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Happy Belated Birthday, Lynora! And Happy Un-Birthday too!
Edit: Nekkid birthday greetings? Oh my!
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Beer was the dumbest reason for refraining from living as hunter-gatherers and starting a settled farming civilization...I went through my teens convinced that beer was a terrible practical joke played on everyone by aliens; who would willingly drink that stuff?If it helps, I think all beer tastes terrible.I've never drank it so I can't vouch for the taste, but I'll say that all beer smells terrible, which does not bode well for taste.
Gasp!
Then my German professor gave me German beer, and I could actually see drinking it for the taste. A few months later, traveling in England, a Londoner bought me a pint of draft Guinness from a London pub. Divine!Urgh... Guinness... Blergh.
{coldly:} I don't know you. {turns her back}
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Yay for getting the stitches removed from my head!
awww....I wanted to see....
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Beer was the dumbest reason for refraining from living as hunter-gatherers and starting a settled farming civilization...I went through my teens convinced that beer was a terrible practical joke played on everyone by aliens; who would willingly drink that stuff?If it helps, I think all beer tastes terrible.I've never drank it so I can't vouch for the taste, but I'll say that all beer smells terrible, which does not bode well for taste.Gasp!
{coldly:} I don't know you. {turns her back}Then my German professor gave me German beer, and I could actually see drinking it for the taste. A few months later, traveling in England, a Londoner bought me a pint of draft Guinness from a London pub. Divine!Urgh... Guinness... Blergh.
so, guiness will be served at the reception, then?
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Happy Belated Birthday, Lynora! And Happy Un-Birthday too!
Edit: Nekkid birthday greetings? Oh my!
now that's my kind of birthday greeting.
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Neither my critter (picklebug) nor my archetypes were picked for Wayfinder either. Not sure they'll be any use (or any interest) to you, Yesterday (or anyone else), but here the archetypes are: the mindkiller and mind assassin (scroll down past the vishkanya stuff).And here's the picklebug.THESE ARE AWESOME!
Thank you. :)
Can I put this on the blog? :)
Ordinarily, yes, and that would be very generous of you, but... I put the picklebug on a hook and dangled it in front of a couple 3PPs. If they don't bite, I'll HTML the picklebug up and you're welcome to post 'em (assuming you'd want thrice rejected leftovers).
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It's a big step.
Certainly discuss it with your wife first.
We have. Repeatedly. It's not something the state let's you enter lightly.
She thinks I'm just having cold feet at this point.
I don't think she quite understands the depth of how stressed I've been.
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I've been considering cancelling a lot lately. I'm pretty stressed out from work, buying a PoS lemon car, and three infections in two weeks.
I don't know if I can handle the stress of a kid with issues on top of that.
It's been a long road to get this far, with 9 weeks of classes and paperwork like you wouldn't believe, but I figure it's better to cancel now than find out it's too much for me and have a poor kid bounced to another location along the way. Each placement is supposed to be worse for their sense of security, etc.
I'm just concerned the stress will be too much when you add it to the pile.
its...not easy. This may not be the best time,truth be told. But only you can be the judge of that. If so, DO NOT beat yourself up. It's a major life event and something that, unlike most, you can put off for a few moments. Take the addition to your family on only when you can make it seem like a home, and not a layover.
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In Minecraft, Tiny T-Rex has built a tower with a diamond block crest that goes as far up as he could build it.
It has no stairs or ladders.
What he does is fly to the top of the tower, hatches something, then he pushes it off the edge, where it falls to it's death.
I call it The Tower of Kavor
Happy Belated Birthday, Lynora! And Happy Un-Birthday too!
Edit: Nekkid birthday greetings? Oh my!
Of course. When celebrating someone's birthday, you should ALL be in your birthday suits, right?
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Neither my critter (picklebug) nor my archetypes were picked for Wayfinder either. Not sure they'll be any use (or any interest) to you, Yesterday (or anyone else), but here the archetypes are: the mindkiller and mind assassin (scroll down past the vishkanya stuff).And here's the picklebug.THESE ARE AWESOME!Thank you. :)
Can I put this on the blog? :)Ordinarily, yes, and that would be very generous of you, but... I put the picklebug on a hook and dangled it in front of a couple 3PPs. If they don't bite, I'll HTML the picklebug up and you're welcome to post 'em (assuming you'd want thrice rejected leftovers).
