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I posted this because the VC did not come across across as being overwhelmed or frazzled but came across as though he didn't give a crap. My schedule doesn't permit me a lot of time for gaming and so I was rather pissed off by the experience I had. When I brought up the fact that I was displeased with how things turned out, I got a pretty much “sucks to be you” attitude from the guy.

So I had a Terrible experience today with the Pathfinder Society. The Game Day event at Gamer Empire in San Diego was a disorganized cluster today. It was suppose to start at 11:00 AM, the Captain didn't show up until 11:05 AM, there were more players then tables reserve, and these are players that signed up ahead of time so they should they should have capped the sign ups or reserved more tables. The captain didn't attempted to marshal anyone or organize the table, that task was left up to the players. There were also not enough judges for the players that showed up. When it because clear that there were not enough judges, or tables even if there were enough judges for me to get into the event that I signed up weeks ahead of time for I left disgusted.

Yes I understand that stuff happens and that sometimes there are extra walk ins that you can't account for. But I feel comfortable saying that 95% or more of today’s crowd had signed up ahead of time so that does not excuse the lack of judges or organization at today’s event. And if this had been the only time that the Monthly game day was such as mess I would have written it off as bad day. Unfortunately every game day event I have been to at Game Empire has be this disorganized, and today’s was by far the worst experience I have had at an event.

I plan on stopping by and playing. I tried the link in your original post but it is broken.

I will have to role up a new character, suggestions for what others might need to round out a party??

"So there you have it: the 10 factions available for play in Season 3 of Pathfinder Society Organized Play! Next week, we'll take a look at the revised Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play and go over a few of the more notable rules changes or clarifications you can expect to find within. See ya next Monday!"

Ah man that is a real shame since SDCC is THIS weekend.

No one plays Bards anyway.

I had several Bards in the PFS games I ran at Gen Con. In each case these Bards held thier own with the rest of the Party and got to doo a lot of cool stuff. SO I think the Bards are fine

Personally I did use the Flip maps for the areas in Scenarios that matched what I was running. Areas that didn't have flip maps, I pre drew them on 1" graph paper (weren't as nice as I would have liked but oh well). As for mins I don't bring them to Cons, for space reason and to keep them from getting broken. I used flat counters with magnet bases to go with my Alea tools.

Also in case anyone needs it my email (and xbox tag) is imperial.advisor@gmail.com

BOOOO X BOX-

Sorry :) at work right now- knee jerk reaction

Highlights - in no kind of order

Pathfinder RPG hardback!!!

Lilith Cookies!

Geist Core Book!

Running one of the first slots for PFS Season 1 at the Gen CON!

The Table that I ran through #32: Drow of the Darklands Pyramid

The drunken Dwarfs (and Gnome) that I ran through #24 Decline of Glory

Meeting AJ from White Wolf

The WW Succubus Club party and B.S.ing with AJ out front as it ended

Getting to Thank Sean K Reynolds and John Wick in person for thier support against Prop 8

Getting to meet others from the Forums in person, hang out and run some cool games with them.

"OH so you are Pholtus!" (heard that a couple times- still not sure if I should be worried about that :P )

"Jones, Steve Jones MI6"

about a billion other things I'm forgetting at the moment

And against COOKIES! plus I'm pretty sure that Lilith used "+25 teh Awesome on me for the last table I ran at the Con without telling me :P

DFW, LAX and ATL are all "of the Wrym" and should be cleansed for the love of Gaia

Callous Jack wrote:

Of course you have to worry about random Dire Cactus attacks though...

Watch out for the Thousand Needles attack.

Stick Stick, Bite????

I know that I and lots of the GM's had a Blast running the games and I hope that everyone had a safe trip home

Pholtus wrote:

(please feel free to move if this belongs better in another area)

So noticed the ENnies 2009 Dream Date Auction annoucement. I was wondering shouldn't there be a note or something what the money is for? If it's just to help Paizo pay bills that is cool, but if it's for something else (charaity) I think that should be pointed out.

The Dream Date auctions serve as fundraisers for the ENnie Awards. We're a volunteer organization with no source of income aside from donations and these types of auctions.

Hans Cummings
ENnies Submissions Coordinator & Publisher Relations

Thanks for the reply - I think that should be called out on the Ebay page since it shows what Auction is for and may help those that are iffy go ahead and bid.

(please feel free to move if this belongs better in another area)

So noticed the ENnies 2009 Dream Date Auction annoucement. I was wondering shouldn't there be a note or something what the money is for? If it's just to help Paizo pay bills that is cool, but if it's for something else (charaity) I think that should be pointed out.

