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The Testimonials on this page were written by real people and were unsolicited. I even include the email address of each submitter so that you can write to them and ask "are you for real?" if you want to validate these claims.
- 1 CNet
- 2 Facebook
- 3 Devin Pike
- 5 Thomas Anderson
- 6 Michelle Parsneau
- 7 Randy Gaschler
- 8 Steven Cayton
- 9 Bob Lester
- 10 Gino Louie
- 11 Bill Bartholomew
- 12 AJ Michales
- 13 Mark, "Karaoke King"
- 14 Monte Greene
- 15 Scott W
- 16 Hal Lowe
- 17 Chris M
- 18 Tom Sanford
- 19 Capt. Norbert Adamek
- 20 Rene A. Morin
- 21 Kyle Del Bonis
- 22 Scott Salvi
- 23 Lofthus Leonard
- 24 Aaron Plant
- 25 Jay Cuva
- 26 Brett Rigby
- 27 Michelle Parsneau
- 28 DJ Schulze
- 29 Steve and Gina Nations
- 30 Caroline Pope
- 31 Graham Thirkill
- 32 Rainy Parton
- 33 Anne Nicolai
- 34 Mark Gregory
- 35 Steven Thair
- 36 Steve Nations
- 37 Ethan
- 38 Nripendra Dhillon, MD, MS
- 39 Kevin Shirey
- 40 Rand Steeves
- 41 David Rowe
- 42 Bryan "Bucky"
- 43 Robert Cruz
- 44 Paul Kingham
- 45 Brian Barckley, DiscMaster Digital DJ
- 46 Martin Pittaway
- 47 DJ MarkG
- 48 SABRINA - Major Mayhem Karaoke
- 49 TJ Bosshardt - B.Y. Entertainment
- 50 Eric Shoaf - Good Vibrations Mobile DJ Service
- 51 LensKaraoke
- 52 Elisabeth Daley
- 53 Roger Bowring
- 54 Joey Everett
- 55 Richard
- 56 Chris
- 57 Shawn Meunier
- 58 DJ Maxx
- 59 Hightower
- 60 Sean Trotter
- 61 r g
- 62 Stephen in Savannah
- 63 Nick Toth
- 64 David Leu
- 65 Angus G. Nicholson III
- 66 Chris Bigelow
- 67 Bruno F.
- 68 Joe Paradis
- 69 Aurelius Prochazka
- 70 PJ No Dot
- 71 Brian Marshall
See the totally awesome testimonials on the CNet's Download.com page! (Be sure to click "See reviews for: All Versions" so you can see all the reviews!
"It makes owning a Mac absolutely complete!!!!!!!"
"Kjams:you either love it or have never used it"
"Perfect for a technophobe like me"
"Warning: May cause karaoke addiction."
"kJams does exactly what you've read about it and more!"
"kJams, the best karaoke software on the market bar none"
"Fantastic Karaoke Player!!"
"Hands-Down Best Karaoke Software Available"
"No Doubt the Best Karaoke Program on the Planet!"
"There Is No Other"
"kJams Beats Them All!"
"Karaoke for the Mac at Last!"
Wow BEST COMMENTS EVAR on facebook
Devin Pike
... thank you for developing, and maintaining, a best-in-breed product. I've demoed other systems, but I will never use, or recommend, anything other than kJams for live performance karaoke hosts. Period.
(From this forum post)
I just got off one of those really really good karaoke nights. You know the one I'm talking about. Killer crowd, great songs, amazing singers, it all just comes together...Show screens are doing there job, cross fade is keeping the patrons on the dance floor, the tip jar is over flowing and my software isn't kicking me in the @#$*.
Thanks Dave! Just thank you for this thing you have created that makes nights like this a reality. I like to think we have that little thing that makes it fun but without the tools we are just that...tools. I look forward to doing this thing that lets me pretend to be an entertainer every week because of kJams.
Thomas Anderson
It's one of those things you buy that leaves you wondering, how could this be, because the value you get for price paid is phenomenal. The fun my family and friends and I have had for $40 or so is beyond belief! And that says nothing of the generosity I've found with guy behind it in updates and tech support even when fault was mine!
Michelle Parsneau
after i helped a customer, and she helped me find a problem, i thanked her, and she said:
Any time! I'm happy to help in any way I can. Your program and your customer service have both been amazing, since day one. Any way I can give back, even a little, I'm more than happy to do so, because I really appreciate what you do and how you do it.
Randy Gaschler
OK, so here is the cool part. I use kJams for 5 days after Apple does a major OS update and I have to practically beg my MacPro to deliver the songs that I want when I want them. Then with less than 24 hours before a company Karaoke party, I send an email to [dave] describing what I think is the general direction of the problem. ... The next day at the party I start up the laptop, open kJams, accept the NEW update install, and lo and BEHOLD!!!! The problems were gone and kJams worked flawlessly!
Thanks, Dave! I appreciate it greatly. Only if all software developers were a fraction as diligent.
Steven Cayton
...man, you've been WAY above and beyond the call of duty in the few times I've needed your help. I can't recall ever having better customer service, "personal" customer service, like what you have provided. ... So, thanks again Dave. ... My kJams [works now]! YAHOO!!
Bob Lester
It is so comforting to have someone who actually takes an interest in his customer base so as to maintain a running conversation with someone experiencing a problem. These days this is hard to find. I hope you will become wildly successful.
Gino Louie
Getting SoundChoice tracks (edit: certified legally bought Gem series of MP3+G Data Discs) into the kJams Library was impossible! (edit: due to a bug in kJams, unbeknownst to Dave!)
The MP3 files were not immediately identified.
Dave saved the day!
After many emails to try to correct the problem, he sent me a link to Screen Share with him. He established a trail so that I can locate the Sound Choice files after the discs have been copied into my computer. So many thanks, Dave for saving me from psychosis! I appreciate your vigilant, brilliant support in making kJams such a brilliant piece of software!
I know for certain how difficult the ripping process is without kJams. Earlier, I was tagging disc info to Music Book Deluxe. From there, I had planned on using Power CDG Burner II to rip.
This would have been lengthy, labor intensive process.
kJams has saved me tremendous time and money.
I'm so happy I went with kJams and Macintosh!
Bill Bartholomew
Tonight I was at a gig and after updating my Mac runnin 10.10 Beta Kjams was throwing a fit ( I Know I should have tested it before hand ) [edit: it had reverted to tryout] I emailed Dave with my version number, OS version and my serial number from the gig . Within 10 Minutes he emailed me back on the steps to take and within 15 Min of my email I was back up and running. Let's see them other programs have customer service like that. I am a kJams user for life !!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again Dave
AJ Michales
I ... have been using PRO for over a year now, I love it, nothing else like it, PERIOD. Again, I cannot express to you how amazing your program is. I love it so much, I've made other companies buy this program. I gave them no other option, this is simply the best. I should also point out, I've worked with other programs, such as virtual DJ. All others fail in comparison to yours. I would like to thank you.
Mark, "Karaoke King"
Dear Dave,
I have tried almost every karaoke player software available and can honestly say you have a superior product.
- Easy Hassel Free.
- Mac and Pc. with all major karaoke files types.
- Amazing Super Fast accurate support.
- Great Pricing.
- Great Style and Functionality.
Karaoke is fun entertainment! Thank You so much for keeping it that way...
Monte Greene
Thanks again Dave, I've dealt with lots of tech challenges in the past, no doubt in part to my tech-knowledge deficit! But I have never in my life had the developer of the software make a personal call and spend valuable time with me! I know you are swamped with work, I just want to give you kudos for your attention to my concerns. You have a customer for life. And a raving fan with a big mouth! I'm gonna tell every singer, KJ, bar owner and outback aborigines about you and your great vision. Thanks again!
Warmest regards,
Scott W
I have a crazy Karaoke System, with lots of high-tech doo dads, like lighting control, an integrated photo-booth and a customized song-picker app. kJams has been both easy for people to use (sometimes we even end up in a 'self service mode') AND supports all of our custom extensions. Dave has been *fantastic* when it comes to timely patches to subtle bugs or feature requests. As I told him in a chat yesterday, "Best tech support ever!"
Hal Lowe
Whether you're a single, a group or a Karaoke Jock, kJams 2 is for you!. I've tried 'em all and nothing else compares with kJams 2. I'm working as a single (one-man band) these days and need a program I can really rely on. I need something that's easy to use, flexible but with power to spare. kJams is all that and much more. Take it from me, kJams 2 is awesome!
Hal "The Wanderer" Lowe (former lead guitar/singer of "The Wanderers")
Chris M
I discovered kJams while looking for Mac compatible karaoke software. If you're reading this and looking for such software, then LOOK NO FURTHER! kJams has it all. The feature list speaks for itself, it's easy to use and fulfills all the needs of amateurs and professionals alike. But the support offered by the developer, David Cotter, is AMAZING and this is what makes kJams stand out compared to any other software out there, be it karaoke related or not. There's extensive online support in the wiki and forums, but should anything have slipped through the cracks and not be on there then David is on hand to answer all queries and sort out any bugs. kJams is still regularly updated with even more features. I can't recommend it enough and with the support being offered by David you really can't go wrong.
Tom Sanford
I have been using the hell out of Kjams for two years...with very little problems...I love it!!!!! What ever your plans are in the future...count me in!...hell I'd pay double lol As far as I'm concerned it's the best out there!
Capt. Norbert Adamek
I gotta say this: Kudos on kJams, kJams absolutely rules. This comes from faraway Austria, we (my wife, myself and lots of friends) have been enjoying kJams for several years now. Best Karaoke ever. EVER!
