Me too. By the way, speaking of Herzog i am pretty sure that you saw fitzcarraldo that was made in the amazon jungle. My point is , Brazil has a huge number of rich folklore and perhaps, some of this tales could be used in some region of golarion in the future. What do you think?If you want i can send you some book titles about brazilian folklore.
Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Also, one of Herzog's latest movies, "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?" goes right back to the section of river where he filmed some of Aguirre, apparently. Good times!
I'd love to see more about Brazilian folklore, in any event—we've got a few monsters in Bestiary 3 coming up that are from South American folklore (none from Brazil, alas).
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wrote a big post about smellsI assume that was a mis-post that was instead aimed at the Stealth playtest?-Nope (although it will probably wind up there eventually rather than rewriting the entire thing) It was in response to your statement that players running scent as auto detect weren't reading the rules carefully enough. The cliffnotes version, as i'm reading it is that
A creature with scent can detect the presence (but not the location) of a creature within range, automatically as a non action (because there are no rolls, checks or listed actions for doing this)
A creature with scent can spend a move action to note the general direction of something who's presence it has detected.
A creature with scent ability who comes within 5 feet of something that can be smelled automatically knows what square its in.
Was there a question in it though?
In any case, even using scent to pinpoint a square a stealthed creature is in still means that you've got a 50% miss chance if you can't see it with your Perception check.
Of course... I'm also one of those who thinks that the Stealth rules work fine as is—I've never had a problem with them in any of the games I play in or run. Tempest in a teapot, that.
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Hi James, do you think there could be a concerted effort at Paizo to expand the Avatar selection with relevant new entries when (or close to) an AP or module releases? For example, it is a real pity that the glorious new Ameiko (and the other important NPCs) for Jade Regent aren't available for selection. At least last I checked.
I don't personally do it much, but many GMs go out of their way to create multiple aliases with appropriate avatars when they run their pbps. I always appreciate it, especially when I know that it is the "right" image. It must be my lawful tendencies, but it brings peace to me.
That's a question for Gary and the web team.
And in fact, I might ask him right now to get that Ameiko head as a custom avatar, now that I think of it. Cause I like abusing my power that way! Mwa ha ha.
That would, of course, leave the other picture of Ameiko from the interior available some day as an avatar for PBP games.
EDIT: Although someone already grabbed her name as an alias, so I guess I'm out of luck.
Well i mean postive energy creatures other than the Jyoti?
What is the movie "Ran" about?
Love "Big trouble in little china", "Aliens", "the Thing", and Raiders.
Also think "the 7th voyage of Sinbad" is the best one.
Any particular reason why you would have to use a different spelling for those creatures?
What do you like better "Gremlins", "Critters", or "Ghoulies"?
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What is the movie "Ran" about?
Love "Big trouble in little china", "Aliens", "the Thing", and Raiders.
Also think "the 7th voyage of Sinbad" is the best one.
Any particular reason why you would have to use a different spelling for those creatures?
What do you like better "Gremlins", "Critters", or "Ghoulies"?
And because we sometimes change the spelling for mythological monsters so that the words are in something closer to English.
And of those three, I liked Critters best and Ghoulies worst.
And because we sometimes change the spelling for mythological monsters so that the words are in something closer to English.
I can't think of an instance. Example, please?
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And because we sometimes change the spelling for mythological monsters so that the words are in something closer to English.I can't think of an instance. Example, please?
Azatas. They're from the word Yazata.
Why is it so damned hot?!
Did you laugh at the little panicky humans after the 5.8 earthquake in Virginia? Widdle panicky humans running in circles?
Why does my dog have night terrors?
The Red Mantis Assassins don't kill kings/queens. The Watcher-Lord is in charge(seems to be a ruler), but is not called a "king". Would he fall under the no-kill clause of the assassins?
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Why is it so damned hot?!
Did you laugh at the little panicky humans after the 5.8 earthquake in Virginia? Widdle panicky humans running in circles?
