paizo.com Recent Posts by Aravandorpaizo.com Recent Posts by Aravandor2022-08-12T23:33:32Z2022-08-12T23:33:32ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Black Tentacles vs. Invisible CreatureRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rq86?Black-Tentacles-vs-Invisible-Creature#142014-11-24T21:48:20Z2014-11-24T21:48:20Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Matthew Downie wrote:</div><blockquote>Note that standard tremorsense doesn't negate the 50% chance of hitting an invisible creature either - it just allows you to identify what square a creature is in.</blockquote><p>That is an excellent point, Matthew. I didn't consider that.
<p>Further considering the points that have been presented, I tend to agree with Dave on this call:</p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Dave Justus wrote:</div><blockquote>Black tentacles has no vision ability at all. Invisibility cannot effect it. It is possible I suppose that everything should have concealment against black tentacles, but there is no way that invisibility can be a factor.</blockquote><p>It troubled me that I see no facility for sight, therefore how could a vision-based concealment factor into the situation? I realize that this is a spell and there doesn't necessarily <i>need</i> to be a logical reason for a mechanic, but I like for there to be one in the games I GM. Clearly my concept of tremorsense didn't make sense the way I was picturing it, so in the future (if it happens again), I'll go with the "attacks anything and everything within the AOE" reading. Thanks to you all for the opinions and considerations presented.Matthew Downie wrote:Note that standard tremorsense doesn't negate the 50% chance of hitting an invisible creature either - it just allows you to identify what square a creature is in.
That is an excellent point, Matthew. I didn't consider that. Further considering the points that have been presented, I tend to agree with Dave on this call:
Dave Justus wrote:Black tentacles has no vision ability at all. Invisibility cannot effect it. It is possible I suppose that everything should have...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-11-24T21:48:20ZForums: Rules Questions: Black Tentacles vs. Invisible CreatureRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rq86?Black-Tentacles-vs-Invisible-Creature#12019-08-16T16:24:37Z2014-11-24T20:05:12Z<p>Would black tentacles be able to grapple a character within the area of effect who is invisible? A RAW reading of the spell would indicate yes ("apply the result to all creatures in the area of effect."), but reasoning is lacking. As the GM, my call was yes, it would affect that PC even though he was invisible. My reasoning was that the tentacles posess some form of tremorsense although it is not explicitly mentioned. Thoughts? Comments? Flames?</p>Would black tentacles be able to grapple a character within the area of effect who is invisible? A RAW reading of the spell would indicate yes ("apply the result to all creatures in the area of effect."), but reasoning is lacking. As the GM, my call was yes, it would affect that PC even though he was invisible. My reasoning was that the tentacles posess some form of tremorsense although it is not explicitly mentioned. Thoughts? Comments? Flames?Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-11-24T20:05:12ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay&page=2#582014-10-17T03:30:06Z2014-10-17T03:30:06Z<p>Raziel arches an eyebrow and looks to Helga and Halvor for support.</p>
<p><b>I have no experience on the water. I'd prefer to face troubles on solid ground myself.</b></p>Raziel arches an eyebrow and looks to Helga and Halvor for support.
I have no experience on the water. I'd prefer to face troubles on solid ground myself.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-10-17T03:30:06ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningJim Burner (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay&page=2#572014-10-17T03:23:11Z2014-10-17T03:23:11Z<p><b>Me took a boat out 'da womb. Take da boat say I!</b> Jim declares decisively.</p>Me took a boat out 'da womb. Take da boat say I! Jim declares decisively.Jim Burner (alias of Aravandor)2014-10-17T03:23:11ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningJim Burner (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay&page=2#532014-10-01T12:34:13Z2014-10-01T12:34:13Z<p>Jim wanders into the circle and mumbles
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<b>Klaatu Barada N... Necktie... Neckturn... Nickel... It's an "N" word, it's definitely an "N" word! Klaatu... Barada... N...</b>
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Jim coughs and then pauses to look around...
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<b>Okay then... that's it!</b></p>Jim wanders into the circle and mumbles
Klaatu Barada N... Necktie... Neckturn... Nickel... It's an "N" word, it's definitely an "N" word! Klaatu... Barada... N...
Jim coughs and then pauses to look around...
Okay then... that's it!Jim Burner (alias of Aravandor)2014-10-01T12:34:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay&page=2#522014-10-01T12:30:31Z2014-10-01T12:30:31Z<p>Raziel steps into the circle and carefully intones <b>"Klattu Verata Nicto".</b></p>Raziel steps into the circle and carefully intones "Klattu Verata Nicto".Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-10-01T12:30:31ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningJim Burner (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#402014-09-23T20:23:38Z2014-09-23T20:23:38Z<p><i>Wit a rack like 'dat, who need ta be subtle?</i> Jim steps in, tearing his gaze away from Sharae's "eyes" to inspect the room. </p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Perception check:</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14</span></p>Wit a rack like 'dat, who need ta be subtle? Jim steps in, tearing his gaze away from Sharae's "eyes" to inspect the room.
Perception check:
[dice]1d20+6[/dice]Jim Burner (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-23T20:23:38ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#392014-09-23T20:20:35Z2014-09-23T20:20:35Z<p><b>I take it that subtlety is not your forte, Mz. Sharae...</b> Raziel intones dryly. He examines the room carefully.</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Perception check:</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10</span></p>I take it that subtlety is not your forte, Mz. Sharae... Raziel intones dryly. He examines the room carefully.
Perception check:
[dice]1d20+5[/dice]Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-23T20:20:35ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=6#2622014-09-22T18:02:53Z2014-09-22T18:02:53Z<p>It's good to hear from you. I thought that we had lost you. I hope you're doing well. Sounds like you're exercising your lungs out. Take it easy, man.</p>It's good to hear from you. I thought that we had lost you. I hope you're doing well. Sounds like you're exercising your lungs out. Take it easy, man.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-22T18:02:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningJim Burner (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#352014-09-15T18:10:45Z2014-09-15T18:10:45Z<p>Shuts his trap and follows the lady...</p>Shuts his trap and follows the lady...Jim Burner (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-15T18:10:45ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#342014-09-15T18:10:14Z2014-09-15T18:10:14Z<p>Follows without further comment.</p>Follows without further comment.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-15T18:10:14ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningJim Burner (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#322014-09-10T14:10:30Z2014-09-10T14:10:30Z<p>Bosun Jim assumes a grave countenance, takes off his hat, places it over his heart and says in a serious tone <b>Well me would furtha air me toughts on da matta. But all sailors know it be a grave sin ta argue 'wit a pretty woman an sure ta bring misfortune 'pon a man. So me 'an Tom Riley be happy ta walk or sail da rest 'o da way from castle ta Ravengro.</b> He pats the pistol on his chest fondly. As an afterthought, he looks around at the rest of the room. <b>Oh, an' you assorted pretty boys an' ladies can come too.</b></p>Bosun Jim assumes a grave countenance, takes off his hat, places it over his heart and says in a serious tone Well me would furtha air me toughts on da matta. But all sailors know it be a grave sin ta argue 'wit a pretty woman an sure ta bring misfortune 'pon a man. So me 'an Tom Riley be happy ta walk or sail da rest 'o da way from castle ta Ravengro. He pats the pistol on his chest fondly. As an afterthought, he looks around at the rest of the room. Oh, an' you assorted pretty boys an'...Jim Burner (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-10T14:10:30ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#302014-09-10T03:17:49Z2014-09-10T03:17:49Z<p><b>You know, I hate to encourage him, but he has a point...</b></p>You know, I hate to encourage him, but he has a point...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-10T03:17:49ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningJim Burner (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#292014-09-10T03:14:20Z2014-09-10T03:14:20Z<p>Jim smiles a crooked–toothed smile and spreads his arms wide <b>Well Besmara's teats woman! If ya can zip us all ta tha udda side o' da world wit a' snap o' dem pretty fingas den why da hell leave us wit thirty miles ta go?! Jus set me down in Ravengro in a easy chair in me smokin' jacket wit a bottle a scotch, thank ya.</b></p>Jim smiles a crooked–toothed smile and spreads his arms wide Well Besmara's teats woman! If ya can zip us all ta tha udda side o' da world wit a' snap o' dem pretty fingas den why da hell leave us wit thirty miles ta go?! Jus set me down in Ravengro in a easy chair in me smokin' jacket wit a bottle a scotch, thank ya.Jim Burner (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-10T03:14:20ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningJim Burner (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#272014-09-09T17:39:33Z2014-09-09T17:39:33Z<p>Jim leans forward, grabs the letter in a clenched fist, wadding it up. <b>Well good 'o ya ta make it, Miss "Me Don' Use Da Door". How we gettin' ta Ustalav? By ship as tha Gods intended, or by beast like beggars?