tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post8798520176279487058..comments2024-03-10T04:32:25.985-07:00Comments on Improved Initiative: What Is Your Character's Everyday Carry? (And What Does It Say About Them?)Neal Litherlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01307649737269196558noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-67236357946837432312017-12-07T21:12:16.858-08:002017-12-07T21:12:16.858-08:00Fortunately for me, the campaign I'm in is in ...Fortunately for me, the campaign I'm in is in the colonial era, so I never wear armour. I might not carry my rifle to formal events, but I can still wear my same officer's coat on and off the battlefield.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363984591525721465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-2805461441558309022017-10-05T15:14:58.798-07:002017-10-05T15:14:58.798-07:00Glad to have you here! I used to practice with the...Glad to have you here! I used to practice with the local light fighters in the area. Good times, but I could never afford the expense and time of actually going to events.Neal Litherlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307649737269196558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-68971453668970791492017-10-05T14:44:08.836-07:002017-10-05T14:44:08.836-07:00This is super interesting if you ask me.I really e...This is super interesting if you ask me.I really enjoyed reading this. Also its my first visit to this blog. Honestly this is a topic that I have never thought about but makes so much sense. I fight in the SCA, we put on our helms and armor and carry weapons and shields to the field but after, during a feast we have what we call soft kit, some still carry swords, axes daggers etc, but no one is sitting there in their plate armor, steel helm and full combat gear. The SCA is an orginization where we create medival arts, sciences, combat and life for fun. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11392987789223161798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-85848698708340479222017-09-29T22:27:24.655-07:002017-09-29T22:27:24.655-07:00I thought this one was pretty interesting ^_^I thought this one was pretty interesting ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031523341197665672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-2277493149271426842017-09-28T22:21:05.611-07:002017-09-28T22:21:05.611-07:00Spidersilk Clothes are a 3.5 Edition Armor that wa...Spidersilk Clothes are a 3.5 Edition Armor that was literally designed for rogues, spellcasters and monks. costs 30 gold, provides 3 base armor bonus with no armor check penalty, no maximum dexterity limit, no arcane spell failure and no weight, and counts as the better of light armor or unarmored whenever beneficial. and you can customize it however you please. they are from the 3.5 drow book if i remember correctly and aren't considered a magic armor.Umbriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462643029527360631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-61638795451960674902017-09-28T22:16:28.083-07:002017-09-28T22:16:28.083-07:00i usually keep multiple sets of armor in most syst...i usually keep multiple sets of armor in most systems.<br /><br /><br />i usually keep a suit of medium or heavy armor and a heavy weapon of some kind for adventuring, along with multiple backup weapons and the standard military kit<br /><br />for around town or for mostly political encounters or even subterfuge missions, i usually wear a concealable light armor like spidersilk clothes or a chainmail hauberk with a dagger concealed inside my sleeve, and if allowed in the setting, a 9 millimeter pistol strapped to my thigh.<br /><br />i usually sleep with a chain shirt beneath my clothes or wearing spidersilk clothes, and generally keep a dagger inside my sleeve.<br /><br />and if permitted to procure a handy haversack with coin, that is usually the first magic item i go for. mostly so i can store my other kits.<br /><br />but for my rogues and spellcasters. i generally keep a dagger concealed inside my sleeve, a 9 millimeter semi auto pistol strapped to my thigh, spidersilk clothes when i can afford them, especially in the form of some kind of robe or dress like garment. preferably something monk or priest like but still attractive. a pouch containing a portion of my coins, a handy haversack if i can afford it, and in rural areas, a composite shortbow.<br /><br /><br />and for fighters, i rarely take the weapon focus or specialization line, except with the weapon groups houserule for those weapon specific feats. and i generally take more intelligence and wisdom, and slightly less strength, investing feats in more skill points per level, and ending up with a fighter who can afford to max out 7 different skills.