From what is in the blogs so far, I can tell you it will not be better imo, it will be different. Some will prefer it, some won't. I think I'll probably fall into the category of "won't" and would like it no to kill my fun. My motives are selfish, but honestly, I would pay to buy new scenarios still. So if Paizo wants to make money off me going forward, this is me telling them how.
Season 11 starts as only 2e as currently announced. I want to play season 11, but don't like 2e. I get people together to home game it at best, or just don't play it at worst.
To quote from email when I asked the leads: "We can certainly sympathize with your concerns regarding 2E and the playtest, but that is a question that may not be fully answered until well after Gen Con. We will need you to consider your options and confirm or reject the offer by the end of the month so we can proceed with the next steps in the organizing process.
Copy and pasting into this forum from a suggestion. Are any of the boons from 1st edition going to have any effect in 2nd? Talking race boons or any others be it hellbound, haunted, or mounted tradition. On the same note will the Gencon boon for this year have any effect in 2nd edition? I know it sounds selfish, but I would rather not gm for a boon that I'm not going to use.
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Then people shouldn't cry when it gets nerfed like lore warden. Also, the switching from hand to tail action econ is compared to switching from one handed to two handed grip on a weapon. Which has a faq on it suggesting a limit of one let go and regrasp. So you could hand the gun off but not retrieve.
Ok, ready yourselves. HAHA. The prehensile tail for both tiefling and vanara are very similar in wording. Tails: Enough similarity for them to be identical mechanics-wise. The first sentences both say "carry", and the first English definition for carry is "support and move (someone or something) from one place to another". Thus the first sentence is a vague description of the ability, and the second clarifies it in game terms. Your tail can carry something from your bag and put it in your hand. Short distance and time carry, not holding it for you while you do something else. The phrasing could be better yes, but that is where Grasping tail comes in. Prehensile Tail: A vanara has a long, flexible tail that she can use to carry objects. She cannot wield weapons with her tail, but the tail allows her to retrieve a small, stowed object carried on her person as a swift action. Prehensile Tail Many tieflings have tails, but some have long, flexible tails that can be used to carry items. While they cannot wield weapons with their tails, they can use them to retrieve small, stowed objects carried on their persons as a swift action. This racial trait replaces fiendish sorcery. Grasping Tail:
Your tail becomes more useful.
Prerequisites: Tiefling. Benefit: You can use your tail to grab stowed items. While you cannot wield weapons with your tail, you can use it to retrieve small, stowed objects carried on your person as a swift action. Special: If you have the prehensile tail racial trait, you can use your tail to grab unattended items within 5 feet as a swift action as well as to grab stowed objects carried on your person; you can hold such objects with your tail, though you cannot manipulate them with your tail (other than to put them in your hand). It specifically says the tail can HOLD such objects, not just carry. Hold is much more a game term, then carry is. Held items are a thing. Carried in game terms generally only refers to being on your person. On to clarifying why monkey belt is a terrible solution. Its a named item so it locks you in at +2 dex for the rest of the characters career, on a class and build that needs all the dex it can get. If you seriously think that would compare to the FREE tail, then wow.... Multi-armed is 4 racial points in Advance Race guide, that gives you a third arm, which can also be used for attacks but is another off hand for it. It counts as a free hand though, and SPECIFICALLY says so. And would be in the same boat as far as pistol wielding (two hands occupied with guns, and one reloading) for double the race points. Prehensile tail is 2 race points, and Slapping tail is 3 race points. Slapping tail can be used to make an attack, but not manipulate objects. In this case Prehensile tail is effectively giving an extra attack, which would be worth more than the 2 race points it is imo.
The benefits listed by BNW are investments of levels or gold, and the gold one is only 5mins/day, or weird action economy of handing a weapon off and getting it back (which is a what and what action?). But the wording for tiefling and vanara tail are identical, which makes grasping tail wording relevant.
To effectively stow an item as free action just because you have a tail is entirely too good IMO. There is a three feat chain to get gun twirling to dual pistol it up. A racial trait shouldn't make a joke of that. The other option is your glove slot for a glove of storing for 10,000gp, or an item enchant called shadowshooting to get around reloading entirely (at the cost of some damage possibly, see enchant for more details). A racial trait should not let you bypass these costs since each is a pretty significant investment. Not to mention Vanaras are already primed for gunslinging with the pluses to dex and wis. This is like crying about your aasimar cleric not being able to channel twice as a standard. Haha Not to mention the prehensile tail only really has this mechanical benifit "While they cannot wield weapons with their tails, they can use them to retrieve small, stowed objects carried on their persons as a swift action" Because the Grasping Tail feat specifically has the special text "If you have the prehensile tail racial trait, you can use your tail to grab unattended items within 5 feet as a swift action as well as to grab stowed objects carried on your person; you can hold such objects with your tail, though you cannot manipulate them with your tail (other than to put them in your hand)."
Being able to take "Weapon Focus (rock)" would be nice, too. You can take two levels of ranger and get weapon focus without having the prerequisites. The prerequisites for weapon focus are proficiency and +1 BAB. So rangers can technically get weapon focus (tuba or whatever). :P |
