paizo.com Recent Posts by rockfall22paizo.com Recent Posts by rockfall222019-07-03T17:27:37Z2019-07-03T17:27:37ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Is anyone out there just happy with Pathfinder?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ps5z&page=4?Is-anyone-out-there-just-happy-with-Pathfinder#1882013-08-10T09:53:03Z2013-08-10T09:53:03Z<p>Long-time gamer here,</p>
<p>I got into D&D just as 2nd Edition was winding down. 3e was a revelation for me. It was awesome. 3.5 made it even better, refining that system. Then 4e was coming, and I enjoyed it, but it was a VERY different game. I also kept an eye on Pathfinder, and as I have gone along, I've found myself turning back to Pathfinder because it evolved out of the games that formed the bulk of my gaming experience, and it is SLICK.</p>
<p>However, I live in an isolated northern community, and there are no gamers up here. I'm getting a play-by-post Pathfinder game set up via Facebook with a few people from my old gaming group in the south. I'm excited for it, but I'm also realizing a lot of the challenges of running pbp games.</p>
<p>Happy with Pathfinder, less happy with my current avenues for gaming.</p>
<p>(Wish there were Kindle versions of the Pathfinder Tales novels... just saying...)</p>Long-time gamer here,
I got into D&D just as 2nd Edition was winding down. 3e was a revelation for me. It was awesome. 3.5 made it even better, refining that system. Then 4e was coming, and I enjoyed it, but it was a VERY different game. I also kept an eye on Pathfinder, and as I have gone along, I've found myself turning back to Pathfinder because it evolved out of the games that formed the bulk of my gaming experience, and it is SLICK.
However, I live in an isolated northern community,...rockfall222013-08-10T09:53:03ZForums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: 5 years laterrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2q1cj?5-years-later#12013-08-09T04:47:11Z2013-08-09T04:47:11Z<p>It's been 5 years since Pathfinder caught my eye. I tried to deny it at first, because I was getting in on the ground floor of 4e and working as the writing director for my region the Living Forgotten Realms. I didn't want to divide my limited budget for gaming goodies between two systems. Then D&DNext was announced and I really, really tried to like the new system, and for a while, I almost had myself convinced...</p>
<p>... but then I began examining my options again. I looked at Pathfinder and I was reminded of the days when I most loved my D&D game, the 3.Xe days. I saw for the first time just how slick and refined the ruleset had become, and I really got interested.</p>
<p>So here we are. You've got me, Pathfinder. I'm all in. What do the seasoned players recommend I do first?</p>It's been 5 years since Pathfinder caught my eye. I tried to deny it at first, because I was getting in on the ground floor of 4e and working as the writing director for my region the Living Forgotten Realms. I didn't want to divide my limited budget for gaming goodies between two systems. Then D&DNext was announced and I really, really tried to like the new system, and for a while, I almost had myself convinced...
... but then I began examining my options again. I looked at Pathfinder and I...rockfall222013-08-09T04:47:11ZForums/Paizo: General Discussion: Downer Volume 2: Fool's Errandrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pqhe?Downer-Volume-2-Fools-Errand#12013-05-05T08:27:17Z2013-05-05T08:27:17Z<p>Just placed my order on Amazon for volume 1 (Wandering Monster). I noticed this became available for pre-order on Amazon in 2008... is this product ever getting released? If so, do want. If not, Paizo, why you no publish?</p>
<p>;)</p>Just placed my order on Amazon for volume 1 (Wandering Monster). I noticed this became available for pre-order on Amazon in 2008... is this product ever getting released? If so, do want. If not, Paizo, why you no publish?
;)rockfall222013-05-05T08:27:17ZRe: Forums: Advice: wish to kill bothersome characterrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2pam5?wish-to-kill-bothersome-character#152012-12-19T05:18:11Z2012-12-19T05:18:11Z<p>Essentially, we're dealing with a Manshoon/Dr. Doom issue here. Thought time-consuming, I like the idea of having to track down a method of activating ALL the duplicates/replicants/simulacra you can and letting them fight it out for the top spot. Then, when they're all dead but one and he has drained himself of his best moves/spells/tactics/tricks, walk up and kill the last remaining one.</p>
<p>Rogue duplicates can be nasty... ;)</p>Essentially, we're dealing with a Manshoon/Dr. Doom issue here. Thought time-consuming, I like the idea of having to track down a method of activating ALL the duplicates/replicants/simulacra you can and letting them fight it out for the top spot. Then, when they're all dead but one and he has drained himself of his best moves/spells/tactics/tricks, walk up and kill the last remaining one.
Rogue duplicates can be nasty... ;)rockfall222012-12-19T05:18:11ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Paizo Blog: NPC Codex Art Previewrockfall22https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5le2n?NPC-Codex-Art-Preview#162012-11-21T22:19:18Z2012-11-21T22:19:18Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Sean K Reynolds wrote:</div><blockquote> Yeah, the chief of police never gets dressed up to speak to the press or the mayor, he's always covered in dirt from walking a beat, with bloody fists from arresting stubborn thugs. </blockquote><p>So, he's the chief constable? This is a dress uniform?
<p>I'm not saying he has to look like he just went ten rounds with Sandpoint's post wanted or anything. I'm just saying that, from my perspective, I don't buy him as a constable, especially if he's out executing that warrant he's got in his hand.</p>Sean K Reynolds wrote:Yeah, the chief of police never gets dressed up to speak to the press or the mayor, he's always covered in dirt from walking a beat, with bloody fists from arresting stubborn thugs.
