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Here's the article.

What do you think?

I think I'm gonna go with a collateral down payment, and then just use the monthly living rules from the gamemastery chapter, thank you guys for your links and your help.

I hve two ex-wives, lesser curses have no effect on me.

I have two ex-wives. A girlfriend who wants to marry me and two kids starting college next fall! I am thrice cursed so this book is nothing.

Four players (all level 8) just finished killing Barl:

Half-Orc Barabrian
Elven Rogue
Ulfen-Human Cleric (of Kurgess)
Chelaxian Sorceror

Would you beleive that the barbarian's raging intimidating howl/stare worked on Barl, causing him to flee for 4 rounds and allowing them to re-group/heal and rebuff....Curse that die roll of a 1 for Barl's save!

And that's after the cleric was reduced to 0 (yes, zero) level by Barl's wand of enervation!

Spacelard wrote:

Isn't American Football like Rugby with padding so people don't get hurt?
*duck*

Could be worse, it could be soccer where you're actually encouraged to act like a crybaby so you can draw a foul.

Gorbacz wrote:

My guess is:

Cavalier
Blackguard
Shaman
Witch

I'm hoping for somethnig like:

Blackguard
Cavalier/Knight Type
Rune Magic Wielder (spells are inscribed on body or objects)
Elementalist

It's not really 5th edition D&D. It is what 4th edition D&D should have been! WotC dropped the ball with their new game, and Paizo picked up the slack.

With that said - BACON FOR ALL!

Kurt Wasiluk wrote:

Pathfinder has landed in Warren Michigan! The book is beautiful and well worth the wait. Nice job to everyone at Paizo for everything you've done to pull this thing together.

I'm in NYC and according to my email notice it hasn't even shipped yet. :(
Which means I can expect delivery sometime next week....... Oh woe is me!

Lisa Stevens wrote:

And I was very late to the 3e scene, starting to DM back in 2004.

-Lisa

Wow you must be a young'un.
I dm'd my first game in 1986. Original D&D Red Box.

Vegas? Hmm...let me weigh the following options:

1) Vegas and meetup with fellow Paizonians or

2) Spearmint Rhino & Cheetah Club....

You tell me. :)

Unfortunatly, I have learned this about Fanatics. ANY knid of Fanatic. You are wrong if you do not belive the way they do. ~sighs~ I think that for them, having an open mind is a sin.

Edit - That is why I dislike getting into religious debates with one of my friend. He is a bit closeminded about science.

How about some books with short side quests? I know there are some adventure side treks in the AP's but a book that contained about 20 or so short side (1-3 page) adventures would be great.
Hard covers about the other continents. Anything that digs really deep into the customs/politics of the lands/cultures and religions.

Dragnmoon wrote:

I think your Core audience would still buy it at that price, but the larger audience may balk at it.

What makes it cost that much? the Box itself or the contents in the box?

It's a mix of things, really; the cost of the box, the cost of all the books inside, the cost of the additional goods, the cost of assembling the box and its contents, the cost of shipping such bulky items, etc. There's also the fact that they're awkward to shelve with other RPG books in bookstores. They're cool, I agree, but they're also not very practical. Boxed board games are able to pull off this thing because, for the most part, they've got a MUCH bigger industry and market and business; they can save money by printing HUGE print runs, and that's not something that most RPGs have the luxury of.

Uhh..Cosmo, Jason and Vic swore me to secrecy.....And my girlfriend wonders how I can afford so much from Paizo......

#6
Bought the core rule boxed set - what a waste of my money. Now sits under my bed collecting dust.

Subscribed!

Subscribed!

What??? Elric, Conan, The Punisher? They weren't paladins..... I'm gonna go re-think the whole pally role play thing now... j/k

Thanks Cosmo. Of course if you need the $8.79 to replace that missing left eye, by all means keep it...

It has been said a few places, usually by James, that they will be doing free PDFs for things that need "updated" in that manner :)

3.5 vs PFRPG Question:

Will older books (i.e. PF Gazetter) containing feats/traits/spells etc. that were written for 3.5 rules be updated in the Core Rulebook?
I raised a specific question in another thread and didn't get much feedback. Example - The war college feat in the gazetteer uses the x4 bonus skill points at 1st level for a fighter that takes this feat. Will Paizo be publishing a conversion document or will it be updated in the Core rule Book?

