Character Roster (post your character here)

Post your character in this thread so your fellow players can get to know their teammates. Do try to update them as often as possible in case we are required to play your character in your absence.

Weiryn, a Drow-Blooded half-elf cleric of Pharasma dedicated to bringing an end to the undead plague. To that end, he has taken to studying the Arcane in addition to the Divine. He truly believes the answer to this end lies in a combination of arcane and divine magicks.

Oh yeah, reading your character reminded me that I forgot to state how I wanted stats to be rolled for this campaign in here. I am using the organic characters method from the D&D 3.5 dungeon master's guide p.169. In case you have not this book (and this method has not been reused in Pathfinder somewhere) here how it works.

• Roll 4d6 six times, discarding the lowest die.
• Roll them in order; first roll Str, second roll Dex, third roll Con, and so on.
• You can reroll one ability of your choice, but you have to keep the reroll, even if it is worse than the original.
• You can then swap two ability scores of your choice.
Edit:
• Due to the nature of the RNG on this forum, if you end up rolling a sub-par character (anything with a total net modifier of less than +6) then you can reroll your 1s once. If your character is still sub-par after that, simply reroll it from scratch.

This allows for some choice, but without having your ability scores exactly where you want them. Your character might have to cope with some unwanted clumsiness (just like in real life).

Also, your character made me realize that I forgot the whole favored class hp bonuses. No problem that should be a quick fix.

OK, then did I roll those stats correctly? If not, I'll reroll them...but I tried to keep track of everything in the notes.

Looks like you did.

Edit: I've allowed rolls into this thread again.

I'd rather characters' attributes be rolled here instead so I can see there were no shenanigans with the rolls.


So while I'm a at it, might was well provide an example.

Oh wow, three 9s... these are awful rolls. Rerolling 1s once then.
Okay so this gives us:
Str 16
Dex 16
Con 14
Int 11
Wis 9 13
Cha 14

Let's say the player wanted to be a Rogue, they could swap Int for Wis for a final attribute roll of:
Str 16
Dex 16
Con 14
Int 13
Wis 11
Cha 14

If players roll really crappy scores, like those ones (anything with a net modifier total below +6), reroll your 1s once. If it's still crappy after that, I'll allow to reroll from scratch.

No worries. Just to cover bases, I'll reroll stats. Play fair and everything :D

After rolls:

STR 10
DEX 16
CON 11
INT 16
WIS 9
CHA 12

After Reroll:

STR 10
DEX 16
CON 11
INT 16
WIS 12
CHA 12

Swapping DEX and WIS

Final Ability Scores, before Racials and Level 4 increase:

STR 10
DEX 12
CON 11
INT 16
WIS 16
CHA 12

Okay, cool. Remember to correct your AC: your character sheet still lists a +2 Dex bonus.

Edit: Also, looking at some of the options you chose I am looking up on the SRD.
Versatile channeling: Which type of energy are you channeling at your full cleric level and which one will be at -2?

Positive at full, negative at -2. Crap, I thought I caught those...

Stat roll results (after the re-roll):
STR: 9
DEX: 13
CON: 8
INT: 13
WIS: 12
CHA: 11

Net modifier total is +1, I think.

I'm feeling like an archer of some sort but don't know yet if these are viable stats. Haven't taken a closer look but I like the sound of Zen Archer.
Ok, applying the rerolled 1's to my first set of rolls, here's what I've got. With a net modifier of +10 the "reroll one ability" isn't warranted. Wasn't high enough to be helpful anyway.

STR ( 5, 1 6, 1 1, 1 3 ) = 14 (+2)
DEX ( 2, 5, 2, 6 ) = 13 (+1)
CON ( 3, 1 6, 3, 2 ) = 12 (+1)
INT ( 4, 3, 5, 4 ) = 13 (+1)
WIS ( 6, 4, 2, 1 6 ) = 16 (+3)
CHA ( 4, 3, 1 6, 4 ) = 14 (+2)

Now that I've actually taken a look at the Zen Archer it looks like that WIS score is right where I need it to be.

Yeah, go ahead and reroll that Jabes. XD

Edit: Oh yeah, you guys please post a pic of your character so I can make counters out of them for the combat maps. I'll be using the same think Dex did in our DS4 games, so Jabes will be familiar with that. Basically, I put a presentation on google doc granting anyone with the link to modify it, so you'll be bale to move your tokens around and mark area of effect of spells and stuff.

Rolling!

Str: 9 12
Dex: 10
Con: 13
Int: 14
Wis: 14
Cha: 11

Below a +6 total modifier, you can reroll that form scratch Naatkinson. Maybe I should come up with some method to avoid constantly rerolling stats when the RNG is against you. Perhaps rerolling all 1s once?

I usually use the reroll 1s option in my games.

Great, that's what we'll use then. Jabes, Naat, you can reroll your 1s once. I'll go ahead and edit my previous post.

I feel it very odd that at first level, they gain Perfect Strike, which is only for a limited selection of monk weapons, but other than that, the class seem okay. Also, for that build, seems you need a better Wisdom score than Dexterity score.

So the modified rule is:
Should I reroll 1's from my first set of rolls, or reroll 1's in the 2nd set? At first I assumed the latter so I rerolled three 1's but now I realize you might want me to do the former. If that's the case then I need to reroll a few more.
Honestly, I haven't even checked out the class features, so I wouldn't know. I just like the way "Zen Archer" sounds. :-D

Okay, let's roll these stats !

Edit 1 : Sooo... If I'm not mistaken, I have a total of +4. I'll reroll the 1s.

Edit 2 : Not so bad. I'll reroll Int.

Str 14
Dex 13
Con 15
Int 10 13
Wis 12
Cha 13

Well. Now to decide what class to pick...

Reroll your 1s on your 1st set Jabes.

Stat Rolls

I am assuming that with a net mod of 3 that i should reroll ones

Scores after rerolls

Str= 12 mod 1
Dex= 11 mod 0
Con=13 mod 1
Int=12 mod 1
Wis=15 mod 2
Cha=10 mod 0

Total mod of 5 so gonna make a new post and reroll

Trying this again

Ok that's much better.

Str=11 mod 0
dex=15 mod 2
con=14 mod 2
int=14 mod 2
wis=18 mod 2
cha=14 mod 2

Swapped Dex and Int, and Cha and Wis
Put my +2 for human and +1 for level 4 into wisdom

So looking at the stats i think i would like to build a Human Gunslinger. If you give the go ahead i will start the build today.

Hmm, I don't want to say no, but keep in mind that there is going to be a definite lack of magical firearms in the adventure...

Edit: I can think of at least one place where I could add a gun for you to find and it would not look contrived, but other than that, hmm, not sure...

Just realized I never posted more than just my avatar for the picture that you requested kalajel. Here it is:

Cool. Can you also make a quick shorthand of your character as well. So other players know what weaknesses needs to be covered in the party, and also so another player can temporarily play your character if you can't make it to the game for an extended period of time?

Sure can...just basically a stat block for him?

per the build i get to start with one firearm, and i am perfectly ok with it there not being guns all over the place. In this it should be deemed even more rare than magic. Plus it would add a level of desperation to the character. you really have to keep the gun running.

Yeah, no need to go in great detail; we can always check the SRD or our books for that.
Okay, no problems then.

Question: Would you say I have more spells in my spellbook than what I get per level? I keep forgetting to ask, but while I'm looking at building a stat-block, now seems like the perfect time.

