paizo.com Recent Posts by blood_kitepaizo.com Recent Posts by blood_kite2023-11-10T11:49:52Z2023-11-10T11:49:52ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Have you ever been shot out of a catapult?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uwdi?Have-you-ever-been-shot-out-of-a-catapult#122018-03-04T17:59:10Z2018-02-22T20:24:15Z<p>Not voluntarily.</p>
<p>The same character has also had the distinction of having been shot in the face...with a hammer.</p>Not voluntarily.
The same character has also had the distinction of having been shot in the face...with a hammer.blood_kite2018-02-22T20:24:15ZRe: Forums: Advice: Would plane shift get you to a different reality?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uq3r?Would-plane-shift-get-you-to-a-different-reality#202017-11-15T16:07:56Z2017-11-15T16:07:56Z<p>3rd Edition D&D had the Shadow Plane as a way to travel between different Prime Material Planes. Move in the Shadow Plane with a destination plane in mind and you could get there in something like 2d6 hours.</p>
<p>Alternately, something like Baba Yaga's hut. It goes to different places and the inside keeps changing.</p>3rd Edition D&D had the Shadow Plane as a way to travel between different Prime Material Planes. Move in the Shadow Plane with a destination plane in mind and you could get there in something like 2d6 hours.
Alternately, something like Baba Yaga's hut. It goes to different places and the inside keeps changing.blood_kite2017-11-15T16:07:56ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Path: General Discussion: Summarise an adventure path...brief descriptions to pitch to playersblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uj50?Summarise-an-adventure-pathbrief-descriptions#22017-08-18T17:07:45Z2017-08-18T17:07:45Z<p>Reign of Winter - Fey, cold, and a chicken-hut TARDIS while working for the lesser of two evils
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Rise of the Runelords - Return of ancient, sinful spellcasters</p>Reign of Winter - Fey, cold, and a chicken-hut TARDIS while working for the lesser of two evils
Rise of the Runelords - Return of ancient, sinful spellcastersblood_kite2017-08-18T17:07:45ZRe: Forums: Advice: Best/most fun intelligent items you've ever made/seen?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ui5j?Bestmost-fun-intelligent-items-youve-ever#62017-08-08T14:04:09Z2017-08-08T14:04:09Z<p>I picked up an intelligent Rod of Splendor, since no one else in the party wanted it. It seemed to think that it was quite the smooth operator and was always ready to give advice on wooing the ladies.</p>
<p>I became much less interested in keeping it after I lost an ego contest with it and it decided to activate the apparel function of the rod. </p>
<p>This consisted of a royal purple outfit with bell bottom pants, fur-trimmed coat, wide brimmed hat with a peacock feather, and platform shoes with gold fish in them.</p>
<p>Dressing up like a pimp didn't really help me with the ladies.</p>I picked up an intelligent Rod of Splendor, since no one else in the party wanted it. It seemed to think that it was quite the smooth operator and was always ready to give advice on wooing the ladies.
I became much less interested in keeping it after I lost an ego contest with it and it decided to activate the apparel function of the rod.
This consisted of a royal purple outfit with bell bottom pants, fur-trimmed coat, wide brimmed hat with a peacock feather, and platform shoes with gold...blood_kite2017-08-08T14:04:09ZRe: Forums: Advice: Whats in the vault?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uelo?Whats-in-the-vault#162017-06-16T15:43:39Z2017-06-16T15:43:39Z<p>The Black Vault is a realia, an enormous teaching device. The Black Vault represents the epitome of dwarven craftsmanship in the realms of engineering and security.</p>
<p>Each door designed to show how to integrate it into natural tunnels that might have potential structural weakness.
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Each trap designed to show how to meld it seamlessly into the surrounding stonework so as not to be noticed before activation.
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Each triggering device designed to show off how to be indistinguishable from its surroundings while able to be easily accessed for deactivation and maintenance.
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Each hallway designed to teach various defensive military architecture and security misdirection away from the true vault.</p>
<p>Intact, it would be a magnificent find for any engineering, architectural, or mechanical guild. It's too bad the party will likely break most of the traps trying to get to the center.</p>The Black Vault is a realia, an enormous teaching device. The Black Vault represents the epitome of dwarven craftsmanship in the realms of engineering and security.
Each door designed to show how to integrate it into natural tunnels that might have potential structural weakness.
Each trap designed to show how to meld it seamlessly into the surrounding stonework so as not to be noticed before activation.
Each triggering device designed to show off how to be indistinguishable from its...blood_kite2017-06-16T15:43:39ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Best one-liner that made the whole table laugh?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mahp&page=27?Best-oneliner-that-made-the-whole-table-laugh#13322017-03-06T17:16:56Z2017-03-06T17:06:06Z<p>That Colonel is the one that should be yelling, "Halt!"</p>That Colonel is the one that should be yelling, "Halt!"blood_kite2017-03-06T17:06:06ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: #level20problemsblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tva8&page=4?level20problems#1852017-03-01T20:32:32Z2017-03-01T20:22:29Z<p>An empty pedestal with the plaque:</p>
<p>"Look upon my works and- COME ON! I HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED WRITING THE INSCRIPTION YET!"</p>
<p>Getting tired of adventurers shattering and looting the giant gold statues I keep erecting to show my greatness.</p>An empty pedestal with the plaque:
"Look upon my works and- COME ON! I HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED WRITING THE INSCRIPTION YET!"
Getting tired of adventurers shattering and looting the giant gold statues I keep erecting to show my greatness.blood_kite2017-03-01T20:22:29ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Spellcraft identification vs. Illusion spells as "proof"blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u1t9?Spellcraft-identification-vs-Illusion-spells#242016-12-02T15:56:37Z2016-12-02T15:56:37Z<p>I was of the opinion that you couldn't spellcraft a wand since it was a spell trigger. Perusing the FAQ has made me reconsider this. Not as useful against spellcasters.</p>I was of the opinion that you couldn't spellcraft a wand since it was a spell trigger. Perusing the FAQ has made me reconsider this. Not as useful against spellcasters.blood_kite2016-12-02T15:56:37ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Spellcraft identification vs. Illusion spells as "proof"blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u1t9?Spellcraft-identification-vs-Illusion-spells#212016-12-02T14:59:16Z2016-12-02T14:55:49Z<p>I am also of the opinion that spellcrafting <i>Silent Image</i> gives you a +4 and automatic save attempt against it, if you can see it when cast or readily identify it once you see it (i.e., this room is narrower and missing several doors).</p>
<p>The spellcraft issue is why I like wands of <i>Silent Image</i>. </p>
<p>Make it look like you cast a spell that blocks line of sight, like <i>Fog Cloud</i>. They can't spellcraft it to see if it is a fake, so they can't see through it without interacting with it. </p>
<p>Sure the DC is 11 and they can get a +4 depending on how they interact with it; but I'm not expecting this illusion to be useful for more than a round or two anyway.</p>I am also of the opinion that spellcrafting Silent Image gives you a +4 and automatic save attempt against it, if you can see it when cast or readily identify it once you see it (i.e., this room is narrower and missing several doors).
