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am wondering if the guy with the green bagpipes takes all kinda sh!te from his companions, 'cause he looks way too normal for that bunch. can't help but wonder if he is a roadkill artist or similar. something. anything. HA! Good Fun!

new update/patch am increasing confident a few turn-based mounted combat bugs will never be addressed. am similar dubious the quirk o' animal companions loosing the tandem trip feat if chosen at leveled and not conveyed via sacred huntsmaster or hunter ability will be addressed. is getting to the point where the base game mechanics is as fixed as they is gonna be and only content busted by new dlc is addressed with noteworthy probability. 6/9/22 wotr is hardly optimal, but am once again recognizing the title is more stable (far more) than we expected given our experiences with kingmaker and acknowledging all the additional archetypes and epic content o' owlcat's second (last?) pathfinder ap. am debating whether to wait for the enhanced edition before tackling inevitable excess. HA! Good Fun!

you shouldn't, if you were a bit more self reflective. consider if the guy had successful killed somebody using a knife, bomb or a freaking bow and arrow. you would no doubt see that as ironic as well. after all the guy so angered at the dangers o' an unrestricted 2a managed to kill people anyways, sans a gun, 'cause is people who kill and not guns, right? second amendment idolaters and no compromise folks is rare capable o' critical self reflection. HA! Good Fun! ps just in case anybody is wondering, J. Kavanaugh's second amendment views is not so ephemeral as gd suggests. https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/DECA496973477C748525791F004D84F9/%24file/10-7036-1333156.pdf

am done with through the ashes. will offer thoughts in a bit. for the moment am gonna offer minor spoilers for those who have not yet played the dlc. will add to this post after we take care o' a few rl responsibilities. edit: ok, so concluding thoughts-- ~11 hours of gameplay, but as we noted earlier, the difficulty is a bit less forgiving than the base game, so we likely spent a bit closer to 20 hours actual completing the dlc. once we hit level four our animal companions (leopards and horse) received their boost and we exploited protective luck + chant with our wildland shaman, we were a bit more reckless with gameplay 'cause we were noticeable more effective in combat and less likely to die from a single crit. am now kinda disappointed with the 40k announcement and the rumors owlcat and paizo is suffering a fractured relationship, 'cause this dlc made us look at owlcat design a bit different, a more favorable "different." is not that we dislike the idea o' a 40k game, but this most recent dlc convinced us we would be much anticipating the next pathfinder release from owlcat. yeah, a bunch o' the alternatives to combat were scripted outcomes direct tied to limited use rope or tools items, but we saw potential in the scheme. beyond such scripted encounters, owlcat obvious had made efforts to allow players find other options to straight up combat as well as to include methods for taking advantage o' geography and environmental interactions to skew the odds in favour o' a party facing difficult odds if they chose to try combat. the implementation o' such options were not perfect, but we were much encouraged. owlcat writing is still somewhere 'tween mediocre and bad, but it weren't so bad we wanted to quit. story elements from owlcat is providing little more than a crude raison d'être to explain why your presumably sane protagonist and their companions would choose to face moment-to-moment near death encounters. the dlc were also too short to embrace romances, which we consider a win given what we has seen from past owlcat romances. one o' the problems with a shorter dlc and a huge number o' highly specialized player choices such as is the case with wotr is that the possibility those player creation and progression choices will be wrong increases. wrong spell or weapon choice may serious undermine a character's usefulness and unless you know what kinda enemies will be encountered and what weapons will be available, the possibility to choose wrong increases. am understanding how the dlc could be frustrating if a player failed to build an effective party, and it were all too ez to build wrong for this dlc. regardless, were an enjoyable ~20 hours spent on the dlc and we will likely play a couple more times with different parties. will possible add more in a bit... HA! Good Fun!

