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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
Would setting it so that you can only either heal or be healed by healing from the feat in a given hour (as in as much as you want, but only one way) fix it without hurting it too much?
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
Thanks, I missed that "binding" addition to rules chapter. Still, it's the same word that chakras use.
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Ssalarn
the biggest current abuse under that RAW would be two people using the feat to "juggle" themselves back to full health
I won't worry about that. There are at least two ways to get permanent fast healing by level 5, a feat from Bloodforge and a 3rd level stance from Elemental Flux.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
Anyone who wants a character with at-will healing can actually get it from level 1 by playing a Dhampir with at least one Unquiet Grave maneuver, so it's not really a concern.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
Good news everyone! (Insert Farnsworth here)
I'm doing a final proofread of the completed Daevic .pdf going up for sale this week (assuming your week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday).
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Ssalarn
Good news everyone! (Insert Farnsworth here)
I'm doing a final proofread of the completed Daevic .pdf going up for sale this week (assuming your week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday).
Excellent!
... in other news, just realized that the text of the Akashic Catalysts is still the one which would allow triple-stacking by item crafting abuse. If this is intended, I'll run the numbers again on full minmax aiming for abuse to see if I can crack it open (basically, would be a Crafter Vizier going full derp on a Hand Cannon build, then an Akasin Guru aiming for the same thing on a LP's Spear of Light build). If not, you may want to either make it a typed bonus or else put a note that the effects don't stack with each other.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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PsyBomb
Excellent!
... in other news, just realized that the text of the Akashic Catalysts is still the one which would allow triple-stacking by item crafting abuse. If this is intended, I'll run the numbers again on full minmax aiming for abuse to see if I can crack it open (basically, would be a Crafter Vizier going full derp on a Hand Cannon build, then an Akasin Guru aiming for the same thing on a LP's Spear of Light build). If not, you may want to either make it a typed bonus or else put a note that the effects don't stack with each other.
Yeah, no stacky catalysts. I'll see if we can't make sure to block that out.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Ssalarn
Yeah, no stacky catalysts. I'll see if we can't make sure to block that out.
Have you tried sacrificing a goat?
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Lord_Gareth
Have you tried sacrificing a goat?
Have you seen the races document? I think that goats are about the only thing he HASN'T tried.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
I think typing the bonus might be all you need to do. Enhancement bonus sound good?
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Kaidinah
I think typing the bonus might be all you need to do. Enhancement bonus sound good?
"...A 3 point enhancement bonus to the veil's effective essence..."
Hmmm... I guess that technically does work.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Ssalarn
"...A 3 point enhancement bonus to the veil's effective essence..."
Hmmm... I guess that technically does work.
Although I agree that typing the bonus resolves the issue, I kinda think it should be an Insight bonus because that's the typing of most of the veils that give you +numbers to stuff. Not a mechanical quibble, just a thematic one :smallbiggrin:
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
Where did the feat Powerful Throw come from? I really hope it is getting printed in the Daevic PDF. It is the perfect feat for me! I have always wanted something like this in Pathfinder without having to invest in an overly expensive belt.
Edit: Extra Anchovies has a point. Insight seems to be the go-to bonus in akasha.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Kaidinah
Where did the feat Powerful Throw come from? I really hope it is getting printed in the Daevic PDF. It is the perfect feat for me! I have always wanted something like this in Pathfinder without having to invest in an overly expensive belt.
Edit: Extra Anchovies has a point. Insight seems to be the go-to bonus in akasha.
It needs to be in the Daevic pdf, since one of the passions grants it as a bonus feat iirc.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Milo v3
It needs to be in the Daevic pdf, since one of the passions grants it as a bonus feat iirc.
I think you are referring to Willful Throw? The one that allows charisma with thrown weapons.
Powerful Throw allows the use of strength for thrown weapon attack rolls, and allows you to use Power Attack in place of Deadly Aim.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
To be totally honest, I think the requirements on Willful Throw are a bit too high? It's very nearly out of reach for anyone without Akashic class levels (and they can get it at level 11 earliest), and it's only of USE to Charisma ones, so... ranged Pharaohs and Daevics. Every other potential ranged cha build is very difficult to play UNTIL then, when it could open up a lot of options for somethin' like a Warlord or a Bard. Why the decision to give it such a harsh prereq?