It's a pleasure to read that you are still trying to improve something so good, we'll be looking forward to all new versions.
Again, thanks for having provided the perfect Karaoke solution
Wrote to CNET, to Mr. David Sloan, - feature editor. Here goes:
Dear Mr. Sloan,
your site was brought to my attention by David Cotter, developer of kJams, a Karaoke software. I bought this software 4 years ago, having looked for a MAC - usable Karaoke software for quite some time.
kJams has it all. Easy to use, fulfilling the needs for both professional KJs and home-users, built in Karaoke-song-downloads, - the lot.
The main reason I am writing to you, however, is the fact that David, the guy who developed kJams provides an incredibly ambitious and fast customer service, which nowadays, is not something you can take for granted.
I am writing to you from Vienna, Austria, and I think that it would be worth taking a closer look at kJams. True, it's a genre that appeals to a minority, but it's never the less a gem in terms of innovation and customer support. Not a week goes by without an update, and every email is answered in zero time. Unbelievable. No hotlines, no unanswered requests, - this does deserve to be looked into.
So, even if Karaoke is not anymore "the hot news", many Karaoke - enthusiasts worldwide are looking for just that software that covers all. kJams does this, not only by it's features, but especially by the customer-service level it provides.
It would be worth to check it out, here's the address: www.kjams.com
Rene A. Morin
I've seen the other guys and lemme tell ya, kJams out performs all other players out there for the value it delivers.
Kyle Del Bonis
Your work makes the world a better place :)
Scott Salvi
(after fixing a bug for him…)
Thanks Dave… we seriously could not ask for better support. You do an amazing job!
Lofthus Leonard
Oh how I wish I had found you and KJAMS years ago!
Aaron Plant
I hope you're well. I simply had to email you to let you know how impressed I am with your latest kJams software on my Mac.
Everything I've tried to do with it so far has worked perfectly, including importing all my existing MP3+G zip files, and ripping a few new disks too!
I have licensed the software today because I have no concerns that this is the best and most feature rich software I have seen for Karaoke on laptop.
I've been a pro Karaoke DJ now for nearly 10 years, and have used a variety of packages, mostly on Windows platforms, and I have to say that I am really impressed with your software development. It has features I hadn't even thought of - but really like! Like multiple venue support, and the slickest singer adding and queueing system I've ever seen.
I really like the 'ShowScreens' feature to put up information on the screen, and the fact that the next singer is announced automatically on the singer screen when one track finished.
I have also purchased a few tracks using your online store feature, and I have to say that this integration is an excellent feature too.
I previously used Sax N Dotty's Show Presenter, but this product has not evolved in the last 2-3 years. kJams has overtaken it for sure, and providing I get the basic stability I need I am sure it will serve me very well.
I hope you get enough income to sustain lot of further development, though I have to say - this version is pretty much there for functionality even now.
Keep up the great work - your efforts are definitely going to be enjoyed!
Really, I am so impressed. Believe me I am a very picky person when it comes to what I use on stage. I am not easy to please when it comes to my gear and I run a £35k sound rig based on Logic System kit which I use a 5kw cut down version of for my Laraoke shows. Your software is an excellent addition to the line-up.
Thanks for a really great product.
Jay Cuva
Thank you for consistently improving your product! Very few companies have the customer service and innovation that you offer.
Brett Rigby
Thanks again Dave! I must say you are most likely the most professional, hands-on business owner I've ever dealt with and it is very much appreciated!
Michelle Parsneau
You certainly have the absolute best customer service of any software company that I've ever dealt with, in over 10 years of playing around with computers. I really appreciate it.
DJ Schulze
Dave has exceeded my customer support expectations beyond my wildest dreams! When I was a new user, I emailed him a question at 11:00 at night. As a what-the-heck I mentioned that I would be up until 1:00 am. He called me within five minutes and walked me though my confusion.
Thanks again Dave!
Steve and Gina Nations
I admire your work and customer service, I never encountered customer service anywhere as quick and professional as your's and I am a retail manager my self.
Caroline Pope
Thanks So Much! The new download worked.
And thanks for the EXCELLENT Customer Service you have.
You have always replied to all of my emails so quickly.
Thanks Again,
P.S. kjams ROCKS!!! :)
Graham Thirkill
David, you are the most unbelievably kind, considerate reliable, person I have ever had the pleasure to deal with on the web. It must be 4 or 5 years I have been sending emails for your help and you have never ever let me down. To me, being an old man this is lovely and you keep my faith in human nature, unlike a lot of others who havn't got two minutes for anyone.
Thanks David, you are truly a lovely, lovely bloke. I read the notes on your site before downloading and your outright honesty overwhelms me.
It must have been less than three minutes before I got your answer back from you.
What else can I say but thank you very much.
Cheers and Beers,
Rainy Parton
I am so overwhelmed with the success of the kJams program!!! Few things come along that ARE what the say they ARE!!! Since you so patiently guided me through the ONLY POSSIBLE way I could do something wrong......everything has come together and now, I get to SING!!!! What a concept!!!I am SOOOOO HAPPPPY!!!!
Thank you for sharing your talent and interest in karaoke. You've certainly made my world a better place!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
Anne Nicolai
Is there a Webby (or some other) Award for "Generosity of TIme Spent with Prospective Clients"? If so, you should win, and I will be happy to nominate you.
Mark Gregory
kjams is the only tool I will ever use. I have fully enabled the server now and last night it was used to great effect. lots of very happy punters which is what we want. its the only program pros should use, nothing else comes close.
have also for the last 12 months been telling people "Find me a better run karaoke bar" that is as fast and as slick (I am still waiting for a reply) lol
Steven Thair
I want to thank you for your program and for your dedication to providing support. my friends and i are in our early 60's with various singing backgrounds from alot to none. we just love getting together and singing, and your program has made it SSSOOOO much easier.
Steve Nations
Thank you for such great customer service and product! I just can't believe the customer service you provide is just totally outstanding!!
I just purchased the Pro version of the Windows Version of kJams. My friend who has the Mac version inspired me to try it out, and after seeing how great it was, I looked for PC alternatives (my mac is a PowerBook...too old), but most of the other programs weren't very good. I found the Windows version of kJams and tried it out, and it worked pretty well, while it's not yet like the Mac version, it still blows every other pc Karaoke program out of the water. (emphasis added)
Nripendra Dhillon, MD, MS
I am very grateful for the time you have given me. A few years ago, I had got a backup solution called SuperDuper for myself. I had sent its developer (another Dave) queries over the time I learned to use the product in a manner that fit my needs, and I had then thought that the attention he gave his customers could not be paralleled. Having explored the kJams forums, and having corresponded with you, I have learned that I was wrong. You have an amazing devotion to your clients and that is refreshing indeed to experience. Thank you for all your help. I look forward to a continuing association.
Kevin Shirey
David Cotter, you are
kJams really is the best karaoke player out there, hands down! I showed the setup to 3 other KJ guys and they want a mac and kJams like yesterday! It kept up with 20 singers tonight, skipping some singers, handled corrupt songs immediately, no syncing issues like Sax n Dotty, The KJ rotation is a GODsend! I don't have to manage where they go, or what they do and I can show the customers right then and there where they are knowing its all automatic and I can take no liability because it's in the proper order! Now to talk about the robustness of the video and audio keeping up, it was playing a song, downloading 2 songs directly from [the built-in music stores], downloading another from [the] Karaoke Downloads [web site], I was searching [too] and it kept up just fine! It was also nice to import my new songs on the fly *while* karaoke was playing! OMG what? really? yea! This beats Sax n Dotty, Siglos, Karall for the ones they've used.
Rand Steeves
You have to be one of the best site hosts I've encountered. It's great to know there are some humans still out there making things work!
David Rowe
Little weird things like this [little glitch I ran into] are totally overshadowed by the amazingness of the app! I see Apple throwing millions at you for your code so they can put it in iTunes! HOLD OUT!! It's that good...you probably have an idea of how BAD your competition is. NO one is doing Karaoke THIS good. I have had so many compliments at Karaoke parties, especially when the girls request something I don't have. I go to the music store, spend a buck or two and seconds later they are singing! No messy auths, questions or forms. That's SLICK!
I think your app is worth a little more. I'm curious to know if the demograph is willing to pay for maintenance. $50/year seems fair. Have you thought of that? Instant income generation. I've asked my Karaoke hosts who run kJams and they all thought that seemed fair considering what you get. Hmmm...
Bryan "Bucky"
To all subscribers to kJams! I want to write in to kJams about Dave and his work on troubleshooting problems that may occur when you are coming across some hiccups along the way. I am a perfect example on why mistakes are made on kJams! More than likely the mistakes are made by ourselves and we freak out. I was that person until Dave, with his ability to relax me, helped me out a great deal not once but twice. I totally respects his product and I thank him for explaining to me thoroughly and not losing my cool. Thanks Dave, you area genius!
Robert Cruz
Wrote up an article on his blog. Wow!
Paul Kingham
Hi Dave,
I have been invited to be a guest on the Mac 20 questions (Mac20q) podcast tomorrow, oneof the questions is what is my favourite app, I am going to say kJams, and just wanted to run my response by you first before it's broadcast, hope you don't mind.
I also hope it is good PR for you too :)
Regards Paul
Host: Tell me your Favourite application and some of the best things about it.
