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So is this book essentially a bunch of new options designed for the razor coast campaign setting? +1 ... or would this sourcebook work will with ... say "Skull & Shackles"?
No, this is an oracle, they will never want for spells to the point where they need scrolls in order for them to be effective. No. But they will want scrolls to expand their spell selection.
But, unless it is leading back to an "authorized" fansite (or even to here), it is still a problem.
Why does no one seem to remember that the republican controlled House cut embassy security funding before Bengahzi occurred? Because it is not politically expedient.
Some people have a strange view of copyright/IP. I know a couple of people who think that "if it's on the internet, it's not copyrightable". Yes, but IGN should know better.
Hey guys, before anyone jumps to conclusions I'm not directly calling Oracles worthless, merely a question. I've recently started an Oracle with the Time Mystery ( Dual-Cursed ) and I may just be having an issue with caster. I was in a game this morning and I felt absolutely worthless, outside of my Misfortune from being Dual-Cursed. I sat back and did nothing. Does anyone else have issues playing an Oracle? Is it because I'm a caster time oracle? Would I be better off switching to battle? Share your own oracle experiences here. One thing that I have noticed, that giving oracles channeling (as a base ability, not just as a mystery) would help enormously. The problem with most of the abilities they get from their mysteries is that the usage/day is too low, but I don't plan to go mystery by mystery to fix them.
It is an IRS agent's job to make up their own screening criteria based on political viewpoint and then delay applications as long as they want based on that criteria? No. But, there is a "gray area." An IRS agent is required to use his/her discretion on prioritizing what cases to pursue - and in what order. This is what meatrace is saying:
Anything JJ Abrams touches always ends poorly. He can't even end stories as good as Michael Crichton, and believe me that is a pretty low bar to clear (... uh how about a volcano blows up and everyone jumps on a hot air balloon).it pains me to disagree with you. Can you elaborate?
So all the IRS agents were trying to do is catch people cheating the system to hide a massive amount of astroturfing from shadowy billionaires trying to sway an election without getting caught: you know, their jobs. This is precisely why Congress is so upset.
This is what I mean about it potentially blowing up in the Republican's faces.
Impeachment hearings before the end of the term. I am not so sure about that. If the GOP's attempt to impeach is seen by the public as political, then it will likely backfire on them. This would be true even if there is substance to the charges - a.k.a.: Bill Clinton.
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Is it safe to dance, oh is it safe to dance
I say, we can dance, we can dance
Safety dance
S-s-s-s A-a-a-a F-f-f-f E-e-e-e T-t-t-t Y-y-y-y
We can dance if we want to
What are you feeling about the Hawkeye Initiative?
We can dance if we want to
We can go when we want to
What Pathfinder adventures have you Game Mastered?
Anything JJ Abrams touches always ends poorly. He can't even end stories as good as Michael Crichton, and believe me that is a pretty low bar to clear (... uh how about a volcano blows up and everyone jumps on a hot air balloon). Gah! I'm agreeing with pres man. What is the world coming to??
Looks like, from this thread at least, that Paizo's vision of the kobold didn't quite fit the expectations. On the contrary, there is no problem until one tries to use them as Player Characters.
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Let's look at your original goal, which I think is a good one if the race is to be used as a Player Character. Consider these changes ... This weighs in at 10 RP. Treat the PC as a normal Kobold. (But do not refigure Kobold NPCs.) Removed the skill training, as the races was getting cheated. Removed the Light Sensitivity, as a PC Kobold has had to adapt to life on the surface. Kept the -4 penalty to Strength, due to the reasons I expressed above. (Kobolds are intended to be small and weak.)
Also, any city of sufficient size in Andorran. I'm going to dispute this. In Andoria, kobolds are the primary "threat" race. For all Andorian talk about "equality", basic human (or demi-human for that matter) nature will still cause prejudice, if not outright hostility. A "Civilized" Kobold would be better where kobolds are not common.
Also, the build information on page 244 of the Advanced Race Guide is incorrect. They are actually 7 points as is. Thus (-3)+(2)+(2)+(2)+(2)+(1)+(2)+(-1) = 7 RP Consider that the Half-Orc is only 8 RP and you see that Kobolds are not that bad. As many people would Correctly point out, "Race Points" are only part of the story.
The problem is that, as monsters, Kobolds were always intended to be weaker. So, to change that is to change what a Kobold is. This is one of the logical fallacies of the Advanced Race Guide. Many monster races were created to fill a niche, not as Player Character options, so they did not have to be balanced as if they were PCs.
What are your feelings on the Gunslinger class?
Have you considered Katapesh? The city is so ultra-cosmopolitan that even Gnolls can walk around with impunity.
Optional Trait System
Slime Hunter: These Gillmen are from tribes that have fought against aboleths since escaping their domination. They often hunt the abominations and their creations; unwilling forget what was done to them.
