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I am sure this has been addressed elsewhere so forgive me if it has. A monk in my group has raised the question - if her fist attacks are considered magic items for overcoming DR, can she also enhance her atks. by adding bane, holy etc.? can anyone point me to a reference on that? It seems to me she should be able to get her fists and feet enhanced directly (tatoo style) without the hassle of gauntlets, or wraps etc since her arms are basically melee weapons.
I was comparing the cost for making "see invisibility" permanent (via permanency) to the cost of making a headband with continuous "see invisibility" on it. Is it a fair comparison? It seems that the cost of the headband would be 24,000 gold. For the spell it says the caster must expend just 5,000 gold. I guess that's not a bad markup for a wizard. To be honest, I am probably missing something.
I can tell you: My place. Come here right now, and all you'll find is Sam Adams and Chimay Grande Reserve. Ahhhhh Chimay. Chimay, Chimay not. Now that's a good choice.
Kill them all with a big meteorite. I've seen it happen. Honest.
Haha! Awesome. Yes, me 2. We used to game through the entire weekend. Not now though, although I still pump it out. I still run about 3 campaigns, one every Sunday afternoon with a Pathfinder group, one almost every Friday night with a couple old friends (3.5/Pathfinder hybrid), one with a larger group once every couple months, and then the entire old group gets together about once per year for another. I currently have 11 campaigns running concurrently, yet really only run two of them consistently. The cool thing is my wife is a good gamer and she plays too. That makes life easier.
Last Saturday my group pulled it's first all-nighter. Sort of. We'd finished our first adventure, and the DM decided he was done for the night. After an hour or so of video games, we decided screw it, and converted the other DM's campaign into pathfinder, and rolled up all new characters. It was awesome, because we took this campaign a completely different route than the previous one, and instead of fighting a war enveloping the world, we ended it quickly and quietly by paying one of the PCs that wasn't there to assassinate the king, then had to break her out of the dungeon and escaping. We were talking to the innkeeper and B.Sed him like we were a traveling circus, but now it seems we're stuck with it. A Dwarf Cleric, a Minotaur Fighter, and a Human Sorcerer. It's a lot of fun. I love those kinds of nights, where you just keep going and roll up new guys. One of my fave things was always to roll up new guys - the whole process is so much fun.
Well, we only received about 3" of snow (thought it's BITTER COLD here) in NYC; I'm a little bummed about that. But! We still had our weekly Pathfinder session! Was a fun session, too -- party was assisting a lumber mill south of the Boarwood in taking out a frost giant that had been harassing (ie, eating) their barges to Isarn in exchange for free passage and guaranteed entry into the city. They took out the giant just fine. Fighter got his clock cleaned, though!! =P Nice!
Heh, never imagined this post going so far...lol.When you start a thread with an inflammatory subject line like "Wand rifles? C'mon..." what do you expect to happen? As much as I'd like to see these sorts of threads be ignored, you're starting by pushing people's buttons. And then you wonder why people go to the thread and either argue or support your stance. Chill Yoda. This has been a good discussion and I made a point that even Jacobs agreed with. Wand rifles are just off. Was the word "C'mon" snide? Probably. But why are you so uptight? It's wand rifles we are talking about. Settle down.
Heh, never imagined this post going so far...lol.
Hahaha! Yes, but did it look like a Red Ryder BB gun? Or was it just his staff, pointed at the orc?
Yeah... it took us a bit to get the modules in line with the rest of the world, alas. We had a really clear vision of where we wanted to go with the world with the Adventure Path, but that vision took a bit to see all the way over to the modules. There's some fun stuff in there... but some stuff that just doesn't fit the rest of Golarion. Wand rifles are one of those "doesn't fit" elements. This is what I was getting at, thanks. And to those of you who like wand rifles keep shooting them all you want. I wasn't saying you shouldn't use them in your game. I was just saying that for me anything "gun" just doesn't feel right in a traditional S&S setting. Again nothing against the mod.