The spellcraft issue is why I like wands of Silent Image.
Make it look like you cast a spell that blocks line of sight, like Fog Cloud. They can't spellcraft it to see if it is a fake, so they can't see through it without interacting with it.
Sure the DC is...blood_kite2016-12-02T14:55:49ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: I have 3 wishes, what to do need help with deciding these wishes???blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u0w6?I-have-3-wishes-what-to-do-need-help-with#132016-11-21T15:53:30Z2016-11-21T15:46:07Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">SmiloDan wrote:</div><blockquote> Is there a hurry to spend all the wishes right away? They would make some pretty great emergency options. </blockquote><p>They must be used in a number of minutes equal to the number of wishes received. DM should grab a stopwatch and popcorn and watch the fun.SmiloDan wrote:Is there a hurry to spend all the wishes right away? They would make some pretty great emergency options.
They must be used in a number of minutes equal to the number of wishes received. DM should grab a stopwatch and popcorn and watch the fun.blood_kite2016-11-21T15:46:07ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Best one-liner that made the whole table laugh?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mahp&page=24?Best-oneliner-that-made-the-whole-table-laugh#11892018-10-23T18:16:34Z2016-11-05T11:51:21Z<p>"LSD is not an appropriate chemical to put in your splash grenade, even for your friend's rave."</p>"LSD is not an appropriate chemical to put in your splash grenade, even for your friend's rave."blood_kite2016-11-05T11:51:21ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Adding Unique Kingdoms to a Home World, Please provide your suggestionsblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tz4q?Adding-Unique-Kingdoms-to-a-Home-World-Please#82016-10-23T19:31:46Z2016-10-23T19:31:46Z<p><b>City-state of Soligovich</b></p>
<p>The kingdom that once surrounded the port of Soligovich fended off the demonic invasion through the use of powerful planar magics to summon assistance from various inner and outer planes. The aftermath of this can be seen across the forests and mountains in pockets of land displaying the planar traits of different realms. The area has had many small portals to other planes open over the years; disgorging any number of hazards or nuisances. Some of these portals have become permanent, with trade being established across them.</p>
<p>The biggest planar pocket is a mile-wide <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_hole" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blue hole </a> that consumed the coastal edges of the Soligovich. The city rebuilt the dock area to take advantage of the deep water port it now had. Pontoon docks float far into the lagoon; the depths of which connect to the Elemental Plane of Water.</p>
<p>With the collapse of the surrounding kingdom, Soligovich now makes its money as a trading port of exotic terrestrial and extra planar wares. Farming around the city walls supplement food imports and harvesting of the local forests provides building materials for ships and city.</p>
<p>The most important decree of the current Prince was the creation of the Inquisitors. Tasked and trained to handle unwanted planar creatures that make their way into the city or surrounding areas. The Inquisitors have teams trained to track down and deal with mischievous fey, insidious aberrations, diabolic influence, and many others. Those that wish to harm the city are dealt with harshly, and those that can be bargained with are handled fairly. Most of the time.</p>City-state of Soligovich
The kingdom that once surrounded the port of Soligovich fended off the demonic invasion through the use of powerful planar magics to summon assistance from various inner and outer planes. The aftermath of this can be seen across the forests and mountains in pockets of land displaying the planar traits of different realms. The area has had many small portals to other planes open over the years; disgorging any number of hazards or nuisances. Some of these portals have...blood_kite2016-10-23T19:31:46ZRe: Forums: Advice: Should i take a step back?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tz2q?Should-i-take-a-step-back#102016-10-23T18:59:27Z2016-10-23T18:59:27Z<p>One way I would describe a 7 Cha with +9 diplomacy as an introvert who, through training and study, knows what kind of key words, phrases, lines of reasoning will guide someone to see things the Investigator's way.</p>
<p>The Investigator might normally be a reserved person that people don't pay much attention to, but he knows the words and tones that will make an impression. It's just something he has to turn on an apply, unlike a gregarious extrovert that people might gravitate towards naturally.</p>One way I would describe a 7 Cha with +9 diplomacy as an introvert who, through training and study, knows what kind of key words, phrases, lines of reasoning will guide someone to see things the Investigator's way.
The Investigator might normally be a reserved person that people don't pay much attention to, but he knows the words and tones that will make an impression. It's just something he has to turn on an apply, unlike a gregarious extrovert that people might gravitate towards naturally.blood_kite2016-10-23T18:59:27ZRe: Forums: Advice: Just Messing With Their Heads ... Or Am I?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tz3m?Just-Messing-With-Their-Heads-Or-Am-I#222016-10-22T14:54:22Z2016-10-22T14:54:22Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Garbage-Tier Waifu wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">MageHunter wrote:</div><blockquote> <b>You all walk into a dark room and shudder at the creaking of the door and floorsteps. You brush off the cobwebs and make your way forward; yet smell something incredibly putrid.</b> <span class=messageboard-ooc>Make a DC 17 Save to avoid being nauseated</span> <b>You look in horror as you see your own bodies hacked apart with axes...</b> </blockquote>This is actually horror gold. I am genuinely just going to steal this idea. </blockquote><p>This would work better if a dead simulacrum didn't turn back into snow and melt instantly.
<p>You should Veil some undead as the desecrated party instead. Nothing says fun like seeing horribly mangled versions of yourself attack you. Undead can also wait for a long time for the party to wander across them.</p>Garbage-Tier Waifu wrote:MageHunter wrote: You all walk into a dark room and shudder at the creaking of the door and floorsteps. You brush off the cobwebs and make your way forward; yet smell something incredibly putrid. Make a DC 17 Save to avoid being nauseated You look in horror as you see your own bodies hacked apart with axes...
This is actually horror gold. I am genuinely just going to steal this idea. This would work better if a dead simulacrum didn't turn back into snow and melt...blood_kite2016-10-22T14:54:22ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: 35 player Hunger Games Style Tournament. What would you make?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tqns&page=2?35-player-Hunger-Games-Style-Tournament-What#512016-06-22T18:03:49Z2016-06-22T18:03:49Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">CannibalKitten wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Darigaaz the Igniter wrote:</div><blockquote> Druidzilla sounds good for this </blockquote>Sounds awesome, elaborate? </blockquote><p>3.5 Druid wildshape works a little differently than Pathfinder. You don't modify your stats based on the size of the animal/animal you change to, you simply take all their physical stats. This can be pretty powerful since you can take the stats and abilities of any animal equal or less than your HD. Master of Many Forms prestige class opens this up even more creature types.