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Kaidinah
Where did the feat Powerful Throw come from? I really hope it is getting printed in the Daevic PDF. It is the perfect feat for me! I have always wanted something like this in Pathfinder without having to invest in an overly expensive belt.
Edit: Extra Anchovies has a point. Insight seems to be the go-to bonus in akasha.
It's in the Daevic .pdf :)
Also, I kind of agree on insight over enhancement.
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Taveena
To be totally honest, I think the requirements on Willful Throw are a bit too high? It's very nearly out of reach for anyone without Akashic class levels (and they can get it at level 11 earliest), and it's only of USE to Charisma ones, so... ranged Pharaohs and Daevics. Every other potential ranged cha build is very difficult to play UNTIL then, when it could open up a lot of options for somethin' like a Warlord or a Bard. Why the decision to give it such a harsh prereq?
It was, in no small part, to keep it out of the hands of Oracles and similar classes without heavy investment. I don't want to make SAD classes more SAD while simultaneously giving them the tools to wilder into territory that should rightfully belong to the martially oriented classes.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Taveena
To be totally honest, I think the requirements on Willful Throw are a bit too high? It's very nearly out of reach for anyone without Akashic class levels (and they can get it at level 11 earliest), and it's only of USE to Charisma ones, so... ranged Pharaohs and Daevics. Every other potential ranged cha build is very difficult to play UNTIL then, when it could open up a lot of options for somethin' like a Warlord or a Bard. Why the decision to give it such a harsh prereq?
If I may: what makes a ranged Cha build more difficult than any other Cha-focused martial build? If you're focused on combat, boosting your Cha will not help you very much, even for Warlords or Bards, (who don't need more than 16 to get by, and can survive with 14 at the early levels).
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Extra Anchovies
If I may: what makes a ranged Cha build more difficult than any other Cha-focused martial build? If you're focused on combat, boosting your Cha will not help you very much, even for Warlords or Bards, (who don't need more than 16 to get by, and can survive with 14 at the early levels).
Well, there is the enormous feat tax imposed on ranged characters of any type.THere are several ways to make WIS-SAD builds, CHA is harder, though the feat in question makes it possible if you can afford PBS, precise shot, rapid shot, deadly aim, and some method to get your weapon back after throwing it. Desire covers some of these, making it the strongest candidate I am aware of for a CHA-SAD throwing build.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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stack
There are several ways to make WIS-SAD builds, CHA is harder, though the feat in question makes it possible if you can afford PBS, precise shot, rapid shot, deadly aim, and some method to get your weapon back after throwing it. Desire covers some of these, making it the strongest candidate I am aware of for a CHA-SAD throwing build.
And why is allowing CHA-SAD archery a good thing, or something we should want at all? Same goes for WIS-SAD. I think that Zen Archer and Marksman were mistakes (unpopular, I know, but archery is good enough in PF without those two), and anything with similar attribute dependency would be a mistake as well.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
Firstly, bow archery is good though feat-intensive. Throwing weapons as a style are more difficult to pull off.
Secondly, there are feats and items that allow strength or dex sad throwers, for comparisons sake. Belt of mightly hurling for STR, and a psionic feat for Dex.
As for the desirability, I like the idea of a daevic that can focus on its veilweaving stat. Many daevics will just stay away from any veil with a save since they cannot prioritize CHA highly. This gives an alternative.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
Question regarding the Vizier: how intense is the meditation required to bind a veil that's been shaped by Veilshifting? It's obvious that "meditation" means the character can't be running, fighting, or doing anything else that requires much attention or energy, but can they undertake simpler tasks like casual reading, slow walking, eating, occasional conversation, etc? And if the meditation is interrupted (e.g. if the Vizier is attacked and must defend themselves) can it be resumed or does it have to be restarted? I ask because "meditating" isn't a clearly defined action type, and I want to know if answering a question someone asks of me would force me to start over.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Extra Anchovies
Question regarding the Vizier: how intense is the meditation required to bind a veil that's been shaped by Veilshifting? It's obvious that "meditation" means the character can't be running, fighting, or doing anything else that requires much attention or energy, but can they undertake simpler tasks like casual reading, slow walking, eating, occasional conversation, etc? And if the meditation is interrupted (e.g. if the Vizier is attacked and must defend themselves) can it be resumed or does it have to be restarted? I ask because "meditating" isn't a clearly defined action type, and I want to know if answering a question someone asks of me would force me to start over.
