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Collected for your convenience. RotRL: The Runelords will return.
So, when is Paizo Kickstarter coming?
So... first Faiths of Balance tells us that the only Neutral deity to have paladin followers is Abadar. We get the code and stuff. Then we have Tide of Honor which gives us SKR's article on Irori (no paladins mentioned, monks, clerics and druids mentioned as clergy) and the adventure itself gives us... a paladin of Irori. Is this an oversight in axing out the adventure writer's inconsistency with canon, OR are there any paladins of Irori after all?
Sorry, couldn't resist. Anyway, my LG Paladin of Asmodeus was forced to use a public toilet during last night's game. The toilet was situated near an orphanage. It was clearly used often by the children living there, and maybe also by those fat nuns of Darklight Sisterhood. I told my GM that I want to use that toilet, but he said that it will violate my code. I didn't know why, but he said that if I used the toilet I will have to atone for my sins and my alignment will shift to CN with all the associated consequences. Figuring out that one of the nuns must have desecrated the toilet, I ambushed the Big Boss Nun during the night and cut her into little pieces, which I then hung around the orphanage to remind anybody that messing with public toilets is bad, OK? So... what now? 
I mean, SERIOUSLY. I HATE dwarves. They are a silly race of drunken idiots who would never go out of their alcoholic stupor to achieve anything IRL. I HATE elves. They are band of effete pony lovers who can't get their balls straight, you know why? NO BALLS. I HATE humans. Just look at them. Ridiculous. How can they even walk straight? I HATE halflings. Look, seriously, Tolkien should have just sued your socks off for knocking off his work. I HATE gnomes. Get your stupid anime out of my pristine, cherished pseudo-medieval European fantasy and now. I HATE half-orcs. My aunt Petunia read about them by accident, and you know what? I've had a lecture about how young 30yr old boys like me shouldn't learn difficult words like "rape" yet. Thanks for nothing, Piazo. I HATE half-elves. No really, can you even imagine how they come to exist? I HATE Druids. Tree-hugging? Really? OLOLOLOL. Am I supposed to play that? No, really? And animals? Is this pokemon, or a traditional fantasy game? Gygax would laugh at you. I HATE Barbarians. Again, what's up with you writers? That oversized sword? Rage? RAGE? What do you know about RAGE? My uncle John can come and punch you in the face, then you'll see what rage is. I HATE Fighters. Look now... This is a fantasy game. Am I to be serious bringing a baurdich-gosamme or some other stupid French word to a magical battle? I HATE Clerics. Clerics should be sitting in temples and going yadda yadda, NOT running around in chainmail hitting folks on the head with maces. Have you ever seen a priest do so? Me neither. I HATE Bards. The mere thought of some silly prancing boy with a lute makes me laugh. Sadly, the designers thought otherwise... I HATE Paladins. Two words, Paladin alignment. Nuff said. I HATE Sorcerers. Lobotomized poor man's Wizards, olololol. I HATE Wizards. Glorified Sorcerers yet still inferior to spontaneous casters in every way. Charisma as primary stat, UMD on skill list and no stupid spellbooks for me, every day! I HATE Rogues. Rolling buckets of dice for sneak attack while my buddies are stuck rolling 1 die for damage is NOT GOOD BALANCE! I HATE Rangers. Cheap World of Warcraft knockoffs who even can't pick my fave animal (crab) as a companion. Also, they can't pick guns as weapons. WTF? I HATE Monks. Friar Tuck called to say what Monks really look like. Eastern poisoning of my fantasy continues. I HATE Alchemists. Look now, an alchemist is a guy who sits in his labs and brew Cure Light Wounds potions, not some turbo bomber. I HATE Oracles. Lame. LAME, GEDDIT! Duuuh, you folks are too dense to read my brilliant jokes. I HATE Inquisitors. I've played WH40K and I know what an Inquistor is. Let me tell you - he's an Imperial badass in power armor. The fact that Games Workshop didn't sue Paizo for use of the name yet is beyond my comprehension. I HATE Cavaliers. I mean, if I wanted to play a knight I'd go paladin, right? I'd just agree with my GM that he is a Paladin of Sodomy and we would be a-ok, no need for a new class for that. I HATE Witches. I mean, I'm OK with girl witches, but can you imagine a man in a pointy hat with a broom? Is this some kind of joke? I HATE Ninjas and Samurai. I think I've said this before: GET YOUR EASTERN CRAP OUT OF MY FANTASY. I HATE Gunslingers. Take the above sentence and replace EASTERN with WILD WEST. Geddit? I HATE Maguses. Eldritch Knight was perfectly fine, why the hell a new class for gishes? And let me tell you - gish players are the worst type. They constantly try to woo each other at the table. NO THANKS. I HATE Summoners. Pokemon+Final Fantasy+lots of math. A traditional gamer's nightmare.
