paizo.com Recent Posts by Alexander Augunaspaizo.com Recent Posts by Alexander Augunas2024-03-18T18:33:10Z2024-03-18T18:33:10ZRe: Forums: Field Test Discussion: Paizo Blog: Field Test #3: That Cantina FeelAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sih6&page=3?Field-Test-3-That-Cantina-Feel#1202024-01-30T08:41:57Z2024-01-05T21:47:43Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Gaulin wrote:</div><blockquote><p> This is far from real feedback, just a couple things that make me wonder a bit.</p>
<p>Androids not being able to survive in a vacuum does bring up some questions. Is it this way because it was too strong in sf1e? Being able to bypass a chunk of hazards or effects, not having to worry about environmental protections in a bunch of situations, etc? Is the decision partially to keep sf2e in line with pf2e? Personally being able to survive in a vacuum was, to me, so useful that it made android feel almost like the optimal choice in sf1e, which I didn't like. In my ideal world, in sf2e having an early level, cheap augment giving the ability to survive indefinitely in vacuum would be ideal, making and ancestry able to fit into sf2e much easier.</p>
<p>The other thing I wonder about is the ancestry option of having a hollowed out arm. It's very cool, but I hope in the end product that will be something anyone can get as an augment? Having that as an ancestry feat makes me worry it won't be an equipment option. </blockquote><p>The whole, "Androids don't need to breathe" thing works fine in a game where everyone gets that blanket immunity via their armor. But honestly? That blanket immunity SUCKS like Thursty said several posts up. If you ask me, Armor is too important in Starfinder 1E; you basically have no ability to dodge or defend yourself against attacks on your own without it, and it literally renders entire chapters of the Core Rulebook into wastes of paper. Honestly, androids needing to breathe is fine in my opinion.
<p>I do, however, think that both teams need to look at giving a better benefit than just, "You get +1 to saves against this specific thing that monsters with your trait are generally immune to!" I know that one of the Three Action System's mantras is that, "Every +1 is important!" but that doesn't change the fact that a +1 in a sea of +1s doesn't feel fun. I'd love to see it change to something like, "If you get a critical failure against a disease, you get a failure instead. If you get a success, you get a critical success instead." I think that would feel a lot more fun and impactful then a small numeric bonus, but that's just in my opinion.</p>Gaulin wrote:This is far from real feedback, just a couple things that make me wonder a bit.
Androids not being able to survive in a vacuum does bring up some questions. Is it this way because it was too strong in sf1e? Being able to bypass a chunk of hazards or effects, not having to worry about environmental protections in a bunch of situations, etc? Is the decision partially to keep sf2e in line with pf2e? Personally being able to survive in a vacuum was, to me, so useful that it made...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2024-01-05T21:47:43ZRe: Forums: Field Test Discussion: Paizo Blog: Field Test #3: That Cantina FeelAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sih6&page=3?Field-Test-3-That-Cantina-Feel#1192024-02-18T19:35:23Z2024-01-05T21:42:50Z<p>As a freelancer who worked on a significant amount of Starfinder First Edition, this document actually reinforces the vibe I got playing the envoy at PAXU last month—Starfinder 2E feels WAY more like Starfinder 1E then Pathfinder 2E felt like Pathfinder 1E. Like, for starters every feat and heritage in this document is a thoughtful conversion of at least one of SF1's alternate racial traits. Great example is the android heritage that lets you pick a function your body was designed for and specialize in it; I wrote that alternate racial trait in SF1's Character Operations Manual. Contrast that to a lot of what's been going on in Pathfinder 2E where the design often feels like it goes out of its way to avoid legacy conversions, and this has me pretty excited.</p>
<p>I agree with some of the points that have been made about the conversion. Yeah, the system plays differently. My Starfinder 1E players can regularly take fights up to CR +4 with a lot of damage taken, but not too much difficulty, so the math is going to be pretty different there. And I definitely prefer everything about the PF1 Soldier to the PF2 Soldier we saw in the first Field Test, but the Developers have been pretty clear that their internal documents for the Playtest have changed substantially. I like the direction this team is going in, and I'm excited to see where they take Starfinder 2E.</p>As a freelancer who worked on a significant amount of Starfinder First Edition, this document actually reinforces the vibe I got playing the envoy at PAXU last month—Starfinder 2E feels WAY more like Starfinder 1E then Pathfinder 2E felt like Pathfinder 1E. Like, for starters every feat and heritage in this document is a thoughtful conversion of at least one of SF1's alternate racial traits. Great example is the android heritage that lets you pick a function your body was designed for and...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2024-01-05T21:42:50ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder EnhancedAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02eom/discuss&page=4?Starfinder-Enhanced#1982023-10-20T06:30:29Z2023-10-18T18:50:43Z<p>God DAMN the rizz on page 27's illustration, am I right?</p>God DAMN the rizz on page 27's illustration, am I right?Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-10-18T18:50:43ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: War of Immortals Playtest Wrap-up BlogAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sif3?War-of-Immortals-Playtest-Wrapup-Blog#312023-10-16T00:50:47Z2023-10-13T03:39:17Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Vanessa Hoskins wrote:</div><blockquote> Unarmed Exemplars, by beloved! </blockquote><p>Here's hoping that ikon works with weird unarmed strikes like foxfire and seed pod!Vanessa Hoskins wrote:Unarmed Exemplars, by beloved!
Here's hoping that ikon works with weird unarmed strikes like foxfire and seed pod!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-10-13T03:39:17ZRe: Forums: Field Test Discussion: Quid's Mystic Field Test ThoughtsAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43vxu?Quids-Mystic-Field-Test-Thoughts#72023-10-05T13:01:52Z2023-10-05T00:58:02Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Dustin Knight wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Quick note that I'm loving these discussions! Everyone's words here are equal parts motivating and touching and I can't wait for everyone to get an opportunity to play a Mystic during the Playtest next Summer!</p>
<p>Standard disclaimer: Nothing I say here is canon, the opinion of anyone else on the team, or even my own finalized thoughts, but this is a transparent process so I'd love to share my thoughts concerning magic and technology. Starfinder exists in a time so far into the future that archaeologists are finding computer chips in the ruins of "lost civilizations". We've only had personal computers around for less than a century and have already incorporated plenty of "tech lingo" into our modern vernacular. Even if a Mystic is using magic similar to the magic used by spellcasters back in ancient Golarion, they exist in a world where communits and laser rifles are the equivalent of wood-pulp paper letters and automatic recurve crossbows.</p>
<p>Now nothing I post here in the forum is canon, and nothing in these field tests are finalized: But in my own head-canon I like to think that both Doomscroll and Motivating Ringtone could have been cast without the use of technology: magic that channels truths that cause a target to reel in terror, or that composes a melody so perfect for someone at just that time that they feel soothed. The problem is without the technology this magic isn't viable for an encounter. Especially if these truths/songs only affect the target at that moment: by the time you figured out how to sing that song or wrote down the news the moment may have already passed. Thus the technological item is a foci, but that doesn't mean the caster itself is a "technomancer" anymore than a Cleric using a weapon as a foci is a "magus".</p>
<p>In short: the mystic using technology inspired terminology and having access to spells that utilize technology does not mean it's taking the place of the technomancer!</p>
<p>(Now I await my GM to tease me as this entire post runs quite contrary to the beliefs of my own SF1... </blockquote><p>Hey there, it's your GM here to tease you because for the first 5 levels of Teenaged Wasteland your mystic was a luddite who hated technology and preferred that his magic be "old fashioned."
<p>Fun factoid, as Dustin's GM I can confirm that this class OOZES with flavor from his kitsune mystic in our home games.</p>Dustin Knight wrote:Quick note that I'm loving these discussions! Everyone's words here are equal parts motivating and touching and I can't wait for everyone to get an opportunity to play a Mystic during the Playtest next Summer!
Standard disclaimer: Nothing I say here is canon, the opinion of anyone else on the team, or even my own finalized thoughts, but this is a transparent process so I'd love to share my thoughts concerning magic and technology. Starfinder exists in a time so far into...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-10-05T00:58:02ZForums: Animist Class Discussion: Kinda Wish This Could Be a BinderAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43vkd?Kinda-Wish-This-Could-Be-a-Binder#12023-09-07T18:22:28Z2023-09-07T18:21:53Z<p>I know a lot of people are excited about getting another nature / divine spellcasting class, but the flavor of the animist just SCREAMS "binder" to me in a way that Secrets of Magic's Pactmaker archetype just doesn't. This class does everything I'd want a binder to do, and I kind wish this could BE the creepy guy who makes weird pacts with strange entities they don't really understand.</p>
<p>I feel like this wouldn't be super difficult either. Most martial classes can pick Strength or Dexterity as their Key Attribute. What if this class could pick Wisdom or Charisma, and if you picked Wisdom you used the divine spell list and if you picked Charisma you used the occult spell list? It's an easy enough house rule I suppose, but there's nothing quite like the rule being ubiquitous in the book, eh?</p>I know a lot of people are excited about getting another nature / divine spellcasting class, but the flavor of the animist just SCREAMS "binder" to me in a way that Secrets of Magic's Pactmaker archetype just doesn't. This class does everything I'd want a binder to do, and I kind wish this could BE the creepy guy who makes weird pacts with strange entities they don't really understand.
I feel like this wouldn't be super difficult either. Most martial classes can pick Strength or Dexterity as...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-09-07T18:21:53ZForums: Exemplar Class Discussion: Exemplar is the Coolest Class PF2 Has Ever Produced (IMHO)Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43vkc?Exemplar-is-the-Coolest-Class-PF2-Has-Ever#12023-09-16T23:36:42Z2023-09-07T18:18:59Z<p>Title says it all. I'm getting ready to play my exemplar on Saturday, and this is by far the coolest class in this game. It literally has everything I wish other martial classes had:</p>
<p>1) It's not weapon locked. I know there's concerns about it not having an unarmed attack ikon yet, but Mike Sayre's comments make it pretty clear that it's on the table. That means this is one of the only martial classes that has support for every possible weapon style. Most other classes get locked into specific weapons like an MMORPG classes, and the exemplar can just do anything and has support for everything. I would like to see this as the standard for PF2 classes going forward.</p>
<p>2) Cinematic as Hell. The class just DOES cool things and makes you feel cool as you level up. I'm a big fan of the ability that just drops lightning bolts onto people. It's also got a ton of neat feat options.</p>
<p>That's it.That's all I've ever wanted. This is by far my favorite martial class, and I can't wait to report back on it after our game on Saturday!</p>Title says it all. I'm getting ready to play my exemplar on Saturday, and this is by far the coolest class in this game. It literally has everything I wish other martial classes had:
1) It's not weapon locked. I know there's concerns about it not having an unarmed attack ikon yet, but Mike Sayre's comments make it pretty clear that it's on the table. That means this is one of the only martial classes that has support for every possible weapon style. Most other classes get locked into...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-09-07T18:18:59ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Adventure Path #51: Into the Dataverse (Drift Hackers 3 of 3)Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02egw/discuss?Starfinder-Adventure-Path-51-Into-the-Dataverse#252023-05-08T10:24:05Z2023-05-06T00:48:53Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">CorvusMask wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Okay, I wasn't expecting picture clearly inspired by sirenhead :D</p>
<p>man I love how starfinder aps by the end of softcovers finally got art budgets similar to 2e aps xD </blockquote><p>Jason Keeley and I are both huge fans of creepypasta and weird Internet things like Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared! I was really excited to use the data constructs in the Dataverse in that way.CorvusMask wrote:Okay, I wasn't expecting picture clearly inspired by sirenhead :D
man I love how starfinder aps by the end of softcovers finally got art budgets similar to 2e aps xD
Jason Keeley and I are both huge fans of creepypasta and weird Internet things like Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared! I was really excited to use the data constructs in the Dataverse in that way.Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-05-06T00:48:53ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Second Edition Remaster Project!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6siae?Pathfinder-Second-Edition-Remaster-Project#372023-05-08T11:19:25Z2023-04-26T17:28:48Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">CorvusMask wrote:</div><blockquote> ...B-but I like alignment :( </blockquote><p>I don't like alignment personally, but I don't think its a matter of your preference versus my preference. Chances are that alignment is considered a mechanic that might be indefensible in the court if Wizards decided to sue Paizo over using their brand identity. The concept of, "a mechanic that measures your goodness" is definitely a game mechanic that probably couldn't be sued over, but using that rule and calling it alignment could be argued as D&D product identity, and it's probably easier to trash it as a result.CorvusMask wrote:...B-but I like alignment :(
I don't like alignment personally, but I don't think its a matter of your preference versus my preference. Chances are that alignment is considered a mechanic that might be indefensible in the court if Wizards decided to sue Paizo over using their brand identity. The concept of, "a mechanic that measures your goodness" is definitely a game mechanic that probably couldn't be sued over, but using that rule and calling it alignment could be argued...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-04-26T17:28:48ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Second Edition Remaster Project!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6siae?Pathfinder-Second-Edition-Remaster-Project#222023-04-27T04:27:20Z2023-04-26T17:21:16Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">emky wrote:</div><blockquote><p> "slightly different mix of monsters, spells, and magic items, the rules remain largely unchanged"</p>
<p>That's some weasel wording there. Why a different mix? There shouldn't be. Either it's changed, or it's not. "largely" is also an out for "ok, so there are changes [beyond errata]!"</blockquote><p>SO, I know nothing about what Paizo may or may not be doing, but here's some likely considerations.
<p>If the goal is to break free from the OGL, then there's a VERY legally gray zone regarding, "What can we use without using the OGL?" For example, the concept of, "rolling a die for an attack against a value to determine what happens" is not copyrightable because it's a game mechanic, but arguably, terms like "Armor Class" and "saving throw" might be. I don't know, I'm not a lawyer, but lawyers probably don't know either because basically every TTRPG company in America has been doing their best to avoid going to court because the ruling given could be ... interesting.</p>
<p>This means it's VERY Likely that we're going to see soft changes, ie terms changing that don't change the actual rules of the game. This is likely necessary to play ball in the same stadium as a company of wizards that seems okay with ruthlessly dismantling the tabletop games community.</p>emky wrote:"slightly different mix of monsters, spells, and magic items, the rules remain largely unchanged"
That's some weasel wording there. Why a different mix? There shouldn't be. Either it's changed, or it's not. "largely" is also an out for "ok, so there are changes [beyond errata]!"
SO, I know nothing about what Paizo may or may not be doing, but here's some likely considerations. If the goal is to break free from the OGL, then there's a VERY legally gray zone regarding, "What can we...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-04-26T17:21:16ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Second Edition Remaster Project!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6siae?Pathfinder-Second-Edition-Remaster-Project#92023-07-12T04:01:56Z2023-04-26T17:13:33Z<p>NO MORE ALIGNMENT!
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YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS</p>NO MORE ALIGNMENT!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSAlexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-04-26T17:13:33ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Adventure Path #51: Into the Dataverse (Drift Hackers 3 of 3)Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02egw/discuss?Starfinder-Adventure-Path-51-Into-the-Dataverse#222023-04-22T08:48:47Z2023-04-20T20:07:57Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Leon Aquilla wrote:</div><blockquote> Weren't Robot Dragons already in an Alien Archive? Or am I thinking of something else? </blockquote><p>They are, but when I wrote Into the Dataverse I wanted a disintegrator dragon, which doesn't appear in an Alien Archive. So I wrote one. >: )Leon Aquilla wrote:Weren't Robot Dragons already in an Alien Archive? Or am I thinking of something else?
They are, but when I wrote Into the Dataverse I wanted a disintegrator dragon, which doesn't appear in an Alien Archive. So I wrote one. >: )Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-04-20T20:07:57ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder EnhancedAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02eom/discuss&page=3?Starfinder-Enhanced#1262023-06-14T15:25:21Z2023-04-18T16:14:11Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">David knott 242 wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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I was really looking forward to that Shadowfinder that Owen K.C. Stephens was working on. Maybe Paizo had him stop because something like it was in their future plans?
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</blockquote><p>As far as I'm aware, Owen was never contacted by Paizo to not do Shadowfinder. I think the stall was more about his health, which hasn't been great for a while. He's currently diagnosed with Stage II Colon Cancer and there are two different PDF Bundles (<a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/431123/Owens-Medical-Bills-Bundle-1-BUNDLE?affiliate_id=374714" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bundle #1</a> and <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432798/Owens-Medical-Bills-Bundle-2-BUNDLE?affiliate_id=374714" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Bundle #2</a>) up to help him try and cover the costs.
