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Do I spy a Doctor Who quote in that title? :P
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Sigh. Another misprint? The art object list accidentally omitted "a statue of two entwined succubi."
the pictures look a little bit too simplistic for my taste and the tabs too "modern", too right-angle excel style. I would have removed the brown boarder around each cell.
However the items seem top notch quality, sure gonna be an interesting addition to the ultimate series.
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Yay for GM stuff! This is the most exciting rulebook-line offering since the Gamemastery Guide. Keep it up!
Yay for GM stuff! This is the most exciting rulebook-line offering since the Gamemastery Guide. Keep it up!
I concur! It looks great and most of all the level of GM-utility looks ultra-high. Yay!
Very much looking forward to this new addition to the PFRPG!
Hopefully, it's not full of errors/misprints, or need a whole lot of clarification. Most items have less rules issues than feats/abilities/spells, so hopefully this book won't need FAQ all the time.
Darn!
Ruby: Only slightly softer than diamonds, these striking gemstones come/s/ in numerous shades of red, and are often faceted but sometimes shaped and polished into decorative items.
On the adamantine poiuyt: Is that just a slab with the illusion engraved onto it or is someone actually trying to pass it off as a real physical object that in reality (even a fantasy world) is impossible to exist?
So much awesome can be packed in so few pages. I'm very much looking forward to the output.
I like the new item format, in the double page image.
On the adamantine poiuyt: Is that just a slab with the illusion engraved onto it or is someone actually trying to pass it off as a real physical object that in reality (even a fantasy world) is impossible to exist?
For 12,000 gp, it had better be real and not just a picture on a slab...
Any statues of entwined succubi in those treasure tables?
This, more than any other Pathfinder apocrypha, has me looking forward to an eventual second edition of the Core Rulebook. I know it is still way off, but these are the kinds of "fixes" that I think need to make their way back into the main flagship book at some point.
For 12,000 gp, it had better be real and not just a picture on a slab...
I would really like to see a physical version of this that is not merely a drawing/painting. It would really change my concept of reality.
Sigh. Another misprint? The art object list accidentally omitted "a statue of two entwined succubi."That's exactly what I was coming here to post.
Those only show up on Golarion. ;)
Very excited about this. I loved the old DnD treasure book and that wasn't even a tenth as detailed as this. One thing as a DM that I hate to spend time on is treasure but...players love treasure and they love interesting treasure even more. A good mix of mundane, magic and coin is right at your finger tips with a brief description of art objects. WELL DONE. This seems to be a great addition to the line up. Once again, Paizo has shown that they are the true heirs to DnD, dredging up an old idea and making it more awesome than ever. Consider this pre ordered!
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Sigh. Another misprint? The art object list accidentally omitted "a statue of two entwined succubi."That's exactly what I was coming here to post.
Actually, it's not a misprint; that preview is just an in-house draft version from half a year ago. However, Jason told me that there is "a statue of two entwined erinyes" in the final version of the table. ;)
I love the new magical headgear.
For 12,000 gp, it had better be real and not just a picture on a slab...I would really like to see a physical version of this that is not merely a drawing/painting. It would really change my concept of reality.
I've love to put it and the mithril tribar in the same treasure pile. Maybe knickknacks on an Archmage's desk. Along with other such sundries as a mobius strip with no twist, and a metal ring for which pi is exactly 3.
Edit: Or, to go with Jason's comments just above mine, they seem like the kind of thing you'd find inside the TARDIS.
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Redesigning the headers was a good idea but the implementation is off. The boxes the information is in attracts the eye more than the information itself.
I know it is too late to have anything changed, but the actual text (content) should stand out more than the container holding the content. Look at some books by Edward Tufte for some examples. It does do a nice job of separating the header content from the body and having it break up the sections on a glance, but there is no reason it can't do both.
Look at the two examples of "Marshling Signals" on this page:
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2005/04/because-information-is-beautiful.h tml
edit: This is also true of the awkward way "Head" is highlighted ... would have worked better to just make it bold and change color ...
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Actually, it's not a misprint; that preview is just an in-house draft version from half a year ago. However, Jason told me that there is "a statue of two entwined erinyes" in the final version of the table. ;)Sigh. Another misprint? The art object list accidentally omitted "a statue of two entwined succubi."That's exactly what I was coming here to post.
Eww really who wants to see that.... just eeww...
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Why do circlets occupy the head slot and not the headband slot? The circlet of persuasion is even described as a "delicately shaped headband."
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I'm becoming more and more excited about this book; all the new items look good, and these tables are just wonderful! (Art objects! Finally!)
However, I have to say that I'm not impressed about the new format. First of all, I hate the dark borders around the "frames", and the 'construction requirement' box looks kind of, well, "detached" from the rest of the entry. This new format may save up some space, but I find it to be less elegant and practical than the "old", corebook format.
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Eww really who wants to see that.... just eeww...Actually, it's not a misprint; that preview is just an in-house draft version from half a year ago. However, Jason told me that there is "a statue of two entwined erinyes" in the final version of the table. ;)Sigh. Another misprint? The art object list accidentally omitted "a statue of two entwined succubi."That's exactly what I was coming here to post.
Hey, I own several such statues, and they're among my most prized possessions!
All these tables scream for a good treasure generator software. Maybe just a page on the PRD.
This was probably a book I was going to skip. Now though, with these last two previews it's gone to must have.
I still think the layout looks like a Prima video game strategy guide, the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion book would be a prime example of the style which this book is really close to in various ways. It just comes off looking like a webpage in a book which works there. For me, that style just doesn't seem to work here.
The loot-sharing of art objects is a reason of infighting between my players more than a +5 force burst keen vampiric vorpal greatsword of maiming.
I already had my own large lists, but with the addition of these I won't even have to make them face a Dragon for TPK. Just its treasure will do.
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It is a bit wibbly wobbly, timey wimey, spacey wacey...
Thats all I'm saying.
Jason
And DON'T BLINK.
I'll admit I was expecting to see a description of an alchemical gas mask when I saw the title.
(Still slightly amused that the guy who brought us Coupling can write such scary stuff)
I was thinking more a cursed item that turns you into a zombie-esque creature myself... :)
Interesting hoods are listed as an example of magical headgear but there are no magical hoods listed. So much for an actual "excusioner's Hood" or maybe a "little red riding hood";) I do like that we get a magical wig and laurel but I was hoping for a magical jester's cap though.
I really like the set up though for the magical items, it makes them easier to read and tell were one item begins and ends.
I'm thinking the treasure generation tables would make a great candidate for a new iPhone/iPad app.
iCrit and iFumble have been too lonely for far too long on the AppStore.
Don't forget that it also needs to be an Android app!
More random gen stuff apps for smartphones would be awesome in general.
That's a lot of data to plug in though.
Well we can still roll treasure for the random encounters.
And DON'T BLINK.It is a bit wibbly wobbly, timey wimey, spacey wacey...
Thats all I'm saying.
Jason
Also: Run!
I seriously have to get to converting the monsters from the series.
Maybe the the preview after the next one will be a dragon's hoard...hint hint nudge nudge wink wink.