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Appreciate the help guys.
I hardly ever utilize large animals with multiple attacks, so its difficult for me to remember this.

can anyone help me out with this?

a dragon has the following melee attack options: bite +20 (2d8+12), 2 claws +20 (2d6+8), 2 wings +15 (1d8+4), tail slap +15 (2d6+12)

i have a hard time remembering if i can only attack with one of those options or can i utilize all of the options.

My assumption is that i can utilize all of the attacks in one round, but i suffer penalties to hit after the first. I think its -5 on each other beyond the first option.

A hand drawn maze that took 7 years to complete...

here is the full story

I will admit, i am tempted to buy it just to look at it, and to inflict it upon a group one day...

hmmmm.... an unbreakable fighter that is based off of the main character from Taken....thats a cool idea...

im thinking either unbreakable fighter or straight gunslinger.

no. they are from the 3.0 olden days. Im running a couple WOT campaigns and i know how awesome they can be in combat, and insane at level 20+.

would you all a wheel of time channeler?

color me intrigued.

too bad i couldnt play a channeler from the Wheel of Time setting...that would be awesome within this setting...

dice rolls
a4d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 4, 1) = 13
b4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 6, 3) = 16
c4d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 2, 1) = 14
d4d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 1) = 8
e4d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 5, 3) = 18
f4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 5, 4) = 16

reroll
a 1d6 ⇒ 2
c 1d6 ⇒ 1
d 2d6 ⇒ (2, 5) = 7

reroll of c again 1d6 ⇒ 5

totals
15
16
18
14
18
16

20th level, so +5 to add to stats... hmmm...ill crunch something soon

On a semi-related note ...

Are you intending to encourage PvP? Because if you say 'lone survivor', you are almost guaranteed to have characters trying to backstab one another.

Thats the whole point of this game. Make it through the adventure AND be the last pc standing.

Just for curiosities sake is this going to be at dundracon

no. fire and ice convention in manitowoc wisconsin.

Hmmm... i see the interest. Ill post soke more tomorrow

Looking to see if there would be any interest in an adventure within the four lands, aka the shannara setting by terry brooks. i would be setting it around the heritage series. Ill post more thougts, especially bout restricted classes and what not tomorrow(since im on my phone right now)

WOOT WOOT!!!

thank the manufacturer for backups, right?

One could make the arguement that even linking to a webpage that lists the file shares would go against their file sharing rules.

Does anybody know where i could find these rules?

no, these were fan made wheel of time expanded use rules. nothing paizo related...unless paizo picked up the license for WOTRPG that im not aware of?

Yesterday i made a posting within a recruitment thread that had a few links to some documents that i was sharing out with my fellow players, only to have the posting deleted later in the day, with the comment that "file sharing is not OK on paizo. If it is an open document, please direct them to its product page or its proper home".

I am curious to know what made my posting not conform to the rules of paizo, since these files were linked to my personal drive, which is where i saved and shared the documents. these documents are out there in the interzweb, but are incredibly difficult to locate. I felt that by sharing these documents from a single location met the old criteria that existed here on paizo. They werent copyrighted by anyone, no one had direct ownership of them, and it even says at the beginning of these documents that they are to be shared with everyone.

So does that mean that if i wish to link one of these documents, i have to find the actual website (which may actually be someones own google drive account and they are openly sharing the document) and use that, but still face the possibility of having the link removed? What about game aides then? I have a spreadsheet that i use as my map for combat, but since that is shared through google drive, will that be deleted as well since its not being posted from a local home webpage?

Thanks in advance

hmmmm...i think i will run something similar to this. Hope you dont mind that i am piggybacking off of your idea, ghost...

Saturday night is the night that is big climatic encounter for my group. I have had them raid a kobold cave system, and they have done a great job in clearing out the denziens. But now, it is time for the BBEG to be seen.

So my thought is to make a Kobold a cleric, but i am having a hard time figuring out what level i should make him, along with creating an entorage of protectors for the cleric. I remember reading something to the effect that if you apply character levels to an NPC, you change the CR from that which is listed of the monster to the CR of the class level you apply. I have looked on the pathfinder srd website, and within the core rulebook, but having a hard time understanding it, so i am hoping that i can have someone say it another way that i can understand to better prep myself for the game on saturday.

the APL=5 (6 pcs at level 4) + 1(for 6 players).
i want to make this a hard encounter, so that would be a total cr of 7.