Throwback: Some gillmen are throwbacks to their land-dwelling human ancestors. They actually prefer to live on land and have integrated themselves well into a local human culture. Of course, that this choice puts them largely beyond the reach of their former masters is not lost upon them.
AD&D, esp 2nd ed is a great game for roleplaying, Tactically- not so much. That is one of the Best things I have heard said about AD&D Second Edition. :)
As long as it still fits the "flavor text" of the original, then I will have accomplished what I was trying to do. :)
By the way, this has come up before. :) Right now, too many racial options, archetypes, feats, traits (I've come to despise them with the strength of a thousand fiery suns), silly races and spells, the option bloat already seen in the 3.X era. And the inevitable race to combos and bonus stacking. Yes, and to a degree inevitable. :( Paizo is a business, so they have to have some content to publish. Unfortunately, one of the things that I would have hoped for in Ultimate Magic is more guidance on what makes a good Witch (or Summoner, or Inquisitor, etc.) spell. They excluded several spells for good reason, and I would have liked some insight into what those reasons are so that when new spells are introduced into the campaign (especially from 3rd party sources that may pre-date the APG) to evaluate if they would also be good for one of these alternate classes.
Trying again. :) Now weighing in at 11 points, same as a Dwarf, with what I hope to be the final update.
-- Height: As Human -- Weight: As Human -- Starting Age: As Half-Elf -- Age Categories: As Half-Elf Are they now, at 11 points, too now powerful (given that their amphibious quality and swim speed are still somewhat situational)?
We know that Aboleth live in the darkest depths. Creatures that they would need to negotiate with (such as Kraken)also live in those depths. So, it follows that they should have darkvision. I agree. Deepsight might be more appropriate. However, as you point out, "deepsight" is too situational. One of my objectives for rebuilding the Gillmen as to make them more useful then they are now. (Check out their original write-up on page 310 of the Inner Sea World Guide.)
They should probably get Darkvision. We know that Aboleth live in the darkest depths. Creatures that they would need to negotiate with (such as Kraken)also live in those depths. So, it follows that they should have darkvision.
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They should probably get Darkvision. May I ask why? Are you looking a the VERY deep ocean, which sees no sunlight?
This version now weighs in at 10 points.
-- Height: As Human -- Weight: As Human -- Starting Age: As Half-Elf -- Age Categories: As Half-Elf
They seem weak; decent stats, aquatic which I barely care about, a handful of abilities that I certainly don't care about. Make "Servitor Race" count as Endurance for prerequisites to make them slightly better. You're right, and given the "fixed feat" of Endurance would give slightly better bonuses and could towards the Diehard feat.
true enough a bonus against enchantments isn't a big deal comparatively.it's very well constructed, but you know they have the throwback alt racial trait right? that changes their subtype to human and eliminates all aquatic traits for them. Especially given that they already lose wisdom ... How about a diplomacy bonus when dealing with a aberrations? Or just a straight diplomacy bonus, the are emissaries after all. Does the race need more features?
it's very well constructed, but you know they have the throwback alt racial trait right? that changes their subtype to human and eliminates all aquatic traits for them. Yes. Keep in mind, though that this rebuild removes most of the features that would have been swapped out. In fact, if a "Gillman does that, what racial features do they have left?
This actually looks pretty good, aside from the 8 RP build. Am I counting right? Throw in a skill bonus. Bonus points for it not obviously steering a player towards a specific character class. Yes 8 points, which is equivalent to a Half-Orc.
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I have a question for Council of Thieves GMs. This is about presenting the right “feel” for the city/culture to the players. In your Westcrown do the women dress like … … or … This would help me get a feeling for how to describe events such as the “party” in the Six Fold Trial.
Between their paltry abilities and severe water dependence, the Azlanti Gillmen from page 188 of the Advanced Race Guide (and page 310 of the Inner Sea World Guide) are not very useful as an alternate Player Character Race. While this is fine for an NPC race, if they are to be used as a possible player character, I feel that they need to be better balanced.
o Height: As Human o Weight: As Human o Starting Age: As Half-Elf o Age Categories: As Half-Elf I figure that the race could keep all the flavor text from the ARG.
Specialists also have much better school powers. The subschools are even better with Conjuration/Teleportation's teleport ability I don't know about that ...
Or you could always have her sneak back in to the Catacombs of Rage and receive further tutelage from the Scribbler - who like Nualia is an adherent of Lamashtu -and covertly corrupt a few Sandpointers as well.I agree with Skeld. Let the PCs hear rumors of someone who matched her description in Turtleback Ferry, in Book 3, but don't let them meet her there. Instead, she's the military advisor to the giants attacking Sandpoint in Book 4. I really like this idea because it gives both of them what they need. Building a small "cult" of the Mother of Monsters in the heart of Sandpoint would advance both of their goals.
After you try it, you may want to up the seasoning a bit. It can be a little bland is my stick to the recipe.
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