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Hello Xevian, I'm sorry I never read your message as I stopped frequenting the boards. I trust you have have a group by now?
my wife and I are looking to join a sunday night pathfinder group in the red deer area (we are from eckville). We are very new to the game but have played a few modules and dm'd a few beginner box games... Hello. I'm sorry I never saw your message. I stopped frequenting the boards very quickly. I trust you and your wife found a game to attend?
So the campaign is going exceptionally well. We now have 7 regular players and two gm's :-) Hello, I'm very sorry I never read any of your messages as I stopped frequenting the boards very quickly. How is your campaign going?
The game went extremely well. A third friend joined us and wanted a Fighter so we were set. In observing their imaginative play I have no doubts now that they would have been fine even without the Fighter. In the end they prevailed and were so pumped about it that they started a Facebook page for their group. What fun!
Thanks for the encouragement!! I will let them go ahead as planned and see how they do. I'll do a quick post on Sunday to let anyone interested know how it went.
Just starting a new group. I have two young players and they would like to run the Thief and the Cleric from the Beginner Box. This should be fine right? I don't have to make them take a Fighter if they don't want?
Hi, Could you please cancel my Pathfinder Tales subscription. Thank You
I saw posts by two known trolls and closed the window. Just from seeing those two names I knew what sort of thing had gone on and didn't need to read any further.In all seriousness I though I would try to reply to a poster diplomatically. I never got a reply. Am I right in assuming that some people aren't looking for a reply? It was confusing and I ended up just goofing around toward the end. Also, thanks for the encouragement. :) - Senator
Many thanks for the encouragement. I needed that. - Senator
Augh! Necromancy, says I! Begone, foul Dwimmerlake, Lord of Carrion! ......and also, cookies. - Senator
Thanks again for your wonderful input gamers! From what I see it's all about striking a balance. Understanding the feel of the mechanical "throttle" of the game. I like this. - Senator
Poor, poor Treppa. *yawn* I will sing you to sleeps. *singing* He's only a boy named Charlie.
He's just a kid next door, perhaps a little more.
The world is full of lots of people,
If that doesn't work this will. *ahem* Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur,
Nitey nites *yawn* - Senator
I saw posts by two known trolls and closed the window. Just from seeing those two names I knew what sort of thing had gone on and didn't need to read any further. In all seriousness I though I would try to reply to a poster diplomatically. I never got a reply. Am I right in assuming that some people aren't looking for a reply? It was confusing and I ended up just goofing around toward the end. I think I'm just going to ignore these threads from now on and get back to playing/figuring out Pathfinder. - Senator
Some things in life are bad
And...always look on the bright side of life..*whistles* - Senator
Okay, so I'm practicing the Pathfinder rules with a friend. He has a bard and I have a dwarf. Now the situation is we're having a disagreement on which way to go. And he asks if he can make a charisma/skill check to convince me to go his way. Can he? I mean, it makes sense. If I wanted to attack him I'd have to roll. But can stats trump roleplaying (if they roll high enough) in certain circumstances? - Senator
I love Strippers! PULL! *blam* Hmmmm. Doesn't sound right somehow - Senator
Speechless... ...I am without speech.... Good thing I'm typing. Okay, Iiiii get iiiiiit. You were having me on. This whole edition war thing is being done just for fun, eh? Like in college when we stole the other school's mascot (damn monkey) and they hit my car with tar. Got it. I won't take it so seriously now. :D *ahem* You're all wrong, and your game's mother. That's right, I went there. - Senator
+1! Excellent post. I'm sorry if my post causes any problems or misunderstandings. I should probably leave threads like this alone. - Senator
Reminds me of all the old Superfriends shows. All the Legion of Doom wanted was money. [sarcasm]Because they only had enough to build an incredibly elaborate trap in the middle of a black hole complete with amusement park setting.[/sarcasm] Maybe if they invested what they had a little more wisely... Or at least rent themselves out for parties. Can you imagine them in Vegas! - Senator
and he can't get up! That's not true! The doctor assured me these pills would fix it! Oh wait... you meant....*koff* Thank you for your assistance. :P - Senator
Any good leads? You don't want to be the UPS guy? You'd be great at it, I hear they might be putting AC in their trucks soon. Have you considered a career as a super-villain? Fort Knox awaits, and then..... the moon! ;) - Senator
Well, I can certainly understand that when someone is "extraordinarily sensitive" to something there's probably a reason. I have a toothache right now and I'm extraordinarily sensitive to hot/cold beverages. There's no shame in that. What's a shame is when someone who obviously knows better shows that they are "extraordinarily IN-sensitive" towards reaction they cause intentionally or not. I think you know better and I applaud you wanting to leave it alone as it is obvious that you are maybe sensitive (or at least tired) of the backlash caused. I'm not sure if you realize this but you are hardly coming across as someone neutral who doesn't have a horse in this race. If you were not aware of it, I'm passing the info on to you. Words like "crying hysterics" tend to put salt in wounds. I think the truest thing in your post above is probably the phrase, "That can't be done in these boards." I agree from my short time here that there seem to be subjects better left alone unless you have a desire to irritate. When you touch the taboo you will be branded an instigator, rightly or wrongly, I think you know this. From what I have come to understand I submit that this type of "neutral" conversation would have a rough ride of it on just about any board that has a dedicated purpose. When you go where the fans are you will find yourself shouted at by challenging the fandom's focus. This board, any board. If you are a dishonest "Troll" shame on you. If you are honestly seeking discourse you probably already know that though this subject may have merit worth considering, it's probably not going to happen here and certainly not now. All the best, from a fellow gamer, - Senator
