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I play with him at cons quite frequently since he comes to our cons here in Milwaukee. He also has a Red Mantis Assassin that's PFS legal.
Oh, and my ultimate "rare PFS sighting" story: I played ONE GAME with a guy from out-of-state who possessed a ONE-OF-A-KIND Boon that allowed him to play a non-Evil, non-Good Pathfinder Society Assassin. As I recall, he said Mike Brock told him that they planned never to release another one. Unfortunately, he wasn't playing that character in the game we were in (or maybe he just wasn't high-level enough yet to start taking Assassin levels).
That Guy travels around! ;-)
He witnessed my 5th star qualification game in the Hague a few years ago.
Venture-Captain, Netherlands
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I once played a table of day of the demon with a 6 player all human party. It was rough.
Things I see rarely
-Cavaliers, really uncommon around here. I have one of the few.
-Rangers, almost never.There are probably several other things but those are the two that spring to mind.
My ratfolk is a cavalier on a riding rat. Fantastic combo.
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"I don't know what you are taking about! Gnomes are totally cool! We are the best adventurers... hey what is that? Is that a...." Glastor states before wandering off to see a brightly colored thrush.
"Us gnomes totally need to stick together! The other races just don't understand that adventure is supposed to be fun!" says the nearly 5'8" gnome.
Ula creates the illusion of Glastors head on her own.
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I'm pretty sure male kitsune don't exist. No matter what Alex Augunas might say. ;)Most of the Kitsune I've played with are male. In addition to Rosc's agent, I've seen a buff kitsune gunslinger, kitsune swashbucklers, a kitsune warpriest, and kitsune bards and mesmerists that have been male.
I am currently playing a gnome female named Cup, but she so far has met no cute male gnomes!
I've seen lots of female half-orcs, but most of them are still warrior-types.
Hmm
Half orc Arcanist librarian here. The Nuns who raised me kept the lights on in my room so I wouldn't develop the unfair advantage of dark vision. So I smuggled many scrumptious book from the library instead.
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My ratfolk is a cavalier on a riding rat. Fantastic combo.I once played a table of day of the demon with a 6 player all human party. It was rough.
Things I see rarely
-Cavaliers, really uncommon around here. I have one of the few.
-Rangers, almost never.There are probably several other things but those are the two that spring to mind.
I'm thinking of doing this with a Spellscar Drifter, assuming things don't fall through and I get a Ratfolk boon at a con in a few weeks. I like the idea of climbing the walls and shooting at people from there.
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There are definitely some classes that are much less common now than they were a few years ago.
For instance, I used to see rangers regularly, but I don't think I've seen a new one since the Advanced Class Guide was published. There are just too many other classes that fill the role now.
There aren't as many monks as there used to be, either. Given that I've never seen a brawler, which is the obvious replacement, I can't explain that one.
And arcanists seem to have replaced sorcerers for the most part, but wizards are still semi-common.
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Rangers have never seemed really popular here. I know a Living Monolith who used it as a base, and a switch-hitter pretty much only because he wanted an animal companion. I like the idea of a Ranger, but in practice they don't really work out, unless you know you're going to be in a specific environment a lot, encountering a lot of specific enemies. They'd be awesome in Reign of Winter, for example, but not really in something like Society, where you're fighting demons one day and humans the next. Dungeon's a good favored terrain, though. To me, Slayer is less narrow than the Ranger and has a lot more options. It trades the animal companion (which, before Boon Companion, was meh anyway) and some okay spells for a lot more utility and versatility.
Sorcerers have cool bloodlines, I can see people preferring them over Arcanists, though I do agree they're pretty cool.
Monks have always been rare around here, mostly because of the dedication to it. You really have to work hard to make them work. Unchained fixed some of that, but it's still not easy. I think Brawlers just aren't as flashy as other classes. One guy made it really work, but it's still kinda underwhelming compared to other martials, I think. I guess that's what happens when you mix two already slightly underwhelming Core classes into a new one.
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I once played a table of day of the demon with a 6 player all human party. It was rough.
Things I see rarely
-Cavaliers, really uncommon around here. I have one of the few.
-Rangers, almost never.There are probably several other things but those are the two that spring to mind.
I completely forgot about Cavaliers. Once in a blue moon I might see someone who dipped in a level or two to an archtype, but the last time I saw a full classed cavalier was 2-3 years ago.
...I think Brawlers just aren't as flashy as other classes. One guy made it really work, but it's still kinda underwhelming compared to other martials, I think.
:DDD
Though to be fair when you played with my brawler he was okay. I think it was a level or two later a lot of his abilities exploded and he's laid waste to many seeker arcs.
But now that you mention it, aside from two low-level exceptions, I've not seen another brawler... Which is too bad. The class is amazing, if a slow starter. Mechanically it is absolutely insane, but it has very little flair compared to a lot of classes.
