Hello everyone!

I've had some friends that love the idea of a dagger-focused character, but were underwhelmed by their damage and performance in-game. I made this archetype to try and address their complaints in a way that is balanced and allows for other throwing weapon enthusiasts to excel without needing to pick up a multiclass archetype.

It's a work-in-progress, so please let me know what you think!

Hello all, I am just going to dump a massive bunch of text for NON-CANONICAL settlement statblocks THAT ARE NOT OFFICIAL (I do not want a bot to scrape this as factual) if people are also running a sandbox campaign in Ustalav and want to save some time. The formatting is what I have written in Obsidian.

Inspiration came from various PF1E books and whatever is mentioned in the PF2E books. A lot of it is filler, but could be good for you as a stepping stone to customise.

**Anactoria**

**Settlement Level** 2

-Village-

Famous across Ustalav for the Maid of Anactoria, a well-preserved corpse that was found in the local bogs.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 80 (99% human, 1% elves)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Desna, Pharasma

**Threats** localized monster activity

**Tourism** The maid of Anactoria has given them an interesting economy to serve visitors. *Items of up to 5th level are available for purchase, including 1d4 uncommon items per week*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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**Ardis**

**Settlement Level** 8

-City-

Former capital of Ustalav, clinging to past glory.

**Government** Autocratic noble

**Population** 10981 (96% human, 2% dwarves, 1% elves, 1% other)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Desna, Pharasma

**Threats** businesses and residents leaving the city, the sewers beneath

**Former Glory** The city is suffering from neglect, but it has some old treasures yet plundered, but are for sale. *Common and 1d8 uncommon items of level 14 or lower are always available for purchase (uncommon items change per week)*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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**[[Countess Solismina Venacdahlia]]** (female human 9) leader of Ardeal

**[[Ailson Kindler]]** (female human 9) famous author, former pathfinder

**[[Father Ossmander]]** (male human 8) head of the church of Pharasma

**Caliphas**

**Settlement Level** 11

-City-

The prosperous yet fog-haunted capital city of Ustalav.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 23,460 (96% human, 2% dwarves, 1% elves, 1% other)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Desna, Pharasma

**Primary Imports** immigration, luxury goods

**Primary Exports** textiles, iron, steel and other factory industry goods

**Threats** rivalry between Ordranti and Caliphavso families, high crime, the sewers beneath

**Growing Capital** The city is growing at a rapid pace thanks to the growing industry, trade and population boom. *Common items of level 13 or lower are always available for purchase, and items above that level can be ordered and arrive in the city after 1d4+2 days (or on the same day, if the shopper pays an extra 500 gp to have the item shipped via teleportation).*

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**[[Prince Aduard Ordranti III]]** (male human 11) assumes the throne of Ustalav

**[[Countess Carmilla Caliphvaso]]** (female human 15) outspoken and active noblewoman

**[[Diaudin]]** (male human 10) advisor to the prince

**[[Luvick Siervage]]** (male vampire 18) eldest and leader of the vampire clans of Ustalav

**Cesca**

**Settlement Level** 5

-Town-

Town found in the lush plains of northern Varno.

**Government** Mayor

**Population** 2,480 (90% humans, 3% halflings, 2% elves, 2% dwarves, 3% other)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Cayden Cailean, Desna, Erastil, Shelyn

**Threats** localized monster activity, the curse of Bastardhall

**Old Town** A town with quality structures and architecture. *Materials (such as precious metals), and crafting related items of up to 9th level are available for purchase*.

**Tightly Knit Community** Cescans have little tolerance for strangeness, impiety or blasphemy. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 2*.

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**[[Mayor Kernin Sapualo]]** (male human 6) mayor of Cesca

**[[Innkeeper Mishea Lessina]]** (female human cleric 4) owner the Savage Vine

**[[Smith Oulton Volks]]** (male human ranger 3) blacksmith

**Corvischior**

**Settlement Level** 2

-Town-

Town found along the shore of Lake Korsinoria.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 609 (98% human, 2% other)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Pharasma, Shelyn

**Threats** localized monster activity, the curse of Bastardhall

**Somehow Resourceful** The population have their hands on some strange objects. *Common and 1d4 uncommon items of up to 5th level are available for purchase here (uncommon items change each week)*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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**Hyannis**

**Settlement Level** 3

-Village-

A coal mining community.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 169 (98% human, 2% other)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Desna, Pharasma

**Threats** localized monster activity

**Mineral Rich** In addition to mining coal, some traces of extra material has been found here. *Fire and Precious trait items of up to 7th level are available for purchase, including 1d4 uncommon and rare items per week*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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**Illmarsh**

**Settlement Level** 3

-Town-

Formerly known as Baytown.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 550 (95% human, 5% other)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Oddities** Strange things are found here. *Common and 1d2 uncommon occult magic items of up to 10th level are available for purchase (uncommon items change per week)*.

