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It's contagious.
Politics isn't a Class skill.
Hi. I'm CourtFool. I'm a poodle and I'm new.
Another suggestion for FATE Accelerated.
Be kind to animals.
Honestly, I've taught my little sisters to game and Pathfinder is hard for that, at least for me. I've been introducing younger kids to RPGs through FATE (sometimes accelerated edition sometimes CORE) and then graduating them to Pathfinder after a few adventures. I'm not saying you CAN'T teach your daughter through PF, I've just had more success with FATE. Entire way good luck with the little one :D I agree that Pathfinder has a steeper learning curve. A rules light system that is not Class based would probably be a lot easier for kids to pick up and less work trying to stuff beloved characters into rigid archtypes.
G.U.R.P.S. is only slightly more complicated than Pathfinder.
Yes, you still owe me $20.
•speechless•
Llamas: 0 See the discrimination inherent in the system?
Cosmo is the reason we can't have nice things.
Disturbance in the Force, I blame Cosmo for...hmmmm?
In Mother Russia, joke gets you.
Eons ago, a mad wizard named Scald Ha'ankhs came into possession of a powerful artifact named Le Gofine de' Mak. This artifact was the very one the gods used to create life itself. Obviously, it was too powerful for any mortal to possess. Ha'ankhs spent years trying to destroy it, but failed. So he decided to hide it where no one could ever find it. Ha'ankhs created an underground labyrinth so treacherous no one could survive and he placed the artifact deep within this dungeon. There it remained for centuries until recently when the wizard Lo Enive uncovered an ancient text which revealed the existence of the Gofine de' Mak. It is imperative that we find this artifact before Lo Enive does. Unfortunately, we do not know where Ha'ankhs' labyrinth is. We do know of five possible sites; dungeons long hidden from the surface only recently discovered via divination. We have recruited your group to explore these sites and return the Gofine de' Mak if you find it. Now just create 5-7 random dungeons and let your players explore them. No need to explain why they exists. Your players do not see like the kind to bother researching and if they do, they can uncover that each of them was created by Ha'ankhs to hide the artifact, but he was not satisfied with them for whatever reason and decided to try again. I said 7, because at the end of the 5th dungeon, the PCs uncover a scroll which tells of a 6th (and in the 6th, they find one leading to a 7th) dungeon. Break out ye old dungeon geoglyphs and CR appropriate monsters and you are set. You do not have to put in a lot of time crafting plots that your players will by pass and they get to whup on random monsters for a good cause.
I think more responsibility for a GM's fun lies on the players. I do not think many players understand this.
Nuke the table from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
I thought we poodles were perverted.
You notice the name? French penguins. Nothing to see here. Oh snaps!
I want to play a character that has a higher Charisma and better skill at diplomacy than I the same way some people want to play a character that is better in combat. I certainly think Skills have a place. Something I have tried to do in my games is to not necessarily equate a failure/success of any given roll as an indicator of proficiency. For example, say Mr. Bard and his +20 Bluff Skill rolls a 1 and fails to convince the guard he left his invitation back at the inn. It is not that Mr. Bard did not give a convincing oratory, it is that the guards were alerted before hand that Mr. Bard and his companions might try to sneak in. Or perhaps, just at that very moment, the captain of the guard strolled by and recognized Mr. Bard and his companions as those pesky kids from earlier. External circumstances were responsible for the failure, not any lack of skill. This also gives me some freedom to interpret a mismatch between what the player says and the character's ability. Mr. Cha Dumpstat Guy makes an eloquent speech on why it is in the best interest of the King to listen to him, but for some reason, the King just doesn't trust this guy. Awkward Player Cha 18 Guy tries to chat up the barmaid, but the best he can come up with is 'Hey baby!'. She giggles and bats her eyes. "You're awful. I get off at 6." What the player says still impacts the game. I think it is important. But that impact does not have to be what we would expect. Because of that, we can still allow Skill to temper that impact. Crazy shit happens all the time in real life. There is no reason crazy shit can not happen in game.
Courtfool, is that aN indirect personal attack, generalizing my own beliefs, which you don't even know yet? No more so than claiming homosexuality makes someone less than others (sinful/deviant/unatural).
Only if those principles can stand on their own merits at which point, can you really call them 'Christian' or are they simply a culturally shared principle? If so, is it possible that the christian belief (as interpreted by many) that the institution of marriage should only exist between a man and a woman a good one for our society, again, regardless of the claimed source of the principle? Again, if the principles can stand on their own. Would you agree to live under Sharia law if I could prove to you that it would benefit our society? What if the evidence I showed you was little more than baseless claims, fear mongering and statistics taken out of context? Would you still be willing to live under Sharia law?
It works both ways... there are players who are convinced that with a high enough score, Bluff and Diplomacy should be as effective as the Domination spell in getting someone to do something they want, no matter how much it may go against the target's base urges. Shouldn't it? Don't we have real life examples of people talked into things they were against? Also, does that not just make magic (in a meta sense) that much more powerful?
Bully for Andostre. Sincerely. I wish I found more gamers like that.
It is simply a political agenda dressed up in bad theology. Right, because it is impossible the reverend actually believes what he is saying. Thanks for re-affirming my jaded cynicism about humanity. For a moment there, I was having a dream.