There are several new CRB FAQ entries as of today: ------------------------------------ Acrobatics: What happens if I fail the check when using this skill to move through an enemy's square? You lose the move action and provoke an AOO. (Note: This means you can attempt this up to two times in the same round, once as a move action and once as a standard action.) Update: Page 88—In the Acrobatics skill, at the end of the third paragraph (which begins on page 87), add the following sentence: “If you attempt to move through an enemy’s space and fail the check, you lose the move action and provoke an attack of opportunity.” ------------------------------------ Headband of Vast Intelligence: If I wear this item (page 517), do I get retroactive skill ranks for my Int increase in addition to the skill ranks associated with the item? No. The skill associated with the magic item represents the "retroactive" skill ranks you'd get from the item increasing your Intelligence. You don't get the item's built-in skill ranks and another set to assign however you want. ------------------------------------ If I make a shield bash (page 152), does it always have to be an off-hand attack? The text for a shield bash assumes you're making a bash as an off-hand attack, but you don't have to. You can, for example, just make a shield bash attack (at your normal, main-hand attack bonus) or shield bash with your main hand and attack with a sword in your off-hand. Update: Page 152—In the Shield Bash Attacks section, in the first sentence, delete “using it as an off-hand weapon.” ------------------------------------ Grapple: There are some contradictions between the various rules on grappling. What is correct? To sum up the correct rules: 1) Grappling does not deny you your Dex bonus to AC, whether you are the grappler or the target. 2) A grappled creature can still make a full attack. 3) Being pinned does not make you flat-footed, but you are denied your Dex bonus. Update: Page 195—In Table 8–6: Armor Class Modifiers, in the entry for Grappling, delete the superscript “1” after the +0 in the Melee and Ranged columns. In the third footnote, change “flat-footed and cannot add his Dexterity bonus” to “denied its Dexterity bonus” Update: Page 201—In the If You Are Grappled section, in the fourth sentence, change “any action that requires only one hand to perform” to “any action that doesn’t require two hands to perform.” In the fourth sentence, change “make an attack with a light or one-handed weapon” to “make an attack or full attack with a light or one-handed weapon” Update: Page 568—In the Pinned condition, in the second sentence, change “flat-footed” to “denied its Dexterity bonus.” ------------------------------------ Scrolls: If I fail my caster level check to activate a scroll, but don't have a mishap, is the scroll used up? No. Update: Page 490—In the Activation section, in the first paragraph after the bullet points, add the following sentence: “If the caster level check fails but no mishap occurs, the scroll is not expended.”
Hi Paizo, As much as I intend to get the Beginner's Box, I simply can't afford to order it from you - the 40+ USD international shipping charge is a killer. I'll pick it up via UK Amazon or some other venue, and will be back with you for Bestiary 3! So, if you could be so nice and cancel my RPG sub for the time being. Thanks!
I was thinking about something. There's been a lot of nerdrage over UM (mostly) and UC (less, but still). Much of that was envitable (OMG GUNS BROKE MY FANTASY DIE PAIZO), but I'm wondering, could that be somewhat avoided? A thought struck me. Paizo splatbooks have a *lot* of authors. Far more than equivalent WotC books. APG lists 13 authors, UM 10, UC 14. I believe this approach comes from desire to lift some work from the dedicated full-time Paizo designers (all 2 of them) and also to "give that guy a shot at writing a splatbook", as evidenced by RPG Superstars. Now it sounds great on paper, but what does it lead to? I see several problems emerging here. 1. COHERENCY AND QUALITY This problem has two aspects. One is the situation where designer A writes X which refernces Y, while in the end Y gets cut from the book (spellbooks in UM and Tetori in UC are great examples). Another aspect is uneven quality of design. While this is normal for splatbooks, I believe that multiauthor approach magnifies the problem. You get feats/spells/archetypes of very varied quality Third aspect, repetitions. There are harmless ones (same name used in two different products, eg. the dueling magic weapon quality) and dangerous ones (two feats do the same thing). 2. FEEDBACK UM and UC were both subject to a massive bout of nerdrage, 1-star never buy again reviews, OMG you killed D&D yadda yadda. In some cases, designers were at hand to answer questions and clarify things (Jason Nelson in particular is known to be at hand to help). But in many cases, answers about rules remain unanswered. Perhaps this is due to the original author not willing to provide comments, while other designers not being sure of his design intent? 3. INTERNAL AWARENESS Lately I've encountered two situations that baffled me. One was SKR errating brass knuckles in Adventurer's Armory while simultaneously the APG printing of same item didn't get changed. It almost felt if like SKR and Jason have two different views on how one item should work like, something that's surprising to say at least. Another situation was where James Jacobs was at one time surprised about how Inquisitions from UM work vis a vis Golarion deities, while on the other out stating that he didn't read UC yet. I understand that Jason is a writer and a "fluff" person, but perhaps the scattered approach to writing rules makes it harder for other folks on the team to familiarize themselves with the new rules? To sum it up - I like both new books (UM less, UC more), but I believe that the shotgun design approach might be showing it's negatives. I understand that Paizo is a small company and it's entire life cycle is dictated by GenCon and Christmas season, but perhaps there are ways to improve the situation? What do you folks think?
