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The number of spells that are in an oracle's spell repertoire still needs clarification.
The text says both:
> Each time you get a spell slot (see the Oracle Spells per Day table), you add a spell to your spell repertoire of the same rank
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> at 3rd level, you select two 2nd-rank spells, and so on
These two sentences are inconsistent with each other since per the table the oracle gains 3 2nd-rank spell slots at 3rd level, not 2.
Further complicating things, the oracle pregen's spell repertoire doesn't really match either interpretation which could potentially be derived from those sentences.
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Player Core, page 166
If you Feint while wielding an agile or finesse melee weapon, you can Step immediately after the Feint as a free action.
Is it intentional that unarmed attacks are excluded here even though they are useable for other class features?
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The Oracle's mystery feature Granted Spells should state that additional spells are also added to the Oracle's tradition. This language is present with all other spellcasters that received bonus spells, but was failed to be added with the Remaster because the Oracle only had cantrips in the Premaster (which didn't need this language). Example, a Cosmos Oracle gets Dizzying Colors as a 1st-rank bonus spell but cannot add that spell at higher spell-ranks because it's not a divine spell (which sucks for incapacitation spells).
And let's hope the Sorcerer's Blood Magic gets a major overhaul because it's so complicated (and often useless) that a) 90% of bloodlines never really care about it, and b) nobody runs it as written. A simplification & broader application would be a small but much appreciated change, e.g.:
- Broaden: Have Blood Magic simply apply to all Sorcerer bloodline spells [i.e. focus spells], Sorcerous Gift spells [i.e. bonus spells], and signature spells.
- Simplify 1: Remove the entire "and, against a foe, applies only if the spell is a successful attack or the foe fails its saving throw. If the spell has an area, you must designate yourself or one target in the area when you cast the spell to be the target of the blood magic effect"-entry from Blood Magic.
- Simplify 2: For example Diabolic gets "Your blood magic deals 1 additional fire damage per spell rank."
No more rules as pretzels, only sticks please!
The Time Beacon spell should replace "If it fails at any of these checks, you can’t return" with "If it fails to counteract at any of these effects, you can’t return". Because you can still successfully counteract an effect on a failed counteract-check, and you can also fail to counteract an effect on a successful counteract-check – all due to the counteract-rank differences.
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I once again have to bring the Giant Wasp animal companion to the table. It have a 40 feet fly speed. It's advanced manoeuver take to action to either fly 15 feet and strike, or strike then fly 15 feet. It's worse than simply flying and striking normally, and it's not clear what was the intent at first, if it was supposed to be a single action, if it was supposed to not trigger reaction, there's no indication.
Likewise, the "elemental familiar" feat of the kineticist is extremely unclear. It say that it give you an "elemental familiar" with an element tied to one of your own... and that's it. No indication if it give you a familiar with the elemental trait (without needing to take a familiar ability), if it give you one with the "elemental" familiar ability (nor wether it give it to you for free or if it take one of your familiar ability slot or if you also need resistance as usual), or if it give you a specific elemental familiar as the page reference next to the term seems to indicate (which would explain why unlike every other class that give a familiar, kineticist have no way to obtain more familiar ability, if it give you a specific familiar from the start, but this would be highly unortodox and would need to be clearly explained).
And finally, the untamed shape need to be updated to automatically include the insect shape form, why do you curse me so to take additional feats to play an insect druid when from level 5 onward it have the exact same power level as animal shape? Why does bugkind must still labor under the yoke of Paizo's oppression when during a whole edition they were called "vermin" and "mindless" and still now they must offer feats to their oppressor to have the right to exist?
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An additional clarification on how stunned interacts with slowed would be nice, given the errata. Actions lost to stunned values aren't supposed to stack with actions lost to slowed. However, that applies to actions lost at the beginning of the turn when actions are given. So it seems like the action loss now does stack if you're stunned during your turn, but does not stack if you're stunned during someone else's. Is this intentional?
What is the difference between Slowed and Stunned now anyways? Did we ever get a clear answer on why we have two statuses which do the same thing?
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What is the difference between Slowed and Stunned now anyways? Did we ever get a clear answer on why we have two statuses which do the same thing?
"Slowed 1 for 1 minute" means losing 1 action each round for 1 minute. "Stunned for 1 minute" means losing ALL actions each round for 1 minute (in addition to not being able to use reactions/free actions).
"Slowed 1 for 1 round" and "Stunned 1" do end up being very similar, but for many other cases in which they come up they have some significant gameplay differences.
