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359. The Judgement

A group of High level Inquisitors have judged your city... and found it wanting. They want to lance the boil of corruption by destroying the city. They contact a High level alchemist and have him develop several barrels of a hallucinogenic. he starts by testing it out on the inmates of an asylum. It causes people to see all others as monsters, either causing them to run in fear or to attack the "monsters".

The Inquisitors plan to release the inmates and, under cover of the ensuing chaos, load the hallucinogenic into a giant water tower in the centrre of the city. Then they plan to overload the magical water delivery system with a massive bomb, causing every well to spurt forth a geyser of hallucinogenic water which turns into a fine spray - which will instantaneously infect everyone in the city and cause everybody to run around screaming or start attacking each other.

Batman Begin?

Tels wrote:

Did you see the Xbox reveal? If so, what'd you think about it?

I saw that it's been revealed but haven't looked into it much more yet. I'll be getting it, in any event; it's my console of choice, after all!

"Fanboy" thinking can be bad.

for starter.

There is a Giant Creature template, is there a "Dwarf" Creature template? (Something more forgiving than the Young Creature template)

619. So you can make a "100 reasons to go in the town." list.

Did I make you angry/annoyed?

Jason Bulmahn wrote:

Belle Mythix wrote:

I thought it would be closer to the different X Shape/Form/etc spells... And neither Sprite or Atomie have -10 str (granted Sprite get -8).

Those numbers were from reversing the bonuses granted by going up in size. If the creature had a +2 to Str, added to the -10, you end up with -8, which is stronger than your average Diminutive creature (which would normally be at about a 1)

In the ARG, Small has no bonus or penalty, and Tiny only has -2 STR and +2 DEX... Unless this got errata'ed.

Unless I'm missing something?

Belle Mythix wrote:

I thought it would be closer to the different X Shape/Form/etc spells... And neither Sprite or Atomie have -10 str (granted Sprite get -8).

Those numbers were from reversing the bonuses granted by going up in size. If the creature had a +2 to Str, added to the -10, you end up with -8, which is stronger than your average Diminutive creature (which would normally be at about a 1)

In the ARG, Small has no bonus or penalty, and Tiny only has -2 STR and +2 DEX... Unless this got errata'ed.

It really will be out at Gen Con this year*! It has gone to the printer and everything!

** spoiler omitted **

Belle Mythix wrote:

If one wanted to make a diminutive fey race using the ARG, what would be the RP cost of diminutive, its ability score adjustments and the like be?

(A diminutive/tiny fey campaign could be fun.)

Well, we did not include diminutive because as a PC race it introduces a lot of problems with ability score balance. If you were going to do an entire campaign of diminutive creatures, I would just build them normally and add the diminutive on top at zero cost (since everyone will have it). As far as ability scores, Str -10, Dex +6, Con -2.. which is pretty rough.

I thought it would be closer to the different X Shape/Form/etc spells... And neither Sprite or Atomie have -10 str (granted Sprite get -8).

oh; duh.

Yeah; Damiel is a full elf. I was tricked.

Evil caster? Let's get the torches and pitchforks while we still can!

but seriously, those info can be found rather easily.

If one wanted to make a diminutive fey race using the ARG, what would be the RP cost of diminutive, its ability score adjustments and the like be?

(A diminutive/tiny fey campaign could be fun.)

576. Lots of shiny things, leading out of town... and you have attention deficit disorder.

OH, MORE SHINY THINGS!

Threeshades wrote:

I was wondering if you could clear up to me the various ethnicities of the human iconic characters.

I could figure out that Seoni is Varisian, Kyra is Keleshite, Seelah and Alahazra should be Garundi, Sajan is Vudrani, Valeros and Alain are Taldan, Amiri is Kellid and Hayato, Reiko and Feiya would most likely qualify for Tian-Min.

Only with Ezren I cauldn't tell. I didn't find his name particularly fitting with any of the naming conventions and being from Absalom is not exactly narrowing it down much.
Also interesting would be the human halves of Lirianne, Damiel, Seltiyel and Imrijka.

Ezren is Taldan. Absalom is a true melting pot as far as names go.

Lirianne and Damiel likely had Taldan parents; Seltiyel definitely had a Chelaxian parent, and Imrijka probably had a Kellid parent.

I thought Damiel was a full Elf... No wonder Merisiel feels lonely. :(

Khonger wrote:

1) Are any of the iconics married?

2) Do any of them have children?

1) Depends on the story and the art.

2) Depends on the story and the art.

2) Doesn't Alain's backstory say he kinda gets into troubles for pregging too many women?

I really want to see some of the art from Blood of the Night get pulled over. Say what you will about that book, the art was stellar.

