The Pathfinder RPG, by Paizo Publishing, is a fork of the d20 ruleset that was open licensed from Dungeons & Dragons v3.5.
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How do Energy Effects work underwater?
This is similar to this question on fire damage underwater but a little broader. How do other energy types work underwater? I'm plumbing through the underwater level of Castle Whiterock and my ...
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Can a Barbarian/Rogue Sneak Attack during a Rage?
Can you sneak attack and rage at the same time?
Honestly, I only ask because it seems like one of those things that you just shouldn't be able to do, but I can't find any rule preventing it. Am I ...
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Does a non-magical character have any options to fight a swarm without fire?
In a session with a witch, a wizard and me, a rogue with a knife and crossbow, I found my character to be astonishingly useless against swarms. There was a swarm of Hellwasps and I quite literally ...
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How to mitigate glass cannon syndrome in Pathfinder?
This is the more gamey part of my other question, What to do when your character is just too good?
In D&D 3.5e and Pathfinder, damage output grows very, very quickly. Much more quickly than hit ...
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Was psionic combat removed from Pathfinder?
I have the 3.5 edition of the Psionic Handbook that covers psionic combat. But reading through the Pathfinder I have found nothing so far.
If changing to Pathfinder, will I no longer need psionic ...
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Quick Draw / Quick Sheath Items?
Does the Quick Draw feat allow you to also store the weapon you were wielding as part of the free action? If not, what sort of action is it to 'switch weapons' without dropping one or the other on ...
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Druid in earth elemental shape and melded into a wall
A druid which is wild-shaped (elemental body) into an earth elemental has the ability "earth glide". I have a couple of questions regarding this:
If he's inside of a wall, can he see/hear what's ...
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Does 2 handed multiplier apply to Dex mod with Weapon Finesse?
I have a rogue with Weapon Finesse.
This allows me to:
When making a melee attack with a light weapon or rapier, you may use your DEX Mod instead of your strength Mod on the attack roll.
Since ...
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What are class skills in Pathfinder?
Stupid question, but what exactly are class skills in the Pathfinder RPG?
I believe it means I get one "free" skill rank in that class, am I right in this assumption?
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Two handed damage on a lance while mounted?
One of my players is playing a mounted character, and is claiming that since a lance is a two handed weapon, that it deals double Strength damage, even when wielded one handed while mounted. While ...
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What action is it to switch between holding a weapon two-handed, and then wielding it one-handed
I'm planning on building a Gish for the next game I play in, and I was wondering how to best plan the build. I want power attack so I can do damage in combat, and I want to wield the weapon ...
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Adaptable first-level premade Pathfinder campaigns? [closed]
I am, for the first time ever, running a Pathfinder campaign. I'd prefer to start with a premade campaign or adventure path that I can adapt to my story, the specific details of which are extremely ...
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What is the full list of monsters that can be summoned with the Summon Monster spells?
On the Pathfinder SRD the lists as shown currently are, according to what I have read on the Paizo messageboards, not entirely accurate nor are all calculations done correctly for the various ...
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Summary of differences between Pathfinder Beginner Box and Core Rules?
Does anywhere have a good reference of the summary of differences between the Pathfinder Beginner Box rules and the Core Rules (which I believe are identical to the online PRD)?
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How do non-Outsiders respond to other planes?
Would humanoids and the like become outsiders when they travel to another plane, and if not, then why do all of the other planes only contain outsiders, and not material-plane equivalents?
Example: A ...
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How do Outsiders respond to their own planes?
Does an Outsider gain the Native subtype while on its home plane, and if so, what does that mean, exactly?
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Class skill +3, when you have 1 rank in that skill
"If you select a level in a new class, all of its class skills are automatically added to your list of class skills, and you gain a +3 bonus on these skills if you have ranks in them."
I'm confused ...
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How do Native Outsiders respond to Summoning spells?
Can an Outsider with the Native subtype be summoned with a spell?
If so, under what conditions, and what spell?
If not, why? Other than needing to be summoned to a plain different to the one it's ...
