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Discern Lies is basically worthless (lots of ways around it). High Sense Motive is generally better. But you lose Stern Gaze too, so worst of both worlds.

Im thinking...Friday or Saturday should be enough time.

This would be a Shoryuken...not sure if getting it THAT wrong was intentional or not. =)

Not sure why there's so many folks hating on late contributions. So long as this thread continues to exist, it's like an immortal document of Pathfinder fan reference material. I still find it useful, here on the edge of 2016, and it's only more useful if people are still throwing in their 2 cents every 2 years or so. Does that somehow bother people, philosophically?

It's because it's pointless to continue this discussion. It's based entirely on several faulty premises because it's in a thread made before the class was officially released.

Preacher is more of a combat based thing. You can basically call out advice or jibes to friends or enemies a certain number of times a day, granting or forcing re-rolls or aiding an ally's AC. All it replaces is Solo Tactics (and you can drop the Teamwork Feats for extra uses).

Good archetype for those who don't have any particular plan for teamwork Feats, or just don't like them (like me).

Infiltrator is the one that has much the same effect as the Conversion Inquisition, but the loss of Stern Gaze and Monster Lore hurts IMO, though Misdirection is really good, objectively.

Sense Motive is my favorite skill, and I love the Improved Monster Lore Feat, so it's not my favorite. =)

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Aranna wrote:

I have a quick question. Do the stat bonuses on various things stack? Like the Red Dress has Cha 2, the Militia Hat has Cha 1, and the Fashion Sunglasses have Cha 1; do they add up to a Cha boost of 4? or is it the highest of Cha 2? or is it the last item you equip?

They stack, and unlike 3 or New Vegas, the effective stat can go over 10.

It can go over 10. And will display ever increasing values. However, for the most part my understanding is that values over 11 don't do anything.

The only exception I know of is that a charisma above 11 will enable you to get more settlers in your settlements, but I highly suggest that depending on what you're running the game on you shouldn't go above 20.

They have effects, but you get diminishing returns after 11 in a stat.

Oh I should also say the group very much leans towards the "Pirates are greedy evil f%#~s" side of the alignment spectrum, so keep that in mind.

The only reason they draw the line at slavery is because transporting live cargo is too much of a hassle and draws too much heat.

Feel free to read the Gameplay thread if you want a recap of all that's happened.

It looks like you're missing quite a few Feats on Gremory, Smashomancer. By the way, as a "talker", have you considered taking the Preacher archetype?

None.

No, he's from Boston.

Doubling (or increasing by 1/3 or somewhere in between for classes with Bonus Feats) the amount of Feats everyone gets has much the same effect.

Suits of clothing giving static bonuses to rolls. In SW a +1 bonus seems to be a pretty big deal...like a +30% chance to succeed when most TN seem to be 4.

Having multiple suits of clothing that you can switch in like a minute to give those bonuses seems kinda cheesy. So, for this game, in order to get the bonus from wearing a suit of clothing (and the accouterments associated with it) you have to have been wearing the clothing for 24 hours prior to whatever roll you are making.

This way, it still benefits you to have the mechanic's outfit, doctor's outfit and whatnot for downtime activities, but it doesn't really benefit you if you are traveling around from ruin to ruin or investigating a ruin or in the heat of a battle.

Can we waive this for hats at least? That +1 Notice is nice, but basically worthless if you can't pop on a helmet when combat starts. This game is KILLER, and any armor you can get is a must.

I never was much of a Motorhead fan, so of course I only discovered two songs that I instantly fell in love today...

The only Motorhead song I really like is Year of the Wolf, but most of their songs are pretty good.

I thought about it coming in, but there were already so many posts it wouldn't have been funny.

Giant-Blooded: We can try it out, yeah. It doesn't seem egregiously powerful, at least as far as a 1/2 BaB character is concerned.

Spheres of Power I've heard great things about...but have no experience with. I'd need to give it a looong read, and I'm not sure I'll have time for that in the next couple of days. Call it a no, at least for now.

@ Smashomancer: Go with whatever sounds fun.

Ghouls can at least integrate with normal human society.

Well, you wouldn't be the first weird race on the ship. The Human Magus is a Kitsune now, the captain is an Orc, and two of their crewmates are a Hobgoblin (former captain of their current ship) and a Ghast.

Kraken Caller looks good.

Blinkback Belt. I very very much suggest you get that instead.

Jesus christ don't scare me like that. Haven't spoken to Lemmy in a few days and I thought you meant him.

Sure. Yes, any templates will need to be lost. I don't like them even in high power games.

Is the Kraken Caller on the SRD or Archives yet?

If not, I'll need a copy/paste of the book text.

Ah, yes. Early firearms are readily available. I meant to say that.

Lizardfolk is perfectly fine (though I need a short explanation of why he traveled from swamp to sea. Same as any character.).

Isn't this basically how Nethys became a god? He just became so super awesome at magic he exploded and then ascended to godhood?

