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answered Which class is the Magical Knack more useful in?
May
7
comment Melee Egoist Build
Agreed. In my case, I actually burned the feat to get access to full plate. At higher levels, the first level Cleric spells were kind of weak. I mostly ended up leveraging the domain abilities, the orisons and the fact that you can get "free" access to wands and easier access to scrolls.
May
6
answered Melee Egoist Build
May
3
comment Is a Bodak's Death Gaze an Energy Drain Effect?
Done, the quote is actually in the description for Energy Drain.
May
3
revised Is a Bodak's Death Gaze an Energy Drain Effect?
added citation
May
3
answered Is a Bodak's Death Gaze an Energy Drain Effect?
Apr
11
comment How do new characters get equipment?
If it feels like the players are starting with nothing, it's because they basically are. By level 3 or so, the starting gold is basically just pocket change. But that's OK, everything is balanced around that.
Mar
18
awarded  Benefactor
Mar
16
comment What percentage of the population is magical in Pathfinder's world of Golarion?
I want to highlight that the forum thread has a great breakdown of "casters/level/city size" that really points in the right direction.
Mar
12
awarded  Nice Question
Mar
12
awarded  Promoter
Mar
6
answered How useful would a house ruled immediate Counterspell ability in Pathfinder be?
Feb
27
asked What percentage of the population is magical in Pathfinder's world of Golarion?
Feb
18
awarded  Nice Answer
Feb
6
comment Cleaving large enemies
@KRyan at some level, this is exactly what is happening with reach = 1. I can see the annoyance of triangulating for Greater Cleave. I wonder how broken it becomes if it is just simplified to "any two creatures within reach"?
Feb
5
comment Cleaving large enemies
I like the house rule idea. As character level, the creatures definitely tend to get bigger. While it probably doesn't make sense for a 1-step size difference, allowing a cleave for a 2-step size difference probably makes sense. Because if a creature is 2 sizes larger than you, there will basically never be anything adjacent.
Jan
29
revised In Pathfinder, are there any weapon buffs that overcome all forms of Damage Reduction?
added 29 characters in body
Jan
29
comment Impact of allowing characters to change their main casting stat
I'm playing a Kingmaker campaign with a Wis / Cha Cleric and I can tell you for sure that skills are a big deal. I am honestly spending feats and favored class bonuses to bump Skills & languages required to be a party leader. Being an Int / Cha Cleric would have made my character dramatically more powerful on the RP front without costing combat/casting feats.
Jan
18
answered Impact of allowing characters to change their main casting stat
Jan
1
comment In Pathfinder, are there any weapon buffs that overcome all forms of Damage Reduction?
That would obviously be a GM call. Frankly, I would rather create a spell that has that ability and then use it appropriately. Both Align Weapon and Versatile Weapon are are 2nd level spells. Not sure how I would price "bypass all DR" though. It's likely at least a 4th level spell. But it seems like it could well be on the same level as like an anti-magic field. paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/ultimateMagic/magic/…