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Postby AB23 » Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:45 pm
Hating Trump isn't limited to someone who is intellectually lazy or someone who "turns on their tv for 10 seconds for inspiration."
Trump is one of the most hatable people on the planet, and this extends a couple of decades before he was ever running for POTUS. Even if you agree with his political ideology, he's an extremely hatable dude. He's an obnoxiously privileged, annoying, seemingly unintelligent, and objectively bigoted dude who skipped out on military obligations, makes lewd comments about women, has cheated on his many wives with porn stars/strippers, and loves to tout obviously untrue conspiracy theories.
It's not "intellectually lazy" to dislike this person. It's fucking rational. Throw his political ideology and political career aside. This guy is a fucking extremely dislikable person. It's difficult for me to think of more dislikable people unless they're pedos and murderers or something.
So spare me, Trump supporters. Stop getting so triggered, seriously. You're ONLY making this song political bc the guy happens to be POTUS. But almost every one of these lyrics applied to the guy before he was ever in charge. Humanize it
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Postby scarecrow » Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:48 pm
Myles' backing vocals are cool!! Also the double chorus rules.
facelessman07 wrote:
Mr.Vlado wrote: Do you guys also love this passage "So entitled since the day that you were born..." that much?
Might be one of my favorite parts of any AB song. The repetition with the change in rhythm/power etc. is so incredibly great, cannot stop listen to that.
Edit: I also get the feeling that this song COULD be about Trump, fits very well, especially the passage I am talking about. Makes me love this song even more.
Dude, give it a break.
Statements like this just prove how loony those with Trump Derangement Syndrome have become in today's world. Literally everything has become about him and it's rather sad to watch my fellow man wallow in misery.
Mark is a Republican fwiw.
Don't care what Myles thinks while our nation is doing great, just give me great music.
lmaooooooooooo
mark is definitely not a trump fan
https://www.overdrive.ie/interview-mark ... n-october/
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Postby PRS10Top » Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:57 pm
scarecrow wrote:
Nope, doesn't sound like he was a fan of either candidate last time around. He articulated his feelings well in the article, IMO. In a way that is easily relatable.
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Postby facelessman07 » Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:00 pm
That is never once said. Mark is smart enough to be vague about his politics. Lord knows when you actually express your true feelings to the general public, those on the far left go nucking futs.
That interviewer also appears to be deranged.
AB23 wrote: Hating Trump isn't limited to someone who is intellectually lazy or someone who "turns on their tv for 10 seconds for inspiration."
You may want to read through this thread again to see who politicized the song, bud.
Moving on...
I don't disagree with many of your points. But the fact remains that, IF this song was inspired by him (not certain obviously), it doesn't get written if he doesn't get into the Oval Office. Myles wasn't going to single out a random celebrity.
Postby anguyen92 » Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:03 pm
Guys. Let's not insult people based on political sides, we are all on the same side here as fans of AB.
PRS10Top wrote:
Just imagine if we had a song about Hillary. We could call it, "Everyone Who Double Crosses Me Ends Up Suspiciously Dead."
You wanna go off about Pizzagate and QAnon while you're at it? You've already embarrassed yourself.
If you crave logical and intellectual abuse that much then let's take this elsewhere i.e. the appropriate subforum.
Correct, this is not the thread for dumbass conspiracy theories.
LOL. You're so upset.
Speaking of conspiracies, how's that collusion conspiracy turn out?
See you in the other forum, bud.
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Postby TheEndisHere » Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:22 pm
Anyone else fascinated by the transformation of political messages of the band going back to the Creed days? If you look at the lyrics of some of the songs on "My Own Prison", it is definitely right wing ("In America" is anti-abortion and conservative on sex, "One" seems to see affirmative action as discrimination or reverse racism, the song is against racism but has a naive "both sides" p.o.v.) to now with left wing messages in the climate change songs (Bleed it Dry, Waters Rising, Writing on the Wall), the Other Side that decries religious zealots, and the anti-fascist/ anti-Trump songs (Show me a leader, the Last Hero, Pay No mind).
It seems like people who might be right leaning are taking issue with these AB songs and while I grew up a Creed fan and loved "my own prison", I am definitely progressive and cringe when I hear some of those Creed lyrics today.
I know some people want to leave the political discussion out but sorry there is nothing that is truly apolitical. Politics are in everything especially art.
Postby Ubik » Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:23 pm
anguyen92 wrote: Guys. Let's not insult people based on political sides, we are all on the same side here as fans of AB.
What this guy said.
Kev, you relented on not listening to any more songs! Was counting on you to share the pain. I'm gonna expand my allowed list to Take The Crown as that one looks like it may come out before the end. Probably in September knowing my luck.
They should write a song about snowflakes on a forum that get upset that their favorite band didn't write lyrics that cater to their political narrative.
Ubik wrote:
Well, I couldn't resist. Sorry. I wish I can guarantee that if AB releases a 3rd song before the album listening party that I will not listen to it, but I can't do that.
anguyen92 wrote: Well, I couldn't resist. Sorry. I wish I can guarantee that if AB releases a 3rd song before the album listening party that I will not listen to it, but I can't do that.
Your honesty is appreciated.
TheEndisHere wrote: Anyone else fascinated by the transformation of political messages of the band going back to the Creed days? If you look at the lyrics of some of the songs on "My Own Prison", it is definitely right wing ("In America" is anti-abortion and conservative on sex, "One" seems to see affirmative action as discrimination or reverse racism, the song is against racism but has a naive "both sides" p.o.v.) to now with left wing messages in the climate change songs (Bleed it Dry, Waters Rising, Writing on the Wall), the Other Side that decries religious zealots, and the anti-fascist/ anti-Trump songs (Show me a leader, the Last Hero, Pay No mind).
This is a great post.
Postby AB4Lyfe » Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:27 pm
"When the last man falls..." is such a great sing-along for me, loving that so far.
Also, it's amazing how toxic this board can get so quickly. Come on people, be polite.
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Taking proceedings for the recovery of professional costs (or disbursements) on a contract for provision of legal services is not necessarily the most efficient means of recovering payment owing to a practitioner.
The costs assessment scheme provides a mechanism by which practitioners can seek to have fees assessed, and then file the certificates of determination so they are taken to be judgments of the Court in which they are filed.
Where a practitioner or client takes the approach of assessing costs whilst underlying recovery proceedings are on foot, there is a risk (with those assessments occurring under the Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW)) that the assessment proceedings may be injuncted and the entirety of the dispute litigated in court. For assessments occurring under the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) or the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) No. 16a, such outcomes are less likely to arise as costs assessors have power to conduct oral hearings.
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Coal region in Serbia selected for the TRACER project: Kolubara coal mining and power generation region
Kolubara District, Serbia
Target Regions
Greece (EL53)
LUSATIAN LIGNITE DISTRICT
KOLUBARA REGION
Serbia (RS11&RS21)
SOUTHEAST BULGARIA
Bulgaria (BG34)
NORTH WEST BOHEMIA
Czech Republic (CZ04)
Poland (PL22)
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West Romania (RO42)
1.Serbia's lignite reserves and share in power generation
Kolubara coal mining and power generation region is chosen as the Target Region for the TRACER project as the reference case for Serbia. The coal reserves there amount to 2.2 billion tonnes of lignite with an annual production of about 30 million tones, which is almost 75% of the total coal production in the country. The coal is mined there from the end of 19th century, but the turning point in production came in the middle of 20th century with the opening of the first open pit, which started mass surface mining of lignite. Today, Kolubara mining basin is the country's largest coal supplier for state owned Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS). EPS generates about 20 billion kWh of electricity per year in four thermal power plants (14 generating units) of the total installed capacity of 3.4 GWe, all based on the lignite from Kolubara mining basin. As some of the existing old generating units are planned to be shut down soon, a thorough refurbishment and life extension of other units is in progress. These units are being equipped with new environmental protection facilities to satisfy the EU emission standards. A new capacity is envisaged to be constructed at the mine mouth and based on modern technology with high efficiency.
