Couple of questions.
1. It says on page 379 of the book that all staves are Expert quality weapons. Does that mean they can never have higher than a +2 potency rune on them, or can you upgrade them to Master quality?
2. It also says you can use a staff to do somatic components without having a free hand. I'm assuming that doesn't cover a case where you need a divine focus? In that case, I'm thinking Emblazon Symbol would get around that, although I'm not sure how many divine spells actually need more than verbal and somatic anyway.
3. How do you determine how much hardness a shield has, and how many dents it can take? I see people throwing numbers around on that and I'm just baffled as to where they are coming from.
Was curious if you could make a Cleric with a shield and a staff of healing, and I'm just trying to sort out how it all works. That's where the questions are coming from. Thanks. :)
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Emblazon Symbol
Don't waste your feat on this. If it comes down to it, say you had it done "years ago and retrained." As a feat, it's pretty much the worst option that exists because realistically how many times do you need to PERMANENTLY CARVE a holy symbol into something?
How do you determine how much hardness a shield has
See the Materials section on page 354.
And shields (default) have 2 dents (the second one Breaks it and a single dent beyond Break is Destroyed). p175
Emblazon SymbolDon't waste your feat on this. If it comes down to it, say you had it done "years ago and retrained." As a feat, it's pretty much the worst option that exists because realistically how many times do you need to PERMANENTLY CARVE a holy symbol into something?
Yeah it does seem pretty overly specific. Would be nice if there was a less feat expensive way to do that.
See the Materials section on page 354.
And shields (default) have 2 dents (the second one Breaks it and a single dent beyond Break is Destroyed). p175
Thanks! That helps. Now just to wade through all that confusion over what happens when a shield gets hit for a big hit and if it should instantly be destroyed or not. I think I saw some threads on that. :)
Thanks! That helps. Now just to wade through all that confusion over what happens when a shield gets hit for a big hit and if it should instantly be destroyed or not. I think I saw some threads on that. :)
Shield block mechanics are messed up. There's like, four different interpretations, and several statements from Paizo, and none of them are functional (Paizo's own statements contradict each other and the printed rules).