Now, Could i make the kobold cleric a level 5, and have 4 level 1 kobold barbarians? If i remember correctly, the CR of an npc monster is equal to CR -1 with a pc class level. so the 5th level cleric would be a cr4, and the 4 kobold barbarians would be 0 level, but i feel that i am missing something else... hence my confusion.

reading up on these pcs, id have to throw a par a tarrasque's just to start the adventure if i was the GM. LOL

a wolfbrother male channeler combo...interesting.

I am not sure if i properly awarded the XP to my group this weekend, so i am hoping that all of you out there can help me with this.

the party APL is 3. all are 2nd level, with a total party size of 6= 3.

Now, here is the part where i get a little confused with this stuff.

I had 3 large sarcophagus', each contained some sort of devil; the CRs individually were 1 (a lemure),2 (an imp), and 5 (a bearded devil). Now, each devil appeared individually, and the group was able to take out the first two with ease. the last, the bearded devil, took some more effort, especially when it summoned 6 lemurs.

Now, do i include the 6 summoned lemurs to the total CR for the encounter, or are they an added bonus for the group? because i awarded xp based off of the first lemure (1), the imp (2), the bearded devil (5) and the 6 summoned lemur (total 6), for a total of CR 14.

Dirty Harry is a Republican. Republicans usually do stuff to infringe on same-sex couple's rights. Thus let's boycott any movie with Dirty Harry or any other person in the movie business that is a Republican.

so many things wrong with this statement....

I dont take bribes, but what i do accept is offerings to the Gods of RPGs, since I, being the DM of the group, have taken on the holy mantle of custodian of the game, and have been charged with providing the supplicants with vast amounts of enjoyment and pleasantry.

My holy duty is to ensure that the visitors to the altar of Natural 20s, experience the holy RPG like none other, that the names of previous PCs be spoken of in reverent tones amongst their friends and family, and to be a beckon of hope to those that are down trodden when they the all to familiar phrase Ick, you play DnD?.

I encourage my brethren to shatter the preconceived notion of Nerdy gamer, and instead embrace it, be proud of it, yet be respectful, for the journey has been hard, the sacrifice of many back in the yester-year of gaming, when priests and reverends denounced the game as heretical, demon worshiping, satanical. Where mothers immediately thought of sewers, and people cutting of the limbs of their friends because the dice told me to.

Though that time has come and gone, the burden lingers. It is now our duty to be proud of who we are, and to not be fearful of the ancient days. This is the day of days, brothers and sisters of gaming. This is the day where we are not quiet anymore, where we are no longer meek, nay, we are proud. Proud to know the stats of every class from five different rpg systems, proud to carry a bag of dice, proud to talk about past campaigns and enjoy each others moments of victory in the face of impending defeat.

The game table is the holy altar of natural 20s, the pcs are the supplicants to the gods of RPGs, and the DMs are the custodians of both the gods and the supplicants. When these three join, greatness happens.

I am THE Dungeon Master, and by my will, it is done.

just thought of this.

i was playing a half dragon/half giant barbarian in my friends campaign. We were investigating a murder, and had stopped at an inn of ill repute. We were standing around talking to people when the innkeeper begins to berate us for not buying anything. I throw some coin at the guy to shut him up. He leaves, and a few moments later he returns with some friends. Since i was the tallest, he begins to harrass me about my disruption of his customers, how uncomfortable this was making them, and so on. I knew where this was going so i just smiled at the innkeeper and then punched him in the face, just to shut him up.

*rolls dice* comes up nat 20.
*rolls again* comes up nat 20
DMHouse rules, roll again (house rule was three nat 20s its auto death)
*roll* nat 20.
DMwow...you killed the innkeeper. Why did you do that?
me Well, you have to prod the suspect for answers.

much laughter follows.

hey everyone, crazy week here. Boss on vacation and the entire network fails...so ive been living here bout 14 hours a day for the last 3 days...so no postings til next week...

Ill admit, im intrigued.

So i got wrangled into being a DM for a new group that, surprisingly, my wife started. Most of the people in the group are new to pathfinder, whereas i have one guy that more than likely become a rules lawyer, but that is beside the point.
What i am here to talk about is the campaign. A few months ago i came across a posting someone did talking about the Oregon Trail, and converting it to a campaign setting.
Now this idea has stuck with me ever since, and ive been mulling it over, thinking about how i could overlay pathfinder with this event in history, and what i made up i'd like to post on here, just to give people to get some ideas as to what to expect when adapting history to a campaign.

This is the email that i sent to the members of the group
The year is 1814, Americanna has just beaten Gross Britannica in an effort to ensure its freedom. The help received back in 1779 from Franco in the form of Franciscan battle dragons helped turn the tide in the Revolutionary war and helped secure Americanna’s enduring freedom. Her navy beaten, her sea dragons pushed back into the murky depths, and a Kraken destroyed, the mighty empire of Gross Britannica limps back to its island capital, plotting. The upstart country of Americanna has just received a jump start to its position in the global colonization efforts.

