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Playing this AP now... And I gotta say: Ms.Pedipalp is a crappy encounter design IMO... In part because the spells she uses are poorly designed in the first place, and in part because her saving throw DCs are too high. A bunch of hours/level and days/level SoL effects with absurdly high DCs (for 3rd level characters)... It's simply not a fun experience.
The concept is cool... For a book. For a game... It'll probably be frustrating and/or annoying to players. I'm not saying it can't work, but I don't know any players that would be excited about consistently losing cool their powers and abilities. A better idea might be giving them MT10, then take it all away at once and have then gradually recover their powers and ultimately surpass their previous selves.
Right... Because having no extra treasure will surely be an issue for the cheapest, cheesiest CR 15 creature around... :P
I don't see any reason to penalize the players for doing something different for flavor/lore... So I 'd just make it simple: The "mount" decides where to go, and the "rider" is automatically carried. The "rider" occupies the square immediately above the "mount'. That's it. There would be no other effects other than the occasional -2 penalty to certain skill checks (e.g.: trying to tumble or swim with a gnome on your shoulders).... Maybe add a few bonuses to skill checks here and there as well to reward the players for having a unique idea.
I know basically nothing about Birthright... Would that be a problem?
I wish Paizo had shown more finesse and moderation on their FAQ/errata practices.
As that conversation began, we will almost all move on eventually. As fun and varied as playing an Oracle is, given enough games you will eventually have done everything with it you ever wanted to do. And the same goes for every other combination that you actually want to try/play. Most of us just don’t play at such a pace as to hit that point yet. While it's probably true that we'll all move on eventually... Move on to what is a different story. The players I know that got tired of PF1 (or just want to take a break) generally move to 5e. My own groups, specifically, play FFd6 or Savage Worlds on occasion. Besides, between 3pp and homebrew, it's really easy to extend the life of any game. There's a lot of PF1 material I have never used (or at least, certainly not enough to get tired of it) and my group has some really skilled and prolific homebrewers. :)
Buy a bunch of Ghost Touch-enchanted tower shields made for a Gargantuan creature and pile them up. :P
It's worth saying that most players (including every single one I know) don't give a damn if they are "validating Paizo's decision". No one is trying to sabotage Paizo. We simply don't like PF2e. At least not as much as we like PF1e. And certainly not enough to spend hundreds/thousands of dollars on it. Paizo is free to sell whatever product they want. If I like it, I will buy it. If I don't, I won't. If Paizo can make do without the money from those that didn't join PF2e, good for them! If they can't... Tough luck. I don't care either way. I just want to play and support a game I love, and PF2e isn't it.
First post of the year! Woot!
Everything. IMO, save for special circumstances, eating something isn't innately good or evil, although killing or harming a creature to eat it (or parts of it) might be.
Of the 7 gaming groups (2 of which I'm part of) I know that play consistently... Only 3 guys showed any real interest in PF2. Among all those players, even the most positive opinions of the new edition are limited to "It's OK". Apathy seems to be the most common sentiment, though. So... You can add about 30 players to the "sticking with 1e" count.
I enjoy 1st level adventures... But onlynif they don't last.more.thN 1 or 2 sessions. There just isn't much to learn and do at that level... And the thrill of having every encounter against a squirrel be a mortal danger gets old really fast. I like the idea of going from Zero to Hero to Demigod-ero... But the first 2 or 3 levels should be over quickly. Specially if it's a campaign I don't play every week.
Sorry, guys... I'm going on a work trip today, so I don't know how often I'll be able to post this week. I can't use Roll20 or post here from the company's notebook, but I'll try to stay a few days in my father's house, since it's in the same city where I'm going. If that happens, I'll try to post from his PC. My sincere apologies.
Indeed. If you don't declare your action, I do not assume you acted. Since you guys are talking to each other, I don't know if you actually agreed or if the other player just hasn't replied yet. I also don't know how you do it... Do you just charge at the ants? Attack them from afar with ranged weapons? Try to sneak by with Stealth and backstab them? Throw rocks at them to goad them into coming to you? I have no idea. It's one thing when it's during combat, but in situations like this, where you can afford to wait and approach whenever/however you want, I prefer not to assume.
You didn't say that... Your characters spoke about doing something like that, but neither of you ever declared your actions. So unless I start controlling your characters, I can only assume you're Cyrus and Tai Leng are still discussing their next course of action.
Win Initiative.
Does that mean it appears on the pouch when the Cleric casts Enlarge Person on himself? ^^
There's the idea that a spell component pouch contains infinite supplies of every single possible inexpensive spell component listed for every spell for any class. Quite a few nifty things in that little bag. One could argue that the component pouch "coincisentally" "only" has the material components needed for the spells the caster has prepared, BUT... 1- That's still a lot of stuff.
I currently have 3 gaming groups. I've been playing with two of them almost since the release of PF. We now play mostly through Discord and Roll20. It really helps. My advice is finding people interested in the hobby and use online tools to play. That's how I manage to play 2~3 games every week. I even have invited some people to join us... But we use a lot of house-rules, 3pp and homebrew material, so most long-time players hesitate because they are used to different gameplay style and/or have a different view on game design/balance. I understand their PoV, but at the same time I can't help but think "Why don't you try it? You're not playing anything! What do you have to lose?". Paizo not releasing new books doesn't bother me. There's still a lot of material out there, specially with 3pp and homebrew included. In fact, one of our GM creates homebrew all the time as a hobby and the groups help him playtest and balance it. It's a lot of fun! Besides... Honestly... Paizo hasn't exactly impressed me with their non-AP releases for a while now. - - - And if I (or my groups) get tired of PF1, I'll just play 5e instead.
