paizo.com Recent Posts by GM Lamplighterpaizo.com Recent Posts by GM Lamplighter2024-02-07T17:31:13Z2024-02-07T17:31:13ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Welcoming Fresh and Familiar Faces to Paizo - Feb 2024GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sihy?Welcoming-Fresh-and-Familiar-Faces-to-Paizo#122024-02-07T19:01:32Z2024-02-07T17:31:13Z<p>What a line-up! Nice to see new and familiar faces returning. Welcome back Jason and Mike!</p>What a line-up! Nice to see new and familiar faces returning. Welcome back Jason and Mike!GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2024-02-07T17:31:13ZForums/Organized Play: General Discussion: Organized Play Foundation - how are programs vetted?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43xud?Organized-Play-Foundation-how-are-programs#12024-02-07T16:58:59Z2024-02-07T16:53:48Z<p>Right now, the OPF has two "members": Paizo's organized play programs (Pathfinder Society, Starfinder Society, and Adventure Card Society), and Evil Genius Games' new OP program. </p>
<p>In recent days, there has been an exodus of staff from the latter as well as freelancers cutting all ties with the company, based on "ethical" or "moral" differences between the individuals and the company.</p>
<p>This is <b>not</b> the place to talk about what those issues are, or who is right or wrong, since they are irrelevant to my point. </p>
<p>This condemnation of an OPF member company's ethical standards causes some concern, both for volunteers of the OPF but also given the OPF's new charitable status. It is extremely easy for concerns about ethics at a charity to cause prospective supporters to look elsewhere or to pull support. Left unchecked, it can even cause government to review said charity's status if the concerns continue. </p>
<p>I trust that the OPF board is already investigating the issue and looking at any actions they deem necessary based on this. That's also not what this thread is about.</p>
<p>My main question going forward is: what process is used to vet prospective members of OPF? That should be made public, so that people who play or volunteer for one OPF program know that the same charitable organization isn't also running an organized play program that they strenuously object to. </p>
<p>(I personally wouldn't support an OP program where the table rules allowed GMs to exclude players based on gender, say, or where all the scenarios were written by AI. Right now I don't know whether OPF programs would be allowed to do that or not.)</p>
<p>Clear standards about what OPF stands for would help everyone, and can serve to foster the kind of gaming environments the OPF wants to build. (Maybe it is out there somewhere, but right now the OPF website redirects to a Paizo OP page, and I couldn't find anything on it.)</p>
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<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>Right now, the OPF has two "members": Paizo's organized play programs (Pathfinder Society, Starfinder Society, and Adventure Card Society), and Evil Genius Games' new OP program.
In recent days, there has been an exodus of staff from the latter as well as freelancers cutting all ties with the company, based on "ethical" or "moral" differences between the individuals and the company.
This is not the place to talk about what those issues are, or who is right or wrong, since they are...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2024-02-07T16:53:48ZForums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Player Core Preview: The Remastered RangerGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6siew?Player-Core-Preview-The-Remastered-Ranger#12023-10-05T02:35:05Z2023-10-03T18:11:34Z<p>Very cool! Love that crossbows got some remastering love as well.</p>Very cool! Love that crossbows got some remastering love as well.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2023-10-03T18:11:34ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Is it meta-gaming for my character to have a good memory?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43vsb?Is-it-metagaming-for-my-character-to-have-a#132023-09-28T13:17:16Z2023-09-27T20:10:00Z<p>Many (most?) Pathfinders went to school. What did we learn from the Three Masters, if not to use cold iron against fey and bludgeoning against skeletons and fire or acid against trolls? You would think that in a Pathfinder Society-based Organized Play campaign, there should be a way to track this. And there could be, at the expense of additional content creation from Paizo and additional paperwork for all players and GMs. </p>
<p>Would it be worth it, just so a player whose character has no knowledge skills can “know” things beyond the rules? No, it would not.</p>
<p>Sure, you should be able to remember stuff (maybe with an Int roll), but it can be hard in the heat of combat to be sure that you’re seeing skeletons and not another undead, or exactly what sort of troll it is. But we don’t model that level of detail in this game. We also don’t model what information you learn from scenario to scenario. We abstract it into a roll to Recall Knowledge, and you roll it every time to figure out what the monster is. It’s a simplification to facilitate game play, and with rotating GMs it’s a necessary one. </p>
<p>It works the way the rules say it works because it’s a game and those are the rules of the game. Any other path leads to madness.</p>Many (most?) Pathfinders went to school. What did we learn from the Three Masters, if not to use cold iron against fey and bludgeoning against skeletons and fire or acid against trolls? You would think that in a Pathfinder Society-based Organized Play campaign, there should be a way to track this. And there could be, at the expense of additional content creation from Paizo and additional paperwork for all players and GMs.