Nope it is real and there was an in module reason for it and a lot of people have groaned since it was put out.I like them. I don't think they're overpowered (+1 to hit with Rays)and give some nice flavour to a "sniper" style caster. The function aspect is fine, the problem is obviously with the mixing of modern weaponry and D&D magic. It's just very awkward.
Entombed with the Pharaohs. Like I said, no knock on it, actually is a very fun story - that one just threw me off a bit.
. . . right? Nope. Unless I was hallucinating when I saw it today.
The Osirion module is excellent, and I mean it. But wand rifles? Not so sure about that one.
As long as everything is dug out by tomorrow afternoon - there is D&D / Pathfinder to be played! Well, I'm dug out pretty good so my gaming group should be able to fit into my driveway!
The problem is those big weapons and scary teeth in the monster manual. If I was a guard or prison and I saw a prisoner making motions with his arms as he swings a dogslicer at a pretend foe, I would consider removing the game as well.
Good so I ruled correctly. Thanks guys, this was an invigorating discussion.
Ohhh, I thought it was based off the Paizo genies. My bad, then. It's a mix of course, but I am simply adding some additional flavor to it. I am sure your genie bloodline is much more balanced.
That's because I am building my own version of a genie bloodline. There are many traditional views of genies in mythology and folklore. There is without a doubt a sense of luck involved, and I find it to be a unique take on it. But I appreciate the feedback nonetheless.It's in my version as well. See above. I am looking for feedback not competition.Actually, our version has minor creation and I believe plane shift as well. "Muslims believe that the Jinn account for much of the "magic" perceived by humans, cooperating with magicians to lift items in the air unseen, delivering hidden truths to fortune tellers, and mimicking the voices of deceased humans during seances." My concept is to mix creative powers (see spell list and powers) with a sense of fate, where djinn in particular were viewed in folklore to whisper things in the ears of humans...sort of a Loki effect if you will. What I am doing here is purely subjective and experimental.
Actually, our version has minor creation and I believe plane shift as well. minor creation is in the spell list. Plane shift might replace my greater dim door which I agree with delabarre about. That seems a bit off.
It's in my version as well. See above. I am looking for feedback not competition.Actually, our version has minor creation and I believe plane shift as well. That's because I am building my own version of a genie bloodline. There are many traditional views of genies in mythology and folklore. There is without a doubt a sense of luck involved, and I find it to be a unique take on it. But I appreciate the feedback nonetheless.
cold resistance? the marid has that. Looking now, can't find it. Wouldn't it be under Defense on pg. 142 in the Bestiary? There seems to be nothing there.
Actually, our version has minor creation and I believe plane shift as well. It's in my version as well. See above. I am looking for feedback not competition.
I will check it out. I've actually created this one, so of course I want to make it the best I can and enjoyable for players. Thanks.
Class Skill: Knowledge (Planes). Thanks Delebarre. Very thoughtful analysis. I had put thought into the questions and issues you raised. I might change to greater invis, but I liked the lmited wish thing - he already has it on his list anyway, and if it was am emergency thing anyway, he would use it from his spell list, plus he is 20th level at that point with the once per week. It might actually be too underpowered. Thanks again for your excellent review.
But no genie has cold or sonic. That is why I omitted them. But I understand what you are saying.
I reviewed every genie type and they had various resistances since some genies are from the air, others from the earth, others from fire. So what I tried to do here to make it unique was instead of dictating to the player what resistance type they have to choose, I give them the choice and then it scales from there. It's a bit unique from the other bloodlines. Thanks for reading!
