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A little late to the conversation, but the fonts in the PDFs are:

Chapter Titles: Axion SSF

Section Titles: GoodOT Condensed / GoodOT Condensed Bold

Main Text: GoodOT / GoodOT Italic / GoodOT Bold

There is also some sparing use of Eurostile, Dax Bold, Helvetica, Jubilee Light, Minion Pro, OlsenTF Regular, and Priori Sans.

The HeroLab Online site also uses the Open License fonts Exo and Orbitron.

Swiftbrook wrote:

What are "Ghost Salt Weapon Blanches"?

-Swiftbrook

It's a thing you apply to a bunch of arrows to give them ghost touch. Once used, the property wears off. But... you can do it in advance, it's cheap, and it lasts.

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/equipment/goods-and-services/herbs-oils-other-subst ances/#TOC-Weapon-Blanch

So I think that basically solves your problem, no need to enchant the weapon.

Check the date on the post you're answering. :)

-j

Ghost Salt is a heck of a lot cheaper too. Buy all the blanches, you never know.

I just want a rotary select quiver like Hawkeye. :)

-j

And as always, you MUST have the sourcebook where an option appears in, to use that option in PFS. Just a website is not sufficient.

-j

I would even go as far as to suggest that any class that has Poison Use be allowed to craft Poison.

-j

Speaking of the work of Mr. Reynolds: when I first read the original post, my mind immediately went to this image.

GROND NOT SEE PROBLEM. WELL, COULD BE IMPROVED IF IT WAS ORC.

-grond!

Did someone say they were serving cats?

I mean, they're not very filling, but if somone's offering it'd be rude to refuse.

-mondo!

Lord Dark Edgelord the Dark, angsty lone wolf loner that doesen't socialize but does loom in the corner dressed like he's at a funeral, brooding.

He never works out.

-j

I for one would love it if the Campaign Clarifications and Additional Resources links would be much more obvious, like one of the blue boxes on the main PFS page rather than the tiny text links further down the page.

-j

Ezrin.. HIC.. may have stopped off HIC.. somewhere and bought a few.. HIC.. adventuring supplies..

Does anyone blame him? Considering how stressful it is to babysit Society operatives?

-j

Cruelty-free wands?

-j

One of my characters, after spending an entire fight unsuccessfully attempting to hit opponents with a magic item that dazes on contact, complains to the city guard when they show up.

"Absolutely I would like to file complaint! The merchant on Merkel Street, the one with the funny hair! He is a fraud! Selling fake magic items! See! This does not work!"

<smacks item on palm> <rolls a 20, followed by another 20 to confirm>

The guards just walked away laughing.

-j

Perhaps a clarification to "normally destroyed on use" ammo?

Otherwise the Throw Anything feat suddenly got a lot better.

-j

When you're in literal Hell and the paladin decides to Detect Evil.

Then another party member blows a Horn of Goodness and wonders A) why they can still be attacked, and B) why every infernal in hearing range is suddenly making a beeline towards them.

Actually happened. Not at my table, fortunatly, but we had to stop for a few minutes just to watch it happen the table next to us while their GM was trying his best not to cackle with glee.

-j

And that's the trick. Play whatever character you want, but to be fair to the others playing alongside you, the character should be able to contribute in some consistant manner, even if it's in a non-standard way.

-j

Tamec wrote:

Belabras wrote:

Minna Hiltula wrote:

Belabras wrote:

The only list of names you'll ever need.

There's a character in our area named Gristle McThornbody.

If there isn't a Goliath Druid out there named Big McLargehuge I will eat my hat.

Your hat is safe since Big McLargehuge was taken when I tried to make it :-)

I am wanting to be meeting these peoples!

A David Ryder table would be awesome

MassivePauldrons wrote:

nennafir wrote:

To BigNorseWolf and Drahliana Moonrunner: Don't worry, I never pvp at a table. It is a big drag and only causes trouble. Also, it takes freedom away from the players, and I am never for that. This is only about killing lawful NPCs.

Killing a Lawful NPC(or any non hostile NPC) that hasn't provoked combat is an evil act, enough evil acts and you'll have to retire your PFS character. Good luck with being an eye-roll inducing edgelord though.

Luckily I didn't do it...my sword did...I am very peaceful and would never do that...Praise Iomedae!

No. Your character may be innocent, but it was your decision, as the player controlling both the character and the intelligent weapon.

The "don't be a jerk" rule applies to players, not just characters.

And playing passive-agressive semantic games with rules wording to try and "push boundries" or "be edgy" isn't particularly following the spirit of that.