</b></p>Jim leans forward, grabs the letter in a clenched fist, wadding it up. Well good 'o ya ta make it, Miss "Me Don' Use Da Door". How we gettin' ta Ustalav? By ship as tha Gods intended, or by beast like beggars?Jim Burner (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-09T17:39:33ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#252014-09-09T17:16:17Z2014-09-09T17:16:17Z<p>Raziel narrows his eyes in annoyance as he takes the opened letter. <i>Apparently, personal privacy is not held in high regard in this organization. I'll need to instruct family members and contacts at the embassy to send correspondence by messenger to be delivered strictly in person.</i></p>Raziel narrows his eyes in annoyance as he takes the opened letter. Apparently, personal privacy is not held in high regard in this organization. I'll need to instruct family members and contacts at the embassy to send correspondence by messenger to be delivered strictly in person.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-09T17:16:17ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#212014-09-08T13:59:28Z2014-09-08T13:59:28Z<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>Where are we now, GM? I mean, I know we're in a room, but where are we located geographically? Is it a manor house? A castle? A tower? A hut?</span></p>Where are we now, GM? I mean, I know we're in a room, but where are we located geographically? Is it a manor house? A castle? A tower? A hut?Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-08T13:59:28ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#192014-09-08T02:55:15Z2014-09-08T02:55:15Z<p><b>Spellcasters always seem to have a love for the dramatic.</b> Raziel says dryly, feigning indifference as he takes a seat. <i>That's quite unsettling. This one is powerful. I need to tread carefully around her.</i></p>Spellcasters always seem to have a love for the dramatic. Raziel says dryly, feigning indifference as he takes a seat. That's quite unsettling. This one is powerful. I need to tread carefully around her.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-08T02:55:15ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=6#2542014-09-05T16:11:32Z2014-09-05T16:11:32Z<p>And if you are going to detect evil on Raziel and don't want me as a player to know it, then yes, I would recommend that you private message the gm that you're doing so. I'm not trying to be combative here. If you detect evil on Raziel and Raziel as a character has no way of perceiving it, then I as a player will continue to play him as if he didn't know. If, as I suspect, a paladin detecting evil requires Halvor to stare at Raziel in concentration for approximately 3 seconds, then Raziel will most probably react in some way. The characters may be at odds, but I don't mean to insult you as a player in any way, George.</p>And if you are going to detect evil on Raziel and don't want me as a player to know it, then yes, I would recommend that you private message the gm that you're doing so. I'm not trying to be combative here. If you detect evil on Raziel and Raziel as a character has no way of perceiving it, then I as a player will continue to play him as if he didn't know. If, as I suspect, a paladin detecting evil requires Halvor to stare at Raziel in concentration for approximately 3 seconds, then Raziel...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-05T16:11:32ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=6#2532014-09-05T16:04:16Z2014-09-05T16:04:16Z<p>I guess that the question from Scott is more along the lines of "Does Halvor detect evil on every person he ever comes into contact with as a matter of course?" And if so, he should do the same for Helga as well. The point being that I've given you no reason whatsoever to suspect that I'm anything but a friendly nobleman. There are lots of reasons for him to do so. He may dislike Chelaxians. He may have heard of the Henderthane family. He may think that dark hair is a mark of devils. What's his motivation? If Raziel spit on his shoes or cast a spell on him, you and he would probably be at least mildly curious likewise.</p>I guess that the question from Scott is more along the lines of "Does Halvor detect evil on every person he ever comes into contact with as a matter of course?" And if so, he should do the same for Helga as well. The point being that I've given you no reason whatsoever to suspect that I'm anything but a friendly nobleman. There are lots of reasons for him to do so. He may dislike Chelaxians. He may have heard of the Henderthane family. He may think that dark hair is a mark of devils. What's...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-05T16:04:16ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=6#2512014-09-05T12:04:12Z2014-09-05T12:04:12Z<p>Technical Question: When a paladin detects evil, is the process visible to others? Do his eyes glow blue or turn white? Or does he just concentrate? I'm not familiar with these details...</p>Technical Question: When a paladin detects evil, is the process visible to others? Do his eyes glow blue or turn white? Or does he just concentrate? I'm not familiar with these details...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-05T12:04:12ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#132014-09-04T11:06:15Z2014-09-04T11:06:15Z<p><b>Ah yes, Jensdattir, you said. Forgive me, sometimes my mind wanders... Interesting. That's a very Ulfen name for one with such a bronze complexion.</b> He gives a little bow while searching his memory for the name among the Chelaxian and foreign noble houses he's familiar with.</p>Ah yes, Jensdattir, you said. Forgive me, sometimes my mind wanders... Interesting. That's a very Ulfen name for one with such a bronze complexion. He gives a little bow while searching his memory for the name among the Chelaxian and foreign noble houses he's familiar with.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-04T11:06:15ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2492014-09-03T17:21:13Z2014-09-03T17:21:13Z<p>That's what I get for posting late at night or early in the morning...</p>That's what I get for posting late at night or early in the morning...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-03T17:21:13ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2482014-09-03T17:13:49Z2014-09-03T17:13:49Z<p>lol... Just read that post from Helga. I guess maybe Raziel is a bit hard of hearing.</p>lol... Just read that post from Helga. I guess maybe Raziel is a bit hard of hearing.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-03T17:13:49ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#122014-09-03T13:46:23Z2014-09-03T13:46:23Z<p><b>Henderthane. Raziel Henderthane. Pleased to meet you, Mr. Odinsen.</b></p>
<p>He turns to the Helga.</p>
<p><b>I'm sorry, but I didn't catch your name, lady ...?</b></p>Henderthane. Raziel Henderthane. Pleased to meet you, Mr. Odinsen.
He turns to the Helga.
I'm sorry, but I didn't catch your name, lady ...?Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-03T13:46:23ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#112014-09-03T05:53:55Z2014-09-03T05:53:55Z<p><b>Good day.</b> Raziel says politely. <span class=messageboard-ooc>Is anyone openly displaying holy symbols? Are the others in full armor with weapons?</span></p>Good day. Raziel says politely. Is anyone openly displaying holy symbols? Are the others in full armor with weapons?Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-03T05:53:55ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2452014-09-03T05:48:05Z2014-09-03T05:48:05Z<p>Curious... Is the "detect bard" a paladin ability or an Aasimar one?</p>Curious... Is the "detect bard" a paladin ability or an Aasimar one?Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-03T05:48:05ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningJim Burner (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#102014-09-03T05:43:24Z2014-09-03T05:43:24Z<p>Waves the water away with a grunt. <b>Nah, me nevah touch 'da stuff. Fish s#!t in it.</b> Takes another plug from the flask.</p>Waves the water away with a grunt. Nah, me nevah touch 'da stuff. Fish s#!t in it. Takes another plug from the flask.Jim Burner (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-03T05:43:24ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningJim Burner (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#72014-09-02T23:34:14Z2014-09-02T23:34:14Z<p>Jim slouches in a chair at the head of the table, one leg draped over the arm of the chair scratching his scalp between the dreadlocks. He wears muddy boots and a stained linen shirt that has seen better days. On the back of the chair hangs what was once a Taldan naval officers coat. Now it's an extensively patched conglomeration of leather, wool and wire with patches of chain mail of varying density sewn to the outside of it. A cutlass hangs from a belt loose on his waist and an aged but meticulously clean pistol strapped to his chest handle down.</p>
<p><i>It 'been tree dam days since me get in a proper row. Tree dam days. No grog, nothin' ta drink. Been near enough ta drive a man mad. Dey betta be a right pot 'a gold at dey end a 'dis rainbow. Me gettin' dat kill a man itch.</i></p>
<p>He sips from a flask irritably...</p>Jim slouches in a chair at the head of the table, one leg draped over the arm of the chair scratching his scalp between the dreadlocks. He wears muddy boots and a stained linen shirt that has seen better days. On the back of the chair hangs what was once a Taldan naval officers coat. Now it's an extensively patched conglomeration of leather, wool and wire with patches of chain mail of varying density sewn to the outside of it. A cutlass hangs from a belt loose on his waist and an aged but...Jim Burner (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-02T23:34:14ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: The BeginningRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/gameplay#62014-09-02T23:13:01Z2014-09-02T23:13:01Z<p>Raziel paces the room, absently running a finger along the table surface and the back of the chairs, wondering whether the trials to gain admission to the group were worth the effort.</p>
<p>He chose a simple riding outfit for today. Stiff-necked, well oiled leather coat over a fine white linen shirt and wool trousers. He has the plain, working blade strapped around his waist and a matching utilitarian dagger.</p>
<p><i>Water? What they couldn't afford some decent wine? Perhaps it's some form of hazing for new entrants. I certainly hope that this "Valynce Group" isn't that destitute...</i></p>
<p>He eyes the other occupants of the room idly, putting his vaguely congenial smile on.</p>Raziel paces the room, absently running a finger along the table surface and the back of the chairs, wondering whether the trials to gain admission to the group were worth the effort.
