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It's been posted at Alpha Centauri for the last 50 years.

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Why settle for herpes when you could get space herpes!?

Male Drow (noble) 14 Ranger

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As I have said more than once, Johnny is very intelligent but not very wise. But this could go a number of ways, the one that's being laid out is the one I kid of know would come. Johnny is an easy target for a partilyer kind of, 'cynical spin' that will back up the status Quo, where as Johnny is all about Status Vardis.

With his views on the school, I expected johnny to have a ruff ride on this, what hes throwing up is another perspective. Wile most want will do any thing not to rock the rock the proverbial boat, Johnny will push.

That's fine. Play him how you see fit.

Just as long as you remmber no matter how smart he is, the Empire has been a space faring military power for centuries. He will not out-tech them. He can not make a ship they won't find or can't catch, or will be unable to track if things are left for them to track from. Like datapads of the same tech, left behind for no apparent reason other than to spite 'the man'.

It's all cool to be out 'fighting the man', until the man notices, and you can't stop him, and inadvertantly drag him to the doorstep of people he calls his friends.

Then the why's and the intentions won't matter. Only the deaths he is responsible for will.

An intelligent man would see the pitfalls. Only a moron says "f**k it' and does it anyway.

You know why Tamrin was so upset with Taron? Johnny is doing the same thing, with less stealth and guile.

The setting will react to what Johnny has done. Now we all get to reap the consequences.

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Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

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We lost 54 ambassadors and 200+ seals trying to defend them because someone in the Bush administration made the decision not to send aid, then made up stories about youtube trailers setting off the attackers?
Then suppressed the survivors to prevent them spilling the beans?

That happened 54 times under Bush's watch?

Wow.

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I don't think I've seen anyone say it's Obama's fault directly.
I've just seen people wanting the names of the people that made those decisions, and ask them to justify them.
If they can't, then criminal proceedings need to ensue.
We need to know why this happened to prevent it from happening again.

Perhaps it's that there is a certain air of it being his administration, and people under him are responsible, 'the buck stops here' and all that.

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Inquisitor is the best of the class design I've seen from Paizo, as far as execution of the idea. The mechanics are all synergystic, and never, as a player, are you in a position where the mechanics hinder you from doing what (in my mind) an Inquisitor should be able do.
It's just a great class, and it sets the bar pretty high for anything following it.

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Of all the sci-fi stuff I've flown in various games, nothing holds a candle to the TIE Defender.

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Lini should be in a pic where she's doing something Gnomey-cute while her cat is taering the S@#T out of a monster.

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Well, we can tell the monk dude we found his sister...

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I ain't mad. It takes as long as it takes.
My pledge was doing reaper a favor first and foremost to jumpstart their proof of concept for plastic minis.

As a thank you for helping out, I get minis.
I'm not gonna be mad I did them the favor because there was a delay.
How does that make sense?

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Reminds me of Ink, for some reason...

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YYYYEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

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Or the dreaded BEPs.

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I used to be an opponent of same sex marriage, based soley on religious reasons. Then I realized that my religion did not dictate I was to make other people's lives more difficult, or support laws (or lack thereof) that do so. So, I changed my mind.

On the civil liberty side, all citizens are entitled to equal treatment under the law. Homosexuals are not, currently. Fix it.

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Ugh.

As long as Christians use their faith as a reason to persecute others, then the world will continue to have a bad taste in their mouth abou them.

I am a Christian. I'm no more deserving of civil liberty than anyone else. I certainly will not dictate who deserves civil liberty, because I believe Jesus would frown heavily on that, and therefore I will not support legislation that does it either.

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My group must be the odd group out here. We don't create our charcters in a vacuum, then hold the character sheets like we're playing Texas Hold 'Em, daring the GM to find a way to get us to work together.

We share our concepts with each other and the GM, and we work to find a scenario that makes sense we would be adventuring together.
We don;t want to be a burden on our GM, we know that making things a pain for him lessens his fun, and thereby lessens ours.

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Nope, I was careful to say players/DMs. Both sides.
DMs looking for players, or players looking for DMs to run for them.
1 jerk in either role can ruin it for the rest of the group.

Implicit should be that people who cause problems at the gaming table are jerks :)

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Fixed mum.

To add to this, I do not understand folks who 'play just to play', with jerks or other disruptive or generally asshat-ish people, just for playing's sake. I understand the itch to RP, but it has to be in a good game, with good friends or it isn't worth it.

It's not a good use of my already limited free time to be frustrated or pissed for 4 or 5 hours. I already have that sometimes. It's called 'work'.

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The strength of your pre-game screening process for players/DMs is inverseley proportional to the strength of player/DM problems you will face in game. The more care you put into selecting your players/DM, the less problem you may have later.

I think this is what Kirth is saying.

EDIT: Or even more simply: "Don't play with jerks."

Male Human (Mole Zoanthrope) 16 Monk/Ninja

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He kills everyone near him wearing a mask >.<

M Firebird Firebender/ Testpilot/ Robot Jock

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Mithros Phoebus wrote:

Ok...he's gonna interrupt. He pokes his head in and knocks on the door frame.

"Headmaster? Can I have a moment? It's somewhat important..." there is urgency in his voice.

"Yes, Mithros?"

"You're a Seer, right? Well, there's been a wee uprising on the sun and Sorchan del Sol was left behind. Can you see if he's ok?"

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Even I'd consider going back to Catholicism if that were true...

Everything you do is in a weirding way...

Male Drow (noble) 14 Ranger

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Someone shoulda told Louisville to break a leg.

Too soon?

