Useful Adventuring Tips and Tricks by fellow Pathfinders

[secane]

Hi, Starting this thread for everyone to post and discuss, a list of useful tips and tricks, like useful items or creative use of items for adventuring.

List of tips (updated from below):

1) Alchemical Grease - Gives +5 alchemical bonus on Escape Artist checks, on combat manoeuvre checks made to escape a grapple, and to your CMD to avoid being grappled; this lasts 4 hours or until you wash it off.

And since it does not burn (no where in description say it is flammable.), feel free to lube your characters up before going into the dungeon, where black tentacles may sprout up.

2) Masterwork Tools (+2 to any skill) - Many people do miss out on these. Always useful to have.

[secane]

Reserve - update above.

[roderick]

Masterwork tools (+2 to any skill)

The ultimate in player customisation. Need Nike airs for those +2 to jump and acrobatics? Medieval camo cream for +2 to stealth? or Men are from the Prime Material and  Women are from the Abyss...for that +2 to Sense Mo...Every adventurer should have one...especially monks with Snake Style!

[Stephen]

Just a couple of essentials for neophyte rogues:

1. Traps are much easier to spot and disarm once they've been been sprung. So always let the fighter go first.
2. When you strike from the shadows, timing is critical. Make sure victory is already assured before you blow your stealth.
3. The front and back of the party are generally well covered, so it's up to you to fearlessly guard the middle.

[blackfingers]

boardgamegeek.com/thread/913286/tips-and-tricks-of-pathfinder-society

[Stephen]

I quite like this one too: Pathfinder Society Survival 101

[Stephen]

Ok, some genuine advice from recent experience:

1. Big monsters can have a big CMD; don't assume you can happily tumble between their legs. Even in fancy boots.
   
2. If a friendly cleric is running Shield Other on you at the time, this will be the last time you'll ever receive Shield Other.
3. It could take many cookies before the cleric is friendly again.
   
4. Shield Other is a serious commitment that should neither be entered frivolously or squandered.
5. Having said this, it's a lot of fun to run through traps when you're buffed with Shield Other.
6. Don't cast Shield Other on an irresponsible rogue who has more HP than you.
   

[mort]

Im glad you realized that...*irritated Lemur cleric who is probably NOT going to use shield other again*

Once bitten, twice shy. Nuff said.

I don't want it written on my tombstone "She died shielding a rogue from his mistakes".

[mort]

A few others:

paizo.com/threads/rzs2leyq?Painlord-has-a-Thought-on-how-to-become-a

paizo.com/threads/rzs2lf1m?Painlords-What-to-Expect-at-a-PFS-Table

www.ontariopathfinders.com/?p=688

[Daryl Kong]

Read through the [on how to become a better player] entirely and liked it!

Read through the [what to expect at a PFS table] and suggest anyone reading to replace the words "I expect you" to "It is recommended that you can", for a better taste of the post.

[mort]

Now some of you may have their games graced by Murs. They are shy little creatures that usually hide behind others and seemingly quite ordinary really. But when SOMETHING happens, they start pulling things out of their packs like Doremon. What’s their secret behind their seemingly endless backpack of useful things?

What everyone(Mur opnion) should get:
Rope
Torch(doesn’t matter if you have darkvision or not)
Flint and Steel
Charcoal
6 days Rations
2 Sacks
10 Ft Pole
Grappling Hook/Arrow/Bolt – Take your pick
Ioun Torch( If you dont have dark vision)

The Higher Level Kits add to the lower level ones

Beginner Kits (1-3) for Fighting Murs:
(2) Oil of Magic Weapon/Magic Fang(If you use natural weapons)
Cold Iron Morning Star
Dagger
Silver Morning Star
Longspear
Ranged weapon of a kind(be it shortbow/longbow) and appropriate ammunition
If you are an archer, bring weapon blanches of cold iron, silver and adamantium. Ghost Salt as well.
2 Oils of Bless Weapon
2 Anti Venom
Smoked Goggles
5 scrolls of grease (come on..you can persuade a friendly casty to cast it on you, right?)
5 scrolls enlarge person( Only if you aren’t a dex fighter)
10 acid flasks
2 Air Crystals

Novice Kit (Lv 3-5) for Fighting Murs:
Potion of Invisibility
Potion of delay poison
2 Potion of protection from evil
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds
Potion of Remove Blindness
Potion of Lesser Restoration
Scroll of Lesser Restoration
Potion of Darkvision
Potion of Spider Climb

Intermediate Kit (5-7) for Fighting Murs:
Oil of Daylight
Potion of Fly

Beginners Kit for Arcane Murs (lv 1-3):
5 Scrolls Mage Armor( In case a not so friendly shadow shows up)
5 Scrolls Grease
5 Scrolls enlarge person
5 scrolls protection from evil
5 scrolls magic missile (for sucker punching casters…move action: take out scroll of magic missile – standard action, I ready to throw magic missile at him the moment he starts casting)
1 Scroll of Glitterdust
1 Scroll Comprehend languages
2 Anti Toxin
2 Anti Plague
2 Scrolls Obscuring Mist
5 Scrolls Magic Weapon
2 Scrolls unseen Servant

Novice Kit for Arcane Murs (Lv 3-5):
1 Scroll Gust of Wind
1 Scroll Spider Climb
2 Scroll Invisibility
1 Scroll Resist Energy
1 Scroll Fly
1 Scroll Versatile Weapon
1 Scroll Communal Protection from Evil
1 Scroll See invisibility
1 Potion Delay Poison
1 More Scroll of Glitterdust(if it isn’t on your spell list)

Intermediate Kit for Arcane Murs (Lv 5-7):
Start saving for a dazing rod(Evokers, or anyone whose spells do damage), or start buying your persistent rods(Save or suck specialists).
1 Scroll Communal Resist Energy
1 Scroll Magic Circle Against Evil
Oil of Daylight
1 Scroll Wind Wall

Beginners Kit for Divine Murs(Lv 1-3):
5 Scrolls remove sickness
5 Scrolls Remove Fear
5 Scrolls Protection from evil
5 Scrolls Bless
5 Scrolls Shield of Faith
2 Anti Toxin
5 Scrolls Magic Weapon
2 Scrolls Obscuring Mist
1 Scroll Comprehend Languages
10 Acid Flasks

Novice Kit for Divine Murs (Lv 3-5):
2 Scrolls of Lesser Restoration
2 Scrolls Delay Poison
1 Scroll Remove Paralysis
1 Scroll Breath of life loaded in Spring Loaded Wrist Sheathe (Only attempt this if you are going to be pure cleric/pure oracle)
1 Scroll Magic Circle Against Evil
1 Scroll Communal Resist Energy
1 Potion remove blindness
1 Scroll Remove Blindness/deafness
2 Platinum Rings worth 50 Gp each(Hope your fellow pathfinders don’t betray your trust)
1 Potion of Invisibility
1 Potion of Fly
1 Scroll Calm Emotions
1 Scroll Invisibility Purge
Get a Lesser Reach Rod.
2 Scrolls of silence (If it is not memorized as your daily spells, nothing shuts down a good casty(not one using SLAs) better then being grappled in a zone of silence).

Intermediate Kit for Divine Murs (Lv 5-7):
Lesser Rod of Extend
1 Scroll Remove Paralysis
1 Scroll Freedom of Movement
1 Scroll Airwalk
1 Scroll Deathward
Start Saving for a Reach Rod
Oil of Daylight( Unless You’re Aasimar)
1 Scroll Windwall