Would it be worth it, just so a player whose character has no...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2023-09-27T20:10:00ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: PF2 #4-02 Return to the GraveGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43p5v?PF2-402-Return-to-the-Grave#142023-03-01T17:57:59Z2023-03-01T17:57:59Z<p>@Eric: it sure feels like there should be, hey?</p>@Eric: it sure feels like there should be, hey?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2023-03-01T17:57:59ZRe: Forums/Organized Play: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: July 2022 Organized Play UpdateGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si37?July-2022-Organized-Play-Update#342022-07-11T22:45:48Z2022-07-08T18:14:17Z<p>People who want to play Blood Lords with their regular group for PFS credit: please also keep in mind, most PFS games are not played that ways. A huge amount of PFS happens in places where the group changes and sign-ups can literally be anyone with a PFS number. If content is sanctioned, then it gets played in those circumstances much more than in your private home-game-at-a-public-location. </p>
<p>The issue of refusing to play if you won't get PFS credit is another matter. I know that people weigh "reward" differently, but for me, the reward happens at the table and not after. I accept that others may disagree, but try and think about the fun at the table before deciding to not play the AP.</p>People who want to play Blood Lords with their regular group for PFS credit: please also keep in mind, most PFS games are not played that ways. A huge amount of PFS happens in places where the group changes and sign-ups can literally be anyone with a PFS number. If content is sanctioned, then it gets played in those circumstances much more than in your private home-game-at-a-public-location.
The issue of refusing to play if you won't get PFS credit is another matter. I know that people weigh...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2022-07-08T18:14:17ZRe: Forums: Outlaws of Alkenstar: Conversion for PF1?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43m00?Conversion-for-PF1#42022-05-21T22:37:34Z2022-05-21T22:37:34Z<p>I've done a lot of system conversions, and going from anything to PF1 is the hardest, because of the number of choices. It's pretty much redesign from scratch. Kasoh has some good suggestions on how to do it on the quick - I've run PF2 games in PF1 on the fly, just by grabbing a set of stats of the appropriate CR and using that as a baseline. </p>
<p>Guns work VERY different in PF1. I do not think the adventure will be balanced if just transliterated into PF1. PF1 gunslingers will just destroy everything, so I'm not even sure this one is very convertible at all.</p>I've done a lot of system conversions, and going from anything to PF1 is the hardest, because of the number of choices. It's pretty much redesign from scratch. Kasoh has some good suggestions on how to do it on the quick - I've run PF2 games in PF1 on the fly, just by grabbing a set of stats of the appropriate CR and using that as a baseline.
Guns work VERY different in PF1. I do not think the adventure will be balanced if just transliterated into PF1. PF1 gunslingers will just destroy...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2022-05-21T22:37:34ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Leadership Team UpdateGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shvp&page=9?Paizo-Leadership-Team-Update#4322021-11-22T21:25:00Z2021-11-21T17:49:02Z<p>Yeah, sorry KC, I wasn't saying that CS was deliberately doing anything badly! I'm a huge fan of Paizo's CS department since way back. I agree management and policies were preventing the right thing from being done, and it was exacerbated by decimating the CS department recently.</p>
<p>I guess my point is, if management has to be pushed into doing better, but "better" is really just "bare minimum expectations," then a lot more pushing needs to happen.</p>Yeah, sorry KC, I wasn't saying that CS was deliberately doing anything badly! I'm a huge fan of Paizo's CS department since way back. I agree management and policies were preventing the right thing from being done, and it was exacerbated by decimating the CS department recently.
I guess my point is, if management has to be pushed into doing better, but "better" is really just "bare minimum expectations," then a lot more pushing needs to happen.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-11-21T17:49:02ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Leadership Team UpdateGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shvp&page=9?Paizo-Leadership-Team-Update#4292021-11-21T05:22:37Z2021-11-20T16:41:28Z<p>I am still concerned that there is a larger picture being played out here. Do we really believe that forum moderation policies or company policy suddenly changed for the better this week, despite this lackluster response from management? Or, was a problem created by those policies, allowed to fester, and then suddenly "solved" by the people in power to help offset the huge amount of recent bad PR?</p>
<p>I feel bad that I have become this cynical about motives. On the one hand, banning bigots from the forums is a very positive change, but it's really hard for me to give credit to directors for finally meeting the absolute bare minimum expectations of a community. </p>
<p>These tools were there all along and were withheld by someone in the chain of command. What has changed at Paizo to make sure that doesn't happen again?</p>I am still concerned that there is a larger picture being played out here. Do we really believe that forum moderation policies or company policy suddenly changed for the better this week, despite this lackluster response from management? Or, was a problem created by those policies, allowed to fester, and then suddenly "solved" by the people in power to help offset the huge amount of recent bad PR?
I feel bad that I have become this cynical about motives. On the one hand, banning bigots from...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-11-20T16:41:28ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: On the state of forum moderationGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ir4&page=8?On-the-state-of-forum-moderation#3782021-11-21T04:22:08Z2021-11-19T15:15:24Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote> "weird" </blockquote><p>I think a better way to describe it is, "some people here are acting like they're being discriminated against, the same way that trans posters have been verbally assaulted." And that's baloney.