Weiryn
Male Half-Elf Wiz 3/Clr 3
N Med
Init +1; Senses: Darkvision 60 ft ; Perception +8

Defense

AC: 17 ; Touch: 12 ; Flat-Footed: 16 ; (Mithral Mistmail, Ring of Protection +1)
38 (3d8/3d6)
Fort +5; Ref +3; Will +9
Weakness: Light blindness

Offense

Speed 30
Melee Galvanic Gauntlets - Melee Touch attack (+3), 1d6 Electric damage; Fate Blade (+4, 1d4+1)

Special Attacks
Channel Positive Energy 2d6
Channel Negative Energy 1d6
Can Channel Energy 5 times per day, DC 13 to resist

Spells Known/Prepared (CL 3D/3A)

2nd (Cleric: 2+1 (Domain)/day, Death Knell, Status, Detect Thoughts (D); Wizard: 2+1(School)/day, Protective Penumbra, False Life, False Life (S))
1st (Cleric: 3+1/day, Divine Favor, Shield of Faith, Deathwatch, Comprehend Languages (D); Wizard: 3+1/day, Mage Armor, Burning Hands, Enlarge Person, Interrogate (S))
0 (Cleric: Create Water, Detect Poison, Light, Stabilize; Wizard: Detect Magic, Disrupt Undead, Read Magic, Ray of Frost)

Statistics

Str 10, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 16, Wis 16, Cha 14
Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD +14
Feats: Versatile Channeler, Selective Channeling, Arcane Armor Training, Turn Undead, Scribe Scroll
Knowledge Arcana +12, Knowledge Religion +12, Spellcraft +12, Heal +12, Perception +8, Diplomacy +8, Stealth +2, Knowledge Planes +5;
Languages: Elven, Common, Draconic, Celestial
SQ: Spontaneous Casting: can convert divine spells to Cure, Arcane Bond (amulet, has Protective Penumbra active for as long as it stays in his possession, can be used to spontaneously cast one spell from spellbook/day), Arcane School, Power Over Undead (Turn Undead 6/day, DC 13 to resist), Grave Touch 6/day
Combat Gear: Galvanic Gauntlets, Fate Blade, Mithral Mistmail,
Other Gear: Ring of Protection +1, Ring of Sustenance, Cloak of Human Guise, Spellbook, Spell component pouch, 3360 GP

Yeah, I consider you have some adventuring under your belt. Add whatever you want to your spellbook, so long as you pay for it as per the usual rules, of course.

Excellent. I've got some research to do...

Do you want me to count the research cost in with it, or just the cost of writing the spell into the book, as though he had copied it from another spellbook?

(researching a spell is usually 1000 GP/level, and then actually writing it in the book varies in cost by level. (10 gp for level 1, 40 gp for level 2))

Ok, working on the character build and i have a question about this being a sixth level campaign and its interaction with the gunslinger. I start with either a musket, pistol, or blunderbuss. But with the gunsmith feat (that all gunslingers have) i can craft firearms myself for half the cost of the firearm. There are no rolls required for this. Would it seem feasible that a level six character could have come up with 2000 gp worth of materials to have built a revolver. That would give the character a total of two firearms, one musket, and on revolver.

Wow i am special, those were supposed to be d10's. i apologize. fixing it now.

As if you had copied it from another spellbook. I'll allow only 1 "super rare" spells, like something from a published adventure or a spell which is stipulated as being rare in one of the sourcebooks or SRD.

Gotcha.

As a 6th-level character you start with 16,000 gp of wealth, so you could have easily done so.

wow, 16000 worth. awesome. that makes things even more feasible. thank you.

Alright, kalajel. I think I've met all of your requirements there. Would you review my sheet when you have a moment or two, and make sure I'm set?

I also spent a little more gold, because I realized I forgot some rather important pieces of gear for this character...

Yeah, looks good. You just have noted your bonus wizard spell form your school as "domain" for the 2nd level, but other than that, everything looks fine.

Which reminds me, spellcasters, do not forget to purchase your costly materials if you have any spells that requires it. I did it for my NPCs, even though published adventures always forget that.

WHOOPS! I see what you mean, there...FIXED

I don't THINK any of my spells have very costly components...and I grabbed a spell component pouch to take care of the ones with cheap components.

I'll look for sure when I get back to the house...

Busy few days, should be able to start working on it for real tomorrow

Okay, no problems Naat. It'll just give me more time to convert more of the adventure. ;)

If there's anything non-essential to the game that you need help converting, let me know. I'm happy to help.

Thanks, but I think i'll be fine. Had you offered this a few days ago I might have asked for difficult terrains, but I took care of this. XD

Str: 9 12
Dex: 10
Con: 13
Int: 14
Wis: 14
Cha: 11

At exactly a +6 right now, so no re-roll for me! Gonna switch Str and Dex

Ok, I've updated my stat rolls post.

Now to pick a race. Human is the quick pick. But I always like doing something new, and flavor over optimization. Are you imposing any race restrictions, kalajel? Or is anything from paizo acceptable? What about 3rd party races? I don't really have anything specific in mind yet. Just checking if there's anything I should be steering away from.

Same question for magic items. And traits.

So, we're starting at level 6 with 16,000 gp worth of gear, correct? And are we allowed to take any of the traits?

I didn't even think about traits...

Huh, Traits, that's a new one... Yeah, I guess the usual two. As for magic items, what do you need to know Jabes?

While we are on the subject of questions, anyone knows what it means when a monster has a treasure entry of "incidental"?

Edit: Oh, do NPCs also get traits?

Incidental means they have only half of the usual treasure, and even then only in the confines of their lair. Scroll on down until you get to the treasure section.

Check out these HP rolls!

Kinda makes up for my terrible stat rolls!

Making a Warpriest right now :)

Always been curious about the Warpriest. I've never played a cleric/priest class before. If I ever play one this will probably be it. Good to have one on the team, Naatkinson!

Okay, at 4th level the warpriest can channel energy, but what it his channel energy progression? Is it like the paladin where he uses his paladin's levels as his effective cleric levels?

Is there anything off limits? Or is anything within our budget good? Everything subject to your approval of course, but I just want to know if there's anything I shouldn't even be considering.

I'm assuming it's equal to the Fervor ability's progression, since it takes uses of that to channel it.

@ Jabes: Anything within the budget is good, except 3rd party stuff, obscure Pathfinder stuff (things that were only published in an adventure or is listed as rare or uncommon), or converted D&D 3.x stuff which you'll need to check up with me first.

@ Naatkinson: Yeah, that would make sense, I'm okay with that as it's a progression similar to what I made for the converted Knight of the Raven prestige class anyways...

You are correct, sir.

OK, traits selected...but I might have to swap a feat here, or wait for the next level for it to really get any use out of one of my traits.

Decisions, decisions...

I've settled for a fighter !

Quick question, however... The description of the fighter says that from level a fighter can swap feats :
Does that mean that when my character reach level 4 (and a +4 base attack bonus) I can choose to learn a feat requiring a base attack bonus of +4 instead of any previous feat I acquired at level 3 ? Or did I misunderstand something ?

Aw written, seems that way, but I wonder if this was not originally meant to not work that way. Bards and Sorcerers can do the same with a spell known, but they must replace a spell with one of the same level. Since this ability is the fighter's equivalent of that, it stands to reason that in actuality, they should replace the feat with another one they could have obtained at the same time as the original feat.

Edit: @ Kaosanddomm: I have a question about your character. It seems he owns a large firearm which must be fired from a cart, but yet I don't see you owning a cart. Did you forgot to buy it or have I simply missed it? Or maybe he's carrying on his shoulder, hoping to buy a cart in the near future? :P

It's precisely what made me wonder... I'll pick a feat the character could have obtained at level 3 then. Thanks !

The cart is part of the weapon. It lives on the cart. Atleast that's what I thought.

