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Previous Thread:>>44481040
Quick problem, /pfg/. My attributes are:
__ __ __ 13 15 7
...with 12 points remaining. I intend to put my racial +2 into Wisdom and *go up to Middle Aged* (so mentals are 14 18 8 after).
Assuming I have:
a) all martial proficiencies
b) no feats/traits spare
c) lots of class-based damage to add to any form of attack with a weapon, ranged or melee,
What's the best featless weapon style? How should I distribute my 12 points physical stats?
>>44491202
>Not that one picture where Lini's attractive instead of alien-looking.
>>44491235
Two handed weapons is the best featless weapon style. Big spears and sticks are simple weapons and are serviceable enough.
Marry a drow so your children can have poison use!
>>44491248
Any Lini is a good Lini.
>>44491235
Would have said bows, but not having Precise Shot kills it. Bows are the most investment-efficient combat style but with NO investment, two-handing a greatsword is.
Middle age though? Come on, that's not a warrior.
>>44491275
He's not wrong.
>>44491275
Or I could marry an Aasimar and have adorable, perfect children.
>>44491235
Could always go 12, 15, 13, that'll get you two more ac and a positive score for both strength and con. If you do intend to be in attack range, though, I'd switch dex and con. This also changes depending on your fighting style, though.
>>44491362
Drow are perfect, though. Half-drow even more perfect, since you get the human oomf on the elven frame.
>>44491235
Why 18 pointbuy?
>>44491235
2h melee though power attack's a big buff there you'd be missing with no feats
OR
Madsen/Maxim Autofire (which is resolved against touch-AC within 600ft, incompatible with damage feats, thus leaving you all those feats free) which means you're now dishing out miss-chance-ignoring lines across the battlefield.
>>44491389
It's really hit or miss with Drow, just like any individual.
Sure you'd get some high-quality children from a Noble, but that's so much effort you could've probably courted a good Silver Dragon and had children with them.
Ultimately, I'd say it's up to personal preference. If you're a human you can technically breed with any of them, and once you get to the levels where you can realistically pursue a Noble you can have your pick of the continent.
>>44491410
I'd look into the starter set box: http://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Starter-Set-Roleplaying/dp/0786965592
Then (or alternatively), if you want to get into the game itself, the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and either download the DM basic rules from WotC's site, or buy the Monster Manual (your call; the former is perfectly serviceable, but the latter has much more variety and the art is gorgeous). Amazon has good prices if you're buying.
Might be worth looking into the adventures they've put out (Hoard of the Dragon Queen or something?).
>>44491457
And then you decide to opt for delicious gnomes.
>>44491267
>>44491332
>>44491384
>>44491407
>>44491430
Thanks for input. 18 pointbuy because it's equivalent to 4d6 drop 1, supposedly. I'll go 2H melee - is having reach superior to greatsword damage?
>>44491619
not unless you have combat reflexes and a good dex.
>>44491457
>>44491389
What race makes the best mother?
>>44491619
1d10 or 2d4 with reach is probably worth 2d6 non-reach. I think you can still use armor spikes to threaten within 5 feet as well. The damage loss from a reach weapon is only 1.5 or 2, so easily made up by threatening further.
>>44491642
>What race makes the best mother?
Some races make poor mothers, but there aren't any races that make "the best" mothers as it ultimately comes down to individuals.
That said, I'd argue Aasimar, with their good-natured personalities and ingrained sense of right or wrong, make the best mothers.
>>44491642
This one
>>44491619
Look up the ioun stone Opalescent White Pyramid that grants proficiency to a weapon if there's something that catches your eye on the exotic weapons list. Crafting it yourself is a bitch because you require proficiency to make one though.
I always carry a ranged option, a reach weapon, and p s and b for damage always, even if you have access to magic.
>>44491716
>Might get exploded if she needs to escape
Yeah no.
>>44491730
You're not willing to die for your mother?
>>44491745
Of course not, your mother should be willing to die for you.
How's the dsp truenaming stuff looking?
Do we have a release date for PoW: Expanded yet?
>>44491781
Sacrificing your mother and all you future siblings just for your own survival. Disgusting.
>>44491791
I don't think you understand how parenting works.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/181xuVW9TAYjZpgWS0q6U4A9SqJZG8CcXGG2lIMwn3Fw/edit?usp=sharing
People commented on the previous version of the Fusilier that it would honestly be better as an initiator archetype rather than an alchemist variant. With how many chances were needed, they were not really wrong.
Here is an Alpha version of the Initiator-based version. Firearms and Bombs based Harbringer.
Comments are appreciated. As was said: It's an Alpha version so I've no illusions that it's fantastic.
