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Wow, that was fast! Thanks Sharaya. I have sent my email today :-)
Hi, A number of months ago I bought the Monster Codex Pawn box set (PZO1015) from my FLGS and recently I discovered an packaging error: I found two identical sheets of vampire pawns, but no sheet of orc pawns. Sadly the various orcs are more useful to me than the vampires! So is there a way for me to get the sheet with orcs pawns (if I recall correctly, #141 to #148)? Do I send Paizo the extra vampire sheet in exchange? I am located in Ottawa, Canada. Thanks!
Not that I recall, but the training background published in some editions suggested to me and my friends alignment leanings - predicated on the notion that bookishness and self-discipline tends to favour personalities with lawful values, I suppose stemming from an assumption that values and temperment correlate? Thus sorcerous power was linked to emotion, and therefore chaotic values. YMMV While I would not want official alignment restrictions, I think a brewed up society or dominion where all wizards are lawful, arcanists neutral, and sorcerers chaotic, has fun RP potential - especially for a PC who breaks the mold/violates the prevailing law/customs...
I would guess yes, because on all matters concern a being with a soul, androids follow the same paradigm as all intelligent humanoids. One way to look at it is that an android is an awakened biological construct, much like the D&D 3.5 Warforged from Eberron are awakened mechanical constructs. Spoiler: Androids can be any type of undead. Vampiric ones would favour the clear watery blood of other Androids rather than the messy red blood of humans/humanoids.
It currently appears to me like the kind of fantasy RPG one would cut their teeth on before advancing to the full suite of options and complexity many enjoy with Pathfinder. Well "advanced" doesn't necessarily mean better, and the observation is predicated on how things look at the moment. I am a Pathfinder fan who has enjoyed many other game systems too, and it will be interesting to see how D&D 5th grows in complexity.
I did my duty. I voted over 100 today -- carefully read every entry, and never voted "both" -- which took a few hours. I focused upon whether the concepts were viable for a basic fantasy game with PF and I saw plenty items that were interesting and evocative, and even few that were humourous (yet effective). Good luck to all those who made submissions! :-) Edit: forgot to add, very little was annoying so I suppose the "bonkers" inducing entries have been finally culled.
When the last Space Shuttle completed its mission, I felt very sad, because an exciting era in space science has come to an end. I also felt a twitch of foreboding: that America appears to be steering itself towards a New Dark Age given the rise of religious hyperbole in the media at the behest of politicians and big business who prefer the masses be kept entertained, distracted, and otherwise ignorant. While not a ubiquitous problem -- yet -- I see blind religiosity is being exploited to undermine democracy. An educated population is too dangerous for the rich and powerful... The manipulation of the general public is a common evil in human history, and the recent attacks on science and education seem like an intensification of the practice. The good news is people are catching on. More and more people are asking hard questions of those who seek authority... Personally, people who want to be in charge too much are definitely not fit for the job. Or more specifically, leaders have to earn the trust of followers, and not demand it.
I wish I could say. I spent over 8 hours pouring over the content of the D&D Next playtest and reading and reading peoples comments... I'm such a gaymer. D&D Next looks very retro to me right now -- but it is only playtest material to date. I'm about ready to call it a night, being 12:08 a.m. now. I'm thinking I'll watch a short flick or an episode or two of B5 before bed.
LMAO!! When one flirts one never knows what one will catch! Well played :^) Edit: it was my friendly yank on the chain. Nonetheless I wonuldn't be surprised to see a call to folks to present themselves on FB. I am there already but I facebook -- apparently it's a verb now too -- 2 or 3 times a month because I have more interesting things to do with my life than to catch-up and respond to a gazillion inane comments a day. (I won't buy the stock!)
Clue number ?: Page 55 in Giants Revisited speaks of Storm Giants on pilgrimages to the region of the Eye and actually riding the waves of the storm and diving into the depths of it and then returning to a pleasure palace "for feasting and luxurious entertainments". They're obviously not harmed by venturing into the storm... Edit: I think there is a profound absence of the influence of Evil with respect to the Eye of Abendedgo, and I wonder if it exists as a metaphysical counter to the presence of the Worldwound, waiting for something significant to occur before manifesting any changes or whatever.