Because summer hates humans.
And nah... earthquakes are no fun. Growing up in California just up the hill from the San Andreas Fault more or less learns you a healthy respect for earthquakes. Although I did laugh at that picture that's making the rounds on the internet about a lawn chair being knocked over by that earthquake, I must admit.
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I did a search for this, but the thread I found wasn't very conclusive (IMO) and had no dev input and was over a year old.
When you polymorph or wildshape, does your type change for the purposes of Bane weapons, racial bonuses vs enemies and spells that can only be cast on Animals?
I was mostly wondering if I could cast anthropomorphize animal on myself as a wildshaped druid.
If it doesn't, it would be confusing for players with racial bonuses vs creature types I think.
Azatas. They're from the word Yazata.And because we sometimes change the spelling for mythological monsters so that the words are in something closer to English.I can't think of an instance. Example, please?
Glad I asked, I didn't know that!
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I did a search for this, but the thread I found wasn't very conclusive (IMO) and had no dev input and was over a year old.
When you polymorph or wildshape, does your type change for the purposes of Bane weapons, racial bonuses vs enemies and spells that can only be cast on Animals?
I was mostly wondering if I could cast anthropomorphize animal on myself as a wildshaped druid.
If it doesn't, it would be confusing for players with racial bonuses vs creature types I think.
Your type does not change when you change shape. When a ranger hits a favored enemy that's not what he thinks it is, that's an in-game clue that there's something tricky going on.
You're aware of how LARP Vampire games have taken on enough of a life of their own that people are seriously running around thinking they're vampires, right? I mean the guy who introduces himself as a Malkavian or a Gangrel or a Setite and means it.
Have you been to a few too many MADD meetings lately? That kind of stuff happens more in media reportage than in real life. Although I've known goth types to pretend to do so just to shock the normals.
For maximum goodness go to a hotel where they schedule Goth LARPS and Jehovah Witness conventions right next to each other.
Nah. I'm just a member of a goth group and holy hell greater than 85% of them think they're vampires. I'm there for the goth/dieselpunk/maker goodness and I'm having to preface all of my interactions with "no I'm not a vampire".
I heard a story from one of those convention double-books. A guy was cosplaying in the most elaborate devil costume imaginable. He was in the elevator descending to the conventions when the elevator stopped at the floor of two little old ladies. He just smile and asked "Going down?" The little old ladies waited for the next carriage.
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I have a shortage of good roleplayers. The group I have now all goof off, leave in the middle, and don't get serious until I break out the "rocks fall you die". It can be like herding cats and pulling teeth at the same time.
I want to run Carrion Crown like nobody's business but I know from experience that bad roleplayers can ruin a good story in 5 seconds flat.
I have one good roleplayer and I'm willing to throw in a DMPC to act as backup. Can Carrion Crown be run with two PCs?
I was thinking fast XP track to make up for the lack of other characters. Would survival chances be non-zero if I started them at level 2 as well?
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I have a shortage of good roleplayers. The group I have now all goof off, leave in the middle, and don't get serious until I break out the "rocks fall you die". It can be like herding cats and pulling teeth at the same time.
I want to run Carrion Crown like nobody's business but I know from experience that bad roleplayers can ruin a good story in 5 seconds flat.
I have one good roleplayer and I'm willing to throw in a DMPC to act as backup. Can Carrion Crown be run with two PCs?
I was thinking fast XP track to make up for the lack of other characters. Would survival chances be non-zero if I started them at level 2 as well?
Alas... it sounds like you need a brand new group, with the exception of that roleplayer.
Running ANY AP with 1 or 2 PCs is tricky, but it can be done. It requires a lot of work to adjust things, though. Fast XP isn't necessary, since even if you use slow XP, not dividing up XP among 4+ players means the character or two will shoot up in level super fast.
