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The pbp I'm running is *also* at a glacial pace at the moment. I think everyone is busy/worried about RL stuff at the moment.

If no one else wants to though, I'm more than happy to give you a rest.

Jareen wrote:

Jareen has a will of 16, which I think mean's he's unaffected? If so...

Jarren mutters a few words, makes a motion at the fiend.

SA: Excise from site, with minor to slide the ID: 1d20+4 vs Will DMG: 1d10+4 if it hits it also cannot see Calla.
MA: Move back to J2

No, I'm afraid 16 is the DC he needs to affect you, so you are dazed and slowed. So you are limited to a single action, or two if you spend an action point. Up to you. Your rolled attack hits, by the way.

Okey doke, in that case, ignore the move/minor actions.

Adonai, could you give me a fortitude check, and also an alchemy check (untrained s fine).

Thanks Neil.

I'm much happier about being rejected after seeing that, as odd as that may seem!

"No Automap" is included in #26.

Bugger! So auto-fail too. Although I would think the limited range would count for something?

I have a pretty fair idea of what Clark had to say about my item. Since I think it sparked a "You can do better than this" thread :)

I'm interested to see if the other judges felt the same way?

Pathfinder's Map
Aura Faint Divination; CL 4th
Slot -; Price 9,000 gp; Weight - lbs.
Description
This tattered piece of blank parchment has been enchanted to act as an impermanent memory of scrying. Once per day, the scroll may be placed against the side of a building or similar construction. A map immediately appears on the surface of the scroll. The map details the interior of the building, it's rooms and corridors, and any items of interest (doors, fireplaces, tables etc), exactly as though the building's owner were giving a tour. The map can only display inanimate objects which would be seen by a person standing in a given room. No hidden or secret doors, traps or NPCs would be visible. No room beyond any secret door would be visible. If the building extends beyond 500 feet from the point the map touches the building, it becomes faint, and incomplete at that point.

The scroll can contain only one map at a time. If pressed against a different structure, a new map replaces the old.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, Arcane Eye; Cost 4,500 gp
I actually see The Gloves of Reconnaissance as being a very similar item, but obviously better executed!

other than stealing Chad's head, what could I have done better?

Seabyrn wrote:

I'm really surprised by the number of people in the critique my item thread who either don't have the final submitted version of their item, or aren't sure if what they have is the final version.

There is simply no good reason for anyone not to have a copy the final version of any work that they do for hire or profit.

My mind is boggled.

(If I remember correctly, this was even mentioned last year by one of the judges)

I feel the same way. It always surprises me, too. At least at first. My gut reaction is: "This is essentially an online job interview and the dog ate your homework?" But there are some things to keep in mind:

It is just a contest. And some people enter just to enter, which is great. Many people dont have an expectation of advancement--which is fine. In fact, some top 8 contestants have said they didnt think there was any way they were going to advance. Or even look at a GREAT item (Bottled Time) where the author had to withdraw. Some enter at the last minute because they were rushed, etc. So I always set my surprise aside. Because more people enter than think they can win, and that is ok.

Now, that said, you would still think people would save a copy of their final submission. And if you aren't doing that, please let this thread serve as my suggestion that you do so next year :)

Use something like Yarny to write the item. That's what I did. It's simple, it's easy, and it gives you a word count you can use as a rough guide (it was actually exact for my item and the preview).

Oh, and you get version control on it for free.....

Even as written, you have a good point. After this, there is stuff in the sanetorium, *some* outside stuff, then it gets all urban again.

As written, it doesn't really get into the wilds until volume 3, or 4.

So do what you think is best, I have no problem with you retooling like that.

That's true. But we can work around it. I don't want items o be that big a thing....

We *could* just roll the expected bonuses into the level progression and drop the treasure allocation to compensate...

Thoughts?

I should mention that you are probably a bit behind on Wealth by level. I've been dropping some of the stuff from treasure that doesn't really fit, to some extent, and haven't really been able to add the correct stuff back in.

If someone could work out roughly where you are at, I'll get you to where you should be.

Also, if there is anything you are aiming at acquiring for you character, let me know.

Don't worry about the size on the armour, it's the right size for whoever needs it.

We'll call the longbow a +2 str version....

S I was consequently amused to read that Ngon Hoa was the capital of Xa Hoi, as it translates to 'Tasty Flower'.

My most sensible reading of the meaning of 'Xa Hoi' itself is 'society'; depending on the diacritics and tones you add in Vietnamese it could mean something as odd as 'Faraway Questions'.

But then, I live 3 miles from a town called Ramsbottom. Some people say it translates as "fields of rolling garlic" from when the romans invaded or some such, but there are an awful lot of sheep in the area too.