The lignite from Kolubara basin is primarily (above 95% in 2017) used for electricity generation, ensuring a secure supply of more than a half (52%) of the total electricity generated in the country, and a small amount of lignite is dried and sold to the industrial and district heating consumers in the adjacent cities. While the district heating system of the capital city of Belgrade is based on local natural gas fired heat-only plants, a several decades old project is currently under development to ensure 600-800 MWt base-load heat from the reconstructed multiunit power plant located nearby, that burns lignite from the Kolubara mining basin. When in operation, it will not only mean much less waste heat discharge to the already overheated Sava river, but also a reduced import dependence on the natural gas, as well as an increase in the security of the heat supply to the consumers in the Capital city.
2.Geographical and population characteristics of the Kolubara Region
The Kolubara mining basin is located in the central – west part of Serbia, south from the Sava River and south-west of Belgrade city center. It spans over parts of two NUTS2 statistical regions – "Belgrade" [RS 11] region (3,234 km2 of surface area and a population of 1,687,132) and "Sumadija and Western Serbia" [RS 21] region (26,493 km2 of surface area and a population of 1,941,130). The most of mining area and all of power generation is located within the Belgrade region, and the rest of surface mining (with projected extension to the west in the future) is within the Sumadija and Western Serbia region. The activities are located within five municipalities (Lazarevac, Ub, Lajkovac, Obrenovac and Arandjelovac) with the total area of 1813 km2 and total population of 221,947 inhabitants.
The mining area is surrounded by Koceljeva town on the west, Rudovci on the east, Stepojevac on the north and Lajkovac on the south, with the east-west axis 55 km long and the north-south axis 15 km long. Within these boundaries, coal excavation area covers about 130 km2 with 52 km2 activated so far. Out of total 21 identified mining fields in the Kolubara mining basin, currently active are the following four: Field "B", Field "D", Field "G" and "Tamnava West". The total area currently taken by mining is 37.4 km2, of which Field "D"22.00 km2, Field "B" 4.20 km2, Field "G": 0.51 km2, and "Tamnava West" 10.70 km2.
3.Economic activities and employment
Apart of the above described mining and power generation activities in the Belgrade [RS11] and Sumadija and Western Serbia [RS 21] regions, economic activities and employment differ remarkably. While the capital city of Belgrade (ten urban municipalities) in the [RS11] region hosts the state administration, health care, education, banking, trade, tourism, civil services, construction, foreign representative offices and a diversity of other activities, with less employees in the dominantly rural area (seven municipalities) in agriculture, forestry and other local businesses, the situation is opposite in the in [RS 21] region (particularly so when/if the industrial activities cease), except to some extent for the administrative centers of its eight constitutve districts: Kragujevac (Sumadija), Sabac (Macva), Valjevo (Kolubara), Cacak (Moravica), Uzice (Zlatibor), Kraljevo (Raska), Krusevac (Rasina) and Jagodina (Pomoravlje). To perform activities on mining and power generation in the Kolubara target region employed are 11,907 people in open cast mining and supporting services, and 2,039 in power generation, including 415 in railway transportation of coal, (2018 data). It is worth noting that EPS (Electric Power Industry of Serbia) is the largest employer in the country (employs about 36,500 people), of which the mining basin (MB) Kolubara is the largest single branch with the highest number of employees within EPS.
4.Stakeholders interested for the transition of the MB Kolubara to a post-lignite era
With more than a half of electricity produced by burning the lignite mined in the MB Kolubara, the primary interest for the transition to a post-lignite era is with the state authorities, represented by the Ministry of mining and energy, Ministry of economy, Ministry for environmental protection, as well as with the state owned Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS). The strategic energy development framework, mainly adjusted to the Serbia's obligations under the Energy Community Treaty, includes the Action plan for renewable energy sources (RES) that was set out for the period by 2020 as the national priority, and extended further by the Program of implementation of the Energy sector development strategy by the year 2030. As this Strategy rests mainly on the indigenous lignite and RES, primarily hydro and wind, the post-lignite era is very critical not only from the point of view of the target region where these RES are scarce, but for the country as a whole. This makes interest of the state authorities and governmental agencies in ensuring a safe electricity supply for the post-lignite era a top-level priority.
The same applies to the EPS corporation which has not made yet its long-term plans regarding the post-lignite era. In the long-term planning of EPS, it is foreseen to continue construction of the new lignite power plant Kolubara B with 1 or 2 units of 300 MW rated capacity, thus completing the generation fleet aimed to operate until the lignite resources in the MB Kolubara would last. However, as three quarters of electricity in Serbia is currently lignite based, the long-term future of EPS is highly uncertain. This is further stressed by the facts that the proposed Law on fighting the climate change entered parliamentary procedure for adoption, while the Ministry of environmental protection is ending up the proposal of the low carbon strategy with transition away from coal in energy sector in its focus.
Local authorities are in the forefront of interest for the post-mining era, particularly in the directly affected municipalities (Lazarevac, Ub, Lajkovac, Obrenovac and Arandjelovac). The City of Belgrade is interested in a secure supply of base load heat to supplement the imported natural gas. On the other hand, it is expected that interest in post-lignite era will arise of the natural gas suppliers. High interest is expected from many other actors, particularly from the current and potential future investors in the field of renewable energy and environmental protection facilities.
A very important stakeholder group is constituted by the unemployed former miners, who are directly interested in the coal transition process, and a special concern is to ensure that their rights are respected in a transition process, including any compensation measures. Regional and local public administration authorities are also interested in terms of economic and social development in a smart and environmental friendly manner. As the Kolubara mining and power generation region is one of the most polluted regions in Serbia, in spite of the enormous environmental improvement, there are still various environmental consequences that continuously attract interest of NGOs and various environmentalists' groups.


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Some of the many weapons available in Starfinder Armory. Illustrated by Kent Hamilton.
But that's not all! There's also new weapon accessories, weapon fusions, and special materials up for offer. For accessories be sure to check out the bayonet bracket and collapsing weapon. I like a lot of the new weapon fusions, but my favourites probably turned out to be accurate, conserving, guarded, obscuring, rebounding, and soulfire. For special materials I was surprised to find I enjoyed horacalcum and inubrix the most.
After leaving behind sixty pages of weapons and weapon-related products we're heading out into the wide world of armour. There's six pages dedicated to light and heavy armour (with two of those being full-page art), followed by six pages dedicated to powered armour (with two of those being full-page art), and finally six more pages of armour upgrades. The upgrades are a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed adaptive energy shield, agility enhancer, auto injector, easy access kit, glamour projector, long strider module, medical interface, stabilizer springs (a nice low-level option), and (my personal favourite) the computer interface, which essentially lets you make a 'Jarvis' for your 'Iron Man' suit.
Up next? Augmentations. Biotech has two pages dedicated to it (be sure to check out the mighty vocal chords and regenerative blood), Cybernetics has two pages (I like the optical laser), Magitech has four pages of options (check out antimagic skin and arcane lenses), and finally Necrografts fill the last four pages (I like the bore blade and the healing larynx).
Some of the Powered Armour found in Starfinder Armory. Illustrated by Leonardo Borazio.
Then we move right on to Technological items. This section fills up a whopping twelve pages! Some of it is new, while others are pleasantly familiar, either because you can find them in our world, or because they were introduced in Pathfinder's Technology Guide (such as ion tape and zipsticks). I particularly enjoyed the auto cartographer, datapad, domestic drive, emergency raft, evenfire unit, holographic sashimono, hoverskates, ion tape, nanite hypopen, and the many new tool kits. There's lots of useful stuff!
Magic Items are up next, where you'll find ten more pages of new equipment to spend your credits on. To start with there's some cool aeon stones, my favourite of which is the kaleidoscopic icosahedron. The very expensive containment tesseract is also pretty nifty. I also enjoyed the cover seed, darksight goggles, dented kasa, diffraction cloak, figurine of wondrous power (which summon creatures to fight for you), ofuscated journal, plasma beads (pretty much a necklace of fireballs), Starfinder backpack, and the tangle burst seed. This is followed by three new artifacts: Atrocite Sphere, Trafodi Paradox, and, my personal favourite, the Book of Unwritten Truths.
