paizo.com Favorited Posts by tonyzpaizo.com Favorited Posts by tonyz2024-03-12T21:13:45Z2024-03-12T21:13:45ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What do you want from a Lost Omens: The Golden Road?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43et1?What-do-you-want-from-a-Lost-Omens-The-Golden#232023-07-28T13:46:37Z2021-07-08T19:01:56Z<p>I like Rahadoum (an atheist state in a fantasy world has SO MUCH potential for conflict and interesting roleplaying). </p>
<p>I would love to see more about Thuvia — yes, the sun orchid elixir is an important detail, but there's a lot more to work with. Seacoast, multiple city states, desert adventures, and the divs, all add up to quite a fun background where lots of adventures can happen. I've never seen it as one-dimensional at all.</p>I like Rahadoum (an atheist state in a fantasy world has SO MUCH potential for conflict and interesting roleplaying).
I would love to see more about Thuvia -- yes, the sun orchid elixir is an important detail, but there's a lot more to work with. Seacoast, multiple city states, desert adventures, and the divs, all add up to quite a fun background where lots of adventures can happen. I've never seen it as one-dimensional at all.tonyz2021-07-08T19:01:56ZRe: Forums: Curse of the Crimson Throne: Shoanti shaman PC searching for Gozrehs forgotten spring under Korvosa...tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43361?Shoanti-shaman-PC-searching-for-Gozrehs#22020-07-04T10:09:12Z2020-07-03T14:46:59Z<p>A lot of Korvosans don't like the Shoanti, but this can be a way to enhance roleplaying — right now things are just tense, not "lynch-on-sight". It does give you a really good link for one of the quests in book 2. I don't expect that playing a Shoanti will be more of a problem than you want to make it.</p>
<p>Book 4 would need some work, because your PC would probably know a fair amount of the mysterious Shoanti background in that book. Done well, though, it could really give the player a good time (and let him be the native guide to the rest of the players after the reverse action in books 1-3.) Just be aware how you're going to handle that. Might have some of the characters be more friendly to him (same quah?), others be old enemies of his family or quah or some-such.</p>
<p>If the character has ranks in Knowledge (history) then he probably knows something of the Shoanti past in Korvosa. If he doesn't, oh well, he wasn't paying attention when the tribal bards were telling stories of their past so he doesn't know it. But you could let him knock 5 off the DC of Shoanti-related knowledge checks or something.</p>
<p>As far as the spring goes, it seems to me that you have two options. One is to put it in the Arkona dungeon in book 3 — that gives him a nice milestone completion, and maybe something to help them survive that killer dungeon. The second is that somehow the Queen seized and repurposed the spring (it's where she gets some of the mystical ingredients for making the Gray Maidens? it's part of her immortality bath recipe?)</p>A lot of Korvosans don't like the Shoanti, but this can be a way to enhance roleplaying -- right now things are just tense, not "lynch-on-sight". It does give you a really good link for one of the quests in book 2. I don't expect that playing a Shoanti will be more of a problem than you want to make it.
Book 4 would need some work, because your PC would probably know a fair amount of the mysterious Shoanti background in that book. Done well, though, it could really give the player a good...tonyz2020-07-03T14:46:59ZRe: Forums: Rise of the Runelords: Making the Glassworks memorable for my PCstonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42whq?Making-the-Glassworks-memorable-for-my-PCs#22020-01-15T19:16:14Z2020-01-15T17:37:46Z<p>I was thinking that the players might overhear Tsuto and Ameiko arguing. (This would require them to dispose of all the goblins before any of them can get downstairs). The two are now in stage N+1 of an N-hour argument and are basically shouting at each other, which explains why neither of them have heard the fight upstairs. That lets you feed in a lot of the backstory without having Ameiko tell them later.</p>I was thinking that the players might overhear Tsuto and Ameiko arguing. (This would require them to dispose of all the goblins before any of them can get downstairs). The two are now in stage N+1 of an N-hour argument and are basically shouting at each other, which explains why neither of them have heard the fight upstairs. That lets you feed in a lot of the backstory without having Ameiko tell them later.tonyz2020-01-15T17:37:46ZRe: Forums: Advice: How do you describe alignment damage?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42vm1?How-do-you-describe-alignment-damage#32019-12-13T19:30:20Z2019-12-13T18:05:39Z<p>Evil damage is a slow black stain, spreading and burning like acid. Maybe some temptation is ladled in. ("For a moment, you feel very angry/lustful/tired/whatever the character's major sin is")</p>
<p>Good damage is a flare of white-gold light that leaves evil creatures scarred and smoking.</p>
<p>Lawful damage is a steady blue glow that's maybe a 3D grid if you look deep enough, closing in around the victim like a cage.</p>
<p>Chaos damage is a shifting of form and feature, leaving the victim blurred and distorted before reality snaps back into place.</p>Evil damage is a slow black stain, spreading and burning like acid. Maybe some temptation is ladled in. ("For a moment, you feel very angry/lustful/tired/whatever the character's major sin is")
Good damage is a flare of white-gold light that leaves evil creatures scarred and smoking.
Lawful damage is a steady blue glow that's maybe a 3D grid if you look deep enough, closing in around the victim like a cage.
Chaos damage is a shifting of form and feature, leaving the victim blurred and...tonyz2019-12-13T18:05:39ZRe: Forums: Rise of the Runelords: (Advice): Players took Lucretia's baittonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42nnf?-Players-took-Lucretias-bait#162019-10-15T19:05:48Z2019-10-15T15:41:28Z<p>This is loads of fun to follow - please let us know how it turns out!</p>This is loads of fun to follow - please let us know how it turns out!tonyz2019-10-15T15:41:28ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: I found an app on android and it's a lifechanger for me.tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42q9f?I-found-an-app-on-android-and-its-a#112019-08-28T22:00:46Z2019-08-23T20:09:02Z<p>Is there an iOS version?</p>Is there an iOS version?tonyz2019-08-23T20:09:02ZRe: Forums: Advice: Trust Me; I'm A Lawyer.Stefan Mathur (alias of tonyz)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs42q9n?Trust-Me-Im-A-Lawyer#182019-09-07T22:05:47Z2019-08-23T19:34:15Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote>No better god for soulless back stabbing evil lawyers.</blockquote><p>I cordially agree, speaking as one myself. Naval officers in particular have so many nice regulations to deal with as they go out conquering the enemies of Cheliax.Quote:No better god for soulless back stabbing evil lawyers.