So, he's the chief constable? This is a dress uniform? I'm not saying he has to look like he just went ten rounds with Sandpoint's post wanted or anything. I'm just saying that, from my perspective, I don't buy him as a constable, especially if he's out executing that warrant he's got in his...rockfall222012-11-21T22:19:18ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Paizo Blog: NPC Codex Art Previewrockfall22https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5le2n?NPC-Codex-Art-Preview#132012-11-21T12:53:05Z2012-11-21T12:53:05Z<p>This may be nit-picking, but what in the Nine Hells is up with that constable? He looks like an utter fop. There is nothing tactical about his gear, and the beard is ridiculous. He needs to go home, shave his face, lose the cape and ridiculous hat, get better boots, and get some more weaponry. The other art is good, but this guy is a rube.</p>
<p>Just sayin'.</p>This may be nit-picking, but what in the Nine Hells is up with that constable? He looks like an utter fop. There is nothing tactical about his gear, and the beard is ridiculous. He needs to go home, shave his face, lose the cape and ridiculous hat, get better boots, and get some more weaponry. The other art is good, but this guy is a rube.
Just sayin'.rockfall222012-11-21T12:53:05ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Adventure Path: General Discussion: Help name next year's Worldwound-themed Adventure Path!rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2oqfn&page=5?Help-name-next-years-Worldwoundthemed#2262012-08-25T14:17:42Z2012-08-25T14:17:42Z<p>- War on the Worldwound</p>- War on the Worldwoundrockfall222012-08-25T14:17:42ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Was I guilty of being a bad guest?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2o784&page=6?Was-I-guilty-of-being-a-bad-guest#2732012-06-05T18:24:38Z2012-06-05T18:24:38Z<p>This guy kind of reminds me of two guys we kicked from our games years ago. One boiled flour in a pot until it glutenized and ate it, but burned the bottom of the pot and effectively ruined it. He was also a douche to everyone in game, so he did not last long.</p>
<p>The other... He was worse. Among the more colorful offenses he committed at the game table, there was leaving used facial tissue all over the place when there was a garbage can provided, he was consistently rude to my wife, never chipped in for snacks/food, insisted his girlfriend be allowed to join the campaign, and had said girlfriend give him a handy under the table during the game. Yeah, a pillar of the community. Shown the door, never allowed back, and certainly disgusting. But here's the kicker: he believes he was cool to do those things and, what's more, that we were in the wrong to kick him out. He continued to pester me for weeks about it afterward. Ugh.</p>This guy kind of reminds me of two guys we kicked from our games years ago. One boiled flour in a pot until it glutenized and ate it, but burned the bottom of the pot and effectively ruined it. He was also a douche to everyone in game, so he did not last long.
The other... He was worse. Among the more colorful offenses he committed at the game table, there was leaving used facial tissue all over the place when there was a garbage can provided, he was consistently rude to my wife, never...rockfall222012-06-05T18:24:38ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Have most gamers either been in the military and or studied Martial arts?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2nmuy&page=2?Have-most-gamers-either-been-in-the-military#972012-03-15T16:12:00Z2012-03-15T16:12:00Z<p>I am a member of a paramilitary police force, with some martial arts background.</p>I am a member of a paramilitary police force, with some martial arts background.rockfall222012-03-15T16:12:00ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Witch's Healing Hex - Usable vs. undead?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mhe5?Witchs-Healing-Hex-Usable-vs-undead#102011-06-30T15:57:16Z2011-06-30T15:57:16Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Gruuuu wrote:</div><blockquote> The spell specifically calls out that it generates positive energy, and there's not a separate listing for an arcane version. </blockquote><p>+1.Gruuuu wrote:The spell specifically calls out that it generates positive energy, and there's not a separate listing for an arcane version.
+1.rockfall222011-06-30T15:57:16ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Witch's Healing Hex - Usable vs. undead?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mhe5?Witchs-Healing-Hex-Usable-vs-undead#82011-06-30T15:43:26Z2011-06-30T15:43:26Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">mdt wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Yes,
</p>
But the real question is, does it Heal the undead, or harm them? </p>
<p>If it's not positive energy, and is instead arcane magic, it's entirely possible that it could heal the undead as easily as it heals the living. </blockquote><p>I am entirely sure it causes harm to the undead. The fact that it uses arcane magic really should not factor into the equation at all. That's like saying that only clerics can produce effects that use positive energy, which I would think is erroneous, given that bards can cast arcane healing spells, too.mdt wrote:Yes,
But the real question is, does it Heal the undead, or harm them? If it's not positive energy, and is instead arcane magic, it's entirely possible that it could heal the undead as easily as it heals the living.
I am entirely sure it causes harm to the undead. The fact that it uses arcane magic really should not factor into the equation at all. That's like saying that only clerics can produce effects that use positive energy, which I would think is erroneous, given that bards...rockfall222011-06-30T15:43:26ZRe: Forums: Advice: How to make a fighter interesting?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mcs8&page=2?How-to-make-a-fighter-interesting#732011-06-06T05:18:59Z2011-06-06T05:18:59Z<p>RD, I would gladly game with you anytime! That sounds awesome! My group has a bunch of players who would really feed off of that. I'm not looking for body-counts, I'm looking for FUN. Your fighters sound like a fun bunch of characters!</p>RD, I would gladly game with you anytime! That sounds awesome! My group has a bunch of players who would really feed off of that. I'm not looking for body-counts, I'm looking for FUN. Your fighters sound like a fun bunch of characters!rockfall222011-06-06T05:18:59ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: What's the dumbest Pathfinder question you've ever heard?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2m84x&page=2?Whats-the-dumbest-Pathfinder-question-youve#642011-05-10T04:32:22Z2011-05-10T04:32:22Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Foghammer wrote:</div><blockquote> Y U NO MAEK ARKANE PALIDAN?! </blockquote><p>I lol'd.Foghammer wrote:Y U NO MAEK ARKANE PALIDAN?!