<p>MoMF Example: Tendriculos is a Huge Plant (Lots of immunities) with a 28 Str and 22 Con (+14 Attack and 105 hp for a lvl 10 druid), a Swallow Whole that also can Paralyze (and deal acid damage), and Regeneration 10/Blugeon or Acid (so cast Resist Acid).</p>
<p>Druids in any kind of natural arena also have access to zone of control spells with large areas (entangle, spike growth, poison vines, wall of thorns)</p>CannibalKitten wrote:Darigaaz the Igniter wrote: Druidzilla sounds good for this
Sounds awesome, elaborate? 3.5 Druid wildshape works a little differently than Pathfinder. You don't modify your stats based on the size of the animal/animal you change to, you simply take all their physical stats. This can be pretty powerful since you can take the stats and abilities of any animal equal or less than your HD. Master of Many Forms prestige class opens this up even more creature types. MoMF...blood_kite2016-06-22T18:03:49ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: 35 player Hunger Games Style Tournament. What would you make?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tqns?35-player-Hunger-Games-Style-Tournament-What#82016-06-22T16:45:58Z2016-06-21T16:43:23Z<p>I recommend Druid. Elemental Wildshape has a lot of versatility and spellcasting can help with invisible and area control.</p>I recommend Druid. Elemental Wildshape has a lot of versatility and spellcasting can help with invisible and area control.blood_kite2016-06-21T16:43:23ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: 35 player Hunger Games Style Tournament. What would you make?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tqns?35-player-Hunger-Games-Style-Tournament-What#42016-06-21T16:38:00Z2016-06-21T16:38:00Z<p>This tournament should be done using the Traveler ruleset. You'll eliminate 1/3 of the characters before character creation is complete.</p>
<p>Druid can be pretty awesome with spell choice and elemental wildshape.</p>This tournament should be done using the Traveler ruleset. You'll eliminate 1/3 of the characters before character creation is complete.
Druid can be pretty awesome with spell choice and elemental wildshape.blood_kite2016-06-21T16:38:00ZRe: Forums: Other RPGs: 101 Things that make Shadowrun, Shadowrun?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t6qq?101-Things-that-make-Shadowrun-Shadowrun#502016-06-15T13:39:09Z2016-06-15T13:39:09Z<p>38. Dragons doing the darndest things. President, CEO, Freedom Fighter, Dictator, Organized Crime Boss, Decker, Club Owner.</p>
<p>39. Ghouls that are people, too! Sometimes.</p>38. Dragons doing the darndest things. President, CEO, Freedom Fighter, Dictator, Organized Crime Boss, Decker, Club Owner.
39. Ghouls that are people, too! Sometimes.blood_kite2016-06-15T13:39:09ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Do you tolerate or punish Gamers for not roleplaying?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tp6y?Do-you-tolerate-or-punish-Gamers-for-not#402016-06-06T07:39:55Z2016-06-03T15:26:42Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">BigNorseWolf wrote:</div><blockquote>...putting the toilet paper on the roll so it comes from the bottom instead of the top? </blockquote><p>You. Monster.BigNorseWolf wrote:...putting the toilet paper on the roll so it comes from the bottom instead of the top?
You. Monster.blood_kite2016-06-03T15:26:42ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Shadow of the Shadowdancerblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sdeu?Shadow-of-the-Shadowdancer#72016-04-22T17:26:48Z2016-04-22T17:26:48Z<p>It would only get the extra attacks from high BAB with manufactured weapons, like a <i>ghost touch</i> longsword.</p>It would only get the extra attacks from high BAB with manufactured weapons, like a ghost touch longsword.blood_kite2016-04-22T17:26:48ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: What's your favorite Intimidation line used in a game?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tm3i?Whats-your-favorite-Intimidation-line-used-in#72016-04-21T15:00:39Z2016-04-21T15:00:39Z<p>"Well, you could come quietly and stand trail for your crimes. We've collected more than enough evidence for the courts to convict you of something that will get you executed.</p>
<p>Or you could resist, which is what sincerely I hope you choose. As I said, we've personally collected more than enough evidence for a court to rule your death justified. All we have to do for our pay is to come back with enough of your mutilated corpse to confirm your identity and maybe cast <i>Speak with Dead</i>. I'm fairly certain that you would die at some point during the mutilation process; it is a long way back to the province capital, and we're not in a hurry to get back."</p>"Well, you could come quietly and stand trail for your crimes. We've collected more than enough evidence for the courts to convict you of something that will get you executed.
Or you could resist, which is what sincerely I hope you choose. As I said, we've personally collected more than enough evidence for a court to rule your death justified. All we have to do for our pay is to come back with enough of your mutilated corpse to confirm your identity and maybe cast Speak with Dead. I'm fairly...blood_kite2016-04-21T15:00:39ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Date discrepancy? (Spoilers for Books 5-6)blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tlx1?Date-discrepancy#42016-08-06T01:11:34Z2016-04-20T13:04:28Z<p>So Baba Yaga is an ancient immortal who wears many faces, travels around the universe wreaking havoc for personal power, and has a sentient house that's much bigger on the inside and can travel between worlds in an instant?</p>
<p>We've found Missy's next regeneration.</p>So Baba Yaga is an ancient immortal who wears many faces, travels around the universe wreaking havoc for personal power, and has a sentient house that's much bigger on the inside and can travel between worlds in an instant?
We've found Missy's next regeneration.blood_kite2016-04-20T13:04:28ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Roll for knowledge...but i already faced this thing once.blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tlke?Roll-for-knowledgebut-i-already-faced-this#342016-04-17T07:30:04Z2016-04-14T14:01:30Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">andreww wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Michael Hallet wrote:</div><blockquote><p>"No, you can't. You have absolutely no idea what the creature is and thus what resistances it has."</p>
<p>"Well, they look the same so I'll conclude they have similar resistances, that at least sounds logical."</p>
<p>"That would be meta-gaming." </blockquote><p>This bit really isn't true. If I describe a creature as a walking skeleton it isn't metagaming to consider that using a club might be more effective than a spear. It may be an undead skeleton, it may be an animated object, either way players are permitted to react to observable features without being accused of metagaming.
<p>Likewise, if I find myself facing a column of mobile flame 15' high I am unlikely to throw a fireball at it and may consider something like Snowball to be a better idea. I don't need the requisite Knowledge Planes check to identify it as a fire elemental to see that a thing made of fire might be resistant or immune to fire. </blockquote><p>This makes sense. It is also why Brown Mold is so annoying.
