PF2e questions - characters, rules, etc

That all sounds fine, go for it.

Also, Intimidating Glare is a really good skill feat!

You can use a 3rd action to Demoralize without words. Some pts into Intimidate and Cha, if you spare them, would help

The greataxe mauler is fine, no problem.

and away we go.....



https://lodgestgaming.forumotion.com/t491-the-fall-of-plaguestone-chapter-1-the-road-to-etran-s-folly#32210

navyik wrote:Can a spell caster cast 2 spells in the same turn as long as he has enough actions?

yup!

Cast a Spell
Source Core Rulebook pg. 302 4.0
You cast a spell you have prepared or in your repertoire. Casting a Spell is a special activity that takes a variable number of actions depending on the spell, as listed in each spell's stat block. As soon as the spellcasting actions are complete, the spell effect occurs.

Some spells are cast as a reaction or free action. In those cases, you Cast the Spell as a reaction or free action (as appropriate) instead of as an activity. Such cases will be noted in the spell's stat block—for example, “ verbal.”


so True Strike + a spell
a spell + Shield

are both legal examples confirmed by my forum research on paizo

navyik wrote:I want to ask this here so as not to interrupt the adventure. How does “no light in the chute” make dark vision less useful?

“Darkvision You can see in darkness and dim light just as well as you can see in bright light, though your vision in darkness is in black and white.”

uh....

(sound of pages frantically flipping)

uh.....


you are correct, I must have had a brain fart and thought of low-light vision.


Darkvision and Greater Darkvision
Source Core Rulebook pg. 465 4.0
A creature with darkvision or greater darkvision can see perfectly well in areas of darkness and dim light, though such vision is in black and white only. Some forms of magical darkness, such as a 4th-level darkness spell, block normal darkvision. A creature with greater darkvision, however, can see through even these forms of magical darkness.

navyik wrote:I have a Judge @at large” from Peoria now.

interesting, good luck!



also FYI to all - the Carbones are taking their summer road trip from this Thur through all of next week. So gaming will be paused until approx Sat July 8th after tomorrow. I would ideally like to get through the current area but pause before the next fight, if possible. That might mean we begin the pause later today, depending on quickly it goes.

Strong work!

Hello all!

We are back from a great week in Texas on the Gulf shore. I hope everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day!

I will get gaming going here, maybe later today. I only have 58,352 work emails to catch up on first

I also have some family issues that I am dealing with. I think Josh and Matt are aware, so I probably owe Alan a call at some point.


I am absolutely fine with re-specs and pf2e even has mechanics for it in the game, though we don't need to go there unless folks want it for RP purposes. You will meet an NPC soon in the current adventure that can accomplish this.

Let's just say you can make changes any time you level up. That gives everyone time to play with things for a few weeks. Let me know if that seems fair or you have a better suggestion. I am open to whatever works for everyone.

Hey all,

It looks like I am going to Rockford to help my mom out. I am probably travelling Wed or Th and will be there for maybe a week. I am hoping we can finish the current snake fight but then I will probably need to pause again due to the current mess of shit. SORRY!

@Alan - I would like to see you and your family if you have time. Maybe over the weekend?
@Matt - Thanks for the ride! I hope its not the only time we can hang out.

navyik wrote:Beamans are up for a visit. Maybe Friday evening or Sunday afternoon?

great! let me see what shakes out over the next couple days. I will text you when I am in Rockford.

Also - think if you know any general handymen that I could hire for my mom to help her fix things around the house. I know of 1 item, the front porch light that has some wiring issue, not just replacing a bulb. I am sure there will be more minor items in the future.

Nice!
Go get sum!

gaming is back up!


also, I have a new personal cell phone number that I won't post here because of the bots

it has the same area code and prefix as my old number

but it ends in 7921

Yes, you roll them over. I need to do a final calculation as i was just being lazy

Please post here when you have completed the shopping and level up /respec process. Lets aim for Monday to start act II

You had 850/1000 after the snake fight

Hallod was worth 120
80 bonus for story reward of solving murder

Everyone starts at 50/1000 towards 3rd

rules lawyering for the win!

I love it and I appreciate the chance to learn more about the system.