>>44491816
I think you're just basing your views on parenting and applying them to all species. Stop with your species-centric viewpoints.
What is the origin of humanity in the Age of Creation in Golarion?
If you have someone grappled and they roll to escape does the Human Fighter FCB apply to your CMD?
"Add +1 to the fighter's CMD when resisting two combat maneuvers of the character's choice."
>>44491896
Elves were bored
>>44491896
Aboleths did it.
>>44491896
Humanity was supposedly crafted as a servitor race by the Aboleth.
OR
Humanity was shipped to Golarion by the Aboleth, to be used as a servitor race.
>>44491716
She is HUGE SIZED.
Can a polymath alchemist perform ranged strikes with bombs?
Can initiators in general perform ranged strikes with alchemical splash weapons?
>>44491986
No.
>>44491998
I appreciate the prompt response.
>>44491619
Earth Breaker is the sweetest weapon, greatsword is shit. When's the last time you fought a monster with DR 5/greatsword?
>>44491949
>>44491933
I have reason to believe this is true due to a number of books' mentioning little details in passing and it seems to be popular opinion as well.
But.
Is there a specific single source that confirms this without question? And, followup question, how does this explain the origin of humanity in Pathfinder's actual Earth, far-off Androffa, or any other places in the material plane where Humans exist?
I'm inclined to believe that there are just Aboleths everywhere, always, and they've been orchestrating all of Humanity, forever, but I can't find good proof for it anywhere.
>>44491986
As far as I understood it (Especially for the archetype I'm working on) that as a Standard Action of it's own, a bomb is not a viable Strike weapon.
It works fine with Boosts and Stances though.
>>44491619
Crit range, crit range uber alles
>>44491986
No, you can't use bombs. RAW I think you can use alchemical stuff, but it's not going to work on the splash, just the primary target.
>>44492050
Well it is regulary mentioned that the Aboleths caused Earthfall to punish their servitor race, Humans, for their hubris.
Though I think it's never explicitly mentioned that they made humanity.
>>44492045
Earthbreaker weighs a million pounds, it's beefcake-only due to carrying capacity issues.
>>44492164
What /is/ it with Pathfinder and the fetish for critical hits? They're near-worthless to focus on unless you can get them to reliable enough ranges that you can prompt them every round or so. Otherwise you're better off focusing on other options for offense.
This isn't like 3.5, where you could get 12-20 crit ranges or go 15-20 and get an extra attack every time you threatened a crit. Critfishing tools in PF /suck/.
Am I missing something here?
>>44492170
Yeah. I got that clarified by the devs when I was working on the archetype as Shotguns came up as a question. If for some reason your attack hits multiple people (Shotguns/Alchemical items) it only affects the primary target with your strike.
>>44492209
Could you even get a 12-20 crit range without Disciple of Dispater in 3.5?
>>44492209
Don't focus on them beyond getting an 18-20 base crit range and improving it to 15-20 with Improved Critical or Keen
>>44491933
>>44491949
It's too bad I can't shake the goofy ass impression that D&D3E aboleth art left on me. I usually love shit like this, ancient and alien and living in the deepest darkest deep waters.
>>44492316
You mean this creepy fucker?
>>44492266
Weapon Master and Psionic Weapon Master could do it, too.
>>44492339
Here's a better view of that dorkfish, anon.
>>44492414
It's not /that/ bad, anon.
Personally, I like the AD&D aboleths more. Less bulky, and slightly more alien-seeming.
>>44492339's is probably the best image of one I've seen, though.
>>44492157
A bigger question is autofire bursts.
>>44491337
best get is best
>>44491896
They've never said. The Azlanti were molded by aboleths, but that's just one group of humans.
>>44492489
It's a normal attack: Autofire is just a weapon quality.
Technically the strike, if it uses weapon qualities normally (like reach, etc) is going to quite simply fire down the line.
The only question is whether it only affects the first thing you hit, or whether, as a quality of the weapon making the strike, no miss-chance, no feats to damage, and everything down the line gets hit by the one attack and thus the strike.
>>44492445
>>44492414
>>44492339
Are we having an Aboleth thread?
>>44492892
Can we make it a gnome thread?
Better than aboleths!
>>44492489
>>44492722
This came up with the shotgun talk. Much like a shotgun blast being a cone the autofire is a line.
You pick one person in the area of the attacks and that guy gets fucked by a strike. Everyone else just gets hit by a normal attack. Boosts would apply to all though.
Anyway, back to working out what to replace Tenebrous Reach with.
>>44492722
Shotguns only have one target hit by the strike, so that should apply here.
>>44492913
Gno.
>>44492183
They certainly controlled Azlant, so it might have been specifically to punish them.