From an official Paizo FAQ

@ Kaosanddoom: Oh, I see. Well, you might still want to buy a cart and an ox to cart that darn thing on long journeys. :P

@ Naatkinson: Okay thanks. A bit overpowered and cheesy for my taste, but hey, the rules are the rules...

If that's a rule you wanted to ignore, I don't think anyone would be surprised. It's kind of a weird one to me as well.

Yeah, I'd prefer ignoring it. I'll use my GM fiat on that one, no cheesing feats with that rule. :P

Cart and ox. Will add

Trust me, you'll need those. ;)

Actually, now that I think about it, everyone will most likely need a mount, or perhaps you can always chip in for a cart or carriage for the group...

Jabes and I have a question about aasimar's racial traits. Are those the same traits as the 2 ones everyone starts with? However, the description says those can replace the standard aasimar racial traits. Like for example you could choose Halo to replace Celestial Resistance for example?

It all depends. There are additional racial traits that only Aasimar can take for their 2 that everyone starts with, but the Alternate Racial Traits in the Advanced Race Guide are something different. They can replace the traits that aasimar are normally born with, providing a bit more diversity among the race. Halo can replace Celestial Resistance, and then can cast "Light" around their head instead of getting Acid, Cold, and Electricity resistance.

Specifically, I was considering a Garuda-blooded Aasimar, but want to replace the Snake-hater trait with the Deathless Spirit trait. It's unclear to us whether this character would then still be eligible for two character traits (such as Reactionary, Heirloom Weapon, etc)

Racial traits and the other traits are totally separate, taking one does not restrict the other.

Ah, teh confusion that comes form calling different things the same... XD

Okay then Jabes, proceed as per the PM I sent you then.

Are barbarians still illiterate in PF?

I do not believe so. None of the source material mentions illiteracy anymore, so it's GM's choice.

BTW, thanks for the big red button in the Pen and Paper Forums. It's driving me crazy, because I wanna push it. :P

Agreed, it's calling to me!

lol

Hello everyone,

not sure what I'll be playing yet (what are you guys rolling?, I see a wizard/cleric, a warpriest, and a warrior?) but here are my rolls:

1. Can a Zen Archer Monk use an Unchained Monk as a base? Wait, Are Unchained Classes allowed at all?
2. Can a Zen Archer Monk also be a Qinggong Monk?

It's interesting that the Monk class offers no Favored Class Bonuses for aasimar.

I'm building a human gunslinger. Still working on some details. Should have it wrapped up today.

1. I don't think Unchained classes can take archetypes at all, since the class features don't match up*

2. As long as the things that the archetypes alter don't overlap you can take more than one*

*Subject to DM discretion

Thanks! I find PF bewildering, to be honest!

Next question: A character gains one feat at first level (two if human), and then you just follow the career path for your class/archetype. There are no "character level" feats independent of class. Correct?

You gain a feat at every odd character level. 1, 3, 5, etc. Other than that you may gain feats as a class feature, such as the fighter gets the Bonus Combat Feat at Fighter level 1 and every even level afterwards

Roland
Male Human Gunslinger 6
Lawful Neutral
Init +6

Defense

AC: 22 ; Touch: 16 ; Flat-Footed: 18
HP: 53
Fort +7; Ref +9; Will +5


Offense

Speed 30
Melee: Pistol Whip - Melee attack (+0), 1d6 pistol/1d10 long gun damage
Ranged: Blunderbuss (+10), Fires in 15 foot cone, 1d8 damage
Revolver (+10/+5) can attack twice, holds 6 rounds, 1d8+4 damage
Double Hackbut (+10/+5) can attack twice, holds 2 rounds, 2d12 damage

Special Attacks
Deadly aim: -2 to attack, +4 damage
Precise shot: can fire into melee with no negative
Dragons breath: fires from blunderbuss, dc 15 reflex save for half damage, fire damage
Entangling shot: fires from blunderbuss, dc 15 reflex or entangled for 2d4 rounds

grit 5 points per pay, 5 point maximum

Deeds: Gunslingers spend grit points to accomplish deeds. Most deeds grant the gunslinger some momentary bonus or effect, but there are some that provide longer-lasting effects. Some deeds stay in effect as long as the gunslinger has at least 1 grit point. The following is the list of base gunslinger deeds. A gunslinger can only perform deeds of her level or lower. Unless otherwise noted, a deed can be performed multiple successive times, as long as the appropriate amount of grit is spent to perform the deed.


Deadeye (Ex): At 1st level, the gunslinger can resolve an attack against touch AC instead of normal AC when firing beyond her firearm's first range increment. Performing this deed costs 1 grit point per range increment beyond the first. The gunslinger still takes the –2 penalty on attack rolls for each range increment beyond the first when she performs this deed.

Gunslinger's Dodge (Ex): At 1st level, the gunslinger gains an uncanny knack for getting out of the way of ranged attacks. When a ranged attack is made against the gunslinger, she can spend 1 grit point to move 5 feet as an immediate action; doing so grants the gunslinger a +2 bonus to AC against the triggering attack. This movement is not a 5-foot step, and provokes attacks of opportunity. Alternatively, the gunslinger can drop prone to gain a +4 bonus to AC against the triggering attack. The gunslinger can only perform this deed while wearing medium or light armor, and while carrying no more than a light load.

Quick Clear (Ex): At 1st level, as a standard action, the gunslinger can remove the broken condition from a single firearm she is currently wielding, as long as that condition was gained by a firearm misfire. The gunslinger must have at least 1 grit point to perform this deed. Alternatively, if the gunslinger spends 1 grit point to perform this deed, she can perform quick clear as a move-equivalent action instead of a standard action.

Gunslinger Initiative (Ex): At 3rd level, as long as the gunslinger has at least 1 grit point, she gains the following benefits. First, she gains a +2 bonus on initiative checks. Furthermore, if she has the Quick Draw feat, her hands are free and unrestrained, and the firearm is not hidden, she can draw a single firearm as part of the initiative check.

Pistol-Whip (Ex): At 3rd level, the gunslinger can make a surprise melee attack with the butt or handle of her firearm as a standard action. When she does, she is considered to be proficient with the firearm as a melee weapon and gains a bonus on the attack and damage rolls equal to the enhancement bonus of the firearm. The damage dealt by the pistol-whip is of the bludgeoning type, and is determined by the size of the firearm. One-handed firearms deal 1d6 points of damage (1d4 if wielded by Small creatures) and two-handed firearms deal 1d10 points of damage (1d8 if wielded by Small creatures). Regardless of the gunslinger's size, the critical multiplier of this attack is 20/×2. If the attack hits, the gunslinger can make a combat maneuver check to knock the target prone as a free action. Performing this deed costs 1 grit point.

Utility Shot (Ex): At 3rd level, if the gunslinger has at least 1 grit point, she can perform all of the following utility shots. Each utility shot can be applied to any single attack with a firearm, but the gunslinger must declare the utility shot she is using before firing the shot.

• Blast Lock: The gunslinger makes an attack roll against a lock within the first range increment of her firearm. A Diminutive lock usually has AC 7, and larger locks have a lower AC. The lock gains a bonus to its AC against this attack based on its quality. A simple lock has a +10 bonus to AC, an average lock has a +15 bonus to AC, a good lock has a +20 bonus to AC, and a superior lock has a +30 bonus to AC. Arcane lock grants a +10 bonus to the AC of a lock against this attack. On a hit, the lock is destroyed, and the object can be opened as if it were unlocked. On a miss, the lock is destroyed, but the object is jammed and still considered locked. It can still be unlocked by successfully performing this deed, by using the Disable Device skill, or with the break DC, though the DC for either break or Disable Device or the AC increases by 10. A key, combination, or similar mechanical method of unlocking the lock no longer works, though knock can still be employed to bypass the lock, and the creator of an arcane lock can still bypass the wards of that spell.