Minor, non-disruptive actions such as eating, reading, or answering the occasional question will not disrupt the vizier's meditation.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Ssalarn
Minor, non-disruptive actions such as eating, reading, or answering the occasional question will not disrupt the vizier's meditation.
Excellent, thanks.
Question about Lashing Spinnerets:
Does the following process work? ETA: IT WORKS
Assume my veilweaving ability score is 14 (so the rope lasts for 2 rounds).
Round 1.a: Take any move action
Round 1.b: From the ground level, anchor a rope to the highest reachable point on a wall (swift action) as my first action for the turn. The rope will dissipate one move action's time after the beginning of round 3.
Round 2: Wait at ground level.
Round 3.a: Swing up to the highest point the rope can reach (move action). Since one move action has passed, the rope dissipates.
Round 3.b: Anchor a rope to the highest reachable point on the wall (swift action). The rope will dissipate one move action's time after the beginning of round 5.
Round 4: Wait for the round while hanging from the rope.
Repeat rounds 3 and 4 until you've gotten to the point on the wall where you want to be.
I know I get spider climb if I have 3 or more essence invested, but this would be useful for people who have the veil but do not have an essence pool, e.g. characters with access to Lashing Spinnerets via Shape Veil or Akashic Army.
If you don't want to deal with this question I asked it in a more general form in the Pathfinder Q&A thread, but I'm wondering if you had a specific answer to this in mind when you wrote the veil.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
Anchovies, are you asking if you can shoot web? And, more precisely, if this is how you shoot web?
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Keledrath
Anchovies, are you asking if you can shoot web? And, more precisely, if this is how you shoot web?
Yes. I wish to know how do I shot web. I'm trying to get MAXIMUM SPODERMAN out of this veil.
ETA: Just heard back in the Q&A thread.
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A70: So long as it's your turn, a swift action has the same timing as a free action - meaning you can do it at any time, even during another action in some cases. Generally things like the floor disappearing out from under you happen prior to your initiative however, unless someone readied an action or something.
I wasn't aware that there wasn't a timing difference. This means that unless Ssalarn puts in some limiting factor (e.g. "you can't create a rope in the same turn that it dissipates), the above sequence works fine. Spoderman achieved.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Extra Anchovies
Yes. I wish to know how do I shot web. I'm trying to get MAXIMUM SPODERMAN out of this veil.
You can take a swift action any time you could take a free action on your turn, so it should work just fine.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Ssalarn
Minor, non-disruptive actions such as eating, reading, or answering the occasional question will not disrupt the vizier's meditation.
Soooo what your saying is a modern-day vizier might be able to, say, spend some time on internet message boards while meditating?
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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NomGarret
Soooo what your saying is a modern-day vizier might be able to, say, spend some time on internet message boards while meditating?
At least one does :P
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
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Extra Anchovies
Yes. I wish to know how do I shot web.
Reading current wording, I can't see anything preventing you from having as many active (attached to you) webs as number of free hands. Also, releasing the web is a free action, so if you shape spinnerets with no essence and have a number of immovable rods hovering in the air 40ft away from each other, you can travel between as many rods a round as your number of swift + move actions. I.E. I can't see anything preventing you from dismissing a web as a free action mid-flight and immediately (well, swiftly actually) creating another one.
Please correct me if I'm wrong in anything.
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Re: Dreamscarred Press Presents: Akashic Mysteries, Thread 2
I'm going to refer to my above Spinnerets trick as "spodermanning".
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Nyaa
Reading current wording, I can't see anything preventing you from having as many active (attached to you) webs as number of free hands. Also, releasing the web is a free action, so if you shape spinnerets with no essence and have a number of immovable rods hovering in the air 40ft away from each other, you can travel between as many rods a round as your number of swift + move actions. I.E. I can't see anything preventing you from dismissing a web as a free action mid-flight and immediately (well, swiftly actually) creating another one.
Please correct me if I'm wrong in anything.
Hm. Good point about anchoring multiple ropes. And you don't need immovable rods; you can spoderman horizontally anywhere that has a ceiling. The only potential issue is that a released rope disappears one round after you release it, but as long as you've let go of one of the ropes I guess you have another free hand with which to create another one.
I love this veil so much.