Fusing Technological Items and Magic Items are the delightful Hybrid Items, which take up eight pages. I enjoyed the captive-star amulet and various vital seeds most, although I'm sure there'll be lots of fans of the new hybrid grenades (of which there are many). I got a great laugh out of computer idols, and the software imp! Be sure to give them a read.
After this is four pages of Personal Items. Although not the most exciting category of items, it's certainly useful. My favourites are staples! The gear maintenance kit, mess kit, and books. (I know, I know. I'm really stepping out of my comfort zone there! Haha!).
Drugs, Medicinals, and Poisons all share the next two pages (which aren't really my cup of tea), followed by two pages of 'Other Purchases.' This section is mostly flavour, but I found I really enjoyed reading about the types of cuisine created and favoured by the core races of the Pact Worlds. The ysoki were hilarious! (Don't eat their food. In fact, I'd stay away from Shirren cuisine, as well!).
Finally, there's two pages of new vehicles, the cheapest of which is the level two motorcycle for 1,900 credits. And that brings us to the end of the new equipment. 140 pages have flown by just like *snaps* that! But, that's not the end of the book. That simply brings us to the next chapter.
Android Envoy by Alexander Nanitchkov.
Chapter 2: Character Options. Here you'll find one new archetype, plus two pages of new class options for each of the core classes. All of these options are focused on equipment —- typically using your equipment to the best of its ability (or beyond its normal capabilities). The archetype comes first and is called Augmented. These guys are great with — you guessed it — augmentations! They get more, pay less for them, and can make their augmentations do more than they're built to. The Augmented grants alternate class features at 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 9th levels. I really enjoyed it (and know at least one character created by my family who'll be using it!).
The Envoy's class options include four new low level improvisations, two sixth level improvisations, and two eighth level improvisations, followed by seven new expertise talents. Be sure to check out fire support, brace yourselves, improved brace yourselves, terrifying blast, and improved terrifying blast for improvisations, and expert advice for talents.
The Mechanic's class options include four new level two tricks, three more level eight tricks, two more level fourteen tricks, and four new drone modifications. My favourite tricks were provisional repair and recalibrate engine, both of which are available at level two. My favourite drone mods were barricade, and grease.
The Mystic class options were both the least adaptable, and my favourite! They introduced a new mystic connection, and two new spells granted by that connection. So what is it? The Geneturge! These guys are capable of altering their genetic code (and even those of others). In application their abilities mostly involve biotech, and sudden evolution. I particularly enjoyed their Personal Modification third level ability, their Warping Strain ninth level ability, and their Instant Evolution fifteenth level ability. The two new spells are detect augmentation, and reject augmentation (which sounds awesome! Haha).
Human Mystic Genethurge by Alexander Nanitchkov.
The Operative class options include sixteen new exploits (six at level 2, five at level six, four at level ten, and one at level fourteen). and one new operative specialization. Of the exploits, I particularly enjoyed armour optimization, fast aim, pistol whip, trap spotter, and ricochet shot. The new Specialization is the Gadgeteer, a very cool inventor which makes use of two new exploits: utility belt, and quick deployment. His trick attacks involve using a custom device to distract the enemy. Such fun!
The Solarian class options include one new stellar revelation and one new graviton revelation for each level (level two, six, ten, and fourteen), and for zenith revelations. That makes for ten cool new options total. I had a hard time picking my favourites, but in the end I decided I liked constructive interference, stellar equilibrium, attractive force, debris field, particle field, and particle wave, which turned out to be an even split between stellar and graviton powers. Awesome!
The Soldier class options include ten new gear boosts and a new fighting style called 'Shock and Awe.' The fighting style is supposed to focus on making a real spectacle of yourself. I like it in theory, but in execution I wasn't that impressed. Still, it's different. Fighters who take this style will want to make use of sonic weapons and weapons with the bright special quality. As for gear boosts, there's a ton of useful options. My favourites were steady sniper, twinned threat, and unstoppable strike.
Starfinder Core Rulebook
Finally we come to the Technomancer's class options which include five new magic hacks of varying levels, and three new spells. My favourite magic hacks were recode gem (which is available at level two), and enchanted fusion (which is available at fifth level). As for spells, I rather enjoyed animate armour, and incompetence. The third spell, electroplating, is also quite useful.
And that's it! All that's left is the index and the end. 160 pages of awesome.
Honestly, I think that Starfinder: Armory is one of those books you've got to invest in. It's not a frivolous extra purchase. You'll reference it ALL the time. Every time you need to spend your credits you'll crack out the Starfinder Core Rulebook and the Armory. For players, I'd say its more important than the Alien Archive (and Alien Archive 2) and Pact Worlds. For GMs? Well, hard to say. If you only GM it's going to be less useful for you than the Alien Archives and Pact Worlds. But you'll still get your use out of it. I adore this book and think it's well worth the money.
I hope you enjoyed taking a peek inside Starfinder: Armory with us!
See you in the Drift!
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Adventurer's Armory 2
Things are pretty crazy around my house right now. My son's sick (again), and both of my children had their birthdays this past week. But, as things begin to settle, we're ready to get right back into the swing of things here on d20 Diaries. So today, we're taking a look at another book I recently got my hands on: Pathfinder Player Companion: Adventurer's Armory 2 !
Pathfinder Player Companion: Adventurer's Armory 2
The Adventurer's Armoury 2 is a sequel to the ever-popular Adventurer's Armory , which was also released as a Player Companion back in April 2010. As a product from the Player Companion line, it's a thin, soft-cover book intended for use by players, which clocks in at 32 pages in length. In my opinion, the Adventurer's Armory was among the most universally useful books in the Player Companion line, so I was thrilled to pick up the sequel.
Without further ado, let's take a look at what's inside…
The inside covers both feature purchasing charts showcasing the new equipment in this book. The front inside cover's home to weapon and armour charts, while the back inside cover's where you'll find everything else. This includes adventuring gear, alchemical remedies, alchemical tools, alchemical weapons, poisons, clothing, magical items, and mundane tools. Looking past the covers we find the table of contents and then the introduction.
Pathfinder Companion: Adventurer's Armory
Although it doesn't sound very exciting, the introduction's home to one feat, Equipment Trick, which is an old, quirky feat originally printed in Adventurer's Armory which allows your characters to make interesting uses out of a specific type of equipment chosen at the time of taking the feat. Only certain items have equipment tricks written for them, and in order to use each trick you must meet its specific requirements. Sound confusing? No worries. You take the feat and select which kind of item you're going to learn tricks with, then read the list of tricks. If you meet the requirements for any of those tricks, you can use them. If not, keep an eye on them. You can use the trick as soon as you do meet the requirements, even if its many levels down the road. Curious what kind of equipment you can utilize? We'll touch on that again later. For now, just know there's plenty.
After the feat, you'll find a collection of five traits which are all themed around where you buy your goods and feature some of the most infamous marketplaces in the Inner Sea. Including Absalom's Coin District, Cassomir, Katapesh, Ostenso, and Riddleport, each of these traits are flavourful and fun. That being said, they're not staples. You won't read them and decide every one of your characters has to have it. My personal favourite? Absalom's Amiable Briber, which is a social trait allows you to offer bribes without fear. The first time someone refuses a bribe you offer, that person's attitude towards you doesn't worsen, even if the offer normally would offend the person. Cool! Cassomir's Bountiful Herb-Lore and Riddleport's Master Messenger are also pretty cool, so be sure to check them out.
Lastly, the introduction features a handy rules index that lists the page numbers of each feat, trait and other rules option presented in this book. By now, one thing's already clear: not everything in Adventurer's Armory 2 is new. Some of the equipment and player options in this book are reprints from other out-of-print books. An understandable move, and helpful for those of you who might not own the original sourcebooks.