Cool. I'd be really happy if I didn't end up posting it.
Otherwise, a single-digit number of other people will get to see it. ;)
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Ready Player One narrated by Wil Wheaton has made my long commute much more enjoyable. I'll be sorry when the book is finished. Currently on chapter 14.I received this book as a CHristmas present from my (not so) little brother. I am currently enjoying it.\having only recently discovered the joys of audiobooks, I cannot wait to try Wil Wheaton reading this one! Sounds great!
PS- as a graduate of HS in the 80's this book has been bringing back memories I hadn't even realized I had! :)
(Or had forgotten) ;P
Same here. I can't tell if I love the story for the nostalgia factor or the story itself. In the end, I guess it doesn't matter. I'm gonna enjoy it for whatever reason.
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Quick update on me since aeglos asked.
1) I'm doing fine.
2) GenCon 2016 badges purchased and hotel procured. Indy here I come.
3) I've traded insane work hours for insane travel. Just returned from 10 days in China. That was fun, educational, and tiring.
4) Fortunately, we are in a hiring mode at work so I've gotten some help which has given me a little more time. Therefore, more time to post!
Good to be back.
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I want spring.
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Good to see you Tordek, in a fashion. :-)
10 days in China sounds crazy, but in a fun exhausting way.
Did you get to site see.
Or try the local food, my brother's ex-wife hailed from China, she told me some of the crazy s&#$ you can find in street markets there. :-)
Two things:
- 1) I think our search engine no longer functions for FAWTL, as this is the post that comes up for me as "newest" when I do a post search.
- 2) I tried several times last night, but it wouldn't let me post*, and I don't know if I did (as the search isn't working), so: Happy Birthday lynora! (Belated, if I haven't already told you, or repeated, if I have.)
* No, seriously, it would not let me post "Happy Birthday!" - for the record, Syssil had just wished you "Happy Birthday, lynora!" (or something very similar) when I first started, and no matter what little changes, I simply couldn't post it. I don't recall if I ever succeeded, or just forgot and eventually went to sleep. Could be related to my phone? I 'unno. :)
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Are you saying FaWtL has outgrown the rules of Paizo.
Or, in other words, that FaWtL has ascended to mythic status.
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I think there's a repeated post filter to prevent duplicate postings. You may have run afoul of that. Change the wording more significantly.
I think this was an anti-mining device. "Mine!"
I think there's a repeated post filter to prevent duplicate postings. You may have run afoul of that. Change the wording more significantly.
** spoiler omitted **
I tried a couple of permutations, but it was late, I was tired, and I definitely had different wording than Sissyl. Ah, well. That's still a good thing to be aware of! Thanks!
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Thanks for birthday wishes, guys. :)
It was a good birthday. Fondue feast was delicious, and I got two Lego architecture sets. Which I promptly put together. I love those things. Although the Trevi fountain model was evil. Wobbly base makes assembly very difficult. But it looks cool now that it's done. :)
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Awesome! Those sets look frustrating (but very, very fun), which one other then Trevi Fountain did you get.
Have you seen the new city skyline variations they're doing with those.
Why, yes, Lego is my primary dept I'm in charge of. :-)
Edit: And board games, I know entirely too much about board games.
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Quick update on me since aeglos asked.
1) I'm doing fine.
2) GenCon 2016 badges purchased and hotel procured. Indy here I come.
3) I've traded insane work hours for insane travel. Just returned from 10 days in China. That was fun, educational, and tiring.
4) Fortunately, we are in a hiring mode at work so I've gotten some help which has given me a little more time. Therefore, more time to post!Good to be back.
Do you still run your own consulting practice?
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Had our first home visit for becoming foster parents yesterday. Final visit in two weeks. License a few weeks after that.
Nervous.
Good luck!
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Awesome! Those sets look frustrating (but very, very fun), which one other then Trevi Fountain did you get.
Have you seen the new city skyline variations they're doing with those.
Why, yes, Lego is my primary dept I'm in charge of. :-)
Edit: And board games, I know entirely too much about board games.
The other one I got was Venice, which was a very easy set to assemble. I got the Eiffel Tower for Christmas and loved putting that one together, which is why I asked for more sets for my birthday. :)
I haven't seen the city skyline variations, but I am intrigued. I love Legos and was so disappointed when the kidlet got old enough to no longer need help assembling the complicated sets. So now I have my own. :)| 3 people marked this as a favorite. |
Quick update on me since aeglos asked.