<br /><br />human, 14 intelligence, fast learner feat at level 1, open minded feat at level 1 (dreamscarred presses psionics), toughness feat at level 3. effectively, you have a fighter with an extremely decent skill selection they can grow into.Umbriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462643029527360631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-10743368056776134192017-09-27T10:16:40.362-07:002017-09-27T10:16:40.362-07:00This really depends on the DM/GM and how he wants ...This really depends on the DM/GM and how he wants to run the game. A lot of people skip most of the everyday fluff and don't rp any of their downtime unless it's central to the story. If the DM doesn't impose penalties to the characters for walking around town like an armored tank then players will do it. There is no disadvantage to wearing your full kit. If the DM has a local militia impose rules, or rp's in some negative consequences, then players will be more specific about what they carry and where they carry it. Specific to Pathfinder or D&D, a lot of groups play these games as expanded board games with all emphasis on mini's and combat, skipping most of the RP aspects. Let the DM decide how to enforce it and players will adapt accordingly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000564788085777821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-892736097598486912017-09-26T23:22:36.125-07:002017-09-26T23:22:36.125-07:00Actually, I'm not seeing how your argument mak...Actually, I'm not seeing how your argument makes any sense here. It's essentially, "but bruh, there are spellcasters, so why wouldn't people be cool with you packing so much steel around town?"<br /><br />Even assuming spellcasters are common (which is a rarity) being a sorcerer, or a wizard, comes with its own rules for not looking aggressive. As a for instance, it might be a good idea NOT to paint a skull on your face and summon demons to go place your drink order for you when you're trying to have a decent lunch at a sidewalk cafe.<br /><br />It all comes back to, "so, if you're going to be in public, don't put your weapons on display, and freak out the populace, okay? That's a good way to both look like a nut case, and to ruin whatever good will you might have built through heroic deeds."<br /><br />It's no more okay for someone to shoulder his way into a tavern in full plate, while carrying a tower shield to get a drink than it would be okay for a summoner to stroll in with his eidolon snorting flames and just expect everyone to be cool. Especially if he, and his interdimensional pet/bodyguard are not well-established parts of the community.Neal Litherlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307649737269196558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-62609665874750071612017-09-26T22:42:32.379-07:002017-09-26T22:42:32.379-07:00Everything you said suddenly has a little less sen...Everything you said suddenly has a little less sense, when you realize that there are SORCERERS.<br /><br />A sorceror cannot "prepare" spells: He just knows them. And 99% of sorcerers have their trusty fireball, magic missile, and some other combat spells.<br />So, you're walking the street, and that charming guy without armor can be a person of mass destruction.<br /><br />I'm not talking about wizards. While they are not adventuring can prepare "Locate my keys", "Chill Beverage" or "Clean House" spells, useless in most adventures but useful in day-to-day basis. I'm talking about sorcerors: They aren't kids with armed guns: They're kids with armed bazookas.<br /><br />So, you wanna carry a big armor, just to say your neighbours "I'm not a sorcerer, Okay?"Souhirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272936089656852040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-59271092023776322862017-09-26T17:47:18.933-07:002017-09-26T17:47:18.933-07:00I'm not really seeing the logic here. Given th...I'm not really seeing the logic here. Given that you're playing a game, and games have rules, it sort of behooves you to actually pay attention and follow the rules.<br /><br />If you walk into the bar and immediately stab the bloke next to you without provocation, that has consequences in the game world. If you stamp around with a greatax over your shoulder in spiked armor, you're going to get a side eye from a lot of folks. And, in many cases, that ignoring of the social contract in game leads to awkward situations. Like how open carry activists run into people calling the cops on them, or refusing them service, because they're brandishing deadly weapons for no discernible reason.<br /><br />If you're in the middle of nowhere, or on duty as a town officer, or in an area that's just been attacked, that's one thing. If you're literally at the bar, why would you still be in full battle kit? What sense does that make?Neal Litherlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307649737269196558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-26590531778854554122017-09-26T17:39:42.792-07:002017-09-26T17:39:42.792-07:00We don't need to pay attention to details, tha...We don't need to pay attention to details, that is for the real. The people we play and the worlds we play in aren't real.mythusmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458869083534878283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534782797790619934.post-1322641995641566332017-09-26T11:21:33.149-07:002017-09-26T11:21:33.149-07:0010' pole
50' hemp rope
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lea...10' pole<br />50' hemp rope<br />bucket<br />guisarme<br />leather armour<br />3-days iron rations<br />wineskin filled with potable waterBlog Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108986709463847711noreply@blogger.com