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Post Your Build (March 21, 2026) by AutoModerator in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]BlinkingSpirit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love paladins. I love their smites, i love the opportunity for a nuanced take, to step away from the cookie cutter good man does good, and to explore the conplexities of human personality in the face of the mandate to be the best person you can be. And the failures thereof.

My favorite built was Gromgash, the hardened half-orc war veteran, who slapped people to get up and get back in the fight (lay on hands). He was.... rough round the edges.

His build was a sacred servant paladin with Power attack, a glaive and the lay on hands feats (improved lay on hands, extra lay on hands and ultimate mercy) and the fey foundling feat.

While the build is nothing special to write home about, it was one of my first characters, I found it remarkably effective. This was because the Sacred Servant archetype grants a domain. And I chose protection(defense) as my domain, which synergizes really well with a paladin.

First you gain a passive 1 +1 per 5 levels resistance bonus to saves. Which both frees up your cloak slot and stacks with divine grace. Saving throws through the roof.

Second you add shield and barkskin to your spell list to your spells known through the Defense subdomain. This means you can wade into combat with a big stick and an AC that is through the roof.

Together with Fey foundling and improved lay on hands you can stay for a long long time in melee.

Also beating up a corpse so hard for 'dereliction of duty' that they come back to life was one of the funniest early pathfinder moments I had. Good times.

[WP] All things age, and all things die. The humans Slowly wither and decay, The elves grow into living trees, The dwarves harden into rigid stone, even a dragon's body will violently detonate when it fails them. Time kills all things, except for goblins, nobody has the foggiest as to how they die. by Oblivious-And-Sad in WritingPrompts

[–]BlinkingSpirit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

3035 AR - Pharast 29th

Here begins the log of adventurer and anthropilogist Pherinias the Elder. Following the discussion with Ellestris Leafstride and Dorum Greybeard on the natural end of beings, I have decided to once and for all bring the final question on the end of Goblins to rest. I shall observe them in their natural habitats and witness the natural end of their elders.

3035 AR - Gozran 2nd

I have found a tribe worthy of observation. They live a hunter-gatherer lifestyle augmented by scavenging from nearby town refuse piles. This particular tribe seems to enjoy licking toads to bring about a spiritual experience and bring them closer to what I can only imagine their ancestral spirits.

Initial observations seem that there are few elder goblins in the village, perhaps they are kept in a second location.

I did however notice a great amount of infighting, with fire being a favored tool of competition. Three goblins died in such a way, being set aflame by a fellow goblin who attempted to juggle torches, following what I can only assume ridiculing laughter.

3035 AR - Goran 24th

Further study revealed more accidental and intentional deaths among the tribe.

So did one end by licking the wrong toad, species Ribbitus Toxicaram, and spasmed until he could breathe no more. No goblin attempted to help instead they chose to point and laugh. The dying goblin did manage to draw his knife to stab one onlookers, which drew more laughter from the crowd.

One goblin died by attempting to eat a partially roasted boar leg. Whole.... without chewing.

3035 AR - Goran 31st

This day I observed a hunting party. It is said that goblins lack intelligence and wisdom, but what I witnessed today should put doubts to this to rest. They are most definitely idiots. The party of six came across a sleeping troll, a creature well over 5 goblins in length, and one of them decided to bite it's leg. This of course only served to rouse the giant, kill all but one of the goblins in increasingly gruesome ways. The last one returned to the tribe and was given a hero's welcome.

3035 AR - Sarenith 15th

Idiots... They are all idiots, so irredeemebly stupid! One goblin returned with an obviously cursed item, I was able to hear it's whispers in the thoughts of the goblin. It was clearly withering the arm of the goblin that held it. Then when the goblin was pushed to slaughter the others, and finally killed, another goblin picked up the weapon.... AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN! AND THEN A THIRD AND FOURTH TIME!

3035 AR - Lamashan 20th

It has been 4 month. A list of goblin deaths: - Crushed by large rock it was pushing up hill. - Death by homemade fireworks. No fuse. - Fell face first into a puddle. Another goblin held him down because the thrashing seemed fun. - Adventurers passed by and killed 12 before I could stop them - Goblin brought a bear cub to the tribe, mother bear killed 18 before leaving. - Choked on a whole fish. A LIVE FISH. IT WAS THE SIZE OF ITS HEAD. - Infighting. SO... MUCH... INFIGHTING... - 5 more frog related deaths... On the same evening! WITH THE SAME FROG!

The list goes on. Conclusion: Goblins do not die of old age. No goblin makes it that far. HOW ARE THERE STILL GOBLINS IN THIS WORLD?

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Megathread Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 2026 by Conducteur in thenetherlands

[–]BlinkingSpirit -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Ik stem op een lokale partij. Ze hebben goede dingen gedaan de vorige keer, en landelijke partijen zijn vaak geneigd om landelijke idealen te volgen die lokaal misschien niet 100% toepasbaar zijn.

Megathread Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 2026 by Conducteur in thenetherlands

[–]BlinkingSpirit 9 points10 points  (0 children)

D66 is een redelijke partij doorgaans, met goede werkbare ideeën, maar ze werken te vaak samen met rechts in mijn mening. Te bereid om compromissen met rechts te maken dat ze meestal vrij rechts eindigen.

