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Toothache, only time it doesn't hurt is when I'm sleeping.... ironically it prevents me from sleeping. Gonna go shoot myself in the tooth now, with any luck I'll miss and hit what passes for my brain. :/

You could always pop some painkillers. But then again, we all know how that would turn out now don't we... ;)

In addition to what people have asked for regarding more info on Aasimar in Golarion, I would extend that to maybe include the other "playable" races in the Bestiary and Bestiary 2 (or at the very least, the Planetouched Races, which are the most likely to be used as PCs). Most notably, where on Golarion each race might be found in numbers so as to give people who want to play them food for creating a backstory for their character (I'm a big fan of Character Backstory as you could probably tell from my extensive list of PbP characters in my profile).

You could use the Shadow Bloodline from the APG.

True, but I was more looking at the flavour of having the other Draconic Bloodlines fleshed out.

Plus, I'm not as big a fan of the Shadow Bloodline as I was hoping to be, given that I like Shadowy things (I'm a big fan of the Shadowdancer despite what others think of it).

For most of them it's a simple case of picking a draconic bloodline that has an appropriate breath weapon.

Which is harder with the Umbral Dragon than with the other four... :(

Is there any chance of getting updates for the Draconic Bloodline to incorporate the new True Dragons in the Bestiary 2? I have been itching to play an Umbral Draconic Sorcerer since the Core Rulebook first released, but sadly Home Brew Rules are not allowed at my gaming table (if it ain't in the Rule Books, it ain't in the game).

I hope they fit the Brig back into the show (or perhaps the Sarah Jane show or Torchwood) while Nicholas Courtney is still with us. What a delightful man (the character and the actor).

The Brigadier was in Sarah Jane Adventures already (Season 2, Episode 11 & 12, Enemy of the Bane Part 1 & 2) :)

Turlough was always my favourite until Captain Jack came along. I even met Mark Strickson and have a Photo and bunch of my old skool Who books signed by him (and Katy Manning, John Levine and Dudley Simpson).

But my current lineup is:

Captain Jack Harkness
Vislor Turlough
Lady Christina de Souza
Leela
Marth Jones
Romana I
Mickey Smith
Amelia Pond
Liz Shaw (I wish she'd had a longer run)
Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
Special Mention: Peri's Breasts...

My un-favourite Companion lineup is:
Rose Tyler
Donna Noble
Sarah Jane Smith

I seem to dislike the favourites for some reason. Sarah Jane used to be at the top of the list, but after watching Sarah-Jane Adventures she's grown on me a little.

The bottom line is that the notion of supporting the local retailer is great, but I just don't think retail subscriptions are the way to do it—I think that there's no winning scenario that makes sense to everyone there. We want our interactions with retailers to involve higher rewards and less risk of problems—things that will be more clearly "win-wins." Things like Pathfinder Society, and Free RPG Day promotions, and other retailer-oriented projects in the works that we're not talking about just yet. That's where we need to focus our efforts for now.

As someone who doesn't live in the USA and lives in a (comparatively) small city, I know that ordering through my FLGS is a costly and slow process.

Considering the current closeness of the Australian and US dollars, here is a comparison of what I am paying for an issue.

AP: Retail= $US20 FLGS= $AUS35-40
Campaign Setting: Retail= $US20 FLGS= $AUS35-40
Module: Retail= $US14 FLGS= $AUS22-28
Companion: Retail= $US11 FLGS= $AUS20-25
Gamemstery Cards: Retail= $US11 FLGS= $AUS20-25

Then we come to the issue of when I actually receive the product.
General rule is anywhere from 1-2 months after the street release date. In the beginnning, the Core Pathfinder lines (Core Rulebook and Bestiary) came out on time or within a week of release, but later releses have been back to the regular schedule (eg. GMG 1 month late, APG almost 3 months late and to date I still don't have my Bestiary 2). All of this is even though I have a standing order that I put in months in advance and so all of my stuff is pre-ordered.

I currently get my APs and Tales as a Sub through paizo, but all of my other lines through my FLGS. If I had the steady cash to be able to make sure I had money for everything in my account each month I would without hesitation switch back to Subs for everything (I was a Charter Subscriber) but at this stage I just can't and coupled with the fact that my FLGS will hold stuff for a week or two until I can afford it, or there is the option of a 2 month layby if I really get stuck, means that for the forseeable future I have to put up with paying more and getting my products months late.

As to my highlighted text above: My FLGS might support PFS if I asked them, but I don't think the turnout would be big enough for them to bother, so it's not a huge issue. However Free RPG Day and other incentives simply aren't any kind of draw for me as 1) my FLGS doesn't get anything like that in for anyone but WotC and 2) I would be hard pressed to name more than a handful of stores in Australia who would do the numbers to even consider any kind of incentive deal (including Free RPG Day, although I know you guys have no control over that), which means I still have to buy anything like that from you guys anyway (eg. Free RPG Day products and Posters).