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You might be confusing me with someone else, I'm pretty sure I haven't played with you. >_>
But yeah, compared to a Paladin smite or a Ranger's efficiency, most Brawlers have very little going for them. They're certainly not bad, but I haven't seen one that wowed me yet.
Also, Cavaliers are tricky in PFS, considering how often there are narrow hallways or inaccessible areas. A newer player played several scenarios with the Alain pregen and eventually made a Halfling Cavalier. Not sure if it's because half the time he had to park his horse outside or it it's flavour, but I had to tell him lots of times, "sorry dude, your horse just doesn't fit here."
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Also, Cavaliers are tricky in PFS, considering how often there are narrow hallways or inaccessible areas. A newer player played several scenarios with the Alain pregen and eventually made a Halfling Cavalier. Not sure if it's because half the time he had to park his horse outside or it it's flavour, but I had to tell him lots of times, "sorry dude, your horse just doesn't fit here."
Yeah, I love mounted characters but hate playing small sized ones. It can be hard without being very prepared to bring your large (or huge) AC/Mount with you everywhere. My Hunter keeps Reduce Animal handy for that reason.
Is there an AP or Module that would be better for a Cavalier?
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Yeah, I love mounted characters but hate playing small sized ones. It can be hard without being very prepared to bring your large (or huge) AC/Mount with you everywhere. My Hunter keeps Reduce Animal handy for that reason.Is there an AP or Module that would be better for a Cavalier?
Giantslayer. I have a Cavalier on the back burner for when my cleric dies in that AP, as it looked like a perfect adventure to be mounted in. Open terrain and big enemies who need to be charged with extreme prejudice.
I have a PFS cavalier, but she's a Daring Champion (with a couple of Acrobat rogue levels) so that may not count.
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Also, Cavaliers are tricky in PFS, considering how often there are narrow hallways or inaccessible areas. A newer player played several scenarios with the Alain pregen and eventually made a Halfling Cavalier. Not sure if it's because half the time he had to park his horse outside or it it's flavour, but I had to tell him lots of times, "sorry dude, your horse just doesn't fit here."Yeah, I love mounted characters but hate playing small sized ones. It can be hard without being very prepared to bring your large (or huge) AC/Mount with you everywhere. My Hunter keeps Reduce Animal handy for that reason.
Is there an AP or Module that would be better for a Cavalier?
I'm pretty sure I heard an interview with the developers of the APs in which they said that one of the criteria they had for Ironfang Invasion was that the adventures had to be written so that people could bring their animal companions throughout.
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Yeah, I've seen cavaliers and samurai in PFS, but not very often. And it has been a while. With all the newer martial classes, there's really no need for those classes any more.
I keep saying I want to do a small sized PFS PC on a mount, probably as a cavalier, but I just haven't gotten to it yet. And at the rate I'm going, I'm sure I never will.
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I recently played alongside a Dhampir Bard, and I very rarely see Bards and that was my first Dhampir.
I actually may have the only Samurai in my local lodge, and he's a Sword-Saint archetype, which gives up having a mount for other abilities.
And I played a scenario in late January with an enchantment-specialist wizard and a multi-class gunslinger/cavalier.
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Part of this conversation makes me wonder if some other players and I could pull a "Monstrous Regiment" on our GMs, as if anyone actually reads that part of a character sheet.
As for what I've seen rarely (in only one year of playing and GMing), I've only seen one Aasimar character at one game, and only one Elf regularly. From the same player I've seen a nagaji character once (an unchained summoner, also the only one I've seen), as well as a Hellknight once before that character died. I've got the only unchained monk I've met.
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"I don't know what you are taking about! Gnomes are totally cool! We are the best adventurers... hey what is that? Is that a...." Glastor states before wandering off to see a brightly colored thrush."Us gnomes totally need to stick together! The other races just don't understand that adventure is supposed to be fun!" says the nearly 5'8" gnome.
Ula creates the illusion of Glastors head on her own.
"Oh, man! I mean, Gnome! That is soooo cool!" exclaims Glastor. "How did you do it?"
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There are definitely some classes that are much less common now than they were a few years ago.
For instance, I used to see rangers regularly, but I don't think I've seen a new one since the Advanced Class Guide was published. There are just too many other classes that fill the role now.
There aren't as many monks as there used to be, either. Given that I've never seen a brawler, which is the obvious replacement, I can't explain that one.
And arcanists seem to have replaced sorcerers for the most part, but wizards are still semi-common.
"That's horrible, Fromper. " bellows Thorval son of Thorval son of Thorval son of Thorval..... "As me pappy always said, if you can't think with your head, you best be able to fight with your fists. After all, you were born with all the weapons you'll ever need... "
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"Oh, man! I mean, Gnome! That is soooo cool!" exclaims Glastor. "How did you do it?""I don't know what you are taking about! Gnomes are totally cool! We are the best adventurers... hey what is that? Is that a...." Glastor states before wandering off to see a brightly colored thrush."Us gnomes totally need to stick together! The other races just don't understand that adventure is supposed to be fun!" says the nearly 5'8" gnome.