<p>"Hmm, it does cold damage when we're near it. Kill it with fire!"</p>andreww wrote:Michael Hallet wrote:"No, you can't. You have absolutely no idea what the creature is and thus what resistances it has."
"Well, they look the same so I'll conclude they have similar resistances, that at least sounds logical."
"That would be meta-gaming."
This bit really isn't true. If I describe a creature as a walking skeleton it isn't metagaming to consider that using a club might be more effective than a spear. It may be an undead skeleton, it may be an animated object,...blood_kite2016-04-14T14:01:30ZRe: Forums: Forum Games: (Silly) I would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't be for...Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rk55&page=11?-I-would-have-gotten-away-with-it-too-if-it#5222016-04-13T14:10:39Z2016-04-13T14:10:39Z<p>...that darned deinonychus Venture-Captain and his amazing druid companion.</p>...that darned deinonychus Venture-Captain and his amazing druid companion.Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2016-04-13T14:10:39ZRe: Forums: Other RPGs: 101 Things that make Shadowrun, Shadowrun?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t6qq?101-Things-that-make-Shadowrun-Shadowrun#442016-04-07T18:09:40Z2016-04-07T18:09:40Z<p>34. NERPS!!</p>34. NERPS!!blood_kite2016-04-07T18:09:40ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Animal companion main issue, dog is basically the best choiceblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tkf9?Animal-companion-main-issue-dog-is-basically#252016-04-01T17:06:30Z2016-04-01T13:00:29Z<p>It will come down to what kind of game the GM wants to run.</p>
<p>I've used riding dogs for my druid companion because he was a Halfling and dogs never seem to get stopped at gates.</p>
<p>I've also played in Dark Sun, where 7 foot tall mantis men are allowed into cities and the guards have a specific introduction for them that helps translate their racial hierarchy structure into the city's structure.</p>
<p>Then their is my Venture Captain Deinonychus. His human companion has to remind him that town guards are not for eating, even though they move and it smells fear on them.</p>It will come down to what kind of game the GM wants to run.
I've used riding dogs for my druid companion because he was a Halfling and dogs never seem to get stopped at gates.
I've also played in Dark Sun, where 7 foot tall mantis men are allowed into cities and the guards have a specific introduction for them that helps translate their racial hierarchy structure into the city's structure.
Then their is my Venture Captain Deinonychus. His human companion has to remind him that town guards...blood_kite2016-04-01T13:00:29ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: reconsideration request: thassilonian specialistblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2p4qw?reconsideration-request-thassilonian-specialist#252016-03-30T13:17:53Z2016-03-30T13:17:53Z<p>It is still not on the approved additional resources list, so you can't just make one. But I'm fairly sure that there was a chronicle boon that would allow you to make new character who was a thassilonian specialist or start taking levels in it.</p>It is still not on the approved additional resources list, so you can't just make one. But I'm fairly sure that there was a chronicle boon that would allow you to make new character who was a thassilonian specialist or start taking levels in it.blood_kite2016-03-30T13:17:53ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: PFS Morality and "Monster races"blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tiqb?PFS-Morality-and-Monster-races#202016-03-12T22:11:42Z2016-03-12T22:11:42Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Saffora wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Dorothy Lindman wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I've developed a very simple definition for my characters. </p>
<p>If you can talk to it, it counts as a person (so killing could be murder). If you can breed with it, it counts as a member of your race (so eating would be cannibalism). </blockquote>Simple and logical. I might have to adopt this for my characters in the future. </blockquote><p>Never eat anything capable of higher math, even if they don't know any.
<p>That second rule is why Dark Sun halflings don't have a problem eating most humanoids, it's not cannibalism. Most humanoid races in Dark Sun would disagree, because they want to be higher on the local food chain.</p>Saffora wrote:Dorothy Lindman wrote:I've developed a very simple definition for my characters.
If you can talk to it, it counts as a person (so killing could be murder). If you can breed with it, it counts as a member of your race (so eating would be cannibalism).
Simple and logical. I might have to adopt this for my characters in the future. Never eat anything capable of higher math, even if they don't know any. That second rule is why Dark Sun halflings don't have a problem eating most...blood_kite2016-03-12T22:11:42ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Best one-liner that made the whole table laugh?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mahp&page=22?Best-oneliner-that-made-the-whole-table-laugh#10562018-10-23T12:00:19Z2016-03-07T16:50:48Z<p>The party was trying to determine why one of their members was invisible to scrying and divinations, a very rare ability that usually comes from having...unusual parentage. So they went to her mother, the high priestess of her goddess.</p>
<p>Single Mother Cleric to her PC daughter: "Your dad? Well, um, you see. When a priestess loves her goddess very, very much...she'll, uh, agree to be polymorphed into a man so that she can get her goddess pregnant to fulfill and ancient prophesy."</p>The party was trying to determine why one of their members was invisible to scrying and divinations, a very rare ability that usually comes from having...unusual parentage. So they went to her mother, the high priestess of her goddess.
Single Mother Cleric to her PC daughter: "Your dad? Well, um, you see. When a priestess loves her goddess very, very much...she'll, uh, agree to be polymorphed into a man so that she can get her goddess pregnant to fulfill and ancient prophesy."blood_kite2016-03-07T16:50:48ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: How to use the Power-Hungry Flawblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2thyd?How-to-use-the-PowerHungry-Flaw#92016-03-04T17:56:07Z2016-03-04T17:56:07Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Snowblind wrote:</div><blockquote>BG:•casts suggestion• "If you betray and kill all your friends, I will give you...3 fiddy"</blockquote><p>Tree Fiddy? TREE FIDDY!?
<p>Does this aasimar look like the Loch Ness Monster to you? No, seriously, does he look like the Loch Ness Monster while merged with his eidolon? Synthesists are weird like that.</p>Snowblind wrote:BG:*casts suggestion* "If you betray and kill all your friends, I will give you...3 fiddy"
Tree Fiddy? TREE FIDDY!? Does this aasimar look like the Loch Ness Monster to you? No, seriously, does he look like the Loch Ness Monster while merged with his eidolon? Synthesists are weird like that.blood_kite2016-03-04T17:56:07ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Player Companion: Why does no one discuss the Chosen One archetype?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2swry&page=2?Why-does-no-one-discuss-the-Chosen-One-archetype#752016-06-18T11:21:57Z2016-02-11T17:19:37Z<p>Now all the PFS Chosen One's just need to coordinate their levels, sign up for the same scenario at Paizocon, and show up as the Disney Princess Pathfinder Party!</p>Now all the PFS Chosen One's just need to coordinate their levels, sign up for the same scenario at Paizocon, and show up as the Disney Princess Pathfinder Party!blood_kite2016-02-11T17:19:37ZRe: Forums: Video Games: Fallout 4blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2opcs&page=38?Fallout-4#18632016-02-10T15:57:52Z2016-02-10T15:57:52Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Caineach wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Fake Healer wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">DeathQuaker wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Warwick Homestead is weirdly absent sources of rubber. Fortunately nearby there are tires you can pick up and carry to the workshop. </p>
<p>I just wish I could build a bridge to Spectacle Island. </blockquote>Spectacle Island is a huge build site! I haven't done anything with it though yet, can you assign a provisioner to it? I love the idea of an island fortress with settlers and such... </blockquote>Yes you can. They swim </blockquote><p>Word of caution. I think provisioners can also die of radiation poisoning from water exposure. Settlers can die from other radiation sources (rad barrels at the drive-in), so water immersion might kill them. I had a provisioner going between the Castle and Spectacle Island, and then I didn't. No idea why they stopped, might have been radiation. The provisioner was also a ghoul, so this seems odd.Caineach wrote:Fake Healer wrote: DeathQuaker wrote:Warwick Homestead is weirdly absent sources of rubber. Fortunately nearby there are tires you can pick up and carry to the workshop.
