If you ever decided to stat up Excalibur, what kind of powers would you think of giving the blade?
No, but it often amuses me.When you're planning a new campaign as a GM, do you get antsy when your players don't have their players planned out yet? I have one who's on top of everything, even sent me all his stats, the other two all I've heard is their class.I used to, but not any more. At this point, if a player doesn't do much with their character, that just means they get less out of the campaign.Do you sometime find things hard to understand when people use 'players' instead of 'player characters'/'PC'?
For some reasons, I think I asked this before...
That was actually a typo... It does remind me of a tangential question though.
I did have a discussion before when in a group, the Ninja would not leave my paladin alone (a situation you discussed before where a disruptive player makes the paladin a source of disruption) even though I had done little more than introduce myself to him/her so far. It got to a point where it built from other characters too and I was getting ganged up on for no reason. I explained I was taking it personal and they all said they "were just acting out their characters."
I tend to see my characters as me if I was in that situation/class/race/time period, but they all said it was their character, not them being rude. Do you think sometimes people use "acting as their character would" as an excuse to be rude and excuse their actions?
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IANJJ...but yes. Those people are jerks. I wouldn't classify anyone that roleplays tension within the party as being disruptive, since conflict is interesting, but it is when it either gets out of hand or is done deliberately. If I'm playing an abrasive character, I'll usually preface everything by saying "Hey, this is my character talking, not me. If you have an issue with what I'm saying, then let me know, and I'll try to dial it back." If caveats like that aren't being made, and a pattern of disruptive behavior is established, then yes, I think they're using their characters as a false front. If your friends refused to back off when you asked them to stop badgering your character due to real life concerns, then there's an issue there far deeper than just roleplaying a character. These people sound like they're in violation of Wheaton's Rule.
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What dinosaurs are in Bestiary 4 and what ones are you hoping to include in Bestiary 5?
Is there ever going to be a Dr. Grant alchemist archetype that lets you throw exploding dinosaurs at people?
We haven't announced a Bestiary 5 yet.
No plans for a dinobomber.
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Say a character has Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, and Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, wields a rapier in his main hand and dagger in his off, and has at least 2 levels in the Duelist PrC.
If he full-attacks (taking TWF penalties as normal), but chooses to not actually take his off-hand attacks in order to save them for his Parry ability, may he still add his Duelist level to the damage roll with his rapier?
EDIT: added "with his rapier"
No. He still has a weapon in his hand; the Duelist doesn't care what you do with that off hand weapon. If it's in your hand it counts and deactivates certain duelist abilities.
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Do you have any desire to bring it into Pathfinder? That seems like prime material for Mythic adventures.What is your opinion on the Atropal?Cool concept! One of the better monsters from the Epic Level Handbook.
Maybe some day. I'm more interested in building brand new monsters or bringing in real-world mythological/cryptozoological monsters these days though. We've pretty much brought in all the D&D SRD monsters we want, more or less.
Dear Magnanimous Tyrant Lizard King,
If the October releases don't go out soon can we use Cosmo as a piñata ?Cosmo has little to do with that stuff any more.
Also... when you hit him, candy doesn't come out. Only gall bladders and punches do. So it's not as fun.
Can you explain the office wide distaste for Cosmo? I get the impression it's all tongue-in-cheek, but why Cosmo?
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1. Turning The NPC's inquiry around a bit (and apologizing if it's come up before; I couldn't find it in the thread), are any deities from other prime material worlds worshiped on Golarion, or would this be up to the GM? I'm a pagan in Real Life, so it would impact which character classes I could play.
2. Given the problems poor JE is having with bedbugs, do they have to show up on Golarion? Sometimes Real Life is just too damned real.
1) That's up to the GM.
2) That's up to the GM as well. They exist in baseline Golarion though.
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Hi james just wanted to give a book update..just got my current box of goodies from amazon..being that you are a lovecraft/howard fan..was wondering if you have heard of
"a means to freedom" the letters of lovecraft and robert howard..its a two volume set the first one covers 1930-1932 and the second 1933-1936..the set so far is amazing.....while on the subject of books what current book are you reading
Wow! Hadn't heard of that book; thanks! I've got all Lovecraft's letters, but having both his and Howard's is a must buy! Thanks again!
