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Not interested in a Diablo style game for Pathfinder. Pathfinder is popular because of the deep character customization mechanics that pairs well with a CRPG like Kingmaker not a hack and slash like Diablo. Instead of making a custom character you get only 4 iconics? Really? Sorry, passing this. Holler when you and Owlcat make another CRPG
I don't know. Given the political leanings of the staff and their commitment to left leaning social justice values, if even a fraction of what was alleged were true, there should have been legal actions taken by at least one person. There was nothing. Nothing but a social media smear campaign. Seriously having a fit because a piece of art had an "iron cross" in it is not a serious accusation. The vacuum accusation made me LOL. The whole thing read like a temper tantrum fueled hit piece. With the worst allegations against Jason and his predatory advances. But no one said anything to HR, or any management? Not one? That is highly suspect. And the person making all the fuss has been canned for toxic behavior before. This is just more of it. I support Paizo here.
The distance thing really bothers me as well. Why can a the breath weapon be used to turn solid stone to a molten state far beyond where it could hit any other time. I was thinking, if I were to do it, giving bonuses to the PC against the DC for every x number of feet beyond 60'. Just doesn't make sense to me that I can engulf the ground you are standing one and not touch you while doing it.
If a creature were standing on the stone floor of a red dragon's cave, and the dragon was old enough to have the Red Dragon Melt Stone ability, would the creature take damage from the breath weapon AND the lava, just the lava, or just the breath weapon on the first round? My first thought is that it takes both unless it has some way to negate the damage of either. Others are telling me that only the damage of the lava floor would apply because "you can't double dip" and Melt Stone is "a standard action separate from the standard action of the breath".
It IS rough. But it's right, according to the developers who have said on several threads that the AP encounters are scaled to a party of 4 characters with 15-point builds. We play to the author's intent, so the same goes for the developers' intent. So yes, your reaction is spot on--fear of death is quite prevalent for us, just like a horror game should be! I think it's fine. It's just that so many see Pathfinder as a tactical strategy game, rather than a role playing game. If a PC isn't optimized to the hilt, they don't want to play it. If a class can't put out the numbers they want, it's a worthless class.
I saw someone mention GM's and cheating, so I figured I'd add my $0.02. A GM can not cheat. GM's are the god at your table and they can do what they want. I almost always roll behind the screen and if I think a miss would have been a hit, it will be. Especially if I need to knock a player off of their high horse. To me this is no different that adding the advanced template to creatures.This whole quote is a perfect example of terrible GMing, and the part I bolded is a good illustration of the level of blindness required to not see it. A terrible GM is one that allows the players to run the table. And yes, GM's are the gods at their tables. What they say goes, period.
That is funny to see this. I got my AP today and in big bold print, right there in the corner, "DO NOT BEND". That didn't stop the mail carrier from doing the exact same thing though. I believe it was Ms. Sharaya there that helped me too. Thanks again! I called the local post office after calling customer service and they said they are going to speak with my carrier about that.
I saw someone mention GM's and cheating, so I figured I'd add my $0.02. A GM can not cheat. GM's are the god at your table and they can do what they want. I almost always roll behind the screen and if I think a miss would have been a hit, it will be. Especially if I need to knock a player off of their high horse. To me this is no different that adding the advanced template to creatures.
A Belker can turn to smoke, enter an occupied square, and try to force the occupant of the square, to inhale a part of itself. If the Belker is attacked, does the square's co-occupant run the risk of injury from the attack? The bestiary doesn't say, but it sure seems likely to me that it would.
I like a good Sci-Fi movie, I like video games and tabletop RPGs.Though I have ADD and find reading difficult, I have, on occasion, enjoyed a fantasy/sci-fi book. Lately though, I have felt less like calling myself a geek. I like geeky things, but that is what I think the problem is. I JUST like them. I have no infatuation with any of the things I mentioned. When I see people talk on and on about Dr. Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, comics..... I feel as if I am really out of place and wonder if I should even bother with any of it. Can you just like something and still be classified geek?
I received an email today from Paizo that said
There is nothing there. Was this an accident, spam or a joke? Do I need to go through the process of buying something to see the store credit? EDIT: I did go through the process of buying something, there was no credit.
Yeah. Even if the party was at sub-tier 4-5 I could easily see a 1st level bard carry this table thru the mod. It would be kind of funny to see 4 PCs of level 4 and 5 trying to assist the 1st level to get them thru the mission. I don't like telling people what or how they should play a character (unless they are doing something illegal) so it never occurred to me to offer up a pregen. I have each level of each class in a 3-ring binder in case of walk-ups. I feel quite ashamed. Yeah, that would have been hilarious to see a lvl 1 show out a table of higher ups.
I did, many times. Oh, I explained it. Told them that it will be a skill heavy game and that they have the possibility of never raising a weapon. They were excited about it. I am under the assumption that if there are at least 4 players, the GM can't run a pregen.
Did the players have no other characters to use? No. I guess the players south of Atlanta don't keep a library of characters like many others and prefer to concentrate on one PC at a time.