Moving on from the introduction we come to one of my favourite sections of the book: Equipment Packages! What, you may ask, is an equipment package? Simple! It's a big collection of gear that your characters can choose to start with. What does it cost you? Two things! First, it costs a trait: Well-provisioned Adventurer. Second, it costs your starting gold. That's right! If you take this trait you don't staring gold at all. So, are these equipment packages worth it? That depends. In terms of value, each of these packages is worth about a thousand gold pieces. That's a lot! In addition, the gear is well-chosen, and varied. Each allows for a minor amount of tweaking with GM approval, which should make them even more accessible. Having that much extra wealth can mean the difference between life and death at level one. However, whether or not you personally feel the gear is better than a +1 to a saving throw, a bonus to a few skills, turning a skill into a class skill, or picking up a quirky minor ability, is entirely a personal preference. My husband wasn't wowed by it, but I certainly was, and my kids also loved it. I wouldn't use it for all of my characters, of course, but for plenty these equipment packages are an option I'd consider. In addition to a well-chosen set of equipment geared at many different class types, these packages also include the weight for both medium and small characters already calculated. A wonderful thing if you don't really like number crunching weights and carrying capacities, determining the adjusted weights for small sized characters, or coin counting to the copper piece. These equipment packages can also be purchased for 1,000 gp, for those of you who don't want to use a trait to get one. As an aside, GMs can also use these equipment packages as rewards, care packages and gifts to be handed out to your players by grateful NPCs. The only obvious downside? They're heavy. With the lightest weighing in at 44 pounds (28 3/4 for small characters) your low-strength characters are bound to be overburdened by them. I'd love to see some more light-weight options appear in the future. My favourite equipment packages turned out to be the Arcane Adept (intended for arcane spellcasters) and the Daring Bravo (intended for any lightly armoured combatant). My young son loved the Wilderness Warrior, while my daughter loved the Mystic Guide (which she'd like to use on her next druid). After you've given the equipment packages a read, leave us a comment and let us know if you intend to use any. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Next up we come to what most people will purchase this book for: armour and weapons. First up's the armour. With eight new choices varying in price from 1 gp to 2,100 gp, there's a wide variety of new armour, even if there aren't many. My personal favourites are the Erutaki coat, the Varisian dancing scarves, and the reinforced tunic. In addition to armour, this book introduces a new type of item called a modification. Modifications can be applied to armour by a skilled smith, and offer both a benefit and a drawback. You'll also find a feat later in the book that allows players to better utilize armour modifications. Although cool, none of these modifications are cheap, so invest with care. I'd recommend the nimble modification, which increases an armour's Max Dex by two, reduces its check penalty by one, but costs 1,000 gp, and adds five pounds to its weight. Burnished also sounds like lots of fun at lower levels. For a cost of 500 gp, five pounds of added weight, and a -10 penalty to stealth in areas of bright light, you can dazzle your enemies with your brilliantly shining armour! Capable of targeting everyone who can see you within 30 feet, this ability has the potential to be really effective. However, each target can only be affected once per day. Other armour modifications include deflecting, double-plated (which I expect will see a lot of use), jarring, nimble, razored, slumbering (which is SUPER handy) and vitalguard.
With that we come to the Weapons. There's a whopping twenty-five new weapons in this book, most of which are exotic, and only one of which is simple. I'm pretty partial to the cutlass, the lantern staff, and the spiral rapier. That being said, the flask thrower's going to be incredibly handy for some characters. Past the new weapon options you'll find a handy list showing what weapon group each belongs to, followed by seven weapon modifications. Weapon modifications work in the same way as armour modifications do, and also feature some feats which can improve their efficiency and capabilities. In addition, modified weapons have their weapon type increase by one step (from simple to martial, and martial to exotic). The weapon modifications included in this book are brutally weighted, dual-balanced, jagged hooks, razor-sharp, serrated edge, tactically adapted, and versatile design. Personally, I think that dual-balanced (which reduces the penalties for two-weapon fighting by -1) and tactical adapted (which allows you to add weapon qualities like blocking, disarm, and nonlethal to a weapon) are bound to see the most use in play.
All in all, I like the idea of modifications more than I like them mechanically. I'm unlikely to invest in them due to their hefty price tag, and the extra weight. Of course, if I'm playing a character who has extra cash to spend, a wide array of proficiencies and carrying capacity to spare, I'd give definitely them a try. I'm very curious to see them in action.
Next up we have a single page of feats. There's nine of them total, and all of them are combat feats. Seven have to do with armour and weapon modifications, while the last two involve utilization of the dwarven dorn-derger, an exotic weapon that appears in this book. Although I'm sure some people are bound to try out the modification feats, especially Creative Armorsmith and Creative Weaponsmith, I found the feats on offer so specialized that I'm highly unlikely to use them. It's a shame, but luckily these aren't the only feats up for offer in Adventurer's Armory 2.
Leaving the weapons and armour behind we come to the next section of the book, which showcases eighteen new pieces of mundane gear. Of them, I'd guess that only five or six will see play with any kind of frequency. The most useless item on the list would definitely be the false teeth, while the most universally used would probably be the charcoal. It's so much better than buying ink and an inkpen! But, my favourite? The spring-loaded scroll case. This snazzy little case is five gold, and can be hung from a belt or backpack. It holds a single scroll which can be retrieved as a swift action. Shiny!
After the adventuring gear is a new type of equipment known as preparatory gear. These are items that you practise with for an hour everyday, then make a specific skill or ability check. If you pass, you gain a benefit that lasts for 24 hours. For example, the drowner's helmet can help train you to hold your breath longer and the practise straitjacket can help train you to escape from bindings. There's only two other preparatory gear in this book: the hanging board and a thief trainer. Each option's a bit pricey–between 35 and 200 gp–but is certainly useful. The one hour daily training requirement might be a turn-off for some players, but I don't mind at all. It's particularly useful for non-spellcasters who travel with spellcasters and can give them something to do while your casters prepare their spells or pray to their deities. Since the benefits of each last 24 hours, training can also be done at night before heading to bed. All in all I think it's an intriguing concept, and I'm excited to see them put to use.
Up next is some equipment tricks for use with a few fun bits of mundane gear: ladders, lanterns, mirrors and poles. Each type of gear has between three to five tricks associated with it (poles have three, ladders have four, while lanterns and mirrors have five each). Some of these tricks require a number of ranks in an associated skill to utilize, while others require specific feats as the prerequisites. The lantern tricks are the most utilitarian, and allow users to make their lanterns burn brighter or dimmer and explode like alchemist's fire when thrown. When being held in the same hand as a shield, your lantern can deal some fire damage with each shield bash. Finally, you can toss lantern oil in an opponent's eyes with the dirty trick maneuver (your lantern or theirs) which can both blind and burn them. The mirror tricks also sound like lots of fun. My personal favourites let you shine light into your opponents eyes, reflect gaze attacks, and even penetrate illusions! No longer is your mirror just for looking around corners!
Leaving behind the mundane adventuring gear we head into the exciting world of more mundane gear! This time it's tools and tool kits we're taking a gander at. Both of these sections are small, with only six items in each. As far as tools go, I was excited for a duo of new bear traps, while my daughter insisted that the portable terrarium was the greatest item in the entire book. (Warning: She may have been biased by the adorable picture of the terrarium, which features a cute little frog in a glass globe…). As for tool kits, I'm partial to the elemental explorer's kit, and the underground survival kit, although I'm more than ready to admit that the fiendslayer's kit and the undead survivor's kit will see more use in play. And what other kits are up for offer, you ask? The emergency interrogation kit, and the invisible enemies kit.
The next section is a single page that features seven new poisons. The cheapest poison up for offer is the delightfully named rainbow scarab shell. At a price of only 150 gp per dose, this iridescent toxin deals strength damage upon injury once per round for four rounds. Although it's not particularly difficult to resist or overcome, victims who reach 0 strength also begin to suffocate. The priciest poison also happens to be my favourite. Grinding joint paste is an ingested poison with a ten minute onset which costs a whopping 2,100 gold per dose. Made from dried and ground up cockatrice organs it causes a decent amount of Dexterity damage for six minutes. In addition, movement becomes so painful that the victims take damage whenever they swing a two-handed weapon or move more than ten feet in a round. Ouch! I'm also pretty partial to the Leng's tears, which is a fast acting contact poison which causes vivid hallucinations and paralysis. Failing just once causes a full ten minutes of paralysis, with unlucky victims being unable to move for an entire hour. Nasty!