<p>I asked him a few months ago, and he said he's very intrigued by Starfinder Enhanced and is looking forward to seeing how a new crop of designers moved the game forward.</p>David knott 242 wrote:I was really looking forward to that Shadowfinder that Owen K.C. Stephens was working on. Maybe Paizo had him stop because something like it was in their future plans?
As far as I'm aware, Owen was never contacted by Paizo to not do Shadowfinder. I think the stall was more about his health, which hasn't been great for a while. He's currently diagnosed with Stage II Colon Cancer and there are two different PDF Bundles (Bundle #1 and Bundle #2) up to help him try and...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-04-18T16:14:11ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder EnhancedAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02eom/discuss&page=3?Starfinder-Enhanced#1252023-05-06T09:58:42Z2023-04-18T15:59:09Z<p>Re: the "Starfinder becomes PF2 Compatible" discussion, I know my personal hope is that when the time for a Second Edition comes, that Starfinder takes a few good ideas from Pathfinder 2E like the 3 Action Economy and transitioning the Leveled Equipment system to a Mk upgrade system that mirrors fundamental runes in PF2, but also gives itself the space to be it's own game. I'm not in Starfinder Enhanced (I was assigned to Into the Dataverse at the time, and that was a three-month project), but I think a book like this that turns Starfinder into the best version of itself is better than a theoretical book that turns Starfinder into a different version of a different game and am really excited for it to get into people's hands! Including mine.</p>Re: the "Starfinder becomes PF2 Compatible" discussion, I know my personal hope is that when the time for a Second Edition comes, that Starfinder takes a few good ideas from Pathfinder 2E like the 3 Action Economy and transitioning the Leveled Equipment system to a Mk upgrade system that mirrors fundamental runes in PF2, but also gives itself the space to be it's own game. I'm not in Starfinder Enhanced (I was assigned to Into the Dataverse at the time, and that was a three-month project),...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-04-18T15:59:09ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Adventure Path #51: Into the Dataverse (Drift Hackers 3 of 3)Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02egw/discuss?Starfinder-Adventure-Path-51-Into-the-Dataverse#192023-04-18T21:08:44Z2023-04-18T15:47:30Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Leon Aquilla wrote:</div><blockquote>Nice to look forward to the future of Starfinder I guess. </blockquote><p>I think that when you get a chance to read the adventure and how it leaves the state of the galaxy, it'll be pretty clear that the future of Starfinder is bright. Bright and weird, my favorite. ;)Leon Aquilla wrote:Nice to look forward to the future of Starfinder I guess.
I think that when you get a chance to read the adventure and how it leaves the state of the galaxy, it'll be pretty clear that the future of Starfinder is bright. Bright and weird, my favorite. ;)Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-04-18T15:47:30ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder EnhancedAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02eom/discuss&page=3?Starfinder-Enhanced#1242023-05-04T08:44:47Z2023-04-18T15:41:33Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Gaulin wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Melinda R Schreffler wrote:</div><blockquote><p> From the perspective of player choice in character advancement, I'm disappointed not to see mystic included in the list of classes with new versions. Mystic is the only class where the player does not get to choose their character's new special ability at every even level. Instead, they pick a connection at level one, and the special abilities gained at even levels are chosen for them. They are not able to mix and match different "paths" as other classes are. I understand from a gameplay/mechanical balance perspective this may not be an issue, but it does feel unbalanced from a player choice perspective.</p>
<p>I am excited to see adjustments to starship combat and scaleable equipment however! </blockquote>I had the same initial reaction. Luckily mystics do have epiphanies as alternate class features, and there are some decent ones. Hopefully we get even more of them in this book!! </blockquote><p>I hope so too! I originally wrote epiphanies thinking that we were going to see a lot of new ones over time, and that hasn't been the case. We definitely need some customization love for the Mystic. Being the strongest spellcaster shouldn't mean that you don't get to customize much.Gaulin wrote:Melinda R Schreffler wrote:From the perspective of player choice in character advancement, I'm disappointed not to see mystic included in the list of classes with new versions. Mystic is the only class where the player does not get to choose their character's new special ability at every even level. Instead, they pick a connection at level one, and the special abilities gained at even levels are chosen for them. They are not able to mix and match different "paths" as other...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-04-18T15:41:33ZForums: Starfinder Society: Why Do I Need to Play Pathfinder 2E to Play Kitsune/Grippli/Etc?Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43sgk?Why-Do-I-Need-to-Play-Pathfinder-2E-to-Play#12023-04-24T09:08:18Z2023-03-18T03:39:46Z<p>Name's in the thread. Why do I need to Play Pathfinder 2E to play kitsune, grippli, hobgoblin, or kobolds in Starfinder? Like, I get that it's supposed to be a cool crossplay thing, but now I feel like I have to use my Achievement Points for Pathfinder to play what I want to play in Starfinder. It just feels bad.</p>Name's in the thread. Why do I need to Play Pathfinder 2E to play kitsune, grippli, hobgoblin, or kobolds in Starfinder? Like, I get that it's supposed to be a cool crossplay thing, but now I feel like I have to use my Achievement Points for Pathfinder to play what I want to play in Starfinder. It just feels bad.Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-03-18T03:39:46ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: What do you still need?Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43pad&page=6?What-do-you-still-need#2552023-01-13T14:16:16Z2023-01-09T06:51:30Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">keftiu wrote:</div><blockquote>What do you still need?</blockquote><p>Interesting question!
<p>While there are definitely a lot of great class concepts out there that I would really appreciate seeing in Pathfinder 2E, I think the thing I can definitely say that I need more than anything else is that I need a hero.</p>
<p>I'm holding out for a hero until the end of the night. He's gotta be strong (key ability: Strength), he's gotta be fast (+10 Speed bonus for sure), and he's gotta be fresh from the fight (maybe something to help him regain Hit Points after an encounter?).</p>
<p>Yeah, definitely think I need a hero, and I'll be holding out for one until the end of the night. Gotta double down on the Strength and the Speed. Ooh, I know! Maybe something to give him enlarge person? My PC really needs to be larger than life. </p>
<p>... wait. I just described a giant instinct barbarian, didn't I? Hm. I'll have to think more on this tomorrow.</p>keftiu wrote:What do you still need?
Interesting question! While there are definitely a lot of great class concepts out there that I would really appreciate seeing in Pathfinder 2E, I think the thing I can definitely say that I need more than anything else is that I need a hero.
I'm holding out for a hero until the end of the night. He's gotta be strong (key ability: Strength), he's gotta be fast (+10 Speed bonus for sure), and he's gotta be fresh from the fight (maybe something to help him...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2023-01-09T06:51:30ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Introducing the Starfinder TeamAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si7d?Introducing-the-Starfinder-Team#42022-12-16T20:54:23Z2022-12-13T22:45:48Z<p>I got a shout-out! <3</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>I got a shout-out! <3
[Spoiler omitted]Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-12-13T22:45:48ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo PDF Pricing ChangesAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si5r?Paizo-PDF-Pricing-Changes#232022-10-18T12:55:10Z2022-10-18T01:37:04Z<p>Good. It’s about time!</p>Good. It’s about time!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-10-18T01:37:04ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Adventure Path #51: Into the Dataverse (Drift Hackers 3 of 3)Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02egw/discuss?Starfinder-Adventure-Path-51-Into-the-Dataverse#22023-04-13T16:36:04Z2022-08-29T22:14:31Z<p>YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!</p>
<p>Come along, friends! I have such wondrously fascinating things to <i>show</i> you!</p>YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Come along, friends! I have such wondrously fascinating things to show you!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-08-29T22:14:31ZRe: Forums: Drift Hackers: If you can hack the drift...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43mhn?If-you-can-hack-the-drift#122022-10-21T07:51:13Z2022-06-28T03:38:02Z<p>I am VERY excited for y'all to see this AP next year.</p>I am VERY excited for y'all to see this AP next year.Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-06-28T03:38:02ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Lost Omens: Travel GuideAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02dv8/discuss&page=3?Pathfinder-Lost-Omens-Travel-Guide#1342022-06-23T14:10:38Z2022-06-22T18:33:49Z<p>But tell me, Luis, does this book have rules for property values?! I NEED TO BUY A HOUSE FOR MY PC, LUIS!</p>But tell me, Luis, does this book have rules for property values?! I NEED TO BUY A HOUSE FOR MY PC, LUIS!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-06-22T18:33:49ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Deck of Endless NPCsAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02d82/discuss&page=2?Pathfinder-Deck-of-Endless-NPCs#582022-05-24T20:14:31Z2022-05-23T19:17:51Z<p>This could have been called the Deck of Many Faces?!?!</p>
<p>WHYYYYYYYYY!</p>
<p>(Still looks rad, though!)</p>This could have been called the Deck of Many Faces?!?!
WHYYYYYYYYY!
(Still looks rad, though!)Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-05-23T19:17:51ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Drift CrisisAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02c7l/discuss&page=3?Starfinder-Drift-Crisis#1332022-05-19T15:51:17Z2022-05-12T20:51:15Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Gaulin wrote:</div><blockquote> I thought the same thing watching that video! The know direction beyond crew is nothing if not honest about what they think about products, and they gave this very high praise. </blockquote><p>Thank you!
<p>We try very specifically to be honest about how we feel about content so that when we offer praise, our fans (and Paizo staff) know that it means something. I mean, we're biased; my name's in the Starfinder CRB and V's written hundreds of pages of awesome Starfinder content, like two whole AP volumes at this point. But it's very important to us that we're biased with integrity, and I'm glad that our honesty shines through about the book!</p>
<p>In addition to reviewing our early access PDF last month, we had John Compton on at twitch.tv/knowdirection to talk about the making of Drift Crisis, so if you want even more behind-the-scenes info about the book, check the episode out there. It'll also be available to listen to in podcast form tomorrow (5/13) at knowdirectionpodcast.com.</p>
<p>You know, unless we get SUPER unlucky, it being Friday the 13th and all.</p>Gaulin wrote:I thought the same thing watching that video! The know direction beyond crew is nothing if not honest about what they think about products, and they gave this very high praise.
Thank you! We try very specifically to be honest about how we feel about content so that when we offer praise, our fans (and Paizo staff) know that it means something. I mean, we're biased; my name's in the Starfinder CRB and V's written hundreds of pages of awesome Starfinder content, like two whole AP...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-05-12T20:51:15ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Starfinder Interstellar SpeciesAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq02e2c/discuss?Starfinder-Interstellar-Species#52022-03-30T05:01:52Z2022-03-30T04:42:27Z<p>Cool!</p>Cool!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-03-30T04:42:27ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Infinite: February Month In ReviewAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shzf?Pathfinder-Infinite-February-Month-In-Review#102022-03-08T05:49:19Z2022-03-06T04:52:24Z<p>Thank you for taking the time to write this up, Mark! This is great. :D</p>Thank you for taking the time to write this up, Mark! This is great. :DAlexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-03-06T04:52:24ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: A Safe Space for Respectful Criticisms of PF2Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43jh6&page=9?A-Safe-Space-for-Respectful-Criticisms-of-PF2#4172022-02-11T08:47:50Z2022-02-04T20:22:36Z<p>Also, there were a few people who were like, "Your post got too heated and passionate so I stopped listening to anything you said."</p>
<p>You're perfectly entitled to that response, but I'd challenge you to question in yourselves why perceived emotion devalues the quality of my opinions in a thread literally titled, "Respectful Opinions about PF2." I may have been emotional, sure. I am an emotional person. But being emotional and having feelings doesn't invalidate my thoughts and opinions. You don't need to be an unfeeling bastion of rationality to have valid thoughts and experiences, and respect doesn't necessitate a lack of emotion.</p>Also, there were a few people who were like, "Your post got too heated and passionate so I stopped listening to anything you said."
You're perfectly entitled to that response, but I'd challenge you to question in yourselves why perceived emotion devalues the quality of my opinions in a thread literally titled, "Respectful Opinions about PF2." I may have been emotional, sure. I am an emotional person. But being emotional and having feelings doesn't invalidate my thoughts and opinions. You...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-02-04T20:22:36ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: A Safe Space for Respectful Criticisms of PF2Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43jh6&page=9?A-Safe-Space-for-Respectful-Criticisms-of-PF2#4162022-03-12T18:23:17Z2022-02-04T20:12:04Z<p>A lot of people replied to my post and I thank you for that (as well as 22 Likes!!). Out of respect for the OP and the spirit of this thread, I'm not going to engage in a discussion for any of them, but there was this one post I saw that I wanted to speak on:</p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">PlantThings wrote:</div><blockquote>The only other major unaddressed issue I can think of is Recall Knowledge rules. Both in terms of clarity and structure. </blockquote><p>I agree with this, mostly because all the different rules for recalling knowledge are all over the place. The rules in the skills chapter don't, like, list DCs or anything. I found them later in the GM chapter, which is weird to me. I feel like it's okay for players to generally know how difficult something is, so why put that in the back of the book?
<p>Also, I agree that for the number of options that there are in the game that interface with Recall Knowledge in encounter mode, it's strange how vague it is. I'm currently listening to the Outcast and Outclassed 2E podcast, and there was one point where the GM-appointed Rules Lawyer was like, "Yeah PF2 handles it one way but that way is confusing so I recommend just doing it like PF1."</p>
<p>I don't think that's a good look for a rule, personally.</p>A lot of people replied to my post and I thank you for that (as well as 22 Likes!!). Out of respect for the OP and the spirit of this thread, I'm not going to engage in a discussion for any of them, but there was this one post I saw that I wanted to speak on:
PlantThings wrote:The only other major unaddressed issue I can think of is Recall Knowledge rules. Both in terms of clarity and structure.
I agree with this, mostly because all the different rules for recalling knowledge are all over...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-02-04T20:12:04ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: A Safe Space for Respectful Criticisms of PF2Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43jh6&page=8?A-Safe-Space-for-Respectful-Criticisms-of-PF2#3572022-02-06T08:07:17Z2022-02-01T20:26:21Z<p><b>1) The Math.</b>
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Usually when I say this, someone jumps down my neck about how I'm a power gamer who can't appreciate a balanced system. For me, PF2's Math issue is that the d20 is too important. Since difficulty scales perfectly with my Level, I never feel like I'm getting better as I level up. This is in part because enemies and DCs tend to account for the highest possible proficiency rank at a given level, so if I keep my ability scores maxed and my proficiency ranks capped, I'm doing just as I did before those values rose. And if I don't, I'm objectively worse. Usually by 10 to 15%. I think PF2 needs a rebalance around assuming players are, like, a rank lower then they actually are. Design for the median so everyone can have fun, but the people who specialize do better. Not "expected."</p>
<p><b>2) Feats</b>
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I hate how class feats are split up, so there's a new category at every opportunity. It makes me feel like if I don't take a new feat from the highest possible category, I'm playing wrong. And oftentimes I would be; the power level between a 1st-level rogue feat and a 2nd-level rogue feat is pretty crazy by itself. Starfinder's system of having fewer silos (usually 2nd / 8th / 14th) is much better because now I get to pick a few choices from three silos instead of one choice from ten.</p>
<p>Similarly, the game doesn't give enough feats for how niche many of them are. This is evidenced by how popular Free Archetype is, in my opinion. One of the most common statements I see is, "Pathfinder 2E doesn't feel complete without free archetype," and in my opinion that means the game doesn't give enough feats baseline (or that those feats aren't meaningful, but that's another discussion).</p>
<p><b>3) Free-Bies</b>
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There are a TON of feats that feel like their benefits should be rolled into the baseline effects of the actions they modify. (Group Impression, for example.) Like, "Oh, you're an expert in Diplomacy now? Cool, when you Make an Impression, you now can target multiple creatures." The only counter I've heard to this is that doing so makes it easier for players to "forget" the rules because a feat on a character sheet serves as a visual prompt for remembrance, and I honestly don't think that's a good excuse, but that's just me.</p>
<p><b>4) Rarity</b>
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This mechanic has no idea what it wants to be. It's used for like four things all at the same time: restrict access to things that class feats give you access to (see most focus spells being Uncommon), restrict access to campaign elements that could be disruptive (see dominate), restrict access to campaign elements based on an arbitrary measure of how common Golarion's developers say those elements are in their campaign setting (see every ancestry published since the Core ones), and rituals. What ends up happening is that people see stuff like dominate and possession being rare and go, "Oh no! If this is rare, something like the shoony must be as disruptive as these spells, right?" It's not a good system and placing access traits on ancestries is sort of like giving your player to gatekeep, but specifically gatekeep Paizo IP from your games I guess? It really doesn't make sense and I would prefer to see it gone.</p>
<p><b>5) Overcorrection Mechanics</b>
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If you played highly optimized PF1, it's very easy to see the places where Pathfinder 2E overcorrects things that were overpowered in Pathfinder 1E. A great example is the pest form spell, although polymorphing in general falls into this category. In Pathfinder 1E, there was a nasty build where you basically were a swashbuckler who debuffed enemies if you shared their space, and because of how Tiny creatures worked in that edition and some poor wording on the ability's part, players would frequently use items, spells, or feats to transform into Tiny creatures to activate that ability. So Pathfinder 2E responded by making sure the default way to become Tiny (pest form) put as many debuffs on you as possible. I see the incapacitation trait similarly, as well how many spells were adapted from PF1 to PF2. <b>My point isn't that we should bring back the OP mechanics</b>, but I do feel that Pathfinder 2E treats players as rabid beasts who need to contained rather than people who are trying to engage with a story. Pathfinder 2E is a great game and it's extremely successful, but I also know that there are a lot of people who refuse to play it because of how the game's rules treat them. </p>
<p>There's sort of this design idea that games need to be catered to the GM because, "Without no GM, no one can play our game!" And I think Pathfinder 2E did a good job making a game that's legit fun to GM. I enjoy running Pathfinder 2E. But none of my local friends want to play Pathfinder 2E because of how the game treats players and character building (quantity of feats is not quality of feats), so I don't get to run PF2 unless I do it with strangers online. If a game isn't fun for players to play, they won't.</p>
<p><b>6) The Investigator Class</b>
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As someone who loved PF1's investigator so much that I levelled it from 1 to 19th in PF1, I could literally write a thesis on how angry the PF2 investigator class makes me. But, like, I get legit ANGRY about it. I played investigator from Level 1 to Level 3 in a home game, and I had to ask my GM to let me swap to mastermind rogue. I loved the setting, I loved my character, I loved the plot, I loved the people I was playing with, but every time dice rolled and I Devised a Stratagem, only to roll a 6 and have nothing to do that combat because I'd be locked into that roll.... It happened so many times that I got so salty that it wasn't good for me or my table. </p>
<p>To me, it feels like they took every cool ability that could have been a neat thing for the investigator to do and gave it to the rogue instead, so I wish they just didn't make an investigator and folded all those investigator feats into the rogue. Maybe make an investigator racket out of them. Which is sad, because I think there's real value in having a skill-focused class that isn't flavored as a criminal, but the investigator is just flat-out worse than the rogue in every mode.</p>1) The Math.
