We had a big argument in my game today about contingency. A wizard with 86 HP set contingency to cast heal when he reached zero HP. He took a Wail of the Banshee in the face, doing 170 points of damage. He failed his save. Does the contingency heal actually go off when he hits zero, interrupting the wail of the Banshee damage? As the GM, I see both sides of the argument, 1. He takes the 170, since it is an immeduate effect
Help me qyash this argument. It caused a rage quit for one of the players.
I don't know if anyone is reading these anymore, but I am running this as a precursere for Tyrants Grasp. My PCs are smart. They all have flight capabilities from wands or other items. What is to prevent them from just flying up Gallowspre, thereby skipping most of the encounters? Maybe some kind of warding? Juat curious if anyone else ran into this problem.
So I was thinking Oracle with Juju mystery and spirit vessels...But how do I get the command Undead feat...you need to be able to channel Negative Energy, plus that means no good alignment.I'm stuck...I don't want to go the cleric route....How do I make a kick ass undead controller...I think later in the campaign there will be a lot of intelligent undead...is there a way to handle them too, or should I just go with a Cleric undead destroyer/turner? maybe a Blossming Light?
So is this a play by post or do you use virtual tabletop... I have several ideas I'd try out... A Paladin/Monk/Champion or Irori
A caveat...I have been playing PF for 10 yers and gaming various systems since 1980...I have never participated in an online game...I don't think I'd be interested in play by post...I'm more interested in a skype, virtual tabletop game... My email is Patman21967@comcast.net
A modular computer game...ie...pay a base amount for the engine, say 50 bucks or so, then have the APs available as DLC for say 20 dollars and have them either single player or coop games, so you can link up with 4 -5 other people and go through an AP or play it solo...I can't believe I'm the only one who has thought of this...LOL...probably not even close...is it feasible? something like Kingmaker but multi player and with any of the APs available...A lot of us with families, multiple jobs etc...want to experience the stories of the APs but find it hard to get together more than 1x every week or 2, but would find it easier to sit down at the PC after the SO, kids, dogs etc...go to bed for a couple hours...So...whatcha think?
So I've been playing RPGs since I stumbled into a game store in 1981 and was asked to sit in on an Empire of the Petal Throne game with several players who went on to work for Judges Guild...since then I've played DnD, ADnD, Runequest, Warhammer, Pendragon, Ars Magica, Arcanis, 3.0, 3.5, Traveler but have been playing PF since it'd release some 10+ years ago...Still game on Sunday nights with my buddies from college...that said, I'd like to pick up another game somewhere and figured I might like to try one of the many online games I've been reading about...Between work, dogs, fiancé, her kids, ailing mom etc...I think it would be easier than going out for 6 hours on a night off...It mainly looks like I would be available Mondays and Thursdays...Anyway...If you're looking for another player, and don't mind walking someone through the intricacies of an online game, please reach out Patrick Capossere
I live in Delaware about an hour south of Philly..so East Coast time, but wouldn't be opposed to something that started later for me, as things are pretty quiet here at nights...
Thank you James Jacobs...Another question...everyone but myself in my group doesn't want to switch to 2e..for various reason, mostly that we have a ton of APs we want to do in 1e and being a bit of an older group (been gaming together since college in the 80s) they don't want to learn a new system. That being said, I want to continue my AP subscription because there are stories I'd like to continue exploring...how convertible to 1e is stuff going to be?
A paladin would be highly destructive as well....But I think with spells, a gunslinger can be somewhat neutralized...the smite ability of a paladin would be tough to deal with... I love APs..I like reading and playing through them, but here is my criticism....The "bosses" are always out action economized by the players....you'd have to mitigate the paladins destructive capabilities, while accounting for the other players...you'd have to have several tough fights in order to make them spend their smites, or have several tough NPCs with the BBRG...too many fights at the end of books are against 1 guy...
I've been hoping for one of these...wish I had the time to write one, but a book with a different chromatic dragon as it's primary villain maybe with an aspect of Dahak being the overall bad guy...could use lots of kobolds at low levels, dragon cultists, half dragon NPCs and maybe even be a mythic campaign where you have to fight major different color dragons at the end of each book to gain tiers... Wish I had time to do this myself...