Following these nasty poisons is another set of equipment tricks, this one for instruments. Of all the equipment tricks offered in this book, this set are by far my favourite. In fact, they might be my favourite equipment tricks ever. I love them! Attention grabber lets your character draw attention to themselves in order to cover their allies movements. Goad animal lets you command friendly animals to perform tricks they know as a free action or push them to perform tricks they don't know as a standard action. Jaw-dropping distraction lets you feint with a perform check instead of a bluff check. Play to the crowd let's you use a perform check in place of an initial diplomacy check to influence an NPC, and finally, ruffian's riff lets you treat an instrument as an improvised weapon with the performance special feature. Got a masterwork instrument? Then it counts as a masterwork weapon. Got a magical one? It's treated as magic for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction. Awesome. I'm definitely going to be giving these tricks a try.
Side by side on the same page with the instrument equipment tricks is a column that I actually loved a lot. Examples of masterwork tools. I know, it doesn't sound very exciting. But, think of it. How often do you purchase the generic 'masterwork tools' from the Core Rulebook. On occasion, right? Maybe if you've got a character who has a craft or profession. But this list reminds us that these tools are far more useful than the average player has been giving them credit for. This lists a large number of skills (which don't already have a designated tool or tool kit), and provides example tools that you could purchase to improve those skills. Want to improve your acrobatics check? Pick up a balancing pole, gymnast's slippers or a vaulting pole. Feel like being menacing? You could invest in frightening tattoos, an executioner's hood, or a set of torturer's tools. How about a reference book to help with a knowledge check, or lubricating oils to help escape bonds. This list really got me thinking about the term 'tool' and how they can be applied to a wide variety of characters and skills. I was honestly surprised how useful I found this little column, and I'm sure plenty of other players will get good use out of it, as well.
The next two pages revolve around clothing, with the first page being ten new articles of clothing, and the second being six new spells that need to be cast upon specific articles of clothing. The burglar's outfit, courtesan's outfit and squire's outfit all provide great new options for starting outfits, while the spells allied cloak, grappling scarf, and surefoot boots were all great fun.
Past clothes we get to one of my favourite sections in the book: impromptu equipment. That's right! Want a list of example objects and their damage for reference? It's here! Want some magical items that help improvised weapons? Also here! There's also a few neat feats and, my personal favourite: special qualities that some improvised weapons can possess. So whether you're wielding a pronged taxidermic moose head, a gross hunk of rotting meat, a heavy anvil, or a burning log, these improvised weapons qualities are a lot of fun that can really get your player's creativity flowing. It's going to be a blast! As for feats, check out hook fighter, which lets you turn a grappling hook into a deadly weapon. For magical gear be sure to pick up gloves of improvised might and quick metal bracers, both of which are awesome options for characters interested in focusing on improvised weapons.
As we near the end of the book we find ourselves among a pile of products that can be created with arguably the most popular type of crafting in Pathfinder: alchemy. This section features two new alchemical remedies, three new alchemical tools, and seven new alchemical weapons (four of which are forms of alchemical bolts). My personal favourites were troll stypic (a painful paste which can grant users fast healing for up to 8 rounds) and the tress tincture (an alchemical weapon that causes raid hair growth, which can be terribly irritating, as your opponents hair constantly gets in their eyes and obscures vision. Yes, you read that correctly!). In addition to new alchemical substances we also get three new sets of equipment tricks which showcase the classics of alchemy: smokesticks, tanglefoot bags, and thunderstones. Exciting! Although all three are awesome, the tanglefoot bag tricks are my favourite. If you've got a sneaky or stealthy character, definitely give the smokestick tricks a read. The final part of the alchemy section is a new kind of brew called concoctions. These creations are less stable than your typical alchemical creations and are known for having bad side effects. In addition, players who consume more than one concoction at a time roll on a table of random effects. Half of these effects are good, and half are bad. Of those, they vary from alright and not too bad, all the way up to amazing and horrible. If you're a gambler this can be great fun to fiddle with, but with the options ranging from 'unleash the full potential of my body and mind' which allows you to gain a +4 bonus on two ability score for 24 hours, all the way to the concoction explodes within your stomach, or is highly toxic, I'm not really into to testing my luck. The concoctions themselves are typically 50 gold each with the priciest being 100 gp. Each offers a benefit and a drawback. The crystal-sweet concoction gives you +2 on diplomacy and -4 on sense motive, while the sphere-song concoction gives you +1 on Will saving throws and a -2 on initiative. Although interesting, I think these items have great potential for GM
use. These can easily be added into drug dens, dangerous bars and high-end noble parties. They can also be focal points for social encounters, or used as a 'test of faith' or as 'dares' by gangs, religious organizations and the nobility. Whatever use your group happens to find for them, they're certainly a colourful (and potentially dangerous) experience.
The next two pages of Adventurer's Armory 2 feature a variety of equipment from two distinct regions: the Dragon Empires and the Padishah Empire. Each region has an entire page to itself, and contains a few articles of clothing, alchemical remedies or tools, and a special material. Spirit-vision ink turned out to be my favourite piece of equipment from Tian Xia, while the special material, sunsilver, was my favourite object to come from the Keleshite culture.
The final section of this book turned out to be among my favourites. It releases rules for a brand new type of construct you can make right from level one: poppets. If crafting's not your cup of tea, you can also purchase these little fellows. Although too costly to purchase as a brand new level one character, they're certainly affordable by the time level two rolls around. These tiny or small creations can be upgraded and modified with a host of abilities, and can even be taken as familiars with a special feat. If you've been reading my blog for a while now, you may have already heard me speak about poppets. My seven-year-old son made a mad scientist who is obsessed with creating new life, and currently has two poppets he's hand-crafted with care. To read more about poppets and our experiences using them in games, read my blog post Character Focus: Professor McMaan, and Crown of the Kobold King: Part One. Short summary: we love them.
And that's it. We've reached the end.
So when it comes down to it, what do I think of Adventurer's Armory 2 ? Was it worth the money?
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Equipment
I think so. This books features a lot of new equipment and gear, as well as some cool new rules to go with them. Although most of the rules are quite specialized and exclusive to certain character builds, the items in the book are much more varied and useful. It's one of those books that you'll pull out every time you're making a new character, and pull out again for your first few level ups. Certainly, it's not as useful as Ultimate Equipment . And with the upcoming change to Pathfinder Playtest this next August, it's unlikely to be as popular as its predecessor, Adventurer's Armory , was. But as far as Player Companions go, it's definitely one of the most universally useful ones they've printed. In my opinion, it's worth it.
Have a copy of Adventurer's Armory 2 at home? Let us know what you think in the comments! Do you have a favourite item featured in its pages? Let us know that, too!
I hoped you've enjoyed this look at Adventurer's Armory 2 .
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Today on d20 Diaries we're celebrating by sharing all things 'love' from Pathfinder. So whether you're a romantic looking for love like Aldern Foxglove (who you can meet in Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition ) a jilted, jaded loner like the Stag Lord (who you can meet in Kingmaker Part 1 – Stolen Land ), or a parent who would do anything for their children like Nadya Petska (who you can meet in Reign of Winter Part 1 – The Snows of Summer ), we've got you covered! So slip on your sleeves of many garments (Pathfinder: Ultimate Equipment ) to get that perfect look and get ready to celebrate Valentine's Day in style!
We're starting simple, with a collection of mundane equipment that can make Valentine's special for even the lowliest level one character! Prepare yourself for the day with a grooming kit and some perfume/cologne. Head out for a lovely carriage ride, or to see a show. Read poetry (if you're literate), or serenade that special someone with a musical instrument. For dinner, set the mood with a candle and candlestick, and be sure to bring a bottle of wine and some chocolates. All of these items are available in Pathfinder: Ultimate Equipment
But, for those of us who are higher than level one, chances are you've got some cash to burn! Let's take a look at some pricier options! Unless otherwise listed, all of the items below are from either the Core Rulebook or Ultimate Equipment .