Hi all, I welcome any opinions on this sorcerer bloodline. Thanks. Genie The mysterious power of the legendary genie resides in you. As a result, your bloodline is infused by the uncanny ability to alter the fabric of reality. Despite your fickle nature, good fortune is your ever-present companion. Class Skill: Knowledge (Planes). Bonus Spells: disguise self (3rd), invisibility (5th), gaseous form (7th), minor creation (9th), persistent image (11th), analyze dweomer (13th), limited wish (15th), moment of prescience (17th), wish (19th). Bonus Feats: Combat Reflexes, Combat Casting, Improved Initiative, Quicken Spell, Dodge, Mobility, Skill Focus (Knowledge [planes]), Spell Penetration. Bloodline Arcana: Whenever you cast a spell of the figment subschool, increase the spell’s DC by +2. Bloodline Powers: Your ability to shape reality to your own desires has made you wily and elusive. Lucky Touch (Sp): At 1st level, you can touch a creature as a standard action, bestowing on it a luck bonus on attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws equal to ½ your sorcerer level (minimum 1) for 1 round. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your charisma modifier. Genie Resistances (Ex): At 3rd level, you gain resist energy 5 for a specific type, either: fire, or electricity or acid. The choice cannot be changed once selected. At 9th level your resist energy 5 increases to 10, or you can choose another resist energy type 5. At 15th level, you can increase your original resist energy type to 20, increase your secondary resist energy type to 10, or choose one final resist energy type 5. Dimensional Shift (Su): At 9th level, you can teleport as the spell dimension door, except that activating the ability requires a move action, not a standard. The ability can be used twice per day. Test the Fates (Su): At 15th level, you gain the ability to increase your chances at making a saving throw, ability check, attack roll, or skill check. You can choose either to add a d10 die to your saving throw or check before you roll your result, or a d6 die after the saving throw or check has been made. This ability can be used once per day. Shaper of Dreams (Su): At 20th level you have mastered control over reality. You gain immunity to your highest resist energy type (fire, electricity or acid), and the ability to cast shapechange once per day as a spell-like ability using your sorcerer level as your caster level. Once per week, you also gain the ability to cast limited wish as a spell-like ability using your sorcerer level as your caster level.
Hi all, I welcome any opinions on this sorcerer bloodline I created. Thanks. Genie The mysterious power of the legendary genie resides in you. As a result, your bloodline is infused by the uncanny ability to alter the fabric of reality. Despite your fickle nature, good fortune is your ever-present companion. Class Skill: Knowledge (Planes). Bonus Spells: disguise self (3rd), invisibility (5th), gaseous form (7th), minor creation (9th), persistent image (11th), analyze dweomer (13th), limited wish (15th), moment of prescience (17th), wish (19th). Bonus Feats: Combat Reflexes, Combat Casting, Improved Initiative, Quicken Spell, Dodge, Mobility, Skill Focus (Knowledge [planes]), Spell Penetration. Bloodline Arcana: Whenever you cast a spell of the figment subschool, increase the spell’s DC by +2. Bloodline Powers: Your ability to shape reality to your own desires has made you wily and elusive. Lucky Touch (Sp): At 1st level, you can touch a creature as a standard action, bestowing on it a luck bonus on attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws equal to ½ your sorcerer level (minimum 1) for 1 round. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your charisma modifier. Genie Resistances (Ex): At 3rd level, you gain resist energy 5 for a specific type, either: fire, or electricity or acid. The choice cannot be changed once selected. At 9th level your resist energy 5 increases to 10, or you can choose another resist energy type 5. At 15th level, you can increase your original resist energy type to 20, increase your secondary resist energy type to 10, or choose one final resist energy type 5. Dimensional Shift (Su): At 9th level, you can teleport as the spell dimension door, except that activating the ability requires a move action, not a standard. The ability can be used twice per day. Test the Fates (Su): At 15th level, you gain the ability to increase your chances at making a saving throw, ability check, attack roll, or skill check. You can choose either to add a d10 die to your saving throw or check before you roll your result, or a d6 die after the saving throw or check has been made. This ability can be used once per day. Shaper of Dreams (Su): At 20th level you have mastered control over reality. You gain immunity to your highest resist energy type (fire, electricity or acid), and the ability to cast shapechange once per day as a spell-like ability using your sorcerer level as your caster level. Once per week, you also gain the ability to cast limited wish as a spell-like ability using your sorcerer level as your caster level.
Hey all - a fun question came up in my game recently. A Vrock appeared and cast mirror image, giving him 7 images, not including him, so 8 total targets. The PC had whirlwind attack and wanted to use it against the images since to him they looked like multiple creatures to attack. "You can strike out at every foe within reach." I ruled that he could not use the feat in this way since it was technically one foe, and also since real foes take up their own individual 5' squares (it has been amply illustrated on here by SKR that the images in the spell comingle and can all appear in the same 5' square). Did I rule correctly?