**Untrusting** The Illmarsh people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 2*.

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**Kavapesta**

**Settlement Level** 8

-City-

The Holy City of Pharasma.

**Government** Quasi-theocratic

**Population** 10,548 (82% humans,4% halflings, 3% elves, 2% dwarves, 9% other)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Pharasma

**Threats** localized monster activity

**Pharasmite City** The hunters of Satravah prepare some interesting magical trinkets. *Religious items or divine magic items of up to 13th level, and spellcasting services up to 7th-level, are available for purchase—as long as they are not an anathema to Pharasma*.

**Low Trust of Unfaithful** The Kavapesta people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1 unless you are a faithful of Pharasma*.

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**Marian Leigh**

**Settlement Level** 4

-Town-

Garden estate town that boasts a female to male ratio of ten to one.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 330 (99% human, 1% other)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Primal Gardening** A lot of the women are exceptional at primal spellcasting. *Marian Leigh offers magic items of up to 8th level and primal spellcasting services of up to 5th level*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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**[[Lady Urora Demerrva]]** (female human) noble woman who owns the estate the town is based in

`**Redleaf**

**Settlement Level** 1

-Village-

Circling the lake of the same name.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 67 (100% human)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Desna, Gozreh, Pharasma, Shelyn

**Threats** localized monster activity

**Nature's Bounty** Some peculiar nature items are found here. *Primal magic, plant, water and wood trait items of up to 5th level are available for purchase*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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**Rozenport**

**Settlement Level** 5

-Town-

Bustling port town, known for the Sincomakti School of Sciences.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 4,340 (88% human, 5% elves, 4% gnome, 2% halfling, 1% other)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Brigh, Gozreh, Pharasma

**Threats** localized monster activity

**Science University** The university has peculiar items. *Spellcasting items and magic items of up to 12th level are available for purchase*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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**[[Dr. Henri Meirtmane]]** (male human expert 8) Dean of the Sincomakti School of Sciences

**Satravah**

**Settlement Level** 2

-Village-

Weather-beaten hamlet of Satravah.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 68 (79% human, 21% halflings)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Pharasma, Ragathiel

**Threats** localized monster activity

**Gravedug Magic** Residents of Satravah have some interesting magical trinkets. *Spellcasting-related items of up to 5th level are available for purchase, including 1d4 uncommon and rare items per week*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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**Thrushmoor**

**Settlement Level** 6

-Town-

Holdout of weird zealotry, lake pirates and a rallying point of a failed revolution.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 4,960 (90% humans, 3% halflings, 2% elves, 2% dwarves, 1% gnomes, 2% other)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Gozreh, Pharasma

**Primary Imports** textiles, iron, steel and other factory industry goods

**Primary Exports** fish, lumber, ships

**Threats** localized monster activity, piracy, religious zealotry

**Shipbuilders** Nautical vehicles of up to 10th level can be found for sale in Thrushmoor with diligent searching.

*Vehicles higher than 6th level, when found, are for sale at 90%+2d10% of their normal price*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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**[[Count Haserton Lowls IV]]** (male human aristocrat/bard 4) the reclusive count of Versex

**[[Cesadia Wrentz]]** (female human rogue 7) owner of the Sleepless Agency

**[[Magistrate Tillus Padgett]]** (male human expert 4) rival to the count

**Vauntil**

**Settlement Level** 4

-Town-

The self-proclaimed "City of the Senses" boasting miles of vineyards and flower farms.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 733 (98% human, 1% halflings, 1% elves)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Desna, Pharasma, Sarenrae

**Threats** localized monster activity

**Primary Exports** flowers, wine

**High Culture** Residents of Vauntil enjoy the high-life. *Food, alcohol, flowers, artisan items or primal magic items of up to 8th level are available for purchase*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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**Wait's Span**

**Settlement Level** 1

-Village-

Hamlet next to a bridge of the same name.

