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a site i visit many times a day (not primarily for porn :eh ) is shutting down.

im interested in picking up where they will leave off.

anyone game?

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Off Topic Fun / considering a project (need math assist)
« on: March 11, 2013, 05:14:51 PM »
i have a project, for fun  :bigeyes

i want to populate a CAD using an articulated arm. these things exist already, but i want to build one for under a million bucks.

each section of the arm gets a tilt/acceleration sensor that reports x,y,x (i think i need 5 for a four segment arm, but can use more)


take the articulated segments, with a known min and max reach distance,

if i have done this right...

i take arm segments a, b and angle C and do sqrt((a*a)+(b*b)-(2*a*b*COS(c))) to get segment c?

then sum the c's together and i should have the length of the arm.

fat lot of good that does me...

but add some calibration points off of the arm and you should have it?

so what am i missing?

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Min/Max 3.x / sanity check [animated objects]
« on: December 29, 2012, 09:59:13 PM »
this is several questions disguised as one topic  :eh

a caster and an animated object or a an animated object that is a caster 20

the animated object (has int >3 and ~37 cha (27 base + lvls + tomes, no age or items) )

base object has 0 hardness 40hp from object (huge animated object gets 40 extra hp, i think these are from the objectness/materialness)

the animated object is / is not still a valid target for Augment Object and Hardening spells?

hardening would add 10 hardness
augment would after would add another 10 and 40hp ?

for a combined effect of 20 hardness buffer before hp damage starts?

also, assuming this object was animated /  awakened on the plan of shadow. the Shadow Creature template would be feasible? bestowing the Magical Beast type as well as the [augmented] Construct type?

it would gain a Con score(?) due to being a MB? gain MB traits, keep Construct features? (sucks loosing construct traits) if thats right, how is the Con score generated? 3d6? (does it say this somewhere?)

when the type changes to MB [augmented] construct is it still a valid target (if it ever was) for Augment Object or Hardening?

the project im on ends in Outsider after MB. the outsider bit says (native), but if its not from the prime material (its shadow) then its not (native) right? or is/should that be considered an absolute?

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Min/Max 3.x / [Pathfinder] Sorc (PEACH)
« on: June 19, 2012, 01:55:18 PM »
I have a 12 round lvl 20 limited sources Pathfinder tournament coming up next month.

So far this is my build.

arena style, 29 square cube, 1 standard action buff round,  roll init, 11 full rounds.

 

Race: Human   Class: Sorcerer 20 Arcane bloodline
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Tactics:
Time Stop (if Extend works w/ timestop then Magical Lineage switches to Timestop)

shape change (high dex shape (Huge Air Elemental? +4 size bonus to your Strength, +6 size bonus to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor bonus. fly 120 feet (perfect).)

move, Buff, summon and buff. depending on my opponent...

i can maximize / heighten to 9th / piercing spell Enervation (4 lvls, effective SR bonus 18 (+8/-10), save +4)

Disintegrate Maximize / piercing  (240dmg, ......) (only maxed, i can do this 31 times/day if i dont use any other spells over 6th level)

Summon Monster 9 : no real meta magic gains :( but all my summoned monsters are double augmented (+8s) and i get 2 extra creatures on lvl 7/8

Summon monster (damage sponges) 1d4+1 + 2 Trex (double augmented) (animal growth on 1 (or more) = colossal (add 108hp, 16 str (+8 hit / 16 dmg bite))


Things im not sure off :

Extend + Time Stop = useless or 2d4+2 rounds to play with. (-1 meta level cost from Magical Lineage)

Shapechange and Mage Armor / Shield : order of operation important?

Shapechange: need some shape suggestions (hyrda just isnt as cool as it used to be)

some d20pfsrd inconsistencies.

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Summon Monster + polymorph monster (aka beast shape)


tyrannosaurus [target creature]
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Polymorph
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beast shape (II)
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if i read all that correctly.

you summon a nice pet dino (dont have to be a dino, i just like they tyrant king)

then you polymorph it. you polymorph it as beast shape II into a large animal (i would pick lion or tiger).