-j

Mass quantities of alcohol.

"What do you mean I'm likely to encounter negative repercussions for acting in a boorish manner at a high society party? There's no mention of high society parties in the Core rules, so therefore you can't restrict or punish me for behaving boorishly. Even telling me at the table how high society works is against the Core rules."

-j

i'm still not sure how it's restrictive to make all the options things that are actually useful (not necessarily to the exact same degree) instead of producing feats like prone shooter that people waste resources on and never benefit from? how is it telling people they're playing the game wrong to make the things they want to take worth taking? the problem is that you and i literally disagree about what the problem is. i disagree that a player wanting to do well at the game and not have his character die is a problem. i also, don't think people wanting to choose flavorful options is a problem. the problem, as i see it, is that the game deliberately makes flavorful options mechanically inferior to such a degree that they're crippling (because that resource is not going to something else) and that risks getting other people's characters...

I will say this is less "restrictive" than other proposals so far. It still assumes others share a particular opinion on what is or is not "optimal", but it dosen't do this on a player level.

It's also pretty much impossible.

To 'balance' all rules options to make them equitable would require re-writing half the game. Across how many dozens and dozens of books? And how much manpower and hours would be required to do this?

It's simply never going to happen. You might as well start a new game edition.

And guess what? In a few years, even a new game will have overly powerful and underpowered choices show up as more and more books are published, putting you right back where you came from.

Again, all this to 'fix' problems that really only occur in a fraction of the player population.

I understand the intent but the proposal just is't practical.

-j

What else is "making the options in the game more comparable" other than a form of forcing equal power levels?

Pretty much every way of doing this involves telling players they HAVE to build their character this way or that way.

That is simply unacceptable.

And it's all to stop what amounts to a handful of problem players, whether they use "too powerful" or "too weak" builds. You'd be affecting, restricting, far more people than just this handful.

I admit I have some personal hangups about this kinda thing. To me it's a sort of passive-aggressive form of problem-solving. It's throwing up new rules to avoid having to directly confront the issue. If it's a rule, after all, it's not ME saying these mean things, it's the rules!

Instead of sitting down and talking, maybe helping these problem players either to get better at build mastery, or learn to read the other players at the table so they can tell when they're overshadowing. And potentially running the risk of hurting someone's feelings or causing a ruckus.

It's trying to solve what amounts to a social contract issue, with legislation. That never really works.

-j

There's no good way to "force equality" that doesn't cause far more harm than it would fix.

There's also no "right way" to play the game.

So we're left with talking it out. Which is sadly far too often the last thing people try to do instead of the first.

-j

Alright, and what about when the optimizer is hogging all of the glory and hurting the fun of the rest of the table?

As before, it's not a problem than can be fixed by adding more rules limiting the character.

Because it's not the character that's the problem.

It's the player.

There is where you need to focus the attention on.

And that can only be done by talking to that player.

-j

I've always wondered how an Amulet of Mighty Fists with Ghost Touch works on incorporeals with no Strength score. They can interact with solid things due to the amulet, but can they even lift anything?

-j

What is being described is a player problem.

Not a character problem.

Period.

Players who don't hold back even if it is detrimental to the fun of the rest of the table will continue to be a problem even if such caps are put into place. They'll just find different ways to optimize.

In all cases the solution is NOT more character rules.

The solution is to TALK to the players in question.

Let them know what they are doing is affecting the others. If they still then continue to run roughshod, perhaps they should seek out a different play venue besides PFS.

-j

Belt of the Weasel can help by giving your companion the Compression ability.

-j

Torch. In a tub.

I use the heads of my enemies as percussion instruments. There's so many and with such a wide variety of sounds!

The enchantment you may be looking for is "Veering".

-j

"It contains several anabolic-androgenic steroids, a liver enzyme blocker, various metabolic enhancers, methamphetamines, what appears to be gorilla testosterone, and, no lie, a drop of peppermint."

:)

-j

GROND SUNDER LOINCLOTH.

-GROND

I for one am inordinately proud of recently defusing a potential combat encounter with hugging.

:)

-j

Expect to feel sub-par til 5th level, then distinctly overpowered for the next few levels.

Rapid Reload, paper cartridges, and the archetype's musket abilities will eventually make reloading a free action. Meaning you can take all of your iterative attacks without wasting actions on reloading. Add to that hit-on-touch and the 5th level dex-to-damage, which for Musket Masters work at decent ranges, and you quickly become a walking machinegun. Distance enchantment is excellent, and reliable is just great - with the volume of fire you van put out, misfires are a very real issue.

