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A: It's called a role-playing game. Stop asking for people to help optimise your character in random threads. I know you're a bit new here and don't know the rules, (and there is topic creep,) but THIS IS NOT THE PLACE. Your rule-change suggestions give your first-level character an ability only high-levelled characters get.
Q: The forums are way too long. You should make them shorter and eeasier [harder] to navigate. Split up topics more. Also, I think you should change xyz in PF.
A: FaWTL!!!
Oh and put a gun to your head...just in case you continue whining about this not seeing the advice we all are giving you.
Can we tone it down with the "kill yourself" stuff? It was only sort of funny the first three times.
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This might seem aimed at a recent post, but it isn't. This comes up all the time...
Q: The bestiary monsters with "... Characters" blocks aren't balanced with the PC races! How are we expected to make PCs with these rules if they aren't balanced with the PC races?
A: Those rules are for non-player characters. If you're making a Player character, put the bestiary down and walk away. You shouldn't be looking in that book unless you're a GM.
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Q: Why can't Paizo bring back this stupid inbalanced thing that i used to win the game with back in the days of 3e? It is awesome and players should make GMs suffer.
A: Shoot them with a gun.
I love how if anyone talks about retro D&D, some people rage about how unbalanced it all was and how it absolutely sucked compared to 3.X/PFRPG. And then some of these very same people rage about how there's a massive imbalance in 3.x/PFRPG between spellcaster and martial characters.
But EL, how will they know they want to play a non-Core race if they don't read up on them? :)
I admit it I busted out laughing at that.
thanks TOZ & EL!
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Q: How do I remove all magic items from my game without spending any time rebalancing encounters, without any changes into how my world works, while still letting NPCs have all their magic items?
A: I don't think that is possible.
Q: How do I remove all magic items from my game without spending any time rebalancing encounters, without any changes into how my world works, while still letting NPCs have all their magic items?
A: I don't think that is possible.
On a related note...
Q: I want to run a low magic campaign. And by "low magic", I mean that +1 swords are extremely rare, but there are still plenty of wizards, clerics, demons, dragons, vampires, etc. in my campaign world. Any tips?
A: What's that you say? You hovercraft is full of eels? I think you need to invest in a better dictionary.
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I love how if anyone talks about retro D&D, some people rage about how unbalanced it all was and how it absolutely sucked compared to 3.X/PFRPG. And then some of these very same people rage about how there's a massive imbalance in 3.x/PFRPG between spellcaster and martial characters.Q: Why can't Paizo bring back this stupid inbalanced thing that i used to win the game with back in the days of 3e? It is awesome and players should make GMs suffer.
A: Shoot them with a gun.
There were some pretty imbalanced stuff made for later splatbooks for 3.5...especially if one factored in 3pp products...
There were some pretty imbalanced stuff made for later splatbooks for 3.5...especially if one factored in 3pp products...I love how if anyone talks about retro D&D, some people rage about how unbalanced it all was and how it absolutely sucked compared to 3.X/PFRPG. And then some of these very same people rage about how there's a massive imbalance in 3.x/PFRPG between spellcaster and martial characters.Q: Why can't Paizo bring back this stupid inbalanced thing that i used to win the game with back in the days of 3e? It is awesome and players should make GMs suffer.
A: Shoot them with a gun.
Ugh, tell me about it. I had a player who treated any 3pp as if it were Core, and never asked first. I was running a game, and he was telling me all about this great half-vampire template he found in a 3pp that had all the strengths of a 3.5e MM vampire lord, could exist comfortably in sunlight, for a +2 level adjustment. He and I had a nice long chat afterward.
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Q: I recently started playing in Pathfinder Society. I don't want to be one of those worthless min-maxers, so I made a "Chaotic Neutral" (*wink wink*) character who does his best to get his companions into harm's way, doesn't try to complete his objectives, and generally makes everything difficult for the other players. How can I convince the other players that they're only upset because they don't know how to play interesting characters like I do?
A: You've confused "interesting" with "troublesome", failed to recognize the cooperative nature of organized play (I wonder why you couldn't get into a home game somewhere?), and have chosen to look down on any character that is different from your own. You are the source of your own problems.
Q: But they're all dirty munchkins! Their characters are all the same! One of them even has a 16 in a stat! Doesn't that make me better than them?
A: No.
Q: I'd like to do x, without any consequences how do I do it?/I don't understand why my runner/players expect there to be consequences for my actions?
A: Every action has a equal and opposite reaction.
Q: I'd like to ignore the math behind the game and have it work another way, how do I talk the people I play with into agreeing to change the math?
A: You don't.
