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Did you ever dance with a Cabbage in the pale moonlight?

Thanks for the reply, Alison. I'll be sure to keep an eye on my e-mail, and if I don't hear back in the next day or so I'll give this thread a bump. :)

Shortly after Christmas, I placed a fairly large order. It arrived yesterday. Or, rather, most of it arrived - one item was missing, even though it's listed on the invoice/packing slip. I e-mailed customer service about the issue. I would like to know what the expected turn-around time is on e-mails sent to the customer service account. (and hopefully I'm not being a pest by posting here less than 24 hours since sending the e-mail :) )

Thanks! :)

Thanks for your kind words and five stars. :)

I'd love to know which ruse had you cackling with glee? ;)

He gives lost people wrong directions on purpose.

I think A Pound of Flesh should integrate pretty easily into Skullcrackers so that you could - in essence - run both adventures simultaneously. You should be able to play one plot off the other, so that clues and such for each appear in the other adventure.

I'm not familiar with Vulgar Unicorn. I'll have to check that one out. If it involves the underworld crime scene, it should be pretty simple to either tweak Vulgar to use one of the three crime groups in Trade Ward, or even just replace one of the three with whatever group appears in Vulgar.

I hope you enjoy the adventure, and I'd love to hear how your integration project goes!

--John Ling

Rez - LA buyoff isn't part of the "core" rules. It's from Unearthed Arcana (though it is OGL material). By the "normal" rules, Hypersmurf is quite correct about the XP.

So I notice several changes to Power Attack. I think the change from BAB to Strength is interesting, and neither here nor there. Same with the fact that it now works with light weapons. However, the fact that Power Attack is now an "all or nothing" type effect raised me raise an eyebrow.

It seems to me that it sort of punishes the really high Strength character, in that now he can't Power Attack for a point or two just to get a little extra pop on his attacks. Instead, he has to go all-in, and take a rather large penalty to all his attack rolls.

This seems like it would be especially bad for a first level character with a high Strength.

Is there a reason for this change?

Frank Trollman wrote:

3> Reawakening The Awaken spell turns an Animal into a Magical Beast and gives them sweet untyped instantaneous increases to hit dice and mental stats. You can give yourself the Animal type over and over again with Wildshaping, and that means that you can Awaken yourself again. And...

I'm pretty sure this one, at least, has already been addressed. You no longer gain the Animal subtype when Wildshaping.

(edit)Since you've already responded to the effect that this is wrong, there shall be citations:

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/classes/druid.htm#WildShape

D20srd wrote:

At 5th level, a druid gains the ability to turn herself into any Small or Medium animal and back again once per day. Her options for new forms include all creatures with the animal type. This ability functions like the alternate form special ability, except as noted here.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/specialAbilities.htm#alternateForm

d20srd wrote:

The creature retains the type and subtype of its original form. It gains the size of its new form. If the new form has the aquatic subtype, the creature gains that subtype as well.

The errata, technically, is not defined as Open Game Content. So, while d20srd.org has taken the trouble to add the errata to their site, it's not actually what's in the official SRD. I just checked, and in the official SRD, Wild Shape is still based on polymorph.

This is not exactly what you're asking for...

But Kobold Quarterly #2 has a really cool article on alternatives to the paladin mount, written by John E. Ling.

Entrants are not allowed to provide more information about their villains in posts, because doing so basically allows them to blow past the word count limit.

CON:
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Mystic Theurge? Hello! I'm a munchkin!

Really, this "build" is anything but munchkin.

Ugh the stat block for another reason: there's lots of niggling little errors. Why does he have 15 HD rather than 14?

Both?

I couldn't find a word count function for MySQL, but I'm pretty sure you can code this into the backend when the info is uploaded. :)

It does. I sort of expected it to be conversations we couldn't see, but it's good to confirm. Thanks, Erik.

swirler wrote:

I was kind of surprised that hadn't been discovered or decided before the announcement.

So were we. :) Chalk it up to the herculean effort the judges put in during a holiday weekend, with Erik on vacation, to get the top 32 picked. Next time, it will be somebody's job to run the winners through a word counter. :)

-Lisa

I was the one the hit the reject button. Sorry about that.

I'll get you, and your little dog too!

*ahem*

Anyway... mind if I pick your brain just a little more on this concept? I can totally accept something along the lines of, "I'd prefer not to answer that."

I saw at least a couple of items in the final 32 that had a "reject" post. Was it the "golden ticket" concept that got those items into the final 32, or something else behind the scenes that we're not seeing in the comments?

edit: and also, to be clear, I completely agree with Rambling Scribe. I think it's very awesome that you're in here answering questions and such. It's much appreciated.

Duel to the death called off.

I started this thread in our Judges Message Boards. It grew over time. It may give some insight to our rejections. We saw so many of these over and over again.

Here are mine:

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The Thinly Veiled "Modern Item As Magic Item" Item (a huge pet peeve of mine. Heck, we had an item called "iBard". The idea was neat, but there is just no way that name is going to work. We had a PDA, etc.)

I wish all the comments would be released. I understand why they aren't being released, of course; that doesn't change my desire, though. :)

Paizo doesn't own the material printed in the magazines; WotC does. I suspect "Paizo material" means anything that has appeared in a Paizo product, such as a Gamemastery module or Pathfinder.

...and Jack Chick will get motivated to release Dark Dungeons 2.

Steve Greer wrote:

You don't get "do overs" on this thing, guys. Make sure you have a friend proof read it for you and most importantly "read it out loud" to yourself. You can find a lot of errors you missed by hearing it out loud and it helps you to smooth out your prose so it flows better.