I received confirmation for order #1181077 in the amount of $45.59 (and it shows as pending in my checkign acconut). But I also have another charge for $8.79 pending in my checking account. (Of which I never recieved a notification)
It looks like Paizo double charged me for the card subscription. Can someone please reverse the charge of $8.79.

Thanks

You're missing the fact that characters in the beta do not get the x4 at first level. The +3 bonus to class skills keeps the numbers in line with the 3.5 DCs. So the fighter starts with 8 skill points to spend. The PF Gazetteer was written under 3.5 rules and so you have to adjust the information in that to the beta rules.

With the release of the Beta rules and the release of the PF Gazetteer does anyone think the War College feat is overkill? Maybe I'm adjudicating the rule incorrectly but a 1st level fighter with an 18 int would get 32 skill points (4 plus 4 for int bonus times 4). I thought you can only put 1 point into any skill and a fighter (with this feat) does not have 32 skills...

Having done two Sidetrek Adventure Weekly series, I was wondering, how long is too long for a adventure path series? 12 adventures? 20 adventures? Hell 50 adventures? Tell me what you think.

1 - Is the AP meant to be the entire campaign (start to finish)?
2 - Is the AP meant to bring the party only to a certain level?
3 - Will you use the AP as the main story arc for the campaign but throw in various side modules to mix things up.

In the end it depends on you and what you're looking to accomplish. I use #3 above.

I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the men and women, past and present who serve in the Armed Forces. Thank you for your courage, your honor, and your sacrifice. I ask that each of us remembers the up coming holiday for what it's meaning is, to honor those that protect you. God bless you all.

Semper Fi.

None of my players were locals but they came up with some good reasons for being in Sandpoint.
The human cleric of Kurgess heard about the swallowtail festival and thought it would be a good idea to attend so he could bring games of competition.
The Tian rogue was just passing through, after fleeing his homeland for some unmentioned slight
The half orc barbarian was down on his luck and passing through and landed up working for the glassworks factory hauling lime/ash. We started the campaign with him having lived in Sandpoint for the previous year.
The Cheliaxian sorcerer (who is 6'4" and 300lbs, 20 strength!) was also in town after leaving Korvosa. Down on his luck, he also found employment working in the quarry with the 1/2 orc.
The campaign started with the sorcerer and barbarian knowing one another. The cleric and rogue were introduced during the initial assault on the town.
We just finished up Burnt Offerings and starting The Skinsaw Murders tonight

Gnome book will happen for sure.

Not sure if anyone mentioned this but how about a sidebar that has some common terms or sayings that are indigenous(sp?) to the region?
*Local myths or common rumors?
*Relations or views/biases towards other nations and/or ethnicities?
*Local food and drink
*Dress and Customs

Of course this may already be included in the sections you mentioned above. But anything that would help a player add color to their charcater would be nice.

Just my 2 coppers

Thanks for the insight. It clears up a lot of ambiguity (that our group has) on the concept of attacks of opportunity.

Excsue if this has been posted before but I was wondering if a cleric is subject to an attack of opportunity if he tries turning against a creature that is not affected by turn attempts?
The priest in my campaign tried to turn a sinspawn in RoTRL, mistakenly thinking it was some form of undead and not an aberration.

That sounds suspiciously like female double-speak.

I go back to the basics. You can not control her. You can not control the situation. You can control you and your response (response ability = responsibility). Focus on you and being the best you that you want to be. That may not be the you she wants you to be. If so, so be it.

Do not try to make a lot of changes just because she said she wanted you to. If you are going to make changes, make them for the right reasons. Trying to be what someone else wants only disappoints the other person and frustrates you. Now if you both want you to be the same thing, then you are good to go.

No one can change you but you and change is usually a long and painful process. Get support. Good luck.

Had a long self involved post. Letting out things I shouldn't in a public forum.

Wife is turning in our signed divorce papers tomorrow. This sucks.

Sorry, but I don't allow anyone who'd consider themselves "a minority" into my group. I look for good, honest people who want to have fun.

I also do not look to fill any kind of quota.

