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I don't really play 2e PF at all, but I think I'm still gonna pick up this book because of how much I want to see all the Mwangi info and content!

This is exciting- the Alternate Paths books are my favorite 3rd party supplements and I adore the love and care put into everything in the books! I look forward to seeing all the wonderful various subsystems and flavorful pieces updated and put together.

Ohoho, this looks fantastic! I wanna try my hand at it...
Monster Roll: 1d765 ⇒ 685
685 is....the Sard! A CR 19 Colossal plant monster with a HECK TON of abilities. This is gonna take a while, but hoo boy is it an interesting dice pick. Maybe I'll try and tie it into some of my setting work...

Tried this with an old faithful spell:

A fireball spell generates a searing explosion of flame that detonates with a low roar and deals 1d6 points of fire damage per caster level (maximum 10d6) to every creature within the area. The DC to see through the explosion is equal to 10 + 1/2 Dex × 5 caster level. The blast can impact every square within 5 feet of any point where the fireball struck. These squares also take a 10-foot blast of fire damage, and each successful attempt to hide in any adjacent square from the fireball or make an Escape Artist check takes 1d6 points of fire damage as the spell's effect ends.

Hm- that's a pretty high DC to see through the explosion, if it's increasing by 5 x your Dexterity each level! I'm curious about this replacement of saves with a stealth or Escape Artist check?

There's a (hobgoblin only) monk archetype called "Ironskin Monk" that you may be able to use/augment that? Here it is!
It gets natural armor, DR, etc. as well as bonuses on sundering etc. things- maybe a good jumping off point!

Sorry if the formatting is weird, its just copied from my google doc lol!

It hasn't been tested very much yet (only on an NPC) but its what I've got :p

Throughout the last year I was really depressed, not on meds, and unable to see a therapist. Playing tabletop was the only thing getting me out of my room outside of classes and was 100% keeping me alive.

189birds I'm so jealous I would love to meet him

He definitely lived of to the hype, he was hilarious and charismatic.

Today was in general quite nice, I found out that a bunch of my coworkers are queer as well and had a nice talk- its good to not be alone in queerness.

I got to meet Neil Degrasse f~*%ing Tyson today at work! My boss got us into an award ceremony where he was getting an award and it was amazing (i might've cried oops)

Went on a date today!

Also, first day of work at the museum went great :)

I personally don't like the label ally either, but mainly bc it feels like rewarding cishet people for their allyship as opposed to simply expecting it because they should be decent human beings.

189birds wrote:

a ribbon-fighting warpriest,

... you have my attention.

Please tell me more about this ribbon fighting warpriest (in PM if you don't want to do so in thread).

Still working on it, but a la ectoplasmatist it uses lashes of deific energy as a weapon instead of a manufactured weapon, and specializes in using maneuvers with those lashes (wrapping people in ribbons, disarming their weapons with ribbons, etc.)

Working on a set of rules for a Magical Girl themed campaign I'm running involving transformation, superpowers, and direct god interaction right now. Deities and spirits in the campaign are mainly inspired by mesoamerican mythology, as well as some associated archetypes like a trickery-magic using magus, a ribbon-fighting warpriest, and a blowgun using gunslinger!

I'm at a weird point in my queer existence where as opposed to my past of seeking out a queer S.O. and not being able to find any people near me/close to me that were compatible orientation-wise...I'm now at a point where I don't want to pursue a romantic relationship but people around me want to pursue one with me,,,
How the tables turn (gay) I guess?

Got the rent for the apartment I'm renting over the summer all settled, and got all my hiring paperwork finished up. I still can't believe that I'm gonna be working at the Museum of Natural History over the summer- this has been like a dream job of mine for my whole life and even though its just a summer internship this is such a wonderful thing I get to do, and gives me an opportunity to get into more permanent positions in the future. I move in in a week!

Here's a drawing of my half-vetala dhampir White Haired Witch Grey. And a redraw I did of a picture of Grey a friend did is here

I have a lot of pencil sketches of characters, I'll upload some!

Finished my last assignment so I'm officially done with the school year! Now I have two weeks of vacation before I start work and I'm very excited for the internship I got so this summer is looking pretty nice!

My new PF game is also all queer people (and only 2 of them are cis!) so that's a really fun time.

Last exam of the year in an hour! Then i have a paper to write...and then i'm off for summer. College has been stressful this last week so i'm happy to be out of classes for a bit.

(And it means lots of tabletop and lots of gaytimes)

You can do this Bob! We're all rooting for you.

I've been gone from this thread for a while (and from Paizo for a while) but hey again! Happy weekend!

I just got put on some psych drugs (which is a nice thing) and the other day my grandmother told me that she hadn't ever seen me so happy- which is definitely a good sign! The world's been going pretty decent for me, I'd say- even got a job!

Next week the LGBT Alliance club at my college is hosting a Queer Fake Prom which is gonna be real fun- I bought some ridiculous holographic 6 inch heels to wear to it :p

Last night I went out to karaoke with a bunch of queer friends and that was super validating- we got to eat bad pizza and sing bad songs!

Thursday is session day so that's great! Misgendering is starting to get a little bit better at school- I think pronoun buttons + having friends correct others is really helping me.

AAAAA I missed Rysky's birthday! Happy belated one, anyways <3
Happy December, everyone!

