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I'm looking for someone to make me hopeful about Stonelords, as we did not have a good experience with paths. Thursday we played "Paths we choose" in a group of only our experienced friends (not my parents mentioned in a prior post) my wife and I look for society events at cons, as they are consistent and usually fun, so we talked some of our other pathfinder playing friends into this joining us for paths. They all played society events earlier that day - Goblins,confirmations, etc and knew what to expect from an event. Paths, was not a good event in our groups opinion. We did not have a rock star GM, but we didn't have a bad GM and he seemed to know the module. We had a group of friends that laugh and play well together, so we did what we could to enjoy it. There seemed to be some confusion as to what was going on during the event ( our table and tables around us were guessing about the usage of the big screens, as our DMs did not know) and I know I have seen some chatter online about the delivery of the specials for Gencon. Paths just felt like the design was rushed and the story choppy and forced. We're all signed up for stone lords tonight, but now we are all rethinking it. I am looking for someone to make me hopeful about Stonelords. The wife and I really loved some of the previous specials.
Actually, there is a thread that contains the link to sign up for games on the Warhorn. All the afternoon and evening spaces are filled. I just have a few open seats in the 8 am slot. Very cool. Thanks! I will keep this in mind for next time. I might run "The Confirmation" before Thursday, depending on time.
That IS tempting, but I think we're planning on hitting the Zoo that day. Maybe I can run "The Confirmation" before we head out. We'll see! Is it just a "show up and find a table"? thing?
That IS tempting, but I think we're planning on hitting the Zoo that day. Maybe I can run "The Confirmation" before we head out. We'll see!
Thanks for the lvl 4 reminder! In my head I was thinking that was Friday's Game.
Thanks! Exactly what I would hope to hear. I have a feeling that Saturday they may spend doing some local stuff, so that works out. Although, I could see it kind of being epic to have their characters die the last time they are played. (My first D&D character was killed in by a magic missile after only an hour of life. I am still here!) Good advice, I will throw it out there!
Hi all, At Gencon, my wife and I and have always done well with organized play events. This year the only events my wife "required" while scheduling was the society special event and she was pretty happy that we signed up for all three specials. This year we wanted to do a family vacation with my parents and we were planning on not going to Gencon at all this year. I suggested Las Vegas to my mom - we've never been out there - but my mom said "What about that convention you two go to..." So, we're going to Gencon because my mom things Gencon sounds cool. My parents are casual board gamers, coming to my "at home" convention every year and played their first table top RPG in June(Crypt of the Everflame, with PFS pregens)They did awesome- total "proud child" moment. I think having three gaming kids gave them good exposure to the genre. My parents are signed up for the specials with my wife and I, we're planning to all play low-level pregens to keep it simple for my parents, plus my wife and I only play society games at Gencon. If I show up to a special, with "new" players like that, how will it be received by the table? I didn't second guess it when I signed up, but we won't be able to play "The Confirmation" or any other events before we dive into the specials. I know they can handle it and every society table I have been at would welcome new players. Should I be concerned about the table reaction to bringing "newbies"? Any thoughts or recommendations?
This is essentially the creation of a magical item and would fall under those rules. If you have not yet given them the go ahead, you want to start your comparison pricing for how much it will cost them to make this. If you are at a stage in Kingmaker where the ruler is still a "Baron", then there is no way they should be able to afford the cost of creating such an item. Benchmark against other items-example- To create a flying carpet: Craft Wondrous Item, overland flight; Cost 10,000 gp (5 ft. by 5 ft.), 17,500 gp (5 ft. by 10 ft.), 30,000 gp (10 ft. by 10 ft.) So, it costs 30,000 gold to make a big carpet fly.... it would take hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of gold, to create a a small ship to be made flying. That doesn't even touch on making it invisible. If your PCs do have a million gold or so to build this item with, it's not that big of a deal for your campaign. Chances are that other Barons and nations also have the resources to make these. I would point this out before them make their first ship. If this somehow happened in my game- Having important NPCs fall off the deck they cannot see would be my warning shot. I would also consider attempts to steal it. Early on, I would also point out how thrown flour can coat a person. A light snow or rain would make the invisibility worthless, and depending upon the season and altitude there might be enough precipitation to keep the ship visible. Then I would have a a territorial dragon rip it to shreds. Note: Currently we have a "Duke" and are in the 4th book. There is no way my PC's would be able to afford this. They also know how much I love Numeria and would love an excuse to bring more of it into the campaign- "Nice Bird of Prey. Did you know that the one the bad-guys have is for real? Well, theirs can fire while cloaked and also has awesome sensors!".