Paul: Hmmm, well I guess I would have to pick my karaoke application; it's called kJams and is written by Dave Cotter over at kJams.com. The program is really versatile for running shows, I can store all my songs and videos in a library which is easy to search, it keeps track of my singers, and what they would like to sing next, takes all the worry about of the nights rotation, so I don't have to have a hundred bits of paper with peoples names and songs on them beside me.
It happily outputs to a second screen – I use a projector for this so the whole bar can sing along AND most importantly, IT JUST WORKS!
It's crazy too that as a singer, if you have an iPhone (or iPod Touch), you can download iJams, and control your own songlist, you don't even need to speak to me or pick up a book, it's all there remotely, it's amazing!
I've been using for it nearly a year and it hasn't let me down a single time, I used to do shows on a PC and frequently had to fill while I waited for my laptop to reboot, those days are gone!
Plus Dave is a genius, he is updating the features and tweaking what's there all the time, he even listens to the features people want and writes them in. If all software was this good, and maintained this well, the world would be a better place.
Brian Barckley, DiscMaster Digital DJ
kJams has been the largest advancement in digital music since iTunes as far as I'm concerned.
I have been entertaining for over 14 years -- over 450 weddings -- don't even want to count how many karaoke shows -- might cause a breakdown of some sort. Anyway -- I was the first to be a "Disc" only DJ in my area hence the name DiscMaster -- Never envisioned music much less karaoke being all done by computer. I have been using macs to play DJ music for over 4 years using Mega-Seg. Your kJams is the only program I plan to use for the Karaoke Side... The DiscMaster Approves!
Martin Pittaway
Dear Dave,
Speaking from the other side of the pond, I just have to say that kJams is just so good.
There are many entertainers out there using PC's to play their backing tracks and you just know when things have gone wrong because it takes them so long to get going again.
Once in some 2 years, and then due to the MacBook Pro overheating, did the system fail. But in less time than it took me to tell a joke to my audinece, a fan switched on pointing at the Mac, and we were back in business.
Nothing else competes and you're worth every penny.
Keep up the good work.
Many thanks
Cambridge, England
DJ MarkG
Dave, I just wanted to thank you for a great piece of work that just gets better and better, I have been using kJams for a long time and in real terms apart from if I recall one bug its never let me down.
When the bug with threads did surface we had it fixed in about 20 mins and then a full fix overnight.
In short I have tried them all and NOTHING beats k-Jams its a winner hands down. I have some regular gigs and the great thing about k-Jams is the speed at which you can work I only need to carry two one hour mixes for inter singer entertainment and the average switch speed it around 3 seconds. My reputation has been built by using the right tools David and your kJams products keep me well ahead of the disk only boys.
- P Well done and thanks for a great product
then like a week later...
Tonight, at a very select gig, for the first time I had kJams operating at full tilt with a 3G wireless connection to the net. A singer requested a song that I did not have and whilst two girls were singing one song the tune I requested from the store downloaded and was added to the library :shock: .
The singers could not see anything, it was transparent to them 8) , I wanted to try this in a live pressure gig , and it delivered yet again.
Not sure if its the first time its been tried live but it worked 100%, and guess what I had to do it again just after.
Thanks Dave for your hard work, not sure if anyone else has tried this it may be a first, but to be able to download a song there and then is way cool.
More :idea: vendors maybe Sing To The world Dave would be way cool.....
Long and Short kJams delivers every time I would not swap it for any other system.
Thanks again Dave, keep up the great work.. :D :P
SABRINA - Major Mayhem Karaoke
"Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy?" I just wanted to remind you how FRIGGIN COOL life is with your softwares.... the softwares that breath through your energy.
TJ Bosshardt - B.Y. Entertainment
I could have bought a PC for much cheaper and a free or cheap Kj program but I refuse to do anything other than Mac and kJams you are a genius / angel! Anything other than Mac and kJams is a waste of money. I have been a KJ since the late 80's when we used tapes then giant lasers and have seen this phenomenon through since the beginning and kjams is a dream come true. Nothing can match kJams. (I'm a girl so Will You Marry Me?) Also, when I was shopping for a program last year, I wasn't rich enough to gamble money so when I read your program warning about possible bugs I thought twice, however, what made me gamble on it was the fact that you seemed so upfront and then all the testimonials. You can add mine to the list of your love letters! The only thing that beats the actual program's performance is your awesome Tech support. Thank you.
Eric Shoaf - Good Vibrations Mobile DJ Service
I am a professional part-time mobile DJ working the high desert. I recently decided to upgrade my PC to Apple.
The first problem that I encounter was finding a karaoke program that would read in my kma files. Next was to find a program that functioned in a live karaoke venue.
I searched the internet high and low, but could not find a program to read the kma files until I contacted kJams. I was surprised in the quick replies and support from kJams. Dave Cotter worked with me every step of the way to ensure I could use my older files with having to do any conversion.
The technical support given by Dave Cotter, has been outstanding!!! I would highly recommend for anybody looking for professional, easy-to-use karaoke program to tryout and purchase kJams!
You will be glad you did!
From his quote in The Forums
Some time ago I was asked to look at another karaoke program so I could present using somebody else's kit, so I Learned a bit about the program in question and today I did my first show with it and it made me realize just what a bril program kJams is. I always knew Kjams was good, what with all the features, but to actually use another program really hammers the point home. I will have to continue using this other program cos the person I'm presenting for won't change to mac, but when I got home from presenting I wanted to cuddle the kjams program but thats not possible,so, I opened kJams and just played around with it, how soothing it was.
Elisabeth Daley
kJams is AWESOME.!!!!!!!
I am a professional full time Disc Jockey, Singer, Entertainer and Karaoke Hostess and having a reliable program to run karaoke on my MAC has been absolutely amazing! I looked around for years and was so pleased when I came across kJams. You must buy this program if you are a MAC user and need to run karaoke. I'm not kidding. kJams to the rescue!!!!!
(Personally, I wouldn't use a PC to run any professional music program if my life depended upon it - - yuck)
I am not a computer whiz by any stretch of the imagination. I learn in the trenches out of necessity. I like programs to do what they are supposed to do and often I expect "said program" to read my mind. kJams always does what I ask and usually can read my mind and it's only "in development". Imagine what will happen when it's "finished".
Dave's customer support is beyond belief. He has always been available for tutorials and tech support and has more than once rescued me from my own stupidity - - - all the while being patient and friendly. He gets 100 gold stars!!!!
The program is simple and very, very user friendly - - - like many MAC programs. . . .and it's mostly idiot proof - - - thank goodness.
As a cabaret artist, I can create "playlists" and line up all my chosen songs, in the proper key and "have at it " for a cabaret performance, either cueing the songs to go back to back without my interference - - - or pause until I command the playlist to continue if I have any dialogue to deliver. You can even use the Apple Remote in the palm of your hand.
Yeah - - - here's a cool feature - - - once a song is in a playlist and a key is designated - - - kJams remembers and always plays the song in the proper key. Think of it as the band that can't complain about the key you wish to sing your song. Bonus - - - you can create as many playlists as you need.
Bottom line. The best money I ever spent for a karaoke program - - - hands down. It's worth double the price or more!!!!!!
If you have a MAC and need to run karaoke - - - buy this program!!! Don't wait! It's brilliant!
If you're sick of the "skips" and "stutters" and "freezes" of PCDJ - - -buy a MAC - - - then buy kJams
FYI: Many internal DVD drives don't recognize CDG discs, therefore importing is impossible. I purchased an external DVD drive, the Plextor PX-712UF and have had no difficulty ripping CDG's into kJams.
I'm a real person - - call me for a referral. 757-566-4530 or email at the link below.
Roger Bowring
I have been using kJams Pro for over four years and have found this program to be the best KJ program for the Mac for running a Karaoke show. I have followed this program through most of it's developmental stages and it just keeps getting better and better. It plays Karaoke tracks with far superior fidelity and accuracy than the best hardware Karaoke machines on the market, even when the key is changed several steps, thus allowing the singer to hear his/her track undistorted in the key of his/her individual voice range.
The kJams interface keeps your library extremely well organized enabling the KJ to make playlists for individual singers and to play individual tracks with a single mouse click - far more efficient than hunting through CD folders for discs and placing in and removing from a Karaoke hardware machine enabling the KJ to "keep the show going" without any "dead air space."
Even more impressive than the program itself, is the technical support given by Dave Cotter, the software creator of this ingenious program. I have limited knowledge about computers and Dave has provided the most prompt and generous tech support imaginable, even three to four hours at a time in telephone and computer remote control tech support! I have never received such tech support from any other software vendor/developer! Dave's tech support is unsurpassed!
Therefor, I highly recommend kJams! You certainly will be amazed by it's wealth of features, quality of sound and phenomenal tech support!
Joey Everett
(after a new release)
Thanks so much David, can't wait to check out the upgrade.
I can't imagine kJams being any better - I freaking love it!!!
It makes my life as a part time KJ so much easier.
Thanks so much for a phenomenal program as well as your phenomenal support!
I have been using kJams for about 1 year. It just keeps getting better. As far as I am concerned, this is the best program I've ever seen for computer Karaoke. The tech support is especially excellent. Some time ago I had a bug related to UNICODE. The problem was really vexing and prevented me from creating song lists. Dave took the time and was concerned enough about the bug to remotely operate my computer to discover the cause. It was fixed immediately! All of the features work even though my CD burner is not on the list (La Cie 15X CD/DVD). The program is feature loaded even while still not even in the beta stage of development. Keep up the good work. When the final version is ready, I'm ready to buy.