Usually when I say this, someone jumps down my neck about how I'm a power gamer who can't appreciate a balanced system. For me, PF2's Math issue is that the d20 is too important. Since difficulty scales perfectly with my Level, I never feel like I'm getting better as I level up. This is in part because enemies and DCs tend to account for the highest possible proficiency rank at a given level, so if I keep my ability scores maxed and my proficiency ranks capped, I'm doing just as...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2022-02-01T20:26:21ZRe: Forums: Rules Discussion: Official Lost Omens clarification, errata, and FAQ threadAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43f59&page=4?Official-Lost-Omens-clarification-errata-and#1812022-04-26T17:29:22Z2021-12-21T16:43:00Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">QuidEst wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Dubious Scholar wrote:</div><blockquote> :( Fox form kitsune still have broken legs. (Why is it necessary to limit them to 10 foot speed when transformed?) </blockquote>That's more of a system-wide issue that we're just stuck with going forward, unfortunately. :/ </blockquote><p>The rules of a tabletop RPG are more than printed words on a page of a book. They're a prism of endless possibility. Where a single sentence can be struck and replaced at a whim, creating homebrewed systems radically different from the core gameplay experience. Each custom tailored to the individual needs of the people surrounding the table upon which it is played. Some rules will be beloved. Others will be scorned and scoured. But nothing will be the same.
<p>I am the Everyman Gamer. I am your guide through these vast new tabletop experiences. <a href="https://www.pathfinderinfinite.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Follow me</a> and dare to dabble in design, and ponder the question... What if (you just house ruled that a kitsune's <i>pest form</i> doesn't adjust their speed)?</p>
<p>Also, shameless plug, I should have Kitsune of Golarion published on Pathfinder Infinite this week, and a tweak to this is something that appears in that PDF! :D</p>QuidEst wrote:Dubious Scholar wrote: :( Fox form kitsune still have broken legs. (Why is it necessary to limit them to 10 foot speed when transformed?)
That's more of a system-wide issue that we're just stuck with going forward, unfortunately. :/ The rules of a tabletop RPG are more than printed words on a page of a book. They're a prism of endless possibility. Where a single sentence can be struck and replaced at a whim, creating homebrewed systems radically different from the core gameplay...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-12-21T16:43:00ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Iconic Encounter: The Mountain’s TestAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shvy?Iconic-Encounter-The-Mountain-s-Test#152021-12-13T16:22:36Z2021-12-12T20:48:17Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Archpaladin Zousha wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Ramanujan wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I enjoyed the first 90%, but I didn’t get the ending.</p>
<p>I’m guessing the ability use at the end is a reference to something I’m not familiar with?
<br />
Did I miss it being foreshadowed in the text? </blockquote>Vellero's vanguard powers activated for the very first time and crushed the boulder into powder before it could kill them. </blockquote><p>Yes! Specifically, I was trying to show what an entropic strike might look like; he touches the boulder and the bonds between the rock fall apart, changing from boulder to stones to pebbles to gravel to dust in an instant.Archpaladin Zousha wrote:Ramanujan wrote:I enjoyed the first 90%, but I didn’t get the ending.
I’m guessing the ability use at the end is a reference to something I’m not familiar with?
Did I miss it being foreshadowed in the text?
Vellero's vanguard powers activated for the very first time and crushed the boulder into powder before it could kill them. Yes! Specifically, I was trying to show what an entropic strike might look like; he touches the boulder and the bonds between the rock fall...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-12-12T20:48:17ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Iconic Encounter: The Mountain’s TestAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shvy?Iconic-Encounter-The-Mountain-s-Test#142021-12-12T20:40:41Z2021-12-12T20:40:41Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">UnArcaneElection wrote:</div><blockquote><p> ^It says basalt overlaying metamorphic rock, which is fully possible. I don't know of a specific example off the top of my head, but it must be very common on Earth, since basaltic lava can be erupted over metamorphic rock. (Intrusive rock of the same composition is more properly called diabase if still relatively fine-grained or gabbro if corase-grained, although diabase is sometimes called basalt.)
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</blockquote><p>This is basically what I was going for, caribet. Idea was that as one of the oldest and largest mountains in the Pact Worlds system, the mountain is mostly made of really old, strong metamorphic rock but it has a crumbly layer of igneous rock on top of it that ultimately makes the mountain tricky to climb, because if you dig a piston in and it's not rooted in some of the metamorphic rock, your body's weight might just make a chunk of the igneous rock crumble away and send you plummeting towards the ground a few miles below.
<p>Of course, Dhareen wasn't expecting any geothermic activity from the mountain because Akiton's core has been cooling for centuries, meaning eruptions and earthquakes on Akiton would be even more uncommon then they are for us on earth. Good thing Vallero is a fledgling vanguard! ;) </p>
<p>Anyway, sorry if my geology wasn't perfect! Maybe "basalt" is just the best Common translation for a Shobhad concept?</p>UnArcaneElection wrote:^It says basalt overlaying metamorphic rock, which is fully possible. I don't know of a specific example off the top of my head, but it must be very common on Earth, since basaltic lava can be erupted over metamorphic rock. (Intrusive rock of the same composition is more properly called diabase if still relatively fine-grained or gabbro if corase-grained, although diabase is sometimes called basalt.)
This is basically what I was going for, caribet. Idea was that as one...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-12-12T20:40:41ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Iconic Encounter: The Mountain’s TestAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shvy?Iconic-Encounter-The-Mountain-s-Test#62021-11-21T05:01:39Z2021-11-20T04:31:44Z<p>Thank you, Paizo, for the opportunity to write this tale!</p>Thank you, Paizo, for the opportunity to write this tale!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-11-20T04:31:44ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Iconic Encounter: The Mountain’s TestAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shvy?Iconic-Encounter-The-Mountain-s-Test#52021-11-20T18:53:04Z2021-11-20T04:31:15Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Wei Ji the Learner wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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ALRIGHT! That was heart-poundingly AWESOME!</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>May or may not have been considering creating a shobhad character for SFS recently...</span> </blockquote><p>This reaction made me smile! Glad you liked it so much. <3Wei Ji the Learner wrote:ALRIGHT! That was heart-poundingly AWESOME!May or may not have been considering creating a shobhad character for SFS recently...
This reaction made me smile! Glad you liked it so much. <3Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-11-20T04:31:15ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Iconic Encounter: The Mountain’s TestAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shvy?Iconic-Encounter-The-Mountain-s-Test#42021-11-20T04:30:54Z2021-11-20T04:30:54Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Valantrix1 wrote:</div><blockquote> Great story Alex! </blockquote><p>Thank you! :DValantrix1 wrote:Great story Alex!
Thank you! :DAlexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-11-20T04:30:54ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Manifold Array and Gear ArrayAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43him?Manifold-Array-and-Gear-Array#92022-04-15T19:19:31Z2021-10-13T22:29:30Z<p>I agree that it's not very clear whether manifold array limits the maximum item level of weapon you can manifest as a gear array.</p>
<p>I can see an argument that the effective level reduction of manifold array should apply to the maximum item level of weapon you manifest, but I also agree with Milo v3 that this interpretation essentially makes it so you can't use gear array to form a weapon, because weapon damage is bounded by your level and having a weapon that is significantly lower item level is not going to be helpful. (Would having a lower-level cybernetic augmentation be helpful? Maybe? But weapon certainly wouldn't.) It also creates an option trap where you basically have to keep lower-level weapon and augmentation options to not lock yourself out of being able to use one of your class features.</p>
<p>I think this could use an FAQ clarification, but in the meantime it should probably be ruled in favor of player fun.</p>I agree that it's not very clear whether manifold array limits the maximum item level of weapon you can manifest as a gear array.
I can see an argument that the effective level reduction of manifold array should apply to the maximum item level of weapon you manifest, but I also agree with Milo v3 that this interpretation essentially makes it so you can't use gear array to form a weapon, because weapon damage is bounded by your level and having a weapon that is significantly lower item level...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-10-13T22:29:30ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Kitsune in Azlanti Star EmpireAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43hrd?Kitsune-in-Azlanti-Star-Empire#52022-01-30T10:03:29Z2021-10-13T22:22:49Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Why just why9 wrote:</div><blockquote> Hi people in my latest game I'm playing a kitsune outlaw from the Azlanti Star Empire and was wondering how they would be treated their </blockquote><p>Species in the Azlanti Star Empire fall into five categories:
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1) First-Class Sapients: Pureblood Azlanti Humans</p>
<p>2) Second-Class Sapients: Gathols, gosclaws, neskintis, screedreeps, shatoris, slivaras and vilderaros</p>
<p>3) Non-Citizen Sapients: Brakims, dessamars, elanayas, filsoks, mercoys, stelliferas and volotins</p>
<p>4) Enslaved Sapients: Androids, hortuses, iztheptars and tromlins. </p>
<p>5) Non-Sapient: All others.</p>
<p>So, let's take a look at your question. Kitsune in Starfinder aren't on this list, so they're non-sapients. In your tailless form, you'd probably be considered a member of that sapient's class while you were disguised as them. For example, you'd be a non-citizen as a brakim, a second-class sapient if you're a gosclaw, or a first-class sapient if you're a pureblood azlanti.</p>
<p>BUT let's say your tailless form is a pureblood azlanti ... and you get caught. You're something AWFUL to the Azlanti, then. You're basically a silverfish, right? A parasite pretending to be something far above your station, and therefore you're likely disposed of promptly like a parasite. Below non-sapient, likely reviled.</p>
<p>There's a reason that the Azlanti Star Empire is an evil empire. ;)</p>Why just why9 wrote:Hi people in my latest game I'm playing a kitsune outlaw from the Azlanti Star Empire and was wondering how they would be treated their
Species in the Azlanti Star Empire fall into five categories:
1) First-Class Sapients: Pureblood Azlanti Humans2) Second-Class Sapients: Gathols, gosclaws, neskintis, screedreeps, shatoris, slivaras and vilderaros
3) Non-Citizen Sapients: Brakims, dessamars, elanayas, filsoks, mercoys, stelliferas and volotins
4) Enslaved Sapients:...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-10-13T22:22:49ZRe: Forums: Evolutionist Class: Know Direction Interviews John Compton About the Evolutionist, plus Alex’s ThoughtsAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43gai?Know-Direction-Interviews-John-Compton-About#22023-08-19T22:21:33Z2021-08-21T13:38:58Z<p>In the spirit of this, I’m going to provide some of my own thoughts on what I perceive to be the evolutionist’s rough patches, aka my top 3 “concerns” and what would make me think twice about whether I wanted to play this class, below. I hope that we can start a dialogue that creates more top-rate feedback for the Star Chamber!</p>
<p><b>1) The description of this class made me think it was gonna be a shapeshifter and it’s not, and that frustrated me.</b> Starfinder’s polymorph rules aren’t great for combat, so I thought based on the description that this was gonna be the combat polymorph class and it wasn’t, which was really disappointing to me. It wouldn’t surprise me if a lot of the negatively surrounding the Playtest stemmed from this missed expectation.</p>
<p><b>2) EP is too much like vanguard points.</b> This is an aesthetics thing, but I feel the EP mechanic works too much like a vanguard’s entropy points in practice. They’re both even different kinds of EP, which is bound to get confusing. In talking with John, since this class is supposed to feel like “corruptions the class,” I think the stronger option is to model the progress after an affliction. Instead of EP bench marks, give the class steps similar to an affliction with each step having a minimum level requirement to attain it. A much more homogenized progression would likely help sell the feel of a transformation, since that way there is a tangible point where you’re “fully transformed” aka “transformed as far as you can.”</p>
<p><b>3) This class wants to be a combatant / expert hybrid, but it lacks the math to do either well.</b> One of the biggest problems with the evolutionist is that in order to have maximum effectiveness in combat, they need to spend their points on a full BAB. Even if that isn’t the only way to spend your points, it’s always going to feel like the only way to spend your points. Additionally, this class doesn’t have enough starting skills, and since Intelligence isn’t it’s key score (unlike operative or
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biohacker or mechanic), it is always going to feel dramatically behind. The evolutionist needs 6 skill ranks per level for the same reason the vanguard does; it just doesn’t have the combat power to justify having fewer. </p>
<p>Additionally, instead of spending EP for a BAB bonus, it should just have 3/4 BAB but gain a scaling boost to attack rolls with unarmed strikes and adaptive strikes, similar to how the biohacker handles the same problem. (Though maybe with better bonus scaling, since the biohacker’s bonus doesn’t fully make up for not having full BAB.</p>In the spirit of this, I’m going to provide some of my own thoughts on what I perceive to be the evolutionist’s rough patches, aka my top 3 “concerns” and what would make me think twice about whether I wanted to play this class, below. I hope that we can start a dialogue that creates more top-rate feedback for the Star Chamber!
1) The description of this class made me think it was gonna be a shapeshifter and it’s not, and that frustrated me. Starfinder’s polymorph rules aren’t great for...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-08-21T13:38:58ZForums: Evolutionist Class: Know Direction Interviews John Compton About the Evolutionist, plus Alex’s ThoughtsAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43gai?Know-Direction-Interviews-John-Compton-About#12021-11-29T22:16:15Z2021-08-21T13:38:44Z<p><a href=" http://knowdirectionpodcast.com/2021/08/know-direction-beyond-61-the-evolutionist-with-john-compton/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">James and I asked John tons of evolutionist questions! Check ‘em out here in our hour-long interview!</a></p>
<p>Obviously because of the nature of the interview, we couldn’t ask every question we got and at this stage of the Playtest, the Star Chamber hasn’t been able to thoroughly assess feedback yet, so we’re hoping to have either John or Joe (perhaps both) back for our October or November show once the data’s been reviewed for an update on how the playtest went. But since it’s still going, please continue to give your feedback because it is being listened to!</p>James and I asked John tons of evolutionist questions! Check ‘em out here in our hour-long interview!