Allow other alchemical dedications/class features to recharge versatile vials for their specific feature. This brings them in line with the (freshly edited errata for) Firework Technician. Herbalist, Investigators, etc.
This was just removed from Firework Technician except for its pyrotechnics specifically, so I doubt anyone else will be getting it.
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Alchemical Sciences Investigators would be (and were before this errata) OP if they regenerated vials natively or via an archetype, because unlike Quick Alchemy, their Quick Tincture feature does not impose a 10 minute duration limit. If you have 1 hour or 24 hour elixirs/mutagens you can just cycle them continuously to have multiple active on the party.
So Antidotes (6 hours), Antiplague (24 hours), Bravo's Brew (1 hour), Cheetah's Elixir (up to 1 hour), Darkvision (up to 24 hours), Cooling Elixir (24 hours), Eagle-Eye (1 hour), Sea Touch (up to 24 hours), Stone Fist (1 hour), Witchwarg (24 hours).
That's just the PC2 non-mutagen elixirs, not Treasure Vault or AP stuff.
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Allow other alchemical dedications/class features to recharge versatile vials for their specific feature. This brings them in line with the (freshly edited errata for) Firework Technician. Herbalist, Investigators, etc.This was just removed from Firework Technician except for its pyrotechnics specifically, so I doubt anyone else will be getting it.
The key part of what I posted "for their specific feature". So an Herbalist recharges herbal vials like Firework Technician now recharges pyroclastic vials.
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I call for a total end to non-stacking rune granting abilities, in full generality. I’m from Lastwall and I say stack ‘em all.
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Lost Omens World Guide, pg 84. In the Languages section, Garundi is listed.
Pretty sure this is a copy-paste error from Peoples, as this language has never been mentioned before or since, not even in Lost Omens The Mwangi Expanse.
It's a minor error to be sure, but because it's there both Archives of Nethys and the PF2e system for Foundry have to include it, repeating the mistake...
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I would love a clarification on whether or not each multiclass archetype has its own class DC and/or key attribute for its abilities.
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Monster Core 2, page 36: The gnokesh archon has two different abilities named Light of Diligence. As the two have nothing to do with each other, and in fact deal with different reactions, one should be renamed for clarity.
Monster Core 2, Page 37: despite having a melee attack with two Athletics tags (Binding Chains has both disarm and trip) and a fly speed, the exscinder possesses neither Acrobatics nor Athletics proficiency. Is this intentional?
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Please fix the Hardness value of the Animated Armor monster so that it follows the "Building Creatures" guidelines, which recommend a maximum Hardness value of 5 for level 2 monsters. The Animated Armor for some reason has a Hardness of 9, which is nearly double the recommended maximum, and which is actually enough to completely nullify spell and ranged Strike damage dealt by level 1 and 2 characters until someone gets a lucky critical hit.
I would note that there are no rules for creature hardness, so they can't be outside a recommended maximum. There are rules for creature resistances, and hazard hardness (which the animated armor matches).
I agree that it could bear to be adjusted a little, maybe to 8 or 7, but the animated armor has other stats adjusted to balance the hardness:
- It has moderate AC for level 2, meaning a standard (non-fighter) level 1 martial, benefiting from off-guard only, can crit on 18, 19, or 20. Any other buffs/debuffs improve the odds.
- It also only has 20 hp, which is below the building guidelines "low hp" for creatures of its level. This means construct armor will break after only 10 hp of damage, after which the AC and hardness vanish, becoming equivalent to a level -1 or 0 creature for AC and hp. The creatures is effectively beaten after 10 damage is dealt.
Looking at the suggestion of using the resistance numbers to define hardness as well, construct creatures of hardness that match these resistances are generally wood, pottery, or bamboo, not heavy armor. And with the construct armor rules meaning hardness only applies for half the hp of a creature (or less if crit), I think it is sensible that hardness is higher than an equivalent-level resistance.
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"Amphisbaena Handwraps" from "Howl of the Wild" seem wrong to me. Were they supposed to count as a "Specific Magic Weapon" for adding Property runes?
If they aren't Specific Magic Weapons, they seem to be just a no-brainer upgrade over normal Handwraps of Mighty blows:
- adds Versatile P
- a 2 action activity that doesn't scale in damage, so of limited use
- uses the same slot (Gloves)
- is just a one time, 150 GP spendThe only possible competition for it are Dragon Handwraps, a Level 20 Apex item.