Thanks for the hugs Rysky <3
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Tuesday is the meeting day for my schools LGBTQ club, which is good. I'm getting very stressed for upcoming finals so it'll be nice to hang out with The Gays TM :)

Yesterday wasn't quite the best, but for the first time I wasn't the only openly queer person at the thanksgiving table- one of my mom's best friends had a divorce with an abusive husband about two years ago and recently started dating a woman (as well as coming out as gay) and that was really nice. Hugs for all going forward :)

I've been thinking of running a campaign based on an old text based forum RP a friend ran called 'Descent into Hell'.
The game is set on modern day earth, a few months after an enormous chasm opened somewhere in the world (in the original game it was Venezuela). In this game magic has been introduced to the world by the chasm's opening, and the PCs play a group of extraordinary individuals chosen to go into the chasm and investigate- the previous expedition of non-magical soldiers ended with all but one raving madman not returning. Creatures + settings are based on real-world mythology, probably everything ends badly.

189birds wrote:

Woke up extra early today :/ But pathfinder tonight, which means more queer characters :)

I misread this as "woke up extra queer today, which means pathfinder tonight"!

That too!

Woke up extra early today :/ But pathfinder tonight, which means more queer characters :)

Is 'agender' as in 'gender not present'? *doesn't recognize the term, and is guessing*

Agender is usually defined as a Non-Binary gender identity where someone identifies as being 'genderless' or not identifying as part of any place on the gender spectrum. But yes, basically what it sounds like, it means 'no gender' usually.

I'm happy though because my bf is visiting tomorrow! :)

Bob, seeing LGBTQ people older than me (like you) on the forums here dealing with their identity and questioning their identities and discovering who they are is so amazing and makes me so hopeful for my future. I don't want you to define yourself solely off of your effect on others, but I do want to say that you are inspiring to me in your continuing struggle- I've spent several years doubtful that I'd make it to my 20s, and so seeing older LGBTQ people gives me hope that I'll keep fighting, even if I want to be done.

Woke up and decided to stay around a bit longer today, again.

So,

*offers hugs to anyone and everyone that needs or wants them*

Very happy that you're here and that you're sticking around.

My boyfriend is really helping me get through these times tbh.

Hopefully this weekend I'll be able to meet with the players of the game that I run- we're all queer and here and angry, and it's nice to talk with them and escape to killing a bunch of snake people (or, in my case, being the snake people, since I'm GMing)

I'm also in NYC, and going out to protest tonight, with one of my friends.
@Fergie- see you on the battlefield :p

And thank you Chris for those resources. I'm feeling much better today, last night was just...very dark.

Thanks :)

Last night I relapsed with self-harm. I thought about killing myself. But I decided that I gotta be here for my friends who are going to be affected just like me, though. I'm so so so scared for the next 4 years but I'm hopeful for solidarity. We gotta protect each other, because obviously not many other people are gonna protect us.

Decided against going to the party, but hung out with a group of people from my college's LGBTQ alliance and cooked lots of food.

I've been quite happy with my friends, lately. It's gotten to the point where my friends will correct other people on my pronouns- makes it a lot easier for me, since I get really anxious to correct other people. Making progress :D

Does anyone know any fantasy literature with LGBTQ protags? I've been looking for some!

All words sound silly when used for the first time. Also all words are made up. Feels weird to call someone's pronouns silly sounding and made up on a forum where we routinely say "halfling" and "aasimar"..

@Bloodrealm: by calling out gender, i mean "the druid turns around and goes to get their weapon" or "the high priest cackles and raises xir arm, lightning firing out as xe grins"
So it's not awkward, or difficult. In fact, its no different than saying "the druid turns around and goes to get her weapon"

Hi nonbinary person here.
Ask how the player is planning it on portraying the character, and how important genderstuff is to the character.
Also include some NPCs that are nonbinary for the reason of just...having nonbinary people exist. Even if the character wasn't agender, it's still a good thing to do because like...nonbinary people exist, they are out there, both in golarion (most likely) and in real life. It's pretty simple though- make golarion as inclusive as possible to gender stuff (save the bigotry for the fake things like elves or mages). Correctly use the character's pronouns, and just have it be something that is by nature clear to everyone for some reason. I personally use they/them pronouns (which are most definitely gender neutral singular), but you should ask the player how their character would like to be referred. Ze/Zim? Org/Orig? Accommodating the character is your job as a GM, regardless of whether the subject is gardening or gender.

I'm going to go shopping next week and pick up some 'feminine' clothes: leggings, skirts, heels. I've been doing my makeup almost every day for the last two weeks and I'm feeling a lot less dysphoric. I have to pick up my ballot tonight (voting presidentially for the candidate who's supporters don't as a majority want me dead :3)

I'm going LARPing this weekend and most of the people I know there know my pronouns (and also I have patches all over my costume that say 'they/them/theirs') but I'm nervous about being misgendered, especially since a lot of the time I'm too anxious to correct people.

This last Thursday I came out as trans/nonbinary to my mom and it went really well- it still is a relief.

And @Bob_Lawlaw: I understand exactly where you are coming from. It can be really hard to explore your own identity and you shouldn't do any more soul searching than what is comfortable. For me it helped lots to talk to other nonbinary people about their experiences and grow more comfortable with my own gender identity and exploring it.

My new favorite term that I read in a class: 'gender outlaw'

"What is your gender?"
"20th level rogue"

I have a date today with a guy I met through tabletops/LARPing! Felt that this is something relevant to this threads content :3

I love LARP costuming!

//Just gonna butt myself in//

Hallo! I'm new to the forums but I drifted to this thread haha. I'm nonbinary bisexual and I can't remember playing a character who wasn't LGBT tbh. It's a very important part to me I guess?

I'm pretty sure this is in the vein of other damage modifiers- i.e. only applies to damaging spells.