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Thread: 3.5 or pathfinder merfolk
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2020-09-30, 12:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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3.5 or pathfinder merfolk
So my next Disney expy is Ariel, the Merfolk Bard. My main question is should I use the 3.5 or Pathfinder version of merfolk? 3.5's have a +8 racial bonus to Swim checks but at +1 LA. Pathfinder's have no LA and a +2 Natural Armor.
Also if I go Pathfinder, should I use the Seasinger alternate racial trait? Seasinger trades Low-Light Vision for a +2 to Perform(Sing) and +1 to save DCs for 'Language Dependent' Spells. That kind of sounds like it means any spell with Vocal components, which IIRC all Bard spells have.
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2020-09-30, 12:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: 3.5 or pathfinder merfolk
I'd say "Language Dependent" sounds more like it'd be spells that depends on the target understanding the caster's language, but that's admittedly just a guess.
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2020-09-30, 01:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: 3.5 or pathfinder merfolk
“Language dependent” is a tag that means that the target must understand you for it to work. See the Suggestion spell for an example; even if they fail their save, the spell does nothing if they can’t understand your command. It has nothing to do with Verbal components.
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2020-09-30, 03:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: 3.5 or pathfinder merfolk
Looking over the Merfolk statblock in the PFSRD it seems like they get an unmentioned +8 to Swim. The sample Merfolk Warrior 1 has 10 Int, 13 Str, and a Swim of +13. Even putting 4 ranks in Swim would only get him a +5. It maybe just a mistake, or they didn't feel the need to mention the +8 anywhere for some reason.
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2020-09-30, 03:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: 3.5 or pathfinder merfolk
It's in the Swim skill - all creatures with a swim speed get the +8 racial bonus, PF Merfolk included.
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2020-09-30, 03:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: 3.5 or pathfinder merfolk
Guide to the Magus, the Pathfinder Gish class.
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2020-10-01, 12:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: 3.5 or pathfinder merfolk
Didn't Ariel have no voice for most of the movie? And still managed to get the Prince?
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2020-10-01, 01:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: 3.5 or pathfinder merfolk
Are you using PF races of 3.5 races for other PCs? PF races usually have higher net ability scores and than 3.5.
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2020-10-01, 05:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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