In 1804, explorers Lewis and Clark went on a 2 year exploration of the territory beyond the Mississippi river. Leaving from the small trading post of Sanz Louis, they traveled the newly purchased lands from France. What they found is incredible. Their stories of inviting savages, drow by their native tongue, has encouraged the government to gather a large group of explorers to head west, chart the territories, find the lands that are favorable for settlement.
Your payment, head west. Once you get to the Pacific ocean, mark your possession of the land with a large flag, and all the land around that spot is yours, for as far as the eye can see.
Yet beware, there are more dangerous creatures that haunt the lands.
Be on your guard, fare explorers

What i did was i made the Drow be the native americans on the plains, I am having dwarves have a mighty empire within the rocky mountains, and having a large empire of orcs and goblins residing within the California/southern oregon region. To the north will be some native centaurs.

For magic, what i did was created a wild magic zone that stretches from the mountains to the mississippi. Each time someone within the PC wishes to cast a spell, ill roll a percentile. 01-25, no magic. 26-75, regular magic, and 76-99 heightened magic (but, still working on the numbers and effects).

The goal of the group is to settle, kind of like kingmaker. Right now, they are the guards of a lone wagon that is heading to colorado, and will be helping to build a fort and establish a trade post. I am having the group go to Cheyenne mountains and establish the post.

well, so far that is all i can think of. Thisll be evolving as we play...

Hey guys, got some good/bad news.

I am having to cancel this campaign. I have been offered the opportunity to DM a dragonlance campaign, which is my second favorite campaign setting to DM in.

Thanks for gaming with me, and i wish you luck on all your rolls.

Hey guys, got some good/bad news.

I am having to cancel this campaign. I have been offered the opportunity to DM a dragonlance campaign, which is my second favorite campaign setting to DM in.

Thanks for gaming with me, and i wish you luck on all your rolls.

Ive been gaming for the last 18 years of my life, and spent the last 10 or so as a DM. Here is my advice:
play as a PC a lot.
Play with different DMs
Do the one shot adventures
Make characters just because you can.
Read the core rulebook
Reread the core rulebook
Run an adventure. During adventure take notes.
Ask for feedback.
Run same adventure, enhanced from your notes and feedback.
Ask for more feedback.
Run a campaign, or adventure path.

I reread your first posting. Dtarting off with your own world is a great start. Some people start big like that, some start small with a town, or thorp. The best thing for you to do in this situation, is to not be overwhelmed. It is very easy to think big and then burn out.

Also, watch tv and movies. Read lots of books. Yes, read. These will provide you with tons of inspiration for not only campaigns, but for pc quests. Example, you hsve a pc that claims to have an unknown father. Pc fights against local king to free the land. King reveals that he is the pcs father. (you can never go wrong with star wars)

But, the biggest advice I can say, HAVE FUN. What is the point of doing it if you don't enjoy it?

granted.
The fishes ultimate grandfather, an icthyosaurus travels in time, slaps you with its tail so hard that it kills you as you are about to kill its grandkid.

I wish to understand subnet mask

Granted. While the bacon burgers are quite delicious the meat is so under-cooked that anyone who eats your creation gets a bad case of salmonella poisoning.

AHA! wish was never granted!

granted.
You are sent to a super max prison, life in prison, and kept in solitary... you are now alone.

I wish to learn how to make bacon burgers without having to cook them "well done".

granted. unfortunetly the pirates and ninjas are zombies, and instead of fighting against the zombies, they fight for them.

I wish i had a wish to wish for.

granted.

the nails that have fallen into the crawl space of your work shed are super strong, yet have become demagnetized. You are unable to retrieve them.

I wish my hand strikes were fast enough to split hairs.

everyone, im in class for this week, so ill be spotty with my postings... ill try to make a couple though...

id be down with this. i could make a human fighter...
been too long since ive visited krynn...and i used to DM many of the DL campaigns in my area

because you are not orcs

but, you dont know the perils of the fire swamp! you need me!

I as chaotic have had it let the orc die

you are also good too....

PC classes i was thinking. And either an all human party or a mix. Still thinking about potential outcomes for that one.

Came across an old posting about converting the game "the oregon trail" into a pathfinder game.

I am curious to know if there are any out there that would be interested in a game like that?

All you hear is the sound of the orcs laughter, echoing loudly throughout the room.