He chose a simple riding outfit for today. Stiff-necked, well oiled leather coat over a fine white linen shirt and wool trousers. He has the plain, working blade strapped around his waist and a matching utilitarian dagger.
Water? What they couldn't afford some decent wine? Perhaps it's some form of hazing for...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-09-02T23:13:01ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2372014-08-28T12:52:30Z2014-08-28T12:52:30Z<p>As opposed to all those other pirate Dentists and Dermatologists who have hygiene habits that are practically perfect in every way. He'll be so embarrassed!</p>As opposed to all those other pirate Dentists and Dermatologists who have hygiene habits that are practically perfect in every way. He'll be so embarrassed!Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-28T12:52:30ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2342014-08-27T12:28:17Z2014-08-27T12:28:17Z<p>lol, you bastard. Touché, Scott. That was a smooth recovery. Now that you mention it, I never listed the flint for the lock or the ramrod to load the bullets with. I didn't list his underpants, socks nor toothbrush. I recon he's missing lots of things...</p>lol, you bastard. Touché, Scott. That was a smooth recovery. Now that you mention it, I never listed the flint for the lock or the ramrod to load the bullets with. I didn't list his underpants, socks nor toothbrush. I recon he's missing lots of things...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-27T12:28:17ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2312014-08-26T20:53:10Z2014-08-26T20:53:10Z<p>Firearm bullet x 30 1#" 30gp</p>Firearm bullet x 30 1#" 30gpRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-26T20:53:10ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2302014-08-26T20:51:16Z2014-08-26T20:51:16Z<p>I think I'll buy glasses for my GM first. Look again.</p>I think I'll buy glasses for my GM first. Look again.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-26T20:51:16ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2282014-08-26T19:56:45Z2014-08-26T19:56:45Z<p>Behold, he is finished!</p>Behold, he is finished!Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-26T19:56:45ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2242014-08-26T02:32:14Z2014-08-26T02:32:14Z<p>Don't misunderestimate me.</p>Don't misunderestimate me.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-26T02:32:14ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2202014-08-25T19:05:32Z2014-08-25T19:05:32Z<p>I am currently working on formatting him. I must say we picked a dysfunctional schizophrenic format. Background before attributes or class, no name mentioned... And by "we" I really mean "Scott".</p>I am currently working on formatting him. I must say we picked a dysfunctional schizophrenic format. Background before attributes or class, no name mentioned... And by "we" I really mean "Scott".Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T19:05:32ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2182014-08-25T13:45:49Z2014-08-25T13:45:49Z<p>Perhaps I should clarify: I hate dealing with guns as a gm. In my humble opinion, they break the game. In this case, it's your problem, not mine. I'm ready to completely run amok! And besides, I consider myself a connoisseur of hypocrisy. Only the finest will do.</p>Perhaps I should clarify: I hate dealing with guns as a gm. In my humble opinion, they break the game. In this case, it's your problem, not mine. I'm ready to completely run amok! And besides, I consider myself a connoisseur of hypocrisy. Only the finest will do.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T13:45:49ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2132014-08-25T03:04:26Z2014-08-25T03:04:26Z<p>A paladin, a demon worshipper, a pirate and a priest walk into a bar...</p>A paladin, a demon worshipper, a pirate and a priest walk into a bar...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T03:04:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPJim Burner (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2122014-08-25T03:02:47Z2014-08-25T03:02:47Z<p>"Dey call me Bosun Jim Burner, or Bosun Jim, or Jim Burner 'pendin' on da who an' da where. But dey dam shure don' call me no cheat. Never met a man what call me cheat an' live to see da' next day. So me like to tro' da' bones from time ta time. And me mabey enjoy da drink a bit more deep 'dan da' average Joe. Never foun' me no kinda trouble dat a winnin' smile and a primed musket couldn' find me way outta. An if da' powda' wet me got a yard a steel what can deliva me from evil in a pinch. So me got a few mates wish'in me harm on da' queen's waters. On account a dat me tink it a good time ta tour da mainland Avistan a bit..."</p>
<p>(Working on formatting the text of the character sheet.)</p>"Dey call me Bosun Jim Burner, or Bosun Jim, or Jim Burner 'pendin' on da who an' da where. But dey dam shure don' call me no cheat. Never met a man what call me cheat an' live to see da' next day. So me like to tro' da' bones from time ta time. And me mabey enjoy da drink a bit more deep 'dan da' average Joe. Never foun' me no kinda trouble dat a winnin' smile and a primed musket couldn' find me way outta. An if da' powda' wet me got a yard a steel what can deliva me from evil in a pinch. So...Jim Burner (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T03:02:47ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2102014-08-25T02:15:33Z2014-08-25T02:15:33Z<p>Ok, I got him built. Now I'm gonna have to enter into the bone-crushing process of getting him to the required Scott format. This will probably take many days, so tomorrow I will work on writing and XSLT sheet to convert the output from XML into Scott Text.</p>Ok, I got him built. Now I'm gonna have to enter into the bone-crushing process of getting him to the required Scott format. This will probably take many days, so tomorrow I will work on writing and XSLT sheet to convert the output from XML into Scott Text.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T02:15:33ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2062014-08-25T00:51:01Z2014-08-25T00:51:01Z<p>Thanks George. I should have gone back and found that post. I'm being lazy...</p>
<p>lol. You can probably see how I'm not naturally predisposed toward the Paladin end of the pool when it comes to class selection... I promise not to make him a demon summoner though.</p>Thanks George. I should have gone back and found that post. I'm being lazy...
lol. You can probably see how I'm not naturally predisposed toward the Paladin end of the pool when it comes to class selection... I promise not to make him a demon summoner though.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T00:51:01ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2032014-08-25T00:46:23Z2014-08-25T00:46:23Z<p>Ah, I see it now. At first, I assumed that it was a still from some kind of bizarre Japanese tentacle-related anime...</p>Ah, I see it now. At first, I assumed that it was a still from some kind of bizarre Japanese tentacle-related anime...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T00:46:23ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=5#2022014-08-25T00:45:00Z2014-08-25T00:45:00Z<p>What sources are we limited to again, Scott?</p>What sources are we limited to again, Scott?Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T00:45:00ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=4#2002014-08-25T00:42:23Z2014-08-25T00:42:23Z<p>Yeilding</p>
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7Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T00:42:23ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=4#1992014-08-25T00:40:26Z2014-08-25T00:40:26Z<p>Ok, so ability scores.
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<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (1, 6, 3, 5) = 15</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 6, 4) = 18</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 6, 2) = 11</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 5) = 14</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 4, 3) = 16</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 3, 1) = 8</span></p>Ok, so ability scores.
[dice]4d6[/dice]
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[dice]4d6[/dice]
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[dice]4d6[/dice]Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T00:40:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=4#1972014-08-25T00:18:22Z2014-08-25T00:18:22Z<p>And sorry Scott, my earlier comment was that the the word "Ustal" means tired. The "av" suffix is just for flavor. "устал" is the male past perfect tense of the verb "устaть" which means "to tire".</p>And sorry Scott, my earlier comment was that the the word "Ustal" means tired. The "av" suffix is just for flavor. "устал" is the male past perfect tense of the verb "устaть" which means "to tire".Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T00:18:22ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=4#1962014-08-25T00:09:53Z2014-08-25T00:09:53Z<p>I just have one question... What is the Aasimar Paladin sucking on in his portrait?</p>
<p>(Working on my char now.)</p>I just have one question... What is the Aasimar Paladin sucking on in his portrait?
(Working on my char now.)Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-25T00:09:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=4#1922014-08-24T19:25:25Z2014-08-24T19:25:25Z<p>No, if George gets two pc's, I want two too!</p>
<p>I'm gonna build a demon summoner to match my demon worshipper.</p>No, if George gets two pc's, I want two too!