1) I'm doing fine.
2) GenCon 2016 badges purchased and hotel procured. Indy here I come.
3) I've traded insane work hours for insane travel. Just returned from 10 days in China. That was fun, educational, and tiring.
4) Fortunately, we are in a hiring mode at work so I've gotten some help which has given me a little more time. Therefore, more time to post!Good to be back.
I'll see you at GenCon, assuming you play some PFS again. We'll have to get together for lunch or dinner otherwise. :)
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Captain Yesterday messes with making characters on Herolabs using Occult Adventures, feel free to use or take, rolled stats, 26 point equivalent.
Male dwarf geokineticist 1 (Pathfinder RPG Occult Adventures 10)
N Medium humanoid (dwarf)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +5
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Defense
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AC 14, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 12 (1d8+4)
Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +1; +2 vs. poison, spells, and spell-like abilities
Defensive Abilities defensive training
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee club +2 (1d6+2) or
unarmed strike +2 (1d3+2)
Special Attacks hatred, kinetic blast
Kineticist Wild Talents Known
Defense—flesh of stone
Infusions—kinetic fist
Blasts—earth blast (1d6+4)
Utility—basic geokinesis
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 14 (18 vs. bull rush, 18 vs. trip)
Feats Improved Unarmed Strike
Skills Acrobatics +6 (+2 to jump), Appraise +2 (+4 to assess nonmagical metals or gemstones), Climb +6, Craft (weapons) +6, Perception +5 (+7 to notice unusual stonework), Stealth +6, Use Magic Device +4; Racial Modifiers +2 Appraise to assess nonmagical metals or gemstones, +2 Perception to notice unusual stonework
Languages Common, Dwarven, Orc, Terran
SQ burn (1 point/round, max 6), gather power, manifestation points, ability scores
Other Gear lamellar cuirass[UC], club, artisan's tools, backpack, belt pouch, blanket[APG], coffee pot[UE], dwarven trail rations[UE] (7), mead (per gallon)[UE], torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 53 gp
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Special Abilities
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Burn 1/round (1 nonlethal/burn, 6/day) Burn HP to gain greater effects on your wild talents.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Defensive Training +4 Gain a dodge bonus to AC vs. monsters of the Giant subtype.
Earth Blast (Sp) Level 0; Burn 0
Gather Power (Su) Move: reduce the burn cost of a blast by 1 or Full-round: reduce the burn cost of a blast by 2
Greed +2 to Appraise to determine price of nonmagic goods with precious metals or gemstones.
Hatred +1 Gain a racial bonus to attacks vs. Goblinoids/Orcs.
Improved Unarmed Strike Unarmed strikes don't cause attacks of opportunity, and can be lethal.
Kinetic Blast (Sp) The kineticist can unleash her kinetic blast at a range of 30 feet at will.
Kinetic Fist (1d6 blast damage) Your natural and unarmed attacks do extra damage.
Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 13/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MP. A combatant who draws any numb
Stonecunning +2 +2 bonus to Perception vs. unusual stonework. Free check within 10 feet.
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Tammy, 1st level.
Female halfling psychic 1 (Pathfinder RPG Occult Adventures 60)
CE Small humanoid (halfling)
Init +3; Senses Perception +7
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Defense
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AC 14, touch 14, flat-footed 11 (+3 Dex, +1 size)
hp 8 (1d6+2)
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +4; +2 vs. fear
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Offense
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Speed 20 ft.
Melee dagger +0 (1d3-1/19-20) or
sickle +0 (1d4-1)
Ranged sling +4 (1d3-1)
Special Attacks painful reminder (1d6, 6/day), phrenic amplification (overpowering mind[OA]), phrenic pool (5 points)
Psychic Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +4)
1st (4/day)—ear-piercing scream[UM] (DC 14), magic missile, persuasive goad[UM] (DC 14)
0 (at will)—bleed (DC 13), haunted fey aspect[UC], mage hand, read magic
Psychic Discipline Pain
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Statistics
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Str 9, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 17
Base Atk +0; CMB -2; CMD 11
Feats Expanded Phrenic Pool[OA]
Skills Acrobatics +3 (-1 to jump), Bluff +9, Intimidate +7, Knowledge (planes) +7, Perception +7, Spellcraft +7; Racial Modifiers +2 Bluff, +2 Perception
Languages Abyssal, Common, Gnome, Goblin, Halfling
SQ manifestation points, ability scores, power from pain (maximum 1), read aura (perception)
Other Gear dagger (4), sickle, sling, absinthe (per bottle)[UE], backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, ink, inkpen, journal[UE], prismatic crystal[OA], torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 2 gp, 9 sp
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Special Abilities
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Fearless +2 racial bonus on all saving throws against fear. This bonus stacks with the bonus granted by halfling luck.
Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 16/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MP. A combatant who draws any numb
Overpowering Mind (Ex) 2 pool: increase Will save DC of linked mind-affecting spell by +1.
Painful Reminder 1d6 (6/day) (Su) Swift action: deal nonlethal damage to enemy you damaged with spell on prev or this turn.
Phrenic Pool (5/day) (Su) Pool of points you can use to modify psychic spells as they're cast.
Power From Pain (1/day) (Su) Regain 1 pool when painful reminder does at least 5 damage.
Read Aura (Perception, 1/day) Read the psychic impressions left on objects or in places.
I kind of want to switch my major to elementary education so I can be a gigantic b!!+! to a room full of little kids all day.
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That's not really what kids need. >:-/
My mom certainly disagrees. Her favorite among all my teachers was the middle school teacher who'd send me to on campus suspension for the day every time I asked an irrelevent question or spoke out of turn or said something not appropriate to the task at hand (I have Aspergers and ADHD. I failed that class because I was never allowed to be in class.).
Now, personally, I'm not going to do that. I'm just going to say really mocking, sarcastic, and belittling things to them whenever they ask or answer a question while failing to ever actually reinforce any useful knowledge at all. And I'll never actually answer their questions, just talk down to them. And I'll assign textbook reading like it was a college course. And invest in a dunce cap. I might not even bother to show up sober. And then at the end of the course I'll just give everyone a B because I never really cared anyway.
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My mom certainly disagrees. Her favorite among all my teachers was the middle school teacher who'd send me to on campus suspension for the day every time I asked an irrelevent question or spoke out of turn or said something not appropriate to the task at hand (I have Aspergers and ADHD. I failed that class because I was never allowed to be in class.).
Now, personally, I'm not going to do that. I'm just going to say really mocking, sarcastic, and belittling things to them whenever they ask or answer a question while failing to ever actually reinforce any useful knowledge at all. And I'll never actually answer their questions, just talk down to them. And I'll assign textbook reading like it was a college course. And invest in a dunce cap. I might not even bother to show up sober. And then at the end of the course I'll just give everyone a B because I never really cared anyway.
Sounds like I need you to co-GM my kids' game...
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Okay, try not to get a job in Madison then, pretty positive we don't need that kind of teacher.
No offense and all, it's just my dad is a retired social worker/special ed. teacher, and my daughter had awful experiences with a succession of terrible substitute teachers after her primary teacher passed away from cancer a month into kindergarten.
So, i might be a little biased against such statements, but to each their own. :-)
Okay, try not to get a job in Madison then, pretty positive we don't need that kind of teacher.
No offense and all, it's just my dad is a retired social worker/special ed. teacher, and my daughter had awful experiences with a succession of terrible substitute teachers after her primary teacher passed away from cancer a month into kindergarten.
Eh. Miserable, jaded teachers who hate their jobs build your kids' character.
I'll probably just move to the inner city. I'd fit right in.
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Don't you dare tell me what is good for building my child's character.
edit: i'm pretty sure not letting her go to the bathroom and not calling us when she fractured her arm is not good for anyone's character.
thank you.
edit: now i'm angry and must smurf to calm down.
edit: that does actually help a little.
Now they just need to throw in a couple zero tolerance reactions to regular kid behavior and some testing anxiety, and you'll be all set.
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She had that to, i'm really not comfortable going down this line, if you wouldn't mind pushing someone else's buttons for a while, that would be great.
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Rosita:
My mom certainly disagrees. Her favorite among all my teachers was the middle school teacher who'd send me to on campus suspension for the day every time I asked an irrelevent question or spoke out of turn or said something not appropriate to the task at hand (I have Aspergers and ADHD. I failed that class because I was never allowed to be in class.).