I lol'd.rockfall222011-05-10T04:32:22ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Who actually uses the critical confirm rules and why?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2m65e?Who-actually-uses-the-critical-confirm-rules#52011-04-24T18:51:27Z2011-04-24T18:51:27Z<p>I use them all the time. Back in I was in high school (Read: young and foolish), we didn't use them (because we skimmed the combat rules and didn't update our notion of crits from our 2e playing experience), but after I joined the RPGA and started attending organized play events, I really started sticking to the rules for stuff like that.</p>I use them all the time. Back in I was in high school (Read: young and foolish), we didn't use them (because we skimmed the combat rules and didn't update our notion of crits from our 2e playing experience), but after I joined the RPGA and started attending organized play events, I really started sticking to the rules for stuff like that.rockfall222011-04-24T18:51:27ZRe: Forums: Forum Games: BANNED!rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l84v&page=29?BANNED#14132011-04-21T22:53:02Z2011-04-21T22:53:02Z<p>Gruumash is banned for playing the race card.</p>Gruumash is banned for playing the race card.rockfall222011-04-21T22:53:02ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Mortal Kombat is back...rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2m4eo?Mortal-Kombat-is-back#42011-04-12T22:30:09Z2011-04-12T22:30:09Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">lastknightleft wrote:</div><blockquote> linkified for you </blockquote><p>Thank you for that. I'm a bit inept when it comes to all the link-sharing protocols around here...
<p>Anyway, the series looks great and, as I understand it, there will be a lot more of this good stuff on the way.</p>
<p>Also, lots of the traditional MK lore and powers are going to be included.</p>lastknightleft wrote:linkified for you
Thank you for that. I'm a bit inept when it comes to all the link-sharing protocols around here... Anyway, the series looks great and, as I understand it, there will be a lot more of this good stuff on the way.
Also, lots of the traditional MK lore and powers are going to be included.rockfall222011-04-12T22:30:09ZForums: Off-Topic Discussions: Mortal Kombat is back...rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2m4eo?Mortal-Kombat-is-back#12011-04-12T17:43:58Z2011-04-12T17:43:58Z<p>It's a new online short video series... and it's surprisingly good.</p>
<p>I humbly offer this video snackrifice to you, the Paizonians.</p>
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s6UiEuCYXA</p>It's a new online short video series... and it's surprisingly good.
I humbly offer this video snackrifice to you, the Paizonians.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s6UiEuCYXArockfall222011-04-12T17:43:58ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Ever have one player kill your whole campaign?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l2ln?Ever-have-one-player-kill-your-whole-campaign#472011-03-31T23:15:54Z2011-03-31T23:15:54Z<p>KaeYoss, I am just glad to know someone can relate.</p>KaeYoss, I am just glad to know someone can relate.rockfall222011-03-31T23:15:54ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: Ever have one player kill your whole campaign?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l2ln?Ever-have-one-player-kill-your-whole-campaign#442014-07-14T11:13:01Z2011-03-31T21:55:01Z<p>Ooooh... Okay, here goes:</p>
<p>When we were running a 3.5 game, this guy (we'll call him Tyler), seemed hell-bent on derailing and "crashing" the campaign.</p>
<p>- When approached by an informant who would lead the party to the next part of the adventure for a price, he didn't negotiate with the guy or even threaten him. No checks of any kind. He just up-and-knifed the guy between the ribs (luckily, the party paladin was not present at the time, running an errand).
<br />
- Speaking of the paladin, he offered a "healing potion" to the aforementioned do-gooder, only to reveal (after it was consumed, naturally), that it was actually universal solvent.
<br />
- When a demonic invasion had begun and thousands of lives hung in the balance, he convinced the rest of the party to abandon the city, the people, and go do "something else" because "we've saved this city from disaster, like, ten times... They should learn to watch out for themselves."
<br />
- Released a chichimec from it's ancient prison but decided he didn't really feel like chasing it down and stopping it. It proceeded to annihilate a large population within the campaign setting.
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Problem Player: "Screw those people. They should've had some sort of defense against that."
<br />
Me: "They did! The PRISON YOU JUST DESTROYED AND OPENED!"</p>
<p>The campaign was killed... Later, I discovered he just hated gaming with me and was DMing a campaign across town (with my old gaming group, who were under the impression I had decided to "take some time off from gaming"... which was untrue) to which I was not invited. </p>
<p>Now THAT, my friends, is a campaign-killing player.</p>Ooooh... Okay, here goes:
When we were running a 3.5 game, this guy (we'll call him Tyler), seemed hell-bent on derailing and "crashing" the campaign.
- When approached by an informant who would lead the party to the next part of the adventure for a price, he didn't negotiate with the guy or even threaten him. No checks of any kind. He just up-and-knifed the guy between the ribs (luckily, the party paladin was not present at the time, running an errand).
- Speaking of the paladin, he...rockfall222011-03-31T21:55:01ZRe: Forums: Website Feedback: Meet the Iconics - FOULrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2m2k3?Meet-the-Iconics-FOUL#132011-03-31T17:23:44Z2011-03-31T17:23:44Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">KaeYoss wrote:</div><blockquote> Seriously? Even without the whole charity thing, that sounds like a near-lethal case of entitlement poisoning. </blockquote><p>No doubt, dude!KaeYoss wrote:Seriously? Even without the whole charity thing, that sounds like a near-lethal case of entitlement poisoning.
No doubt, dude!rockfall222011-03-31T17:23:44ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Meet the Iconics: Hayatorockfall22https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lc22&page=3?Meet-the-Iconics-Hayato#1082011-03-31T17:15:16Z2011-03-31T17:15:16Z<p>I love this idea. Paizo has eared +10 million awesomeness points for this.</p>
<p>Also, love the samurai iconic. Sounds awesomely badass!</p>I love this idea. Paizo has eared +10 million awesomeness points for this.