"Tasty Flower" would be a good name for a place, if that place happens to be where said tasty flowers are well known to grow.....

James - What's the oddest real life place name you've come across?

Some of you will have email, I've updated The Encounters sheet on Obsidian Portal.

You will probably see that the XP doesn't add up, I've put the proper XP in the column, but since some of these last encounters have been very taxing, I've bumped you up a bit conveniently to 6,000XP and 4th level.

There's also a list of treasure you've found. You probably want to sell, and organise some of it when you get to Sandpoint.

But overall, well done! Some of those encounters got scarily close with all the panic, but you've come through it well.

And if you don't make it, no one will criticize your item unless you ask us to.

Except where Clark makes a post a few hours after your submission with two examples, one of which is a succinct (if derisory) description of your item.

Or that could just be coincidence ;)

ArchMageQ wrote:

So Clark, do you like Rammstein or have you heard of them?

Du Hast? Come on, its one of my preset guitar sounds on my amp downstairs.

Seen them live? Best Gig ever.

uriel222 wrote:

Have you ever considered a symbol system (like in the Bestiary) for quick reference of things like light levels, etc.?

We did, but that causes a pretty significant problem—symbols like those in the bestiary are art objects, not word objects. As such, it falls to the art team to go in and move and manipulate them—we on the editorial side of things can't move them. And since text flow changes happen CONSTANTLY and up to the very last minute, having to coordinate with the art team on where these things move as text flow changes would not only add a significant amount of work, but perhaps worse, would set up a LOT of opportunities for us to miss stuff and make errors.

But not if you put the symbols on the actual map....

As far as I see it, you don't need the wall/material etc for important areas, you can see it from the map, symbols for normal cieling height, light level etc could be on a corner of each map....

Pleasant, thank you for asking. Slightly stressful as James was ill, and became grouchy and clingy. As we weren't in our own house but my mum's it was a bit difficult, not that anyone minded but it made James a bit more difficult to handle in a house that wasn't his own. Fortunately, he seems to have recovered now for the trip to Yorkshire to see Andrea's parents. And obviously it was a nice family time, with good food and decent booze. How about everyone else?

By the way, said trip to Yorkshire will mean I am out of contact until the 31st.

A trip to Yorkshire can't do the boy any good, although I suppose it's better than keeping him down South ;)

You really should pop over the hills one of these trips for a drink.

The Widow the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Brilliant, brilliant episode, with a nice twist at the end. Made me cry, multiple times.

It's certainly been a filling one! Christmas lunch went like clockwork. Need to sleep it off now. Only an hour until Kids Bedtime. Then we can watch Dr Who with a glass of wine.

And Heathy thinks he has problems!

(Although, to be fair, Nevynxxx is only fifteen.)

Ha, almost there Aubes! Your game has been running for 1/6th of my life!

Indeed! Merry Christmas Everyone. I hope it brings you some peaceful, and joyful time.

Indeed! Merry Christmas Everyone. I hope it brings you some peaceful, and joyful time.

Eric was so near, and yet missed us last year.... I can only tremble to imagine what you and Pett in a room together could accomplish!

What would it take to get you to PaizoCon UK?

We stayed at the Britannia, it's stuck between the mid to late 1980's, but it's cheap and serviceable. Right in the town center too, so easy to find/get to and about a 10 min walk away from the conference center.

Is this where I point out that I've had 3 different jobs while this thread has been running? I've only had 4 jobs in total!

When do we start planning the celebration for it's 5th anniversary?

BTW Reynard's human the picture just happend to fit, think Van Helsing with a dash of mountain man.

Sorry, I'm easily confused ;)

I would assume you stopped running fairly quickly, you were panicked, but wouldn't want to run into Orik on your own....

I used Yarny to write mine up, and it's word count was exactly the same as the preview word count when I submitted.

That said, my item was so bad it caused Clark to create a new thread to rant about it.....Only took about 7 hours from submission, from what I could tell. :D

Liz Courts wrote:

No TTop on Macs makes me sad. ;_;

Same here. Which is a SIGNIFICANT reason why I've not yet tried them out. Not only because I use Macs, but at least one player in all my groups uses Macs (and usually that ratio is a lot higher).

Saying "You can play in my game as long as you own a PC and don't own a Mac" would annoy me.

Maptool should work on Mac, shouldn't it? It's pure Java, and runs on Linux fine.

(I actually use it to track pbp games)

Cool, didn't think I could get that far in, but I'll go with that!

H13, and still in the bush then? I was trying to go through as litte of the ush as possible, but somehow get around the buggers so I can get some sneak attacks in.....

A novel.

Which line would it fit best in, Pathfinder Tales, or Planet Stories?