>>44492913
Have we ever had an Aasimar thread?
Or a thread dedicated to downtime?
>>44492940
Note that tenebrous reach isn't a thing anymore.
>>44492933
I feel bad I posted the same thing as you.
Take me to the dissidents that I may render judgement
Okay so... does anyone know of some low level wondrous item or low level spells capable of evaporating water or moving soil?
1st or 2nd level spells
>>44492986
Ah, well that needs no changing at all then. It's perfect for a ranged-happy class.
Hello guy with a large sword. Meep Meep.
I'll likely need to rework some of this when the finalized version of the Harbringer is out (As I'm working with the document up in OP)
>>44493000
Holy shit legion commander when did you come to pathfinder?
>>44492991
I couldn't decide between the one I posted and the one you posted, so it's good that both are here now.
>>44492955
( ; _ ; )
>>44493018
Yesterday, she's the newest evil iconic.
>>44492974
I've tried Aasimar threads before, though not in /pfg/. It's hard to get art that says "oh yes, this is an Aasimar."
>>44493000
More like rend judgement.
>>44493155
>want to make a Peri-blooded Aasimir with the Draconic Sorcerer bloodline
Can someone hook me up with some images that might fit this?
>>44491919
depends. Escape Artist checks aren't grapple checks.
Does anyone have the scan from Agents of Evil with the ridiculous incorporeality poison?
Can anyone share the weapon master handbook.
>>44493186
So what you're saying is...Somebody get this hotheadintohere?
>>44493229
I gotchu senpai
>>44493262
Thanks.
>>44493000
>that boobplate
I've got nothin'
>>44493186
Male or female?
>>44493253
Yes.
>>44493289
Prefer male, but just hit me with anything.
>>44493296
>>44493330
>>44493000
Jesus christ she's fugly
>>44493357
I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for yooouuuu!
>>44493000
Just how many times did she get hit by the ugly bat?
>>44493618
Her armor is the worst. It looks so damned awful.
>>44493618
>>44493363
Racists.
>>44493716
How
>>44493000
This worries me that there's going to be a distinct lack of waifus or husbandos in HV.
>>44493716
>>44493716
Wat
She's just fucking ugly
You can't deny this
>>44493738
LOVE IS GOOD!
>>44493832
What about a yandere love interest
>>44493170
So cute!
>>44493883
>yandere
I got you senpai.
>>44493000
It's the face, the face needs a goddamn paper bag
With a +2 to strength and charisma, is 17 10 16 14 8 12 good for a Warder focusing on Iron Tortoise and most likely Eternal Guardian to defend others with sword and board on a 20pb at level 1?
>>44493883
Dude, imagine JJ finally having the chance to introduce a CG 7 Wis character that gets converted into the loyal ally of the party.
This is a thing that is going to happen, for a follower of Iomedae no less.
>>44492892That's every thread.
The Licked Hand
A common yet infrequently told tale popular among the aristocracy and nobility of the city is that of the Licked Hand. It supposedly happened to a real person, a young adult on the verge of womanhood; but more specifically to someone the storeyteller knows. It goes a little like this.
A young aristocrat from a relatively well off noble family is left home alone with her faithful dog friend and a trusted butler. Her parents and siblings have gone earlier that afternoon to attend a fete.
When night approaches, she gets her trusted butler to lock all the doors and any windows within their manor. This is to ensure security. The window for the basement however won't close. They think nothing of it, as there is nothing in the basement to hide behind or anything else of note.
Her butler locks the basement door for peace of mind, but and closes the window as well; the basement is designed to be only opened from the outside, so creatures who sneak into the basement can't open the door to get into the mansion.
As the night drags on, she feels more and more sleepy and decides to retire for the night. Her butler rests in another room, but within earshot and aid. Her dog, as always, accompanies her to her room and sleeps in its customary place under her bed.
In the dead of night, her parents are staying at her aunt's, she awakens to a wet, dripping sound; must be a leaking tap. The girl, not wanting to check and not wanting to wake her butler reaches under the bed for reassurance. She feels a comforting lick from her dog and goes back to sleep.
This repeats twice. Once more, she awakens to the sound, this time sounding louder and closer. Curious, she gets up to investigate. She slowly walks towards the bathroom, passes her butler's room, the sound progressively get louder and the drips more frequent.
>>44494121
When the /pfg/ posters grow unruly, will you punish them?
>>44494121
Why are Aboleths so fucking awesome?
I love them.
>>44494185
She turns on the light, and is floored with horror and shock. Hanging from the ceiling is her dog, its throat slit and its blood dripping onto the floor.
Something catches her eye, scrawled on the mirror in elegant yet clumsy script are the words "We can lick too."