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I have a shortage of good roleplayers. The group I have now all goof off, leave in the middle, and don't get serious until I break out the "rocks fall you die". It can be like herding cats and pulling teeth at the same time.
I want to run Carrion Crown like nobody's business but I know from experience that bad roleplayers can ruin a good story in 5 seconds flat.
I have one good roleplayer and I'm willing to throw in a DMPC to act as backup. Can Carrion Crown be run with two PCs?
I was thinking fast XP track to make up for the lack of other characters. Would survival chances be non-zero if I started them at level 2 as well?
Alas... it sounds like you need a brand new group, with the exception of that roleplayer.
Running ANY AP with 1 or 2 PCs is tricky, but it can be done. It requires a lot of work to adjust things, though. Fast XP isn't necessary, since even if you use slow XP, not dividing up XP among 4+ players means the character or two will shoot up in level super fast.
I saw this and wanted to post my experience: I do play in one AP that features only two PCs. We're playing Second Darkness (around the 4th part at this point). We have a simple rule by which we play the campaign: none of the encounters get reduced or made easier, but our characters are always 2 levels higher than the recommended level at that point in the story.
This gives us enough of an edge and power level to compete even with the reduced action economy, but fights tend to be intense and often to the bone.
(By the way - should somebody be interested in the builds: I play a highly defensive barbarian; essentially reducing damage to instead get high saves and AC by selecting rage powers and feats that promote survivability. My buddy plays a bard with emphasis on ranged combat.)
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I have a shortage of good roleplayers. The group I have now all goof off, leave in the middle, and don't get serious until I break out the "rocks fall you die". It can be like herding cats and pulling teeth at the same time.
I want to run Carrion Crown like nobody's business but I know from experience that bad roleplayers can ruin a good story in 5 seconds flat.
I have one good roleplayer and I'm willing to throw in a DMPC to act as backup. Can Carrion Crown be run with two PCs?
I was thinking fast XP track to make up for the lack of other characters. Would survival chances be non-zero if I started them at level 2 as well?
A few of my friends will do APs with only two players by using gestalt. It's a little trickier, and the players are still on the harder end of things, but it can be done.
They added a lot of tweaks from experience, though. Very very high point buy, a bonus feat at 1st, and one down the line. I can see if I can get one of them to bring their specifics here.
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I have a shortage of good roleplayers. The group I have now all goof off, leave in the middle, and don't get serious until I break out the "rocks fall you die". It can be like herding cats and pulling teeth at the same time.
I want to run Carrion Crown like nobody's business but I know from experience that bad roleplayers can ruin a good story in 5 seconds flat.
I have one good roleplayer and I'm willing to throw in a DMPC to act as backup. Can Carrion Crown be run with two PCs?
I was thinking fast XP track to make up for the lack of other characters. Would survival chances be non-zero if I started them at level 2 as well?
A few of my friends will do APs with only two players by using gestalt. It's a little trickier, and the players are still on the harder end of things, but it can be done.
They added a lot of tweaks from experience, though. Very very high point buy, a bonus feat at 1st, and one down the line. I can see if I can get one of them to bring their specifics here.
We are playing CotCT one-on-one and running it by the book.
I am playing two gestalt characters (wizard/cleric and ranger/bard) with good stats and a pseudodragon ally.
We talked about power and they might get a template at level 7/8 (half-celestial).
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The mail system as finally delivered Ultimate Combat and I am reading it.
The Djinni and Efreeti stances and follow up feat have me a bit perplexed.
They are Exceptional abilities or Supernatural? Launching a cone of fire from your hands, for me, fall in the supernatural camp, but usually the feats give exceptional powers.
Do you know what they were intended to be?
Another thing that leave me a bit perplexed is the Spell sunder power of the barbarian.
It work against spells that can't be dispelled?
The suppress part don't have any problem, but when he get a success 10+ above what needed the barbarian dispel the spell. What if it is a spell that can't be normally dispelled or can be dispelled only by Mage's Disjunction?
