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SO I tried registering yesterday on the site, and the process went through un-eventfully (meaning no error messages, everything appeared to execute just fine). However, when I try to log in with the exact credentials I supplied while creating the account, I get a message in the upper right corner that states "Wrong Credentials". I tried the 'forgot your password' link and tried to reset the password, and I still get the 'wrong credentials' message. I cannot see where I am doing anything incorrectly. Ideas? Thoughts?
That is it! Thank you very much, Wolfspirit!
*performs the dreaded art of Thread Necromancy* While attending GenCon and playing in the Into the Unknown quest series, a passing GM mentioned something about one of the Starfinder factions, which, if max'ed out in prestige/fame at the end of Season 1, would be receiving a special new playable-race boon. I am trying to ascertain the truthfulness of his claim, and if so, which faction that would pertain to. I have been searching the boards for some time, and have not come across any threads discussing the matter. If they do exist, my sincere apologies - and I would appreciate a link to it.
Been playing PFS for just over a year now, and going to start DMing soon. In talking with some of the other DMs, it doesn't sound like I'll be able to get any of the older racial boons that were handed out at previous conventions. That being said, I'd really love to get the boon that allows a wayang race; shade-blooded, I think. If anyone has one available, I'm open to negotiating for it - all serious offers considered.
I'm fairly certain (read: 99.9%) mine DQ'd in the first week due to a stupid error on my part; that, after at least a dozen 'previews' with little things changed/fixed each time. If they give us a subforum for item critique, mine will be in there for all of your review.
I ended up voting where and when time allowed, but I have no idea how many items I reviewed. Perhaps next year, they add a stat counter?? *ducks and runs for cover*
As long as you realize not all folks who own firearms fit into that bucket. I'm going to let you in on a little secret ... people kill people all the time. And not with guns. Some examples (source): Arson, Stabbing Rampage in Seoul South Korea : 10/20/2008. 6 people dead, 5 from stabbing. 7 others wounded, 4 seriously. An angry man felt people “looked down on him.” Anti-police stabbing spree in Shanghai, China: 7/2008. 6 Police Officers stabbed to death, 4 wounded. 28 year old man angry at police attacked a police station with a knife. Akihabara Massacre, Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan: 6/8/2008. 7 people killed (3 struck by car, 4 by stabbing), many more injured. Man slammed into a crowd with his car, then jumped out and began stabbing people to death. 18 year old slashes 4 to death in Sitka, Alaska, US: 3/25/2008. 4 people killed. 18 year old (old enough to purchase a rifle over the counter) kills 4 people, related to him, with a 5 inch knife. Stabbing Spree kills 2, Tsuchiura, Japan: 3/23/2008. 2 killed, 7 wounded. Man “just wanted to kill anyone.” Stabbing spree wounds 41, 6 seriously in Berlin Train Station: 5/26/2006. 41 wounded, 6 seriously. Thankfully no one died in this attack, but not for lack of trying on the part of the drunk 16 year old. 4 killed in stabbing spree in London, UK: 9/2004. 4 killed, 2 wounded. Mentally ill man attacks mostly older people. 6 killed over Xbox dispute in Deltona, Florida, US: 8/6/2004. 6 killed. 4 men (all old enough to legally purchase firearms) bludgeon 6 people to death with baseball bats over purloined Xbox. Daegu subway fire, Daegu, South Korea: 2/18/2003. 198 killed, 147 injured. A 56 year old unemployed taxi driver, dissatisfied with his medical treatment, sets fire to a crowded train. Osaka School Massacre, Osaka Japan: 6/8/2001. 8 children dead, 13 other children and 2 teachers wounded. Committed by 37 year old former janitor armed with a kitchen knife. So ... maybe we should just ban people. That'd be easier to 'control', right?