<p>As others have pointed out, Reddit and 4Chan and whatever that new Trump social media platform is are all available options for people who don't like Paizo's policy, which was always there from the beginning: "Don't be a jerk."</p>Quote:"weird"
I think a better way to describe it is, "some people here are acting like they're being discriminated against, the same way that trans posters have been verbally assaulted." And that's baloney. As others have pointed out, Reddit and 4Chan and whatever that new Trump social media platform is are all available options for people who don't like Paizo's policy, which was always there from the beginning: "Don't be a jerk."GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-11-19T15:15:24ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Leadership Team UpdateGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shvp&page=4?Paizo-Leadership-Team-Update#1952021-11-17T05:35:45Z2021-11-16T19:12:40Z<p>Funky Badger, I think the pictures went from "pics" to "dick pics" in the retelling, and not necessarily in the initial allegations.</p>Funky Badger, I think the pictures went from "pics" to "dick pics" in the retelling, and not necessarily in the initial allegations.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-11-16T19:12:40ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: PFS2 #2-17 Lost Maid of AnactoriaGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43dd6?PFS2-217-Lost-Maid-of-Anactoria#262021-11-13T18:08:26Z2021-11-13T18:08:26Z<p>I find the final fight can go long when scaled up based on CP - I've made a mental note to find different ways to up the difficulty for future scenarios. Since it is the last encounter, GMs can always just narrate the end when they run short of time, if the final outcome is clear.</p>
<p>The tracks thing was probably a oversight on my part - my first draft was very sandbox-y, and I forgot to remove that reference when we added a bit more structure. The tracks do first lead to the Aspis camp, though, so they should still find the camp and encounter <redacted>. It would be a focused party indeed that would walk past an unguarded Aspis camp just to follow some tracks!</p>I find the final fight can go long when scaled up based on CP - I've made a mental note to find different ways to up the difficulty for future scenarios. Since it is the last encounter, GMs can always just narrate the end when they run short of time, if the final outcome is clear.
The tracks thing was probably a oversight on my part - my first draft was very sandbox-y, and I forgot to remove that reference when we added a bit more structure. The tracks do first lead to the Aspis camp,...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-11-13T18:08:26ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo, please recruit a moderation team.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43il8&page=5?Paizo-please-recruit-a-moderation-team#2042021-11-12T20:59:54Z2021-11-10T23:16:33Z<p>Being unapologetic about being a selfish person doesn’t make it somehow noble. Good for you, you care only about your own opinions. Then why post repeatedly looking for validation? All it does is cause people harm. </p>
<p>But then, you know that.</p>Being unapologetic about being a selfish person doesn’t make it somehow noble. Good for you, you care only about your own opinions. Then why post repeatedly looking for validation? All it does is cause people harm.
But then, you know that.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-11-10T23:16:33ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: How we can disagree without being disagreeableGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ip8?How-we-can-disagree-without-being-disagreeable#32021-11-11T08:26:35Z2021-11-10T23:00:27Z<p>As usual, HMM has a gem of a post here. I think that we can all do a lot to recognize that differing opinions are common. </p>
<p>One thing that I know made a difference to me early on was attending PaizoCon, and actually meeting some of my early forum heroes and anti-heroes. It definitely showed me that the anonymity of the forum up to that point had affected they ways i saw other posters. </p>
<p>EDIT: I think that Paizo has to start dealing with recurrent bad actors, though... that kind of behaviour makes it harder to respect certain posters.</p>As usual, HMM has a gem of a post here. I think that we can all do a lot to recognize that differing opinions are common.
One thing that I know made a difference to me early on was attending PaizoCon, and actually meeting some of my early forum heroes and anti-heroes. It definitely showed me that the anonymity of the forum up to that point had affected they ways i saw other posters.
EDIT: I think that Paizo has to start dealing with recurrent bad actors, though... that kind of behaviour...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-11-10T23:00:27ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo, please recruit a moderation team.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43il8&page=4?Paizo-please-recruit-a-moderation-team#1992021-11-12T20:59:51Z2021-11-10T22:35:45Z<p>And it’s only the privileged who can talk about bigotry as an issue of academic analysis and logic. The people who have to live them don’t have that luxury.</p>And it’s only the privileged who can talk about bigotry as an issue of academic analysis and logic. The people who have to live them don’t have that luxury.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-11-10T22:35:45ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Of all the changes I thought Paizo would make to Pathfinder.....GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ih5&page=4?Of-all-the-changes-I-thought-Paizo-would-make#1542021-11-15T02:19:40Z2021-11-06T04:17:05Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">TwilightKnight wrote:</div><blockquote>The object has always been a phylactery for me and I don't feel a need to stop using it.</blockquote><p>So, you’re saying you are fine to offend people at your tables rather than change?
<p>A mere moment of research shows how many folks outside the hobby are just learning that one of their faith’s sacred items has been co-opted in this way, and they are •pissed• that it ever happened. The change is the only good part of the story for a lot of people.</p>TwilightKnight wrote:The object has always been a phylactery for me and I don't feel a need to stop using it.
So, you’re saying you are fine to offend people at your tables rather than change? A mere moment of research shows how many folks outside the hobby are just learning that one of their faith’s sacred items has been co-opted in this way, and they are *pissed* that it ever happened. The change is the only good part of the story for a lot of people.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-11-06T04:17:05ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Of all the changes I thought Paizo would make to Pathfinder.....GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ih5?Of-all-the-changes-I-thought-Paizo-would-make#52021-11-15T02:20:42Z2021-11-01T18:45:34Z<p>The reason a lot of things don't get changed is that the majority don't realize it's an inappropriate use of the word. I love that Paizo is open to revising things when they realize the issue.</p>The reason a lot of things don't get changed is that the majority don't realize it's an inappropriate use of the word. I love that Paizo is open to revising things when they realize the issue.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-11-01T18:45:34ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Update from Jeff AlvarezGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sht8&page=23?Paizo-Update-from-Jeff-Alvarez#11442021-10-28T13:42:03Z2021-10-28T13:42:03Z<p>@Cori - I agree they can correlate people who were as proactive as you. I suspect, though, that some people cancelled and posted here without emailing. Again, cancelled subs are a very effective and direct method of getting a message across that you're unhappy. </p>
<p>My point is, resubscribing based on union recognition, but choosing to not buy new things until the other issues are taken care of, is not as clear of a message since they can't disentangle why sales for new products might be lower.</p>@Cori - I agree they can correlate people who were as proactive as you. I suspect, though, that some people cancelled and posted here without emailing. Again, cancelled subs are a very effective and direct method of getting a message across that you're unhappy.