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
I HATE THEM! My wife ran the game and had me pissed the whole time. LOL. I think she enjoyed it too much.
Got any more? :) Hmmmmm...I am working on something top secret. But eventually it may find its way to you. Thanks again for the opportunity!
Read Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen. Incredibly complex, amazing magic system using "warrens"...this 10-set series (9 out) has it all. It's immersive though, each book 800-1000 pages.
Nice work, Saradoc! Thanks!
Well, yes, but if he uses the ability for 4 rounds does this use up 4 of his 80 rounds (since 8 minutes measured in rounds is 80 rounds) or does it use up 1 of his 8 minutes? That's my question. Round-based, like Boots of Speed. So it would use up 4 rounds. He's essentially set for that day with the use of true seeing in combat, unless he forgets to dismiss it. The important thing is that the player will need to dismiss it, or it's up to your discretion to indicate that "so many minutes have passed, make note."
Glad this could work for your game. It's a good question because of the semi-confusing reference to both minutes and rounds. It's measured in minutes that can be used nonconsecutively. Meaning 8 minutes that you can chop up as you want. So you can activate and dismiss the ability, but your player has to track his usage.
Hey guys, my Rakshasa bloodline was posted today on KoboldQuarterly.com. Thanks to those who helped me put the final touches on this before they accepted it. http://www.koboldquarterly.com
Smart, diplomatic and patient. Yours was a good response.
To each his own, my friend. After DM'ing for 18 years and getting healthy criticism along the way...I've learned to be player-centric and respect the intelligence of my players and also understand the different needs of my players (and their maturity levels). DM'ing a 12-year old and DM'ing a 37 year old takes some balancing. But I always put fun first over rules (while keeping everyone on track with rules ;-)).
Thank you Erik. And I will keep giving lots of money to do my little part and make sure it stays that way.
Please tell me Auxmaulous, why are people so evil for wanting to build effective characters? For wanting the mechanical tools to be able to create a PC who is how they envision him? As a DM I don't go out of the way to use the word "optimize" with my players and let them do what they want in any way they want as long as it's within reason and within the rules. If they make "poor" choices, as defined by optimizers, I point it out to them (since I know how to "optimize"), after they've died foolishly on the end of a pointy stick.
Gandalf was blatantly the DMNPC - "Mr. Plot Exposition". He didn't have a level adjustment :) Gandalf was actually a lesser god according to the silmarillion and didn't know his past, it was blurry to him. How do you characterize him? Divine Level 0?
True.The only thing nastier than sweet potatoes is your mom.Sweet potato fritters are not facetious. They are pure buttery fact.Never baked any potatoes before and I have 2 in the frig. I'd like some help on the how tos.Potatoes are very bad for you. Do not eat. Try Sweet potato fritters instead. Ummmm, I mean, wait, how dare you call my mom nasty!!!!
The only thing nastier than sweet potatoes is your mom.Sweet potato fritters are not facetious. They are pure buttery fact.Never baked any potatoes before and I have 2 in the frig. I'd like some help on the how tos.Potatoes are very bad for you. Do not eat. Try Sweet potato fritters instead. True.
Sweet potato fritters are not facetious. They are pure buttery fact.I'm telling you, I don't like sweet potatoes. Fine then. Poison your body with standard potatoes. It's your life. LOL. I am yanking your chain. The whole time. I love potatoes and I hate sweet potatoes too. ;-)
Fine try this then.Do not open this site. It contains a virus. Stick to sweet potato fritters at all cost. ACK! Another virus. Please stop posting viruses.
Never baked any potatoes before and I have 2 in the frig. I'd like some help on the how tos.Potatoes are very bad for you. Do not eat. Try Sweet potato fritters instead. Sweet potato fritters are not facetious. They are pure buttery fact.
Do not open this site. It contains a virus. Stick to sweet potato fritters at all cost.
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