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 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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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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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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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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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,
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 ...
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Is a familiar with the figment archetype still cursed, diseased, or poisoned after it dies then returns?
Do Figment Archetype Familiar with Lycanthropy retain Lycanthropy after returning from death?
Recurring Dream (Su): Pathfinder Ultimate Wilderness
A figment has a total number of hit points equal to ...
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Would the Ward Shield spell work on the Shield Cloak magic item all the time, or only when actively using the cloak as a shield?
The description of the Ward Shield spell says:
With a touch, you enchant a shield and enable it to protect its wielder from hostile spells.
The shield grants spell resistance 10 + your caster level ...
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Can NPC's be tricked into giving verbal consent to a spell that they would otherwise resist due to the wording of the spell?
So there has been this meme-story circulating over the internet where a noble says:"Make me a sword" and the wizard argues that he shouldn't get a save against being turned into a sword ...
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How to consistently Shake and Sicken enemies as a caster?
I'm an Arcanist. This time I want to go heavily for save-or-die and save-or-suck spells, kind of a dark wizard fantasy. To do this I need to maximize my chances of actually affecting enemies with my ...
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How can I optimize my familiar as a pack-mule?
Low strength spellcasters could use a strong, loyal companion to carry any loot and excess equipment. They can fairly easily get a loyal companion in a familiar, but most familiars aren't exactly ...
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What does the transmute golem spell mean by "subtype"?
The transmute golem spell states in the description that "Both types of golems must share the same subtypes, if any". What exactly does it mean by subtype?
I've been interpreting it that a ...
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Is there a way for a Zen Archer to enchant arrows?
Is there a feat to let a Zen Archer use his Ki to enchant an arrow to have the same property as Monk Ki strike of the same level?
If not is there a class a Zen Archer can multiclass into to be able to ...
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Can Greater Gift of Consumption redirect a coup de grace?
The hexes Gift of Consumption and Greater Gift of Consumption are thematically fascinating, allowing you to share and redirect enemy spells and poisons to nearby enemies (or allies!). Greater Gift of ...
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Can Paragon Surge be cast on a familiar?
Familiars have the Share Spells ability, allowing spells with special targeting rules to be cast on them:
Share Spells: The wizard may cast a spell with a target of “You” on his familiar (as a touch ...
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In Pathfinder 1e, does damage accumulate for the purpose of calculating Concentration Checks with Injury
Here is the scenario:
A party has been giving chase to a spellcaster and corners them in an alley. Initiative is called for, and two archers in the party with higher initiative than the spellcaster ...
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What is the etymology of Mind Blank?
The spell mind blank protects you from divinations.
For most spells, I can figure out how their name reflects what they do: mind fog produces fog that makes your mind foggy; meteor swarm creates a ...
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On Puppeting Myself
Puppet says:
When you lift a creature with your telekinesis you may spend a spell
point to take precise control over their physical form. You can force
them to run, jump, manipulate objects, and ...
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How to determine Tower shield cover against an adjacent, Large creature?
Suppose that a Medium creature stands 10 ft. away from a Large one (e.g., after taking a 5 ft. step back), and uses a Tower shield to grant itself total cover towards the direction of the Large ...
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How does an angel's Protective Aura affect its spells and allies' spells?
Angels in Pathfinder 1E all have the Protective Aura supernatural ability:
Protective Aura (Su) Against attacks made or effects created by evil creatures, this ability provides a +4 deflection bonus ...
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