Isn't it about time we STOPPED looking at things this way, and start thinking about ourselves as PEOPLE?

We are looking for more elves though. We use their ears to hang our hats.

Gunny wrote:

Last time I checked Greek's were white. :)

Well, it depends on which Greek you ask.

If he (or she) identifies strongly with his (or her) Greek-ness, (as this fellow does) he doesn't consider himself "white."

"White" applies more to us American mutts who don't really care about where our ancestors came from. ;)

In either case, there was no offense intended in the statement.

So if being "Greek" is not white then what do you classify yourself as? Greek is a nationality not a race.

My group currently consists of eight active members.

Demographics are: 5 men, 3 women. One of the men is black, and one of the men is full-blooded Greek....

My group:
4 white guys (Greek, Slovak, English, Norwegian ancestry)
1 Hispanic (Dominican)
1 Black (Haitian)

Religions - all Christian, but diverse (catholic, eastern orthodox, protestant, etc)

Political views...don't get me started. Far right to far left with a great deal of conspiracy theorists smack dab in the middle.

We're a small group (dm and 3 players) looking for a 4th (we just lost ours).
Experienced and serious 3.5 player wanted. Current group consists of three forty year old players, with 25+ years D&D experience each.
Playing in two low magic campaigns, one of which will be the pathfinder AP (starting soon)

We play on Monday evenings from 8 til midnight in Bay Ridge-Brooklyn.

Anyone interested can drop me a message here. Thanks

Not sure if I'm posting in the right place.

We're a small group (dm and 3 players) looking for a 4th (we just lost ours).
Experienced and serious 3.5 player wanted. Current group consists of three forty year old players, with 25+ years D&D experience playing in two low magic campaigns, one of which will be the pathfinder series.

We play on Monday evenings from 8 til midnight in Bay Ridge-Brooklyn.

Anyone interested can drop me a message here. Thanks

What? Isn't that about how many Marines can read? ;p

Gunny - once a Marine, always a Marine. Semper Fi
Proud to have served.

Scribbling Rambler wrote:

No wonder I was so fond of this idea!

Actually, reading through the thread, Paizo has responded to a LOT of the feedback.

We try. We really do. :)

-Lisa

What, only 2 of us leathernecks on here?

In my travels I have recently come across more than a couple ex-military guys who game.

I don't have any military experience but I do have three guys in my current game who are. I just wanted to give a salute to all of you in the military and invite you to post a reply if you are currently in the military or are ex-military.

Gunny

I just received my order...damn you Kobolds are quick!

Can the Kobolds of Tracking find my order? It supposedly shipped on 12/31/2008 and still hasn't arrived. I don't think it takes 21 days to get to NYC.

Thanks

As a former US Marine and coming from a family that has served through every generation I just want to say thanks to all of you who have served or who are currently serving.
There has been no greater honor for me than serving my country.

Semper Fi!

Order # 1007929 shipped from Paizo on 8/4. I still haven't received my order as of today (8/16). Mail already came today.
It's been 10 business days and 2 Saturdays - total of 12 days in transit?
Anyone else having the same problem here in NYC?

My wife actually yelled at me for spending too much money at my FLGS yesterday. Well, by yelled I mean that she gave me one of those looks.

You are making spend spousal point like crazy. By the end of this year I will have no cred left at all.

I have an easy solution for you regarding your wife.... Divorce.
I just got divorced..... No more "looks" or comments from her!
Of course I now pay huge sums of money in support...... But it's worth paying thousands a month in support to spend less than $100/month on Paizo products!
Wait..Now I know why I failed math in school. :(

- Racial Ability Score Modifiers: Does this change go too far? If not, are the added bonuses appropriate for each race?

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing

I think the modifiers go to far. How about using the following:

Humans: +2 to any one ability
Elves: +2 to Dexterity or Intellect
Dwarves: +2 to Constitution or Wisdom
Halflings: +2 to Dexterity or Charisma
Gnomes: +2 to Constitution or Charisma
1/2 Orcs: +2 to Strength or Wisdom
1/2 Elves: +1 to any two ability scores (but not +2 to any single ability)

Each race gets one boost but no penalty. Or if you feel a penalty is required then just apply a -1 penalty to the stat that is listed in rules (except humans and half elves)