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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Finger of death and Raise death/Resurrect/Reincarnate
If someone dies because of a Finger of death, can he be brought back with one of Raise death/Resurrect/Reincarnate? In all spells it is said that
"A creature that has been turned into an undead ...
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Devourer and negative levels
How many negative levels does a creature gain when trapped by a devourer? Does he gain the neg. levels immediately or only when the devourer drains the essence point from the pool (for casting)?
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Does Mnemonic Enhancer give you extra spells the next day?
The 4th level spell Mnemonic Enhancer seems a bit weird and a bit useless:
Burn a forth level spell to get back a third or lower spell you cast the previous round.
You prepare up to three additional ...
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How does time work in 3.5/Pathfinder?
I am wondering about preparing spells per day. How long is a day? One session?
Also some spells last 15 minutes. How long is that during a combat encounter?
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Pathfinder RPG in Forgotten Realms 3.5 setting?
Is it possible to prepare and run a Pathfinder game in the Forgotten Realms settings? Has anyone tried this?
I've found "Finding your Path in the Forgotten Realms Project" but I can't validate how ...
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Can I use Run in an area where there is no straight path available?
The Combat rules have to say this about Running: "When you run, you can move up to four times your speed in a straight line ...".
Now my question is: what if I'm in a dungeon, or more generally in a ...
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Impact of allowing characters to change their main casting stat
I have never really understood the rationale of "wizards use Int, clerics use Wis and sorcerers use Cha". So for my new campaign, I am considering getting rid of that rule, and allowing characters to ...
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The effects of saving throws on mind reading
A number of creatures in D&D systems (specific editions may not be necessary here, but let's use 3/3.5/3.75 for simplicity) have the ability to use spell or spell-like effects such as Detect ...
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I'm having trouble being effective as a Lore Oracle and would like to improve
I've been playing in a campaign as an Oracle of the Lore Mystery for a few months. I've saved my party's hide a few times now as the only healer, but as the party gets stronger they need healing less ...
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I'm a starter and need help with the Alchemist class
and thanks for reading my question.
My wife and my friends play Dungeons and Dragons for around 6 months now, and since last week I decided to play too. I am dutch but emigrated to the US, and since ...
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Why do spells need to be “prepared”? [closed]
I'm not asking about the rules or concepts of spell preparation, as they are well described and reasoned, but I'm wondering why it's even necessary, from a logical (well, however logical you can be in ...
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Rules for ending movement in an opponents space?
Is there any way in Pathfinder to end your movement in another creatures space? Let's ignore the special exemptions for creatures of greatly different sizes.
The rules contain the rather absolute ...
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Better Weapon Focus
Last time a played DnD it was 3.0, I remember, the Weapon Focus feat, thinking ti is kind of dull, but sometimes prerequisite for more advanced feats.
So I would changed it in a way like:
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The fastest Elf in the West (at initiative anyway)
They called him Ernie, the fastest Elf in the West.
Ahem. I'm trying to improve the initiative of an Elf Wizard.
At the moment it's at a respectable: +15
+4 Dex (Base)
+4 Improved Initiative ...
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Can a wizard change a spell they have prepared?
I have read in professor Q's guide to Pathfinder wizards that
Unlike the Sorcerer or Bard or Oracle you never have to sit and wish that you had picked a different spell this level since in a ...
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Supernatural abilities and spell duration
Does a supernatural ability that uses alter self as a spell like ability still subject to the spell duration?
For example, does a PC Kitsune only have the ability to Change Shape for one minute at a ...
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Can I multi-class between a class and an archetype of that class?
Background
I am playing Pathfinder with a character who is a Fighter with the Polearm Master archetype. There is an ability that the Fighter (sans archetype) earns at third level called "Armor ...
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How can I maximise my armour without magic items/spells?
In pathfinder I'd like to give my wizard the option to have an improved armour class when he's not got mage armor up (For those surprise night-time encounters)
What easy options for increasing AC ...
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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 to upgrade Pathfinder Beginner Box games and characters to Pathfinder Core Rules?
Similar to this question on Red box to 4e core rules upgrade, what problems are there overcome with or good ways to achieve moving games and characters from the Beginner Box rules to Pathfinder Core ...
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What considerations to make introducing a new player to an existing party, especially wealth and items?
As well as mechanics for introducing new players what considerations should I take for introducing a new player to an existing party?
My example is that I'm I'm running the Pathfinder Beginner Box ...
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Memory After Death
A recent campaign started with the death of the party and reincarnation of the party with the premise of "we brought you back to find those who killed you". One player was concerned that these people ...
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Running a Norse campaign
I am about to start running a Norse themed Pathfinder campaign set around 800 AD, most likely in Norway. I am looking for ways to make the characters feel as though they are part of the culture of the ...
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How do I encourage player-GM storytelling collaboration without “breaking” my game?
I've DM/GM'd for several gaming groups, young and old, and have found that one of the things that separates my younger players from older players is their eagerness to elaborate/collaborate in the ...
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Pathfinder: Craft as class skill
Suppose I'm playing a character with Craft as a class skill. I put 1 rank in it, select Weaponsmith to fit my background and end up with Craft (Weapons) +4. Now, if I later decide I want to be able to ...
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Does armor still apply double the penalty to Swim in Pathfinder?