I cordially agree, speaking as one myself. Naval officers in particular have so many nice regulations to deal with as they go out conquering the enemies of Cheliax.Stefan Mathur (alias of tonyz)2019-08-23T19:34:15ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Overcoming Goblin Prejudicetonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42nue&page=2?Overcoming-Goblin-Prejudice#542019-08-06T05:28:15Z2019-08-05T12:13:06Z<p>Most surviving goblins have been raised by paladins in orphanages.</p>Most surviving goblins have been raised by paladins in orphanages.tonyz2019-08-05T12:13:06ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Which spells sound powerful, but are not upon a second reading?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42emu&page=2?Which-spells-sound-powerful-but-are-not-upon#622018-12-21T07:51:22Z2018-12-21T03:21:13Z<p><i>True strike</i> does two things.</p>
<p>It helps low level casters reliably hit with something, even if they’re not normally proficient with it. This also works for anyone who can do big attacks and cast arcane spells, for instance dragons with Power Attacking bites. Not all spells are primarily PC spells,</p>
<p>And it <i>negates miss chances from concelmeant</i>. This is incredibly powerful, especially when quickened in conjunction with powerful attack spells.</p>True strike does two things.
It helps low level casters reliably hit with something, even if they’re not normally proficient with it. This also works for anyone who can do big attacks and cast arcane spells, for instance dragons with Power Attacking bites. Not all spells are primarily PC spells,
And it negates miss chances from concelmeant. This is incredibly powerful, especially when quickened in conjunction with powerful attack spells.tonyz2018-12-21T03:21:13ZRe: Forums: Advice: Tropes for an Old West Adventure Pathtonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42e60?Tropes-for-an-Old-West-Adventure-Path#192020-01-05T06:09:29Z2018-12-06T16:50:45Z<p>You could put it in Thuvia (desert and mountains) or in Garund somewhere (have the natives be Mwangi instead of Indians).</p>
<p>More tropes:</p>
<p>The natives are <i>really good</i> trackers in tune with the wild (obviously, ranger levels and druids).</p>
<p>The local schoolmistress (who may be a cleric or bard in this world) as a quest hook, possible love interest, and local support.</p>
<p>SO MUCH room for things to do with mines. Probably have them disturb some kind of underground spirit (homebrew, look up something the players have never heard of before).</p>
<p>A gang of bandits who are enemies of the local bankers (not that they're nice people themselves, but the locals like them because they mostly leave the locals alone).</p>You could put it in Thuvia (desert and mountains) or in Garund somewhere (have the natives be Mwangi instead of Indians).
More tropes:
The natives are really good trackers in tune with the wild (obviously, ranger levels and druids).
The local schoolmistress (who may be a cleric or bard in this world) as a quest hook, possible love interest, and local support.
SO MUCH room for things to do with mines. Probably have them disturb some kind of underground spirit (homebrew, look up something...tonyz2018-12-06T16:50:45ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: I need early game ideas!tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2vard?I-need-early-game-ideas#82018-08-07T16:09:32Z2018-08-07T15:41:49Z<p>I'm assuming fairly low-level here (below level 5). A couple of possible sidequests:</p>
<p>1) Farmer Brown's prize bull has broken loose and gone into a dense area of forest. Farmer Brown went after it and hasn't come back yet. Please go retrieve him and the bull, preferably both with positive hit points and not cursed by the local fey. (Oh, and the local woods? Aren't fey-haunted, they're undead-haunted. Or maybe something-else-haunted.) An advanced herd animal can be a nice CR3 encounter; rescuing Farmer Brown from the tree limb that fell on him is probably a CR1 encounter (strength check to get the tree limb off him); dealing with the whatever-it-is can be whatever you want.</p>
<p>2) The missing grain has led to some starving locals hunting and venturing deeper into the woods. The local dryad would like the local farmers and woodcutters to Go Away And Stop Bothering Her — if the PCs won't do it, she might have to take action.</p>
<p>3) A flock of local birds that normally eats grain from the fields has been feeding on dead bodies instead of the missing grain... can you say "carrionstorm"?</p>I'm assuming fairly low-level here (below level 5). A couple of possible sidequests:
1) Farmer Brown's prize bull has broken loose and gone into a dense area of forest. Farmer Brown went after it and hasn't come back yet. Please go retrieve him and the bull, preferably both with positive hit points and not cursed by the local fey. (Oh, and the local woods? Aren't fey-haunted, they're undead-haunted. Or maybe something-else-haunted.) An advanced herd animal can be a nice CR3 encounter;...tonyz2018-08-07T15:41:49ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Playtest Prerelease Discussion: Paper Cuts We Want To See Changed In 2.0tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uz9z?Paper-Cuts-We-Want-To-See-Changed-In-20#172018-04-09T12:08:27Z2018-03-19T21:17:57Z<p>Strip out the rule that requires a +1 BAB to draw a weapon as part of a move action — it affects a few characters for one level (maybe 2-3 if they're dipping multiple classes). It's just an extra bit of annoyance to remember early in one's career and then never again.</p>Strip out the rule that requires a +1 BAB to draw a weapon as part of a move action -- it affects a few characters for one level (maybe 2-3 if they're dipping multiple classes). It's just an extra bit of annoyance to remember early in one's career and then never again.tonyz2018-03-19T21:17:57ZRe: Forums: Advice: What constitutes "GM Friendly" adventure/module in your opinion?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2utba&page=2?What-constitutes-GM-Friendly-adventuremodule#522018-01-21T03:41:48Z2018-01-15T15:26:05Z<p>I think a variety of different types of encounters is handy — if everything is a dungeon crawl, no one will worry about long-range stuff; if everything is combat, no one will worry about diplomacy; if everything is easy, no one will be mentally ready for the APL+4/5 encounters.</p>
<p>Tactics as given should be reasonably intelligent — anybody who spends three rounds buffing at the start of an encounter will be dead before they can act in round 4, unless there's something going on. But a lot of tactics seem to be set up assuming that PCs, especially high-level PCs, won't just act fast and do something deadly.</p>
<p>Also, have some reactions from time to time — group A 30' away should react if combat happens within earshot; the clever devil should watch and listen to the PCs for a bit rather than just jumping into attack mode; some monsters should try to surrender or run rather than fighting mindlessly to the death. (I still use something like the old AD&D morale rules for most monsters.)</p>
<p>Long-range encounters should happen — flying archers, a castle on the other side of a chasm (I like Thistletop in Rise of the Runelords for just this reason.) Of course, they're hard to map, and they can be lethal for unready PCs, so make sure they have retreat routes (back away from the castle, duck into the trees to get cover from the archers, etc.)</p>I think a variety of different types of encounters is handy -- if everything is a dungeon crawl, no one will worry about long-range stuff; if everything is combat, no one will worry about diplomacy; if everything is easy, no one will be mentally ready for the APL+4/5 encounters.
