Hi there, relatively new to TTRPGs as a whole, I'm looking for different systems to try instead of DnD. I had heard (or read) that Pathfinder 2e rules were free online and you had to purchase the adventures but essentially you had free access to the rules and could make your own adventure for free. I'm not sure if I'm not looking in the right places, or if I'm misinformed or my information is outdated, but I can't seem to find the ruleset for pathfinder 2e anywhere for free (that seems legal anyway). Was looking for some sort of guidance if possible.

Today's magic item is the Cassock of the Clergy

Unfair Pineapple seems not to be with us today, so I guess I'll continue the threads? Today's item is a grab-bag of minor religiously-themed benefits from being a divine focus to casting a few spells.

1. Would you buy this item?
2. Would you spend 1.5 times the price to add it to an existing item?
3. Would you use the item, if you found it? Or is it immediate sell-bait?
4. Would a GM use the item?
5. Is there anything cheesy that could be done with it?

Link to past discussions

Link: Focusing Hum

This spell was not renamed in the Remaster. The Knights of Last Call 'All Spells Ranked' series ranked this spell as Unranked Tier. Would you change that ranking, and why?

What items or class features synergize well with this spell?

Have you ever used this spell? If so, how did it go?

Why is this spell good/bad?

What are some creative uses for this spell?

What's the cheesiest thing you can do with this spell?

If you were to modify this spell, how would you do it?

Does this spell seem like it was meant for PCs or NPCs?

Previous spell discussions

Pierce the Heavens - A Pathfinder's Guide to Being a Mech Pilot

So years ago I had posted this guide elsewhere. On the Paizo forms.
Originally my dumbass published straight from Microsoft Word, and have since not been able to access and edit the original document.

Now, 7 to 8 Years later, I've copy and pasted the guide into a new google doc and have gone over it and made some adjustments.

The goal of this guide originally, was to show someone how to play a Mech Pilot in Pathfinder Society for 1e. It is now being rebuilt for everyday campaigns outside Society Play. So this is the updated version of the guide.

Why so many years later? Because I'm keenly aware I may never get to play some of my dream builds and as a result I'm planning to write up guides for them. While I've got to play a Mech Pilot more times then is okay, its testament tot he versatility of singular spells that an entire build can be made around them. I also became aware I had misunderstood some mechanics that made my favorite class to run it as, not as effective as I had thought.

As a Note: This requires a bit of re-skinning. The role play may not be as fun for someone if their body is dead while they are the mech. So discuss with your DM the fluff vs the mechanics in addition to any attempt to play this crap.

If you have any input, suggestions, etc, Please don't hesitate to do so.
If you've ever tried this out, from the previous guide, let me know.

I should rename it, I remember posting it only to discover shortly after that there was a Barbarian build guide using the same title. Oof. Made me feel like an ass.

Workstation from downtime rules says

"Earnings gp, Goods, or Influence +8"

And

"Benefit counts as masterwork artisan’s tools for one Craft or Profession skill"

My question is: is the +2 from the masterwork tools factored in, or do I get to add it for a +10 total?

Yes, I know I can say Yay or Nay, but I was hoping for a section in the rules I can point to

I was curious on what peoples' takes on this would be.

I've considered a very high-level tech involving the Temporal Divergence Spell, Prestidigitation, and a Conditional Mythic Time Stop.

If you were to cast Temporal Divergence, then follow it up with a Prestidigitation/Conditional Mythic Time Stop...

1. Can you set the condition, "I will not lose." so that the time-stopped encounter is reverted as though it never happened should you be defeated?

2. Would nesting this event inside a Temporal Divergence, and then choosing the Prestidigitation timeline allow you to avoid initiating an encounter against a foe? They'd be unaware that any sort of hostile act took place, right?

3. In the manners described above, could you repeatedly engage a target in virtual combats to reveal their strengths and weaknesses in timelines that never happened, or to ensure a result where you overcome them, then lock-in the victory by choosing the Time Stopped timeline where you defeat them?

4. How do you feel about this as a GM? If a player heavily invested in doing this as a mythic spell caster, would you permit it?

Note: There are risks to doing this repeatedly, namely the Temporal Divergence spell can cause a 24-hour duration confusion effect on the caster (which would be a lethal result if the caster is not knocked out/restrained by another party).

Note: Some method of reducing metamagic costs would be required to cast a Conditional Time Stop, since Time Stop is normally a 9th level spell.

