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.... why would players need to reference a GM thing though?
If the GM hasn't looked at the threads, and the players rightfully have not looked there, and the GM asks for a source, the player doesnt have one to give. So it's a catch 22 for the player.
I'm of a mind that the PDF, itself, should be updated.
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It isn't an ability or item though, but the EXP reward, which is on the GM, not the players. Has any GMs tried to withhold EXP because of this?
I've had newer GMs and VOs send me an email or PM asking me about it before. They were initially inclined to deny the XP.
It should officially be put somewhere. I can't imagine changing a zero to a 2 or a 1 on the PDF is so time consuming that it couldn't be done today with hardly any trouble. There should be no layout issues with this change.
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They can't change PDFs.
Or rather, they can't change PDFs without a large investment of time and resources.
Creating an FAQ is comparatively easy and quick.
Plus, an FAQ can address all of the copies that GMs already own or have printed. I myself still use a copy I printed years ago, and it reads 0xp. A reprinting wouldn't change that.
PFS GMs are supposed to run as written, right?
Tactics, yes. But many scenarios have misprinted rewards, and Forum posts and threads have been sufficient to address them before.
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Doesn't Mike Brock's post on EotT count for anything? Jeez
I'm of a mind that some VO's purposefully make the "strict" choice in order to force an official document to carry the rule or to force a change of the PDF itself. Because there is absolutely zero reason any RVC should not know that Eyes of the Ten grants XP. They've been around way too long not to.
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Doesn't Mike Brock's post on EotT count for anything? JeezI'm of a mind that some VO's purposefully make the "strict" choice in order to force an official document to carry the rule or to force a change of the PDF itself. Because there is absolutely zero reason any RVC should not know that Eyes of the Ten grants XP. They've been around way too long not to.Aren't GMs explicitly prohibited from writing in meaningful rewards not provided by the chronicle? And XP is probably more meaningful than free gold for "looting the temple to the ground" or a unique sword for "stealing from the NPC you're working with."
It sets a really bad precedent to say "you can't change any chronicles at all, except you must change these four based on a message board post by a former campaign leader."
Not really. When campaign leadership says, "These 4 scenarios give XP," then they do. And this happened pretty early in my tenure as a VO. I think 2012 sometime Mike Brock made the ruling that Eyes of the Ten granted XP. I don't have an eidetic memory, but I seem to recall that, either publicly or on the private VO Boards, all the current RVCs weighted in, in some fashion, to that topic. So they know the score.
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I'd have to check, but I believe there's also at least one feat or arcane discovery that refers to the alchemist spell list.
My thought, though, is that while they have a spell list, they're not arcane, divine, or psychic spellcasters. Therefore, Mystic Past Life won't get you very far, due to the same-type restriction.
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If an obedience feat (e.g. Deific Obedience), grants you a spell-like ability chosen from a list, do you choose that spell-like ability once (when you attain the level which grants it) or do you get to choose a different spell-like ability from the list every day?
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Heroes from the Fringe, page 3.
"Mwangi Linguist (Mwangi Expanse native): The Mwangi Expanse is a land of dozens of languages, and you grew up speaking most of them. You gain Polyglot as a bonus language. In addition, you gain a +1 trait bonus on Linguistics checks when trying to communicate with someone who does not share a common language with you."
You can't use Linguistics to do that...
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Khangarad Scabbard says it transforms unto the shape of a weapon as a free action. Either that means it can transform into any weapon you are proficient with, or into a scabbard capable of holding it. If it is the former, this requires significant clarification... Like can you transform your khangarad rapier into a khangarad scythe when confirming your crit? Or during a whirlwind attack? If it's latter, it needs a clarification.
I feel it should be done post haste since a character could be built around it but since it's an item change and not an archetype, they wouldn't get the rebuild.
...also obligatory "can magical child take boon familiars?"
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Campaign Clarifications has been updated, along with Additional Resources.
