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my embellishment, if you will:
Members of the Crows typically correct those who refer to "Carrie Anna Hill" as "Carrion Hill" regardless of the fact that they don't realize that, a mere one sentence agone by, they themselves referred to their city as "Carrion Hill." Old habits die hard, after all.
There is something I noticed yesterday that bothers me:
Namely that the stat block for the Chaos Beast still refers to claw attacks in several places; I know it was the same in 3E, but the illustation seems to indicate (and to be honest I've always felt it would have been a more "natural" fit for this monster) it uses tentacles and not claws. Was there any particular reason (other than backwards compatibility) why the Chaos Beast still uses claws instead of tentacles, especially as the new art seems to be missing them?
Answers for Asgetrion:
And now that Pathfinder quantifies natural attacks as specific types, it's less elegant for us to list a monster's attack as, say, "toohy tentacle" or "slashing tendril" or something like that; if we did, we'd need to add a few lines of description to let you know what kind of damage the thing does and whether its normally a primary or secondary attack.
And of course, there's the fact that it's always tricky getting artists to ride the line between doing what you ask them to and letting them do what they want to do.
Also, tentacles are secondary attacks, which means the chaos beast would have -5 to all of its listed attacks. Claws are primary, it can use them without a -5 penalty. Also, its shape changes all the time, it's "claws" may be claws, jagged bony barbs, spiked heads, razor-blade covered tentacles (as James said), and so on... "claw" is just an approximation.
any ideas on miniatures for the main baddie in this adventure?
here is a list of some nice cthulhu minis ... all unpainted, alas
or the SOTA statues, all affordably priced at 230$ USD, ugh
The main bad guy in the adventure...
Curious about how much info there is on Ustalav in the adventure [notably the Hungry Mountains]?
The adventure's pretty tightly focused on Carrion Hill and its county; there's a LOT of info on those topics, as well as some info about Ustalav's ancient history, but nothing about the Hungry Mountains.
Curious about how much info there is on Ustalav in the adventure [notably the Hungry Mountains]?The adventure's pretty tightly focused on Carrion Hill and its county; there's a LOT of info on those topics, as well as some info about Ustalav's ancient history, but nothing about the Hungry Mountains.
And that history about cults in the Carrion Hill region is written really well -- there's Lovecraftian feel to it (and not just because of the main adversary), and I found it to be very inspiring. :)
Been tempted to grab this. Any reviews?
I already posted my comments about this module on this thread. In short, I really liked this module; the whole adventure and the background lore are well written, although the hook is pretty generic and "railroad-y" and I recommend tailoring the beginning of this adventure for your group (on the other hand, the hook(s) in published adventures *need* to be generic, so it wasn't surprising). The maps are *very* interesting and well-designed, in my opinion.
If you like Lovecraftian horror, you just can't pass this up. However, if you or your players absolutely hate his works, this adventure isn't for you.
It came yesterday! I love that horrific cover even more in person.
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So just pick up handfuls of them and stop being scared. Gosh that place must smell bad. Huzzah!
Rich
** spoiler omitted **It came yesterday! I love that horrific cover even more in person.
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re:
they'll survive humankind's tenure as master of this ball.
And so, when the karma of their durability is mingled with brick, should not the building made from that brick last forever?
I’m very impressed by this module, and am looking forward to run it as GM in two weeks or so. My only major concern is that my players are all fond of The Mythos on their own ways, so there might be some gap in liking this module’s way of interpreting The Mythos. But even this concern gears me up as a challenge. It should be a memorable session. Thank you, Mr. Pett.
A tiny question.
I’ve searched forums for PFRPG rules discussion threads, but couldn’t find any mentions about this problem. If anyone can shed light for me, thank you beforehand.
A tiny question.
I’ve searched forums for PFRPG rules discussion threads, but couldn’t find any mentions about this problem. If anyone can shed light for me, thank you beforehand.
I'm pretty sure you're right. And I'm pretty sure that error stems from how my stat block spreadsheet handled the mystic theurge prestige class at the time (i.e., a kludge). Basically, if the user manually changed his caster level on the wizard and cleric tabs, all derived values (like school powers) come from that modified value. That has since been fixed (the actual level and the effective caster level are tracked separately).
I'm pretty sure you're right. And I'm pretty sure that error stems from how my stat block spreadsheet handled the mystic theurge prestige class at the time (i.e., a kludge). Basically, if the user manually changed his caster level on the wizard and cleric tabs, all derived values (like school powers) come from that modified value. That has since been fixed (the actual level and the effective caster level are tracked separately).A tiny question.
I’ve searched forums for PFRPG rules discussion threads, but couldn’t find any mentions about this problem. If anyone can shed light for me, thank you beforehand.
Thank you for your reply. And it's a great module, again.
There's a town somewhere I saw on TV that gets inundated with crabs once a year, that influenced it. I think the town may even have been in America. I'm sure some kindly soul out there on the boards knows the place I mean.
That'll be the red crab migration on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
Sorry, late.