Tactics as given should be reasonably intelligent -- anybody who spends three rounds buffing at the start of an encounter will be dead before they can act in round 4, unless there's something going on. But a lot of...tonyz2018-01-15T15:26:05ZRe: Forums: Advice: Need advice on how to fight one of my playerstonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2utns?Need-advice-on-how-to-fight-one-of-my-players#162018-01-16T23:37:10Z2018-01-14T19:56:31Z<p>Also: action economy, action economy, action economy. Single BBEGs just don't work (and Aldern Foxglove is a particularly bad example) — you need some other enemies who can attack around the tank, occupy other players, do various things, so players don't just have one player soak up attacks while the others annihilate the enemy, and don't just gangpile on one enemy till he dies very fast. Minions make the combat last faster; effective ones can attrit the PCs somehow and even ineffective ones can absorb attacks. PCs feel good about mowing down mooks and they can't just ignore them as long as the occasional mook has an impact (noticeable damage, trips or grapples or disarms a PC, casts a supporting spell or two.)</p>
<p>That said, keep in mind that save-or-suck abilities like, oh, ghast paralysis, can make for very swingy encounters — one bad die roll and a PC is out of action, which makes a BIG difference in how the combat goes. (particularly, mooks + paralysis is a nasty combo since now the BBEG can paralyze someone and a mook then coup-de-graces them!) High-crit weapons can have similar effects (x3 crit with power attacking greataxe can really take down PCs, even at this level — let's not talk about the ugly ugly stuff that x4 crit-fisher builds can do!)</p>
<p>Giving Aldern a rat swarm or three (maybe an undead one that fed off his flesh) might be an effective way of making it difficult for back-rank players to do things while they're being covered by biting rats...</p>
<p>Bigger bosses later on might want to think about this sort of thing — have minion guards, have reach weapons + trip to stop PCs from getting in their faces, have supporting spellcasters to help protect them or harass the PCs, maybe an archer or two in the background to shoot at the PCs. It'll make for more memorable encounters, but you need to be careful not to overdo it; sometimes the dice WILL go against the PCs. (Net-wielding minions trying to capture the PCs might be fun... particularly if, say, the lamia or the giant has an Obviously Evil Altar in the background...)</p>Also: action economy, action economy, action economy. Single BBEGs just don't work (and Aldern Foxglove is a particularly bad example) -- you need some other enemies who can attack around the tank, occupy other players, do various things, so players don't just have one player soak up attacks while the others annihilate the enemy, and don't just gangpile on one enemy till he dies very fast. Minions make the combat last faster; effective ones can attrit the PCs somehow and even ineffective ones...tonyz2018-01-14T19:56:31ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Where to find a shorter Adventure pathtonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2utn9?Where-to-find-a-shorter-Adventure-path#92018-01-14T15:16:03Z2018-01-14T12:47:04Z<p>Rise of the Runelords could easily be ended at book 4 - just have Mokmurian be the final Big Bad.</p>Rise of the Runelords could easily be ended at book 4 - just have Mokmurian be the final Big Bad.tonyz2018-01-14T12:47:04ZRe: Forums: Advice: What are best save-or-suck characters?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uthq?What-are-best-saveorsuck-characters#232018-01-15T13:02:58Z2018-01-11T23:42:38Z<p>Major thing for save-or-suck casters: have things that target each save, and enough knowledge to figure out which save a particular foe is weak in. Fort save targets wizards, Will saves against giants, Reflex saves against clerics, etc.</p>Major thing for save-or-suck casters: have things that target each save, and enough knowledge to figure out which save a particular foe is weak in. Fort save targets wizards, Will saves against giants, Reflex saves against clerics, etc.tonyz2018-01-11T23:42:38ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Guards need to guardtonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2utdb?Guards-need-to-guard#142018-01-11T17:50:03Z2018-01-10T21:27:08Z<p>I'd guess that there are many cases where the local town does mass up and go after the threat-of-the-month. </p>
<p>It's up to the GM to provide some reasons why the local authorities want to hire the PCs. "Risking someone else's lives instead of our own" is a good reason in many places. So is "it's a good distance away and we don't want to leave the town unguarded", "we want you to find out how bad the threat is before we call up the militia for half their 40-day/year service", and "none of us are experts in weird monsters"</p>I'd guess that there are many cases where the local town does mass up and go after the threat-of-the-month.
