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Set, Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 12:01 AM

Gnomes are weaksauce, and Pathfinder is going to fail for including them, instead of, like any sane person, getting rid of them like 4E did.**

Iconic X is lame and indicative of how little Jason Buhlman understands 'how things work' and how much the game would have been better if only he'd listened to my very important playtest feedback, because said Iconic would be completely helpless in the face of something that his/her class was never designed to deal with anyway, and I could blow him/her away with the following selections of spells, feats, items and fuzzy rules interpretations culled from sixteen different books, some of which have been reprinted (but I am using the 'pre-nerf' versions of), that nobody in their right mind ever have prepared, since the character would be useless in any other situation, ever (and not have been able to survive to the level necessary to achieve this overclocked and overspecialized combination), but always shows up in my arguments as an example of how *everyone* should design their characters.

**See also; Half-Orcs. Monks. Druids. Clerics. Fighters. Full of Fail. Unplayable. CoDzilla. Broken. Each another shining example of why Pathfinder will fail. Oh yes. By not reactively over-reacting to a vociferous minority that is trapped in a perpetual state of hysterical and hyberbolic over-reaction, Pathfinder's designers have proven that they Just. Don't. GET IT!

Masika (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Maps Subscriber), Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 12:17 AM

Pathfinder moves to 4th Edition

Sharoth (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Planet Stories Subscriber), Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 12:23 AM

Masika wrote:

Pathfinder moves to 4th Edition

Kill! Kill, kill, kill!!! KILL!!!

~GRINS~

taig (Paizo Superscriber), Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 05:53 AM

Set wrote:

Gnomes are weaksauce, and Pathfinder is going to fail for including them, instead of, like any sane person, getting rid of them like 4E did.**

Iconic X is lame and indicative of how little Jason Buhlman understands 'how things work' and how much the game would have been better if only he'd listened to my very important playtest feedback, because said Iconic would be completely helpless in the face of something that his/her class was never designed to deal with anyway, and I could blow him/her away with the following selections of spells, feats, items and fuzzy rules interpretations culled from sixteen different books, some of which have been reprinted (but I am using the 'pre-nerf' versions of), that nobody in their right mind ever have prepared, since the character would be useless in any other situation, ever (and not have been able to survive to the level necessary to achieve this overclocked and overspecialized combination), but always shows up in my arguments as an example of how *everyone* should design their characters.

**See also; Half-Orcs. Monks. Druids. Clerics. Fighters. Full of Fail. Unplayable. CoDzilla. Broken. Each another shining example of why Pathfinder will fail. Oh yes. By not reactively over-reacting to a vociferous minority that is trapped in a perpetual state of hysterical and hyberbolic over-reaction, Pathfinder's designers have proven that they Just. Don't. GET IT!

Dayam! That's a long thread title! :)

Kobold Cleaver, Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 09:18 AM

Those two would be encouraged, actually. Similarly to
1,000,000 Ways to Beat Up Sharoth
'Cause it's just so easy.
EDIT: Heh, badly ninjaed.

Gark the Goblin, Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 04:23 PM

Sharoth wrote:

Modern torture techniques for use on Kobolds.

Modern "interrogation techniques" for use on "kobolds."

Ambrosia Slaad, Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 04:24 PM

Advocating an annual "Talk Like a Puddle Day"

Gark the Goblin, Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 04:43 PM

Kobold Cleaver wrote:

Those two would be encouraged, actually. Similarly to
1,000,000 Ways to Beat Up Sharoth
'Cause it's just so easy.
EDIT: Heh, badly ninjaed.

It's the fault of the Postmonster.

Gark the Goblin, Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 05:07 PM

Gark the Goblin wrote:

Kobold Cleaver wrote:

Those two would be encouraged, actually. Similarly to
1,000,000 Ways to Beat Up Sharoth
'Cause it's just so easy.
EDIT: Heh, badly ninjaed.

It's the fault of the Postmonster.

And that could be a good banned thread title.

taig (Paizo Superscriber), Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 05:15 PM

This one won't get you banned, but it would get shut down pretty quickly:

"What would it take to get a restraining order from a Paizo employee?"

