In last time players started to eradite the Aranea in the House of Withered Flowers and next weekend the game will start with final fight with Akinosa crew. But I decided to change one of the slaves of the door at underground wall into Aranea to see if I get any feelings of remorse. The aranea warrior is kept alive to mock the attacking Aranea with shackles of stabilization nailed on its wrist. And if the players will sneak to check them unnoticed by hobgoblins (got rogueish crew), he would promise to lure the defenders out by singing and acting like crazy (would be easy as he already is), so they will come to beat him. The plyers just need to kill as many hobgoblins as they could.
I just started new book and we had first random encounter, which took whole day and it is not even finished! Our scout found oni assault camp waiting and decided to do with their own hand. After hours of planning, they tried to sneak in charm the leader. But the leader hear one player cursing and started to blaming his followers. While everyone lined on thin path, sorcerer couldnt resist and boom. Surprise and boom again. Those who were still alive, were fastly put on ice or sleep by witch. They killed everyone but one, who was then charmed for questioning. She was first one to drop, so she didn't know what exactly happened, but when she was "revived" and charmed by pc, it don't need to be an einsten to quess. So her first words were: "I surrender." For her motivation, I picked blindly random word from dictionary, which was gossip. So, players now had prisoner who gladly told them everything, as long they had something with same value to tell back. Now they had moral dilemma how to continue. She was clearly not safe to release but they didnt have heart to kill her either. After my players used many hours to make their mind, they thought if they should use Amatatsu sinet to turn her into ally as they used it to Zaiobe. Second problem was they did not want awake every oni this side of planet. So maybe if they open the box in another box. In a 'virtual' sandbox universe. They consulted with npcs of caravan if it was possible. At Goija I said that it could be done in theory. Either at Adabar's safe or at dream under starry sky at starday. At Ameiko I decided that she should be preparing to be future leader of nation and make decision and carry weight of them. So she decided to trust the plan. So. Goija made sanctuary under power of Desna and those who supported the idea, went to sleep together. I gave the player who took part dreamy visions with meeting of Desna. While those keeping guard I gave feeling of something big has happened. ...... Now, what really happened?
I m playing Jade Regent and while on north pole there are rarely random encounters, so I tell a player, when there is holiday or fest at his homeland or faith, give short description what it is about and then let him organize something if he is interested. One of best was when the character from Irrisen created big harvest banguet of snow and ice. It was great how other player's emotions were fighting between polite and dissappointment. I gave him (alone) the bonus from Heroes Feast to next encounter.
I softened my players by using Harpies various times before they met Zaiobe. The Brinewall Legacy wrote:
My additions: Once of year at spring, harpies are looking for mate. This is usually over after week, but some rare cases harpy has been known to follow her chosen one even a month. While these encounters with harpies are rarely fatal (especially near walls of Sandtown), those found at it are ridiculed by other villagers.Those who use road to north, may meet lone harpy trying to sell rumors, protection, foul "alchemical items", junk or even "partnership" for fish, meat (living goblin is best) or shiny items. So, when players met Zaiobe, they were both fascinated and suspicious about her silence and subjective cleaness. She found rogue, when he was alone and I suggesfully persuaded him with handsigns to reach her. After that, player told her that they were looking for secret treasure and promised her a part if she joins them. So, I decided that Zaiobe will be greedy enough to being interested and then she was present, when Amatetsu Seal was found. The Seal did severe Zaiobe's connection to Pazuzu and instead linked her destiny within others.
Tattooes of Golarion
"Here a gold coin to get that nasty wound removed."
Which is best Totem?
I myself cant decide if I like more Bull or Snake. Bull-song gives extra kick to (Greater) Skald's Vigor and use empathy to cow to make it your mount sounds cool. Or do you need a stampede? But unsure if I can use Wild Shape to provide morning milk to party. Snakes are cool themselves and Snake-song with Unexpected Strike will give a nice surprise to charging opponent. Also Wild Shape gives you Climb speed 20 ft and Swim speed 20 ft at level 5, which helps to get in or out of many troubles to sneaky snaek. I also like to hear your opinions of alternate animal lists.