Currently I'm reading "Doctor Sleep." Which is quite good. VERY different from "The Shining" despite being a sequel, but it'd be a lesser book if it weren't a sequel.
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@Archpaladin Zousha -
My brother takes issue with this statement. He plays romantic stuff on his bagpipes all the time. :PHow much luck does he have getting dates?
Quite a bit considering he's been going steady with his girlfriend for over three years, and they just got an apartment together...
Anyway, another question for the master:
What's one location you'd really like to see an AP take place in that hasn't been used yet (especially since Numeria's finally getting it's spotlight in Iron Gods)?
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If you ever decided to stat up Excalibur, what kind of powers would you think of giving the blade?
It's been like 20 years since I've read those stories back in college... I'd have to brush up on them before I looked into it, but I'd be tempted to make it a holy avenger at the least...
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I did have a discussion before when in a group, the Ninja would not leave my paladin alone (a situation you discussed before where a disruptive player makes the paladin a source of disruption) even though I had done little more than introduce myself to him/her so far. It got to a point where it built from other characters too and I was getting ganged up on for no reason. I explained I was taking it personal and they all said they "were just acting out their characters."
I tend to see my characters as me if I was in that situation/class/race/time period, but they all said it was their character, not them being rude. Do you think sometimes people use "acting as their character would" as an excuse to be rude and excuse their actions?
Yeah... that's one of several reasons why paladins are tough to play. Not only do you and the GM need to have the same ideas as to what being lawful good entails (and if you don't... it gets frustrating), but I've seen a lot of players who can't seem to handle the idea that there's a paladin in the group and are more interested in seeing the paladin break his code than actually playing along.
One thing that ALL players need to remember is that Pathfinder is a team effort. And REGARDLESS of what personality or alignment their character plays... the game generally suffers if they don't cooperate with the other players. There can certainly be inter-party strife and arguments, but once that gets to the point where folks aren't enjoying the game or it becomes the focus of every session, it's beyond gone too far, and the GM needs to step in and handle the situation.
No plans for a dinobomber.
Than you for that visual, James :)
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Dear Magnanimous Tyrant Lizard King,
Can you explain the office wide distaste for Cosmo? I get the impression it's all tongue-in-cheek, but why Cosmo?If the October releases don't go out soon can we use Cosmo as a piñata ?Cosmo has little to do with that stuff any more.
Also... when you hit him, candy doesn't come out. Only gall bladders and punches do. So it's not as fun.
I don't see an office-wide distaste for Cosmo at all! He's a great guy!
He used to run the Customer Service department, though, so he had a LOT of contact with customers... that might be why folks talk about him a lot on the boards?
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What dinosaurs are in Bestiary 4 and what ones are you hoping to include in Bestiary 5?
Is there ever going to be a Dr. Grant alchemist archetype that lets you throw exploding dinosaurs at people?
We haven't announced a Bestiary 5 yet.
No plans for a dinobomber.
What class would Dr. Grant be? Alchemist? Saurian Inquisitor?
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What's one location you'd really like to see an AP take place in that hasn't been used yet (especially since Numeria's finally getting it's spotlight in Iron Gods)?
Not gonna say, since those locations tend to be the ones that get used for an AP, since I'm the one in charge of the AP line more or less. So anything I say will be taken as an official announcement, for better or worse.
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What class would Dr. Grant be? Alchemist? Saurian Inquisitor?What dinosaurs are in Bestiary 4 and what ones are you hoping to include in Bestiary 5?
Is there ever going to be a Dr. Grant alchemist archetype that lets you throw exploding dinosaurs at people?
We haven't announced a Bestiary 5 yet.
No plans for a dinobomber.
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No. He still has a weapon in his hand; the Duelist doesn't care what you do with that off hand weapon. If it's in your hand it counts and deactivates certain duelist abilities.Say a character has Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, and Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, wields a rapier in his main hand and dagger in his off, and has at least 2 levels in the Duelist PrC.