My point is, resubscribing based on union recognition, but choosing to not buy new things until the other issues are taken care of, is not as clear of a message since they can't disentangle why sales for new products might be lower.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-10-28T13:42:03ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Update from Jeff AlvarezGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sht8&page=23?Paizo-Update-from-Jeff-Alvarez#11432021-11-15T02:20:56Z2021-10-28T13:39:31Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">TwilightKnight wrote:</div><blockquote> Who says/said that new products are not selling as well as old ones? </blockquote><p>Read the post... people not choosing to buy new products out of protest would show up this way, without being able to correlate the lower number to a reason. Thus making it a less effective form of protest.TwilightKnight wrote:Who says/said that new products are not selling as well as old ones?
Read the post... people not choosing to buy new products out of protest would show up this way, without being able to correlate the lower number to a reason. Thus making it a less effective form of protest.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-10-28T13:39:31ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Update from Jeff AlvarezGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sht8&page=23?Paizo-Update-from-Jeff-Alvarez#11372021-10-27T21:08:08Z2021-10-27T21:08:08Z<p>I understand those actions might seem like withholding or a protest or whatever to those doing it, but that's unlikely to be how Paizo will see it, because they don't correlate your sales history to your post history.</p>
<p>"People dropped, we recognized the union, people re-subbed" is pretty clear, even if it wasn't everyone who re-subbed.</p>
<p>Now, new products not selling as well as old ones? Is that due to this issue, or because the product isn't what the market wants right now, or a dozen other factors that could affect month-to-month sales data? It's much easier to ignore or shift the blame to something beyond the company's control, should they want to do that. It's as likely to affect the viability of future product lines as to be taken as a sign that the company still hasn't satisfied their forum fans.</p>
<p>Again, should they want to do that. I still hope to see some genuine change from upper management regarding the transphobia issue, the community management issues, and the privacy of company data.</p>I understand those actions might seem like withholding or a protest or whatever to those doing it, but that's unlikely to be how Paizo will see it, because they don't correlate your sales history to your post history.
"People dropped, we recognized the union, people re-subbed" is pretty clear, even if it wasn't everyone who re-subbed.
Now, new products not selling as well as old ones? Is that due to this issue, or because the product isn't what the market wants right now, or a dozen other...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-10-27T21:08:08ZRe: Forums: Website Feedback: Profanity Policy - Has It Changed?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43i89?Profanity-Policy-Has-It-Changed#202021-11-15T02:20:57Z2021-10-27T20:43:58Z<p>I love watching edgelords have theoretical debates from the safety of their privilege without having to consider other people. It's really the best part of the forums right now.</p>
<p>[EDIT: Not related to the post above, but to exactly the posts you think it relates to.]</p>I love watching edgelords have theoretical debates from the safety of their privilege without having to consider other people. It's really the best part of the forums right now.
[EDIT: Not related to the post above, but to exactly the posts you think it relates to.]GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-10-27T20:43:58ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Update from Jeff AlvarezGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sht8&page=23?Paizo-Update-from-Jeff-Alvarez#11272021-10-28T01:57:59Z2021-10-27T16:46:09Z<p>If people are re-subscribing because the union has been recognized, why would they do more?</p>If people are re-subscribing because the union has been recognized, why would they do more?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-10-27T16:46:09ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Recognizes United Paizo WorkersGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shum&page=9?Paizo-Recognizes-United-Paizo-Workers#4232021-10-28T03:13:02Z2021-10-27T16:32:19Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">BlackoCatto wrote:</div><blockquote> No I meant would I have to join them or am I going to be stone walled from being hired? </blockquote><p>Is that the only thing holding you back? or are you just trying to raise theoretical arguments against a union because there are no actual valid arguments against a union?BlackoCatto wrote:No I meant would I have to join them or am I going to be stone walled from being hired?
