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Jason Beardsley wrote:

Why not make it a Rod?

Cuz I want it to be thinner and a bit shorter and to look like a wand.

My point is not that I cant make it its that I cant make it in the form I choose. Why cant I make a ring with 50 charges of cure light wounds rather than a wand of cure light wounds. Why must all wands be charged spell completion items?

I'd say it's up to the DM. Any game I DM, I allow players to create/find/buy custom items, such as the 'ring of cure light wounds'. At an increased cost of course. I don't see any rule saying that a certain item must be exactly as it says in the book, and I'm sure someone in the fantasy world must have had the idea to make a 'Cloak of Fire' that functions similarly to a 'Staff of Fire'.

I hate the way D&D does magic item creation anyway.

How all wands work in X way. Why can't I make a wand that acts as a focus item. For example.

Fire Wand: +2 Caster level when casting spells with the Fire descriptor.

Techincally this isnt possible because wands do X in D&D

Though I guess I could make a Misc. Magic item.

Short Thin Stick of Fire: +2 Caster level when casting spells with Fire descriptor.

Personally I think there should only be two classifications of magic items and two feats to learn them.

Craft Permanent Magical Item and Craft Temporary Magical Item.

Why not make it a Rod?

Currently publish, or used to publish?

Anything 3.5 really..

Yeah, I can see your problem there then. You don't want to give him a bony pony.

Yeah, I don't see Sebastian appreciating that much..

Although, making a Tomb King model after Sebastian could be a testament to his awesomeness. Showcasing the fact that it will live on in the centuries (or millennia) to come!

It's too bad you're naming a 40K character after him and not one from Warhammer Fantasy.

Because, you know, Bretonnians.

I play fantasy as well, however my fantasy army (incomplete, just started) is Tomb Kings.

Jason Beardsley wrote:

Personally I think that an Inquisitor Lord Sebastian model would be a wonderful addition to my army. So I pose this question to Sebastian, if you were modeled as a WH40K model, which weapons would you be armed with?

A pair of pliers (for fingernails) and a big metal sign with sharp spikes that says STFU in neon letters.

I'll get on that. As I'm still trying to finish my Grey Knights, it's going to take a bit, but when it's finished, I'll post the images of my Inquisition army (Daemonhunters with allied Witchhunters) lead by Inquisitor Lord Sebastian. Then the world can see the greatness! =)

Personally I think that an Inquisitor Lord Sebastian model would be a wonderful addition to my army. So I pose this question to Sebastian, if you were modeled as a WH40K model, which weapons would you be armed with?

This seems to be the most appropriate place for this post.

I just wanted to go on record to say that over the (very little) time I've been on these boards, I believe Sebastian to be an awesome individual. So much so, that for my next Inquisitor Lord model for my Inquisition WH40K army will be named after him. I thought the need to publicly announce this, feeling out of character today =)

Jason Beardsley wrote:

Well that's just plain dumb. Kills my idea.

Well, Dunjinni owns the art that comes with the program. If they don't want you distributing it, that's their business.

Ah! Here we go!

Looks like they changed the EULA recently.

Jason Beardsley wrote:

Really? How so? Looks like I have to read a bit further down..

Unless they've changed it, you could make maps with the Dundjinni software but you couldn't actually publish the maps if you made them with the artwork that came with the program. If you wanted to publish, you had to come up with your own art work or get it from the free art that the community of users put out there.

A stupid decision, but there you have it.

Well that's just plain dumb. Kills my idea.

Trent Slabaugh wrote:

Mistwalker wrote:

Out of curiosity, what kind of mapping software does Paizo use?

However if you are looking for decent map making software and don't want to learn photoshop, Dundjinni is probably a great choice.

Trent

Unless you're planning on publishing your adventures in which case Dundjinni's ridiculous EULA makes it a bad choice.

Really? How so? Looks like I have to read a bit further down..

Jason Beardsley wrote:

Personally I've always been a fan of the Killer Instinct games.. the SNES verson being #1 in my book. I think the combo system was great, haven't found a fighting game that ever held the same appeal to me since KI.

That reminds me of the extreme feeling of satisfaction I got from performing my first Ultra combo, and knocking the opponent off of the building at the same time.

