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I've been playing with a group of friends for over 10 years now, 3rd edition and more recently Pathfinder. In that time our games have all started at level 1 and end somewhere around level 20-25. Just high enough to start getting into the epic content, but ending the campaign before we are all...

As far as I know the only game mechanic that gives a character the ability to parry/riposte is granted by the Duelist prestige class. As far as rules to parry that any character can use, I don't think they specifically exist. Things like Fighting Defensively or using the Expertise feat are...

I actually think this idea would be more interesting if it worked like this and NPC's also gained the bonuses. Then both parties would have the same increase in lethality as combat went on and it would be harder to cheese by one side just playing overly defensive at the start of every fight...

So is this a bonus only for the PC's I'm assuming? If so... The Wizards just throw down walls of force, the melee all fight defensively (maybe finally making combat expertise useful?), the rogues all hide, and the clerics spam healing spells with every action for the first 6 rounds of combat...

I choose the race that gives the most free bonus feats. Yeah, I'm usually just playing humans =p

Agreed. There are lots of things that trip wont be very effective on, and I'll just have to deal with that by resorting to straight damage and (at high levels) getting crit procs in those situations. The reason I haven't been too interested in investing more heavily in those critical feats, is...

Did some updating of the original post with my most recent build. Moved to using a reach weapon instead of a curveblade, and squeezed a few new feats in there. I still want the character to focus on critical hits and tripping to be his tricks in combat, as those sound fun and effective...

I would probably rate it more like 1) melee controlling ability 2) accuracy 3) skills 4) damage 5) resilience (I'm guessing this means saving throws?) 6) AC I figure full plate armor with armor training is enough for AC, don't really need to spend any more character resources on it than that...

It's not. If not using a Elven Curveblade I would likely switch to Human, or maybe even something more exotic. 1- Not sure what the rest of the party will be yet. 2- I've heard we will be doing Kingmaker. The DM tends to tweak and add in lots of extra stuff when he runs modules though, so I...

Thanks guys for the ideas! Lots of suggestions for reach weapon. I do admit the prospect of a reach weapon tripping fighter intrigues me. Is it worth the drawback of not being able to attack adjacent enemies though? How often do you find opponents backing you into a wall or something to...

All Paizo Pathfinder books will be allowed. 3rd party Pathfinder stuff I would want to get approved with the group and the DM before using.

Updated 5/8/12 Switched things up to using a reach weapon to better utilize trips. Thanks for the discussion everyone! In an upcoming game I am considering playing a Fighter. I expect the game will go all the way to level 20, so I would like my character to remain effective throughout. This...

Mages and Clerics got some new class powers as they level up in Pathfinder, but I have found their spell list and feat abuse combos to be way more balanced and under control. A lot of the power of 3.5 casters was from abusing the splat books and Spell Compendium to do ridiculous things that...

I like to house rule that standing up as a full round action does not provoke attacks of opportunity. If you want to stand up as a move action it does (like normal). Wizards almost get this in Pathfinder already. Many specialist schools have a power that can be used like 3+int times per day...

For Pathfinder, all you really need for in combat healing (at least for the levels before Heal and Mass Heal are available) is your divine channel energy ability. Then things like Wand of CLW, and more charges of your Divine Channeling work great for out of combat healing between encounters...

Our current game started right about the time the Pathfinder core book came out, so we kind of hybridized Pathfinder and 3.5 stuff all together. Right now, all 3.5 books are still on the table and being used alongside the Pathfinder ones. Spell Compendium and Magic Item Compendium being a couple...

It may not be from a hardcover book, but it looks like that feat comes from Pathfinder Chronicles: Seekers of Secrets which is an official Paizo published Pathfinder book. Its not like someone just made it up and posted it online.

I think this depends on your view about whether or not 3.0/3.5 was real D&D. Pathfinder to me does feel like a natural continuation of the 3.0->3.5 system.

Its funny you say this because in the Pathfinder/3.5 game that I am playing we have a Monk PC who has a couple levels in Psychic Warrior to get the Lion's Pounce power, gets buffed with Strong Jaw from the Druid most fights, and does so much damage per hit he makes the rest of the party look...

Thats actually one of the things I like best about 3.5