[Aaron]

I'm particularly proud of what we have put together over the last few weeks! This month's release includes Hell Unleashed and all the content needed to play or run the Hell's Rebels adventure path right from the very start! This is the first AP we have been supporting with an encounter library as it is released, so enjoy. We also have caught up with the optional rules from chapter 5 of Occult Adventures, and released a bevy of improvements centered on making things simpler and clearer for spellcasters.

Finally, 3 books of errata and nearly 100 bugs great and small have been addressed, support for Occult Bestiary's first half (including spell point based magic for some of the monsters there), and enhancements to the interaction between polymorph effects and equipment benefit everyone!

New Releases

• Hell Unleashed has been added as part of the Pathfinder Campaign Setting #14 package. New devilish foes to confound your players await!
• The first half of Occult Bestiary has been added as part of Pathfinder Campaign Setting #14. The latter half will be added as a free update for those who own the package in a few weeks. Note that if you're using these monsters on the iPad, their psychic spell-like abilities will not be accessible on the iPad, although they are available on the desktop.
• Chapter 1 of the Hell's Rebels Encounter Library package is now available for purchase! This includes all the encounters from the first issue of the AP, in an easy to search format and with paizo's art. The remaining issues of the AP will be released as updates to complete the package as they are released to the public. As with the Rise of the Runelords GM content, no additional packages are required to make use of these portfolios, even though they draw on races from the Bestiary and other sources!
• All users now have access to player content from Pathfinder #97, "In Hell's Bright Shadow". To see this content, check the "Hell's Rebels" setting under "Pathfinder Adventure Paths" on the Configure Hero form.
• All users now have access to content from the Hell's Rebels player's guide.

Enhancements & Changes

• The remaining rules content from Chapter 5 of Occult Adventures has been added. Chakras, psychic duels, and occult rituals are now available.
• When using a polymorph effect, a new table is available to declare what pieces of equipment are subject to the spell's effect. You can, for example, declare this or that weapon/armor are not on your person when the effect is cast, which means it is now possible to polymorph into a new form and equip barding or pick up a sword sized for your new form.
• Pools of temporary Hit points can now be tracked independantly of normal HP. When damage is applied, it will be subtracted first from any active pools before overflowing into real HP. (Unfortunately temporary hit points are not yet available on the iPad, but will be added in a future update.)
• Spellcasters who memorize their spells can now place lower level spells in higher level slots much easier, by using a simple incrementer.
• Hovering your mouse over spell levels will now provide a breakdown of how that spell level was calculated.
• Hovering your mouse over spell DCs will now provide a breakdown of how that DC was calculated.
• On the spells tab, spells now display a small icon which indicates what kind of magic they are (arcane, divine, extract, or psychic), which can be important for certain classes which mix different kinds of magic (like a medium channeling the Archmage, or an Alchemist with the Spell Knowledge discovery).
• When selecting values for an attribute array, the name of the matching attribute will be displayed beneath the target score.
• When using an attribute array for a character with one or more non-score abilities (like constitution for undead and constructs), Hero Lab will assume that the first score that doesn't match one of the array's selections was used in that "-" ability score.
• The NPC tab now shows an incrementer for "number encountered" which alters how things are displayed in the statblock.
• Shadowdancers now have access to their shadow companion at third level.
• The craft (musical instruments) skill has been added. This skill is mentioned in Pathfinder Unchained's craft skill section as a specific type of craft skill.
• Errata from the second printing of the Advanced Class Guide has been added.
• Errata from the second printing of the Advanced Race Guide has been added.
• Errata from the third printing of Ultimate Combat has been added.
• Based on a clarification from Paizo, Dragons with the Change Shape universal ability should be able to take their full range of animal forms. They are an exception to the general rule that the form you assume with Change Shape must be within 1 size category of your base form.
• Based on a clarification from Paizo, the alterations to what barbarian rage powers are available when using Consolidated skills (Pathfinger Unchained pg 58) should only apply to Core Rulebook barbarians (not Unchained barbarians).
• Based on a clarification from Paizo, Craft DCs have been added for the alchemical items from Melee Tactics Toolbox.
• Based on a clarification from Paizo, the spelling found in the Core rulebook and Ultimate Equipment "Shortsword" is a typo, and the correct spelling should be "Short sword".