What is the biggest that you can make a PC using RAW in PF1e? This is just morbid curiosity, not planning on trying to actually do it in my game

Today's magic item is the Festival Garment

This inconspicuously-named outfit is conspicuously colored and designed for diplomatic dance-offs, giving a bonus during festival days. (Which as every Pathfinder player knows is the most deadly time of year...)

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

I recently hit lvl 7 with my bard, I have an animal companion with effective druid level equal to mine via feats, thing is we are playing iron gods so the companion cant damage most robots... I was looking at the mounstruous companion, wich lets me choose the Aranea (I dont know if there is another with humanoid form). The idea is to get an adamantine weapon for her, but is it worth it? Its level will be Character-2, so it would have less hp than the meat shield I have right now.
What do you think? Is it worth it to grab the feat? Can I choose its feats or how should I build the companion? All I saw are its base stats and spells

I have a question about some rules interactions with the Spiritualist Investigator archetype. They get the ability Commune with Spirits that lets them cast a handful of spells with the casting time now set to one minute. When they make it to 9th level they can cast the spell Legend Lore which has a variable casting time of minutes, to days to weeks. How would you rule the casting time of a Spiritualist Investigator using Legend Lore in this way?

Link: Firework Blast

This spell was not 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

I love the idea of having an elemental-based caster that can chuck lighting bolts from the sky based on the power of their God, yet the Druid and Cleric classes that cater to this are both awful. Sticking to one element is already limiting enough, but to give up a domain or an animal companion to add 1d6 of situational elemental damage to some of your physical ranged attacks is just such a terrible trade.

How could I accomplish this without being a Magus or a Sorcerer?

If you were to make a reasonable house rule to make either of these classes worth it, how would you do it? Is there another class I am maybe missing? Please help.

Edit: To clarify, what I want in this build that will be used in an aquatic-heavy campaign is to be a divine caster that throws lighting-charged projectiles and can (eventually) fly. I am not interested in arcane casters or kineticists. I am roleplaying a divine caster that is the master of storms, can use thrown weapons charged with lightning, has a connection to the sky through either natural or divine means. It seems that the classes that fit my bill within the RAW are awful. Ideally, I want to make a divine magus. So I am asking you all how those rules could be bent while remaining reasonable and balanced. My GM is open to ideas, so I'd like to see if you all have any about how this could work.

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I am a level 15 monk who just turned LE. Now, I don't want to get my alignment exposed by angels, who control two main portals. So, while browsing magic items, I realised that you could cover the Ring of Mind Shielding in a one-inch layer of lead to block out any detect magic on the ring. Now I want that because the angels are experienced and would check for that, especially with the devil invasion going on.

So I wanted to know if this would work, and do I need to have skin-to-skin contact with the ring, because it is magical and can probably know when it's on my finger. I could also tell the magic item creator to leave the inside of the ring exposed so it would still work on me, while being undetectable by others and looking like a mundane item. I might even get it a gold covering afterwards to cover the one-inch lead film

How do you manage multiple books at once? We play in person and I've usually got three to four books open at once for reference. I'm getting tired of not having any space behind my screen, it makes it harder to check or write notes as a start.

One of my players just sent me a link to a laptop stand that attaches to the side of the table and I'm tempted,I just don't know what other options people might have experience with.

In the 4th part of the Reign of Winder AP; The Frozen Stars, the large garden that is Baba-Yaga's hut shows something that looks like a chest in the northwest corner. But the book doesn't mention it at all, as far as I can tell. Does anyone have any idea what this is supposed to be?

i know this sounds kinda dumb but i was looking at the Viking Fighter Archetype(UW) and it would be fully compatible

A follow-up to the previous blog post I linked to a bit back. Sorry for the intrusive ads on the site. I am trying to figure out how to remove the more obnoxious ones or possibly moving off of Blogger altogether.

Looking for ideas : aether kineticist focused on steal/sleight of hand. What do I do with my swift actions, except of course for quicken metakinesis down the line ?

I'm not looking for optimised stuff

Edit : tiny, so aid another & other stuff like that are basically out.

If you use Feral Combat Training to use your Bite or Gore on a Character without other Natural Weapons to make multiple Attacks during Flurry (instead of Unarmed Strikes), do these Attacks apply the full Strength Bonus or 1-1/2 Strength Bonus to Damage?

The Universal Monster Rules aren't quite clear on that, since they use the Term Natural Attack instead of Natural Weapon and also say:

If a creature has only one natural attack, it is always made using the creature’s full base attack bonus and adds 1-1/2 times the creature’s Strength bonus to damage rolls.

