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Franko Tyrador

S of Od - good explanation. i like it. last game i did it something like your way, with a twist... if they succeeded at their prowl check, they were good to go; if they failed, the enemy got a perception check.

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Thanks folks, gives me some things to think about.

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Long time player and GM (who's always getting stumped by Vek), how do you guys handle stealth checks vs active perception checks. D20 can easily convert to %, that's easy, but, do you then subtract the players prowl skill from the perception, the perception from the prowl, etc?

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I say any magic that is elemental in nature would affect it.

Also, RAW in Western Empires talks about holy symbols and such, so, i'll go wit h RAW.

With the carpet of adhesion, i will give the mist (vamp) a save with positive modifier, and if fail, will slow it to half move, if save, no effect.

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I would use the book as a baseline, but modify it by what you are doing. A lot in all of these books is subjective. Hell, majority of the time things are contradictory.

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I would say you saved against that could and it doesn't need rerolling. Like being inoculated against that specific strain of magic weave.

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I would GM it that when cast, whoever casts it can either write the message and the pigeon then transforms into the scroll and disappear once read...or...the caster speaks his message and it is then delivered as a recording, your choice. 1 time try for recording it and then one time use upon delivery.

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IMO, the talisman (or whatever magic items) allow you to cast the spell that it has imprinted on it. so, per the spell description, that's what i would go by. self, other, enemy.... whatever the spell description says.

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I think there should be a save for each. Spells are pulled from 'the ether' and have their own individual fingerprint. If one were to walk into 6 clouds of slumber stacked on each other, then I think 6 saves are warranted. That being said, a caveat would be if opposing magic was cast, and then it GM...

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Most of the powers do not have the greatest description of the powers... are they visible or not? Is the mind bolt an actual bolt of mind "energy" flying at the target to be able to dodge, as per the book? Is the force field invisible or a shimmering shell? You don't see a shimmering link ...

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I think that the pact giver has the power to have the familiar to be able to change form...but it should come at a cost. Witches and their pact are very lopsided in favor of the pact-giver (devil's bargain), so I think there should be some sort of cost (self-mutilation, sacrifice of some sort, heino...

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following....

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Well, I know that levitation has a weight limit, but how does that work when something is over the limit? Does it have no effect, like the power is binary in its effect? Could two people cast levitation and share the load? Could levitation be used to help someone climb a wall by effectively lowerin...

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In my simple opinion, i would say it would have to be the size of the person(ish). doesnt matter the angle or whatever, as long as the shadow is about the size of the person, give or take 25%. also, to me, a shadow is a shadow. if a shadow is created, you can use it for shadow meld. that's how i wou...

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IMO, the armor stops 1/2 damage and the rest is passed on to the person. so if 20 points of damage was rolled from, 10 would be passed on to the person. If cast first, then a cloak could be put over it. To me, the AoI is millimeters above whatever surface (shirt, real armor, etc), so, once cast, you...

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wonder if you got your game off the ground. i'm back in the states for a year...

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I thought the wings were used during 'creation', but activation afterwards, is just the small PPE (plus the blood or true name being used in the circle).

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Well, as Kiralon and Logan said, the rules do somewhat address this. With no H2H skill, and no weapon, the animal can only parry with a straight die roll and it will take an attack. So, why would it bother? They should just dodge or rely on natural armor/SDC and attack with no regard for defense. I...

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Opinion needed. sword vs sword or axe vs shield... easy. those can parry. what about a man wielding an axe vs a brown bear. stats for the bear: Bonuses: +2 on initiative, +4 to strike, +2 to parry . so, a bear can parry an axe? knight with a sword vs a chimp: Bonuses: +2 on initiative, +3 to strike,...

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thanks all. good input.

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Most of the time surprises have been planned out already so its not really an issue, not to mention i have a handy little table that helps, also i only tend to roughly calculate it on surprise surprises and only do it fully if the rolls are close. Never usually takes more than a minute however. The ...

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So, prowl skill, if passed, will get you a surprise on an enemy? how does their perception or spot ambush come into play? i like Vek's idea of if it is planned right, it should succeed, for an ambush, but if someone has to sneak, then it is a skill check.