Way back in the 1990s, TSR's web presence was TSR Online, available through AOL. And they had areas where you could download game material created by fans. However, when TSR moved to the web, they didn't keep any of that material. So, I was curious... is there any sort of central repository of that material out there? I can't seem to find one through Google, just a few individual files re-posted by their creators... Most of it was re-posts from BBSes. Try searching for "BBS TEXT FILE ARCHIVE" There is quite a few archived old BBSes out there.
Will we be able to order a whole case (for even mini distribution) via paizo.com?Yep, you can do that right now! Missed that. That is ONE DANGEROUS BUTTON. Thanks Vic!
It's pretty easy to strip & paint/repaint on wizkid models. You should be able to turn up some "how-to"s on that via google. That being said, if you want to paint, buy the reaper/pathfinder metal casts. Harder to transport, but much better looking. If you are thinking about repainting plastic, that is what you care about... how they look over transport. sooo.... Say I want to order a case. You know, when my wife isn't looking. Will we be able to order a whole case (for even mini distribution) via paizo.com
401k Started as a good idea, that has been twisted to help corps and the wealthy. (neutral history here without partisan commentary, in pdf http://www.ebri.org/pdf/publications/facts/0205fact.a.pdf) 401k wasn't enough, so we invited 409a's to hide away the money of the wealthy. (American Jobs Creation Act, for more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Code_section_409A) In an individual level, Doug is correct. It's over time performance vrs a snapshot, and over time most plans are fine. In the the end, your 401k plan is designed to serve the wealthy and corps. That is what I would recommended being concerned about.
http://www.mepacon.com/ Mepacon is held twice a year in Clarks Summit, not far from Scranton. The spring con was held this past weekend, but will be held again in the fall. Might be a good spot to look for gamers.
I think this will provide a more memorable that my previous version; Owl Bear, Mark 2: Staying away from the engage, because of the "glass cannon" effect it creates on a low AC base creature. Main changes: One more HD, Improved bull rush, tactic change. Once again, a mated pair of the two of these. I see the encounter starting with the out-of-sight Male owlbear bullrushing the farthest-in PC to the past the Female's Attacks of opportunity. (Driving a prey to the back of the cave) That should be scary as hell, but I see the female landing 6 attacks right off the bat.(3 normal, 3 opportunity) I was tempted to up the STR more, but I think the animal-level tactics will compensate. Ideally, this way the encounter will last for at least three rounds and represent a significant threat. Owlbear Advanced CR 9
6 PCs are actually toward the low side for us. We usually range 6 to 10 (when all the occasional players drop in) As a result, I've had to get used to switching stats back and forth in the APs. What I've noticed is that usually when an encounter calls for a single creature, upping that single creature's stats proportionality to the increased number of PCs never works out well. The best way to scale usually includes upping both core stats and adding a creature or creatures to support the encounter. With the "Tag team" pair in my above stats, I see the mated pair batting prey back and forth, into each other's threatened areas. If I drop the Armor or HP, I think they will just unload everything in the first round, with a good chance of one dying and the other severely injured before the owlbears take any action. I'll tinker with it again and come back. Good suggestions.
I'm a bit disappointed in the Owlbear stats as presented, so I am thinking of running the owl bear below instead for 6 PCs. (Below in spoiler)
Notes: They have a well balanced & geared group and this is the only major encounter left for them in the book. OWLBEAR SPOILER: Lower DPS, more Armor/ HP. I will probally run TWO of these as a mated pair, since we are 6 players. Owlbear Advanced CR 9
Just say "OH yeah, everyone knows it's up there... SOMEWHERE. Mapmakers have been choosing a random mountain and labeling it for hundreds of years."
You want to look at after tax (net income). You have to focus your geographic areas: Where in the US vrs Where in Denmark. That is huge. For example $60k is nothing in NYC, but very nice in rural Tennessee, US. Also factor in cost of Living. For example, I can milk at the store near where I live in Pennsylvania for about $2-ish. That same milk might Cost over $5 in Alaska.