So true. The read aloud makes you so much more aware of your errors and also alerts you to glitches in your writing's natural rhythm.

Another formatting question...

It sounds like the submissions are message board posts? If so, we'll need to use proper message board tags to format stuff like italics? Is it like any other message board post (including a "preview" button)?

Or is the submission process not a boards post, and I can just upload my Word doc?

Indeed you have. Thanks.

Are the Cosmo Sir Mix-A-Lot mentions in his song? And if so, why were you calling people fat? ;)

You have new mail on the matter, Cosmo...

Thank you for your help Cosmo. You're OK, for a ninja...

Mike McArtor wrote:

I think you have to call Cosmo or Corey at customer service. That's the only way I know, anyway.

Or e-mail customer.service@paizo.com.

I'm looking to cancel my Pathfinder subscription, but I can't seem to find a way to do it. I found how to change the mailing address, and change the billing information, and change the way it ships. But I don't see a way to cancel.

Could somebody point me in the right direction?

I don't see any problem with the font size...if it's too small on your monitor, just zoom in or expand it across the screen. Looks great to me.

Bavix wrote:

PLEASE do something as soon as possible. A font change this early in Pathfinder's run will not be a big deal and I'll guarantee that there are plenty of people in stores taking Pathfinder off the shelf, looking at a few pages, and then putting it right back while rubbing their eyes.

I'm with Bavix; it's nasty. I *can* read it, but it's not the pleasant experience it should be. I notice the difficulty way too much, and I've found it more difficult to get through the issue than I expected, despite the great content.

I spend all day staring at screens and papers. The last thing I need is a small, difficult font taunting me in my off hours.

Me too. I have poor vision (even with corrective lenses, I cannot get to 20/20 vision); I spend all day staring at a computer screen (computer programmer and freelance writer). I'm finding Pathfinder #1 very difficult to read, which is definitely distracting from my enjoyment of it.

I'm only jumping in with the "me too" because I think this is one of those rare times when it's useful.

I've been away from the Paizo forums way too long. I'll take this moment to say:

Thank you, Mike. For giving me a shot; for helping me improve my craft; for being a friend.

Especially since if we add them, we also have to add in Overrun as well. No point not being complete! And by then, the line in the stat block starts to bleed over into a second line, which is something I don't want to have happen.

What? *tries to look innocent; fails*

Wow, Mike, you're in an agreeable mood today...

AnnaEA wrote:

Using the word s#@! to describe feces isn't cussing. It's crude, it's vulgar, it's colorful...

...and yet Crayola has yet seen fit to include a s&~~-Brown crayon in my box of 120. Fascists! ;P

- Chris Shadowens

So what does "Knocked up" mean in the UK? Here in the states it means a woman is pregnant.

And "shag" is an offensive word over there?

The one Cos and the others are talking about, Zherog, is right here.

So what word were you talking about, Mike?

I'm sorry, Anna. I got distracted once you mentioned breasts...

:P :P :P

BOZ wrote:

nope, most americans have no idea what that means. :) although the language filter did catch it...

The filters caught it because at least one American (i.e., me) knows what it means and put it in as a filterable word when we set up these boards. :)

bad language? really?

i buy... dragon for the pictures...

WHY? Why do we sit back and do nothing?

1. People with weaponry (e.g. Policemen)

Zherog wrote:

Instead, we should do our best to not be offended. I am only responsible for myself; I have no control over how you or anybody else reacts to what I say or do, so it's something I do not concern myself with.

Within reason of course. Ever meet one of those people who thinks that they have the "right" to say whatever they want and if anyone gets offended it's not their problem? Yeah, not nice people to be around.

But I know what you mean, some people do need to be a little less sensitive...

When the jerk uses a word from George Carlin's list of seven dirty words, you have a choice to be offended or to not be offended.

When the jerk calls you a nappy headed ho, you have a choice to be offended or to not be offended.

When the jerk tells you that your face is so ugly it looks like somebody set it on fire and then put it out by stomping on it while wearing golf cleats, you have a choice to be offended or to not be offended.

We have no control over how others act; we have complete control over how we react. We have choices. I choose not to be offended and instead take other courses of action.

The truth is that we should do our best to not to offend anyone.

Wow, Cosmo. You've just demonstrated why I could never work in Customer Service. I would've told him to flock off...

I can only pick one this time?

*sits in the corner, curls up in the fetal position, and begins rocking back and forth*

I'll toss out two names: one an established writer, and one somebody I think is super-talented and needs a break.

1) Amber Scott - this is my "super-talented but needs a break" entry. I'm likely extremely biased, since she's my best friend. But I've read her fiction, and Amber can seriously spin a tale. You can be the launching pad for the next great fiction writer, Erik! :)

2) Joel Rosenberg - His Guardians of the Flame series is so well written, and lots of fun. The whole world is already based around a "gaming" world, though the split was made completely at the end of book one. His characters have life and personality, and his stories move and a fun pace.

I do remember on the D&D offical board, that if you already have the feat and you get the same feat due to a class feature, you get to choose another feat in place of that feat. Example, if you had rapid shot and you became a 2nd lvl ranger, you could pick another bow feat in place of rapid shot.

Sooooo

Give him access to another of his god's domain. No reason not to give him one is there?

In my opinion - nothing happens. If I already have Weapon Focus (longsword) and I gain an ability from a prestige class that gives me the feat, I don't get a +2 bonus; this is the same thing.