I just wish I could build a bridge to Spectacle Island.
Spectacle Island is a huge build site! I haven't done anything with it though yet, can you assign a provisioner to it? I love the idea of an island fortress with settlers and such... Yes you can. They swim Word of caution. I think provisioners can also...blood_kite2016-02-10T15:57:52ZRe: Forums: Video Games: Fallout 4blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2opcs&page=37?Fallout-4#18152016-02-05T16:52:32Z2016-02-05T16:52:32Z<p>I did that with Strong Back 4 on my first playthrough. This time I'm just abusing the vendor glitch and stealing shipments of materials. Keep one set in a container at my settlement and duplicate them as needed with Dogmeat to go in the workbench.</p>I did that with Strong Back 4 on my first playthrough. This time I'm just abusing the vendor glitch and stealing shipments of materials. Keep one set in a container at my settlement and duplicate them as needed with Dogmeat to go in the workbench.blood_kite2016-02-05T16:52:32ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Entertaining Druid wildshape stories?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tasf?Entertaining-Druid-wildshape-stories#82016-02-04T19:24:36Z2016-02-04T19:24:36Z<p>I've had lots of fun wild shaping into a celestial allosaurus (planar shape feat) and doing a smiting pounce with 5 attacks as a huge dinosaur.</p>
<p>Or the time I turned into a dire badger and burrowed through a barred wooden door.</p>
<p>During an aquatic adventure we went from being underwater to the deck of a hostile ship. The GM learned that holding your breath works both ways when my druid pulled himself out of the water as a giant octopus with animal growth, pummeling mooks with 8 attacks and 20+ feet of reach.</p>I've had lots of fun wild shaping into a celestial allosaurus (planar shape feat) and doing a smiting pounce with 5 attacks as a huge dinosaur.
Or the time I turned into a dire badger and burrowed through a barred wooden door.
During an aquatic adventure we went from being underwater to the deck of a hostile ship. The GM learned that holding your breath works both ways when my druid pulled himself out of the water as a giant octopus with animal growth, pummeling mooks with 8 attacks and 20+...blood_kite2016-02-04T19:24:36ZRe: Forums: Other RPGs: Shadowrun 5e - Using a Dead Body as a Meat-Shieldblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t6m4?Shadowrun-5e-Using-a-Dead-Body-as-a-MeatShield#22016-01-11T19:32:48Z2016-01-11T19:32:48Z<p>I am not in a place I can watch this right now, but only one thing comes to mind from this post.</p>
<p>'Hide behind the pile of dead bards!'</p>I am not in a place I can watch this right now, but only one thing comes to mind from this post.
'Hide behind the pile of dead bards!'blood_kite2016-01-11T19:32:48ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Game Altering (or Game Breaking?) Spells: Teleportblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t878?Game-Altering-Spells-Teleport#352017-04-10T19:07:10Z2016-01-06T16:10:08Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Matthew Downie wrote:</div><blockquote> For a level 9 party, a group of level 2 bandits is a good role-playing opportunity. </blockquote><p><a href="http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0151.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ah, level 2.</a>
<p>In my limited personal experience with high level play, teleporting past all the travel hasn't been a problem. In some cases we purposefully didn't use teleport to see some of the stuff in between; then we got attacked by an Ancient Blue Dragon. Good times.</p>Matthew Downie wrote:For a level 9 party, a group of level 2 bandits is a good role-playing opportunity.
Ah, level 2. In my limited personal experience with high level play, teleporting past all the travel hasn't been a problem. In some cases we purposefully didn't use teleport to see some of the stuff in between; then we got attacked by an Ancient Blue Dragon. Good times.blood_kite2016-01-06T16:10:08ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Bypassing DRblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t5qu?Bypassing-DR#132015-12-02T20:10:31Z2015-12-02T20:10:31Z<p>The table wording combined with the FAQ for DR/Epic, I now have to agree with Java Man as well. I expect it would still come down to GM discretion; it doesn't outright state that the same process will work for material or alignment -based DR.</p>The table wording combined with the FAQ for DR/Epic, I now have to agree with Java Man as well. I expect it would still come down to GM discretion; it doesn't outright state that the same process will work for material or alignment -based DR.blood_kite2015-12-02T20:10:31ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Bypassing DRblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t5qu?Bypassing-DR#32015-12-02T18:47:53Z2015-12-02T18:47:53Z<p>Not exactly. The base enhancement bonus needs to be +3 for it to bypass cold iron and silver, not just the effective bonus due to enhancements like keen and bane. On evil outsiders the base enhancement jumps to +3 because of Bane, so it would get through the DR of devils and other evil outsiders, but not fey DR.</p>
<p>This sword should be perfectly fine for killing many types of evil outsiders.</p>Not exactly. The base enhancement bonus needs to be +3 for it to bypass cold iron and silver, not just the effective bonus due to enhancements like keen and bane. On evil outsiders the base enhancement jumps to +3 because of Bane, so it would get through the DR of devils and other evil outsiders, but not fey DR.