Based on the overwhelmingly positive response you must get from all who have benefited from and enjoyed your product, it's tough to imagine how I can add to that in a significant way...much like the voter who wants to be heard but realizes his vote is just one among millions. So I hesitate, even though I've been using KJams for a little while now and will always consider it the best $40 I've ever spent. How much more encouragement can you take? Your commitment to developing such a piece of software whose core users consider indispensable is more fueled by passion than recognition. But, in the end, I would be remiss. It's worth a try. So here goes. Thanks, Dave. KJams is the shit.
Shawn Meunier
after fixing a bug for him…
Thanks a mil, even though we've had a couple hick ups - I still think its the best piece of software out there for karaoke hosting… and yer dedication to makin it the best it can be, is amazing.
DJ Maxx
This program is AMAZING!!! I love it! You Rock! Keep up the good work!
I had a problem with KJams tonight and reported it to Dave. He found a bug, and is going to fix it (video/music sync). Thing is, he was working with me on this at 3:00AM eastern time! He is the man when it comes to customer service! ... I thought I'd give him the kudo's now!
Later that day...
You must be the hardest working man in show business! Went to bed at 3:00AM and posted the fix at 10:00AM the next morning. Wow. There are a lot of companies out there that could learn from you.
Sean Trotter
I know you cannot hear this but you are getting a standing ovation right now!!!!!! You will probably get tired of hearing from us, but my partner emailed you earlier, and I have been playing with your demo version of kjams pro for about 30 minutes, and I had to send you my regards as well. We have been searching for a while, and [...] saw that we could try it out, we got excited, but that does not come close to describing what we are feeling now. If you could have gone into our heads and made exactly what we wanted, this would be it. There is nothing missing.
If you in the Northeast, you have dinner and or drinks on us whenever. Thanks for what you are doing.
Thanks Again,
P.S. please quote us: "This is the best karaoke software ever...seriously"
r g
You are the most dedicated shareware author I have ever seen--KUDO's once again, you rock! Best software $$$ i've ever spent. your product was literally an answer to my dreams, and.. it just keeps getting better. It was a FANTASY of mine to have itunes--for karaoke..and then it was here. having a lot of fun with it and it's totally changed the way we do karaoke. Super impressed by the continual tweeks and updates of the product--on the path to perfection. Customer satisfaction/support is phenomenal as well.
Then like a year later...
You are the most hands-on software developer I've ever known. Kudo's again for unparalled support. I've never seen 110% commitement to buyers like yours.
Stephen in Savannah
David, you are wizard. This program is really coming together. [...] I'm a blessed man having this program available to free me from lugging around a big pile of CD's and inserting and reinserting over and over. A few clicks on the search finds a song instantly. And it works very well other than some of the gig weary discs that were covered with scratches and hamburger grease. [...] Even the professional Karaoke machine I've been using had a hard time with some of them. [...] For my applications, so far you program is just what I've needed. [...] I remain committed to your kJams program. There is little else that can compare to what you have achieved in the Mac world.
Nick Toth
Your quick response with useful information speaks volumes about your commitment to your product and your interest in your customers needs! And you can quote me!
David Leu
Support on programs are usually very bad but you seem like you care.
Angus G. Nicholson III
Dude, have I told you lately how much you absolutely RAWK!? [...] Everything [...] is so professional and clean. [...] I've got to give you props! This software is going to take over my world very soon! You're doing an awesome job!!
MINE MINE MINE! BUaahahahahahah! (wringing hands evily)
Chris Bigelow
Thanks for all your help. Had I not had it, my new business would have floundered on day one. [...] I am using kJams extensively on my laptop for professional applications. [...] It worked admirably well in my gigs. [...] So, you've got yourself a lifelong customer for kJams, straight up.
Bruno F.
This is the best customer support I've ever seen. [...] Thanks for your continued support Dave.
Then later...
I have always admired those who not only invent, manufacture, sell, but more importantly stand behind their product. After the first glitches (mainly the result of my not reading the manual/FAQs), I happened to realize how dedicated to kJams Dave is. But it was only this week that I realized the extent of his committment to his customers' satisfaction. After I ran into a weird bug, Dave offered to call and spend the necessary time to fix the bug. Although I was a bit skeptical as to how he would do that, at the time said he was on the phone, took control of my Powerbook and spent a couple of hours debugging the situation. Result: the bug has been fixed. All with courtesy and an unbelievable patience. This guy knows what he's doing and he's such a fast typist :-)
His last sentence of the chat session was: "It's my job, and I love my job". Dave, it shows! You're a God.
Thanks again for your support.
Sorry no email.
Joe Paradis
Thanks for your help.
Your product, like your service, and like Apples products, are the berries.
I will let others know of your kJams. It is a good thing, this softrware.
The best to you.
Then later...
About a year ago (?? how time flies) I sent my first testimonial of only a few good words.
Since then I have loaded about 1800 songs inot kJams.
I have also shown kJams to PC people.
One in particular is going to buy a MiniMac just to use kJams.
Everyone who sees your product is amazed how good a product it is.
It is the best software purchase I have ever made.
I use it every day.
I do not know what competing software packages are out there but I don't know what they could offer that I neede or woudl want--except burn capability and you will get there with that.
Thanks for your genius and I look forward to your future enhancements.
Aurelius Prochazka
kJams has been one of my favorite Mac OS X programs since the day David released the very first version. Before kJams I kept a Windows PC around just for Karaoke, but I've never needed it since! But what's really amazing about David is that he not only made a Karaoke player, but he made the gold standard by which all others must be judged. kJams is now rich with great features like playlists, speed controls, pitch shifting and more. Great job David!
PJ No Dot
[after learning of the Burning plugin:]
Will you marry me...............I think I'm in love. You rock so F*ing hard!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love kJams!
And the fact that it is better than everything I've seen for the PC!
When I show people how it works and how automatically it sets up your rotation, how easily it is to find songs without using a spreadsheet program, and how simple it is to import new music into the library they are stunned!
You have to use three different programs [on a PC] to do the same thing kJams does.
I don't think the developers of the other [karaoke] software are real world users [like you are].
Brian Marshall
I'll have you know I'm just a recreational karaoke singer who likes the hosts where he sings, but they never have the stuff I want to sing.
Somebody turned me onto [computer karaoke], and your software is INCREDIBLE. I can't believe how good it is.
I would/have NEVER paid so much for shareware that I use for pleasure, but I think you more than earned it. GREAT stuff!


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BEIJING (Reuters) - Earnings at China's industrial firms grew at their slowest pace in seven months in November, as demand and producer price gains eased in further confirmation of ebbing growth in the world's second-largest economy.
The lower income underscores a delicate balancing act for authorities as they extend a campaign to reduce China's reliance on credit-intensive investment without imperiling the economy.
Profits in November rose 14.9 percent to 785.8 billion yuan ($120.05 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on its website on Wednesday. It marked the slowest monthly growth rate since April's 14.0 percent.
Earnings were pressured in November by a slower pace of price rises compared to previous months, He Ping of the statistics bureau said in a statement along with the data release.
He noted that November's decline in producer price inflation to 5.8 percent from 6.9 percent in October was one of the biggest of the year.
"Previous price increases were concentrated in upstream industries like coal and steel. Inflation in those areas is slowing, and the transmission of higher prices to downstream industries hasn't been very strong, which hurts profit margins," said Ye Bingnan, an economist at BOC International in Beijing.
More than half of the increase in profits in Jan-Nov came from coal mining and washing, iron and steel smelting and processing, chemicals, and oil and natural gas extraction, the statistic bureau's He said.
While the industrial sector has enjoyed a year-long construction boom that has fueled demand and prices for building materials in a boost to growth, a government-led battle to clean toxic air and a crackdown on financial risks have started to drag on China's economy.
Chinese steel makers in 28 cities have been ordered to curb output between mid-November and mid-March. A campaign to promote clean energy by converting coal to natural gas has also hampered manufacturing activity in northern cities due to insufficient supply and high prices.
Chinese iron ore and coke futures stretched losses on Tuesday as steel prices fell further, weighed down by seasonal weakness in demand in the world's top producer during winter.
For the first eleven months of the year, profits reached 6.875 trillion yuan, up 21.9 percent from the same period and lower than the 23.3 percent annual growth in the January-October period.
Research firm China Beige Book said in a survey out earlier on Wednesday that with demand strong and prices holding up, Chinese firms continued to ramp up new capacity and production in the fourth quarter. However, it also showed a slowdown in hiring and wages growth in a further sign of slackening economic activity.
China has defied market expectations with 6.9 percent growth in the first nine months of the year amid the construction boom and solid exports. A slowdown has started to take hold in the last few months as the property sector cools and credit growth ebbs, with Beijing focused on controlling corporate leverage and defusing financial risks.
At the end of November, industrial firms' liabilities were 6.3 percent higher then a year earlier, compared with a 6.7 percent increase at the end of October.
But the ratio of liabilities to assets at industrial firms ticked up to 55.8 percent at the end of November, compared to 55.7 percent in October, indicating that deleveraging outside the financial sector has been limited.
Mining industry profits rose 286.8 percent from a year earlier in January-November while manufacturing profits were up 18.9 percent, both slowing from January-October.
Profits earned by China's state-owned firms increased 46.2 percent to 1.576 trillion yuan in the first eleven months, cooling from a 48.7 percent surge in January-October.
Ye at BOC International said industrial profit growth will likely slow next year.
"We think next year investment growth will slow, specifically real estate and infrastructure investment," Ye said.
"So price, sales, and profit gains may slow in industries that are sensitive to investment, while firms related to consumer and industrial upgrades should see better performance."