I know your major consumer base is in the US, but there are issues that make it hard for people in other countries to support buying from a FLGS as opposed to buying direct from Paizo.

As for what I'd like to see:

I'd really like to see some more info on the Darklight Sisterhood.

This is a Thread for people to throw out ideas on what they would like to see as part of future Golarion Day Blog posts.

I figured it would be better for it to have it's own Thread rather than Paizo Staff having to sift thrugh all of the Sable Company posts to get an idea of what people want to see. :)

So even though I got more camping done this year than last, it was still pretty much a non-event as I had to go up later than everyone and due to a family emergency we all had to come home early too. :(

flash_cxxi wrote:

Loved it!

Missed it on the telly (we actually got it out here in Australia the day after Christmas, but Family gatherings prevented me from being there). :(
So I had to take it away camping and watch it on my iPad the next day. :)

Noone's mentioned it yet, but how freakin' awesome does the next Season look!?!?!!!! I both hate and love those sneak peaks at the end of the Christmas special. I sooooo can't wait 'til the new Season starts. :D

what is also nice about season 6, is that this year they are planning on same day airing here in the States! we don't have to wait weeks for the episode here after it was shown in the UK.

Yeah I know. Last year we got the Christmas Special in mid January and the year before that we got the Christmas Special 2 weeks before the Fist ep of the not-Season. :/

Loved it!

Missed it on the telly (we actually got it out here in Australia the day after Christmas, but Family gatherings prevented me from being there). :(
So I had to take it away camping and watch it on my iPad the next day. :)

Noone's mentioned it yet, but how freakin' awesome does the next Season look!?!?!!!! I both hate and love those sneak peaks at the end of the Christmas special. I sooooo can't wait 'til the new Season starts. :D

Happy New Year Everybody. :)

Ah, yeah, I did forget to mention that. Making the contents of the program scale with the window is something I really am not sure how to do, and from what I've seen involves a lot. So this, like other programs I've made, has the window locked. If I ever figure out a simple way to make things scale then that'll change, no guarantees on when then.

If the text boxes are too small though, I could just make the program itself (and the windows) a bit bigger, that wouldn't be too hard.

Cool. It's not a huge issue, so don't go out of your way for it.

Do you plan on adding in the stuff from the APG at some point? And dare I ask... Do you plan on releasing a Golarion specific version that incorporates items from all of the various Golarion/Pathfinder sources?

Niiiiice! Just been playing with it and it looks good. :)

Any way to make the window maximise to fill the screen? When you generate more than 3 items you have to scroll in a confined window of text, especially for some of the more expensive items when they take up 2 lines.
Other than that one issue, it looks pretty damn awesome. Grats dude.

Awesome!

We're currently running through Rise of the Runelords at the moment in our fortnightly Pen and Paper game.
Sadly my halfling Barbarian Big John Lonnigan met his end while trying to battle Malfeshnekor a little earlier than we should have.
My new Magus, Ariadne deSernos isn't doing too badly so far though, so hopefully she'll be around for a while to come.

On another note:
I love that you have a Paladin of Desna in your new party. I had a Paladin of Desna as my very first PbP character and after the huge arguments on the Boards over whether or not it was legal to be a Paladin of a Deity who wasn't Lawful Good/Neutral I'm overjoyed to see you embracing it. :)
Also, Sabriel is one of my favourite character names, as you can see by the fact that my 4th PbP character was named Sabriel (amongst a number of others over the years). :D

Thought I should check back in and say Hi.

Had a lot of RL Issues to deal with and time has been at a premium. Hope to check back more often, but still probably won't be around much for the forseeable future.

Have Fun All.

I stopped in Staples earlier today and they were having a sale on their bookcases. Normally they run $60, but today they are $30. I picked up seven bookcases. That ought to be almost enough for most of my hoard. I may pick up two more for the DVDs.

Yeah, I've been cleaning up my garage and found that apparently I may need a few more bookcases. Problem with that is that I have no more room in the double garage for anymore bookcases. :/

The Eldritch Mr. Shiny wrote:

Kruelaid wrote:

hehe

Yeah, and when are you starting Z-Day back up again? I miss everyone's characters.

Well there's this book I am writing. Nothing cool. I'm pimping myself out to big business cause I got a kid to feed.

I take the z-day notebook everywhere I go.

I'm almost finished with the book and praying the players will be there when I finish.

I don't think you need be worried that there'll be noone around waiting. Seriously, we're all waiting with baited breath for the day you start it back up agin... :)

Dark_Mistress wrote:

Admit it, you have something personal against my bank account. You just can't stand to see money in it.