As with any societal problem, this shooting was not a product of "guns" - "assault" rifles (which were not used, contrary to some reports, but it certainly makes a more dynamic story!),Citation? Every source i can find is saying that it was the bushmaster. Are you saying that wasn't the gun or that the bushmaster isn't an assault rifle? Bushmaster is a firearms manufacturer, not a weapon. A semi-automatic weapon is not necessarily an "assault rifle". A fully automatic rifle with several other key characteristics is what makes an assault rifle per the 1994 AWB, not some shoddy reporter's poor use of language. And no, it wouldn't have fallen under the provisions of that Act, which I can state as someone who works with that industry daily. The biggest irony is that the AWB facilitated the creation of more firearms manufacturers than any other single piece of legislation in the country's history. You have 10,000 victims of gun violence every year, it makes more than one dead per hour! Exactly 10,000? Wow, where'd you get that number? Actually, you're low. Numbers I've seen from 2009 put it over 30,000 firearms-related deaths each year, none of which are homicides. Homicides come in around 16,000, but not all are firearms-related. Same set of stats show over 39,000 deaths from drug-induced sources including prescribed and non-prescribed sources, as well as poisoning. Not included in that number is homicide-related drug-induced deaths. A separate stat shows over 24,000 deaths due to alcohol. Heck, there's even 33,000+ deaths from automobile accidents. So which of these other causes should we ban? Your other comment regarding what countries have "given back" weapons after WWII is so far out of context that I won't bother addressing it. @ Guy Humual: No pats needed, just tired of seeing the illogical tirade against the ownership of firearms. You are free to interpret it as you like, however.
On a lighter note, 99.9% of all 80+ million law-abiding gun owners killed no one yesterday. As with any societal problem, this shooting was not a product of "guns" - "assault" rifles (which were not used, contrary to some reports, but it certainly makes a more dynamic story!), handguns, shotguns, rifles, etc. The shooting was a product of many factors, mostly behavioral. Attempting to justify the restriction of firearm ownership as if that is suddenly the 'magic cure' to preventing 'mass killing' is as unintelligent as trying to ban fast food restaurants for making people fat. I haven't scrolled back through 17+ pages to see if someone has already mentioned this, but the worst 'mass killing' at a school done in the United States to date was in 1927. The Bath School distaster, which killed 38 school children, 6 adults, and injured 58 others. Golly, he must have had an 'assault rifle', huh? Nope. Dynamite and pyrotol. You can make explosives like that with a rudimentary understanding of chemistry and physics - and a trip to the local convenience store. Root Cause Analysis 101: A person does not suddenly realize that they have the ability to legally purchase firearms and then decide to exercise that ability to facilitate going on a killing spree. "Mass" murderers, as any objective study will show, decide that they need to KILL, and then will use whatever methods lie at their disposal. And guess what? They don't respect 'laws' in the first place - what makes anyone think that a ban on a certain type of weapon will suddenly make them unavailable? History and common sense dictate otherwise. The over-all point being: laws ALREADY exist governing who gets to own firearms and who doesn't, and of what firearms they can buy (yes, Virginia, there are still bans in effect for certain types and classes of firearms, both at state and federal levels). More laws restricting firearms are not what is needed. An understanding of this perpetrator's motives and beliefs is needed, and using that information to deflect or curtail similar behavior that might be present in others going forward.
So Clark made a SAK post...? Careful, or he might whup you with a hardcover-edition SAIK which definitely exceeds the 300 word limit and uses a template that mortal man was not meant to gaze upon!
So I've been scouring the boards for the last few weeks in anticipation of the RPG Superstar event, and tried to take all of the excellent advice to heart. It's time. Here. We. Go. Good fortune to all of the participants!
Sooooo ... if they're becoming 'monsters' ... then they'll be getting killed off in all sorts of creative ways, right? I mean, what DM or player wouldn't love the "Caves of the Dire Gnomes" or the "Ancient Vale of Gnomecanth" or somesuch? Me? I'll STILL be a gnome-slaying fiend ... in any edition less than 4. Pity it took them this long to make gnomes something other than a cutesy PC race. ;)
Submitted. Ye of faith (any faith!) have a shiny new heathen-smiting tool in your arsenal. |
