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Blur specifically grants concealment, which allows stealth.
The subject's outline appears blurred, shifting, and wavering. This distortion grants the subject concealment (20% miss chance).
Displacement, oddly enough, does not.
The subject of this spell appears to be about 2 feet away from its true location. The creature benefits from a 50% miss chance as if it had total concealment. Unlike actual total concealment, displacement does not prevent enemies from targeting the creature normally. True seeing reveals its true location and negates the miss chance.
There may be a FAQ entry on Blur that I'm missing that clarifies this; I feel that having it grant HiPS is a rules-lawyery way to go against the fictional intent of the spell.
Interesting exception on the Ring of Regeneration only working when the wearer is alive; I'd just checked back to the general monster rules. However, the Ioun Stone prevents bleed effects, which my interpretation didn't do.
Not being a "OK, it'll take most of a day to recover, but I can get over this" save does make it less appealing.
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I don't think that would be something a person who would min-max would take. Seeing that it takes a 1/4 of their overall income, one would have considered obtaining the Jingasa of the Fortunate Soldier and the Headband of Fortune's Favor, rather that press the luck on dice roll. The two items total would be half the price (12,700g) and it would go for things that people would usually need (AC/Saves). Another would be what I had suggested before, the Silver Spindle Ioun Stone with Divine Favor. That would be, based upon level, +3/+3 or +4/+4 on Attack/Damage, 3/day.
I would think that the Crown of Conquest would be more of a support role, like you had suggested, rather than something to squeeze out overall statistical Defense or Offense.
No, not the combo, the trait. It's completely overpowered.
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Scroll of breath of life (1125 gp) Core: I'm of the opinion that every 10+ character should have one. It's a lot cheaper than the alternative, and it can help anyone in the party.
Be warned on this one. You can only draw as a move action, and use as a standard, so, unless your standing directly next to the person who needs it, you will not get this in time. You can only draw a WEAPON as part of a move action, and I have yet to sit at a table that allows scrolls into spring mounted wrist sheaths.
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Be warned on this one. You can only draw as a move action, and use as a standard, so, unless your standing directly next to the person who needs it, you will not get this in time. You can only draw a WEAPON as part of a move action, and I have yet to sit at a table that allows scrolls into spring mounted wrist sheaths.Scroll of breath of life (1125 gp) Core: I'm of the opinion that every 10+ character should have one. It's a lot cheaper than the alternative, and it can help anyone in the party.
Which is why First Aid gloves (Pathfinder Society Primer) rock out loud. 4,500 gp or so and you can get TWO of these.
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Be warned on this one. You can only draw as a move action, and use as a standard, so, unless your standing directly next to the person who needs it, you will not get this in time. You can only draw a WEAPON as part of a move action, and I have yet to sit at a table that allows scrolls into spring mounted wrist sheaths.Scroll of breath of life (1125 gp) Core: I'm of the opinion that every 10+ character should have one. It's a lot cheaper than the alternative, and it can help anyone in the party.
true, but if you can cast this spell normally, you have access to blessing of fervor, making it less of an issue. As a quick aside, channeling to heal makes healers lazy. they get to heal people from a safe distance.
I was about to start a rant, but I realized it would just make me feel old, so I'll just say "back in my day, you had to walk uphill to the dungeon! barefoot! with only a 10' pole as a weapon! through the snow (or harpy crap, but that's another story)" instead.
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Be warned on this one. You can only draw as a move action, and use as a standard, so, unless your standing directly next to the person who needs it, you will not get this in time. You can only draw a WEAPON as part of a move action, and I have yet to sit at a table that allows scrolls into spring mounted wrist sheaths.Scroll of breath of life (1125 gp) Core: I'm of the opinion that every 10+ character should have one. It's a lot cheaper than the alternative, and it can help anyone in the party.
Regional/table variation. Speaking for myself, I've never seen a GM reject breath of life scroll in spring-loaded wrist sheath. :-)
But I always check at the start of the game, just in case.
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Be warned on this one. You can only draw as a move action, and use as a standard, so, unless your standing directly next to the person who needs it, you will not get this in time. You can only draw a WEAPON as part of a move action, and I have yet to sit at a table that allows scrolls into spring mounted wrist sheaths.Scroll of breath of life (1125 gp) Core: I'm of the opinion that every 10+ character should have one. It's a lot cheaper than the alternative, and it can help anyone in the party.
Regional/table variation. Speaking for myself, I've never seen a GM reject breath of life scroll in spring-loaded wrist sheath. :-)
But I always check at the start of the game, just in case.
In the Twin Cities, there are some GMs that don't allow it... but most do. Which is why I always ask at the beginning of the game. The characters that have scrolls of Breath of Life also carry extra Spring Loaded Wrist Sheaths in case we do have a cleric or oracle.
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Hey now, it is not Channeled Revival...
That gives me an idea for my 11th level feat, as a Paladin... I'll have 6d6 Channel at that time, and by then will have at least 12 uses of Lay on Hands (thanks to Extra LOH, and a Charisma of 20+). Better than using 10 LOH to raise dead (with the typical penalties, plus my 1 level of drain).