That's a topic I could fill a several-hundred page book with advice on, honestly.

One that would sell very well.

What is the book you most want to write? (and no saying "the next ne on the schedule", that's cheating!)

Nevynxxx wrote:

Penned in, now I can organise a date for my stag do that wont clash!

You mean PaizoCon UK won't be your stag do. Well I'll just have to rearrange the scenarios then!

If only more than 1 of the other people on my Stag do were gamers.....

I intend to sit you down for a drink to celebrate though!

Fall, I think it's "required" not "allowed"...

Thanks Dave, another one too far away... :(

Cool, thanks Gary!

Oh and DM: That's almost as good as the time my son needed to pee on the beech. The Mrs said "aim it up!" so he wouldn't get his clothes. Instead he got my head. He was 3yrs old.....

Camlo, signals to the elf to stay put, and moves to get around the goblins before the others turn up.

bloody elves.

Penned in, now I can organise a date for my stag do that wont clash!

Errmmm, where/when is conception?

That's a really good question, since I don't subscribe to a feed that would include those posts. I don't know.

It looks like it's what I would get if I went to the "Gamer Conenction" thread, and subscribed to a feed of posts in that thread. It seems to get all new posts to that sub-forum, and at least some updates to existing threads in that sub-forum.

They are mixed in with the three feeds I have related to my play by post, so:

http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/community/gaming/playByPost/ofGearsAnd Greed&xml=atom
http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/community/gaming/connection/steampunki ngUpRiseOfTheRunelords&xml=atom
http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/community/gaming/playByPostDiscussion/ ofGearsAndGreedDiscussion&xml=atom

"Why?" "It would be very bad."

Why oh why am I getting Gamer Connection threads in with my play by post RSS feeds? I'm not subscribed to the Gamer Connection Thread RSS feeds....

This has been happening now for a week or two.

I'm actually more like you Ither's. I can usually find time at lunchtime to post at work, ut most nights my laptop isn't even turned on. At weekend I'm usually around multiple times.

I'm having trouble keeping up with the PbPs I'm running, and playing in, so I have some catching up to do here, hence why I've been quiet.

They do? I think that happened weeks ago! Oh well, if you want a bit of drama, I'll run with it!

I'm going mad.

Thank You!

Your go Reynard.....

Camlo begins to speak, short quick sentences, and a drink between each, as he lets go some of his closest secrets.

"Oh, ah, murdered would be going a bit far. That would, well, that sort of implies that I meant to kill him before I got there. I, I think my statue has somewhat to do with it. Hell Knights don't like snips, about as much as Chelaxian's I think.

[/b]I was younger then. I grew up in Magnimar, I've spent most of my life there to be honest. As much as you deride it, it will be my only home, and now I cannot go back.[/b]

I grew up, hearing tales of the oppression of my people. All I saw was my whole family with always a belly full of food, and some nice new clothes each year. They worked as cleaners, and labourers, true, no merchants, or artisans or men of worth but we were never poor. Truly, I was bored.

I fell in with some of the gangs, and taking the old stories to heart, felt I had something to prove. I became good at stealing, and sneaking. But eventually, I annoyed the wrong boss and fled.

I knew that Cheliax was not, well, the best idea, so I headed to Korvosa instead. I didn't even make it in the gates. The Chelaxian Hell Knights manning the walls took one look at me, and decided they should have my clothes to sell, my cart, and everything in it. Old habbits die hard, and I had a knife in my hand before they could see. While one lifted me, I had that knife in a gap in his armour, and he was falling to the ground. I managed to outrun the others, somehow. Losing myself in the crowd. ut I've been followed by The Order of the Nail ever since.

I don't know if he was an important man, I couldn't tell from his armour. Or maybe it was the indignity of dying to a slip. I don't know.

I'm sorry I put you in trouble. I really didn't think they would be there, or that they would attack you like that.

I really think we should try to take some alive.

Go for it, but Camlo would rather not have the guards (who are still bigger than him!) thinking we left them to be savaged by goblins...

Get the guards to stop, and Camlo will too, deal?

Camlo's deadly darts fell another green-skinned menace.

Pick a goblin, any goblin...

GB12 since I misseed it last time....

Well, what I have been waiting for is for someone to articulate a plan. There's been a bit of in-character discussion but nothing very plain on what you are planning to do to get out.

The plan as I see it is:

Wait for a good time (twilight? just after dark? when the guards are at the far point of their rounds? Some peeps have been watching the guards movements I think).

Run, via the bushes. This may require some prep.

Us wiz bang figures cause 1 or many distractions.

RUN! Hard.

It isn't much of a plan I'll admit. But it seems to be all we can come up with.