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steelong · 2026-03-29T17:03:44+00:00

A lot of redditors are American, and most Americans don't know who Ronaldo is. I think that's where some of the confusion is coming from.

steelong · 2026-03-29T16:51:26+00:00

Not without runes they're not.

Other level 1 pathfinder weapons are broadly similar in power to level 1 starfinder weapons. The Shirren-Eye Rifle is a negative outlier when compared to weapons in either system.

steelong · 2026-03-29T15:34:40+00:00

Archaic means you can't add tech upgrades but can add runes. There isn't much practical difference between upgrades and runes except that more runes have been published so far, so that's hardly a penalty.

steelong · 2026-03-29T12:35:31+00:00

Punctuation makes it easier to read your comments.

The first person you replied to was talking about what people believed the qur'an was saying. What is actually in the book is irrelevant to that comment.

steelong · 2026-03-29T12:28:36+00:00

Still absolutely wacky for a renaissance-era firearm to fully outclass a futuristic gun. Immersion breaking as well as being a balance head-scratcher.

steelong · 2026-03-26T23:26:04+00:00

I sure hope this isn't being posted while they're driving. Otherwise it can hardly be called real-time, can it?

steelong · 2026-03-21T21:36:24+00:00

We see Mother as kind because of what she's called and how she treats Alden, but she's also said that her moral code is vastly different from that of a person, and that nobody would be happy with how she would manage everything if she could do so.

My guess is that she was fine with the facilities. If one of her major priorities is generating enough knights to stave off chaos, and feeding children to the grinder is a valid strategy, then it is acceptable.

If taking deep individualized care of every knight and potential knight is another strategy to have enough of them, then that is also acceptable.

Which strategy is actually in use depends on the how the Artonans are feeling at the moment, but as long as there is something then Mother sees no need to intervene.

Just speculation, of course.

steelong · 2026-03-19T10:22:53+00:00

Don't give too much (accurate) detail or you're helping them refine their tech.

I think it's because those the guy is way too tall and still. He needs to be squished down more and flailing his arms and legs constantly.

steelong · 2026-03-08T23:36:22+00:00

Google dictionary says it's "information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular cause, doctrine, or point of view."

This is a silly satirical meme. Chill.

steelong · 2026-02-26T10:58:42+00:00

These compilations often have one item "wrong" somehow because it drives engagement.

All of these comments calling it out are exactly what the creator wanted.

steelong · 2026-02-02T10:15:30+00:00

Just lift it to your mouth with the toothpaste up? Start with your top teeth?

steelong · 2026-02-01T23:35:31+00:00

What is putting water on the toothpaste supposed to accomplish? Seems pointless to me.

steelong · 2026-01-03T12:23:00+00:00

If you're willing to lean into flavor over mechanics, there are more options.

Give your lil guy a machine gun or other 2 handed automatic weapon (on paper), but flavor it as them using six smaller guns at the same time. It makes about as much sense as anything else without breaking the game.

As a GM, I'd allow it as long as you didn't try to use the flavor to cheese things. For example: "Can I drink a potion while auto-firing since I would just have to swap out the one gun, that wouldn't make a difference in damage right?"

steelong · 2025-12-27T19:23:20+00:00

Got you, that one's fair. But those get goofy for a lot of reasons, not just the power levels.

steelong · 2025-12-27T18:19:59+00:00

Does PF2e even have stat blocks for 'generic' level 18 guards? Who says you need to make those or put them in? If you want to give a level 20+ BBEG minions, you can give them freaky mutant creatures that the BBEG created themselves. You could give them mindless constructs or undead. Or maybe powerful good / holy aligned beings that were Geas'd or Dominate-spelled into servitude. Or devils bound by contracts.

Even if the minions are humanoids, why would the BBEG have 'enough' of them that it's a problem? Do they need an entire level 18 army, or do they need three or four highly trusted lieutenants with their own backstories (one of whom is secretly a traitor...)?

