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Just wanted to second my dislike of 'gish' as a term. In a perfect world, I'd also like to see a moratorium on 'nerf' and 'gimp'

Heck, I'd also love to see people actually <gasp> spell out words when they type instead of doing the LOL thing - it took me a couple minutes to part the mist and figure out that EK was Eldritch Knight for example.

Oh well, I can dream

Ranger and Paladin spell-free variants exist in Complete Champion and Complete Warrior. One gives bonus feats, the other a few spell-like abilities and whatnot.

Good luck with what sounds like an interesting campaign!

A good summary of the standard types (3.5, but carries over to PRPG):

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/theBasics.htm#modifierTypes

I'm really excited to get this!

Quick question on shipping though ...

I went to order the screen but the cheapest shipping method is almost $10? That seems pretty high considering the screen itself has to weigh next to nothing and is only $15.00.

I'm not complaining - Paizo makes AMAZING stuff and I plan to get this screen. It just looks like I might need to reconsider how I get it ...

Thanks!

Bummer, this is the year we're eliminating toy stuff from my twins Christmas list, they're 10 now, and growing up fast...heh

FYI, though ... my son still played with these sets and thing like it when he was 10. It was probably more like 12 or so that we started to move away from toys ...

In fact, all the money we make on these auctions goes into the fund to buy my son a Fender Stratocaster guitar for Christmas ... so, they still get toys - the toys just get cooler and WAY more expensive!!! :)

Anyway, thanks for looking!

OK ...

A number of these sets sold (thanks!) but a few did not, so ... like Crazy Eddie, I'm slashing the prices and re-listing those sets again!

Please take a look if you are interested. At the risk of sounding like a bad, late night infomercial sales person, these really would make great Christmas gifts, especially if you know a younger child who is into dragons, knights, castles etc!

Mega Bloks Dragons Fire & Ice PORTAL OF FIRE huge set!
LINK.

Mega Bloks Dragons DRAGONSTONE BATTLEFIELD Complete !!!
LINK.

Mega Bloks Dragons BATTLESTORM CASTLE Complete Set!!
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Thanks everyone!

So ...

A number of the sets sold (thanks!) but a few did not, so ... like Crazy Eddie, I'm slashing the prices and re-listing those sets again!

Please take a look if you are interested. At the risk of sounding like a bad, late night infomercial sales person, these really would make great Christmas gifts!

Mega Bloks Dragons Fire & Ice PORTAL OF FIRE huge set!
LINK.

Mega Bloks Dragons DRAGONSTONE BATTLEFIELD Complete !!!
LINK.

Mega Bloks Dragons BATTLESTORM CASTLE Complete Set!!
LINK.

Thanks everyone!

This has come up a few times in the past - I believe James said they meant to list the bonus types in the book but didn't (either it was cut due to space or it was an oversight)

Your best bet is to check the D20.org site - it DOES list the types of bonuses.

Hope that helps!

The current issue of Kobold Quarterly has a Spell-less Ranger Pathfinder variant that actually has a few animal companion things that might help you. One of the Ranger Talents, for example, is Additional Animal Companion. Also, this variant allows the Ranger to use his full class level as his Druid level, not his level -3.

Might be worth checking out ...

Thanks everyone!

That Glanjoram Hawklord Mage Knight figure is perfect! It's pretty much exactly what I envisioned my hawk looking like. I just found one one EBAY and snagged it.

Any reccomendations on the modifications? I can just grab one of the D&D minis which I have duplicates of and pull the figure off so I have a good base. Then, once I have the hawk sugically removed from the rest of the Mage Knight figure, I just need some sort of post so the hawk sits an inch or so above the base. Any ideas for a good post?

Also, is any type of glue best for this? Some sort of Crazy Glue?

Thanks!!!

Warhammer 40k Inquisitor Lord Cortez's familiar:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat114000 3&prodId=prod1110103

Like I said upstream, though, I'm looking for a good PLASTIC PRE PAINTED mini, not an unpainted and/or metal one.

There HAS to be some good animal companion / familiar minis out there!

Short, but positive blurb about the Patfinder playtest mentioned on Aintitcool.com, in case you missed it:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43103

There is also a Talkback feature, so feel free to leave a comment if you like. Just PLEASE be civil and respectful ... we want to talk up Pathfinder, NOT bash 4E.

Thanks for the response!