Is that the only thing holding you back? or are you just trying to raise theoretical arguments against a union because there are no actual valid arguments against a union?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-10-27T16:32:19ZRe: Forums/Organized Play: General Discussion: United Paizo Workers T-Shirt SanctioningGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43hyk?United-Paizo-Workers-TShirt-Sanctioning#92021-10-20T21:57:06Z2021-10-20T20:52:30Z<p>I suggest we move this discussion to a hot tub in Kaer Maga if that's where we're going...</p>I suggest we move this discussion to a hot tub in Kaer Maga if that's where we're going...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-10-20T20:52:30ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Update from Jeff AlvarezGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sht8&page=20?Paizo-Update-from-Jeff-Alvarez#10002021-10-16T08:32:32Z2021-10-15T16:08:36Z<p>Don't engage with bad-faith distractions.</p>Don't engage with bad-faith distractions.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-10-15T16:08:36ZRe: Forums: Community Use: [Community Project] Wayfinder #22 Call for SubmissionsGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43eac&page=2?Community-Project-Wayfinder-22-Call-for#882021-09-30T03:55:39Z2021-09-30T03:55:39Z<p>Been delinquent on this, but there's still time...</p>Been delinquent on this, but there's still time...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-09-30T03:55:39ZRe: Forums/Organized Play: General Discussion: A plea to Scenario AuthorsGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43h70?A-plea-to-Scenario-Authors#472021-09-25T07:48:53Z2021-09-23T14:25:37Z<p>As a scenario author as well as a GM and player I'm also watching this discussion carefully.</p>
<p>Someone made a good point about paying attention to the newer GMs and not only the most experienced, since that is a more common situation. Very good point. </p>
<p>The idea of specifying a DC to "Aid" is a really good point, and I'm making a note to do this a lot more in future, especially for those lower levels. </p>
<p>Much of the discussion has focused on the effect of crits, but I haven't seen a lot of mention of hero points. It's not just the one you start with, but new ones handed out, as well as ones from other players' boons (often with a bonus for their GM glyphs). At my last table, many players started with 3, and overall the table had more than 20 over the course of the game. It doesn't remove the effect of a high DC entirely, but it can mean that mid-level challenges become givens. </p>
<p>Personally, I'd love to talk to more GMs on their experiences with my own scenarios so I can learn from their experience, but it's pretty darn hard to do that on a comprehensive campaign-wide basis. </p>
<p>A good review is a useful tool for authors - but usually, reviews are either really good or really bad, and don't always separate out the scenario-specific data from other effects like, "Did the GM prep sufficiently?" or "Did I bring my high society character on a wilderness exploration adventure?". </p>
<p>(I do have to say, I wish people wouldn't state that Paizo is "not listening" to complaints, especially after Mike Kimmel stated he •was• listening right off the bat. People who have been around a long time should know better.)</p>As a scenario author as well as a GM and player I'm also watching this discussion carefully.
Someone made a good point about paying attention to the newer GMs and not only the most experienced, since that is a more common situation. Very good point.
The idea of specifying a DC to "Aid" is a really good point, and I'm making a note to do this a lot more in future, especially for those lower levels.
Much of the discussion has focused on the effect of crits, but I haven't seen a lot of...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-09-23T14:25:37ZRe: Forums/PaizoCon: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: PaizoCon Online 2021GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shkq&page=2?PaizoCon-Online-2021#942021-05-28T14:47:14Z2021-05-28T14:47:14Z<p>Says it's all heading into layout, which is great news. I can't wait for this, Kingmaker has always been my favorite AP.</p>Says it's all heading into layout, which is great news. I can't wait for this, Kingmaker has always been my favorite AP.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-05-28T14:47:14ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Are Uncommon/Rare options too far out of reach for new players?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43dai?Are-UncommonRare-options-too-far-out-of-reach#112021-04-28T15:46:35Z2021-04-28T15:20:47Z<p>Corollary: I'm a fairly experienced gamer and a rabid Paizo supporter. Due to a variety of issues, I don't play PFS2 as often as I played PFS1. I can't afford the new hotness, and so I'm restricted to the same options I've had since Season 0 of PFS1. Do you think that encourages me to play more PFS2, or discourages me from bothering to play?</p>
<p>(Of course, this is a bad example - I'm gonna play everything because the stories in PFS2 are amazing. But I'm a story person, and so the different mechanics of PFS2 versus PFS1 don't really make much difference for me. That's not necessarily true for every experienced gamer, of course.)</p>
<p>EDIT: cleaned up grammar a bit.</p>Corollary: I'm a fairly experienced gamer and a rabid Paizo supporter. Due to a variety of issues, I don't play PFS2 as often as I played PFS1. I can't afford the new hotness, and so I'm restricted to the same options I've had since Season 0 of PFS1. Do you think that encourages me to play more PFS2, or discourages me from bothering to play?
(Of course, this is a bad example - I'm gonna play everything because the stories in PFS2 are amazing. But I'm a story person, and so the different...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-04-28T15:20:47ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Are Uncommon/Rare options too far out of reach for new players?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43dai?Are-UncommonRare-options-too-far-out-of-reach#102021-04-29T09:44:08Z2021-04-28T15:17:16Z<p>This will sound weird coming from someone who is adamant that not every option should be PFS-legal, but I think the OP is correct: the prices are too high.</p>
<p>Imagine the experience of a new player that sits down at a PFS2 table (virtually, or hopefully in person again one day).</p>
<p>They sit down with their core-only character that they have lovingly crafted, selected from the same basic options that have been available to RPGers for decades. At the table are players with new character options, special powers, and game mechanics that aren't open to them.</p>
<p>"Just get that first character to level 8, which will take a minimum of 24 game sessions •if• you can play exactly the right tier of scenario every time, and you too can have a single• new option!" the GM says. </p>
<p>I think it is important to look at a broader representation of players, and not to assume that the experience of VOs and longtime PFS advocates to dominate the opinions. </p>
<p>• Yes, you can get things for less than that. But those are neat things, not new character options like ancestries.</p>This will sound weird coming from someone who is adamant that not every option should be PFS-legal, but I think the OP is correct: the prices are too high.
