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Post by jamesd on Nov 13, 2012 21:32:46 GMT -5
Im in the middle of convincing the DMs to let my next character (already a halfling titan mauler) to be able to also have the half dragon template making him even more ridiculous than he already is. In a case of need to convince the DMs you just need to convince a couple to OK it.
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robert632
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Post by robert632 on Nov 13, 2012 21:34:11 GMT -5
Eh. I'll talk to them on Wednesday If I can make it.
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Post by arhino on Nov 13, 2012 22:27:44 GMT -5
From the SRD:
"Bluff is an opposed skill check against your opponent's Sense Motive skill. If you use Bluff to fool someone, with a successful check you convince your opponent that what you are saying is true. Bluff checks are modified depending upon the believability of the lie. The following modifiers are applied to the roll of the creature attempting to tell the lie. Note that some lies are so improbable that it is impossible to convince anyone that they are true (subject to GM discretion)."
See bold. Bluff isn't as good as people think it is. No matter how good a liar you are you cant convince someone to not see you, think they're a chicken, or that their king is actually an impostor and your the real thing. Likewise, you cant use it as a suggestion spell to make people do stupid things. No matter how much they think there is treasure at the bottom, your not convincing anyone to jump off a cliff to get it.
That said, bluff can be very powerful if you use it right, its just not an instant win button.
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robert632
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Post by robert632 on Nov 13, 2012 22:43:38 GMT -5
Ah. Now I feel silly about being worried over this spell.
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Post by Nygil, Nickolie on Nov 14, 2012 0:15:01 GMT -5
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Post by jamesd on Nov 14, 2012 0:37:25 GMT -5
I love order of the stick, I just wish they put out a new one more frequently, its been months I think since the most recent one. Seriously though it became much less cool the way he explained it. Though the way they used it in the comic shows at least two examples of what he said it cant be used for ("you cant see or hear us" and "you are a yellow-footed rock wallaby")
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robert632
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Post by robert632 on Nov 14, 2012 0:57:32 GMT -5
Rule #1 of OOTS: Funny trumps plot trumps game mechanics.
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Post by arhino on Nov 14, 2012 0:57:45 GMT -5
OOTS has always been a bit loose with the rules. Still fun though. The reason it hasn't updated in so long is because the guy nearly cut his thumb off back in September. Bit of a problem for an artist.
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Post by jamesd on Nov 14, 2012 1:03:57 GMT -5
I see, well at least i wasnt mean about it, that would make me look like a total asshole. shit though thats messed up, I hope the guy is okay.
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Post by arhino on Nov 14, 2012 10:01:12 GMT -5
He's on the road to recovery and things seem to be going well. He's expecting to be able to start working on it again in late December or January.
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Post by jamesd on Nov 14, 2012 10:05:19 GMT -5
Well thats good, the way the site is set up it pretty much seems that is his main source of income.
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Post by q on Nov 14, 2012 13:51:16 GMT -5
Class has overwhelmed me I will be absent until next next sunday the 25th... ouch... if I can make it cool but do not count upon me.
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Post by jamesd on Nov 15, 2012 0:03:46 GMT -5
I just realized its a very good thing i didnt have a difficult quest last sunday, because I just found out what enervation does and I hadnt prepared that, it is literally one of the most useful level four spells I have and I regret not properly going over my spell list.
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Post by Apples on Nov 19, 2012 20:29:16 GMT -5
Well, I realized what I am currently playing. One of the minions from Overlord.
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Post by jamesd on Nov 19, 2012 20:47:23 GMT -5
I played overlord 2, that game is awesome but gets a lot of undue flak.
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