Obviously because of the nature of the interview, we couldn’t ask every question we got and at this stage of the Playtest, the Star Chamber hasn’t been able to thoroughly assess feedback yet, so we’re hoping to have either John or Joe (perhaps both) back for our October or November show once the data’s been reviewed for an update on how the playtest went. But since it’s still going, please...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-08-21T13:38:44ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Pride 2021Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shpt?Paizo-Pride-2021#42021-06-27T13:21:55Z2021-06-24T18:34:07Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Dustin Knight wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Knowing who you are and feeling safe to express your love is so important and I'm overjoyed that Paizo not only recognizes but celebrates its diverse staff and freelancers all year long.</p>
<p>I'm so proud to have the opportunity to write in this post, as Alexander Augunas' post from the Paizo Pride 2019 and our subsequent talks for the past two years were instrumental in helping me understand myself and build up the courage to come out. My only regret is not having met you a decade sooner. </p>
<p>Paizo has fostered an anti-toxic community that makes me feel safe and accepted being who I am, and I can't thank our community leaders enough for giving us this space. </blockquote><p>D'aw, silly foxtato. You didn't have to thank me publicly like this. Being friends with you is more than enough.Dustin Knight wrote:Knowing who you are and feeling safe to express your love is so important and I'm overjoyed that Paizo not only recognizes but celebrates its diverse staff and freelancers all year long.
I'm so proud to have the opportunity to write in this post, as Alexander Augunas' post from the Paizo Pride 2019 and our subsequent talks for the past two years were instrumental in helping me understand myself and build up the courage to come out. My only regret is not having met you a...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-06-24T18:34:07ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Paizo Pride 2021Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shpt?Paizo-Pride-2021#32021-06-28T18:44:14Z2021-06-24T18:33:15Z<p>Hey, you even used a picture from my Hao Jin assignment for the blog! Thanks, Alex! :D</p>Hey, you even used a picture from my Hao Jin assignment for the blog! Thanks, Alex! :DAlexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-06-24T18:33:15ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of the Beast Catfolk Slayer FCB questionAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43bkt?Blood-of-the-Beast-Catfolk-Slayer-FCB-question#92021-05-28T16:49:22Z2021-05-28T15:46:32Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DiLathl wrote:</div><blockquote><p> The Slayer favored class bonus for catfolk states "Add 1/3 to the result of any sneak attack damage that the slayer deals after all sneak attack damage dice have been totaled." What does this mean? 1/3rd of what? A point? The total? 1/3 of the total seems OP, but if it is just 1/3rd of a point, why did they add "after all...totaled?</p>
<p>ReWord Option 1: Add 1/3pt to the total of all sneak attack damage dice rolled.</p>
<p>Option 2: Add 1/3pt to each sneak attack damage die rolled.</p>
<p>Option 3: Add 1/3 of the total result of sneak attack damage dice rolled. </blockquote><p>Hi! I'm the author of this section. The correct operation is:
<p>1) Roll your sneak attack dice.
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2) Total the damage you rolled on your sneak attack dice.
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3) Add +1 damage for every 3 times you selected the Favored Class Bonus.</p>
<p>For example.</p>
<p>"Alex is playing Kohdaehan, a catfolk slayer. Kohdaehan is 9th level, so he has sneak attack +3d6. He's also taken the catfolk slayer favored class bonus at every level, so he's picked it 9 times. When he sneak attacks someone, he rolls 3d6 ( [4] + [1] + [6] ), totals the result (4 + 1 = 5, 5 + 6 = 11), and then adds +1 for every 3 times he's chosen his favored class bonus (9 / 3 = +3, 11 + 3 = 14 damage from sneak attack).</p>
<p>As a general rule, most Favored Class Bonuses are balanced around 6 selections being about as good as a feat. This is why in Blood of the Beast you get Magical Tail for selecting a kitsune Favored Class Bonus 6 times, or why many classes give bonus features that could be selected with the Extra Rogue Talent or Extra Revelation feat 6 times). At 1/3, this means 6 selections is +2 which is about the same as Weapon Specialization.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>DiLathl wrote:The Slayer favored class bonus for catfolk states "Add 1/3 to the result of any sneak attack damage that the slayer deals after all sneak attack damage dice have been totaled." What does this mean? 1/3rd of what? A point? The total? 1/3 of the total seems OP, but if it is just 1/3rd of a point, why did they add "after all...totaled?
ReWord Option 1: Add 1/3pt to the total of all sneak attack damage dice rolled.
Option 2: Add 1/3pt to each sneak attack damage die rolled.
...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-05-28T15:46:32ZRe: Forums: Rules Discussion: Free Archetype Feats - Can you spend them on Skill Archetype Feats?Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43e2p?Free-Archetype-Feats-Can-you-spend-them-on#162021-05-28T15:40:40Z2021-05-28T15:40:40Z<p>Personally, since most class feats that give skill feats give you two skill feats (or a skill feat + something else), I'm of the opinion that if your archetype gives skill feats (such as Dandy), you can use your free archetype feat to take two skill feats that the archetype provides.</p>
<p>But that's my opinion, YMMV.</p>Personally, since most class feats that give skill feats give you two skill feats (or a skill feat + something else), I'm of the opinion that if your archetype gives skill feats (such as Dandy), you can use your free archetype feat to take two skill feats that the archetype provides.
But that's my opinion, YMMV.Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-05-28T15:40:40ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Adventure Path #166: Despair on Danger Island (Fists of the Ruby Phoenix 1 of 3)Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btq027qd/discuss?Pathfinder-Adventure-Path-166-Despair-on-Danger-Island#482021-11-29T13:57:29Z2021-04-02T15:31:16Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">magnuskn wrote:</div><blockquote> Or maybe the unexpected return of the Ruby Phoenix herself threw things off a bit? </blockquote><p>Honestly, I don't think it would, but I'm biased because I wrote Hao Jin's entry in Lost Omens: Legends. Hao Jin's kind of unique among the Lost Omens: Legends in that she had more words devoted to her than almost any other character in that book simply because she's intrinsically tied to her tapestry. When I wrote Hao Jin's article, I had to read through about a half-dozen scenarios, the Ruby Phoenix Tournament module, and a few articles scattered throughout a bunch of different Campaign Setting Guides, Player Companions, and so on.
<p>When I finished all my research (especially her content in Season 10), I came to this realization: Hao Jin only really established the tournament as a way to ensure she had a positive legacy, but when she returned to Golarion she realized that hosting a Dragonball Z-style match wasn't really enough to undo the fact that she effectively stole cultural treasures and locked them away in her own private museum for over 300 years. So a lot of what you see Hao Jin doing is like a form of repentance, giving back things she took and working to actually build herself a newer, better legacy.</p>
<p>I personally think that keeping the tradition of the Ruby Phoenix Tournament, which is now over 300 years old, makes perfect sense for her from this regard. First, why would she want to rob Goka of a time-honored tradition if returning traditions to people is sort of her motivating operation now, and second, what better way to build your legacy than to preside over the fighting tournament that bares your name?</p>
<p>I suppose we'll see soon enough whether or not I'm right, though. ;)</p>magnuskn wrote:Or maybe the unexpected return of the Ruby Phoenix herself threw things off a bit?
Honestly, I don't think it would, but I'm biased because I wrote Hao Jin's entry in Lost Omens: Legends. Hao Jin's kind of unique among the Lost Omens: Legends in that she had more words devoted to her than almost any other character in that book simply because she's intrinsically tied to her tapestry. When I wrote Hao Jin's article, I had to read through about a half-dozen scenarios, the Ruby...Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-04-02T15:31:16ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Starfinder Species SurveyAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shld?Starfinder-Species-Survey#42021-03-04T03:33:39Z2021-03-03T20:31:28Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Sasha Laranoa Harving wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">CorvusMask wrote:</div><blockquote> Aww man this survey skips over AP bestiary entry alien races :'D I would have liked to have expansion on some of those! </blockquote>AP alien archive races are in a fill-in-the-blank at the bottom! Trust me, I had the same reaction. Amrantahs and moyishuus... Give me more! </blockquote><p>The Star Chamber will be able to spot my survey specifically because of that box. >_>Sasha Laranoa Harving wrote:CorvusMask wrote: Aww man this survey skips over AP bestiary entry alien races :'D I would have liked to have expansion on some of those!
AP alien archive races are in a fill-in-the-blank at the bottom! Trust me, I had the same reaction. Amrantahs and moyishuus... Give me more! The Star Chamber will be able to spot my survey specifically because of that box. >_>Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-03-03T20:31:28ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Starfinder Species SurveyAlexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shld?Starfinder-Species-Survey#32021-04-03T04:08:58Z2021-03-03T20:30:24Z<p>The short answer is all of them. 500 page Core Rulebook Length Species Archives, please.</p>The short answer is all of them. 500 page Core Rulebook Length Species Archives, please.Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2021-03-03T20:30:24ZRe: Forums: Playtest General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Starfinder Precog Playtest Closes Soon!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6shia?Starfinder-Precog-Playtest-Closes-Soon#92020-12-26T10:04:11Z2020-12-20T19:01:07Z<p>I almost like the idea of a Precog that can choose their casting stat from among Int, Wis, or Cha rather than having it specified for them by, well, anything. </p>
<p>Like, what if your anchor is a Doomed Future, and your spellcasting comes from your attempts to analyze (Intelligence or Wisdom) or prevent (Charisma) that fate? You could do a lot of cool stuff that way!</p>I almost like the idea of a Precog that can choose their casting stat from among Int, Wis, or Cha rather than having it specified for them by, well, anything.
Like, what if your anchor is a Doomed Future, and your spellcasting comes from your attempts to analyze (Intelligence or Wisdom) or prevent (Charisma) that fate? You could do a lot of cool stuff that way!Alexander Augunas (Contributor)2020-12-20T19:01:07ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Funniest PFS moments?Khar Dawnchild (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pvip&page=10?Funniest-PFS-moments#4902017-02-17T01:38:09Z2017-02-17T01:38:09Z<p>This one time in Tian Xia, I casted a <i>hold person</i> on a goblin, and then this whimpy Strength 6 samsaran oracle successfully bull rushed him off of a boat. (I don't think that Sorry I'm Bad With Names thought she could do it either!)</p>This one time in Tian Xia, I casted a hold person on a goblin, and then this whimpy Strength 6 samsaran oracle successfully bull rushed him off of a boat. (I don't think that Sorry I'm Bad With Names thought she could do it either!)Khar Dawnchild (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2017-02-17T01:38:09ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Modular 'Hard mode'- Proposed Change to the PFS Guide For Season 8Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tn63?Modular-Hard-mode-Proposed-Change-to-the-PFS#162017-01-17T21:19:12Z2016-05-05T11:11:50Z<p>I'm of two minds about this.</p>
<p>On one hand, I know there's an audience for super hard games, and I think that said audience should get a bone (or a Bonekeep) thrown at them every now and then.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I can't see this idea working out well. At low levels, doing something "quick" like adding the advanced simple template to everything might help a little bit, but mathematically speaking, that template only boosts rolls. It doesn't do anything to prolong the fight, and that's where challenge comes in: monsters need staying power to be truly difficult. By Tier 7-11, the advanced simple template would just be a mere bump in the road; it works for making encounters harder, but not for introducing a true hard mode. Doing that is exceptionally difficult as well, because what constitutes a hard scenario is equal parts monster abilities and the abilities of the players.</p>
<p>In short, "hard mode encounters" are better left to home games, where fights can actually be custom-tailored to a group. It wouldn't be worth the page space that the devs would use. </p>
<p>That said, I'm all for designed hardmode scenarios, like more Bonekeep-type games.</p>I'm of two minds about this.
On one hand, I know there's an audience for super hard games, and I think that said audience should get a bone (or a Bonekeep) thrown at them every now and then.
On the other hand, I can't see this idea working out well. At low levels, doing something "quick" like adding the advanced simple template to everything might help a little bit, but mathematically speaking, that template only boosts rolls. It doesn't do anything to prolong the fight, and that's where...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2016-05-05T11:11:50ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Thoughts on Laxing the Replaying PoliciesGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2takw&page=3?Thoughts-on-Laxing-the-Replaying-Policies#1322017-01-17T21:19:12Z2016-02-04T21:34:30Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">rknop wrote:</div><blockquote><p>Honesty, I don't fully get the whole idea that GMs have to be given more replay and more rewards to want to GM. If you don't enjoy GMing for its own sake, why are you doing it? Yes, GM credit is a nice and great thing. But I GM a lot of repeat scenarios without credit, and I'm happy to do it, because, well, this is my hobby. I know that some people prefer to play to GM; those people really probably shouldn't be GMing any more than they are.
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</blockquote><p>This line of thought isn't on topic, but I'm going to address it anyway because this is the single most common, "Lazy Man's excuse" that I see whenever someone doesn't want to change the way we reward GMs. (This came up in my "Game Day Boon" thread as well, so I apologize; you struck a nerve with me.)
<p>So here's the dirty secret of life: the time we spend to do anything is the time we lose from something else. For that reason, time is the most valuable possession we as humans have, because all time is restricted. Tomorrow, I could get hit by a bus and my days of freelancing and GMing could instantly come to an end. Every day is a gamble, and so every day every person should get the most out of their time, and that goes beyond mere satisfaction. </p>
<p>For instance, I love writing for Paizo. I can't describe the amount of satisfaction I feel when I see my name printed in the front cover a Player Companion or a Core Rulebook, or whatever. That being said, do you think I shouldn't get paid for the time I spent working with Paizo developers in creating that product just because I enjoyed the process? Should the Paizo developers not get paid simply because they love their jobs? Should the artists that make the art for your book not get paid, or the graphic designers who lay the products out, or anyone else working at Paizo simply because working in the Game Industry is immensely fulfilling? The answer for all those questions is no.</p>
<p>When you're a GM running a game, there's a very real opportunity cost that you're spending. Without going into detail about all of the other things you could be doing with the 4 to 8 hours you likely spend running the game, or the 1+ hours you likely spend prepping it, you're paying for the privilege to GM with the ability to play in a game, the ability to be creative and to actually define an experience. The GM sets the stage, but its the players who really create the experience; a plot is meaningless without players. Furthermore, if you're a creative type who likes to RP, you're missing out on roleplaying as a character you wrote and that you enjoy. You've got some pretty tight constraints on your roleplaying as a Pathfinder Society GM, and that lack of freedom can be frustrating and intimidating. You also aren't always on the receiving end of "fun," and if its fun for you to make your players sweat, you might not get that experience based upon the nature of the scenario you're playing. (For example, Wounded Wisp is an amazing game story-wise, but combat wise a good barbarian completely owns all but the final encounter.)</p>
<p>Finally, I'm a teacher, and one of the first things they teach you at University is that reteaching a lesson you've taught before is the most essential thing that you can do in regards to becoming a master teacher. If you don't get an opportunity to reflect upon your mistakes and shortcomings as a teacher, you never grow. You'll never make superior lessons the first time around. That's the big thing that I don't like about the "no rerunning for credit" rule that GMs have; that it literally goes against everything I learned in college as an educator. We should encourage GMs to better themselves by taking advantage of the unique opportunity that PFS provides to perfectly rerun a game session that we've run before, and we should reward people who take real steps towards becoming better GMs.</p>rknop wrote:Honesty, I don't fully get the whole idea that GMs have to be given more replay and more rewards to want to GM. If you don't enjoy GMing for its own sake, why are you doing it? Yes, GM credit is a nice and great thing. But I GM a lot of repeat scenarios without credit, and I'm happy to do it, because, well, this is my hobby. I know that some people prefer to play to GM; those people really probably shouldn't be GMing any more than they are.