Also, love the samurai iconic. Sounds awesomely badass!rockfall222011-03-31T17:15:16ZRe: Forums: Homebrew and House Rules: Post Apocalyptic Campaign Ideas!rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2lxwi?Post-Apocalyptic-Campaign-Ideas#272011-03-15T05:42:28Z2011-03-15T05:42:28Z<p>Borrowing from a lot of the video games I've been playing and movies I've been watching, I introduced this into my campaign. Essentially, it's the end times and a few powerful fiends have taken up control of the world. Demonic creatures, hordes of undead creatures, and hideous mutants can be found roaming freely. Most towns and cities have become ruins. Groups of survivors roam the wasted territories, just trying to live. Some angels remain to aid the resistance, but they are in danger as well. An incredibly powerful evil being (the one responsible for kicking off the apocalypse) has cast a spell which severed the world from the heavens, stranding the angels without reinforcements. Divine characters can still gain their spells, but the spells are restricted (spells which would allow them to commune with their deities are restricted), and celestial creatures can not be summoned by summoning classes. </p>
<p>The world is dying. The only people who can set it right are the heroes.</p>Borrowing from a lot of the video games I've been playing and movies I've been watching, I introduced this into my campaign. Essentially, it's the end times and a few powerful fiends have taken up control of the world. Demonic creatures, hordes of undead creatures, and hideous mutants can be found roaming freely. Most towns and cities have become ruins. Groups of survivors roam the wasted territories, just trying to live. Some angels remain to aid the resistance, but they are in danger as...rockfall222011-03-15T05:42:28ZRe: Forums: Forum Games: BANNED!rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2l84v&page=24?BANNED#11752011-03-07T18:47:42Z2011-03-07T18:47:42Z<p>Charles Scholz is banned for being inside my head. GET OUT OF MY HEAD, CHARLES!</p>Charles Scholz is banned for being inside my head. GET OUT OF MY HEAD, CHARLES!rockfall222011-03-07T18:47:42ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Adventure Path #43: The Haunting of Harrowstone (Carrion Crown 1 of 6) (PFRPG)rockfall22https://paizo.com/products/btpy8ihy/discuss&page=4?Pathfinder-Adventure-Path-43-The-Haunting-of-Harrowstone#1702011-03-02T06:19:59Z2011-03-02T06:19:59Z<p>Oooooh! I want this AP in my collection! It looks freakin' sweet!</p>Oooooh! I want this AP in my collection! It looks freakin' sweet!rockfall222011-03-02T06:19:59ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Paizo Blog: Meet the Iconics: Alainrockfall22https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5lb9f&page=3?Meet-the-Iconics-Alain#1142010-08-02T17:10:57Z2010-08-02T17:08:25Z<p>He kind of reminds me of the cavalier from the old Dungeons & Dragons cartoon... except, you know, cooler. </p>
<p>Also, he sounds pretty well Lawful Neutral to me. (I like to call it "lawful self-righteous")</p>He kind of reminds me of the cavalier from the old Dungeons & Dragons cartoon... except, you know, cooler.
Also, he sounds pretty well Lawful Neutral to me. (I like to call it "lawful self-righteous")rockfall222010-08-02T17:08:25ZRe: Forums/Dungeon Magazine: General Discussion: Looking for that Gary Gygax quote...rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2kg69?Looking-for-that-Gary-Gygax-quote#32010-01-30T07:46:54Z2010-01-30T07:46:54Z<p>Wow, that was fast! Thanks!</p>Wow, that was fast! Thanks!rockfall222010-01-30T07:46:54ZForums/Dungeon Magazine: General Discussion: Looking for that Gary Gygax quote...rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2kg69?Looking-for-that-Gary-Gygax-quote#12012-11-15T22:23:24Z2010-01-30T07:29:53Z<p>Hey everyone!</p>
<p>So, I'm looking for a quote from "Come Endless Darkness". It was featured in the table of contents of the final print issue of Dungeon. Can somebody help me out? I don't have access to my Dungeon archive right now, and I regrettably can not get to a copy of that glorious novel either. Can somebody help me out?</p>Hey everyone!
So, I'm looking for a quote from "Come Endless Darkness". It was featured in the table of contents of the final print issue of Dungeon. Can somebody help me out? I don't have access to my Dungeon archive right now, and I regrettably can not get to a copy of that glorious novel either. Can somebody help me out?rockfall222010-01-30T07:29:53ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Are Goblins Civilized?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2jo3p&page=4?Are-Goblins-Civilized#1632009-08-21T13:01:18Z2009-06-19T03:38:38Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Mikaze wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">rockfall22 wrote:</div><blockquote>Indy wouldn't do such a thing either, I'm sure. Yes, he shot that guy in the street, but the guy had a sword. Indy wouldn't kill someone in cold blood for no reason.</blockquote>Indy also had a bad case of dysentery at the time too. ;) </blockquote><p>Yes, but it's still sensible to shoot the guy before he can cut you up, particularly if you're feeling ill. The point is, though, that Indy did not shoot the man without reason. He shot him because the guy was going to do him serious harm if he didn't.Mikaze wrote:rockfall22 wrote:Indy wouldn't do such a thing either, I'm sure. Yes, he shot that guy in the street, but the guy had a sword. Indy wouldn't kill someone in cold blood for no reason.