am playing through the ashes dlc. we typical play on hard and this content represents a serious difficulty boost, due in large part to low levels but not entire. unless you are a serious glutton for punishment, we would not recommend any difficulty beyond core... and make an animal companion heavy party regardless. is our advice to go with leopards and horses as these is the best low level choices for animal companions. leopards in particular are amazing tanks and a couple o' leopards goes a long way towards mitigating difficulty spikes. observations w/o any real organization: is bugs remaining, but so far has been playable w/o having us rage quit. am liking the alternatives to combat but there is no avoiding much o' the combat. writing is owlcat standard and meh at best but chances are if you are bothering to read this and have any intention o' playing the dlc, you already are aware of owlcat writing limits and are ok with their standard fare. there are transitions 'tween areas which is... annoying. recall willodus' mansion in alushinyrra? click on the door and then you gotta choose options and make text-based skill checks to get through the mansion? not nearly as straightforward or rational as were the skill checks to reach the dragon's lair in act 3, yes? the through the ashes dlc takes what were bad 'bout the willodus mansion interaction and multiplies, then repeats the experience many times. am suspecting am halfway through 'cause am a bit beyond level three and am understanding level five is max. quest based xp is kinda nice as 'posed to per kill. in fact, for most o' the cemetery map we used one o' our leopards to draw undead into encounters with bandits and monsters at which point the baddies would kill each other. no lost xp for fail to personal kill baddies avoids the degenerative xp farming gameplay. in fact, based on our run thus far, you ordinarily gain more xp for using alternatives to combat, although a few such alternatives will rely on rope or tools and those items is also having a premium value and may be needed for those annoying text-based map transitions we already mentioned. do you topple a statue to kill a powerful spellcaster or do you keep the tools you need to knock down the statue 'cause you most definite will need at some point in the future? ... overall am enjoying though is only our preternatural obstinance which has us playing on hard difficulty. repeating for emphasis: this dlc is extreme unforgiving. nevertheless, while am only halfway done, we would recommend... save to note the enhanced edition o' wotr is only a few months remote and it might be better to wait... though no doubt the enhanced edition will create new bugs which will bork a few builds and quests and then you will possible need wait a couple more months. well, here is looking forward to the second half o' the dlc wherein we presumably need fight demons sans cold iron weapons. HA! Good Fun!

*sigh* the majority o' US states has had fewer mass shooting deaths (definitions is all over the map, but am gonna use the more common euro definition o' four fatalities for a single incident) since 2006 than has serbia, and the death per 100k population during same time frame has serbia way out in front o' the US taken entire... 'course norway still holds the record for deaths per 100k by a large margin which shows how mass shootings is kinda difficult to measure and compare. in fact, the vast majority o' US states has had two or fewer such incidents since 1982. is also difficult to identify a s'posed US attitude 'bout firearms. particular given the increased polarization o' the last decade or so, is tough to identify shared american values. when we were younger, free speech were one o' those core values 'bout which an overwhelming % o' americans agreed, but is less the case today than at any point in our lifetime. consensus on firearms is far more elusive. is a considerable % o' americans (almost 3/4 according to a few recent polls) who is in favor o' red flag laws and increased background checks, but there is also the no compromisers who believe the libs is looking to confiscate their guns and any limit on firearms makes such confiscations more likely. 'course the most obvious hurdle to gun reform is the second amendment. you need a new Constitutional Amendment to address gun issues substantive, and even more limited you need exceed the 60 senator filibuster barrier to do anything noteworthy... and we couldn't even get 60 senators on board to address bumpstocks post vegas. compare to country X or nation Y is gonna be problematic as we got the second amendment which am recognizing most people (even americans) do not understand. there is no fundamental right to drive a car or truck in the US. is therefore possible to implement rational basis limits on drivers and driving. the Constitution of the United States of America recognizes an explicit right to bear arms, and there aren't many such rights recognized. have explained how there is no right to vote for President, which surprises more than a few people. furthermore, SCOTUS says gun rights is not only a limit on the fed government but on states as well as local municipalities and that as current read, the "well regulated militia" stuff is kinda throwaway language (which makes no sense given the founders specific added the language to a previous draft which did not have the "militia" language) and that semiautomatic handguns is exact the kinda weapon the founders had envisioned when contemplating a right to bear arms. *eye roll* also, and am not sure how many times we need repeat, the assault weapon ban worked. uzis and ar-15s weren't used in crimes for a considerable period o' time. when the assault weapon ban were passed, one o' the main arguments against it were so-called practical issues such as the existence o' such weapons in large numbers w/o and absent a mechanic for confiscation. so-called practical limits being imagined don't bear the scrutiny o' relative recent history, but the second amendment is different. is a functional insurmountable hurdle given the current political climate. HA! Good Fun!

