Questions tagged [pathfinder-1e]
Pathfinder is an RPG originally derived from the open licensed rules to Dungeons & Dragons v3.5. It was published by Paizo Publishing in 2009. (For questions about the 2nd edition, use the tag [pathfinder-2e] instead.)
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Composite longbow adjusted for +1 STR bonus
Are Composite longbow adjusted with +1 STR Bonus considered masterwork and if so do they give the +1 To hit that masterwork weapons usually haves ?
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What is Pathfinder's relationship to D&D?
Pathfinder is often conflated with D&D, 4e I think, but it isn't actually named "Dungeons & Dragons." What is Pathfinder's relationship to D&D, and how does it fit in with the various D&...
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What happens if I use a material component of greater value than spell requires?
This question arose when my players have diamonds worth of 2000gp and were thinking of casting restoration.
If they cast restoration using that specific gem, does the worth just drop, or is the whole ...
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How are a simulacrum's feats, skills, and classes allocated?
When you create a simulacrum, it gets "half of the real creature's levels or HD (and the appropriate hit points, feats, skill ranks, and special abilities for a creature of that level or HD)". This is ...
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Can a spellbreaker immune to conjuration be attacked by summoned monsters?
The spellbreaker inquisitor archetype has this nice capstone candy:
Impervious (Ex)
At 20th level, a Spellbreaker becomes immune to the effects of a single school of arcane magic. That school of ...
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Does a Mesmerists Meek Facade trick prevent Attacks of Opportunity?
The Mesmerist trick Meek Facade reads as follows:
Meek Facade: The subject magically seems like a weak target, goading an enemy into attacking her. The mesmerist can trigger this trick when the ...
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What stats does the simulacrum of an golden great wyrm have?
With the spell simulacrum you can create a half-real illusion of a creature with HD no greater than 2xCL and it has half the original's HD and abilities according to that.
Now dragons have age ...
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Can stonebows fire alchemical sling bullets and alchemist's bullets?
Now I'm like 90% sure this is a yes but i wanted to double check, because i kinda realized that an alchemist with a stonebow, rapid reload and concentrated splash can lob sling bullets filled with ...
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Is it possible to create a simulacrum of your deity?
Assume a high level wizard, who is a true believer of his god, knows one of that deity's largest temples will be attacked and he wants to send a simulacrum of his deity into battle to defend the ...
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Can a simulacrum heal non-hit point damage?
The spell Simulacrum, while open to interpretation on many fronts, is very clear on how to heal (repair) a damaged simulacrum, requiring a complex and costly process and a lab.
A complex process ...
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Can a simulacrum be healed by any means other the 'complex process' outlined in the spell?
Inspired by another discussion of Simulacra - can a simulacrum actually heal via any method other than the 'complex process' outlined in the spell? Or is that process simply another option? What if ...
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How does Doppelganger Simulacrum Work?
The discovery reads as thus:
Benefit: The alchemist learns how to create a simulacrum, a soulless duplicate of his body, into which he can project his consciousness. As a full-round action, he may ...
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How would a repeater crossbow work for an alchemist?
I've been thinking about making a build that prioritizes the use of explosive missile and mercurial oil to fire off highly damaging single shots at long ranged basically becoming a mini ballista.
That ...
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Are there D&D rules for encouraging non-optimal activities?
That is, characters doing frivolous stuff like drinking too much ale at the tavern and getting drunk. Spending gold to see a minstrel show. Gambling and brawling. Patronizing the local house of ill ...
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How do NPC Clerics use their own cursed gear without penalty?
I am the GM for a set of players who can be considered to hold graduate degrees in Rules Lawyering and Rules-As-Written Studies. Their PCs are Chaotic Greedy I mean Chaotic Good.
I would like to give ...
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Is there a Pathfinder first edition Druid archetype that enhances Wild shape generically?
I would like to know about wild shape in Pathfinder first edition. The Shifter class in that system seems restrictive and not nearly as flexible at run-time as Dungeons & Dragons third edition's ...
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Do Eidolons count as monsters?