*snort* Wh...where am I? Aaaah! I fell asleep on the floor and my face is stuck to it with my drooool! He'p me! HE'P ME!!! - Senator
I don't recall allowing a Senate to be formed. Some one summon Taig to put a stop to that nonsense. I believe in getting in on the ground floor. So, when you've formed one. Here I am! I'll just sit over here. .....quietly. ....waiting. - Senator (hopefully)
*huff puff puff wheeeeze* *catches breath* Sorry..*huff* I was just over on another *puff*
"titties?" Don't let me interfere. I'll just sit down here. ...and be quiet. ....waiting. - Senator
Yes, Daeglin! Me too! Just 3 days ago I was in my Red Deer Chapters and there was the Gamemasters Guide! It's the first time I've ever seen anything but 4e in there! I found the manager and told him how pleased I was and that if he kept getting new product he'd have a steady customer in me! - Senator
...and solitaire's the only game in toooown! And every road that takes him, takes him dooooown! And by himself it's easy to pretend, *sniff* he'll never.....loooove agaaaaain! *choke**sniff* Oh sorry didn't see you there. G'nite. - Senator
As a relative newcomer to these boards may I just say: WHAT THE HELL WAS ALL THAT? Confused, as always I remain - Senator
I'm reading Frankenstein: Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz at the moment. - Senator
Is there any other way of getting the collected Age of Worms? Paizo doesn't seem to have it for sale and I can't get all the back issues of the magazines it ran in. - Senator
Did I mention I have a very old weiner? - Senator
When our cats die, I'm done with animals. (And I'm considering speeding up the natural process...) I can so relate to this. I have a 14 year old weiner and what with the gray hair and lazy movement it is so hard to look at without feeling sad. When it goes I'm done. - Senator
Wow! I'm feeling younger and younger (and not so fogeyish.) :P I'm a spry 53 and started and have played steadily since 1975 with the little booklets and have not switched game mechanics until this August when I'll be starting up a Pathfinder game. I loved the wine and spirits lists from one of the later Arduin books. So many crazy effects from drinks with fantastic creatures and concoctions mixed in. True alchemy! - Senator
Welcome Senator..I too am one of the originals(began playing in 1974) and have fond memories of Tegel Manor and the early Judges Guild stuff. Thank you venerable sir! It's been a great ride all these years, no? When I think of visiting the little, dusty Sentry Box back then with most of the space taken up by wargaming and just a small space to begin with for Dungeons and Dragons I'm overwhelmed with nostalgia. The little miniature blister packs that came in containing a few blobs of lead with the title "Assorted Slimes and Molds" made me chuckle fondly. The smell of Judges Guild's new releases on newsprint paper, (sometimes with a single color to fancy up the front page, wow!) Coloring in the plastic dice yourself. Twenty siders that you used two colors on, one for the 10's another for the 20's. Then the innovative 20 sider that had a little cross on half the numbers so you could color them all black and still tell the 10's from the 20's. INNOVATION! Finding out what the word "chits" meant. And so much more. On the day I got married I dressed up in my tux with my best friend and fellow gamer, Bruce Birch and walked to the Sentry Box for a last visit as a "bachelor". Everyone wished me well and off I went to the church! I don't consider myself weird, strange, or anything else than incredibly blessed to have such good friends over so many years. The thrill of adventure week after week. "To wear a sword instead of a walking stick...just once!" Even the huge intervention from my church and the great burning didn't keep me down! Excelsior! - Senator
There is also a pretty good bard class in a nice little book I saw from 4 Winds Fantasy Games....what was the name of that book....strategists and....something I looked it up. It's called Strategists and Tacticians. I've never heard of this company. I'll give it a look, thanks. - Senator
Yes, thank you for this. The game has become far less "loosey goosey" if you know what I mean. Tactical jeopardy is far more statistically balanced in the game mechanism. And that's a cool thing to me! At least you can make intelligent choices regarding risk if that's the way the DM runs their table. I'm not able to articulate it yet. Still learning, sorry. But for some reason all of this advice from the boards is really exciting to me! I love this incarnation of D&D! Thanks, Paizo! - Senator
This is what I'm starting to understand. The gaming perspective I have had up til now is one of earned merit. You are 5th level because you earned it. Party members would look out for a low level character and expect to take lumps because of it, but we were all friends at the table and enjoyed it. We died because we adventured! If your guy dies your friends will take care of your new guy and when they die your guy will take care of their new guy. (What an awful sentence!) But now people have an actual "investment" in their characters. The stats are more intricate and require some thoughtful planning. And there's a greater chance of gaming with strangers. There is a real concern of unintentionally "sabotaging" other people's hard work at character creation. I am of course oversimplifying it so forgive me, but I can understand this reality. You need to be an asset not a liability! I know there are many good-natured people who are not afraid of character death but I don't want to take advantage of their good nature by being a detriment when I don't have to be. It's not always about earned bragging rights of what "level" you reached anymore, you can make a 12th level character and just enjoy yourself. This is cool! - Senator
