tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255746985283290692.post304374526655156453..comments2023-09-24T05:41:35.259-07:00Comments on Gamer Curmudgeon: Ultimate Writers CrampGamer Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15359221737037432744noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255746985283290692.post-85905178219503798542011-05-27T07:48:19.431-07:002011-05-27T07:48:19.431-07:00Assuming I'm the "other DM" who you&...Assuming I'm the "other DM" who you're waiting on errata for, I agree. There are some great things in UM, but I can't blanket approve it at this point. Definitely still not approving anything in the book until I do some mock-ups of characters ("super optimized" for my purposes, any suggestions via email would be perfect).<br /><br />Oddly, I'm a fan of SOME of Bo9S, but not all of it. Something tells me that UM and UC are going to be "great ideas" but not "entirely awesome books." This is something that will be a hard lesson for Paizo, once they realize this.Darkmeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952271059674588394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255746985283290692.post-30189911977740023452011-05-23T19:17:23.634-07:002011-05-23T19:17:23.634-07:00I'll have to remember that "Caliban's...I'll have to remember that "Caliban's Chunks" exclamation. Our "Sit Thine Five Dollar Ass Down Before I Maketh Change" battle cry didn't catch on the way I had hoped.<br /><br />I liked that golem berserk percentage analogy. ;)<br /><br />Also, I don't think the archetypes for the Summoner or the Alchemist made them any more logical in my mind. I kind of liked the ability that swapped out bombs for sneak attack, but its tied to an archetype that let's you make anthropomorphic animals . . . sigh.<br /><br />Oh, and you may not want to look in Ultimate Magic. Saurian Shaman archetype for druid. But they don't get Ice Armor for free or anything . . . ;)Jared Rascherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05312511493359030139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255746985283290692.post-20535749611230505212011-05-23T12:36:49.184-07:002011-05-23T12:36:49.184-07:00Caliban's Chunks! Hmm, this is actually starti...Caliban's Chunks! Hmm, this is actually starting to sound like a Realms-y sort of oath or swear.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667164107391749039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255746985283290692.post-85879873745526092502011-05-23T11:32:06.501-07:002011-05-23T11:32:06.501-07:00I'm playing a bard in KEJR's Council of Th...I'm playing a bard in KEJR's Council of Thieves game, and if I took this feat (theoretically, since he's not going to allow it as written), I could auto hit anything in the AP with my current level 8 character. (Standard Action - Antogonize(Intimidate) Move Action - move away!) Next turn (Immediate Action - continue effect, Standard + Move - Double move away!!) - there. I've tied up the BBEG for two rounds while everyone on my team can pile on.)<br /><br />I understand the drive to get printed material out to the book buying public, but if the quality suffers then it's going to have a net negative effect on future releases. (Unless I'm thoroughly mistaken and there's something about sales reputation that I just don't know. Maybe Tome of Battle:Book of Nine Swords was a genius move on WOTC's part, and Richard Baker is god of sales? He still works there, even after all the layoffs.)<br /><br />BTW, Caliban's Meat Cart showed up last week at the game.Gamer Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15359221737037432744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255746985283290692.post-20221655803818020102011-05-23T11:20:00.411-07:002011-05-23T11:20:00.411-07:00Ergh. As much as I love playing diplomancers, it&#...Ergh. As much as I love playing diplomancers, it's hard to make an argument that that isn't just broken (RAW, not your version). As with 3.5, there's some sort of 'clay golem effect' with every book they publish--there is a cumulative 1% chance that it contains significant problems. I haven't found a group here in Springfield yet, so I definitely miss playing pathfinder (they've made a really great game!), but I have to say that outside of core and (most of) the APG, with which I have less 'crunch/balance' problems and more 'THAT's how you make an alchemist?' problems--I'm not really that impressed by a lot of their other stuff. They need to tighten the publishing nozzle.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667164107391749039noreply@blogger.com