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RPG Superstar 2009 Top 8. Organized Play Member. 4,606 posts (19,097 including aliases). 1 review. 1 list. 1 wishlist. 2 Organized Play characters. 24 aliases.


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In a fight, who do you think would win- a crocodile or midsized shark?

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IceniQueen dresses as a bear, breaks into blonde women's houses, eats all the porridge, breaks the chairs, and when the woman comes down says, "What comes around, goes around, Blondie."

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Love it. This is exactly how it should be used. I hope having his armor trashed scared the heaven out of the cavalier.

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I had a few haunts in a battlefield in Pathways 3. It's free. I've contributed haunt articles to most of the Pathways. They're all free and all available through this site.

I would use a lot of minor haunts that produce ghost sounds or harmless illusions, a few minor haunts with more serious effects that can be triggered by undead, and a handful of heavier haunts. Use enough haunts that the players feel embattled.

My 30 Haunts for Ships and Shores has a series of haunts related to a mutiny, the wrecking of a ship upon the rocks, and a battle with some reavers that could have the fluff changed to work for this. It's not free, but it's cheap.

Nastier druid spells and ranger spells often translate well into outdoor haunts. (For example, the spell 'entangle' could be the basis for a field of grasping hands).

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Yeah, I knew a woman who was bluish-grey back in my hometown. It freaked a lot of people out at first, but you got used to it. I think hers was the side effect of some kind of internal organ failure though. Her body had trouble eliminating excess hemoglobin.

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Stat that Sheeple!

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This is so sad. I just noticed this thread.

Organizing a new program at a university can consume a ridiculous amount of time. (Just ask Nick Logue.)

I got a promotion yesterday though. (Change in rank; not much change in job description.) Woohoo.

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Thanks for the review, KTFish7.

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Thanks for the review, Endzeitgeist. I had a lot of fun with this one. I can't play favorites between my children though. ;-)

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Alcoholic hill giant with a co-dependent relationship with the goblins. Keep it old school.

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Happy birthday.

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So, is it your birthday yet? BTW, gamer-printer, you've made 666 posts at this moment. :-O

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Thanks for getting this up!

I love the cover artwork for this one.

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Rimrock wrote:
Grats Tarren! I feel privileged to be playing in one of your games.

I feel privileged to have such a great group to play with and am happy you are still here after a slow start to this one. I think things are about to get interesting with this though.

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Maybe it's a rivalry thing: "But all the other evil wizards have puzzle traps!"

I've been thinking about puzzle traps that are more natural. For example, a lock that requires weights of the right amount in order to open. I have a few ideas, but not 30.

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Thanks, Taig, I'm pretty happy about that.

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You're welcome, KTFish7, and thank you for the review.

I laughed at the thought of an evil wizard thinking, "Yes, a sudoku trap would go quite well here."

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He's a rogue 20 with some kind of arcane artificer PrC ... He has passed the test of the Starstone and achieved divine status.

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In another thread:

James Jacobs wrote:
Tengu already ARE found in the Inner Sea region, in fact. The other four races can certainly be found in the Inner Sea Region, but are pretty rare, just as dwarves and halflings and gnomes and half-orcs are pretty rare in Tian Xia. And just as there are tengu in the Inner Sea region, there are elves in the Dragon Empires.

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I tend to spend a lot more time brainstorming than I do writing. If I was doing this again, I'd probably start with a grid with character classes across the top and goals down the side and then brainstorm ideas to help with each. Then I'd choose several I liked and think about the feeling I'd want to associate with them, brainstorming a few adjectives for each. Then, I'd work on the mechanics. Along the way, I'd jot notes, but I'd leave the writing until the end.

I'd say my brainstorming/mechanics time is ten times my writing time.

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My money is on Big Bird.

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Love the art in this. Joe Calkin's art is inspiring.

I was delighted to see an unexpected fleshgrafter in this issue. The Wardens of the Darkened Heart will be watching Mr. Sorbus Venn.

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Thank you for the review, End. (Yes, China Miéville did inspire some of the grafts.)

Ulgulanoth, regarding taking grab as a feat, I'd leave that up to GM discretion, but my intention is that it could replace the feat gained at odd levels. I guess a generous GM could make it available in place of a bonus feat if it fit the class.

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Hi Ulgulanoth,

I've devised the fleshgrafts following the magic item creation rules, but noted some ways in which these differ from magic items.

I would love to hear what you think about the decisions I made regarding the pricing and potency of these fleshgrafts. A lot of the decisions were rather tough, but I wanted to allow for a novel set of items without creating a whole new set of subrules.

Cheers,
Trevor

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Thanks for getting this up there, Liz.

