Archtypes

[poundpuppy30]

When can a person pick up Archtypes and I know I read some where you can't pick up two archtypes that require the same ability to be replaced? Also can a level 9 zen archer monk pick up Quiggong Monk or is it too late?

[poundpuppy30]

Anyone see where a rule for PFS says you cant do a retroactive adding of an archtype because in teh APG it states "As long as the GM is comfortable with retroactively adjusting character specifics, there should be no disruption to future adventures." I'm not sure if it's allowed in PFS though.

[Marthian]

This link covers a good portion of it.
1) Archetypes can be picked up as they gain the first level of a class or later as long as when they take the archetype, it doesn't replace a class ability they already have (so if you are lv 6, you can't take one that replaces a lv 4 ability.)
2) yes. You cannot have two archetypes that replace the same ability (some GMs and PFS rule it even if you will never reach the level the ability is replaced at, you still couldn't take them.)

Don't have those archetypes easily accessed right now.

[whaarg]

You pick up the archetype the first time you take a level in the class. So no a 9th level Zen Archer monk can't pick up the Quiggong Monk archetype.

You can't have 2 archetypes that replaces the same class ability.

See page 72 of the APG

[poundpuppy30]

I didn't see any replacement on zen archer that matched the quiggong monk or did I miss something? Also where does it say you can't pick up an arch type later on in your levels? Where did you find "You pick up the archetype the first time you take a level in the class." at?

[LazarX]

poundpuppy30 wrote:

I didn't see any replacement on zen archer that matched the quiggong monk or did I miss something? Also where does it say you can't pick up an arch type later on in your levels? Where did you find "You pick up the archetype the first time you take a level in the class." at?

Because essentially you take the archetype by taking the class. You don't take Paladin and later say I'll take the Divine Hunter archetype, you take the archetype when you take the class. Technically speaking you take all archetypes at level 1, although a DM might let you slide if it doesn't start kicking in until level 3.

[poundpuppy30]

So can a person retrain---spend the gold to retrain and pick the arch type up then?

[poundpuppy30]

Also on page 49 of the APG where it talks about ADAPTING EXISTING CHARACTERS it mentions talking to a GM and if they don't have a problem with it you can do an retroactive move and add the arch type or is that just for home games and not PFS too?

[poundpuppy30]

Ok I found where you can do it with retraining and its cost in pfsop. Ok so it can be done that way it just costs gold and pp.

[Belryan]

If you're willing to go out and buy Ultimate Campaign that is.