In years past, I have spent hours trying to re-create the iconic dragoon class from the Final Fantasy series of video games. It’s always come up short: not enough damage, too many feats needed, not effective enough. I finally...
Hello, everyone! So I know what you’re thinking. It’s “Alex, you told us that you were going to teach us more about the Starfinder RPG in your next article, and now you’re sitting here doing an Iconic Design instead...
Ever since the magus showed up on the scene, combat magic hasn’t really been the same. While the magus isn’t able to bring down the full force of a pure arcane caster, the arcanist has tricks up its sleeve....
Hey everyone, welcome back to Guidance! It’s been a few weeks, as I’ve had Randal and Vanessa fill in on several articles so I could finish preparing for the Seasons Beatings actual play podcast. If you haven’t checked that...
After reading last week’s Protector Healer by Vanessa, I started thinking about my recent witch PC, primarily his role as the party healer in Rise of the Runelords. He was *not* a front liner, but did he have range!...
Hello Pathfinders! This week I’m pitching in to the Iconic Design blog to talk about one of my favorite builds, the kineticist healer! But not just any healer, this one specializes in also protecting their allies as a front-line...
Hey everyone, and welcome to Guidance! Today I have a Pathfinder 1st Edition character build like I promised, but sadly I had to change the build I initially wanted to do at the last minute, hence the lateness. Basically,...
Ah! Welcome to Guidance, everyone! I’m Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and HOLY HECK I am better rested then I literally have been in MONTHS! Turns out that being a Venture-Officer, holding down a full-time job, taking two graduate...
Welcome to Iconic Design! So the final hardcover product for Pathfinder 1st Edition has been unleashed, so now we gotta figure out what we’re going to do with it? No, seriously, we got maybe a month before everyone’s eyes...
Welcome to Guidance! People seem to love playing characters who don’t fit into the conventional mold. They want to be a bard that does huge amounts of damage, a fighter that inspires allies, or a cleric that unleashes fireballs...