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Such a code is great in the abstract but one must be flexible for the sake of playability as well as harmony to maintain the fun factor. While atmosphere is important; remember the more complex the co ...

Hi masterarminas. Not present for your Greychat discussions but addressing your "fluff" query, initially I assumed that the class derives from the Suhfeng, but going down the list made me wonder if Ol ...

New Tier 6 Tattoo:

MA

Actually, I didn't change that section--it was in the original post. I corrected some spelling errors and replaced the second word in the second paragraph with mirrors instead of equates, so to make ...

The classifications are similar, but not exactly the same. And most mortal infractions will result in a Fallen Paladin. Not all, but most. And you had best have a REALLY good reason to explain to y ...

Deeds of contrition, are my term for acts which allow a Paladin to atone for his past deeds without the use of a spell. Such deeds are normally assigned by the church, typically when a local temple d ...

Yes, the Code of a Paladin is hard. It is a rough path to travel. Which is why in my game, I have venial violations of the Code and mortal violations.

This mirrors to the real-world definations o ...

Sorry, I thought I had already replied to this.

First Name? Stephen (prounced with 'v', but spelled with 'ph')
Age? 43, but will turn 44 in November of this year
Location? Purvis, Mississip ...

Well, here is the revised version that incorporates everyone's suggestions to date. Let me if you see anything that I need to fix--and thank you for all your help! I do hope that you enjoy it.

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Oops! One other bit:
Paladin's are not just fighters by another name; they are more than a knight in shining armor. They are--or rather, should be--pious and virtous, honorable and merciful, charit ...

I can't say that I disagree, Cebrion. It is having to walk a tightrope in some (not all, but some) cases. However, in lands such as the Pale, Furyondy , Nyrond, Urnst, Tenh (pre-GW), the Shield Land ...

The Paladins Code of Chivalry

Recently, there have been a number of threads on the Code of a Paladin on the Paizo boards. It has been rather suprising to me how many people appear to want to treat ...

Once upon a time, many years ago, a book was published. And within that tome of Unearthed Arcana E. Gary Gygax did write of a new class for D&D: the cavalier. This was the classic Arthurian Kni ...

Sigh. Left one Tier 2 tattoo of power out.

Chameleon: Two times per day, a character with the chameleon tattoo may become invisible, as per the spell.

I think that is the ony one I left out.
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I still need some help or advice on the fluff, such as where these guys originated in the Flaness (or if they originated in the Flaness), their monastaries, etc, etc. So any suggestions or advice you ...

Okay, then. I think this is ready for a trial run, if anyone is interested. Let me know if you have any other ideas or thoughts on the class or the tattoos of power.

EDIT: The revised version is ...

Over on the Paizo forums, we are having a pretty good debate about the monk, its role, and how it seems to have fallen by the wayside and wound up near the bottom of the class pack. During that discu ...

Clicked on the Greytalk Chat Now! (with Java) on the left side of the screen, Cebrion. Using the same laptop I have since I started chatting here, no new updates, no new software. I use Internet Exp ...

This is extremely annoying. I get in, get involved in the talk, and the room flashes and I cannot log back in. I am calling it a night and will try again next week. Because I have a headache now.
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What is going on tonight? I get logged into Greychat, and then kicked right back out. I have been in and out again under MasterArminas, Arminas, and a greyguest???? but this is the first time this h ...

Agreed, mystic-scholar. There remains much of the Flaness itself to be fleshed out.

Master Arminas

Howdy!

Master Arminas

The campaign was getting close to its conclusion. Sandy (the girl who played Sonandra) had been hired out of state; Steve’s wife had received a new posting at Fort Carson and HE would be moving soon. ...

Arminas took the freshest two steeds we had used to travel to his family’s former holdings in the early hours of the morning. He left behind a note explaining that he could not, in good conscience, as ...

Well. That information was certainly a shock. And Arminas wasn’t the only member of the party to receive suspect info from Corrian (may he rest in peace). Of course, he could have been lying, but . . ...

We spent a week in Redspan and other than the four assassination attempts on Grandfather Loeweinbrough (none of which succeeded), our stay was relatively uneventful. Maklin did meet Baron Fell’s daugh ...