It's not just your bank account they have a grudge against. Mine whimpers wherever there's a new file posted, too.

When can we just get a subscription option?

+1

I heartly endorse a subscription option. :)

I'm about to start up a Stolen Lands campaign. The charter reads that it was granted on the "24th of Talistril" but I am unable to find which month this is on pg. 238 of the campaign setting. Am I missing something obvious?

It's a mistake. It should read Calistril (February equivalent) the month associated with the Deity Calistria.

I wonder how I knew that... ;)

Well, s*#~. A bottle of mead and several hours later, I'm going to have to completely replay Operation: Anchorage. Not tonight though. I'm going to bed. :-(

I almost got through Mothership Zeta last night. I think I'll have to finish it off tonight, I'm just about to go for a spacewalk to the bridge...

OK sorry about my absence guys. I had internet issues again and have been catching back up the past week (and unfortunately this PbP was the last I've caught up on due to it had the most posts and being an intensive game it will take me a lot longer to go through than my other ones. I am off work sick tomorrow though adn it is my mission to get back on track with it. I'm going to bed now, but expect me to post tomorrow. Once again, sorry for my absence.

Treppa wrote:

flash_cxxi wrote:

So... I apparently have a throat infection (Pharyngitis). My throat is swollen and I can't eat. Plus I have killer headaches and my body is all tender and weak (probably from lack of food). :/

Slept pretty much for 15 hours last night. Went to bed at just after 7pm. Woke up at 2.30am to go to work. Fell asleep driving to work and ran off the road (don't worry, I missed that phone pole by at least a metre). Went back home and back to bed by 3.30am. Woke up at 10.30am.
At least today I haven't been hacking up blood in my mucus like I was all day yesterday.

Geez, flash.... with that going on, you need to not be at work. Don't they give you sick time? That's crazy! Take care and get better fast.

Yea man hope you feel better. =(

Thanks All. I am feeling slightly better (ie. was able to eat some food today and no blood in mucus for the whole day!). However the downside of 15 hours sleep is that it's now 3am and I'm still awake (although I am going to bed in a few minutes). :(

So... I apparently have a throat infection (Pharyngitis). My throat is swollen and I can't eat. Plus I have killer headaches and my body is all tender and weak (probably from lack of food). :/
Slept pretty much for 15 hours last night. Went to bed at just after 7pm. Woke up at 2.30am to go to work. Fell asleep driving to work and ran off the road (don't worry, I missed that phone pole by at least a metre). Went back home and back to bed by 3.30am. Woke up at 10.30am.
At least today I haven't been hacking up blood in my mucus like I was all day yesterday.

Mikhaila Burnett wrote:

I hereby invoke Gary Teter.

Ia Ia Postmonster.

He is on his way to Bora Bora.

(Really! Let's hope he decides to return.)

Tell him to say Hi to Jake Cutter for me...

Also, this is my first smartphone post. Take that, nosy bosses!

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Bed for me... tired and sick yet again. :(

Nite All. Have Fun!

flash_cxxi wrote:

Moorluck wrote:

flash_cxxi wrote:

Moorluck wrote:

Good point. But then again, those mask ain't exactly sexy y'know.

Also a good point, but she's not exactly winning any beauty contests anyway... ;)

Great for some reason now I picture Sandra Burnhardt in leather with a sword..... thanks dude, I needed that first thing in the morning. :/

Awww... c'mon. The 7 Charisma also takes into account her caustic personality, so she's still way better looking that Sandra will ever be! :)

Yeah, and so is a troll's ass.... what's your point? :P

Oh damn, did I need a point? Making valid points isn't really my strong suit. You might want to look up Mairk for that. ;)

flash_cxxi wrote:

Moorluck wrote:

Good point. But then again, those mask ain't exactly sexy y'know.

Also a good point, but she's not exactly winning any beauty contests anyway... ;)

Great for some reason now I picture Sandra Burnhardt in leather with a sword..... thanks dude, I needed that first thing in the morning. :/

Awww... c'mon. The 7 Charisma also takes into account her caustic personality, so she's still way better looking that Sandra will ever be! :)

Good point. But then again, those mask ain't exactly sexy y'know.

Also a good point, but she's not exactly winning any beauty contests anyway... ;)

flash_cxxi wrote:

Moorluck wrote:

flash_cxxi wrote:

Moorluck wrote:

flash_cxxi wrote:

So I tried the Magus out as my new Pen & Paper Character on Friday night at RPing.

Ariadne deSernos

It was... interesting. When she did finally hit, she insta-killed the poor Skinsaw Cultist with a Shocking Grasp enhanced Longsword to the face!

