Questions tagged [pathfinder-2e]
Pathfinder Second Edition is the successor to the Pathfinder RPG on which it is based, and was released on August 1, 2019. Use this tag for questions specific to Pathfinder Second Edition.
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Does a crit fail on a Telekinetic Maneuver make you fall prone?
The Telekinetic Maneuver spell lets you Trip an enemy with a spell attack roll. If you get a crit failure on a Trip, you fall prone.
Obviously it's a little ridiculous for a telekinetic trip to make ...
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Does Bravery feat makes you immune to Frightened 1?
The last part of Bravery feat description is this:
In addition, anytime you gain the frightened condition, reduce its value by 1.
Does this mean that Frightened 1 gets reduced to 0, thus rendering ...
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How to get Shield Block at level 1 on a non-human Kineticist?
I want to create an Air Kineticist in Society, with Bastion Dedication on level 2,to have a meaningful way of spending my reaction.
For Bastion however, you need Shield Block, and I can only see 2 ...
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Wording clarification for remastered powerful shove feat
The remastered rules text for Powerful Shove reads as follows (emphasis mine)
You can push larger foes around with your attack. You can use Aggressive Block or Brutish Shove against a creature up to ...
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How can a one get additional master proficiency (or something else) in order to get the critical specialization effect for a second weapon group?
My reason for this question is quite specific, but I would like to have it answered more generically since this might help others in the future if they search for this topic.
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If a character ...
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Incapacitation on Sleep Arrow?
The Incapacitation tag is missing from the Sleep Arrow, while it inherits all the other properties from the spell. It does however say that the target of the arrow is "subject to the effects of a ...
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How significant is the horror content in Season of Ghosts?
I'm considering running the Pathfinder adventure Season of Ghosts. The adventure describes itself as a "horror-themed" adventure. I want to do my due diligence and make sure the content is ...
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How to handle my player's use of Greater Camouflage Dye?
I run a game of Pathfinder 2e that involves a 10th level Alchemist.
One issue I have with their build is their systematic use of Greater Camouflage Dye in about any combat situation. The nature of ...
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How does persistent damage work with hardness?
Our group came across animated statues during our recent game, and one of the spells our wizard considered casting was dehydrate, which does 1d6 persistent fire damage. But how does that work with the ...
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Do blasts go around corners?
It came up in the last game about Courageous Anthem1.
Player Core page 428 states that:
When you’re playing in encounter mode and using a grid, areas are measured in the same way as movement (page ...
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When making an Attack of Opportunity on a Prone target which is standing up, is the target still considered Prone?
Since the Stand action has the "Move" trait, it can trigger an Attack of Opportunity.
When making an Attack of Opportunity on a target which is standing up, is the target considered Prone at ...
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Can you opt to fail a saving throw?
Can you opt to not roll a saving throw (or more generally a check against DC), thereby automatically failing it? For example, if one of your allies wants to shove you to reposition you, you normally ...
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Can you shove or reposition an ally?
I'm running the PF2 remaster beginner box adventure Menace Under Otari. In one of the fights, the fighter asked if he could use the reposition action on one of the other PCs, to get them out of melee ...
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When is an Arquebus better than a Dwarven Scattergun?
Assuming 4th level, a Striking rune and no property runes, an Arquebus does 2d8 + 1 + 1 damage (11, base + singular expertise + kickback) on a hit, and 5d12 + 2 + 2 (36.5, fatal 12 + singular ...
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Does flanking apply to the defending creature or the attackers?
Let's say there are 3 in the party attacking a single enemy. Two of the party are flanking the enemy, the third is right next to one of the other allies (Enemy E, players with number, blank space X)
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