Still trying to catch the eye of that special someone? Be sure to get your armour and weapons glamered. Up your game with a circlet of persuasion, headband of alluring charisma, or a headband of seduction. Really put in the effort with a Zonzon Doll of Forgiveness (Inner Sea Gods ) tailored just for them! Or skip the effort completely and invest in a staff of charming, or eyes of charming.
Trouble Hanging on? Love keep slipping through your fingers? Be sure to invest in some tanglefoot bags, silk rope, an elixir of love, philter of love (Advanced Player's Guide ), or a harp of charming.
Beloved often caught in the thick of things? Give them a paper flower favour (Heroes of the High Court ) or a true love's locket (Giantslayer Part 2 – The Hill Giant's Pledge ) as a token of your affection. Always keep an eye out for them with kinsight goggles.
Got someone you'd do anything for? Invest in an allying weapon, martyr's tear and a ring of friend shield.
Can't bear to be separated? Pick up a bracelet of friends.
Worried about all that romance (and enchantments) clouding your mind? A cap of the free thinker should help keep your head on straight! While the Liberator's Rod will give you a second chance to see to the heart of the matter.
But enough about romance! Some character's love life in general! So if you're the kind of adventure who would rather preserve life than end it, pick up a merciful metamagic rod or a merciful weapon. Then try out some benevolent armour.
Broken Hearted? Share your pain with a heartseeker, seeking or stalking weapon. They'll regret tossing you to the curb!
My personal choice for the most romantic in-game gift? Boots of the winterlands! It's quite cold where I live. Haha.
Shelyn, Pathfinder's goddess of love, beauty and art.
But love isn't all about stuff! Up next we're taking a look at the gods of Pathfinder, some loving, some possessive, and some plain evil! All of the gods listed below can be found in Inner Sea Gods , although some are in other sources, as well.
If you're going to make a character interested in love you're definitely going to want to take a look at Shelyn, The Eternal Rose, the popular goddess of love, beauty and art. If you're a dwarf you'll instead check out Bolka, The Golden Gift, goddess of beauty, desire, love and the goddess responsible for making arranged marriages blossom into loving relationships (Dwarves of Golarion ). For a less obvious faith, take a look at Hembad, the Wise Grandfather, an empyreal lord of connections, matchmaking and synergy. Contrariwise, Naderi is the heartbroken goddess of love, romantic tragedy, suicide and drowning (Inner Sea Faiths , Faiths of Balance ).
Looking to tackle a more physical aspect of love? Calistria, The Savoured Sting, is the most popular choice. She's the elven goddess of lust, revenge and trickery. Or take Arshea, the Spirit of Abandon, for a spin! He's the androgynous empyreal lord of freedom, physical beauty and sexuality. Try going the opposite direction and take a look at Lymneiris, The Auroral Tower, an angel interested in prostitution, rites of passage, and virginity (both of whom are featured in Chronicle of the Righteous and Heaven Unleashed ). Take a walk on the darker side of sex with Ardad Lili, the infernal Whore Queen of seduction, snakes and women (Princes of Darkness ) or with the Green Mother, a divine fey interested in carnivorous plants, intrigue and seduction (The First World, Realm of the Fey ).
Want to worship a god worried less about romance, and more about family? Erastil, god of family, community, farming, hunting and trade, is the most well-known option. Although plenty of others exist. For dwarves there's Folgrit, the Watchful Mother, goddess of children, hearths and mothers (Dwarves of Golarion ). For giants there's Bergelmir, Mother of Memories and goddess of elders, family and genealogy (Giants Revisited ). Orcs can pay homage to Dretha, goddess of birth, fertility and tribes. Feronia is a lesser known demi-goddess of flame and fertility. Svarozic is an empyreal lord interested in parenthood, ingenuity and progress. And lastly, Shei is an empyreal lord interested in life and self-actualization.
But love isn't always good. Love of all kinds can be twisted into something foul. If you're looking to take a look at the darker sides of love, lust and obsession, check out these horrible devils, demons, daemons and other foul beings: Belial, Archdevil of adultery, deception and desire (Princes of Darkness ); Slandrais, a daemonic harbinger interested in lechery, love potions and obsession (Horsemen of the Apocalypse ); Zaigasnar, a daemonic harbinger interested in body modification, destructive vanity and pins (Horsemen of the Apocalypse ), Nocticula, demon lord of assassins, darkness, and lust (Lords of Chaos , Demons Revisited ); her brother Socothbenoth, demon lord of perversion, pride, sexual gratification and taboos (Lords of Chaos ); Zepar, an infernal duke of abduction, rape and transformation; Zaebos, an infernal duke of arrogance, nobility and sexual perversion; and Verex, the orc god of lust, pillage, and plunder.
If you're interested in bringing love and heartbreak into your game further, try using nymphs (Bestiary ), satyrs (Bestiary ), erodaemons (Bestiary 2 (Pocket Edition) ), pairaka (Bestiary 3 ), incubus (Bestiary 3 ) and succubus (Bestiary ) in your games as enemies, as well as enchanters of any kind.
Players can check out the Sacred Attendant archetype for clerics (Healer's Handbook ). Clerics and other classes with access to domains can check out the charm, community and good domains (Pathfinder Core Rulebook ), as well as the cooperation (Inner Sea Gods ), family, home, love, and lust subdomains (all from the Advanced Player's Guide ). Inquisitors can check out the seduction inquisition (Inner Sea Intrigue ). Spiritualists can make phantoms with the dedication, despair or jealousy focus (all from Occult Adventures ), as well as the kindness focus (Psychic Anthology ) or lust focus (Occult Realms ). Bards can add the 'dance of captivating desire' (Elemental Master's Handbook ) or 'at the heart of it all' (Ultimate Magic ) masterpieces to their repertoires. Characters of all classes can benefit from the feats: Cursed Love (Agents of Evil ) and True Love (Ultimate Campaign ).
There's a ton of spells in Pathfinder that have to do with love, lust and infatuation, most of which are enchantments. Some of my favourites include charm person, charm monster and enthrall, all of which are from the Pathfinder Core Rulebook . Ultimate Magic introduced lover's vengeance, unadulterated loathing, unnatural lust, and waves of ecstasy. From other sources there's adoration (Ultimate Combat ), dream dalliance (Agents of Evil ), lover's vengeance (The Inner Sea World Guide ), matchmaker (Ultimate Intrigue ), seducer's eyes (Inner Sea Gods ) and shamefully overdressed (Ultimate Intrigue).
Lastly, we're going to take a look at a few adventures that are the perfect fit for Valentine's Day.
My personal favourite is Realm of the Fellnight Queen ! This Pathfinder adventure module is intended for level seven characters and was written by Neil Spicer as his winning entry in RPG Superstar 2009. This wonderfully written adventure begins as the players attend a wedding ceremony for a friend. The wedding itself is a blast, with activities for the players to participate in, a great cast of colourful NPCs for them to interact with, and a feast in addition to the wedding. But soon a love-spurned gnome crashes the wedding with his beloved bees at the behest of his mistress, Queen Rhoswen. The players will have to save not only the wedding, but the entire town from the Fellnight Queen's machinations by heading deep into the forest and entering her extra-planar realm! This adventure is just a blast to play! I highly recommend it!
For adventure's about familial love, I recommend playing Racing the Snake or Final Resting Place. Both are 3.5 Dungeons and Dragons adventures published in Dungeon Magazine. Racing the Snake is by John Simcoe and is found in Volume 105. It's intended for level six characters, and has the PCs hired by a nobleman to protect his beloved daughter from assassins–with a twist! While she travels secretly to her wedding in the capital, the PCs get to impersonate her and lead her assassins and enemies on a wild-goose chase until she's safe and sound! This adventure has interesting encounters and really tips the regular format on it's head! Final Resting Place is written by Michael Kortes and is found in Volume 122. It's intended for level three characters, and has the PCs hired by the daughter of a famous adventurer who recently perished on an exploratory mission underground. Knowing her father is dead, but unable to come to grips with it without his body, the PCs are sent underground to the site of his last mission, in order to return his body to his daughter for a proper burial. This adventure is one of my all-time favourite 3.5 adventures and is a TON of fun.
