General Discussion

[Scott DeWar]

I think the answer is yes. It would real something like: Weapon Focus: Ray spells

Proof:

from SRD feat page, http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/combat-feats/weapon-focus-combat---final

"Choose one type of weapon. You can also choose unarmed strike or grapple (or ray, if you are a spellcaster) as your weapon for the purposes of this feat."

 

[GlassEye]

Can you take weapon focus for ranged touch attacks?

You can take weapon focus for a specific ranged touch attack but not 'ranged touch attack'. So, as Scott says, you'd have to specifically designate 'ray'. The real question is: what spells/abilities qualify as rays? I presume you are asking in reference to Autumn's fire bolt ability. It is a spell-like ability and requires a ranged touch attack so I would say yes, it does.

 

[FrancisJohn]

That, and the spell Produce Flame.

 

[FrancisJohn]

Those of you familiar with my druid, Autumn Foxfire, I need some help figuring out which way I want to go with my feats.

Natural Caster - seems really important to take as soon as I can

Archer feats - I can go with deadly aim, precise shot, rapid shot weapon focus, things of that sort. Works on firebolts and other ranged touch spells.

Summon feats - spell focus (conjuration), augment summoning. Seems powerful, but I have yet to really delve into druid summoning yet

Spell feats - spell focus, spell penetration, combat casting, things to make casting better.

Additional traits - i accidentally deleted jump from my sheet, so having as a class skill would be nice. Stealth would be nice too. More initiative is never a bad thing either. Plus, I love skills!

Don't really know where to go from here. I really like having well rounded characters, and having a druid who isn't useless in combat and is decently skilled is nice. I'm looking for some input, if the LPF crew wouldn't mind chipping in.

 

[GlassEye]

I thought you were joking a couple of weeks ago when you said you didn't have the jump skill. Jumping is part of Acrobatics, which is a class skill for Autumn with her second trait. So, you do have skill at jumping.

The rest depends on how you see and want to play Autumn. If she's a jack of all trades it doesn't really matter, just pick one and go with it. If she's an archer I would choose precise shot. The others are a bit of a toss-up and depend, again, on how Autumn operates.

 

[FrancisJohn]

Hahahaha. I'm an idiot. I play in a 3.5 game too. And I'm an idiot. She has a friggin' +9! And the jump was only a DC10! Hahahahahahaha!!!!! I was all set to land and cast burning hands on the bunch.


The best part is I roleplayed the failure into a character defining moment!

 

[Scott DeWar]

yes, as you see, jump is a separate skill in 3.5, but is integrated into acrobatics in pathfinder.

like GlassEye suggests, and for the same reasons I too recommend precise shot. priceless at lower levels, still valuable in all levels.

 

[FrancisJohn]

That's what I'm leaning towards

 

[Korsakovia]

First, apologies if this is the wrong place to ask this question. If it is, kindly point me to the correct location. I looked around but did not find quite the area.

The question is this - Is there a role or class people often want to have in a party, but there is never quite enough people playing that slot? I'm returning after a very long hiatus and want to get back into the Living Pathfinder world. I want to build a character that fills a slot that community often finds missing. I'll have fun, don't worry; my greatest joy is a mix of the interaction with people and the community as well as being useful, for lack of a better word.

Thank you in advance!

 

[FrancisJohn]

More healing is always a plus! Nice to meet you!