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I was thinking I would expand on my original post a bit but then I realized I'd made my point and extra wordage was wasteful... like this post.

I think the rest of the thread made your point for you.

Quadruple crit from an orc barbarian with a double axe, chased with a kobold sorcerer's lightning bolt.

Merlin Porkins wrote:

Sebastian wrote:

The problem is that everyone thinks Lincoln is a great president, while completely ignoring the many achievements of Ben Franklin, the nation's greatest president.

Also, Lincoln had a b*~#+in' luxury car. Or so I hear.

Franklin did indeed do many cool things, but he was never President of the United States.

Edit: Just sayin'

Then why is he on the $100 bill

Because he was just that cool.

and Mount Rushmore?

He's not.

The problem is that everyone thinks Lincoln is a great president, while completely ignoring the many achievements of Ben Franklin, the nation's greatest president.

Also, Lincoln had a b*~#+in' luxury car. Or so I hear.

Franklin did indeed do many cool things, but he was never President of the United States.

Edit: Just sayin'

prophesy (why does that never look right?)

Because it's not. "Prophesy' is the verb. "Prophecy" is the noun.

As to his appearance. I still picture him as a young Patrick Duffy.

The Man from Atlantis? Are we really getting that old?

250 is from the front. Those are eyeballs. 120 is from the back, hence the vertebral bones in the neck.

I don't think it's necessary. You've got your Level 1's, your 3+mods, and cantrips like Acid Splash and Ray of Frost, not to mention your scrolls and wands. If you get down to your cantrips after level 2, maybe the rest of the party isn't doing their part.

I'd like to express, politely, I hope, that the upcoming volumes, "Ultimate Magic", and "Ultimate Combat" appear to not be to my particular taste in gaming. I expect that I will not be purchasing them. Furthermore, the rate at which new base classes and alternate classes is more rapid than I had hoped. This causes me some concern, since although I am not interested in using them in my campaign, I expect some pressure to allow them from interested players. Also, I fear for the quality of such expansions and the effect this will have on the Pathfinder gaming culture a a whole. I hope you will take my concerns into consideration when developing concepts for future products. I trust that Messrs. Reynolds, Radney-McFarland, Buhlman, and Jacobs will not take this statement as a reflection on their talent, skill, or character.

It averages out to about 23 points, so you might even want to go up to 25. That would make it sting a little less for the 30+ folks

Yes, Urban Ranger gets Disable Device and Knowledge Local instead of Handle Animal and Knowledge Nature.

Merlin Porkins wrote:

Jeff de luna wrote:

Ravingdork wrote:

Why the heck didn't they keep the Y?

Probably to preserve the angel, agathion, archon assonance.

and also alliteration.

Alliteration is when you have a series of consonants, assonance is when you have a series of vowels. They're otherwise the same thing.

I stand corrected. And educated.

Ravingdork wrote:

Why the heck didn't they keep the Y?

Probably to preserve the angel, agathion, archon assonance.

and also alliteration.

I like the fluff for dwarfs. The slight tinge of Norse in the stereotype is also kind of awesome. I personally see dwarfs as the most dependable race in the world.

You ask and elf for a ride home from the airport, he'll turn back if something pressing come up. He'll feel bad, and it's understandable, but you're still at the airport.

A Gnome will show up, but you're an extra couple hours late cause you had to take the time to bail them out of the security checkpoint for constantly trying to get into restricted areas.

A Dwarf will get in the car and start driving to the airport, and come hell or high water. The only way he's not picking you up like he promised is if all the armies of creation, from the Hosts of Heaven, to the Legions of Hell, manage to hit him all at once.

...On the ride home from the airport, you're having a conversation with a blood stained dwarf who's telling you about how he caught that pit fiend with one hell of a right cross, while wondering aloud if all solars scream like little girls when you're slamming them repeatedly into the concrete.

WHOOOAH! This injured me and it hurts in a good way! You, Sir, grok Dwarves more deeply that Prof, Tolkien himself!

Thanks, Jim!

Well, that's all the time we have this week. I'm Merlin Porkins. Thanks for watching Mutual of Paizo's "Wildshape Kingdom."