Sanguineum, Ex Sanguinius
The City does not shy away from violence. It permeates and underlies every action and reaction. From extortion and muggings to the cruelty and barbarity of the so-called Justice Courts, violence is as much the existential reality of the City as its soul.
It was not surprisingly then, when the bodies started turning up. It was the children who discovered them, floating in sewers or washed up along the harbor, rotting and drowned in a vile stench. Bloated they were from prolonged immersion within the Salty Drink.
To a place as violent as the City, this was nothing if not unusual; murders happened every day and accidents were always around the corner, poised for the unwary and superstitious alike.
What drew the eye to these unfortunates was not so much the manner of their deaths or condition of their bodies (their state of decay notwithstanding), it was the curious nature of the marks left upon their bruised throats. To all perception and knowledgeable eye, it was almost as if the noose of a rope was left permanently imprinted upon the skin, yet the positioning of the marks suggested the physical act of strangulation.
What then, what act, could leave such massive trauma upon the body?
As ever, darker legends prevail. It is rumored that such acts, such gross violations are the means to express the unsactionable, exsanguination to feed a perverse desire for blood. Detractors have dismissed this claim of course, the act of strangulation is so far removed from the systematic act of exsanguination that any comparison is laughable if not asinine.
These ones present an altogether different take, that the act is the means to express penance. That the method is the means to expel sin from the body. That all targeted were at least criminals, oxygen thieves, with none to miss them or mourn them.
>>44494226
Perhaps there is an even more horrific explanation; that all the suggestions and conjectures so put forward are correct...to a point. In the lunatic ravings of asylum inmates and the irrevocably insane can be found a singularity clarity that cuts through all deceptions.
These ones offer a single theory. The act is the means to draw blood, but it not for the base purpose of expelling sin, it is the means to derive nourishment and the means to perpetuate hate. These ones suggest that all murdered were not criminals, but members of faith. That the killer in question harbors an irrational and psychotic need to murder, having been grievously wronged in the past. That all killed were clerics. The imprint of the noose to is both to signify the irony and ignominy of their deaths.
The darkest myths claim that was taken was not blood, but something all together more precious, the soul.
>>44494203
Goblins are illiterate though.
>>44494196You were made to.
>>44494193
It would beextremely disastrous
>>44494251
I keked
>>44494268
You're a big fish.
How would you run an SCP game using PF?
>>44494315
For humanity.
>>44494324
The Dark Archive faction of the Pathfinder Society already collects dangerous and curios objects, relics, whatever.
>>44494367
Please to be telling more?
Well, specifically using that "setting" as a premise for a campaign or oneshot
>>44494107
not a bad array at all, bud. Good luck with the Will saves.
>>44494421
Can't tell if you;re being sarcastic, but good point. I completely blanked on will saves being wisdom. I'll just knock Charisma down to 10, and be kosher
>>44494459
not sarcastic. have fun!
Happy New Year, fellow GMT-5 losers!*
*and/or people who have their laptops out in the big family gathering because everyone's too drunk to notice anyways
REMOVE FISH
>>44494911
Insert gnome!
>>44495014
Insert gnome into fish, fishfood
>>44495014
Insertintognomes
>>44495014
Gnomes are terrible, they're quite easily the worst race on Golarion.
I have yet to see someone play a good gnome.
>>44495067
>>44495076
( - 3 - )p
>>44495014
REMOVE MAGICAL CREATURES
REMOVE MAGIC
MUNDANES ONLY
Why are Inquisitors so much better than everyone? They self-buff like a cleric, scout and spy like a ranger, do great damage with just class features, skillmonkey like a bard, and bring justice/sticks in mud better than any paladin, and get to harvest out the best parts of slayer (including Sneak Attack to shit on rogues more) for a pittance. It's the omniclass, all they're missing is blasting and NOBODY CARES ABOUT BLASTING.
>>44495076
That's not how you spell kender
>>44495076
Gnomes are still a million times better than Halflings. "Human but more charming and likable" is the racial identity only a complete fucking jackass makes up for himself.
>>44494324
Wouldn't mind playing in that
>>44495189
Kobolds and Ratfolk are the best short races.
>>44495152
A jack of all trades is a master of none. Except for the wizard, who is pretty much exactly whatever the fuck he says he is. The inquisitor is a good class, but it doesn't do any classes job better than the class itself does, but there's nothing wrong with that.
>and NOBODY CARES ABOUT BLASTING.
Patently false. Blasting is my favorite type of magic, but the only true blasting class in the system is fucking garbage and can't even do its job.
