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I've been quietly reading this thread and I have a few things to say regarding the current discussion (discounting the ms/miss/mrs part).

There are those who believe we should be careful with characters to make sure they are not offensive to others. There are also those who oppose this. While I can understand trying to keep PFS friendly and inclusive by not hurting anyone's feelings, it can also be hurtful and exclusive to limit character creation to what is "PC" to others.

For starters, how do you define "offensive"? Some may look at the LGBT community as "offensive". There are some who hate anything "magic" and call people involved with RPG games "devil worshippers". Parents playing PFS with their children sometimes tell you off for swearing (a common thing in RP game tables, to be sure), and then there are those who shrug it off as "the norm". There are those who can't take alcohol or drug references who might complain about a scenario involving them too.

I personally played at a table with a paladin of Arshea, who helped the party with their mission by successfully propositioning and then sleeping with an npc. None of us were bothered by this, but there are some who might be. Does that mean he shouldn't play his pally? No. The Gm could suggest, for instance, that the character had successfully flirted with said npc and went on a nice date, which would have brought a similar result. I doubt the player would have been upset if he'd been asked to tone it down that way.

Look at Golarion itself. You have a nation that worships devils and keeps slaves as a matter of course. To oppose this, there is a nation of freedom-fighters bent on taking down slavery. You have a whole world full of racism, towards humans, elves, dwarves, half-orcs, tieflings, what-have-you. There are Traits and Feats written with corruption, bigotry, and cruelty as part of their flavor. Much of these resources are allowable in PFS, though some have been banned. The thing is, Pathfinder's world is not PC. We can be, if we so choose, but what if we're not? Does it hurt the world of Golarion? Probably not.

What we must ask ourselves is this: Is the intent of the player to hurt other players with their character? Has the player shown hurtful and offensive behavior to other players out of character, or before/after the scenario? Do they appear to be particularly malicious with any player? Have they been asked to tone it down/stop and chosen to continue? If it appears to be the case, then yes, you have a disruptive player that needs to be kicked off the table and reported.

But what about those who like to roleplay? Are they necessarily being offensive with their choice of character personality? Are they being malicious? Or are they, much like actors, intrigued by a challenging character? Perhaps they enjoy finding ways to play someone so unlike themselves, or want to see if they can "redeem" the character over time. People always have some reason why they want to play ____. Instead of assuming the worst, maybe we should ask "why?" and see what their reason is. If the most important aspect of rping the character is not the particular area that the table finds offensive, you might be able to suggest a toned-down version that retains that spark they enjoy. Or just ask them to tone it down in general. Usually people will be accommodating if you ask politely. And really, isn't that what PFS strives for? Inclusion, respect, fun?

Can someone take a picture of a less "iconic" Paizogeek from times to times?

A little beer belly, unclean beard, glasses, long hair, goblin shirt, way too many pins on the badge... C'mon?
Next time I want to see the #potus visit Paizocon and his comm-spin-doctor-press-attaché make sure we have decent pics of real geeks.

That's my bf. He was waiting till I was done with doing trades at the figure exchange. I think half of those pins are from other cons. He's got his hair long atm, but he's pretty much always wearing a beard and glasses. I love him just the way he is. :)

@Cosmo Thank you for posting such a nice sleeping pic of him! I can save this to my computer for posterity! It's just too cute!

My rogue volunteers to assist in the roll to check for glitches! (traps!)

Sorry, couldn't resist! If we all help, we could probably make a pretty high roll though....

Snorter wrote:

What would the range increment be, on sling-propelled nads?

Would they reach the far end of the main hall?

Now that I've had sufficient caffeine, I'd say that since they are also known as 'stones', that the usual range increment for a sling would apply, though their fleshy nature would indicate that they would only do d2 points of subdual damage, and necessitate a DC 15 Fort save to avoid being nauseated once the target realizes what they've been hit with.

It's late but I feel I must say this: If she's glaring him down, it's likely they're already frozen solid in fear from her wrath. So they might just be very dangerous, at least enough to confuse the poor sod who gets hit by them in this experiment.

My boyfriend and I got through all 5 adventures. We also won the Core rulebook, a poster, and a book! :) It was really fun, especially hearing the different interpretations of the samurai's accent! What I'm curious about is whether you can only make 1 character with the special races on the card, or if the card unlocks making characters of those races in general.