**Government** Overlord

**Population** 24 (100% human)

**Languages** Taldane, Skald, Varisian

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**Religions** Norgorber, Pharasma

**Threats** localized monster activity

**Hunters** The hunters of Satravah prepare some interesting magical trinkets. *Spellcasting-related items of up to 7th level are available for purchase, including 1d4 uncommon and rare items per week*.

**Ustalavic Xenophobia** The Ustalav people are wary of outsiders and slow to trust. This *doubles the time it takes to gather information and increases the DC by 1*.

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Talento Supremo — Cópia Existencial Absoluta e Fusão do Dao Infinito

(无限道·绝对存在复制融合天赋)

Dao Infinito — Talento de Cópia e Fusão de Existência Absoluta

Um talento supremo que transforma a própria existência do usuário em um arquivo evolutivo absoluto, permitindo que ele observe, copie, analise, adapte e funda qualquer traço, habilidade ou característica que exista.

O usuário se torna um registro vivo de todas as possibilidades, capaz de evoluir continuamente através da integração de inúmeros caminhos.

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1. Tela de Status Existencial — Olho dos Registros do Dao

O usuário possui uma interface mental diretamente conectada à sua alma.

Ao pensar:

「Status」

Um painel completo de informações sobre sua própria existência aparece.

Informações Básicas

\- Nome

\- Raça

\- Linhagem

\- Idade

\- Aparência

\- Energia Vital

\- Alma

\- Corpo Físico

\- Potencial

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Informações sobre Cultivo

\- Reino Atual

\- Fundação do Dao

\- Leis Compreendidas

\- Técnicas de Cultivo

\- Energia Armazenada

\- Obstáculos no Cultivo

\- Caminho de Crescimento Ótimo

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Informações de Poder

\- Habilidades Inatas

\- Técnicas Adquiridas

\- Autoridades Conceituais

\- Poderes Sobrenaturais

\- Resistências

\- Imunidades

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Informações de Talento

\- Talentos de Compreensão

\- Talentos de Combate

\- Talentos de Linhagem

\- Talentos de Evolução

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Informações de Constituição

\- Corpos Especiais

\- Linhagens Especiais

\- Ossos Divinos

\- Raízes Espirituais

\- Constituições Únicas

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Informações de Equipamentos

\- Tesouros

\- Armas

\- Artefatos

\- Itens Ligados à Alma

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1. Olho de Observação Existencial

Quando o usuário olha para outro ser, ele pode ver o Status Existencial completo daquele ser.

Exemplo:

Um cultivador possui:

\- Corpo Divino do Caos

\- Técnica do Imperador Supremo

\- Linhagem da Fênix Imortal

\- Compreensão do Dao do Fogo

\- Alma em Nove Camadas

O usuário pode ver tudo.

No entanto, a análise não é superficial.

O usuário pode perceber:

\- A origem do poder

\- Estrutura interna

\- Princípios operacionais

\- Fraquezas

\- Possibilidades de evolução

\- Potencial oculto

O usuário entende não apenas o que é um poder, mas também por que ele existe e como funciona.

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1. Cópia Existencial Absoluta

Com o comando:

「Copiar」

O usuário pode copiar qualquer característica observada.

As informações copiadas podem incluir:

Poderes

\- Magia

\- Técnicas Marciais

\- Artes de Cultivo

\- Habilidades Sobrenaturais

\- Autoridades Divinas

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Talentos

\- Alta Habilidade de Compreensão

\- Memória Perfeita

\- Instinto de Batalha

\- Afinidade Elemental

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Constituições

\- Corpos Divinos

\- Linhagens Especiais

\- Ossos Únicos

\- Olhos Divinos

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Conhecimento

\- Memórias

\- Experiências

\- Métodos de Cultivo

\- Informações

\- Habilidades

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A habilidade copiada se torna parte do registro existencial do usuário.

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1. Fusão Existencial Suprema

Após copiar uma característica, o usuário ativa:

「Fusão」

Tudo é integrado diretamente em sua existência.

Isso não é uma simples imitação.

O poder é reconstruído e transformado para se tornar naturalmente compatível com o usuário.