Jeff Clem wrote:
I think tiny and small frogs are kind of same, just different sized.
I agree with previous ones. I also like to have book of Red Lanterns of Inner Sea or "Prohibition and Burlesque". I don't mean book of erotic fantasy, but while I do gladly accept half step toward it, I seek more:
Melkiador wrote: So, it hampers the target, so it's still an attack. from Enigma wrote:
Soo... If Enigma uses his hypnotic stare, it ends his hypnotic stare?
from Invisibility wrote: The spell ends if the subject attacks any creature. For purposes of this spell, an attack includes any spell targeting a foe or whose area or effect includes a foe. Exactly who is a foe depends on the invisible character's perceptions. from Climb wrote: Climbing is part of movement, so it’s generally part of a move action (and may be combined with other types of movement in a move action). So, entering to target's square and skin aren't attack actions, nor spells. If rule is that any kind of action directed directly against foe is attack, then mesmerist couldn't use even hypnotic stare to give penalties. Or one would play gnome psychopat... "It is not an enemy. It is a challenging ART project!"
Bottle of air without cork, the slime is constantly bubbling and tries to make it stop, but wont abandon its treasure. It wont notice the characters until they attack it. Cube of Force, lot of possible variations, especially with curses. Any item giving Acid Resistance, because it wont stop people suffocating inside slime, though the slime wont understand why it haves difficulties to digest its meals.
I watched again one of Lindybeige's gaming rant https://www.youtube.com/user/lindybeige
My idea, Roll Initiative to act before your turn. So, one of fighting side is casting a spell or closing a door or doing something else what another side wants to interrupt. So instead of accepting what is coming, the another side rolls Initiative check with DC of 10 + 2x the initiative difference. If this test is succesfull, he can make now a move or standard action with 5 ft step, but not a full round action. If this test fails, he makes his move or standard action after the one he tried to interrupt. In both cases, he loses his action at original place on that turn.
Easy and quick rules. - Tell players that each drink gives them +1 morale bonus in ANY and EVERY roll, until they fail fort save.
Of course. Sex is just another form of battle where you take your enjoyment of piercing your opponents with force and skill of your weapon until they yield under your might. But you can't win gorumite battlemistresses just by money or trinkets. You must show them your scars from battles, trophies taken from your enemies or another proof of your worthy before they accept your challenge.
Make a goblin seductress. Hide her race with
Ugly Swine:
You are a repulsive little freak whose origins are unclear. Your head is small for a goblin and your mouth oddly narrow, allowing you to pass in urban environments as an unidentifiable mongrel, providing you keep a low profile. However, if examined closely, your goblin origins are revealed. Benefit: You gain a +2 trait bonus on Disguise checks, and Disguise is a class skill for you. and enchant her chest with Misbegotten drawback:
Whether due to the influence of malign magic, disease, or the scorn of the gods, you were born with a troublesome deformity that interferes with your movement. Effect: You take a –2 penalty on all Dexterity-based skill checks. to have most horrifying honey trap ever.
You say Wrecker is bad choice. I'm actually dipping into Monk, so I don't need any weapon or armor anyway.
I would love kobolds, as it would be relatively easy to use him in any party, but it is frustating that wehenever I try made character, who is good in something, goblin would overshine with better stats, skill bonuses and other stuff. Even if they could only occupy same square with another ally without hindracing or benefitting each other, would be unique and interesting ability enough. Too bad Shoulder to Shoulder takes away crafty and works only with small allies. Heck, even if kobold could only share square with another small ally without penalty and squeeze in square of medium sized ally (-4 attack and AC because must be careful to not being stepped on) would make me happy.