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Anyone have ideas on how best to use a surprise check, skill vs surprise, etc?

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Would love to get into one of the below:

Palladium Fantasy: 2 groups, 3 openings
Dead Reign: 1 opening

20+ years RPG experience, GMing a PF2 game right now but want to play.

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kiralon wrote:
drewkitty ~..~ wrote:again...it would taking the player telling the GM what their char 'intends' for what the magic does......before casting it.

+1

+1.75

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i think that TK, just like magic, breaks any semblance of physics. all the laws of the real world disappear with use of magic and psi powers.

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Hey all, have 4 players and we knocked out session 0 and played our first session. Have room for 1 other.

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Hey all, have 4 players and we knocked out session 0 and played our first session. Have room for 1 other.

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Warpig or Gaunilo - if you are still available, i am opening the table to a 6th player. hit me up if interested. 1300 EST on Sundays is our game time.

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Great answers, Thanks! I do similar things. Just wanted to see what everyone else does. the only one I have problem with is the Perception vs prowl. I read somewhere that each 10% gives a +/- to the opposed roll, like if A has Prowl of 90%, that would be a -9 to the perception roll of B... opinions?

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How do you handle a skill vs skill check: prowl vs perception, or, tracking vs counter-tracking, etc.?

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Seeing if there us interested in a game, Fridays, 1pm EST. A spy game set in the late 80's, early 90's, US vs USSR/other bad actors type game. Planting bugs, kidnappings, assassination... hope for good RP and of course some combat. Would like 3-4 players. Have 1-2 already. Leaning more towards spy a...

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Warpig wrote:Still looking for players? I’ll hop in line for that…

Sorry, i have 6 players and they are pretty consistent. sorry. if anyone drops out, i'll definitely hit you up. i am trying to get a few people into a N&S game on fridays...

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Seeing if there us interested in a game, Fridays, 1pm EST. A spy game set in the late 80's, early 90's, US vs USSR/other bad actors type game. Planting bugs, kidnappings, assassination... hope for good RP and of course some combat. Would like 3-4 players. Have 1-2 already. Leaning more towards spy a...

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Soldier of Od wrote:I assume so. You can just keep spamming almost any magic spell or psionic power until the target fails, right?
(unless a description says otherwise)

i agree. drop the previous spell/power/psionic and retry, unless it stated otehrwise.

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Veknironth wrote:Well, I'm in the game so I think it's swell. Franko is a wiz with Roll 20. It's kind of amazing.

-Vek
"As long has he stops singling out my PC!"

Too kind. Appreciate it though.

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Still going strong. Will see after the new year if i may need another player or two.

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If you decide to GM, i'm down for friday games at any time or a thursday evenings. I'm GMT+3, so, crazy timezone. I'm currently GMing a PFRPG but it is quite full. if someone drops, i'll let you know.

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yeah, i have a thought...when are you playing and can i join?!?

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So, anyone know the cost of normal horses, war horses, mules, or even dogs, guard dogs?

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so, if someone casts a sleep spell or something similar. (any spell/psy-power, etc) that puts you to sleep, or immobilizes...that's an autokill on the PC/NPC?

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Right, i get what everyone is saying for the 'to-hit', but what about damage. Auto-kill, double, triple, quadruple damage, straight to 0 HP?

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Ok, good points all...so what house rules have you seen/used for attacking someone (PC or NPC) who is asleep/KO'ed/magicked? Auto-kill, straight to 0 HP, double or triple damage?

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I didnt see anything in the book about this. is there still a to-hit roll, what damage, etc?

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Hey all, I am running a modified module, then will step it up to a campaign I have created. I have all the books, but this will be a Core Rule Book (CRB) game. I will stretch it (PC and book-wise) further once I feel comfy that there is a core group! 4 players started and we went 2 sessions, but rea...

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About 1/3 into a campaign but need more players. Doing a modified The Arms of Nargash-Tor and then will start into the real campaign. Doing this initial run for people to get into a groove and learn each others PCs and then will dive into the real deal campaign. 6 people are in the game now but we c...

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