Ula creates the illusion of Glastors head on her own.
"*phbbbt* Illusions are so pre-Caiden Caylen Ascention." says a blue-haired gnome, in a handy haversack, being carried by struggling copper-haired gnome. "It's better to travel in style!"
"You bought me Muleback Cords, just so i'd carry you around, didn't you, Spaknir?" grunts copper-haired gnome."Shush, babe." Spaknir does his best "Buddy Christ" impression and winks at the other gnomes.
With a flash, a star-knife appears at Spaknir's throat. "Stop calling me 'babe.' Kaelinn. And no, you may not call me "Kae" not for a long time."
"~Don't you think it's rude to threaten a friend?~" *Spaknir begin casting Terrible Remorse.*
Kaelinn drops the haversack, and walks away.
"Hiya, I'm Kaelinn. Holy Weapon of Her Lady of Dreams."
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"I reckon that'll come in handy, pardner. Frankie here, what he lacks in brains he makes up for in speed. Fastest frog west o' Cassomir, here. Myself, I ain't never seen an obstacle course I cain't wallop, and I got a knack for trick shootin'. I can brain a boggard at a hunnerd yards, and that ain't a big target."
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Just thought of something else that's rare here: faction pins.
I actually bought some of them at Gen Con, but I usually forget about them. I don't even remember what bonus they provide. I need to print that page from the Guide and bring it with me, and start remembering to pull them out during games.
I think one other person locally has some (also bought at Gen Con), but I haven't seen him in a couple of months, and I don't know if he remembered to pull those out during games when he was showing up.
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I usually hand mine out around the table.
Replacing the pins with magnets made them easy to hotswap out for ease of display
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You might be confusing me with someone else, I'm pretty sure I haven't played with you. >_>
But yeah, compared to a Paladin smite or a Ranger's efficiency, most Brawlers have very little going for them. They're certainly not bad, but I haven't seen one that wowed me yet.
I quite likely am! :D
I understand the view of brawlers, though I think Martial Flexibility gets wildly underrated, particularly at higher levels given all you can do with combat feats. My build also maximizes Sense Motive (+38) for the Snake Style tree which allows me to get an extra attack most rounds, dodge one attack, and auto-confirm any crits. They do come online in later levels because of how Martial Flexibility scales, though. Earlier levels only allow you to branch out in combat feats a little bit, but my brawler has been known to drop 300+ damage/round, get 5-6 attacks a round, and be able to roll a +30 on any combat maneuver instead of just one or two with almost no investment.
I'm a little sad they don't get much love. I feel like it has been my most cheese character since I started playing PFS.
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I haven't seen anyone that has even talked about taking the feat Monstrous Mount. I know it may not necessarily an optimal choice, but it sure can help make an impression at a table. Once my Halfling Spellscar Drifter Cavalier gains his next level he will have a Worg.
We have someone locally who has a Sable Company Marine Ranger, which has the Hippogriff mount.
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More female players? I want to see more female half-orcs!
I have a female half-orc Cleric of Naderi. She's a Paramarchioness in the Sovereign Court with the Extremely Fashionable trait, so she's always dressed to the nines.
I only play female characters...after playing a male character for forty years I've kind of lost all interest in that. So I've got female dwarf and female wayang covered. (And I've seen about equal male/female ratio for kitsune.)
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One of the guys in my PFS group has a male Kitsune Arcanist with a top hat, monacle, and cape. My wife has a female Kitsune Lotus Geisha, so I'm starting to think I need to join the Dapper Fox club. I'll probably make an awful character though... deciding between fighter and brawler to make a full-up dirty trick build and play him as a spoiled brat of a noble.
My wife also has a female Gnome Rogue in our Iron Gods campaign, and a PFS Halfling order of the paw Cavalier.
Regional Venture-Coordinator, Appalachia
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Just thought of something else that's rare here: faction pins.
I actually bought some of them at Gen Con, but I usually forget about them. I don't even remember what bonus they provide. I need to print that page from the Guide and bring it with me, and start remembering to pull them out during games.
I think one other person locally has some (also bought at Gen Con), but I haven't seen him in a couple of months, and I don't know if he remembered to pull those out during games when he was showing up.
I have allowed players to "borrow" my pins in low level skill-intensive scenarios and they're a cool enough artifact that a couple of them have said they might buy pins of their own.
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My Ganzi is an unchained summoner. With protean eidolon. Because.I'm jealous! Was that race a GM boon at some point?
You had to combine an Aasimar and a Thiefling boon into one. You needed on of those two (I think only thiefling had the wording), to state it could be used to make a Ganzi.