Indy also had a bad case of dysentery at the time too. ;) Yes, but it's still sensible to shoot the guy before he can cut you up, particularly if you're feeling ill. The point is, though, that Indy did not shoot the man without reason. He shot him because the guy was going to do him serious harm if...rockfall222009-06-19T03:38:38ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Are Goblins Civilized?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2jo3p&page=4?Are-Goblins-Civilized#1612009-08-21T13:01:18Z2009-06-19T03:27:51Z<p>One would have to wonder about the compassionate side of Lawful Good being involved here. Righteous fury is fine when you're taking a vile foe to task with a sword and your deity's power, but it's dicey when you're killing someone who didn't do anything to deserve getting killed. Isn't a Lawful Good individual supposed to be compassionate? It's not compassionate to carve up a goblin who had done no wrong, certainly.</p>
<p>Also, when you consider that, according to the Complete Scoundrel, Batman, Dick Tracy, and Indiana Jones are Lawful Good, try and imagine those characters doing what you suggest. Batman might squeeze the goblin for information, could be gruff and intimidating, but wouldn't tear the gobbo's head off. Dick Tracy would also do something similar, I'm sure. Indy wouldn't do such a thing either, I'm sure. Yes, he shot that guy in the street, but the guy had a sword. Indy wouldn't kill someone in cold blood for no reason.</p>
<p>I know that it's a slippery slope and whatever, and my argument is probably going to get ripped to shreds, but this is how I see it: if the goblin hadn't done anything heinously evil and wasn't drawing steel to knife said paladin, I'd say that a paladin who kills said goblin in cold blood loses his powers. Ask yourself: what would Indy do?</p>One would have to wonder about the compassionate side of Lawful Good being involved here. Righteous fury is fine when you're taking a vile foe to task with a sword and your deity's power, but it's dicey when you're killing someone who didn't do anything to deserve getting killed. Isn't a Lawful Good individual supposed to be compassionate? It's not compassionate to carve up a goblin who had done no wrong, certainly.
Also, when you consider that, according to the Complete Scoundrel, Batman,...rockfall222009-06-19T03:27:51ZRe: Forums: Website Feedback: WotC halts PDF salesrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2jhqs&page=19?WotC-halts-PDF-sales#9082009-04-10T06:34:26Z2009-04-10T06:32:56Z<p>Scott, you just crystalized exactly what I have been trying to say for about the last 45 minutes. Thank you!</p>
<p>As someone who has worked for WotC in the past, I can say this: they rarely ever make a snap decision and often spend weeks talking about these decisions. Sometimes they make decisions which have unforseen consequences, and sometimes the fallout has been pretty bad. Wizards of the Coast spends a lot of time carefully weighing options before they execute the one they finally decide upon.</p>Scott, you just crystalized exactly what I have been trying to say for about the last 45 minutes. Thank you!
As someone who has worked for WotC in the past, I can say this: they rarely ever make a snap decision and often spend weeks talking about these decisions. Sometimes they make decisions which have unforseen consequences, and sometimes the fallout has been pretty bad. Wizards of the Coast spends a lot of time carefully weighing options before they execute the one they finally decide upon.rockfall222009-04-10T06:32:56ZRe: Forums/Dragon Magazine: General Discussion: Bring Back the Sundered Empirerockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2gyt2&page=2?Bring-Back-the-Sundered-Empire#742009-04-10T04:29:01Z2009-04-10T04:29:01Z<p>So, how are things going for Wikis and stuff there, guys?</p>So, how are things going for Wikis and stuff there, guys?rockfall222009-04-10T04:29:01ZRe: Forums/Dungeon Magazine: General Discussion: Lands of Mystery/Maps of Mystery- What did you do with that glorious map?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2houp?Lands-of-MysteryMaps-of-Mystery-What-did-you#72009-02-12T07:29:54Z2009-02-12T07:29:54Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Orcwart wrote:</div><blockquote> I've extracted the maps from the supplements and created a Map of Mystery PDF. I'd really like the Paizo crew to upload #146-#150 so that I can complete it. :-\ </blockquote><p>Can I get a copy of that too? I need a little more "oomph".
<p>email: lower_planes@hotmail.com</p>Orcwart wrote:I've extracted the maps from the supplements and created a Map of Mystery PDF. I'd really like the Paizo crew to upload #146-#150 so that I can complete it. :-\
Can I get a copy of that too? I need a little more "oomph". email: lower_planes@hotmail.comrockfall222009-02-12T07:29:54ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: “Takin’ It Easy” UnThreadrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2j8yu&page=3?-Takin-It-Easy-UnThread#1102009-02-02T21:33:48Z2009-02-02T21:33:48Z<p>"So, I said to Karzoug, well you're just gonna - Whoa Nelly! SHE'S NEKKID!"</p>"So, I said to Karzoug, well you're just gonna - Whoa Nelly! SHE'S NEKKID!"rockfall222009-02-02T21:33:48ZRe: Forums: Video Games: Games like Baldur's Gaterockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2j3of?Games-like-Baldurs-Gate#72008-12-18T21:03:14Z2008-12-18T21:03:14Z<p>Avoid, at all costs, Pool of Radiance: The Ruins of Myth Drannor. It's a TERRIBLE game.</p>
<p>I wish there were more games like the three you mentioned though...</p>Avoid, at all costs, Pool of Radiance: The Ruins of Myth Drannor. It's a TERRIBLE game.
I wish there were more games like the three you mentioned though...rockfall222008-12-18T21:03:14ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: R.I.P Michael Crichtonrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2iyfm?RIP-Michael-Crichton#52008-11-05T18:56:52Z2008-11-05T18:56:52Z<p>He shall be missed. He was a very good writer, and a classy guy all around. Rest in peace, sir.</p>He shall be missed. He was a very good writer, and a classy guy all around. Rest in peace, sir.rockfall222008-11-05T18:56:52ZRe: Forums: 4th Edition: DDI, anyone actually paying?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2iw6f?DDI-anyone-actually-paying#322008-10-20T10:10:28Z2008-10-20T10:10:28Z<p>I am. A full year subscription. I'm going to need it when grad school rolls around and I want to keep my campaign here going.</p>I am. A full year subscription. I'm going to need it when grad school rolls around and I want to keep my campaign here going.rockfall222008-10-20T10:10:28ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Death Knights in Golarionrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2iof2&page=2?Death-Knights-in-Golarion#842008-10-15T20:02:13Z2008-10-15T20:02:13Z<p>I like Grave Knight as a name for a creature. Perfectly descriptive: an undead warrior of great skill who has risen from death. Very cool.</p>I like Grave Knight as a name for a creature. Perfectly descriptive: an undead warrior of great skill who has risen from death. Very cool.rockfall222008-10-15T20:02:13ZRe: Forums: 4th Edition: And with that, I am finished.rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2is94&page=2?And-with-that-I-am-finished#792008-10-08T16:52:30Z2008-10-08T16:52:29Z<p>It's a shame to see you go, bud.</p>
<p>There have been moments, I will admit, when I've been tempted to do exactly what Bugleyman is doing. I think of myself as a fan of fantasy in general, and I have liked all editions and most spin-offs. These so called "edition wars" are getting old, though. </p>
<p>Bugleyman, I wish you the best of luck in whatever you do, and I hope you'll come back and chat with us again. It's rare to find a person actually interested in good manners and a sense of fair-play when roaming the vast wasteland that is the internet. You will be missed.</p>It's a shame to see you go, bud.
