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This pic of Graywall in Dragon 368. There are some minor differences, but the overall effect is strikingly similar to the one of Korvosa. A large keep type structure in the middle surrounded by dilapidated buildings and flying creatures. The only thing missing from the WoTC image is the lightning. I do not have that PF image available, but I do have a wallpaper that shows the different PF characters on the background I described. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

I understand many do not subscribe to the DDi pages so I posted the picture. If that is wrong please delete and forgive me. I also hope this wasn't posted a bazillion times, but just so happened to NOT be on the first page when I looked.

This image is kind of hard to see with the heroes in the middle. I hope this can at least help show what I am talking about.

The game is pretty interesting. If one person is very aggressive and stacks up spite tokens it can be heard to take them out. One thing that made the game more fun was our 9 year old daughter trying to save Dr. Lucky. She would move him into rooms away from everyone else and never tried to kill him. I thought it was funny as hell and added another strategy to the game.

One of my Father's Day gifts was a $50 gift card to the local gaming store. They are a small little shop, but stuff just about anything and everything you can imagine in there. Not so good for me; they don't discount anything at all. They also make me feel like I am stealing things left and right, but I have to spend the money there.

Some ideas I have been thinking about (these are not set in stone as I am open to most anything).

Things I like or want:
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Interesting boardgames that my family can play. My kids are 9 and 11. My son likes everything I am into, naturally, and my daughter is into anything cute and cuddly. My wife doesn't "get" games. So maybe something that she could feel interested in playing.

Warhammer 40K - Imperial Guard, Daemonhunters
(I haven't played 40K in a VERY long time. However I wouldn't mind getting a tank or some sentinals. I have never played Daemonhunters but they would look badass finished on my desk). I could probably get a small squad of DH and a sentinel with $50.

Any interesting Fantasy or Sci book collections. I have read a LOT of mainstream fantasy and sci-fi. Think LoTR, WoT, and SoT for fantasy. Some of the 40K Horus Heresy books (don't know if it is just me but the first book really creeped me out), some of Neil Gaiman's stuff, Richard Morgan, and Orson Scott Card. Sadly I have never read any Star Wars books.

Anything else you feel would be a good choice for money.

Things I don't need or not under serious consideration
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As far as RPG stuff goes I have the 4th core books and the KotS module. A large chunk of Pathfinder material except for the Modules and the latest CoTC book, #10 I think. Since I have so much extra stuff I am not even using now, pen and paper things are not on the top of the list. Of course if you know of something I HAVE to play post it anyway.

Any types of CCG (I usually play Pokemon with my son. Anything else would seriously cut into my hobby money).

Pokemon: I have a pretty killer deck using Darkrai, at least my son thinks so :)

M:TG: I used to play M:TG, but I made a VERY STUPID bonehead decision 5 years ago by throwing away the whole shoebox full of cards. My whole collection including cool counters, and other things. I still regret that decision to this day, and refuse to throw anything else away as a result. For some reason I have the urge to pick up this more adult oriented tcg.

Yu-Gi-Oh: My son seems to have left this serious behind and moved even deeper into Pokemon.

WoW TCG: never played it but I have a few cards that game with the Burning Crusade expansion pack.

Order # 935428 came in today missing the Gazetteer. Also what happened to my shipping preference? I was getting everything in a nice box which came with one of those free card boosters. The last order came in the cardboard envelope with no order statement. I figured it was a fluke and didn't pay it any mind. This time the same thing happened and of course the missing book. The label clearly shows both were supposed to be included.

Can you bump me back to whatever shipping I had before?

*edit*
Just looked through the other posts and saw this was problem with others. Sending it with my next shipment will be fine. What would the increase in shipping be to get my new orders shipped in a box as before? I didn't even think about the stamp increase having an effect on the big items.

I found a book on Amazon "The Pathfinder". Apparently this book is how to change your proffession to Pathfinder. It is even written by Nicholas L.