>>44495152
Eh they've got a nice bag of tricks but if you need to be great at one thing and you're only good then tough shit. The classes that mix stuff from other classes in general is nice. I'd rather play inquisitor than full tilt cleric true.
How do I palpatine?
Somebody sell me on the Wizard vs Arcanist starting at level 10, which has the better class abilities?
>>44495396
Living Legend, stick to electrical?
Fairly new to pathfinder, i'm reading Master Chymist and it says most mutagen forms are ugly and bulky, I want to make a male Chymist whose mutagen form is a female cabaret singer, thinking of taking levels of bard, is this allowed?
>>44495396
Well he was a senator, right? So you'll need ranks in diplomacy and oratory so you can properly say "DEW IT" in a menacing voice convincingly.
Lightning, force abilities, ability to hide alignment, mind tricks, heavy usage of sending abilities, leadership to train an apprentice, super high diplomacy and bluff, as well as martial prowess and acrobats and high jump scores to do all the super sweet jump moves when you face off against yoda, an old goblin that you might want to pick the trait saying you have as an enemy. Gotta be human and racist. Other people can tell you how to make a light saber. 3rd party stuff gives you a bunch of options for straight up light saber, dunno what 1st party only options you have aside from just fluffing it.
Remember not to wear any type of armor. You should be focusing on bracers of armor. Why? Because it uses the force.
>>44495572
Anything is allowed if your GM says it's allowed.
Your character sounds suspect though, real Magical Realm potential.
>>44495572
Explain yourself.
>>44495187
Kender aren't in Pathfinder.
>>44495524
do you want +5 initiative and the ability to cast any spell you know once per day for free? if yes, diviner.
>>44495616
Doesn't stop them from being the absolute worst things ever.
>>44495583
Remember Palpatine was born on Naboo, the planet of Jar Jar Binks and the Gungans. You have reason for your hatred. You could just play as a Magus and limit yourself to only jedi stuff, or be an anti-paladin and wizard, limiting your progression but pretending you feel the force whenever you use your detect bullshit.
>>44495076
>>44495187
>>44495616
Pathfinder gnomes are basically Kender anyways.
>>44495629
Palpatine is quite clearly a Hellknight.
He says it himself, "IT'S TREASON THEN" before spinning (a good trick) to get the high ground on a couple of big guys for him until Anakin arrived to get a hothead outta there.
>>44495396Aether/Air Kineticist
>>44495620
What about the teleportation school? Divination has a cool features but doesnt fit the character concept. Is there anything an arcanist is better at a wizard at?
>>44495916
>Is there anything an arcanist is better at a wizard at?
Arguably, since it's a prepared caster with slots it is a bit more flexible with its spellcasting than the wizard, but with the exploiter archetype the wizard is pretty much just better in every way.
>>44495916
>>44495620
Or even, the exploiter wizard?
>>44495620
>bonded item
>>44495916
The Arcanist can have exploits and an arcane school (and a bloodline) depending on how you build, and their casting style is a lot more flexible at the cost of advancing somewhat slower than the wizard's.
The wizard is the strongest overall, but the arcanist is BULLSHIT powerful even so.
>>44491202
hgnnnggghhhhh
>>44494268Enact Threadfall.
Can anyone share the weapons master handbook.
>>44495999
I can't tell if this is good or bad in your opinion
>>44496013
Can the exploiter wizard use an exploit to get a school power back?
>>44496287
>>44495916
Arcanist is funner to play, in my opinion. Being able to just choose a list to spontaneous cast is great.
Let's say I wanted to play an Arcanist.
Let's say I wanted to use Words of Power
Would combining these two things be good, or bad?
>>44495916
Most of it comes down to your personal preference, since the biggest difference between the classes due to overlap is that the wizard gains spells slightly faster but isn't as flexible with preparing them.
On the flipside, however, while the wizard is slightly better on most if not all fronts than the Arcanist, the class demonstrates the development team's wizard-boner by being the Sorcerer+++ without even trying. The wizard can win out over the Arcanist mechanically, but generally speaking practically the ONLY thing the sorcerer does better than the Arcanist is have more spell slots.
>>44496382
what if you got sacred geometry and proceeded to break reality
>>44496384
>y the ONLY thing the sorcerer does better than the Arcanist is have more spell slots.
Blasting.
>>44495076
>Anon hasnt had a gnome qt constantly trying to get you to notice her
Its pretty damn adorable if played well. Where halfling girls are depicted to be thick and slutty gnomes are often petite and perky.Its loli but its not and it drives the beast in me crazy.
>>44496427
Sacred Geometry does this how?
>Gnome girls are a precious commodity while their men folk are the most unlikable race in the setting
How would I go about playing an actual dryad?