This line of thought isn't on topic,...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2016-02-04T21:34:30ZForums: Pathfinder Society: Thoughts on Laxing the Replaying PoliciesGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2takw?Thoughts-on-Laxing-the-Replaying-Policies#12017-01-17T21:19:12Z2016-02-02T04:15:49Z<p>Hello,</p>
<p>Some of the more prolific posts on the Paizo forums might recall a few months ago when I proposed an alternate rewards system for GMs who run Pathfinder Society games. While many people agreed with me that coordinators need a way to reward GMs more, a surprising number of people seemed utterly against rewarding people who take time out of their busy lives to prepare our games for us on a regular basis. I was surprised by this result, but went back to the grindstone to ponder ideas for an alternate rewards system regardless. Then life happened. One thing lead to another, and now I’m a Venture-Agent for my favorite place to play PFS. Go figure.</p>
<p>The place that I’m currently running is old. We’re not talking Season 0 old, but old enough that I have a backlog of data spanning roughly four years in front of me. Yikes. Part of the turf that comes with inheriting a location with such an oppressive amount of data is that it becomes REALLY hard to run Game Days. Why? Well, there’s a few different reasons. First, our gamers tend to be fairly hard-core. They play a lot, and they play often. Most sit down to at least two tables a week, with some managing nearly four a week. Sometimes as GMs, sometimes as players. Crazy, right? Although numbers differ between people, let’s say that as a safe average, roughly half of my store’s player and GM base is sitting down to an average of 10 games a month. Now, it doesn’t take Albert Einstein to realize that the amount of games being played at my store drastically exceeds Paizo’s ability to publish scenarios, so in a nutshell, the problem that I’m running into is that it is getting increasingly hard to deliver games for my store that people can play.</p>
<p>One of the common responses to my issue is, “Well, tell them to GM.” Obviously, if they’ve played a piece of content before, my players should be able to run the game and get twice as much out of the content. Putting aside the implications that my players should “GM or stop whining,” mathematically that’s impossible; it requires all of the players present to perfectly swap with one another; the GM and players from Table 1 switching with the GM and players from Table 2. How often does that happen in practice? The net result is that I have people scattered all over the place, and not a whole lot of flexibility when it comes to offering them things that they can enjoy. It’s sad, really.</p>
<p>Now, what can we not as organizers, but as an organization, do about this? How can we keep people who are interested in playing, but who are almost entirely prevented from doing so? One idea that I had, funny enough, was by employing the Sky Key. Yes, that Sky Key. The fictitious artifact, or at least, its concept. Let me explain.</p>
<p>When we talk replying scenarios, typically the answer is a big, resounding, “NO.” Usually the reasons are twofold; first, we’re afraid that the replayer will spoil the story for people who haven’t yet experienced it. Second, we’re certain that people will use the ability to replay scenarios to farm desirable boons on their characters. In terms of replaying content, that already exists in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The rules clearly allow replaying for no credit, so long as everyone at the table is aware and accepting of the replayer. Furthermore, we allow GMs to replay scenarios if they possess a specific boon. I think that if we can trust GMs to replay scenarios for credit fairly, we can trust every player to. That being said, I think that the issue regarding boon farming is, sadly, an apt one. Which is where my Sky Key suggestion comes in. Basically, we use the Sky Key as an in-universe excuse to allow players and GMs to replay scenarios for reduced credit. Each scenario is worth its normal amount of XP and gold (because both wealth and experience are factored into the game’s balance), but the character gets all boons crossed off her chronicle sheet, save for those that inflict conditions that must be removed via the expenditure of resources (like curses, diseases, or Bonekeep’s debuffs). The excuse for this lies with the Sky Key:</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>
<p>Whether or not we stick with this fluff or come up with something else, I personally think that laxing a bit on replaying is good for the Society as a whole. We want people wandering into our game stores seeing a full, excited, and energetic crowd to make them curious about what, exactly, is going on with this “Pathfinder Society” thing, and we’re not going to get that happen if our gaming rules make it difficult or undesirable for people to play together. This isn’t so much about, “accommodating the few people who are locked out,” as it is, “making it easier for friends old and new to enjoy the game together, without punishing people who are willing to take another trip on an old ride for the sake of newer players,” which I believe is something we should promote and commend, not ban.</p>Hello,
Some of the more prolific posts on the Paizo forums might recall a few months ago when I proposed an alternate rewards system for GMs who run Pathfinder Society games. While many people agreed with me that coordinators need a way to reward GMs more, a surprising number of people seemed utterly against rewarding people who take time out of their busy lives to prepare our games for us on a regular basis. I was surprised by this result, but went back to the grindstone to ponder ideas for...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2016-02-02T04:15:49ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Campaign Coordinator Job Search UpdateHirokyu Yoishi (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2swyo?Campaign-Coordinator-Job-Search-Update#82015-09-05T02:54:55Z2015-09-05T02:54:55Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Dylos wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Wei Ji the Learner wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Nefreet wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Hopefully it's a Tengu.</p>
<p>I'm calling shenanigans if it's not. </blockquote>If you can't trust a tengu, who CAN you trust? </blockquote>Certainly not a Kitsune, they won't even let you know what they look like most of the time. </blockquote><p>I strongly disapprove of this message.
<p>If a human wearing a mullet can be your leader, so can a kitsune. After all, don't you people say, "Business up front, party in the back," when it comes to mullets? So too is it with us kitsune. "Business with the man, party with the fox."</p>Dylos wrote:Wei Ji the Learner wrote: Nefreet wrote:Hopefully it's a Tengu.
I'm calling shenanigans if it's not.
If you can't trust a tengu, who CAN you trust? Certainly not a Kitsune, they won't even let you know what they look like most of the time. I strongly disapprove of this message. If a human wearing a mullet can be your leader, so can a kitsune. After all, don't you people say, "Business up front, party in the back," when it comes to mullets? So too is it with us kitsune. "Business...Hirokyu Yoishi (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2015-09-05T02:54:55ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Paizo Blog: Faction Journal CardsHirokyu Yoishi (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhcl?Faction-Journal-Cards#452015-04-13T20:29:37Z2015-04-13T20:29:37Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Baron Marcell & Riddywhipple wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">James McTeague wrote:</div><blockquote> This is awesome. People thought I was insufferable about converting people to <s>Taldor</s>Sovereign Court before... </blockquote>It is our solemn duty to insure that all Pathfinders are embraced by the glory of the Sovereign Court. </blockquote><p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Ssssh! You're not supposed to TELL them! We're secret, REMEMBER?</span>
<p>Uh, sorry folks! No Sovereign Court here. I don't think that's even a thing, really. But, uh, hey! If you want a better government free from all of this bloodfeud nonsense, then I've got some people to introduce you to. Powerful people.</p>
<p>We'll be in touch, I'm certain.</p>Baron Marcell & Riddywhipple wrote:James McTeague wrote: This is awesome. People thought I was insufferable about converting people to TaldorSovereign Court before...
It is our solemn duty to insure that all Pathfinders are embraced by the glory of the Sovereign Court. Ssssh! You're not supposed to TELL them! We're secret, REMEMBER? Uh, sorry folks! No Sovereign Court here. I don't think that's even a thing, really. But, uh, hey! If you want a better government free from all of this...Hirokyu Yoishi (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2015-04-13T20:29:37ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Paizo Blog: Time to Break Your Chains!The Everyman Gamer (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lhbo&page=3?Time-to-Break-Your-Chains#1162015-04-03T01:16:54Z2015-04-03T01:16:54Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Arachnofiend wrote:</div><blockquote>Still would certainly not mind if Mr. Everyman became a valid concept for the Fighter, though. </blockquote><p>I'm not already a perfectly valid concept for the fighter?Arachnofiend wrote:Still would certainly not mind if Mr. Everyman became a valid concept for the Fighter, though.
I'm not already a perfectly valid concept for the fighter?The Everyman Gamer (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2015-04-03T01:16:54ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Praise *Sara Marie* for ANYTHING Good HereProphet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qccu&page=3?Praise-Sara-Marie-for-ANYTHING-Good-Here#1052020-08-15T03:16:15Z2013-12-22T14:03:05Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">CalebTGordan wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Wait, this isn't an ask her anything thread?</p>
<p>I was going to ask her what her favorite color was. And if she likes Doctor Who or not.</p>
<p>I guess while I am here I'll praise her for the cool gifts I am going to get this year for Christmas. </blockquote><p>THE MACHINATIONS OF THE GODDESS OF DIRE CARE BEARS ARE BEYOND THE COMPREHENSION OF YOUR FEEBLE MIND!
<p>That said, here are some answers:</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>•hands CalebTGordan a 'Have You Found Sarah Marie' pamphlet that looks suspiciously like a 'Where's Waldo' book•</span></p>
<p>Favorite Color: All of the ones that haven't pledged allegiance to Cosmo.</p>
<p>Doctor Who: Yes, if only because Cosmo is secretly the aberrant love-child of a Silent and a Dalek and she uses the Doctor's misadventures to search for ways to defeat him.</p>CalebTGordan wrote:Wait, this isn't an ask her anything thread?
I was going to ask her what her favorite color was. And if she likes Doctor Who or not.
I guess while I am here I'll praise her for the cool gifts I am going to get this year for Christmas.
THE MACHINATIONS OF THE GODDESS OF DIRE CARE BEARS ARE BEYOND THE COMPREHENSION OF YOUR FEEBLE MIND! That said, here are some answers:
*hands CalebTGordan a 'Have You Found Sarah Marie' pamphlet that looks suspiciously like a 'Where's...Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-12-22T14:03:05ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Praise *Sara Marie* for ANYTHING Good HereProphet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qccu&page=2?Praise-Sara-Marie-for-ANYTHING-Good-Here#972013-12-07T20:24:23Z2013-12-07T20:24:23Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Sara Marie wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Gary roasted a fabulous turkey for Thanksgiving dinner (hint: pats of butter under the skin).</p>
<p>Praise be to Sara Marie!!</p>
<p>•• spoiler omitted •• </blockquote><p>Yes, mi'lord!Sara Marie wrote:Gary roasted a fabulous turkey for Thanksgiving dinner (hint: pats of butter under the skin).
Praise be to Sara Marie!!
** spoiler omitted **
Yes, mi'lord!Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-12-07T20:24:23ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Praise *Sara Marie* for ANYTHING Good HereProphet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qccu?Praise-Sara-Marie-for-ANYTHING-Good-Here#422020-02-21T21:24:10Z2013-11-12T21:46:14Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Sara Marie wrote:</div><blockquote> I blame Cosmo for this thread. </blockquote><p>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>•Explodes into a cloud of scented soap bubbles.•</span></p>Sara Marie wrote:I blame Cosmo for this thread.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! *Explodes into a cloud of scented soap bubbles.*Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-11-12T21:46:14ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *Wes Schneider* ALL your questions here!!Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pow7&page=13?Ask-Wes-Schneider-ALL-your-questions-here#6032013-11-12T12:34:30Z2013-11-12T12:34:30Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Rysky wrote:</div><blockquote>I thought you were Pro-Blame Cosmo? </blockquote><p>I most certainly am not!
<p>Yet.</p>
<p>When the natural balance of the Pazionian Forces of Light and Darkness has been restored, I'll be pro-worshiping the Dark Lord as you suggest. But until that day comes, heeeeeeeeersey!!</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>Rysky wrote:I thought you were Pro-Blame Cosmo?
I most certainly am not! Yet.
When the natural balance of the Pazionian Forces of Light and Darkness has been restored, I'll be pro-worshiping the Dark Lord as you suggest. But until that day comes, heeeeeeeeersey!!
[Spoiler omitted]Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-11-12T12:34:30ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *Wes Schneider* ALL your questions here!!Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pow7&page=12?Ask-Wes-Schneider-ALL-your-questions-here#6002013-11-11T04:57:22Z2013-11-11T04:57:22Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Alexander Augunas wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Rysky wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Alexander Augunas wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Adam Daigle wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Alexander Augunas wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I asked Daigle this and he said that <i>Bestiary 4</i>'s development predated his time at Paizo, so I thought that maybe the Master of Monsters would know better.
</p>
.... </blockquote>I'm gonna correct something here. The adlet first appeared in Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Lands of the Linnorm Kings, which came out before I was on staff. I was here for the entirety of Bestiary 4. </blockquote><p>And here I thought you were going to correct me because I claimed that the adlet was from <i>Bestiary 4</i>, when in reality it was (apparently) reprinted in <i>Bestiary 3</i>!
<p>MY MISTAKES KEEP ON MULTIPLYING. </p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>•sobs.•</span> </blockquote>There there, we all know it's Cosmo's fault. </blockquote>Yeah, you're probably right. </blockquote><p>See that? That's heresy talking!
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>readies <i>holy smite</i> against Alexander Augunas.</span></p>Alexander Augunas wrote:Rysky wrote: Alexander Augunas wrote: Adam Daigle wrote: Alexander Augunas wrote:I asked Daigle this and he said that Bestiary 4's development predated his time at Paizo, so I thought that maybe the Master of Monsters would know better.
....
I'm gonna correct something here. The adlet first appeared in Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Lands of the Linnorm Kings, which came out before I was on staff. I was here for the entirety of Bestiary 4. And here I thought you were...Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-11-11T04:57:22ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Blame *Cosmo* for ALL your problems hereProphet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ppag&page=26?Blame-Cosmo-for-ALL-your-problems-here#12582013-11-11T02:49:44Z2013-11-11T02:49:44Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Feros wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Prophet of Sara Marie wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Feros wrote:</div><blockquote><p> For any who may be involving themselves with the >>Praise •Sara Marie• for ANYTHING Good Here<< thread in the hopes of uplifting an Anti-Cosmo, please be aware that Sara Marie is NOT such a being. The Anti-Cosmo is actually Cosmo.</p>
<p>Yes, it makes no sense.</p>
<p>I blame Cosmo. </blockquote><p>Soothspeaker of Cosmo! Burn in the righteous fires of Sara Marie!
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>casts <i>Holy Smite.</i></span> </blockquote><span class=messageboard-ooc>•Sigh•</span> I blame Cosmo for the "Prophet" not checking my alignment on my profile page. <i>Holy Smite</i> isn't particularly effective against us Lawful Good types "Your Eminence." :P </blockquote><p>Clearly I was mistaken. You've been charmed/dominated/mindbonked into believing Cosmo's lies and heresy instead! BE FREE FROM ETERNAL DAMNATION IN SERVITUDE OF COSMO!
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>casts <i>break enchantment</i>.</span></p>Feros wrote:Prophet of Sara Marie wrote: Feros wrote:For any who may be involving themselves with the >>Praise *Sara Marie* for ANYTHING Good HereSoothspeaker of Cosmo! Burn in the righteous fires of Sara Marie! casts Holy Smite. *Sigh* I blame Cosmo for the "Prophet" not checking my alignment on my profile page. Holy Smite isn't particularly effective against us Lawful Good types "Your Eminence." :P Clearly I was mistaken. You've been charmed/dominated/mindbonked into believing Cosmo's lies...Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-11-11T02:49:44ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Blame *Cosmo* for ALL your problems hereProphet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ppag&page=26?Blame-Cosmo-for-ALL-your-problems-here#12562013-11-10T14:22:14Z2013-11-10T14:22:14Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Feros wrote:</div><blockquote><p> For any who may be involving themselves with the >>Praise •Sara Marie• for ANYTHING Good Here<< thread in the hopes of uplifting an Anti-Cosmo, please be aware that Sara Marie is NOT such a being. The Anti-Cosmo is actually Cosmo.</p>
<p>Yes, it makes no sense.</p>
<p>I blame Cosmo. </blockquote><p>Soothspeaker of Cosmo! Burn in the righteous fires of Sara Marie!
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>casts <i>Holy Smite.</i></span></p>Feros wrote:For any who may be involving themselves with the >>Praise *Sara Marie* for ANYTHING Good HereSoothspeaker of Cosmo! Burn in the righteous fires of Sara Marie! casts Holy Smite.Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-11-10T14:22:14ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Praise *Sara Marie* for ANYTHING Good HereProphet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qccu?Praise-Sara-Marie-for-ANYTHING-Good-Here#132013-11-09T23:35:30Z2013-11-09T23:35:30Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Drock11 wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I thank you for being the buffer between Cosmo and the rest of the universe. I shudder to think of what the machinations of Cosmo would entail if you weren't holding them in check somewhat.</p>
<p>Note: I say this on the assumption that this isn't all some elaborately diabolical plot on Cosmo's parts that's true purpose is beyond our comprehension. </blockquote><p>If thou wish, then thou may consider checking in upon Ye Old Forume of Blaming Cosmo, in which the Dark Lord tried the Dread Art of reverse psychology to turn the Faithful of Sara Marie away from the Path to Light.
<p>You have made the best possible choice, my internet brother/sister/gremlin.</p>Drock11 wrote:I thank you for being the buffer between Cosmo and the rest of the universe. I shudder to think of what the machinations of Cosmo would entail if you weren't holding them in check somewhat.
Note: I say this on the assumption that this isn't all some elaborately diabolical plot on Cosmo's parts that's true purpose is beyond our comprehension.