the now mainstream alt-right were furious regarding mask requirements during a pandemic which killed more than one million people in the US thus far 'cause "assault on liberty" or something. many o' the same folks in ohio is nevertheless okie dokie with requiring young persons to submit to an invasive exam.

well, the single largest category o' gun related deaths in the US is suicides, and if you make suicide even a tiny bit more inconvenient, deaths decrease dramatic. am knowing such is hard to believe, but serious do a search for coal fire ovens and suicide in uk and us. also, o' the remaining +40% o' firearms deaths, "accident" and impulse account for the greatest numbers. is not drug dealers, burglars and carjackers who account for most firearm deaths. folks like gd know the statistics and don't care. if you own a firearm, you is far more likely to die by firearm than those who do not own guns. domestic disputes. shoot innocent person on your property mistaken thinking they is a nogoodnik. kids get access and shoot friend, brother, sister. etc. the vast majority o' felonious firearms deaths is stoopid and utter avoidable. am gonna repeat, the assault weapon ban worked and were a total failure at the same time. the thing is, when was the last time you heard o' somebody in the US killed with an uzi? no doubt you may find such examples, but is extreme rare. were a popular weapon o' gang members and drug dealers in the 70s and 80s, but almost over night their use stopped. the bad guys didn't just voluntarily give up their uzis, did they? serious criminals, the folks who is not doing crime outta impulsive anger or reflexive fear, find alternatives 'cause the penalties related to the assault weapon ban were kinda onerous. the assault weapon ban worked, but overall firearms deaths didn't drop noticeable. make a more comprehensive version o' the assault weapon ban and sure, more than a few criminals would continue using firearms, but gun numbers would dwindle as police would be taking more than a few weapons off the streets either in response to arrests or buybacks and those losses would not be replaced with new sales. no, you would never get rid o' all weapons, but the vast majority o' such weapons would disappear. that said, am not thinking a total ban is needed. is worth noting how sweden has a whole lotta personal firearms. the thing is, sweden is a less diverse population which doesn't suffer US sorta income disparity problems. am assuming sweden also responds better to mental health problems 'cause is tough to imagine being much worse than the US. sweden makes gun ownership a privilege earned after submitting an application and passing a test after which weapons need be stored and maintained responsible. 'course the US wouldn't be able to achieve sweden kinda results w/o addressing the entirety o' the gun problem, and is unlikely the US solves larger social issues as we reflexive try and remove ar-15s from the hands o' the anticipated mass shooters. HA! Good Fun!

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am quite disappointed in the lot of you. this is a crpg development board, a veritable fetid bog o' geekdom, a metaphorical boil on the arse o' humanity filled with nerd instead o' puss, and not one of you did the obvious and linked monty python? shame! boo! HA! Good Fun!

good rule of thumb is to treat celebrity trials like vampires. such trials and vampires is soul sucking curses and an invitation renders you powerless. HA! Good Fun!

radcliffe is likely a safer option than the other harry potter actor. HA! Good Fun!

can't speak to outer worlds. no doubt the publisher has input on tech support and how such will be handled. no such limits for owlcat regarding kingmaker and wotr. ignore community is a choice from owlcat. even so, "rare" engagement here on even outer worlds would nevertheless be more than is provided at the official owlcat boards. now compare pillars and deadfire to owlcat games. apples v. apples. this seems like an odd observation. am suspecting the notion obsidian has decreased opacity is not gonna be borne out by the experience o' many (most) folks who has followed their games over time. again, the most significant difference would appear to be the publisher relationship, but in general, opacity from obsidian has increased a bit from a previous highpoint during pillars development. am also gonna note issue spotting has had peaks and valleys and am not certain where obsidian is at the moment on some kinda admitted arbitrary scale. hard to imagine they is worse than owlcat. regardless, as an example, less than a couple weeks before deadfire release, obsidian finally recognized there were an issue with how might bonuses to damage were calculated. what made the recognition particularly irksome were the issue had been a frequent board topic for months. unfortunate, obsidian were less focused on board feedback compared to past titles and instead relied on game telemetry and other sources. previous to deadfire is almost certain the issue woulda' been spotted and addressed in a more timely fashion. that said, insofar as issue spotting is concerned, is doubtful there has been a linear evolution, particular as has been noted obsidian has, in the past, needed work with different publishers who no doubt had their own schemes. HA! Good Fun!