Gark the Goblin, Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 05:15 PM

taig wrote:

This one won't get you banned, but it would get shut down pretty quickly:

"What would it take to get a restraining order from a Paizo employee?"

Yes. And they don't get you banned, the thread title is just banned.

Kobold Cleaver, Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 07:25 PM

Gark the Goblin wrote:

Sharoth wrote:

Modern torture techniques for use on Kobolds.

Modern "interrogation techniques" for use on "kobolds."

I believe you mean "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques".

Big Tex, Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 08:36 PM

Gark the Goblin wrote:

Okay, so how do we join the Texan guerrilla movement?

You have to be born a member!

drunken_nomad (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 10:05 PM

what about one titled

s@#~ piss f!#& c&~* c*#%@ucker motherf!#&er t!%~

Tarren Dei (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8), Sun, Jul 5, 2009, 09:05 AM

"Vomit Guy Lives"

hedgeknight, Sun, Jul 5, 2009, 09:21 AM

Celestial Healer wrote:

Ok, I give in...

"The pornographic picture forum"

"The Pathfinder beta contains hidden Satanic messages!"

"I have disproven the existence of God"

"I heard Obama is going to make everyone play 4e"

"Which Paizo employees have you slept with?"

Are these gonna be panel discussions at Gen Con this year? I'm particularly interested in the first and last one...especially if there is film involved. Heh.

Celestial Healer, Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 06:51 AM

I would like to propose that my earlier suggestion of "Which Paizo employees have you slept with?" should win the thread. You have to admit, with nothing more than that title, it would get shut down immediately before anyone even had a chance to respond... just in case.

taig (Paizo Superscriber), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 06:59 AM

Celestial Healer wrote:

I would like to propose that my earlier suggestion of "Which Paizo employees have you slept with?" should win the thread. You have to admit, with nothing more than that title, it would get shut down immediately before anyone even had a chance to respond... just in case.

We could try it out as an experiment. :)

Sock Puppet, Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 10:08 AM

Disclaimer: This is a thought experiment. You asked for thread topics that could result in a ban. I came up with these...

Spoiler:

I am sure I could think of more, but these are a few off the top of my head. I would not discuss any of them on Paizo, because it is a welcome escape from my normal preoccupations.

Celestial Healer, Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 10:18 AM

taig wrote:

Celestial Healer wrote:

I would like to propose that my earlier suggestion of "Which Paizo employees have you slept with?" should win the thread. You have to admit, with nothing more than that title, it would get shut down immediately before anyone even had a chance to respond... just in case.

We could try it out as an experiment. :)

Hmmph. Gary must be asleep at the switch... Did they all sleep in today?

Ambrosia Slaad, Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 10:37 AM

Celestial Healer wrote:

Gary must be asleep at the switch... Did they all sleep in today?

Nah, they're all hung over from drinking, partying, and sleeping with each oth-{BANNED}

DoveArrow, Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 11:50 AM

Some possible thread titles that I came up with:

R2D2 is My favorite Star Trek Character
Erik Mona is a Terrorist
Katanas! Katanas! Katanas! (Oh wait, that's the Wizards messageboards)

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 11:53 AM

Katanas. LMAO.

Oh, by the way, I did see a great documentary about katanas on the History Channel...

taig (Paizo Superscriber), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 11:57 AM

DoveArrow wrote:

Katanas! Katanas! Katanas! (Oh wait, that's the Wizards messageboards)

You've piqued my curiosity with that one, but we can't talk about other boards on this one, so I'll just have to use my imagination. :)

drunken_nomad (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 12:07 PM

...why would I want a hydroponic sk....oh, wait. I see.

How about a thread about zoophilliac 4V4A (which would involve a double DVDA)?

DoveArrow, Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 12:10 PM

taig wrote:

You've piqued my curiosity with that one. :)

I wasn't actually there for it, but a WizO told me that there were a few rather enthusiastic fanb0is a while back who got into some pretty heated disputes about how much damage a katana should do in D&D. I guess the discussions got so heated that they had to ban the topic for a while.

taig (Paizo Superscriber), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 12:13 PM

drunken_nomad wrote:

...why would I want a hydroponic sk....oh, wait. I see.