If thou wish, then thou may consider checking in upon Ye Old Forume of Blaming Cosmo, in which the Dark Lord tried the Dread Art of...Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-11-09T23:35:30ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Blame *Cosmo* for ALL your problems hereProphet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ppag&page=25?Blame-Cosmo-for-ALL-your-problems-here#12502013-11-09T17:31:24Z2013-11-09T17:31:24Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Drock11 wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Cosmo wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Alexander Augunas wrote:</div><blockquote> I think there's too much dark energy on this forums from us constantly blaming Cosmo. Someone should start a 'Praise <b>Sara Marie</b> for ALL of the blessings in your life here' thread or something. </blockquote>Good idea. </blockquote>I blame Cosmo for trying to use reverse psychology on us so we don't make a thread praising Sara Marie thus channeling more energy to him. That guy is always a few steps ahead. </blockquote><p>The Dark Lord Cosmo will not prevail.
<p><a href="http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qccu?Praise-Sara-Marie-for-ANYTHING-Good-Here#1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Come, and let your tainted heart find merriment in the praising of Sara Marie.</a></p>Drock11 wrote:Cosmo wrote: Alexander Augunas wrote: I think there's too much dark energy on this forums from us constantly blaming Cosmo. Someone should start a 'Praise Sara Marie for ALL of the blessings in your life here' thread or something.
Good idea. I blame Cosmo for trying to use reverse psychology on us so we don't make a thread praising Sara Marie thus channeling more energy to him. That guy is always a few steps ahead. The Dark Lord Cosmo will not prevail. Come, and let your...Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-11-09T17:31:24ZForums: Off-Topic Discussions: Praise *Sara Marie* for ANYTHING Good HereProphet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qccu?Praise-Sara-Marie-for-ANYTHING-Good-Here#12020-02-21T21:17:54Z2013-11-09T17:26:36Z<p><a href="http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=376?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#18768" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Regardless of what Golarion canon says</a>, the Cosmic Balance is real, and the (not-so) recent creation of the <a href="http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ppag&page=1?Blame-Cosmo-for-ALL-your-problems-here" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">>>Blame •Cosmo• for ALL Your Problems Here<<</a> thread has upset the Cosmic Balance of the Paizo Forums. The Dark Lord Cosmo thrives on negativity and as his forum shows us, he gets stronger with every passing day.</p>
<p>So, its time to change that. Here's a new, positive thread for you to be thankful for. But who should champion this Renaissance of positive energy? I nominate Sara Marie, Paizo's very own Dire Carebear Manager. Trained by Cosmo as a CSR, she is the Luke to Cosmo's Vader. The Light against the tide of Cosmo's Darkness. Only Sara Marie can save you, so PRAISE her! PRAISE HER LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW! (Because if you don't, there won't be.)</p>Regardless of what Golarion canon says, the Cosmic Balance is real, and the (not-so) recent creation of the >>Blame *Cosmo* for ALL Your Problems Here thread has upset the Cosmic Balance of the Paizo Forums. The Dark Lord Cosmo thrives on negativity and as his forum shows us, he gets stronger with every passing day.
So, its time to change that. Here's a new, positive thread for you to be thankful for. But who should champion this Renaissance of positive energy? I nominate Sara Marie, Paizo's...Prophet of Sara Marie (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-11-09T17:26:36ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *Jason Bulmahn* ALL your Non-Rules Questions Here!Bulmahnaut Fact-Checker (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pn0z&page=9?Ask-Jason-Bulmahn-ALL-your-NonRules-Questions#4502020-08-15T03:15:58Z2013-06-19T06:51:52Z<p>Mi'lord,</p>
<p>What facts need checking?</p>Mi'lord,
What facts need checking?Bulmahnaut Fact-Checker (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2013-06-19T06:51:52ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Slenderman, the White KingGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p0ew?Slenderman-the-White-King#82017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-10-10T20:29:45Z<p>I can't believe that document still gets shared as much as it does!</p>I can't believe that document still gets shared as much as it does!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-10-10T20:29:45ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=364?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#181692017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-12T23:20:10Z<p>What would you think of a service where Paizo was all like, "Okay, we have WizKids Minis X, Y, and Z in our stock. We can trade our minis for other people's minis as long as they're the same rarity."</p>
<p>Could something like that ever happen? How likely is it?</p>What would you think of a service where Paizo was all like, "Okay, we have WizKids Minis X, Y, and Z in our stock. We can trade our minis for other people's minis as long as they're the same rarity."
Could something like that ever happen? How likely is it?Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-12T23:20:10ZRe: Forums: Advice: Witch-friendly prestige classes?Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2o2wd?Witchfriendly-prestige-classes#142017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-08T23:04:52Z<p>I think the only Prestige class you're ever going to see that advances curses and hexes is going to be the upcoming Winter Witch prestige class (the PrC, not the already existing archetype). </p>
<p>Personally, that's one of the reason why I use the "base magic bonus" system and tied Hexes / Revelations / etc. to it.</p>I think the only Prestige class you're ever going to see that advances curses and hexes is going to be the upcoming Winter Witch prestige class (the PrC, not the already existing archetype).
Personally, that's one of the reason why I use the "base magic bonus" system and tied Hexes / Revelations / etc. to it.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-08T23:04:52ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Advanced Race Guide Preview:/b Wark, Wark, Wark!--Tengu EquipmentGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lddn?Advanced-Race-Guide-Preview-Wark-Wark#442017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-08T20:46:45Z<p>Kitsune!
<br />
Kitsune!
<br />
Kitsune!</p>
<p>... that counts as three votes, right?</p>Kitsune!
Kitsune!
Kitsune!
... that counts as three votes, right?Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-08T20:46:45ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of the Night (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8v33/discuss&page=2?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Blood-of-the-Night#582017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-05T07:20:16Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Eric Hinkle wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Cheapy wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">F. Wesley Schneider wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Eric Hinkle wrote:</div><blockquote>Yes, but they SPARKLE! in the sunlight when they do. (So, so sorry.) </blockquote>You're off the force McHinkle. Turn over your badge and your d20s. </blockquote>I believe that Eric forgot to mention that he just cast Glitterdust on them. </blockquote>If it's Sparklepires the only spells I want to cast on them are Searing Rays followed by Sunbeam and Sunburst. But your explanation works too. </blockquote><p>YOU FIEND!
<p>Twilight's Vampires don't burn in sunlight! Your spells only make them SPARKLE BRIGHTER!</p>
<p>If you want to kill a Twilight Vampire, you apparently need to chop it up, stuff its parts in little bags, and then burn them.</p>
<p><a href="http://paizo.com/forums/dmtz4grl?Presenting-The-Tome-of-Slenderotica#1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">So basically, you need HIM.</a></p>Eric Hinkle wrote:Cheapy wrote: F. Wesley Schneider wrote: Eric Hinkle wrote:Yes, but they SPARKLE! in the sunlight when they do. (So, so sorry.)
You're off the force McHinkle. Turn over your badge and your d20s. I believe that Eric forgot to mention that he just cast Glitterdust on them. If it's Sparklepires the only spells I want to cast on them are Searing Rays followed by Sunbeam and Sunburst. But your explanation works too. YOU FIEND! Twilight's Vampires don't burn in sunlight! Your...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-05T07:20:16ZRe: Forums: Miniatures: Paizo Blog: Pathfinder Battles Preview: The Gross, the Bad, and the UglyGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5ldf0?Pathfinder-Battles-Preview-The-Gross-the-Bad#142017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-05T02:11:48Z<p>If I'm a poor college student who can't afford to subscribe, am I ever going to have a chance at getting beasties like the Black Dragon or the Rune Giant again without having to risk the dreaded Craig's List?</p>If I'm a poor college student who can't afford to subscribe, am I ever going to have a chance at getting beasties like the Black Dragon or the Rune Giant again without having to risk the dreaded Craig's List?Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-05T02:11:48ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Equipment (OGL)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8tmc/discuss&page=3?Pathfinder-Roleplaying-Game-Ultimate-Equipment#1362017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-04T00:00:22Z<p>Call me a negative Nathaniel if you must, but since when are animal companions and mounts considered "equipment?"</p>
<p>I would have so preferred to see an expansion on equipment tricks over new beasties in this book.</p>Call me a negative Nathaniel if you must, but since when are animal companions and mounts considered "equipment?"
I would have so preferred to see an expansion on equipment tricks over new beasties in this book.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-04T00:00:22ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Advanced Race Guide Preview: Kill it With Fire!--Fire Bomber (Alchemist)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lddm&page=2?Advanced-Race-Guide-Preview-Kill-it-With#542017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-02T03:06:42Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Mikaze wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Cheapy wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Are there suggestions on how to deal with the goblin's hatred of books and the fact that alchemists must use them?</p>
<p>Or are they intended to be the exceptions? </blockquote><p>Most likely it's not going to be touched on, since the reading taboo is a Golarion-specific thing.
<p>Then again, so's the pyromania... Still a very nice thing for goblins though! </blockquote><p>Goblins of Golarion states that Goblin Alchemists and Wizards record their spells via pictorial instructions instead of words.
<p>However, the Goblin love of fire and hatred of horses, dogs, and books is written in Bestiary 1, so it might be OGL. Maybe. Kind of hard to tell nowadays. :-P</p>Mikaze wrote:Cheapy wrote:Are there suggestions on how to deal with the goblin's hatred of books and the fact that alchemists must use them?
Or are they intended to be the exceptions?
Most likely it's not going to be touched on, since the reading taboo is a Golarion-specific thing. Then again, so's the pyromania... Still a very nice thing for goblins though! Goblins of Golarion states that Goblin Alchemists and Wizards record their spells via pictorial instructions instead of words....Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-02T03:06:42ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Advanced Race Guide Preview: Kill it With Fire!--Fire Bomber (Alchemist)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lddm&page=2?Advanced-Race-Guide-Preview-Kill-it-With#532017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-02T03:04:18Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Name Violation wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Cheapy wrote:</div><blockquote> It modifies the normal proficiencies in the same way that the Bonus Feats archetype ability modifies discoveries without explicitly saying so. </blockquote><p>Bonus Feats: A fire bomber can select the Burn! Burn! Burn!, Fire Tamer, or Flame Heart feat in place of a discovery.
<p>that is a new class feature. alchemists dont have "bonus feats" as a normal class feature, and says they CAN do something inplace of a discovery </blockquote><p>Its not difficult to understand at all. Plenty of archetypes modify or add on to something without replacing anything. Goblin alchemists gain proficiency with torches as a simple weapon (if I'm not mistaken, they're usually an improvised weapon). It doesn't replace any of the alchemist's base proficiencies because it doesn't say it does. For a similar-yet-difference example, see the Monk (sensei) archetype, which adds Diplomacy, Linguistics, and all Knowledge skills as a class skill. It doesn't replace the default Monk skill list; it adds on to it. Another example is the geisha archetype, which adds Tea Ceremony without replacing any class features.Name Violation wrote:Cheapy wrote: It modifies the normal proficiencies in the same way that the Bonus Feats archetype ability modifies discoveries without explicitly saying so.
Bonus Feats: A fire bomber can select the Burn! Burn! Burn!, Fire Tamer, or Flame Heart feat in place of a discovery. that is a new class feature. alchemists dont have "bonus feats" as a normal class feature, and says they CAN do something inplace of a discovery Its not difficult to understand at all. Plenty of...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-02T03:04:18ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=359?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#179112017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-02T01:37:04Z<p>I made a grave mistake, James. My birthday is next week and I have no idea what to ask my friends and family for!</p>
<p>Normally I could just ignore them, but my friends and family are practically pounding on my door like party zombies, moaning, "Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifts, giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifts!"</p>
<p>What should I ask for? Let's pretend that I have ... eight individuals who want to buy me presents. Give me eight gift ideas. Be specific too!</p>
<p>If it helps, I own the entire hardcover line that's currently available, as well as: </p>
<p>(Campaign Setting) Book of the Damned 1, 2, and 3, and Inner Sea Magic.</p>
<p>(Player Companions) Adventurer's Armory, Blood of Fiends, Dragon Empires Primer, Halflings of Golarion.</p>I made a grave mistake, James. My birthday is next week and I have no idea what to ask my friends and family for!
Normally I could just ignore them, but my friends and family are practically pounding on my door like party zombies, moaning, "Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifts, giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifts!"
What should I ask for? Let's pretend that I have ... eight individuals who want to buy me presents. Give me eight gift ideas. Be specific too!
If it helps, I own the entire hardcover line that's...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-02T01:37:04ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=359?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#179032017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-02T00:24:44Z<p>What monster(s) are you sick of?</p>What monster(s) are you sick of?Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-02T00:24:44ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of Fiends (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8qzz/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Blood-of-Fiends#3202017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-01T05:06:44Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">ThatEvilGuy wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I have a very important question.</p>
<p>The fate of the world hangs in the balance.</p>
<p>On page 16 of Blood of Fiends, under the Variant Tiefling Ability table, #40.</p>
<p>I quote: <i>"As a full-round action, you can bleed and collect 5 sp
<br />
worth of precious blood per day."</i></p>
<p>WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?! Once per day the tiefling can bleed and their blood turns into 5 silver worth of coins? For what? How does this work? What are you smoking? Am I just insane?</p>
<p>Other than that, this book is awesome. Keep it up and I'll keep bleeding my bank account into Paizo veins. </blockquote><p>I would interpret it as you essentially bleed yourself and the blood has some sort of magical or alchemical property due to your fiendish heritage that makes it worth 5 silver to some wonky investors.ThatEvilGuy wrote:I have a very important question.
The fate of the world hangs in the balance.
On page 16 of Blood of Fiends, under the Variant Tiefling Ability table, #40.
I quote: "As a full-round action, you can bleed and collect 5 sp
worth of precious blood per day."
WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?! Once per day the tiefling can bleed and their blood turns into 5 silver worth of coins? For what? How does this work? What are you smoking? Am I just insane?
Other than that, this book is...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-01T05:06:44ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Paths of PrestigeGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8thj/discuss&page=5?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Paths-of-Prestige#2272017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-05-01T05:05:15Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">James Jacobs wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Stratagemini wrote:</div><blockquote><p> So, you said that the idea governing Prestige creation was "Which organization/religion/society needs a prestige class in the inner Sea region?"</p>
<p>If that so, does Cayden Cailean's Church get a prestige? Or is chevalier all we get?</p>
<p>On a related note! Are all of these 10 level prestiges? or are there some 5 and 3 levels mixed in? </blockquote><p>Nothing specifically Cayden Cailean related in the book, but there's certainly going to be some good cleric choices.
<p>They're all 10 level classes. 5 and 3 level concepts are, in my opinion, better served as archetypes. </blockquote><p>I personally don't like 3-level prestige classes, but I disagree on the 5-level ones. Halfling Opportunist is the perfect example of a Prestige Class that only needs five levels to do its thing, but wouldn't work as an archetype. After all, restricting the class just to rogues (which would be the most obvious choice if turned into an archetype) removes the point that the class is for halflings of all creed that make their own luck.
<p>But that's just my two sp.</p>James Jacobs wrote:Stratagemini wrote:So, you said that the idea governing Prestige creation was "Which organization/religion/society needs a prestige class in the inner Sea region?"
If that so, does Cayden Cailean's Church get a prestige? Or is chevalier all we get?
On a related note! Are all of these 10 level prestiges? or are there some 5 and 3 levels mixed in?
Nothing specifically Cayden Cailean related in the book, but there's certainly going to be some good cleric choices. They're...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-05-01T05:05:15ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: NPC Codex (OGL)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8v3a/discuss&page=2?Pathfinder-Roleplaying-Game-NPC-Codex#912017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-30T19:29:18Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">BlackKestrel wrote:</div><blockquote> What reason is there for me to buy this book? I don't need 320 pages of stat blocks. I'm tired of seeing generic NPCs showing up in my Pathfinder Chronicles books (not to mention the 4 NPCs statted up in every AP volume now) as it is. What is your compelling case for me to purchase the NPC Codex? As it stands I'll be skipping this book in my subscription (much like I did with the Beginner's Box last year). </blockquote><p>If you do not need 320 pages of NPC stat blocks, then you are clearly not a GM! I'm giddy with the thought of how much time this book is going to save me.BlackKestrel wrote:What reason is there for me to buy this book? I don't need 320 pages of stat blocks. I'm tired of seeing generic NPCs showing up in my Pathfinder Chronicles books (not to mention the 4 NPCs statted up in every AP volume now) as it is. What is your compelling case for me to purchase the NPC Codex? As it stands I'll be skipping this book in my subscription (much like I did with the Beginner's Box last year).