Ah memories.. good times :)

Personally I've always been a fan of the Killer Instinct games.. the SNES verson being #1 in my book. I think the combo system was great, haven't found a fighting game that ever held the same appeal to me since KI.

Wasn't looking for anything specific other than a potential list of Publishers and/or Books that publish/contain OGL content.. outside of WotC and the SRD (3.5 OGL SRD that is), I really don't have a clue what else is OGC..

That's unfortunate..

Is there a list of OGL material anywhere out there? Companies that publish OGL material, book/magazine titles, or even individual items (races, classes, feats, spells, etc.).. any list really..?

Jason Beardsley wrote:

I currently have a character that is a Sor 2/Wiz 3/Ultimate Magus 14, and the DM expressed he wants to go well into epic levels. My only problem is what i'm going to do after i hit UM 15, if i go back to Sor or Wiz, i'll be sacrificing one or the other spellcasting class.

Epic level progression allows a character to continue advancing in a PrC, as long as 1) the PrC has at least 10 levels, 2) the PC has "maxed out" the PrC, and 3) the PC has at least 20 class levels/HD. A sorcerer 2/wizard 3/ultimate magus 15 can advance in ultimate magus levels for their epic progression, gaining all regularly increasing benefits and bonus epic feats. See here (I know it says "ten-level prestige class," but the epic rules were originally written for 3.0, which didn't have PrCs with more than 10 levels at the time, IIRC).

I corrected myself in a later post, i meant Ultimate Magus 9. I was tired when i posted that.

Jason Beardsley wrote:

I currently have a character that is a Sor 2/Wiz 3/Ultimate Magus 14, and the DM expressed he wants to go well into epic levels. My only problem is what i'm going to do after i hit UM 15, if i go back to Sor or Wiz, i'll be sacrificing one or the other spellcasting class. There aren't any other PrCs that help make both spellcasting classes advance simultaneously. And i wont qualify for Archmage until almost 20th level. Sorcerer Wizard combo is a 'nifty' idea, and the Ultimate Magus helps out a lot, i recommend playing Ultimate Magus only if you're not going all the way to level 20.. Personally, i play mages a lot, and after this, i'm never playing a Sor/Wiz/UM again..

So your character level is 19, what is your effective sorcerer level and wizard level?

Sorry, i mis-typed that.. Sor 2/Wiz 3/UM 9

Caster level 13 each, chose spells as 10th

The only real benefit that i seem to notice from playing this PrC is the Augmented Casting ability it gets at 3rd level, it's neat and all, but multiclassing as a wiz/sor has really turned me off of playing a mage for a while after this.

I currently have a character that is a Sor 2/Wiz 3/Ultimate Magus 14, and the DM expressed he wants to go well into epic levels. My only problem is what i'm going to do after i hit UM 15, if i go back to Sor or Wiz, i'll be sacrificing one or the other spellcasting class. There aren't any other PrCs that help make both spellcasting classes advance simultaneously. And i wont qualify for Archmage until almost 20th level. Sorcerer Wizard combo is a 'nifty' idea, and the Ultimate Magus helps out a lot, i recommend playing Ultimate Magus only if you're not going all the way to level 20.. Personally, i play mages a lot, and after this, i'm never playing a Sor/Wiz/UM again..

Jason Beardsley wrote:

Why don't you take 20 on your search check?

lol, couldn't resist..

Facing distractions. Namely my job. ;)

Understandable, I just got out of work a few minutes ago lol

Ok, my search check isn't rolling high enough me ATM, but there was a post not all that long ago either (like maybe 1-1/2 months ago) where one of the Paizians said (99.9% sure it was Vic) that publishers that want to publish under the Pathfinder license and with the logo will receive the rules around the same time that the hardcover goes to print and that they will be allowed to release material at GenCon next year.

I may have gotten a few of the details wrong, but I am certain about the basic gist of it.

Why don't you take 20 on your search check?

lol, couldn't resist..

My best recommendation, honestly, would be to not self publish but go through an existing publisher. Let them handle the legal end of stuff and you just write the product.

Thank you for the recommendation, I'll definitely take that under advisement.

You all have been more than helpful! Thank you!

Jason Beardsley wrote:

So, if I were to publish an adventure for d20 (for example), and I wanted Monster X to be OGC, I can use the OGL, but can't mention d20?

