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More practical question. If a party is trying to persuade someone using Diplomacy or something, and the party's "face" person (one with the highest CHA and stuff) doesn't speak the target's language, but someone else in the party DOES and translates for the "face," do you utilize the "face's" modifier to the roll or that of the person translating? Assume spells like tongues are unavailable for the purposes of this scenario.The best case senario there is that the high Diplomacy character MIGHT be able to aid another the character who's actually making the check.
Forgot aid another was a thing. Thanks!
What do you do when you have that "OH GOD I'M SO LONELY AND I'VE WASTED MY LIFE AND EVERYONE ELSE IS BETTER THAN ME!" feeling?
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More practical question. If a party is trying to persuade someone using Diplomacy or something, and the party's "face" person (one with the highest CHA and stuff) doesn't speak the target's language, but someone else in the party DOES and translates for the "face," do you utilize the "face's" modifier to the roll or that of the person translating? Assume spells like tongues are unavailable for the purposes of this scenario.The best case senario there is that the high Diplomacy character MIGHT be able to aid another the character who's actually making the check.Forgot aid another was a thing. Thanks!
What do you do when you have that "OH GOD I'M SO LONELY AND I'VE WASTED MY LIFE AND EVERYONE ELSE IS BETTER THAN ME!" feeling?
Summon a Succubus?
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Summon a Succubus?More practical question. If a party is trying to persuade someone using Diplomacy or something, and the party's "face" person (one with the highest CHA and stuff) doesn't speak the target's language, but someone else in the party DOES and translates for the "face," do you utilize the "face's" modifier to the roll or that of the person translating? Assume spells like tongues are unavailable for the purposes of this scenario.The best case senario there is that the high Diplomacy character MIGHT be able to aid another the character who's actually making the check.Forgot aid another was a thing. Thanks!
What do you do when you have that "OH GOD I'M SO LONELY AND I'VE WASTED MY LIFE AND EVERYONE ELSE IS BETTER THAN ME!" feeling?
I'm serious here.
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James, if you had decided to adapt the Epic Level rules for Pathfinder instead of going the Mythic route, what kind of changes would you have made to the Epic Rules to make them fit into the current system?
I know it's a pretty big question, but I've been toying with adapting them myself, because I frankly liked the Epic Level rules better than I do the Mythic ones, so I guess I'm trying to get a hold on the major problems with the Epic rules.
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I'm serious here.Summon a Succubus?More practical question. If a party is trying to persuade someone using Diplomacy or something, and the party's "face" person (one with the highest CHA and stuff) doesn't speak the target's language, but someone else in the party DOES and translates for the "face," do you utilize the "face's" modifier to the roll or that of the person translating? Assume spells like tongues are unavailable for the purposes of this scenario.The best case senario there is that the high Diplomacy character MIGHT be able to aid another the character who's actually making the check.Forgot aid another was a thing. Thanks!
What do you do when you have that "OH GOD I'M SO LONELY AND I'VE WASTED MY LIFE AND EVERYONE ELSE IS BETTER THAN ME!" feeling?
In that case... you should talk to someone more qualified to offer that kind of advice than me.
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James, if you had decided to adapt the Epic Level rules for Pathfinder instead of going the Mythic route, what kind of changes would you have made to the Epic Rules to make them fit into the current system?
I know it's a pretty big question, but I've been toying with adapting them myself, because I frankly liked the Epic Level rules better than I do the Mythic ones, so I guess I'm trying to get a hold on the major problems with the Epic rules.
The biggest and most significant change would have been to select a level cap. I probably would have gone with a level cap of 30 or 35, and then support monsters up to CR 35 or 40–whatever the level cap is +5. Which is how the core rules work. The lack of a level cap is the fundamental flaw of the epic level rules.
The next thing I would have changed would be to have a mechanic that has you "trading in" non-epic powers and abilities for epic stuff, so that your character's complexity doesn't continue to grow. If you're 30th level, tracking how many 1st level spells you have is clutter.
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Have you looked at any of the entries for this year's Saxxy Awards? A film-making competition from Valve where the contestants have to animate their video with Source Filmmaker (but can use custom-made character models, props, etc).
This one looks set to be a winner: Lil Guardian Pyro.
Huh. Never heard of that.
Will I ever see the Beguiler class (from Player's Handbook II) or any adaption of it in Pathfinder? I miss that class quite a lot and I haven't seen anything that comes close to resembling it. (I guess Arcane Tricksters, but they leave a lot to be desired...)
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Will I ever see the Beguiler class (from Player's Handbook II) or any adaption of it in Pathfinder? I miss that class quite a lot and I haven't seen anything that comes close to resembling it. (I guess Arcane Tricksters, but they leave a lot to be desired...)