The system doesn't really do "no-brainers" like that, so I feel like something is missing.
I think the intended balance is 1) gotta track down a specific monster, and 2) they're actually quite expensive on-level? As they don't have any runes to start with, if you want the accuracy and damage dice of fundamental runes, you have to also buy the runes, so an extra 110gp for +1 striking. And like, it's a level five item, that's allowed to be a straight upgrade of a level two one, right?
I think the intended balance is 1) gotta track down a specific monster, and 2) they're actually quite expensive on-level? As they don't have any runes to start with, if you want the accuracy and damage dice of fundamental runes, you have to also buy the runes, so an extra 110gp for +1 striking. And like, it's a level five item, that's allowed to be a straight upgrade of a level two one, right?"Amphisbaena Handwraps" from "Howl of the Wild" seem wrong to me. Were they supposed to count as a "Specific Magic Weapon" for adding Property runes?
If they aren't Specific Magic Weapons, they seem to be just a no-brainer upgrade over normal Handwraps of Mighty blows:
- adds Versatile P
- a 2 action activity that doesn't scale in damage, so of limited use
- uses the same slot (Gloves)
- is just a one time, 150 GP spendThe only possible competition for it are Dragon Handwraps, a Level 20 Apex item.
The system doesn't really do "no-brainers" like that, so I feel like something is missing.
Everything said above, plus if they couldn’t take runes they’d be actually useless. Specific magic weapons are pretty bad in general but this one would be possibly the worst, it just doesn’t do that much.
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There's no "limiter" necessary. It's a higher level item with a slightly better effects for 4 times the cost, 5 times if you count the weapon rune normal handwraps give for free (which you should).
There is nothing wrong with a higher level more expensive item being a mild upgrade over a lower level less expensive one. This isn't some broken OP item, it gives you a decidedly mid activation and versatile P. That's all.
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Probably too late now for the Spring Errata (Maya just passed along that the PC2 errata will be coming out soon too, alongside the clarifies clarification on damage instance)?
I've been an RM Battle Oracle, specifically trying to focus on Weapon Trance and I feel like I've identified the specific strain points while I've intentionally played it and potential errata.
*Recommendation: Change from 1-action to a free action.
*Recommendation: Change from Sustained
WEAPON TRANCE 1-action Free Action FOCUS 1
UNCOMMON CONCENTRATE FOCUS ORACLE
Duration sustained up to 1 minute; see text
The serenity of violence fills your mind, giving you a heightened sense of knowing exactly where your weapons need to be. For the duration, your proficiency with martial weapons is equal to your proficiency with simple weapons. You automatically Sustain this spell as a free action the first time you hit with a weapon Strike each round.
Add to the end two possible options:
Option 1: You gain temporary hit points equal to half your level when you hit with a weapon strike. (101 characters)
Option 2: After a weapon Strike hit, you gain hit points equal to half your level at the start of your next turn. (103 characters)
The deleted section is about 109 characters, meaning the replacement is well within the limits.
However, the spell doesn't exactly give a good reason to NOT take Weapon Proficiency. You get a focus point back and you get an action back each round. As a caster, you're not going to be stellar at melee combat, but the Battle Oracle's role is to give that support on the frontlines either through skills, spells, or strikes. Making it a 1 minute duration not only eases the flexibility Battle Oracle's need to respond to the battlefield as a caster, but it also frees up more design space.
Because the developers are right: there needs to be some incentive for striking. I like the "sustained by hitting" because I have to think about the tools I got (Sure Strike, Whispers of Weakness, Weapon Surge, flanking, Demoralize, Feint) to get that accurate hit. However, a general feat solves the other issues as Weapon Trance tends to get in the way as you might not be able to do what you need and get in position till round 3 when combat is over.
And as you gain more spells (by lvl. 3, I may not get through all my spell slots by the end of a scenario), the time to melee gets pushed back further down the encounter...which when encounters are only 1-2 rounds...means the opportunity stops popping up.
Which is why the 2 optional replacements are proposed. These provide unique incentives for the Battle Oracle to engage in combat and it does so by doing something different that martials won't easily abuse: provides some frontline sustainability. Option 1 is easy to implement and balance. Temp HP is easy to come by. Option 2 tries to capture the old Battle Oracle by having some HP recovery, but also allowing the Battle Oracle to get itself back up after going down.