Legalities.. sheesh..

If you want it to get even more confusing, you can mention d20 as long as it's in the sense of "the goblin's attack roll is 1d20+1." Just not for the system's name.

So, exactly how does one go about making content for the d20 system, without actually referring to it?

Jason Beardsley wrote:

So, if I wanted to publish an adventure, how would I go about the process of declaring it d20/OGL content? Wasn't there some process you needed to do, going through WotC first, to do so? Since they stopped supporting it, do i simply say 'it's ogl content', and be done with it?

You can't say it's d20 compliant, nor can you use the d20 logo(s). If you're using the System Reference Document for 3.5, you must include a copy of the Open Gaming License somewhere in your publication. Any Open Game Content which you use from other material must also be attributed in the Licensing information. If you wish to release parts of your adventure for Open Game Content, you must declare that in the license as well.

The approval process you speak of was the STL, or System Trademark License, which let you use the full IP of WotC, not just what was in the SRD. Material released under the STL got to use the d20 logos and had to be approved by WotC. The STL is no longer supported (from what I understand), but the OGL is irrevocable - have at it, enjoy it, learn it, love it.

So, if I were to publish an adventure for d20 (for example), and I wanted Monster X to be OGC, I can use the OGL, but can't mention d20?

Legalities.. sheesh..

Wow.. such a quick response.. thank you!

So, if I wanted to publish an adventure, how would I go about the process of declaring it d20/OGL content? Wasn't there some process you needed to do, going through WotC first, to do so? Since they stopped supporting it, do i simply say 'it's ogl content', and be done with it?

Since the release of the 4E GSL, WotC stopped supporting the 3.5 OGL. Does this mean that nobody can create new content under the 3.5 OGL anymore?

Dont know if this was covered, but on page 16 in PFRPG, it says:
A bard can cast bard spells while wearing light armor and using a shield without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance. Like any other arcane spellcaster though, a bard wearing medium or heavy armor or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure if the spell in question has a somatic component.

Is it just me, or did those two sentences contradict each other..

I'd personally like to see what they'd do to the Archmage and Dragon Disciple..

Thank you for that, I wonder how they will differ from the DMG version..

Has it been discussed, revealed, or even hinted at, that the prestige classes in the DMG will be updated/implemented in Pathfinder RPG.. Beta or otherwise? And what of new prestige classes?

With the idea of "speeding things up"

Has anyone found, or used, a PDA based dice roller?
Assuming the player who used it wasn't someone who would "tinker" with such a thing, I would think it'd speed up things substantially.

(esp if programmable ones exist.. where you could have it display multiple rolls at once. such as:
two attacks, and the different damages from them, whatnot).

Just a stray thought.

-S

In fact, I have an app called Dice Bag for my iPhone. It has 1d4, 1d6, 1d8, 1d10, percentile dice, 1d12, 1d20, 3d6, and 4d6 (discard lowest d6). I absolutely love it, and it's extremely convenient. Just tap the dice, and the result shows on the lower right side of the screen. The numbers are also color coded, so if you get a max result, it's colored red.

I'd have to say management at higher levels is the biggest problem for our group. With the number of feats the fighter gets, the spells the spellcasters get, the abilities that prestige classes offer, and the piles of magic items they aquire, it's difficult to keep track of it all. That's not even getting into epic levels.. By the time we hit epic, things seem so unbalanced..

Any word if the next iteration of PF is going to include or even hint at an 'epic fix'?

@Dragonchess Player: I love your idea, I hope you don't mind if I take those ideas for my next campaign. :)

Ah! Thank you very much!

Hmm, well.. thank you for that..

I certainly hope they do address it, my current group tends to go near the 30's, and at that point, it's rediculous to keep track of the feats and spells each of the players can use. Especially in our current game, the DM has expressed to us that we'll be going near level 40 this time. Although we're just hitting 12th level, I can anticipate the troubles with my Sorcerer/Wizard/Ultimate Magus...

I've looked at a few posts, and it seems the question of 'will pathfinder tackle epic levels?' hasn't been answered. At least, from what i've seen. If i simply missed the discussion, could someone point me in the right direction? If not, will there be plans for epic level rules in pathfinder?

Hmm.. Seems i still cannot login to DDI.. upsetting..