How about a thread about zoophilliac 4V4A (which would involve a double DVDA)?

I Googled DVDA, and wish I could take it back.

taig (Paizo Superscriber), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 12:19 PM

DoveArrow wrote:

taig wrote:

You've piqued my curiosity with that one. :)

I wasn't actually there for it, but a WizO told me that there were a few rather enthusiastic fanb0is a while back who got into some pretty heated disputes about how much damage a katana should do in D&D. I guess the discussions got so heated that they had to ban the topic for a while.

Thanks! How much damage should a katana do? :)

DoveArrow, Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 01:25 PM

taig wrote:

How much damage should a katana do? :)

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. :)

Darkwolf (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Cards Subscriber), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 07:09 PM

DoveArrow wrote:

taig wrote:

You've piqued my curiosity with that one. :)

I wasn't actually there for it, but a WizO told me that there were a few rather enthusiastic fanb0is a while back who got into some pretty heated disputes about how much damage a katana should do in D&D. I guess the discussions got so heated that they had to ban the topic for a while.

Actually, it's worse than that. The topic has been banned several times. Every once in awhile they will lift that ban, give it a 'trial run' and pretty fast there is a multi-page flamefest going on, and it gets banned again.

Invader Smee, Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 09:31 PM

Sock Puppet wrote:

Disclaimer: This is a thought experiment. You asked for thread topics that could result in a ban. I came up with these...

** spoiler omitted **

I am sure I could think of more, but these are a few off the top of my head. I would not discuss any of them on Paizo, because it is a welcome escape from my normal preoccupations.

Dude! You're a little too good at this!

Adam Daigle (Contributor), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 09:36 PM

Invader Smee wrote:

Sock Puppet wrote:

Disclaimer: This is a thought experiment. You asked for thread topics that could result in a ban. I came up with these...

** spoiler omitted **

I am sure I could think of more, but these are a few off the top of my head. I would not discuss any of them on Paizo, because it is a welcome escape from my normal preoccupations.

Dude! You're a little too good at this!

He's one of our resident geniuses. It's almost gross how good he is.

Misery, Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 09:40 PM

drunken_nomad wrote:

what about one titled

s&~& piss f!#! c#&@ c~*~@ucker motherf!#!er t!*@

Up until the end I thought you were citing the Blink 182 song.

baron arem heshvaun (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 10:00 PM

Eh ? What happened to all my suggestions that I posted here ?

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 10:01 PM

DoveArrow wrote:

taig wrote:

How much damage should a katana do? :)

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. :)

HEY! That is NOT a joking matter!

An Essay on the Katana

Spoiler:

Gark the Goblin, Tue, Jul 7, 2009, 10:01 AM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

DoveArrow wrote:

taig wrote:

How much damage should a katana do? :)

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. :)

HEY! That is NOT a joking matter!

An Essay on the Katana

** spoiler omitted **

"Why katanas are an important part of the game, the controversy surrounding them, and my calculations of proper damage":

Spoiler:

Tarren Dei (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8), Tue, Jul 7, 2009, 10:07 AM

Sock Puppet wrote:

Disclaimer: This is a thought experiment. You asked for thread topics that could result in a ban. I came up with these...

** spoiler omitted **

I am sure I could think of more, but these are a few off the top of my head. I would not discuss any of them on Paizo, because it is a welcome escape from my normal preoccupations.

I don't see why discussing Canadians love of domesticated felines would get anyone banned.

Gark the Goblin, Tue, Jul 7, 2009, 02:46 PM

Tarren Dei wrote:

Sock Puppet wrote:

Disclaimer: This is a thought experiment. You asked for thread topics that could result in a ban. I came up with these...

** spoiler omitted **

I am sure I could think of more, but these are a few off the top of my head. I would not discuss any of them on Paizo, because it is a welcome escape from my normal preoccupations.