It's up to the GM to provide some reasons why the local authorities want to hire the PCs. "Risking someone else's lives instead of our own" is a good reason in many places. So is "it's a good distance away and we don't want to leave the town unguarded", "we want you to find out how bad the threat is before we call up the militia for half their 40-day/year service", and "none of us are...tonyz2018-01-10T21:27:08ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Path: General Discussion: Help me name a Giantslayer/Second Darkness mashup campaigntonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2utd7?Help-me-name-a-GiantslayerSecond-Darkness#22018-01-09T03:10:21Z2018-01-08T22:21:40Z<p>So sort of like the old G-D-Q series of modules, with the orcs and ogres and giants being manipulated by the drow...</p>
<p>... call it "Against the Darkness"</p>So sort of like the old G-D-Q series of modules, with the orcs and ogres and giants being manipulated by the drow...
... call it "Against the Darkness"tonyz2018-01-08T22:21:40ZRe: Forums: Advice: What constitutes "GM Friendly" adventure/module in your opinion?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2utba?What-constitutes-GM-Friendly-adventuremodule#192018-01-09T00:11:26Z2018-01-08T15:25:52Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Anthony Pacheco 597 wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">tonyz wrote:</div><blockquote><p> <snip>
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RE: Stat blocks</p>
<p>Are you rebuilding statblocks because you don't like the format or because you're modifying the critter/NPC?</p>
<p>And related, are you embarking on module modification because you are providing a very customized experience, or do the modules you use consistently not meet a particular need or even standards? </blockquote><p>I have my own custom statblock formula (everything I need goes in 3-4 lines, except for spells/SLAs), but mostly it's rewriting and adding stuff to match with what my players are doing.
<p>Module modification tends to be "I need more/tougher monsters" because I often have (or had, when I was GMing) a group of 5-7 good optimizers so I needed to rewrite monsters to provide a challenge and/or some additional encounters. Sometimes I had ongoing sideplots that needed to be addressed, and there were always extra encounters to throw in.</p>
<p>Speaking of which, I like modules with some fairly sandboxy elements because I can rewrite or add parts of them to suit. (Kingmaker, I'm looking at you — wonderful to be able to throw out some silly encounters and add sidequests tailored to my players!)</p>Anthony Pacheco 597 wrote:tonyz wrote:
RE: Stat blocksAre you rebuilding statblocks because you don't like the format or because you're modifying the critter/NPC?
And related, are you embarking on module modification because you are providing a very customized experience, or do the modules you use consistently not meet a particular need or even standards?
I have my own custom statblock formula (everything I need goes in 3-4 lines, except for spells/SLAs), but mostly it's rewriting and...tonyz2018-01-08T15:25:52ZRe: Forums: Advice: What constitutes "GM Friendly" adventure/module in your opinion?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2utba?What-constitutes-GM-Friendly-adventuremodule#32018-01-09T00:11:26Z2018-01-07T23:12:30Z<p>Accurate CR is a big problem at higher levels, where players familiar with their characters' abilities and designing well can easily steamroller whole categories of monsters and encounters. "Ease of modification" is a good thing at higher-level design.</p>
<p>Interesting encounters (terrain, purpose, having at least 2-3 solutions to different problems) are good.</p>
<p>Plot cohesion and villain cohesion are good. The GM needs to know what the bad guys are up to so they can figure out what to do when the players go in a different direction, which they inevitably will. These need to be predictable and make some sense. Please, no gaping plot holes.</p>
<p>Consider what happens when the PCs use reasonably common spells to bypass encounters or get information. E.g., "what happens if the PCs dig through the wall or d-door and start the dungeon in a different place?" "What happens if they cast <any one of several of high-level divinations>?"</p>
<p>Interesting tactics and situations are fun — I can put "monster X in room Y" all by myself, but having a combination I hadn't thought of, but that makes sense, is very useful. (It's also a way to help make lower-CR monsters still a viable encounter for the party.)</p>
<p>I accept that I'm going to have to do a decent amount of modification to fit the scene for my players and their goals; make it easy for me to do that modification. I have enough trouble rebuilding statblocks, so do the hard work of making the plot and characters clear and coherent so I don't have to rebuild all of those as well.</p>Accurate CR is a big problem at higher levels, where players familiar with their characters' abilities and designing well can easily steamroller whole categories of monsters and encounters. "Ease of modification" is a good thing at higher-level design.
Interesting encounters (terrain, purpose, having at least 2-3 solutions to different problems) are good.
Plot cohesion and villain cohesion are good. The GM needs to know what the bad guys are up to so they can figure out what to do when the...tonyz2018-01-07T23:12:30ZRe: Forums: Rise of the Runelords: Best places to inject major elements of a secondary plot? [SPOILERS]tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ut7w?Best-places-to-inject-major-elements-of-a#22018-01-09T05:43:29Z2018-01-06T12:05:53Z<p>Fort Rannick would be a good place to add Leng-related content —the weird ship encounter in the forest, for instance. </p>
<p>If you really want to twist the players expectations, Broderick Quink in Sandpoint could be a Leng cultist.</p>
<p>A Denizem of Leng could be at Jorgenfist, selling things to Mokmurian, or consulting with him. Maybe several of them with some additional monsters in support. Maybe even offering to buy or sell things from the players.</p>Fort Rannick would be a good place to add Leng-related content —the weird ship encounter in the forest, for instance.
If you really want to twist the players expectations, Broderick Quink in Sandpoint could be a Leng cultist.
