paizo.com Recent Posts by Enkhidupaizo.com Recent Posts by Enkhidu2014-04-01T17:33:23Z2014-04-01T17:33:23ZRe: Forums: Round 3: Design a villain: Henrietta "Hetty" Miller, Murderous MidwifeEnkhiduhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hsq1?Henrietta-Hetty-Miller-Murderous-Midwife#502007-12-22T00:21:11Z2007-12-22T00:21:08Z<p>This is one of those entries that makes me smile, because its pretty much what I was planning on submitting had I gotten past the first round.</p>
<p>Try this for a Hetty twist: Hetty is actually a hag, and this has been her MO for decades (though the frequency is far less). Her oldest? They are now powerful merchants, politicians, and adventurers in their own right, and are loyal to a fault. "Grandmummy," is never far from their thoughts, and more often than not they do her bidding (knowingly or unknowingly). Presto! You get a seemingly innocuous woman protected by her community, with a horde of however-powerful-the-DM-decides NPCs at her beck and call. The fact that the threat level grows with the PCs level makes Hetty a viable long-term villain.</p>This is one of those entries that makes me smile, because its pretty much what I was planning on submitting had I gotten past the first round.
Try this for a Hetty twist: Hetty is actually a hag, and this has been her MO for decades (though the frequency is far less). Her oldest? They are now powerful merchants, politicians, and adventurers in their own right, and are loyal to a fault. "Grandmummy," is never far from their thoughts, and more often than not they do her bidding (knowingly or...Enkhidu2007-12-22T00:21:08ZRe: Forums/RPG SuperstarTM 2008: General Discussion: Honest Critiques of the Top 32 by an RPG Designer and PublisherEnkhiduhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hr3c&page=2?Honest-Critiques-of-the-Top-32-by-an-RPG#712007-12-04T14:51:48Z2007-12-04T14:51:48Z<p>Justin, will you be doing any more of these now that the 2nd round is in full swing?</p>Justin, will you be doing any more of these now that the 2nd round is in full swing?Enkhidu2007-12-04T14:51:48ZRe: Forums/RPG SuperstarTM 2008: General Discussion: Honest Critiques of the Top 32 by an RPG Designer and PublisherEnkhiduhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hr3c&page=2?Honest-Critiques-of-the-Top-32-by-an-RPG#582007-11-30T20:12:18Z2007-11-30T20:11:46Z<p>I think I'll toss mine in as well, not in the least because my item and Alex Handley's have a more than a little bit in common, and I'm curious as to what made his a better fit for the pool of 32.</p>
<p><b>Mask of Dead Revelations</b>
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[Spoiler omitted]</p>I think I'll toss mine in as well, not in the least because my item and Alex Handley's have a more than a little bit in common, and I'm curious as to what made his a better fit for the pool of 32.
Mask of Dead Revelations
[Spoiler omitted]Enkhidu2007-11-30T20:11:46ZRe: Forums: Open Call: Design a wondrous item: Deadstring ShearsEnkhiduhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hpw3?Deadstring-Shears#242007-11-30T18:40:22Z2007-11-30T18:40:21Z<p>I like this item. </p>
<p>I would have liked it better had it severed <i>control</i> of the undead instead of their unlives. If worded properly it could even serve to break rebukes and turns.</p>I like this item.
I would have liked it better had it severed control of the undead instead of their unlives. If worded properly it could even serve to break rebukes and turns.Enkhidu2007-11-30T18:40:21ZRe: Forums/RPG SuperstarTM 2008: General Discussion: Losing itemsEnkhiduhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hqzi&page=15?Losing-items#7482007-11-30T18:17:41Z2007-11-30T18:17:40Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Patrick Walsh wrote:</div><blockquote><p> ...I'd give intelligent undead a WILL save to avoid the control or just make them immune entirely. Hmm... In fact, forget the WILL save, just make them immune.</p>
<p>I like the basic powers and the descriptive text. There is tons of roleplay possibilities here. I'd make it once or thrice per day instead of twice, thrice if you make intelligent undead immune. I like the control of unintelligent undead lasting only the length of time between the questions.</p>
<p>If you don't make intelligent undead immune, put a maximum time for the control based on CL or give them a new WILL... </blockquote><p>Hmm - I had meant for intelligent undead to be immune to the effects of the mask (except the disguise self), but obviously that didn't come out in the text. It must have gotten left on the cutting room floor as I was cutting words to get it under the 200 word cap. When I reread it, I also notice that my intention to make the control and Q&A subject to the normal time limits for <i>speak with dead</i> wasn't clear. Truthfully, your assumption that it had no time limit makes for a better item!
<p>Thanks for the comments!</p>Patrick Walsh wrote:...I'd give intelligent undead a WILL save to avoid the control or just make them immune entirely. Hmm... In fact, forget the WILL save, just make them immune.
I like the basic powers and the descriptive text. There is tons of roleplay possibilities here. I'd make it once or thrice per day instead of twice, thrice if you make intelligent undead immune. I like the control of unintelligent undead lasting only the length of time between the questions.
If you don't make...Enkhidu2007-11-30T18:17:40ZRe: Forums/RPG SuperstarTM 2008: General Discussion: Losing itemsEnkhiduhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hqzi&page=15?Losing-items#7412007-11-30T17:48:29Z2007-11-30T17:48:28Z<p>I'm guessing my Mask of Dead Revelations was dinged for a number of things: swiss-army wondrous item, mismatched name, bland. </p>
<p>So, constructive criticism-ophiles, do me a favor and let me know how I could have made this better:</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>I'm guessing my Mask of Dead Revelations was dinged for a number of things: swiss-army wondrous item, mismatched name, bland.
So, constructive criticism-ophiles, do me a favor and let me know how I could have made this better:
[Spoiler omitted]Enkhidu2007-11-30T17:48:28ZRe: Forums/RPG SuperstarTM 2008: General Discussion: Bad Item StereotypesEnkhiduhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hr1w&page=3?Bad-Item-Stereotypes#1262008-11-29T08:03:56Z2007-11-30T17:43:41Z<p>Whoops! Wrong thread!</p>Whoops! Wrong thread!Enkhidu2007-11-30T17:43:41ZRe: Forums: Open Call: Design a wondrous item: Nausea PillEnkhiduhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hpge?Nausea-Pill#382007-11-30T17:24:23Z2007-11-30T17:24:23Z<p>I'm working from memory here - I want to say issue 90 or 91, but it might be +/- issue in either direction.</p>I'm working from memory here - I want to say issue 90 or 91, but it might be +/- issue in either direction.Enkhidu2007-11-30T17:24:23ZRe: Forums: Open Call: Design a wondrous item: Nausea PillEnkhiduhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2hpge?Nausea-Pill#352007-11-30T17:18:09Z2007-11-30T17:18:09Z<p>This reminds me a great deal of an item from one of the "Treasure Trove" articles in Dragon magazine - the Necklace of Bad Taste (or more appropriately, the Necklace of Tasting Bad).</p>
<p>That's a good thing.</p>This reminds me a great deal of an item from one of the "Treasure Trove" articles in Dragon magazine - the Necklace of Bad Taste (or more appropriately, the Necklace of Tasting Bad).
That's a good thing.Enkhidu2007-11-30T17:18:09Z