Care to help a newbie?

[Menthor]

Hi, I just got the Pathfinder Core Rulebook for Christmas and trying to navigate the character creation process for the first time. I'm familiar with D&D2 and 3, but I am trying to understand Pathfinder now. If anyone would like to answer questions for me as I go along, that would be awesome. No time crunch at the moment, since I haven't found a playgroup yet.

I started out making a Dwarven fighter. At level 1 he gets a bonus feat (p55,56), which I thought meant "2 feats" for a new level 1 fighter. But I was unsure - does every 1st level character get 1 feat to start? I see that humans also start out with an "extra" feat (p27).

I started poking around the other classes, and couldn't find any that give a "bonus feat" at 1st level except fighters. So does that mean that only fighters and humans get a 1st-level feat?

Thanks for any help.

[Funky Badger]

Every 1st level character gets a feat.

A 1st level fighter gets a bonus fighter feat (which can be chosen from a restricted list).

A human character gets another bonus feat.

So a 1st level dwarven fighter gets 2 feats. 1 for being 1st level, then an extra one for being a first level fighter.

[Lamontius]

Yep, all first level characters get a feat at level 1.
A Fighter gets a Bonus Feat at level 1, due to being a Fighter.
(This feat is limited to the Combat feats)
A Human gets an Extra Bonus Feat for being Human.

So, a level 1 Human Fighter would have 3 starting feats, one of which must be a combat feat.

[Chemlak]

See the character advancement chart at the start of the Classes chapter - the one with the XP progression on it. It also lists the feats that all characters get as they go up levels (1 feat every odd-numbered level). Class bonus feats and racial bonus feats are on top of those.

[Sitri]

Even though your question was answered, you might find this table useful
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/character-advancement

Hell actually that whole site is very useful. If I am looking for information fast I find this site easier to use than a book. Books are really nice if you don't have computer space/connection at the game table, or you are playing Pathfinder Society and you need to show your property to a GM, but if I am reading on my own at home the computer is the way to go.

[Menthor]

Thank you all. Thanks for also telling me where to find the info in the book. (I like to know that "it's in there" somewhere.)