Questions tagged [pathfinder-beginner-box]
For questions about the Pathfinder Beginner Box, a starter kit that contains dice, pawns, and simpler rules for players and GMs as well as a pre-written adventure and the story to continue a campaign. It is similar to the "red box" D&D Basic Set product.
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What is the lowest-level character that can unfailingly beat the Beginner Box starting encounter?
This is the PF2e version of my similar question on D&D 5e's Starter Set.
For a lot of players, the Pathfinder Beginner Box was their first 2e adventure. The first encounter from the included ...
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Moving on from Pathfinder 2e Beginner Box [closed]
I am currently DMing for a group of friends (first time doing pen and paper for all of us) using Roll20 and the Pathfinder 2e Beginner Box (Menace under Otari). We like the game very much and would ...
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Are the players on the same team as the DM?
I need an answer because I am a beginner. And I got the players handbook and it does not say a thing about this.
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How many spells can a level 1 wizard learn?
I’m kind of new to the game and I want to make a wizard, but I can’t understand the part of the hero’s handbook (pg.29) where it says:
“Pick a number of spells from this page equal to 3 + INT”
I have ...
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What is the meaning of “/×3” in traps' damage?
In the GM book in the Pathfinder Beginner Box there are traps definitions, and some of them (for example the arrow trap) have a damage expressed like 1d8+1/×3. What's the meaning of “/×3” part?
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How do I read the Black Fang’s melee attacks from the Pathfinder Beginner’s Box?
I recently bought the Pathfinder Beginner’s Box and we (all new to RPGs) were discussing the Black Fang’s melee attacks.
Black Fang’s attack is described as follows:
MELEE (standard action) bite +10 (...
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How do PC's learn about usable items [closed]
Running a game using the beginner box, The cleric/wizard can use Spellcraft once per day to examine a magic item. And although not part of the beginner box rules, Appraise can be used to determine the ...
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Is using a wand for healing viable for level 1 party?
Could a party consisting of level 1 players use a wand of cure light wounds to make up for not having a cleric/healer?
The Use Magic Device skill has DC 20 for using wands, level 1 characters ...
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Speaking in combat as character vs. Discussing tactics
Just got the beginner box, and I'm doing the gm part. PC's can as a free action 'speak to other characters' does this mean that during combat the players should not be discussing tactics or helping ...
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Does the cleric get their holy weapon for free?
Does the Cleric get their gods favoured weapon for free, or do they have to buy it when creating the character just like everyone else?
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pathfinder perception stacking
A rogue elf gets a +2 to perception in the misc box for his racial ability.
A rogue has perception as a class skill, if she puts 1 skill point in it at level 1, she should get +3 in the misc box?
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Where are costs for weapons listed in the Beginner Box?
Just got the box and are we are making characters and have gotten to equipment, the weapons have no costs in the book (unlike equipment and armor). Does that mean the character should just pick their ...
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Starting with the 5e Starter set [closed]
I just bought the D&D 5e starter set, being interested in the game for quite some time now. I've read through most of the rule book now and a lot of things are more clear to me at the moment, but, ...
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Which of the 4 Pathfinder Beginner Box pregens are best for a 2 or 3 player starter group?
I'm planing to host my first RPG as a DM with some buddies, and we might be just two or three players and me as the DM. I bought the Pathfinder beginner box, which has a pre made adventure and four ...
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Converting Pathfinder Adventure Paths/Modules to support One on One play?
I'm trying to ease in to RPG's with my SO (we are both geeks that love videogames and boardgames), and I've already bought the Pathfinder Beginner Box and the Core Rulebook for the game.
I've been ...
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What comes with the Pathfinder beginner box?
I am about to order Pathfinder the beginner box off the internet. However, when I told my friend this he said he had to order everything separately. What all comes with the Beginner box for Pathfinder?...
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Wanting to play d&d but have no clue [duplicate]
So I've been highly interested in D&D through watching streams of it but unfortunately no one plays D&D anywhere close to me. I don't have a clue on how to make characters etc. So if anyone ...
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Whats currently a good game to start on? [duplicate]
I used to do a lot of roleplaying in my youth, and would like to pass on the wonder and excitement I enjoyed to my Nephews and Nieces. I have not played in a few years and so don't know what games ...
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What kind of marker should I use on a flip-mat battlemat?
I've ordered a Pathfinder Beginner Box. It contains a "Flip-mat" battlemat, which can supposedly work with markers. But what kind of marker should I use? Are they included in the box? If not, should I ...
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Where do we go after Pathfinder Beginner Box?
I haven't GM'd since the late 80s (back then it was called "DM") with Dungeons and Dragons. I haven't played RPGs since the early 90s. But, I've recently put together a group of all beginners and we'...
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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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