• Scoot Unattended Object: The gunslinger makes an attack roll against a Tiny or smaller unattended object within the first range increment of her firearm. A Tiny unattended object has an AC of 5, a Diminutive unattended object has an AC of 7, and a Fine unattended object has an AC of 11. On a hit, the gunslinger does not damage the object with the shot, but can move it up to 15 feet farther away from the shot's origin. On a miss, she damages the object normally.

• Stop Bleeding: The gunslinger makes a firearm attack and then presses the hot barrel against herself or an adjacent creature to staunch a bleeding wound. Instead of dealing damage, the shot ends a single bleed condition affecting the creature. The gunslinger does not have to make an attack roll when performing the deed in this way; she can instead shoot the firearm into the air, but that shot still uses up ammunition normally.

Statistics

Str 11, Dex 18(16+2 from belt), Con 14, Int 14, Wis 17, Cha 14
Base Atk +6/+1; CMB +6; CMD +20
Feats: Gunsmithing, Deadly aim, point blank shot, precise shot, extra grit,
acrobatics 8, bluff 5, climb 5, craft alchemy 5, handle animal 4, heal 8, intimidate 4, knowledge (engineering) 4, Knowledge (local) 4, perception 10, profession 4, ride 4, sleight of hand 5, survival 5, swim 5, stealth 10
Languages: common, elven, dwarven

Combat Gear: Double Hackbut, Revolver, Blunderbuss, Mythril Agile Breastplate,

Other Gear:
GP=3
SP=34
100 metallic cartridges (750)
Black powder keg (100)
2 powder horns (6)
100 bullets (10)
100 pellet loads (10)
10 Silver Bullets (2.5)
Gunsmiths kit (15)
Alchemist's lab (200)
Alchemy crafting kit (25)
Handy HaverSack (2000)
Deluxe Dungeoneering Kit (130)
includes two candles, chalk, hammer and 4 pitons, 50 feet silk rope, two sacks, three sunrods, four tindertwigs, everburning torch.
Bedroll (1sp)
Two bandoliers to hold cartridges (1)
3x Alchemical cartridge (Dragons Breath) (60)
3x Alchemical Cartridge (entangling shot) (60)
Healers kit (50)
Travelers outfit (1)
8x tindertwig (8)
Mule (8)
Cart (15)
Belt of Incredible Dexterity +2 (4000)
Light bringer dues (100)


That should have him finished.

@ Parvus, so far the only thing the party seems to be missing is a dedicated trapfinder.

Ok, now I'm confused:

Kalajel gave me permission to play a Garuda-blooded Aasimar, retaining Toxophilite, and trading the Snake-hater trait for the Deathless Spirit trait. But reading through the Standard and Alternate racial traits now I see that Deathless Spirit is meant to replace Celestial Resistance.

So does that mean I get to retain Celestial Resistance because I didn't have to give it up to get Deathless Spirit? And can I now trade it away for something else that's meant to replace it, such as Exalted Resistance?

Oh, I think I see where the confusion stems from. Snake-Hater and Toxophilite are RACE traits and not RACIAL traits. I.e. they are traits you can take with your 2 starting character traits. Again, naming different things the same... Grr...

Edit: So basically, the only thing that changes are you attributes modifier, skill bonuses, and spell-like ability. The rest is as per the normal aasimar, so it means that yes, you do get Celestial Resistance, and everything else, and if you want Deathless Spirit, you must trade in Celestial Resistance for it.

Good thing you re-read that man...

Kinda sounds like the entire Aasimar race is overwritten by this choice

They really didn't write it out well.

After looking in the book that they actually come from I was able to determine that the heritage only replaces the Ability Score Adjustment, Spell-like Ability, and Skill Modifiers. It then offers the custom traits as options that you can take with your two starting traits. You keep Celestial Resistance and the Darkvision.

Gah! I didn't see this post, so I looked all of this up for nothing! Oh well, it was a fun search

Ok, if I understand what you guys have said this is what's happening:

Aasimar Standard Racial Traits
-Ability Score Racial Traits: +2 Wisdom and +2 Charisma.

Defense Racial Traits
-Celestial Resistance

Feat and Skill Racial Traits
-Skilled: Aasimar have a +2 racial bonus on Diplomacy and Perception checks.

Magical Racial Traits
-Spell-Like Ability (Sp): Aasimars can use daylight once per day as a spell-like ability (caster level equal to the aasimar's class level).

Senses Racial Traits
-Darkvision: Aasimar have darkvision 60 ft.

Now, a Garuda-blooded Aasimar has these traits that modify some of the above:
-Ability Modifiers +2 Dex, +2 Wis (instead of Wis & Cha)
-Alternate Skill Modifiers Acrobatics, Fly (instead of Diplomacy & Perception)
-Alternate Spell-Like Ability Plumekith gain see invisibility as a spell-like ability. (instead of daylight)

Now looking at the Alternate Racial Traits I want Deathless Spirit so I give up Celestial Resistance for that.

Ok. So now Snake-Hater and Toxophilite are options for my two starting traits. I take Toxophilite. I toss Snake-Hater and take something else from the traits list instead, like Honored Fist of the Society.

How's that?

Correct

That looks good to me.

I'm a little bummed that the Monk class offers no Favored Class Bonuses for aasimar.

There may not be favored class bonuses, but with the right feat they don't have to be lawful to be a monk...kinda baller.

I was going to just go ahead and roleplay LG even though it says Plumekith are typically CG. Oh damn, do I need Enlightened Warrior now?

I'm curious, is anybody planning to go for a prestige class? I just discovered Champion of the Enlightened :-D It looks like a lot of fun but if I go for it I'll have to throw out the whole archer concept. The stats still fit (I think), though if I want to optimize a little bit I might have to look at a different aasimar variant.

I'm going for Mystic Theurge...I've always wanted to give one a try, and never managed to get there.

I didn't look precisely at the prestige class yet. I'll have to check it, though I'd be okay with playing a simple fighter.

Edit : I'll post you the stat block for my character as soon as she's approved

Exactly.

Hopefully, somebody will get interested by the Knight of the Raven prestige class, so I did not end up converting it for nothing... Perhaps Kaos' warpriest?

Edit: No wait, Kaos has the gunslinger... Who was the warpriest already? Also, might as well put the prestige class in the option thread before I forget...

I've never gone for a prestige class and probably never will

Oh, also guys, if the Lightbringers guild interest you but there are no alternate class ability for yours, tell me, we can always work one or two out. after all the book already tells that this is an option.

I did not know that was an option. A light bringer fits my character well. I would love to do it.

Coo, I'm sure we can work something out.

I wish the Lightbringers had something to offer monks.

Now, if I decide to go Champion of the Enlightened then I might consider a Lightbringer Paladin for the paladin levels. :-)

Again, something could be worked out.

Ah, found something quick for the monk in Complete Mage. I just switch necrotic energy for positive energy and we get...

Dathwarp Strike
The traditional monk seeks balance in body, mind, and soul, and through this equilibrium gains various combat talents. A lightbringer monk who learns the secret of the deathwarp strike masters a divine talent of channeling positive energy that disrupts the ki of undead creatures, producing an effect akin to terrible sickness.
Class: Monk
Level: 1st
Replaces: 1st level bonus feat.
Benefit: You know how to channel positive energy into your unarmed strikes. You must declare that you are using this ability before you make your attack roll (thus, a failed attack roll ruins the attempt). In addition of increasing your normal unarmed damage by 1 step (from d6 to d8, d8 to d10, and so on), your unarmed strike renders any undead creature nauseated for 1 round, or sickened for 1 round if it succeeds on a Willpower save (DC 10 + 1/2 your monk levels + your Wisdom modifier).
You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to your monk level, and no more than once per round.

Given how Pathfinder works, perhaps I should reword this a bit to make it part of Stunning Fist, saying that your stunning fist can be used on undead creatures that way? Edit: Nope, your Zen Archer replaces Stunning Fist with Perfect Strike, so I might as well leave it as is...

The only things that comes to mind for the gunslinger would be the ability to throw a splash weapon toward an intersection, shoot it mid air, and have it have affect the 4 squares fully instead, with the flavor text that shooting vials of holy water in mid-air is a favored trick used by lightbringer gunslingers... Perhaps replacing Deadeye as a Deed?

We could do it as a utility shot, replacing the scoot item shot. Seems like a very similar skill. You hit a small object with the intent of breaking it instead of moving it?

Yeah, but you have combat potential with it, like holy water, alchemical sun flash, alchemist fire, ect... So it should replace something combat-related.

Ok that makes sense. Let's just leave him standard. I can join without changing skills right?

Yes.

Edit: as long as you have the required ranks in the associated skills and pay the initiation fee of 100 gp. But then you get your guild benefits.

It's going to be new for me to learn it anyway, let's join the light bringers and leave the skills standard.

I think I may join the Lightbringers without using any of the alternate stuff. I'm just here to kill some undead!

Okay. Be sure to check out my updated post above.

Yeah, I'll join the guild...do you think you can come up with a Wizard ability? I want to leave the cleric side standard.

How about this?

Deathbane Magic
Your studies of undead weaknesses and vulnerabilities have allowed you to attune your magic to positive energy in such a way that your spells can harm or hinder undead creatures in unique and special ways.
Class: Wizard.
Level: 1st
Replaces: You lose one spell slot from each level of wizard spells you can cast. If you later gain the ability to cast higher level wizard spells, you lose one spell slot from each new level of spells you can cast.
Benefit: Whenever one of your spell targets an undead creature, or includes an undead creature in its area of effect, you can choose to apply one of the following modifications as a free action to your spell:
• Inflict your wizard levels + your Intelligence modifier extra damage (if there more more than one undead target, split the extra damage among them as you see fit).
• Increase the spell save DC by 2.
• Increase the spell's duration by 2 rounds.
Those modifications only affects undead. For example, if there are living creatures and undead creatures in the area of effect of one of your spells, whatever modification you choose to apply (whether the extra damage, the increased spell save DC, or the increased spell duration) will not apply to the living creatures.

I like it

Jabes, how about those then?

Monk
A monk treats her body as her temple, subscribing to her own ascetic code or to that of her order. Though the path of the monk is spiritual in nature, and some monasteries are tied to churches, most monks distance themselves from the sectarian pursuits of the various divine orders. Those who shift their focus from the perfection of their bodies and minds toward the service of a good deity gain a new clarity of spirit.

Holy Strike
Your fists and monk weapons gain the power of your beliefs and can strike evil opponents for extra damage.
Level: 4th.
Replaces: This benefit replaces the ki strike (magic) class feature.
Benefi t: When you have at least 1 ki point in your ki pool and hit an evil creature with your unarmed strike attack or with a monk melee weapon, your attack is considered good-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction and deals an extra 1d6 points of damage. Holy strike is a supernatural ability.

Prayerful Meditation
Your religious convictions protect you from the spells and magical abilities of those who would harm life.
Level: 3rd.
Replaces: This benefit replaces the still mind class feature.
Benefit: Your adherence to the lightbringers' cause has developed in you a resistance to deadly magic. You gain a +2 bonus on saving throws against spells and effects from aberration, undead creatures, evil outsiders, and from death and necromancy spells and negative energy effects. This is a supernatural ability.

If you wanna write up a feature for Warpriest, I would consider it. The ones I've seen so far are really cool.

Really tempted to get an undead bane weapon... I'm just afraid I'll find a replacement after spending so much lol

Me too! LOL!

The new features look great, kalajel! Will work them in. Thanks!

I have my character submitted. Still got a little bit of stuff to finish up, mechanically. This will at least give you an idea though.

Well, for warpriest, the ones I converted for clerics could still work with a little bit of tinkering. Like those that replace a 1st level domain power could instead replace a 1st level blessing power.

You guys can't see his character sheet, right?

Sure can. Remove it from the library

I didn't actually read it though

Damn. XD

So if you doN,t want a player to be able to read a character sheet, it must not be on the library, ok, got it.

Putting it in the library makes it public, so you are correct.

Better :-)

I adjusted my characters equipment to get the gold for membership. Now a standard member of the light bringers.

Jabes? Parvus? How are your characters coming along?

Sorry didn't have much time yesterday. I'll try to submit it today. I'm going to keep it simple, a urban ranger (so he has the trap finding and magic trap disabling issue covered) undead hunter (favored enemy "undead") archery based, Hopefully I could buy a undead bane or sacred bow but not sure if I'll have enough money.

I plan to join the lightbringers for sure, anything for rangers/archers?

I'll reroll wisdom. Nah, same result.

So I swap Wis (11) with Cha (15) for the following:

Str:11
Dex:16
Con:12
In: 16
Wis:15
Cha:11

And go for a Tengu Urban ranger with the undead as favored enemy (A big humanoid carrion bird hunting the undead).

A big humanoid carrion bird hunting the undead...I love it

@ Parvus: I'll try to work some lightbringer ability later today, tomorrow, or on the weekend.

thx :)

My HP rolls:

LVL 1: 10

TOTAL 33

Here's my buddy. I'll take care of equipment, name and image (haven't fund a tengu img I like yet) later today or tomorrow morning.

Male Tengu Ranger (Urban)

Stats
STR 11
DEX 18
CON 10
INT 16
WIS 18
CHA 11

Init +4

Defense
AC 14 Flat 10 Touch 14 (armor still missing)
HP: 33
Saving Throws: Fort +5: Ref +9: Will: +6
CMD: 20
Offense (still need to buy weapons)
Speed:30
Melee: +6/+1
Ranged: +10/+5
CMB +6/+1

Feats
Point-Blank Shot: You get a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at ranges up to 30 feet.
Precise Shot: You can shoot or throw ranged weapons at an opponent engaged in melee without taking the standard -4 penalty on your attack roll.
Weapon Focus (Longbow): You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon.
Improved Precise Shot (Ranger) Your ranged attacks ignore the AC bonus granted to targets by anythingthan total cover, and the miss chance granted to targets by anything less than total concealment.
Manyshot (Ranger) When making a full-attack action with a bow, your first attack fires two arrows. If attack hits, both arrows hit. Apply precision-based damage (such as sneak attack)critical hit damage only once for this attack. Damage bonuses from using a composite bow with a high Strength bonus apply to each arrow, as do other damage bonuses, such as a ranger's favored enemy bonus. Damage reduction and resistances apply separately to each arrow.

Traits
Magical Knack (Ranger):Your caster level in Ranger gains a +2 trait bonus as long as this bonus doesn't raise your caster level above your current Hit Dice.
Undead Slayer (Pharasma): You gain a +1 trait bonus on weapon damage against undead.

