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It looks like, based on the PRD, that Sculpt Sound only allows a saving throw or spell resistance for objects, not creatures themselves. This means that if a bard was to cast that spell at any given creature as a target, the creature automatically is affected, without a save or spell resistance (since it lists that only objects get the benefits of either). And if a spellcaster's voice is changed drastically enough (say, from the voice of an elf to that of a frog), that spellcaster can no longer cast spells. NO SAVE APPLIES.

Am I reading that right?

If so, a 7th level bard would be able to shut down a 20th-level caster, and all he'd need was to win initiative. No save, no spell resistance, and now all your archmages have the efficacy of a 6th level fighter.

Somebody chime in and tell me I'm still sane.

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Hey folks!

I put together some audio intros for Legacy of Fire, using the Songs of Shazathared as printed in the covers. Check 'em out at my blog:

http://colorfulfrog.net/blog/?p=57

Hop on over there and drop me a line! Feel free to download 'em and use 'em for your own games. :-D

I'm interested in your feedback on these; I'm looking to have the rest of 'em finished by GenCon.

Alright, so as much as I love the idea of Tamir's dinner conversation during Pathfinder 21 - The Jackal's Price, I'll admit that remembering and thinking up jokes on the spot is not my strong suit, especially ones that fit for a desert-themed setting, with crass or lewd punchlines.

So what desert, genie, or other setting appropriate jokes can we put together as a resource?

I'll start with one (and not a crass one, but better than none):

A man on a camel rode through miles of the sun-drenched desert searching for some sign of life. His supplies were running low when his camel died.

Now on foot, he desperately sought refuge from the heat, and, most importantly, a source for water.

Suddenly, he came across a vendor in the middle of the desert.

"Thank the gods I found you!" the man cried. "Please help me. I'm in dire need of some water."

"Well," said the vendor, "I don't have any water. But would you like to buy one of these fine dinner robes?"

"What am I going to do with a dinner robe?" the man asked.

"That's what I'm selling sir. If you don't like it, I can't help you."

The man left the vendor and walked on for many more miles, praying each minute that he would find refuge from the scorching sun.

His eyes squinted a bunch of times when he came across a restaurant in the distance. Unable to comprehend a restaurant located in the middle of the desert, he assumed the place was a mirage, but decided to check it out anyway.

As he approached the door, his mouth opened in amazement, seeing that the place actually existed.

The doorman stopped him before he entered.

"Excuse me sir," the doorman said, "But you can't come in here without a dress robe!"

Sooooo...it's been a month and a half since the last order shipped, or downloads became available.

When does the next module ship? I'm waiting eagerly for my subscription to come in (given that the original Monthly subscription promise has fallen to the wayside long ago).

So, reading through the Osirion entry in the Pathfinder Campaign Setting, I got hit with a funny thought.

Ojan and Jasilia, the heirs to the Khemet Dynasty, are fond of traipsing all around the Osirion desert in search of Adventure and Mystery. Their father, fearful for their safety, sends his Risen Guard to bring the young heirs back to the palace.

Here's a set of serial adventures following the deeds and mis-adventures of these two youngsters, chased by the bumbling Risen Guard whom they continually outwit and manage to get killed, only to have them raised and sent back out again to find them.

It's like the Golarion version of Duck Tales, Alvin and the Chipmunks, or any other Saturday Morning Cartoon.

Anyone else see it? :-)

So, the purpose of this thread isn't to debate whether or not the number of uses of Smite Evil for a paladin should change, or even what the bonuses are. My question is simple:

Why can't Smite Evil apply to ranged attacks in addition to melee?

I see no reason that it would be unbalanced. Let's say I want to make up a Dexterity based paladin rather than a Strength based one; Smite Evil with a crossbow or bow and arrow would seem an appropriate change.

Thoughts? Designer insight? Let's open this up.

I don't think this has been addressed yet, and has come up a couple of times in my bi-weekly game. This is about a power discrepancy. The party consists of a melee-oriented fighter, a two-weapon wielding ranger, an unfettered (from Arcana Evolved), a rouge, a druid and a sorcerer. The problem lies between the druid and the melee classes; namely the fighter, and ranger.

The druid has recently gained access to Summon Nature's Ally IV, and what we discovered is that a couple of the available critters are about equal in combat to the fighter or the ranger, most notably the giant crocodile or the dire ape. Given that the druid can summon both in quick succession, that both creatures are skilled at grappling and melee, and that the druid can then act fully in conjunction with his summoned allies in following rounds, he has very easily taken to replacing the role of the normal melee combatants entirely.

Similarly, as I was combing through the summoning spells for some kind of solution, I found that not all of the creatures which are summonable are even close to equal to one another in capability.

Has anyone else encountered something similar to this? What thoughts can we put together about reworking the way summoning is handled? Can we unify summoning in some manner to balance it with a party and itself?

Third picture, the one on the right with the gorillas and the explorers. Look closely at the explorer to the left side of the picture...

Is that a RIFLE the explorer and the gorilla are struggling over?!?

I mean, I know that Paizo has mentioned that there will be guns SOMEWHERE in Golarion, but pulp-era explorers and gorilla-people! VERY COOL!

I like the mechanic for empowering wizards with arcane school abilities, and I'd like to seem them have more evocative names than simply a replication of the spell name.