Shield Block
[reaction]
Feat 1
General
Source Core Rulebook pg. 266 4.0
Trigger While you have your shield raised, you would take damage from a physical attack.
You snap your shield in place to ward off a blow. Your shield prevents you from taking an amount of damage up to the shield’s Hardness. You and the shield each take any remaining damage, possibly breaking or destroying the shield.


the shield only blocks physical damage per RAW


what is physical damage?

Damage Types
Damage has a number of different types and categories, which are described below.
Physical Damage
Damage dealt by weapons, many physical hazards, and a handful of spells is collectively called physical damage. The main types of physical damage are bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing. Bludgeoning damage comes from weapons and hazards that deal blunt-force trauma, like a hit from a club or being dashed against rocks. Piercing damage is dealt from stabs and punctures, whether from a dragon's fangs or the thrust of a spear. Slashing damage is delivered by a cut, be it the swing of the sword or the blow from a scythe blades trap.



ergo....   the shield only blocks bludgeoning, piercing and slashing.  so the acid gets through, which causes damage, which satisfies the "trigger"

Tear [one-action] Trigger The wolf dealt damage to a creature with its jaws during the previous action. Effect The wolf tears at the creature’s flesh, dealing 1d6+2 slashing damage and 1 persistent acid damage.


the jaws do 2 types of damage

Melee [one-action] jaws +11, Damage 1d8+4 piercing plus 1d6 acid



also, I LOVE the fact that I didn't need to go searching for dev tweets or reddit posts.  PF2e has clearly and well written rules.  we just need to read them!

You are on to a great point here, wow.  Thank you for beating this mostly-dead horse!  


I think you are right and I found the RAW that supports it

We need to look at "Hardness" and "item damage" rules for our answer.


Hardness
Source Core Rulebook pg. 277 4.0
Whenever a shield takes damage, the amount of damage it takes is reduced by this amount. This number is particularly relevant for shields because of the Shield Block feat. The rules for Hardness appear in Item Damage.


Item Damage
Source Core Rulebook pg. 272 4.0
An item can be broken or destroyed if it takes enough damage. Every item has a Hardness value. Each time an item takes damage, reduce any damage the item takes by its Hardness. The rest of the damage reduces the item’s Hit Points. Normally an item takes damage only when a creature is directly attacking it—commonly targeted items include doors and traps. A creature that attacks you doesn’t normally damage your armor or other gear, even if it hits you. However, the Shield Block reaction can cause your shield to take damage as you use it to prevent damage to yourself, and some monsters have exceptional abilities that can damage your items.


and there it is!   Hardness reduces ANY DAMAGE




I think we actually had the "what can I block?" rules correctly read earlier, we just didn't take it 1 step further to understand item damage and hardness as RAW.

but just for clarity

Shield Block
[reaction]
Feat 1
General
Source Core Rulebook pg. 266 4.0
Trigger While you have your shield raised, you would take damage from a physical attack.


this should have a special font, because "attack" is a TAG.  the thing attacking you has to have the ATTACK tag to count as an "attack"

so....


Telekinetic Projectile
Cantrip 1
Attack Cantrip Evocation
Source Core Rulebook pg. 377 4.0
Traditions arcane, occult
Cast [two-actions] somatic, verbal
Range 30 feet; Targets 1 creature
You hurl a loose, unattended object that is within range and that has 1 Bulk or less at the target. Make a spell attack roll against the target. If you hit, you deal bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage—as appropriate for the object you hurled—equal to 1d6 plus your spellcasting ability modifier. No specific traits or magic properties of the hurled item affect the attack or the damage.


so this spell counts because it has the "attack" tag and it deals "physical" damage


however

Ray of Frost
Cantrip 1
Attack Cantrip Cold Evocation
Source Core Rulebook pg. 362 4.0
Traditions arcane, primal
Cast [two-actions] somatic, verbal
Range 120 feet; Targets 1 creature
You blast an icy ray. Make a spell attack roll. The ray deals cold damage equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier.

this does not, even though it has the "attack" tag, it does not deal physical damage, it deals "energy" damage only




so the wolf jaws do piercing + acid, but they can be blocked as a "physical attack" therefore ALL the damage goes to the Hardness (since hardness applies to all damage).  the shield would totally negate 3p +2 acid, so it does 0 damage to Grim which does NOT trigger the Tear effect