I'm gonna build a demon summoner to match my demon worshipper.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-24T19:25:25ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=4#1892014-08-24T14:28:54Z2014-08-24T14:28:54Z<p>"Beam Stoker" I'm awesome at typing on my new smartphone.</p>"Beam Stoker" I'm awesome at typing on my new smartphone.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-24T14:28:54ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=4#1872014-08-24T04:45:33Z2014-08-24T04:45:33Z<p>I'll work on a new character tomorrow, Scott. Been busy in real life. So many admirers... It really is a burden being so universally loved and respected. I'm certain that it would break a lesser man...</p>I'll work on a new character tomorrow, Scott. Been busy in real life. So many admirers... It really is a burden being so universally loved and respected. I'm certain that it would break a lesser man...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-24T04:45:33ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=4#1862014-08-24T04:19:33Z2014-08-24T04:19:33Z<p>No apology necessary. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And interesting sidebar: the word "Ustal" in Russian means "tired". I think paizo and more specifically whoever designed Golarion knew this. Clearly Ustalav was meant to be the tired old world eastern Europe of Avistan. Somebody at Paizo was familiar with Russian and Russian folk tales what with promoting Baba Yaga to the queen of Irrisen, chicken–legged hut and all. Ustalav is obviously Beam Stoker's Transylvania.</p>No apology necessary. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And interesting sidebar: the word "Ustal" in Russian means "tired". I think paizo and more specifically whoever designed Golarion knew this. Clearly Ustalav was meant to be the tired old world eastern Europe of Avistan. Somebody at Paizo was familiar with Russian and Russian folk tales what with promoting Baba Yaga to the queen of Irrisen, chicken–legged hut and all. Ustalav is obviously Beam Stoker's Transylvania.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-24T04:19:33ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=3#1422014-08-22T15:49:57Z2014-08-22T15:49:57Z<p>Oh, I'm not worried about the class. It's the demon worshipping Chelaxian lawyer that may have some difficulty co-existing. And I certainly don't <i>intend</i> to cause any contention, but I can almost guarantee that it will arise will knowing his nature...</p>Oh, I'm not worried about the class. It's the demon worshipping Chelaxian lawyer that may have some difficulty co-existing. And I certainly don't intend to cause any contention, but I can almost guarantee that it will arise will knowing his nature...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-22T15:49:57ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=3#1382014-08-22T13:32:29Z2014-08-22T13:32:29Z<p>I think that's exactly what this party needs: an aasimar paladin! He'll fit right in!</p>I think that's exactly what this party needs: an aasimar paladin! He'll fit right in!Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-22T13:32:29ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=3#1342014-08-22T04:36:26Z2014-08-22T04:36:26Z<p>Also, I think the level of activity will pick up notably once the actual game commences.</p>Also, I think the level of activity will pick up notably once the actual game commences.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-22T04:36:26ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=3#1332014-08-22T04:29:45Z2014-08-22T04:29:45Z<p>And not to be critical, but it's not that you're a nerd with no life, it's that you're a workaholic with no time. And not by choice, mind you.</p>And not to be critical, but it's not that you're a nerd with no life, it's that you're a workaholic with no time. And not by choice, mind you.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-22T04:29:45ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=3#1322014-08-22T04:26:40Z2014-08-22T04:26:40Z<p>You know Scott, I give you a lot of sarcastic backtalk, but I really do mean it all in jest. We shouldn't wait for Brandon. I don't think that he has the patience for this style of gaming.</p>You know Scott, I give you a lot of sarcastic backtalk, but I really do mean it all in jest. We shouldn't wait for Brandon. I don't think that he has the patience for this style of gaming.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-22T04:26:40ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=3#1292014-08-21T20:48:52Z2014-08-21T20:48:52Z<p>Ok Scott... I have shined my proverbial jackboots to such a lustrous shine that you can see both the past and the future in their mirror-like finishes. I have made the sheets on my aphoristic bunk so tightly that quarters bounced off of them rebound faster than initially thrown. Surely there can be nothing in this crowning achievement of a character sheet left awry! I am complete! My character sheet is truly perfected now.</p>Ok Scott... I have shined my proverbial jackboots to such a lustrous shine that you can see both the past and the future in their mirror-like finishes. I have made the sheets on my aphoristic bunk so tightly that quarters bounced off of them rebound faster than initially thrown. Surely there can be nothing in this crowning achievement of a character sheet left awry! I am complete! My character sheet is truly perfected now.Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-21T20:48:52ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=3#1272014-08-21T19:42:09Z2014-08-21T19:42:09Z<p>Oh great and merciful god, what have I done to deserve this punishment? Should I ever •think• of creating another character please spare me this pain and strike me dead where I stand...</p>Oh great and merciful god, what have I done to deserve this punishment? Should I ever *think* of creating another character please spare me this pain and strike me dead where I stand...Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-21T19:42:09ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPRaziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion&page=3#1242014-08-21T16:27:18Z2014-08-21T16:27:18Z<p>Ok Scott, I have laboriously re-engineered my character sheet to adhere to your fascist regime. Please grant me the state sponsorship I so desperately seek!</p>Ok Scott, I have laboriously re-engineered my character sheet to adhere to your fascist regime. Please grant me the state sponsorship I so desperately seek!Raziel the Equivocator (alias of Aravandor)2014-08-21T16:27:18ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPAravandorhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion#122014-08-15T12:56:43Z2014-08-15T12:56:43Z<p>You should stop relying on pretty pictures and use your imagination. Your picture is a crutch. >(</p>You should stop relying on pretty pictures and use your imagination. Your picture is a crutch. >(Aravandor2014-08-15T12:56:43ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post Discussion: VALYNCE GROUP DISCUSSION HOMEGROUPAravandorhttps://paizo.com/campaigns/ValynceGroupGolarion/discussion#32014-08-14T12:17:44Z2014-08-14T12:17:44Z<p>Sorry, the first one was just a test. My six rolls follow:</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 2, 5) = 17</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (4, 3, 2, 1) = 10</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 5, 6) = 19</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 5, 2) = 15</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 1, 5) = 11</span>
<br />
<span class="messageboard-dice">4d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 4, 6) = 18</span></p>Sorry, the first one was just a test. My six rolls follow:
[dice]4d6[/dice]
[dice]4d6[/dice]
[dice]4d6[/dice]
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[dice]4d6[/dice]Aravandor2014-08-14T12:17:44ZRe: Forums: Advice: Alignment Hit After Killing Surrendered Opponent?Aravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qcs6&page=3?Alignment-Hit-After-Killing-Surrendered-Opponent#1222013-11-15T16:09:26Z2013-11-15T16:09:26Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Detect Magic wrote:</div><blockquote><p> When this situation arose in one of my campaigns, the party spared the bandits that pleaded for their lives, but made sure to break the bones in their sword-hands. Unfortunately, pathfinder doesn't have any rules for handedness, but in-game, I thought that it made sense. The former bandits, I ruled, would be incapable of wielding weapons in their primary hands (and since they could not use their primary hands, they would be unable to wield two-handed weapons as well). </p>
<p>A pretty fitting punishment, I think, along with indentured servitude (another punishment levied by the party against the former bandits).</p>
<p>Kicking in their teeth works, too, I guess... Hope they like eating peas.</p>
<p></blockquote><p>You know, that option actually did very much occur to me. I was quite seriously considering rendering their sword hands permanently inoperable for a few minutes leading up to the next session of the game. If I were actually in the character's shoes and it was a matter of life and death, I would do just so without a doubt.
<p>Honestly, I chose not to push in that direction after all of this debate. I've all hammered away at the issue a lot and I felt that more bellyaching on my part wouldn't achieve anything. The GM made a call and I respect that. More importantly, I think he made a very fair choice to allow all of the players one free alignment adjustment now that we've discovered and aired our differences. I understand the way that he and most other Pathfinder players seem to view alignments and right vs. wrong, so I'll make decisions with that in mind in the future. When the GM says "Ok, you can do that, but it will affect your alignment." it won't be a surprise to me.</p>
<p>Personally, I find the views on alignments that have been presented here a bit heavy-handed and lacking nuance. I suppose I never realized it before but I much prefer a darker, more complicated and nuanced "shades of gray" idea of good vs. evil. But as it turns out, I'm gaming in a much more "white hat", "black hat" world.</p>Detect Magic wrote:When this situation arose in one of my campaigns, the party spared the bandits that pleaded for their lives, but made sure to break the bones in their sword-hands. Unfortunately, pathfinder doesn't have any rules for handedness, but in-game, I thought that it made sense. The former bandits, I ruled, would be incapable of wielding weapons in their primary hands (and since they could not use their primary hands, they would be unable to wield two-handed weapons as well).
