Pathfinder Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Beta Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[InD_ImaginE]

Owlcats constant dumping INT on all fighters, at least early ones really maddens me.

It's odd they do that, because most fighter builds on the tabletop usually start with 13 int so they meet the pre-reqs for a bunch of feats.

In fact it's pretty common for most martials to have at least 13 in a mental stat with a 20/25 point build.

Need to dump intelligence to be a HK, being gnome and all. Working as intended. Should probably make him has 8.

 

[Desiderius]

I think it leads to a boss fight that can give you a heavy shield +2, also i think some crusaders die? But thats just what i have read so i can't confirm it.

Mithril Shield +2, there's another at Houndhearts with DR 5/Magic

Daeran (7 STR) has Shield Prof. Fight isn’t trivial if you try it early enough. Bless cures Spores.

Net a couple hundred EXP maybe?

 

[Percy]

Regil is incline. Shame he is a fucking gnome.
Nenio should be a gnome.

 

[Lacrymas]

Kitsune are the worst.

 

[InD_ImaginE]

Ratfolker still being butthurt at losing

Hey we Kitsune win and get a companion as well how are the Ratfolks?

 

[Seari]

Nenio is going to get tragically devoured by the first demon I see in my game, so sad

 

[Desiderius]

So much autist self-hate. You know you love her. Scroll Savant who can make own scrolls so good.

Will also own with Bite and Pounce next playthrough. Hilarious how she breaks the first wall in every Scooby Doo boss encounter.

 

[Desiderius]

Regil is incline. Shame he is a fucking gnome.
Nenio should be a gnome.

Jewb was the first gnome who made the race a real, distinct thing. Then Regill transcends it by owning his bleaching.

 

[razvedchiki]

isnt the scroll savant a pretty solid mage? I mean if you have the scrolls available he can cast them all day instead of tickling the mobs hp with cantrips.

 

[Desiderius]

Scrolls let Wiz cast like Sorc since you don’t need to memorize situational spells. Just use a scroll.

 

[Delterius]

i hate nenio because i was planning to be a scroll savant and i'm too autistic to replicate a companion's class rip me

 

[Mr. Magniloquent]

isnt the scroll savant a pretty solid mage? I mean if you have the scrolls available he can cast them all day instead of tickling the mobs hp with cantrips.

Very much so. Low level scrolls are everywhere. Casting them at class level is far better than using cantrips or a bow. Pumping UMD also lets you do the same with divine scrolls and provide some nice support.

 

[Desiderius]

Let's get that Baby Dragon

Spoiler

Game's beautiful. If you look from wall down to first ring camera zooms out and your party becomes small. Yes, you can make that jump. Better bring some serious Athletics and Mobility tho.

Entering the dungeon these guys are waiting. Quickened Haste for Conjurer but 4.5 is way too many seconds vs Sosiel's Swift rimjobs. Sniper joins the good guys, kills conjurer, quick work.

Sure, we'll let this Dretch out, why not. He chose poorly. The third key! First time I've found them all.

This is where you see Aru for the first time, but if you let her out she bolts.

Behind the Minotaur there's a secret door. If you go with Nurah you start on the other side in the middle of an Ambush. This time we'll be the ambushers.

Or not, those Prophets are big bois.

And the lurking Dispeller dude. Nice. Be right over in a minute.

Kachunk. Lann shaking his head bailing out Sos again. If I didn't have an Alchemist MC putting the Shield spell on him managing Sos could become an issue.

MC uses Jav to get in range the 2% of the time he's not just chucking Bombs, so upgrade. Really first decent one you get. Daeran could go Jav + Shield once you get his STR up. Bracers are Army crafting thing.

Now that we have all three keys the goal is to get to the hidden gatehouse up where my party is on the map. There's a conversation up there you can overhear that gives you some pretty good hints to find them, but I never had before. You can always just muderhobo your way through but you end up having to protect the battering ram crew from a flood of Brimorak Fireballs so this is definitely preferable, plus it keeps you gang you have following you alive better.

Climb up the wall and... Derakni in the way. Their Confusion Drone is a pain, especially for the Crusaders and Hellknights in our train.

Stagger is a good start, but great two more coming. Looks like a job for Sosiel's Quickened (via Sorcerous Reflex) Maximized via Rod of Mysticism Animate Dead. No brains to Confuse!

Almost there.