Well, we left behind the Wode of Dead Fey and at long last (4 years of gaming) we set foot on the soil of the Duchy of Tenh. Strangely enough, Quentin Sackripper decided that the party was no longer a ...

We easily crossed the Yol (well, it wasn’t easy, but we managed) and entered the majestic and magical Phostwood. Even Arminas was struck by the natural beauty of those woods. The Phostwood was a very ...

Needless to say, the journey from Midmeadows after the wedding was a tense one. Most of the party had the good sense to keep their mouths shut, but they all still had smiles on their faces (mainly hap ...

For once, we had an uneventful three weeks in the voyage from Greyhawk City to Radigast City in the County of Urnst, where the party was met by Bishop Stannis and Bishop Tomas of the Church of the Twi ...

By the time we finally found that blasted rod and journeyed across the Isle of the Damned to the vampire infested ruins, we were all getting bloody tired of the place. We hadn’t been able to go to a s ...

Today, I thought that I would post a history of the very first character that I ever played in AD&D. And I had the privledge of learning the game at a table of wonderful people, and playing the s ...

Because the feat Feral Combat Training already exists. Evil Grin

Seriously, Feral Combat Training allows a character to use natural weapons as part of a flurry of blows and also provides for the ...

The current incarnation of the monk in Pathfinder can't add natural weapon attacks onto a flurry, and frankly that is one place where I agree. Natural weapons on players, should be relatively rare an ...

I had a few suggestions on how to make this class better and simpler. Some of them I have take and gone ahead in corporated. I am calling this one 'A Monk for All Editions', because it owns its heri ...

Welcome aboard! We could use more grognards. Shocked

Master Arminas

In case any of you are interested, I am currently writing a Star Trek fan-fic on spacebattles.com. The link is http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=214889 here.

The story is titled Star ...

Glad you enjoyed it. So lets see what we've got here:

1. It varies according to each healer, I'm sure. Some might be militant about it (talk about role reversal!), some might be preachy, and som ...

Sorry to hear that, BW. I'll see if I can find a guru to help.

Master Arminas

I am near speechless with the talent that you exhibit, gallant Anna. Bravo. I say again, Bravo! Join us for Greytalk tonight, if you get a chance.

Master Arminas

I may blush. Embarassed

MA

Part III is now up: http://www.canonfire.com/cf/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1037&mode=&order=0&thold=0

Enjoy! Part IV will be submitted tomorrow for whenever it's t ...

Although I cannot stand that name ( Shocked

), the qinggong monk was a brilliant contribution to the class by Paizo. It is exactly like the core monk--it is the core monk. Only, you decide what ab ...

Well said, all. In answer to SirXaris (and everyone who agrees with him), I actually agree as well. Chaotic Evil, Chaotic Neutral, and (to a lesser extent) Neutral Evil are very difficult and challe ...

Hello, all. Over on the pathfinder boards here You have my apologizes for the deceptions and for the trials which you must now undergo. It has come to my attention, however, that the final key in the ...

No, but I had trouble getting to Canonfire. Got a message about something being down, and then I reloaded and it was fine.

MA

There are several typos in my article, including ( Embarassed

a pair that has the Griff Mountains as the Griffin Mountains!). I had to redo the whole thing at the last minute and didn't catch those befo ...

A few comments here, to let you my thoughts behind the design of this class.

First off, I know that psionics have used power points and not spell slots. But it always made the system mechanically ...

Should Auld acquantice, be forgot, and never come to mind . . .

Cheers!

Master Arminas

Psionics. That single word makes more DMs cringe with fear and loathing than any other in the game system. Although an integral part of the game since the introduction of 1st Edition AD&D, in ma ...

I started gaming in '86, when I was a freshman at Southern. Steve Baker was the guy that DMed and my friend John Scranage (may he rest in peace) was the one that introduced me to D&D. But they a ...

I thought I would start a discussion forum for my ongoing story By Steel and Spell. I hope to be able to post one snippet every few weeks as we go along. For those who haven't yet read it, here are ...

