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Did they fix the Bardic Performance Augmentations from the playtest? In the playtest the lingering ability didn't last very long AND because it is a bonus action you couldn't improve the bonus to +2/+3 and linger at the same time due to the 1 bonus action per initiating action rule.
I'm hoping they simply built in the scaling as a class feature so you don't have to burn a feat on it.
With the Lingering Composition Focus Spell you spend 1 Focus as a Free Action and can make Inspire Courage last for up to 4 rounds without spending extra actions. I'm not seeing anyway to boost the bonus Inspire Courage gives you.
Edit: Just saw Inspire Heroics, Free Action as well so can't be used with Lingering.
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There’s Snares (not at my book atm so can’t specifically look at them), I’ll look through them and Rituals when i wake up in a bit.I don't think this was answered when I asked it before: what are some interesting details about traps, and specifically is there anything akin to symbol of death, either as a spell/ritual or as just a trap?Trying a third time: any details on traps, particularly magical ones like symbols?Nothing similar to SoD in Snares or Rituals, the spell itself isn't even in the book.
Snares can go from annoying to deadly as they go up in level (think those cool convoluted death traps from movies and games), but no insta-kills.
From what I've seen the only (PC) insta-kill ability in the game so far is the monk's Quivering Palm.
Does this mean that the rogue’s death strike (or whatever the 19th level ability was called in the play test) was removed?
And is it possible to use sneak attack with unarmed attacks?
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Does the book explain how to handle chases?
Looks like that will be in the Gamemastery Guide, out in a few months. The relevant bit:
• A catalog of subsystems to handle unique situations, from thrilling chases to researching mysteries to vehicle combat to elaborate duels to sandbox-style "hexploration" and more! Plus, a universal victory point system to help you design your own subsystems!
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There seems to be a lot of discussion about when classes can get weapon proficiency bumps. Can you summarize what level different proficiency bumps come online for each class?
Personally I want an archer bard, so likely a dip in fighter for archery feats anyways (since they seem to be class gated), but will I be behind the non-fighter curve having come from a caster class? When do other martial classes get master proficiency?
Yes, you'll be behind the non-fighter curve. It's impossible to get better than expert proficiency in weapons if your main class is a caster, and they don't get it til level 11 (and you can't get expert in weapons your class doesn't give access to til 12). That said, from what I've seen expert prof with level-appropriate magic weapons will still hit on like an 11-12, and you can make up the difference with buffs/flat-footed/etc, so a gish with caster as the main class can still do ok.
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There’s Snares (not at my book atm so can’t specifically look at them), I’ll look through them and Rituals when i wake up in a bit.I don't think this was answered when I asked it before: what are some interesting details about traps, and specifically is there anything akin to symbol of death, either as a spell/ritual or as just a trap?Trying a third time: any details on traps, particularly magical ones like symbols?Nothing similar to SoD in Snares or Rituals, the spell itself isn't even in the book.
Snares can go from annoying to deadly as they go up in level (think those cool convoluted death traps from movies and games), but no insta-kills.
From what I've seen the only (PC) insta-kill ability in the game so far is the monk's Quivering Palm.
Does this mean that the rogue’s death strike (or whatever the 19th level ability was called in the play test) was removed?
And is it possible to use sneak attack with unarmed attacks?
*checks*
Master Strike is a level 20 core ability, one of the options is death.
Yes, as long as they have agile/finesse on them.
Here's a bit of a more esoteric question:
So, we know that 4 sorcerer bloodlines cast divine spells: celestial, demonic, infernal, & undead. In what ways do those 4 bloodlines feel different each other despite casting the same spells? Do infernal sorcerers feel meaningfully different than demonic sorcerers?
I think my question got lost in the deluge.
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What are the class paths for the ranger? I realize I haven't heard a single detail about those.
They don't have any, the closest I've seen is the variance for Hunter's Edge, which starting out either gives you reduced penalties for TWF, bonus precision damage, or AC and Skill boosts against your prey.
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I think my question got lost in the deluge.Here's a bit of a more esoteric question:
So, we know that 4 sorcerer bloodlines cast divine spells: celestial, demonic, infernal, & undead. In what ways do those 4 bloodlines feel different each other despite casting the same spells? Do infernal sorcerers feel meaningfully different than demonic sorcerers?
This is a really tough question to answer without actually playing multiple sorcerers. They each have different granted spells, focus spells, and blood magic abilities, but whether they'll "feel" properly different is going to be pretty subjective.