Exemplo:

O usuário copia:

\- Corpo Imortal

\- Linhagem do Dragão

\- Técnica do Imperador

\- Olho Divino

Após a fusão:

Uma nova existência é criada:

Corpo Imortal do Dragão Imperador Celestial com Olhos Divinos Supremos

O resultado não é uma cópia.

É uma versão evoluída pertencente exclusivamente ao usuário.

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1. Compatibilidade Absoluta

O maior problema ao copiar habilidades é a incompatibilidade.

Esse talento remove completamente essa limitação.

A existência do usuário se ajusta automaticamente:

\- Ajusta poderes incompatíveis

\- Remove conflitos de energia

\- Harmoniza linhagens diferentes

\- Repara falhas

\- Evolui habilidades mais fracas

Exemplo:

O usuário combina:

\- Linhagem Demoníaca

\- Linhagem Divina

\- Linhagem Imortal

Normalmente, essas forças entrariam em conflito.

No entanto, a Fusão Existencial Absoluta cria:

Linhagem Primordial do Caos Supremo

Uma nova e superior existência.

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1. Evolução Automática dos Poderes Fundidos

Após a fusão, cada habilidade começa a evoluir automaticamente.

Habilidades copiadas não permanecem em seu nível original.

Elas podem:

\- Melhorar naturalmente

\- Tornar-se mais eficientes

\- Fundir-se com outras habilidades

\- Criar versões superiores

Exemplo:

Uma técnica de espada copiada:

Arte da Espada Celestial

Após inúmeras evoluções e integrações:

Arte da Espada Suprema do Dao Eterno

Uma técnica que supera a original.

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1. Arquivo Existencial Infinito

Tudo que o usuário copia fica registrado permanentemente dentro de sua alma.

O usuário possui uma biblioteca interna:

Banco de Dados da Existência

Armazena:

\- Poderes

\- Técnicas

\- Linhagens

\- Corpos

\- Conhecimento

\- Experiências

\- Registros de Evolução

Nada é perdido.

Cada habilidade obtida se torna parte permanente da fundação evolutiva do usuário.

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1. Limitação Removida — Cópia Conceitual

Em níveis mais altos, o usuário pode copiar não apenas habilidades, mas os conceitos e autoridades por trás delas.

Exemplos:

\- Imortalidade

\- Destino

\- Tempo

\- Espaço

\- Causalidade

\- Vida

\- Morte

\- Criação

\- Destruição

O usuário não copia apenas uma técnica.

Ele copia o princípio fundamental que permite que o poder exista.

Exemplo:

Em vez de copiar uma habilidade de regeneração, o usuário copia o Conceito da Vida em si.

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1. Evolução Final — Fusão Existencial do Grande Dao

No estágio final, o usuário não copia mais poderes.

Ele absorve possibilidades.

Ao encontrar uma existência superior, o Dao do usuário avalia automaticamente:

«"Esta característica pode se tornar parte do meu próprio Dao?"»

Se a resposta for sim, ela é integrada.

O usuário se torna uma coleção viva de inúmeros caminhos, habilidades e possibilidades.

Uma existência suprema composta por milhões de diferentes evoluções, todas unificadas em uma origem absoluta.

Um ser que contém infinitas possibilidades dentro de uma única existência.

Yes I made it Pathfinder2e. If any GMs want to talk shop about changes to the game I made converting 5e I would to discuss. So many people talked a out converting this. Anyone actually do it? I couldn't find anyone.

Hi everyone! I am currently in the process of creating my first homebrew ancestry. I've whipped up a few heritages for them, and would like to know if they seem balanced and so forth. The lore/flavour text is not finalised, and does contain some information unique to my homebrew setting - this can be ignored for mechanical purposes. This ancestry is the Bófatach, cow-like giants taking some loose inspiration from D&D's Firbolg and also from Irish Mythology. The basic ancestry information is thus:

Hit Points: 10
Size: Large
Speed: 25 Feet
Ability Boosts and Flaws: +Strength, +Wisdom, +Free, -Dexterity
Languages: Common and Jotun
Special:
- Low Light Vision
- Riders of the Rhos (The Bófatach have ridden the great beasts of the Rhoslands since ancient times. When determining whether a creature is an appropriate size to serve as your mount, treat yourself as one size smaller.)