I should have specified ... I'm looking for the plastic, pre-painted minis, not the metal. So, although some of those listed would be perfect, they are metal, so they will not work.

So, are there any plastic pre-painted minis out there like the metal ones you have suggested???

I am playing a Ranger and want to take a Hawk, Falcon, Eagle etc as my animal companion ... some kind of bird of prey, in other words.

Does anyone know if there is a good mini for something like this? I'm looking for a normal size bird, not a huge Dire or Celestial version, so scale is important. The only mini I've seen so far that is the right size / scale is a bat mini.

Does anyone know of a mini that will work????

Thanks!!!

Wait ... the PDF is already available? I thought it was not going to be available until Dec.

Maybe the chart side could be shown on the product page here so we can all see what we are getting?

Thanks!

At low levels, I am a big fan of Sleep ...

Overall, I REALLY like the Oracle! It's sort of the Cleric version of a Sorcerer, but very much new and interesting at the same time.

One thing that really jumped out at me as I read and then re-read the class though: Focus.

The word focus implies more of an object. In fact, D&D has a pretty strong tradition of Focus items in the game already. In fact, a Divine Focus has already been established as a holy symbol for clerics.

So, I would strongly suggest coming up with a different term for this otherwise excellent class ability.

I would suggest maybe Calling.

Bit of a shameless plug, but ...

For those wanting to a way to keep track of the abilities and stats of Cavalier's mount, you can use the Animal Companion side of the Ranger Tracking Sheet in the current issue of Kobold Quarterly!

/end shamless plug

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to put out the final update ... these auctions all end today. If you are looking for good, fantasy / D&D inspired toys for your (or someone else's) kids, please take a look :)

Thanks!

Just following up on this ... I know it's only Monday, but I was courious if you guys know yet when the screen will be shipping?

Thanks!!!

Please take a minute to check out my auction. There's a lot of really rare stuff there, including some GREYHAWK oddities, the ultra-rare DUNE: CHRONICLES OF THE IMPERIUM RPG, and other really fun stuff.

I worked with Last Unicorn Games back in the day. I mainly worked on their ARIA: Canticle of the Monomyth RPG, but I also worked a little on the HERESY: Kingdom Come CCG and a few other odds and ends. Right around the time they got the license to do the Star Trek RPG (which meant moving across the country to LA to be closer to Paramount ... and which pretty much ended my working relationship with LUG, since I did not go out there with them) they also started work on the Dune game.

Some time after they were out in California, WOTC aquired the company. That's how WOTC came to put out this game, I assume.

If you look at one of Eric's scans in the auction, you can even see the logo I designed for Last Unicorn Games. Kind of cool to be a tiny part of something that is "near legendary status among game collectors"!

Oh, by the way - good luck on your auctions Eric!!! Have fun in London !!!

Hi all

Just wanted to let everyone know these auctions are ending tomorrow (Monday)

thanks!

There's a decent chance I might do something in the open gaming time. Not sure yet, but probably a nice, thematic game involving derring-do and feats worthy of Croft, Jones and Quatermain.

Thanks! I wanted to make it like the rogue in set-up, but include the specific scout-type abilities to make it stand out. I'm playing one at the moment, and the difference between skirmish and sneak attack are huge on the battlefield. And the scouts secondary abilities are designed to complement that difference, so I tried to do the same here.

The wolf is listed as having a bite attack (I think it's 1d6 ... I don't have my books near by) plus Trip. I assume this means the wolf does both each round, right? Assuming so, in what order do these happen?

The order would seem to matter, becuase if the trip happens first, the wolf then gets a bonus to his bite since the opponent would now be prone.

Am I reading this correctly?

Thoughts? Official rulings?

Thanks!

Marc Radle 81 wrote:

pres man wrote:

Morgen wrote:

Well the Ranger does have the other people in the party to keep between them and the monsters, and it can take a wide variety of things that they can use as mounts (Camels/Horses/Pony/Dogs/Wolves).

Yeah, but if the mount is too weak it dies at the first fireball that hits the party.

I'm very firmly in the camp that says both the ranger and druid should be able to choose from the same full list of animals. I also thiink that the ranger should have his animal companion at full level progression (i.e not at level -3).

In fact, in my Spell-less Ranger article for Kobold Quarterly, I removed the level -3 so that spell-ess ranger's animal companion is on par with a druids.

Very cool class but ... was there a reason it wasn't designated open content. I checked the OGL material mention in KQ 11 spell-less ranger wasn't mentioned. If that was intended that's fine just curious.

Hmmm ... to be honest, I never actually thought about that! I'm not sure how that works, exactly. If I had to make a guess, I would think that, since the Pathfinder ranger is open content, my varient would be too. Like I said though, I hadn't even considered the question before now! Maybe I'll get in touch with Wolfgang and get his thoughts, since he is the publisher ...

Thanks for bringing up the question!

Interesting take on the class!

Morgen wrote:

Well the Ranger does have the other people in the party to keep between them and the monsters, and it can take a wide variety of things that they can use as mounts (Camels/Horses/Pony/Dogs/Wolves).

Yeah, but if the mount is too weak it dies at the first fireball that hits the party.

In fact, in my Spell-less Ranger article for Kobold Quarterly, I removed the level -3 so that spell-ess ranger's animal companion is on par with a druids.

OK, I'll be patient!

Since this is my first PaizoCon, I'm curious how the games are set up. For those that were at last year's PaizoCon, how many games were there? How long were they? What level ranges? Did you bring characters or were there pre rolled ones for you?

Any info / insight would be great!

(Can you tell I'm excited? :)

Hi all,

A few people e-mailed me about this, so ...

Here are direct links to all 4 Dragons sets:

Mega Bloks Dragons BATTLESTORM CASTLE

Mega Bloks Dragons DRAGONSTONE BATTLEFIELD

Mega Bloks Dragons BIG SET OF DRAGONS & EGGS

Mega Bloks Dragons PORTAL OF FIRE

I also have a Robosapian remote control robot ...

Robosapian

Thanks for looking!

A few people e-mailed me about this, so ...

Here are direct links to all 4 Dragons sets:

Mega Bloks Dragons BATTLESTORM CASTLE

Mega Bloks Dragons DRAGONSTONE BATTLEFIELD

Mega Bloks Dragons BIG SET OF DRAGONS & EGGS

Mega Bloks Dragons PORTAL OF FIRE

I also have a Robosapian remote control robot ...

Robosapian

Thanks for looking!

Luthia wrote:

Hugo Solis wrote:

We are going to get artsy real soon!

If someone other than the current artists wants to participate please let me know.

I'd definitely be interested, although there's a sad lot of "depends" connected to it, ainly technical issues such as poor scanner etc. However that can be dealt with.

So, well, if you're missing more people, do let me know.

This is a "Fan"-zine, and thou we do look up for quality, everyone is welcome as long as they submit a decent job.

Please shoot me an email to:
** spoiler omitted **
to have your contact and send you the art request when ready

I shot you a quick e-mail ...

Thanks!

Marc

Hey everyone,

For those of you that have younger kids, I have a number of Mega Bloks Dragons sets up on EBAY. These are great for getting your kids into the dragons, knights, monsters and castles mind set before springing D&D on 'em when they get a little older.

Please check them out if you have younger kids.

Thanks!!!

Here is the link to one of the sets - from there you can click on the others if you want:
Mega Bloks Dragons

Hey everyone,

For those of you that have younger kids, I have a number of Mega Bloks Dragons sets up on EBAY. These are great for getting your kids into the whole dragons, knights and castles mind set before springing D&D on 'em when they get a little older.

Please check them out if you have younger kids.

Thanks!!!

Here is the link to one of the sets - from there you can click on the others if you want:

Mega Bloks Dragons

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200404311486&ssP ageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Absolutely. It always angers and alienates Mac users (and there are a large, growing number of us out there!) when a product is released as Windows only!

I would very much like to see a Mac version and would strongly consider buying it!

Thanks for the considereation!

James Jacobs wrote:

The list of animal companions for rangers given in the Core rules is intended to be the complete list available for rangers. I could see us eventually doing a ranger feat that allows them to take ANY animal companion, but since rangers are themselves combat characters (more than druids, who are spellcasters more than they are melee/ranged characters), we wanted to set it up so their animal companions aren't exactly equal to druid animal companions.

Wouldn't the fact that Ranger companions are always effectively 3 levels behind the Druid companions be enough of a balancing mechanic? The Druid's pet is always going to be much better than the Ranger's simply as a result of the level difference.

OK, I have our con tickets and banquet tickets purchased. I have the hotel room reserved and the air fair is being secured.

So ... now what? :)

I was not at the last PaizoCon, so I'm not sure what the next steps are.

I assume at some point event sign ups open up. Do we know when this will happen and what the actual set up will be? Do we know yet how many events there will be and what they will be? I assume there will be a mix of actual games, discussion groups, Q&A's etc.

What else, if anything, happens between now and the time of the con that we need to be a part of?

Thanks! I can't wait for June!

Zark wrote:

Quandary wrote:

Treantmonk wrote:

You just lost me on this one, since it's quite clear in the Animal Companion portion of the Ranger description in the Main book that Rangers most certainly DO NOT simply count as a Druid in regards to AC selection. They have a more limited list, and that is worded to be a set restricted list.

I can see how you see that, per the Core RAW the Druid is restricted to essentially the same Companions only when they start (i.e. 1st level) while that seems to be exhaustive for the Ranger (Bears are also not on Ranger list)
I'm just coming at this from the angle of all of Paizo's posts on the topic, which never went out of the way to bar Rangers from other Companions,

yes they did. Jason or James James) said they didn't want the ranger to get as powerful animals as the druid.
Ranger = no bear, no Big Cat, no Dinosaur, etc.

Here's one thread where James weighed in:

Why can't a ranger have a pig for a friend?

It was in part because of this more limited animal companion list for rangers that I removed the Druid level -3 rule from the Spell-less Ranger class variant in KQ. I really think letting the ranger use his actual level as his equivilent druid level is not a problem at all and helps keep his animal companion alive as well as more fun and interesting to play.

Huh never noticed that constraint. Ah well I'll just ignore it anyway after all I would have thought that the advancement being 3 lvl's behind the druid would have been a big enough cost to differentiate between a Ranger and Druid.

Bump ...

Come on now ... I know many Paizo staffers are big iPhone fans. What are the cool, must have apps?? :)

For those that have and are playing this ...

Talk to me about the Rated M, sex and nudity angle. I have a 15 year old that has expressed interest in this game, but, as a parent, I don't know how I feel about that.

Some games have an M rating, but are mostly just for realistic combat etc. This game seems to pretty much list everything you can imagine (sex, nudity, violence, alcohol etc)

So, what are we actually talking about here. Is this appropriate for a young teeneager?

Thanks!!!

Just got my new iPhone today and I am very stoked! This thing is beyond cool!

So ... I don't want to download / buy a zillion apps but I am looking for some really cool apps for Pathfinder or D&D / gaming in general. Can anyone recommend some really cools ones?

If you have any non gaming apps you want to throw out as well, I certainly wouldn't mind :)

Thanks!!!

This was posted in the other KQ11 thread, but I figured it was worth a mention here as well ...

Very cool review of this issue:

link.

Both you guys got the best of my love...you know, review love. Ahem.

Hey MerrikCale, glad you enjoyed the Spell-less Ranger!

As for more Pathfinder content, I know I am putting the finishing touches on a pretty big Pathfinder article focusing on clerics that I am REALLY excited about ...

I just ordered my tickets - I'm super stoked!

We are going to come out a few days early and make a mini vacation of it. My 15 year old son will be coming, but he will be playing right along with me (yes, that's right, he is one of the next generation of D&D / Pathfinder fans :) )

That begs a kind of off topic question ... my wife is coming as well, but is not a gamer in any way. She will not be coming to the actual Con (she will be trying to find nearby antique shops etc to occupy her time during the Con). I'm assuming it's still OK to get her a ticket to the Preview Dinner, right?

Thanks!

Well, I'm coming this year. In fact, my wife and son are coming as well, We are going to fly out (from Pennsylvania) on Wed and make a mini vacation out of it.

So ... my wife is very into antiques - are there any cool antique shops within a reasonable radius of the hotel?

Thanks!

Marc Radle 81 wrote:

LMPjr007 wrote:

I know I am a little early for this BUT... since my wife and I are expecting our firt child in early May 2010 I was just wondering if there have been any date set for PaizoCon 2010 yet? Maybe before early May perhaps? Just a thought...

I certainly do not speak for Paizo, but I beleive Lisa said in another thread that it is almost certainly going to be in June.

Watch for the ducks tomorrow!

-Lisa

I know I am a little early for this BUT... since my wife and I are expecting our firt child in early May 2010 I was just wondering if there have been any date set for PaizoCon 2010 yet? Maybe before early May perhaps? Just a thought...

Great review Lou :)

I really appreciate the positive comments about the Spell-less Ranger!