How to Upgrade Your Gear in PFS.


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Silver Crusade 2/5

Fame 5 allows for items of 500 gold piece value, and that allows 2nd level potions and 3rd level scrolls.

Silver Crusade 2/5 *

There you go.

The Exchange 5/5

Pathfinder Rulebook Subscriber

can a wizard with arcane bond (staff) at 11th or 12th level make a staff?
i think they can, but do they have to choose from the pre-made staffs presented in source material , or can they choose what spells go into their staff?

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They can make a staff, but to my knowledge it still has to be one of the existing ones.

Sczarni 5/5 5/55/5 ***

They basically get to pick any existing stave in a book, and can purchase it at cost. Besides the required feat to craft a staff, you must meet all the other requirements, such as caster level, etc.

Also, here's the FAQ on upgrading bonded items.

Silver Crusade 2/5

Nefreet wrote:

They basically get to pick any existing stave in a book, and can purchase it at cost. Besides the required feat to craft a staff, you must meet all the other requirements, such as caster level, etc.

Just to be clear, you have to meet the requirements for the crafting feat, but the feat itself is not required.

PRD wrote:
A wizard can add additional magic abilities to his bonded object as if he has the required item creation feats and if he meets the level prerequisites of the feat. For example, a wizard with a bonded dagger must be at least 5th level to add magic abilities to the dagger (see the Craft Magic Arms and Armor feat in Feats).

PRD link

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Nefreet wrote:
They basically get to pick any existing stave in a book, and can purchase it at cost.

If by "at cost" you mean "crafting cost", then yes.

Silver Crusade 2/5

CRobledo wrote:
Nefreet wrote:
They basically get to pick any existing stave in a book, and can purchase it at cost.
If by "at cost" you mean "crafting cost", then yes.

Price is market price, and cost is crafting cost. Price is usually double the cost.

1/5

My question is about, purchasing mithril weapon, and I'm being told that to purchase mithril weapons I pay the cost based on the full weight of the weapon.
Which to me is a waste, cause it says right in the corebook. That the weight of the item is 1/2 the normal weight.

Shadow Lodge 4/5 Venture-Captain, California—San Francisco Bay Area South & West

If it makes you happier, calculate the price based on the weight of the mithral replacement item, not on the weight of the original item. Of course in that case you're going to have to use a price-per-pound for mithral of twice the one quoted in the rulebook ...

Sczarni 5/5 5/55/5 ***

The problem right now regarding Mithral is that some items in newer books are priced off of the half weight, but the rules imply it's priced off the original weight. For now, until an FAQ is issued, you're safer going with the higher cost. If the Development team rules that we should go with the lesser cost, I'd imagine you could get a partial refund.

The Exchange 4/5 Owner - D20 Hobbies

ccFrost wrote:
mithril weapon, and I'm being told that to purchase mithril weapons I pay the cost based on the full weight of the weapon.

For what it is worth, I've always (even in 3.5) using the original item weight not the half weight of the mithril item.

Sczarni 5/5 5/55/5 ***

Same here. The idea that the price is based off the final weight only came about recently with the printing of Ultimate Equipment. Before that, items were priced off of the weight of the original, non-Mithral item.

Silver Crusade 2/5 *

Truthfully, I think only the original weight makes sense, as it is a measure of the volume of the original object

Sczarni 5/5 5/55/5 ***

As you can see from HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE, and in many other threads, this is most certainly a Frequently Asked Question.

Let's not bog down this thread with it.

The safest course of action is to go with the higher price for now, and ask for a partial refund if the price gets lowered, like they did when the Amulet of Mighty Fists got a price reduction.

Silver Crusade 2/5 *

Okay, wasn't trying to. Just my take.


As good a place as any to ask this question.

Q-where can i find the rules/specifics about purchasing and adding an Ioun stone to my Wayfinder?

5/5

ezrider23 wrote:

As good a place as any to ask this question.

Q-where can i find the rules/specifics about purchasing and adding an Ioun stone to my Wayfinder?

Base rules on resonance of ioun stones can be found in Seeker of Secrets. It's currently out of print, and can only be bought in PDF format. At least from here, you might find a used copy on eBay or something.