A Denizem of Leng could be at Jorgenfist, selling things to Mokmurian, or consulting with him. Maybe several of them with some additional monsters in support. Maybe even offering to buy or sell things from the players.tonyz2018-01-06T12:05:53ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Dwarves United.Dolores Foehammer (alias of tonyz)https://paizo.com/campaigns/v5748p75honoo/recruiting&page=2#942018-01-05T20:46:01Z2018-01-05T17:52:11Z<p>Life happens. Dwarves have the patience of stone. Family is important. Do what you must.</p>Life happens. Dwarves have the patience of stone. Family is important. Do what you must.Dolores Foehammer (alias of tonyz)2018-01-05T17:52:11ZRe: Forums: Advice: Advice for Level 15 wizard feats Reign of Wintertonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2usx0?Advice-for-Level-15-wizard-feats-Reign-of-Winter#62018-01-01T15:18:13Z2017-12-31T23:03:56Z<p>Quicken Spell, unless you can think of something much better.</p>Quicken Spell, unless you can think of something much better.tonyz2017-12-31T23:03:56ZForums: Advice: 101 minions for a dragontonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2usif?101-minions-for-a-dragon#12017-12-23T04:11:56Z2017-12-21T22:10:34Z<p>Dragons are clever.</p>
<p>Dragons are charismatic.</p>
<p>Dragons can have powerful will-twisting magic.</p>
<p>All of this screams "minions" — so who are the dragon's minions in your campaign? Agents of influence, defenders of the lair, people to make PCs have a horrible time going up against the dragon... add yours to this thread! And are there any twists on the idea?</p>
<p>1. A <i>charmed</i> warrior of great skill and little wits, equipped with the best weapons and armor of those who sought to slay the dragon (i.e., PC-level wealth).</p>
<p>2. A deluded princess. (Twist: she's not deluded, she's trying to sneak into the dragon's good graces to steal something in its hoard.)</p>
<p>3. A outsider who shows up periodically to play chess with the dragon and is also philosophically opposed to one or more of the PCs. (Twist: Or would be simpatico with one or more of the PCs if they weren't out to kill his buddy, maybe he wants to try and mediate.)</p>
<p>4. A bard who is composing songs in honor of the dragon and interviewing him to make sure all the details are right; naturally he'll help the dragon fight so he can get more song material. (Twist: he's also a fanboy of the most famous PC.)</p>
<p>5. An elderly druid who belongs to the Society for the Preservation of Endangered Dragons. (Twist: he's actually there as a matchmaker from another dragon.)</p>Dragons are clever.
Dragons are charismatic.
Dragons can have powerful will-twisting magic.
All of this screams "minions" -- so who are the dragon's minions in your campaign? Agents of influence, defenders of the lair, people to make PCs have a horrible time going up against the dragon... add yours to this thread! And are there any twists on the idea?
1. A charmed warrior of great skill and little wits, equipped with the best weapons and armor of those who sought to slay the dragon (i.e.,...tonyz2017-12-21T22:10:34ZRe: Forums: Rise of the Runelords: Burnt Offerings Clarifications (GM Reference)tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hkfc&page=19?Burnt-Offerings-Clarifications#9212018-03-19T22:48:51Z2017-12-19T03:10:48Z<p>She's obsessed with getting Malfeshnekor free, so I'd say she'd stay. After all, she <i>did</i> win the battle, and she can probably recruit more goblins. She might make a side trip to Magnimar (by boat? by land?) to try and recruit more mercenaries. (Or she might have gained a level from defeating the PCs, it's a pretty impressive encounter after all...)</p>
<p>O and B would certainly be more on guard, and B would probably be out scouting and recruiting more goblins, and keeping the sentries on their toes.</p>She's obsessed with getting Malfeshnekor free, so I'd say she'd stay. After all, she did win the battle, and she can probably recruit more goblins. She might make a side trip to Magnimar (by boat? by land?) to try and recruit more mercenaries. (Or she might have gained a level from defeating the PCs, it's a pretty impressive encounter after all...)
O and B would certainly be more on guard, and B would probably be out scouting and recruiting more goblins, and keeping the sentries on their toes.tonyz2017-12-19T03:10:48ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: N+ 1 Things to Sovereign Glue People Totonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2us3d?N-1-Things-to-Sovereign-Glue-People-To#102017-12-22T15:05:38Z2017-12-14T23:32:32Z<p>17. Each other. There are a lot of interesting options here...</p>17. Each other. There are a lot of interesting options here...tonyz2017-12-14T23:32:32ZRe: Forums: Recruitment: Dwarves DeepDolores Foehammer (alias of tonyz)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DwarvesDeep/recruiting&page=4#1632017-12-13T16:59:01Z2017-12-13T14:21:39Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">pauljathome wrote:</div><blockquote>Not bagpipes? The pipes have always seen very dwarvish to me :-)</blockquote><p>Let's just say that Dolores' one attempt to use bagpipes to provide an aid another to Profession (Erotic Arts) was traumatically unsuccessful.
<p>Besides, you can beat kettledrums fastened to your waist with one hand. You need at least three hands to properly operate dwarven warpipes.</p>pauljathome wrote:Not bagpipes? The pipes have always seen very dwarvish to me :-)
Let's just say that Dolores' one attempt to use bagpipes to provide an aid another to Profession (Erotic Arts) was traumatically unsuccessful. Besides, you can beat kettledrums fastened to your waist with one hand. You need at least three hands to properly operate dwarven warpipes.Dolores Foehammer (alias of tonyz)2017-12-13T14:21:39ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Headband of Vast Intelligencetonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ureu?Headband-of-Vast-Intelligence#102017-12-04T18:21:30Z2017-12-04T16:44:22Z<p>And if the headband grants skill ranks in Linguistics, you get a bonus language for each level (for the skill rank) <i>plus</i> the ranks from your intelligence increase. :)</p>
<p>My headband of Int (Linguistics) looks like a large set of earmuffs with a small fish swimming in the clear plastic globe over each other. The Babblefish and the Babblefish!</p>And if the headband grants skill ranks in Linguistics, you get a bonus language for each level (for the skill rank) plus the ranks from your intelligence increase. :)
My headband of Int (Linguistics) looks like a large set of earmuffs with a small fish swimming in the clear plastic globe over each other. The Babblefish and the Babblefish!tonyz2017-12-04T16:44:22ZRe: Forums: Advice: Skill challenge for Midtermstonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uqtj?Skill-challenge-for-Midterms#22017-11-26T15:16:17Z2017-11-25T19:40:34Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote>Rhetoric and Elocution: Perform: Oratory and what else?</blockquote><p>Diplomacy (make a convincing speech), Bluff (make a speech pretending to be someone else)
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote>Dance (Perform: Dance and what else?</blockquote><p>Acrobatics, possibly Stealth (moving without making noise on the floor)
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote>Intermediate Elven: Linguistics and what else?</blockquote><p>Knowledge (history, local, or arcana)
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote>Literature: no clue</blockquote><p>Knowledge (history or local) or some other knowledge skill depending on the culture
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Linguistics</p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote>History: Knowledge history and what else?</blockquote><p>Knowledge (geography, nobility and royalty)
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote>Style and Attire: Knowledge nobility, Disguise, and what else?</blockquote><p>Bluff (to carry it off perfectly), Craft (weaving), Appraise
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote>Music and Singing: Perform and what else?</blockquote><p>Bluff or Linguistics (particularly if it includes opera), Profession (acting), Profession (musician), Craft (musical instruments), Knowledge (local or history)Quote:Rhetoric and Elocution: Perform: Oratory and what else?
