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Hey Paizo friends,

So, Geek and Sundry is doing a contest with Inkshares right now.

First of all, if you've got a book you've been waiting to get published, check it out.

Second, if you like to read books...Inkshares lets people like me post my idea and a sample chapter, and people like you can preorder it! The top 3 in preorder sales from now until November 1 will be published--in stores and as e-books.

If you've got a minute or maybe 10, I would love it if you would check out my book.

The Fairy Stepmother, Inc.

And if you like it, it would be super awesome if you preordered it.

While I certainly hope you buy mine, there are also lots of other cool-looking novels waiting to get published, and you should check them out! I have to imagine there might be other Paizonians there!

Thanks for reading, and (hopefully) reading some more!

Have a nice day!

Hi all,

So my mom and I were going to be at PaizoCon this year, but after a family emergency, we won't be going after all.

I know this is last minute, so I don't know how much transferring is allowed at this point, but we have our badges and our banquet tickets that we would love to transfer to other people in exchange for a gift card or something.

If I'm still allowed to do this, post here and I'll arrange the transfer first come, first served.

We can't drop things from our schedules anymore, but we did want to let it be known that we won't be in our games. And they were good schedules, so people may be excited.

We had spots in Secrets of the Sphinx (Friday 1-6), the Search for Syrja Vel (Friday 1-6), 2 spots in The Season 5 Gen Con Special (Friday evening), and 2 spots in Old School Game Theory (Sat 8-1).

Have fun without us! We're going to miss it.

Maggie

Hello everyone,

I am sure there has got to be someone on these boards who can answer this question for me:

I'm writing a paper on Demosthenes and Aeschines (a couple of Greek orators), and Demosthenes uses a tactic that I feel ought to have a name but that I can't find in any of my texts.

Here's the setup:
The two are arguing about whether a legal motion was brought against Athens in a Greek council. Demosthenes tells the Athenians that this couldn't have happened because there was no summons. What he's doing is conflating Athenian legal procedures with the procedures of this council--his audience won't know the difference, and I'm pretty sure he does this on purpose.

So, is there a name for this kind of argumentation? He's saying that because the familiar is a certain way, the unfamiliar must be the same, and his audience probably can't recognize the fallacy. However, I can't find a category that feels like it fits.

Help? Thanks!

As a GM, I play a lot of the intimidating types, from the sullen, burly town guard to the insane cultist to the raging, flaming 20 ft. tall demon. You know, the ones who try to freak out the PCs before the final battle, or at the very least, rough them up a little for breaking curfew.

Me though? Not intimidating. I'm a physically small, mentally nerdy grad student who only ever beats up on standardized tests. The problem gets worse when I play with guys who, say, are in the military. Their PCs fight back.

So I need some suggestions. When all I can come up with is either a string of expletives or "Your mom," neither of which are that original, what should I say? What are your best intimidating/trash-talking lines? How do you role-play this part of the game?

We're playing in a campaign where everyone for fun is using pictures of movie stars (sometimes doctored) for character portraits. We've got a young Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, and Burt Lancaster. My gnome illusionist is Linda Hunt.

But the half-orc barbarian can't make up his mind. Any suggestions? There's not really any other concrete details I can give about the character--just your typical male, half-orc barbarian.

Thanks for the help!

While reading Seekers of Secrets, I became suddenly inspired by all the references to cartography, and I have done a little research on ancient map-making. With a little help from the technology in Golarion thread, I've come to the conclusion that many areas of Southern Golarion would certainly use the tools that the Greeks, Romans, Babylonians, etc. had, and maybe even some surveying/navigation equipment of the 16/1700s. So how would they do the math? Trigonometry has been around since around 120 B.C., so it seems they ought to be able to do sine, cosine, tangent and some of the rest. My question is, would they use a slide rule or tables? The slide rule was invented in the 1600s, but if they have a printing press, would they also have invented some form of a slide rule?

Lest you fear I am the most boring GM to walk the planet, this is not for a campaign. It is a) for my own curiosity and b) because I am trying to write a short story and c) maybe I would want to play a mapmaking Pathfinder someday. If I picture my Pathfinder exploring the deserts of Osirion, would he/she draw his maps (because I am sure the Pathfinders want their maps to be as accurate as possible) with the aid of a slide rule or trigonometric tables?

I got hooked on this at home this summer, but during the school year I'll be in Provo...I'd love to find a weekly game, and I'd be willing to DM.