Imagine the experience of a new player that sits down at a PFS2 table (virtually, or hopefully in person again one day).
They sit down with their core-only character that they have lovingly crafted, selected from the same basic options that have been available to RPGers for decades. At the table are players with new character options,...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2021-04-28T15:17:16ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Why is there so much disdain for pay to play GMs?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs439na&page=5?Why-is-there-so-much-disdain-for-pay-to-play-GMs#2412021-01-01T12:12:26Z2020-12-31T20:20:20Z<p>This is an interesting thread. Of course, I only saw it after Sara Marie cleaned it up... thanks Sara Marie!</p>
<p>I think the biggest issue is that it's one thing to be a GM, and another to be a good service provider. The two aren't necessarily found in the same person by default. That's why I personally wouldn't pay to play with someone I didn't know already or at least admire by reputation. I have donated at several cons to play with "name" GMs and it has always been a great experience, but that's because I chose the GMs carefully. Not sure I would pay to play under a GM I didn't already know. (But see below.)</p>
<p>I've also had people pay to be at my table for scenarios I have written. The money goes to charity, so I wasn't the one getting paid, but I sure felt the pressure of a group that had paid for the experience I was responsible for. Prep takes on a new level, and this would be even moreso if it was content I didn't already know intimately.</p>
<p>I think it's a big uphill slog for someone to start something like this. Not impossible, but takes a lot of work and hustle and building a whole brand, not just hanging up a shingle and saying, "pay me to GM". You need to be on social media (not just the forums), showing people what you're like. You need to be creating and giving away content, so people get to "know" you and your style and feel comfortable paying for your games. Run free games at cons as promo, to get players and spread the word.</p>
<p>I also think pricing matters. If you're charging as much as a movie, you're competing with multi-million-dollar productions in an established business model. If you're charging less, it may not be worth your time, but it may be easier for people to take a chance on a relative unknown. There's a delicate balance, but it is always easier to raise prices later than to price yourself out of a very small market and get nowhere.</p>
<p>Good luck to the folks trying it.</p>This is an interesting thread. Of course, I only saw it after Sara Marie cleaned it up... thanks Sara Marie!
I think the biggest issue is that it's one thing to be a GM, and another to be a good service provider. The two aren't necessarily found in the same person by default. That's why I personally wouldn't pay to play with someone I didn't know already or at least admire by reputation. I have donated at several cons to play with "name" GMs and it has always been a great experience, but...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-12-31T20:20:20ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Bounties Offer Ease and AdaptabilityGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shj5?Pathfinder-Bounties-Offer-Ease-and-Adaptability#52020-12-31T20:29:42Z2020-12-31T20:01:45Z<p>They're like the Quests, except it's not assumed that you are a member of the Pathfinder Society, and so there's a whole lot of background that a new player doesn't need right off. Great for store demos and recruiting new players at cons.</p>They're like the Quests, except it's not assumed that you are a member of the Pathfinder Society, and so there's a whole lot of background that a new player doesn't need right off. Great for store demos and recruiting new players at cons.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-12-31T20:01:45ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: The New Faces of DesignGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shj1?The-New-Faces-of-Design#72020-12-30T18:51:57Z2020-12-29T20:36:12Z<p>Congrats Michael and James! Really excited to see the magic that comes from this.</p>Congrats Michael and James! Really excited to see the magic that comes from this.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-12-29T20:36:12ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Paizo Blog: September 2020 Pathfinder Society ReleasesGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6she2?September-2020-Pathfinder-Society-Releases#202020-09-28T17:51:35Z2020-09-28T17:11:10Z<p>I agree with Hmm... it seems almost all I hear is the complaints. Although, usually it's mechanical in nature. The one thing that hasn't changed between editions is lore. NPCs have carried on without seeming to notice that the rules have changed. (Although, how they managed to fool us into devaluing the currency they pay us with tenfold, I still don't understand!)</p>I agree with Hmm... it seems almost all I hear is the complaints. Although, usually it's mechanical in nature. The one thing that hasn't changed between editions is lore. NPCs have carried on without seeming to notice that the rules have changed. (Although, how they managed to fool us into devaluing the currency they pay us with tenfold, I still don't understand!)GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-09-28T17:11:10ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Chronicle Boons not available to GMsGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs435qn?Chronicle-Boons-not-available-to-GMs#22020-08-29T14:19:50Z2020-08-29T14:19:50Z<p>It's working for me, but I've played and GM'd it.</p>It's working for me, but I've played and GM'd it.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-08-29T14:19:50ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Any idea when Agents of Edgewatch will be sanctioned and chronicles made availible?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs434v8?Any-idea-when-Agents-of-Edgewatch-will-be#32020-08-10T15:02:47Z2020-08-10T15:02:47Z<p>Although, they're often retroactively sanctioned (as in, if you played it already, you get the Chronicles when they're available).</p>Although, they're often retroactively sanctioned (as in, if you played it already, you get the Chronicles when they're available).GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-08-10T15:02:47ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Feedback: PFS (2nd edition) Guide to PlayGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs42p8u&page=7?Feedback-PFS-Guide-to-Play#3162020-08-10T15:41:41Z2020-08-10T15:00:28Z<p>If something is written in the scenario that contradicts a rule, go with the scenario version. I mean, the author/developer/Paizo staff could have just written a new rule, called it something else, and provided that same effect, right? </p>
<p>The spirit of the "table variation" is to not have different groups experience radically different adventures. The only way for that consistent approach across tables is to run the scenario as written. </p>
<p>EDIT: fixed my Canadian-ist spelling. :)</p>If something is written in the scenario that contradicts a rule, go with the scenario version. I mean, the author/developer/Paizo staff could have just written a new rule, called it something else, and provided that same effect, right?
