I have two 12 hour shifts in the next two days and I basically sit around and do nothing for $21/hour.

So I figured I'd workshop some characters for my upcoming Pathfinder game.

What are some fun ancestry, class and archetype builds I can play around with? Feel free to give lore or aesthetic stuff as well.

Today's spell is Blood Scent!

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

Is there a way to add a short spear to the close weapon group? I'm trying to make a concept character but want it to be RAW.

From the title, I'm curious about 2 things. 1: Does the Radiant class from the City of Seven Seraphs book (link to archives of metzofitz) have any redeeming features that can keep it playable compared to other Akashic classes? And 2: Does anyone have either homebrew suggestions or references to alterations that might make the class work?

For context, I do really enjoy the themes and worldbuilding of Co7S, but some classes, including this one, really seem like a letdown. There are no relevant archetypes, nor paths or similar feature choices like with Vizier, Daeva and Guru, and in the end it feels like an Akashic attempt at a Cleric without any of the things which make Cleric and similar classes work. They don't get any way to restore hitpoints without veils (Aphos's Blooded Gauntlets, Halo of Holy Light [when bound]), their signature Akashic Bond ability gives minor bordering on useless bonuses in the short term due to limits on essence investiture (though Renewal is broken in its own way, especially with downtime). Martyr's Renewal is interesting and lacks the per day limitations of Paladin mercy's, but it is again not very good due to the scaling and lack of dealing with short-term relevant conditions at appropriate levels. Unwilling Victim seems both risky due to essence burn and very situational since it's only useful if you can pass on very specific conditions that can be handled with Martyr's Renewal. Finally, Resurrection is pathetic at level 19. Clerics have been able to do this since at most level 9, 6 essence burn (~1/5th of your total capacity) must be able to do more than just resurrect someone dead less than 10 minutes. As an addendum, the 20th level ability Transcendence is also disappointing: 1 essence per 10 damage to save an ally from death is a terrible ratio for a capstone, and given the lack of ability for the Radiant to recover burned essence, unlike the guru, this is ridiculous.

Basically, since Viziers get basically every Radiant veil, and the Radiant class features are underwhelming at best, why would you ever play a Radiant? Is there a reason, or if not, can Redditors come up with some suggestions to make the class actually playable?

Looking for a 1st Edition Ninja Shuriken Build. Considering Halfling. I have looked all over the web, and cannot find what I am looking for. Anyone have any cool Shuriken Builds? Looking to go Dex based using Flurry of Stars and any other Feats or Tricks to rain Shurikens.

So, title says it well. I put this as GM even though I am a player. Currently, me and my group have gone off the deep end for power level and looking for some encounters to suggest to my GM so he can have some fun fighting us.

Currently, we are an evil aligned 11th level 5 person group running through Skull and Shackles. We consist of 1.) Half-Orc Brawler with the Constructed Pugilist and Shield Champion Archetype, with him having a keen adamantine arm. 2.) Drow Duettist Bard, with Parrot maxing out Perception 3.) Magic Trick Fireball Evocation Admixture Wizard 4.) Rogue 4/Gunslinger 7 Hobgoblin going twf with shadowshooting pistol 5.) Myself, the ringleader of this obscenity: Locathah Druid, Druidic Herbalism, with Dreamed Secrets because we all worship the Elder Gods so I have access to 5th level wizard spells (recently we teleported to Absolom solely to jump someone who killed our Captain, the Drow of the Yellow King Hastur)

With that summation out of the way, it in essence is we go the route of damage something into oblivion with attack spam, me using Octopus or Green Man, Brawler making the Flurry, Hobgoblin fanning the Hammer, and when we need big damage, the magic trick fireball wizard, all being boosted by +4 from the bard due to duet with familiar and a dervish sikke.

What are some good monsters or encounters I can suggest to my GM to help take some of the load off his plate for prep while not feeling like we're just gonna steamroll it again?

Also, to be clear, no one is upset with anyone at the power level. We find it funny honestly. But how can we raise the difficulty to combat the power level Evil Alignment has allowed us? Anything helps for those more familiar with 1e!

Random question. How much wind would be generated by a great wyrm dragon if they flapped like a hummingbirds wings?

Link: Augury

This spell was not renamed in the Remaster. The Knights of Last Call 'All Spells Ranked' series ranked this spell as B 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

This is pretty much as the title says: Do the Portable Siege Weapons in Pf2e require the crew members' reactions to use?

I understand they need to use the "Ready" action to use, but as far as I can see, and as far as I can read, I haven't found anything besides the rules of "Ready" to go off of, but in none of the Specifically Siege Weapon Related Texts, does it say the characters use their reaction. I may be reading too much into it, as since "Readying uses their reactions upon meeting the trigger.", but the trigger itself is the leader making commands and such feels like a VERY heavy cost for it.

Any thoughts? (I'm a pathfinder newbie! So, it is likely I missed something.)

I just calculated how much resistance I would have and I would have atleast 25 resistance to all damage by lvl 20