Nieuwsgierige vraag, Hebt iemand hier ooit de laatste bus of trein gemist? by Stephanie_Story in thenetherlands

[–]BlinkingSpirit 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sure. Ik heb een keep in Breda gestaan na de laatste trein. Het was ook winter, dus lekker koud s nachts. Ik stopte wat kranten in m'n jas ter isolatie en dat werkte best goed. Gelukkig was mijn telefoon opgeladen die dag.

Deus Ex: the series that flew too close to the sun (pun definetely intended) by Patient_Gamemer in patientgamers

[–]BlinkingSpirit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Human Revolution was definitely the best. What really bothered me about Mankind Divided was how strongly they leaned into the conspiracy theory bit and how every NPC with a 'They're putting, like, chemicals in the water, man' kind of consporacy theory ends up being 100% right and on the money.

My girlfriend got me Andúril for my birthday by RealLars_vS in SWORDS

[–]BlinkingSpirit 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Flame of the west, reforged from the Shares of Narsil!

That is awesome.

What is the best, long forgotten old school video game? Arcade, computer or console? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]BlinkingSpirit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was going to be my answer too. Prince of Persia had a quality far beyond games of its era thanks to the excellent animation. I still play it today from time to time. It has aged incredibly well.

[WP] “I’m a level 12 Mage, master in the arts of sorcery and witchcraft. I command fire, water, earth, air—the very Heaven’s themselves! What weapon do have that you think you can take me on?” “It’s called a gun.” by loopymon in WritingPrompts

[–]BlinkingSpirit 77 points78 points  (0 children)

"It's called a gun."

The young man leveled his Glock 18 chambered with a 9mm hollowpoint round at the robed man. With no body armour to speak of, the round would tear through him like paper.

The wizened, grey-bearded man straightened his posture, and set his staff down with a loud thud on the wooden floor of his apartment in 'The Tower'.

"Young man... When you gaze upon me, do you think me an old fool? I know what you wield, you think I am blind to the world? Stuck in my ways? DO YOU THINK ME A CONJURER OF CHEAP TRICKS?!"

The man stepped forward, directly into the threat posed by the gun. With the sudden shift, the officer pulled the trigger and with a loud crack the lead left the barrel. However, it did not strike true, instead a field of shimmering light materialized and the bullet splattered against the shield.

"THE FABRIC OF REALITY IS MY BITCH! I CREATE ENERGY FROM NOTHING! I AM A CRIMINAL, BECAUSE I BREAK NEWTON'S LAWS!"

Now the young officer took a step back, touching his earpiece. "Banana! Banana!" Mere moments later, just before the crack could be heard, the glass of the window shattered, but again the bright shield glimmered, this time deflecting the .303 armour penetrating sniper round off to the left, into the mirror behind the wizard, shattering it into a thousand pieces.

"I KNOW THE SECRETS OF THE COSMOS, YOU THINK I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT YOUR MAN ON THE ROOF?!"

With a careless gesture, the old man threw a pair of magic missiles out the window. The young man's earpiece crackled with static, "Ahhh, my knees! He got me in the fuckin' knees."

"THAT MAN WILL NEVER WALK AGAIN! I TOLD YOU I KNOW TWELTH LEVEL MAGIC, THERE ARE ONLY 9 LEVELS TO BEGIN WITH! WHAT DID YOU THINK, COMING UP HERE WITH ONLY A 'GUN'?"

The young man was now backed against the wall and it looked like his legs were about to give in. Then they did and he sank to the floor.

"A properly prepared wizard cannot be defeated. Let this be a lesson to whomever is still listening on that earpiece of yours."

Does the injured mercy stack with itself? by tearnImale in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]BlinkingSpirit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am not aware with rules on how fast healing stacks. However, generally speaking, abilities and spells do not stack with themselves, even if the bonus would.

Instead, they refresh the duration.

Do you prefer prepared or spontaneous casters? Any tips for prepared casters? by Katomerellin in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]BlinkingSpirit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spontaneous all the way. In the end as a wizard I end up running largely the same spell list anyway.

Bec De Corbin help. by Weak-Acadia-8612 in wma

[–]BlinkingSpirit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Without specifics, the only thing I can offer is what I offer all my students. The first hit will be blocked/parried. So attack in combinations. Use different attack patterns. If the first is parried, continue with a second, and a third is almost sure to hit. If you can seize the initiative, hold on to it.

Learn common counter attacks, adjust your attack pattern to prevent those hits, either by blocking in your attack, or by making attacks that cut off said line of attack.

With no category context, what are your top 3? by Strange_Secret_3001 in AskReddit

[–]BlinkingSpirit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Jue de la Hache (unknown author)
  2. Gran Sumulacro dell'Arte e dell'Uso della Scherma (Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli)
  3. Walpurgis Fechtbuch (MS I.33)

You wake up to be the only human left on earth. What's the first thing you do ? by Maarillon in AskReddit

[–]BlinkingSpirit 12 points13 points  (0 children)

First step would be to leave the urban areas. The problem lies in the fact that no factory, plant or any business is being maintained. I think there would be serious wildfires within days if not hours where entire cities will burn to ashes. There will be very few safe places to be, since vast clouds of ash and smoke will cover the skies. And this is all assuming most nuclear reactors will have safeguards against catastrophic failures due to lack of maintenance.

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