That sounds awful. I don't mean that in a patronizing way either. No kid needs to receive those kind of crappy messages about their worth, especially not from people they look up to, like parents and teachers. Those wrong messages sink in, sink in deep, and take a long time to dig out/route around mentally.
Now, personally, I'm not going to do that. I'm just going to say really mocking, sarcastic, and belittling things to them whenever they ask or answer a question while failing to ever actually reinforce any useful knowledge at all. And I'll never actually answer their questions, just talk down to them. And I'll assign textbook reading like it was a college course. And invest in a dunce cap. I might not even bother to show up sober. And then at the end of the course I'll just give everyone a B because I never really cared anyway.
Eh. Miserable, jaded teachers who hate their jobs build your kids' character.
My sarcasm meter doesn't work, so I can't tell if your serious or not. Abuse is not character building. Undermining kids self-esteem is not character building.
And frankly, coming what you've said above it, it sounds like abuse because the hypothetical actions as teacher you've given would be repeating the cycle. Kids who were abused didn't deserve it: not you, and not them.
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And just so everyone doesn't think i only make dwarves and halflings, my character for Hell's Rebels, my highest ability rolls ever i think. equivalent of 42 point buy, still not as high as Pea Bear's 64 point buy Android for Iron Gods (who i call "64 Bit Anne)
Male elf medium 1 (Pathfinder RPG Occult Adventures 30)
CG Medium humanoid (elf)
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +7
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Defense
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AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10 (+3 Dex)
hp 11 (1d8+3)
Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +2; +1 trait bonus vs. illusion effects, +2 vs. enchantments
Immune sleep
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee rapier +4 (1d6+4/18-20)
Special Attacks spirit (Champion, 1 influence)
Medium Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +5)
0 (at will)—detect magic, read magic
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Str 13, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 18
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 14
Feats Weapon Finesse
Traits fencer, pattern speaker
Skills Bluff +8, Climb +2, Diplomacy +8, Knowledge (arcana) +7, Knowledge (planes) +7, Knowledge (religion) +7, Perception +7, Survival +0 (+2 to avoid becoming lost when using this), Swim +2, Use Magic Device +8; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception, +2 Spellcraft to identify magic item properties
Languages Common, Elven, Gnome, Orc, Sylvan
SQ champion's prowess (aldori dueling sword), channeled spirit (champion), elven magic, hypnotism (diplomacy), manifestation points, ability scores, phrenology (knowledge [arcana]), read aura (perception), spirit bonus (+1 on attack rolls, non-spell damage rolls, Strength checks, Strength-based skill checks, and Fortitude saves), spirit surge +1d6
Other Gear studded leather, rapier, absinthe (per bottle)[UE], automatic writing planchette[OA], buttons (0.1 lb), candle (10), candlestick[UE] (10), compass[APG], conditioning oil for leather (0.4 lb), file, small (0.1 lb), holly and mistletoe, incense (oa)[OA] (10), leather paring knife (0.5 lb), leather straps (0.4 lb), metal polish (0.3 lb), scholar's outfit, sewing needle, soft cloth (0.1 lb) (2), spell component pouch, wooden holy symbol of desna, 70 gp
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Special Abilities
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Champion's Prowess (Aldori dueling sword) (Su) Gain proficiencies in martial weapons and one exotic weapon.
Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects.
Elven Magic +2 to spellcraft checks to determine the properties of a magic item.
Hypnotism (Diplomacy, 1/day) Use power of suggestion to alter subject's mind or recover memories.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 15/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MP. A combatant who draws any numb
Phrenology (Knowledge [Arcana], 1/day) Examine a creature's skull to learn it's psychological attributes.
Read Aura (Perception, 1/day) Read the psychic impressions left on objects or in places.
Spirit (Su) A medium serves as a vessel to channel spirits—astral echoes of powerful souls from ages past that live on in myth and legend. Each day, a medium can channel a spirit through a ritual known as a seance. Seances take 1 hour to perform and require th
Spirit Bonus +1 (Su) Gain a bonus based on the type of spirit you host.
Spirit Surge +1d6 (1/round) (Su) Add a die to a failed check modified by spirit bonus, which can change it to success.
Just used Champion as the default spirit, i'll probably actually cycle between that and Archmage, Marshal, and Trickster.
Twas also thinking about actually multi-classing into Bard (Investigator) as a primary class, we'll see how Medium goes the first few levels.