Oh wow! This thread is still going! Fantastic! I spent 3 hours catching up -- stopped at page 8 when I realized it's 1:30 a.m. and I go to work in six hours! I'm so impressed everybody :-) I want to comment on some great thoughts, but later... Love, hugs and kisses to all! (Okay, I confess to being a wee bit lonely lately!) @Dogbladewarrior: you've said many times that thou art big and fetching... how about a pic? ;-) (Oh-oh, I'm gonna get in trouble now!! LOL) :-)
I like the characters depicted on the cover -- each one interesting and they appear to be an alert and effective adventuring team. Evocatively quite cool. Are Wanderers shadowy humans? I ask because I'm thinking about what WotC did with the "Shadowfell" in 4E. In any case, I'll definitely keep my eye out for this one to arrive at my FLGS.
I've observed that it is often easier to tell a stranger the truth about yourself because the emotional investment you have in them is smaller. If a stranger tells you to go $%^& yourself no real loss, %^&* you too buddy, but if a friend of twenty years rejects you it has a far greater weight than a stranger because they know you well and you feel like they are truly rejecting YOU. Then again if they don't love you for who you actually are an argument can be made that they were never worth your time in the first place. Yeah, true. I hear ya.
I can believe it -- about guys beyond the stereotypes. But oh my it *is* hard to connect locally for gaming. And you're right: there plenty of social situations it does matter, or require being "out", and then you're left with using gaydar. LOL. Oh man, my gaydar sucks -- if gaydar is the shiny new iPad(TM), mine's an Etch-a-sketch(TM)!!
Poster child? Oh-oh! At 49? LOL :-) You know what's ironic? I had the courage to participate in pride parades in the 1990's, and even be "out there" at these events with my LGBT peers, directing traffic, welcoming bystanders to our outdoor stage shows, interacting with police (who were actually friendly to us) and collecting tickets to events. But confronting old friends? That's tough because I don't want to 'cause a scene at the table. Maybe that's silly, but alas, all too human? With newer gaming friends, I think can still open up things since the social investment is new and I don't know them well enough to know if they've have LGBT relatives, or friends, or co-workers they are comfortable with. So I've considered that as a plan to establish a comfortable group. The other side needs work too, methinks. Finding local "gaymers" into rpgs still looks like a major challenge...
With respect to OP: this is an interesting topic for me. Here I am, it's 11:00 p.m. up in Ottawa, I'm sittin' at home reading stuff online... and thinking now. For years I've being stuck in a tug of war between gaming, and gay life. In my experience I cannot get any overlap in a social comfort zone. (I'm tired and the eloquence ain't there tonight!) I've had affairs and boyfriends in one world and gamer friends in another -- with tension between the two pulling me in opposite directions. Especially my time. I'm out to most co-workers, and to my folks, but not to everyone: my gaming friends and acquaintances, some of whom I've a 20+ year history socializing with, have no clue because I've never found gamers where I live that I felt comfortable being myself, and I haven't met one LGBT gamer in person either. Online? Yeah. In person? Never. Correction, in socializing at a LGBT function about a year ago, I met a guy who was a WoW fan. I don't play online rpgs, but I've heard there are some LGBT groups out there. He's the first "gaymer" I met in person after all these years. Part of the problem is, my sharpest observations limited to gay men, very few gay men acknowledge interest in things beyond the stereotypes of cruising, partying, and going to the gym, pursuing careers, and spending money on fashion, etc. Until they hit 40. (Yeah, there's something wry in that.) Then they like antiques! Okay, so finding LGBT friends locally, particularly gay men, to socialize with in a gaming context has been really difficult. Well, that's what Fate's thrown at me. The other side, my gaming friends, they're straight -- or play str8 because they're so deep in the closet they may be stuck in there all their lives -- everyone has to forge their way free on their own terms -- and some of these gamer friends are either colossal homophobes, or just clueless. They're great gamers, but I'm the one who has to cringe in silence when table talk strays to things, um, heterosexual. So I feel like I have to choose between two worlds. (Gawd, does anything I say tonight make sense?) Added wrinkle: I was into gaming as a young adult as a way to distract myself from the tensions of being in my own closet. It was one outlet to keep my mind off of reality. So when I came out at 29/30, I was already an established gamer. But I carefully kept a wall up between the old me and the new me, 'cause in the late 1980's early 1990's, things were more difficult for us than they are today. Um, that's what I can share for the moment about being gay and being a gamer.