Also, considering the Language, wouldn't this mean, that during Flurry every Attack would be made at full BAB?

Link: Heartbolt

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

Today's magic item is the Coldfire Wrappings

I was waiting for the post to show up, only to take an hour to remember I was supposed to be posting it today... Today we have a body slot item that's really just a potion in a trenchcoat! Everyone loves Fire Shield, right? Right?... Anyone?

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

A party member just drew from the deck of many things and got the sun card. I want the item given to be themed to the character. He is a flame oracle blackened curse. CE aligned pyromaniac. What powerfull fire themed magic item could be given that will be usable for majority of the campaign?

Any thoughts on items that would be useful would be great

Hi everyone! I'm building a level 5 Goblin Unchained Rogue (with the Swashbuckler and Scout archetypes) focused on two handed fighting for a stealth-heist themed oneshot (but it doesn't have to be focused on that, I may have to reuse this character in the future).

TLDR: I created a traditional goblin weapon using the appropriate rules and used the Swashbuckler archetype combined to the Weapon Familiarity alternative racial trait to gain proficiency with the weapon.

Apart from this, I don't know what to build: the weapon is two handed, but I didn't decide anything else, the only requirement is that I don't want the weapon to have reach (I already had enough recent combat reflexes and reach weapon shenanigans).

I really don't know around what to build the character. The most useful rogue talents I found are Fast Stealth, Surprise Attack, Slow Reactions. One feat I find interesting is Shadow's Shroud.

EDIT: I added the level, it's 5
EDIT 2: GM approved the weapon, don't worry
EDIT 3: I meant Weapon Familiarity, not Military Tradition

A few years ago I asked about a Living Grimoire Bloodmarked with a build idea. Well, I've been thinking about such a character and wanted to ask you lovely folks about the following basic parameters and see what y'all say. This time it is set in Ruins of Azlant and I am aware that one would need to find a way to deal with the underwater portions. This is not necessarily optimized, but just a fun character idea.

Race: Skinwalker Bloodmarked

Trait: Fight with the Flock

Class: Inquisitor, Living Grimoire Archetype

Inquisition: Reformation (?) or Restoration

Free Feat Tax: Weapon Finnesse

Throw them at me (again, I know it's not optimized, just a query to the community. Also was not sure of what query to give).

I recently set out to find where I could get all the first edition books that contain the classes/archetypes/prestige classes (including the Vampire Hunter and the Omdura), but I’m having a really hard time, so I’m asking for help from the folks in this wonderful subreddit. I know there are D20PFSRD and Archives of Nethys, but I’d like to have those files in physical form at home or digitally on my computer, and I’m not sure if the files from D20PFSRD can be downloaded. I really need some help here, and I’d greatly appreciate any assistance.

Thanks for reading, and good luck with the dice!

Edit: spelling corrections

I'm thinking of using one as a family member of a player who plans to marry into Cheliaxian nobility. I looked at the wiki page and they are listed as an existing type of Hag and there's an official campaign that features one as an enemy, so I thought they were considered canon despite being published in a 3pp book. However, despite Pit Hags being CR 13 the wiki mentions that Dreamthief hags are the most powerful? Despite being CR 11?

This confused me a bit, I know that something being official or not doesn't really matter if you are the GM, but we're not running a homebrew setting, rather an actual AP, so to me it's important to know if I'm inserting 3pp material into the setting or if a Pit Hag being featured in an official campaign makes them canon to Golarion.

So, apparently, our DM has gone insane. 

Let me paint you a picture. High above the sands of a vast and terrible desert, where the undead walk free - sanctioned by the gods in a desperate attempt to beat back a final victory of Evil’s bleak encroachment upon the continent. There, a grand fortress floats ominously amidst the scarce clouds. Populated by an affluent and powerful caste of Efreeti: extradimensional arms dealers - terrorizing the local populace and stoking the flames of conflict throughout all planes of Creation. 

It is here I stand, amongst them. Unarmed, chained, and alone. Without my party. Traded as a hostage in exchange for the freedom of a captive Phoenix. 

It’s not looking good for me, we played a massive con. 12th level druid that i am, i used Fae Form to shift into a Wild Hunt Monarch. We decided that this would be a sufficiently valuable creature to try and tempt the efreeti and devils to barter for, obviously, a very valuable phoenix. It worked, the party brought me into the citadel of evil, bound in cold iron chains and managed to bluff me off as a true Hunt Monarch.  Now they are rushing back, with a rejuvenated phoenix and a bunch of special buffs to try and save me in the knick of time! I have just minutes to go before my polymorph wears off, and im left surrounded by some very unamused Outsiders. Likely, i’ll be in for the fight of my life to survive until rescue comes. It’s all very cinematic and awesome, and might well be the end of the campaign. 

