Tag Archives: character creation

Side to Side (Being the PC who ISN’T in the limelight…)

Sometimes the Hero’s Journey only has room for one Mulan or Arthur. In these instances in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game we are at best lucky to have a seat at the Round Table or make a getaway with the Merry … Continue reading

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Writing’s on the Wall (The Power of Limits in Pathfinder)

Anyone who knows much about us, knows we aren’t exactly fans of limits in the Pathfinder Role Playing Game. That said, there is something powerful about being forced to accept a limitation. In the broad array of the possible sometimes … Continue reading

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Point To You (Point Buy Characters, Countdown to PaizoCon 8)

When getting ready for an organized play event, we get to face a love it or leave it reality… Point Buy stat generation. In the name of fairness, it is well understood but to those of us who may be … Continue reading

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Making the List (Countdown to PaizoCon: 9)

With just over a week to go til PaizoCon, it is a good day to talk about the List. Not the checklist of travel sundries (we will be getting to that), or the costs for your trip (though keep track … Continue reading

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No Air (Exploring Vacuum Builds)

Isolation from the rest of the group is a danger to any player character braving the depths of a dungeon. “Don’t split the party,” is a mantra for most groups. But being apart from a party isn’t something only a … Continue reading

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Fight Song (GM Responsiveness to the Fighter)

We have heard an awful lot about “fighter vs.caster disparity” and “the problems” with the melee classed characters in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. And while we have discussed the realities of class balance and the significance of workdays there is … Continue reading

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Fresh Blood… (Example of Bloodborn Character Creation)

Example of Bloodborn Creation In his current game the party is around sixth level, and had no hope of anything but a funeral when Garrog, Matthew’s dwarven fighter fell to his death in a battle with wyverns. The party is … Continue reading

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