As the power is Su, what will happen when he try to use it against a Anti Magic Shell?
I have already posted these questions in the rule forum but no comment so far.
Are they keeping you busy? Bestiary III on it's way and I'm sure you have a lot to do with Jade Reagent, even having penned your adventure. Do you take a backseat role now?
Also any chance of another campaign setting book in the vein of "Inner Sea Magic"? It's my favourite book in the entire line.
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The Djinni and Efreeti stances and follow up feat have me a bit perplexed.
They are Exceptional abilities or Supernatural? Launching a cone of fire from your hands, for me, fall in the supernatural camp, but usually the feats give exceptional powers.
Do you know what they were intended to be?
Not James, but I did write those styles.
All four of the elemental styles key off Elemental Fist, which is (Su) as far as I could tell, so I say they should be (Su) abilities.
If a creature has Natural Attacks (specifically a claw attack, but potentially any... if rules are different for various attacks, please explain differences if you can), does it count as having Improved Unarmed Strike for other feat prerequisites, or does the creature have to 'waste' a feat on a redundant ability?
Also, am I reading correctly that if a creature has no weapons, but two claws they get two attacks but that's it? A level 20 fighter would not get his 4 normal attacks if he doesn't have a weapon besides his claws?
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The mail system as finally delivered Ultimate Combat and I am reading it.
The Djinni and Efreeti stances and follow up feat have me a bit perplexed.
They are Exceptional abilities or Supernatural? Launching a cone of fire from your hands, for me, fall in the supernatural camp, but usually the feats give exceptional powers.
Do you know what they were intended to be?Another thing that leave me a bit perplexed is the Spell sunder power of the barbarian.
It work against spells that can't be dispelled?
The suppress part don't have any problem, but when he get a success 10+ above what needed the barbarian dispel the spell. What if it is a spell that can't be normally dispelled or can be dispelled only by Mage's Disjunction?As the power is Su, what will happen when he try to use it against a Anti Magic Shell?
I have already posted these questions in the rule forum but no comment so far.
Most of these are Jason/Design Team questions, frankly. Sorry if there's been no responses yet.
But launching fire and all that is obviously supernatural, so those Djinni and Efreeti stances are supernatural abilities.
A spell that can't normally be dispelled or can only be "dispelled by specific spells probably shouldn't be something the spell sunder power could remove.
And ALL Supernatural abilities don't work in anti magic. If a barbarian tried to use a supernatural ability in anti magic, it simply would not work.
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Are they keeping you busy? Bestiary III on it's way and I'm sure you have a lot to do with Jade Reagent, even having penned your adventure. Do you take a backseat role now?
Also any chance of another campaign setting book in the vein of "Inner Sea Magic"? It's my favourite book in the entire line.
Seeing as how today's the first day in well over a month that I don't need to head into work on a Saturday... yes, they're keeping me busy. And that's mostly just because I dodged the PAX bullet.
But no, I don't take a backseat role. I've got to hit the ground running on Monday developing two Dragon Empires books, working on the Runelords Hardcover, and outlining and assigning some other books and doing some art orders as well, and I also have to start outlining the Shattered Star Adventure Path.
"Inner Sea Magic" is getting a great reception... I suspect we'll do more books along those lines, but I have no idea yet what those books might end up being.
Merisiel's still around... her question thread just kind of got eaten by time. If someone bumps the thread by asking another question she might notice. But not for a few hours, since now I'm going out to see a movie and get some lunch with Rob and Wes to celebrate us getting a weekend back!
You ever play Battletech? I managed to avoid it for lo these 20 years, and I just now picked it up.
Ever had a game like that, a sleeper?
Ignore this if you've already answered it.
About the Runelords hardcover...
Are you updating it to Pathfinder rules? Revising it? Smoothing out some of the rougher edges? Commissioning some less cartoony art?
Will it be pretty?