If one character has time stop memorized, can they ready an action to use it to counterspell another character if they attempt to cast time stop?

The potential problem I see is that the counterspell rules include the line, "If the target is within range, both spells automatically negate each other with no other results."

But the spell time stop has range: personal/target: you. That makes me worry that the only way to counterspell time stop is with dispel magic.

Thanks,
Allen

Today's magic item is the  Liar's Robe

Turn it inside out, and I'm getting a migraine just thinking about it. Anyone without True Seeing looking at the retina-burning cacophony cannot tell who is under the robe.

1. Would you buy this item?
2. Would you spend 1.5 times the price to add it to an existing item?
3. Would you use the item, if you found it? Or is it immediate sell-bait?
4. Would a GM use the item?
5. Is there anything cheesy that could be done with it?

Link to past discussions

The Grappling Hook is an exotic ranged Weapon that can be treated as a two-handed Melee Weapon with a Reach of 15 by using Hook Fighter. Cleave is a Standard Action that allows you to make non-specified Attacks against Creatures that are adjacent to each other and within your Reach. Overwatch Style allows you to ready multiple ranged Attacks with a single Action.

Is there anything RAW (please with Source) prohibiting a Character from using Cleave with the ranged Attacks of a Grappling Hook and therefore being able to ready multiple Cleaves with Overwatch Style?

I do not care how many Feats this would eat, I only care about the Possibility.

Link: Fly

This spell was not renamed in the Remaster. The Knights of Last Call 'All Spells Ranked' series ranked this spell as A Tier. Would you change that ranking, and why?

What items or class features synergize well with this spell?

Have you ever used this spell? If so, how did it go?

Why is this spell good/bad?

What are some creative uses for this spell?

What's the cheesiest thing you can do with this spell?

If you were to modify this spell, how would you do it?

Does this spell seem like it was meant for PCs or NPCs?

Previous spell discussions

idk seems like a fun thought

Kinda shitposty but you can technically have

1. Deific obedience

2. Fiendish obedience(have to worship an fiendish god so for 1 and 2 pick asmodeus or Lamashtu

3. Ancient tradition

4. Hellknight obedience(so we'll go with asmodeus)

5. Agonizing obedience

There might be more but you can have all of them, just kinda wondering if you would allow all of them and if they will take an hour each or would you allow some to be combined if it makes sense(such as hellknight and agonizing)

Hello! I've noticed that there are some spells listed as being available as mythic versions (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/alternative-rule-systems/paizo-rules-systems/mythic/mythic-magic/#mythic_spell_lists), but their spell descriptions do not include explicit text detailing how the mythic versions are different. So how are the mythic versions better?

For example, compare color spray (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/c/color-spray/) and hold portal (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/h/hold-portal/)

Maybe in these cases it just means that these spells can be cast as augmented? (https://www.d20pfsrd.com/alternative-rule-systems/paizo-rules-systems/mythic/mythic-magic/augmented-spells/) Which I believe means they cost 2 power points to power up.

Thanks.

Today's magic item is the  Pressure Suit

It's a space suit. It provides permanent Endure Elements and gives you a constant source of air, but in a complicated way.

1. Would you buy this item?
2. Would you spend 1.5 times the price to add it to an existing item?
3. Would you use the item, if you found it? Or is it immediate sell-bait?
4. Would a GM use the item?
5. Is there anything cheesy that could be done with it?

Link to past discussions

Hello! Does the Archmage's Wild Arcana take a swift action or a standard action? https://www.d20pfsrd.com/ALTERNATIVE-RULE-SYSTEMS/PAIZO-RULES-SYSTEMS/MYTHIC/MYTHIC-HEROES/mythic-paths-paizo-inc/archmage/#wild_arcana_su

I'm guessing that it was originally published as swift and was officially changed to standard.

Thanks!

Link: Flourishing Flora

This spell is Remaster Compatible. The Knights of Last Call 'All Spells Ranked' series ranked this spell as Unranked Tier. Would you change that ranking, and why?

What items or class features synergize well with this spell?

Have you ever used this spell? If so, how did it go?

Why is this spell good/bad?

What are some creative uses for this spell?

What's the cheesiest thing you can do with this spell?

If you were to modify this spell, how would you do it?

Does this spell seem like it was meant for PCs or NPCs?

Previous spell discussions

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Ello nerds! Question if you all could help. I'm good with legal garble but I'm having a hard time with this one...

