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Font is a little small. This is going to take a bit to get used to.
Reminder: CTRL + Scroll Wheel on Windows-based computers works wonders.
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I'm not sure how CTRL + Scroll Wheel got me naked, but I'm sure whiskey was involved. It must have been quite a night.
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Font's alright.
The fact that the fun bits of Paizo I like to look at aren't easily accessible, and that I can't see which pages I haven't read, are less pleasing, but I can kvetch about that in the Website Feedback section should I so desire, assuming it's still there...
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Font looks fine on my iPhone, it’s the Desktop that I have a problem with.
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Well, I'll likely write an essay tonight or tomorrow on web design and how badly the team that implemented Paizo's new look failed the First Tenet of Web Design ("First: Is the new site at least as easy to use as the old site?"), but until then I'll probably be pretty quiet here, because having to do the extra navigation to get here is a PITA.
I decided to try to take it from an objective point of view, so first I started on the Home page and tried to find and purchase an item. That was at least one additional step, but then took me back to the original store. Then I tried to find a forum. That was at least two extra steps. Then I tried to check my account and look for private messages. Extra steps. So regardless of appearance, the new pages are more difficult to use than the old pages. This violates every basic design principle I know.
'nuf said.
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This never would have happened if they let me build it, just saying.
I mostly build patios, walls, and fire pits but there's a lot of crossover, I'm sure, measure twice and cut once and all.
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So, I've been trying to shorten Crimson Throne to get it to a point we'll actually be able to finish running the Rainbow through before summer. So, I read through the entirety of History of Ashes to find the important information to get to the party, and...
** spoiler omitted **
....seriously?!
Oh, yeah! It's such a great AP over-all, but that lolitrolu moment really got me when I was reading through it, as well.
It was all, "Wait, what? WHAT."
As it stands, History of Ashes can honestly proooooooobably be cut out in its entirety (or mostly cut out, anyway). The idea is cool, but the execution... notsomuch.
>one AP entry later<
AP:
PCs: "... ... ... dangit."
I, uh... I swear it's an awesome AP, though...
>.>
(No, but seriously, it really is, it's just kind of a weak point.)
What if this is the real me.
No one would ever know.
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I sense a lot of discussion about the changes in the near future.
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Damn! So it does. Good for temporary use when reading a page. Resets to default when a new page is loaded, however.Font is a little small. This is going to take a bit to get used to.Reminder: CTRL + Scroll Wheel on Windows-based computers works wonders.
I typically use CTRL + '+', I completely forgot you can do that with scroll wheel. Which seems to generally work a bit erratically and twitchy in my Chrome.
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Also, wasn't this change supposed to speed up things? For me it seems to slowed loading the thread lists a bit.
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In fairness, when the AP was first published, Smite didn't work the way it does now (because it was still 3.5 instead of PF). Smite was a single attack, and didn't necessarily overcome DR.
But...
... and having just looked it up, it's not the DR (which remains), but the regeneration that's negated. Also, every successful hit (against an extremely-formidable-in-3.5 {AC 43}) not only negates the regeneration for that damage*, but also applies negative levels**.
* Regeneration works differently, too. It used to all be nonlethal damage unless you could overcome the regeneration - the damage dealt by whatever overcomes the regeneration is lethal.
** By this point, just presuppose it works differently.
... so it's kind of legitimate, but, at the same time, the relevant tactics that don't really take that into consideration, and it literally serves only to force the party to take a TWO-ENTRY-SIDE-QUEST.
(It's kind of a big deal.)
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... but, yeah, in PF, there really isn't a reason.
Also, a single disintegrate will take care of all of that, regardless of edition.
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Yeah, my 50-year-old eyes are NOT liking the new font at all.really?
Because my young, taut 39 year old eyes are okay with it.
My 30-year-old brain wants me to replace my eyes with your's. I have to remind it that such isn't possible, humane, or sane. With aspirin and alcohol.
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I'm going to ask for an adamantine replacement spine. Herniated discs that are acting up make Vany a little more surly than usual.
Go for the full spine replacement that doubles as a power core. You can use it to power other cybernetics later.
