Pathfinder Grab Bag Competition Chat Thread

[Tanuki Tales]

NO, I've borked my formatting and my table! Please don't close anything in the next hour or so!

EDIT: Well, I'm working my way through the ****ups. I gotta eat, but I'll be done by midnight EST at the latest.

What happened? o.0


Oh and guys, two reminders:

• 1. If your entry ends up taking up more posts than you expected and/or reserved, please just delete and repost your whole entry for the sake of thread flow.
• 2. Do remember the Image copyright rules that apply to this forum and can get you or the contest in trouble for not abiding by.

[4th number]

Done fixing my class. Final feedback on formatting AND content are still welcome.

EDIT: And I've had good luck with finding art on dA and sending a note to the artist asking for permission to use it in this case.

EDIT2: DawnbringerSO, your image is stretching the page. Could you shrink it a bit?

[Tanuki Tales]

The old contest is closed, the voting thread is open and the new contest is up everyone!

Good luck for last month's entries and here's to seeing what we get this month!

[DawnbringerSO]

DawnbringerSO, your image is stretching the page. Could you shrink it a bit?

I don't see how, it's an image from another website.

[Milo v3]

I don't see how, it's an image from another website.

You can put it in a spoiler.

[4th number]

You can put it in a spoiler.

Or re-upload to imgur or another free host.

[Tanuki Tales]

And it's a copyrighted image, so you're in violation of the copyrighted image rule since you never mentioned the original creator gave permission for its use.

[DawnbringerSO]

So what, you want me to email the creator of the image and ask him if I can use it? I don't even see where it says it's copyrighted, nor do I see a contact for the image. I also see that the image has been used many times by other people.

[Tanuki Tales]

So what, you want me to email the creator of the image and ask him if I can use it? I don't even see where it says it's copyrighted, nor do I see a contact for the image. I also see that the image has been used many times by other people.

Here, you can read the actual rule that Roland gave us:

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/annou....php?f=15&a=68

Edit: And I can clearly see the copyright, creator's name and creator's username in the bottom left hand corner of the image.

[DawnbringerSO]

Here, you can read the actual rule that Roland gave us:

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/annou....php?f=15&a=68

Fine, does it matter if I don't use an image?

[Tanuki Tales]

Fine, does it matter if I don't use an image?

Nope, it's just cosmetics. In the long run, presentation shouldn't matter more than good mechanics.

[DawnbringerSO]

You know, it's amazing that you're actually replying straight away, you normally take at least a day .

[Tanuki Tales]

You know, it's amazing that you're actually replying straight away, you normally take at least a day .

I just happen to be around right this moment. xD

I'm farming Heavy Leather for my Monk and the raptors I'm doing it on get cleared out fast and take a little while to respawn.

[Tanuki Tales]

Yaaay, this month's contest has a photo now. =D

It was a pain finding a simple photograph of Pokemon merchandise or a mock-up of Pokemon merchandise though.

Also, please don't forget to vote everyone!

[DawnbringerSO]

It's very hard to decide what pokemon you want to do.

[DawnbringerSO]

I have a question:

How come the contests never allow you to make a plane?

[Tanuki Tales]

I have a question:

How come the contests never allow you to make a plane?

I'd say that contests here on GitP don't generally allow Planes as valid entry because of 1 of 2 reasons off the top of my head:

• 1. Planes are, for the most part, far more fluff than they are mechanics.
• 2. They're a lot of work if done right.

Or both.

[Kane0]

I think I may be breaking the theme a little, my entry isn't really based on one kind of pokemon (scyther was my first idea, but I wanted a pokemon that had stages of evolution).

I'll be making a base class around the Kython, a Bug/Lizard hybrid that evolves into different and more powerful forms as a race. I will be drawing on aspects of bug-like and lizard-like pokemon like Scyther, the Totodile chain, the Nidoran chain and the Charmander chain.

I'm thinking it'll be a second-line warrior with a kython 'animal companion', kinda like the summoner I guess.

[DawnbringerSO]

I'd say that contests here on GitP don't generally allow Planes as valid entry because of 1 of 2 reasons off the top of my head:

• 1. Planes are, for the most part, far more fluff than they are mechanics.
• 2. They're a lot of work if done right.

Or both.

I hear you there, I once entered a plane for a competition that took up 28 pages of a word document, and I wasn't able to use it all because it was too big.

That was an extreme circumstance however, planes don't have to be nearly as long.

I don't see why there can't be the option of base class, monster, race, prestige class or plane when the situation warrants it. If a person wants to put in the work to make a plane it would be entirely up to them.

[Tanuki Tales]

I think I may be breaking the theme a little, my entry isn't really based on one kind of pokemon (scyther was my first idea, but I wanted a pokemon that had stages of evolution).



I'm thinking it'll be a second-line warrior with a kython 'animal companion', kinda like the summoner I guess.