LINK

In case you are wondering I am bored at work. And that book was not written by THE Nicholas L. Nor does it pertain to anything Pathfinder from Paizo.

Can a dancing lights spell cast by a lvl 2 bard cause any type of sight condition such as dazzled?

Link to D20srd condition summary page

I ask because last Saturdays game had the bard cast that on the druid goblin in the thistle maze. I voted temporary blindness simply because 4 lights in brightness similar to torches thrust into your eyes would cause some kind of vision impairment. Not to mention it is usually dark in the maze as the ceiling is covered.

Boards seem to be eating more posts than normal lately. grrr

Can a dancing lights spell cast by a lvl 2 bard cause any type of sight condition such as dazzled?

Link to D20srd condition summary page

I ask because last Saturdays game had the bard cast that on the druid goblin in the thistle maze. I voted temporary blindness simply because 4 lights in brightness similar to torches thrust into your eyes would cause some kind of vision impairment. Not to mention it is usually dark in the maze as the ceiling is covered.

Boards seem to be eating more posts than normal lately. grrr

Oh man I am in deep. I just got an email that my $40+ of PF mini's is shipping.

Well it's not really an issue but something I noticed today. The single file per chapter download does not come with a cover pdf. There is a title pdf but it doesn't include the iconic. The single file pdf does have the iconic cover. Just thought I would let you guys and girls know.

Will Planet Stories be in 4th edition or not?!?!?!

attempt at humor at all the 4e threads. Enjoy life!

Ok guys and gals. In eight days I am going to start my first foray into DM territory. A quick note: there will only be 2 PCs. We will be doing Gestalt or dual class with a few levels advancement.

Any help from you experienced folks would be appreciated.

A quick breakdown of materials and house rules:
PHB, DMG, MM (base core books)
Advanced Bestiary, PH, DMG from Green Ronin (Thanks for the awesome sale.)
the super cool PF character sheets posted in other threads.
City Market Flip mat (Going to use this for the first few battles in Sandpoint)
a handful of miniatures (can you hurry up with those Pathfinder ones?)
a couple sets of dice

32 point buy
2-3 levels at start
max hp 1st level, avg or roll for rest
money and gear appropriate for PC levels (maybe a wand of CLW or something to help out)

I am not going to stress (nitpick) over rules so much this time around. As long as we are all having a good time then I am happy. I figure if the group makes it then we can delve into the rules deeper.

Their starting classes they are looking into are:

Fighter/Wizard
Monk/Cleric

Other than spell failure on the Fighter/Wizard for wearing armor he should be able to cast spells even in Plate, correct?

Sorry for asking such simple questions, but it just came up while I was at work without benefit of my books. Plus any beginners info from you fine folks will be appreciated.

Thank you for unlocking my content Monday when I emailed in. My order was pending then went to shipping. (Which I am guessing unlocks the download content). It still hasn't shipped yet. Just wanted to bring it up so it can get cleared out.

Thanks for the awesome CS and keep cranking out those quality products!

Hello everyone. I am looking for a pbp game preferably RoTRL. I am open to most settings but I only have the core books.

*edit: Looking back over the post I think I should give some more background info.

I have always been a D&D fan. However, I never got into face to face roleplaying. Deciding early on that I would get my fix from books, PC games, etc. I am now nearing 33 and figure I should really become more social. Plus my son is about to hit 11 and I really want to DM some games for him.

So I have no experience in roleplaying a character (I have started a ranger on ENworlds LEW, but have not found an adventure yet). Having played a lot of D&D PC Games I know the basics of character creation and have created about 10-12 characters in the last month to learn as I go. Without someone to ask questions to it is a little tough though. I really like the Golarion (Pathfinder) setting so far. The RoTRL AP so far is pretty good. With such a new setting I felt that would be a great place to get started. I have also purposefully tried NOT to read through the AP although I could not help myself through the first one. ;)

So to make a long story short read the first paragraph :p