converse, am pretty much gonna disagree on (almost) everything. bugs? obsidian, in spite o' issues with bugs is still way ahead o' owlcat. heck, look on this board and see how obsidian responds to bug reporting from the community. we got wotr bugs from the beta which persist and am having no idea if owlcat is even aware o' our the bugs 'cause getting feedback from owlcat anywhere but discord is improbable. wotr were much better than kingmaker insofar as stability is concerned, but is nevertheless not comparable to obsidian releases which admitted ain't particular stable. owlcat is in a unique kinda realm o' buggy, but am admitting after how terribad were kingmaker for stability, wotr actual were a welcome relief. mechanics? apologies to fans, but the actual owlcat mechanics added to pathfinder stuff is horribly broken such that we never finished kingmaker and the army campaign aspects in wotr is, at best, not good... and while we know many people love the epic stuff in wotr, is horribly broken, unbalanced and often just plain nonsensical. however, obsidian deserves criticism regarding bad design decisions, which they has a preternatural knack for blowing beyond expectations. deadfire ship-to-ship combat were extreme expensive and added almost nothing to gameplay value. deadfire itself were a commercial mistake in that in spite o' every warning sign the game had fewer people interested in the product than pillars, obsidan spent more money making a game which were gonna even further alienate those who wanted pillars to be their ideal bg3. you had a crowdfunding campaign for deadfire which brought in more money than either owlcat title, but obsidian didn't appear to notice the number o' contributors decreased substantial from pillars. more money but less people? obsidian wasted a hardcore pillars fanbase attempting to be the next d:os2... or somesuch 'cause that is how obsidian developers described their deadfire thinking. 'course this is the same developer who s'posed negotiated extra time and money from lucas to finish kotor2 as it deserved, but never bothered to get the new agreement in writing before they invested additional resources and altered their development timeline. serious. oh, and while is not mentioned in this thread as an owlcat strength or obsidian weakness am gonna note how frustrating is the relative lack o' communication from owlcat save through twitter and the aforementioned hellscape which is discord. is not as if developers owe us their thoughts and intentions, but as we referenced insofar as bugs, am having no idea if owlcat is even aware or cares 'bout a few problems with their games 'cause save for the infrequent discord/reddit/twitter communication, owlcat is bordering on willful obtuse levels o' reluctance to respond. bad design decisions? sure, obsidian wins the razzie in that category 'cause they got a curious history o' making preternatural bad moves. converse, owlcat has played safe and gave fans (most fans) what they wanted from a pathfinder/d20 game. the problem for owlcat is there ain't been a real 40k crpg to know what is gonna work with the fans when writing becomes more important. as we already noted, am pretty sure we view 40k much different than a whole lotta fans 'cause we see the satire, but much as with fallout, is a large % o' the fanbase which takes 40k deadly serious and for them there is a proper way to do a crpg. HA! Good Fun!

and don't forget their weird fascination with puzzles. enigma? most o' oner's complaints is gonna be echoed by other gamers to greater or lesser degrees. we personal enjoyed wotr, but am not gonna try and convince anybody owlcat is a great developer. is also the politics angle which might offend people. with owlcat doing a warhammer 40k game, is more than a few legit concerns. furthermore, am thinking a warhammer 40k crpg is gonna be tough for any developer to get "right," 'cause in our experience, most fans do not view similar to Gromnir... most fans don't view as does games workshop. The Imperium Is Driven by Hate. Warhammer Is Not is a good argument you need a particular deft collection o' writers to strike the right balance so as not to offend many 40k fans and still remain true to 40k. owlcat is such a developer? HA! Good Fun! ps am personal trying to think positive, but is not in our nature to do so.

pam grier? warning: sweary have mentioned physical similarity would make esai morales an obvious choice, but that patton oswalt is more appropriate. that said... daniel day lewis clear is in touch with with his inner Gromnir already. HA! Good Fun!