What I'll suggest is this:

Remove mentions to Kythons, since that is both a 3.0 creature and not in line with the contest's theme. Then choose one of those Pokemon as the "main" inspiration and then just state you also wanted to base the entry on the concept of Evolution as it is in the games as well.

I don't see why there can't be the option of base class, monster, race, prestige class or plane when the situation warrants it. If a person wants to put in the work to make a plane it would be entirely up to them.

It's because people will either:

• Put too much work into it and exceed the scope of the contest.
• Attempt to complete it in time and not finish because of the size of the endeavor.
• Put in the bare minimum job and end up with an entry that is lackluster.

As I said, Planes are mostly fluff entries through and through. The only hard mechanics are any planar traits and that's not enough to base an entry for this contest on.


Now, if a lot of folks want to devote one month to just Planes, that'd be fine.

[Ilorin Lorati]

I'm going to love seeing the different ways people go with Pokemon themed.

I have some ideas myself, so I may bite. It really depends on if Morph Bark's class goes in the direction I'm looking at.

[Kane0]

What I'll suggest is this:
Remove mentions to Kythons, since that is both a 3.0 creature and not in line with the contest's theme. Then choose one of those Pokemon as the "main" inspiration and then just state you also wanted to base the entry on the concept of Evolution as it is in the games as well.

Weren't they 3.5? Anyway.
I'll rework it to be based around Scyther, and redo the Kython bits. Chances are Scyther will be a monster that I will make using kythons as inspiration. Possibly even add an evolution at later levels to become an advanced Scyther of some sort.

Edit: Scyther on it's own was kinda limited, so i broadened the class to incorporate alternative companions. As far as I can tell, It won't be the same as Morph Bark's Duel Summoner as you will only have one chosen pokemon with you at any given time (ala Pikachu) instead of an arsenal of summons to choose from.

[Tanuki Tales]

Weren't they 3.5? Anyway.

BoVD came out in 2002, 3.5 edition first appeared in 2003.

[DawnbringerSO]

Weren't they 3.5? Anyway.
I'll rework it to be based around Scyther, and redo the Kython bits. Chances are Scyther will be a monster that I will make using kythons as inspiration. Possibly even add an evolution at later levels to become an advanced Scyther of some sort.

Edit: Scyther on it's own was kinda limited, so i broadened the class to incorporate alternative companions. As far as I can tell, It won't be the same as Morph Bark's Duel Summoner as you will only have one chosen pokemon with you at any given time (ala Pikachu) instead of an arsenal of summons to choose from.

Wouldn't that kind of be the same as a summoner then?

[Kane0]

Functionally yes, it would take the same role as the summoner in a party and share a lot of similar abilities. He differs in that he is more martial than magic based and has an animal companion as opposed to a fully customisable eidolon.

Totally stuck for a name though, and hopefully i can hold onto my kython idea for another time.

[Morph Bark]

Edit: Scyther on it's own was kinda limited, so i broadened the class to incorporate alternative companions. As far as I can tell, It won't be the same as Morph Bark's Duel Summoner as you will only have one chosen pokemon with you at any given time (ala Pikachu) instead of an arsenal of summons to choose from.

Once we're done, let's have a duel of it.

Also, thinking about it, once I'm done it'd have a LOT of potential for PrCs...

[4th number]

A monster template: Triad Creature: As Magnemites become Magneton, this ordinary owlbear has fused at the head with two others and gained a permanent levitate effect.

That one's up for adoption if anyone wants it.

[Milo v3]

A monster template: Triad Creature: As Magnemites become Magneton, this ordinary owlbear has fused at the head with two others and gained a permanent levitate effect.

That one's up for adoption if anyone wants it.

I also have an idea for a template:
Hollowed Husk: Can only be applied to Vermin, changes their type to Outsider (Incorporeal), can only be destroyed by certain conditions:

• Cave-In (As described in DMG)
• Fire Damage
• Hurricane force or stronger Winds (As described in DMG)
• Negative Energy damage
• Rock Slides (As described in DMG)
• Vile Damage

These conditions remove its immortality, and instantly kill it.

But alas, templates aren't acceptable for competitions.

[Midwoka]

But alas, templates aren't acceptable for competitions.

2b. Monsters must have a name, completed stat-block, physical description, and ecology if any. Templates may be submitted as entries but will be judged based upon the example creature (which must be a previously statted NPC creature from the PSRD). A pre-application and post-application version of the creature must be included for comparison (a link to the NPC on the PSRD will suffice for pre-application).

Some people would disagree, Milo =P

I'm not saying you need to make it, but Shedinja is pretty cool...

[Milo v3]

Some people would disagree, Milo =P

I'm not saying you need to make it, but Shedinja is pretty cool...

Mental Note: Must stop skimming!