A...Aravandor2013-11-15T16:09:26ZRe: Forums: Advice: Alignment Hit After Killing Surrendered Opponent?Aravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qcs6&page=3?Alignment-Hit-After-Killing-Surrendered-Opponent#1102013-11-15T13:35:31Z2013-11-15T13:35:31Z<p>Well, you'll all be happy to know that as it turned out, with the advice of all of these paragons of virtue here, my associate and I saw the dreadful error of our ways and let them all surrender and live. We did take the opportunity to mercifully kick the teeth in of all of these normally blameless and upstanding citizens as a reminder of the time that they strayed from the righteous path. All is well and our souls are back in line with goodness and unicorns.</p>Well, you'll all be happy to know that as it turned out, with the advice of all of these paragons of virtue here, my associate and I saw the dreadful error of our ways and let them all surrender and live. We did take the opportunity to mercifully kick the teeth in of all of these normally blameless and upstanding citizens as a reminder of the time that they strayed from the righteous path. All is well and our souls are back in line with goodness and unicorns.Aravandor2013-11-15T13:35:31ZRe: Forums: Advice: Alignment Hit After Killing Surrendered Opponent?Aravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qcs6&page=3?Alignment-Hit-After-Killing-Surrendered-Opponent#1042013-11-14T20:02:25Z2013-11-14T20:02:25Z<p>That's all fine and good, mdt. And as soon as everyone has a perfect understanding of what everyone else's idea of alignment X is, then we'll have no problems. If you had asked me a few days ago if killing an enemy or two moments after a surrender was going to shift a Neutral or Chaotic Good alignment, I'd say "No way! We're the good guys, those guys are bad, we're here to clean up old Korvosa, of course it's ok if a few of them meet their maker early. They attacked us first, after all." So, no, mdt I'd say that it's not so really simple at all.</p>That's all fine and good, mdt. And as soon as everyone has a perfect understanding of what everyone else's idea of alignment X is, then we'll have no problems. If you had asked me a few days ago if killing an enemy or two moments after a surrender was going to shift a Neutral or Chaotic Good alignment, I'd say "No way! We're the good guys, those guys are bad, we're here to clean up old Korvosa, of course it's ok if a few of them meet their maker early. They attacked us first, after all." So,...Aravandor2013-11-14T20:02:25ZRe: Forums: Advice: Alignment Hit After Killing Surrendered Opponent?Aravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qcs6&page=2?Alignment-Hit-After-Killing-Surrendered-Opponent#992013-11-14T18:42:33Z2013-11-14T18:42:33Z<p>Tim, I think you hit the nail on the head there. As a player, I find it just a little too mickey mouse to game in a world where all the bad guys are irredeemably bad and all the good guys are super Clorox-shiny good. As a player, I find it ludicrous to expect a grown person to just flip aggression on and off like a light switch. This kind of cookie cutter world allows Paladins to just detect evil and smite away. So I just need to accept that by these rules, my character is some shade of evil (even though he protects his friends, helps others in need who are not evil, and would never kill an innocent) and move on. I don't want to wreck a gaming group over this, but if it suits them to refer to my character as "evil" of some variety, then have at it. The character will detect as evil and won't be able to wield a holy sword, but he's not going to start murdering innocents or eating babies.</p>Tim, I think you hit the nail on the head there. As a player, I find it just a little too mickey mouse to game in a world where all the bad guys are irredeemably bad and all the good guys are super Clorox-shiny good. As a player, I find it ludicrous to expect a grown person to just flip aggression on and off like a light switch. This kind of cookie cutter world allows Paladins to just detect evil and smite away. So I just need to accept that by these rules, my character is some shade of evil...Aravandor2013-11-14T18:42:33ZRe: Forums: Advice: Alignment Hit After Killing Surrendered Opponent?Aravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qcs6&page=2?Alignment-Hit-After-Killing-Surrendered-Opponent#682013-11-13T19:57:40Z2013-11-13T19:57:19Z<p>And for all concerned, it hasn't happened yet. BBEG died and my comrade and I are ready to kill the ONE perhaps TWO nearest us before we turn the other cheek and give everybody a Mr. Rogers style hug. As the session wound down, the GM explained that killing "helpless" enemies is against our alignments and wrong etc... Correct me if I'm wrong here, GM, but as I understand this, the baddies have thrown up their hands and surrendered. I see us as being within the first six seconds after they surrender. What I am coming to understand here is that if I don't act the perfect princess here, then I'm the worst thing to happen since the worldwound. Maybe I should serve tea and crackers to the horde that was just a few moments ago trying to peel my face off.</p>And for all concerned, it hasn't happened yet. BBEG died and my comrade and I are ready to kill the ONE perhaps TWO nearest us before we turn the other cheek and give everybody a Mr. Rogers style hug. As the session wound down, the GM explained that killing "helpless" enemies is against our alignments and wrong etc... Correct me if I'm wrong here, GM, but as I understand this, the baddies have thrown up their hands and surrendered. I see us as being within the first six seconds after they...Aravandor2013-11-13T19:57:19ZRe: Forums: Advice: Alignment Hit After Killing Surrendered Opponent?Aravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qcs6&page=2?Alignment-Hit-After-Killing-Surrendered-Opponent#602013-11-13T19:46:43Z2013-11-13T19:46:43Z<p>Eaghen, I find it hard to believe that it would honestly not occur to a Lawful Good paladin that a defeated enemy just might rise up to strike back at him. For that, I think we would need a Z axis on our alignment chart to quantify how naive a character is. Then we'd have a 3x3x3 cube of 27 alignments. You could have Lawful Good Optimist, Lawful Good Realist, and Lawful Good Pessimist...</p>Eaghen, I find it hard to believe that it would honestly not occur to a Lawful Good paladin that a defeated enemy just might rise up to strike back at him. For that, I think we would need a Z axis on our alignment chart to quantify how naive a character is. Then we'd have a 3x3x3 cube of 27 alignments. You could have Lawful Good Optimist, Lawful Good Realist, and Lawful Good Pessimist...Aravandor2013-11-13T19:46:43ZRe: Forums: Advice: Alignment Hit After Killing Surrendered Opponent?Aravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qcs6?Alignment-Hit-After-Killing-Surrendered-Opponent#492013-11-13T18:09:10Z2013-11-13T18:09:10Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Zhayne wrote:</div><blockquote>You need to stop thinking about alignment period, and just roleplay your character. If your alignment ever matters mechanically (and it shouldn't ... alignment mechanics are such total BS), the GM will tell you. </blockquote><p>Zhayne, I think you're right. That's the best advice I can find out of this soup of opinions. Your advice is the closest I can come to recognizing my own opinions in this forum, so yours is the advice that I'm going to endorse. You are the winner, sir. Thank you!Zhayne wrote:You need to stop thinking about alignment period, and just roleplay your character. If your alignment ever matters mechanically (and it shouldn't ... alignment mechanics are such total BS), the GM will tell you.
Zhayne, I think you're right. That's the best advice I can find out of this soup of opinions. Your advice is the closest I can come to recognizing my own opinions in this forum, so yours is the advice that I'm going to endorse. You are the winner, sir. Thank you!Aravandor2013-11-13T18:09:10ZRe: Forums: Advice: Alignment Hit After Killing Surrendered Opponent?Aravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qcs6?Alignment-Hit-After-Killing-Surrendered-Opponent#302013-11-13T16:30:15Z2013-11-13T16:30:15Z<p>Well, in that case, there are clearly two things I need to do going forward.</p>
<p>1. I need to stop thinking of my characters as "good". They are Neutral at best. Most likely Chaotic neutral.</p>
<p>2. I need to realize that alignment is a straight jacket that I will need to squeeze a character into.</p>
<p>This particular character is designed to be a former soldier (lawful), a trustworthy comrade to his party (lawful), but has little interest in being kind to those who take up arms against him or his companions (chaotic?).</p>Well, in that case, there are clearly two things I need to do going forward.
1. I need to stop thinking of my characters as "good". They are Neutral at best. Most likely Chaotic neutral.
2. I need to realize that alignment is a straight jacket that I will need to squeeze a character into.
This particular character is designed to be a former soldier (lawful), a trustworthy comrade to his party (lawful), but has little interest in being kind to those who take up arms against him or his...Aravandor2013-11-13T16:30:15ZRe: Forums: Advice: Alignment Hit After Killing Surrendered Opponent?Aravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qcs6?Alignment-Hit-After-Killing-Surrendered-Opponent#232013-11-13T15:14:33Z2013-11-13T15:14:33Z<p>Ok, as the (perhaps formerly) Chaotic Good player in this story, allow me to say something: We're not talking about ending the fight and then proceeding to slay 50 people in this scenario. We're talking about being knee deep in blood and gore and outnumbered. The BBEG eats dirt on the other side of the battle field. My comrade and I see the bad guys we are personally fighting with in that moment drop weapons. Now I'm not a paladin. The character is a veteran of the crusades in Mendev and a born, raised and trained soldier. If it makes him evil to finish striking down the bad guy who was working on chopping his head off a moment ago, then paint me evil, baby.</p>
<p>I'm no combat veteran or a soldier in real life, but I must believe that fighting an opponent face-to-face, nose-to-nose, wearing his blood would engender some degree of hate and rage. Even a good person must get a taste of rage and a strong desire to win when his life is on the line. I think that this feeling would be entirely different from shooting or not shooting a man across a battlefield.</p>
<p>C'est la vie. I'll take whatever's coming to me. The ethics and imaginary geneva convention that float somewhere overhead trouble me. I think that in RPG's the concept of killing becomes detached and clinical. It's easy to sit back, soda in hand and dispassionately say, ok, I'll lower my weapons and embrace my former mortal enemy. The people who are capable of that kind of behavior are few and far between, I think.</p>Ok, as the (perhaps formerly) Chaotic Good player in this story, allow me to say something: We're not talking about ending the fight and then proceeding to slay 50 people in this scenario. We're talking about being knee deep in blood and gore and outnumbered. The BBEG eats dirt on the other side of the battle field. My comrade and I see the bad guys we are personally fighting with in that moment drop weapons. Now I'm not a paladin. The character is a veteran of the crusades in Mendev and a...Aravandor2013-11-13T15:14:33ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=76?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#37532014-08-14T18:58:07Z2013-03-31T05:43:34Z<p>Two excellent games tonight. Thank you, Rainy Day Ninja for an excellent rendition of Fortress of the Nail! That was awesome and good fun. Who knew that getting knee-deep in the biznass of 400 hellknights could be such a fun experience? And to our party: the oracle kept our monkey fool asses alive and the ninja showed us all the true power of faulty invisibility potions!</p>
<p>And to Andy: thank you! Most enjoyable death ever! To be literally quartered by an ape god. Wow. Rurik made it to Valhalla, had some drinks, humbled all his ancestors with his tale of glory in arms (except for his great-great-gramps who punched his ticket clubbing a kracken with a wet fireball scroll), got rezed, and still made it to work on Monday.</p>
<p>This is the reason I scaled back my drinking to game every weekend. Now Rurik has to have a better death tale when he gets back to the afterlife. I'm thinking he's gonna need to be on fire AND attacking a major league god next time.</p>Two excellent games tonight. Thank you, Rainy Day Ninja for an excellent rendition of Fortress of the Nail! That was awesome and good fun. Who knew that getting knee-deep in the biznass of 400 hellknights could be such a fun experience? And to our party: the oracle kept our monkey fool asses alive and the ninja showed us all the true power of faulty invisibility potions!