Nope. The beguiler is not open content.
Well, that kinda ruins my half-elf paladin. He's got a face full of stubble.Another elfy question: Can male half-elves grow facial hair?Nope.Okay, so no manly half-elves. Got it.
What about half-orcs? Can they grow full beards? Or are they just restricted to those mutton-chops we see in the example half-orc?
There's plenty of other ways to be manly without a beard.
Half orcs can grow full beards. As can orcs.
It only ruins your half-elf paladin if your GM agrees with me.
Frankly, I suppose male half-elves could grow stubble. That's a way their human half can show. They just wouldn't be able to grow a big bushy dwarf beard.
And in fact, I read your question as "can elves grow facial hair" and so had I notice the "half" in the question I would have said, "Yes, but not well."
Seriously, is no one going to mention Tanis Half-Elven, main character from Dragonlance? He was a half-elf with a full beard, which he wore to hide his Elven heritage. I know Golarion isn't Dragonlance, but that is how I have been picturing half-elves for years.
The male Half-Elf from the 3E Player's Handbook had a goatee...
The male Half-Elf from the 3E Player's Handbook had a goatee...
Some human population groups are naturally more hirsute (the $64 word for hairy) than others - well, on Earth, anyway - so, could it depend on which population the half-elf's human parent came from? Might also help in generating an interesting backstory....
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Seriously, is no one going to mention Tanis Half-Elven, main character from Dragonlance? He was a half-elf with a full beard, which he wore to hide his Elven heritage. I know Golarion isn't Dragonlance, but that is how I have been picturing half-elves for years.Well, that kinda ruins my half-elf paladin. He's got a face full of stubble.Another elfy question: Can male half-elves grow facial hair?Nope.Okay, so no manly half-elves. Got it.
What about half-orcs? Can they grow full beards? Or are they just restricted to those mutton-chops we see in the example half-orc?
There's plenty of other ways to be manly without a beard.
Half orcs can grow full beards. As can orcs.
It only ruins your half-elf paladin if your GM agrees with me.
Frankly, I suppose male half-elves could grow stubble. That's a way their human half can show. They just wouldn't be able to grow a big bushy dwarf beard.
And in fact, I read your question as "can elves grow facial hair" and so had I notice the "half" in the question I would have said, "Yes, but not well."
I wasn't going to mention him because...
A) Dragonlance is not Goalrion, and...
B) He's a half elf, not an elf.
I'm not implying anything. I'm saying that the old insult, "You throw like a girl" or its endless variations of "You are a man but I will call you a woman because I believe that lessens you," is mysogynstic, and I don't find that kind of "humor" funny.
I'm not implying that you DO think it's funny, or that you created the "joke" about Justin Bieber at all. Doesn't change the fact that I don't find it funny and in fact kinda find it to be offensive.
In any event I feel I've explained myself sufficiently. No need to keep this particular line of words going.
MORE QUESTIONS!!!
I disagree, you said intending to imply someone is lesser by calling them a woman when they are a man is what offends you, and you assumed that's what was happening here. There is no proof of mysogyny[sp], and it's inappropriate to accuse people of that. That's slander.
In addition, you did not address the point that it's just as bad to call a woman manly as it is to call a man womanly. Treating people differently on account of their gender is sexist.
While I'm sorry it seems you misconstrued my feelings on this, I'm offended that my name was placed in comments addressing mysogyny. A casual observer could inaccurately label me a mysogynist. I understand you don't think it's funny, that's fine.
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Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
Did you watch the episode tonight?Uhhh...
I watched "The Walking Dead" and "Boardwalk Empire." Neither had tigers or William Blakes in them.
Think they were referring to Doctor Who's 50th anniversary.
Which of the following names feels the most "elven" to you? Galoain, Amaethon, Artaius, Paredyr, Gwynn, Anharel,
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Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
Did you watch the episode tonight?Uhhh...
I watched "The Walking Dead" and "Boardwalk Empire." Neither had tigers or William Blakes in them.
Nice, you got the reference :3
It was referring to The Mentalist which uses that poem a lot, I was doubtful if you watched the series but I couldn't resist the chance to make that rhyme.
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I'm not implying anything. I'm saying that the old insult, "You throw like a girl" or its endless variations of "You are a man but I will call you a woman because I believe that lessens you," is mysogynstic, and I don't find that kind of "humor" funny.
I'm not implying that you DO think it's funny, or that you created the "joke" about Justin Bieber at all. Doesn't change the fact that I don't find it funny and in fact kinda find it to be offensive.
In any event I feel I've explained myself sufficiently. No need to keep this particular line of words going.
MORE QUESTIONS!!!