Special Attacks

Favored enemy (Undead): You gain a +4 bonus on Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Sense Motive, and Survival checks when using these skills against undead. Likewise, you get a +4 bonus on weapon attack and damage rolls against such creatures. You may make Knowledge Skill checks untrained to identify such creatures.
Second Favored enemy (undetermined): +2

Special Qualities
Animal Companion (still to determine)
Combat Style (Bow)
Favored Community (to determine)
Second Favored Community (to determine)
Glide (Tengu-alternate): Make DC 15 Fly check to fall safely any distance; make additional DC 15 Fly check to move 5 ft. laterally for every 20 ft. fallen.
Low-Light Vision (Tengu): You can see x2 as far as humans in low illumination. Characters with low-light vision have eyes that are so sensitive to light that they can see twice as far as normal dim light. Low-Light Vision is color vision. A spellcaster with low-light vision can read a scroll as long as even the tiniest candle flame is next to her as a source of light. Characters with low-light vision can see outdoors on a moonlit night as well as can during the day.
Natural Attack (Tengu): You have a 1d3 bite attack.
Sneaky (Tengu): +2 racial bonus on Perception and Stealth.
Swordtrained (Tengu): Proficient with swordlike weapons.
Track (Ranger): You gain +3 to Survival checks made to follow tracks.
Trapfinding (Ranger):At 3rd level, an urban ranger can find and disable traps, as the rogue class featurethe same name. This ability replaces endurance. You add +3 to Perception skill checks made to locate traps and to Disable Device skill checks. You can use the Disable Device skill to disarm magical traps.
Urban Ranger: At 1st level, an urban ranger adds Disable Device and Knowledge (local) to his list class skills and removes Handle Animal and Knowledge (nature) from his list of class skills.
Wild Empathy (Ex): You can improve the attitude of an animal. This ability functions just like Diplomacy check made to improve the attitude of a person.

Skills
Acrobatics 10
Appraise 3
Bluff 3
Climb 0
Craft 3
Diplomacy 3
Disable Device 16
Disguise 0
Escape Artist 7
Fly 8
Handle Animal 2
Heal 4
Intimidate 6
Perception 15
Perception (Trapfinding) 18
Perform 0
Ride 4
Sense Motive 10
Stealth 15
Survival 13
Survival (track) 16
Swim 0

@ Parvus

Necromancer Hunter
Lighbringer rangers often select undead as their favored enemy, but many also understand that the fight against those abomination must also extend to the undead's allies: the necromancers.
Class: Ranger
Level: 1st.
Replaces: 1st level favored enemy.
Benefit: At 1st level, you gain favored enemy (necromancers). This feature works just like the favored enemy ability (PF:CRB 64). The bonuses granted instead apply to any wizard with the necromancy arcane school, any sorcerer with the undead bloodline, clerics with the death domain, or any character or creature capable of channeling negative energy to heal, bolster, command, or control undead.

Well. That'll be interesting.

Updated my sheet to include the stuff for being in the Lightbringer's Guild.

Also, I added my sheet to the library to make it easier on anyone that has to roll for me, if ever required.

Yeah, now that I realized that including your sheet in the library means everyone can look at it, sort of made this thread useless... XD

Oh well, live and learn... And we still managed to get some use out of it to roll stats and hp and come up with new lightbringer abilities.

Hey, it also taught me about the library...so I don't consider it totally useless.

That Lightbringer ability for the Ranger could be interesting...considering my character meets 3 out of 4 of those Favored Enemy requirements...

I added my sheet to the library too. I think however that the stat block may be easier to use and consiser.

I have submitted my character, how do i put it in the library?

When you pull up your character list, there's a bunch of icons next to it. A gear shift to edit the type/label, a pencil to edit the sheet, and then a book to put it in the library.

Like this:

done

"No, really dude, I'm a good necromancer... stop glaring at me like that, you're freaking me out..."

Why you lookin' at me like that, brah? I hate those a-holes as much as you do...

It should be interesting !

"Do you even lightbring bro?"

Can scrolls still have more than one spell written on them or has that changed in Pathfinder?

Not ignoring you just done have any idea...

Ok, I've got work out of the way for now. So on to character creation!

Is Lightbringer Monk going to be compatible with the Zen Archer archetype? Prayerful Meditation replaces Still Mind...but I already traded Still Mind away to gain the Zen Archer's Point Blank Master feature.

By the same token, does that mean neither the Zen Archer nor the Lightbringer Monk can take monk vows (because taking vows means you never gain the Still Mind feature)? I am disappoint! :-(

If you're a Zen Archer Monk, is a bow considered a monk weapon? More to the point, will Holy Strike work for bow my attacks?

Well, I guess a bow could be considered a monk weapon for you, but the problem is that Holy Strike specifically states monk melee weapons, so no, it would not apply to the bow, unless you manage to find some enchantment or weapon modification which allows you to use your bow in melee.

I have no idea what vows are, so someone else will have to answer this question, although, unlike an archetype, lightbringer does not forces you to take all the alternate class features, so a lightbringer monk could still take vows if he opt to not take the prayerful meditation alternate class feature.

For example, I remember D&D 3.5 had an enchantment which allowed a bow to change into a staff. Not sure if that was converted to Pathfinder.

Ghah! I am looking up vows. They look to be more annoying than anything. And they replace Still Mind in addition of what they do? Honestly, I don't feel they are worth it, but that's just my opinion...

You might be referring to the Bowstaff spell. The Empty Quiver feat track would also allow me to use my bow for melee attacks. But I'd be better off just using my fists, right? :-)

The various monk vows grant extra ki as long as the monk follows a very strict code of conduct. Multiple vows can be taken. It's great for pumping your ki, and offers some great role-playing challenges. It says though that if you take a vow you lose the Still Mind feature. So unless you choose to ignore that via DM fiat that, I guess no vows for me.

Similarly, I need the Still Mind slot to take the Zen Archer's Point Blank Master feature so unfortunately I can't take Prayerful Meditation.

Vows changed a LOT between 3rd edition and Pathfinder. I still remember the Vow of Poverty monk that had a higher armor class than the paladin in full plate that a friend of mine played. In PF, they add more RP flavor, but you don't get as much for them.

Yeah, those were from Book of Exalted Deeds. That book and Book of Vile Darkness were broken as fuck, so of course, I always had players wanting to take options from those books...

Yeah, PF hit them with a nerfhammer from Hell when they come up with them. Extra ki, extra flavor, not much else

Well, you can always fall back to your fist if you're ever pressed in melee or grapple... But actually I was talking about a bowstaff (I think that was the name) which was either a magic weapon or an enchantment you could buy and put on your weapon.

Yeah, it was a magic item, I found a discussion about it here. And reading further, there is an elvencraft bow mentioned which could also be a nice option.

Okay, nevermind guys, I looked it up and yes, scrolls can have more than one spell scribed on them.

Crap, I'm sorry mate. I meant to double check that for you last night and for caught up working on the cameras for the stand...

It's okay, no problems. I need to look stuff up as well if I'm to DM. :P

Yeah, but it makes life so much easier if experienced players tell you where to look :p

Oh, since a lot of you decided to be lightbringers, I should probably bring up the fact that you have a 10% subsidy on basic supplies, so that could be a way for you to make back a bit of that 100 gp you had to spend. ;)

Do subsidies include crafting supplies?

Does "basic supplies" include all mundane items, including ammo?

@ Kaos: No, its basic supplies you buy from the guild.

@ Jabes: Yes.

Ok, here's what I've got so far. I'm still making a change or two to his feats, and will probably redo his gear (as I seem to be over budget). I'll make a clean stat block when I've finalized everything.

How does Focused Shot work with Rapid Shot or a Zen Archery Flurry? How about in conjunction with a Precise Shot? Do I get to add the INT mod to any attack I make with a bow?

Hey I just went back through this thread and found this! I can't believe I missed it! Ok, yeah, definitely going back and tweaking Ujjaya's feat list. But damn, taking this will mean giving up one of my archery feats!