The spirit of the "table variation" is to not have different groups experience radically different adventures. The only way for that consistent approach across tables is to run the scenario as written.
EDIT: fixed my Canadian-ist spelling. :)GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-08-10T15:00:28ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: PFS (2nd ed) orginized play question: Is my character concept dead?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs434ae?PFS-orginized-play-question-Is-my-character#22020-07-31T05:59:49Z2020-07-31T03:56:32Z<p>You can say that's what you're doing for your Craft roll to Earn Income during downtime.</p>You can say that's what you're doing for your Craft roll to Earn Income during downtime.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-07-31T03:56:32ZForums: Agents of Edgewatch: Paizo Blog: Edgewatch Cold Case #1556.1, Evidence AGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shbn?Edgewatch-Cold-Case-15561-Evidence-A#12022-01-01T14:13:03Z2020-07-29T19:44:14Z<p>I love these stories! ("Devil licker"... ha.)</p>
<p>EDIT: oh, yeah... HUZZAH!</p>I love these stories! ("Devil licker"... ha.)
EDIT: oh, yeah... HUZZAH!GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-07-29T19:44:14ZRe: Forums: Community Use: [Community Project] Wayfinder #21 Call for Submissions •GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs433q9?Community-Project-Wayfinder-21-Call-for#242020-07-23T15:07:17Z2020-07-23T15:07:17Z<p>So excited to get back to pre-Gap times for Wayfinder! I love me some Starfinder, too, but Golarion is home. </p>
<p>Working on a piece of fiction and some other bits... Tim, I'll PM you to see what you might need more of.</p>So excited to get back to pre-Gap times for Wayfinder! I love me some Starfinder, too, but Golarion is home.
Working on a piece of fiction and some other bits... Tim, I'll PM you to see what you might need more of.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-07-23T15:07:17ZRe: Forums: GM Discussion: SFS 3-01: Crash DownGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43393?SFS-301-Crash-Down#202020-08-04T08:26:34Z2020-07-19T19:55:56Z<p>Starfinder Society rescue ship <i>Lamplighter</i>... nice! :D</p>Starfinder Society rescue ship Lamplighter... nice! :DGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-07-19T19:55:56ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Paizo Blog: The Scales of FateGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shaf?The-Scales-of-Fate#102020-07-11T22:04:11Z2020-07-09T18:54:36Z<p>This is fantastic news, thanks to everyone involved who made the sanctioning happen pre-release. </p>
<p>There are so many bits of additional lore hidden in this blog, as well... for example:
<br />
• kobolds clearly love the smell of cabbage;
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• kobolds are morning people, since Drandle Dreng never schedules meetings during respectable hours;</p>
<p>What other speculative conclusions can we find hidden here?</p>This is fantastic news, thanks to everyone involved who made the sanctioning happen pre-release.
There are so many bits of additional lore hidden in this blog, as well... for example:
* kobolds clearly love the smell of cabbage;
* kobolds are morning people, since Drandle Dreng never schedules meetings during respectable hours;
What other speculative conclusions can we find hidden here?GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-07-09T18:54:36ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Agents of Edgewatch UpdateGM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sh9r&page=2?Agents-of-Edgewatch-Update#802020-06-30T03:46:18Z2020-06-23T03:57:52Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Sunderstone wrote:</div><blockquote>So sad it has come to this. </blockquote><p>I have no doubt that Paizo will give us amazing story lines without having to deal with things that are too close to reality for a large segment of the audience.Sunderstone wrote:So sad it has come to this.
I have no doubt that Paizo will give us amazing story lines without having to deal with things that are too close to reality for a large segment of the audience.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-06-23T03:57:52ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PbP GameDay VIII] GM Lamplighter's PFS 9-16GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkod/gameplay&page=12#5872020-03-15T16:19:43Z2020-03-15T16:19:43Z<p>Thank you, folks, for an entertaining game. I'm sorry for the many delays, my real life got in the way too many times to keep this on track. Please find your Chronicles <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16eYWZRT9RqU1mjpcizIJBE5hugvICI7s?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here.</a></p>Thank you, folks, for an entertaining game. I'm sorry for the many delays, my real life got in the way too many times to keep this on track. Please find your Chronicles here.GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-03-15T16:19:43ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PbP GameDay VIII] GM Lamplighter's PFS 9-16GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkod/gameplay&page=12#5862020-03-15T16:18:34Z2020-03-15T16:18:34Z<p>The cost was paid by those who offered to pay for it.</p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Natula Icosagon Thako wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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<div class="messageboard-quotee">J.R.R. Tolkien wrote:</div><blockquote> Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.</blockquote></blockquote><p>Subtle? I do not think that word means what you think it means...The cost was paid by those who offered to pay for it.