The Pathfinder Healer

Fewer choose to travel the path of a Healer than take oaths as Paladins. Members of the Order of the Nightingale, healers comfort the sick and the dying; they mend bones and ...

Welcome back, MTG. Would love to have your opinion on some of my posts when you get a chance!

And don't worry about derailing the thread; after all it's not mine, it's Canonfire's! lol

Master ...

Atheism is manifestly a false belief in a world where the dieties are tangible, material, and present in day-to-day life. Even the merest 0-level orison granted to a cleric or priest is evidence of t ...

Hello. Master Arminas here once again, and I’ve got another class conversion for you good folks. Today we are taking a look at the Dragon Shaman. This class was originally presented in the 3.5 Play ...

I don't know about the rest of you, but I really love the old swashbuckling movies, from Errol Flynn to The Princess Bride to even movies such as Cutthroat Island. The theme and smart, witty action p ...

Warmage

Trained for war, the few who survive the arduous Collegium Bellum Arcanum to graduate as Warmages are proud individuals who yearn for the day when their talents can be unleashed on their fo ...

Thanks, DLG. When I get a wild idea, I tend to push it to the limit, and then force myself to scale it back, so I do need some good solid criticism and critiques on some of my stuff, especially the s ...

Oh, well. It was only a starting point anyway. Your points are well taken Cebrion, and I think I have fixed most of them.

The Pathfinder Assassin Base Class, Take 2

Alignment: Any non-good. ...

All right then! I have posted the final revision of the Monk for Pathfinder a couple of posts up. This corrects some minor flaws and cleans things up a little bit, and also adds a bit of flavor to t ...

I have changed some things to reduce the power level. I overshot the mark, I think. Shocked

Cebrion, yes, but usable once per day. It is more of a 'great scott, I'm in over my head here, time ...

I remember AD&D 1st Edition very fondly. That was the game system that I grew up with. And I also have many memories of the assassins that our DM used against us, and that occasionally we played ...

I may blush. Embarassed

Master Arminas

Puts a whole new spin on weekend warrior, doesn't it? I could just picture a village of a hundred or so adults, where seventy or eighty of them have a single level of monk in addition to their common ...

Well, if you a realistic order of head-breaking monks, look at the monks of Alexandria, Egypt during the 6th Century. These guys were little more than nasty thugs that would regularly assault, rob, a ...

I'll be there! Now, I just have to find out how to share turkey sandwiches and dressing and gravy over the internet. LOL

Master Arminas

You name the class 'Soulknife', but refer to it as a 'Soulknight' on throughout rest of the article.

The original class from the Expanded Psionics Handbook was the Soulknife. This rewrite is a Sou ...

From the moment I read the Soulknife entry in the Expanded Psionics Handbook for 3.5, I was hooked. I love the concept of a character that can call forth a weapon by their own strength of will, altho ...

See, that is one thing I wanted to stay away from--that it must be Oriental feel. And no, I haven't read Ultimate Combat (if it is like Ultimate Magic, I think I will flinch).

I see monastic ord ...

The monk was the very first class I played AD&D with. Personally, I love 'em, all flavors of 'em, from the one found in the pages of the AD&D Player's Handbook, to the better one in Dragon #5 ...

Master Arminas’s Epic Level Rules for Pathfinder

There has been a lot of discussion on the subject of post 20th-level play on these forums. I do believe that such epic adventures are something tha ...

Ok, changed a few things and cleaned it up. The invocations especially got a second look, and I ditched a few of the abilities and slightly increased the damage on eldritch blast. I also dropped the ...

The Pathfinder Warlock: A Conversion (Take 2)

Born with eldritch power coursing through their veins, Warlocks are a breed apart from more traditional wielders of arcane magic. They see things that ...

I feel your pain. Can't remember how many times I know I have assembled notes and outlines for some project, and then can't find them to save my life! It is always an ouch moment.

Master Arminas

Galen, you forgot the Witchblade (an alternate hex-blade for GH), the City of Pendleton, and the poor, unloved Porcuswine. Sad little Porcuswine.

LOL

Master Arminas

Well, in Pathfinder (basically 3.5.5) a character or NPC can earn one-half the results of their Profession check per week in gold pieces. In addition spellcasters can charge caster level x spell leve ...