Alright, slow your roll people. I want this thread to be an oasis of calm where members of the LGBT community can share their stories in a peaceful atmosphere and perhaps make a silly joke or two. Anyone who wants to can comment but I'd prefer if you would make a conscious decision to promote tranquility in writing your posts. Arguments can and should be had about many subjects but here let's all be relaxed and laid back in this particular thread. Sorry. I've seen so much hostility online and in the media, I get touchy.
Shifty, must we be on opposite sides of every issue?!??! Well good news: it'll be a non-subject once society at large has changed it's attitude. Until then, you'll just have to put with occasional public displays of LGBT people reaching out to each other in a sometimes very hostile world. Oh, before I forget, your line about "private parts" wreaks of misunderstanding: by fixating upon physical intimacy you totally ignored the most important factor about same-sex relations, you ignored love.
Here's maybe an odd idea: Infamous Monsters of Golarion -- a Player's Guide to defeating some of the more infamous critters of the world all written from the point of view of adventurers. So no Bestiary info, only legendary info and the equipment, spells and magic items commonly believed/discretely shared by historical NPC's. Of course the info is "incomplete" but that's the most info PCs would probably know having grown up with tales of legendary beasts and learned from their families, mentors, or teachers. I would expect the vast majority of monsters would NOT be in this book, but I figure there are a few dozen that are infamous "known" threats to civilization... It's essentially a monster hunting guide for the players that I'm suggesting.
@Hellder: I've been observing this thread with some interest as Dragonlance was one of the first D&D settings I got to know -- read the first DL trilogy about 25 years ago! -- and I just want to say you have done an awesome job "Pathfindering" DL material!! Thanks so much sharing your ideas and hard work! :-)
A removable familiar would be pretty neat though if possible. Like the character still comes with the familiar but it isn't glued to the base it just sits on topAny sculpts in the plans for tiny or diminutive minis? I could use a bunch of fairies and stirges, as wells as some familiar minis. That would be a neat trick to have a removable familiar! But alas I bet it would be both complicated and expensive to produce, because I don't think it be viable if there was only one kind while there are dozen different kinds of familiars to choose from in the game. Cool idea though.
I took one look at that awesome Rune Giant on Friday and my jaw almost fell off. It deserves a shout: THAT IS ONE FANTASTIC FIGURE* Can't wait for my FLGS receive their order this summer... I wonder how tall is it on the table? 11 or 12 inches? It would make a great conversation piece if well displayed in one's gaming/rec room! *: truly it is too grand to be referred to as a "mini"!!
Shem, I have considered subscribing, but there's a catch: I'm in Canada and that means extra costs as well as worry about the various shippers mangling/damaging my books and soft cover paperbacks over the border. My FLGS gets PF books at competitive prices such that I usually pay in Canadian dollars the same Americans pay in the US. (The currencies are often at par lately so I'm happy.) The only real drawback is I don't have a PDF copy of any of the PF books. Edit: I also gain a 10% "loyal customer discount" at my FLGS.
Officially? No. In the PF games I run? Absolutely! Honestly, I never liked the Summoner base class, and it's variants like the Synthesist do nothing for me other than make me cringe. (Having said that, I can see it has potential for a weird NPC villain! But for players? Not in the games I GM please!)
I'd like to see some new monsters that, although generic, would fit well on some of the other worlds in Paizo's Campaign Setting. Or how about templates that help us convert critters to be weird analogues of "normal" monsters and thus potential native to, for example, "jungle" worlds, "desert" worlds or "winter" worlds? Basically a few templates to help GMs flesh out critters for Sword and Planet games would be nice. Ex: "tauric" creatures of Akiton or hydra-like dinosaurs of Castrovel. (I'm sure there are better ideas than mine!) If that fails, I hope we'll see a 64-page bestiary supplement specifically for the various planets of Golarion's home solar system ("Monsters from the Distant Worlds").
I think a dog is an excellent choice. Perhaps your GM can help you flesh out a medium size breed appropriate to both the campaign and your character? Alternatively, as others have suggested, a bird of prey like a falcon or hawk that would be a uncommon but natural sight in an urban setting. (Would a big crow/raven fit better?) At least with the bird it has an easier time keeping up with your ranger's roof-top running! And it can serve as a aerial "spy" watching your back, etc. :-)
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