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This is a really tough question to answer without actually playing multiple sorcerers. They each have different granted spells, focus spells, and blood magic abilities, but whether they'll "feel" properly different is going to be pretty subjective.I think my question got lost in the deluge.Here's a bit of a more esoteric question:
So, we know that 4 sorcerer bloodlines cast divine spells: celestial, demonic, infernal, & undead. In what ways do those 4 bloodlines feel different each other despite casting the same spells? Do infernal sorcerers feel meaningfully different than demonic sorcerers?
I guess it depends on whether you focus on Focus (ha) or not. If you concentrate on normal spellcasting, the difference in bloodline will probably not show significantly. But the tools to have them be meaningfully distinct in play are definitely there, I would say.
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Could any of you explain how the sustain mechanics (old Concentrarion) works?
This is delightfully simple. Any sustain spells will last until the end of your next turn, but during that turn, you may spend a single action to Sustain a Spell, which has the Concentrate trait, prolonging the duration for another round (up to some maximum, which is either stated in the spell or is 10 minutes by default).
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Looking at spells, are there any Level 10 Blasting Arcane spells other than Meteor Swarm? Specifically ones that might do Cold damage (although any other type is fine too)? I am not a fire damage kind of guy.
And what does Polar Ray look like in PF2. In the playtest it was immensely powerful because of the Enervate status effect which was insane, but I believe that specific status effect doesn't exist anymore. Is whatever it was replaced with equally as powerful?
Combining these two questions, I really hope that Polar Midnight is a level 10 Arcane Spell. It is my favorite high level Pathfinder spell ever. Well, my favorite damaging spell at least...
There is Cataclysm, also available to the primal tradition, which combines a bunch of natural calamities for a total of 18d10 damage of different types (with Resistances being reduced for the spell so that they do not add up as much for all the different types).
Polar Ray now inflicts the Drained condition (basically Con damage).
There is no Polar Midnight.
Does large weapon size still up the damage dice one step (+2 bonus if over d12)?
What proficiency do improvised weapons use? (Can a wizard add level to an improvised weapon?)
Is Aura of courage, Divine Grace, Sense Evil still feats.Yes to all three
Divine Grace is the same.
Aura of Courage reduces the frightened status faster for you and your allies.
Sense Evil is a sense, you can tell you're around powerful evil, no action required.
While other classes get their iconic abilties as class features, the Champion has to choose them.What are you talking about, Champions get their iconic heavy armor abil-yeah I'm still grumpy about that-_-This is so disappointing. Aura of Courage used to be immunity to fear. Yeah thats too much in this edition, but there are other ways to emulate that. No its not only a feat, its also much weaker than the fighters Bravery.
Same goes for the rest of the "feats".
Yes, outright immunities are too strong with this setup. And it's not weaker than Bravery because Bravery only works on the Fighter, Aura of Courage helps your allies.
As for the "rest of feats" that's kinda out there for you to say, since you're asking questions for them that means you don't have the books and thus don't know what the rest of the Feats are like. And they're exactly that, Feats, you don't have to take them.
You seem to miss that Bravery grants expert in will and makes fear success into crtical success and diminishes fear value for fighter. Aura of Courage merely diminises the condition value for Champ and any within 10 feet. And its a feat so you have use a feat choice where as the Fighter gets a very useful class feature. AoC is not worth it all.
When I said "same goes for the rest of feats" I meant they (DG and SE) were equally disappointing. Since you told me they were exactly like the play-test I obviously know what they are like.
In short there is no reason to be snarky, I know I don't have the books.
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@Erk
I didn’t miss Bravery at all, I went and read it when you brought it up, it’s great for for the Fighter, Aura of Courage is good for the Paladin and their party (15ft btw). So if you deal with fear effects often it is very much worth it.
It’s precisely because you don’t have the books that the snark is warranted, you’re writing it all off based just on tidbits without seeing everything.
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What are the illusion school powers?You get the Warped Terrain Focus Spell.
You create an illusory hazard on a surface (and later in the air), the more actions you spend the more area it covers.
And what are the other ones available to choose as you get more feats etc.? Just the names is fine.
Thanks
I didn’t see any other Illusion Focus Spells or Feats, sorry.
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@Erk
I didn’t miss Bravery at all, I went and read it when you brought it up, it’s great for for the Fighter, Aura of Courage is good for the Paladin and their party (15ft btw). So if you deal with fear effects often it is very much worth it.
It’s precisely because you don’t have the books that the snark is warranted, you’re writing it all off based just on tidbits without seeing everything.