But what about all those lover's scorned out there? I'd suggest giving Curse of the Riven Sky or Clash of the Kingslayers a whirl. Both are larger than life, awesome level ten Pathfinder modules that are driven in one way or another by the heartbroken, the betrayed, and the angry lovers out there! And best of all? As your player's discover the motivations and history of the NPCs involved, they'll question their cause, enemies and allies in a way they haven't had to before. Both are definitely worth a whirl! Curse of the Riven Sky is written by Monte Cook, while Clash of the Kingslayers is written by Leandra Christine Schneider (and currently on sale for only two dollars American).
We B4 Goblins, a free Pathfinder adventure by Crystal Frasier. Come on! You know you want to ride a pig through a wedding cake!
Want to worry less about morality and more about destroying something beautiful and having a BLAST? Take We B4 Goblins for a whirl! This FREE Pathfinder adventure makes the player's all goblins fresh out of their whelping cages, and sets them loose on some super fun rites of passage which culminates in an attack on a halfling wedding! Smash the cake, terrorize the guests and work out all your anger on the happy couple! The goblins are crashing the party!
Romantic love isn't the only kind that causes pain and heartbreak. These next two adventures revolve around what happens when family is taken from us. Murder in Oakbridge is a murder mystery printed in Dungeon Magazine volume 129, written by Uri Kurlianchik and intended for level five characters. Wingclipper's Revenge was printed in Dungeon Magazine volume 132 and pits the PCs against the perils of the fey (and man!). It was was written by Christopher Wissel and is intended for level four characters.
If you're into the Pathfinder Society, try playing Scenario #27: Our Lady in Silver, or Scenario #4-09: The Blakros Matrimony. Our Lady in Silver unleashes our Pathfinders upon the desert nation of Qadira. It's written by James McKenzie for tiers 5-6 and 8-9. The Blakros Matrimony takes place on Pariol Island outside of Absalom, an island owned entirely by the infamous Blakros family. It is written by Thurston Hillman for tiers 3-7. Both are unique adventures that are a ton of fun.
We've got one final Valentine's Day treat for you today… An adventure path that is all about the relationships you forge with your companions and fellow players… The Jade Regent Adventure Path (starting with Jade Regent Part 1 – The Brinewall Legacy )! With rules for how to befriend and woo each member of the caravan, and updates in every volume for what items, events and places have meaning to each NPC, this adventure path is the first (and only) one that pays loving attention to the side characters right from the start of the campaign, to the end. If you want to get in on a game where relationships matter, give Jade Regent a try. The player's guide is available as a free download, here.
That's all we've got for you today!
No matter who you are, and what kind of love (or lack of) you're celebrating today, I hope you enjoyed taking a look at the many ways you can spread the love with Pathfinder!
All the best, and Happy Valentine's Day!
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An Evaluation of the AO H-R-R Pseudoisochromatic Plates: A Test for Detecting, Classifying, and Estimating the Degree of Defective Color Vision
GERTRUDE RAND, Ph.D.; M. CATHERINE RITTLER, A.B.
Knapp Memorial Laboratory of Physiological Optics, the Institute of Ophthalmology of Presbyterian Hospital, and the Department of Ophthalmology of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University.
The AO H-R-R (Hardy-Rand-Rittler) Pseudoisochromatic Plates1 present for general use a comprehensive, inexpensive, and rapid test of color vision suitable for office, school, and clinic—a test which should be of considerable practical value. The principles underlying the test and its unique features have been described in previous papers published in the Archives2 under the title "The H-R-R Polychromatic Plates." The present paper is a brief report on our evaluation of the H-R-R Plates as made commercially available by the American Optical Company. The report will deal only with the test as a device for analyzing red-green vision, since the number of subjects who have made errors in the blue-yellow series of plates is too small to warrant conclusions as to the value of the plates of this series.
In the previous paper an evaluation was given of the H-R-R Polychromatic Plates (hereafter to be referred to as the
RAND G, RITTLER MC. An Evaluation of the AO H-R-R Pseudoisochromatic Plates: A Test for Detecting, Classifying, and Estimating the Degree of Defective Color Vision. AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1956;56(5):736–742. doi:10.1001/archopht.1956.00930040744013


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Dixit: A Family Storytelling Game
Do you like board games, storytelling from a picture, guessing from a clue, and deceiving people?
Hehe, on the final question, but it is part of the game.
You do? Well, Dixit is the perfect game to suit your fancy. If you've never heard of it, you're in for a real treat.
I like Dixit because it only takes about 30 minutes to play, is suitable for 3-6 players, and is recommended for ages 8+. I love Dixit because of the creativity and storytelling it inspires.
Here's a brief synopsis of the game from the manufacturer, "The players have hands of oversized cards with various artistic pictures. The active player secretly selects one of his cards and gives a very brief description. The other players secretly select their own cards which match the description. The chosen cards are shuffled and revealed, then players vote on which was chosen by the active player. Each correct answer gives points to the guesser and the active player. Each incorrect answer gives points to the player who submitted the guessed card. However, if all of the guesses are correct -- or none of them are -- then the active player gets no points and all the other players get points. The game ends when the deck is empty. The greatest total wins the game."
In other words, Dixit is a game of storytelling from a picture on a card. Either you're the player telling the story or you're amongst the players choosing your most deceiving card that matches the story and then taking a guess at which picture is correct.
Sounds fun? Play a round with me sometime or buy your own copy on Amazon.


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Power your body with Green Energy: Welcome to Matcha May!
Matcha is pretty awesome. So awesome, we think that it deserves its own month. Welcome to Matcha May!
We've created 3 delicious specials to celebrate matcha and help you to power your body with green energy.
When most people think of matcha, they think of a creamy matcha latte or, for the hardcores, a simple matcha tea. This May, we want to show you that matcha isn't just for hot drinks, it is an incredibly versatile ingredient that can be used in smoothies or shakes and even baking.
The rule that all green food is good for you definitely applies to matcha. It is rich in polyphenol compounds called catechins, which are a type of antioxidant. The levels you find in matcha are considerably higher than in normal green tea. Not only that but matcha contains a dreamy combo of caffeine and L-theanine. This gives you a great energy and mental clarity boost but prevents the typical caffeine crash a couple of hours later.
If you're new to matcha or already a convert, try our specials this May and celebrate the magic of matcha with us!
Matcha Mylkshake: an indulgent, creamy vegan shake made with coconut mylk, banana, Booja Booja vanilla ice cream and MATCHA.
Sourdough Matcha & Almond Cookie: one for all you vegan cookie monsters out there. A spelt & almond sourdough cookie with coconut. Sweetened with coconut sugar and elevated with a blend of wheatgrass, chlorella, spirulina, green tea and MATCHA.
Matcha & Raspberry Muffin: a matcha recipe for the more traditional eaters out there. This muffin uses organic whole milk, butter and eggs to create a light, fluffy muffin with added raspberries and MATCHA.


To Transform Emotional Pain and Life Challenge to Power!
Welcome to your Start up Kit!
I look forward to holding a loving container to help you discover how to embody and cultivate your best life by anchoring deeply into your spiritual wholeness which I call your Core Being. You see you were not meant to suffer but to instead transform your challenges into wisdom and wholeness!
You can learn to anchor into your spiritual wholeness and awaken your true self.
There is a Secret Code to transform what is not working into what can become a valuable, abundant and healing event. I call my work Mind Energy Body (ME-B Works) Transformation.
As you discover how to do this, you can then transform the energy of personal challenges that "hurt" and hold you back.
You see energy IS consciousness that connects your mind with your body.
And, as you begin to experience your inner Core Being wholeness in your mind, body and energy system – the emotional pain, stress, illness and overwhelm becomes just an energetic template (like the blueprint of your home) that can change and shift.
I teach 5 Spiritual Laws/Steps/Skills to help you awaken to the quantum reality and thus get the magic ticket to transform the lead in your life to gold.
Before you were born, when you were still in spirit form, you knew the truth of your own brilliance. Then, as you incarnated into this human form, you began to forget.