This sword should be perfectly fine for killing many types of evil outsiders.blood_kite2015-12-02T18:47:53ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Mantle of the Rider with tougher PC's.blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t2nd?Mantle-of-the-Rider-with-tougher-PCs#52015-11-06T16:58:36Z2015-11-06T16:58:36Z<p>We did not track XP, we just leveled around the point the modules say we should be level X.</p>We did not track XP, we just leveled around the point the modules say we should be level X.blood_kite2015-11-06T16:58:36ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Accessories: Blog: Dennis! There's Some Lovely Filth Down Here!blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/store/blog/v5748dyo5li7g?Dennis-Theres-Some-Lovely-Filth-Down-Here#52015-11-06T17:19:49Z2015-11-06T16:54:38Z<p>Must be a King.</p>Must be a King.blood_kite2015-11-06T16:54:38ZRe: Forums: Advice: Best Charismatic Leaderblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t2na?Best-Charismatic-Leader#112015-11-03T18:39:25Z2015-11-03T18:39:25Z<p>Nothing really to add here other than to suggest also looking in the Kingmaker portion of the forums for ideas and suggestions as well.</p>
<p><a href="http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/adventurePath/kingmaker" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Linky</a></p>Nothing really to add here other than to suggest also looking in the Kingmaker portion of the forums for ideas and suggestions as well.
Linkyblood_kite2015-11-03T18:39:25ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Mantle of the Rider with tougher PC's.blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t2nd?Mantle-of-the-Rider-with-tougher-PCs#22015-11-03T15:10:57Z2015-11-03T15:10:57Z<p>I played through with a group of 5 to 6 veteran PFS players and GM using a 20 point build, and we also got the boon. Our GM usually maxed the HP of our opponents and I think he sometimes added monsters or the Advanced Template. We still had a fun and moderately challenging time.</p>I played through with a group of 5 to 6 veteran PFS players and GM using a 20 point build, and we also got the boon. Our GM usually maxed the HP of our opponents and I think he sometimes added monsters or the Advanced Template. We still had a fun and moderately challenging time.blood_kite2015-11-03T15:10:57ZRe: Forums: Gamer Connection: LFG Slidell, Mandeville LA areablood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2t1r2?LFG-Slidell-Mandeville-LA-area#22015-10-30T16:53:34Z2015-10-30T16:53:34Z<p>I don't know of any groups or stores on that side of the lake, but +1 Gaming in Metairie draws gamers from Slidell for PFS. The store and their website might be another place you can look for groups.</p>I don't know of any groups or stores on that side of the lake, but +1 Gaming in Metairie draws gamers from Slidell for PFS. The store and their website might be another place you can look for groups.blood_kite2015-10-30T16:53:34ZRe: Forums: Advice: Can You Put a Phylactery in the center of the earthblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2szvq?Can-You-Put-a-Phylactery-in-the-center-of-the#112015-10-09T15:55:24Z2015-10-09T15:55:24Z<p>A reference to the Slavic folk story of Koschei the Deathless, a probable inspiration for a lich and his phylactery.</p>A reference to the Slavic folk story of Koschei the Deathless, a probable inspiration for a lich and his phylactery.blood_kite2015-10-09T15:55:24ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Where does the fox live? (Kitsune)blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2szse?Where-does-the-fox-live#32015-10-08T13:13:20Z2015-10-08T13:13:20Z<p>The biggest population of Kitsune would probably be located on the continent of Tian-Xia.</p>
<p>The next highest concentration would be Absalom, because Absalom.</p>The biggest population of Kitsune would probably be located on the continent of Tian-Xia.
The next highest concentration would be Absalom, because Absalom.blood_kite2015-10-08T13:13:20ZRe: Forums: Advice: Multiclass experiment: Inquisitor/Bardblood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sz7q?Multiclass-experiment-InquisitorBard#112015-10-01T19:17:48Z2015-10-01T19:17:48Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">RainyDayNinja wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Hmm... with just a little bard, you're spending a standard action to throw up a +1 attack and damage buff, when you could be spending that on casting much better Inquisitor spells for yourself. The Archaeologist would perhaps fit better, letting you get luck bonuses as a swift action for those times when you can't cast buffs, but it replaces performance, so it sounds like it goes against concept.</p>
<p>I agree that VMC might be a better way to combine these, or switching to an Evangelist cleric for combining divine casting and bardic performance. </blockquote><p>[SARCASM] Yes, because what every Inquisitor wants is a THIRD class feature needing a swift action to activate.[/SARCASM]
<p>Archeologist was the first archetype I though of as well, then I remembered I play both in PFS and both are starved for swift actions. Combining both would mean having class features you don't get activated until the fight is half over unless your GM lets you use move actions as additional swift actions.</p>
<p>Despite not having a chance to look at VMC or the Evangelist, I agree that these are probably better options. Archeologist's Luck would only start being used early if you had a pretty large number of encounters per day and ran out of Judgements and Bane rounds.</p>RainyDayNinja wrote:Hmm... with just a little bard, you're spending a standard action to throw up a +1 attack and damage buff, when you could be spending that on casting much better Inquisitor spells for yourself. The Archaeologist would perhaps fit better, letting you get luck bonuses as a swift action for those times when you can't cast buffs, but it replaces performance, so it sounds like it goes against concept.
I agree that VMC might be a better way to combine these, or switching to an...blood_kite2015-10-01T19:17:48ZRe: Forums: Advice: Is Lichdom Worth It?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sz6e?Is-Lichdom-Worth-It#392015-10-03T12:57:38Z2015-10-01T19:02:49Z<p>You're a young, independent wizard who doesn't need no help from no clichéd path to immortality; go the Baba Yaga route. She charted a path to immortality without resorting to the limitations of gods or the shortcuts of undeath and devil bargaining. It's not a well documented path, so you would definitely need to work with your GM to figure out details for your character.</p>
<p>I'm sure some of the costs, like casting several county-sized areas into eternal winter and rendering hundreds of your descendants down as magical battery juice, will not particularly bother a proper evil wizard like your character.</p>You're a young, independent wizard who doesn't need no help from no clichéd path to immortality; go the Baba Yaga route. She charted a path to immortality without resorting to the limitations of gods or the shortcuts of undeath and devil bargaining. It's not a well documented path, so you would definitely need to work with your GM to figure out details for your character.
I'm sure some of the costs, like casting several county-sized areas into eternal winter and rendering hundreds of your...blood_kite2015-10-01T19:02:49ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Best one-liner that made the whole table laugh?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mahp&page=20?Best-oneliner-that-made-the-whole-table-laugh#9892016-11-23T10:45:08Z2015-09-28T20:19:19Z<p>Player: I suppose we'll need new and appropriate clothes for this party. It would be nice if Mortaine went with something beyond 'concealing black robe and hood' or 'black laminated full plate.</p>
<p>Warmage Mortaine: I don't have to be wearing all black, just as long as I have something black.</p>
<p>Me: Like his heart.</p>Player: I suppose we'll need new and appropriate clothes for this party. It would be nice if Mortaine went with something beyond 'concealing black robe and hood' or 'black laminated full plate.
Warmage Mortaine: I don't have to be wearing all black, just as long as I have something black.