I'd say just let him research an alternate 9th level version of Create Demiplane called "Genesis" or some such. Say the plane grows incredibly slowly, like a 10 foot cube a day (1/20th of the speed of Greater Create Demiplane).

The octopus squeezes each of the sailors.

8d20 ⇒ (13, 13, 13, 18, 11, 16, 3, 18) = 105

Damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (5, 3) + 8 = 16

All but Rosie are crushed to death instantly.

Basically what the title says. We're in book 4, the Island of Empty Eyes now. Just started, haven't even arrived on the island yet.

I'm thinking for simplicity, you would have joined the crew as some random schmoe in Pot Peril, and now's your time to shine as the Pallor has been attacked by a bigass squid who just dragged eight of your crewmates overboard.

Current party composition:

Captain Jrahk "Razortusk" Lacertus. Orc Bloodrager. Two-handed melee beast, Intimidate build. Standard fare.

First Mate/Navigator Ixrul Morcrom. Elf Wizard. Buffer/Conjurer.

Ace. Human Magus. Standard Dervish Shocking Grasp type with a few extra tricks.

CharOp Guidelines:

-Level 9
-25 Point Buy
-3 Traits (one can be a Skull and Shackles Campaign Trait, but it is not necessary)
-Average HP, round up (d6=4, d8=5, etc.)
-Full WBL

All Paizo books allowed sans the Technology Guide, though run everything from splatbooks (i.e. not the Ultimate X, Advanced Y line) by me first, as some select items will probably be too ridiculous to allow (No, Sacred Geometry is not allowed).

Dreamscarred Press' Ultimate Psionics and Path of War are allowed, though only the PoW stuff on the SRD, and the Mystic unless you can provide me with a copy of the Harbinger PDF or any of the other PoW Expanded material (the playtest stuff is available on a case-by-case basis).

Houserules and such:

-A "Handwrap(s) of Mighty Fists" exists. It costs as a weapon, and applies its enhancement to Unarmed Strikes only. It takes the "weapon slot".

-Alignment restrictions are flexible. Consider them completely removed for Monks, Druids, and Barbarians.

-You can sell BACK purchased items for full price (looted items are still sold for half). If you want a +1 Flaming sword after you've already spent 8k on a +1 Frost one, I see no reason to charge you an extra 4000 gp.

-Some spells will be vetted. Problem spells are not outright banned, but let's avoid Snowcone Wish Machines, yes?

-Work with me if you want normal Monk archetypes on an Unchained Monk. Most can be converted with some tweaking.

-Don't bother tracking Encumbrance if you have a positive Str modifier. You may be audited if it's below 10.

-I assume you can find normal ammunition in any quantity you need.

There's probably more minor ones I'm not thinking of, rulings and such that haven't come up much, but those should be the most relevant for character creation purposes.

Don't feel the need to pigeonhole yourself into filling a specific role or anything, just play what you'll find fun. However, I DO expect a certain level of optimization. Nobody in this group is a character building expert by any means, but I do soup up many encounters for increased challenge and fun. Repeated character death is no fun for you or me. Try to find a happy medium between "Min-max the unstoppable warrior" and "Master of underwater basket-weaving".

Speaking of...I tend not to pull punches. Several characters have died (though all but one have been brought back).

Anyone interested, speak up! I'm happy to help working on your character theme or mechanics. Newbies welcome as well as experienced players.

Okay.

So, should I recruit another 4th man? We seem to have bad luck with them.

Jrahk completes the dive gracefully, taking no damage. He may just live to regret entering the element of a 30 foot tall aquatic, grappling creature.

Ace?

Swim check.

Could be. The nearest one I know of is in the Columbia Mall though, and it's a PITA to get there.

Finally got some more Lapsang Suchong. Worth the wait.

I'd like to try other brands besides Twining sthough, see if there's a higher quality version that may be better. The only other brand I've been able to find is the Baltimore Coffee and Tea house brand, and the people that work there say it's not as good.

I'll be sad if Spaulding leaves. Also TBH I'm always leery of killing off PCs when their player leaves unless they leave in an unfriendly manner, or it's what they would have wanted.

I have DYNO-MITE. I'd planned to toss one while fleeing next round.

I know it's Large...the book says that's a 6 square diameter (so a 3 square radius, counting from "FB".).

Sir Richard Helmsley IV would be proud.

(He's my Fallout 4 character.)

I enjoyed the Alvin Maker series. Riiiight before Orson Scott Card went completely b#$@##$.

Seems like a ton of Native American folklore would fit in perfectly. Where is it?

That's too bad. Flurry of Tears would be a great attack against Fire elementals.

I had thought of that, yes.

Though, it's not necessarily stronger. Remember, adding both means penalties factor in.

7 Cha plus 20 Int and Bruising Intellect makes your "Cha" bonus +5 (a total of a +7 bonus over the norm).

Conversely, 7 Cha + 20 Str is only a +3 total bonus.

