Recent FAQ Update: "Bigger Boat" is DEAD! (also, Adv Firearm Reload)

[grarrrg]

Bigger Boat Eidolon is now (mostly) dead (http://paizo.com/paizo/faq/v5748nruor1fm#v5748eaic9t5u), that means it's still slightly alive, but no where near where it could be.

You are now allowed _one_ "actual" size increase (such as Enlarge Person) and _one_ "effective" size increase (such as Imp. Natural Attack).
If you have multiple of the same kind, you only take the bigger one.

This means that Imp. Natural Attack and Imp. Damage Evolution are a no-go, and Strong Jaw just overrides whatever else you have.



The other one worth mentioning is that Modern Firearms (http://paizo.com/paizo/faq/v5748nruor1g1#v5748eaic9t6h) can take Rapid Reload to reload a Magazine as a Free Action.

[Psyren]

I don't know if you did one of these for March (and if you did and I missed it, I apologize) but I wanted to add in here the Weird Words FAQ (http://paizo.com/paizo/faq/v5748nruor1fz#v5748eaic9t4f) for the Sound Striker bard that I missed.

Old: 1 word/lvl (max 10), ranged touch, slashing/piercing/bludgeoning, each word does 1d8+Cha (fort half), wasn't clear if you could target all words at the same target.

New: 1 word/4 levels, ranged touch, sonic damage, each word does 4d6+Cha, no save. You can target them all at the same creature, however the bonus will only apply once (so hitting one target with two Words means they will take 8d6+Cha - the Cha bonus will only get added once. However, their sonic resistance, if any, will only apply once too rather than once per word.) Each word fired uses up 1 round of performance as well.

[Anlashok]

Nerfs everywhere.

[grarrrg]

I don't know if you did one of these for March

Eh, I do them infrequently when I notice a bunch at once, or just a couple big ones.


Nerfs everywhere.

No... mostly just one "big" nerf (pun!)

[Ravens_cry]

I hope they errata it back. Why have so many means to have effective size increases, if you can't use 'em together? It's not like the spells that enlarge you, as they enlarge you AND do extra stuff, all the effective size increases do is increase your effective size. Plus, how does this interact with things that only affect PART of your character's size modifiers, letting you count as one size bigger for special attacks, like grab.
All I wanted to do was make a druid who turned into a big dinosaur with a big, big bite who had a pet big dinosaur with a big, big bite. It wasn't even that much damage. It was a good punch, but you hardly had to get theoretical op to get more. Teeny and Tiny will live on in my dreams.:smallfrown:

[Elricaltovilla]

No... mostly just one "big" nerf (pun!)

Yeah but it's a nerf to anyone who wanted to use size increases to boost their damage, whether real or virtual. Really puts vital Strike builds in the tank. Not that they were good before, but it was fun building them.

[Psyren]

grarrg, your link in the OP doesn't go straight to the FAQ. (http://paizo.com/paizo/faq/v5748nruor1fm#v5748eaic9t5u)

As for reacting to the change itself, I'll say what I did a few times before - the GMs who are comfortable with this sort of thing are the ones who won't have an issue houseruling it back in (and keeping their game under control even with it.) This FAQ is meant to give ammunition to the ones who feel iffy or unsure about it, so they have something clear to point to and curtail any long table arguments.

[grarrrg]

grarrg, your link in the OP doesn't go straight to the FAQ. (http://paizo.com/paizo/faq/v5748nruor1fm#v5748eaic9t5u)

I have no idea what you're talking about :smallbiggrin: