paizo.com Favorited Posts by Moderapaizo.com Favorited Posts by Modera2024-03-25T15:54:45Z2024-03-25T15:54:45ZRe: Forums: Age of Worms Adventure Path: Mythic DragothaModerahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q2p3?Mythic-Dragotha#122021-01-05T02:10:03Z2013-10-03T18:45:35Z<p>I recently stated up Dragotha. My plan is to hand out Mythic levels once they [Spoiler omitted]</p>
<p>Here's my finished Mythic Dragotha, any comments/criticisms are welcome.</p>
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<p>I'm working on Kyuss, and I keep hitting a mental block on him as well.</p>I recently stated up Dragotha. My plan is to hand out Mythic levels once they [Spoiler omitted]
Here's my finished Mythic Dragotha, any comments/criticisms are welcome.
[Spoiler omitted]
I'm working on Kyuss, and I keep hitting a mental block on him as well.Modera2013-10-03T18:45:35ZRe: Forums: Advice: Punishing the players for stealing?Moderahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2nvou?Punishing-the-players-for-stealing#292012-04-07T16:18:23Z2012-04-02T20:28:15Z<p>Other than "they took some guys stuff", which you find morally wrong, why do you want them to give it back? </p>
<p>Is it too powerful? Did he have an artefact? Do they have too much money/stuff?</p>
<p>As many people have said (here and before), Pathfinder and DnD is basically a game where you fight the "monster" and steal it's stuff. Getting "stuff" is part of the game for a lot of players, and taking that part of the game away by guilt tripping players is like taking away combat from the game without telling anyone.</p>
<p>For the future: If you don't want the PCs to have a NPCs stuff, then you shouldn't give him it, or you shouldn't have the PCs to apprehend him, and you should have the authorities request his valuables along with him and given the PCs incentive to do so (such as a customizable reward).</p>
<p>If you're really worried (and unless you gave them a lot of stuff, don't be), I'd honestly talk to your players, explain you screwed up, and ask if you can Retcon the situation so that the authorities request his valuables and offer the players a reward to do so. Then if they try to lie to get his stuff, you can RP the whole thing and see if they bluff their way out of the situation.</p>Other than "they took some guys stuff", which you find morally wrong, why do you want them to give it back?
Is it too powerful? Did he have an artefact? Do they have too much money/stuff?
As many people have said (here and before), Pathfinder and DnD is basically a game where you fight the "monster" and steal it's stuff. Getting "stuff" is part of the game for a lot of players, and taking that part of the game away by guilt tripping players is like taking away combat from the game without...Modera2012-04-02T20:28:15ZRe: Forums: Advice: How angry do you think my players will get?Moderahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2npzs?How-angry-do-you-think-my-players-will-get#42012-03-03T04:02:18Z2012-03-02T20:48:08Z<p>Three things come to mind:</p>
<p>1. The barbarian will have to be close to people to break their stuff. What kind of fight set up are we looking at with the barbarian? Is he starting 20 feet away? Does he charge and hit someone first round? Does the party have a wizard or is sneaky?</p>
<p>2. My players (and I) would not have fun in a game where I spent a long time writing up magical items to have one (or more) of them destroyed in the first encounter.</p>
<p>Or to put it bluntly: If I asked you to spend 2-3 hours making a cake, and then threw it on the ground (giving you a chance to catch it), would you have a good time?</p>
<p>3. Are you going to tell the players that sundering will be a main aspect of this game? That will make them knowledgeable and less likely to be angry.</p>Three things come to mind:
1. The barbarian will have to be close to people to break their stuff. What kind of fight set up are we looking at with the barbarian? Is he starting 20 feet away? Does he charge and hit someone first round? Does the party have a wizard or is sneaky?
2. My players (and I) would not have fun in a game where I spent a long time writing up magical items to have one (or more) of them destroyed in the first encounter.
Or to put it bluntly: If I asked you to spend 2-3...Modera2012-03-02T20:48:08ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Male Privilege- Kotaku ArticleModerahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2nhlm&page=3?Male-Privilege-Kotaku-Article#1092012-02-09T17:27:43Z2012-02-03T21:06:01Z<p>I swear I've written a reply 12 times, and deleted it 12 times.</p>
<p>The article itself misses on some points and hits on others.</p>
<p>I think there are some things that the entire geek culture should think about. </p>
<p>Not having every single female character oozing raw sex OR tied to a man and little else would be good for everyone (better writing). I have met women who don't talk in sexual innuendo or require me to be around to have opinions, and that aspect would be nice to see in geek culture.</p>
<p>Granted that would be nice outside of geek culture too, however that's a rant for another day.</p>
<p>Not automatically giving female character cleavage and instead learning some rules of fashion/armor and why those rules exist would also be nice, as it roots the game with some realism.</p>
<p>Yes, realism. I can't believe in a world where I can use magic to do almost anything, have monsters walking around of genius level intellect, and that has a decent amount of egalitarianism, however no woman in the 8000 years of the world didn't think "You know, having no support for my breasts hurts when I run/ride/jump off dragons backs. I should invent something to help this issue."</p>
<p>I can believe in all that and someone figured out some sort of female undergarment. Granted it doesn't come up to me as I'm a male, but it does come up for women. Think if all the games you played had vegan men. You'd think it was ridiculous. Yes, vegan men exist. No, not all of us are vegan.</p>
<p>That being said, I don't think immediately changing everything in drastic fashion and printing female specific products is the answer, as Chimpanzee Psychonaut has written. </p>
<p>Having niche products inherently leads one to sell to the niche group that gives you money, and some majority of our niche group don't see what the fuss is about. As a company in geek culture, you shouldn't have to take a financial risk to put something out that is morally good and no one is going to buy. That won't change anything and you'll just keep seeing the same thing.</p>
<p>The answer also isn't tell anyone to leave if they don't like it and doing things the same way is the answer. That leads to stagnation and the culture doesn't grow and dies out.</p>
<p>The article leaves out a good answer. Am I going to not buy Arkham 3 (for instance) because of this? Or change the way I run games? Probably not.</p>
<p>But am I going to sit back like the article writer and say nothing until my girlfriend leaves? What are you, stupid? We're better than that!</p>
<p>If a woman asks why Wonder Woman wears very little, and someone says "You're dumb because you're female and don't understand, leave", it should be up to us to better explain each side of the debate, and debate it. </p>
<p>We should step in, mock the shizznit out of the person who said that for having little tact and ability to argue, apologize for them, and then argue something along the lines of what I've said above, allowing for education as to why it's the way it is.</p>
<p>I mean, the above image posted that changes the 4e book doesn't seem THAT drastic to me. I'll still think the same way about the rules either way</p>I swear I've written a reply 12 times, and deleted it 12 times.
The article itself misses on some points and hits on others.
I think there are some things that the entire geek culture should think about.
Not having every single female character oozing raw sex OR tied to a man and little else would be good for everyone (better writing). I have met women who don't talk in sexual innuendo or require me to be around to have opinions, and that aspect would be nice to see in geek culture.
...Modera2012-02-03T21:06:01ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Ridiculous Animal Compainion?Moderahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mur5?Ridiculous-Animal-Compainion#112011-09-15T15:59:46Z2011-09-15T14:52:48Z<p>Awakened Oak Tree Druid 20 filled with awakened squirrels each with 1 level of a 20 level class.</p>
<p>Man, that one Paladin squirrel is going to be nuts!</p>
<p>Edit: Fixed my spelling errors</p>Awakened Oak Tree Druid 20 filled with awakened squirrels each with 1 level of a 20 level class.
Man, that one Paladin squirrel is going to be nuts!
Edit: Fixed my spelling errorsModera2011-09-15T14:52:48ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: 101 tavern patronsModerahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2li8j?101-tavern-patrons#342014-11-14T22:41:33Z2010-11-26T19:33:34Z<p>42. A ragged, tiny halfling walks in and sits at the bar. He's obviously dirty, leaving dust marks on other patrons he bumps into. The bartender won't make eye contact with him/her, serving him warm tea with a lot of honey</p>
<p>[PERCEPTION DC 10] Faint giggles are heard beneath the cloak every so often</p>
<p>[PERCEPTION DC 20] You notice specks dripping beneath the seat of the halfling. These specks later turn out to be a mixture of dried blood and wax.</p>
<p>[SENSE MOTIVE DC 20] The halflings movements seem quite jerky and uneven. You notice she doesn't touch her tea until it cools right down.</p>
<p>If no one bothers the halfling, eventually a large Half-orc becomes angry at the perceived mocking laughted and takes a swing at him/her. The halfling's cloak flies off, revealing a desiccated halfling corpse filled with bees. The tavern is filled with a bee swarm, with patrons fending for their own lives.</p>42. A ragged, tiny halfling walks in and sits at the bar. He's obviously dirty, leaving dust marks on other patrons he bumps into. The bartender won't make eye contact with him/her, serving him warm tea with a lot of honey
[PERCEPTION DC 10] Faint giggles are heard beneath the cloak every so often
[PERCEPTION DC 20] You notice specks dripping beneath the seat of the halfling. These specks later turn out to be a mixture of dried blood and wax.
[SENSE MOTIVE DC 20] The halflings movements...Modera2010-11-26T19:33:34ZRe: Forums: Movies: Dumbest Movies Ever FilmedModerahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2its9&page=4?Dumbest-Movies-Ever-Filmed#1582015-12-14T01:57:33Z2009-02-05T21:21:00Z<p>How has no one mentioned Elektra yet? That movie nearly made me stop reading comics.</p>How has no one mentioned Elektra yet? That movie nearly made me stop reading comics.Modera2009-02-05T21:21:00ZRe: Forums: Curse of the Crimson Throne: Unhappy Players (Spoilers)Moderahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ioed?Unhappy-Players#72013-02-05T05:59:31Z2008-08-22T20:42:09Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">tbug wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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Thanks. We're already doing a tonne of stuff away from the table. He receives twenty or so weekly reports from his agents and contacts around town. We play out the interactions at the host club via the internet rather than around the table. He's had several on-line conversations with NPCs and even other PCs. I'll keep doing this, but it's his unhappiness with the other PCs I don't know how to handle. </blockquote><p>Honestly, I think he's just in a bad situation. Good DM, who cares, great game and honest hard work going into making a game he would like.
<p>And then two other players bother him. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. He probably knows that you've tried to make the game better for him. If he doesn't, then he'll never be happy. Make sure that you keep making the game bearable to him, and try to talk to the other two again. If nothing changes, you have four options:</p>
<p>1) Cancel the game
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2) Change the game to force situations where RP is required and combat is a suicide mission
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3) Tell him or the other two to leave, because they are ruining the game for someone.
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4) Give out extra skills and hope the two combat machines accidentally use them.</p>
<p>All of those suck, but if you don't do something, he'll either quit or start hating the other two people (happened to me) for ruining the game for him. Perhaps it's just not the game for him. Perhaps it's just not the game for them.</p>
<p>Good luck</p>tbug wrote:Thanks. We're already doing a tonne of stuff away from the table. He receives twenty or so weekly reports from his agents and contacts around town. We play out the interactions at the host club via the internet rather than around the table. He's had several on-line conversations with NPCs and even other PCs. I'll keep doing this, but it's his unhappiness with the other PCs I don't know how to handle.
Honestly, I think he's just in a bad situation. Good DM, who cares, great game...Modera2008-08-22T20:42:09Z