Did you devise the name Golarion based on it being an anagram of organ oil or groan oil? Don't lie and say it came from the name being your iron goal, because I'll just roll my eyes and say go on, liar.
Go in oral. Okay, I'm done.
One more question, is all the duct tape I webbed around my window panes going to help when a hurricane-ushered Sentra flies into my house?
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The Djinni and Efreeti stances and follow up feat have me a bit perplexed.
They are Exceptional abilities or Supernatural? Launching a cone of fire from your hands, for me, fall in the supernatural camp, but usually the feats give exceptional powers.
Do you know what they were intended to be?Not James, but I did write those styles.
All four of the elemental styles key off Elemental Fist, which is (Su) as far as I could tell, so I say they should be (Su) abilities.
The mail system as finally delivered Ultimate Combat and I am reading it.
The Djinni and Efreeti stances and follow up feat have me a bit perplexed.
They are Exceptional abilities or Supernatural? Launching a cone of fire from your hands, for me, fall in the supernatural camp, but usually the feats give exceptional powers.
Do you know what they were intended to be?Another thing that leave me a bit perplexed is the Spell sunder power of the barbarian.
It work against spells that can't be dispelled?
The suppress part don't have any problem, but when he get a success 10+ above what needed the barbarian dispel the spell. What if it is a spell that can't be normally dispelled or can be dispelled only by Mage's Disjunction?As the power is Su, what will happen when he try to use it against a Anti Magic Shell?
I have already posted these questions in the rule forum but no comment so far.
Most of these are Jason/Design Team questions, frankly. Sorry if there's been no responses yet.
But launching fire and all that is obviously supernatural, so those Djinni and Efreeti stances are supernatural abilities.
A spell that can't normally be dispelled or can only be "dispelled by specific spells probably shouldn't be something the spell sunder power could remove.
And ALL Supernatural abilities don't work in anti magic. If a barbarian tried to use a supernatural ability in anti magic, it simply would not work.
Thanks to both of you.
The Anti magic shell question was a bit unclear as I was thinking about the barbarian being just outside it and trying to sunder it, but as that spell can't be dispelled normally it shouldn't be a problem.
Probably if someone will be taking that ability in my games I will probably allow for a temporary suppression of most spell that can't be dispelled as it will make the power "cool" without, hopefully, being unbalanced.
You ever play Battletech? I managed to avoid it for lo these 20 years, and I just now picked it up.
Ever had a game like that, a sleeper?
I love it, but the introduction of the clans unbalanced it.
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ha...
so, what is the most common profession in Golarion?
No, no. What we really need to know is, what is the second oldest profession on Golarion?
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A suggestion from the Mythological Monsters Revisited thread:
Strange creatures revisited
(Will-o-Wisp, Denizen of Leng, Grick, Homunculus, Thoqqua, Doppelganger, Shoggoth, Froghemoth, Treant, Rakshasa)((okay admittadle I just picked an chose a dream team at random out of my bestiary books for that last one, but whatcha gonna do eh?))
James, what would your 'dream team' for this book be, and what would you entitle it?
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If a creature has Natural Attacks (specifically a claw attack, but potentially any... if rules are different for various attacks, please explain differences if you can), does it count as having Improved Unarmed Strike for other feat prerequisites, or does the creature have to 'waste' a feat on a redundant ability?
Also, am I reading correctly that if a creature has no weapons, but two claws they get two attacks but that's it? A level 20 fighter would not get his 4 normal attacks if he doesn't have a weapon besides his claws?
Nope; natural attacks are different than unarmed strikes, and as such simply having natural attacks does not allow you to skip the Improved Unarmed Strike requirement for that chain of feats.
Also, natural attacks do not gain additional attacks from a high Base Attack Bonus; if a monster has 2 claw attacks, that is indeed all it gets. A level 20 fighter who has only 2 claw attacks would only get those two claw attacks; he should really look into getting a wielded weapon.