Diplomacy (make a convincing speech), Bluff (make a speech pretending to be someone else) Quote:Dance (Perform: Dance and what else?
Acrobatics, possibly Stealth (moving without making noise on the floor) Quote:Intermediate Elven: Linguistics and what else?
Knowledge (history, local, or arcana) Quote:Literature: no clue
Knowledge (history or local) or some other knowledge skill depending on the culture
Linguistics...tonyz2017-11-25T19:40:34ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: The Sea Owl's Gambit DiscussionStefan Mathur (alias of tonyz)https://paizo.com/campaigns/TheSeaOwlsGambit/discussion#212017-11-23T00:23:56Z2017-11-23T00:21:22Z<p>Oh, and overthinking things? Yes, Stefan is rather vulnerable to that vice, I think :)</p>Oh, and overthinking things? Yes, Stefan is rather vulnerable to that vice, I think :)Stefan Mathur (alias of tonyz)2017-11-23T00:21:22ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: What Lies Beneath - Five Creatures (other than rats) You'll Find in the Sewerstonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uq7a?What-Lies-Beneath-Five-Creatures-Youll-Find#42017-11-16T11:21:09Z2017-11-15T22:14:31Z<p>Otyughs. Nice tentacle reach ability, smart enough to reason with, might be surprising founts of knowledge.</p>
<p>Rat swarms.</p>
<p>Filthy beggars hiding out in the tunnels who might have overheard critical bits of information.</p>
<p>Wererats, with or without rat swarms.</p>Otyughs. Nice tentacle reach ability, smart enough to reason with, might be surprising founts of knowledge.
Rat swarms.
Filthy beggars hiding out in the tunnels who might have overheard critical bits of information.
Wererats, with or without rat swarms.tonyz2017-11-15T22:14:31ZRe: Forums: Curse of the Crimson Throne: PCs investigating the Arkonas too earlytonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2upuk?PCs-investigating-the-Arkonas-too-early#32017-11-19T20:16:50Z2017-11-10T11:22:41Z<p>Balor apologizes for his cousin, who's gotten out of control with this toy brought back on a trading ship from Vudra, recompenses the PCs for their trouble, and promises that Meliya will be on the next ship out so she won't be causing trouble.</p>
<p>Failing that, he throws her under the bus and she runs.</p>
<p>The Arkonas <i>will</i> be prepared for things like that; it probably isn't the first time someone has come close to one of their secrets. They probably have several levels of defensive schemes floating around, too, so there will be backup plans to the backup plans.</p>Balor apologizes for his cousin, who's gotten out of control with this toy brought back on a trading ship from Vudra, recompenses the PCs for their trouble, and promises that Meliya will be on the next ship out so she won't be causing trouble.
Failing that, he throws her under the bus and she runs.
The Arkonas will be prepared for things like that; it probably isn't the first time someone has come close to one of their secrets. They probably have several levels of defensive schemes floating...tonyz2017-11-10T11:22:41ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What are your favorite "dropped" concepts from the 3.5 days?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ul9b&page=2?What-are-your-favorite-dropped-concepts-from#762017-11-10T18:13:57Z2017-11-10T03:26:25Z<p>Hexblades.</p>Hexblades.tonyz2017-11-10T03:26:25ZRe: Forums: Advice: Mobile base for PCstonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2upop?Mobile-base-for-PCs#152017-11-08T17:18:43Z2017-11-08T17:10:13Z<p>I just used <i>Mordenkainan's magnificent mansion</i> as a base. Admittedly, you couldn't leave anything in it, but creating it any time you needed it was very handy.</p>I just used Mordenkainan's magnificent mansion as a base. Admittedly, you couldn't leave anything in it, but creating it any time you needed it was very handy.tonyz2017-11-08T17:10:13ZRe: Forums: Advice: Are bards still relevant? More so, is the vanilla bard?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2upn8?Are-bards-still-relevant-More-so-is-the#72017-11-07T15:23:20Z2017-11-07T15:03:08Z<p>Vanilla bards are very good to play - besides the fact that they're great at buffing and face stuff, they <i>can</i> be useful in combat, though they pretty much need to focus most of their feats and some spell support that way. (I usually build archer bards so I don't have to get into melee, but you can build a bard who can contribute in melee.)</p>Vanilla bards are very good to play - besides the fact that they're great at buffing and face stuff, they can be useful in combat, though they pretty much need to focus most of their feats and some spell support that way. (I usually build archer bards so I don't have to get into melee, but you can build a bard who can contribute in melee.)tonyz2017-11-07T15:03:08ZRe: Forums: Advice: Dilemma about PC deathtonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2upkm?Dilemma-about-PC-death#132017-11-07T02:59:17Z2017-11-06T16:48:14Z<p>Or try and make it so the enemy's victory doesn't mean the PCs' death. Maybe the sorceress needs living minions for some task... captives can be bargained with, or inveigled, or maybe even rescued by someone sneaking into the villain's lair. ;)</p>Or try and make it so the enemy's victory doesn't mean the PCs' death. Maybe the sorceress needs living minions for some task... captives can be bargained with, or inveigled, or maybe even rescued by someone sneaking into the villain's lair. ;)tonyz2017-11-06T16:48:14ZRe: Forums: Advice: Necromancer Gaining Undeadtonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uphd?Necromancer-Gaining-Undead#42017-11-05T21:26:15Z2017-11-05T02:50:48Z<p>Also, the <a href="http://archivesofnethys.com/SpellDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Command%20Undead" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><i>command undead</i></a> spell, which is a 2nd level spell you can get at 3rd level, would let you take control of any undead you meet or arrange to have created.</p>
<p>Clerics are generally better undead-creators than wizards (wizardly necromancy is more focused toward debuffs).</p>Also, the command undead spell, which is a 2nd level spell you can get at 3rd level, would let you take control of any undead you meet or arrange to have created.