It's only better when both stats are high...which is its own investment. It's weaker when used for its intended purpose of shoring up a weak skill bonus due to low stats.

And the Monk cries, for he has no such cheap option.

So, I had a thought...shouldn't Intimidating Prowess be a Trait?

Considering making it so. Thoughts?

Also, just noticed Tracking was rolled into Survival, so updated sheet. Just traded Tracking for Healing (figured basic First Aid is something a caravan guard would know).

Jalhazar playfully slaps Jrahk's hands around as he steers, but always rights the course before anything bad happens.

1d20 + 24 ⇒ (12) + 24 = 36

You approach the bay, startlingly white sandy beaches encircling the crystal clear water.

The boat shifts slightly as you move in.

"Wasn't me!" Jalhazar cries, just before 8 tentaces erupt from the water and lash out at 8 of your sailors.

1d55 + 1d54 + 1d53 + 1d52 + 1d51 + 1d50 + 1d49 + 1d48 ⇒ (29) + (28) + (6) + (41) + (50) + (6) + (9) + (15) = 184

1d50 ⇒ 30

8d20 ⇒ (18, 15, 6, 11, 4, 18, 15, 10) = 97

Eight of your crew, including Rosie are snatched off the deck and dragged underwater!

1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Y'all are up.

The journey to the island takes several weeks, and roughly halfway through the journey a giant squid surges up from the deep. Water slaps your decks...and then it dives again and leaves.

A scroll case lay where the water washed up on the boat. Inside is a letter bearing the Master of Gales' seal.

You left Port Peril before I could tell you this. I had planned to do so at your inaugural party. I mentioned that claiming the island was your final test. In truth, this test has a time limit. Three months. In three months the other members of the Pirate Council will come calling at your residence on the island. if you have tamed it, and can throw a fete worthy of your new stature as a Pirate Lord, they'll take your oath of loyalty, and the seat will be officially yours. If not. .. well, you wouldn't be the first winner of the Regatta who failed to live up to expectations."

The rest of your trip passes uneventfully, and you arrived at the island.

A high plateau forms the north and central portions of the island, surrounded by 500-foot-high cliffs. Two long peninsulas jut from the plateau to the southeast and southwest. Two sheltered bays offer the best anchorages, a large one to the south (area A) and a smaller bay to the east (see area K). In addition, a number of beaches where boats can land line the island's shores. Scattered across the island, but especially along the beaches and cliffs of the central plateau, are large, weathered statues of giant cyclopes. The statues are all clearly of great age, but their single eyes, which once contained large and valuable gemstones, are now just empty holes-the reason for the island's mysterious epithet.

To reach the island, you will need to navigate the shoals and reefs surrounding it. This would be easier in the shore boats, but you would need to weigh anchor over a half-mile from the island for the Devil's Pallor to be safe from the reefs.

Three consecutive DC 20 Sailor checks or DC 30 Kn. Nature checks. +5 bonus with the jolly boats, +1 bonus for everyone that makes a DC 20 Perception check to help.

Happy birthday!

Good to know the next book is good. So many APs seem to peter out halfway through.

Yep, you have her slung over your shoulder. Nobody seems to mind that you're dragging a unconscious woman around.

What Jones said. Hence why you're getting gouged for 5 gp for a room worth about a silver.

Figured. I think everyone was too busy to post much anyway.

Go kill some Gunners.

You head back to the surface, and to the inn.

"5 gold a night. Each of you."

The Minutemen General's Outfit is snazzy as fuark, and gives roughly as good protection as a full set of combat armor pieces.

Daredevil (not as much as the series, but it wasn't TERRIBLE), Mummy 3 (I mean...it's exactly like the first two. It delivers on what was promised, and it was hella fun, if dumb and cheesy. Exactly like the first two.), Van Helsing (I didn't realize people saw this as bad...), John Carter, Pacific Rim (wait, for real this time, who says this is bad?), Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and Beastmaster (The TV series too) have already been mentioned.

I will put forward...

1.) Constantine. It doesn't really follow the comics from hat I've heard, and was critically panned....but I thought it was pretty good, and basically Keanu Reevs' best movie. Good imagery, Peter Stormare was great as Satan, and some solid action.

I think the only reason this got bad critical reviews was because this was back when sci-fi/fantasy and ESPECIALLY comic book movies never got a fair shake because they were, by their very nature as not some sappy dramatically over-doe "artsy" movie somehow inferior products, and inherently juvenile.

2) Green lantern. Yes, the suit looks dumb. Yes, it is a bit cheesy. But Sinestro was pretty good, Ryan Reynolds made a good Hal, and it was a coherent origin for Hal Jordan as GL. The effects in general and the villain was its main downfall.

Cliff takes a break from looking around the docks to sweet-talk the lady at the evidence locker into letting him "borrow" a few pieces.

What kind of evidence is there, exactly? I had actually thought the police had nothing at this point.