Wine could have spoiled in transit.... spoiled before it ever entered the dungeon.
The Green FaithYeah, I knew that much. The problem is, that's not a lot of info. I could use more. There isn't a lot out there about it, partially because it's a rough abstraction of various forms of nature worship in the real world. Essentially, DM and player should make it whatever works for them.
Just happened to have it around unpainted from an old campaign. On the table, the mini has a great presence.
I ran with this mini for the Stag lord (4 pics) :
Source mini is here
Ran with him exactly as the mini looked. I was very happy.
My wife and I gave 4e a chance, playing locally, at RPGA events and when it dropped at Gen Con, but 4e is a fun game that does not play like the RPG I want. Pathfinder is as fast as 4e, (Faster at high levels) and feels like the kinda of games that made me get into RPGs in the first place. Pathfinder games tend to be more fun sessions when played with the same players. Default setting is also better, but in the end, my friends and I just find pathfinder to be more enjoyable.
For my at-home yearly Con I ran a one-shot in Numeria. PCs were pathfinders sent to investigate a ruin opened up by recent meteor strikes, but of course it was just a crashed space ship. It was a lot of fun, the trick is in the presentation. -The weapons fire marks on the sides of the ruin? Looks like wizards dueled with lightning. -Blasters just look like a broken metal crossbow that has had the bow portion snapped off. -Encountering bodies in white plate mail with black underleathers was great before they encountered the living versions, with strange white plate helms made to kind of look like a skeleton face. (Imperial Stormtroopers) -One PC (Andoran) had a side quest to kill the black night that was destined to enslave the world. (Darth Vader, of course) Dropping the WOTC plastic minis for these guys on the table was priceless. For a one-shot, it was silly but very fun. Numeria is the perfect place to merge any Scifi with fantasy. You might want to read the wiki page on it. Also, the Seven Swords of Sin module is set in an ancient research lab and has some pulp sci-fi elements to it.
Since he is a paladin/archer of Erastil, have stuff like the following happen OUTSIDE of combat: Bow String Breaks
At night, he should have nightmares about killing a defenseless captive. At times, the role should be switched so that the PC takes on the role of be the defenseless captive. Have the Town's Priest confront the PC when he comes back to town. The priest has had the same dreams about the PC. The only way he can atone is to swear to serve Tsuto's next of kin (sister) until she releases him. So that that service doesn't affect the campaign, in book Two it is she that asks the PCs to investigate the events at the farm. All of book two becomes the Paladin's Penance, and she releases the paladin at it's conclusion.
There is also the tone of communication: "NO, you are wrong, it does not work that way, it works this way...." vrs "You know, I think that it might work X,Y,Z way instead. Since it could really affects this combat, do you mind if we double check?"
What Steel_Wind said. Another idea is preferred stores who may get Pathfinder material earlier than non-Pathfinder establishments.I don't know, that sounds like the sort of thing that can also throw up some roadblocks. Negative motivators for your distribution channels aren't generally a good idea. WOTC is working on that model now, and it is creating some backlash amongst the stores, which is in turn pushing pathfinder (and other RPG)sales at those alienated stores.
Reviews I have read basically say "Good, but limited". Going to stick to my flip mats & chessex battle maps.
What is the best Anti-Virus program? Free or to buy. One of my friend's goes on Facebook a lot and has been getting a lot of Viruses. Any suggestions on things to do in addition to the AV program? Please turn them on to an Internet Browser besides Internet explorer. Not that IE is bad (because I don't want this to become a thread about that), it's just the safest thing is to not be using the most common browser in the world. Firefox, Chrome, Safari, whatever. :)
I might have missed a statement about him having a prior record of such deeds, or having been given a warning - Apologies if I missed it. If he didn't have a prior record and he was never given a warning, you have created a gaming group that will cease playing paladins in the game. He's endured years of paladin training and is LG because that is what feels right in his soul. A "gut feeling" warning, or even an out of game warning as to how you interpret and enforce paladin codes at your table may have been a better long-term solution. To answer the question- it could be seen as a evil act, however I think it could have unfolded in a direction better for your game. **Disclaimer** This is not me saying how anyone should play the game, but only speaking from 20 years of GM'ing and having made every mistake in the book at some point. |