There have been moments, I will admit, when I've been tempted to do exactly what Bugleyman is doing. I think of myself as a fan of fantasy in general, and I have liked all editions and most spin-offs. These so called "edition wars" are getting old, though.
Bugleyman, I wish you the best of luck in whatever you do, and I hope you'll come back and chat with us again. It's rare to find a person actually interested in good manners and a sense of fair-play when...rockfall222008-10-08T16:52:29ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: 4E's Rejection of Gygaxian Naturalismrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2iuh6?4Es-Rejection-of-Gygaxian-Naturalism#392010-06-05T04:06:59Z2008-10-03T07:44:20Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Digitalelf wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Stereofm wrote:</div><blockquote> a fine bottle of Furyondian wine ... </blockquote><p>And a bottle dated CY 254 would fetch a VERY high price (if any of that vintage survive)...
<p>Question is, does anybody know why (easy grognard question)? </blockquote><p>Because that's the first year you could possibly get Furyondian wine. Before that, Furyondy didn't officially exist.Digitalelf wrote:Stereofm wrote: a fine bottle of Furyondian wine ...
And a bottle dated CY 254 would fetch a VERY high price (if any of that vintage survive)... Question is, does anybody know why (easy grognard question)? Because that's the first year you could possibly get Furyondian wine. Before that, Furyondy didn't officially exist.rockfall222008-10-03T07:44:20ZRe: Forums/Gamer Life: General Discussion: What is the most good act you've performed in an RPG?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2itpn?What-is-the-most-good-act-youve-performed-in#22012-11-15T20:38:34Z2008-09-26T05:09:40Z<p>Well, I am not really sure what the most good act would be, but I can throw a couple out there for you to decide for yourself:</p>
<p>Descended into hell itself to rescue the soul of a deceased paladin, a church congregation (or, what remained of them, plus a couple of their souls), a crystal containing a whole world's worth of souls, and a bunch of holy relics... Obviously, this was in "A Paladin in Hell".</p>
<p>Let the villain of a really nasty encounter get away in order to save the lives of fellow party members after a nearly TPK experience. </p>
<p>Delved deep into the plane of negative energy in order to prevent a demilich from taking control of undead all over the universe.</p>
<p>I have to run quickly. I'll probably post more later.</p>Well, I am not really sure what the most good act would be, but I can throw a couple out there for you to decide for yourself:
Descended into hell itself to rescue the soul of a deceased paladin, a church congregation (or, what remained of them, plus a couple of their souls), a crystal containing a whole world's worth of souls, and a bunch of holy relics... Obviously, this was in "A Paladin in Hell".
Let the villain of a really nasty encounter get away in order to save the lives of fellow...rockfall222008-09-26T05:09:40ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Land Grants, Titles and PCsrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2it3s?Land-Grants-Titles-and-PCs#22012-11-15T20:38:23Z2008-09-21T18:43:43Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">rhalwarlock wrote:</div><blockquote> This may not be the best place to ask this, but I didn't see any place better. My question is kind of world general (any world). In the game I am running I am thinking of giving the PCs, at the completion of the current adventure they are doing (and I will continue the game beyond this adventure) rewarding them with a land grant and titles. I have tried to research this and have found very little useful information. How would you handle coontinuing the adventures after the PCs get this? How would you handle the PCs and thier lands and titles? Any help, and advice would be appreciated. </blockquote><p>PCs getting a stronghold of their own is a great thing from a roleplaying standpoint. It really allows for strong character development on the behalf of the characters. I have used this sort of thing before. The king granted one of the characters in our group the title of lord. He bequeathed the PC with the lands and castle of a knight who had actually become one of the campaign's villains (the PCs had slain him in a previous adventure).