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Most of my teachers were pretty good... except for three of them.
- The worst one was a sexist who subtracted a full letter grade from all his female students. And treated us like dirt. I learned two things in his class: that no one in the system actually cares if you are mistreated and that my mom for all her faults was like a tornado ripping her way through red tape and bureaucrats like a tornado through flimsy buildings on my behalf.
- There was also one old guy who droned on in a monotone using a script he wrote 30 years ago... It was SO hard to stay awake in that class. I didn't learn anything in his class...
- The last was a mean woman who hit me with a metal ruler every time I failed to pay attention in class. I did learn to write poetry in her class. I even won an award for poetry so she did at least teach me even if it hurt.
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The General's character for Hell's Rebels, formerly "not a pirate, but a legitimate business woman, that helps herself get what she wants, by helping others get what they want (disclaimer! they might not always get what they want)" she may push the boundaries of chaotic good, when she gets touch treatment, she will administer it, by slapping them, in the face if possible.
Like Pea Bear, the General has ridiculous luck rolling abilities, 40 point buy*
Female elf mesmerist 1 (Pathfinder RPG Occult Adventures 38)
CG Medium humanoid (elf)
Init +3; Senses low-light vision; Perception +8
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AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 10 (+3 Dex)
hp 10 (1d8+2)
Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +4; +2 vs. enchantments
Immune sleep
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +3 (1d4+1/19-20) or
rapier +3 (1d6+1/18-20) or
sword cane +3 (1d6+1)
Special Attacks hypnotic stare (-2), mesmerist tricks 4/day (levitation buffer), painful stare (+1)
Mesmerist Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +4)
1st (2/day)—grease, hideous laughter (DC 14)
0 (at will)—detect magic, haunted fey aspect[UC], prestidigitation, read magic
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Str 12, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 17
Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 14
Feats Weapon Finesse
Traits deft dodger, natural born leader
Skills Appraise +6, Bluff +4, Diplomacy +7 (+9 to use the hypnotism skill unlock), Disguise +7, Intimidate +7, Perception +8, Sense Motive +6, Spellcraft +6 (+8 to identify magic item properties), Stealth +7, Use Magic Device +7; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception, +2 Spellcraft to identify magic item properties
Languages Common, Elven, Gnome, Sylvan
SQ consummate liar +1, elven magic, hypnotism (diplomacy), manifestation points, ability scores, prognostication (sense motive), psychometry (appraise), read aura (perception)
Other Gear dagger (4), rapier, sword cane[APG], backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, entertainer's outfit, flint and steel, hypnotist's locket[OA], ink, inkpen, pot, stationery[UE], torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 42 gp
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Special Abilities
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Consummate Liar +1 Counts as Combat Expertise for some feats.
Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects.
Elven Magic +2 to spellcraft checks to determine the properties of a magic item.
Hypnotic Stare (-2, 30 feet) (Su) As swift action, target creature takes penalty on Will saves.
Hypnotism (Diplomacy, 1/day) Use power of suggestion to alter subject's mind or recover memories.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in dim light, distinguishing color and detail.
Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 16/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MP. A combatant who draws any numb
Mesmerist Tricks (110 feet, 4/day) (Su) Implant hypnotic bond with allies. granting edge vs. foes.
Painful Stare (+1) (Su) 1/round, target of hyp. stare takes extra damage from attack.
Prognostication (Sense Motive, 1/day) You are skilled in means of folk divination.
Psychometry (Appraise, 1/day) Read the psychic impressions left on objects or in places.
Read Aura (Perception, 1/day) Read the psychic impressions left on objects or in places.
*our method is, 4d6, drop the lowest one, six rolls, if you get under the equivalent of 20 points, reroll.
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Rosita:
Despite what I said, I don't mean you any ill will. In fact, I wish you the best. It sounds like you've gone through hell as a kid, and if no one has told you yet: you didn't deserve that, and I'm sorry you went through it.
You didn't deserve that.
Really. You didn't deserve that.
If I was harsh on you, it's because I don't want to see you repeating the cycle of what was done to you. You are a good person, and I'm not sure you could forgive yourself if you did something similar. These thoughts get in our heads--our minds are permanently re-shaped--by these awful things we experience as kids. Having these thoughts doesn't make you a bad person; it's the scar tissue we're stuck with, some faulty neural wiring we have to learn to route around.
