paizo.com Recent Posts by Shicilpaizo.com Recent Posts by Shicil2022-05-26T22:18:57Z2022-05-26T22:18:57ZRe: Forums: Advice: Diabolist cannot worship Asmodeus?Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2un84?Diabolist-cannot-worship-Asmodeus#72017-10-02T23:05:18Z2017-10-02T23:05:18Z<p>It may be the line about how the diabolist "must worship an archdevil, infernal duke, or malebranche". Asmodeus is a deity, so he's not technically one of those.</p>It may be the line about how the diabolist "must worship an archdevil, infernal duke, or malebranche". Asmodeus is a deity, so he's not technically one of those.Shicil2017-10-02T23:05:18ZRe: Forums: Strange Aeons: In Search of Sanity (GM Reference)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ttww&page=3?In-Search-of-Sanity#1292016-09-06T06:43:00Z2016-09-06T06:43:00Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">S1nfulFuzzball wrote:</div><blockquote> So I'll be starting this one soon and one thing I'm having issue with is where do I fit in/explain any random encounters. I know I could use the fog to make things magically appear probably but I feel that that's a super cheap way of doing things. Also anybody know of a good general number of random encounters I should have the PC's go up against? </blockquote><p>If you don't like the idea of trying to incorporate random encounters, just don't. If you feel like the party is feeling too confident or safe, or think they need an extra challenge, just use the random encounter table as a guideline and plan out an encounter to occur more naturally.S1nfulFuzzball wrote:So I'll be starting this one soon and one thing I'm having issue with is where do I fit in/explain any random encounters. I know I could use the fog to make things magically appear probably but I feel that that's a super cheap way of doing things. Also anybody know of a good general number of random encounters I should have the PC's go up against?
If you don't like the idea of trying to incorporate random encounters, just don't. If you feel like the party is feeling too...Shicil2016-09-06T06:43:00ZForums: Play-by-Post: DM Top Hat's Rise of the RunelordsDM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMTopHatsRiseOfTheRunelords/gameplay#12014-09-03T09:36:03Z2014-09-03T09:36:03Z<p><i>Sunday, 23 Rova, 4707 AR</i></p>
<p>For five years, the faithful of Sandpoint have attended church in temporary structures erected after fire destroyed the previous temple, and while their new religious leader was helpful, kind, and wise, church wasn't the same. Now, the new cathedral is finally done. All that remains is for the Swallowtail Festival to renew the site's blessings from the gods and it will be as if the Sandpoint Fire had never occured.</p>
<p>The people of Sandpoint and travelers from afar have all gathered in the town square early in the morning for the festival's welcoming speech, and stands and stalls boasting breakfast foods, pastries, and festival games have already sprung up around the square to entertain travelers and locals alike while last minute preparations are hurried along to get festivities under way.
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<span class=messageboard-ooc>At this point, I want you all to briefly describe what you would have done in the 2-3 days before the Swallowtail Festival and then join in the festivities. You don't actually have to do anything if you don't like, but at least be in the square for the welcoming speech (however you decide to end up there.)</span></p>Sunday, 23 Rova, 4707 AR
For five years, the faithful of Sandpoint have attended church in temporary structures erected after fire destroyed the previous temple, and while their new religious leader was helpful, kind, and wise, church wasn't the same. Now, the new cathedral is finally done. All that remains is for the Swallowtail Festival to renew the site's blessings from the gods and it will be as if the Sandpoint Fire had never occured.
The people of Sandpoint and travelers from afar...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2014-09-03T09:36:03ZForums: Play-by-Post Discussion: DM Top Hat's Rise of the RunelordsDM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/DMTopHatsRiseOfTheRunelords/discussion#12014-08-28T00:48:55Z2014-08-28T00:48:55Z<p>Alright, doing the thing.</p>Alright, doing the thing.DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2014-08-28T00:48:55ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Archetypes from Advanced class guide that are "Mandatory"Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rede?Archetypes-from-Advanced-class-guide-that-are#282014-08-19T23:39:58Z2014-08-19T23:39:58Z<p>Wouldn't a Blade Adept Arcanist still need to dip into something for martial weapon proficiency? Or is it still just that good even considering that?</p>Wouldn't a Blade Adept Arcanist still need to dip into something for martial weapon proficiency? Or is it still just that good even considering that?Shicil2014-08-19T23:39:58ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: In the Pathfinder 2014 and beyond seminarShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rduw&page=2?In-the-Pathfinder-2014-and-beyond-seminar#932014-08-17T01:07:56Z2014-08-17T01:07:56Z<p>Just want to say I've been having a s!+#ty day and this thread is the first thing that's gotten me excited all day. Thanks Mikaze!</p>Just want to say I've been having a s!@*ty day and this thread is the first thing that's gotten me excited all day. Thanks Mikaze!Shicil2014-08-17T01:07:56ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Advanced Class Guide Potential ErrorsShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rcio?Advanced-Class-Guide-Potential-Errors#482014-08-14T10:42:27Z2014-08-14T10:42:27Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Shield Champion wrote:</div><blockquote><p>At 3rd level, a shield champion
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can throw a medium or light shield</blockquote><p>Seems unclear. There are light shields and heavy shields, as well as small and medium shields...What's going on here?Shield Champion wrote:At 3rd level, a shield champion
can throw a medium or light shield
Seems unclear. There are light shields and heavy shields, as well as small and medium shields...What's going on here?Shicil2014-08-14T10:42:27ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Maiden, Mother, Crone (GM Reference)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ph8z&page=5?Maiden-Mother-Crone#2472014-08-14T09:25:13Z2014-08-14T09:25:13Z<p>Anyone got an opinion on rebuilding Vsevolod as a Warpriest? Just got my hands on the ACG and my party is almost to him.</p>
<p>Seems like for the most part he'd lose a a few spells (including 4th level casting entirely), and 1d6 less on Channel Energy.</p>
<p>He'd gain two or three feats depending on whether you replace the now redundant Weapon Focus (Warhammer), the ability to enhance his warhammer as a swift action like a Magus, the ability to spend Fervor to cast spells on himself as a swift action, and (depending on if you think Undersized Weapons applies to the Warpriest's Sacred Weapon damage or not) his warhammer would be hitting for 2d6 base damage instead of 1d8.</p>
<p>This obviously makes him way more effective in straight up combat at the cost of some spellcasting.</p>Anyone got an opinion on rebuilding Vsevolod as a Warpriest? Just got my hands on the ACG and my party is almost to him.
Seems like for the most part he'd lose a a few spells (including 4th level casting entirely), and 1d6 less on Channel Energy.
He'd gain two or three feats depending on whether you replace the now redundant Weapon Focus (Warhammer), the ability to enhance his warhammer as a swift action like a Magus, the ability to spend Fervor to cast spells on himself as a swift action,...Shicil2014-08-14T09:25:13ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Technology Guide (PFRPG)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy98i0/discuss&page=25?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Technology-Guide#12342014-08-14T03:40:40Z2014-08-14T00:52:04Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Lazaro wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Odraude wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Ambrosia Slaad wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Hargert wrote:</div><blockquote> It will hopefully release in a little over 6 hours so not much longer to wait for the masses. Now I can work on building everyone from <b>Firefly</b> to show up in a game. </blockquote>Or everyone from <i>Cowboy Bebop</i>. </blockquote>Or everyone from <i>Outlaw Star </i> :p </blockquote>Caster Gun for the win! </blockquote><p>Is there actually anything similar to the Caster Gun in here? I have a player who will literally (figuratively) do a backflip if he can make Gene Starwind.Lazaro wrote:Odraude wrote: Ambrosia Slaad wrote: Hargert wrote: It will hopefully release in a little over 6 hours so not much longer to wait for the masses. Now I can work on building everyone from Firefly to show up in a game.