Both are fine, since they cover different situations. Maybe then Aroden will accept me!?
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You can only draw a WEAPON as part of a move action, and I have yet to sit at a table that allows scrolls into spring mounted wrist sheaths.
Er... mine? I don't see the hullabuloo about Spring Loaded Wrist Sheaths. I'd have no problem with it.
I wasn't even aware that we had GMs in our area who do, though that would probably be because I only have one character with a sheath/scroll combo and it hasn't come up yet.
EDIT: *Reads the first 50 posts of the thread where this became an issue with a growing look of gobsmacked horror.* This... is a sad, sad day. But yes. Unless there is a FAQ/Errata/PFS ruling that I am unaware of, I will continue to have no problem with this at my table.
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I know my local VC and game store rules that any "Weapon-like" item can be drawn as part of a move action.
This is actually straight from the Core Rulebook.
This includes scrolls, rods, and staffs, wands.
Wands are the example in the CRB. The others... I would call that rather generous. :)
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I don't allow scrolls in spring-loaded wrist sheaths. Had somebody in my group once say they had a potion in there. I've never had that come up in a game I was GMing, but I wouldn't allow that either.
This is a bit bizarre - almost every table I've been at has allowed both scrolls and potions in spring loaded wrist sheathes.
I expected table variation, but not this significantly.
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I know my local VC and game store rules that any "Weapon-like" item can be drawn as part of a move action.This is actually straight from the Core Rulebook.
This includes scrolls, rods, and staffs, wands.Wands are the example in the CRB. The others... I would call that rather generous. :)
I would allow rods to be pulled, since there are rods that are weapons. I would also allow staffs since they are weapon like. Scrolls no.
If you've got a Shadowdancer in the party, run, do not walk, to your nearest magic item shop and buy the Amulet of Ghosttouch Fists (4K) for your Shadow Pet. This lets your Shadow float through doors and open them from the other side, pick up weapons that have been disarmed, or fly past Rune Lords and grab their spell component pouches.
A tangental question that's been bugging me about shadows.
What gear, if any, can they actually use?
Ostensibly they could equip ghost touch gear, but they have no strength score. How would they handle encumbrance?
The books are less than clear.
-j
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I know my local VC and game store rules that any "Weapon-like" item can be drawn as part of a move action.This is actually straight from the Core Rulebook.
It's actually not. Here's the relevant quote:
If you have a base attack bonus of +1 or higher, you may draw a weapon as a free action combined with a regular move.
Just weapons. You can't draw a weapon-like object during a move.
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I know my local VC and game store rules that any "Weapon-like" item can be drawn as part of a move action.This is actually straight from the Core Rulebook.It's actually not. Here's the relevant quote:
If you have a base attack bonus of +1 or higher, you may draw a weapon as a free action combined with a regular move.Just weapons. You can't draw a weapon-like object during a move.
See, however, the immediately-preceding paragraph in the description of "Draw or Sheathe a weapon, (on page 186), where it says that the action cost of drawing a weapon also applies to drawing a weapon-like object (with a wand being the example given). So if that paragraph explicitly says that "drawing a weapon" includes "drawing a weapon-like object", it's hard to argue that the use of "drawing a weapon" in the very next paragraph does not also apply to "drawing a weapon-like object".
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I know my local VC and game store rules that any "Weapon-like" item can be drawn as part of a move action.This is actually straight from the Core Rulebook.It's actually not. Here's the relevant quote:
If you have a base attack bonus of +1 or higher, you may draw a weapon as a free action combined with a regular move.Just weapons. You can't draw a weapon-like object during a move.
Drawing a weapon so that you can use it in combat, or putting it away so that you have a free hand, requires a move action. This action also applies to weapon-like objects carried in easy reach, such as wands. If your weapon or weapon-like object is stored in a pack or otherwise out of easy reach, treat this action as retrieving a stored item.
If you have a base attack bonus of +1 or higher, you may draw a weapon as a free action combined with a regular move. If you have the Two-Weapon Fighting feat, you can draw two light or one-handed weapons in the time it would normally take you to draw one.
From the core above it says the act of drawing a weapon includes weapon-like items. So the next paragra[h using that action would be assumed to include instructions from the previous paragraph.
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See, however, the immediately-preceding paragraph in the description of "Draw or Sheathe a weapon, (on page 186), where it says that the action cost of drawing a weapon also applies to drawing a weapon-like object (with a wand being the example given). So if that paragraph explicitly says that "drawing a weapon" includes "drawing a weapon-like object", it's hard to argue that the use of "drawing a weapon" in the very next paragraph does not also apply to "drawing a weapon-like object".
This is my position as well.
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I would allow rods to be pulled, since there are rods that are weapons. I would also allow staffs since they are weapon like. Scrolls no.I know my local VC and game store rules that any "Weapon-like" item can be drawn as part of a move action.This is actually straight from the Core Rulebook.