You may have noticed that I did not include the Use Magic Device for crafting. This was intentional. It made little sense that the Warlock, an arcane caster, could duplicate divine magic for the pur ...

I have enjoyed playing the Warlock class since its debut in Complete Arcane. While I have seen the conversion published by Adamant Entertainment, I don't think that is how they should have gone. So, ...

Revised Pathfinder Monk, The Final Cut

For the truly exemplary, martial skill transcends the battlefield—it is a lifestyle, a doctrine, a state of mind. These warrior-artists search out methods of ...

Ok, I have incorporated a number of your suggestions, and here is Take 2. I dumped the invisiblity, and instead used the spiritual endurance as shown above. Also got rid of air walk and plane shift- ...

My article for this post-fest is now submitted. I changed it; it isn't about soul-knifes, but the Order of the Illumination of Knowledge: an academy for training and protecting young psionicists in ...

I have always allowed monks to wear bracers, and so did my DM in 1st edition, so I guess that the AC will be just fine as is (especially since this revised monk doesn't need an Amulet of Mighty Fists ...

Explanation of Changes:

BAB/Hit Dice: Nope, didn't change. In fact, my monks are a medium-BAB class pretty much across the board. What, you were expecting a super-monk that can outfight a fighte ...

As with many of you, the first games I played in Greyhawk were part of campaigns using AD&D (at the time, there was no such as 1st edition). I remember those monks very fondly, both the PHB one a ...

I have many fine memories of games and good times with my friends gathered around the DM screen and a bowl of chips. I was wondering, what was the craziest, boneheaded stunt either you or one of your ...

I really wouldn't mix it by race, because you are going to have players (not characters, but players) getting real upset. In game, it isn't a problem, since the PCs are larger than life heroes. (And ...

One thing I really like about Pathfinder is that there is not a single experience table, but three. One each for a fast, moderate, and slow advancement. One thing I am thinking about tryiing is to m ...

Ok, I will give this a try: my topic is soul knives, specifically a knightly order of the Duchy of Tenh named the Soul-blade Knights of Tenh. Should have it up in a few days.

Master Arminas

Thanks, Argon. I'll be around for a while, got some other things I am working on, but am finally getting back to my Greyhawk roots now that I have found Pathfinder. You couldn't pay me to play 4th e ...

The helm is an instantaneous magic item--once its effects have occured, they are done. And with the snap of a pair of fingers, Mikey went from being insane (all beholders are considered insane, accor ...

True, but while he regularly engages in chaotic activites with the rogue's guild, he runs it according to his rules. Perhaps making him neutral would show him slowly 'slipping' back to his species al ...

The Lord Marshall

Dereck Blackhammer, an 18th level dwarf soulknife, is the Lord Marshall of Pendlton. Despite oftentimes disagreeing with the 'loose' manner in which Malachi Pendle runs the city ...

Religion

Pendleton has seven temples within the city and its outlying areas. The largest is a Temple of Pelor located in the Upper Quarter. Formerly a Temple of Pholtus, the Pholtans were expelle ...

Very much so, and each of the elevation changes represents 20 feet of vertical height. As per your suggestions, I have 'slimmed' The Rock and both widened and deepened the Zumker.

Here is a bit mo ...

This is a work in progress, but Pendleton is the primary base of operations for my own D&D/Pathfinder/Greyhawk campaign. Located in the former Dutchy of the Tenh on the shores of Lake Abanfyl, th ...

Who says monsters have to be tricked out character killers to be memorable? Certainly not Gary Gygax, and I find that I agree with him more and more as I mature (or age, as the case may be). Sometim ...

I don't know of any Iron Golem, but I am hardly an exhaustive source. Sorry.

Except . . . that you should be able to do it with a wish or perhaps even a limited wish. Both should be able to handl ...

The first one should have probably read something like at the cost of your perceived honor (i.e. reputation and standing). And the second? Well, there is only so many ways to say put your on the lin ...

I think that Complete Arcane (3.5) had several pages devoted to building spellbooks, including some enhancements for them. Either that or Complete Mage. One of the two, at least.

Master Arminas