Month: June 2023

Daily Punch 6-12-23 Forward Defense great sword feat for Pathfinder 2e

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Let’s keep building on this: https://throatpunchgames.com/2023/06/08/daily-punch-6-8-23-great-sword-dedication-archetype-feat-for-pathfinder-2nd-ed/

Forward Defense Feat 4

Archetype
Archetype Great Sword
Prerequisites Great Sword Dedication
Requirements trained in great sword or another two handed sword

When you use the shield block feat using a great sword or another two handed sword, you gain a shield bonus to AC equal to 1/2 your Strength modifier, rounded down. This bonus stacks with any you get from other feats in this archetype.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 6-8-23 Great Sword Dedication archetype feat for Pathfinder 2nd Ed

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I want my big guy to have a big sword and be safe with it.

Great Sword Dedication Feat 2

Archetype Dedication
Archetype Great Sword
Prerequisites trained in great sword or another two handed sword

You have learned that finesse does not always equal success as you focus on using a hunk of steel to keep yourself safe. You gain the shield block general feat.. If you are already trained in that feat, you gain a +1 shield bonus to AC while wielding a great sword with no shield. You can now take the raise a shield action using your sword to block incoming blows when not wielding a shield. Your AC does not increase, but the weapon functions just like a shield for using shield block feat.

Special You cannot select another dedication feat until you have gained two other feats from the Great Sword archetype.

its a revamp of what I want , so let’s build from here!

Daily Punch 6-7-23 Data Breach (hacking action) edge action for Shadowrun 6th Ed

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I want to one hit wonder a device as a hacker

Data Breach (hacking action): You open a hole deep enough for the internet to pour in. If you make a brute force hacking action and your net successes are greater than the target’s Firewall, immediately fill up the Device’s Condition Monitor. The target is bricked. This does not affect personal icons but can affect a person’s devices. Cost: 2 Edge

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 6-6-23 Guarded fighter feat for Pathfinder 2nd Ed

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I want a big guy with a big sword to block the small swords!


Guarded 1 action Feat 1

Fighter Open Stance
Requirements You are not wielding a shield and you are wielding a melee weapon.

If you time it right, a sword is a shield. You can now take the raise a shield action using your sword to block incoming blows. Your AC does not increase, but the weapon functions just like a shield for using shield block feat.

Thoughts.

Ring Side Report- RPG Review of Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-05: The Arclord Who Never Was

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Product– Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-05: The Arclord Who Never Was

System- Pathfinder

Producer– Paizo

Price– $6 here https://paizo.com/products/btq02dw7?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-405-The-Arclord-Who-Never-Was  

TL; DR-Good overall story, but small issues in the middle beats.  83%

Basics– Who is the skull?  You find a talking skull…what the heck is up with that?  Find out who the skull is and continue the mystery of the fey who want it!  

Mechanics or Crunch– The math is all balanced for this adventure, but the progression of it is a bit skewed.  This adventure is basically several skill tests, a potential fight, skill test/fight, plot, skill tests, then end fight.  Players who are combat monsters will be a bit bored as the goal of most damage will not be a major time sink for the game.  It is all balanced for the numbers and skills used, but the game is moving to much more explore, report, corporate and less destroy all things.  4/5

Theme or Fluff– The overall story of this adventure is great, but the beat by beat is a bit off.  The basics are to learn about the skull.  Characters are introduced in throw away lines and given full pictures, but I don’t honestly know who they are and how they fit into the flow.  This leads to players asking questions that I honestly can’t answer.  It’s nice to have, but it feels off.  One example is a NPC who talked to the skull as a person, but that person is mentioned exactly four times. All four times are either in the paragraph saying he talked to her or his pictures.  NO real description of who he is and why we care.  The major pieces are fun and the second half of the adventure comes together well. The first half has good things that just don’t fit true.  3.5/5

Execution– PDF? Yep.  Hyperlinked?  Yep. Solid Art?  Yep.  Good layout? Yep!  This is what I expect from a Paizo adventure.  I complained that there are TOO many pictures.  That’s a good problem to have.  5/5

Summary– I like the metaplot between the starter adventure, this adventure, and the last of the trilogy about this magic talking skull.  The crunch is good, but not even.  If you just want to beat things, this is not your adventure.  If you want to explore a magic town, this is a blast.  As a GM, some pieces don’t quite work.  I want more background on some characters.  Help me use the NPCs and their pictures to fill out the social bits of the adventure.  It’s physically well done, and the big story is a blast.  I just need more flow in the middle.  83%