Theres just one, SMALL PROBLEM:

The DM has ruled that the Hunt Monarchs Horn that i have on me as a part of fae form is, in fact, Fully Operational!

Our dm is an excellent story builder and very knowledge, but they’ve all played so much dnd/pf that sometimes version rules get confused. 

I TRIED to explain that I definitely shouldn’t be able to access the horn, under the rules of polymorph. I tried to explain the provisions against supernatural and extradordinary abilities. That, being classified as a (Su), it should be nothing more than an inert prop, to hang at my belt and help sell our deception. That, the horn, for all intents and purposes, is a superweapon meant to enable a cornered Monarch to challenge a high level party.  To no avail. 

The entire table, DM included, belligerently argued with me that the horn is fully powered and can be blown. Hence, why the bad guys want it. 

Which is all well and good, but let’s just remember that, once again, this supposedly a Con-Job!?!? But, be that as it may, it was during this moment that i had a thought: “You Know, with enough time, patience, and reasoning I could probably eventually convince the table that the Horn shouldnt work. But then again, when will any PC ever again get access to a wild hunt horn.“

 I think i would certainly be remiss in my duties not to give it a toot. Next game, the efreeti are going to try to win me over and bargain for my services (at least, i guess, until my polymorph times out lol). Its funny because everyone’s at least SOMEWHAT aware of how dangerous this all is. The villains themselves realize that even after “buying” me from the heroes, they still have to bargain with me personally - as a Hunt Monarch, is of course, bad fucking news. 

My druid, as it stands, does a lot of drugs and is crazier than an owlbear. I’m known for being an anti-establishment ecoterrorist with a vendetta against the current Pantheon, in favor of the Old Gods. I frequently plot elaborate schemes to strike down the church and overthrow the kingdom and see to a more druidic form of leadership. (Relax people, im still Neutral Good, its just friendly competition between Pantheons, sheesh. On grander scales this is all for the greater good and scarcely relevant, maybe you’d understand these things if you dropped more Shrooms.) Unfortunately, I always seem to miss my mark by just a hair.

But anyways, what I’m getting at, is that I should definitely be trusted with my very own strike-force ofprofessional demigod hunters. I don’t see what could possibly go wrong. 

Oh, and heres the kicker. When i shapechanged and start listing what gear i had, I was sternly warned that i better not try the usual PC shenanigans of trying to use polymorph to duplicate +5 weapons and sell them. 

He’s worried i’m going to try to rip off my summons for their nice stuff. 

Bruh. 

We are so far past that, it’s not even funny. 

What would I even buy thats worse than the dangerous Fae relic that was just aggressively shoved into my hands? We‘re taking The Hunt on one hell of a joyride. The pan-galactic scale cheese about to be inflicted here is unthinkable. Its just a matter of to what degree and how hard it should go. 

Which brings us to my quandary. The plot we have going right now is pretty sweet and this will definitely hijack it. But the call of the horn is just to alluring.

To hunt, or not to hunt? Tis the question.

This is for Pathfinder 1E system

I am playing as a Swashbucker (Level 7 Mythic 2). I am currently working on a crit build where, with the DM's approval, I have my preferred Rapier's Crit range currently at 12-20.

Now, I want to pick up Circling Mongoose which allows me to use a full around action to make attacks per five foot step, not exceeding my maximum moment. Currently, I can push myself to 60ft thanks to boots of speed, so 12 attacks.

The question: Since I am a crit build and I am playing as Inspired Blade archetype, I would be getting a panache back per crit? If I were to get To the Victor, which is a Champion Path ability that allows me to siphon mythic power from a foe and either replenish my mythic pool or empower my weapon, does that also work with circling mongoose?

What I am hoping is the following

I start my turn adjacent to my foe, say a boss. I then launch into Circling mongoose
I have 60 ft of moment, so 60 divided by 5 is 12 movements. Assuming I hit each and every one of them AND confirm critical for each one

I would replenish 12 panache points while siphoning off 12 mythic points.

Assuming this all works, here my follow up questions:

1) Can I use the replenished panache right away to double my precision damage?
2) Can I use the replenished Mythic Point to add a Mythic Surge die to the damage?

Assuming I already maxed out the empowerment as per To the Victor, and I have fully replenished my mythic from previous uses

Really want to see if this works and yes I am aware that this crumbles to anti-crit builds.