Do you have someone you can talk to? Sometimes, it helps to just air these things out, to vent them so they don't stagnate and fester. The listener doesn't have to have any solutions or fixes, but just having someone honestly listen and acknowledging your experiences can help.
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My mom certainly disagrees. Her favorite among all my teachers was the middle school teacher who'd send me to on campus suspension for the day every time I asked an irrelevent question or spoke out of turn or said something not appropriate to the task at hand (I have Aspergers and ADHD. I failed that class because I was never allowed to be in class.).That sounds awful. I don't mean that in a patronizing way either. No kid needs to receive those kind of crappy messages about their worth, especially not from people they look up to, like parents and teachers. Those wrong messages sink in, sink in deep, and take a long time to dig out/route around mentally.
I can't disagree with that. A lot of my adult development has been realizing that my parents could not handle an autistic child, and were teaching me not to be self confident or independent. We're talking "You are to come straight home from school every day, and you are to stay home and not leave without a parent present. Even though you are 17." level stuff. Oh, and whenever I failed at something (Like cooking a meal or riding a kick scooter), my mother would tell me I obviously have no ability to do that thing and forbid me from doing it again (I overcooked one pasta dish at 14, and she was using that as justification for why I couldn't cook anything at all when I was 16). And we haven't even got to the paranoia, racism, gender policing, and borderline physical abuse yet.
And all of that pales in comparison to what my maternal grandmother did to my mother when she was growing up. I'm not even mad at my mother anymore. I think she was a broken person trying her best and messing it up because she didn't know how to be a good mom because she was raised by a violent drunken drug addict who only had her because abortion was illegal and her mother would have never allowed her to give a child up for adoption. Throw on Aspergers, and my mother had no idea what she was doing. At least she tried not to be a horrible person, unlike some other mothers in this family.
My sarcasm meter doesn't work, so I can't tell if your serious or not. Abuse is not character building. Undermining kids self-esteem is not character building.
And frankly, coming what you've said above it, it sounds like abuse because the hypothetical actions as teacher you've given would be repeating the cycle. Kids who were abused didn't deserve it: not you, and not them.
I was peddling black humor and sarcasm from the moment I proposed becoming a teacher solely to be cruel to children. I have no intention to give up urban planning for teaching, and if I did, I'd at least try not to be a raging b~&~#.
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I liked almost all of my teachers, save for my 4th grade teacher who is responsible for my hatred of math.
Will never forgive the multiplication table for existing, or the school system for throwing out everything I learned about multiplication in 3rd grade ahead of schedule(which resembles what's being done in kumon and those other weird advanced placement extra curricular fancy-schamncy semi-schools with their focus on concepts, as well as a bit of the common core thing people seem to be complaining about today).
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i apologize for getting worked up then, you're cool beans Rosita.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. :-)
Are you ok?
Despite what I said, I don't mean you any ill will. In fact, I wish you the best. It sounds like you've gone through hell as a kid, and if no one has told you yet: you didn't deserve that, and I'm sorry you went through it.
You didn't deserve that.
Really. You didn't deserve that.
Thanks. I have been told that (when I lived with my paternal grandmother, she'd tell me that every time the subject came up). It's just, like you say, not something that you ever get rid of.
If I was harsh on you, it's because I don't want to see you repeating the cycle of what was done to you. You are a good person, and I'm not sure you could forgive yourself if you did something similar. These thoughts get in our heads--our minds are permanently re-shaped--by these awful things we experience as kids. Having these thoughts doesn't make you a bad person; it's the scar tissue we're stuck with, some faulty neural wiring we have to learn to route around.
I know what you mean. At a logical level, I know hitting a child does a lot more harm than good, and I know it didn't teach me anything. On an emotional level, I typically don't agree with it. I still have those days where I see a kid doing something and wonder why the parent isn't dishing out a well deserved ass whupping, even though I've told myself over and over that ass whuppings don't work and are a form of abuse. Yet sometimes I find myself viscerally defending the practice online, usually when I'm in a bad mood. I know it's wrong, but sometimes I just get that visceral "WE MUST SOLVE EVERYTHING WITH VIOLENCE AND ULTIMATUMS AND DRACONIAN PUNISHMENTS" mood, and it all goes downhill. It makes me wonder if I should refrain from ever adopting kids, even though I want to someday.
Yea, I know exactly what you're talking about.