Overall, Weapon Trance SHOULD be an iconic spell, it is a tricky one as it is poachable, unlike Embodiment of Battle. However, the Battle Oracle is an amazingly flexible combatant and Weapon Trance should shore up the caster weakness of trying to be in the thick of things.
Hopefully this helps give some data for the devs!
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adjacent
I think that definition would cause problems / breakage once things like Tiny get involved.
As I know it, "being adjacent to ___" means the square(s) you occupy share an edge or corner with the square(s) in question.
I think it's worth quibbling to keep the definition based in map squares, and to not have it be relative to tokens themselves.
I agree on the incorporeal things. It should also cover some non-STR things like Thievery and probably some new Daredevil stunts like jumping off a creature that is incorporeal (without ghost-touch handwraps).
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yes can you please fix polymorph spells so that they scale properly and Clarify rules on what can work with untamed form.
"yes can you please fix polymorph spells so that they scale properly and Clarify rules on what can work with untamed form."
+1
I think it's very frustrating that Untamed Form is difficult to use.
At certain levels, you're locked into specific sizes.
You can't be anything but Large or bigger.
Adventure Path maps are cramped enough for Size to regularly matter, for example.
I think the Heightening of Form Spells should have the Size change be entirely optional, while still keeping the improved stats of Heightens. Just as a fundamental Quality of Life aspect. This is an issue with other spells too, like the Light Cantrip being unable to be shrunk back to 20/20.
Beyond that, you can't use Untamed Form for combat at level 1-2, or 19-20. So, 10% of the game makes it unusable for its clearly intended base purpose (combat, since it gives bonuses to that; and it requires Druid Feats to be effective for non-combat usage). It's especially absurd that the zenith of your power (LV 19-20) makes you rely on something that isn't what most of your Druid Feats are usually focused on (if you're focusing on Untamed Form in general).
It's entirely possible to invest >50% of your Druid Class Feats on improving Untamed Form, then get to level 19-20 and most of them just don't matter anymore since they're combat-oriented, but now you must use Nature Incarnate (a 10th-rank spell) to be good at combat in a battle form since any Untamed Form you take actually decreases your Caster AC. This comes from the form spells' AC scaling only within its "level band" but not beyond it. Level being added isn't enough.
It becomes optimal to retrain out of most of the Druid Feats that improve Untamed Form at level 19-20 because of this. I think that's a bad outcome of the design.
It's also a bit silly that you go from "I can enter this combat form as long as I have Focus Points." to "I can enter this combat form once-or-twice per day." since it shifts from relying on a Focus Spell to relying on a 10th-rank Spell Slot. It basically relegates you to not being an Untamed Order Druid for combat purposes.
It's also a bit silly that you "level out of" specific forms being useful. If I want to play a Druid who only shapes into Animals to fight, and not fantastical creatures like Phoenixes, Dragons, etc, I think that fantasy should be viable & supported. I'm happy we have Dragon Shape, and so on, but it shouldn't be required to switch to them to stay combat viable as the levels climb.
I think you should be able to take on any lower form and keep the stats of a higher form (so long as the spell - Untamed Form - is of the appropriate rank for the higher form). If I were to cast Untamed Form at level 18, and I have Dragon Shape or Monstrosity Shape, I should be able to become an Animal Form that has the stat improvements that Dragon Form or Monstrosity Form provides (primarily AC, but speeds & skills matter too).
Realistically, I think the best way to change it would be to give a status bonus to AC instead of recalculating it altogether, to upgrade the caster's AC accordingly (i.e. +2, akin to Untamed Form's bonus to melee). You could create a ceiling value with a formula to avoid shenanigans like a Monk getting a form spell cast on them, or you could lock this to Untamed Form. I think there are definitely options.
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Unrelated to my prior message, the Aquatic Combat Rules state:
"You take a –2 circumstance penalty to your attack roll for bludgeoning or slashing attacks that passthrough water."
This applies to all attacks.
The Feat Underwater Marauder states:
"... and you don't take the usual penalties for using a bludgeoning or slashing melee weapon in water."
This only un-penalizes melee weapons.
In other words, this Feat doesn't apply to Unarmed Strikes. Because those aren't weapons. I think that's a mistake. If you can learn how to swing a Maul underwater effectively, I feel like you can kick/punch/headbutt effectively.
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The Reefclaw (Monster Core 1, page 281) really needs its Athletics modifier improved to effectively use its grab ability. As is, it frequently crit fails too often. This was overlooked in the remaster.