Me: Like his heart.blood_kite2015-09-28T20:19:19ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: What is a "priest"blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2sxbu?What-is-a-priest#92015-09-09T17:37:34Z2015-09-09T17:37:34Z<p>I think clerics are usually a subset of priests. All clerics of a deity are probably priests of that deity (with possible exceptions), but not all priests are clerics. Some priests are likely experts or other classes that often worship that deity (bards for Shelyn, druids for Gozreh and the Green Faith, fighters and brewers for Cayden Cailean).</p>I think clerics are usually a subset of priests. All clerics of a deity are probably priests of that deity (with possible exceptions), but not all priests are clerics. Some priests are likely experts or other classes that often worship that deity (bards for Shelyn, druids for Gozreh and the Green Faith, fighters and brewers for Cayden Cailean).blood_kite2015-09-09T17:37:34ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Best one-liner that made the whole table laugh?blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mahp&page=20?Best-oneliner-that-made-the-whole-table-laugh#9852018-10-22T19:43:56Z2015-09-01T19:58:32Z<p>Wizard: I cast detect magic and scan the room.</p>
<p>GM: After a few rounds of scanning you narrow down that the irregular plinth at the center of the fountain radiates overwhelming magic.</p>
<p>Wizard: Really! What school?</p>
<p>GM: Universal.</p>
<p>Wizard: (Gasp) There's only one spell that could be! I HUG THE STONE AND WISH FOR A PONY!!</p>Wizard: I cast detect magic and scan the room.
GM: After a few rounds of scanning you narrow down that the irregular plinth at the center of the fountain radiates overwhelming magic.
Wizard: Really! What school?
GM: Universal.
Wizard: (Gasp) There's only one spell that could be! I HUG THE STONE AND WISH FOR A PONY!!blood_kite2015-09-01T19:58:32ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Rasputin Must Die! (GM Reference)blood_kitehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ph91&page=7?Rasputin-Must-Die#3332015-11-17T01:37:43Z2015-08-19T16:13:48Z<p>Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades, and if you use enough grenades one will get close enough.</p>Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades, and if you use enough grenades one will get close enough.blood_kite2015-08-19T16:13:48ZRe: Forums: Advice: Sir Raptor and his faithful human companionBrian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2s7ap?Sir-Raptor-and-his-faithful-human-companion#212015-04-22T20:06:39Z2015-04-22T19:52:21Z<p>Sir Raptor would definitely get an invitation to join the Mwangi Pathfinder Lodge under the tutelage of Venture-Captain Bird Brain. </p>
<p>The invitation would be hand delivered by his faithful companion Brian, THE BLESSED OF GOZREH!</p>Sir Raptor would definitely get an invitation to join the Mwangi Pathfinder Lodge under the tutelage of Venture-Captain Bird Brain.
The invitation would be hand delivered by his faithful companion Brian, THE BLESSED OF GOZREH!Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2015-04-22T19:52:21ZRe: Forums: Pathfinder Society: Are there any Non-Human VCs?Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ryyh?Are-there-any-NonHuman-VCs#382015-03-27T18:49:04Z2015-02-11T16:42:41Z<p>I know of one PC VC, Birdbrain, who is a Deinonychus. He is assisted in his duties by his druid companion, Brian THE BLESSED OF GOZREH!</p>I know of one PC VC, Birdbrain, who is a Deinonychus. He is assisted in his duties by his druid companion, Brian THE BLESSED OF GOZREH!Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2015-02-11T16:42:41ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Those "OMG, you're about to get us killed" moments.Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2r9td?Those-OMG-youre-about-to-get-us-killed-moments#112014-07-16T17:43:06Z2014-07-16T17:43:06Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Jayson MF Kip wrote:</div><blockquote> Anytime a VC/Mission-giving-NPC says "If there are no further questions, we'll telepor you there..." </blockquote><p>I can recall a scenario that can end up like that if the party doesn't buff/prep/get lucky. I'm just happy our wizard made a habit of using Save or Die spells on everything.
<p>GM: Yeah, it failed the save and is now a rock.
<br />
Players after the scenario ended: Wow, look at the stat block on this thing. We were so lucky to have dropped it on the first round.</p>Jayson MF Kip wrote:Anytime a VC/Mission-giving-NPC says "If there are no further questions, we'll telepor you there..."
I can recall a scenario that can end up like that if the party doesn't buff/prep/get lucky. I'm just happy our wizard made a habit of using Save or Die spells on everything. GM: Yeah, it failed the save and is now a rock.
Players after the scenario ended: Wow, look at the stat block on this thing. We were so lucky to have dropped it on the first round.Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2014-07-16T17:43:06ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Those "OMG, you're about to get us killed" moments.Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2r9td?Those-OMG-youre-about-to-get-us-killed-moments#32014-07-19T19:27:04Z2014-07-16T13:36:36Z<p>I am reminded of a PFS session at a convention. It spawned a guideline about not letting new players run level 7 pregens at conventions.</p>
<p>We played a 7-11 scenario and somehow got a player on his second session of playing anything Pathfinder-related. Don't know how he didn't get shepherded to a low level table. Picked the gunslinger pregen and we played.</p>
<p>Near the end of the scenario we have infiltrated a group, are completely surrounded by said group, in the middle of their territory, and are being asked to swear allegiance and do something that looks potentially lethal. We know there is a trick to the lethal part and we are experienced adventurers and spellcasters. </p>
<p>The gunslinger's response to the declaration of allegiance? Shoot the cultist in the face and run out the door. We argued with the player for a few minutes about how he was being an idiot and potentially getting a group of 7-11's killed on his second game. Still shot the cultist and ran out.</p>
<p>Fortunately, the cultists weren't in their right mind and the GM just had another cultist step in and continue the ceremony.</p>
<p>The Venture leadership decided to work harder to make sure that such table groupings didn't happen again, even at the last minute.</p>I am reminded of a PFS session at a convention. It spawned a guideline about not letting new players run level 7 pregens at conventions.
We played a 7-11 scenario and somehow got a player on his second session of playing anything Pathfinder-related. Don't know how he didn't get shepherded to a low level table. Picked the gunslinger pregen and we played.
Near the end of the scenario we have infiltrated a group, are completely surrounded by said group, in the middle of their territory, and...Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2014-07-16T13:36:36ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Rasputin Must Die! (GM Reference)Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ph91&page=5?Rasputin-Must-Die#2442014-04-14T16:31:38Z2014-04-14T16:21:06Z<p>I know for most of the series our GM maxed the HP of most enemies. I'm not sure what he was doing by book 5 but I don't think it was that much any more.</p>
<p>We ran into an odd occurance with the mines. 3 creatures set them off and then the mortars came down, which hurt a lot. Then we noticed that all 3 mines had been tripped by flying creatures and dropped the damage. After the first mortars we dropped sleet storms on the troops and flew everyone to the woods. But we've put considerable resources into having lots of flying powers in the party.</p>I know for most of the series our GM maxed the HP of most enemies. I'm not sure what he was doing by book 5 but I don't think it was that much any more.