Silver Crusade 2/5 *

Ioun stones are listed in the core rules, but the resonance effects are from Seekers of Secrets.


Thanks. I have bought and printed the Seekers of Secrets PDF but haven't read all of it yet. I'll make that top priority reading tonight.

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Paco Sanchez wrote:
Thx for help, i suppose that with the fame system broke the limitation ancient system where only always available items and chronicle items, isn't?

Yes - the faction-based item lists that you could access based on your fame was for Season 0 only. Fun lists though :)

5/5 * Venture-Lieutenant, Spain—Madrid

I have a question.

I know you can´t upgrade a +1 flaming weapon to a +1 flaming burst weapon.

But, can you upgrade it to a +1 flaming, flaming burst weapon for 24.000 gp? Stack?

Silver Crusade 2/5 *

Yes.

5/5 * Venture-Lieutenant, Spain—Madrid

David Bowles wrote:
Yes.

Both?

Shadow Lodge 4/5

I'm looking for a PFS legal way to get a 3rd level (or higher) Everburning Torch/Continual Flame. Any ideas, (beyond being a Cleric and casting it myself)?

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DM Beckett wrote:
I'm looking for a PFS legal way to get a 3rd level (or higher) Everburning Torch/Continual Flame. Any ideas, (beyond being a Cleric and casting it myself)?

Getting another Cleric buddy with Heighten Spell to cast it for you...?

It's what I did :)

Silver Crusade 2/5 *

Miguel Madrid del Ama wrote:
David Bowles wrote:
Yes.
Both?

Flaming and flaming burst stack. Why not? They are totally different mechanics. I myself would rather just take +3 to get past silver and cold iron DR, but that's me. To each their own. The added to hit is not trivial, especially on iteratives.

Grand Lodge 2/5 RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32

Read flaming burst carefully. When you do, I think you'll realize that you can't stack flaming and flaming burst any more than you could stack two instances of flaming.

Silver Crusade 2/5 *

Oh, flaming burst has flaming built in. I was thinking they were both +1 and were completely separate effects.


Is there a PFS legal way of getting a Buckler made of Darkwood? I'm really hurting on the weight limit here, and that's about all my Ranger can hold without hitting Medium encumbrance.

Sczarni 5/5 5/55/5 ***

Make one out of Mithral?

5/5 *

yep. mithral is the answer for bucklers

Grand Lodge 2/5 RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32

Or if you like style, a shield cloak. ;)


There [u]is[/u] a "darkwood buckler":

http://paizo.com/prd/magicItems/armor.html#darkwood-buckler

However, it's really a light shield. Only 2.5 lbs though.

-j

Sczarni 5/5 5/55/5 ***

That's the problem, though. He wants an actual buckler.


Carlos Robledo wrote:
yep. mithral is the answer for bucklers

That makes my level one amount of gold sad :(

Ah well, I guess I'll just have to make do without the Buckler for a few scenarios then.

Jason Wu wrote:

There [u]is[/u] a "darkwood buckler":

http://paizo.com/prd/magicItems/armor.html#darkwood-buckler

However, it's really a light shield. Only 2.5 lbs though.

-j

That's actually where I got the idea for an actual Buckler made of Darkwood. You see, the Ranger I'm attempting to outfit is an archer, and while the Darkwood Buckler is great, because it's actually a Light Shield, I'm not able to wield a 2H weapon while wearing it.

Lantern Lodge 5/5

Quick one:

Can you upgrade the Spell Resistance on an enchanted armor/shield (Say, 13->15 for the cost of a +1 bonus)?

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Jayson MF Kip wrote:

Quick one:

Can you upgrade the Spell Resistance on an enchanted armor/shield (Say, 13->15 for the cost of a +1 bonus)?

Its just buying more bonus so I think it should be ok.

Dark Archive 3/5 ***

Question: can one 'fix' an Ioun Stone? That is to say, can one upgrade from flawed/cracked to a proper Ioun Stone by paying the difference?

Liberty's Edge 4/5 5/5

theshoveller wrote:
Question: can one 'fix' an Ioun Stone? That is to say, can one upgrade from flawed/cracked to a proper Ioun Stone by paying the difference?

