tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post4069265485908888135..comments2024-03-10T04:32:25.985-07:00Comments on Improved Initiative: MORE Rules Pathfinder Players Keep ForgettingNeal Litherlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01307649737269196558noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-63747219331122615212019-04-23T22:44:39.741-07:002019-04-23T22:44:39.741-07:00Actually, the rules state you can make an impossib...Actually, the rules state you can make an impossible lie at a -20 penalty, so RAW, Bluff can act as a form of mind control. The example given in the book is walking into a throne room and declaring that you are the true king and the one on the throne is an imposter. An amusing one to cripple a wizard is to tell him he cannot use magic, bit has suffered from a brain injury, his memories are all screwed up, and he hallucinates so what he believes is magic is all in his head. If you can get your bluff check high enough (which is super easy), only Inquisitors even stand a chance to resist this effect.Bansheexerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789550481570153867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-5529332845348402592018-12-30T15:21:07.687-08:002018-12-30T15:21:07.687-08:00Imagine being so illiterate that you don't kno...Imagine being so illiterate that you don't know what a use activated magic item is so you think you need to spend a standard action to make a flaming sword work. Wathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048841381519770468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-69591856282493950752018-09-28T06:00:35.915-07:002018-09-28T06:00:35.915-07:00"bluff can be used to convince people of the ..."bluff can be used to convince people of the truth of a believable lie"<br /><br />Well that's not quite correct, is it? Rather, "Bluff checks are modified depending upon the believability of the lie." A believable lie just doesn't modify the check any, while an "impossible" lie decreases your bluff score by 20. Convincing a goblin that he's an ogre seems like an impossible lie to me. Certainly a -20 makes it difficult without magic, but it's well within the rules.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09397464322572053147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-39062478029962680992017-11-07T20:05:03.800-08:002017-11-07T20:05:03.800-08:00Not all magic item activation requires a standard ...Not all magic item activation requires a standard action. That's nowhere in the rules. Certain magic items require activation, some are always active. Unless a weapon says it requires a command to activate, it is use activated; i.e. the activation is subsumed in its use. A good example is a flaming burst weapon: On a critical hit, the weapon still does the bonus fire damage even if the wielder hasn't activated the flaming ability.darthgatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425211940985115759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-4353691383911242292016-01-19T00:24:55.551-08:002016-01-19T00:24:55.551-08:00Stealth should be explained a bit more. You can ma...Stealth should be explained a bit more. You can make a stealth check as long as you start your turn in cover or concealment. If you end your turn without those, you attack or run then you're stealth is immediately broken. But you don't have to remain in concealment 100% of the time to successfully make a stealth check. However I usually give a hefty penalty to stealth based on the circumstance, such as trying to sneak up on a guard with his back to the wall. The rules are really vague regarding line of sight and active observation. Paizo has also added that you can begin stealth behind soft cover, i.e. a creature one size larger than you, with a -10 penalty or -20 if the creature is actively trying to avoid providing you with cover. <br /><br />Stealth also brings up another rule that's commonly forgotten, at least at my table, because it's commonly tacked on at the end of skills or abilities. That's movement limitations like moving at half speed when you stealth, acrobatics or move inside difficult terrain.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352508503004709426noreply@blogger.com