I am going down an undead theme, so I am making a Moroi-Born Dhampir Summoner and a Zombie-Shark Aquatic Base Form Eidolon.
The duo are to be front-line fighters. I want to focus heavily on the Shark ...
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How exactly does underhanded maneuvers function?
Rogue archetype Skulking slayer specific for orcs and half-orcs has the following ability:
Underhanded Maneuvers (Ex)
At 1st level, when she could normally make a sneak attack, a slayer may instead ...
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Can I smuggle a shield on me when I'm infiltrating a place?
I'm working on a zealot vigilante whose primary role is to be a face/infiltrator with combat being a secondary focus, just enough to be a viable threat. I settled on a simple sword and boarder, but ...
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Is level five permanent flight overpowered?
A player asked whether or not I would allow him to buy permanency flight for his character at level 5. He agreed to put a limitation on it similar to illusory flight, but it would still be a 60 foot ...
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Are there any good-aligned sexuality-related Outsiders that aren't arshea?
Are there any good-aligned sexuality-related Outsiders that aren't arshea?
I'm asking because I wanted a suitable outsider for planar mentor, and no matter what I looked up, I could never find one ...
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How to maximize success rate of Phantasmal Killer/Weird in realistic scenario?
Expanding upon a title on question ramifications:
Game is RAW, the only no-go department are Wish shenanigans.
Arcanist, currently level 8.
Save-or-suck/Save-or-die focused build, mostly control mage....
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Should RAW roll DC be known before roll?
I'd like to know if GM is bound by rules to provide us with DC's we're supposed to roll against, before rolls. I'm specifically interested in:
Skill Check DC's,
Ability Check DC's,
Save DC's,
Caster ...
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How does the Cloak of Resistance's caster level requirement function if a crafter does not meet its prerequisites?
How does not meeting the prerequisite in order to craft a cloak of resistance function?
I have a 7th-level wizard with craft wondrous item. He can do a +2 version no problem, not missing requirements.
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Role playing a character that speaks in rhyme, and making it work well
Pushing my gestalt game (the one that a lot of my questions are based on) to the back burner. I decided to create a hedge witch and be the healer of the group when I get us to our first game. I ...
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Does Order of the Dragon's Aid grant expanded uses of Aid Another?
Does the Order of the Dragon ability Aid Allies allow you to grant a different bonus than would normally be allowed by the Aid Another rules?
At 2nd level, whenever an order of the dragon cavalier ...
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How can Arcanist max out his Initiative?
As the title says, I'm looking for ways to guarantee my Arcanist (currently level 7) goes first in every single encounter. Ways that I figured out already:
+2 Initiative Trait, sadly I had to pass on ...
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How would you go about building a paladin of arshea?
Now I know how controversial arshea can be as a deity so this is more of a theory crafting exercise then anything that would be used in an actual campaign.
But I found this interesting because arshea ...
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How would i go about making a melee character that doesn't wear armor?
I've been brainstorming an idea about a character that doesn't wear any armor at all using only their mobility to avoid getting hit.
I already know about Monk, Bracers of Armor, Mage armor and the ...
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Can I choose not to multiply my damage on a critical hit?
I am a Rogue with a -4 Strength modifier. For those attacks that add strength on damage, this is highly inconvenient. Currently, one of my natural attacks deals 1d2-4 damage. Since Sneak attack is ...
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What stacks with Cavalier Challenges
What (if any) are abilities, feats, or classes that stack or help progress with the Cavalier class's Challenge ability.
To a lesser degree I guess I am also looking at the Samurai which also gets the ...
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What is an appropriate RP value for this Flight modification?
I'm currently working on a bit of a custom pathfinder world built from the ground up. First step is the races and I really wanted to try and balance the three core races in terms of power. All in ...
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Is there any way i can nerf this Grenadier Alchemist build without sacrificing its core gameplan?
Weird question I know, but I've been scratching my head with this build thinking it might be a bit too powerful at least in the early stages of a campaign.
