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A rogue. Haven't seen one in PFS yet.
That's surprising. There are plenty around here. Not as many as there used to be years ago, but still quite a few. Mostly unchained these days, but still.
Personally, I have two of them, out of 27 PCs. They also happen to be my only two multi-class PCs.
One was a weird hybrid bard/rogue/halfling opportunist that I designed to be a pure dex based front liner long before there were easy rules in place to pull that off.
The other is a newer unchained rogue with a single level dip in medium, just because it's a good dip for TWF types. +3 damage on every shot is pretty solid when you get lots of attacks per round.
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"Agreed. I'm a Dawnflower Dervish. A holy warrior of almighty Sarenrae. I learned some combat tactics to strike at enemies with my scimitar when they least expect it, damaging them with these 'sneak attacks', but I would never call myself a 'rogue'. Especially since many people would see a halfling rogue and think me a thief! Nothing could be further from the truth."
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This is a rogue. It's actually a pretty standard build these days; the unchained small Sanctified Knife Master of Pharasma with the River Rat trait.
"I'm a little similar to that, but not exactly. I'm a half-elf, not small. But I do specialize in daggers, and swim very well. And I haven't met Pharasma... yet. Naderi won't let me drown."
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I had a player at a PFS table who flat-out refused to believe that my character was a rogue. "Rogues don't exist. You're kidding us, right? It's actually a slayer, it's gotta be--there's just no REASON to play a rogue. Slayers are the rogues that actually work. What were you thinking?"
It's why I introduce Kara as 'Attorney at Law'. 'Rogue' goes without saying... :P
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Ansari (my primary PFS character) is a core rogue because I don't own Unchained and I had great fun playing Merisiel in my first few PFS events about a year ago. And he's not an investigator, slayer, etc., because I acquired the ACG after starting him, and still have yet to try out any of the hybrid classes.
He's not a "pure" rogue--he has one level of cleric of Cayden Cailean, partly for RP reasons (he started out with a religion trait), partly so he doesn't have to constantly make UMD checks when we don't have a "real" healer at the table, and partly because the Travel and Azata domains are *really* useful.
And he's probably the most honest thief he's ever met. Sure, his best skills involve ambushes and burgling, but he also hates to lie, and he's very careful to sap anyone he's not certain deserves a rapier in the guts.
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I have a female half-orc cleric of Shelyn who has learned to accept the beauty of her form and use her strength to protect the faithful.
I've thought about trying a half-orc inquisitor of Shelyn, who smites those who spread ugliness through the world. And because really, NOBODY expects the Shelynish Inquisition! But unfortunately, I've had a couple of more compelling concepts for the class since then, so she might never see play.
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I have a friend with a paladin of Aroden who got all the way to level 14 in PFS before the rules change that requires paladins to have a legal patron.I believe that I have the only cleric* of Aroden left in Golarion.
** spoiler omitted **
I may be a paladin or Aroden. Of course, I might be a battle oracle as well...
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I may be a paladin or Aroden. Of course, I might be a battle oracle as well...I have a friend with a paladin of Aroden who got all the way to level 14 in PFS before the rules change that requires paladins to have a legal patron.I believe that I have the only cleric* of Aroden left in Golarion.
** spoiler omitted **
I may be a paladin OR Aroden."???
O.O
wow - that's what happened to Aroden?
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I may be a paladin or Aroden. Of course, I might be a battle oracle as well...I have a friend with a paladin of Aroden who got all the way to level 14 in PFS before the rules change that requires paladins to have a legal patron.I believe that I have the only cleric* of Aroden left in Golarion.
** spoiler omitted **
I may be a paladin OR Aroden."???
O.O
wow - that's what happened to Aroden?
She is arrogant enough to think that... old blooded Taldan and all
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Venture-Agent, Netherlands—Utrecht
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Gunslinger/Shaman multiclasses pretty poorly. All the Shaman hexes are standard actions, what do you hope to get from it, apart from Wisdom synergies? Gunslinger/Inquisitor meshes much better, as Judgment and Bane is a swift action and actually helps the Gunslinger. Besides, the Hexes will have a crap DC.
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I've seen two bolt aces.
I think I've only seen one non-pregen shaman, though I've seen the pregen played a few times, too.