Get the one by Microsoft, not Apple. Microsoft's may crash at the drop of a hat, but it can be rebooted and is very easily upgraded. The Apple one doesn't crash often, but when it does it's usually bricked and upgrading it requires a full body replacement.
I'd suggest the Linux one, but all they do is mail you a portable genetics/cybernetics lab and instructions on how to make your own.
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So, I've been trying to shorten Crimson Throne to get it to a point we'll actually be able to finish running the Rainbow through before summer. So, I read through the entirety of History of Ashes to find the important information to get to the party, and...
** spoiler omitted **
....seriously?!
Oh, yeah! It's such a great AP over-all, but that lolitrolu moment really got me when I was reading through it, as well.
It was all, "Wait, what? WHAT."
As it stands, History of Ashes can honestly proooooooobably be cut out in its entirety (or mostly cut out, anyway). The idea is cool, but the execution... notsomuch.
** spoiler omitted **
** spoiler omitted **
I, uh... I swear it's an awesome AP, though...
>.>
(No, but seriously, it really is, it's just kind of a weak point.)
I love Crimson Throne, and HoA is a good adventure - lots of roleplay opportunities and interesting NPCs, but...yeah. It's getting axed. It has only tangential relevance to the main quest, and Rainbow's on a time crunch.
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I'm quite impressed with the pocket edition CRB.
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My big order came! Now I'll have all sorts of pawns to play with and books to read to distract me from my pain.
After having numerous colleagues, friends, family members become addicted to pain killers, and then mowing a pain management clinic I'd rather live with pain for awhile then deal with all of that.
Just ibuprofen and distractions, lots of distractions.
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...Okay, the bright side is the font is no longer too small.
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Oh the links are now in funky colors! Let us rejoice! For the powers above have heard our pleas!
I preferred the old font now that the new font applies to my phone.
Also. Now I'm trying to find a free copy online of the forbidden gateway gamebooks... Want to see how to die/go mad in the most amusing ways...
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Sweet, un-squinty text!!!
Dare I close this tab to find out whether they've added Gamer Life to the main forum page...?
Which I take personal offense to btw, as I recall I specifically asked Paizo to create a Gamer Life forum, way back when. ;)
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Color! How I missed you!!
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Sweet, un-squinty text!!!
Dare I close this tab to find out whether they've added Gamer Life to the main forum page...?
Which I take personal offense to btw, as I recall I specifically asked Paizo to create a Gamer Life forum, way back when. ;)
Now it just pushes the menu columns off to the unclickable beyond.
I love Crimson Throne, and HoA is a good adventure - lots of roleplay opportunities and interesting NPCs, but...yeah. It's getting axed. It has only tangential relevance to the main quest, and Rainbow's on a time crunch.So, I've been trying to shorten Crimson Throne to get it to a point we'll actually be able to finish running the Rainbow through before summer. So, I read through the entirety of History of Ashes to find the important information to get to the party, and...
** spoiler omitted **
....seriously?!
Oh, yeah! It's such a great AP over-all, but that lolitrolu moment really got me when I was reading through it, as well.
It was all, "Wait, what? WHAT."
As it stands, History of Ashes can honestly proooooooobably be cut out in its entirety (or mostly cut out, anyway). The idea is cool, but the execution... notsomuch.
** spoiler omitted **
** spoiler omitted **
I, uh... I swear it's an awesome AP, though...
>.>
(No, but seriously, it really is, it's just kind of a weak point.)
Yeah, that's the reason I suggested it.
I knew of your time-crunch and figured that, of the adventures, it was the best one to "go."
As an aside, Skeletons of Scarwall is mostly a big megadungeon. Depending on how you're handling experience, it can also be partially axe'd (or sword'd?) as it's mostly just one really, really, really loooooooooooooooooooooong and big dungeon. You shouldn't cut out the whole adventure, but you can probably cut out several chunks of the castle and not really miss a beat.
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Its different! Everything looks different!
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Walking two beagles and trying to twiddle on my phone is a lot harder than it sounds.
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WOAH
WOAH
WOAH
WOAH... WAT
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Unless they decide this is the night every square inch must be sniffed.