I'd like some "professional" advice...instead of running Carrion Crown and spending a year +, thinking of running Shattered Shield, then Reavers Roar with the same PCs, then having them caught in the explosion and come back as level 1 PCs in the Boneyard, sine it says the PCs are warped versions of themselves. What do you think...The PCs can have the back story stuff and maybe some insight into the whispering Way etc....
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I really like this idea...play the PFS scenario, then have everything end in a bright flash and have them wake up in the coffins at level 1....Might just have to do that
OK, I kinda want to roleplay the PC's interviewing to be on The Peregrine. I was kinda hoping we could all collaborate on the interview process. Who is conducting the interviews? The Bountiful Venture or a government official from Andoran. I'll tailor the questions to each PC, but aside from the obvious ( what can you provide the settlement, why are you interested in going, etc..) what kinds of questions would you ask? I was also thinking a pirate attack, to let the players and other colonists interact might be a cool think. A little low level mayhem to get them invested. Anyone have any good ideas?
Thanks guys. Maybe I'll do some reading and come up with something surrounding the Sun Temple Colony. Seems like a tough thing to just run separate parts of an AP and just tossing random PC's in the middle of a story. Adam, thanks for your kindly response. I might read all the material y'all listed and piece together my own stuff.
I'm wondering if there are any ideas out there to run my players through to give them a lore/feel for the upcoming AP? I like the players, even with running a 1 shot or 2, to just get a little history, lore, feel for the upcoming campaign, especially those not too familiar with the history of Golarion
Here is a general outline. Any advice or collaboration is welcome I'm thinking of having the big bad guy be modified mythic dragon. His motivations are to gather up all the Orbs of Dragonkind and destroy them. He will have a cult following and part of his mythic ability is controlling dragons of all Neutral and Evil alignments. At low levels it will be a lot of kobolds, lizard men, half draconic creatures and drakes. As the PCs advance, obviously lots of dragon fights. I thought something cool would be to have each PC unlock certain powers against a specific type of dragon as they increased in level. Either a kind of bloodline power or by giving them to opposite domain powers and spells to the type dragon they are keyed. The players need to recover, but not use the Orbs, before the BBED can get to them, of course, they will fail occasionally, making for some tough battles. I'm thinking of making it span a lot of Golarion. Kinda epic in scale. Any thoughts?
So, I'm running Way of the Wicked, about to 1/3 of the way through book 5...Was hoping to run this, but since it has been 2 years in the making, might move on to something else...I don't like starting something without the completed works in hand...I could always start, and if it's not done, pick up the writing of the end myself, but that requires work, which I don't have the time for... Gary, give us an update please?
This goes back to the old phrase " You can't please everyone". People need to understand the "s#$% happens". I'm not in the "game" but geez, I can surely put myself in that place. I had several good discussions with Gary McBride when first starting to run WotW, and he was a very nice man, and very enthusiastic and helpful with his comments and suggestions. Sometimes you need a little break to catch your breath, deal with loved ones etc....I think 90% of the gaming community would understand this. But, there are always the people who say " I paid for it, stick to the schedule" . I understand that they are there. In a smaller way, I deal with that too. I'm in the hospitality industry, managing bars and restaurants. People want what they want...I merely suggest that you cannot make everyone happy, so do the best to communicate what is going on, then if people cannot accept that things are a little late, oh well..you tried. By communicating you let people know you still care, but s&$@ came up. Just dropping out make people worry, speculate, start rumors etc....That was what I wanted to avoid with this post. I was hoping someone knew what was happening, or Gary or his partner would respond to squash the rumors. I saw a lot of them while searching for an update on the project and future endeavors. To all the developers and publishers out there, for every one person who b&&!&es and complains, remember there are hundreds of others who appreciate your hard work and ideas to make our gaming time, which for most of us is a diversion from the stresses of everyday s~~+, more enjoyable... Patrick
Well, Super Genius has become Rogue Genius from what I have heard. I agree Mr. McCoy, and I'm not busting balls at all, I am just saying I hope everything is OK with him and his company. I loved Way of the Wicked, I backed the creature cards, but I did not get in on the Throne of Night. I am definitely going to pick it up if it releases in full..Just hope it's not on GRR Martin or Robert Jordan time....
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