Clerics are generally better undead-creators than wizards (wizardly necromancy is more focused toward debuffs).tonyz2017-11-05T02:50:48ZRe: Forums: Advice: What are some good wizard spells to deal with the undead?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2upg6?What-are-some-good-wizard-spells-to-deal-with#52017-11-06T19:23:22Z2017-11-04T09:40:39Z<p>Don’t forget the cantrip, <i>disrupt undead</i>. If you can stay out of reach, keep casting it until they all go away.</p>Don’t forget the cantrip, disrupt undead. If you can stay out of reach, keep casting it until they all go away.tonyz2017-11-04T09:40:39ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Creation of UndeadStefan Mathur (alias of tonyz)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2upe0?Creation-of-Undead#62017-11-03T13:34:34Z2017-11-03T13:19:30Z<p>A 5th level cleric with <i>animate dead</i> and <i>desecrate</i> could raise and then control 20 HD of undead at once, then use <i>command undead</i> (assuming he has the feat) to take/keep control of more. All in addition to his corpse companion, of course.</p>
<p>Control will be the real issue here, though if you're just after shambling mounds it won't be a problem.</p>A 5th level cleric with animate dead and desecrate could raise and then control 20 HD of undead at once, then use command undead (assuming he has the feat) to take/keep control of more. All in addition to his corpse companion, of course.
Control will be the real issue here, though if you're just after shambling mounds it won't be a problem.Stefan Mathur (alias of tonyz)2017-11-03T13:19:30ZRe: Forums: Kingmaker: Thoughts on campaign starting hooktonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2upai?Thoughts-on-campaign-starting-hook#62017-11-03T05:26:47Z2017-11-03T00:34:42Z<p>It's useful to foreshadow the other adventuring parties — it means more when the PCs encounter them later, particularly if they've formed friendships or enmities with them early on.</p>
<p>I'm still not sure what the best way to do it would be, though...</p>It's useful to foreshadow the other adventuring parties -- it means more when the PCs encounter them later, particularly if they've formed friendships or enmities with them early on.
I'm still not sure what the best way to do it would be, though...tonyz2017-11-03T00:34:42ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Evil Worshipers of Good and Neutral Gods?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2un68?Evil-Worshipers-of-Good-and-Neutral-Gods#372017-10-31T00:10:24Z2017-10-30T21:00:19Z<p>Bugs is Lawful Good.
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Daffy Duck, on the other hand, is Chaotic Neutral.</p>Bugs is Lawful Good.
Daffy Duck, on the other hand, is Chaotic Neutral.tonyz2017-10-30T21:00:19ZRe: Forums: Advice: Undead horde tacticstonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uosp?Undead-horde-tactics#132017-10-30T01:31:52Z2017-10-29T23:53:51Z<p>In this case, we have a PC who's trying to figure out how to use the mook horde effectively... mostly, so far, it looks like using them against other mooks, for raids, that sort of thing, might be most effective.</p>In this case, we have a PC who's trying to figure out how to use the mook horde effectively... mostly, so far, it looks like using them against other mooks, for raids, that sort of thing, might be most effective.tonyz2017-10-29T23:53:51ZRe: Forums: Curse of the Crimson Throne: Question about diversity in Curse of the Crimson Thronetonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uovh?Question-about-diversity-in-Curse-of-the#92018-04-22T16:48:13Z2017-10-29T14:56:20Z<p>Korvosa is a port — places with lots of access to travellers and on the border between cultures are usually more diverse, either racially or ideologically, than places far away from roads or rivers or oceans, because it's harder for people to travel there. I'd expect seaports to be more diverse than the hinterland, and trading cities more so than local villages.</p>
<p>Having diversity where it shouldn't be kills suspension of disbelief nearly as bad as not having any at all.</p>Korvosa is a port -- places with lots of access to travellers and on the border between cultures are usually more diverse, either racially or ideologically, than places far away from roads or rivers or oceans, because it's harder for people to travel there. I'd expect seaports to be more diverse than the hinterland, and trading cities more so than local villages.