Or everyone from Cowboy Bebop. Or everyone from Outlaw Star :p Caster Gun for the win! Is there actually anything similar to the Caster Gun in here? I have a player who will literally (figuratively) do a backflip if he can make Gene Starwind.Shicil2014-08-14T00:52:04ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Humorous moments in Reign of WinterShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qp5j?Humorous-moments-in-Reign-of-Winter#202015-05-11T02:09:15Z2014-08-13T07:36:55Z<p>I've got two pretty goods moments, first of all...</p>
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[Spoiler omitted]Shicil2014-08-13T07:36:55ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: What Are The Last 3 Characters You Played?Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rcve?What-Are-The-Last-3-Characters-You-Played#432014-08-09T21:41:56Z2014-08-09T21:41:56Z<p>Chaotic Good Lukain Vitteri, Human (Varisian) Magus (Myrmidarch/Bladebound). The GM actually asked me to add the Bladebound archetype because he wanted to play with intelligent weapons. I just wanted to make a Deadly Dealer before Cardcaster was out.</p>
<p>Lawful Neutral Vittore Grimaldi, Human (Cheliax) Fighter/Hellknight. Replaced the aforementioned magus when he died. Big scary guy in big scary armor with a big scary weapon.</p>
<p>Neutral Good Erebos Octavian, Tiefling Magus/Archmage. Wrath of the Righteous character. His alignment could also be "angry good".</p>Chaotic Good Lukain Vitteri, Human (Varisian) Magus (Myrmidarch/Bladebound). The GM actually asked me to add the Bladebound archetype because he wanted to play with intelligent weapons. I just wanted to make a Deadly Dealer before Cardcaster was out.
Lawful Neutral Vittore Grimaldi, Human (Cheliax) Fighter/Hellknight. Replaced the aforementioned magus when he died. Big scary guy in big scary armor with a big scary weapon.
Neutral Good Erebos Octavian, Tiefling Magus/Archmage. Wrath of the...Shicil2014-08-09T21:41:56ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Paizo Blog: Meet the Iconics: AdowynShicilhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lgdk?Meet-the-Iconics-Adowyn#152014-08-07T21:00:09Z2014-08-07T20:36:35Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Don Hastily wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">WolfenFenris wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Wonderful story, but I hate to see the people of Golarion consider the ACG classes as "something new".
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Weird I just took it to mean that she was something new to those druids in particular. Like, they thought she might be a druid but she wasn't.Shicil2014-08-07T20:36:35ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: what is the current state of Irrisen?Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rc0w?what-is-the-current-state-of-Irrisen#22014-08-02T19:52:05Z2014-08-02T19:52:05Z<p>Adventure Paths don't advance the timeline, so what's "currently" happening in Irrisen is what was happening in Irrisen before Reign of Winter.</p>
<p>EDIT: Discounting things like Jade Regent or Shattered Star that specifically call out the previous books for story purposes. =)</p>Adventure Paths don't advance the timeline, so what's "currently" happening in Irrisen is what was happening in Irrisen before Reign of Winter.
EDIT: Discounting things like Jade Regent or Shattered Star that specifically call out the previous books for story purposes. =)Shicil2014-08-02T19:52:05ZForums: Customer Service: Subscription CancellationShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2raxv?Subscription-Cancellation#12014-07-24T19:45:06Z2014-07-24T19:45:06Z<p>I'd like my Adventure Path subscription to be cancelled, please.</p>I'd like my Adventure Path subscription to be cancelled, please.Shicil2014-07-24T19:45:06ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: 1001 Summoner conceptsShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ptqv&page=4?1001-Summoner-concepts#1542014-07-20T08:20:36Z2014-07-20T08:20:36Z<p>229. (Story Summoner) The story has grown out of control. It now forces the summoner-author into its service, forcing him to chronicle all of the eidolon's great and terrible deeds.</p>229. (Story Summoner) The story has grown out of control. It now forces the summoner-author into its service, forcing him to chronicle all of the eidolon's great and terrible deeds.Shicil2014-07-20T08:20:36ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: 1001 Summoner conceptsShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ptqv&page=4?1001-Summoner-concepts#1532014-07-20T07:36:34Z2014-07-20T07:36:34Z<p>228. (Evolutionist) An aging professor creates a childlike humanoid in blue armor to aid his research, giving the boy the ability to mimic the weapons of enemies he defeats...</p>228. (Evolutionist) An aging professor creates a childlike humanoid in blue armor to aid his research, giving the boy the ability to mimic the weapons of enemies he defeats...Shicil2014-07-20T07:36:34ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Order of the Seneschal (Xin Zhao inspired Cavalier homebrew)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ra8i?Order-of-the-Seneschal#122014-07-20T01:59:35Z2014-07-20T01:59:35Z<p>Yeah, I realized that Three Talon Strike being placed at level 15 was a progression issue, it just feels weird. Not an actual complaint. =)</p>
<p>I was wondering about the temporary HP too, and personally consider Xin Zhao's sustain a super iconic part of his kit, but I think the implementation in Pathfinder would be odd and it's not super necessary.</p>
<p>As to the armor penetration, I was considering suggesting some way to hit Touch AC to emulate armor penetration...But it just sounds really strong, more so than the possible issues already presented.</p>
<p>All in all, I like it! It wouldn't require many tweaks for those who think it's off balance, and it captures the mechanical aspects of his skills pretty well.</p>Yeah, I realized that Three Talon Strike being placed at level 15 was a progression issue, it just feels weird. Not an actual complaint. =)
I was wondering about the temporary HP too, and personally consider Xin Zhao's sustain a super iconic part of his kit, but I think the implementation in Pathfinder would be odd and it's not super necessary.
As to the armor penetration, I was considering suggesting some way to hit Touch AC to emulate armor penetration...But it just sounds really strong,...Shicil2014-07-20T01:59:35ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Order of the Seneschal (Xin Zhao inspired Cavalier homebrew)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ra8i?Order-of-the-Seneschal#82014-07-20T00:47:07Z2014-07-20T00:47:07Z<p>Considering that without Combat Reflexes, the cavalier would only get one free shot at any of the surrounding targets hit by Audacious Charge's disable effect, I don't think it's that strong. I'll suggest an alternative if it's a balance issue though; At 12th level, the cavalier may also attempt an Intimidate check on all other enemies within reach.</p>
<p>I do think that Three Talon Strike functioning with ranged weapons seems off from a flavor perspective. I wouldn't consider firing three arrows an "attack routine", nor would I call it a "devastating combo". It just doesn't mesh in my opinion.</p>
<p>I'm considering how you might implement Battle Cry or the armor penetrating effect of his passive into the order abilities without having more than three abilities or making any of the three too strong, but other than the above I think it's pretty good. I don't see a huge problem with knocking a single target prone, especially a target you can only designate a number of times per day, and with the condition that you actually hit with all three attacks.</p>Considering that without Combat Reflexes, the cavalier would only get one free shot at any of the surrounding targets hit by Audacious Charge's disable effect, I don't think it's that strong. I'll suggest an alternative if it's a balance issue though; At 12th level, the cavalier may also attempt an Intimidate check on all other enemies within reach.
I do think that Three Talon Strike functioning with ranged weapons seems off from a flavor perspective. I wouldn't consider firing three arrows...Shicil2014-07-20T00:47:07ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Order of the Seneschal (Xin Zhao inspired Cavalier homebrew)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ra8i?Order-of-the-Seneschal#62014-07-20T00:28:48Z2014-07-20T00:28:48Z<p>I have great interest in this idea, considering I once attempted to get a Demacian Kingmaker campaign going. I don't, however, have a very good grasp of tabletop RPG balance! So I'm going to consider suggestions carefully before I post them.</p>
<p>I will say I feel strangely about his ultimate being placed at an earlier level than his Q.</p>I have great interest in this idea, considering I once attempted to get a Demacian Kingmaker campaign going. I don't, however, have a very good grasp of tabletop RPG balance! So I'm going to consider suggestions carefully before I post them.