It uses your standard action to make a Focused Shot, so you can only make one attack that round. Things like manyshot and rapid shot require you to use the full attack action, and so don't work with focused shot.

How about another feat/ability that requires a standard action? Say I attempt to combine Focused Shot and Perfect Strike? And then say I also had Deadly Aim and tried to pile that on. That should work, right?

None of those other things require a standard action, so they should all work together.

You can't combine more than one thing that actually uses your standard action, such as Vital Strike and Cleave

I would also HIGHLY recommend taking Deadly Aim. That's where a large chunk of your damage will come from.

Yeah it actually sounds like a better fit than Focused shot. Ujjaya's intelligence isn't fantastic. :-)

Power Attack and Deadly Aim are almost required feats if you want to remain competitive on damage. Also, getting a bow with the Adaptive is something that I'd recommend, because you don't add any stat to your damage otherwise.

I thought about Adaptive, but if we're only playing for 4 levels then we're only looking at one more ability increase and I know I'm not spending it on Strength. So Adaptive would be of no use. I got myself a Composite +2 bow. While we're on the subject, must an Bane weapon also have +1 magical enhancement? A +1 Undead Bane Composite +2 Longbow is gonna cost me 4,300gp. Would've gone with Holy but I can't afford it.

A couple things to remember:

1. You HAVE to maintain that 14 str with the bow or suffer a -2 to attack rolls. So if you get str drained (very possible when facing undead), you will suffer the penalties. This would not be an issue with an adaptive bow. This is actually the main benefit to the Adaptive Property, since stat drains are so painful otherwise.

2. A +1 Undead Bane Composite Bow (+2 str) would cost 8,300, not 4,300. It is a +2 equivalent weapon, and thus adds 8,000 to the cost.

3. Yes, you do have to have a +1 enchantment on the bow to even consider adding the undead bane property.

1. Good point on the strength drain.

2. SRD says it's a +1 enhancement for the purpose of pricing.

Since you already have a +1 on the weapon, and this is another +1 you count it as a +2 weapon for purposes of pricing. Those numbers stack for the purposes of determining purchase cost.

Yup, I got that part. So:
+1 enhancment = 2,000 gp
Undead Bane = 2,000 gp
Composite +2 = 300 gp
TOTAL = 4,300 gp

Now if I made it Adaptive instead:
+1 enhancment = 2,000 gp
Undead Bane = 2,000 gp
Adaptive = 1,000 gp
base price for Composite longbow = 100 gp
TOTAL= 5,100 gp

+2 weapons cost 8,000 gp, not the same as two +1 weapons. And you did your math wrong lol

LOL yeah wrong math! :-D

So hold on, you add up all the bonuses and then calculate price?

So then:
+1 enhancement + Undead Bane = 8,000 gp
Adaptive = 1,000 gp
base price for Composite longbow = 100 gp
TOTAL= 9,100 gp?!?!?!?!

Correct!

Looks like I am dropping the Undead Bane enhancement. :-P

Yeah, that's why I did too. If it were a mere +2,000 to the cost, I would totally take it!

In a couple of levels, I can always take "Craft Magic Arms and Armor" and add the enchantments to an item...I even have the "Make Masterwork" spell for the mundane items!

I'm sure kalajel is going to drop us some sweet loot! :-D

Another thing I hate about Pathfinder; the fact that you have to use feats to be good at crafting items (or to do so at all in a lot of cases). This isn't necessarily a problem with PF only. I dislike the idea that your non-combat skills and abilities are somehow tied to how good you are at fucking up a dragon lol

That was an issue in 3.5, as well...unless you took the Artificer class...and then, well, screw your feats and your spells. I do what I want.

At least, with Magic Arms and Armor, I can roll Spellcraft instead of Craft "sword" or Craft "armor"...I don't have to make the sword as I enchant it, I can just take a weapon that's Masterwork and go from there.

The best option for crafting items is to take the Leadership feat, make your cohort a wizard who only takes crafting-related abilities and leave them at your base of operations to craft all day lol

That way you only have to take 1 feat to do it, you don't have to be a wizard or other caster, and you don't have to interrupt your journeying to make your cool toys.

I got the bug now, i need this character to shoot something. lol

At some point, if I find something other than a warhammer, could I possibly change my Weapon Focus and Weapon Specialization feats to apply to a different weapon. (I hate how restrictive those feats are)

OK...the Arcane Bond a wizard has with an item...I get that I can cast one spell from my spellbook with it a day. I also get that it auto repairs when I prepare my spells.

The "add enchantments and abilities" thing is what gets me.
Craft Wondrous Items requires Caster Level 3...if I add "Protective Penumbra" as the special ability to my bonded amulet, does it cost me anything? And what would it take to add other abilities to it?

Largely a question for Naatkinson...I want to make sure I understand it correctly.

I assume it costs the same as enchanting any other object.

The calculation is spell level * caster level * 2,000 gp. It also gets a 1.5x multiplier for being a 10 minute/level spell.

Calculation taken from here
So 2 (spell level) * 3 (minimum caster level) * 1.5 (10 minute) * 2,000 gp = 18,000 gp for a continuous effect.

Cost of silver arrows is given as +2gp. That's per bundle of 20, (not per piece) right?

So you do have to spend the money to enchant it, even though it loses that ability after being removed from the wizard's person?

Could take this into consideration as well

I believe so, otherwise it's too powerful and you can add an unlimited number of effects.

Gotcha. Having to spend the gold on it and be unable to sell it without it losing the abilities, though I can see why it's there.

Oh well. I guess I'll just have to make do until I get Permanency...then I can fix this problem...

It's for the whole quiver, yes.

Edit: Yeah permanent effects are a bitch to add to magic items...

Correct

Can you put arrows in the longer compartments of an Efficient Quiver and thus carry more than 60 arrows?

No. The compartments are "dedicated" as per the description. I imagine the other compartments at being longer (i.e. deeper) so as to better hold the javelins, bows, and spears put in them, so using them to put arrows in instead would defeat the purpose of the quiver which is to easily access items put in them. Besides, holding 60 arrows at a time is already good, and nothing prevents you from transferring arrows from other quivers to the efficient quiver in between battles.

If you're worried about not having enough arrows, you should have other party members carry a quiver as well.

Or if you have the Gold left look into a handy haver sack

Or talk to the wizard and make sure he prepares Abundant Ammunition every day...

Thanks, guys! I still only carrying a light load. I guess I am taking a couple of extra quivers.

My languages are Common, Celestial, and 1 more. Besides the usual are there any choices I should be looking at, like Barovian or Vistani? Where are the Lightbringers based out of?

Barovian would be Common. Vistani is out of the question. the lightbringers are based out of most larger cities, although their founders are elves, so Elven would be a good choice of lightbringers.

Hey Nat, I'm a bit curious about your pearl of power of divine favor. I can't seem to find that particular pearl anywhere in the SRDs...

It's actually just a Pearl of Power that lets me recall one first level spell per day as if I hadn't cast it and I can then cast it again.

I have it marked as divine favor, because that's what I'll most likely use it on.

Ah, I see. Okay then.

Oh man, I totally missed those alchemical items! Got any Alchemical Flare arrows, or are those crossbow bolts only?

Speaking of ammo, I applied the guild discount to common arrows only, not the silvered ones nor the blunt ones.

Do I even need silvered ammo? I'm thinking about the lycanthropes (which is my mission at the moment). I do have a +1 magic bow.

You could buy them as arrows, but as a bundles of 10 only. You can apply your discount to the silvered arrow as well. I consider silver weapons to be common enough. Lycanthropes are not the only ones to have weakness to silver.