Reporting by Zhang Min and Elias Glenn; Editing by Shri Navaratnam


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An article in this week's National Enquirer alleged that GOP presidential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has had five extramarital affairs.
However, in an exclusive statement to The Gateway Pundit, one of the women allegedly linked to Cruz said that the allegations involving her were "BS" and that she didn't believe the other allegations to be true.
The National Enquirer article was published with a typically subtle title for the distinguished magazine: "A Hooker, A Teacher & Coworkers: 5 Romps That Will Destroy Ted Cruz!" Classy.
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The rest of the article was filled with the same breathless prose America's favorite checkout line tabloid is known for.
"'Private detectives are digging into at least five affairs Ted Cruz supposedly had,' claimed a Washington insider," the article read.
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"The leaked details are an attempt to destroy what's left of his White House campaign! The ENQUIRER reports that Cruz's claimed mistresses include a foxy political consultant and a high-placed D.C. attorney!
"There are also whispers of other intimate late-night sessions Ted has had in Washington — and even a wild sex worker makes the cut!" I'm not quite sure how one would distinguish between a "wild" sex worker and a more mundane one, but I suppose I'm just naive.
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However, before Trump fans could start spiking the football, one of the women who was linked to the scandal gave a statement to The Gateway Pundit denying the affairs.
"It's ridiculous. Anyone with half a brain knows it's false," the anonymous woman said. "I don't think the article is true. I can't see Cruz being like that… All I know is it's not me. There's a reason they don't use my name. They know it's BS."
While it doesn't have the greatest reputation in the world, it's worth pointing out that the National Enquirer did break the extramarital affair of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, who ran for president for the Democrats in 2004 and 2008.
In that case, Edwards' alleged use of campaign funds to cover up the affair led to him being charged with felonies. Ultimately, a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury, and prosecutors declined to retry him.
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However, in Edwards' case, the Enquirer named names and provided more significant details, meaning they were more confident in the story's ability to survive scrutiny if taken to court. In Cruz's case, they didn't, leading one to believe the veracity of the story is a bit less like that of Edwards' and a bit more like "Bat-Human Hybrid Weds Elvis in Private Beachfront Ceremony."
It's also worth pointing out that, according to The Daily Beast, the National Enquirer has endorsed Donald Trump for president. Trump has had a long relationship with the magazine, even endorsing its publisher to become the next head of Time.
Time magazine should name David Pecker of American Media to be its top guy…but they are not smart enough to do that!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2013
Either way, it's just one more wrinkle in a campaign that's already had more than its fair share of them.
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Jonathan Ekene Ifeanyi, Ed.
|A priest offering the Traditional Latin Mass.
|The Novus Ordo Missae.
|One of the numerous errors of the Novus Ordo Missae, communion
in the hand while standing, given by lay people, including women!
|Pope Paul VI initiated the problematic Novus Ordo Missae.
This piece is essentially the opinions of eminent theologians regarding the errors of the conciliar church, particularly the question of the validity or invalidity of the Novus Ordo Missae as well as the new rite of ordination.
Father Paul Kramer, responding sharply to David O'Connell's theologically illiterate manner of gratuitously asserting his benighted position that "The Novus Ordo Church is the Catholic Church, which is the True Church", writes:
"The problem with that proposition is that a Novus Ordo is per se contrary to the dogma of faith, which requires adherence to the traditional rites (Constance Sess. 39), the preservation of the traditional "order of the liturgy received and approved by the Church" (Auctorem Fidei [33]; Pius IV, Professio Fidei Trudentina; Trent Sess. VII can. xiii de sacramentis in genere, etc.) Thus, being contrary to the Catholic faith in its liturgy, the Novus Ordo quite simply, is not Catholic.
"Furthermore, since the Novus Ordo violates the bond of communion of worship, it is materially schismatic, in accordance with the teaching of Innocent III, Juan de Torquemada, and Francisco Suarez.
"This is patent in view of the fact that a "New Order of Mass" violates the most solemn infallible pronouncements and thus breaks the second bond of communion; and therefore, Innocent III teaches that a pope who changes the rites is not to be obeyed, and Torquemada and Suarez explain that such a pope who changes the rites falls into schism. This has been the constant and unchallenged teaching of the Church down through the ages, summed up by Pius XI in Quas Primas, where it is stated that it is the duty of the Roman Pontiffs to "safeguard the liturgy and preserve it from adulteration".
"The doctrine that binds the Church to adhere to the traditional rites was already in place during the patristic age, and is rooted in apostolic teaching:
"23 ego enim accepi a Domino quod et tradidi vobis quoniam Dominus Iesus in qua nocte tradebatur accepit panem. 24 et gratias agens fregit et dixit hoc est corpus meum pro vobis hoc facite in meam commemorationem. 25 similiter et calicem postquam cenavit dicens hic calix novum testamentum est in meo sanguine hoc facite quotienscumque bibetis in meam commemorationem" - 1 Cor. 11: 23-25"
Again, he writes:
"The term "Roman rite" properly refers to the rite that "grew out of the apostolic tradition" (Jungmann), and has been "handed down by the Roman Church" (Quo Primum). The Novus Ordo did not grow out of the apostolic traditions in Rome, but was "fabricated", and is "the result of a manufacturing process" (Joseph Ratzinger), is not the "rite handed down" (Council of Constance Sess. 39); and does not conform to "the order of the liturgy received and approved by the Church" (Auctorem Fidei 33), and is therefore contrary to the profession of Faith (Pius IV Professio Fidei Tridentina; Pius IX Vatican I). Hence, the NO is simply not a form of the Roman Rite, but is a newly concocted rite, which is intrinsically opposed to Catholic tradition, and is therefore incapable of being legitimately promulgated whether as a norm or as an option."
Of course the Novus Ordo is simply the greatest triumph of the Masonic effort at Vatican II - the Council which Freemasonry has always plotted for and looked forward to, as the means by which to put into effect so many of its satanic designs against God and His Holy Church. The liturgical revolution concerning Holy Mass was spearheaded by Archbishop Annibale Bugnini—who was later found to have been a Freemason. Novus Ordo worship service was written in the 1960s by a Freemason (Archbishop Annibale Bugnini ) and six Protestant ministers. In 1970 a photograph was published showing Paul VI posing with the Protestant ministers that had worked with Anibale Bugnini, head of the Consilium ad Exsequendam Constitutionem de Sacra Liturgia [Council to Carry out the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy], to draft the Novus Ordo worship service. Not only were these six individuals heretics personally, but they were there acting in their official capacity as such. The six were Dr. George, Canon Jasper, Dr. Shepherd, Dr. Kunneth, Dr. Smith, and Brother Max Thurian, representing respectively the heretical "World Council of Churches", the Anglican and Lutheran communions, and the French Protestant Taize community. After the Consilium had met and finished its work of suppressing the Traditional Latin Mass and replacing it with the New Order worship service, Dr. Smith, the Lutheran representative, publicly boasted, "We have finished the work that Martin Luther began." Brother Thurian had been the subprior at Taize from its foundation in the late 1940s. In 1969 he expressed his satisfaction with the Novus Ordo Missae by stating that Protestants could now celebrate the "Lord's Supper" with the same prayers as Catholics. On May 12, 1988, the French daily Le Monde announced that Max Thurian had not only become a Catholic, but had been ordained to the Catholic priesthood by Cardinal Ursi of Naples, without being received into the Church, without the Profession of Faith, etc., a known scandal in Rome at the time. On July 24, 1996, Fr. Thurian, now a member of the International Theological Commission, published in L'Osservatore Romano an article highly critical of the Novus Ordo, including the statement that "the great problem of contemporary liturgical life (apathy towards worship, boredom, lack of vitality and participation) stems from the fact that the celebration has sometimes lost its character as mystery, which fosters the spirit of adoration." Anibale Bugnini, the architect of the Novus Ordo, was Secretary of the Consilium (1964-1970). Bugnini stated publicly that his aim in designing the "New Mass" was "to create a worship service that any Hindu, Buddhist, or Protestant could attend and feel perfectly at home with." Fr. Malachi B. Martin worked inside the Vatican near Bugnini and publicly stated that Bugnini was definitely a Mason. The same fact was announced by Tito Casini, Italy's leading Catholic writer, who made public in April 1976 that "the reform (of the liturgy) has been conducted by this Bugnini who has been unmasked at last; he is indeed what we have long suspected, a Freemason". (C.f. Pope John's Council, Pg. 165, by M. Davies). Rome's Grand Mason wrote a public letter praising Bugnini's work. At a meeting on June 19, 1975, Cardinal Seper and eighteen other cardinals called for Bugnini's dismissal, which occurred on July 9, 1975, on the grounds that he had been responsible for the proliferation of messes sauvages [wild masses], that is, of unauthorized Eucharistic Prayers. By 1971, only one year after the Novus Ordo became mandatory, there were two hundred of these published and in use. Because of the scandal Bugnini was banished from Rome by Paul VI in January 1976 to be pro-Nuncio in Iran, where in 1980 he betrayed American hostage secrets to the Iranian ayatollahs. Bugnini died at the age of 70 in 1982. Paul VI made no change to what the Freemason Bugnini and the six Protestants wrote is the Novus Ordo that is still in force in the post conciliar Church, except a small change in the introduction, when Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani pointed to the heretical nature of the new definition of the Mass.
Indeed, many Cardinals, Archbishops, etc., both in the Vatican itself and elsewhere, are known to be Masons. (There is said to have been a bishop in Minnesota who wore his Masonic ring publicly.) A sensation was caused when a list of Masonic Italian Cardinals was published in the 1970's. Is it not true? With the suppression of our beloved, all-holy, Tridentine Latin Mass, we can easily see the rise of evil in the world, and the confusion in our own Catholic lives. Surely it's the evil fruit of the Devil!