<p>Similarly, you could do this sort of thing by having the old master who taught the party wizard pass away, leaving his tower and lands to them in his will.</p>
<p>A rogue could take over the remains of the thieve's guild after the guildmaster is revealed to be a wererat.</p>
<p>Clerics could rise to the point in the area (and often do) of being the most closely connected person to their deity. Perhaps they are named high priest and have a temple from which they can preside.</p>
<p>A lot of good tips for this can be found in The Stronghold Builder's Guidebook. Other tips for this sort of thing can be found in Power of Faerun. There's a lot of ways to do this. It can be a great campaign enriching experience, if done correctly.</p>rhalwarlock wrote:This may not be the best place to ask this, but I didn't see any place better. My question is kind of world general (any world). In the game I am running I am thinking of giving the PCs, at the completion of the current adventure they are doing (and I will continue the game beyond this adventure) rewarding them with a land grant and titles. I have tried to research this and have found very little useful information. How would you handle coontinuing the adventures after the...rockfall222008-09-21T18:43:43ZRe: Forums: 4th Edition: SoW overviewrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2iqhd&page=4?SoW-overview#1612008-09-19T20:20:08Z2008-09-19T20:20:01Z<p>It's me!</p>
<p>Anyway, I guess since everyone else is tossing their two cents in on the new AP, I might as well do so, too.</p>
<p>Well, firstly I'll state that I like Pathfinder. I will also state that I like 4e. Also, I will add that I like 4e enough to write it, and would write for Pathfinder as well, given the opportunity. Both are great games, both have great ideas and interesting stuff going on.</p>
<p>I actually like the SoW adventure path. I loved Red Hand of Doom, and I'm kind of excited to see all the inside references to it in the new AP. I also noticed that message about the lack of a general overview of the Scales of War. Now, there's a part of me that really wants that overview, so I can really cannibalize it for my own campaigns. I want to know what's coming too. However, like I always have to tell myself when I'm staring at that pile of presents under the Christmas tree, sometimes it's better to wait to be surprised. I am looking forward to using the 4e material for all it's worth, but I really want to be able to open up that PDF and say "Woah, that's really cool!" or "The PCs have to fight a WHAT?"</p>
<p>Also, this was on Digital Insider #6. It's kind of what you were asking for. It gives at least a brief look at the next couple of adventures, while not giving away the big reveals. </p>
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Randy Buehler wrote:</div><blockquote><p> In addition, there's another installment of our grand <i>Scales of War</i> Adventure Path. </p>
<p>As regards <i>Scales of War</i>, we've been getting a lot of feedback about our decision to hold the key plot elements pretty close to our chest. Some DMs like the suspense of being able to read along and watch as things unfold over time, and we've done our best to make the Path really easy to DM (with us seeding in cool plot hooks and NPCs ourselves), but we also recognize that other DMs prefer to have more context so that they can elaborate and expand things on their own. In order to help out that latter kind of DM, R&D has put together a couple of sentences worth of overview on each episode from the heroic tier along with a paragraph about the paragon tier and another on the epic tier (recall that this path is designed to take PCs all the way from level 1 to level 30). This overview is available to those who want it (and it's surrounded by spoiler tags for those who don't, though there's not a ton of spoiler info in there since we're still not revealing the details of the plot... just its overall trajectory). Meanwhile, episode 3, "The Shadow Rift of Umbraforge" (which includes a significant clue about how things will unfold along with the nature of the conflict in Elsir Vale) should be up within a week.</p>
<p><b>Scales of War Heroic Tier</b></p>
<p><b>Episode #3: The Shadow Rift of Umbraforge</b>
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On returning from the Vents, the characters search for clues behind the well-armed orcs that sought passage beneath the mountains around Overlook. Their investigation takes them beneath the city, and then to another plane!</p>
<p><b>Episode #4: The Lost Mines of Karak</b>
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A dwarven clan of Overlook - once renowned for their wealthy mines has fallen on hard times. But the rediscovery of one of their mines could spell relief for the city's war efforts, and redemption for a once worthy name.</p>
<p><b>Episode #5</b>
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The heroes are summoned back to Brindol by an unexpected source. Their new ally then guides them to a long-lost fortress now inhabited by all manner of foul creatures.</p>
<p><b>Episode #6</b>
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The characters return to Overlook to find the city marshalling for war. But something rotten lurks in the city's heart, and further investigation reveals that the city faces a threat as great from within as the army marshalling at the gates of Bordrin's Watch.</p>
<p><b>Scales of War Paragon Tier (Episodes #7-12)</b></p>
<p>The scope has changed. By the end of the heroic tier, the heroes finally learn that the war in Elsir Vale is on a much larger scale than they imagined. Not only their small slice of the world is in danger, and the forces of good need powerful champions. The characters venture across the planes as a small, elite strike team, pursuing missions few champions of their world would dare to undertake. There, they must make new alliances to further their war effort, while sundering those of their enemies. Finally, they uncover the magnitude of the true threat facing their home.</p>
<p><b>Scales of War Epic Tier (Episodes #13-18)</b></p>
<p>The stakes increase. As the heroes cross into the epic tier, they learn that their world is truly under siege from all sides. Pursuing numerous threats only they can deal with, they single-handedly have the potential to turn the tide of war in one direction or the other. As the balance teeters on a razor's edge, disaster strikes the characters allies, and they must act swiftly before their world and possibly more is lost to an age of darkness unlike any other. </blockquote><p>I think that'll do it for me for now. More later, I'm sure.It's me!
Anyway, I guess since everyone else is tossing their two cents in on the new AP, I might as well do so, too.
Well, firstly I'll state that I like Pathfinder. I will also state that I like 4e. Also, I will add that I like 4e enough to write it, and would write for Pathfinder as well, given the opportunity. Both are great games, both have great ideas and interesting stuff going on.
I actually like the SoW adventure path. I loved Red Hand of Doom, and I'm kind of excited to see all...rockfall222008-09-19T20:20:01ZRe: Forums: Television: Arg why is it that the female characters I'm attracted to always wind up gay?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2issc?Arg-why-is-it-that-the-female-characters-Im#72008-09-19T03:36:49Z2008-09-19T03:36:48Z<p>It sells, man. As soon as it seems popular, edgy, or cool, television, movie, magazine, and book companies begin the slow but inexorable process of ramming a character trait/musical sound/storyline concept into the ground. Eventually the popular/edgy/cool thing loses all meaning as it has been completely and utterly exhausted in the public eye by every company wringing all the street cred they can get out of it.</p>
<p>There's a very good video article on this practice here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/</p>
<p>This concludes my Anthropology lecture for the day.</p>
<p>PS: Watch out for the "cool hunters".</p>It sells, man. As soon as it seems popular, edgy, or cool, television, movie, magazine, and book companies begin the slow but inexorable process of ramming a character trait/musical sound/storyline concept into the ground. Eventually the popular/edgy/cool thing loses all meaning as it has been completely and utterly exhausted in the public eye by every company wringing all the street cred they can get out of it.