HA! Good Fun! ps chaos affected our link. fixed pps am obvious choosing missionary with flame weapon training

more %$#@ing shadow docket nonsense. Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court on 5-4 Vote Reinstates District Court Order Temporarily Barring Enforcement of Texas Social Media Law; Good News for the First Amendment and Bad News for Those Seeking Law to Replatform Trump keep in mind, am not a fan o' the texas law, but is so not meant to be resolved via the shadow docket. arguable as concerning as having the issue decided w/o argument, the "activist" label for hippie Justices has been subverted by alito and thomas. "But Justice Alito wrote an opinion for himself, Justice Thomas, and Justice Gorsuch. In the opinion, Alito does not say that the law is in fact unconstitutional. He argues that the matter is uncertain, buying into the arguments advanced in the past by Justice Thomas, Eugene Volokh, and others, that social media companies can be regulated like “common carriers” (such as the phone company) and forced to carry speech that they do not like. "The argument is one that is audacious and shocking for those (like Justice Thomas, less so for a Justice like Alito) who have taken near absolutist positions on First Amendment rights in the past, especially on issues such as campaign finance laws." alito and thomas is no longer even pretending to embrace a consistent legal theory as the basis for their opinions.

possible wotr related... but likely not btw, paizo has confirmed it is not HA! Good Fun!

another from joe biden, the voluntary buyback guy. Biden Says He’s Limited on Guns After Emotional Trip to Uvalde, Texas - Bloomberg “I can’t dictate this stuff,” Biden told reporters on Monday. “I can do the things I’ve done and any executive action I can take, I’ll continue to take. But I can’t outlaw a weapon. I can’t change a background check. I can’t do that.” the thing is, the US ain't kanada, and unlike kamala harris, biden ain't pretending he may executive order the 2nd Amendment to its knees. on the other hand, Congress has real albeit limited options to address firearms, options they is unlikely to take after this fifteen minutes o' outrage passes same as happened following the last few public and horrific mass shootings. HA! Good Fun!

gotta admit our first thought whenever we see her is, "why won't somebody fix her a sandwich or a bowl o' mac n' cheese? something. anything." we see people obvious not poor and nevertheless that skinny and it looks like a cry for help to us. HA! Good Fun!

is a goodly number o' cookware and bakeware sales, but is nothing we need, and 'course the one or two items we want anyways aren't on sale. we just cut up four whole chickens, which reminded us once again how we should get a larger plastic cutting board. https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Carving-Cutting-Board/dp/B0835WTPX4/ref=sr_1_23?qid=1653938877&refinements=p_n_material_two_browse-bin%3A720783011&rnid=720779011&s=kitchen&sr=1-23&pldnSite=1 am such a cheap bastard we won't buy unless is on sale. the stuff am current using is way too small, but unless is on sale... HA! Good Fun!

to his credit am gonna suggest @Guard Dog would not agree with the sentiment regarding love o' guns but rather he doesn't trust the government (of, by and for the people,) and when they come to take your freedoms, you should be able to defend yourself from tyranny. other folks who has homes in neighborhoods such as where we lived during high school (south chicago) don't necessarily love guns, but they fear the criminals who have 'em. the cops ain't gonna protect you, so if you wanna defend your family... the thing is, gd has also stated he thinks the bestest ww2 weapon is the springfield 1903, as 'posed to the m-1 garrand or other semi-auto weapons. mainstream democrats ain't suggesting taking gd's springfield 1903 away from him. the springfield and simillar weapons wouldn't even be subject to the "voluntary" buy back proposed as part o' reinstating the assault weapons ban. 'course the terrible stoopid o' the response to school shootings is the refelxive urge to ban assault weapons, as if doing so fixes the problem o' tens o' thousands o' yearly firearm related deaths. the 1994 assault weapon ban worked, but firearm deaths did not decrease and is no good evidence the assault weapon ban decreased mass shootings... however you choose to define a mass shooting. for fifteen minutes following a mass shooting, americans rage 'bout firearms and focus on the kinda firearms (long rifles) which literal account for the fewest deaths o' any firearm category tracked by the fbi. what a waste. regardless, am gonna suggest the majority o' folks who misappropriated this don't claim to love their guns, and the many americans who believe they need to protect themselves from everybody else who has guns don't particular love weapons neither. regardless, Constitution says "well regulated militia." when gd were in the marines, he had to check handguns outta the armory and requalify periodic to show he knew how to handle firearms. is weird is fewer restrictions for the "well regulated militia," which is the basis for his current firearms ownership. HA! Good Fun!