I will say I feel strangely about his ultimate being placed at an earlier level than his Q.Shicil2014-07-20T00:28:48ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Paizo Blog: Meet the Iconics: OlochShicilhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lg6s&page=2?Meet-the-Iconics-Oloch#702014-06-13T03:25:59Z2014-06-13T03:25:59Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Anorak wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Iconic Arcanist?</p>
<p><a href="http://operion.deviantart.com/art/Arcanist-blade-adept-454404449" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Arcanist</a></p>
<p></blockquote><p>That's art of an archetype in the Advanced Class Guide, so more than likely not an Iconic.Anorak wrote:Iconic Arcanist?
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That's art of an archetype in the Advanced Class Guide, so more than likely not an Iconic.Shicil2014-06-13T03:25:59ZForums: Customer Service: Order 3114727Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2r4gr?Order-3114727#12014-06-02T21:46:20Z2014-06-02T21:46:20Z<p>The card that was listed as payment method for this order had no money when the order went through, but retrying the payment method doesn't seem to be working for me. Something similar happened to my order last month as well, I think.</p>
<p>Not meaning to be impatient if I just needed to wait for it to go through, just want to make sure there wasn't a problem again. =)</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>The card that was listed as payment method for this order had no money when the order went through, but retrying the payment method doesn't seem to be working for me. Something similar happened to my order last month as well, I think.
Not meaning to be impatient if I just needed to wait for it to go through, just want to make sure there wasn't a problem again. =)
Thanks in advance!Shicil2014-06-02T21:46:20ZRe: Forums: Customer Service: Orders 3082311 and 3058568Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qwfu?Orders-3082311-and-3058568#32014-04-16T23:37:02Z2014-04-16T23:37:02Z<p>Thanks a ton, Erik! Both for the solution and the speedy response! =)</p>Thanks a ton, Erik! Both for the solution and the speedy response! =)Shicil2014-04-16T23:37:02ZForums: Customer Service: Orders 3082311 and 3058568Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qwfu?Orders-3082311-and-3058568#12014-04-16T20:04:20Z2014-04-16T20:04:20Z<p>I'm having two problems here. I had a payment method declined issue that I thought I resolved by just removing invalid payment methods from my account. The cards switched to pending but the AP subscription still says declined, and won't let me try the payment method again. Anything that can be done about this?</p>
<p>Thanks very much in advance!</p>I'm having two problems here. I had a payment method declined issue that I thought I resolved by just removing invalid payment methods from my account. The cards switched to pending but the AP subscription still says declined, and won't let me try the payment method again. Anything that can be done about this?
Thanks very much in advance!Shicil2014-04-16T20:04:20ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: The Half-Dead City (GM Reference)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qsco&page=2?The-HalfDead-City#902017-03-17T22:23:16Z2014-04-05T23:25:20Z<p>For a bit of creepy factor, you could make them some kind of single use tiny enchanted scarab that you have to swallow to activate. Kind of like the Steadfast Gut-Stone. Bonus creepy points for describing the feeling of the scarab skittering down their throat before the magic activates...</p>For a bit of creepy factor, you could make them some kind of single use tiny enchanted scarab that you have to swallow to activate. Kind of like the Steadfast Gut-Stone. Bonus creepy points for describing the feeling of the scarab skittering down their throat before the magic activates...Shicil2014-04-05T23:25:20ZForums: Mummy's Mask: Mummy's Mask Obituaries (Spoilers!)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qucy?Mummys-Mask-Obituaries#12014-03-30T08:00:13Z2014-03-30T08:00:13Z<p>So, I just finished running my first session and already very nearly had a death to the very first trap in the book! I figured I'd kick off the obituary thread in preparation. I know most people haven't even started it yet, but you never know how they'll go.</p>
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<b>The Gory Details:</b> (optional)</p>So, I just finished running my first session and already very nearly had a death to the very first trap in the book! I figured I'd kick off the obituary thread in preparation. I know most people haven't even started it yet, but you never know how they'll go.
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The Gory Details: (optional)Shicil2014-03-30T08:00:13ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: The Half-Dead City (GM Reference)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qsco&page=2?The-HalfDead-City#652023-02-28T19:02:50Z2014-03-29T01:46:44Z<p>It just says "no less than three rogues." So the party is three rogues and a magus led by an alchemist. There might even be more rogues! The amount of rogues is a secret, and rogues are fond of their secrets.</p>It just says "no less than three rogues." So the party is three rogues and a magus led by an alchemist. There might even be more rogues! The amount of rogues is a secret, and rogues are fond of their secrets.Shicil2014-03-29T01:46:44ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: Adventuring Party NamesShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qrpy?Adventuring-Party-Names#152017-04-21T04:18:19Z2014-03-24T20:31:07Z<p>My other party decided to go with "Warriors of the Sapphire Lotus" or some variation thereof. Contrast with the Ruby Prince, and the blue lotus is a Nile flower, so it's thematically appropriate.</p>My other party decided to go with "Warriors of the Sapphire Lotus" or some variation thereof. Contrast with the Ruby Prince, and the blue lotus is a Nile flower, so it's thematically appropriate.Shicil2014-03-24T20:31:07ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: Alternative plot hook for The Half-Dead City (spoilers)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qthx?Alternative-plot-hook-for-The-HalfDead-City#22016-09-08T08:13:36Z2014-03-23T12:54:59Z<p>One alternative idea would be to expand upon how disapproving of the expeditions the Pharasmin church is. Rather than completely changing things around, you could throw in a subplot of the church trying to disrupt the desecration while still making a show of going along with the Pharaoh's orders. Increase the chances of encountering Voices of the Spire patrols, have members of the clergy trying to set up "accidents" for the adventuring parties...Could even go to the extent of making the Scorched Hand agents of the Grand Mausoleum rather than another adventuring party.</p>
<p>In relation to your idea, you could have the uncle have been descended of someone close to Djederet II, like a close relative or part of a servant family. Maybe even a descendant of a member of the Sanctum of the Erudite Eye's clergy or something. Add in passed down knowledge of the mask of the Forgotten Pharaoh, with clues leading to the tombs or buildings the party is meant to explore ultimately leading to the Sanctum of the Erudite Eye and the mask. You could really play up the mystery aspects of it, and maybe get to a point where the party's trespasses might be forgiven when things start going to hell in the second book and they have information on why it's happening.</p>One alternative idea would be to expand upon how disapproving of the expeditions the Pharasmin church is. Rather than completely changing things around, you could throw in a subplot of the church trying to disrupt the desecration while still making a show of going along with the Pharaoh's orders. Increase the chances of encountering Voices of the Spire patrols, have members of the clergy trying to set up "accidents" for the adventuring parties...Could even go to the extent of making the...Shicil2014-03-23T12:54:59ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: The Half-Dead City (GM Reference)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qsco?The-HalfDead-City#442016-01-25T21:06:37Z2014-03-23T04:46:13Z<p>Another thing to watch out for is all of the diminutive swarms and their immunity to weapon damage. It might be worth it to flat out tell your players to bring Alchemist's Fire along if they don't have many damaging spells, or at least heavily hint that they'll need it.</p>Another thing to watch out for is all of the diminutive swarms and their immunity to weapon damage. It might be worth it to flat out tell your players to bring Alchemist's Fire along if they don't have many damaging spells, or at least heavily hint that they'll need it.Shicil2014-03-23T04:46:13ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: The Half-Dead City (GM Reference)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qsco?The-HalfDead-City#322014-03-21T16:59:57Z2014-03-21T16:09:21Z<p>You could even take a cue from comic books and have the two groups duke it out, and then get in a fight with one of the ghoul gangs roving around and have to work together. Might be interesting!</p>You could even take a cue from comic books and have the two groups duke it out, and then get in a fight with one of the ghoul gangs roving around and have to work together. Might be interesting!Shicil2014-03-21T16:09:21ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: The Half-Dead City (GM Reference)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qsco?The-HalfDead-City#302014-03-21T08:18:18Z2014-03-21T08:18:18Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Shisumo wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Shicil wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Anyone have any cool ideas for what to make "Mad Dog" Marrn's magical sword, if players decide to go after it? I feel like making it a vanilla +1 weapon would be a bit lame.</p>
<p>I was thinking of calling it a magical scimitar, Sun Falcon's Wing. Blade shaped like the namesake, flaming enchantment, and touch of fatigue effect to emulate the Sun Falcon's Aura of Radiance. Maybe only applies fatigue on critical hits or something. </blockquote>While it's not necessarily "too early" for a +2 equivalent weapon, that is a lot of treasure to bind up in a single item. That said, it's a cool idea... if it were me, I'd probably have it be a <i>+1 scimitar</i> that can be used to cast <i>touch of fatigue</i> as a free action whenever it crits, and once per day can be used to cast <i><a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advanced/spells/elementalAura.html#_elemental-aura" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">elemental aura</i></a> (fire only) on its wielder. </blockquote><p>I was trying to make it about even with the Scarab Shield, to kind of pair the two together. I'm also trying out managing enhancement bonuses/big six stuff with a houserule for the first time, so it wouldn't necessarily have an enhancement bonus. Just an enchantment. Thanks for the advice though. =) The aura would also be a cool idea, instead of the flaming enchantment.Shisumo wrote:Shicil wrote:Anyone have any cool ideas for what to make "Mad Dog" Marrn's magical sword, if players decide to go after it? I feel like making it a vanilla +1 weapon would be a bit lame.