>>44496384
How is the Wizard worse than the Arcanist on almost all fronts? Even including the Exploiter archetype the Arcanist still has the benefit of flexible casting and more spells per day.
>>44496543
*how is the wizard better
>>44496542
Play an actual dryad. What part of this do you need help with?
>>44496543
The wizard actually gets to cast more spells per day thanks to his school bonuses. The arcanist has the same number of spells per day as a wizard but having a specialized school only allows him to have one extra memorization slot but not extra spells per day.
The Arcanist's biggest advantage in combat are his mobility options thanks to dimension slide and his ability to add +2 to the save DCs of any spell of his choice at will.
The wizard on the other hand, while not having as high save DC's as an arcanist or nowhere near the mobility (a conjurer will have shift, while a school savant will have dimension slide and shift), still gets advanced spells one level earlier than the arcanist and is able to customize his spells better than the arcanist and that alone makes him better than either sorcerer or arcanist.
>>44496677
I'm not seeing it. Even with the school bonuses an Arcanist and Wizard are going to be casting almost the same number of spells per day, and of course if the Wizard is getting bonuses from his arcane school he's not an Exploiter and therefore is way below the Arcanist because he can't get access to Quick Study. That slightly faster spell level is worth debating over, but I personally don't think it's as powerful as flexible casting.
>>44496341
You have my eternal gratitude.
>>44496677
Actually lets talk about the reason that arcanist is picked over wizard and sorcerer: Quick study.
Its good, I know, Being able to cast any spell you want after the adventuring day has begun seems amazing and it is. But its not as amazing in practice as it is on paper.
First, its a full round action so unless you're a conjurer then you are locked down and unable to move for three rounds (cast a spell, move action to take your spell book out, full round action next round to start quick study, Cast whatever spell it is next round, move action to put your book back into your haversack). Next, is most cases, the spell you want to memorize at the last second is almost always a utility spell so you'll soon find your resource pool running low as you quickstudy>cast>quickstudy>memorize a more useful spell, the fact that an arcanist's only way of increasing his memorization slots is to spend a feat doesnt help either in most cases a human sorcerer with a mnemonic vestment and a ring of spell knowledge can actually already do that while having more spells known at any given period of time and more spells per day.
Sure the sorcerer is blown out of the water, at level 20 when the arcanist has access to arcane supremacy and a +6int/cha circlet but how often does that happen in a campaign anyways?
>>44495583
There's a lightsaber now (12k) that's half elec half fire. Tech weapon.
>>44496786
>>44496543
>and more spells per day.
I was responding to this part when I said that the wizard gets more spells per day.
A specialist wizard gains an extra memorization slot which translates to an extra spell per day, A specialist arcanist gains an extra memorization slot which doesnt help his spell allotment for the day.
Take this scenario for example, A specialist wizard and a school savant arcanist both reach level 3/5/7/whatever odd level. The wizard gets 1 + int bonus + school bonus higher level slot than the arcanist. While the arcanist has to wait one extra level (where the wizard gains more spells per day) to gain 1+int bonus spells per day and 1+school bonus memorization slots. So most given points, the wizard technically has more spells to cast, and higher level ones at his disposal at that.
I personally dont like the idea of sacrificing a school for the exploiter wizard archetype since the last minute need for utility spells can often be handled through scrolls, wands and the simple trick of leaving a few memorization slots open for out of combat mnemonics.
>>44496834
Considering arcanists can prepare way more spells than they can actually cast, it's not too hard to just keep a slot available for swapping around with quick study so you're not using anywhere near as many points as you're suggesting.
Also a full round action isn't that big of a deal, having what's essentially a better version of paragon surge pre-nerf does wonders for utility which is the basis of the tier lists anyway.
Best choices for sacred geometry? Heighten seems like an obvious choice
>>44497148
>sacred geometry
>not being outright banned
>>44497114
The huge problem during that time isnt that you're vulnerable, its that your spellbook has just entered the battlefield. And depending on your GM, will probably be targeted in some way. A lenient GM might let it slide but in most cases an attempt will be made to part you with your most important resource, or worse, have it destroyed.
>>44497148
>Read about this feat for the first time
Holy shit that seems like a fun mechanic.
>>44497233
That's what I thought too, but it seems it is not well received.
>>44497178
>>44497233
It's so overpowered it's not even funny.
>>44497148
Technically there's nothing stopping you from taking mythic metamagic feats.
>>44497215
It's not really an ability you should use on the battlefield though, you pointed that out yourself. You use it when you need some utility spell pulled out, or in a really uncommon case when you absolutely need to get a specific spell out to fight an enemy that your other prepared spells can't deal with for some reason. You're going to be using quick study to prepare and cast things like nondetection, phantom steed, floating disk, pretty much any divination spell, rope trick, and other spells of that nature. Not stuff you would use in a combat, just stuff you wouldn't normally have prepared but you need right then and there.
