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[Firewind]

Re: D&D

Am I the only one who is going to completely wing it when it comes to level ups and just go with what would be in character at the time?

I'll probably end up with a horrible character min/max-wise at the end of it but it will be fun dammit!

[Yygdrasil]

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Whatever makes you happy. That seems to be Mezlo's approach at least.

[Taskmage]

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All my choices are role-play appropriate. My 5th level feat is semi-wasted on Endurance instead of Toughness or Lucky Halfling because I figure he's used to sleeping in armor, and several skill points are burned at the start on skills that correspond to his background story.

[Mezlo]

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Whatever makes you happy. That seems to be Mezlo's approach at least.

Yyg finally gets it!!! It's all about role playing and having fun!!!

*church organ in the back ground*

HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HAL-LE-LU JAH!!!!

Oh, and I am still pwning your campaigns...
~NAW

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All my choices are role-play appropriate, and several skill points are burned at the start on skills that correspond to his background story.

Mine too.

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Am I the only one who is going to completely wing it when it comes to level ups and just go with what would be in character at the time?

I'll probably end up with a horrible character min/max-wise at the end of it but it will be fun dammit!

Mine will be planned out. It's just not planned out as of yet. I have my basic character planned out, just not all the specifics of level ups. I might invest in a metamagic feat on the pathfinder side, none of the ones on the 3.5 side are worth a shit imo. I want to spend a level 3 slot on a level 3 spell, not a level 4 or 5 slot...

[cidbahamut]

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Am I the only one who is going to completely wing it when it comes to level ups and just go with what would be in character at the time?

Probably not. I mean I'm giving serious consideration to Stand Up for crying out loud.

[Armando]

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Am I the only one who is going to completely wing it when it comes to level ups and just go with what would be in character at the time?

I'm planning ahead, but only by one level, to avoid any delays. Whether I pick 1 level in Fighter or take my second level in Cleric next seession will depend on whether I'll have access to an armor shop in the near future though, since getting Tower Shield Proficiency doesn't help me without a Tower Shield.

EDIT: Speaking of which, Yyg, how much can I get for selling items? 50%?

[cidbahamut]

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So I had a dream last night that Yyg said "screw waiting, we're doing a session every week".

Then I woke up.

[Armando]

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Two other questions:
* Clerics are proficient with the weapon of their deity. My deity's weapon is simply bare fists. Does that mean I have Improved Unarmed Strike?
* Any kind of touch attack requires me to have one hand free, right?

[Armando]

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According to the Pathfinder's FAQ page, I do have Improved Unarmed Strike. Every touch spell I have has a somatic component so I already need to have a free hand at the time of casting, which makes my other question moot.

Now I have another doubt though: I'm allowed to use combat maneuvers like Trip, Disarm and Sunder in place of any regular attack, including those from attack of opportunity. However, without feats, these moves provoke Attacks of Opportunity themselves. Haven't found any rules regarding that, so how do you plan on handling it Yyg? The way I see actions that provoke AoO represent lowering your guard; if the enemy provokes an AoO from me it shouldn't be able to AoO me back, BUT my move could provoke AoOs from OTHER enemies before it resolves. In other words I could try to trip my target but other nearby enemies could AoO me and stop the trip. Does that makes sense?

Other interesting things I've learned:
* If I try to Channel Energy to heal you guys, I'll also heal any enemies in range.
* I totally picked the wrong kind of shield. Should've gone with a Light Shield so that I don't have to put away my weapon (using up a Move action and provoking an Attack of Opportunity) to cast spells with Somatic components, which is most of them including heal spells. That would mean a 1 AC shield which makes Saving Shield suckier.
* Saving Shield provides a Shield Bonus so it won't help anyone that already has a shield with as much AC as mine. Should've picked Toughness at 1st level, would've been more useful.
* Pathfinder doesn't have requirements for taking 10 or 20 other than not being under pressure.
* Sleeping 8 hours only recovers 1 HP by Pathfinder rules, though they do suggest you can add your Constitution bonus as a house rule.

[Mezlo]

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So I had a dream last night that Yyg said "screw waiting, we're doing a session every week".

Then I woke up.

I would like every week as well. Or maybe 3 times a month? >:O

[cidbahamut]

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I'm pretty sure Yyg's other half would kill him if he did that.

[Taskmage]

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Dead men don't GM.

[Armando]

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I'm pretty sure Yyg's other half would kill him if he did that.

Probably. Plus, two weeks gives him more time to plot our demise.

Yyg, here's a tougher question: Suppose during my turn I don't move nor act and instead ready an attack on the condition of being attacked. An enemy moves next to me and attacks me. My readied attack kicks in before his attack resolves and I take a 5-foot-step back, which I'm entitled to do since I didn't move on my turn. Now the enemy must resolve his attack action "to the best of his ability", but I'm out of range of melee attack.

The rules don't really address this specific case so it's up to the DM. What do you think the enemy's options should be? Is he allowed to do a ranged attack if he has one? Would you allow him to change his attack action to a spell or a second move action? Does he do nothing at all? Do you allow him to keep using any leftover movement? My attack happens before his attack executes so he hasn't used it up yet, but he's supposed to be committed to attacking.

Keep in mind that to pull this off I'm either ending up lower on the initiative queue (if the enemy had lower initiative) or losing a turn (if the enemy had higher initiative so I end up taking my action on the next round of turns.) Also, I can only screw up one enemy per turn this way (so they can still gang up on me) and if I get ignored altogether I wasted my turn. Here's a thread discussing the issue.

Now suppose instead of attacking the enemy I successfully disarm or trip. Would you allow him to change his attack action (which he can no longer do) to standing up or picking up his weapon?

[Mezlo]

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Man... I can't wait for Saturday! I'm giddy...

[Armando]

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Man... I can't wait for Saturday! I'm giddy...