I was thinking of calling it a magical scimitar, Sun Falcon's Wing. Blade shaped like the namesake, flaming enchantment, and touch of fatigue effect to emulate the Sun Falcon's Aura of Radiance. Maybe only applies fatigue on critical hits or something.
While it's not necessarily "too early"...Shicil2014-03-21T08:18:18ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: The Half-Dead City (GM Reference)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qsco?The-HalfDead-City#212021-03-15T16:25:57Z2014-03-20T03:43:08Z<p>Anyone have any cool ideas for what to make "Mad Dog" Marrn's magical sword, if players decide to go after it? I feel like making it a vanilla +1 weapon would be a bit lame.</p>
<p>I was thinking of calling it a magical scimitar, Sun Falcon's Wing. Blade shaped like the namesake, flaming enchantment, and touch of fatigue effect to emulate the Sun Falcon's Aura of Radiance. Maybe only applies fatigue on critical hits or something.</p>Anyone have any cool ideas for what to make "Mad Dog" Marrn's magical sword, if players decide to go after it? I feel like making it a vanilla +1 weapon would be a bit lame.
I was thinking of calling it a magical scimitar, Sun Falcon's Wing. Blade shaped like the namesake, flaming enchantment, and touch of fatigue effect to emulate the Sun Falcon's Aura of Radiance. Maybe only applies fatigue on critical hits or something.Shicil2014-03-20T03:43:08ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: Opinions on the new fiction format (Possible spoilers)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qsvn?Opinions-on-the-new-fiction-format#132014-03-19T08:01:49Z2014-03-19T08:01:49Z<p>I for one enjoyed the new fiction, the sketches and little comments by the writer of the journal are interesting. Like little glimpses at her personality. </p>
<p>I'm torn on the map of the Tooth & Hookah, though. I use a virtual tabletop and it'll look a little odd alongside the other maps available, but I personally think it's a cool touch and will probably spend the little extra time to make it line up right on the VTT. I also have a few ladies in my groups that are going to absolutely lose it at the introduction of Toothy.</p>I for one enjoyed the new fiction, the sketches and little comments by the writer of the journal are interesting. Like little glimpses at her personality.
I'm torn on the map of the Tooth & Hookah, though. I use a virtual tabletop and it'll look a little odd alongside the other maps available, but I personally think it's a cool touch and will probably spend the little extra time to make it line up right on the VTT. I also have a few ladies in my groups that are going to absolutely lose it at...Shicil2014-03-19T08:01:49ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Adventure Path #79: The Half-Dead City (Mummy’s Mask 1 of 6) (PFRPG)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy94qz/discuss&page=8?Pathfinder-Adventure-Path-79-The-HalfDead-City#3902014-03-18T23:55:48Z2014-03-18T21:32:56Z<p>Got my copy! I was already excited to run this path before, but I'm getting more so with every page I read. I can't wait to introduce my players to the new swarms.</p>Got my copy! I was already excited to run this path before, but I'm getting more so with every page I read. I can't wait to introduce my players to the new swarms.Shicil2014-03-18T21:32:56ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#352014-03-22T17:26:59Z2014-03-18T01:30:51Z<p>As soon as you rush up to manage the cook's disastrous kitchen, he lurches awake with a grossly exaggerated belch and lurches forward, slamming his cleaver into a chopping board all too close to you. The cook looks you up and down in dazed contemplation before saying "You crew...•hic• or food?" and wiping his face off with the thick, hairy arm holding the empty bottle of alcohol. "Shouldn't be no one down here touchin' pots but myself and my assistant...Only considerin' I don't have an assistant. You my assistant, miss?" He grins in a friendly manner, casually tossing the bottle over his shoulder to clink into a pile of similarly emptied vessels.</p>As soon as you rush up to manage the cook's disastrous kitchen, he lurches awake with a grossly exaggerated belch and lurches forward, slamming his cleaver into a chopping board all too close to you. The cook looks you up and down in dazed contemplation before saying "You crew...*hic* or food?" and wiping his face off with the thick, hairy arm holding the empty bottle of alcohol. "Shouldn't be no one down here touchin' pots but myself and my assistant...Only considerin' I don't have an...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2014-03-18T01:30:51ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Adventure Path #79: The Half-Dead City (Mummy’s Mask 1 of 6) (PFRPG)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy94qz/discuss&page=8?Pathfinder-Adventure-Path-79-The-HalfDead-City#3802014-03-17T23:33:07Z2014-03-17T23:33:07Z<p>My last name starts with B and I'm still waiting. =P</p>My last name starts with B and I'm still waiting. =PShicil2014-03-17T23:33:07ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Adventure Path #79: The Half-Dead City (Mummy’s Mask 1 of 6) (PFRPG)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy94qz/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Adventure-Path-79-The-HalfDead-City#3452014-03-14T01:53:56Z2014-03-14T01:53:56Z<p>So how long does it normally take between authorization email and shipping/getting the PDF? I don't want to break my F5 key.</p>So how long does it normally take between authorization email and shipping/getting the PDF? I don't want to break my F5 key.Shicil2014-03-14T01:53:56ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: Osirion WeatherShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qsab?Osirion-Weather#42014-03-12T23:57:21Z2014-03-12T23:57:21Z<p>Definitely going to use this. It'll help me get into the habit of tracking days, too. It's way too easy to just say "Okay, next day!" and gloss over the details.</p>Definitely going to use this. It'll help me get into the habit of tracking days, too. It's way too easy to just say "Okay, next day!" and gloss over the details.Shicil2014-03-12T23:57:21ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: What kind of character would you make for Mummy's Mask?Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q6iz&page=3?What-kind-of-character-would-you-make-for#1312014-03-10T11:37:16Z2014-03-10T11:37:16Z<p>I'm not sure how well the Court of Miracles theme is going to work anymore, but my other party of players have settled on character ideas.</p>
<p>Human (Garundi) Rogue, worshiper of Sarenrae planning to take the Dervish Dance feat and fascinated by the enigmatic Sphinxes.</p>
<p>Human Bard (Gypsy 3pp from ICOSA Entertainment), probably from Lamasara, trying to form a band of traveling mercenary-entertainers.</p>
<p>Dwarf Paladin (Stone Lord) in service of Torag, interested in foreign stonecraft and smithing.</p>
<p>Human (Garundi) Witch from Bargetown, a Wati native with a tendency towards healing the downtrodden in the floating slums.</p>
<p>At least the first two still fit the Court of Miracles theme, we'll see how the others get incorporated.</p>I'm not sure how well the Court of Miracles theme is going to work anymore, but my other party of players have settled on character ideas.
