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I was surprised we didn't see a vulnerability curse given that oracles are more than just seers. Achilles seems to be a good model for a battle oracle--while we can't expect to see rules for called shots (like Achilles' heel) we could see vulnerability to specific energy types or materials.

Gathering Storm Book Twelve of the Wheel of Time. Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.

Love the nostalgic cover feel. Nice play on the AD&D title!

Their stat rolls may seem unlikely but are possible. I personally know someone who rarely rolls a stat below a 14.

It's the frequent disparity at our table that convinced me to go to point buy several years ago.

That. Is. Genius. However, wouldn't they get a Spellcraft roll to know the difference between a Symbol and a Magic Aura spell?

Check the text of the new Magic Aura spell: Unless someone casts Identify on something, they have no way of seeing through the magic aura. And even then, it's only a chance.

That said I like your idea but I'm the goofy player who cast continual light on a stick of chalk and drew "magic illuminated runes" all over a gate to intimidate and ward off some superstitious enemies.

I haven't looked that closely at the math yet but something else to consider: 3x used variable xp values for progression (xp based on character level and CR) while it looks like PRPG is using a flat xp system as was used in 1st and 2nd ed.

Like I said I haven't looked at the math and have no idea how that would affect the progressions but it would be something to consider.

All things Dwarven coming in October.

Setting.

Although I was hooked when Paizo took over Dungeon and Dragon Magazines. I was awed by Shackled City, Age of Worms and Savage Tide. I only managed to run Shackled city before WotC pulled the magazines back in house and Paizo first introduced us to the Pathfinder AP.

Pathfinder gives me the feeling of what's old is new again (goblins anyone?) That has rekindled something I haven't felt with RPGs in ages. I'm running RotRl and loving it but I'm also running a "homebrew campaign" set in Golarion.

Paizo has top notch writing and development no matter the setting but they have really pulled out all of the stops with Golarion.

Yea the more I read the old ones it's apparent that some will have to be changed. I get my pathfinder core book in the next few days and will have to look into it.

Yes, but in 3.5e he could not use monk fists for two-weapon fighting. He had to use another weapon for offhand or for both hands. That means less damage and more feats needed to spend all other weapons and two-weapon fighting feats.

Now he gets 7 attacks with 2d10 fists and does not need to spend any feats for it.

B with a touch of A.

For modern I like the flexible classes and talent trees but would be willing to play something different as well.

Golarion/Greyhawk
Eberron
Planescape
Shadowrun
Gamma World

I had something similar for my games except I added a limitation to both this feat and Shorten Grip: it's an immediate action to change styles. Not all that costly in terms of combat ability, but still, it's not just a free action to suddenly slide five feet of weapon haft down through your hands or to let five extra feet of chain out to start whirling around.

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Can you use weapon finesse with the heavy flail? The spiked chain is *still* unique, in that it is the only two handed weapon you can use weapon finesse with. Be happy and move on.

I tend to agree with the change but not 100% I think the traditional benefits of the spike chain could be returned with an additional feat (I'm not looking at Lunge to do this but probably something new that would be more like it was in 3.5.)

I already allow a number of 3.5 resources and in the Dragon Magazine Compendium there is a feat I like called Shorten Grip (Also Jason's) that allows pole arms to be used up close by changing your grip. I'm thinking that I may house rule a similar feat for the spiked chain and related weapons for my game.

Reaching Blow
You know how to alter your grip on a Spiked chain or similar weapon to use it against opponents at reach.

Benefit: When wielding a spiked chain or similar weapon that you are proficient with, you may treat the weapon as if it has reach. The weapon is unwieldy when used in this fashion and you take a -2 penalty on attack rolls when attacking an opponent you normally could not.
Normal: Spiked chains cannot be used at reach.
Special:Since most of the chain is now utilized for reach you may not benefit from any other Spiked Chain feat such as Cornugon Shield.
A fighter may select Reaching Blow as one of his fighter bonus feats.

I'm no longer unemployed but I wanted you all to know you have my sympathy. I lost my job in January and spent six months without so much as a nibble on my application and resume. I finally obtained an interview in June and was offered a job that I started in July. This is the tightest job market I've ever seen.

Stick with it and don't lose hope, you are not alone.

Just as a note the targets of Cleave/Great Cleave must be adjacent to the first target so it won't be 25' radius of the attacker.

Edit: it would still be a nasty situation however.

Including the Pathfinder Chronicler did strike me as odd, as that is a Golarion-specific organization.

Golarion has Pathfinders, The Realms has the Harpers and Eberron has the Wayfinders, the prestige class in the Core Rulebook could find a home in any of those settings and organizations.

I know you wanted an official answer but I thought I'd point out that the Core Rulebook is as setting neutral as the D&D books were in 3.0 and 3.5.

Golarion is only as present as Greyhawk was in the last edition.

BenS that was a nice thing you just did.