I disagree, you said intending to imply someone is lesser by calling them a woman when they are a man is what offends you, and you assumed that's what was happening here. There is no proof of mysogyny[sp], and it's inappropriate to accuse people of that. That's slander.
In addition, you did not address the point that it's just as bad to call a woman manly as it is to call a man womanly. Treating people differently on account of their gender is sexist.
While I'm sorry it seems you misconstrued my feelings on this, I'm offended that my name was placed in comments addressing mysogyny. A casual observer could inaccurately label me a mysogynist. I understand you don't think it's funny, that's fine.
Then the best step is to let it drop, I guess.
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James, I'd like to ask your opinion on the following scenario:
A mythic character takes Divine Source, becoming (effectively) a deity, albeit a very new/low-ranked one, and will have a certain degree of "portfolio" or concerns. With the Leadership feat, they possess a cohort. This cohort also endeavours to become mythic in some fashion, and in doing so they take the "Mortal Herald" path ability. The cohort is thus a mortal herald for the mythic quasi-god character (likely limited so they can't attain mythic power faster than the character they're a cohort to - they are, after all, a cohort, and their ability to progress through mythic trials should not be equal to the character they're cohort to).
Would you find this idea intriguing?
Perhaps, but heralds are meant to be for full deities, so I wouldn't call the cohort a herald.
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Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
Did you watch the episode tonight?Uhhh...
I watched "The Walking Dead" and "Boardwalk Empire." Neither had tigers or William Blakes in them.
Think they were referring to Doctor Who's 50th anniversary.
Which of the following names feels the most "elven" to you? Galoain, Amaethon, Artaius, Paredyr, Gwynn, Anharel,
Oh. No, Not a Doctor Who fan. I appreciate that it lasted to its 50th anniversary, but I didn't watch the episode. No interest.
Anharel or Amaethon
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Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
Did you watch the episode tonight?Uhhh...
I watched "The Walking Dead" and "Boardwalk Empire." Neither had tigers or William Blakes in them.
Nice, you got the reference :3
It was referring to The Mentalist which uses that poem a lot, I was doubtful if you watched the series but I couldn't resist the chance to make that rhyme.
Ah! I've never even heard of "The Mentalist." What is it?
Ah! I've never even heard of "The Mentalist." What is it?Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
Did you watch the episode tonight?Uhhh...
I watched "The Walking Dead" and "Boardwalk Empire." Neither had tigers or William Blakes in them.
Nice, you got the reference :3
It was referring to The Mentalist which uses that poem a lot, I was doubtful if you watched the series but I couldn't resist the chance to make that rhyme.
It's a show about a fake-psychic that uses 'metalist' techniques to solve crimes. If you've ever seen Psych, it's like that, but more serious and less goofy.
The lead male roll is the psychic, and he's allied with the, I believe, California Bureau of Investigation, or something like that, to hunt down a serial killer named Red John, because Red John murdered his wife and daughter. It is in the 6th season now, and the Red John plot is, possibly, coming to a head.
Red John is closely tied to the Tyger, Tyger, poem, as Rysky mentioned.
I don't watch the show, but my family does and I know enough from background noise to understand the above.
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Ah! I've never even heard of "The Mentalist." What is it?Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
Did you watch the episode tonight?Uhhh...
I watched "The Walking Dead" and "Boardwalk Empire." Neither had tigers or William Blakes in them.
Nice, you got the reference :3
It was referring to The Mentalist which uses that poem a lot, I was doubtful if you watched the series but I couldn't resist the chance to make that rhyme.
It's a show about a fake-psychic that uses 'metalist' techniques to solve crimes. If you've ever seen Psych, it's like that, but more serious and less goofy.
The lead male roll is the psychic, and he's allied with the, I believe, California Bureau of Investigation, or something like that, to hunt down a serial killer named Red John, because Red John murdered his wife and daughter. It is in the 6th season now, and the Red John plot is, possibly, coming to a head.
Red John is closely tied to the Tyger, Tyger, poem, as Rysky mentioned.
I don't watch the show, but my family does and I know enough from background noise to understand the above.
While fake psychic is apt(he used to be one) I think trickster is more appropriate to how Jane is presented in show (he grew up a carnie) as he uses all sort of psychological and misdirection style tricks against people. Basically a CN-CG sociopath.
The show is very well written btw.
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Ah! I've never even heard of "The Mentalist." What is it?Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
Did you watch the episode tonight?Uhhh...
I watched "The Walking Dead" and "Boardwalk Empire." Neither had tigers or William Blakes in them.
Nice, you got the reference :3
It was referring to The Mentalist which uses that poem a lot, I was doubtful if you watched the series but I couldn't resist the chance to make that rhyme.