Deep faith may resonate in our position, but it is the ethic of love that forces us to prayerfully reexamine our position. Talk like this could bring me back to Christianity.
What I intended to do is show people who complain about min-maxers, that it's not acceptable to enforce their view of roleplaying at a gaming table. Except that what happens all too often is the min-maxers enforce their view of roleplaying at the gaming table. The GM has to reign them in or make the challenges more difficult. If they try to reign in the min-maxer there is no end to the bemoaning of 'nerfing' and/or enforcing their view of gaming. If the GM makes the challenges more difficult, the non-min-maxers have to start min-maxing just to stay relevant. …play a supporting optimized character yourself. Great advice. When it starts happening in the wild then there will be less of an issue.
I want in on this game! I think for this to work, like most things, you really need player buy in. If they just sit there like bumps on a log waiting for wandering monsters to kill so they can level up…epic fail awaits. If you can get players to write back stories that have at least one hook built in and the players play their characters like they are three dimensional people with their own hopes and ambitions…epic win awaits. I know some people do not want to write lengthy back stories and that is perfectly cool. I would at least ask for one driving ambition and one person the character cares about from each player. The ambition should tell you what kinds of things the player wants to do in game. The NPC gives you at least one way to get the character involved and/or release information through. Proactive players often create their own campaigns.
I would really like to see a PDQ# universal system. I mean, it is already pretty much a universal system, but the terminology needs a more broad based appeal. For instance, instead of Forte and Foibles, something like Advantages and Disadvantages. I would also like to see PDQ# include super powers and maybe a couple different magic systems. I keep thinking I should try to take a stab at this myself, but I just never seem to have the time.
For free. If you need a book Shawshbucklers of the 7 Skies. Older versions of the PDQ system include alternative magic systems
These games are for people who think FATE is too crunchy.
Fantasy gaming is no excuse to throw realism out the window. Ahahahaha! Oh wait. You were serious.
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I remember when tool use was the defining behavior. Sort of like planets, we pick and choose the definition until we include what we want and exclude what we don't want.
It is shocking how much of what we "know" about anything is a result of our misunderstanding. :)
What you're talking about is called "Reskinning" and it's the kind of thing that sticks in my craw. …and you are certainly entitled to your preference. A scythe is simply NOT a greatsword, the greatsword works the way it does because it has the FORM and mass distribution which is nowhere near that of a scythe. …and armor does not make you more difficult to hit. It absorbs kinetic energy. So you already accept abstracting real world physics. You do not like it and that is fine, but the concept is not far off in left field. Some games do make all weapons do the same damage. I like that players do not take up a lot of time pouring over the rules looking for that perfect implement of destruction and just pick something that works well for their concept.
Just wondering if this applies to all states, or just Texas. Perhaps you have simply learned to let go of your attachment to Texas. :)
Texas led the nation in job creation?! That's impossible. The Mexicans are stealing them all. They tell me so every day on the radio.
I am still waiting for my 6' cut of Rich Guy. I bet it will be tasty with a side of Fava Beans.
I can’t be bothered with reading the entire thread, so just assume I made some arrogant statements which some people agreed with and which ticked off a bunch of other people. Feel free to take me out of context too.
This forum is full of jerks. Happiness comes from within, not without. Drags bum across the carpet.
Less talkie, more gamey!
I think someone has poop envy. Taste the rainbow.
Number 10 is overpowered.
I think the father's actions fall somewhere within the 'normal' human range between Saint and Hitler. What?: I think he could have handled the situation better. However, I do not think his actions are an indicator that he is a 'bad' father.
Really? I am the first one to Godwin this thread? You people are slacking. I think he reacted exactly like she would have and I doubt he will see how his own actions help model the behavior he doesn't like to her. This is pretty much the extent of my 'problem' with his response.
He's selling used cars in New Mexico. No one ever recovers from that. No one.
All systems favor some concepts over other concepts. When the group is of the same creative agenda, this is not much of an issue. However, when you have optimizers mixed with non-optimizers, it becomes a problem. Discussing the issues with everyone should help. Are the non-optimizers not optimizing because they do not know the system well enough? Ask the others to help them out. Do they have specific concepts in mind? Again, ask the others to help them meet their concept and stay relevant. Do they have some other reason for not wanting to optimize? See if all of you can find some common ground where everyone can enjoy the game.
If not everyone is having fun, talk to the two players and ask them to tone down their characters. This works no matter what amazing build a player comes up with and does not lead to an arms race with the GM. If they refuse to listen, they risk alienating the other players and losing a GM.
I do not hate Third Party Content, but there is a lot more product I am not interested in. Also, I am not likely your target audience: I do not play Pathfinder. I look for fluff. Good fluff to me is something that has not been done a million times and something that gets my creative juices going.
You're not French...are you?
They didn't do a whole lot with the place. That seems a very narrow perspective with which to apply value. I think it is potentially dangerous too. What have you done with your life? Are you sure it is enough to merit any value?
Licks his poodle brethren.
Jobs for all those people still searching for employment.
Ratcheting up its propaganda machine, meanwhile, North Korea claimed Kim’s death generated a series of spectacular natural phenomena, creating a mysterious glow atop a revered mountain, cracking a sheet of ice on a lake with a loud roar and inspiring a crane to circle a statue of the nation’s founder before perching in a tree and drooping its head in sorrow. No one would ever lie about something like that, would they?
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