If the three feats are EXACTLY like the playtest why does it then matter if I have the book ? I wanted info on those three feats alone. I neither want nor need to see more, since that all I wanted. My disappointment was of these three feats and these alone. I have said nothing about other feats. You are now willfully missing the point, Aura of Courage does LESS for the PAladin than Bravery does for the Fighter. Which is why its a disappointment. The Paladin used to be immune and then granted resistance to fear. Now he merely reduces the value by 1 for any within 15 feet. And he has to use a valuable featslot for whats been an iconic abliity.
The snark is not warranted and you would do well to realise that. Its not even your thread, so why the need to be rude. Take it elsewhere.
Does large weapon size still up the damage dice one step (+2 bonus if over d12)?It never did. Not in the PF2 playtest anyway. Some things up damage die in the playtest, but weapon size is not among them.
Ah ok I mixed the dice increase rule for the weapon size damage rule. So a bigger weapon does not affect damage. Thanks
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If the three feats are EXACTLY like the playtest why does it then matter if I have the book ?Because the Chanpion is more than just those 3 Feats.
You are now willfully missing the point, Aura of Courage does LESS for the PAladin than Bravery does for the Fighter.And Bravery only does for the Fighter, whereas Aura works for the Champion’s allies in addition to themselves.
Take it elsewhere.
I shall do so, and suggest you do the same with your complaining that the Champion isn’t the Fighter.
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Asking for a second set of eyes in case I'm blind. Is there any non-class option to bump unarmed up to expert (or higher)? I can't seem to find one.
I shall do so, and suggest you do the same with your complaining that the Champion isn’t the Fighter.
Would be a good topic for its own thread if people want to discuss the champion more!
Are there options for wizards to use focus that are available regardless of arcane school or thesis? A 'generic' focus option?
Does the dirty trick or reposition combat maneuvers still exist? They weren't in the playtest. My flowing monk would be very sad.
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How much of a bonus does “channel energy” grant to the highest spell slot?
The Orb is unsure what is meant by this question. PF2 does not appear to have any class features or feats called "channel energy".
I asked a few pages back but I don't think I got a response. What's highest pure damage cantrip and how does it scale?
if I attack someone once and then use remaining 2 actions to ready a strike again when my ally goes into flank, do i have normal MAP on that attack....or just -2 like with reactions?
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if I attack someone once and then use remaining 2 actions to ready a strike again when my ally goes into flank, do i have normal MAP on that attack....or just -2 like with reactions?
Reactions like AoO don't have -2 anymore.
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if I attack someone once and then use remaining 2 actions to ready a strike again when my ally goes into flank, do i have normal MAP on that attack....or just -2 like with reactions?Reactions like AoO don't have -2 anymore.
You have no penalty.
so, essentially you can mitigate MAP with that option...instead of attacking -0/-5/-10, you can attack twice with -0 both....
interesting....
EDIT - didn't see Rysky's comment....so you do get MAP...ok, no shitshuffling with ready actions....that's better
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if I attack someone once and then use remaining 2 actions to ready a strike again when my ally goes into flank, do i have normal MAP on that attack....or just -2 like with reactions?Reactions like AoO don't have -2 anymore.
You have no penalty.so, essentially you can mitigate MAP with that option...instead of attacking -0/-5/-10, you can attack twice with -0 both....
interesting....
EDIT - didn't see Rysky's comment....so you do get MAP...ok, no s*~+shuffling with ready actions....that's better
Yep, went and double-checked and it explicitly calls out MAP applying.
Dwarves: the heritage update during the playtest ate a lot of their feats (by turning them into heritages).
What did they end up with in the way of 1st level ancestry feats in the final version?
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Dwarves: the heritage update during the playtest ate a lot of their feats (by turning them into heritages).
What did they end up with in the way of 1st level ancestry feats in the final version?
Dwarven Lore, Trained in Crafting and Religion and Dwarven Lore.
Dwarven Weapon Familiarity, Trained in battleaxe, pick, and warhammer. You gain access to uncommon Dwarf weapons, and for the purpose of proficiencies Dwarven weapons go down a step for you.
Rock Runner, not bothered by difficult terrain made my rock or stone, when you Balance on surfaces made of rock or stone you're not flat-footed and treat Successes as Critical Successes.
Unburdened Iron, ignore the speed reduction from armor and reduce it from other sources.
Vengeful Hatred, pick a foe from the list (which the GM is encouraged to modify as needed to be appropriate) and you gain a bonus on damage to them equal to the amount of weapon dice you are using. Also if you're critically hit by an opponent you get the bonus for a minute regardless of whether they belong to the foe category.