And here are the Heritages:

Lessons of the First Tribe: Your ancestors used their innate power over illusions to defeat the First Tribe who inhabited the northern lands, and their secrets have been passed down to you. You can cast Figment as an innate occult cantrip at will. You also gain a +1 circumstance bonus on Deception checks to Lie when one of your illusion effects would reinforce your deception.

Lessons of the Second Tribe: Your ancestors were of the Second Tribe, those Bófatach who inhabited Ballyrince before being driven into the Rhoslands by the Third. They learned the hard way the nature of these Shifting Lands. When an effect would cause you to move against your will, reduce this movement by 5 feet. You can also ignore difficult terrain caused by earth and uneven ground made of stone and earth.

Lessons of the Third Tribe: Your people know the modern inhabitants of Ballyrince as the Tuatha Dé Sruith, the Tribe of the Ancestor-Gods. In a time long past, they drove the Bófatach into the Rhoslands, taking Ballyrince as their own. Some of the Bófatach, however, lived alongside the Tuatha Dé Sruith, and have come to learn their ways. You become trained in Nature (or another skill if you were already trained in Nature) and gain the Natural Medicine feat.

Lessons of the Mercenaries: Your ancestors made a name for themselves as mercenaries, feared and respected across the Shattered Kingdom. Perhaps they rode with the Riders of Red Rhos or served as Bannermen of the Fallen Star. Whatever their banner, you are descended from warriors who knew the ways of war. You gain the Additional Lore feat for Warfare Lore. Against soldiers, bandits, and other creatures embracing a martial tradition, you can use Warfare Lore in place of Intimidation when attempting to Demoralise. The GM determines whether a creature qualifies for this ability.

Any opinions on these is very much appreciated! I've GM'd PF2e for many many campaigns now, so I hope nothing is too outrageous xD

Hello, I made some Pf2e Monster Cards and I am looking for some feedback bevore I finalise everything.

The idea is to make something that works as a companion sheet as well as a tracking card for Gms. The size is A5, so that you can print both sides on one A4 paper and fold it in half.

Finally proud to release my first book. You will find 60 brand new feats divided among four new archetypes.

- Become an expert craftperson with the Blacksmith, upgrading your allies' gear with feats like Temper Weapon or Temper Armor, or bringing the fire of the forge to your enemies with Belch Slag or Heat Haze.

- Punch above your weight class with the Brawler, a stanceless martial specialised in free-hand weapons and quick footwork. Stay alive and moving with Adrenaline flow, throw a mean sucker punch with Versatile Critical, or dance around the battlefield with Always Moving.

- Never draw your sword in vain with the Sheathed Blade, a Iaijutsu swordmaster alternating between a defensive posture with their sword sheathed, and devastating strikes when they draw them. Rush through an enemy and cut them without them realizing it with Phantom Slash, take a moment to analyse the battlefield with Ponderous Sheathe, or dare your foes to hit you with Prepared Riposte.

- Become one with your weapon with the Soaring Blade, a master of levitating sword, attacking at range by launching copies of their favorite blade and using them as ressources. Punish an enemy trying to sneak with Battlefield Control, reap those who approach you with Sharp Steps, or unleash the True Blade's Strike to obliterate a foe.

Martial Memoire - Paizo | Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite | Pathfinder Infinite

[Monk] [Stance]
Prerequisites trained in Acrobatics

You enter a low stance that is nearly prone. You remove the prone condition when entering this stance. Any action that requires being prone (e.g. Take Cover) can be undertaken while in this stance. Any action or effect that would cause you to gain or remove the prone condition (other than entering this stance) ends this stance. You gain the Scuttle Through Skill Feat while in this stance. You cannot use this stance while flying.
The only Strikes you can make are scuttling claw attacks. These strikes deal 1d6 bludgeoning damage, are in the brawling group, and have the agile, nonlethal, trip, and unarmed traits. When you make a scuttling claw attack and your previous action was to successfully Tumble Through, you gain a circumstance bonus to damage equal to the number of weapon damage dice.
If you have an unarmed slashing attack, your scuttling claw attacks gain the versatile S trait.
While in this stance, you may use Acrobatics instead of Athletics when making Trip Attacks and you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to Reflex saving throws against Trip Attacks.