Now, however, I'm sure some who read Father Kramer's post must have concluded instantly that the Novus Ordo Missae as well as the new rite of ordination is per se invalid, and that Father Kramer holds this view!
Later, Father Kramer was asked whether the new rite of ordination in the Novus Ordo was valid or not and he answered, sharply:
"The new rite of ordination is unquestionably valid—beyond all legitimate theological dispute. All arguments against its validity are based on error of fact and fallacious argumentation. I have made a post on this point already. The reason given, that the person who attends the NO is thereby agreeing with its errors is false...Most priests simply do not know that the NO is contrary to the Church's doctrine on liturgy. For most of them it's not their fault...The problem with the NO is that it is a bogus rite which is contrary to the profession of faith. It is not a Catholic rite, but a counterfeit rite that has no rightful place in Catholic worship. It violates the second bond of communion, the bond of worship".
Reading this, what came to my mind immediately was Archbishop Lefebvre—the modern day St. Athanasius—particularly Lefebvre's admonition that "the Society of St. Pius X, its priests, brothers, sisters and oblates, cannot tolerate among its members those who refuse-to pray for the Pope or affirm that the Novus Ordo Missae is per se invalid".
|Archbishop Lefebvre resisted Paul VI.
Again, the Archbishop writes:
"As with the question of the invalidity of the Novus Ordo, those who affirm that there is no Pope over simplify the problem. The reality is more complex. If one begins to study the question of whether or not a Pope can be heretical, one quickly discovers that the problem is not as simple as one might have thought. The very objective study of Xaverio de Silveira on this subject demonstrates that a good number of theologians teach that the Pope can be heretical as a private doctor or theologian, but not as a teacher of the Universal Church. One must then examine in what measure Pope Paul VI willed to engage his infallibility in the diverse cases where he signed texts close to heresy if not formally heretical...But we can say that in the two cases cited above as in many another, Paul VI acted much more the liberal than as a man attached to heresy. For when one informed him of the danger that he ran in approving certain conciliar texts, he would proceed to render the text contradictory by adding a formula contrary in meaning to affirmations already in the text, or by drafting an equivocal formula. Now equivocation is the very mark of the liberal who is incoherent by nature...The liberalism of Paul VI, recognized by his friend Cardinal Danielou, is thus sufficient to explain the disasters of his pontificate. Pope Pius IX in particular spoke often of the liberal Catholic, whom he considered a destroyer of the Church. The liberal Catholic is a two-sided being living in a world of continual self-contradiction. While he would like to remain Catholic, he is possessed by a thirst to appease the world. He affirms his faith weakly, fearing to appear too dogmatic, and as a result his actions are similar to those of the enemies of the Catholic Faith...CAN A POPE BE LIBERAL and remain Pope? The Church has always severely reprimanded liberal Catholics, but She has not always excommunicated them." (Ibid).
Unfortunately, due to the Sedevacantists' confusion which has simply spread almost all over the Catholic world, most lay Catholics who attend the Traditional Latin Mass—including many within the SSPX—spread the same error that the Novus Ordo is per se invalid, that priests ordained in the new rite are not valid priests and that Vatican II popes are not valid popes. This error—as well as the error of the Novus Ordo Missae—which has caused unimaginable confusion, is what this piece intends to correct. Father Peter Scott (SSPX) has answered all the questions in his piece which first appeared in the September 2007 issue of The Angelus magazine. The piece, featured below, answers both the question of the new rite of ordination and that of the validity or invalidity of the Novus Ordo Missae.
Ought priests of the Conciliar Church to be "re-ordained" when they come to Tradition? Father Scott observed that more and more priests ordained in the new rite are turning to the traditional Mass. However, since it was nearly 40 years (by 2007) since the new rite of ordination was introduced, some traditional Catholics question the validity of their ordination and hesitate to receive the sacraments from them. Here are the answers to this question, as presented by Father Scott:
I) The three sacraments that confer a character cannot be repeated.
This principle was already established with respect to the sacrament of baptism in the letter of Pope St. Stephen I to St. Cyprian condemning the latter's practice of re-baptizing heretics when receiving them into the Church. This was also defined by the Council of Trent, which declared an anathema against those who maintained that the three sacraments that imprint an indelible mark, namely, baptism, confirmation, and holy orders, can be repeated (Session VII, Canon 9, Denzinger [Dz.] 852).
2) When it concerns the validity of the sacraments, we are obliged to follow a "tutiorist" position, or safest possible course of action.
We cannot choose a less certain option, called by the moral theologians a simply probable manner of acting, that could place in doubt the validity of the sacraments, as we are sometimes obliged to do in other moral questions. If we were able to follow a less certain way of acting, we would run the risk of grave sacrilege and uncertainty concerning the sacraments, which would place the eternal salvation of souls in great jeopardy. Even the lax "probabilist" theologians admitted this principle with respect to baptism and holy orders, since the contrary opinion was condemned by Pope Innocent XI in 1679. Innocent XI condemned the position that it is permissible in conferring sacraments to follow a probable opinion regarding the value of the sacrament, the safer opinion being abandoned.... Therefore, one should not make use of probable opinions only in conferring baptism, sacerdotal or episcopal orders. (Proposition 1 condemned and prohibited by Innocent XI, Dz. 1151)
Consequently, it is forbidden to accept a likely or probably valid ordination for the subsequent conferring of sacraments. One must have the greatest possible moral certitude, as in other things necessary for eternal salvation. The faithful themselves understand this principle, and it really is a part of the "sensus Ecclesiae," the spirit of the Church. They do not want to share modernist, liberal rites, and have an aversion to receiving the sacraments from priests ordained in such rites, for they cannot tolerate a doubt in such matters. It is for this reason that they turn to the superiors to guarantee validity.
3) A negative doubt is to be despised.
This axiom is accepted by all moral theologians. A negative doubt is a doubt that is not based upon any reason. It is the question "what if" that we frequently ask for no reason at all. Such a doubt cannot weaken moral certitude and is not reasonable. (Cf. Prummer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis, I, §328.) Consequently we cannot question the validity of a sacrament such as holy orders without having a positive reason for doing so, namely, a reason to believe that there might be some defect of one of the three elements necessary for validity: matter, form, and intention.
4) When a doubt arises in the administration of a sacrament that cannot be repeated, it is possible and even obligatory to reiterate the sacrament "sub conditione," that is under the condition that it was invalid the first time.
Thus it is that both moral certitude as to the administration of the sacrament is acquired and the sacrilege of simulating a sacrament that has already been administered is avoided. This is frequently spoken of in the rubrics of the Roman Ritual, for example in the case of adult converts from heresy in whom there is a positive doubt as to the validity of baptism, or even foundlings who "should be baptized conditionally, unless there is a certainty from due investigation that they have already been baptized." The condition is thus expressed: "if you are not baptized...." In fact, the custom before Vatican II was to baptize all adult converts from Protestantism, it being impossible to guarantee with moral certitude the form, or intention, or simultaneity of matter and form necessary for certain validity. Likewise, it is the custom to administer conditionally the sacrament of Confirmation to those confirmed in the new rite, in the frequent case that a valid form and intention cannot be established with certitude.
Under similar circumstances, there is no sacrilege in reiterating conditionally a priestly ordination, as Archbishop Lefebvre himself did many times.
5) The matter and the form of the Latin rite of priestly ordination introduced by Pope Paul VI in 1968 are not subject to positive doubt.
They are, in effect, practically identical to those defined by Pope Pius XII in 1947 in Sacramentum Ordinis. (In this, priestly ordination differs from the sacrament of Confirmation, which in the new rite uses an entirely different and variable form, and one whose validity has been questioned.)
However, this moral certitude may not necessarily exist with vernacular translations of the form, which would have to be reviewed to exclude all positive doubt. One such change was the provisional ICEL translation of the form itself, substituting "Give the dignity of the presbyterate" for the traditional expression "Confer the dignity of the priesthood." Michael Davies comments: "In English speaking countries the priesthood has never been referred to as the presbyterate" (The Order of Melchisedech,1st ed., p.88). It is not always easy to determine what English translation was used, and whether or not it induces a positive doubt.
Not infrequently, Archbishop Lefebvre is quoted as stating that the New Mass is a "bastard Mass", and that the same can be said of the new rites for the sacraments, such as holy orders. How could such a Mass and sacraments be valid? In fact, the expression is a poor translation of the French "messe batarde," which is correctly translated as "illegitimate Mass," or "illegitimate rites" being the fruit of an adulterous union between the Church and the Revolution, the French expression not having the pejorative force of the English counterpart. Such an expression points out the illicit nature of such a compromise, but does not have a direct bearing on the validity of the rites. He explained this during the sermon he gave in Lille in 1976:
"The New Mass is a sort of hybrid Mass, which is no longer hierarchical; it is democratic, where the assembly takes the place of the priest, and so it is no longer a veritable Mass that affirms the royalty of Our Lord." (A Bishop Speaks, p.271).
It is for this reason that he called the traditional Mass the "true" Mass, not meaning thereby to question the validity of Masses celebrated in the new rite.