If he full-attacks (taking TWF penalties as normal), but chooses to not actually take his off-hand attacks in order to save them for his Parry ability, may he still add his Duelist level to the damage roll with his rapier?
EDIT: added "with his rapier"
Hmm, but the Precise Strike ability specifically says "attack" not "carry" or "wield". Ruling your way means that even if he never intends to use the weapon in his off-hand he would still lose the Precise Strike damage.
Mr. James Jacobs,
We Pharasma is the eldest of the gods and Asmodeus is the right behind her. If you were to split the major twenty between older and younger who else would be in the older category?
On an unrelated note. While I know Rahadoum is not your baby in particular but what would you describe as the three defining virtues of that nation, if it could be described as having virtues?
Heracles? Mythic? Epic? Epic mythic?
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Why do Androids age? They seem very heavily modeled off Data from Star Trek TNG. Thin runny blood, difficulty processing emotions, no morale bonuses. Yet they age like a human and die, which doesn't seem to really fit (to me anyway). I understand things wearing out over time, but routine maintenance and replacement of worn out parts should allow them to effectively live a very very long time. I keep having these great ideas around things like trapped androids going into 'down mode' and waiting to be rescued, out of time wanderers, but without fiat, it's moot. So curious why androids eat and age.They're much more modeled after the androids of Alien, Aliens, and Prometheus than Star Trek, actually. But they're also more like the androids from Blade Runner, which DID have a very short lifespan.
But the main reason is that I wanted them to be pretty close to the baseline expectations for player races, and that means aging. Or in an Android's case... weathering and running down, in the same way a battery in a laptop computer eventually loses its ability to hold a charge.
As for eating... Same reason we do. That's how they power themselves.
If my battery runs down, however, I can replace it. Same for the main gear, or secondary gear, or micromotor (assuming it's a gear driven battery watch), or I can replace the microchip that drives the display if it's electronic. If the band breaks, I can replace that as well, given that it's a machine. Even the organic androids from Alien and Aliens could be repaired with maintenance and spare parts, even though they were quasi-organic.
I guess what I'm getting at is, it just feels wrong that an android can starve to death (rather than simply shutting down until food is available) or run down rather than being repaired with new parts. *shrug*
To me, the androids in PF seem more like just a mortal race with an unusual birthing method than actual androids.
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Hmm, but the Precise Strike ability specifically says "attack" not "carry" or "wield". Ruling your way means that even if he never intends to use the weapon in his off-hand he would still lose the Precise Strike damage.No. He still has a weapon in his hand; the Duelist doesn't care what you do with that off hand weapon. If it's in your hand it counts and deactivates certain duelist abilities.Say a character has Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, and Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, wields a rapier in his main hand and dagger in his off, and has at least 2 levels in the Duelist PrC.
If he full-attacks (taking TWF penalties as normal), but chooses to not actually take his off-hand attacks in order to save them for his Parry ability, may he still add his Duelist level to the damage roll with his rapier?
EDIT: added "with his rapier"
That level of rules dissection then belongs over on the rules forum for an FAQ.
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If my battery runs down, however, I can replace it. Same for the main gear, or secondary gear, or micromotor (assuming it's a gear driven battery watch), or I can replace the microchip that drives the display if it's electronic. If the band breaks, I can replace that as well, given that it's a machine. Even the organic androids from Alien and Aliens could be repaired with maintenance and spare parts, even though they were quasi-organic.
I guess what I'm getting at is, it just feels wrong that an android can starve to death (rather than simply shutting down until food is available) or run down rather than being repaired with new parts. *shrug*
To me, the androids in PF seem more like just a mortal race with an unusual birthing method than actual androids.
Not seeing a question there...
If we did androids up more like how you suggest, they wouldn't be appropriate for PCs, and that's not as interesting to me.
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Mr. James Jacobs,
We Pharasma is the eldest of the gods and Asmodeus is the right behind her. If you were to split the major twenty between older and younger who else would be in the older category?
