Paizo Publishing Pathfinder Core Rulebook (P2)

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If you have a high Strength score, you usually don’t need to worry about Bulk unless you’re carrying numerous substantial items. I find this to be one of the most enjoyable parts in any campaign and yet players haven’t started playing!

Bards are the most iconic occult spellcasters, collecting strange esoterica and using their performances to influence the mind or elevate the soul, and occult sorcerers strive to understand the mysterious power in their blood. This entry presents the type of save for quick reference, and specific details appear in the spell description. The rulebook looks at ancestries or fantasy race types, background options, classes or professions and feats as well as magic and equipment, giving you great detail in building a character that fits with what you want to play. In those cases, you Cast the Spell as a reaction or free action (as appropriate) instead of as an activity.

Spells that require a target to attempt a save to resist some or all of the spell’s effects have a Saving Throw entry.

Abjuration spells, for example, can raise protective wards, enchantment spells can change thoughts, and evocation spells can create blasts of fire. Depending on how the illusion is perceived, it might have the auditory or visual traits, and some also have the mental trait. A key area of strength for Pathfinder 2e Core Rulebook pocket edition is in the section on crafting and treasure.You might need to keep track of the caster’s initiative after they stopped being able to act to monitor spell durations. If you get focus spells from a class or other source that doesn’t grant spellcasting ability (for example, if you’re a monk with the Ki Strike feat), the ability that gives you focus spells also provides your proficiency rank for spell attack rolls and spell DCs, as well as the magical tradition of your focus spells. You or an ally can ride your animal companion as long as it is at least one size larger than the rider.

Each time your character gains a level, they increase their maximum Hit Points by the amount listed in this entry.You can usually also play an instrument for spells requiring verbal components, instead of speaking. Animal companions calculate their modifiers and DCs just as you do with one difference: the only item bonuses they can benefit from are to Speed and AC (their maximum item bonus to AC is +3). Most classes are associated with one key ability score, but some allow you to choose from two options.