And to Andy: thank you! Most enjoyable death ever! To be literally quartered by an ape god. Wow. Rurik made it to...Aravandor2013-03-31T05:43:34ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=72?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#35972013-02-27T13:29:23Z2013-02-27T13:29:23Z<p>I'm not going to be able to make tonight's (Wednesday's) game, Stu. I know I was signed up on warhorn for it, but I've got family in the hospital today and tonight they may need my help. Was looking forward to it, guys. Sorry to bail.</p>I'm not going to be able to make tonight's (Wednesday's) game, Stu. I know I was signed up on warhorn for it, but I've got family in the hospital today and tonight they may need my help. Was looking forward to it, guys. Sorry to bail.Aravandor2013-02-27T13:29:23ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=72?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#35662013-02-22T16:37:33Z2013-02-22T16:37:33Z<p>That's a good question. Maybe with so many other spellcasting classes plain old vanilla wizard seems unimpressive.</p>That's a good question. Maybe with so many other spellcasting classes plain old vanilla wizard seems unimpressive.Aravandor2013-02-22T16:37:33ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=72?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#35622013-02-20T21:57:55Z2013-02-20T21:57:55Z<p>Lol... Here I am whining and then you go and accommodate me. Actually Stu, I have a meeting at 5:30 with H&R Block to sort out a tax problem. I'd like to come, but it's more important to make sure I don't go the way of Al Capone right now. Thanks for the offer though. Some might say that I'm fond of bellyaching.</p>Lol... Here I am whining and then you go and accommodate me. Actually Stu, I have a meeting at 5:30 with H&R Block to sort out a tax problem. I'd like to come, but it's more important to make sure I don't go the way of Al Capone right now. Thanks for the offer though. Some might say that I'm fond of bellyaching.Aravandor2013-02-20T21:57:55ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=72?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#35582013-02-21T13:10:55Z2013-02-20T19:59:26Z<p>Oh, I get it. Yet another proletarian plea for fair treatment falls upon deaf bourgeoisie ears. Well fine. I'll crawl out of the salt mine at 5pm with all my blue collar slob bretheren and wander home to my thatch-roofed hovel while you noblemen and future landowners carouse and drink your wine. Story of my life.</p>Oh, I get it. Yet another proletarian plea for fair treatment falls upon deaf bourgeoisie ears. Well fine. I'll crawl out of the salt mine at 5pm with all my blue collar slob bretheren and wander home to my thatch-roofed hovel while you noblemen and future landowners carouse and drink your wine. Story of my life.Aravandor2013-02-20T19:59:26ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=72?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#35542013-02-20T20:06:43Z2013-02-20T18:12:49Z<p>Work is the curse of the gaming class!</p>Work is the curse of the gaming class!Aravandor2013-02-20T18:12:49ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=72?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#35532013-02-20T18:02:13Z2013-02-20T18:02:13Z<p>4:30? What is wrong with you people? If you'd schedule your weekday games for like 5:30 then us working stiffs might join up. Damn I hate my job! It completely interferes with my gaming schedule. I need to quit and tell my wife to get a second one to support my gaming habit.</p>4:30? What is wrong with you people? If you'd schedule your weekday games for like 5:30 then us working stiffs might join up. Damn I hate my job! It completely interferes with my gaming schedule. I need to quit and tell my wife to get a second one to support my gaming habit.Aravandor2013-02-20T18:02:13ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=71?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#35012013-02-15T18:47:41Z2013-02-15T18:47:41Z<p>I said that the woman was easy on the eyes - not that I was volunteering for a life of indentured servitude. I can find my own ways of spending my money without the aid of a noblewoman.</p>I said that the woman was easy on the eyes - not that I was volunteering for a life of indentured servitude. I can find my own ways of spending my money without the aid of a noblewoman.Aravandor2013-02-15T18:47:41ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=70?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#34992013-02-15T17:51:24Z2013-02-15T17:51:24Z<p>Wench, witch, friend of the society or foe... I can tell you one thing: she's a loyal and true friend of my coin purse and not hard on the eyes...</p>Wench, witch, friend of the society or foe... I can tell you one thing: she's a loyal and true friend of my coin purse and not hard on the eyes...Aravandor2013-02-15T17:51:24ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=70?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#34802013-02-14T00:23:49Z2013-02-14T00:23:49Z<p>;) I have no doubt of Exalebar's abilities when it comes to harassing legitimate businessmen. I do wonder whether Bekra the honest and fair dealing would be easily found and caught for the dicing/fisticuffs to commence... I hear that his activities in the import/export business can make him somewhat difficult to find at times.</p>
<p>If the lodge could some day come up with five other like-minded champions, I'm sure he'd jump at the opportunity do some pro-bono work in the eyes of ten with fellow Ashevillians. For the benefit of the lodge, of course.</p>;) I have no doubt of Exalebar's abilities when it comes to harassing legitimate businessmen. I do wonder whether Bekra the honest and fair dealing would be easily found and caught for the dicing/fisticuffs to commence... I hear that his activities in the import/export business can make him somewhat difficult to find at times.
If the lodge could some day come up with five other like-minded champions, I'm sure he'd jump at the opportunity do some pro-bono work in the eyes of ten with fellow...Aravandor2013-02-14T00:23:49ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=70?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#34782013-02-13T21:53:37Z2013-02-13T04:30:09Z<p>Ahem, as it so happens, I know a gentleman who has a level 11.33 level entrepreneur who is biding his time until the APL matures to a state where his excellence can be properly accommodated and appreciated by the plebeians of this backwater.</p>Ahem, as it so happens, I know a gentleman who has a level 11.33 level entrepreneur who is biding his time until the APL matures to a state where his excellence can be properly accommodated and appreciated by the plebeians of this backwater.Aravandor2013-02-13T04:30:09ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=69?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#34222013-02-05T20:41:16Z2013-02-05T20:41:16Z<p>Paul, you should run the Blackros Matrimony and run it early in the con before you're wiped out by exhaustion. That scenario rocked. The folks at Paizo need to meet your Blackrosses and assembled guests!</p>Paul, you should run the Blackros Matrimony and run it early in the con before you're wiped out by exhaustion. That scenario rocked. The folks at Paizo need to meet your Blackrosses and assembled guests!Aravandor2013-02-05T20:41:16ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=69?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#34202013-02-06T03:44:41Z2013-02-05T19:38:27Z<p>Seriously, I might have signed up to run a few, but I really don't want to represent the whole lodge with my GMing skills (or lack thereof) at the mother church's convention. I want them to be like "Wow, those APL guys are industrial strength all the way! Dain GM's great and publishes stuff and the VC is a great character actor slash organizational wizard and that dude Jake knows our books better than we do and the other guy was good at... well he helped them carry their bags, I think. But what a great lodge they must have!" Rather than them saying "Yeah, the team shirts are cool, but what was up with that fourth guy? In the game he GMed, he showed me the stat block for the main monster in final encounter, asked me if a d8 was 'the square one' and then vomited in my lap. I bet all the rest of them are tools like him."</p>Seriously, I might have signed up to run a few, but I really don't want to represent the whole lodge with my GMing skills (or lack thereof) at the mother church's convention. I want them to be like "Wow, those APL guys are industrial strength all the way! Dain GM's great and publishes stuff and the VC is a great character actor slash organizational wizard and that dude Jake knows our books better than we do and the other guy was good at... well he helped them carry their bags, I think. But...Aravandor2013-02-05T19:38:27ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=69?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#34182013-02-05T18:50:56Z2013-02-05T18:50:56Z<p>I am. I just have to come up with the $$$ for the plane ticket and hotel room. And I'd run some games if I weren't allergic to it. So sad... I guess I'll just have to play in bunches of scenarios and sample some season 5's maybe...</p>I am. I just have to come up with the $$$ for the plane ticket and hotel room. And I'd run some games if I weren't allergic to it. So sad... I guess I'll just have to play in bunches of scenarios and sample some season 5's maybe...Aravandor2013-02-05T18:50:56ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=69?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#34102013-02-05T17:14:29Z2013-02-05T17:14:29Z<p>Ah, good old "Uncle Luth" with the adult entertainment moustache... I can feel the childhood trauma just flowing back to me...</p>Ah, good old "Uncle Luth" with the adult entertainment moustache... I can feel the childhood trauma just flowing back to me...Aravandor2013-02-05T17:14:29ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=69?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#34032013-02-05T02:24:53Z2013-02-05T02:24:53Z<p>I don't touch the gming stuff myself, but frostfur captives rocked as a player.