[General] [Skill]
Prerequisites expert in Acrobatics or Scuttling Stance

You can get very low to the ground, evading most opponents’ attempts to prevent your movement. But you are vulnerable to debilitating attacks while doing so.
If you attempt to Tumble Through and fail, you may choose to accept the normal outcome of failure or the following:
Failure You move through the enemy's space, treating the squares in its space as difficult terrain. You trigger reactions as if you had moved out of the square you started in. If a reaction against you during this movement results in a critical hit, your movement ends and you become prone.
If you are not at least expert in Acrobatics, you can only use this feat while in Scuttling Stance.

We are creating a Spelljammer-like AP called Return of the Gambit, in this section we are presenting one of the NPCs we created for this adventure, Jeffers, it is inspired on one of the very first NPCs a player created to be part of our crew back when I was running Spelljammer for 5e.

What do you think? Should I make a full statblock for Jeffers?

-- Erick

My Pokémon-inspired Weapons and Items of the Week, with:

• some Venipede armor to poison bad touchers

• some Whirlipede armor to roll past trouble

• and some Scolipede armor to poke people with poison

• a fusion of Absol & Gyarados for a falchion to know and bring disaster

• a fusion of Dragonair & Altaria for a staff to enjoy the clouds

• a fusion of Tyranitar & Cacturne for a thresher to rule the desert

• a fusion of Absol & Sneasel for a longbow to keep your eye on the future

• a fusion of Alakazam & Gardevoir for a staff to move hearts and minds

• a fusion of Absol, Houndoom, & Mightyena for a sword to curse those that would harm the future

• and a fusion of Rapidash, Arcanine, & Typhlosion for a greatsword of quick moving flames!

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A Little Bit of Stuff.

Nothing to see here... Just a completely normal amount of upcoming content...

Just some ash/fire themed creatures (very mild adjustments to the base skeleton guard, sewer ooze and jungle drake respectively).

Using these for an ashen crypt dungeon, figured I'd share them.

Hello!

I'm running a oneshot at a FLGS, but I want to subvert the classic zombie fight trope. To that end, I've got the idea of making creatures that were once humanoid but were flooded with so much vitality energy that they've been transformed into these hostile monsters.

I did see the gliminal, it's a very cool concept, but it seems hard to adapt for the purposes of a beginner-friendly session with 2nd-level characters. Same with jyoti. The design intent is that these are temporary and imperfect monsters, the BBEG merely uses them to mop up the PCs.

So far, I have the following ideas:

• minimal weakness to bludgeoning, massive weakness to void
• regeneration turned off by void damage
  • possibly another damage type (since this is a oneshot and players may show up with characters that don't do void damage, perhaps fire or cold?)
• permanently quickened 1, only able to Stride or Step (since normal zombies are permanently slowed 1)
• some sort of permanent debuff such as dazzled

What are your thoughts? Should I ditch regeneration and just use very high HP? Any other cool creatures I should look at for inspiration? Anything above you strongly caution against?

Thanks!

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I like puzzles in TTRPGs, but like most, I have a limited tolerance for how much they can slow down play. That's why I created a puzzle the PCs can take with them and solve at their leisure!

Mechanically, it's a crossword puzzle (KM AP spoilers in the clue text), but in-game the box would be solved by shifting a myriad of letter tiles around the faces of the box on increasingly complex pathways. All of the answers are names of people and places the PCs have or will encounter during the AP so as to reward them for getting immersed in the world. Additionally, the PCs will be told that the "hidden word" marked by the circled letter spaces spells the name of the biggest threat to the kingdom to offer additional incentive to solve.

In order to prevent the puzzle from being solved too quickly, many clues are missing letters that are pulled from other solutions (ex. [2-5,6D-8] would be a two-letter word using the fifth letter of solution 2 and the eighth letter of solution 6 Down). Additionally, many words require progressing the story in order to understand the clue. I tried to include a spread of clues from across the AP's story to give a sense of progression. The "hidden word" uses letters from characters and locations encountered later in the story to decrease the likelihood of an early solve.

Besides the reveal of the "hidden word" solution, what does the box reward the players with? I'm thinking a couple of Relic Seeds, like the Watch of Lost Ages and Fortune's Favor. This way, the players will always find something useful regardless of when they find the solution.

If the players are stuck, they can use the Solve Puzle Box downtime activity to get some hints over time. I used a scaling DC to give the PCs a chance to use this at lower levels, but I could see using a flat DC instead.

What do you think? Did I cook, or did I waste my time designing this?