It's a show about a fake-psychic that uses 'metalist' techniques to solve crimes. If you've ever seen Psych, it's like that, but more serious and less goofy.
The lead male roll is the psychic, and he's allied with the, I believe, California Bureau of Investigation, or something like that, to hunt down a serial killer named Red John, because Red John murdered his wife and daughter. It is in the 6th season now, and the Red John plot is, possibly, coming to a head.
Red John is closely tied to the Tyger, Tyger, poem, as Rysky mentioned.
I don't watch the show, but my family does and I know enough from background noise to understand the above.
I musta missed the episode where he became a Metal Bender :3
what would a Cleric version of the Mage's Magnificent Mansion spell look likeA Chaplain's Cloistered Chapel?
I really like that name. Stolen.
James, If I order something from the Great Golem Sale today, and it ships from your warehouse lets say in 9 days from now, when the Great Golem Sale is going to be over. Will this affect the cost i'll pay?
P.S: I live in Athens so I suppose the estimated time for delivering will be long^^
Is Lini autistic (Asperger's syndrome archetype)? Based on her backstory and dialogue, she looks that way to me. She likes to polish a collection of sticks and she has trouble figuring out when people are lying to her. Her statements at the beginning of chapters, while certainly coherent and relevant to the matter at hand, are often what would be considered "socially inappropriate."
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James, If I order something from the Great Golem Sale today, and it ships from your warehouse lets say in 9 days from now, when the Great Golem Sale is going to be over. Will this affect the cost i'll pay?
P.S: I live in Athens so I suppose the estimated time for delivering will be long^^
As long as you order it before sale's end, you get the sale price--whatever that total is at the end of checkout. It won't change if it ships after the sale is over.
There's a board for Paizo Customer Service, which is very timely responded to, if you have more detailed questions about the ordering & shipping process. :)
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Hi James,
how does dimensional anchor interact with banishment/dismissal?
Can an "anchored" outsider still be banished?
Thank you.
This is a great question for the rules forum and an FAQ.
My take: since dimensional anchor won't prevent summoned creatures from disappearing at the end of a summoning spell, I'd say that it can't stop a summoned creature from being banished via banishment or dismissal. Whether or not it would work the same on called creatures... I'd be tempted to say yes, it would. Being banished/dismissed isn't a teleportation effect, after all, but an abjuration effect.
But in any case, you should definitely post this question to the rules boards.
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James, If I order something from the Great Golem Sale today, and it ships from your warehouse lets say in 9 days from now, when the Great Golem Sale is going to be over. Will this affect the cost i'll pay?
P.S: I live in Athens so I suppose the estimated time for delivering will be long^^
I suspect it won't affect you price, but I'm not sure. That's a customer service question.
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Is Lini autistic (Asperger's syndrome archetype)? Based on her backstory and dialogue, she looks that way to me. She likes to polish a collection of sticks and she has trouble figuring out when people are lying to her. Her statements at the beginning of chapters, while certainly coherent and relevant to the matter at hand, are often what would be considered "socially inappropriate."
She is not.
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which gods themselves most likely (directly) fight for their worshipers (besides Desna when she killed that Demon Lord)
Chaotic gods are more likely to intervene than Lawful ones, but it would also depend on the deity and on the worshiper in question. Of the core 20, Desna's definitely the one most likely to do this again, while Abadar or Irori are probably the least likely.
Is Lini autistic (Asperger's syndrome archetype)? Based on her backstory and dialogue, she looks that way to me. She likes to polish a collection of sticks and she has trouble figuring out when people are lying to her. Her statements at the beginning of chapters, while certainly coherent and relevant to the matter at hand, are often what would be considered "socially inappropriate."
Asperger's syndrome isn't a joke.
So now that bestiary 4 is out, I was wondering if you could see Randall Flagg statted up as a Great Old One?Nope.
1) He's Stephen King's IP.
2) He's more powerful than a demigod if his claims to be who he says he is in "The Stand" are legit, so wouldn't get stats anyway.
I have just finished The Stand. I don't recall Flagg claiming to be anyone specifically, I took him to be a fallen angel. Perhaps THE fallen angel. But he certainly was fallible, and even sort of killable. What makes you think he is above a Demigod?
What would happen if someone successfully equipped Azathoth with an Int item?
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I have just finished The Stand. I don't recall Flagg claiming to be anyone specifically, I took him to be a fallen angel. Perhaps THE fallen angel. But he certainly was fallible, and even sort of killable. What makes you think he is above a Demigod?So now that bestiary 4 is out, I was wondering if you could see Randall Flagg statted up as a Great Old One?Nope.
1) He's Stephen King's IP.
2) He's more powerful than a demigod if his claims to be who he says he is in "The Stand" are legit, so wouldn't get stats anyway.
well...