Cultist go BOOM?

lol... yeah read my edit. He went well and truly BOOM! :D

I love the smell of napalmed cultist in the morning. :)

:D

It was a little disappointing though, as the paladin and the Alful Good Fighter destroyed the Skinsaw Cultist's Magical Skinsaw masks because the detected as evil. :(
Ariadne was very much looking forward to wearing one...

Meh, mask are for Mexican vigilantes, super heroes, and bondage freaks. :P

Did you see who she worships... who says she's not a bondage freak. ;)

flash_cxxi wrote:

Moorluck wrote:

flash_cxxi wrote:

So I tried the Magus out as my new Pen & Paper Character on Friday night at RPing.

Ariadne deSernos

It was... interesting. When she did finally hit, she insta-killed the poor Skinsaw Cultist with a Shocking Grasp enhanced Longsword to the face!

Cultist go BOOM?

lol... yeah read my edit. He went well and truly BOOM! :D

I love the smell of napalmed cultist in the morning. :)

:D

It was a little disappointing though, as the Paladin and the Lawful Good Fighter destroyed all the Skinsaw Cultist's Magical Skinsaw Masks because they detected as evil. :(
Ariadne was very much looking forward to wearing one...

Hopefully we'll fight some more Cultists and she can sneak one away...

flash_cxxi wrote:

So I tried the Magus out as my new Pen & Paper Character on Friday night at RPing.

Ariadne deSernos

It was... interesting. When she did finally hit, she insta-killed the poor Skinsaw Cultist with a Shocking Grasp enhanced Longsword to the face!

Cultist go BOOM?

lol... yeah read my edit. He went well and truly BOOM! :D

taig wrote:

Holy crap! My King of the Monsters entry, the doppelrat, for the first contest is on the KQ website.

It must have come in 11th. :)

All hail Taig, Lord of Monsters!!

+1

So I tried the Magus out as my new Pen & Paper Character on Friday night at RPing.
Ariadne deSernos

It was... interesting. When she did finally hit, she insta-killed the poor Skinsaw Cultist with a Shocking Grasp enhanced Longsword that caused him to explode for 33hp damage! (which is a little overkill I now realize going back and looking at their stats and their measly 12hp :/)

Why strings?

Because ropes are just too cumbersome when you have so much universe to tie up...

Pathfinder Bestiary p.158 GOLEM, 2/3 of the way down the first column (after Constructing a Golem): Shield Guardians.

DM_aka_Dudemeister wrote:

Thaumaturge or Thaumaturgist would get my vote, someone who works all kinds of magic. I think you should move this to the top of the list.

Yes, either variant would be my choice as well. Or -- well, the "mystic theurge" is an arcane/divine caster. So maybe "Theurgist" would be the best name for the SGG class?

While my initial preference was for Magister, I do actually quite like Kirth's use of Theurgist.

It was a very close call between Sunken Empires by Open Design and Ironborn of Questhaven by Rite Publishing, but in the end I gave my vote to the Ironborn.

I think my review pretty much sums up my feelings about this product (even more so that I actually took the time to do a review, not something that happens often) and I am very much looking forward to a time that I am able to play a character from this marvellous Race.

You can always give it a little look see as well with the Free Preview.

So I'm home from work again today. I think I may have what Caitlin has had all week as I have a rash on my stomach and a splitting headache. :(

Between all the crap that's happened to me in the last couple of weeks I think it's high time to take me out in the paddock and shoot me. Either that or send me off to the glue factory... :/

Woodraven wrote:

I am waiting to hear from the peanut gallery(mairk, taig, and uri).

I threw some peanuts your way. :)

Luckily I don't like peanuts very much...

OK, the new blog art: Is it wrong of me to wonder which X-Man she is?

OK, though this is funny... :)

Although my first thought was "OOO Evil Seoni"!!!

*cries*

Why are there not enough hours in the day?

I think I'll go to bed and cry myself to sleep...

Nite All. Have Fun!

Unfortunately it is back just in time for me to go to bed. :(

Now it's gonna take me another week to catch up with everything I missed while gone. :(

Nite All. Have Fun!

Ha Ha HA HAhah hahaahahvcahhahahdhahagdha!!!!

My internets is back, but it seems I went crazier without it... ;"/>

So... apparently I've gone over my 150GB download limit this morning with 16 days still to go before the month renews. How I did that I don't know. I was downloading something last night, but there's no way that should have taken me over the limit. Which means that I am onnce more relegated to Dial Up speed. :/
So I may be even more absent from here than I usually am because of it (which sucks incredibly, believe me). :(

I was friends with him on Facebook and was sure he was still there a few months ago, but I just checked then and it seems he's not even on FB anymore?

I echo threalthom's sentiment. I too liked Mike and hope he's still doing well.

Also, it might do for you to read a few PbPs (at least the first page or two) just to get a feel for how others handle them. I know everyone does them differently, so pick a style that suits you and run with it.

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Virago