On an unrelated note. While I know Rahadoum is not your baby in particular but what would you describe as the three defining virtues of that nation, if it could be described as having virtues?
Asmodeous CLAIMS to be right behind her, at least. You're not trusting what Asmodeus claims, are you?
I suppose I'd categorize Rahadoum's 3 definiing virtues as being:
Self-sufficient
Oragnized
Lots of coastline
No. He still has a weapon in his hand; the Duelist doesn't care what you do with that off hand weapon. If it's in your hand it counts and deactivates certain duelist abilities.Say a character has Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, and Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, wields a rapier in his main hand and dagger in his off, and has at least 2 levels in the Duelist PrC.
If he full-attacks (taking TWF penalties as normal), but chooses to not actually take his off-hand attacks in order to save them for his Parry ability, may he still add his Duelist level to the damage roll with his rapier?
EDIT: added "with his rapier"
So, a monk should never be part of a Duelist build then, given that he's always got a weapon in his off hand. :)
</tongue in cheek>
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No. He still has a weapon in his hand; the Duelist doesn't care what you do with that off hand weapon. If it's in your hand it counts and deactivates certain duelist abilities.Say a character has Two-Weapon Fighting, Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, and Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, wields a rapier in his main hand and dagger in his off, and has at least 2 levels in the Duelist PrC.
If he full-attacks (taking TWF penalties as normal), but chooses to not actually take his off-hand attacks in order to save them for his Parry ability, may he still add his Duelist level to the damage roll with his rapier?
EDIT: added "with his rapier"
So, a monk should never be part of a Duelist build then, given that he's always got a weapon in his off hand. :)
</tongue in cheek>
Monks shouldn't be duelists anyway, since they don't fight rapiers or daggers or the like. You're mixing flavors, like peanut butter with mustard. Gross.
Do you get Game Informer? November Issue with The Order 1886 on the cover has a two pager on Dark Souls 2.
Heracles? Mythic? Epic? Epic mythic?You should specify which one.. the Greek Version, the Roman Version, or the Sam Raimi version. :)
Greek version is Heracles, the Roman version is Hercules, Sam Raimi's was more of a nice guy with super strength.
I wanna be a Rhadoumi beach bum.
I suppose I'd categorize Rahadoum's 3 definiing virtues as being:
Self-sufficient
Oragnized
Lots of coastline
Nah, they would incarcerate you for worshiping Gozreh.
What happened to all the Iconic AMA threads? Lem and Merisiel are the only ones active.
Argh! James, do I want the Celestial Dance t-shirt or the owlbear plushie?
What would a mythic Create Demiplane spell be like?
A giant ethereal middle finger pointed at melee classes.
Is the banner* held by Hazic Kel-Kalaar on page 48 of Towns of the Inner Sea depicting the arms of Solku, or something else?
* Two crossed gold scimitars with an eye in the middle on a white field with gold borders.
Hey James, just wondering if you ever got around to assembling and/or painting the Worm Drake, Aboleth, Harbinger or Maralee miniatures? Sorry the 'leth took some battle damage in my luggage on the plane out to Indianapolis, but the tentacle looked as if it was a clean break at the glue joint to the body.
I'm super stoked about the ‘Iron Gods’ AP. Great to have you at the helm of such an exotic and anticipated campaign. Man, between that and M.C.'s 'Numenera' release, it's shaping up to be quite the Sci-Fantasy year...It’s about time too!
How would a kobold react to accidentally destroying one of his dragon patron's eggs?
I've made a kobold alchemist who, like most kobolds, thought of dragons as invulnerable and godlike. He was trying to set traps for egg thieves, and it went horribly wrong.
I thought of it as the implications kinda snapping him, and he's currently a demolitions guy-for-hire who wanders Varisia, uses ale in everything he makes, he's a pyro, and he's manically friendly. He's Chaotic Neutral.
Korrith's my alias, and I've posted as him on the Ask Merisiel thread, you can look at his backstory in a bit more detail on his profile page.