There's a very good video article on this practice here:...rockfall222008-09-19T03:36:48ZRe: Forums: Music & Audio: What are you listening to as you browse the message boards?rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ha7e&page=24?What-are-you-listening-to-as-you-browse-the#11782008-09-19T03:19:28Z2008-09-19T03:19:28Z<p>George Carlin - It's Bad For Ya</p>
<p>Great, great album.</p>George Carlin - It's Bad For Ya
Great, great album.rockfall222008-09-19T03:19:28ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Let's Straighten This Out...rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ismh&page=3?Lets-Straighten-This-Out#1022008-09-19T03:06:45Z2008-09-19T03:06:45Z<p>Sages n' Mages, reporting in.</p>Sages n' Mages, reporting in.rockfall222008-09-19T03:06:45ZRe: Forums: 4th Edition: 4e Red Dragon S*@s On 4e Criticismsrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2irxb?4e-Red-Dragon-Ss-On-4e-Criticisms#112008-09-13T04:58:15Z2008-09-13T04:58:15Z<p>Well, I'm a bit biased TOWARD WotC •ducks•, but I think that there are way too many people reading way too much into that video. I think they're targeting legitimate message board trolls, not everyone who was against 4e. Beyond that, yes, it's a poop joke. Not every joke can be a winner.</p>Well, I'm a bit biased TOWARD WotC *ducks*, but I think that there are way too many people reading way too much into that video. I think they're targeting legitimate message board trolls, not everyone who was against 4e. Beyond that, yes, it's a poop joke. Not every joke can be a winner.rockfall222008-09-13T04:58:15ZRe: Forums: 4th Edition: The Red Dragon's Interviewrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2irh2?The-Red-Dragons-Interview#322008-09-11T02:30:36Z2008-09-11T02:30:36Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">TigerDave wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Lazaro wrote:</div><blockquote> Latest 4th Edition <a href="http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/toon/20080910a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cartoon</a></blockquote>Nice. Well, they DID say they didn't need anyone who didn't "toe the party line" ... </blockquote><p>Got a link to that quote? Cite your source?TigerDave wrote:Lazaro wrote: Latest 4th Edition cartoon
Nice. Well, they DID say they didn't need anyone who didn't "toe the party line" ... Got a link to that quote? Cite your source?rockfall222008-09-11T02:30:36ZRe: Forums: 4th Edition: I had an expert look over the new Forgotten Realmsrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2iq4o&page=2?I-had-an-expert-look-over-the-new-Forgotten#512008-09-03T03:07:45Z2008-09-03T03:07:45Z<p>I love the fact that the OP entitled this "I had an expert look over the new Forgotten Realms". What qualifies him to be considered an expert? Compared to most of the folks I know, they might say I'm a Forgotten Realms expert, though I do not consider myself to be one. However, I will say that I read the book, I liked the book, and I'll be working with it heavily in the future.</p>I love the fact that the OP entitled this "I had an expert look over the new Forgotten Realms". What qualifies him to be considered an expert? Compared to most of the folks I know, they might say I'm a Forgotten Realms expert, though I do not consider myself to be one. However, I will say that I read the book, I liked the book, and I'll be working with it heavily in the future.rockfall222008-09-03T03:07:45ZRe: Forums/Dungeon Magazine: General Discussion: Red Hand of Doom! - Getting Startedrockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2gy7y?Red-Hand-of-Doom-Getting-Started#312008-07-25T02:04:27Z2008-07-25T02:04:26Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Chris Mortika wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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<p>There's that.</p>
<p>When I've played that scene, I play the Ghostlord as having seethed under the indignity of being blackmailed by hobgoblins ... <i>hobgoblins!</i> ... and forced to manufacture their precious bonedrinker brigades, under the watchful eye of a Wyrmlord guard. When the PC's release him from his indenture, he's a lot angrier at the Red Hand than he is at the PC's.</p>
<p>So he aims the party at the hobgoblins, possibly correcting any wrong conclusions they might have drawn, and sets them on their way.</p>
<p>Killing the PC's, who have proven to be such a thorn in the Red Hand's side, is the very last thing the Ghostlord wants to do. </blockquote><p>Exactly. Nothing says that the Ghostlord even wants to aid the Red Hand, but it could be he's been manipulated into it...Chris Mortika wrote:There's that.
When I've played that scene, I play the Ghostlord as having seethed under the indignity of being blackmailed by hobgoblins ... hobgoblins! ... and forced to manufacture their precious bonedrinker brigades, under the watchful eye of a Wyrmlord guard. When the PC's release him from his indenture, he's a lot angrier at the Red Hand than he is at the PC's.
So he aims the party at the hobgoblins, possibly correcting any wrong conclusions they might have drawn,...rockfall222008-07-25T02:04:26ZRe: Forums: 3.5/d20/OGL: Scenes of War - Any ideas?!rockfall22https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2go9z?Scenes-of-War-Any-ideas#412008-07-25T01:52:30Z2008-07-25T01:52:23Z<p>Refugees are always a good tool to show the horrors of war. These are people who were there, who've seen what the villains are up to, and fled as their homes burned. They can be sick, maimed, wounded, malnourished/dehydrated... the list goes on and on. Local priests are doing what they can to help those in need, but there's only so much one can do with limited resources. Most of the food/supplies are going to the army, so the refugee's are forced to endure while the war rages on.</p>Refugees are always a good tool to show the horrors of war. These are people who were there, who've seen what the villains are up to, and fled as their homes burned. They can be sick, maimed, wounded, malnourished/dehydrated... the list goes on and on. Local priests are doing what they can to help those in need, but there's only so much one can do with limited resources. Most of the food/supplies are going to the army, so the refugee's are forced to endure while the war rages on.rockfall222008-07-25T01:52:23Z