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Alasdair89
2015-05-14, 09:59 PM
What are your favorite things to do with your move action in pathfinder besides move, especially as a caster? Are there any pretty consistent ways (besides quicken spell) to cast spells as a move action? I'm looking mainly for pathfinder specific things too, not all of 3.5

Andion Isurand
2015-05-14, 11:48 PM
I know its not Pathfinder, but off the top of my head, the 3.5 "Cloak Dance" feat allows you to grant yourself concealment for 1 round as a move action, which works as an extraordinary source of concealment. ( The Shrouded Dance skill trick also works in a similar fashion, with similar prerequisites. )

However, it does require a bit of skill rank investment.

Eldaran
2015-05-15, 12:11 AM
Are there any pretty consistent ways (besides quicken spell) to cast spells as a move action?

Quicken lets you cast spells as a swift action only, and move actions can not be converted into a swift.

Felyndiira
2015-05-15, 12:53 AM
Quick Channel (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/quick-channel) allows you to channel as a move action.

Accelerated Drinker (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/traits/combat-traits/accelerated-drinker) allows you to quaff an enlarge potion as a move action.

Quick Wild Shape (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/quick-wild-shape) lets you WS as a move (or swift) action for penalties.

EDIT: As a caster, there aren't really any move-action spells. There are some class features (Bardic Performance, for instance) that can be started as a move action at certain levels, though.

Kurald Galain
2015-05-15, 01:10 AM
As a caster? Carry a bunch of scrolls around that you can draw as a move action. This does wonders for your versatility, especially if you have a low amount of spells known.

With a box
2015-05-15, 01:11 AM
Is there somewhere a feat that concentrate as move/shift action, I thinks

Felyndiira
2015-05-15, 01:17 AM
Is there somewhere a feat that concentrate as move/shift action, I thinks

Spellsong (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/spellsong) only works on bard spells. That's the only move action concentration I know of in first-party PF.

There is also Effortless Trickery (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/effortless-trickery) for gnomes and illusion spells only, as a swift action.

Hrugner
2015-05-15, 03:19 AM
As a caster? Readying and unreadying a tower shield mostly. Either [unready -> cast] or [cast -> ready].

I have been thinking it would be fun to play a caster with greater feint, but by 12th level you should probably be doing something better with that move than killing the opponents dex to AC. It could be worth it against the right monsters in the right group, but casters tend not to have spare feats. I think I'll use it as a group filler NPC.

Alasdair89
2015-05-15, 06:50 AM
Quicken lets you cast spells as a swift action only, and move actions can not be converted into a swift.
Well there you go. You learn something new every day. I'm mostly going to be moving as a swift action with the teleportation school shift ability.