Well that's going to make it annoying to update characters. Oi.
I've reported it to the Website Feedback thread. Hopefully it's something they can fix.
Yes, you are right it does pull you adjacent on grapple. Forgot since both of you have reach.
How hindering is that medium blue water? Any problem stepping into it and making a full attack in round 3?
The light blue is ankle deep. The darker gets deeper and while you could stand in it, it will slow you to 2 squares of movement if you're using your land speed, so no 5' step unless you have a Swim speed (which IIRC you might). The shamblers can do it because they have a swim speed.
Yes, Lark has 10' swim speed. Thanks!
GMDQ - are you waiting on anything from us?
Kudos to Paizo for making this site much more mobile device friendly.
Is anyone else finding it easier to use?
Some of the "fixes" aren't working well for me, actually. Though I think they are continuing to work on it. If you want to tell them what is working well for you, I suggest posting in the Website Feedback forum--it's nice for the staff to hear something other than complaints. :)
Sorry folks, wanted to be sure you were finished healing and the like. I wasn't getting a clear signal you were done talking. I'll push us forward.
Oh, I'm sorry, did you all want someone who could track things? :P
Hopefully someone else can assist!
Y'know, we're asking too much of you. We're asking you to have all the useful skill so that Lark and I can stand around and talk to people all day. Though I still don't know when I'll fit in ranks of Craft (underwater basket weaving)...:p
Well, Lark took that rogue talent to be able to track using Perception, so we've got two decent tracking rolls. :)
Maybe we're back up and running?
Edit: this post worked, but I tried in the gameplay thread and saw the same error.
Not completely running yet. There's a posted note over the forums that they'll be working on things and expect problems till later this week.
I think things are finally fully operational once more!
Hey, cool, new website! And you're all here too, that's great! LOL
Wee, the board lives! (Although your new messages didn't appear as new for me, which is annoying). I'll wait for KeefX and thermopyle to check in and then we'll move on.
I'm checked in.
And then after you checked in, the board went down again. :(
Roll call, everyone!
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Not it!
Are we back for real this time?
Maybe...were we ever truly here at all though?
Site's been up and down.
Who can say if it stays up.
That's what he said.
Hopefully it's real this time...I was writing a post yesterday morning when it went down again!
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...and we're back. Maybe. Possibly. Conceivably. Till the test results come back negative.
Lee, Emberar, can you please let me know if you are here and, if you are only not posting to wait to see the results of the scouting, please say so. Remember, if you don't check in to let me know you're here, I don't know if you are waiting for someone else to post, bored, left the game, or trapped under something heavy.
If I don't hear from you soon, I will assume "trapped under something heavy" and call the appropriate authorities.
Lark, Thren, I will post hopefully tomorrow to your investigations. My PC is in the unairconditioned side of the apartment, and with the current humidity scourge, I am not getting on my computer much, which is where my monster notes live. Sorry for the delay.
I've been checking in and the site's been down. This is the first time in about a week that it's been up enough to do this.
Looks like I was able to preview. I'll try to post.
Posted successfully.
Hopefully things are sorted.
Whoops, sorry! I am here, just was waiting on the scouts. Sorry, didn’t realize I hadn’t checked in with this game.
We may have gotten our wires crossed. I'm not sure that Lark and Thren signaled to Lee and Emberar to move up. But if they got tired of waiting or worried and decided to on their own I'm fine with that. Our group doesn't have a lot of experience splitting up and scouting ;)
GMDQ - good luck fighting the heat and humidity down your way. Our hot weather is expected to break today, I hope y'all get a respite as well.
My interpretation was Lee and Emberar chose to move up of their own accord to see what was happening. Emberar's still off the map as it is.
If I may suggest at the risk of hand-holding, next time to cast message first (Lee has it) to enable longer-distance communication. It's a cantrip I've found very useful even at high levels. (But folks often forget they have it. :) )
Whereas I looked to see if I have it, found I didn't alas.
Guess we’re fighting them. :P
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Is too late to blame Paizo's down-time for Lark's poor planning and execution? ;)
Yes, yes it is :P
Correction to my post on Friday.
My "To Hit" rolls should have all been two less (+7, not +9).
No change to any outcome, but I meant to look a thing up then and didn't. Remembered it today and am corrected.