If you do not need 320 pages of NPC stat blocks, then you are...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-30T19:29:18ZRe: Forums: Advice: Wolverine Magus! An exercise in why reincarnate avoids non-humanoids, and the fun of doing it anyway.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2o150?Wolverine-Magus-An-exercise-in-why#112017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-30T02:31:01Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">CalebTGordan wrote:</div><blockquote> If we can have scary backstabbing rogue squirrels, we can have a wolverine magus. Just treat the wolverine as if it had the awaken spell cast on it. Move on from there. </blockquote><p>This is probably the best suggestion in the thread. Here's what I would do, personally.
<p>1) Use the following as your base physical ability scores: Str 14, Dex 15, Con 16. This is the Medium-sized base physical scores for a wolverine animal companion. Use your mental ability scores before you died. (Link to Wolverine Companion: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/animals/wolverine)</p>
<p>2) Your creature type becomes Magical Beast (augmented animal), as if you were an ordinary wolverine that had an awaken spell cast upon them. Likewise, you can speak any languages that you knew before you were reincarnated. (Link to Awaken spell: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/a/awaken)</p>
<p>3) You are required to take a specialized version Natural Spell in order to cast magic. You ... did just level up, right? In addition, I'd allow you to apply your special, um, circumstances to all shapechanging effects you become subjected to. (Link to Natural Spell: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/natural-spell—-final)</p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Alternatively, you could also work it where you use Alter Self to transform back into your original, humanoid body. But only temporarily. Get a lot of badger scrolls and whatnot, allowing you to transform into your humanoid body in combat only while remaining a badger at all other times. It has a bit of a Ben 10 feel to it, but it should work well.</p>CalebTGordan wrote:If we can have scary backstabbing rogue squirrels, we can have a wolverine magus. Just treat the wolverine as if it had the awaken spell cast on it. Move on from there.
This is probably the best suggestion in the thread. Here's what I would do, personally. 1) Use the following as your base physical ability scores: Str 14, Dex 15, Con 16. This is the Medium-sized base physical scores for a wolverine animal companion. Use your mental ability scores before you died. (Link to...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-30T02:31:01ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=356?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#178002017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-28T01:55:35Z<p>I know this is not a question, but I'm too stoked not to share it.</p>
<p>Back during Christmas time, my friends bought me the Pathfinder Heroes set (the four Iconic figures) in hopes that they could get me to buy more figures (I don't have any). We were at a semi-local gaming store and on a whim I picked up the Champions of Evil set and four Small figure packs. I open my first pack; okay, a spider. Not bad quality but a little "meh" to actually pull. My second pack; ooh, Mummy. That's nice quality but I don't use Mummies much. Third pack, OH! Snazzy Human Ranger who matches a PC I have quite nicely? I'll take that. Final, last pack. Watch it be another mumm-OH SWEET JESUS ITS THE ICONIC PALADIN! OMG LOOK HOW PERFECT AND PRETTY SHE IS. ERIK DID HER ABSOLUTELY NO JUSTICE ON CAMERA!!!!</p>
<p>Needless to say, I am hooked.</p>I know this is not a question, but I'm too stoked not to share it.
Back during Christmas time, my friends bought me the Pathfinder Heroes set (the four Iconic figures) in hopes that they could get me to buy more figures (I don't have any). We were at a semi-local gaming store and on a whim I picked up the Champions of Evil set and four Small figure packs. I open my first pack; okay, a spider. Not bad quality but a little "meh" to actually pull. My second pack; ooh, Mummy. That's nice quality...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-28T01:55:35ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Bestiary (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8v2x/discuss&page=3?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Inner-Sea-Bestiary#1232017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-27T03:49:24Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Dragon78 wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Well since there are 46 monsters in this book so you would need 5-7 of these books just to equal the number of monsters in a hardcover Bestairy. </p>
<p>I would rather have both this and Bestiary 4 but that isn't going to happin this year. </blockquote><p>Personally, I'd rather the NPC codex if only because humanoids are much more time consuming to stat up on your own and there isn't many of them. Considering that there are already hundreds of monsters out, I'll take the small Bestiary in favor of the NPC codex.
<p>Plus, I still haven't gotten to use an ooma in a game yet. No more Bestiaries until I get to use the whale ... IN SPACE! first, please. :D</p>Dragon78 wrote:Well since there are 46 monsters in this book so you would need 5-7 of these books just to equal the number of monsters in a hardcover Bestairy.
I would rather have both this and Bestiary 4 but that isn't going to happin this year.
Personally, I'd rather the NPC codex if only because humanoids are much more time consuming to stat up on your own and there isn't many of them. Considering that there are already hundreds of monsters out, I'll take the small Bestiary in favor of...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-27T03:49:24ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: What class(es) would you like to see more material for?Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2o0bd?What-class-would-you-like-to-see-more#472017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-27T01:13:22Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">LazarX wrote:</div><blockquote> Commoners need more love. </blockquote><p>I thought you typed "Communists need more love."LazarX wrote:Commoners need more love.
I thought you typed "Communists need more love."Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-27T01:13:22ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=355?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#177432017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-27T01:08:32Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Kajehase wrote:</div><blockquote> Based on <a href="http://paizo.com/forums/dmtywzdf?To-James-Jacobs-and-the-Dunegon-Staff#3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">this old post</a>, should we just let this thread fade into obscurity? ;) </blockquote><p>Permission teh make dis scallywag walk the plank, Cap'tin Jacobs?
<p>... or at least introduce 'im to yer wife, if yer be catchin' me winds ....</p>Kajehase wrote:Based on this old post, should we just let this thread fade into obscurity? ;)
Permission teh make dis scallywag walk the plank, Cap'tin Jacobs? ... or at least introduce 'im to yer wife, if yer be catchin' me winds ....Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-27T01:08:32ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: NPC Codex (OGL)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8v3a/discuss&page=2?Pathfinder-Roleplaying-Game-NPC-Codex#792017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-27T00:50:26Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Vic Wertz wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">KestlerGunner wrote:</div><blockquote> We've had four years of gaming with the core rulebook. Are you absolutely sure you're not going to be bringing out a book of repetitious NPC statblocks that players and GMs have seen before in Adventure Paths, PFS modules, home games and built quickly on Herolab?</blockquote>Does that seem consistent with the types of product we usually do?</blockquote><p>I just got the mental image of Vic doing a gangsta "burn" gesture while at his desk. The image makes me smile.Vic Wertz wrote:KestlerGunner wrote: We've had four years of gaming with the core rulebook. Are you absolutely sure you're not going to be bringing out a book of repetitious NPC statblocks that players and GMs have seen before in Adventure Paths, PFS modules, home games and built quickly on Herolab?
Does that seem consistent with the types of product we usually do?I just got the mental image of Vic doing a gangsta "burn" gesture while at his desk. The image makes me smile.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-27T00:50:26ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Lost Kingdoms (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8sa5/discuss&page=2?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Lost-Kingdoms#912017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-27T00:48:16Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Patrick Renie wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Golden-Esque wrote:</div><blockquote> Silly question, but is there any rules crunch in this book? Character traits, rules settings? Fun stuff that you won't mention until June 20th comes closer? </blockquote>Plenty of rules crunch as well as flavor. The exact ratio of fluff-to-crunch is very similar to that found in <i>Dungeons of Golarion</i>. </blockquote><p>... I don't own that one! The analogy, it does NOTHING! :-PPatrick Renie wrote:Golden-Esque wrote: Silly question, but is there any rules crunch in this book? Character traits, rules settings? Fun stuff that you won't mention until June 20th comes closer?
Plenty of rules crunch as well as flavor. The exact ratio of fluff-to-crunch is very similar to that found in Dungeons of Golarion. ... I don't own that one! The analogy, it does NOTHING! :-PGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-27T00:48:16ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of Fiends (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8qzz/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Blood-of-Fiends#3012017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-26T14:40:07Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Midnight_Angel wrote:</div><blockquote><p> (Sorry for the re-post)</p>
<p>I have a problem with the 'Fiendish Sorcery' racial Trait.
<br />
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Blood of Fiends wrote:</div><blockquote>Fiendish Sorcery: Tiefling sorcerers with the Abyssal or Infernal bloodlines treat their Charisma scores as 2 points higher for all sorcerer class abilities.</blockquote><p>There is no indication in the book that this effect only applies to 'mongrel' tieflings, or those who stem from the 'appropriate' fiend type.
<p>So, by RAW, neither a Beastbrood nor a Grimspawn would have any problems in getting this bonus when claiming an Infernal Bloodline (after all, it has been a long tradition that pretty much any sorcerer can be of any bloodline)... while, for getting this trait to work with his defining parental bloodline, the Beastbrood has to take the <i>Improved Fiendish Sorcery</i> Feat. The Grimspawn is out of luck altogether.</p>
<p>Umm... huh? Can anyone help me with this type of logic? Am I the only one who thinks that for those 'pure-blooded' Tieflings, their heritage Bloodline would be the one they are most closely tied to? </blockquote><p>Talk to your GM. If you want to apply that bonus to the Rakshasha Bloodline instead of Abyssal / Infernal on your Beastborn Tiefling, I doubt your GM will say no.Midnight_Angel wrote:(Sorry for the re-post)
I have a problem with the 'Fiendish Sorcery' racial Trait.
Blood of Fiends wrote:Fiendish Sorcery: Tiefling sorcerers with the Abyssal or Infernal bloodlines treat their Charisma scores as 2 points higher for all sorcerer class abilities.
There is no indication in the book that this effect only applies to 'mongrel' tieflings, or those who stem from the 'appropriate' fiend type. So, by RAW, neither a Beastbrood nor a Grimspawn would have any...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-26T14:40:07ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Bestiary (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8v2x/discuss&page=2?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Inner-Sea-Bestiary#942017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-25T05:00:50Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Nodnarb wrote:</div><blockquote> Will the Paizo Golem be in here? </blockquote><p>I think that got stats for a Holiday special or something. Believe its CR 20.Nodnarb wrote:Will the Paizo Golem be in here?
I think that got stats for a Holiday special or something. Believe its CR 20.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-25T05:00:50ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=353?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#176112017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-25T04:59:45Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">James Jacobs wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Stratagemini wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I noticed that all the gods of the test of the starstone are human. is there a reason for that? Is the starstone granting divinity by using all the human spirits of the azlanti it slayed to only empower humans?</p>
<p>Is there another reason? or is it just because no non-humans have passed yet? </blockquote><p>Golarion is humanocentric. The starstone is located in a human city. It was raised from the deep by a human, who thereafter became the GOD of humanity.
<p>By law of averages alone, it's not surprising that the first three gods to ascend via the starstone were human, but that doesn't mean the 4th one who comes along will be human. </blockquote><p>Is that a story you'd ever consider adding to Golarion's canon?James Jacobs wrote:Stratagemini wrote:I noticed that all the gods of the test of the starstone are human. is there a reason for that? Is the starstone granting divinity by using all the human spirits of the azlanti it slayed to only empower humans?
Is there another reason? or is it just because no non-humans have passed yet?
Golarion is humanocentric. The starstone is located in a human city. It was raised from the deep by a human, who thereafter became the GOD of humanity. By law of...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-25T04:59:45ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: NPC Codex (OGL)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8v3a/discuss?Pathfinder-Roleplaying-Game-NPC-Codex#492017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-24T21:44:44Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Joseph Caubo wrote:</div><blockquote> Why can't the iconics be listed in a 64 page book instead? That way you could do the stats for non-Core classes as well. I'm fine with an NPC Codex, but I don't see how the iconics line up to be in this product, especially since their back stories are Golarion-specific (and this book is not). </blockquote><p>Considering their builds, it looks like those iconic pages are also reserved for "characters in a can" if you need a quick PC to play at a Pathfinder Society game or something. If that's their intention, I double that the space would go to adding the non-core classes; it would go to putting a quick-and-easy PC option set into the book.Joseph Caubo wrote:Why can't the iconics be listed in a 64 page book instead? That way you could do the stats for non-Core classes as well. I'm fine with an NPC Codex, but I don't see how the iconics line up to be in this product, especially since their back stories are Golarion-specific (and this book is not).
Considering their builds, it looks like those iconic pages are also reserved for "characters in a can" if you need a quick PC to play at a Pathfinder Society game or something. If...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-24T21:44:44ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Bestiary (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8v2x/discuss&page=2?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Inner-Sea-Bestiary#832017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-24T21:39:38Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">James Jacobs wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Adam Daigle wrote:</div><blockquote> I should have made that distinction. Thanks, James. </blockquote><p>That's Daigle for you! Always trying to drain away the power of the world's GMs for his own machinations!
<p>BEWARE! </blockquote><p>So when can I expect to see the Flumph Bloodline in Golarion, then?James Jacobs wrote:Adam Daigle wrote: I should have made that distinction. Thanks, James.
That's Daigle for you! Always trying to drain away the power of the world's GMs for his own machinations! BEWARE! So when can I expect to see the Flumph Bloodline in Golarion, then?Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-24T21:39:38ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Bestiary (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8v2x/discuss?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Inner-Sea-Bestiary#342017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-24T01:33:09Z<p>An NPC Codex AND a new Bestiary?</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>Hey Liz, what's the maximum number of times I could type the word "want" in a single Paizo thread post? I don't want to try if its not going to be enough to show how much I want this book.</p>
<p>A Bestiary is a Bestiary, no matter where the title says the monsters are from, after all!</p>An NPC Codex AND a new Bestiary?
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Hey Liz, what's the maximum number of times I could type the word "want" in a single Paizo thread post? I don't want to try if its not going to be enough to show how much I want this book.
A Bestiary is a Bestiary, no matter where the title says the monsters are from, after all!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-24T01:33:09ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=351?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#175392017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-23T21:31:24Z<p>Have you ever run a game where you were able to convince your players that a monster was more dangerous then it actually was? If so, care to host story time with James Jacobs?</p>
<p>As an aside, I was able to convince my players that a CR 6 mothman was some sort of epic spellcaster. Which, of course, I retconned into reality because my players already thought he was.</p>Have you ever run a game where you were able to convince your players that a monster was more dangerous then it actually was? If so, care to host story time with James Jacobs?
As an aside, I was able to convince my players that a CR 6 mothman was some sort of epic spellcaster. Which, of course, I retconned into reality because my players already thought he was.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-23T21:31:24ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Test of the StarstoneGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2nz6m?Test-of-the-Starstone#412020-09-10T16:34:23Z2012-04-23T04:37:53Z<p>Anticlimax - The Test of the Starstone is a "shell game" in which a being places the starstone under a cup and mixes it up with other cups. Each player must successfully guess which cup the stone is under in order to become a deity.</p>Anticlimax - The Test of the Starstone is a "shell game" in which a being places the starstone under a cup and mixes it up with other cups. Each player must successfully guess which cup the stone is under in order to become a deity.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-23T04:37:53ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Lost Kingdoms (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8sa5/discuss&page=2?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Lost-Kingdoms#832017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-23T04:33:53Z<p>Silly question, but is there any rules crunch in this book? Character traits, rules settings? Fun stuff that you won't mention until June 20th comes closer?</p>Silly question, but is there any rules crunch in this book? Character traits, rules settings? Fun stuff that you won't mention until June 20th comes closer?Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-23T04:33:53ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=351?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#175222017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-23T00:01:18Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">LazarX wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Gordon the Whale wrote:</div><blockquote> What deities, if any, are each of the genie races being most likely to follow? </blockquote>Themselves perhaps? Geniekind tend to be an arrogant bunch. </blockquote><p>Just saying "elemental lords" is a pretty easy fiat as well.LazarX wrote:Gordon the Whale wrote: What deities, if any, are each of the genie races being most likely to follow?
Themselves perhaps? Geniekind tend to be an arrogant bunch. Just saying "elemental lords" is a pretty easy fiat as well.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-23T00:01:18ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=351?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#175042017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-22T00:44:44Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">donaldsangry wrote:</div><blockquote> Almighty Creative Dinosaur of Paizo do you think it's within Wish's limit to grant the Quickness supernatural ability? </blockquote><p>Sure is! When they wish for it, just have the wish permanently <i>polymorph any object</i> the player into a roper. Copying <i>polymorph any object</i> is well within wish's powers!donaldsangry wrote:Almighty Creative Dinosaur of Paizo do you think it's within Wish's limit to grant the Quickness supernatural ability?