Natula Icosagon Thako wrote:J.R.R. Tolkien wrote: Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
Subtle? I do not think that word means what you think it means...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-03-15T16:18:34ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PbP GameDay VIII] GM Lamplighter's PFS 9-16GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkod/gameplay&page=12#5812020-03-10T15:58:37Z2020-03-10T14:21:23Z<p>OK, I will finish up Chronicles today. There was a 100gp "bill" for the destroyed merchant wagon that we decided we could discuss at this stage... how do you want to pay for it? A couple of people offered to pay, and one person offered to kill everyone so there were no witnesses. I'd prefer a monetary solution since it's a lot less paperwork. ;)</p>OK, I will finish up Chronicles today. There was a 100gp "bill" for the destroyed merchant wagon that we decided we could discuss at this stage... how do you want to pay for it? A couple of people offered to pay, and one person offered to kill everyone so there were no witnesses. I'd prefer a monetary solution since it's a lot less paperwork. ;)GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-03-10T14:21:23ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PbP GameDay VIII] GM Lamplighter's PFS 9-16GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkod/gameplay&page=12#5772020-03-08T17:30:00Z2020-03-08T14:55:43Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Turns out that the ring prevented the erinyes from attacking the wearer and all allies within 60 feet. So she was bluffing, she knew she couldn't hurt any of you. (While there might have been valid questions as to whether Natula considered any of you "allies", I decided that your Pathfinder bond counted regardless of intent. ;) </span></p>
<p>I'm starting to do Chronicles, but you still need to tell em what you report back to V-C Bracket. [/ooc]</p>Turns out that the ring prevented the erinyes from attacking the wearer and all allies within 60 feet. So she was bluffing, she knew she couldn't hurt any of you. (While there might have been valid questions as to whether Natula considered any of you "allies", I decided that your Pathfinder bond counted regardless of intent. ;)
I'm starting to do Chronicles, but you still need to tell em what you report back to V-C Bracket. [/ooc]GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-03-08T14:55:43ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PbP GameDay VIII] GM Lamplighter's PFS 9-16GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkod/gameplay&page=12#5752020-03-07T17:23:42Z2020-03-07T17:23:42Z<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>[Spoiler omitted]GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-03-07T17:23:42ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PbP GameDay VIII] GM Lamplighter's PFS 9-16GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkod/gameplay&page=12#5732020-03-07T17:01:26Z2020-03-07T17:01:26Z<p>The erinyes stares down the length of her arrow at Natula. <b>"<i>Your</i> ring? Hardly. You mortals, always thinking you can <i>own</i> something. How long before it falls from your cold, dead fingers? That ring will endure when you are dust! Who will deal with it when you and your friends are all gone? No, keeping it doesn't stop... whatever you think it will stop."</b></p>
<p>She relaxes her pull on the bow slightly. <b>"So, I can be patient. The only person who knows the ring's secrets is dead."</b> She smiles wickedly. <b>"And I wonder if the other items you stole are as well-guarded."</b> </p>
<p>The fury launches herself into the air, laughing. <b>"So farewell, fools! Know that you have earned my enmity, and that I neither forgive nor forget such insolence! Sleep well, until we meet again. Oh, and don't fight over that ring... even though the one wears it is the only one who may survive to suffer longest."</b></p>
<p>She flies away and disappears into the darkening sky. </p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>I assume that you don't try to shoot at her as she leaves you alive...</span></p>
<p>What now?</p>The erinyes stares down the length of her arrow at Natula. "Your ring? Hardly. You mortals, always thinking you can own something. How long before it falls from your cold, dead fingers? That ring will endure when you are dust! Who will deal with it when you and your friends are all gone? No, keeping it doesn't stop... whatever you think it will stop."
She relaxes her pull on the bow slightly. "So, I can be patient. The only person who knows the ring's secrets is dead." She smiles wickedly....GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-03-07T17:01:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: [PbP GameDay VIII] GM Lamplighter's PFS 9-16GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75ivkod/gameplay&page=12#5612020-03-05T15:54:58Z2020-03-05T15:54:58Z<p><b>"I see you need convincing. Very well."</b> The fury takes aim at the remaining un-<i>charmed</i> thug, and fires 3 arrows faster than should be possible.
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>arrow:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28</span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14</span> plus <span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 ⇒ 4</span> fire damage
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>arrow:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25</span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10</span> plus <span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 ⇒ 2</span> fire damage
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>arrow:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21</span><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>damage:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13</span> plus <span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 ⇒ 1</span> fire damage</p>
<p>Two arrows hit the thug in the chest while the third enters his surprised mouth. His corpse bursts into flames as it collapses.</p>
<p>She then turns and points her bow meaningfully at Natula, another flaming arrow already knocked. </p>
<p><b>"Give me the ring. Now. Or I won't do you the courtesy of killing you as quickly."</b></p>"I see you need convincing. Very well." The fury takes aim at the remaining un-charmed thug, and fires 3 arrows faster than should be possible.
[dice=arrow]1d20+14[/dice][dice=damage]1d8+6[/dice] plus [dice=]1d6[/dice] fire damage
[dice=arrow]1d20+14[/dice][dice=damage]1d8+6[/dice] plus [dice=]1d6[/dice] fire damage
[dice=arrow]1d20+9[/dice][dice=damage]1d8+6[/dice] plus [dice=]1d6[/dice] fire damage
Two arrows hit the thug in the chest while the third enters his surprised mouth. His corpse...GM Lamplighter (alias of Scott Young, Contributor)2020-03-05T15:54:58Z