Speaking of "looking it up", has anyone checked out the new home of the Pathfinder PRD?
http://www.aonprd.com/
I'd heard that the person managing it was doing the work for free. It seems like a big site, but it should be pretty static from here on out, so I don't know how much day-to-day effort there will be put into it. Anyway, a lot of people seem to have opinions about it.
I've used Archives of Nethys a lot (they have always been the site I've recommended to use outside of the official PRD--the other free site I do not like how it is organized and how it is easy to mistake core line material with campaign material, and the owners seemed a little more self-serving). The manager does a fantastic job of maintaining the pages which are very friendly to navigate. He has always made it free both as a service to the community and to ensure legality with the OGL and the Paizo Community license, but he does accept donations for his work and bandwidth costs. I don't think Paizo is paying him anything, but they are now giving him the source text for free (rather than him having to buy it and then transcribe) so that updates will be up more easily and quickly. His work for the Pathfinder 1e PRD will be largely done once the last few books are out; his work will be ongoing for the Starfinder SRD. (Which I hope we can get to play Starfinder sometime, it's a neat system.)
Given Paizo hasn't been able to have time to update the PRD in a year or two (due to the development of Starfinder and 2e, I presume), and AON was actually more updated than the official PRD, it makes a lot of sense to partner with him to make his the official.
I've preferred to use the Archives honestly just because of ease of navigation and organization.
I have been using AoN more and more recently for the reasons DeathQuaker outlines; it’s got material sortable by rulebook, it has all the right names, etc.
I AM a bit put off by the fact that Paizo’s not paying someone who’s essentially freelancing for them, but given he has a Patreon and this will drive traffic to him it’s a slightly murky area.
(I am also an early-career freelancer IRL so I have strong feelings on the subject.)
Speaking as a sometime independent contractor for Paizo, I believe the difference is he isn't creating original content for them they are going to sell, and he owns the site, so they are instead giving the license to him (for an already existing product, mind) for him to run his own thing. This gives him more freedom at the cost of not getting paid.
Moreover, I think if he took a contract from Paizo, this would prevent him for legal reasons I believe from also taking his Patreon donations and the like. It is entirely possible that he can earn more from donation support than what Paizo would be able to pay. They don't exactly pay top dollar--they are a small company, and there's a lot of overhead in publishing. I'm happy for their freelance editor rates for my purposes, but I do it largely as an optional side hustle because I enjoy it (and they've hired a lot more in house staff, so they may not use my services anymore anyway).
In the end, if the site owner is happy with his agreement with Paizo, that's what matters.
GMDQ - did the leopards do anything last round, and did the one react to Lark when he passed by (and provoked an AoO)? Lark's bow is on the ground next to it. He'll probably risk fetching it if the big cat hasn't yet attacked him.
Also, I hope Paizo has work for you, if you want it. It's always seemed to me like something perfectly suited to both your skills and inclination.
The Norv - good luck with freelancing. I read a lot of video game news and editorial done by freelancers. I've heard it can be a really challenging gig.
I'm glad that more folks (and companies/IP holders) are thinking about the value of fan work like AoN. I agree it can be a murky area, but I'm certainly a big fan of people being compensated for their labor, one way or another.
I forgot to describe their actions, but there was nothing remarkable. The cat did not react to you and did not make an AOO, it just seems to be watching you. The other cat attacked the mastodon but missed/did not get past its natural armor.
You're probably right that he's expecting more in Patreon than Paizo is willing/able to pay, which is worth considering. After all, they've effectively given him a "license" to be their official source, so that's worth quite a bit!
I don't freelance in games (at least, not so far). I'm a theater freelancer. You know, a field that has really money in it. XP
Interesting question in the ongoing mastodon fight. Once you can communicate with animals, do you become vegetarian or do you come to grips with the food chain? the only thing that changes is one's level of awareness.
The Norv - I don't know if you got it from someone else, but I am totally adopting your inner monologue in italics format. Thanks! ;)
KeefX - I think "lean into the food chain" would be the answer for me. I already think animals have more complex thoughts and emotions than we often give them credit for. Also, mass production of animal protein is problematic, but I've still not gone full-on vegetarian. I can't really imagine living without dairy, so vegan is probably right out too.
Well, some of the animals you communicate with will insist that some other animals are awfully tasty. If they don't mind, why should you? ;)
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The animals who eat tasty animals have come to grips with the food chain, for sure.