Sure is! When they wish for it, just have the wish permanently polymorph any object the player into a roper. Copying polymorph any object is well within wish's powers!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-22T00:44:44ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=351?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#175032017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-22T00:42:25Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">James Jacobs wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">harmor wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Hi James,</p>
<p>Does using •• spoiler omitted ••
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require a concentration check (DC 15 + level of the spell) when:</p>
<p>1) Hovering
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2) Moving less than half speed
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3) Moving at half or greater speed</p>
<p>Appreciate your time. </blockquote>Why would it? </blockquote><p>The question-answerer ... asking ... a question?
<p>Does not compute.
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Does not compute.
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Does not •BAM!•</p>James Jacobs wrote:harmor wrote:Hi James,
Does using ** spoiler omitted **
require a concentration check (DC 15 + level of the spell) when:
1) Hovering
2) Moving less than half speed
3) Moving at half or greater speed
Appreciate your time.
Why would it? The question-answerer ... asking ... a question? Does not compute.
Does not compute.
Does not *BAM!*Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-22T00:42:25ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=350?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#174802017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-21T03:12:14Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">James Jacobs wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Golden-Esque wrote:</div><blockquote><p> So I was reading through my shiny new copy of the Adventurer's Armory and I just wanted to say that I thought that Equipment Tricks looked really cool!</p>
<p>However, I was reading through the description and it says something along the lines of "choose a type of equipment such as rope, boot blade, heavy scabbard, etc." and then states you can use Equipment Tricks that relate to that piece of equipment. Well, the section has two types of equipment ... but nothing else (heavy scabbard and shield, I think). </p>
<p>So, how likely are we to see any of the new subsystems introduced in this book again (such as the Channel Foci, Power Components, Equipment Tricks, etc.)? Ultimate Equipment seems like a good place to have them ....</p>
<p>If we're not going to see things like this again, do you have any tips on balancing them for a DM who wants to add more to the system? </blockquote><p>We've done a few other equipment trick feats here and there in various books. We'll be doing a few more now and then.
<p>Ultimate equipment is NOT the place these will show up, since Ultimate Equipment is about Equipment. Not feats or spells or character abilities or anything that's not something you can pick up and carry. </blockquote><p>That kind of makes me sad. I don't mind if stuff pops up in the Campaign Setting line because I find those books interesting, but it drives me crazy when rules or new mechanics pops into the Adventure Paths. : / Hopefully those tricks get reprinted / complied somewhere else.
<p>Note that I don't mind when new Monsters are introduced into a new Adventure Path. I think that's an awesome place for new monsters and the Bestiaries consistently have reprinted monsters in them. I also don't mind rules systems that make sense for the topic of the game (like Kingdom Building in Kingmaker), but I do wish that those would get put into a hardcover / specialized softcover too ....</p>James Jacobs wrote:Golden-Esque wrote:So I was reading through my shiny new copy of the Adventurer's Armory and I just wanted to say that I thought that Equipment Tricks looked really cool!
However, I was reading through the description and it says something along the lines of "choose a type of equipment such as rope, boot blade, heavy scabbard, etc." and then states you can use Equipment Tricks that relate to that piece of equipment. Well, the section has two types of equipment ... but...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-21T03:12:14ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=350?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#174712017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-21T00:04:18Z<p>So I was reading through my shiny new copy of the Adventurer's Armory and I just wanted to say that I thought that Equipment Tricks looked really cool!</p>
<p>However, I was reading through the description and it says something along the lines of "choose a type of equipment such as rope, boot blade, heavy scabbard, etc." and then states you can use Equipment Tricks that relate to that piece of equipment. Well, the section has two types of equipment ... but nothing else (heavy scabbard and shield, I think). </p>
<p>So, how likely are we to see any of the new subsystems introduced in this book again (such as the Channel Foci, Power Components, Equipment Tricks, etc.)? Ultimate Equipment seems like a good place to have them ....</p>
<p>If we're not going to see things like this again, do you have any tips on balancing them for a DM who wants to add more to the system?</p>So I was reading through my shiny new copy of the Adventurer's Armory and I just wanted to say that I thought that Equipment Tricks looked really cool!
However, I was reading through the description and it says something along the lines of "choose a type of equipment such as rope, boot blade, heavy scabbard, etc." and then states you can use Equipment Tricks that relate to that piece of equipment. Well, the section has two types of equipment ... but nothing else (heavy scabbard and shield, I...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-21T00:04:18ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=349?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#174382017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-20T16:14:46Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">James Jacobs wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Cheapy wrote:</div><blockquote> I thought the anti-paladin pictured in the APG was the iconic. Weird! </blockquote><p>Nope. It's just the picture we commissioned for the anti-paladin.
<p>If it were an iconic, we would have had Wayne Reynolds illustrate it and it would have been in its own section up at the front with the base classes. </blockquote><p>Huh, I guess I never thought about it, but he's not an iconic when the other alternate classes are, is he? Weird.James Jacobs wrote:Cheapy wrote: I thought the anti-paladin pictured in the APG was the iconic. Weird!
Nope. It's just the picture we commissioned for the anti-paladin. If it were an iconic, we would have had Wayne Reynolds illustrate it and it would have been in its own section up at the front with the base classes. Huh, I guess I never thought about it, but he's not an iconic when the other alternate classes are, is he? Weird.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-20T16:14:46ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of Fiends (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8qzz/discuss&page=5?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Blood-of-Fiends#2052017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-19T20:31:16Z<p>UPS Truck pulled up today. Got so excited. Even had a book-sized box. Then the UPS Delivery person asks for my sister. Turns out she ordered a book of eye shadows.</p>
<p>I was so disappointed. Not the book of shadows I've been waiting for. :(</p>UPS Truck pulled up today. Got so excited. Even had a book-sized box. Then the UPS Delivery person asks for my sister. Turns out she ordered a book of eye shadows.
I was so disappointed. Not the book of shadows I've been waiting for. :(Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-19T20:31:16ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=349?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#174222017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-19T19:03:52Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">James Jacobs wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">BladeMaster0182 wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Mr. Jacobs,</p>
<p>First off, I want to thank you and your team for doing the Reddit AMA. I loved reading it and I can't wait for the one for the Pathfinder artists.</p>
<p>My question is this: Your team has written a story for every Iconic expect one: Balazar. What's with the Summoner hate and can we expect to see his story sometime soon? </blockquote><p>Actaully, I believe we've also not yet done a Meet the Iconics for Imrijka as well.
<p>In this case, it's not summoner hate. Someone had to be last. It just happens to end up being one of those two.</p>
<p>Once we're out of the Gen Con rush in about 6 weeks or so...THEN we can turn our attention back to hard-to-genereate blog posts like the Meet the Iconics posts. </blockquote><p>IF there's ever another base class added to the game (which I doubt there will be) you should totally make that iconic something wild and crazy. Like ... a kitsune.
<p>Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?</p>James Jacobs wrote:BladeMaster0182 wrote:Mr. Jacobs,
First off, I want to thank you and your team for doing the Reddit AMA. I loved reading it and I can't wait for the one for the Pathfinder artists.
My question is this: Your team has written a story for every Iconic expect one: Balazar. What's with the Summoner hate and can we expect to see his story sometime soon?
Actaully, I believe we've also not yet done a Meet the Iconics for Imrijka as well. In this case, it's not summoner hate....Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-19T19:03:52ZRe: Forums: Skull & Shackles: Paizo Blog: Pirate FamiliarsGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5ldc5?Pirate-Familiars#142017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-19T19:01:26Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Gavgoyle wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Ambrus wrote:</div><blockquote> If I were in a game with someone playing a arcane caster with a toucan familiar, I'd feel obliged to play a druid with a tiger animal companion so that we could embark on some breakfast cereal themed adventures together; preferably vs a leprechaun BBEG. It'd be GRRRRREAT!!! </blockquote>I'll play Diggum the Boggard barbarian! </blockquote><p>Play a Grippli instead. They're actually a 0-Hit Die player race.Gavgoyle wrote:Ambrus wrote: If I were in a game with someone playing a arcane caster with a toucan familiar, I'd feel obliged to play a druid with a tiger animal companion so that we could embark on some breakfast cereal themed adventures together; preferably vs a leprechaun BBEG. It'd be GRRRRREAT!!!
I'll play Diggum the Boggard barbarian! Play a Grippli instead. They're actually a 0-Hit Die player race.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-19T19:01:26ZRe: Forums: Skull & Shackles: Paizo Blog: Pirate FamiliarsGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5ldc5?Pirate-Familiars#132017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-19T19:00:42Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Erik Mona wrote:</div><blockquote><p> The toucan should, of course, grant you the scent ability. :)
</p>
</blockquote><p>That might be too overpowered, Erik. After all, Scent is a little TOO good for something like a familiar to just up and grant to a spellcaster. But I think if you lowered it down to only allowing the toucan's spellcaster to detect the presence or absence of fruit or fruity products, it'd be pretty balanced.Erik Mona wrote:The toucan should, of course, grant you the scent ability. :)
That might be too overpowered, Erik. After all, Scent is a little TOO good for something like a familiar to just up and grant to a spellcaster. But I think if you lowered it down to only allowing the toucan's spellcaster to detect the presence or absence of fruit or fruity products, it'd be pretty balanced.Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-19T19:00:42ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: A New Leaf for Companions--Plant CompanionsGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5ldby&page=2?A-New-Leaf-for-CompanionsPlant-Companions#702017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-19T14:17:38Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Kalraan wrote:</div><blockquote> OK, how many people are going to call their plant companions Russel? :) </blockquote><p>My carnivorous flower will be named Audrey, thank you very much!Kalraan wrote:OK, how many people are going to call their plant companions Russel? :)
My carnivorous flower will be named Audrey, thank you very much!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-19T14:17:38ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Animal IntelligenceGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2nyyi?Animal-Intelligence#52017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-19T14:17:05Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Marc Radle wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Foghammer wrote:</div><blockquote> From a gamist standpoint, I like to be able to put a couple of points into my animal companions' Int score and play it as if they are 'super-intelligent' animals, and put at least one of their skill points into understanding a language my character speaks. </blockquote>That's how my groups handle it. </blockquote><p>Having an Intelligence of 3 is basically this. Its wen you can put skill points into basically anything you want , take any feats you want, and if I'm not mistaken you no longer need the Handle Animal skill because the animal is now smart enough to (kind of) understand what you're saying to it. A 3 represents the most basic vestige of humanoid intelligence, probably like very early cave people (which is why I was annoyed that cave people were a playable race in Frostburn).Marc Radle wrote:Foghammer wrote: From a gamist standpoint, I like to be able to put a couple of points into my animal companions' Int score and play it as if they are 'super-intelligent' animals, and put at least one of their skill points into understanding a language my character speaks.
That's how my groups handle it. Having an Intelligence of 3 is basically this. Its wen you can put skill points into basically anything you want , take any feats you want, and if I'm not mistaken you no...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-19T14:17:05ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of Fiends (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8qzz/discuss&page=4?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Blood-of-Fiends#1942017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-19T04:23:23Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Dark_Mistress wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Dragon78 wrote:</div><blockquote> So the the variants do have different abilities and skill bonuses then, not just racial mods, cool. Thanks for the info Dark Mistress. </blockquote>Yes and in case i wasn't clear. Each one also has 2 racial traits per variant above and beyond the general racial traits chapter. </blockquote><p>I'm surprised you waited this long to jump in this thread, DM!
<p>So tell me, since JJ said all of the tiefling variants had art ... who's the sexiest?</p>Dark_Mistress wrote:Dragon78 wrote: So the the variants do have different abilities and skill bonuses then, not just racial mods, cool. Thanks for the info Dark Mistress.
Yes and in case i wasn't clear. Each one also has 2 racial traits per variant above and beyond the general racial traits chapter. I'm surprised you waited this long to jump in this thread, DM! So tell me, since JJ said all of the tiefling variants had art ... who's the sexiest?Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-19T04:23:23ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=348?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#174002017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-18T22:47:22Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Odraude wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">messy wrote:</div><blockquote> what do you think of my <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-rpg-discussion/319664-revelation-about-bards.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">revelation</a>? </blockquote>It's funny you mention that because in my Jade Regent game, I'm playing a bard with a shield and longsword that is based on Link. Great minds :) </blockquote><p>Skill Focus (Arcane) + Eldritch Bloodline (Arcane) + Improved Familiar = <a href="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/outsiders/azata/azata-lyrakien" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Navi</a>Odraude wrote:messy wrote: what do you think of my revelation?
It's funny you mention that because in my Jade Regent game, I'm playing a bard with a shield and longsword that is based on Link. Great minds :) Skill Focus (Arcane) + Eldritch Bloodline (Arcane) + Improved Familiar = NaviGolden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-18T22:47:22ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of Fiends (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8qzz/discuss&page=4?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Blood-of-Fiends#1862017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-18T22:39:08Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">zergtitan wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Mr. Quick wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Golden-Esque wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Dragon78 wrote:</div><blockquote> I will be waiting a little longer since I forggot to get a subscription for this product line until yesterday. </blockquote>As far as I know, you don't need to get a subscription to actually get the product mailed to you in the first batch, as I don't have the companion subscription either but I was still in the first batch of shipments. Us non-subscribing pre-orders just don't get the PDF to nom on until the book gets here. </blockquote>it's totally worth getting the subscription tho. I usually snarf up PDF files like this and put 'em on my iPad. then let the gamer group see the new book next game session and ponder character ideas for later. </blockquote>Yeah PDFs on the ipad are awesome. its like having the entire pathfinder collection on one easy to carry tablet. however when it comes to PDFs above 100 pages it starts to get a little sluggish. </blockquote><p>If only technology had evolved to the point where my iPad could handle the Core Rulebook. T_Tzergtitan wrote:Mr. Quick wrote: Golden-Esque wrote: Dragon78 wrote: I will be waiting a little longer since I forggot to get a subscription for this product line until yesterday.
As far as I know, you don't need to get a subscription to actually get the product mailed to you in the first batch, as I don't have the companion subscription either but I was still in the first batch of shipments. Us non-subscribing pre-orders just don't get the PDF to nom on until the book gets here. it's...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-18T22:39:08ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=6?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#2982017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-18T15:21:38Z<p>I'd say that this book suffers a little bit from trying to cram too much into 32 pages. Most of this type of Player Companion lists stuff for a single region while in in Dragon Empires Primer, the fluff-per-region is condensed down to the size of a paragraph or two.</p>
<p>Granted, I don't think the book is bad, but its definitely a test-the-waters style of book and if you want more expansion in Tian-Xia, you have to make your desire known so the Paizo crew will make it happened.</p>
<p>That being said, the new archetypes are pretty cool (Sword Saint in and of itself is awesome; think Rhonin Kenshin) and the general tone of the book is spot-on. Its definitely not one of the best Player Companions (of the ones I own, I'd personally give it to the Adventurer's Armory, but to be fair I only own three of them) but it is a solid purchase and I don't regret picking it up for 10 bucks.</p>I'd say that this book suffers a little bit from trying to cram too much into 32 pages. Most of this type of Player Companion lists stuff for a single region while in in Dragon Empires Primer, the fluff-per-region is condensed down to the size of a paragraph or two.
Granted, I don't think the book is bad, but its definitely a test-the-waters style of book and if you want more expansion in Tian-Xia, you have to make your desire known so the Paizo crew will make it happened.
That being said,...Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-18T15:21:38ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *James Jacobs* ALL your Questions Here!Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l7ns&page=348?Ask-James-Jacobs-ALL-your-Questions-Here#173892017-01-17T21:19:12Z2012-04-18T15:17:03Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">James Jacobs wrote:</div><blockquote>Actually, we've been doing 4 hardcovers a year of late. 3 in the rulebook line and 1 more in other lines. Last year, the "bonus" one was the Inner Sea World Guide, while this year it's "Rise of the Runelords."</blockquote><p>Can next year's bonus be 'James Jacobs and Friends' Guide to Everything Mythic and Cool'?James Jacobs wrote:Actually, we've been doing 4 hardcovers a year of late. 3 in the rulebook line and 1 more in other lines. Last year, the "bonus" one was the Inner Sea World Guide, while this year it's "Rise of the Runelords."
Can next year's bonus be 'James Jacobs and Friends' Guide to Everything Mythic and Cool'?Golden-Esque (alias of Alexander Augunas, Contributor)2012-04-18T15:17:03Z