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by Treantmonklvl20
Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:25 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
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Glitterdust isn't even really nerfed. So they break out of it on round 2 at the earliest. Ok. They're still crippled the entire length of the combat, therefore it is still 100% effective barring those rare cases where combat actually lasts a third round. Damn forum glitches. Actually, if the Wizard...
by Treantmonklvl20
Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:14 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

That's all I'm looking for. That the argument that Pathfinder makes the Gap between Wizards and Fighters bigger assumes DM's will use 3E material, whether it fits easily or needs adjucating to make it work. Does Frank agree? That's a really weaselly way to put it, to the point that it's hard to tak...
by Treantmonklvl20
Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:18 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

The only way to actually make the nerfing of Pathfinder wizards stick is to declare that you can't use any material from 3E D&D for the game except for what's in the core rulebooks. Which means that you don't have backwards compatibility. That's what I figure. If you can't use any material from...
by Treantmonklvl20
Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:56 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

If that is your position on this thread, that DM's will find the gap between Fighters and Wizards gets bigger because Wizards get all the 3.5 spells, but fighters are stuck with Pathfinder core, then you are surely making a point that's easy to defend, but it's a point that didn't need making becau...
by Treantmonklvl20
Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:21 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

No. I'm saying that backwards compatibility remains a claim of the system. And considering how many skarn soulknives and shit I saw in the playtest before I told them to fuck off, it seems to be a claim that is regularly put to the test. Now as it happens, their system of adjudicating compatibility...
by Treantmonklvl20
Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:21 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

So I was going to post a link displaying their new cavalier class, but they asked the wiki personnel to take it down. Something about tracking playtesters by downloads. The class has a 'challenge' feature that gives bonus damage dice against the target, but causes you to be considered flanked by al...
by Treantmonklvl20
Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:31 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

I certainly see your point, and once again, I can't defend, and won't defend the various possible motivations on the part of the designers. I certainly spent LOADS of cash on 3.5. Then again... I probably have about a hundred dollars of Basic/Expert/Companion D&D Probably a couple hundred dollar...
by Treantmonklvl20
Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:54 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

In anycase... If backwards compatability isn't allowed, then isn't one of the MAJOR draws for them selling the system thrown out the window? Absolutely. It's like the dirty little secret that everyone knows. Bring up something to do with mining 3.5 material on the Paizo boards, you'll get a ton of ...
by Treantmonklvl20
Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:15 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Now for Trentmonk, First of all its been like 2 months man. Yes, my apologies. I wasn't sure whether to respond anymore at this point, but then I was rereading the thread and noticed that I had promised you a response after I moved, and never did. Hate to not keep my word. I didn't even know whethe...
by Treantmonklvl20
Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:28 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

I promised a response to this a long time ago, sorry for the delay. The game as a core pathfinder wizard. I can’t find the free plus 2 to mental stat frank was talking about.. He meant that you can take any number of main-book races and get a bonus to your casting stat, regardless of your casting cl...
by Treantmonklvl20
Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:27 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

It depends on how you think Blade Barrier works, because it's frankly unclear. In previous editions it was clear that you could cast your starting point of Blade Barrier on a person and then the hole in the middle would simply follow them around. 3.5 "standardized" the nomenclature of Bla...
by Treantmonklvl20
Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:52 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Ok, that's an example. But why am I going to use 2 spells to stop 1 spell? Why am I not going to just take him out with my second spell, as Kaelik suggested? Why am I not just going to rely on my +a lot Will save and the extreme likelihood that his save DC is rubbish, even with the -4 penalty to me...
by Treantmonklvl20
Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:30 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Don't interrupting actions come in after the target is declared? i.e., if you have a bow and make an attack with it, but someone next to you is invisible, and they AoO you, you can't change your target to them after they make their attack. So the Celerity interrupt would work. The rules are not exp...
by Treantmonklvl20
Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:38 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Correct Party roles will make "picking someone else" difficult in many situations. Big: able to take hits Stupid: Makes himself a target to protect others Fighter: Can deliver a hit. Hold on now, if Ubernoob can't assume a wide open field for all spells to work perfectly, you don't get to...
by Treantmonklvl20
Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:36 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Actually, aside from simplyi failing to hit them ro them making their save, all of these absolutely do work.. I don't think you really understood what I meant by "different possible situations." I'm not sure how you took that to mean, "they will save", but, we agree that they ar...
by Treantmonklvl20
Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:32 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Define "end". I have seen Web end dozens of encounters. Yet I have seen Web kill a total of one creature ever. Similarly Wall of Stone doesn't kill people. It just keeps a substantial proportion of the MM from doing anything useful. Good call. :thumb: I would define "end" as the...
by Treantmonklvl20
Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:33 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

And this is where you're flat out wrong. Aiming for only a possible finisher on the third round means you're too fucking slow. You throw out possible finishers on round 1, and further those 'possible' finishers have a much higher success rate. If you're wasting the first two rounds, then every enem...
by Treantmonklvl20
Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:27 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Here, I'll go into detail: EL 7 encounters: 8 headed hydra - just cast ray of dizziness and then kite it. No need to blow a 4th level spell. Huge Air elemental- Glitterdust. Done. Horde of chokers: EBT, got them all Ogre Mage: Glitterdust, done Succubus: Magic Circle pretty much means that you can ...
by Treantmonklvl20
Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:39 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Guys, Polymorph is a good buff spell. It's still not worth casting. Seriously, let me show you the first couple of rounds of combat for various level wizards: 7: EBT. Combat done because the party just shoots arrows at them until they fucking die. 10: Toss out Baleful Polymorph every round if there...
by Treantmonklvl20
Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:38 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Additionally, since polymorph explicitly states that you don't get the extraordinary special qualities, that could be rationally argued to override anything you'd otherwise get from "gaining the type and subtype". Meaning that you'd have the Outsider type and the Angel subtype - meaning t...
by Treantmonklvl20
Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:52 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

One thing to note about Kaelik treant is that he plays Tome games (only he usually doens't say that upfront in balance discussions) and often compares like everything to what a Tome character can do, which tends to really skew the balance of everything he says. And I think that not only is he playi...
by Treantmonklvl20
Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:43 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Treantmonklvl20, if you are still interested I am willing to do a run through of how powerful wizards are even with pathfinder core spells. Its pretty much only second level that you are appreciably weaker or lacking in totally awesome things to do. Sure - that would be helpful. No, versatility doe...
by Treantmonklvl20
Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:39 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

One thing that stuck out at me: Astral Deva isn't a legitimate form for Polymorph. You can turn the target into another creature "of their type" up to 5 HD, or you can turn them into a creature of one of a set list of types (none of which are Outsider) of any HD up to your caster level (m...
by Treantmonklvl20
Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:07 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

First of all, Polymorph doesn't give most of the special abilities. It gives a few like Pounce and Rake (Ex) but not any of the nice ones. Second, most of the forms you named are 12th level or higher. By this point you have the 5th level spell Draconic Polymorph, which is just flat out better in ev...
by Treantmonklvl20
Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:52 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder: the Lowdown
Replies: 1819
Views: 328572

Sigh...we are probably off topic...oh well I can't believe I need to convince anyone that Polymorph is a powerful spell. Absolutely insane. :roundnround: The Polymorph spell is easily the most versatile spell for 4th level, and versatility = power. (This is why wizards are powerful - spells=versatil...