Human (Garundi) Rogue, worshiper of Sarenrae planning to take the Dervish Dance feat and fascinated by the enigmatic Sphinxes.
Human Bard (Gypsy 3pp from ICOSA Entertainment), probably from Lamasara, trying to form a band of traveling mercenary-entertainers.
Dwarf Paladin (Stone Lord) in service of Torag, interested in foreign stonecraft and smithing.
...Shicil2014-03-10T11:37:16ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: Adventuring Party NamesShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qrpy?Adventuring-Party-Names#52023-04-05T15:32:43Z2014-03-09T12:14:52Z<p>Both figuratively and literally. Theme song by Disney included.</p>Both figuratively and literally. Theme song by Disney included.Shicil2014-03-09T12:14:52ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: What kind of character would you make for Mummy's Mask?Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q6iz&page=3?What-kind-of-character-would-you-make-for#1302014-03-09T07:49:10Z2014-03-09T07:49:10Z<p>I think it's safe to say that the Court of Miracles is the other party I mentioned. 8)</p>I think it's safe to say that the Court of Miracles is the other party I mentioned. 8)Shicil2014-03-09T07:49:10ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: What kind of character would you make for Mummy's Mask?Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q6iz&page=3?What-kind-of-character-would-you-make-for#1282014-03-09T04:07:18Z2014-03-09T04:07:18Z<p>I'm not playing, but running two separate instances of it. One party is...</p>
<p>Half-elf Summoner (Wild Caller), whose father was a wild elf from the Mwangi Expanse. He's fascinated by traps.</p>
<p>Human (Rahadoumi) Fighter (Tower Shield Specialist), exiled from Rahadoum after being assassinated and then subsequently resurrected by divine magic. I kind of encouraged him to flesh out this backstory idea specifically because of Salim from Death's Heretic.</p>
<p>Tiefling (Div-heritage) Rogue/Sorcerer (Div-bloodline) going into Arcane Trickster. Going to be the party's native guide to Wati. I expect mischief.</p>
<p>Aasimar (Agathion-heritage) Paladin, lioness-esque Aasimar features and a Devotee of the Old Gods, specifically Sekhmet.</p>
<p>I'll post the other party later, they're not quite ready to be introduced.</p>I'm not playing, but running two separate instances of it. One party is...
Half-elf Summoner (Wild Caller), whose father was a wild elf from the Mwangi Expanse. He's fascinated by traps.
Human (Rahadoumi) Fighter (Tower Shield Specialist), exiled from Rahadoum after being assassinated and then subsequently resurrected by divine magic. I kind of encouraged him to flesh out this backstory idea specifically because of Salim from Death's Heretic.
Tiefling (Div-heritage) Rogue/Sorcerer...Shicil2014-03-09T04:07:18ZRe: Forums: Mummy's Mask: Adventuring Party NamesShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qrpy?Adventuring-Party-Names#32023-04-05T15:32:32Z2014-03-09T03:22:18Z<p>I have a party whose initial concept had them as a traveling band of acrobatic/carnival style mercenaries led by a Gypsy woman. They were going to go with <b>Court of Miracles</b>.</p>I have a party whose initial concept had them as a traveling band of acrobatic/carnival style mercenaries led by a Gypsy woman. They were going to go with Court of Miracles.Shicil2014-03-09T03:22:18ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: What is the most fun in-game thing you've ever experienced or done?Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qoez?What-is-the-most-fun-ingame-thing-youve-ever#52014-02-10T05:29:50Z2014-02-10T05:29:50Z<p>From a game I was running, the party's Barbarian took a leaping charge off of a bridge suspended over a frozen ravine to swing at a Mephit. On the bright side, he rolled near max damage and bisected the poor fey. On the dim side, he never asked me how far the drop was and came out a few points away from dead and missing a finger. </p>
<p>The player makes it a point to ask me in very clear words how far drops are before he jumps now.</p>From a game I was running, the party's Barbarian took a leaping charge off of a bridge suspended over a frozen ravine to swing at a Mephit. On the bright side, he rolled near max damage and bisected the poor fey. On the dim side, he never asked me how far the drop was and came out a few points away from dead and missing a finger.
The player makes it a point to ask me in very clear words how far drops are before he jumps now.Shicil2014-02-10T05:29:50ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#332013-09-22T02:14:15Z2013-09-22T02:14:15Z<p>Through the doors into the galley, you are greeted by an almost depressing sight; a large, seemingly unconscious man slumped back against the wall, a filthy cleaver hanging in one hand and a near-empty bottle of booze in the other. The ambient sounds of the ship are drowned out by his loud, unseemly snoring, and you are almost sure he's drooling into his greasy, grimy apron. The kitchen itself bears a striking resemblance to it's cook, featuring messy counter tops, far more cleavers than one man could ever need, and live animals wandering around freely, their cages open and unused. Three goats and quite a few chickens hop and move about, one goat coming up to you and bleating in a friendly manner. The two stoves at the back of the room are lit, one empty with a cauldron full of dingy stew next to it, and the other featuring a similar cauldron full of similarly dreary fare, bubbling away unattended, seemingly in danger of boiling over.</p>Through the doors into the galley, you are greeted by an almost depressing sight; a large, seemingly unconscious man slumped back against the wall, a filthy cleaver hanging in one hand and a near-empty bottle of booze in the other. The ambient sounds of the ship are drowned out by his loud, unseemly snoring, and you are almost sure he's drooling into his greasy, grimy apron. The kitchen itself bears a striking resemblance to it's cook, featuring messy counter tops, far more cleavers than one...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-09-22T02:14:15ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#312013-09-13T10:03:48Z2013-09-13T10:03:48Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Fate:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d100 ⇒ 51</span>
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<p>The red-headed woman offers a lop-sided smile and shakes her head, as if in mock defeat. "Well, I can't rightly argue that, can I? You'v' got a stormy temper, I think. Well, I'm Sandara Quinn, faithful servant of Besmara, and I can respect a storm. I'll leave ye t' ol' Fishguts now, but I want t' see you an' your friends later, if I'm right about you." Sandara dips her tricorn hat and offers a friendly grin, then rushed back above decks to get to work. She leaves you off in front of the doors to the galley in the middle hold, expecting you to enter and meet the cook yourself.</p>[dice=Fate]1d100[/dice]
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The red-headed woman offers a lop-sided smile and shakes her head, as if in mock defeat. "Well, I can't rightly argue that, can I? You'v' got a stormy temper, I think. Well, I'm Sandara Quinn, faithful servant of Besmara, and I can respect a storm. I'll leave ye t' ol' Fishguts now, but I want t' see you an' your friends later, if I'm right about you." Sandara dips her tricorn hat and offers a friendly grin, then rushed back above decks to get to...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-09-13T10:03:48ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#272013-09-12T15:00:55Z2013-09-12T15:00:55Z<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Rigger's Job:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 ⇒ 2</span>
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<span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Swab's job:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d6 ⇒ 6</span></p>
<p>"Alright, you layabouts! Entertainment for the day is over!" Mr. Plugg calls out as the recruits rejoin the rest of the crew on the deck. "I'll be handing out your jobs for the day, and today only! From now on, your tasks will be nailed to the wall of crew's quarters. Shortstone! You're working ropes. You there, the crow, are to help Ratline with the sails. The other bird and Cusswell are on repair work with Badger and Aretta. Cog! You're running for Master Scourge. Now get to it!" Mr. Plugg shouts his commands, and then heads back up the stairs to the upper deck, to monitor the rigging work.</p>
<p>The crew spreads out to perform it's assigned duties, the silence quickly being filled with the grunts and cursing of work and the idle chatter the crew. Diah is joined at the lines by a rat-faced halfling missing two fingers on one hand and one finger on the other, who immediately takes to working the lines, eyes darting around at the other crew working around him. Vestal is approached by the halfling woman who was marked as a new recruit. "I've been on this ship a few days already, and these bilgesucking scum already know to keep their hands off if they don't like my axe. I have nothing against you, bird, but don't think I'll trust you any more because you're not one of them yet. Come on, we're working with the old woman and the elephant-eared slut. Pick something to fix and get on it, and we won't get lashed."</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>See Actions on the Campaign Info to figure out what you can do here, and Crew Jobs to see what check you have to make to succeed at your task.</span></p>[dice=Rigger's Job]1d6[/dice]
[dice=Swab's job]1d6[/dice]
"Alright, you layabouts! Entertainment for the day is over!" Mr. Plugg calls out as the recruits rejoin the rest of the crew on the deck. "I'll be handing out your jobs for the day, and today only! From now on, your tasks will be nailed to the wall of crew's quarters. Shortstone! You're working ropes. You there, the crow, are to help Ratline with the sails. The other bird and Cusswell are on repair work with Badger and Aretta. Cog!...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-09-12T15:00:55ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#242013-09-12T10:36:52Z2013-09-12T10:36:52Z<p>As Diah mounts the railing and climbs into the crows nest, Conchobar throws you a wide grin and bows, holding his hat to his head with one hand. "Welcome to second place! <b>Conchobar Turlach Shortstone</b> at your service. I suppose your kind takes more to flying than climbing, hm?"</p>
<p>Down below, Mr. Plugg barks up at the recruits. "Alright, it seems I have my new riggers! The rest of you are swabs, and my good friend Master Scourge is your new boss. Now hit the deck so you can start working, gentlemen! You belong to the Wormwood now." Plugg again punctuates his orders with a crack of his nine-tailed whip, and the halfling and human man give up on their half-hearted climbs and head back below, while Conchobar at the crows nest gives a confident grin to Diah before vaulting the rails and making his descent.</p>As Diah mounts the railing and climbs into the crows nest, Conchobar throws you a wide grin and bows, holding his hat to his head with one hand. "Welcome to second place! Conchobar Turlach Shortstone at your service. I suppose your kind takes more to flying than climbing, hm?"