>>44497233
>>44497407
My DM hasnt had the time to read through all of OA, I'll try taking this as my next feat.
>>44497629
OM, actually
>>44497629
To knuckle down on the exact reasons people hate it, it's an out of character challenge for an in-character benefit, like giving a Monk an extra attack if his player does a handstand, and past a certain level, you CANNOT fail it.
People have even made apps to do all the calculations for you.
Lets say I took dazing spell and applied it to acid arrow for example.
Seeing as the spell now requires a will save to be dazed, does it now allow persistent metamagic to be applied on top of it?
How does one acquire AC as if someone were wearing armor without actually wearing armor or any clothing at all?
Are there tatoos or any sort of "mundane" magical item someone could conceivably acquire at level 1 that would confer the same protection as wearing leather or scale or what have you?
How would I go about playing ye olde half/mostly nude Barbarian (Well, bloodrager) trope without being slaughtered in the first round of combat because of it?
>>44498070
Bracers of Armor set the standard.
>>44498070
Leather or Scale?
Well, do you want 'no armor at all' or do you just want a bare chest? Cuz you could go with piecemeal armor, and just not wear a chest piece. Maybe get an Armored Kilt.
>>44491955
>>She is HUGE SIZED.
That only makes it better!
>>44497870
And the benefit?
>Two metamagic feats you "don't know" (you sure as fuck 'know' them now with this) AND ALL THE OTHERS YOU DO HAVE for free at no cost.
You just pull out your little table or calculator and nothing is ever again NOT heightened maximized empowered twinned dazing and one or two others just for the hell of it.
>>44498538
Well yeah that too.
Although I think more people are angry about it because it's fucking stupid as WELL as just being overpowered, rather than just overpowered.
How would you stat SCP-001?
3pp materials are allowed
>level 1 human wizard
>bonded ring
>greed sin mage school specialization
>aged
> spell focus transmutation/mage's tattoo
So I have 1 (base) + 2 (int bonus) + 2 (school bonus) + 1 (bonded object spontaneous casting)
So what's 6 spell slots a day at level 1, or 5 spell slots and one spontaneous casting. Is this good enough to get by?
Also do I still get school powers as a sin mage?
How would you stat a ritual that heals a damaged area of forest or land.
The more damaged, the more explosive the healing and the further it spreads, infecting the areas around it which in turn can do the same.
Sort of forest after a fire fecundity.
>>44498803
Define "heal." Does it just cause new plants to sprout where-ever there's room or...?
>>44498858
Basically plant-growth like area revival.
A version that has the plants savaging whatever caused that shit in the first place for a while would just be additional gravy.
It's for the Tanglebriar.
I've got this weapon that says it has the 'Toxic' enhancement on it, but I can't seem to find that enhancement actually listed anywhere.
I'm sure it's from a new(ish) 1st party book, possibly Agents of Evil, and I know it makes using any poisons applied with the enchanted weapon a little easier/better, but I don't know any more than that.
Does anyone know where this bonus comes from and if so, what it does, specifically?
Happy new years, /pfg/.
What's your character's new years resolution?
http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2790
Which iconic would make the best GF and why is she Alahazra?
>Delicious chocolate skin
>Limited sight range so you constantly need to hold hands with her
>29 CHA figure
>Heals and buffs you
>>44499791
>Delicious chocolate skin
>Limited sight range so you constantly need to hold hands with her
So, a drow on the surface?
>>44499946
>Dating a drow ever
No thanks, I'd rather not be made to sleep in a pit full of spiders and under constant threat of a lashing.
What are some mass destruction spells that aren't homebrews?
>>44500138
control weather
>>44500138
>Blasting
If you must then maybe combo orc/draconic bloodline with spell perfection + fireball + a metamagic reducer.
I'm confused /tg/ so Pathfinder damage reduction is different than 3rd ed.
In 3rd a creature with say +3/soak 15 could bypass other creatures DR of +3 or lower with it's natural attacks. Allowing it to harm other creatures of it's kind.
But pathfinder just has specific elements (Silver, cold iron), alignments, and damage types. +3 weps can bypass silver, and cold iron etc.
But does this mean vampires can't fight each other without a silver knife? They get DR 10/silver but only deal 1d4+4 or does their DR silver let them strike past other silver DR?
>>44498803
I'd cast Terraform.
>>44499791
Adowyn would make the best Iconic to date, she's an attractive Hunter that worships Erastil with solid beliefs on family.