on August 10th Not that it matters much probably but in honor of your birthday the first NPC my players meet in my new PFRPG is going to be named Damon Griffin. Happy almost 50th! :) - Senator
A casualty of the edition wars i am sure. Someone apparently didnt inform him that they are over, and everyone won (4E fans have their system well supported by wizards of the coast, and those who liked the style of 3.5 better have pathfinder thriving here at paizo). Yes, I imagine he has been in a lot arguments which poisoned the well so to speak. It was surprising that a fellow gamer would take the time to go up to a stranger and be rude. I felt sorry for him. I think if I see him again I'll take him to lunch or something and try and talk the bitterness out of him. I'll use that win/win fact that you suggest. - Senator
Ah tegel manor was the first group dungeon I ran in high school when the computer teacher let us stay for extra credit (even teachers back in the day played). That brings up memories of operation ogre, and related judges guild releases. Some of those were pretty good, like Caverns of Thracia, others not so, Of Skulls and Scrapfaggot Green. I loved the hall of paintings in Tegel though. - Senator
Thanks everyone for your well wishes and excellent advice! I am going to follow it and create two more characters. One at level 2 and one at level 4. I'm going to make all bards so I have a chance to see what the different levels bring. Also, I don't want to be difficult and make the party endanger itself by trying to protect an underpowered character (though that can be fun!) And if I keep dying they can always: "HIDE BEHIND THE MOUND OF DEAD BARDS!" - Dorkness Rising - love it! From what Kruelaid and Beercifer say I think I'm going to enjoy this creepy time adventure! - Senator
Sorry it took so long to respond KaeYoss (hehheh, I love that name) but you wrote so slowly it took me longer to read. ;P I'd be pleased to sit down! Hey, how did you know about my hip? Creeepy Jester! If I read you right you're saying that I don't have to really worry about the Pathfinder line as a whole because their compatibility makes it easy to use with either 3.5 or PFRPG, right? And there is more story content than rules content on average? Hope that's right. I spent some time at my FLGS on Saturday and perused the Pathfinder section. The 4e section is right next to it. A rather rude fellow told me to not waste my time as Pathfinder wasn't true D&D. I told him that if he was going to be difficult about it I could maintain that the only true D&D was the little booklets that came out first. Everything else was a ripoff and expansion since then. (I'm not that dogmatic but he got my dander up!) He said "Whatever Fatbeard!" I don't even have a beard! What a difficult young man. People can be so strange! - Senator
For those of you who saw my earlier posting I have been interested in learning the PFRPG. I am clueless about the game having played only the little booklets from long ago. Anyways I found a little local group of 5 people who are willing to show me the ropes. And they're playing Pathfinder! They've helped me create a character and wanted me to start at higher level but I insisted on level one to be fair. I'm sure my human bard will be up for whatever is ahead. They assured me that "bards kick butt at high level." So wish me luck as I begin my first adventure in a PFRPG adventure path, "The Skinsaw Murders." Sounds so cool. Murder, mystery and a little detective work. - Senator
Don't mind in the least. I've been enjoying your appreciation for the early editions. I still have my old Holmes box edition. I love the scene on that one. And my old boxed Moldvay basic and expert. I relied on these to fill in missing game info and stats. When I first started someone gave me a copy of Tegel Manor. When I was running it I suddenly realized I didn't have any idea of what ghosts were capable of. No stats. We ended up phoning other gamers all over the continent. XD - Senator
What better way to end it than the way I began it. So we had our "Apocalyptic Adventure", they've found the stone. All is in ruins.... If you liked that guess what happens when they activate the Phoenix Stone. C'mon guess! - Senator
It's kind of like the new BSG, "This has all happened before and it will all happen again."Please, never mention that horror again. I'm kidding. No, I'm not, it was incredibly horrible. Oh nooo, nonono! You misunderstood me. I was referencing Peter Pan. Which is about learning By Seriously Growingup. BSG. See? And the line is from Peter Pan. See? Really. - Senator
Dear Paizo, I have been checking the products line-up every day since this discussion began. The mega-dungeon adventure path is still not announced! Did you not know this? Yours truly, - Senator (esquire) (dictated but not read K.E.)
This is true. There's no point in learning the 3.5 versions of, say, Cleave and Power Attack and then having to unlearn them and learn the Pathfinder versions (same name, slightly different). It's unnecessary confusion. Ooooh, good point! I hadn't considered that. Yes, I will do it. Just start fresh with the group itself and we will learn together. After all I have this great resource of minds to tap into if I get it wrong. Excellent! Papyrus? *looks at carved stone tablets* What's papyrus? - Senator
"Oh!"
Come to the chat room ad annoy the devs there.Yay! Group hug! Many thanks o Sharoth the Intimidating! - Senator
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