Questions tagged [alternate-class-feature]
For questions primarily about alternate class features (ACFs), abilities derived from a character's class that are different from the default features. They are typically published as "variants" to allow further customization within a given class by players and DMs, and often replace the corresponding default class features. (See also: the [class-feature] tag.)
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What does the Gnomish Wizard Favored Class Bonus mean by “+1/2” uses per day?
I'm working on creating a character for Pathfinder, he is a gnomish wizard and the "Alternate Favored Class Bonus" says:
Select one arcane school power at 1st level that is normally usable a number ...
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Did a sourcebook or other reference source ever contain an error about the uses/day of the Immediate Magic ACF?
Once upon a time, I made a rules error: I believed that the Immediate Magic alternate Wizard class feature (PHB2 p. 68) was usable (3+int bonus) times/day. I was so certain of this that I didn't ...
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Does a single spell count as the ability to cast spells [plural] for prerequisites?
Thanks to an alternate class feature, I've got a Sorcerer who knows one less spell per level of spell, in exchange for the ability to get domain slots like a Cleric. A prestige class I've got my eye ...
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Does minor shape shift qualify for warshaper?
Does minor change shape, as in the changeling ability or the shaper psion ACF, qualify a character for the warshaper prestige class?
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For Shapeshift Variant Druids, what happens to gear worn by the new form?
The Shapeshift variant druid from Player's Handbook II, pp39-41, replaces wild-shape and animal companion features with a swift action shapeshift into different forms, with different capabilities.
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Does the Sniper Archetype of the slayer get a talent at level 2?
The PFSRD does not mention it being replaced by the level 2 ability, but HeroForge does not give me the level 2 talent.
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Replacement for a Samurai Mount in a Dungeon-Crawler
With some friends of mine, I play pathfinder in a dungeon-crawler way (a bit inspired by the phenomenal game Darkest Dungeon, so the heroes venture into dungeons to gain treasure and rebuild a town, ...
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Does metamagic specialist let you quicken spells?
The metamagic specialist (PHB2, 61) lets you cast metamagic'd spells at normal casting time, but there is a particular phrase in the description that confused me:
This benefit even lets you quicken ...
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Is there a way for an oracle to gain or take a revelation from a mystery not his own?
At least two oracle mysteries contain revelations letting an oracle use his Charisma modifier instead of his Dexterity modifier to compute his AC (the mystery lore has the revelation sidestep secret ...
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Monk ACFs, substitutions, or variants that trade in the default AC bonus?
In an amusing (to me anyway) reversal of my previous question, I have a character who is taking a single level of monk for the purposes of bonus feats. This character has Wisdom 8 and wears (light) ...
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What are the upsides of Changeling Wizard's Dual Specialization ACF?
I'm looking at building a Changeling Wizard for a new campaign. While I'm likely to still take at least the first level of the racial substitution for the delicious skills, I'm less sold on the Dual ...
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