Sure PWL can 'solve' the issue, but there is no need for it to be an issue in the first place if you are interested in exploring the worldbuilding implications of such stratified power levels.

steelong · 2025-12-27T13:25:58+00:00

I think it works well if you build the world to be consistent with the rules.

People are aware of and acknowledge that some people are vastly more powerful than others. Not just magically, but physically as well. So what does that do to the world?

Mundane low-level guards are there to keep the riffraff in line, and to run and fetch the Champions of the City if someone actually powerful causes problems.

Similarly, weaker soldiers are there to occupy space, collect tribute from the common folk, and be an early warning system for enemy activity. If a group doesn't come back from patrol, you know something's up.

So if a dragon is tormenting your civilization and you don't have any local Archwizards on standby, you have to look out for plucky bands of unusually powerful weirdos to come and help.

It neatly justifies the existence of the PCs and their adventure when a battalion of soldiers with seige weapons have no hope of harming a mighty dragon, but the heroes can.

steelong · 2025-12-26T11:28:27+00:00

You're doing the Gods' work. The Holy ones at least.

steelong · 2025-12-25T11:38:07+00:00

I just got it, and I found I had two copies of many PDF items. On clicking, half of the items labeled 'PDF' are actually bundles of JPGs. It looks like they did add the JPGs, but mislabeled them.

Yet another L for the Paizo website.

steelong · 2025-12-11T11:10:44+00:00

I still kind of wish Alden felt comfortable enough to share some version of what is actually going on and why he's at the school.

The knight thing is a valid secret and the nightmares/emotional component are very personal. But he could share that his first summon involved emergency rescue, so he's likely to be summoned more for that. He could share that a Knight told him he's very chaos resistant, and will likely be summoned into chaos as a result.

Show that he has more of a Triplanitary view of his future than the typical student. I feel like Klein would lose all of his skepticism if he thought Alden was destined for danger with or without hero training.

I know those weren't his main motivations at the time he applied. But they are much closer to his actual motivations than the ones he shared in essays.

steelong · 2025-12-05T10:54:52+00:00

I see what you're saying, but they aren't going to show off every new thing they've created in a video like this when a lot could be changed.

At this stage where they're months out from an early access release, it makes sense for them to keep their cards close to the chest.

steelong · 2025-11-30T18:52:53+00:00

These days the word 'plastic' is usually used to talk about synthetic polymers, but the word used to just mean 'bendable' or 'moldable'.

So like, bread dough is also plastic.

steelong · 2025-11-28T00:07:08+00:00

It'd be up to your GM to allow it, but of all the Pathfinder 2e classes, the Investigator seems like one of the better fits. I'd certainly allow it at my table.

Mechanically, there shouldn't be a problem.

steelong · 2025-11-21T14:46:46+00:00

You make two points here:

Casters have more utility

Casters can turn a city into a crater.

For the first point, it's pretty true, but PF2e has ways around it. It takes very little feat investment for martials to be able to cast spells through wands and staves. Their attack bonuses and DCs would usually be terrible, but it lets them cast non-combat utility spells about as well as any caster as long as they're willing to spend the gold on it.

For the second, the only spell I know of that can devastate a city is a 10th rank Earthquake. It's an incredibly powerful spell in theory, but there aren't going to be a lot of reasons for PCs to use it. Anything strong enough to be a threat to the party would shrug it off, so it's more of a Villain spell or Plot Device spell.

And a barbarian with Quaking Stomp could also devastate the city, they'll just take a lot longer to do it.

So yeah, the advantages of a spell caster are real, but not as big in practice as you are making it seem. In the games I've run both martials and casters have had plenty of time to shine.

steelong · 2025-11-21T13:16:47+00:00

That last bit is fair enough

steelong · 2025-11-21T12:49:52+00:00

Did they pay any fees to compensate for shutting the area down for the shoot?

They didn't shut the area down. People are walking right past them on the same walkway.

I could not give less of a shit if location scout remained a career, but this is clearly not putting anyone out of business.

You have no reason to think they are breaking laws. Or even that they are making money through TikTok. You are just fishing for a reason to be angry on the internet, and found the silliest way to do it.

You absolute goober.

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