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Hmm in my Pathfinder book it says NPCs don't get favored class bonuses....

Well I don't want to give them the same as normal races. Anyway the strong trait was meant for half-hobgoblins. I think Hobs as they are in the bestiary is fine (but why does it list only heroic versions and not warriors as other races?).

Thank you. Just to specify: You only get one reroll per round, and the ability should read: If you damage or kill an enemy in combat, you may reroll one failed will save for one round. The effect continues as long as you keep the blood flowing. The reroll must be used in the same round you...

Good tips. I agree with SotS that the Pathfinder version seem even more powerful and changed a spell that didn't really need buffing. Another tip might be the good old magic missile. Target one ...wait.... the new spell means MMs will affect the target automatically. It seems only spells that...

Well maybe Wild Shape was never intended to be gained at level 4? But even at 5th level, it was pretty unique - then again there were other weaknesses attached, such as AC, inability to talk, cast spells etc. (3.0). And a fighter with decent feats can still out-perform you. BryonD: If you...

So on 6th level you can mimic a 2nd level spell... weee. Ok, it's better than that, but still a bit underwhelming even for a mere buff. It's just as ridiculous for any human to turn into a Bear (which can be medium sized btw). But this is fantasy, and shape-changing is a staple of D&D. I don't...

Now if you actually got the bear's racial modifiers to attributes, that would be very individual bears indeed. Now it's just you +2 str. The halfling will be a puny 10 str bear... ridiculous. You don't really turn into a bear or whatever, you look like one, and get certain traits from it (in...

Hmm I think you're on the right path here.. but nonlethal damage is a bit silly. Also, it seems a bit too powerful as you can pretty much ignore Fear spells alotgether at the cost of a few HPs. Maybe if it was 1d6/level. It would still be worth it if the Fear effect caused you to be Frightened...

Since I'm only using the animals in 3.5 MM that won't be a problem for me. CoDzilla never happened in my game and was more a scary story from the Optimization forums. You say the spells are balanced? It seems to me the low-level Beast Shape spells are so bad the only usefulness is getting a...

You talking about say a Greatsword doing 3d6 instead of 2d6 damage? Well that's not so much a problem by itself. But together with an insane str bonus, power attack, etc. it can amount to quite a bit of damage. Now I'd just not allow large creatures if this was a concern to me - what's the...

Ah :( Well thanks for info guys anyway. I'm seriously considering house ruling it back to 3.5 rules, but might that make druids too powerful? Do druids really get much new in PF anyway? I compared Animal Companion with 3.5 and it was almost the same. Optional Domains is nice, but usually less...

That don't really make sense... you still get the toughness of the dwarf when you polymorph/shift into something else? The more I read of the Pathfinder rules on this subject the less I like them :( At least in 3.5 there was still a feeling of becoming that animal. Now it's just a few weak...

Well you can't do that at 4th level (well not without scrolls at least). With Wild Shape you can (or in 3.5, at 5th level). Also imp. invis only last for a few times, while Wild Shape lasts hours or until discontinued (3.5). And of course Fly has a very short duration too unless you're talking...

Yeah you may have a point. Maybe I'll just keep Hobs the way the are. It would be a kickass race for monks, druids and other classes that wants physical stat boosts but needs to keep the mental stats high. Toughness or Endurance for half-hobs is what I was thinking. In the 3.0 KoK version they...

Hmm thanks for the info will look up the Polymorph descriptor.. too bad one can't just read the spell descriptions anymore to get such details. So you get size changes to CMB(d), but not the same size modifiers to attributes? Thus when you choose a small or even tiny form you retain your 18 str...

Agreed after first look. I had no idea they nerfed Wild Shape. In fact, without multiple monster books and Natural Spell it was never broken in the first place. Now you don't really shapeshift at all. You just look like a bear, you get somewhat stronger, your skin thickens somewhat (to...

Ok, duly noted :)

Also note they are Lawful (evil). They are good at stealth but not so shady as Bugbears, as Hobs have Fighter as favored class instead (not that it matters in PF). Hobgoblins in this setting usually breed with their kind, but they do practice slavery alot too. In most human cities Hobgoblins...

Yes Darkvision is given, and I was going to give them +2 Stealth anyway. But really orcs have no "oomph" as well even if Half-Orcs do in PF (disclaimer: I Don't have PF creature book, I use MM). So the race needs some ability on a fairly low power level, nothing better than a free feat but...

Hello I'm starting a game in the Kingdoms of Kalamar setting. Here Hobgoblins and even half-Hobgoblins are playable races. Now their attributes have been balanced to 3.0 D&D, but I would like to make them ok for Pathfinder as well. Hobgoblins I think I will keep as MM except apply a -2...