Quote
Large animal: If the form you take is that of a Large animal, you gain a +4 size bonus to your Strength, a -2 penalty to your Dexterity, and a +4 natural armor bonus

i do not see any text anywhere about negative effects from these poly/beast shapes. and i do not see that it ever mentions a starting size reference point.

and since your summoning in the first place, we should assume its gonna be Augmented, right?

base              Str 32, Dex 13, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 10
augmented     Str 36              Con 23
poly/beast      Str 40  Dex 11 


AC 21, touch 7, flat-footed 20 (+1 Dex, +14 natural, –4 size)
AC 24, touch 6, flat-footed 24 (+18 natural, –4 size) (might be able to argue less size penalty, but i wouldnt try too hard)

also 36 more HP.

ok, so here is the part when you tell me i am doing it wrong.


EDIT: i guess a better version (targeting Str) is using a Bison (base 27 str) ---> Girallon (37 Str)

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Handbook Discussion / The Easy Bake Wizards spellbook for dummies.
« on: April 09, 2012, 04:11:28 PM »
* Disclaimer - I dont own any of this material. I have no affiliation with the Easy Bake Wizard, its just a point of reference.

http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=9738.msg329051#msg329051


http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=4457.msg62107#msg62107

** Further disclaimer - It may turn out that a generalized spell book is useless. It is completely reasonable that a few specialized books may be ideal. such as BFC, Illusion, Necro and blasting.

The idea here is to make a spell book for the Easy Bake Wizard, a minimum book based only on the spells gained due to class advancement.


Suggestions should contain spell name, level, source and argument for inclusion.

By default I am going to include all the SRD spells. They are not all great. They wont all stay. If you want something removed, just call it out and give a reason. Undefended spells will be purged in order of self evident unworthiness.



The target here is the 103 spells spanning levels 1 - 9 that you want in your spell book at a minimum.

Level 1 spells should total >~13 (7 + int modifier (12 int = 1) + 5 at second level) (unless some great reason exists to sacrifice a higher level spell to get more). The odd number of 1st and 2nd levels spells is due to they Easy Bake base build.

Extra spells per level will be accepted to allow for source limitations. 


The Easy Bake Wizards Spellbook
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thats that, get to suggesting additions and removals.

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Off Topic Fun / to those whom it may concern
« on: March 20, 2012, 02:11:01 PM »
i intend to be in Columbus, Oh on April 7 by 7p.m. to see Cloud Nothings.

this is a three hour drive (thank you mr back road highway). BG'ers I'll wave in your general direction when I hit the loop.

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Min/Max 3.x / what should i know
« on: February 10, 2012, 01:34:35 PM »
for a PF cleric.

i have only touched PF once (it didnt complain).

this time is PF srd, no 3rd party.

party has two gunslingers, a ranger, a halfing who hasnt picked a class yet (maybe ranger so he can have lots of pets) and me.

im thinking a cleric trying to focus on that healing aura. obviously im not gonna go crazy gimping my self for one trick, but is there any way to pimp that aspect?

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Other Games / 40k
« on: January 14, 2012, 10:19:06 PM »
my local gamer group is heavy into 40k.

i have never played it, but my boy has; and i have a basic understanding of how it works. (roll as many d6 as possible / roll high two or three times and win init)

so, we dont own any 40k. my boy is looking at ebay at x point armies...  :shakefist

other than not paying retail for the starter box, what is our hive mind knowledge of 40k?

any prevailing tactics above roll many dice / win init?

someone wanna edumacate me... / write a handbook?

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D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder / on sale
« on: January 14, 2012, 10:15:03 PM »
local hobby store has its DnD stuff on sale 50% off retail

its all 4e.

if one were to go from no books to enough books, what should one get at the half off sale?

im not set on buying them, im not overly crazy about 4e, but if the price is right.... maybe...

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Board Business / new board, old connection problems
« on: November 09, 2011, 02:08:49 PM »
good to see some things are the same  >:(

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Introduce Yourself / Dibs
« on: November 06, 2011, 11:20:45 PM »
i call dibs on all of it. its all mine, fair n square.


just for the record, since the bg's haven't effectively abandoned these boards yet, im not emperor here..

but i am watching, waiting.

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