got this far and stopped. joe biden's support for forced gun confiscation is as follows: https://joebiden.com/gunsafety/ "Buy back the assault weapons and high-capacity magazines already in our communities. Biden will also institute a program to buy back weapons of war currently on our streets. This will give individuals who now possess assault weapons or high-capacity magazines two options: sell the weapons to the government, or register them under the National Firearms Act." ... gosh. however, like any sane person, including many republicans, those persons who is prohibited by law from gun ownership is necessarily gonna be subject to confiscations. 18 U.S. Code § 922 - Unlawful acts scroll down to g would be beyond ridiculous to have a law which reasonable prevents gun ownership but have no way for the state to confiscate the firearms in question, no? support o' such common sense legislation and other innocuous comments taken outta context is frequent conflated with the asinine gun confiscation claims o' no compromisers. am thinking the rest o' your list o' democrat infidels is having a few folks most certain not in favour o' gun confiscation as you describe. Justice Stevens were in favour o' second amendment repeal, and voted 'gainst heller. am s'posing you see as justifying placing him in your rogue's gallery, but am only guessing. got more? if not... no doubt gd riled himself up something awful past paragraph 1, but we couldn't be bothered to read past your declaration re: heller "District of Columbia law bans handgun possession by making it a crime to carry an unregistered firearm and prohibiting the registration of handguns; provides separately that no person may carry an unlicensed handgun, but authorizes the police chief to issue 1-year licenses; and requires residents to keep lawfully owned firearms unloaded and dissembled or bound by a trigger lock or similar device. Respondent Heller, a D. C. special policeman, applied to register a handgun he wished to keep at home, but the District refused. He filed this suit seeking, on Second Amendment grounds, to enjoin the city from enforcing the bar on handgun registration, the licensing requirement insofar as it prohibits carrying an unlicensed firearm in the home, and the trigger-lock requirement insofar as it prohibits the use of functional firearms in the home. The District Court dismissed the suit, but the D. C. Circuit reversed, holding that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess firearms and that the city’s total ban on handguns, as well as its requirement that firearms in the home be kept nonfunctional even when necessary for self-defense, violated that right." not a prohibition on all firearms but rather handguns. bizarre bass ackwards history from SCOTUS led to mirror-universe decision where we is told modern handguns is precise the kinda weapons a 1787/1868 a well regulated militia would arm itself as 'posed to something like an ar-15. serious. regardless, not a blanket prohibition on firearms... "period." as we said, we couldn't bring our self to read further this time. you are so certain o' what you know and claim you are willing to fight to the death for such, but you never bother to check to see if you is actual correct in your beliefs. HA! Good Fun! ps am more than a little annoyed (albeit akin to stepping in somebody's discarded bubblegum) gd keeps demanding from us to defend joe biden. we don't like joe biden as President. joe is the ordinary kinda incompetent we expected when he announced his candidacy, but most o' gd complaints has been based on fabricated rage as 'posed to wrongs done by biden. nevertheless, am not able to accept manifest unfairness and gd makes unjust complaints 'bout biden with some frequency.

... the bitter pill to swallow is your father were right. learn the lesson o' kreia, that betrayal, by its nature, is delivered by friends, family and allies. "just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you." -- original from the movie version of catch-22. HA! Good Fun!