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Patterson wrote:

what about replaceing a lost arm with a mechanical/clockwork one.

like the "puppet" in Hellboy 1. clockwork everything...

That's not one I did. The fleshgrafts in this volume all involve flesh or organs or bone being grafted onto flesh.

A fleshgrafter with Craft Construct and Craft Flesh could probably do the job.

It's hard to stat though. It's one arm. Would it grant a strength bonus or a strength bonus to that one arm alone? Which checks would it help you with? Attacks with that arm, of course, but which checks would it give its full bonus to and which ones only a half bonus?

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Dark_Mistress wrote:
I just looked it over and Cheapy is right and it is pretty disgusting in a way that I am sure will really appeal to some people. :)

Are you "some people" Dark Mistress?

;-)

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Benicio Del Espada wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:

I'm gonna spoiler this- I want some genuine feedback, point by point. I'm sure people have seen this elsewhere, but I value opinions here.

** spoiler omitted **...

I think those are ALL reasonable demands.

This is a little long, but I think it makes the point:

** spoiler omitted **...

So, where do these protestors get off making "demands" that call for anything other than a democratic process. This is where they lose me.

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I'm going to OCCUPY the left side of my living room sofa and leave the outdoor stuff to those less susceptible to colds. "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need."

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STR 3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 3) = 7
DEX 3d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 5) = 12
CON 3d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 2) = 6
INT 3d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 5) = 15
WIS 3d6 ⇒ (3, 2, 3) = 8
CHA 3d6 ⇒ (1, 4, 4) = 9

Skinny little wizard.

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Two positive reviews in one day. Thanks to both of you for taking the time!

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I feel envy. Gorgeous pumpkin!

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Just be sure to carve the following text on the back of the pumpkin: "This pumpkin or 'Jack-o'lantern' uses trademarks and/or copyrights owned by Paizo Publishing, LLC, which are used under Paizo's Community Use Policy. We are expressly prohibited from charging you to use or access this content. This pumpkin is not published, endorsed, or specifically approved by Paizo Publishing. For more information about Paizo's Community Use Policy, please visit paizo.com/communityuse. For more information about Paizo Publishing and Paizo products, please visit paizo.com."

See, then you're good.

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Krome wrote:

I used the product extensively for the first two of Carrion Crown and probably more later. It is an absolutely perfect fit. I'd honestly love to see more haunts!

You've seen 30 Haunts for Objects, right?

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Dark_Mistress wrote:
gamer-printer wrote:
Tarren Dei wrote:
gamer-printer wrote:
As an aside, I talked to Trevor, and though he's doing another Rite Publishing project at the moment, after it, he'll be doing a 30 Haunts for Kaidan...
Hey, have we mentioned this to Steve yet? We should probably let him know what we're up to once and a while ... ;-)
I let him know already, but I haven't heard anything back from him yet.
I guess I should let him out of the box then.

Only if you feel he's been punished enough.

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gamer-printer wrote:
As an aside, I talked to Trevor, and though he's doing another Rite Publishing project at the moment, after it, he'll be doing a 30 Haunts for Kaidan...

Hey, have we mentioned this to Steve yet? We should probably let him know what we're up to once and a while ... ;-)

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Gary is Great.

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I thought I was over you, Paizo, but this itch proves I'm still hooked.

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Gary Teter wrote:
Not yet. But something is coming!

Is it a big black dragon? 'cuz I'm no hero. I'll split if that's what it is. The villagers can defend themselves for a change.

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ARRGH
Is it here YET?

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What about NOW?

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Thanks for the review, Megan!

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You'll know when it's here, Dennis.

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I love the images Steve picked for this one. There is consistency in the style and creepiness.

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A series of small glowing orbs -- at least a dozen of them -- begin to weave in and out among the gathered male slaves. They stop in front of each one, circle around, and move on. The slaves find this very disconcerting.

Sykala, Korian, and Refina:
In the distance, one of the clay golem palanquin's begins to lumber toward the camp. The curtains are closed making it hard to tell who is in it. The female slaves scatter out of its way as it marches through the crowd toward the slave encampment.

Ovirid hears something happening on the road. The female slaves departing the camp are agitated.

The lantern archon easily slips into place. Anyone who sees it mistakes it for another ball of light.

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If you enjoyed this collection of haunts, you'll love what's coming next.

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We've started to get the rainfall here in Eastern Quebec and they say it will stay with us for a while, but so far it is just pleasant.

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It's supposed to be just a tropical storm before it hits us in Eastern Quebec. Still, we've had a lot of flooding in this region so we're taking it seriously.

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I heard a Canadian farmer on CBC yesterday talking about how well-prepared Canada was to grow hemp and how we kick American butts in the hemp market if the gloves came off.

Let's get it on!

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This looks great!!

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