I'll be out of town tomorrow. I believe I'll still be able to post, although perhaps later than usual. In any case, I should be back Friday, so at worst it'll be just a couple days of hiatus.
Your character is bald and ugly, so... Yes.
You should pay more attention, then. :P BTW, if a post doesn't contain any gameplay-related element, post it here, so as to avoid clutter on the gameplay thread.
Your character are literally in a place named "Glittering Hooves"... :P
That's another thing actually, Having a spell limited to a level is fine, but it should be limited to a level you can actually get it out. Even if you push it back to nine, sure it won't technically change anything, But it would seem less silly. The order you get your Evocations/Incantations is dependent on you. Also, at 8th level you get a bonus feat. Nothing stops you from spending it on Expanded Magecraft to get Create Wall or whatever other spell you want.
It's not an even split. You get 5 bonus spells that you can freely choose. That's 10~15 spells you get of your favorite type before accounting for Expanded Magecraft (which adds up to 6 more). That's 60% to 70% of your Magecraft spells. On average, it's literally more than 1 per level (1.05, to be precise), and that's before considering other possibilities to come. So you can still be a dedicated Incanter or Evoker, if you want, specially if you're willing to spend feats on it... You just can't completely neglect the other side. Besides, splitting spells into two different categories allows me to give more of them to the player... I've been playing one version or another of 3.X for almost 20 years now. I know for a fact that quite often, players choose the "boring but effective" option instead of the "fun but situational/impractical" one because they get limited resources and want to make sure their characters are still effective. Just check the hundreds of interesting, but useless feats that are never ever picked. And simply doubling the quantity of times players get to choose something just ensures players will feel pressured to take twice as many "boring but effective" choices. It also makes the class more newbie-friendly. That's a concern for me, because in all 3 of my gaming groups, we still get new-comers on occasion. One of my groups literally has a guy that started playing RPG with us 3 months ago (he now prefers PF over 5e, BTW). Call it a hand-holding mechanic, if you will... It's not completely inaccurate, but it is an oversimplification.
Yknow what the Mage class needs Lemmy? A Priest archetype that is Divine. I thought about that... But I didn't want want to have to create yet another Magecraft (Priestcraft?) spell list... And just using Cleric spell list for the traditional spell-casting felt a bit too good... Like an arcane caster that had a Domain while still having access to some of the best tricks of full arcane casters. Why is there Evocation/Incantation split Lemmy? Because then the player can grab both utility spells without feeling like he's gimping himself in the combat area... Or vice-versa. In this game, too often players feel pressured to choose "effective" over "fun", like skipping interesting feats in order to grab another "stab-them-better" option. Splitting spells into two kinda-of-separate resources minimizes that problem. And frankly, if you can't find at this point you can't finder than elemental blast and heal/harm, frankly, that's on you. At this point, evocations include things like create wall (solid and energy, force and liquid coming at some point in the future), command, counterspell, force strike, glitterdust, grease, obscuring cloud, singularity, summon creature and summon swarm. Finally, between the bonus spells and the expanded magecraft feat, you can have up to 21 incantations by 20th level. It's almost as if you gained a new one every level, then an evocation every other level as a free bonus.
Who doesn't, on occasion... ^^
C'mon, everyone... One post a day keeps the "Rock Falls, Everyone Dies" away!
Other than Seelah and the changes to Valeros' face, every single character art is almost a pure downgrade from their PF1 counterparts. I particularly dislike how skinnier everyone is. The new art really doesn't help sell PF2 to me.
I added Mia's token to the images' page.
I think that's the best way to handle it, yes... Although he did say he was going to start posting again this Wednesday. Just pretend his character isn't present, and if Nicos does come back, then his char suddenly remembers he's there and starts doing stuff.
I know... But this way we don't have to scroll up all the way to the top of the page when we need to give the map a quick check. ^^
Mia doesn't approve of ethnic cleansing... Bur helping Dr.Ratstein seems to be the way to move the plot forward and "coincidentally" meet the rest of the party. XD
That's always the case. XD
Hello. So... I turned the "Hide Inactive Campaigns" option on, but one of those games was revived. Which is great! The problem is.. I have no idea how to "un-hide" my inactive campaigns. I tried finding their threads in their respective subforums, then hiding/unhiding them, but it had no effect. Can anyone help me?
You should watch it... It one of the very few Brazilian movies that are actually good.
I'm honestly tempted to play another Mage... ><' EDIT: Are we using background skills? Also... Do arcane casters gain old-common as a bonus language like Clerics gain god-tongue?
So two melee dudes and a support/healer? Hmmm... I suppose I could play an arcane caster or ranged support to round up the party. A Witch could be fun.
So... What kind of characters do we have so far?
I'll create a character as soon as I'm back home... Doing it via cell phone can't be fun... Or practical. -.-'
Dotting.
Sorry for the slow pace, everyone... On the bright side, my PC was sent for repair today, so things should go back to normal tomorrow or the day after.
Great! One of my character ideas is a noble who is legitimately LG, but arrogant, egotistical and kinda elitist... We'll have so much fun together!
Well, then...
Honestly, I think it'd be probably be better to slow down prepared casting progression, rather than speeding up spontaneous... But generally speaking, I'd rather buff stuff than nerf...
If we all pick a weapon to get enhanced that leaves some for light grenades. Could be handy. We could also each take a weapon of solar energy and one of... "radiation energy". Having a bigass solar-powered gauntlet would be cool!
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