That is a great idea
I didn't like it because it's very one-sided for certain types of characters (and players) but more importantly, my players didn't have the fun I had hoped for. I actually feel sad that this is the scenario that gave me my first star in PFS.
I ran this with 4 fighter types and 1 sorcerer and all but one were under 3rd level. This scenario is geared toward the cerebral "skill monkeys" and my players had a difficult time with it. I honestly figured the game would be done very quickly and it did only take 3.5 hours. But only because they were caught and gave the letter to the guards. I wish I had my $4 back for this thing.
Thanks for the responses from Aziraya, Don & Thod. I co-liaison a store on the south side of Atlanta and sometimes players from as far as an hour away come play, which was the case this past weekend. Even though I had a hard time running I felt bad for thinking about calling the game off after they had come as far as they did.
Thx, Papa. I wish they would take another look at it. For me, I'd rather use a pre paid card tht won't nickle and dime me to death than Visa or Mastercard which adds charges to card user for everything. It would just be a lot easier on the consumer. Getting a Visa or Mastercard prepaid just isn't worth the hassle. I guess that's what Paizo thinks about AMEX/Bluebird. Wish I'd have known before I grabbed one tonight.
My dwarf started with an 8 Cha. I still roleplayed his Diplomacy checks as needed and accepted that he was not going to succeed at all of them. Part of the game, and you do few players favors by hand waving that part of the game.Seconded. No one is saying not to roleplay. Yet if a player takes a 8 cha. He should succeed less at social situations than a player with a charisma of say 16. If anyone can succeed on every diplomacy check no matter their stats no player is going to invest more than one skill point in any skill such as diplomacy. What would be the point if investing skill points does mot make it easier or better to bet the odds of success. This person though, is at least trying. My impression from the OP is that the monk and fighter weren't.
It's not about what the stats say a character can do, it's about what the player does. If a scene calls for a player to make DC X to achieve something and they roleplay it well, I drop the DC. Why punish the player? The game is supposed to be fun. I'm not saying fighters get to roleplay a disable device check or UMD. I am saying that it's up to the players to make themselves more useful. No point in complaining about not having something to do outside of combat if you aren't trying to do something.You are balming the player but in your example is you the DM who is lowering the DC. Only if the player is just going to act like a bump on a log outside of combat. A player that tries to have fun and roleplay a situation out I will absolutely help. But what about perception or stealth? or perhaps acrobatics, heal, and the knowledge skills? is there a roleplay that lower the DC of those? Could be if the idea behind it is thought out enough and roleplayed well. So what you are saying is that, in order to help the fighter, you are going to take away from the Rogue/Bar..blah blah blah blah.... No, what I am saying is I will help a PLAYER that is trying.
If the DM say to roll to beah the DC 30 diplomac check no rolpelay help you with that.I can NOT comprehend this. This is what ROLE PLAY is all about.See, that's the problem: players that optimize for combat complain that not everything is combat. There may just be a miss-match between the campaign and the players, which has next to nothing to do with the actual character classes.Not really. The magus can optimize for combat and still have for free a lot of out of combat utility in the form of skill points and spells. The same for almost every other class out there.Only the fighter have to sacrifice in combat prowess in order to have something to do out of combat. It's not about what the stats say a character can do, it's about what the player does. If a scene calls for a player to make DC X to achieve something and they roleplay it well, I drop the DC. Why punish the player? The game is supposed to be fun. I'm not saying fighters get to roleplay a disable device check or UMD. I am saying that it's up to the players to make themselves more useful. No point in complaining about not having something to do outside of combat if you aren't trying to do something.
If the DM say to roll to beah the DC 30 diplomac check no rolpelay help you with that.I can NOT comprehend this. This is what ROLE PLAY is all about.See, that's the problem: players that optimize for combat complain that not everything is combat. There may just be a miss-match between the campaign and the players, which has next to nothing to do with the actual character classes.Not really. The magus can optimize for combat and still have for free a lot of out of combat utility in the form of skill points and spells. The same for almost every other class out there.Only the fighter have to sacrifice in combat prowess in order to have something to do out of combat. Then you roleplay the consequences of it, find another way around it, bribe, bluff, something. The notion that if my character isn't optimized I am useless is absolutely appalling to me. My character is more than a set of stats, he's a projection of my imagination and a character I birthed in to a fantasy world that I intend to see him through. I don't care that he isn't pretty, healthy, smart or strong. I play Pathfinder the roleplaying game, not a tactical war game.
See, that's the problem: players that optimize for combat complain that not everything is combat. There may just be a miss-match between the campaign and the players, which has next to nothing to do with the actual character classes.Not really. The magus can optimize for combat and still have for free a lot of out of combat utility in the form of skill points and spells. The same for almost every other class out there.Only the fighter have to sacrifice in combat prowess in order to have something to do out of combat. I can NOT comprehend this. This is what ROLE PLAY is all about.
Thanks for the links Paz! The players are all 2-4 but I have all the pre-gens printed, so level doesn't matter much.
Mmmmmm, "mash fest." Thanks for that one Castilliano.
I thought so, wasn't sure though. I ran Stolen Heir for a group and they all died in the first battle. So I wanted to let them have another go at it with new characters(and wiser players).
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