So the mailman showed up with my package yesterday. He also brought some strange man with him. I asked who he was and the mailman said "This is Gregor, he is the Russian weightlifter that comes with the book to carry it around." I mean this this is like what, six inches thick?

40. Pain and Suffering

Take a -4 on your next strike if successful you deliver a terrible wound that causes your opponent great agony. Target must make a fortitude save (DC 10) or suffer lingering pain. This pain has no mechanical effect but lingers for 10d6 years.

I'm just conjecturing here, but couldn't this actually help the U.S. Immigration situation? I feel like this would encourage illegal immigrants to become citizens or 'legal' immigrants so that they can benefit from the health care.

I jest because no one wants to live in that world.

I'm not certain that making the illegals legal would help defer the cost enough anyway. Have you seen what we're doing to our dollar? Even if this is the perfect medical system doing it now just seems like economic suicide.

Although given the parallel Amnesty debate we may be discussing your basic point soon enough.

A large part of that would probably be the fact that there isn't actually a bill for them to vote on yet. It's still being worked out and isn't near being complete.

It's kind of funny to hear people like Sarah Palin run off at the mouth saying how it's going to work. I want to know who their psychic is since there isn't even a bill to read yet!

The Senate has I believe four bills in the works. . .not ready yet but since our elected officials are pulling out all the stops to tell us what isn't in the bills they should be accountable and able to honestly deliver answers.

Now what would be better news, is if Reaper would make pre-painted plastic minis for Paizo. That would have me falling off my seat. Then the only thing that could make me happier would be for Paizo to convince Reaper to manufacture their minis like every other pre-painted mini manufacturer and mount the figures on a geometric shaped base (square / circle / etc), instead of the horrible "lumps of plastic" that they now mount them on.

“I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”

George Washington

Several folks whose orders were/are listed as pending, have received their books (from many of the other threads). So keep thinking good thoughts!

My order's still pending. I hope it ships out tomorrow; I don't want to have to make due with a .pdf until November!

*rocking back and forth in his chair*

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• Action Points. I have my own variant system I'm working on, just now

Would you be willing to post it, Locke1520?

• Critical and Fumble Decks.
  
• Action Points. I have my own variant system I'm working on, just now waiting on the Core rulebook.
  
• Point buy and static HP.
  

Stargate SG1
Stargate Atlantis
Farscape
Star Trek TNG
Star Trek DS9
Enterprise
Due South
The Equalizer
Firefly
Cadfael
Probe
Spaced
Jericho
MacGyver
Battlestar Galactica (the Reboot)

*Torchwood (if it doesn't get renewed)
*Dollhouse (Fox is bound to torpedo it)

(The above list is in no particular order, in fact, I'm more than a little certain I've forgotten several that I would otherwise put on my list.)

Superman (It's Not Easy)

Five for Fighting

Page 30 of Dark Markets Guide to Katapesh under Gilded Shell Exotic Armor there are several very good "natural" options that are the equivalent of various masterwork armors without actually being masterwork (per a clarification on these boards.)

See this is an issue I still have. A paladin does not need a god, true. However, If a paladin has a god his power comes from that god, not his beilif alone. He was chosion by that god.

So if you say I am a paladin of Iomedae, Well then SHE grants you your power. If however your a self made paladin of pure virtue and righteousness then no god grants your ability . Or rather all gods do.

So if you say I am a paladin of Aroden your either 1> powerless or 2. Living a lie. I just have real issue with a paladin based off a lie. Sure he can be powered by the teaching but calling himself a paladin of Aroden is a lie.

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I've played a number of Paladins over the years. My two favorites are Sir Fenemir Greymont a Knight of the Watch from the Grand Duchy of Geoff and Gavin Brand Purple Dragon Knight from Cormyr who pursued a killer through a portal to Sigil.

Fenemir was the classic knight in armor, the campaign and all the characters were thematically based the knights in David Edding's Elenium series. So these guys were Lawful Good but ruthless, cunning, and a blast to play.

Gavin was designed to be a fish out of water who despite all thrives. We were using the Skills and Powers rules which allowed me to build a paladin with some wilderness qualities built in. So here is this naive outdoorsy tracker paladin trapped in the planar city of Sigil. Gavin had an innocence about him that bordered on Lawful Stupid but his instincts were usually right. He was one of my favorite characters to play but alot of the pleasure came from the interplay with the other player characters.

Congratulations! Good luck juggling 4 little ones.

For those who were unable to attend PaizoCon, I present to you a video taken during "The Future of Paizo" seminar. This is the first part of what I believe to be six videos. Recorded with the kindly permission of Paizo Publishing.

The Future of Paizo Part 1.

Black Hole Sun

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Locke1520

The World Can Wait

Over the Rhine

Uptown Girl

Billy Joel

Beauty of Gray

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Future Bible Heroes

Punch In Punch Out

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unfolded a pair of great shadow black wings

Thank you everyone.

Hope things are looking better now after a couple of weeks, Locke.

Circle of Quiet

Over the Rhine

Limelight

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