Grenadier
Traits: Enduring Mutagen, Firebug
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Does the War Blessing feat allow clerics to choose from any domain associated with their deity?
I'm new and this is my very first campaign. My character is a PF1e cleric following Ptah. I chose the Travel domain and Ash subdomain during character creation. Ptah is associated with the Artifice, ...
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Can many entities "use" the same item?
Couple of examples that I wonder whether are or aren't possible, strictly RAW:
Familiar sitting on Magic Staff during battle. Can it use spells from the staff?
Same thing but Cohort, standing right ...
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Would the Pain Shriek of a Corpse Orgy affect other Corpse Orgies?
The Corpse Orgy has an ability called Pain Shriek. If another Corpse Orgy is within range, does it take damage? They are smart enough to avoid damaging each other, so before I run the encounter, I ...
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Does an undead retain its subtypes from when it was alive?
I'm specifically interested in whether the Paragon Surge spell can be used after a half-elf (or a custom humanoid race with both human and elf subtypes) became undead (for example by transforming into ...
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Does Telepathy (Language) work both ways?
I finally switched my familiar for a Faerie Dragon and I'm wondering whether his Telepathy feature does what I think it does. First, the rules quote:
Telepathy (Su)
The creature can mentally ...
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Transferring familiar - Statblock Issues
I'm trying to follow a long-established (in lore) tradition of master transferring his familiar to his student after taking the Improved Familiar feat. While flavor and care of treating familiar like ...
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Ritual Hex vs Take 10 / Take 20
I want to be sure before I take it:
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/ritual-hex/
...are those your good old regular Knowledge Checks? Does this mean I can use Take 10 / Take 20 to ...
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Favored Class Bonus & Custom Race
Do Custom Races made with RP Race Builder get Favored Class Bonuses? And if yes, how does one design them? I can't find anything in that regard and even something as basic as +1 HP per level would be ...
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In DND 3.5, what bonus on attributes can determine the daily spell slot and skill points gaining?
I see in Pathfinder there's a saying "having a temporary bonus for over 24 hours makes it a permanent bonus", which means your headband of intellect won't bring you extra spell slots in the ...
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Is there any way to work around Familiar Alignment restrictions?
Is there any way to work around Familiar Alignment restrictions?
Examples:
LE Wizard wanting to get Faerie Dragon as a Familiar.
CG Wizard wanting to get Ratling as a Familiar.
Is there any way to ...
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Is there a portable storage solution for multi-ton items?
I'm looking for a way to effectively poke-ball vehicles and golems for easy access at all times and portability. Poke-ball is not a metaphor here, that's exactly the result I'm expecting: standard ...
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What happens to a Summoner's Eidolon if it is Petrified?
What happens to a Summoner's Eidolon if it is Petrified? Does it return at the beginning of the next day as if it were killed, or must it be freed of its effect first?
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Would "Final Embrace Master" work for a dragon character and could it combo with "Vital strike"?
A little context for my character, I am currently playing a kobold Sorcerer with the Gold Dragon, Efreeti, and Phoenix bloodlines and my DM gave be the Gold Dragon Mythic path from Wrath of the ...
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Can you use the Major Image spell to replicate/cause other conditions?
I wonder if, within RAW, Major Image could replicate/induce following effects:
Blinded (all you see is white emptiness around you or dense fog or pure darkness),
Deafened (you hear noise so loud, ...
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How does the Will save to disbelieve the illusion from the Major Image spell work?
I'd like to clarify some things in regards to Will Save on Major Image spell. I will be quoting rules from Silent Image, because that's where actual rules are stated. Major Image is just Silent Image ...
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Does the Druid spell Wall of Lava have to be connected to an actual wall or ground?
Does the Druid spell Wall of Lava need to be connected to the ground or a wall? Or, can it be cast in mid air, such as in front of a flying creature?
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Can a LG Cleric of Asmodeus summon a Bearded Devil?
A Cleric is alignment-restricted:
Alignment: A cleric's alignment must be within one step of her
deity's, along either the law/chaos axis or the good/evil axis (see
Additional Rules).
Asmodeus is a ...