Down below, Mr. Plugg barks up at the recruits. "Alright, it seems I have my new riggers! The rest of you are swabs, and my good friend Master Scourge is your new boss. Now hit the deck so you can start working,...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-09-12T10:36:52ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#202013-09-12T09:23:27Z2013-09-12T09:23:27Z<p>A wave of insults and 'encouragement' rises up from the deck as you take to the rigging, joined by your three fellow recruits. The halfling reaches the midway point first, working the nets at an almost reckless pace before seeming to get her foot tangled, cursing more loudly than any of those watching below as she yanks and squirms to free herself.</p>
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<p>The man with the scarf wrapped around his head like a bandanna climbs almost leisurely, moving just quickly enough to avoid rousing the ire of Plugg's whip. He clearly has no real investment in the race.</p>
<p>Conversely, the gnome climbs at breakneck speed to the top, laughing in the salty sea wind as he clears the side of crows nest more quickly than any of the others. Upon reaching the top, he reclines against the railing of the nest, looking down at those below. "Of course, <b>Conchobar Turlach Shortstone</b> crosses the line first! And who else would it be?" He calls down triumphantly, followed by another merry laugh. At the sound of his boasting, the halfling ceases her struggling for a moment and shouts back at him. "Great job, fop! Now see if you can reach the bottom first, maybe the crew'll be so impressed they'll catch you!"</p>A wave of insults and 'encouragement' rises up from the deck as you take to the rigging, joined by your three fellow recruits. The halfling reaches the midway point first, working the nets at an almost reckless pace before seeming to get her foot tangled, cursing more loudly than any of those watching below as she yanks and squirms to free herself.
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The man with the scarf wrapped around his head like a bandanna climbs almost leisurely, moving just quickly enough to avoid...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-09-12T09:23:27ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#172013-09-10T17:27:23Z2013-09-10T17:27:23Z<p>"You are bold, woman!" Plugg laughed raucously, some of the other crew joining in, a malicious sound that seems a prelude to violence. It even seems for a moment that Mr. Plugg would strike out with his whip, but no blow comes for you. Instead, he jerks a thumb back towards the doors leading down to the middle hold.
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"Alas, you get ahead of yourself, miss. We'll strap you to the bow if you've made more trouble of yourself than your worth, but not before. I'm giving you the task of improving my thrice-damned dinner, that drunk Fishguts in the galley doesn't know a good cut of meat from a squid's arse. One of you lot, lead her down!" Mr. Plugg finished, with a crack of his nine-tailed pet against the deck. Before any of the vicious men and women from your previous escort can act, a red-haired woman in a tricorn hat rushed forward to take your arm, flashing an almost mocking grin at Mr. Plugg as she hurries you off. "Besmara's breath, woman, are y' looking to get lashed? Y'might get respect with that attitude with these lot, but y' won't last long enough to earn it if Plugg's the one y're mouthing off to." She speaks to you quietly as she leads you down to the galley, the first friendly face to address you on the ship.</p>
<p>Back up on the main deck, Mr. Plugg turns to the rest of the gathered press gangees with a scowl. "The rest of you will be put to test. We need riggers and swabs! The rules are simple. Everybody climbs, first two to the top don't get the mop. Now, line up at the main mast, you lead legged bastards!" Plugg barks at the remaining recruits, with Master Scourge snapping his whip for emphasis. The gathered crew starts to throw insults around, trying to spur the recruits on or taunt them into slipping up as they gather around the mast.</p>
<p>One of the three gathered recruits, a flamboyantly dressed gnome with well groomed dark-blue hair and a finely curled mustache takes to the order almost immediately, taking his position with a swagger to match his appearance. The second, a female halfling in a tight, open leather vest with a masterfully forged axe at her hip, gives the first mate a glare as she takes a slower, more defiant approach to the mast. The finale recruit, a man with a Varisian scarf tied around his head, pulled down low over the left side, approaches grudgingly, muttering under his breath.</p>
<p>"Now, if you lot are ready to show us we made a wise investment...To the top! Go, and it'll be my whip if you don't go QUICKLY!"</p>
<p><span class=messageboard-ooc>First of all, I know the count of recruits changed again. I miscounted initially after all, and included the red-haired woman the first time around. Second, requirements! After posting up to the point where you are to climb, I want two climb checks each. Feel free to post after the rolls in the event of success or failure, but make no more than two checks until your next chance to post. Climbing at normal speed, you move one quarter of you movement. At accelerated speed, you can move half of your movement but take a -5 penalty to the climb check. You may make a Bluff check to fake effort and try to fool Plugg if you don't want to become a rigger, and keep in mind that only ONE of you may win!</span></p>"You are bold, woman!" Plugg laughed raucously, some of the other crew joining in, a malicious sound that seems a prelude to violence. It even seems for a moment that Mr. Plugg would strike out with his whip, but no blow comes for you. Instead, he jerks a thumb back towards the doors leading down to the middle hold.