I don't see why discussing Canadians love of domesticated felines would get anyone banned.

No, they are cats. The French are all really cats too, but they have Poles pose for their photos to continue the myth. That's why the poodles hate them.

Kobold Cleaver, Tue, Jul 7, 2009, 09:39 PM

"What's the Character Limit for a Single Post?"
"The Yapping Thread"
"The 'how fast can we get closed' Thread"

CourtFool, Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 07:54 AM

Gark the Goblin wrote:

"Why katanas are an important part of the game, the controversy surrounding them, and my calculations of proper damage"

It's like a magnet for ninja fanbois.

CourtFool, Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 07:56 AM

Masika wrote:

Pathfinder moves to Hero System

Fixed for ya.

Callous Jack (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 07:56 AM

CourtFool wrote:

Gark the Goblin wrote:

"Why katanas are an important part of the game, the controversy surrounding them, and my calculations of proper damage"

It's like a magnet for ninja fanbois.

Just one more reason why pirates are better.

DoveArrow, Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 08:48 AM

Callous Jack wrote:

Just one more reason why pirates are better.

WHAT?!?! NINJAS ARE WAY BETTER!!! WHY I'LL HAVE YOU KN-{Baned}

Callous Jack (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 09:57 AM

DoveArrow wrote:

Callous Jack wrote:

Just one more reason why pirates are better.

WHAT?!?! NINJAS ARE WAY BETTER!!! WHY I'LL HAVE YOU KN-{Baned}

Hey, the flag button does work!

Kobold Cleaver, Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 10:56 AM

DoveArrow wrote:

Callous Jack wrote:

Just one more reason why pirates are better.

WHAT?!?! NINJAS ARE WAY BETTER!!! WHY I'LL HAVE YOU KN-{Baned}

Is it impossible to say 'banned' or something?
Guess I'll see...
Also, ninjas could probably beat pirates in their chosen scenario. Pirates would win in their own.
But Vikings could beat both. |:)

Callous Jack (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 10:58 AM

Kobold Cleaver wrote:

DoveArrow wrote:

Callous Jack wrote:

Just one more reason why pirates are better.

WHAT?!?! NINJAS ARE WAY BETTER!!! WHY I'LL HAVE YOU KN-{Baned}

Is it impossible to say 'banned' or something?
Guess I'll see...
Also, ninjas could probably beat pirates in their chosen scenario. Pirates would win in their own.
But Vikings could beat both. |:)

You should be "baned."
;-)

Gene, Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 11:10 AM

!!! BANE'D !!!

DoveArrow, Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 02:35 PM

Kobold Cleaver wrote:

Is it impossible to say 'banned' or something?

Kobold Cleaver you have been 'baned.'

Reason: You failed to recognize that my use of the word 'baned' was a play on the thread's topic. This offense is particularly egregious, since you failed to recognize that I use proper grammar and spelling in almost all of my posts, even though we have had many conversations together.

Date when bane will be released: When you use the word 'baned' properly in a sentence.

Gary Teter (PostMonster General), Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 02:50 PM

someone wrote:

"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (a billion times)...

Ow. My eyes. Please don't do that. (It's funny in the "forums are way too long" thread but not so much elsewhere.)

Kobold Cleaver, Thu, Jul 9, 2009, 03:05 PM

DoveArrow wrote:

Kobold Cleaver wrote:

Is it impossible to say 'banned' or something?

Kobold Cleaver you have been 'baned.'

Reason: You failed to recognize that my use of the word 'baned' was a play on the thread's topic. This offense is particularly egregious, since you failed to recognize that I use proper grammar and spelling in almost all of my posts, even though we have had many conversations together.

Date when bane will be released: When you use the word 'baned' properly in a sentence.

DoveArrow, you have been 'dubed as annoying'.
;)
Reason: Failed to recognize that I was not making fun of your spelling, but asking whether it was disallowed for whatever reason to use the word 'banned'. You also apparently failed to realize that I was responding to posts stating ideas similar to my own.
Date when dub will be released: When you apologize for your foolish mistake.