Can I get a PFS clarification on the Monk of the Empty Hand archetype.
Does a Empty Hand Monk need the Catch Off-Guard or Throw Anything feats to not have improvised weapon penalties?.
I checked the APG Errata and nothing was listed for the Empty Hand archetype.
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Can I get a PFS clarification on the Monk of the Empty Hand archetype.
Does a Empty Hand Monk need the Catch Off-Guard or Throw Anything feats to not have improvised weapon penalties?.
I checked the APG Errata and nothing was listed for the Empty Hand archetype.
I'd appreciate this clarification as well. I might have even posted a request in this thread a year or so ago.
For some support related to intent, James Jacobs said they don't need the feats (though they don't gain them as bonus feats, either, unless they select them with their regular bonus feats).
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Campaign Clarifications has been updated with new products.
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Any chance of some clarification on a few things related to the Oozemorph?
Does the Oozemorph's Fluidic Body retain the errata'd duration and uses per day of the base Shifter Wildshape it replaces, or is it stuck with 1 use per day until level 4+?
Does Fluidic Body count as Wildshape for feat prerequisites?
Does the Oozemorph's Morphic Weapons retain the Shifter's Claws counting as magical weapons, scaling DR penetration, and/or scaling damage?
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Heroes of Golarion just hit the CC. It has this line:
Page 22—The elephant major form's ability to carry a Medium creature indicates it is a suitable mount, which does not impose the –5 penalty on Ride checks for riding an unsuitable mount.
I had seen it previously ruled that a PC could never serve as a mount. Does this Campaign Clarification mean that that ruling is incorrect, or is this a specific exception for the elephant shifter?
If it's the latter, can this CC entry be altered to say so?
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Heroes of Golarion just hit the CC. It has this line:
Page 22—The elephant major form's ability to carry a Medium creature indicates it is a suitable mount, which does not impose the –5 penalty on Ride checks for riding an unsuitable mount.I had seen it previously ruled that a PC could never serve as a mount. Does this Campaign Clarification mean that that ruling is incorrect, or is this a specific exception for the elephant shifter?
If it's the latter, can this CC entry be altered to say so?
I don’t believe there has ever been an “official” (developer, designer, or coordinator) comment about that. About once a year a thread will pop up on the messageboards asking if it is legal for a (biped) PC to serve as a mount, and you get a variety of opinions in those threads. But there’s never been consensus. Is it possible that your local GM or Venture-Officer is the one who made the ruling?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen any complaints about a PC wildshaped/polymorphed into an animal serving as a mount. As long as the players are actually following the rules for mounted combat properly it’s not much more effective on action economy (if at all) than playing two PCs separately.
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Is it possible that your local GM or Venture-Officer is the one who made the ruling?You know, that is entirely possible. It was told to me by a VL, and after a bunch of looking for an actual rule I guess he made it up.
Suppose my previous post can be disregarded. Thanks.
Expect a lot of table variation on this
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Expect a lot of table variation on thisIs it possible that your local GM or Venture-Officer is the one who made the ruling?You know, that is entirely possible. It was told to me by a VL, and after a bunch of looking for an actual rule I guess he made it up.
Suppose my previous post can be disregarded. Thanks.
Well, given that the CC now contains an explicit note about a player character option that says they can be used as a mount without the -5 for being an unsuitable mount, I'm not sure how much room for table variation there really is.
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With the latest update to Additional Resources, the spell False Age from Heroes of the Fringe was legalized. The spell says that "your ability scores increase or decrease as appropriate for your chosen age category." How does this interact with the PFS-specific rule on age categories and ability scores?
The Pathfinder Society-specific ruling is a part of the character creation rules. It does not prevent spells and other effects from temporarily applying the ability score adjustments associated with age.
According to Additional Resources, "Spells: The spells in this book are legal for play." That would seem to imply that you can ignore any racial restrictions, since no statement about racial restrictions appears anywhere in the entry for this Player Companion.