OK, cool! But I still wonder: silvered ammo is intended to overcome certain creatures' damage reduction, yes? Doesn't the +1 magical enhancement conferred by the bow to a common arrow already do that? Just want to make sure I'm not being redundant here.

You actually have to have a +3 weapon to overcome silver/cold iron. The silver on the weapon is still useful to us for a while yet :)

Ah. OK then. Will finish up the character,in the next hour, and jump into the Prologue. :-)

The only thing I see (so far) that needs to be corrected is that you don't add Weapon Focus to damage, only attack rolls.

Good catch! Will fix it. Thanks!

Are "trained-only" skills a thing in Pathfinder? There are some skills I have on my sheet just because they are class skills, but I didn't put any ranks in them, so the numbers you are seeing in the stat block are just my ability bonuses. I know Climb and Swim can be used untrained, but what about Knowledge (History), Craft, and Profession?

Look at this table. If it says "Yes" in the column labeled "Untrained", then you can use it without ranks. If it says "No", then you can't use it until you put a rank in it.

Thanks! I can't believe I missed that! So, pretty much like 3.5e then.

Hello guys, finally had some time to finish my guy (it's been a copule crazy weeks at the office).


Kuroi Hane
Male Tengu Ranger (Urban)



Stats
STR 12
DEX 18
CON 10
INT 16
WIS 17
CHA 11

Init +4

Defense
AC 19 Flat 15 Touch 14 (mithral kikko armor)
HP: 33
Saving Throws: Fort +5: Ref +9: Will: +6
CMD: 21

Offense
Speed:30
Melee: +7/+2
Ranged: +10/+5
CMB +7

+1 Undead Bane Adaptive Composite Longbow.
ATT +12/+7 (+13/+8 under 30ft) (crit x3)
DAM 1d8+2 (1d8+3 under 30ft)
Undead Bane: +2 to attack +2d6 damage against undead.
Adaptive: +1 damage (STR bonus)

Alchemical Silver katana
ATT +7/+2 (18-20x2)
DAM 1d8+1
Silver: -1 dam, bypasses damage reduction on some criatures such as lycantropes.

Masterwork Silver dagger
ATT +8/+3 (19-20x2)
DAM 1d4+1
Silver: -1 dam, bypasses damage reduction on some criatures such as lycantropes.

Natural Attacks (1 Bite, 2 Claws)
Bite (primary)
ATT +7 (x2)
DAM 1d3+1

Bite (secondary)
ATT +2 (x2)
DAM 1d3+1

Claw
ATT +7/+7 (18-20x2)
DAM 1d3+1

Special:
Favored enemy Undead: +4 to attack and damage against undead
Favored enemy Necromancers: +2 to attack and damage against necromancers

Feats
Point-Blank Shot: You get a +1 bonus on attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at ranges up to 30 feet.
Precise Shot: You can shoot or throw ranged weapons at an opponent engaged in melee without taking the standard -4 penalty on your attack roll.
Weapon Focus (Longbow): You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon.
Improved Precise Shot (Ranger) Your ranged attacks ignore the AC bonus granted to targets by anythingthan total cover, and the miss chance granted to targets by anything less than total concealment.
Manyshot (Ranger) When making a full-attack action with a bow, your first attack fires two arrows. If attack hits, both arrows hit. Apply precision-based damage (such as sneak attack)critical hit damage only once for this attack. Damage bonuses from using a composite bow with a high Strength bonus apply to each arrow, as do other damage bonuses, such as a ranger's favored enemy bonus. Damage reduction and resistances apply separately to each arrow.

Traits
Magical Knack (Ranger):Your caster level in Ranger gains a +2 trait bonus as long as this bonus doesn't raise your caster level above your current Hit Dice.
Undead Slayer (Pharasma): You gain a +1 trait bonus on weapon damage against undead.

Special Attacks

Favored enemy (Undead): You gain a +4 bonus on Bluff, Knowledge, Perception, Sense Motive, and Survival checks when using these skills against undead. Likewise, you get a +4 bonus on weapon attack and damage rolls against such creatures. You may make Knowledge Skill checks untrained to identify such creatures.
Favored enemy (necromancer): +2

Special Qualities 
Animal Companion (see below)
Combat Style (Bow)
Favored Community (to determine)
Second Favored Community (to determine)
Glide (Tengu-alternate): Make DC 15 Fly check to fall safely any distance; make additional DC 15 Fly check to move 5 ft. laterally for every 20 ft. fallen.
Low-Light Vision (Tengu): You can see x2 as far as humans in low illumination. Characters with low-light vision have eyes that are so sensitive to light that they can see twice as far as normal dim light. Low-Light Vision is color vision. A spellcaster with low-light vision can read a scroll as long as even the tiniest candle flame is next to her as a source of light. Characters with low-light vision can see outdoors on a moonlit night as well as can during the day.
Natural Attack (Tengu): You have a 1d3 bite attack.
Sneaky (Tengu): +2 racial bonus on Perception and Stealth.
Claws (Tengu): You have two 1d3 bite attacks.
Track (Ranger): You gain +3 to Survival checks made to follow tracks.
Trapfinding (Ranger):At 3rd level, an urban ranger can find and disable traps, as the rogue class featurethe same name. This ability replaces endurance. You add +3 to Perception skill checks made to locate traps and to Disable Device skill checks. You can use the Disable Device skill to disarm magical traps.
Urban Ranger: At 1st level, an urban ranger adds Disable Device and Knowledge (local) to his list class skills and removes Handle Animal and Knowledge (nature) from his list of class skills.
Wild Empathy (Ex): You can improve the attitude of an animal. This ability functions just like Diplomacy check made to improve the attitude of a person. 

Skills
Acrobatics 7
Appraise 3
Bluff 0
Climb 8
Craft 3
Diplomacy 0
Disable Device 16
Disguise 0
Escape Artist 8
Fly 8
Handle Animal 3
Heal 8
Intimidate 5
Perception 14
Perception (Trapfinding) 17
Perform 0
Ride 10
Sense Motive 3
Stealth 15
Survival 12
Survival (track) 15
Swim 8

Equipment
Potion of Cure Light Wounds
Potion of Cure Moderate wounds
Silk Rope and Hook
128 gp

Prepared Spells
Gravity Bow x2

Companion Bird
Nevermore
Small Animal
Hit Dice: (3d8)+3 (15)
Initiative:+3
Speed:10 ft. (2 squares) , Fly 80 ft. ,
Armor Class:17 ( +1 size, +3 Dex, +3 natural, ) touch 14, flatfooted 14
Base Attack/CMB/CMD:+2; +1 ; 14
Full Attack:Bite +3 melee (1d4);Talons+3/+3melee(1d4);
Attack:Bite +3 melee (1d4);Talons+3melee(1d4);
Face/Reach:5 ft./5 ft.
Special Qualities: Bonus Tricks , Evasion (Ex), Link (Ex), Low-Light Vision (Ex), Share Spells (Ex), Share favored enemy bonuses.
Vision:Low-Light Vision,
Saves:Fort: +4, Ref: +6, Will: +3
Abilities:Str 11, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 6
Skills: Acrobatics +3; Escape Artist +3; Fly +5; Intimidate -2; Perception +2; Stealth +7; Survival +2;

I see a couple of problems here:

1. Your weapon isn't a +1 weapon, so it can't have any additional properties (Adaptive, Ghost Touch, and Undead Bane. You also can't afford to add a +1, so you're gonna have to remove either Undead Bane or Ghost Touch and replace it with the +1.

2. I don't see Exotic Weapon Proficiency for the Katana, which means you will take a -4 to attack rolls with that weapon.

3. You don't roll for animal companion HP, you take the average. Your Animal Companion should have 16 HP.