This includes scrolls, rods, and staffs, wands.Wands are the example in the CRB. The others... I would call that rather generous. :)
Y'know for a second I thought this was in relation to spring loaded wrist sheaths, and the thought of someone trying to stick a staff in one was a little too much for me.
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If you've got a Shadowdancer in the party, run, do not walk, to your nearest magic item shop and buy the Amulet of Ghosttouch Fists (4K) for your Shadow Pet. This lets your Shadow float through doors and open them from the other side, pick up weapons that have been disarmed, or fly past Rune Lords and grab their spell component pouches.A tangental question that's been bugging me about shadows.
What gear, if any, can they actually use?
Ostensibly they could equip ghost touch gear, but they have no strength score. How would they handle encumbrance?
The books are less than clear.
-j
Ghost-touch AoMF. Later on, adding Menacing is handy.
+1 Ghost-touch gauntlet/other weapon+1 Ghost-touch armor (which is horribly overpriced).
Ioun stone (but it won't follow them through a wall).
Once they have the Ghost-touch AoMF, they can pick up and use other items - but their weapon proficiencies suck, so -2 or -4 to hit and only base weapon damage. My shadow usually carried my backup mace for when she faced undead, or hid in the floor until I dealt with it.
Having a Shadow able to pour a healing potion down a party member's throat while they're unconscious is handy...
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I don't allow scrolls in spring-loaded wrist sheaths. Had somebody in my group once say they had a potion in there. I've never had that come up in a game I was GMing, but I wouldn't allow that either.This is a bit bizarre - almost every table I've been at has allowed both scrolls and potions in spring loaded wrist sheathes.
I expected table variation, but not this significantly.
I have not seen any GMs that allow a potion or scroll in the spring loaded wrist sheath (SLWR) - or at least no one has ever put one in their SLWR for the GM to object to - most I know where the topic has come up have limited it to just the listed items.
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As far as late game gear goes. I prefer:
Celestial Plate Armor 25,000 gp:
+3 full plate; treated as Medium Armor. Max Dexterity of +6, ACP of –3, and ASF at 20%. Bonus: It allows the wearer to use fly on command once per day.
Hope I'm not ruining your day, but Celestial Plate Armor is not legal in Society. It's from Pathfinder #11, which isn't on the Additional Resources page (probably because it uses 3.5 rules).
If you've got a Shadowdancer in the party, run, do not walk, to your nearest magic item shop and buy the Amulet of Ghosttouch Fists (4K) for your Shadow Pet. This lets your Shadow float through doors and open them from the other side, pick up weapons that have been disarmed, or fly past Rune Lords and grab their spell component pouches.A tangental question that's been bugging me about shadows.
What gear, if any, can they actually use?
Ostensibly they could equip ghost touch gear, but they have no strength score. How would they handle encumbrance?
The books are less than clear.
-j
Ghost-touch AoMF. Later on, adding Menacing is handy.
+1 Ghost-touch gauntlet/other weapon
+1 Ghost-touch armor (which is horribly overpriced).
Ioun stone (but it won't follow them through a wall).Once they have the Ghost-touch AoMF, they can pick up and use other items - but their weapon proficiencies suck, so -2 or -4 to hit and only base weapon damage. My shadow usually carried my backup mace for when she faced undead, or hid in the floor until I dealt with it.
Having a Shadow able to pour a healing potion down a party member's throat while they're unconscious is handy...
Thanks, to not derail, moved conversation to a thread on the subject I found in the Advice forum that you apparently made before.
-j
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Though people might think that Staves are not that great, if you consider using them in PFS, they are pretty awesome. It is like a variable spell/day for each scenario. Take for example a Staff of Fire (18,950g). It is 10/scenario - Burning Hands, 5/scenario - Fireball, 3/scenario - Wall of Fire, or any combination of those. Damage and Difficulty Check are based off your Caster Level (min 8). So a 7th level Enchantment Wizard can cast 8d6 Fireballs all around. There are other staves that can be a bit useful as well:
Staff of Healing (29,600g) is 10/scenario - Cure Serious Wounds/Lesser Restoration.
Staff of Minor Arcana (8,000g) is 5/scenario - Magic Missile.
Staff of Radiance (23,200g) is 10/scenario - Glitterdust, 5/scenario - Daylight/Searing Light
Staff of Cackling Wrath (47,200g) is - 10/scenario - Blindness/Deafness, 5/scenario - Baleful Polymorph/Vampiric Touch, as well as a whole slew of other spells.
These are a few examples.
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my wizard at 15 has neither quicken, persistant, nor dazing spell, and I do alright. As an air elementalist, I have a staff of electricity, which with spell perfection makes my chain lightnings (I get 3 free/scenario, which are maximized even!) beastly, to say the least.
I'll second the staff of healing suggestion, if you have a bit more money that you want to throw at "consumables" than what you want to spend on a wand of lesser resto.
I actually also like the staff of minor arcana, but mostly for the shield spell.
so, ya, staves are rocking....