Easy for an elf to give orders, and let others do the dirty work. No backbone, no spine, gutless coward that she is. Pathetic. He spits a huge glob of phlem in Shaldar's direction, though it falls short.

Shifting around, the orc stands up.
One thing you all failed to grasp. Without me, you will all die He turns and stares at every one of you in the eye.
This room is just the start. Through that door is bloodsuckers, flying cloaks, and goblins, tons of them. Through the other door is the way back to my tribe, which will kill you on the spot, no talking, no negotiating, just death. Unless you have me, of course.

Staring longer at everyone, the orc continues Beyond the tribal land is a tunnel, one that extends to the east for several hundred yards before ending at a new area, something more powerful than us orcs. Those orcs that go there are never heard of again. That would be the place i would take you. The place where orcs die.

I dont see how i could in trouble with all of you around me. there is what, 5 of you to 1 of me...seems more like the odds are in your favor. Prove my usefullness you say? ok.
Nodding at the door closest to him, he says Dont go through that door if you want to live. Usefullness proven, so wheres my sword and armor?

besides that, the farthest point isnt through that door, its through the door around the corner. his head bobs in the direction that you all came from.

The orc seems unperturbed by Shaldars points. Shrugging his shoulders, he speaks

first, one of YOU he pauses, looking at everyone in the room bound my hands.

second, without my aid, you will die. No probably, just a certainty.

third, you're a pointy eared elf, the only thing useful with you is using your blood and bones as mortar to help build the orc empire. Although... The orc cocks his head to the side a little, looking at Shaldar. It takes you all a moment to realize he is checking her out.

Perhaps, but not today. But aside from that, So far, it seems your count is off by a lot.

LOL...wow

intimidate1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Here, let me help you. He says in a cold voice, staring Chromie in the eye. The orc leans forward ever so slightly, enough that a small drop of blood forms underneath the blade of the dagger. Chromie cannot help but feel a thrill of fear run through his body at such a bold display. Covering his displeasure, Chromie removes the blade from the orcs throat.
Smirking at Chromie, the orc says Go stand in the corner, gnome, and let the Adults talk.

Shifting himself in his seat, he continues. Now, back to the matter at hand. You need information on how to get out, and I am your only source of info. First thing i need is to be let free, so remove my bindings. Second is that i want food and water, now. Third, i want a sword and armor. You give me these things, and I will lead you to the farthest point I have gone in this dungeon.

dont be. this whole adventure is meant to introduce the players who are new to this type of atmosphere (PBP) to what goes on, both in game and out of it.

For the newbies of the group: here we have in interesting, yet common, situation within the world of RPGs. The experienced players all know that, as a rule of thumb, all orcs are evil. And if it is evil, it can be killed without hesitation. But, we have a teachable moment here.

Let's look at our situation. You have an orc. He is tied up. aside from a comment about his ideology, he isnt a true threat to anyone. He is unarmed and subdued.

So here is where your chosen alignment kicks in. Your alignment is your guiding principles, what makes your PC, a PC. A LG believes in the virtue of humanity, LN believes in justice, and so on.

Given the above statement, I, the DM, am inclined to warn the person, or in this case, people, about what they are suggesting, killing someone who isnt a threat. Yet, i also have the purview to keep my mouth shut, allow the PCs to make their comments, allow any actions to happen, and then inform the PCs that their alignments have shifted.

For a majority of RPGs, there is some sort of alignment matrix that helps a player play a PC, good vs evil, law abider or law shirker, personal code, and so on. Yet the only classes that are truly affected by an alignment shift are clerics, druids, and paladins. If you shift alignment from LG to CG, you could loose your touch from your deity, or becoming lawful would be detrimental to a Druid.

Pwent did a great thing in his latest post. He became flustered, unsure if killing this orc is the correct thing, if doing this act would have him loose his touch with his deity, and with himself.

No hinges can be seen. Doors are well made. Not dwarven made, but stout.

the orc looks at Shaldar, a bemused look upon his face.
Elven scum. You ought to be in chains working for your true overlords, us orcs. I would curse you and wish death upon you, but i feel that that has already occured. You see, there is no getting out of here. Unless you go through the entire dungeon. Legend says that there is a door way to the surface. But none of my ancestors, 35 generations ago, found it.

the orc looks at the dwarf. I was part of a raiding party. There was about 20 of us, attacking the goblin tribe that controls the other half of this dungeon. Unfortunetly the goblins got the jump on us, and in the confusion, i got stuck by my brother. I hobbled back this way, and fell upon the wall, slidding down to ease my suffering until death came. Instead, you arrived first.

orc is speaking common