Okay, I haven't heard back from the Paizo people yet, so assuming this goes through it probably won't happen until Monday at the earliest.
So I figured I would get a few things posted here.
Firstly, I am willing to give people a few Tax Breaks on feat taxes. I think that one problem with feat taxes is that people playing human characters is the general assumption so a lot of combat styles take two feats to get going, and I don't think that's really fair for non-human characters.
I don't mean to completely eliminate the need for these feats, but if you don't get Bonus Feats it can be really harsh to try to develop an interesting combat style.
This is more of a house rule but it is relevant to character building so I am posting it now.
If you are playing a race and a class that does not get bonus feats at first level, I will allow you to count as having one feat for the purpose of qualifying for other feats, with some conditions.
1. The feats you may replace are: Power Attack, Weapon Finesse, Point-Blank-Shot, Weapon Focus, Combat Expertise.
2. The feats you may use this ability to qualify for must be feats that allow an attack option with a to-hit roll. All to-hit rolls using that feat will have a -1 penalty as long as you do not have the prerequisite feat.
3. If your class grants bonus feats later than first level, then you must acquire the prerequisite feat before or at the level you gain a bonus feat.
Magic Feat Taxes:
As above, if you are playing a race and a class that does not get bonus feats at first level, I will allow you to ignore the requirement of the Spell Focus feat as a prerequisite for other feats, provided:
1. You acquire the feat at a level no earlier than when you could have acquired the feat and all its prerequisites. For example, if the feat had two prerequisites (including spell focus), then you could not take that feat earlier than 5th level, since it would normally be your 3rd feat.
2. Any spells cast in the school of the Spell Focus feat you are ignoring have their save DCs reduced by one. If the spell instead requires a to hit roll or caster level check those rolls are made at -1.
3. As with combat feats above, if your class grants bonus feats later than first level, then you must acquire the prerequisite feat before or at the level you gain a bonus feat.
Here are some more house rules I will be using that may be relevant to your builds:
A few changes to weapons:
* A Greatclub is a simple weapon
* A Repeating Crossbow is a simple weapon... the issue is finding one, not using it. They are as rare as any other Asian weapon.
* A longbow is an exotic weapon. The elven weapon familiarity ability makes it a martial weapon for elves rather than granting proficiency.
* When used as a double weapon, the weapon finesse feat may be used with a quarterstaff.
* Chakrams only do 1d6 damage.
Power Attack & Deadly Aim
Characters without the Power Attack Feat may make a wild swing. This functions like Power Attack except the penalty to hit starts at -3 and increases in increments of -3 instead of -1. Likewise, characters without the Deadly Aim Feat may make a deadly shot that functions as with wild swing above.
Weapon Finesse
Characters without the weapon finesse feat may make a careful strike. A careful strike is a melee attack that uses DEX instead of STR to determine hit chance. However, the character's strength is penalized by -2 for the purpose of damage for the careful strike, and the strength bonus can never add damage to the strike (it can only deduct damage if negative). However, touch attacks such as spells which do not do melee damage may use DEX as if the character had weapon finesse.
DEX-to-damage
If a feat, spell, or class ability allows a character to add their DEX to damage instead of STR, that damage is precision damage, and is not applied against creatures immune to precision damage. If the character strikes such a creature and has a STR bonus that will be applied instead. Furthermore, if the character has a STR penalty, the penalty still applies to the weapon damage. So don't dump your STR to 7 just because you can get DEX to damage.
Combat Maneuvers:
A lot of combat maneuvers seem redundant to me. So:
* Drag and Reposition are just options with the Grapple maneuver and use the Improved Grapple Feat.
* Steal is an option with the Improved Disarm feat.
* Overrun is an option with the Improved Bull Rush feat.
Featless Crafting
Magic items can be made by players, but there is no price discount. A spell-casting character with a caster level is able to make any magic item if his caster level is high enough to qualify for the feat that the item normally requires. This means that casters don't have to sacrifice feats to make things for the non-casters and the party doesn't waste time making things they could just buy in a store.
If players want discounts they will need to use the downtime rules from Ultimate Campaign.
Don't worry... I will be setting up a document with all this info there. But I will put it here for now.
OK Rune Gm
I am fine with a riding dog or wolf, I am not to picky lol
I will adjust the background for you
Ameiko Kaijistu was the name that was given to me by the 1st DM and I did not know it was a women till the game had started. I am fine with changing it up for you or just adjusting the background.
I have my character with a Main Gauche as a secondary weapon. Are you fine with that or should I change it?
OK Rune Gm
I am fine with a riding dog or wolf, I am not to picky lolI will adjust the background for you
Ameiko Kaijistu was the name that was given to me by the 1st DM and I did not know it was a women till the game had started. I am fine with changing it up for you or just adjusting the background.
I have my character with a Main Gauche as a secondary weapon. Are you fine with that or should I change it?
* If you would prefer some other suitable riding animal that would work too.
* If you prefer to have a male 'friend' we can find someone else for your background if you want.
* I don't think it would be a problem, but can you give me a link to where I can find details about the main gauche?
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Rune GM: Once we conclude our PM conversation, I will update my character sheet to your above specifications as well as create the background story!
http://qfgd20pf.wikia.com/wiki/Dagger,_Main_Gauche
This is the one I was using but I have to adjust it again as I was told to change it to 3.5 rules...so if you are cool with this I will adjust.
Thanks again
http://qfgd20pf.wikia.com/wiki/Dagger,_Main_Gauche
This is the one I was using but I have to adjust it again as I was told to change it to 3.5 rules...so if you are cool with this I will adjust.
Thanks again
That looks fine to me. Though do me a favor and on your character sheet turn "main gauche" into a link to that page.
Do you know what the original source for those stats were? Was it the Skull & Shackles AP?
OK Rune Gm
I am fine with a riding dog or wolf, I am not to picky lol
BTW, since such an animal is not as menacing as a Warhorse, you can add free leather barding if you are going with that trait.
Rune GM
I will adjust the character tonight and should be ready when you are.
Guys, I haven't heard back from Paizo yet. I am going to go ahead and start the Recruitment thread tonight and it should be possible to link it to the gameplay thread later. If for some reason Paizo is unable to do that I'll create a new thread.
Hi, folks.
The official recruitment thread is now up:
Revival of the Runelords Recruitment.
Please drop in there if you wish to submit a character.
Thanks,
Rune DM