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I used the term 'brewing' instead of 'chemistry' because the latter has a more modern connotation. The same for the term 'textiles'. Studying the Craft skill subtypes, I got the impression that they often aimed to refer simply to the end product that is produced (rather than dig up the...

Equipment Guide In the spirit of these consolidation books, I'm working on an equipment guide. The compilation is using PFCR, AARM, APG, UCOM, and UMAG. For equipment descriptions, I'm drawing from www.d20pfsrd.com. I am also assigning Craft skill DC and subtype information for every...

It would streamline things but I would still limit the bard to X number of compositions that he could benefit from. Otherwise there's nothing preventing a bard from crafting a composition for every combo of Perform style and Bardic Performance effect they would want to be ready to use. I would...

Here is an incomplete list of the changes that made me switch to PF from 3.5 instead of staying wth 3.5. The HD upgrades to various noncombat classes. The consolidation of monster types/changing some to subtypes. The whole Combat Maneuver Bonus / CMD system -- love it. Many more feats...

I like how different Performances are keyed to either music or speech Perform styles...here are a couple of additions I think would do great for your Bard variant. * * * * * * * * * * Bardic Work (Ex): Beginning at 3rd level, the bard can enhance his Bardic Performance abilities by creating...

Is there some way I could get a copy of that emailed directly to me? I would like to avoid having to download and install an installer program.

Regarding numbers 1 and 3, I don't have a problem with optimized characters, really. Epic and immortal characters are supposed to be uber. That's what those levels are for. They are to 20th level characters what 20th level characters are to 5th and 10th level characters. Not every campaign needs...

Let's say I'm the GM and we're doing a game at one of the player's houses. I have space in the car for one backpack of books. I guess here'd be the short list I would take with me to make sure the players could still have a "full experience" of the game system. Core Rulebook Advanced Player's...

If I were to have 'epic feats' as a class of uber feats then it would be logical to have 'immortal class' feats. They would all have to be fairly spectacular I guess, probably on par with the salient divine abilities from Deities & Demigods, even if some of them require a minimum divine rank...

I've never understood the need to push solo-classing, except with players new to the game. The benefit from getting closer to or obtaining those juicy high-level abilities are pretty good incentives by themselves. I would think that rewarding multiclassing (or at least compensating for it)...

I could use a version of Bard that keeps some of its flavor intact but without its arcane spellcasting ability. What would be a good replacement for its spells?

I would actually prefer more multiclassing. I realize the alteration does just the opposite, but it is impossible to change back or drop favored class benefits at this point. I think that with an allowance of up to 60th level (witout any extensions past 20th for any one class) the players will...

Could I have a copy of the Word format document of the Class Book 2 ? I could experiment with it and see if it can be done.

Early in the current campaign, before I applied the 'get both' rle for favored classes, I granted the PCs a free skill rank to spend on a Profession skill to represent their pre-adventuring life. Later, I factored that free rank into the bonus ranks everyone got. It could promote backstory...

Will we be hopefully seeing bookmarked versions of these books? Although I love the compilations already!

I want to have it all worked out beforehand (campaign is only 5th level). I never use modules. W usually end up playing between 1 and 3 nights a week after the boys are done with homework till bedtime. The players wanted to use the fast progression.

I'm not too interested in those alternative rules right now (nor in the character traits). I may reverse my opinion in the future but for now I would really like to be able to say such-and-such character of X class and Y level will have exactly Z amount of skill ranks.

Eventually I will have to decide how to take my Pathfinder campaigns to epic levels. Players get attached to their characters...so far I have no PCs in a game higher than 5th level so there is time to figure these things out. The "Beyond 20th Level" section of Gamemastering mentions several...

There is an artifact of sequential action built into the initiative system, such that no two actors in an encounter can charge each other at the same speed and clash at the midpoint between them, and that one actor who delivers a kill shot to another character having a lower initiative can...

Regarding the favored class bonuses of +1 hp or +1 skill rank, this was one of the first things I overruled. I said simply that PCs get both whenever they level up in their primary classes. Here's my reasoning. 1) This greatly simplifies the accounting process with skill ranks. If as DM you...