Q. In a game with magic why can't I do <insert stupid idea here>
A. Magic is magical. <Stupid Idea> is not. The game allows for better than humans can do in the real world, but that does not give you liscense to throw everything out and assume everyone else will agree with you. Ask your GM.
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Q: I notice this [spell/class/piece of equipment] lets me do X at the cost of not being to do Y, this other one lets me do Y at the cost of not being able to do X, and this third one lets me do both X and Y at the cost of not doing either of them quite as well. So what book do I need to buy to get the version that lets me do both X and Y at full power with no drawback? Oh, and I prefer if it will also let me do Z, as that would fit my concept better.
A: Perhaps instead you should tweak your character concept to be something other than "better than everyone else in every way possible".
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Q: I notice this [spell/class/piece of equipment] lets me do X at the cost of not being to do Y, this other one lets me do Y at the cost of not being able to do X, and this third one lets me do both X and Y at the cost of not doing either of them quite as well. So what book do I need to buy to get the version that lets me do both X and Y at full power with no drawback? Oh, and I prefer if it will also let me do Z, as that would fit my concept better.
A: Perhaps instead you should tweak your character concept to be something other than "better than everyone else in every way possible".
Ah, yes, the Holy Gish Grail. If only I could do everything, I wouldn't need to adventure with everyone else... This whole small-group social negotiation is so hard.
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Ah, yes, the Holy Gish Grail. If only I could do everything, I wouldn't need to adventure with everyone else... This whole small-group social negotiation is so hard.Q: I notice this [spell/class/piece of equipment] lets me do X at the cost of not being to do Y, this other one lets me do Y at the cost of not being able to do X, and this third one lets me do both X and Y at the cost of not doing either of them quite as well. So what book do I need to buy to get the version that lets me do both X and Y at full power with no drawback? Oh, and I prefer if it will also let me do Z, as that would fit my concept better.
A: Perhaps instead you should tweak your character concept to be something other than "better than everyone else in every way possible".
So far I've seen people asking for a class that worked like Eldritch Knight (but non-prestige and with no gaps in spell progression), a shield that leaves your hand open like a buckler but can shield bash like a light/heavy shield, a martial weapon that can deal more damage than any of the martial weapons at no extra cost/drawback, and plenty others that I can't think of at the moment.
There were some pretty imbalanced stuff made for later splatbooks for 3.5...especially if one factored in 3pp products...
Even core 3.5 (or PF) are already very imbalanced.
Not that it matters, though, as it's all about fun.
Q: I like to play in a specific way, and it really makes me angry/sad/disappointed in mankind that people talk about other ways they enjoy role playing games on this very forum! How can I force them to stop posting their preferences in my "regular" threads?
A: You can't. Grow up.
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Q: This ability/feat/whatever says it interacts a certain way with [thing]. Does [other completely unrelated thing] count as [thing]?
A: Why would you even ask that?
Q: This thing over here works with a "regular" something or under "normal" circumstances. Does that mean I can use it with/during this other thing that has its own name and its own section in the rules and works differently than everything else? I mean, that's "normal", right?
A: It is not "normal", and neither are you.
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Comment: Iave been playing for 20+ years, and...blah blah blah.
Response: Congratualtions. 3.x/PFRPG hasnt been out for 20+ years, so anything past the release of 3.x/PFRPG doesnt matter for ^%*#.
Q: I like to arbitrarily set DCs based on whether I want my players to make it or not. It doesnt matter who well or how poor they roll, they make it if I want them to, or dont if I dont want them to. My players dont like it, how do I convince them that my way is better?
A: Stop playing this game and go play make-believe outside.
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So far I've seen people asking for a class that worked like Eldritch Knight (but non-prestige and with no gaps in spell progression), a shield that leaves your hand open like a buckler but can shield bash like a light/heavy shield, a martial weapon that can deal more damage than any of the martial weapons at no extra cost/drawback, and plenty others that I can't think of at the moment.
*eyetwitch*
*eyetwitch*
So far I've seen people asking for a class that worked like Eldritch Knight (but non-prestige and with no gaps in spell progression), a shield that leaves your hand open like a buckler but can shield bash like a light/heavy shield, a martial weapon that can deal more damage than any of the martial weapons at no extra cost/drawback, and plenty others that I can't think of at the moment.
Easy ToZ, easy.
*passes ToZ a good stiff drink*
So far I've seen people asking for a class that worked like Eldritch Knight (but non-prestige and with no gaps in spell progression)
This actually is possible in theory at least, even if execution is so tricky that the chances of one being developed that people can universally agree on is effectively nil. This is more than the other examples have going for them.