(not an expert) but afaict as a magus you want a weapon in one hand (scimitar), a free hand in the other (you can have it be a spiked gauntlet if u want, it wont interfere with anything unless arete rules otherwise) and then just keep the crossbow as a backup
so these are just potential weapon attacks, they’re not necessarily drawn at the moment (what u see on the sheet). during gameplay you’d just sheathe your scimitar and draw your crossbow if you wanna switch, and vice versa
Ah. I was struggling with this. Thank you for enlightening me.
or actually you could have a spiked gauntlet in the same hand you’re carrying the scimitar, so if you get disarmed you can continue to have a weapon + free hand in the other hand for spellcasting. magus wants both at the same time in different hands, iirc (not sure)
normal unarmed attacks (without a gauntlet) deal 1d3 nonlethal damage and they trigger attack of opportunity from enemy if u attack them (unless u have feats for unarmed combat) (so this is rly bad)
attacks with a normal gauntlet are similar, still 1d3, but u can choose them to be lethal or non-lethal (u can buy a gauntlet and wear it, or medium and heavy armor come pre-equipped with gauntlets on both hands)
a spiked gauntlet deals 1d4 damage and is treated as a weapon attack, so it benefits from some bonuses, and doesnt trigger attack of opportunity when attacking, and keeps your hand totally free to do whatever at all times (unless aret rules otherwise) (so this seems like a completely free and good item to have in the early game)
locked gauntlet lets you lock the current item you’re holding so it can’t be disarmed, but also you’d be clumsier and can’t drop it and u’d need to spend time unlocking it
all gauntlets can’t be disarmed
I assume Scimitar is Melee; Standard Melee,
and Light Crossbow is Ranged; Crossbows.
*looks at your weapons list*
Plus nine!?
Okay. I am basically a mob character.
(I also don’t know how to put in unarmed strike.)
yep
lmao well im 18 STR and im two handed wielding these and also i have power attack feat. so at the start im strong, you have magic though and i dont, and you’ll catch up and you’d provide more utility
the unarmed strike is the exact same as a melee weapon; standard melee, 1d3 damage
Is stuff from player companions, adventure paths or chronicles allowed
Buddy. I also have 18 STR.
(I don’t have the Power Attack feat though, considering I’m still working on that section as well.)
Hm… It’s odd. On my sheet, the skills are divided into two sections.
There are skills, and “b. skills”.
I filled in my 4/4 skills, but IDK what to do with the 0/2 b. skills.
(Are these basic skills?)
idk what happened to this old sheet, i was also surprised to see them, maybe i messed up that sheet somehow. im also seeing the b. skills now
they’re background skills, you gain 2 per level regardless of any modifier (iirc). you level them up the same as normal skills, +1 rank max per level up
mine’s still normal so its not an update
how many times can I justifiably ping arete before the game starts?
good question
i considered making a pinging joke but it seemed mean spirited to everyone
good call
thank you i’m full of those
like the time i tripped someone’s grandpa in order to save the world…
probably anyways.
The world has not ended yet
Probably worked
Ive spent so many hours reading about pathfinder 1e and theorycrafting builds and i still dont know what a single spell does or how to cast it its incredible. So much depth
@Zone_Q11 did ya set up a slot for the spell? In that excel table. I believe its also set up there so you can calculate the damage. Imo you should be doing decent damage too, 1d3 dmg cantrip with every auto attack, not bad. And a lot of utility as u gain more spells
oh wait im reading more. ok level 2 is where you pop off. you gain 2 weapon attacks + 1 spell every round for free with Spellstrike
i asked chatgpt for some numbers and i guessed your stats to be 18 STR 14 INT, it gave me these numbers:
1st attack: +3 atk bonus, 1d6+4 dmg
2nd attack: +3 atk bonus, 1d6+4+1d3 dmg
11-23 damage range (and this is every turn!!) its not bad (assuming these numbers are right, could be wrong)