>>44500254
Plus, the only romanceable character in Pathfinder with 29 Cha is Arueshalae, closest competition is 18 Cha.
>>44500254
Adowyn is the one you take to the harvest ball, or home to met your parents.
>>44500273
>>44500251
>tfw it's impossible to tell how good her figure is beneath all that bulky armor
>>44500254
Adowyn has the same problem as Feiya and Lini. They have animal companions that will definitely try to cockblock you at best or cuck you at worst.
I love redheads though so it'd be nice to comfort her after her animal gets killed due to unfortunate and unavoidable circumstances.
>>44500297
Judging by the rough looking hands and face she'd probably be a bit muscular to the point that she's a little bit insecure.
>>44500333
The cockblocking is cute though, since in the case of Feiya it apparently only goes so far (he's a fox, banter is their bread-and-butter) and the wolf seems more like a tough protective figure for Adowyn, rather than something that's gonna bang her.
>>44500376
I know girls that make out with their dogs. There was even that dailymotion page full of videos so its definitely not an isolated case.
Now imagine if you had a big dog that you shared life and death experiences with on a daily basis during the weeks and months spent isolated from society as you scout and explore whatever level appropriate wilderness you have to deal with.
You bet she spends a lot of downtime with that large handsome wolf.
>>44500333
>>44500376
Also Lini's animal companion is female, so Lini may not be interested in that. But then again, that's what Summon Nature's Ally is for.
>>44500417
>Threesome with Lini and her Big cat
Ok that is all sorts of /d/
>>44500212
A creature's natural attacks can automatically overcome whatever kind of DR that they have, IIRC.
>>44500433
Ok well I just don't see where in the rules it STATES that. It seems logical, but my DM and I tend to disagree on things like this unless it's a rule.
>>44500433
The opposite actually. Which is why its a good idea to summon evil creatures to absorb hits from other evil creatures.
I love watching Skeletor squirm as he realizes he doesnt have access to good aligns attacks and weapons as his attacks bounces off whatever demon I summoned.
>>44500411
That's kind of hot, actually.
>>44500427
>>44500417
>anal
>>44500411
It depends on Adowyn's personality and Paizo's views on that thing, since bestiality is a strictly evil act as seen with Lamashtu.
Would sex with a familiar be bestiality since it has human intelligence?
>>44500658
Depends on the familiar I suppose.
Crafting a wand is half cost right?
>>44501023
Usually, yeah. Though if the spell has expensive material components or a focus you have to provide the appropriate amount on creation.
>>44501050
The appropriate amount for 50 casts?
>>44501058
>The cost for the materials is subsumed in the cost for creating the wand: 375 gp × the level of the spell × the level of the caster. Wands are always fully charged (50 charges) when created.
>The creator must have prepared the spell to be stored (or must know the spell, in the case of a sorcerer or bard) and must provide any focuses the spell requires. Fifty of each needed material component are required (one for each charge). Material components are consumed when work begins, but focuses are not. A focus used in creating a wand can be reused.
Xth for elf berserkers and dwarf mages! Or dwarferkers, sure...
Eldritch Archer - Is it better to go 'Caster with a side of Arrows' ala arcane duelist bard or 'Archer with Spells' and focus more on archery and damage spells? DM has a special rule that lets my character have full BAB as well
>>44500333
It is no different from dating a 3DPD woman with either a kid or an overly attached pet. You get in good with the cockblocker and all of a sudden your cock is no longer blocked.
Source: Dated several single mothers and one with an overly attached pit bull mix...
>>44499439
to actually be in a consistent game
>>44502338
Just take the imbue arrow and go back to being a wizard.
>>44502475
No but for real though
>>44502542
Eldritch Archer is a new Magus archetype.
Since your DM is houseruling that you get full BAB, and since you'll top out at 6th level spells, be an Archer with support / utility casting.
>>44502542
It's a Magus archetype, not the Arcane Archer prestige class
Rolled 16, 8, 5, 6, 9, 1 = 45 (6d18)
The thread has died.
Roll for character creation games.
>>44502776
You rolled a wizard, harry. Next.
>>44493262
Why does Merisiel look so sad here?
>>44500658
Depends on how you view it. I'd say that NONE of the base familiars are "safe", even with the granted intelligence. You can probably get away with some of the improved familiars, like the Lyrakien, but since most familiars are tiny you need to either get creative, use magic to resize you or your familiar.Is it weird that my GM asked my thoughts on this before? I get asked some weird shit sometimes.
>>44502895
Probably because she wanted to eat that potato
>>44502895
Because she's being made to do something insanely suboptimal. Again. It's starting to feel like her entire life is made out of very poor choices based on someone else failing to understand how her world works.