"Alas, you get ahead of yourself, miss. We'll strap you to the bow if you've made more trouble of yourself than your worth, but not before. I'm giving you the task of improving my...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-09-10T17:27:23ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#152013-08-27T12:53:27Z2013-08-27T12:53:27Z<p>As the pirates close in around the party, you get a better chance to study their features. The two closest to the door, following at the pirate officer's feet and leading the party up the stairs, are a male dwarf and a female human. The old dwarf wears a threatening scowl constantly, though the expression is almost lost in the long, bushy beard that seems to be the only clean aspect of the dwarf. This threatening visage is accentuated by the large, crooked, and pointed nose jutting out above his facial hair. The woman next to him seems more fidgety, holding on to her sap with an almost nervous eagerness and glancing back at the party with a vicious glint in her eye. A large, ugly scar circles her neck. The two pirates directly in front of the party are the most imposing of the six lackeys. The first is a grim looking Rahadoumi man close to seven feet tall, with dark skin and a quiet, powerful demeanor. The second is a half-orc man with yellowish-green skin, his mouth shut tight, almost expressionless, though his eyes seem much more active, scanning the party and his cohorts with obvious contempt. Finally, the two pirates flanking the party are another man and woman pair, both human. The man holds his sap tightly in a large meaty hand, slapping it against his open palm with a look of gleeful menace. His head is clean shaven, with no hair or beard to cover his thuggish features, and his girth rivals the height of the Rahadoumi man. The final pirate is a woman with messy blonde hair with a seemingly less violent look than the others, though her eyes give a cruel glint. Instead, she wears a bored pout, looking she would rather be somewhere else.</p>
<p>As the party is escorted up through the middle hold, light floods your bleary vision. The middle hold is primarily empty, save for a series of rusty cages containing pigs. Fourteen pigs in total, squealing and beating against their cages, the doors rattling and banging as the pigs try to push their way out. The party is led around and up another set of stairs and through a cramped quarters, similar to the larger crew quarters below, though much better kept. Five hammocks and five footlockers dominate the room, as well as various chests and pots and other assorted storage and belongings. One man leans against the wall by the doors to the main deck, his hair cut short and slicked back and a clean white bandanna covering the bottom half of his face. A flash of metal gleams in his hands, a thin curved blade he seems to be cleaning. He eyes the party with a grim expression as they pass through one of a pair of doors onto the main deck.</p>
<p>The musty, dirty interior of the ship is washed away by the fresh, salty air of the open sea almost immediately. Your surroundings are astoundingly blue; the sky meeting the sea in all directions with no land in sight. Your attention is quickly drawn to a gathering of other crewman, some of which you notice look just as uncomfortable around the pirates as you are. Standing above those men are two other figures, looking down from the raised deck at the stern of the ship. One of them glares down at a group of four others, a wicked nine-tailed whip curled in his hand. This man is young, in a long, fine officer's coat over a bare chest. His head is mostly bald, except for a long braided ponytail at the back and a pointed goatee on his chin, the goatee bound in two golden rings. The other man watching the crew is a large, dark-skinned Garundi with a studded leather eyepatch covering part of his scarred, bald head. A thick beard, banded in gold, reaches down nearly to his waist. He stands shirtless, with shoulders armored and belted across his chest, the buckles sharp and shining gold. A cloth wrap is held around his waist and dropping to cover one leg, the cloth held by another large, thick leather belt with a golden skull buckle, and a studded leather skirt is visible beneath the cloth.</p>
<p>Once the party is herded onto the deck, you are all grouped up with another four 'recruits', set apart from the rest of the crew by their relative cleanliness and uncomfortable demeanor. As soon as you are gathered together, the dark-skinned man on the raised deck speaks, a commanding boom above the white noise of the sea. </p>
<p>“Glad you could join us at last! Welcome to the Wormwood! My thanks for ‘volunteering’ to join my crew. I’m Barnabas Harrigan. That’s Captain Barnabas Harrigan to you, not that you’ll ever need to address me. I have only one rule—don’t speak to me. I like talk, but I don’t like your talk. Follow that rule and we’ll all get along fine."
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The captain gives a cursory glance at the eight new crewman, and then draws from his cloth wrap a large, ornate pistol, which he levels at each of you in turn to emphasize his next words.
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“Oh, and one more thing. Even with you new recruits, we’re still short-handed, and I aim to keep what crew I have. There’ll be a keelhaulin’ for anyone caught killin’ anyone. Mr. Plugg! If you’d be so kind as to make pirates out of these landlubbers, it’ll save me having to put them in the sweatbox for a year and a day before I make pies out of ’em.”
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With his speech finished, Captain Harrigan shoves his hand-sized cannon into his wrap and walks away without another word, his departure punctuated by the slam of a door a few moments later.</p>
<p>The young man with the whip, Mr. Plugg, leers down at the gathered recruits, letting his whip uncurl as he steps down to get a closer look at you, his new trainees.
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"The Captain would like me to teach you lot to be pirates! You might think he's an optimistic man, to put such faith in scum like you. You are wrong! As the second-in-command aboard the Wormwood, he puts his faith in me, and I do not fail the Captain. When I say I will whip you all into shape, I mean so literally and I will not tolerate failure!"
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Mr. Plugg sends his whip cracking against the deck to punctuate his shouting. "But before we begin our tests, we have a special case to address. How many pirate crews can say they have a live fish as part of the crew?" He grins, directing his whip towards Lynsenera menacingly, as the gathered crew behind the recruits laugh derisively. "Tell me, miss! Is that tail for show, or would you like nothing more than to be tossed overboard?"</p>As the pirates close in around the party, you get a better chance to study their features. The two closest to the door, following at the pirate officer's feet and leading the party up the stairs, are a male dwarf and a female human. The old dwarf wears a threatening scowl constantly, though the expression is almost lost in the long, bushy beard that seems to be the only clean aspect of the dwarf. This threatening visage is accentuated by the large, crooked, and pointed nose jutting out above...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-08-27T12:53:27ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#122013-08-16T05:06:53Z2013-08-16T05:06:53Z<p>The filthy man at the head of the group of pirates seemed to ignore the willingness of the Tengu, more interested in the disobedience of the merfolk woman. Motioning for his thugs to back off, he jerks his arm and the whip lashes out with a crack.</p>
<p><span class="messageboard-dice"><b>Attack Roll:</b></span> <span class="messageboard-dice">1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13</span></p>
<p>The whip snaps against the pillar above your head harmlessly. "That was a warnin' lash, Miss Fishlegs. Ye may not have feet to walk, but I'll bet you'll get movin' fast enough with th' right motivation." the man gives a cruel grin, and after a glance at the other two captives, turns to head back up the stairway. "If she don't start movin', you men use yer motivators."</p>The filthy man at the head of the group of pirates seemed to ignore the willingness of the Tengu, more interested in the disobedience of the merfolk woman. Motioning for his thugs to back off, he jerks his arm and the whip lashes out with a crack.