The new rites of ordination are similarly illegitimate, for they do not adequately express the Catholic Faith in the priesthood. By writing very strongly against them, Archbishop Lefebvre did not intend to declare their invalidity. He stated very clearly, in Open Letter to Confused Catholics, quoting parts of the ceremony that are certainly not a part of the form of the sacrament and consequently not necessary for validity, that such a ceremony destroys the priesthood:
"Everything is bound up together. By attacking the base of the building it is destroyed entirely. No more Mass, no more priests. The ritual, before it was altered, had the bishop say "Receive the power to offer to God the Holy Sacrifice and to celebrate Holy Mass both for the living and for the dead, in the name of the Lord." He had previously blessed the hands of the ordained by pronouncing these words: "So that all that they bless may be blessed and all that they consecrate may be consecrated and sanctified." The power conferred is expressed without ambiguity: "That for the salvation of Thy people and by their holy blessing, they may effect the Transubstantiation of the bread and the wine into the Body and Blood of Thy Divine Son." Nowadays the bishop says: "Receive the offering of the holy people to present it to God." He makes the new priest an intermediary rather than the holder of the ministerial priesthood and the offerer of a sacrifice. The conception is wholly different." (p.54)
Despite such firm words, the archbishop has this to say: "The 'matter' of the sacrament has been preserved in the laying on of hands which takes place next, and likewise the 'form,' namely, the words of ordination" (ibid., p.51). The destruction he is speaking about is of the Mass as it ought to be and of the priesthood as it ought to be. His intention is, consequently, to point out that it is the Catholic notion of the priesthood that is destroyed, not necessarily the validity of the sacrament of holy orders.
6) There can be reasons to doubt the intention of the ordaining bishop in the conciliar Church.
The minister of the sacrament does not have to intend what the Church intends, which is why a heretic can administer a valid sacrament. He must, however, intend to do what the Church does. The positive doubt that can exist in this regard is well described by Michael Davies:
"Every prayer in the traditional rite which stated specifically the essential role of a priest as a man ordained to offer propitiatory sacrifice for the living and dead has been removed. In most cases these were the precise prayers removed by the Protestant Reformers, [e.g., "Receive the power to offer sacrifice to God and to celebrate Mass, both for the living and the dead, in the name of the Lord"] or if not precisely the same there are clear parallels.... Their omission by the Protestant Reformers was taken by Pope Leo XIII as an indication of an intention not to consecrate sacrificing priests." (Ibid., pp.82, 86)
This is the text of Apostolicae Curae (Leo XIII, 1896), §33:
"With this inherent defect of form is joined the defect of intention which is equally essential to the Sacrament.... If the rite be changed, with the manifest intention of introducing another rite not approved by the Church and of rejecting what the Church does, and what, by the institution of Christ, belongs to the nature of the Sacrament, then it is clear that not only is the necessary intention wanting to the Sacrament, but that the intention is adverse to and destructive of the Sacrament."
If it cannot be said, as with Anglican orders, that the Novus Ordo rite was changed with the manifest intention of rejecting a sacrificing priesthood, nevertheless the deliberate exclusion of the notion of propitiation, in order to please Protestants, could easily be considered as casting a doubt on the intention of doing what the Church does, namely of offering a true and propitiatory sacrifice. Of course, this doubt would not exist if the ordaining bishop had indicated otherwise his truly Catholic intention of doing what the Church does.
However, the difficulty lies in the fact that the accompanying ceremonies in the new rite of ordination do not adequately express either the Catholic conception of the priesthood or the intention, as do the ceremonies in the old rite. The following texts from the archbishop, taken from spiritual conferences to seminarians, refer to the intention of the priest celebrating Mass. However, the same principles can be applied to the bishop ordaining a priest:
"In the old rite, the intention was clearly determined by all the prayers that were said before and after the consecration. There was a collection of ceremonies all along the sacrifice of the Mass that determined clearly the priest's intention. It is by the Offertory that the priest expresses clearly his intention.
"However, this does not exist in the new Ordo. The new Mass can be either valid or invalid depending upon the intention of the celebrant, whereas in the traditional Mass, it is impossible for anyone who has the Faith to not have the precise intention of offering a sacrifice and accomplishing it according to the ends foreseen by Holy Church....
"These young priests will not have the intention of doing that which the Church does, for they will not have been taught that the Mass is a true sacrifice. They will not have the intention of offering a sacrifice. They will have the intention of celebrating a Eucharist, a sharing, a communion, a memorial, all of which has nothing to do with faith in the Sacrifice of the Mass. Hence from this moment, inasmuch as these deformed priests no longer have the intention of doing what the Church does, their Masses will obviously be more and more invalid." (Quoted in Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, The Mass of All Time, pp. 266-267)
There can be no doubt that Archbishop Lefebvre entertained serious doubts as to the intention of some conciliar bishops when they ordain priests. In Open Letter to Confused Catholics (p.50), he points out that the doubt that overhangs the other sacraments also applies to the ordination of priests and gives examples, asking the question: "Are they true priests at all? Put it another way, are their ordinations valid?"
He goes on to explain the reason why he considers that a doubt exists over the ordaining bishop's intention, for it is frequently no longer the intention of ordaining a priest to offer sacrifice:
"We are obliged to point out that the intention is far from clear. Has the priest been ordained... to establish justice, fellowship and peace at a level which appears to be limited to the natural order only?... The definition of the priesthood given by St. Paul and by the Council of Trent has been radically altered. The priest is no longer one who goes up to the altar and offers up to God a sacrifice of praise, for the remission of sins." (Ibid., pp.51-52)
Hence the archbishop's affirmation that the whole conception of the priesthood has changed and that the priest is no longer regarded as one having the power to do things that the faithful cannot do (ibid., p.54), but rather as one who presides over the assembly. This modernist conception certainly casts a grave shadow of doubt over the intention of the ordaining bishop.
7) The question of episcopal consecration in the 1968 rite promulgated by Paul VI is even more delicate.
The difficulty lies in the complete change of the wording of the form of episcopal consecration. The very erudite article of Fr. Pierre-Marie, O.P., published in The Angelus (December 2005 & January 2006), establishes that the form is in itself valid. Although radically different from the traditional Latin form, and although only similar, but not identical, to the forms used in the Eastern Rites, it is in itself valid, the meaning designating sufficiently clearly the Catholic episcopacy. For the form of holy orders is variable and changeable, this being one of the sacraments established only in general terms. The substance is consequently retained for as long as the words have essentially the same meaning.
However, this does not mean that this new rite of episcopal ordination is valid in every concrete case, for this could depend upon the translation, modifications (now that the principle of change has been accepted), and eventual defect of intention. For the danger of the creeping in of a defective intention, as with the rite of priestly ordination, cannot be excluded. This is what Fr. Nicolas Portail of the Society of St. Pius X wrote in the January 2007 issue of Le Chardonnet:
"The authors correctly observe that this rite is the vehicle of a conception of the episcopacy according to Vatican II. It also shows that the functions that are special to the episcopal order (ordaining priests, consecrating churches, administering confirmation...) are not mentioned in the consecratory preface, in opposition to other prefaces in the Eastern Rites. In addition, the specific error of collegiality is explicitly mentioned in the consecrator's allocution. It cannot be denied that this rite is, from a traditional perspective, weak, ambiguous, imperfect, defective, and manifestly illicit."
Yet, even the bishops who ordain priests in the traditional rite were all consecrated bishops according to this new rite. It can easily be imagined how a defect of intention could creep into the episcopal succession, even in the case of "traditional" priests who depend upon conciliar bishops for their ordinations. Fr. Portail quotes a remark by some young priests of the Fraternity of St. Peter who had just been ordained by Archbishop Decourtray to some priests of the Society of St. Pius X: "You are more certain of your ordination than we are of ours" (ibid.).
It would, indeed, be tragic if all traditional priests did not have moral certitude as to their ordination, and if there existed two different grades of priests, a higher grade ordained in Tradition, and a lower grade. It is for this reason that the superiors have the right to insist on conditional re-ordination for any priest turning towards Tradition, and will only accept ordinations in the conciliar Church after having investigated both priestly and episcopal ordinations and established moral certitude.
Archbishop Lefebvre clearly recognized his obligation of providing priests concerning whose ordination there was no doubt. It was one of the reasons for the episcopal consecrations of 1988, as he declared in the sermon for the occasion:
"You well know, my dear brethren, that there can be no priests without bishops. When God calls me—this will certainly not be long—from whom would these seminarians receive the sacrament of Orders? From conciliar bishops, who, due to their doubtful intentions, confer doubtful sacraments? This is not possible."
He continued, explaining that he could not leave the faithful orphans, nor abandon the seminarians who entrusted themselves to him, for "they came to our seminaries, despite all the difficulties that they have encountered, in order to receive a true ordination to the priesthood..." (Fr. Francois Laisney, Archbishop Lefebvre and the Vatican, p.120). He considered it his duty to guarantee the certitude of the sacrament of holy orders by the consecration of bishops in the traditional rite, who would then ordain only in the traditional rite.
We must observe the same balance as Archbishop Lefebvre. On the one hand, it is our duty to avoid the excess of sedevacantism, which unreasonably denies the very validity and existence of the post-conciliar Church and its priesthood. On the other hand, however, we must likewise reject the laxist and liberal approach that does not take seriously the real doubts that can arise concerning the validity of priestly ordinations in the post-conciliar Church, failing to consider the enormous importance and necessity of a certainly valid priesthood for the good of the Church, for the eternal salvation of souls, and for the tranquility of the consciences of the faithful. Given the gravity of these issues, it is not even a slight doubt that is acceptable. Hence the duty of examining in each particular case the vernacular form of priestly ordination, the intention of the ordaining bishop, the rite of consecration of the ordaining bishop, and the intention of the consecrators.