Mastering all 5 of these Laws/Steps/Skills is the Secret Code that will empower you to live more and more from your Core Being and thus create a happier, healthier and more abundant life!
This process of forgetting is one of the major reasons you feel emotional pain and "suffering" here on earth. Let this "Starter Kit" help you begin to regain those super power abilities to transform the emotional pain and challenge in your life. With this ability you easily reconnect with your brilliant, inner wholeness!
The video below discusses the importance of being kind to yourself and not creating an inner bully that will hold you back! It is just one of of the 5 profound transformation skills you learn in this work. Over the past decade, students and clients experience how this Secret Code system helps them awaken to that deep power, wisdom and gifts within.
It gives students and clients the ability to transform the negative habits, thoughts and challenges in their life into the riches of conscious manifestation!
To sign the petition stating you will be kind to your human, click here!
This work combines the skills of self-mastery: healing the wound, re-wiring your negative brain habituations, advanced mindfulness, somatic body awareness and subtle energy skills.
I will send you a link to it in a few days! Keep a look out for it in your email! And, as always, feel free to contact me personally if you have questions.


Wash the sweet potato and peel. Wash again to remove any remaining sand. Dry the sweet potato with a kitchen towel, and cut the sweet potato into wages. Heat the oil in a pan and deep-fry the sweet potato wages until golden brown. Season with salt, black pepper and chilli powder and serve with any meat or vegetables. Other serving suggestions can be found in my book.


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George De Leon: Standing Ringside for Luchadores in Space
George De Leon is a new comic book creator based out of Portland, Oregon. His new book Luchadores In Space is a self published effort from his company Palooka Press. De Leon has been making the rounds promoting his book and Ariel Carmona, Jr. caught up with De Leon recently in an effort to get a better idea of how a young artist/creator develops his comic from idea to publication.
Ariel Carmona, Jr.: What was the inspiration behind Luchadores, can you take us through the genesis of the book?
George De Leon: Basically I knew I wanted to do a book, the premise of Luchadores being involved sparked after seeing the movie "Nacho Libre." I really liked the comedy aspect of it, so rather than doing your average wrestling book, I decided to take them into space.
AC: What are some of your influences? Art-wise and also storytelling-wise?
GL: As far as inspiration goes, I tend to pull from everyone from Robert Crumb, Jack Kirby, the big names, that's more or less where I can pull from. I'll never be as good as them, but you always want to shoot for that. As far as storytelling, I really go back to what I consider the Bible: Drawing Comics the Marvel Way. It really teaches the fundamentals of drawing comics. It's something that if anyone were to ask me if there was a fire, that is the book I'd definitely pull out. Everything's there from the art perspective to the story.
AC: What do you think are some of the talents that are up and coming to watch? What titles do you read regularly? Any style or artist that you truly admire?
GL: I actually have for a long time strayed away from the Big 2, it's just that now I decided to do my own book and found myself engulfed in the indies. Even as a youngster I had a subconscious draw to independent comics, I pull inspiration from a lot of indies, just today I ran into Matt Hoffman, an all around very talented person. It's amazing to me he hasn't been picked up. He's up there with Mike Mignola, as far as young up and comers, I'm hearing a lot of feedback about the gentleman that did Secret Invasion, also Skottie Young, he's doing a different style of art, not so much the American manga mishmash, he's definitely got a cartoonish style.
AC: I know it's a very personal thing but can you talk about your decision to have proceeds from the first book go towards breast cancer research?
GL: Everybody that knows me knows I was raised by my mother, this is not any slight to my father, he was a hard working person so he wasn't around as much, so I grew attached to her. In 2003 I lost her to breast cancer. That was a devastating blow all around. That was a big loss — my whole world came crashing down. It wasn't until around 2006 that I started to venture back into the conventions. That's what guided me to do this. It was something she was always proud of and something she always wanted me to do. I found out it's a lot more difficult to give away money than I thought it would be. I ran into a lot of hurdles, so it became really difficult, finally the decision was made to take those funds and donate them in my mom's name, in fact, no one at the show knew about it.
AC: Can you talk about some of the challenges you faced as you were trying to break into the industry? Do you have any suggestions for others who might like to do the same?
GL: It's still a challenge that's going on now, you do something that's this labor intensive, there's definitely a big sigh of completion when you're done. I found out that doing the work is not the hard part; it's getting the word out, that's where I'm struggling — the networking and just getting used to the industry. I heard this in a podcast once and it really rings true: "breaking in is akin to breaking out of Alcatraz." I'm finding out that to be so true.
AC: I heard the book was well received at the show, can you tell us more about that?
GL: This was my first show ever, so this was all pretty new. The show really gave me a sense that I had something there. The book was received very well; it ended up being an "all ages" book. I found that by having it be that way I could attract more of a crowd. It won outstanding debut and outstanding effort from a small press and it went up against 10 to 11 contestants, guys who have been doing this for a long time, so to beat them out, getting out of the gate says a lot. I didn't expect to win anything, this industry can be very cliquish so you can feel like the odd man out; it's one of those scenarios where your work speaks for itself.
AC: What does the future hold?
GL: This title could go on literally forever, everything is all new, I'm just starting to form a fan base. Kind of like George Lucas, I have all these things in my head that I want to put down. I would love to do something in a Jack Kirby style, just to mix it up. At this time it's an open palette, anything is possible.
For more info on Luchadores In Space, or to contact George De Leon, send an email to Palookapress@gmail.com.
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Home > CULTURE > INNOVATION > Furoshiki Shoes: Wrappable, Comfortable and fashionable!!
Like many other things in Japan, 'furoshiki'(風呂敷) has survived many centuries. Literally translated meaning 'bath cloth', it almost went forgotten after WW2.
Since the convenient bag/wrapping/decoration cloth got mostly replaced by plastic bags, it only experienced a revival in the new millennium with Japanese artists modernising it and trying to get back to old roots.
Japanese designer Masaya Hashimoto had this brilliant idea to apply the furoshiki technique to shoes, that will fit every foot.
Taking a closer look, this looks extremely comfortable! The bands, that wrap around the ankle and give the shoes their name, have a nostalgic appearance, reminding of the wonderful furoshiki cloth. Not only the advantages of a healthy footwear, these shoes look just plain awesome.
Hashimoto states, that the idea for the shoes came out of convenience : "President Marco Bramani proposed to us some themes, one of them was "Mono size" to find out the way to reduce & integrate the variety of shoe/sole size production." The concept of wrapping something also comes from the Japanese way of taking good care and cherishing things. Why not take good care of out feet, which have the burden of our whole body, every day?
Available in five different designs: jeans, aqua, black, pearls, and violet, the shoes are all unisex and sold in various sizes, though due to their popularity, most sizes are currently out of stock in the web store. However, you can also check out the brand's other shoes that promise all a stylish comfort for feet.


Congratulations Eagle Competition Cheer Team for an outstanding representation at the SWC Cheer Championships. The Eagles finished in 8th place in the SWC.
North Olmsted Middle School is proud to announce that Anthony Guercio and Riley Glazer are 2016-17 Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award winners.


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Q: using avr atmega32 as web server using ENC28J60 chip looking for help on making a website on ATMega32 using the ENC28J60 chip
iam searching for more than a week .. i found many already-made projects on this, but nothing worked with me .. iam very confused through various projects where everyone is using a different method.
also the mikroc example for this ethernet module (after configuring it a little in the HTML code) didn't work with me ..

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*first, i want to know how to simulate the ethernet module RJ45 on Proteus, so that i can try the code on simulation before the real-time.

*if anyone is familiar with this avr-ethernet based website i'd appreciate his help.
i think my problem is in the code (firmware), as i bought an ENC28J60 board where i just connect the SPI pins directly to my MCU and it's VCC & GND.

A: avr-uip http://code.google.com/p/avr-uip/ is a port of the free UIP network stack to the AVR, it has a driver for the ENC28J60 and a web server example.
To simulate the system on a PC, I'd recommend trapping ethernet frames at the point of entry/exit from UIP.

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