Gunslingers used to be popular around season 3 and 4, but they've pretty much disappeared recently. At least, those that actually use guns. The oddball archetypes that don't use guns (like the bolt ace) still pop up occasionally.
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I have seen a tea ceremony set. I have never seen milk in pfs.
Just last week someone in my party used powdered milk to try to identify an invisible opponent. There was also tea in the adventure. But no alcoholic beverages :(
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I may have the only musket master who doesn't rapid shot with alchemical cartridges, instead vital striking with standard bullets. This is because my dice hate me with misfire chances.I've seen two bolt aces.
I think I've only seen one non-pregen shaman, though I've seen the pregen played a few times, too.
Gunslingers used to be popular around season 3 and 4, but they've pretty much disappeared recently. At least, those that actually use guns. The oddball archetypes that don't use guns (like the bolt ace) still pop up occasionally.
I do that, but I'm a grenadier also...
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If you remember a partially translucent sylph wizard (Vasish), then you have.So, when I look at my local lodge, since we have a small group where almost all of them are new to PFS, Pathfinder and in some cases RPGs, I have a very skewed view.
I haven't seen anyone use anything out of Ultimate Combat. Or Intrigue. A number of them have the ACG or APG, because when they ask what books are good, I usually say start with one of those two. (or Unchained if the person's interested in Rogues)
Obviously when I go to the larger more established lodge 50 minutes away, it changes.
Though (and I'd have to check my character notes), I'm not sure if I've played alongside a single-classed wizard, even at Gen Con.
I only recent remember seeing her.. or did I?
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"What's this about rogues? Bah, I'm just a simple innkeeper that works for the society. Fellow adventurers get a discount whenever they stay at the "Wings" in the Foreign Quarters district in Absalom."
Going to grab one more level in rogue for evasion, then going back to aether kineticist that specializes in lock picking, and various shenanigans while invisible.
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I've only 'seen' a shadow dancer once. Plenty of people play them mind you, but I've only 'seen' one.Need to up your game then :) I have an investigator with a +31 perception, and that still might not be enough to see one.
I thought it was odd that I got picked to judge the shadow dancer with the stars competition, then it occured to me i was the only one that could see it.
And then the ninja's threw down a challenge to a dance fight, and then things got really weird.
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I've only 'seen' a shadow dancer once. Plenty of people play them mind you, but I've only 'seen' one.Need to up your game then :) I have an investigator with a +31 perception, and that still might not be enough to see one.I thought it was odd that I got picked to judge the shadow dancer with the stars competition, then it occured to me i was the only one that could see it.
And then the ninja's threw down a challenge to a dance fight, and then things got really weird.
...and the man in the back said "Everyone Attack!" And it turned into a ballroom blitz?
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I saw something during a table at PaizoCon that I'd never seen before: 2 Wayangs in the same party.
During the special, I was running my Wayang Witch and Johnathan was playing his Wayang Wizard. It was a lot of fun!
Paul
Only slightly less well known than never get involved in a land war in Tien. two wayangs is two tengu in the same party.
At PaizoCon I had a tengu wizard, and next to me was a tengu druid. Rare sighting?
I used the feminine Aikio and he had the masculine Aikia. Rare sighting?
We both had actual tengu minis. Different tengu minis mind you. Rare sighting: yes!
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I saw something during a table at PaizoCon that I'd never seen before: 2 Wayangs in the same party.
During the special, I was running my Wayang Witch and Johnathan was playing his Wayang Wizard. It was a lot of fun!
Paul
Only slightly less well known than
never get involved in a land war in Tien.two wayangs is two tengu in the same party.At PaizoCon I had a tengu wizard, and next to me was a tengu druid. Rare sighting?
I used the feminine Aikio and he had the masculine Aikia. Rare sighting?
We both had actual tengu minis. Different tengu minis mind you. Rare sighting: yes!
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I've never played at the same table as any psychic class, barring one kineticist who rerolled immediately afterwards. I play a grippli fiend keeper and I'm absolutely loving it so I've been keeping an eye out.
Most folks I've played with haven't even looked at the psychic classes.
That surprises me. Occult classes are relatively popular around here. They were more popular a year or two ago, when the book was new, but you still see them pop up occasionally. Personally, I have a grippli fiend keeper medium, an occultist, and an unchained rogue with a single level medium dip.