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I apologize if this topic has been brought up before. I did a search and didn't find anything relevant.

As a DM I use the Pathfinder online reference document during my gaming sessions. It helps speed up the game with all the hyperlinks; just right click on the link, open in new tab, and bam, instant ruling. My players all use the print core rulebook as a reference doc during play. Well, long story short, we've discovered quite a few differences between the two. Last session I had a player ask, "which rules set are we going to use, because this can cause some confusion". Agreed. I am inclined to rely on the "living" web reference document as it can be changed to the most up to date rulings.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?

I mentioned in an earlier post that I wanted to share what one of my players did for our campaign by showing off his custom Kyuss mini. I added a few pics of the truly frightening mini to my photos site. Please take a minute to check it out. He did a phenomenal job. I wonder if he realizes that his creation will be the downfall of him and all his companions. ;-)

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/sobustooms/albums

Great job Jason! (FYI - he goes by the name Stabbity Death on these forums if you'd like to toss him some props)

Greetings All!

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OK, so my AoW group will be making their way into Dragotha's lair tomorrow. We had last weekend off because Shawn (player of our Heironian cleric) had to leave town for the weekend and no one wanted to venture into Dragotha's lair without divine support. Since I had the weekend off I decided to do something special for the group. I made a 3D model of Dragotha's lair. I've posted pictures of it here:

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/sobustooms/albums

(FYI - You need to double click on the photos to get a full sized image)

Just thought I'd share.

Peace out all!

Mike S. (aka sobusTooms)

To all you wise DM types...

I know that the earth domain grants a cleric the ability to control creatures with the earth subtype similar to the turn undead ability. Does anyone have an idea what would happen if a wizard summoned an earth elemental and then an opposing cleric with the earth domain tried to control it? It seems as though the wizard has some control of the elemental considering it will obey his commands, but there is no opposing control check for non-cleric based characters.

I had this come up in a game recently. I ruled that the wizard could make an opposed control check based upon his intelligence modifier to oppose the clerics turn ability. Don't know if it was right or not, but heck, sometimes you just gotta wing it.

Anybody know of an official ruling for this kind of situation?

Thanks!

Little DM help for my game on Sunday. The players have run Rangolin out of town, gave him 24 hours to bug out or else they turn him over to the authorities for the cult stuff etc...

The PC's want to buy the mine. They've mentioned on numerous occasions that they want to "save" Diamond Lake. I'm not opposed to the idea, so this might be a good way to start.

My question then is, how much would the mine cost? And what kind of revenues can be generated from the mine? I expect to give them a hard time hiring miners, running the mine, etc, but I need a general place to start for purchase and ongoing revenues etc.

Any ideas?

Thanks all!

Mike S.

Thought I'd share our version of Blackwall Keep. In addition to adding 2 Blackscale Lizards, 4 Monitor Lizards, 6 more lizardfolk and a "mobile battering ram", I also did up a basic 3D mock up of Blackwall Keep. It was simple, but man did it make for a great gaming session!

Supplies:
1) 1" to scale print outs of the upper levels of the keep
2) Thin Cardboard (I used an old shoe box)
3) White Glue
4) Wooden Kabob Skewers
5) Scissors

Glue the print outs to the card board. After the glue dries cut out the 3 different Blackwall Keep levels. Make a small starting hole for the skewers on all the cardboard levels. Run the skewers through the top level then continue down. The "tightness" of the cardboard around the skewer holes should be enough to keep it in place. I kept about 3" between each level so fingers could get at the minis. I think that does it.

Man it was a huge hit! I posted some pictures here that one of my players took:

http://photos.yahoo.com/sobustooms

FYI - I also created a small ladder which the lizardfolk used to scale to the second level. That was a hit too. LOL

Enjoy!