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It has surprised me how the maul / greathammer / bloody-big-double-headed-oversized-hammer always seems to be omited from all core D&D materials. This is such a classic fantasy weapon, just as much as the greataxe or greatsword. The maul always gets added in via supplement later -- so why not cut to the chase and add in this classic weapon to the Pathfinder weapons listing?

*straightens the collar of his robes as he points toward the chalkboard with a stick* it's quite simple,really.the change from knife to dagger to short sword to long sword to greatsword to big-ass sword is a natural evolution (the broadsword being an offshoot that died several editions ago,as briefly discussed in dwarven historian Clang A'din's book On the Origin of Steel,chapter 83,paragraphs 17 to 839).the hammer,however,has only had time to evolve into a warhammer,not having enough time to develop further.in order to make up for this disparity,smiths have forcefed steroids to warhammers to grow them into big-ass mauls to compensate for the oversight,thus this is why mauls don't show up until later supplements.i hope this clarifies the reason why their arrival is delayed.next week we will discuss the tome about killer vegetation,The Celery Stalks at Midnight.class is dismissed,enjoy your day/night/timeless eternity

Granted! This is actually a good point as she's a magic user. "enlarge object" or a localized "enlarge person" could certainly have been at work here. Its not paizo's fault, its Seoni's! ;) (and in fact, if i recall, James Jacobs DID say she started out a lot less spectacularly endowed....)

ah vanity, thy name is Charisma.

If, and I repeat, IF, it is decided that the caster CAN ride his own disk (a clear change from 1E, which is fine) then it should be clarified what happens when the disk moves over water or some other surface that could not otherwise bear the weight sitting on the disk. If the disk moves over a surface that would be otherwise unable to support the carried weight, the disk sinks until it comes within 3' of a surface which CAN support that weight.

well,the FAQs have confirmed that you can sit on the disk,but it doesn't go anywhere.think of it as a sled tied to a rope,with the rope around your waist.sure you can sit on the sled,but it won't go anywhere.once you start walking it gets pulled behind you.a bit of a simplistic explanation,but one that suits our purposes.

i also do agreed with your suggestion that the disk must remain above a surface that can support it. i'd like to know what Jason Buhlman (aka the Lurker Above) has to say about it,as well as Erik Mona (aka the Trapper Below)

Pezler the Polychromatic wrote:

GentleGiant wrote:

Some people must be reading another spell description than the one in my Beta book.

As Laurefindel points out, it floats at a distance of 5 feet away from you "if not otherwise directed."
The spell description also states that "It floats along horizontally within spell range" (Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)), meaning that, in my interpretation, you could easily jump on it and then use it as your personal "flotation device" as long as you don't try to take it above the "3 feet off the ground" spell parameter.
Taking it outside the spell range isn't going to be a problem since you're sitting on it.
The only argument left is then whether "if not otherwise directed" requires concentration or if "stay underneath me" is enough direction.

hate to burst everybody's bubble but no,you can't ride your own floating disk.it's true that the wording is a bit vague but there has been FAQs on this.also,in the Spell Compendium on page 96 there is a 4th level sorcerer/wizard spell called Greater Floating Disk which states "This spell functions like Tenser's floating disk except that the created disk does not need to stay within 3 feet of the surface beneath it.However,the disk must remain within 15 feet of you at all times.You can concentrate (as a standard action) on the disk to make it move with a fly speed of 20 feet(perfect)this allows you to sit on the disk and command it to carry you about." The fact that they make the distinction that this particular spell allows you to sit on it means that the lesser one doesn't allow you to.hope this clears up everything for you guys

Actually I agree with you on them making the distinction between spells. Following is text taken from from an faq I DL'd sometime ago:

Can you ride your own Tenser’s floating disk?

No. While you could command your Tenser’s floating disk
to move close enough for you to sit upon it, it has no ability to
move under its own...

thanks for finding that eirip,i had been searching WotC's site for the information for everybody to look at,and as i was going to post it i found that you already did.that's the problem with having a vast library of knowledge,it's a hell of a time looking in the backroom for something you read centuries ago.so we now have the answers: can you sit on your floating disk?Yes.can you move it around like that?no.and because i love revelling in the chaos,here's another question: if the disk must remain at least 3 feet from the ground,what happens when you're over water?does it count against the surface of the liquid or the floor at the bottom? my vote is that you can't use it to cross water,otherwise it would completly make Water Walk spells superfluous.if it stayed up on the surface of the water,what would happen when you wanted to dive down,would it suddenly just follow you under,realize the bottom of the lake is 100 feet underneath it,and wink out because of that?the way i see it,it should be above stable ground,any takers on that suggestion?

Some people must be reading another spell description than the one in my Beta book.

As Laurefindel points out, it floats at a distance of 5 feet away from you "if not otherwise directed."
The spell description also states that "It floats along horizontally within spell range" (Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)), meaning that, in my interpretation, you could easily jump on it and then use it as your personal "flotation device" as long as you don't try to take it above the "3 feet off the ground" spell parameter.
Taking it outside the spell range isn't going to be a problem since you're sitting on it.
The only argument left is then whether "if not otherwise directed" requires concentration or if "stay underneath me" is enough direction.

hate to burst everybody's bubble but no,you can't ride your own floating disk.it's true that the wording is a bit vague but there has been FAQs on this.also,in the Spell Compendium on page 96 there is a 4th level sorcerer/wizard spell called Greater Floating Disk which states "This spell functions like Tenser's floating disk except that the created disk does not need to stay within 3 feet of the surface beneath it.However,the disk must remain within 15 feet of you at all times.You can concentrate (as a standard action) on the disk to make it move with a fly speed of 20 feet(perfect)this allows you to sit on the disk and command it to carry you about." The fact that they make the distinction that this particular spell allows you to sit on it means that the lesser one doesn't allow you to.hope this clears up everything for you guys

I found this site while I should have been getting ready for work and thought you guys might like to see some of these things. They look like they could be awesome.

Yes,it's a great tool,and the creator was supposed to have created a new version of it,i've been keeping tabs on the site. However,the maker hasn't been seen in nearly a year,posts in the forums have dropped to nothing,and the forums themselves have been taken over by porn bots..It's been largely abandoned,which is a shame because i have anticipated the new release for a long time.I just wish the creator Daan didn't disappear like that, i'm not certain if he's lost interest or something has happened to him. I truly hope that he will work on it again and finish it since he's a talented programmer,however i don't hold much hope for that