I'm pretty sure that ioun stones are classed as named magic items, and therefore not upgradeable.

4/5

Pathfinder Adventure, Starfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

Actually that's a good question about the 'mending' or 'fixing' a flawed or cracked ioun stone.

In PFS there are no creation feats of course, maybe [they] could be fixed by a specialist (in the same way a homunculus is created).

Liberty's Edge 2/5

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but here goes. I have a Wayfinder that already has the Jade upgrade from the Pathfinder Society Field Guide, allowing it to cast Guidance instead of Light. Can I still use the buy the Inherited vanity to add the Discerning vanity on this Wayfinder or does it only work if the other spell is Light?

Quote:

Inherited (3 PP): A mentor or older relative who was a Pathfinder passed this wayfinder down to you, and it keeps a minor enchantment from its previous owner. When purchasing a wayfinder enhancement that would

normally replace the wayfinder's ability to cast light with the ability to cast a different spell, the wayfinder retains the ability to cast light, allowing it to cast two different 0-level spells.
Quote:
Discerning (5 PP): This wayfinder functions as normal, except the user can cast detect magic at will in place of light.


theshoveller wrote:
Question: can one 'fix' an Ioun Stone? That is to say, can one upgrade from flawed/cracked to a proper Ioun Stone by paying the difference?

I don't believe you can do that by the RAW outside of PFS, so I don't think you can within it...

Flawed/Cracked is more akin to Cursed Magic Items, not actual item damage that can be repaired.

Liberty's Edge

I couldn't see that this had been answered in the thread so here is my question:

Can a Wizard with a bonded amulet upgrade it from Amulet of Spell Cunning to an Amulet of Spell Mastery as per the item creation rules for society ?
Or can even the wizard only upgrade items with a +X in its name ?

For me it would make sense that the wizard could do that upgrade as only he can get anything from those amulets

Shadow Lodge *

Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Starfinder Superscriber

So I would like to by something off a chronicle sheet that is...a named magic weapon with the broken condition.

Can I work up to it? Buy a +1 weapon, then add the next enchantment, then go to the named weapon? Or would it have to start off with the broken condition, just like it would have to start with the correct material? And if so, what does 'broken' do to the cost?

5/5 RPG Superstar 2014 Top 32

There are no rules for buying broken items. This means it is a unique item, and needs to be bought as is off the chronicle sheet.

Good news is that since it is on the chronicle sheet you can buy it at any time after you earn enough money to cover the cost.

Sczarni 5/5 5/55/5 ***

I am unaware how to upgrade to a broken item, so I'd probably just wait until I had the cash if I were you.

(It is a nifty item, though!)


Silly question which has probably been covered numerous times.
Q.1 I have a +1 Adamantine Nodachi, can i add the "Called" property to it and what would the cost be? I'm not looking to make it a +2 weapon but would like to keep it at a +1 Called Adamantine Nodachi.
Q.2 Same goes for Armor. Can i add the "Called" property to my +1 Full Plate?

We've been attending alot of functions in PFS that require more "formal" attire and being a Tanky Paladin, not having my gear can get troublesome.
Though i don't mind living dangerously just not stupidly.

5/5 RPG Superstar 2014 Top 32

Called is a +1 equivalent weapon enhancement, so a +1 Called Adamantine Nodachi would cost the exact same as a +2 Adamantine Nodachi. It is not a unique item so you can upgrade it just by paying the difference in price which would be 6,000gp.

There is no Called armor enhancement, but you could just get Glamered armor. Glamered will allow you to make your armor appear like clothing, and is only a 2,700gp upgrade.


Brian Lefebvre wrote:

Called is a +1 equivalent weapon enhancement, so a +1 Called Adamantine Nodachi would cost the exact same as a +2 Adamantine Nodachi. It is not a unique item so you can upgrade it just by paying the difference in price which would be 6,000gp.

There is no Called armor enhancement, but you could just get Glamered armor. Glamered will allow you to make your armor appear like clothing, and is only a 2,700gp upgrade.

Thanks for that.

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