I can't find anywhere that you take double the penalty for swim checks when wearing full armor. Does it apply in Pathfinder?
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Advantage of Howling Helm in combat
My character has recently acquired an item called the Howling Helm. What I have been doing in some of the bigger encounters I've been in, is command the 1d3 Wolves it creates to attack before I do.
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Good Mutiny Rules?
I am currently GMing a pirate game (running since 2009) where the PCs have become the command crew of a pirate ship. Their crew is they typical mix of pirates from other ships they've overcome (join ...
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How can a GM justify changing a player's alignment?
Lately, in one of my campaigns, I've been having problems with a character who everyone agrees is acting out of alignment. Everyone, that is, but him. The problem, of course, is that he's playing a ...
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Which spells may I purchase for a PFS party member?
In Pathfinder Society, players aren't generally allowed to provide permanent help to other players. However, there is a note in the Guide to PFS Organized Play which says players may share gold for ...
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What are some of the denizens of the Shadow Plane? [closed]
Important Note
While I do understand that the DM is ostensibly God in his game. My GM does generally respect most things written in book.
Explanation
I have a character who is connected with the ...
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In Pathfinder, are there any weapon buffs that overcome all forms of Damage Reduction?
Is there a spell in the Pathfinder world that grants a power to melee or ranged weapons similar to the Smite Evil / Smite Good ability to overcome all forms of Damage Reduction?
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Working “add-on” powers system for DnD 3.x?
I'm deriving this question from my recent question about Skyrim's Shouts for DnD3.x.
Is there an official or unofficial "add-on" system for DnD3.X (or Pathfinder) that introduces optional, extra ...
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Is there a working adaptation of Skyrim's Dragon Shouts to DnD3.x?
I wonder if there's a well designed and tested, working - and, of course, unofficial (?) - adaptation of Skyrim's Dragon Shouts (Thu'um) to DnD 3.x (or possibly Pathfinder)?
If not, how would you ...
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Does the knife master ability stack with prestige classes?
I'm making a villain for a campaign, and he's going to be an assassin/rogue combo. I wanted him to have a bit more bite, though, so I decided to make him a knife master.
Would the sneak stab ability ...
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Any GM headaches or canon reasons not to let resurrected PCs fight their reanimated corpses?
Given that,
a character can be dissolved in acid and resurrected
A body isn't necessary for resurrection.
Also, given that,
a dark cleric/necromancer can raise a dead body to fight
It seems ...
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How does becoming undead interact with constitution increases?
In a game that I'm in, the DM has decided to go with a lycan vs. vampire concept, and this has created a few conundrums.
One of the characters in our group is a dragon disciple, and another character ...
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Do penalty modifiers in ranged combat really stack?
The rules state in Pathfinder that if someone is standing in the way of your ranged attack, that opponent gets soft cover, which is +4 AC. On top of this, the ranged attacker takes a -4 penalty to ...
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How many people can use Aid Another to help on a craft check?
In one of my games, I allowed someone to take the Leadership feat, but with the restriction that his followers (Cohort included) can't participate in combat, and that all of them (excluding Cohort) ...
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Changing systems: Player and GM considerations in adapting a campaign from PF to 4e
I am resurrecting a campaign which had been on hold for several months, and considering updating from Pathfinder to 4e (which I have never run before), and juggling the mental calculus that goes into ...
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How can GMs quickly calculate the effects of level drain?
I've GM'ed a few Pathfinder games, and while I really enjoy the setting, I just can't wrap my head around some of the crunchy mechanics. In particular, how do you (quickly) deal with effects like ...
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Can a wizard make an Unarmed Strike?
Obviously, yes, they can. However, is a wizard Proficient with an unarmed strike?
I was writing up a wizard for a campaign, and when I was going over them I noticed that they don't just get simple ...
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Can a lich be controlled by control undead?
If it is possible, which to me just does not seem at all fair to a lich, are there ways to avoid this silly little thing? If you have the feat or spell and the lich rolls badly, he is essentially ...
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Can a tiger do Kung-Fu?
Other than the sheer absurdity of it (read: real world limitations), is there anything stopping a multiclass Monk/Druid from using flurry of blows while in wild-shape?
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Can two-hand weapons be dual-wielded by something with four arms?
I was considering playing a Summoner in my next Pathfinder campaign, and I decided that I wanted my Eidolon to be a a four-armed giant (the character being a Gnome with a height complex).
Well, I ...
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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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Pathfinder monster races: Broken?
I've played an ogre barbarian/fighter with a one-hit-one-kill concept, and he can put out more damage than anything in the party. I've played a serpentfolk wizard whose DCs were so high, creatures 10 ...
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Setting the level for custom spells in Pathfinder
I want to create new spells in Pathfinder inspired by the status effect cards. One version would be a single target with a save vs. Will or Fortitude, depending on the effect. The other version would ...
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How do I GM an encounter where all characters are effectively blind?
I would like to include an encounter in my campaign that involves a battle between the PCs and a group of monsters where they are all effectively blind. To take away the race abilities that allow for ...
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Are there rules for or against unusual or alternate weapon types?
In DnD 3.5 and Pathfinder, are there any provisions for characters wielding weapon types not on the given lists, like meat cleavers or swordcanes? Are those not allowed, do you use them as equivalent ...
