Recent content by Viktyr Gehrig

Yeah, in the end I settled for +2 LA per base class and +1 LA per NPC or Prestige Class, with Prestige Classes being stretched out over 20 levels and having prerequisites removed. (Class abilities are acquired later if they're too powerful for 1st.) Only problem is that I ended up with a...

Well, there's your problem. You're giving the main advantage monk weapons have over the unarmed strike to the unarmed strike.

I'd missed Adepts getting heal at 5th, which was frustrating for me because I typically play Bards. You can get mass heal as an 8th level spell from either Healer or Shugenja, as well, if you're a full spellcaster.

Personally, one of the things I loved about HARP's College of Magic-- HARP not having spell schools per se-- was the Vivamancy Arcane Circle. All the magic about controlling and manipulating life: healing, enhancing, and mind control, all set up as the opposite number of Necromancy. I'd rather...

Most basic idea: Clerics, Paladins, and Inquistors? Never heard of them. Druids and Rangers still exist, and you can get arcane healing from Witches and Bards. Lower the level on cure spells and heal for Druids and Witches, lower the level for resurrection spells for Witches, and give Bards...

Been looking for this for awhile, ever since some cybersquatter took over the wakinglands.com domain. Anyway, I'm looking for any of the base classes or prestige classes from the site. I remember the Invisible Blade fix, plus some kind of biomage, and some other stuff. Can anyone help?

It seems to me that the biggest portion of this is the 20th level capstone abilities that Paizo gave most of the Pathfinder base classes-- which in games that do not progress beyond 20th level would be effectively denied to multiclassed characters. I know it's the opposite of what you...

I'm not trying to build a specific character here. I run games more than I play in them. I'm trying to fix a system I think has been broken since 3e came out. Actually building the character I want to play would be tragically easy, as far as archetyping goes-- I want to play a spontaneous...

Yeah. Thanks for the feedback-- no more 'related classes'. It's +2 for base classes and +1 for NPC and Prestige Classes. Beyond that, it's no more complicated than Gestalt and Level Adjustment which are relatively popular rules.

You get the better from each class, per the Gestalt rules linked above. A Fighter 5/Paladin 5 would have +5 BAB and 5d10 hit points. He's missing +1 BAB, one Hit Die, saving throw and skill bonuses, and such that the single-classed character would have in favor of extra class features. I'm...

Largely because that's what formed my impression of what a 'multiclassed character' should look like and all of the modern incarnations just bug me.

So, yeah. Anyone that knows me, knows that the multiclassing rules in Pathfinder are my personal pet peeve and that fixing them is my Great White Whale-- if I die before finding a way to make the Pathfinder multiclassing rules work, my broken spirit will wander the Earth tormenting the living...

The FAQ should be able to help you, but there's something I want to clear up real quick: there's a big difference between the mechanics and the brand. The mechanics are covered by the OGL, so you can use them all you want as long as you abide by the terms of the OGL. The brand, however-- the...

After a long hiatus, the "Finding the Path" column is being revived for your amusement. If you have any Pathfinder RPG rules questions or you need advice for running a Pathfinder game, post in this thread or drop me an email at faeriegodfather@gmail.com and you might have your question included...

You know, I incorporate a lot of 'narrativist' rules that tend to give PCs an edge when it comes to survival and generally in shaping the campaign to their wills-- consequently, I feel absolutely no compulsion whatsoever to fudge die rolls in their favor. Of course, I'm also trying to train my...