You can't use the age card when I probobly have 8 years on you sonny : )

Will all you kids get off my grass :P - Don't make me chase you with my walker

If we have a PC that is on the verge of leveling and still has an available 3.5 scenario that he could play in, can we choose not to convert that PC and not play them until that scenario is done and then convert to play all future games? Or must all PCs be converted on the 13th, even if they're playing through non PFRPG scenarios?

As of the 13th. 2.0 is live, even if your playing older scenarios

Got tapped to run
#24: The Decline of Glory
#32: Drow of the Darklands Pyramid

and to help at the Interactive !!!!!

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys,

Not sure where else to post this. I need crash space for Sunday night, my flight isn't until Monday and I have a room for Wed - Saturday night just need one for the last night. If anyone can help me out that would be great. More then happy to chip in some for the cost of that night

MEMEMEMEME PLEASE !!

Tier 1 or 2

I'm open for 8 to 10 slots, Also if for some reason your Volunteer Assistant can't make it - let me know I will be happy to fill in.

Slots,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 - Also able to be a booth monkey if you need an extra hand there.

Just wondering. There isn't anything new in this printing then what was covered in the PDF versions right?

Are we allowed to run these using the Beta Rules (after monday)- or do we have to use 3.5?

Yes. We can barely do the stuff we're doing for 3.5/PRPG. James and I are at the office today just so we can keep treading water.

Just sounds like you need to hire more people :) I volunteer (can't blame a guy for trying)

erian_7 wrote:

True, though it seems like a pretty solid assumption at this point. As I've gotten away from D&D and more into other systems (True20, Savage Worlds, etc.) I frequent more non-D&D specific forums now and the general assumption there is much the same (from folks like Chris Pramas with Green Ronin, he's not saying it's true, but vociferously reassuring his customers that if/when it happens their interests in systems like True20 and Mutants and Masterminds will be safe).

You won't hear any arguments from me there. Put still, we shouldn't pass off hearsay as fact if we really don't know.

As for Green Ronin, I wasn't aware they still put out DnD stuff anymore. I thought they were pretty much True20/M&M only now? I'll admit, I don't stray out of DnD too often (my group, despite their enjoyment of random craziness, aren't very interested in new system mechanics and thus highly reluctant to switch systems).

Cheers! :)

It effects things like GR's Freeport, meaning that they can make a companion book for it in True20, 3.5 but not 4th ed. Which was Green Ronin's original plan, by not putting any stats in the main Freeport book

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So... My fiancee and I are working on our wedding registry, and we need a place to put our gaming needs on the internet. (We are registering at the FLGS, but not everyone is in town). I couldn't find a registry or wishlist here. Did I miss it, or do you guys not have the capacity?

No you didn't miss it, they currently do not have a wish list function. But I believe that is on the very long list of things they would love to add. but I'm guessing that they computer gnomes are working overtime as it is.

mordrene wrote:

Will the pathfinder rules also update th ed20 modern system? if not will there be a pathfinder modern?

No. Doubtful.

But...

My personal campaign setting uses a horrible Frankenstein's monster of D&D and d20 Modern rules. Once the current campaign wraps up in June, I plan on starting up another game in the same modern setting using the PFRPG rules as the basis. I will also tie in and update d20 Modern rules. Maybe some day I'll put up the rules I create (and playtest!) as a sort of PFRPG Modern PDF supplement.

Otherwise, I don't think anything else remotely resembling an "official" PFRPG Modern will appear.

This makes me a SAD PANDA! :(

Hey

I know that it's really early to ask, but is there any general ETA for Alpha 2? I mean in the general sense, ( a couple weeks, an couple months?) I ask because our group has Rangers and Paladins in it, and we would like to switch over to play test.

erian_7 wrote:

But I would like to see options that can make a hunter actually able to kill an elk in one shot.

I seriously doubt this is possible. Maybe if you really score a very good hit to an eye or an artery in the neck, but that would be a critical hit of 3d8 damage. True, still not enough to kill a bear but about everything in D&D can take a huge amount of damage before dying.

Except a Wizard, he can be killed by a kid with a rock

Thammuz wrote:

Or how about wondering what they need to do to improve DnD interest amongst the homosexual community?

I believe Wizards just leaves that to White Wolf. WW's had homosexuals in their games since like day 1. And they've been serious characters, not the token gay that does the hand thing and is overconcered with decorating. I've known more then a few homosexual RPG players that stick with WW games since they feel "welcome" there.

Yeah but since WW nuked the oWoD I know a lot us like to play D&D. Which is why we stick to Paizo :) they do a much better job of making us feel welcome (with our double income no kids).

If WotC saw our gaming collection they might change their minds about going after the gaymers.