Wei Ji the Learner wrote:
Amnesia wrote: the amnesiac loses all class abilities, feats, and skill ranks for as long as his amnesia lasts. Well, oracle's curse is class ability, so I was thinking if you can curse Oracle forgot being blind, for example. thekwp wrote: There are many examples of this, though I have seen intense debates on if the proper common name for such a curse is "tequila", "vodka", or "whiskey". LOL
I thought and developed more of my suggestions. Hunter
Quake
Bury and slide zone effects and damage from cave-in-or-collapse
4. The rock changes into another type of rock
5. There is water dipping into small pool
6. Statue marks a road or grave
If the group stays together, have a single drow playing querilla with them for days, striking with spells whenever she can get 3 persons in effective area. When they have learned to keep small distance with each other, use earthquake with cave in separating them with each other. Let them fear of attack while trying to find each other. Instead make it natural occurence, no attack as would be enemies have more important thing at their minds. next encounters would be wounded, even cripled, who may be desperate enough to plead their help or try attack for food/eguipment and leave as soon as possible. You could get big monster who is already dead, crushed under rocks and maybe some weak beast guarding its feast.
DM_Blake wrote:
Not when bureaucrates are making the work impossible and to get anything done needs will of Irori and bribing the one who knew shortcuts. Sometimes even the most stable machine needs a nudge to right diraction.
You made these defect better than oracle curses as oracle curses treat all other other class levels as 1/2 oracle levels. Would be better: Defect Can take a oracles curse as defect. Each two levels after taking defect is counted as one oracle level for purpose to determine the effect of defect. Any feat that raise character's caster level can be used to raise instead character's oracle level in purpose to determine effect of the defect.
Robert Wadlow was 8 ft 11 inches, so it is not so far, but you could also disguise to elf, as typically elves are couple of inches taller than humans. If there isn't many elves in the city, say that he is elder highelf and have him walk with cane and nobody would know better. Just remember that people would be curious whatever he dress up. Be thankful they can't take selfie with him.
Be open with evil aura and say that you have 'condition', curse or heritage, which makes you look like evil. Some feats or traits give evil aura even if your alignment is not, so you can say that you are marked by evil of your parents and you are nothing like them. Paladin might dubious, but play nice, so he wont get any evidence against you.
If preparing is everything, then feat: Scribe scroll, is must. Use couple of days to write up some spells you really like to spam around. I haven't played yet Bard, but someday I will test what would happen if I cast Beguiling Gift and offer my character. Note to self: don't try on cannibal. Also, cast Glue Seal on cloth which you throw over enemy's head with dirty trick. I suspect he wouldnt remove that just with move action. Get an animal, pet or summoned creature and release trow or send it middle of enemies. Be invisible. Cast Babble (occult spell) on your pet and throw it middle of enemies. Everyone (-those who saves) are immediately fascinated by sick babbling animal which has appeared in middle of them. Because you don't cast spell on enemy and the fascinated is secondary effect, you don't became visible. And remember to cast first Eagle's Splendor to rise the DC of saves by 2.
Qunnessaa wrote: Would it be cheating to use a skald instead? It would, but bitter tongued stirrer, who incite violent barfights or duels of honor all around, fits on the type... Qunnessaa wrote: I have to say I'm tickled by the idea of using blistering invective whenever possible. Oh, so instead of making people angry, she will demoralize them in worst ways possible. Still fits in the aristocrat type, but sounds more Maleficent than 'barbarian'. Well, I don't own the web. And "Burn in your shame!" does make great battlecry.
Nazrelle wrote:
I was inspired by Qaianna wrote: Does mean you might end up referring to Dame Samantha, Lady of Westfield..with all of her barbarian levels. So, why not make it true and use examples of Elizabeth Taylor and Shirley Henderson or any caricatyre of angry spoiled princess taken on eleven. I am curious, if pure barbarian can make a fine lady, but I dont reject dipping into another class, if it is needed to make concept work.
Build a pure blooded noble lady, one who daily face etiquette and fellows of upper classes and throws terrifying tantrums. Rules:
Prize:
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