Do you have someone you can talk to? Sometimes, it helps to just air these things out, to vent them so they don't stagnate and fester. The listener doesn't have to have any solutions or fixes, but just having someone honestly listen and acknowledging your experiences can help.
There's always university counseling services, but I've never really felt the need.
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I liked almost all of my teachers, save for my 4th grade teacher who is responsible for my hatred of math.
Will never forgive the multiplication table for existing, or the school system for throwing out everything I learned about multiplication in 3rd grade ahead of schedule(which resembles what's being done in kumon and those other weird advanced placement extra curricular fancy-schamncy semi-schools with their focus on concepts, as well as a bit of the common core thing people seem to be complaining about today).
I tried to do long multiplication in my navigation lecture today. I couldn't. It's been so long I no longer remember how. And forget about long division.
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A Changeling Spiritualist, sticking it to tired tropes, and ex-boyfriends.
Female changeling spiritualist 1 (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 4 29, Pathfinder RPG Occult Adventures 72)
NE Medium humanoid (changeling)
Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +1
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Defense
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AC 14, touch 10, flat-footed 14 (+3 armor, +1 natural)
hp 11 (1d8+3)
Fort +4, Ref +0, Will +3; +4 bonus vs. mind-affecting
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee kukri +2 (1d4+2/18-20) or
2 claws +2 (1d4+2)
Spiritualist Spells Known (CL 1st; concentration +2)
1st (2/day)—cure light wounds, inflict light wounds (DC 12)
0 (at will)—detect magic, grave words[OA], read magic, stabilize
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Statistics
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Str 15, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 17
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 12
Feats Blind-fight, Skill Focus (Intimidate), Skill Focus (Survival)
Traits killer
Skills Bluff +7 (+9 vs. creatures sexually attracted to her), Heal +5, Intimidate +10, Knowledge (local) +4, Survival +4; Racial Modifiers +2 Bluff vs. creatures sexually attracted to her
Languages Common, Orc
SQ etheric tether, faith healing (heal), manifestation points, ability scores, phantom (Figueroa, anger), shared consciousness
Combat Gear ectoplasmic residue[OA], magnetized paper[OA]; Other Gear studded leather, kukri, backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, censer[OA], flint and steel, incense (oa)[OA] (10), pot, torch (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 17 gp
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Special Abilities
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Blind-Fight Re-roll misses because of concealment, other benefits.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Etheric Tether (Su) Lose hp to prevent dam to phantom that would banish it to ethereal. Phantom must remain close when manifested or concentration required.
Faith Healing (Heal, 1/day) Temporarily suspend or remove curses, diseases, and ability damage.
Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 14/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MP. A combatant who draws any numb
Phantom (Shared Consciousness) Phantom can manifest as a separate creature or provide bonuses while sharing your mind.
Shared Consciousness (1/day) (Su) Gain skill focuses and +4 vs. mind-affecting when not manifesting a phantom.
Her phantom, her former lover Figueroa, she did not like it when he tried to leave, nope not at all.
Figueroa
Phantom (Pathfinder RPG Occult Adventures)
NE Medium outsider (phantom)
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4
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Defense
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AC 13, touch 11, flat-footed 12 (+1 Dex, +2 natural)
hp 11 (1d10+1)
Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +2
DR 5/slashing
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Melee 2 slams +3 (1d8+2)
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Statistics
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Str 14, Dex 12, Con 13, Int 7, Wis 10, Cha 13
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 14
Feats Cleave, Power Attack
Skills Bluff +5, Diplomacy +5, Intimidate +5, Perception +4, Sense Motive +4, Survival +4
Languages Common
SQ ectoplasmic phase lurch, manifestation points, ability scores
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Special Abilities
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Cleave If you hit a foe, attack an adjacent target at the same attack bonus but take -2 AC.
Damage Reduction (5/slashing) You have Damage Reduction against all except Slashing attacks.
Darkvision (60 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white only).
Ectoplasmic Phase Lurch (Su) Bypass solid obstacles (but not creatures) at half speed, must end turn in clear space.
Manifestation Points, Ability Scores ([none], 11/psychic duel) Every combatant begins a psychic duel with a pool of MP equal to the combatant’s HD + the average of her Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. As a free action, a combatant can draw from this pool to generate MP. A combatant who draws any numb
Power Attack -1/+2 You can subtract from your attack roll to add to your damage.