When you get there, you will be spending money like water on ammo, even with the Alchemy rank discount. Get used to it. You might as well be shooting gold pieces out of that musket. Get a good Day Job to defray the costs.

Also past 5th level you may consider multiclassing. The Gunslinger class is very front-loaded and past 5th level you can easily switch classes and not lose too much. I personally went bard but you can branch out in many possible directions.

–j

Just wait til my goliath druid gets to higher levels.

My goal is the have her pet be able to carry around small villages.

-j

They changed the doilies on the dining tables in the Grand Lodge. I don't like the new ones, too much fuchsia.

-j

Starfinder Society?

-j

I am reminded of a player character from an old campaign. The player had a special helmet made that was big enough to let the ioun stones orbit inside it. When described, the other players and GMs immediately came to the conclusion that his head must look like a mushroom.

Much mirth was to be had at his expense. Including things like the character not being able to hear stuff over the rolling sound of ioun stones across metal.

-j

What is this "sun" you speak of?

Sounds like crazy talk.

-j

...unless there's actually a book called "Pathfinder Campaign Setting."

Technically there WAS one. It's from 3.5, out of date, and no longer legal for PFS except the few rules bits that haven't been updated in a later publication, so long as your character obtained it before the cutoff date.

But yeah, that AR entry is probably MEANT to be Inner Sea Faiths.

-j

I am strongly considering making He-Man after reading this thread.

-j

SCPRedMage wrote:

Wei Ji the Learner wrote:

So, since all weapons are gradually becoming worthless for martials (or at least, that's the 'feel' of the thread here) can I get two shields, and use one for attacking and one for defense?

I shall call them... 'SHIELDINATOR', the MIGHTY BULWARK!

No joke: I have a two-shield fighter.

That's awesome - I have a two-shield ranger myself :P

I have a two-shield brawler!

Now we just need a fourth and we'd be a table.

-j

I posted a couple of questions to the other thread a little while back.

-j

"When you have magical bows and arrows, does a weapon ability which increases the enhancement bonus apply to the enhancement bonus of the bow, the enhancement bonus of the arrow, or whichever is higher?"

I think that is a FAQ-worthy question, since the actual written text is not entirely clear.

I know that people have opinions on how the current text should be interpreted, but that doesn't mean that text couldn't use some clarifying.

-j

Been trying to get a couple of official FAQ responses for ages, but perhaps PFS clarifications are good enough for now:

1) Given that the White Haired Witch archetype is more or less the Prehensile Hair hex made into an entire class, is it really supposed to only use Intelligence for 'hair' damage rolls but not attack rolls, when the original hex uses Intelligence for both attack and damage? Or was it simply an oversight in the writing?

2) A few classes like the Brawler and Warpriest have the ability to substitute the base damage dice of weapons with dice specified by that class and class level. If you have an effect that further alters the size category or the weapon in question, does the size increase adjustment get applied to the original damage dice, the substituted damage dice, both, or neither?

-j

This is what happens when you try to wield an oversized great axe.

-j

Yeah, I think the problem here is NOT that the player wants to play a non-combatant, it's that she presents herself as a combatant and then doesn't do the job.

If you want to play a particular concept, that's great! Just don't claim, out of character, you're playing something else. That's just being deceptive and borderline jerkish.

-j

With run speed enhancement, some characters get pretty impressive charge distances.

If you can get the Pounce special ability, via several possible sources, you can even make a full attack at the end instead of just one attack.

More than a few bad guys have been startled by an axe-wielding barbarian hurtling in their face out of nowhere.

I think it's silly to claim cannibalism is evil.

Barring the possible interference with raise dead etc (which you aren't likely to want for anyone that you kill), it doesn't make sense that eating a dead creature is worse than killing it.

I think it is ridiculous that murderhoboing is 'ok' but carving off a slice of protean that is already partially butchered is evil.

Heh. I used to play a druid in a different campaign that spent most of the time in animal form. Would eat the bodies of the particularly troublesome fallen partly because it prevented Raise Dead. Also, feeling a bit peckish.

She kinda had a different morality than most folks. Nature isn't particularly nice.

-j

My halfling gunslinger has no less than five extradimensional storage items for a reason. Aside from her considerable amount of gear, knickknacks, and toys, she's a klepto. Anything not nailed down, and she has a adamantine crowbar...

-j

Biggest problem seems to be the switching of the game type after it's already been advertised as the other.

In general, don't do it. Set the schedule and stick with it.

-j