Having diversity where it shouldn't be kills suspension of disbelief nearly as bad as not having any at all.tonyz2017-10-29T14:56:20ZRe: Forums: Advice: Spells for a fortress Wizard?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2up32?Spells-for-a-fortress-Wizard#32017-10-29T06:49:21Z2017-10-29T03:59:36Z<p><i>Flame arrow</i> or a similar spell to cast on the garrison's ammunition.</p>
<p><i>Unseen servant</i> and <i>mending</i> for regular casting doing maintenance.</p>
<p><i>Dancing lights</i> is great for signalling (different colors in different positions in different combinations can convey a lot of information.)</p>
<p><i>True strike</i> if he's the guy pulling the trigger on the catapult or cannon on the fort walls (it's a really good spell for that, because not only is it +20 to hit but it negates concealment miss chances!) Might be a siege mage archetype if the fort has a lot of artillery.</p>
<p><i>Charm person</i>, <i>detect thoughts</i>, or <i>suggestion</i> for interrogating suspects. Also <i>share language</i> and <i>comprehend language</i>, or even <i>tongues</i> — you never know who might arrive at the fort not knowing any languages.</p>
<p><i>Floating disc</i> for moving heavy stuff around.</p>
<p><i>Expeditious excavation</i> for rapidly digging pit traps and/or clearing the moat.</p>
<p><i>Protection from arrows</i> would be handy to cast on visible defenders.</p>
<p><i>Magic circle against <insert enemy alignment here></i> is always a good buff spell for a group of soldiers.</p>
<p><i>Heroism</i> for a good combat buff.</p>
<p><i>Daylight</i> in case of night attacks, and <i>fireball</i> just to act as defensive artillery.</p>
<p>With <i>enter image</i> he could have pictures of himself all over the fort (or nearby) and quickly gather intelligence about the ongoing situation.</p>
<p><i>Fly</i> to go scouting or send someone after an aerial enemy; <i>beast shape</i> or <i>alter self</i> might be useful similarly.</p>
<p><i>Haste</i> and <i>slow</i> for combat support. </p>
<p><i>Magic weapon</i> and <i>greater magic weapon</i> (if high enough level) to allow the garrison to attack otherwise untouchable things. Also, to cast on siege weapons and/or their ammunition.</p>Flame arrow or a similar spell to cast on the garrison's ammunition.
Unseen servant and mending for regular casting doing maintenance.
Dancing lights is great for signalling (different colors in different positions in different combinations can convey a lot of information.)
True strike if he's the guy pulling the trigger on the catapult or cannon on the fort walls (it's a really good spell for that, because not only is it +20 to hit but it negates concealment miss chances!) Might be a...tonyz2017-10-29T03:59:36ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Silly, Stupid, Fun-on-the-pun characters! What've you got!?tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uonq?Silly-Stupid-Funonthepun-characters-Whatve#492017-11-03T13:24:57Z2017-10-25T11:06:50Z<p>Then there was the awakened dinosaur who rolled a high Intelligence and found a spellbook and a sombrero:</p>
<p>Tyrannosaurus Mex, Arclord of Nex</p>Then there was the awakened dinosaur who rolled a high Intelligence and found a spellbook and a sombrero:
Tyrannosaurus Mex, Arclord of Nextonyz2017-10-25T11:06:50ZRe: Forums: Rise of the Runelords: Quick Rannick Advice [SPOILERS]tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ukrd?Quick-Rannick-Advice-SPOILERS#42017-10-16T19:43:37Z2017-09-02T22:23:42Z<p>One could always add some kind of <i>animate dead</i> effect, maybe with Lucrecia's spell list, and have a lot of zombie ogres waiting for the players when they return.</p>One could always add some kind of animate dead effect, maybe with Lucrecia's spell list, and have a lot of zombie ogres waiting for the players when they return.tonyz2017-09-02T22:23:42ZRe: Forums: Serpent's Skull: NobodysHome's Silly Serpent's Skull Moments [***Spoilers***]tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2s9t0&page=28?NobodysHomes-Silly-Serpents-Skull-Moments#13672017-09-02T04:10:15Z2017-09-01T11:59:31Z<p>Enemies facing high-level archers need to use terrain, tactics, and particularly concealment to their advantage (concealment, cover, sundering quivers and bows...)</p>Enemies facing high-level archers need to use terrain, tactics, and particularly concealment to their advantage (concealment, cover, sundering quivers and bows...)tonyz2017-09-01T11:59:31ZRe: Forums: Advice: Rogue - starting noob questions :)tonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uit5&page=3?Rogue-starting-noob-questions#1422017-08-23T18:59:24Z2017-08-23T18:18:04Z<p>The +10 limit is for the total of all enchantments — you could theoretically have a +1 weapon with nine additional +1-cost enchantments. Note that fixed-cost enchantments (anything that costs +X gold instead of "a +1 bonus" or "a +2 bonus") do not count against this limit.</p>
<p>You could have a +5 shortsword with a +2-bonus and a +3-bonus enchantment, and that would add up to your +10 maximum.</p>The +10 limit is for the total of all enchantments -- you could theoretically have a +1 weapon with nine additional +1-cost enchantments. Note that fixed-cost enchantments (anything that costs +X gold instead of "a +1 bonus" or "a +2 bonus") do not count against this limit.
You could have a +5 shortsword with a +2-bonus and a +3-bonus enchantment, and that would add up to your +10 maximum.tonyz2017-08-23T18:18:04ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: 99 meals of Golariontonyzhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ui58?99-meals-of-Golarion#102020-04-26T08:48:44Z2017-08-08T01:55:51Z<p>12. Varisian Mushroom Casserole, with at least 14 different varieties of mushroom, 11 secret herbs and spices, and cream from three or more domestic animals (one of which is an animal companion or witch's familar), carefully cooked with the right enchantments of taste and nourishment.</p>
<p>Plus dill. Lots of dill.</p>12. Varisian Mushroom Casserole, with at least 14 different varieties of mushroom, 11 secret herbs and spices, and cream from three or more domestic animals (one of which is an animal companion or witch's familar), carefully cooked with the right enchantments of taste and nourishment.
Plus dill. Lots of dill.tonyz2017-08-08T01:55:51ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: DMDM's Strange Aeons: Gameplay ThreadYordan Patar (alias of tonyz)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMDMsStrangeAeons/gameplay&page=41#20492017-08-09T20:15:28Z2017-08-07T16:44:13Z<p><b>"I think it's our jailer,"</b> Yordan says. <b>"It isn't chasing us, so it doesn't want to kill us. I think it just wants us to stay in here and <i>suffer</i> for ... whatever it was we did."</b></p>"I think it's our jailer," Yordan says. "It isn't chasing us, so it doesn't want to kill us. I think it just wants us to stay in here and suffer for ... whatever it was we did."Yordan Patar (alias of tonyz)2017-08-07T16:44:13Z