 

[jungl]

Scroll wizards would be good if money wasn't so valuable in this game. I had like my entire party crushed by the pillar and die didn't bother reviving them. 4 dead bodies too expensive to bring back and then I get to the crusading part of the game and realize the money sink there.

I visited some places and quality wise most of them are pretty bad I seen rpg maker games with more interesting locations to visit and stopped playing beta there. I could tell some were clearly not done and missing quests so there is hope owlcat are not lazy shits.

 

[LannTheStupid]

Regil is 10

So the venerable Hellknight is 2 points dumber than Nok-Nok. However, it's close to Valerie's 9.

 

[Seari]

Am I the only autist that doesn't use Animate Dead with Good aligned clerics? I also don't use it with Harrim because it goes against Groteus.

 

[InternalRevenue]

Have the summoning mechanics improved at all? I don't expect they'd add a choice of creatures for Summon Monster/Ally (too many submenus?), but it would be nice to take the longer-lasting ones through area transitions (or at the very least, skill check "jumps"). I seem to recall they used to randomly stop following you as well.

 

[Shadenuat]

Hm didnt get mithral shield though scouted everything. Waste of Haste scroll for that Vrok.

I like Lann as Aldori, he tanks highest difficulty so far ok.

Does it make sense to give doge +1 int? or will it grow later?
then again seems like u get free feats later anyway (hunter)

 

[Kaldurenik]

The Vrok is in the center of the map in the market square. Next to him there should be 3 corpses of crusaders, one of them have the shield.

 

[CoronerZg]

So... how's the game atm? Compared to the first one? Less hp/ac bloating? Better encounters? Writing?

 

[Desiderius]

First time in the Gatehouse, let's see what's in here.

Spoiler

Oh yeah on the way if you're stacking Perception there's this very handy Scimitar. 15-20 crit range? Don't mind if I do. Real build around to tick those Barkskins up.

Third Lesser Extend hidden in the wall. These are always welcome for Haste and the like. Resist Fire, Communal is only ten minutes so useful there too, or also good with the one minute buffs.

OK, 1280 is probably more than you get for killing those Brimoraks. Do have to get by some to get to the gate though.

RNG is sooo broken! OMG got to be intentional too. Demanding refund. Does Phantasmal Web even do anything here?

Hm, guess it does. That was exactly the Fireball I needed to fail too. OK, Owlcat, we're good.

Eat lead fireball boy! And that's the last of them. Count off Crusaders and Hellknights, time to count noses. Looks like that's everybody. Good work all. This view here is the only time you can tell if someone is hurt (Channeling doesn't heal them) so if anybody gets under half I send Ember in with a Cure Crit or Seelah to lay on hands right after the fight. Really two Brimorak fights on the stairs are the only dicey ones if you play things right. Helps to come from the side.

One man, er, half Orc, left standing. On hard he was a little bit interesting but on core meh. Good job PnP whiners.

Not much of a fight - but who crawled down the wall while our attention was focused elsewhere?

Regrettably not much there either. Maybe it was the army I kept alive or finding the hidden gatehouse but I remember this part being tougher. Would be much tougher if we had to break down the gte but it's standing wide open.

Another perfectly serviceable early midgame weapon - they're working hard to give you one of each type. Except of course Bardiche.

Ah yes forgot to talk to Nurah before the Siege (if you're eligible for Trickster path there are some interesting C&C thre). Good thing Seelah took Intimidating Prowess at level nine to scare off all the adds.

And here's the big bopper. Even on Core most formidable boss yet.

 

[Desiderius]

Am I the only autist that doesn't use Animate Dead with Good aligned clerics? I also don't use it with Harrim because it goes against Groteus.

I keep one memorized for emergencies. I figure if he's fudge packing he probably doesn't have many qualms about rattling a few chains here and there.

 

[Shadenuat]

vrok yes, shield no.
well whatever, only thing Valerie Seelah needs is a big two-hander anyway.

btw stupid question since I didn't do it on first play, how do you solve first Nenio quest? the statues I mean.

 

[Desiderius]

She has Shield Focus dilweed*. It’s sitting there right on the ground. If you try to leave the area it will ask you if you want to take it. Are you retarded?

* - I had her on Marching Terror until Sosiel because it’s busted and you have no two-hander companions. But Shield Focus unlocks Missile/Ray Shield and/or Mythic Shield Focus which are both very solid. Plenty of good one handers.

 

[Shadenuat]

lol shield focus