</p>I don't touch the gming stuff myself, but frostfur captives rocked as a player.Aravandor2013-02-05T02:24:53ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=68?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#33882013-02-03T21:43:56Z2013-02-03T21:43:56Z<p>Great session last night, guys. I thoroughly enjoyed the games I was in. Good players, interesting characters and good times. I regret not having a good rogue to play in these games. It seems like Bekra would have been really well suited to many of these season four games, but alas all I have is my big dumb ulfen - Rurik. Still, it isn't every day that you get to bear hug an evil witch while on fire with vials of alchemist's fire detonating on your belt. Thanks to our Quadiran healer for keeping me alive and earlier thanks to our resident dwarfling for the flanking bonuses, by the way. Who needs season specials to make things interesting when our regular games are this good? I've learned that civilization-hating Shoanti can save a party from failboating a scenario with some old-fashioned practical wisdom and that a halfling "information broker" who isn't afraid of a little exceedingly creepy flirtation Chelaxian style can be worth twice his weight in gold. Good times all around from where I was sitting.</p>Great session last night, guys. I thoroughly enjoyed the games I was in. Good players, interesting characters and good times. I regret not having a good rogue to play in these games. It seems like Bekra would have been really well suited to many of these season four games, but alas all I have is my big dumb ulfen - Rurik. Still, it isn't every day that you get to bear hug an evil witch while on fire with vials of alchemist's fire detonating on your belt. Thanks to our Quadiran healer for...Aravandor2013-02-03T21:43:56ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=68?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#33532013-01-30T13:07:42Z2013-01-30T05:09:47Z<p>"Pennywhistle" would be a good name for the hot chick at the main office who flirts with the secret agent all the time. "No time to play cunning linguistic games with you right now, miss Pennywhistle. Somebody has to put a stop to Dr. Krune's plot. The fate of all of Andoran hangs in the balance!"</p>"Pennywhistle" would be a good name for the hot chick at the main office who flirts with the secret agent all the time. "No time to play cunning linguistic games with you right now, miss Pennywhistle. Somebody has to put a stop to Dr. Krune's plot. The fate of all of Andoran hangs in the balance!"Aravandor2013-01-30T05:09:47ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=67?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#33422013-01-28T01:14:25Z2013-01-28T01:14:25Z<p>Reckon I might oughtta could do Sundays god willin' an the creek don't rise.</p>Reckon I might oughtta could do Sundays god willin' an the creek don't rise.Aravandor2013-01-28T01:14:25ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=67?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#33092013-01-24T05:48:44Z2013-01-24T05:48:44Z<p>All I can say is that if Bekra is ever asked why he became a pathfinder, he will arch an eyebrow and with a twinkle in his eye say "have you ever seen an aberdutchess play a flute on her knees with no hands? Well I have. Such are the wonders of my vocation."</p>All I can say is that if Bekra is ever asked why he became a pathfinder, he will arch an eyebrow and with a twinkle in his eye say "have you ever seen an aberdutchess play a flute on her knees with no hands? Well I have. Such are the wonders of my vocation."Aravandor2013-01-24T05:48:44ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=66?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#32952013-01-23T15:11:11Z2013-01-23T15:11:11Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quote:</div><blockquote>Keep in mind that for trips, disarms, and sunders, you use your weapon in the maneuver, and can use weapon bonuses, including Weapon Finesse. I'm pretty sure Bekra has that, so you won't need Agile Maneuvers if you just want to trip.</blockquote><p>That's a great point, Rainy Day. Thanks for the info! Suddenly a spiked chain is looking pretty interesting. Still, sounds like agile maneuvers will only make him a decent grappler so I'm considering another feat... If I take lunge then I have another question: when I activate it and take the -2 to AC, do I still threaten and am I able to attack near me at normal melee range in addition to attacking and threatening at reach, or does my kukri become for that round a bona fide reach weapon meaning I only threaten and attack at reach 1? I could see a valid argument for either ruling. Do you guys know?Quote:Keep in mind that for trips, disarms, and sunders, you use your weapon in the maneuver, and can use weapon bonuses, including Weapon Finesse. I'm pretty sure Bekra has that, so you won't need Agile Maneuvers if you just want to trip.
That's a great point, Rainy Day. Thanks for the info! Suddenly a spiked chain is looking pretty interesting. Still, sounds like agile maneuvers will only make him a decent grappler so I'm considering another feat... If I take lunge then I have another...Aravandor2013-01-23T15:11:11ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=66?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#32872013-01-23T04:28:21Z2013-01-23T04:28:21Z<p>Just finished properly leveling Bekra. And I just realized something I should have known all along as a player of a rogue: a successful feint denies the victim his dex bonus to AC. Thus allowing a sneak attack on the following attack without the need to flank. Someone just got a whole lot of skill points dumped into bluff. Question: if I take agile maneuvers as a feat, it would make my CMB equal to +15. Is that realistically high to be worth it at lvl 11? (Dreaming of tripping foes off of cliffs into waterfalls...)</p>Just finished properly leveling Bekra. And I just realized something I should have known all along as a player of a rogue: a successful feint denies the victim his dex bonus to AC. Thus allowing a sneak attack on the following attack without the need to flank. Someone just got a whole lot of skill points dumped into bluff. Question: if I take agile maneuvers as a feat, it would make my CMB equal to +15. Is that realistically high to be worth it at lvl 11? (Dreaming of tripping foes off of...Aravandor2013-01-23T04:28:21ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=66?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#32742013-01-22T19:17:43Z2013-01-22T19:17:43Z<p>Lol, yeah, no kidding Paul. My boss was talking to myself and a co-worker. I dozed off and he gave me a kick in the foot to wake me. Moderately embarassing.....</p>Lol, yeah, no kidding Paul. My boss was talking to myself and a co-worker. I dozed off and he gave me a kick in the foot to wake me. Moderately embarassing.....Aravandor2013-01-22T19:17:43ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=66?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#32692013-01-22T17:07:42Z2013-01-22T17:07:42Z<p>Scarab was a lot of fun guys. Was nice to establish some comraderie among fellow ashevillains for a few days. Those who couldn't make it were not forgotten though. Like any con, it was amazing the first few days but as exhaustion (and hangovers) took their toll,I was more than happy to say hello to my own bed last night. Plenty of stories about being turned to stone, being savaged by harpies and the strange new Cult of the Falcon of Death will be repeated and retold ad nauseum. I for one am glad to be back and will be glad to game again w with the APL at the best little flgs this side of the Mississippi.</p>Scarab was a lot of fun guys. Was nice to establish some comraderie among fellow ashevillains for a few days. Those who couldn't make it were not forgotten though. Like any con, it was amazing the first few days but as exhaustion (and hangovers) took their toll,I was more than happy to say hello to my own bed last night. Plenty of stories about being turned to stone, being savaged by harpies and the strange new Cult of the Falcon of Death will be repeated and retold ad nauseum. I for one am...Aravandor2013-01-22T17:07:42ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=66?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#32552013-01-17T16:56:22Z2013-01-17T16:56:22Z<p>Oh, I'm sorry, friend- you must have confused my use of the word "mark". No insult intended! I meant the Varisian term. In Varisian it means "trusted ally and confidante who isn't Varisian and probably can't speak our language." It is derived from the old middle Thassalonian "suhker" meaning "source of income". Many people have trouble recognizing the difference...</p>Oh, I'm sorry, friend- you must have confused my use of the word "mark". No insult intended! I meant the Varisian term. In Varisian it means "trusted ally and confidante who isn't Varisian and probably can't speak our language." It is derived from the old middle Thassalonian "suhker" meaning "source of income". Many people have trouble recognizing the difference...Aravandor2013-01-17T16:56:22ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=65?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#32492013-01-17T06:10:11Z2013-01-17T06:10:11Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Galen Fiore Kral wrote:</div><blockquote> We should send agents to Varisia and see if we can infiltrate the Aspis Headquarters, and drive several critical blows to their inner workings.</blockquote><p>If you're seeking to have "critical blows" driven to the "inner workings" of foes in mother Varisia, I think we all know who needs to be called... Actually, I heard that the families are running a two-for-one special on shivvings and tongue removals this month. We Varisian patriots don't mind our achievements being under-reported. The less you foreign marks know about our efforts to free coins from your pockets, the better.Galen Fiore Kral wrote:We should send agents to Varisia and see if we can infiltrate the Aspis Headquarters, and drive several critical blows to their inner workings.