Just as the superiors take seriously their duty of guaranteeing the moral certitude of the holy orders of their priests, whether by means of conditional ordination or careful investigation (when possible), so also must priests who join the Society of Saint Pius X accept conditional ordination in case of even slight positive doubt, and so also must the faithful recognize that each case is different and accept the decision of those who alone are in a position to perform the necessary investigations.
For regardless of the technical question of the validity of a priest's holy orders, we all recognize the Catholic sense that tells us that there can be no mixing of the illegitimate new rites with the traditional Catholic rites, a principle so simply elucidated by Archbishop Lefebvre on June 29, 1976:
"We are not of this religion. We do not accept this new religion. We are of the religion of all time, of the Catholic religion. We are not of that universal religion, as they call it today. It is no longer the Catholic religion. We are not of that liberal, modernist religion that has its worship, its priests, its faith, its catechisms, its Bible."


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"I will protect the weak and defenceless, live by honour and for glory, fight for the welfare of all and guard the honour of my fellows as I would my own, and above all remain vigilant against the return of the Whispering Tyrant."
Human Cavalier
Str 16 Dex 12 Con 14 Int 8, Wis 10, Cha 14
AC 17 (19 with shield) Touch AC 12, Flatfoot AC 15
HP 13 (Incl. + 1 HP Fav. Class) Stability 11
Initiative + 1 Perception + 4 Sense Motive + 0
Fort + 4, Ref + 1, Will + 1 ( + 3 vs fear saves)
Move 30 (Speed 20 is modified by armor)
Carrying Capacity: 76lbs Light 153lbs Medium 230lbs Heavy
Longsword + 4 (1d8 + 3 damage)
Light Crossbow + 3 (1d8 damage)
Dagger + 4 (1d4 + 3 damage)
Languages: Common
Traits: Making Good on Promises ( + 2 vs fear saves), Indomitable Faith ( + 1 Will Saves)
Feats: Weapon Focus (Longsword), Mounted Combat. (Bonus)Teamwork Feat: Pack Attack.
[Proficient with all simple and martial weapons, with all types of armor (heavy, light, and medium) and with shields (except tower shields)]
Skills (Incl. Human bonus) (4): Diplomacy 1 +6, Handle Animal + 6, Perception 1 + 4, Ride 1 + 5 ( + 2 with Armour)
Bonus Skills: Knowledge (Religion) 1 + 0
Class Abilities
At 1st level, a cavalier receives a teamwork feat as a bonus feat. He must meet the prerequisites for this feat. As a standard action, the cavalier can grant this feat to all allies within 30 feet who can see and hear him. Allies retain the use of this bonus feat for 3 rounds plus 1 round for every two levels the cavalier possesses. Allies do not need to meet the prerequisites of these bonus feats. The cavalier can use this ability once per day at 1st level, plus one additional time per day at 5th level.
*Pack Attack: Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +1. Benefit: When you are adjacent to an ally with this feat, the first time you melee attack an opponent, you can spend an immediate action to take a 5-foot step, even if you have otherwise moved this round.
Once per day, a cavalier can challenge a foe to combat. As a swift action, the cavalier chooses one target within sight to challenge. The cavalier's melee attacks deal extra damage whenever the attacks are made against the target of his challenge, equal to the cavalier's level. The cavalier can use this ability once per day at 1st level, plus one additional time per day for every three levels beyond 1st.
Challenging a foe requires much of the cavalier's concentration. The cavalier takes a –2 penalty to his Armor Class, except against attacks made by the target of his challenge.
The challenge remains in effect until the target is dead or unconscious or until the combat ends. Each cavalier's challenge also includes another effect which is listed in the section describing the cavalier's order.
Order of the Dragon
Edicts: The cavalier must remain loyal to his allies and must always work to further the aims of the group. He must protect his allies from harm and defend their honor when called into doubt.
Challenge: Whenever an order of the dragon cavalier issues a challenge, his allies receive a + 1 circumstance bonus on melee attack rolls against the target of his challenge whenever he is threatening the target. This bonus increases by + 1 for every four levels the cavalier possesses.
Skills: An order of the dragon cavalier adds Perception (Wis) and Survival (Wis) to his list of class skills. In addition, whenever an order of the dragon cavalier uses Survival to provide food and water for his allies or to protect his allies from harsh weather, he receives a bonus on the check equal to 1/2 his cavalier level (minimum + 1).
Mount Your horse is extraordinarily skilled and loyal for a riding animal. It possesses the following statistics:
Trick 1 + 1 Bonus + Combat Training (Free)
Size Large; Speed 50 ft.; AC 15; hp 17; Fort + 5 , Ref + 4, Will + 1;
Melee bite + 4 (1d4 + 3), 2 hooves – 1 (1d6 + 1); Skills Perception + 8; Str 16, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6;
Feats: Alertness; Light Armor Proficiency (bonus)
Special Qualities: lowlight vision, scent, a cavalier does not take an armor check penalty on Ride checks while riding his mount. Can learn a maximum of six tricks + 1 trick
Link: A Cavalier can handle her animal companion as a free action, or push it as a move action, even if she doesn't have any ranks in the Handle Animal skill. The cavalier gains a +4 circumstance bonus on all Handle Animal checks made regarding an animal companion.
Purpose: Combat Training An animal trained to bear a rider into combat knows the tricks attack, come, defend, down, guard, and heel. Training an animal for combat riding takes 6 weeks. You may also "upgrade" an animal trained for riding to one trained for combat by spending 3 weeks and making a successful DC 20 Handle Animal check. The new general purpose and tricks completely replace the animal's previous purpose and any tricks it once knew. Many horses and riding dogs are trained in this way.
Trick: Stay The animal stays in place, waiting for you to return. It does not challenge other creatures that come by, though it still defends itself if it needs to.
Throw Rider The animal can attempt to fling a creature riding it to the ground. Treat this as a trip combat maneuver that applies to all creatures riding the animal, and that does not provoke attacks of opportunity. An animal that knows the throw rider and exclusive tricks can be instructed to attempt to automatically throw anyone other than its trainer who attempts to ride it.
Combat Gear: Longsword (15gp) Dagger (2gp) Light Crossbow (35gp) 10 bolts (1gp), Lance (10gp) Scalemail Armour (50gp), Wooden Heavy Shield (7gp)
Price 100 gp; Weight 50 lbs.
Non Combat Gear: Kit, Cavalier's
This includes a backpack, a bedroll, a belt pouch, a flint and steel, an iron pot, a mess kit, rope, saddlebags, soap, torches (10), trail rations (5 days), and a waterskin.
This also includes animal feed (5 days), a bit and bridle, Saddle Bags and a riding saddle.
Price 27 gp; Weight 120 lbs (36lbs is personal equipment, 84lbs is feed and riding saddle etc)
Gold Remaining 23gp
Pivotal Background
A warrior and aspiring knight of Lastwall you have spent your life in training and in service to the Realm that keeps watch over Gallowspire and the prison of the Whispering Tyrant – Avistan's worst necromancer. You are one of the few last worshipers of Aroden in a realm that overwhelmingly worships his once herald, Iomadae. You know Aroden is not dead but will return one day. Your constant struggle to maintain your own faith, or perhaps your simple mindset has helped your faith strong.
You met Professor Lorrimor as the last survivor of a patrol that ran afoul of an Orcish ambush four years ago. You were but a squire but ready to fight to the end when the Professor used his magic to destroy your foes and spare your life. You promised to repay him for the life he spared but he left Lastwall soon after returning you to your outpost and ensuring you were safe. You corresponded with him from time to time, always reminding him that you would repay your debt while he shared a little of what dangers he faced and hinted that he would need to call in that debt at some point. You always wondered if you would be up to the tasks that he may have called you to do.
Now you are a knight aspirant and were awaiting knighthood when the Professors summons drew you into Ustalav and to his home of Ustalav. It is too late to repay your debt to him but at least you can see him off with honour.
Aroden was a god of human culture, innovation, and history. At his height he was the core deity of a massive Taldan expire that stretched across Avistan. An important prophecy known as the Starfall Doctrine suggested that he was to manifest in Cheliax in 4606 AR, marking the beginning of a long-awaited Age of Glory. Instead, at the appointed hour, Golarion was wracked with three weeks of storms (leaving the Eye of Abendego as a lasting reminder). When the weather broke, the clerics of Aroden found themselves disconnected from their god, and all presume Aroden is dead… all except you and a few others who hold the faith and wait for His return.
Most of Aroden's followers have become clerics of Iomedae, his greatest servant, who is one of the few mortals of Golarion to gain divinity herself. You have no issues with the clergy of Iomadae, its only right that someone takes up his mantle temporarily.
Indomitable Faith: You were born in a region where your faith in the "dead" God Aroden was not popular, but you never abandoned it.
Making Good on Promises: At some point in the past, Professor Lorrimor did you a favor under the condition that he would someday call on you to repay it. After he came to your aid, however, you never saw nor heard from him again, leaving you with a sense of unending anticipation that each day might be the day you were asked to return the favor. Yet that day never came, and your fears and anxiety about what the professor would call on you to do abated. Assuming the old man had either forgotten about you or died, you eventually assumed you'd never have to follow through on your end of the bargain. When you received word of the professor's death, and that he had named you specifically in his will, your dread of what he could possibly want from you has grown throughout your entire journey to Ravengro. Years of living with the fear and uncertainty of the unclaimed debt to Professor Lorrimor have inured you to extreme anxiety.
Benefit: You gain a + 2 trait bonus on saves against fear effects.