Picking up from this thread Erik asked to post our top 10 of favorite Paizo adventures/modules/scenarios. Here's mine: 10 - Pallid Plague (M. Moreland)
Right, the "Tank Thread" inspired me. A Fighter with Antagonize (don't even think about discussing it here), Stand Still, Pin Down, Combat Patrol, Tripping Strike. Idea - get the enemy near you and prevent them from moving away. High survivability desired, to say at least. A quick glance at feats tells me this is gonna be level 12 at least. I'm looking for ideas on Archetypes, Feats, Weapons, Items, Traits, whatever floats with such build.
ICv2 has posted an updated Top 5 RPG chart for Q2/2011. Great news for the Paizo crew on the opening day of GenCon, gratz!
Because every "this sucks" thread needs acounterpart! Post your favourite archetypes (and preferably explain why). My list: 1. Qinggong Monk (yes, replacing the bs fiddly Monk abilities was badly needed, thankyouverymuch)
When I saw the assignment of Ultimate Magic Inquisitor inquistions to Golarion deities I was... baffled. Zon-K without Torture? Cailistria without Vengeance? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! So is James Jacobs, apparently. This seems like a good opportunity to propose alternate assignments more fitting to Golarion deities. So far: major deities, others coming up. Comments and suggestions welcome! Erastil Conversion, Illumination, Valor, Persistence
So, Herr Ramoska Arkimos made a comeback recently in Carrion Crown. That's very nice, but what I really want to know is when the best Paizo NPC ever, Laori Vaus, will return. I mean, we all know that she's most disturbingly amazing NPC ever, so it's not a question if, it's a question when and where.
She kicked butt and waved her very long ears in Rise of the Runelords... She kicked even more butt and sported trendy green hairdo in Second Darkness... Now she's back in Jade Regent, after having some... well, let's call it "beautification" - and she's ready to kick even more butt. Let's all give a heartily "Hoooray!" to the everybody's favourite recurring NPC, Shalelu Andosana!
Seriously, there's that goblin baby. Some day, it will grow up to be a CE menace of local level 1 Commoners. A terrorist. Think Al-qaeda, sans the brains and with more torches. And we're supposed to fight such evil wherever it shows, right? That's what a proper Neutral Good would do. It's lying on the ground, defenseless. My armored boot hovers over its tiny, football-shaped head. If I crush it now, am I Evil? 1/10th of Evil? Chatoic Neutral with occasional "twitch"? Just fine? Or just a curious Gnome? Of course, this isn't a serious thread, and shouldn't be taken so, or Mikaze will run in and start explaining that I should take care of that Goblin and rise him to become a LG Cleric of Iomedae... ;-)
Hey Paizo, Please, please, please, make some tokens like the ones in Monster Vault. If you could make a Bestiary Token Set I would die from joy. And I wouldn't be the only one, I guess. This is about the only area in which WotC has hit the jackpot - they made me buy their product. Me, I mean, an ordinary person would be fine, but they have your resident fanboys shelling out money on Hasbro stuff. C'mon, you can do it better. :)
All right, game up for a new crew tomorrow. I need a solid module for a level 3 group in an urban setting. They are past both parts of Shadow Gambit and Godsmouth Heresy. The group is enjoying Kaer Maga, so the module would ideally have to fit well into an urban/underground environment. I'm open to anything: modules/PFS scens/3PP stuff. Hit me with some suggestions, folks :)
Dear Custserv, Please re-start my subs: - AP
Aaand of course get the current issues of those three sent my away as fast as humanly possible! Additionaly, for some strange reason my RPG subs got cancelled instead of suspended, so I'd love to have that one re-started as well. However, please DO NOT restart my Modules subs. I was able to repair my financial condition, but need to cut back on costs anyway...
Dear Custserv, I hit a major financial stumbling block, and I need to make some adjustments to my subs: 1. Please CANCEL my Modules subscription 2. Please SUSPEND all my other subs (Game, AP, Setting, Companion). I hope to be able to unsuspend them by the end of the month. Thanks for all the fish,
Hi folks, I have a wee little problem with quickly describing these two ethnicities to my players. I usually go with quick reference to our world (Ulfen - nordic, Varisians - Roma, Shoanti - Native Americans), but I'm kind of lost with Keleshite and Garundi. I think that Keleshites are an Arab analogy, but how do the Garundi fit in?
Well ... looks like some total off-the-rockers wing-nut is putting up 1-star reviews of Paizo products on Amazon.com, Core Rulebook included. Apparently, his problem amounts to Paizo products being ... un-Christian ... because ... the company is called Paizo ... which isn't a Greek term ... but Biblical ... and ... no, words fail me. Perhaps there's some way of notyfing Amazon of a review-troll?
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