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Only that is the exact opposite of what I suggested a few posts up. But don't let that slow you down. :D Also, how does posting on a message board -- either way -- demonstrate "guts?" The Internet is not, in fact, SERIOUS BUSINESS.

Simulation -- much like the cake -- is a lie. ;)

If we imagine a short rest as catching one's breath, binding one's wounds, etc. then "chaining" them makes no sense. Mechanically, you can either take a short rest, or a long rest. That's it. Trying to take two short rests in a row should be met with "Ok, you rest longer. There is no...

Yeah, somehow I don't think you were going to buy anyway, irrespective of the status of the surrounding farmland... :p

Seconded!

Is there a prize for that? Seriously, though, I didn't mean to be counter-productive. I just generally wish people would avoid dealing in absolutes (obligatory Star Wars reference inc.) Yup...I thought the same thing. Heck, half of the information about the weapons that are shown may have...

Another thought about the weapons table: We're looking at the weapons table from the Starter Set. It's quite possible that the full rules will have additional aspects which reduce or eliminate the "some weapons are strictly better" situation, but those rules were deliberately omitted for the...

He said it is always better. Showing a single counter-example conclusively demonstrates that he was incorrect, full stop. (This is why words like "always" should generally be avoided. But not always.:cool:)

Hmmm...I really like most of what I'm seeing, with the exception of detect magic being first level. That always felt to me like something a spell caster should just be able to do.

Are you sure you want to ride the "look at what WotC borrowed from Paizo" train? :p

Psst...simulation is a lie.

Well put. And I don't think Paizo is anywhere near the bad old days of TSR (which I lived through). I just want to keep it that way. :)

Apology accepted. Please accept my apology in turn for me being overly pissy about the whole thing.

Oh for heaven's sake. I do think it was an over-reach, which no way implies whatever you seem to think it does. I do think it was out-of-character, because in my experience the Paizo folks have always been pretty easy going. And I wrote that I hope it isn't a sign of things to come...which...

And I said that it did where, exactly? Oh right, Internet hyperbole. :hmm:

It seems fairly clear to me that this isn't the type of "infringement" copyright laws are intended to prevent (not that I would try to use that as a legal defense). Nor do I think that failing to squash this would lead to difficulty in preventing commercial exploitation in the future (though...

IANAL, but it is also my understanding that patents and trademarks may be lost if not enforced, but copyrights generally cannot. Assuming that is correct, this was a unnecessary overreach, and one that seems out of character for Paizo. Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come...

...and I see we're at the stage where anything done in the name of capitalism is good, and responsibility to shareholders somehow absolves corporations of all other accountability.

While it's true that layoffs are sometimes a necessity, repeatedly laying people off right before Christmas requires a disturbing lack of sensitivity. Just the sort of lack most often seen in bigger companies, in fact... Lisa's comments demonstrate that layoffs need not be done carelessly (or...

While that is technically true, they only feared "piracy" of PDFs *because* of the spectre of lost of legitimate sales, either hardcopy or PDF. Loss of revenue was, is, and always will be the concern. After 60 days, everything is long available in pirated PDF form anyway. Those willing to...