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Also you can tell little miss princess grew up in a town of 240 people because she'll just decide to cross any street, and if you don't watch her she'll try to roll around in s~!$.
I'm like "I hate to tell you this but city poop isn't as clean as country poop"
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I love Crimson Throne, and HoA is a good adventure - lots of roleplay opportunities and interesting NPCs, but...yeah. It's getting axed. It has only tangential relevance to the main quest, and Rainbow's on a time crunch.So, I've been trying to shorten Crimson Throne to get it to a point we'll actually be able to finish running the Rainbow through before summer. So, I read through the entirety of History of Ashes to find the important information to get to the party, and...
** spoiler omitted **
....seriously?!
Oh, yeah! It's such a great AP over-all, but that lolitrolu moment really got me when I was reading through it, as well.
It was all, "Wait, what? WHAT."
As it stands, History of Ashes can honestly proooooooobably be cut out in its entirety (or mostly cut out, anyway). The idea is cool, but the execution... notsomuch.
** spoiler omitted **
** spoiler omitted **
I, uh... I swear it's an awesome AP, though...
>.>
(No, but seriously, it really is, it's just kind of a weak point.)
Yeah, that's the reason I suggested it.
I knew of your time-crunch and figured that, of the adventures, it was the best one to "go."
As an aside, Skeletons of Scarwall is mostly a big megadungeon. Depending on how you're handling experience, it can also be partially axe'd (or sword'd?) as it's mostly just one really, really, really loooooooooooooooooooooong and big dungeon. You shouldn't cut out the whole adventure, but you can probably cut out several chunks of the castle and not really miss a beat.
Yep, been reading through. Probably going to scribble in some Sharpie "oh no this doorway collapsed aaaah" nonsense on the maps to streamline.
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Now it just pushes the menu columns off to the unclickable beyond.Sweet, un-squinty text!!!
Dare I close this tab to find out whether they've added Gamer Life to the main forum page...?
Which I take personal offense to btw, as I recall I specifically asked Paizo to create a Gamer Life forum, way back when. ;)
Just get two monitors. I widened my browser to both and managed to click on off-topic forums.
In other news, a second Amazon Prime food delivery, this time from our favorite local pizza place that doesn't deliver (Little Star).
The delivery was exactly on time, still hot, 100% accurate, and the driver was smiling and friendly. And he had some kind of charming accent that I think was Middle Eastern, but I'm bad at placing people.
So... a couple of people have given me the stink-eye for using them instead of a more local service like TryCaviar, but TryCaviar failed to bring me my dinner at all... TWICE!
I mean, seriously. Nothing but nightmare stories about every other delivery service around here, and then Amazon shows up and kicks the s*** out of all of them.
Sorry. I'm ordering from Amazon. At some point actually being able to do the job I ask you to becomes part of the equation.
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Could have been comic sans...
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Here’s a question to you folks. We all know players also look at GM posting history (which is why I probably didn’t get too many submissions for my first foray into PBPs). People don’t want to play under a first time PBP GM for fear that the GM in question will flake out. I understand that, I wouldn’t be too happy to either.
Now after the spectacular blow-up of the last one, should I put the link of the last one in my next recruitment thread? So that people will know I have nothing to hide? Like…the how I feel about abuse of NPCs…
Truthfully I understand I may not be the most easy-going GM to get along with – though I know a batch of PFS seekers who would disagree(since I don’t have weird house rules and tend to be rather cheese-tolerant. PFS legal? Go nuts. *Certain cat just gives a lazy yawn*)
If people ask me on the previous thread – well I haven’t really changed overly much. I’m still Lawful. Given the same situation, I still would have done everything the same way. I suppose I’ll just sit around and answer on how I feel about certain things?
I’m the kind of cat that doesn’t improvise very well, so I sort of like to have things all planned out beforehand.
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I don't do PbP.
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Got out dinner ingredients, set them on counter, started water boiling.
Ran upstairs to change into comfy clothes and slippers.
Came back downstairs to find stupid collie has just finished eating half a stick of butter.
Bonus points: he completely ignored the 1/4 pound of pancetta.