For quite a while Paizo has been saying they didn't know what they would do: stick with 3.5, switch to 4e, or make their own system. With the "speed" that the alpha rules were posted (I think there was a hint last week that this was coming), does this indicate that Paizo was actually planning this for quite awhile. Also take into account the following quote from the blog.

][b wrote:

What did you have in mind when you first starting working on the Pathfinder RPG?[/b]

Since we first realized a new edition of the game was imminent, Paizo developed several plans for how we would adapt to the new publishing environment. One of those options involved ongoing support of 3.5. Since last summer, I've been experimenting with the rules, tweaking the things I thought needed some work and reinforcing the parts that I liked. When Paizo made the decision to go full steam ahead with ongoing 3.5 support, I brought the rules into the office and we began poring over them as a team. A lot of great work came out of the past few months with nearly everybody in our editorial staff offering up suggestions and ideas to make the rules even better.

Notice the last sentence, "... came out of the past few months ...".

I think they were planning for everything, just in case. Since WotC has still to let any developers see the 4th ed rules. I think this might have forced their hand. BUT I don't honestly think they lied.

If the DC for any combat maneuver is a set number (15 + the target's CMB), why not front load the math into character creation/leveling and have a stat called Combat Maneuver Defense(CMD) that is listed right on the character sheet?

That way when someone attempts a Combat Maneuver against you it is already calculated. If you have a bonus against a specific maneuver, such as a dwarf with stability, it can be listed separately like this:

CMD: 18, 22 vs trip or bullrush

What do you all think?

Yeah totally

the CMB should be listed just like AC

Hey there all,

When doing some of the math on the CMB issues, it became apparent that 10+CMB created a similar problem to the one we face in 3.5. That is that wizards (and other spellcasters) get "owned" by grapple, as it nearly always worked and they could rarely escape (I know there are ways, but in many cases, this was a big problem, I have seen a lich pummeled to death while grappled in an antimagic shell, it made me very sad). Putting it up at 15 made it a bit more of a challenge, but still keeps it well within reach for characters who want to specialize.

As for scaling effects. It works for some (imo) but not for others which are far more binary (you are either tripped/disarmed or your not).

That said, I am open to thoughts (as always).

Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer

I think it should stay at 15 + CMB. As a DM of a Monk that loves to grapple things. As far as the scaling effect. maybe as it was suggested by Stalker0- with Disarm, how far the weapon/item flies across the room (images of Indiana Jones comes to mind). and as far as Trip maid playing with how bad you just landed on you face, maybe inflecting effect like "Dazed" or something for doing really well.

It seems that some are already scaled (Like Bulls rush) but it's not as clearly written as the Grapple Rules

Bull Rush
DC = 5 feet
DC +5 = 10 Feet
DC +10 = 15 Feet
DC +15 = 20 Feet

I think Disarm COULD work nicely as
DC = Small/Light item (Potion bottle, Holy symbol)
DC +5 = Light/Small Weapon
DC +10 = Medium Weapon
DC +15 = Heavy Weapon

Weapons being used 2 handed get a +2 to there CMB
OR
Weapons (Items) being used 2 handed get Treated one higher on the DC Chart

just an idea

Overrun
DC = "Clipped" (-2 to AC)
DC +5 = "Unbalanced" (Flat Footed)
DC +10 = "Flattened" (Prone)*
DC +15 = "Knock back" ( Prone, moved 5 feet)

"Flattened" = Move action to get up
"Knock back = Full round action to recover and get to you feet

Personally I think Detect Magic (and Detect Evil for Paladins) would would better as part of the their Skills. Knowledge Arcane (Religion). the stronger the aura the lower the DC. So that you are working backwards it could be something like

Strong Aura DC 15,
Medium Aura DC 20
Weak Aura DC 25

Paladins*
Good Aura DC 15,
Neutral Aura DC 20
Evil Aura DC 25

* Could do something similar with Clerics/ Detect Evil

Am I totally insane or was there a "Future Hawk" write up at one point sort of a modern GH?

Found it never mind it was the Greyhawk 2000 article from issue 277

Am I totally insane or was there a "Future Hawk" write up at one point sort of a modern GH?

downloading mine now, almost 19 meg! How do I renew my subscription?

Am i reading this right? Newsstand now available? I'll have to let the Guardtower know.

The Guardtower?!?!?! Oh my gods it's been years since I thought of that place (I used to live in Columbus in the 90's) nice to know it's still around.

As of the most recent chat, something strange has happened with Golarion. Apparently the Great Old Ones are schedualed to visit. Not sure how I feel about this. I guess it's mainly how it's handled.

All I can think is YES!!!!! I pretty much slip the Great Old ones into Everything I run, World of Darkness, Greyhawk, M&M Cthuluh is a great taste that goes great with Everything :)