If i was to write a story, Campaign and all that, and sold it, I can. Monty Cook and the legal team went to the mats for us to keep what Gary start they way it was meant to be.

BUT, here is the line, if I wanted to use any of the main characters in any of their stories, Seoni let's say, what is the legal lines there? I normally would read it all line by line but as I am in the middle of a story now, ( Working on my second book to publish) I need to figure this out. Most of the other things I am talking about area being massively renamed and changed to make things fit but in this case, the ORC, what are some of the massive rules and laws that I would need to know off hand?

TY all.
Long live Gary in every roll we make!

My team finally made the switch to FoundryVTT after being stuck on roll20 forever. The lag for a Tuesday evening was unbearable and it randomly wiped out one of my players character sheets.

So Foundry makes so many things useful. Monsters roll damage, players can apply it automatically with a button press, it's amazing.

You can make blind rolls or gm blind rolls. I get those for knowledge rolls, sense motive checks, and other rolls. But I now have players complaining about the monsters just attacking and seeing their rolls and if they crit or miss as if I changed anything behind the screens.

For those online, do you hide monster attack rolls, that are clearly visibly in combat? It just seems like a waste.

What do you think of this build ? Am I missing something important ? It's for a pathfinder 1e campaign focused against undead and humanoid. It's not for min/maxing.

I wanted to play a Pahmet dwarf from the desert willing to become a living monolith (prestige class). I also need the Trap spotter trait.

Dwarf
- Replace several traits for a more Pahmet thematic dwarf, but most important : Warderer to gain endurance as feat at level 1
- Two-handed weapon

25pt-Abilities : STR 16 DEX 14 CON 13(+2) INT 14 WIS 12 (+2) CHA 8(-2)

Fighter 1-6 (4 combat feat, 3 general feat)

L1 Power attack, Skill focus (disable device)
L2 Combat reflexes
L3 [edit : armor training] Iron will
L4 Extra advanced armor training (AAT) : adaptative (bab > acrobatics)
L5 [edit : weapon training] Extra advanced weapon training (AWT) : versatile (bab > diplomacy/intimidation)
L6 Lunge

Living monolith 1 (1 general feat) it require : Endurance & Iron will + some skills*
*we use a houserule for skills so it doesn't matter here.
L7 Soul stone (+2 saves vs death, mond and negative effects), Ka stone (enlarge 3x/day), [Edit : AWT : Armed bravery]

Fighter 7-8 (1 combat feat, 1 general feat)
L8 [edit AAT : armor specialisation (+1/4 lvl to AC)]
L9 Deadly aim (or improved critical if I can't find keen weapon), Critical focus

Living monolith 2-5 (2 general feat)
L10 Toughness, auto-stabilize, immunity to bleed and ability bleed
L11 DR 1/-, 10% miss chance vs critical and sneak (+1/+10% when enlarge), Steel soul (dwarf)
L12 +4 CMD, deathwatch/detect undead (at-will)
L13 DR 2/- 20% miss chance crit/sneak, Enlarge replace by Righteous might, Immune to disease (mommy rot), Extra AWT : warrior spirit

Fighter 9-11 (1 combat feat, 1 general feat)
L14 [edit : AWT : defensive weapon] AWT : defensive weapon
L15 Bravery +3, Extra AWT : item mastery (+2 STR), Extra AWT : item mastery (force shield)
L16 [edit : AAT Secured armor (if it stack)] AAT : Secured armor (if it stack)

I voluntary ignored the baroom brawler feat and the trip build. First I already did it in another game and I don't need any improved maneuver feat if the opponent can't reach you when you are enlarge.

I tough about the ranger too, but I think I prefer the fighter.

EDIT : I forgot to write the normal advanced armor and weapon training progession gained by the fighter at level 3,5,8,14 and 16.

"If a cleric is not devoted to a particular deity, she still selects two domains to represent her spiritual inclinations and abilities (subject to GM approval)."

iirc there are gods that don't know they have worshipers so it's not a conscious thing. and there are a lot of gods, so i was thinking that by worshiping a concept(such as fire) your kinda leeching the divinity that naturally comes of gods. kinda like drinking the condensation from a water bottle,

Today's magic item is the  Druid's Vestment

One extra use of Wild Shape.

1. Would you buy this item?
2. Would you spend 1.5 times the price to add it to an existing item?
3. Would you use the item, if you found it? Or is it immediate sell-bait?
4. Would a GM use the item?
5. Is there anything cheesy that could be done with it?

Link to past discussions