[dice=Attack Roll]1d20+6[/dice]
The whip snaps against the pillar above your head harmlessly. "That was a warnin' lash, Miss Fishlegs. Ye may not have feet to walk, but I'll bet you'll get movin' fast enough with th' right motivation." the man...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-08-16T05:06:53ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#82013-08-13T00:38:14Z2013-08-13T00:38:14Z<p>A few moments after waking, you are all greeted by the sound of footsteps at the far end the hold. As your attention is drawn away from the problem at hand to the noise at the other end of the room, you take a moment to examine the room itself. Sixteen pillars, including the ones you are bound to, are set at even intervals through the hold and support the middle deck above. Strung between a few of the pillars are hammocks, and footlockers line the walls across from the pillars. The hold is empty of other notable cargo, besides yourselves and other miscellaneous clutter. The only exits seem to be the stairway on the far end of the hold, and a trapdoor at the base of the mainmast at the center of the room.</p>
<p>A gruff, cruel voice calls to you as footsteps approach, announcing the arrival of your hosts. "Still abed with the sun over the yardarm?" the man in the lead questions, accompanied by the crack of the whip in his hand. "On your feet, ye filthy swabs! Get up on deck and report for duty before Cap'n Harrigan flays your flesh into sausage skins and has Fishguts fry ye up for breakfast!"</p>
<p>The man standing before you seems to be trying to smile, but he holds the whip with more comfort than the expression. Filthy black hair shows under the dark red bandanna tied around his head, and his beard in a similar state is braided with beads and shiny bands of metal. A bloodstained handaxe pokes out from his faded greatcoat, and his hands seem to twitch in anticipation of putting his whip to use. The man with the whip is flanked by six grinning or glaring thugs, each holding a sap in a way to make it entirely visible to you all. With a nod from their leader, the thugs spread out to cut your bindings shove Vestal and Diah to their feet, while not entirely sure what to do with the merfolk woman other than to bully her into moving.</p>A few moments after waking, you are all greeted by the sound of footsteps at the far end the hold. As your attention is drawn away from the problem at hand to the noise at the other end of the room, you take a moment to examine the room itself. Sixteen pillars, including the ones you are bound to, are set at even intervals through the hold and support the middle deck above. Strung between a few of the pillars are hammocks, and footlockers line the walls across from the pillars. The hold is...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-08-13T00:38:14ZRe: Forums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#22013-07-29T05:52:18Z2013-07-29T04:44:21Z<p>In the Shackles, a fine line is drawn between celebration and debauchery. One such night of revelry in the infamous <b>Port Peril</b> is all that fills your recent memory, a whirlwind of exotic scents and rich tastes cling to your senses, the result of a night at the <b>Formidably Maid</b>. An establishment notorious even within a nation of pirates, the <b>Formidably Maid</b> plays host to more than a few cutthroats and raucous sailors on a nightly basis. It just so happens that one such group of Shackles' patriots took an interest in each of you, shortly before you become unable to recall the rest of the night.</p>
<p>The next thing you know, you wake to the swaying of a ship at sea, a dull ache clouding your mind and a soreness in your limbs, which you find to be bound above your head. There are three of you bound in this way, thick rope holding your wrists to a post at your back. Two Tengu, one in soldier's garb and the other in seemingly plain rust-colored clothing, and what at first glance seems an almost elven woman above the waist, wearing standard explorer's gear. The clothing, and humanoid appearance, ends at the waist, blending into a wide, scaled, tail-like body.</p>
<p>You appear to be in the dark hold of a ship, with little explanation or understanding of why you're here...</p>
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<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>In the Shackles, a fine line is drawn between celebration and debauchery. One such night of revelry in the infamous Port Peril is all that fills your recent memory, a whirlwind of exotic scents and rich tastes cling to your senses, the result of a night at the Formidably Maid. An establishment notorious even within a nation of pirates, the Formidably Maid plays host to more than a few cutthroats and raucous sailors on a nightly basis. It just so happens that one such group of Shackles'...DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-07-29T04:44:21ZForums: Play-by-Post Discussion: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign) DiscussionDM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/discussion#12013-05-23T00:30:44Z2013-05-23T00:30:44Z<p>Out of character discussion goes here!</p>Out of character discussion goes here!DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-05-23T00:30:44ZForums: Play-by-Post: Chicken or Fish? (An inhuman Skull & Shackles campaign)DM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)https://paizo.com/campaigns/ChickenOrFishAnInhumanSkullShacklesCampaign/gameplay#12013-05-23T00:29:46Z2013-05-23T00:29:46Z<p>PLACEHOLDER</p>PLACEHOLDERDM Top Hat (alias of Shicil)2013-05-23T00:29:46ZForums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Accents and MannerismsShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ps2f?Accents-and-Mannerisms#12013-05-20T01:14:00Z2013-05-20T01:14:00Z<p>Okay, so I'm pretty new to the world of Golarion and DMing in general and I've been wondering...</p>
<p>What real world accents do people associate with Pathfinder's different cultures and ethnicities? What does a Varisian sound like, an Ulfen, and all the others? Do Snowcaster Elves speak differently from those in Kyonin? What do you think, forums? 8V</p>Okay, so I'm pretty new to the world of Golarion and DMing in general and I've been wondering...
What real world accents do people associate with Pathfinder's different cultures and ethnicities? What does a Varisian sound like, an Ulfen, and all the others? Do Snowcaster Elves speak differently from those in Kyonin? What do you think, forums? 8VShicil2013-05-20T01:14:00ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Online: We did it!! (Congratulatory post)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pd7y?We-did-it#72013-01-14T21:02:56Z2013-01-14T21:02:56Z<p>Congratulations on funding everyone! Now seriously, what is today's daily deal? 8V I'm so excited.</p>Congratulations on funding everyone! Now seriously, what is today's daily deal? 8V I'm so excited.Shicil2013-01-14T21:02:56ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Online: What's your favorite memory of an in-game event?Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2nodh?Whats-your-favorite-memory-of-an-ingame-event#322013-01-14T17:53:02Z2013-01-14T17:53:02Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Being wrote:</div><blockquote> What is a 'gachapon'? </blockquote><p>Those machines you put in quarters and get a bubble with a prize in it. In games, any system of "put in money, receive random item, repeat until you get what you want" is considered a gachapon.Being wrote:What is a 'gachapon'?
Those machines you put in quarters and get a bubble with a prize in it. In games, any system of "put in money, receive random item, repeat until you get what you want" is considered a gachapon.Shicil2013-01-14T17:53:02ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Online: Small subsidiaryShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pd5r?Small-subsidiary#22013-01-14T07:55:06Z2013-01-14T07:55:06Z<p>The Artisans of Avarice may or may not be willing to supply aid in this venture.</p>The Artisans of Avarice may or may not be willing to supply aid in this venture.Shicil2013-01-14T07:55:06ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Online: What's your favorite memory of an in-game event?Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2nodh?Whats-your-favorite-memory-of-an-ingame-event#222013-01-14T07:43:24Z2013-01-14T07:43:24Z<p>While not a player driven event, the recent Guild Wars 2 Lost Shores event was fantastic. It had more than a month of buildup, several days worth of actual event content (including a mounted attack on a brand new island, where players and NPCs pushed in from the shore and set up camps one by one while fighting their way to the center of the island), and culminating in a massive boss event that lasted around three hours.</p>
<p>The boss event started with discovering the crab monsters (called Karka) lair, breaking through the wall of the lair, planting explosives in the center, top and bottom of the cave (which spiraled up and down from the entrance), and then luring the massive Karka leader monster out into the open. From that point, we had to fight off its minions, break its armor off with rockslides from attacking mountains and firing boulders at it out of large geysers, igniting natural gas vents to blow more chunks off of the armor, and eventually push it into the booby trapped lair, where we collapsed the cavern on its head.</p>
<p>The chest we found in the cave afterwards was about as big as my guild.</p>While not a player driven event, the recent Guild Wars 2 Lost Shores event was fantastic. It had more than a month of buildup, several days worth of actual event content (including a mounted attack on a brand new island, where players and NPCs pushed in from the shore and set up camps one by one while fighting their way to the center of the island), and culminating in a massive boss event that lasted around three hours.
The boss event started with discovering the crab monsters (called Karka)...Shicil2013-01-14T07:43:24ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Online: Chartered Company: Artisans of AvariceShicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pc5z?Chartered-Company-Artisans-of-Avarice#132013-04-05T12:50:32Z2013-01-13T00:57:10Z<p>In the spirit of Avarice, my company would like to extend an invitation to anyone interested in joining us to become our Shieldmate, in return for nothing more than a simple pledge of loyalty.</p>
<p>There are six remaining.</p>
<p>For those interested, anyone who chooses to join us in this way will receive the entire list of Daily Deal items from the beginning as well.</p>In the spirit of Avarice, my company would like to extend an invitation to anyone interested in joining us to become our Shieldmate, in return for nothing more than a simple pledge of loyalty.
There are six remaining.
For those interested, anyone who chooses to join us in this way will receive the entire list of Daily Deal items from the beginning as well.Shicil2013-01-13T00:57:10ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Online: Getting my friends to play (suggestion for add-on)Shicilhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pcv9?Getting-my-friends-to-play#102013-01-11T22:35:59Z2013-01-11T22:35:59Z<p>Thanks for clarifying that, guys, I was mistaken. =) I don't know if it was necessary to correct me so many times, though. =P</p>Thanks for clarifying that, guys, I was mistaken. =) I don't know if it was necessary to correct me so many times, though. =PShicil2013-01-11T22:35:59Z