If you're seeking to have "critical blows" driven to the "inner workings" of foes in mother Varisia, I think we all know who needs to be called... Actually, I heard that the families are running a two-for-one special on shivvings and tongue removals this month. We Varisian patriots don't mind our achievements being...Aravandor2013-01-17T06:10:11ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=64?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#31722013-01-10T15:28:34Z2013-01-10T15:28:34Z<p>Roger that, Paul. Thanks!</p>Roger that, Paul. Thanks!Aravandor2013-01-10T15:28:34ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=64?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#31702013-01-10T14:40:17Z2013-01-10T14:40:17Z<p>Ok guys, this may seem to be a dense question, but what Paizo products do I burn my hard-earned cash on to get more info on A) Tengus as a Society legal PC race and B) more info on the Dragon Empires and their cultures? I know little or nothing about them. Also, are there any resources on the impossible kingdoms? (I think not.)</p>Ok guys, this may seem to be a dense question, but what Paizo products do I burn my hard-earned cash on to get more info on A) Tengus as a Society legal PC race and B) more info on the Dragon Empires and their cultures? I know little or nothing about them. Also, are there any resources on the impossible kingdoms? (I think not.)Aravandor2013-01-10T14:40:17ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=62?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#30802012-12-25T04:08:09Z2012-12-25T01:40:42Z<p>Happy Christmas Everybody!</p>Happy Christmas Everybody!Aravandor2012-12-25T01:40:42ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=61?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#30262012-12-17T04:54:51Z2012-12-17T04:54:51Z<p>I'm down for a 8-9 level table before scarab. "Truth" and "Pharasma's Embrace" (Bekra's knives) are ever sharp and looking for homes in unguarded backs...</p>I'm down for a 8-9 level table before scarab. "Truth" and "Pharasma's Embrace" (Bekra's knives) are ever sharp and looking for homes in unguarded backs...Aravandor2012-12-17T04:54:51ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=61?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#30112012-12-14T17:04:50Z2012-12-14T17:04:50Z<p>Sweet. I think that says it all, Dink. Thanks!</p>Sweet. I think that says it all, Dink. Thanks!Aravandor2012-12-14T17:04:50ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=61?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#30092012-12-14T15:51:03Z2012-12-14T15:51:03Z<p>It's a nice little get-together you've got going here, Dink. Just for those of us who have no damn clue (me) and in the spirit of good-natured competition, approximately where do we stand in terms of number of members, frequency of meetings, etc... with other lodges? Or do we know?</p>It's a nice little get-together you've got going here, Dink. Just for those of us who have no damn clue (me) and in the spirit of good-natured competition, approximately where do we stand in terms of number of members, frequency of meetings, etc... with other lodges? Or do we know?Aravandor2012-12-14T15:51:03ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=59?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#29402012-12-10T18:04:33Z2012-12-10T18:04:33Z<p>Who here is planning on/hoping to do PaizoCon 2013? Dain, I'm assuming you will.</p>Who here is planning on/hoping to do PaizoCon 2013? Dain, I'm assuming you will.Aravandor2012-12-10T18:04:33ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=56?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#27682012-11-23T07:38:28Z2012-11-23T07:38:28Z<p>Rules question, guys...</p>
<p>Ok, Say for example you had a character Rogue 6/Ranger 3. What is his BAB (including the BAB for the secondary attack)? I would venture to say that it would be BAB of ranger 3 (+3) plus BAB of rogue 6 (+4) but how do you figure the second attack bonus? Is it a +1 or a +2? I know you get a second attack at +6 which is +1 but does it then progress to +2 when you gain a level or does it stay at +1? On the Rogue scale, the secondary attack bonus progresses strangely. On the Ranger scale, it progresses by one every level like a fighter. Anyone know the answer?</p>Rules question, guys...
Ok, Say for example you had a character Rogue 6/Ranger 3. What is his BAB (including the BAB for the secondary attack)? I would venture to say that it would be BAB of ranger 3 (+3) plus BAB of rogue 6 (+4) but how do you figure the second attack bonus? Is it a +1 or a +2? I know you get a second attack at +6 which is +1 but does it then progress to +2 when you gain a level or does it stay at +1? On the Rogue scale, the secondary attack bonus progresses strangely. On...Aravandor2012-11-23T07:38:28ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=56?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#27582012-11-21T13:57:50Z2012-11-21T13:57:50Z<p>Jake is correct, QC. Not going to SCARAB definitely equals not cool.</p>
<p>Last year I went and it was a blast. It's a 99% pathfinder event and it was well worth the price of admission. There are some really great GM's down there also. If you can make it, you should.</p>Jake is correct, QC. Not going to SCARAB definitely equals not cool.
Last year I went and it was a blast. It's a 99% pathfinder event and it was well worth the price of admission. There are some really great GM's down there also. If you can make it, you should.Aravandor2012-11-21T13:57:50ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=56?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#27532012-11-21T04:02:49Z2012-11-21T04:02:49Z<p>Thanks for handling the ordering of the shirts, Kevin. And thanks for the idea in the first place. Nice call. Dink: congrats for leading the charge with GM 101. It's a nice feeling being on the cutting edge of gaming awesomeness. Sometimes I almost feel like where we go, Paizo follows.</p>
<p>And speaking of gaming awesomeness, I just got time off from work to attend Scarab in January. For you guys attending: where can I find the warhorn to sign up for games? Someone please take pity on me and give me a clue!</p>Thanks for handling the ordering of the shirts, Kevin. And thanks for the idea in the first place. Nice call. Dink: congrats for leading the charge with GM 101. It's a nice feeling being on the cutting edge of gaming awesomeness. Sometimes I almost feel like where we go, Paizo follows.
And speaking of gaming awesomeness, I just got time off from work to attend Scarab in January. For you guys attending: where can I find the warhorn to sign up for games? Someone please take pity on me and give...Aravandor2012-11-21T04:02:49ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=55?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#27352012-11-18T06:30:06Z2012-11-18T06:30:06Z<p>Just FYI, I got the info to Kevin regarding the red shirts tonight. And Dain, I'll actually be in the Heresey of man this time. Scout's honor.</p>Just FYI, I got the info to Kevin regarding the red shirts tonight. And Dain, I'll actually be in the Heresey of man this time. Scout's honor.Aravandor2012-11-18T06:30:06ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx&page=48?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#23942012-09-25T14:02:21Z2012-09-25T14:02:21Z<p>Can Blood Under Absalom be replayed for credit? I ran it once before at Scarab...</p>Can Blood Under Absalom be replayed for credit? I ran it once before at Scarab...Aravandor2012-09-25T14:02:21ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Welcome to new VC Asheville, NCAravandorhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2oq1u?Welcome-to-new-VC-Asheville-NC#212012-08-26T02:23:18Z2012-08-26T02:23:18Z<p>Congrats, Dink. You were already the venture captain in all but name. Nice for you to have the title to match the organizational headaches!</p>Congrats, Dink. You were already the venture captain in all but name. Nice for you to have the title to match the organizational headaches!Aravandor2012-08-26T02:23:18ZRe: Forums: Local Play: Asheville Pathfinder Society LodgeBekra (alias of Aravandor)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2n7dx?Asheville-Pathfinder-Society-Lodge#282011-12-19T03:12:26Z2011-12-19T03:12:26Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Millennium_Falchion wrote:</div><blockquote></p>
<p>Bekra, enjoyed gaming with you. Hope we meet up again in future missions.</p>
<p>Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow evening. </blockquote><p>Thanks, Nansen. That's high praise for a chaotic neutral professional liar coming from a lawful good ranger. But yeah, I enjoyed the Frostfur Captives with you guys. I have no doubt Bekra will meet up with Nansen again for some questing (and to collect on the outstanding 10gp debt for slipping the bar wench that secret note. Bekra occasionally forgets a friend, but he never forgets a debt owed to him...)
<p>But seriously, I've been enjoying the society events immensely. The players have been great and the DMing even better. BTW: Is it GMing or DMing in Pathfinder? I'm still learning the etiquette and jargon of Pathfinder.</p>
<p>I hope everyone has great holidays. I'll see you all again around the 7th of January.</p>Millennium_Falchion wrote:Bekra, enjoyed gaming with you. Hope we meet up again in future missions.
Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow evening.
Thanks, Nansen. That's high praise for a chaotic neutral professional liar coming from a lawful good ranger. But yeah, I enjoyed the Frostfur Captives with you guys. I have no doubt Bekra will meet up with Nansen again for some questing (and to collect on the outstanding 10gp debt for slipping the bar wench that secret note. Bekra...Bekra (alias of Aravandor)2011-12-19T03:12:26Z