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Eventually, you run out of other people's money.

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Respect legitimate authority is just that.
If an evil tyrant invites a Paladin to a formal gathering, he may refuse or attend, but he will show respect the entire time, unless the tyrant does something in front of him where he must act.
He will use his honorific titles, he will bow, and be respectful, and not be an ass and antagonize him. He will carry himself with honor and entreat, if necessary, with the respect the tyrant's position demands.

This does not mean he will mindlessly obey everything that comes out of the man's mouth, or see any edicts he has passed as binding.

Male Human Gestalt Inquisitor/Dragon Knight 16

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Nobody expects the Imperial Inquisition!

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I want to play a mighty Champion of goodness and freedom that risks the lives of orphans on bluffs vs. evil!!!

Said no one, ever.

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I refuse to accept the premise that the only two choices are Lie or Fall. If you've been reading this thread, there is a very good, very paladin-y option, that's stoic and honorable even.
Refuse to answer. Invite them to take your life.
Playing a paladin requires a certain sense of altruism, where for the greater good he'd rather die than surrender in any way that which he knows is not good and right.
If you're not prepared to follow the code unto death, then playing a paladin is not for you.
If the GM keeps putting you in these situations, he IS a dick.

Male Drow (noble) 14 Ranger

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Ace, you really need to remove the combative tones from your posts.

FFS.

Male Drow (noble) 14 Ranger

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Happy equinox then, DB3.

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Well, this interpretation is as least as valid as any other I've seen on this thread.

Laughable.

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"Family is an accident of DNA"
- Dear Abbey

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Kryzbyn wrote:

That is ridiculous. Do all classes in your mind need to keep a copy of the CRB on them to know what options are available to them?

That was sarcasm. I was joking becuase the paladin isn't opening up the CRB and going "Hey look I can't use poisons! How can I get around that..."

Something not being grasped is the Paladin doesn't see his code as a hindrance or a list of do's and dont's. He sees it as a common sense guide on how to carry himself.

There is no conflict.

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Arguments about theoretical decent uses of poison are loopholes in a code a Paladin would never look to exploit.

Male Drow (noble) 14 Ranger

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Yousa point is well seen.

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Kryzbyn wrote:

I find it funny that the self proclaimed chaotic guy wants the rules in the CRB changed so he feels better about playing a CG paladin.

He wants a restriction removed. Makes sense to me. Especially since the existence of that restriction gives LG paladins a sense of legitimacy that CG paladins don't enjoy and makes some form members feel they have a right to look down on people who play or ask to play CG paladins.

Who does this? I don't look down on people who play...well, anything.

You want to play Ponyfinder? I could care less.
My point is with the ability to houserule, a chaotic person would simply say 'screw the rules, I'm playing my CG Paladin' instead of starting an effort to get the rules changed in order to legitimize his preferences.

Then again, maybe the definition of chotic that's being used here allows for lawful behavior. Who knows?

Male Human (Mole Zoanthrope) 16 Monk/Ninja

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They see me squeakin'. They hatin'.

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Thanks for answering.

I wasn't there for the session so I won't judge.
Depending on the roleplay I might have, if it was a frequent thing.
Based on what was noted, though, no not for that one thing.
I don't think any DMs wait for one single instance of a slip on the paladin's part to scream "Gotcha!!" and take his paladin powers.

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Bill of Rights does most of what the Paladin's code calls for. Is it chaotic too?

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Half the party was captured and enslaved by drow.

How? Why?

Male Kobold (Young Adult Black dragon) Gestalt Sorceror/Oracle 16 Necromancer; Champion of Death

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I could always ask if he could be reincarnated as a kobold. I know a guy.

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Was anyone in Corrie Ten Boom's house a Paladin?

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In Cheliax or Nidal, unless they are following a strict lawful god like Abadar, they are going to be fighting against the evil in the same way they charge into the Worldwound to take back the land from evil.

The attic/basement analogy demonstrates the falsehood more than refutes it. The Paladin says nothing, they check. He says they aren't there, they check. He says they are there. They check.

There is no scenario where they believe the Paladin EXCEPT the one where the Paladin can't lie. And if the Paladin can lie...they would be stupid not to check.

Other options:

Paladin doesn't answer the door.
Paladin has someone else answer the door.
Paladin stays with the children in the attic in case they need direct protection, knowing nazis are coming for them.

End of the line is, the Paladin will give his life up for those children. How many nazis will he have to kill would be the only remaining question.

Or he does answer the question:
"Yes they are here, but I will not let you take them. You can try to come in after them, and most likely die. Or you can leave and get help, and I will move them. Either way, your efforts will be for naught here.
Or you can decide these children aren't worth it, and do the right thing. Your choices are before you; I have made mine."

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I like how the chaotic guy is trying to get the rules changed so he'll feel better about playing his CG paladin.

Kinda lawful.

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Paladins are immune to SU fear, and spells. I'm sure they can still suffer from the kind of fears such as self doubt or insecurity. They are still mortal and failable.

As to the lying, I think they will always be honest.
Otherwise you end up witha reputation like the Aes Sedai in the WoT series, where everyone knows that they take magicly bound oaths to not tell lies, but everybody also knows not to take anythign they say at face value. This is not honesty.

Male Drow (noble) 14 Ranger

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Sorry about that major delay there Fireclaw

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Horribad idea.

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I think the accepting the jerkiness depends on the person.
If I'm friends with someone, and I know they are a jerk, you accept it, it doesn't shock you.
When you're playing a pick up game with strangers at your FLGS and a dude is a jerk, you want to shut it down, fast.