We ran into an odd occurance with the mines. 3 creatures set them off and then the mortars came down, which hurt a lot. Then we noticed that all 3 mines had been tripped by flying creatures and dropped the damage. After the first mortars we dropped sleet storms on the troops and flew everyone to the woods. But we've put considerable...Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2014-04-14T16:21:06ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Rasputin Must Die! (GM Reference)Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ph91&page=5?Rasputin-Must-Die#2412016-01-05T02:25:47Z2014-04-03T14:31:41Z<p>Our party effectively shut down the camp by using <i>control weather</i> to center a heavy blizzard on the camp. The fog effect that the heavy snow provided kept us from random encounters outside the buildings. Mass flying and <i>dimension door</i> got us into the camp, and half the party could see clearly through the snow. We missed the effects the wind should have been having on us, but I think <i>freedom of movement</i> would be able to handle that.</p>
<p>It might have been because we are in a real world time crunch to finish the series, but only the cossaks with their lifesense could see us outside. The sniper helmets in the central tower only work if you can see your target when you activate them.</p>Our party effectively shut down the camp by using control weather to center a heavy blizzard on the camp. The fog effect that the heavy snow provided kept us from random encounters outside the buildings. Mass flying and dimension door got us into the camp, and half the party could see clearly through the snow. We missed the effects the wind should have been having on us, but I think freedom of movement would be able to handle that.
It might have been because we are in a real world time...Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2014-04-03T14:31:41ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Hut Key Purpose?Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2quns?Hut-Key-Purpose#132014-04-02T18:36:54Z2014-04-02T18:36:54Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Voadam wrote:</div><blockquote> So why did you expect using the keys would help on your quest? Just a get out of Irrisen card? </blockquote><p>As others poster above, the Black Rider told us some stuff when we encountered him. We knew Baba Yaga was over 2000 years old, that previous queens had not left with her quietly, and that she was the most likely counter to Elvanna . It made sense for a crafty world traveler to set up ways for trusted allies to follow her trail.
<p>We didn't know where the first keys would take us, only that it would start us on the path Baba Yaga expected her Riders to take to assist her.</p>Voadam wrote:So why did you expect using the keys would help on your quest? Just a get out of Irrisen card?
As others poster above, the Black Rider told us some stuff when we encountered him. We knew Baba Yaga was over 2000 years old, that previous queens had not left with her quietly, and that she was the most likely counter to Elvanna . It made sense for a crafty world traveler to set up ways for trusted allies to follow her trail. We didn't know where the first keys would take us, only...Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2014-04-02T18:36:54ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Reign of Winter's Time PeriodBrian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2qunf?Reign-of-Winters-Time-Period#42014-04-01T16:30:55Z2014-04-01T16:30:55Z<p>Our group was over 5 months, but much of that was crafting in between books as we prepared to face the next challenge. </p>
<p>Our group was always dedicated to helping Baba Yaga, but knew an unprepared group was a dead and would fail to prevent the eternal winter threatening us.</p>
<p>Since the purpose of our down time was to prepare for the next challange, our GM never activated the Mantle geas.</p>Our group was over 5 months, but much of that was crafting in between books as we prepared to face the next challenge.
Our group was always dedicated to helping Baba Yaga, but knew an unprepared group was a dead and would fail to prevent the eternal winter threatening us.
Since the purpose of our down time was to prepare for the next challange, our GM never activated the Mantle geas.Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2014-04-01T16:30:55ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Hut Key Purpose?Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2quns?Hut-Key-Purpose#32014-04-01T16:21:43Z2014-04-01T16:21:43Z<p>The hut keys are a kind of key lock system she put on the hut to prevent others from easily using its world hopping capabilities. </p>
<p>However, she was apparently expecting some sort of trouble in Irisen and removed several keys from her hut to prevent easy access to her base of power in her homeland. Her Rider had the keys in case of trouble, or he might have grabbed them from the hut as he fled, not sure. One of the guardians of Artrosa seemed to have been told to expect the Riders, who might have had easier ways to retrieve the keys placed inside.</p>
<p>The keys usually have some kind of symbology of their destination, but I don't know what the plague mask stood for. The hearth spirit in the hut was willing to talk to us about how the keys worked once it was assured of our allegiance to Baba Yaga.</p>
<p>In a metagame context they are a way to prevent the PCs from rampaging through Golarion in a major artifact and ignore Baba Yaga and her family problems.</p>
<p>edit: Ninja'd</p>The hut keys are a kind of key lock system she put on the hut to prevent others from easily using its world hopping capabilities.
However, she was apparently expecting some sort of trouble in Irisen and removed several keys from her hut to prevent easy access to her base of power in her homeland. Her Rider had the keys in case of trouble, or he might have grabbed them from the hut as he fled, not sure. One of the guardians of Artrosa seemed to have been told to expect the Riders, who might...Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2014-04-01T16:21:43ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Reign of Winter Obituaries Thread (Spoilers)Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2phda&page=4?Reign-of-Winter-Obituaries-Thread#1932014-04-01T16:00:44Z2014-04-01T16:00:44Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Tangent101 wrote:</div><blockquote> Wait. Wouldn't he just come back from the dead? Or did they kill him twice prior to the Kittening? (Too bad they didn't give him as a Kitten to Baba Yaga. That would have been... truly amusing.) </blockquote><p>[Spoiler omitted]Tangent101 wrote:Wait. Wouldn't he just come back from the dead? Or did they kill him twice prior to the Kittening? (Too bad they didn't give him as a Kitten to Baba Yaga. That would have been... truly amusing.)
[Spoiler omitted]Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2014-04-01T16:00:44ZRe: Forums: Reign of Winter: Reign of Winter Obituaries Thread (Spoilers)Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2phda&page=4?Reign-of-Winter-Obituaries-Thread#1912017-02-24T00:57:02Z2014-04-01T15:47:28Z<p>Name: Rasputin
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Race: Human
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Classes/levels: Mad Monk/Lots
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Adventure: Rasputin Must Die
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Location: Just in front of the Hut
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Catalyst: Baleful Polymorph</p>
<p>I felt moved to share a most inglorious end to a most infuriating villian.</p>
<p>The Gory Details:
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[Spoiler omitted]</p>Name: Rasputin
Race: Human
Classes/levels: Mad Monk/Lots
Adventure: Rasputin Must Die
Location: Just in front of the Hut
Catalyst: Baleful Polymorph
I felt moved to share a most inglorious end to a most infuriating villian.
The Gory Details:
[Spoiler omitted]Brian the Blessed of Gozreh (alias of blood_kite)2014-04-01T15:47:28Z