There are some, I saw two of the alternates damphir already.

Belle Mythix wrote:

Rogue/Ninja archetypes without Sneak Attack?

Not on my current agenda I am afraid... but you never know. Its hard to replace sneak attack as it is one of the key features of both classes.

Features from other classes, like how other classes can get sneak attack?

Rogue/Ninja archetypes without Sneak Attack?

Will there be new base classes? Noble(s), "crafters" (non-magical, Divine and Arcane), Holy Knights (like Paladins but alignment can vary like Cleric and Inquisitors)?

Totemist?

Belle Mythix wrote:

James Jacobs wrote:

Belle Mythix wrote:

T-Rex aside, is there something you would want as an avatar?

I get to pick anything I want from any of our art. So... nope! This is the one I wanted!

If you could commission something? Or if someone submitted some really awesome arts?

First off... I tried to change my avatar once before and people freaked out, so I'm not all that interested in doing that again.

And second... commissioning art from awesome artists is what I already do when I write art orders for our products. So I'm already doing that. ;-P

Godzilla like? Cthulu (I'm sure I spelled it wrong) like? T-Rex? T-Rex with template(s)? Mecha version of the previous? Something else?

How as been life since then?

Belle Mythix wrote:

T-Rex aside, is there something you would want as an avatar?

I get to pick anything I want from any of our art. So... nope! This is the one I wanted!

If you could commission something? Or if someone submitted some really awesome arts?

ulgulanoth wrote:

Have you ever tried taking Seelah's shiny helmet?

Nope. That's waaaay off limits. As is the key to her chastity belt.

Key? Can't it be lockpicked?

T-Rex aside, is there something you would want as an avatar?

277) Deserters are shot on sight.

277.a) And you are the one doing the shooting.

275.) You barely started to build the town.

So, I recently discovered that I can make giants into lycanthropes. What do you think is the best animal and giant to make use of this terrifyingly awesome discovery?

IANJJ but, Tyrannosaurus?

103.) Your dad leave behind a +10 everything bane keen vorpal greatsword, it's your if you can find two demon Lord and f*** them until they pass out.

If Androids are sterile, that could count for RP reduction.

Awakened Advanced Dire Half-Fiendish T-Rex?

Kinky question: if an Azlanty had a kid with a Drow Noble, what kind of hybrid would that give? What kind of stats/ability scores?

Depends on how one runs the Paladin's Code.

Paladin vs Knight?

Isabel and Mathias in S5 see themselves as Evil, a necessary evil, but evil nonetheless.

Mute fits best...

& Gestalt seems like a good system for this Campaign Setting(CS).

Maybe make it: [Martial]/[Caster] So you can't have a Dual Caster. Magus, Bard, & Inquisitor would fill the Caster Slot. Paladin & Ranger fill the Martial Slot.

There aren't many who fit as a Paladin.

Belle Mythix wrote:

Does that mean they have artificial/synthetic souls?

That would open a certain can of worms.

It means they have actual souls. The implications of which are complicated and not something I am ready to reveal now. Have patience!

Thanks for the explanation.

Does that mean they have artificial/synthetic souls?

That would open a certain can of worms.

Family and health first... Good luck.

Does an android have a soul? Can it be resurrected?

Maybe an option/feat for natural lycanthropes to turn off their ability to give the curse.

Options/feats for the afflicted to keep control of themselves.

Some feats/magic for those who prefer full beast mode over hybrid form.

Any new things to burn?

The only problem with James answering rules questions is they're often his opinion of how the rule should work, or even his house rule. Then people quote his answer as if it's the official rule, when it isn't, and that makes it harder for when the design team wants to give an official ruling on something.

This is not to say that James doesn't know the rules. He does, and he's a great GM. But he doesn't have to deal with the rules in the maddeningly-precise way that the design team has to.

Everyone uses house rules. Even me, even James, even Jason. But when we (the design team) are giving official rules answers, we need to make sure we're giving a ruling that we want to stick to and that is binding, including for PFS and future products. When we give an official ruling, it's after at least two of the design team have talked it over and reached a consensus. And we don't want to have situations where players (and freelancers) have been using James's ruling, and then the design team contradicts James's ruling—it confuses people and makes us look like the staff is not communicating.

The design team avoids defining things about the Golarion campaign setting.
James avoids defining how the rules work.

Make sense.

(and to be fair, some people ignore James's answers anyway if it stop them from doing their cool characters.)

Congrats and good luck.

@ waynemarkstubbs, feel free to use my characters as NPCs.

Ok, I'm up for a challenge. Level 10 no gear party. And by "no gear", I mean NOTHING that has a gp/sp/cp value. Just to kick this up to the EXTREME! :)

So, clubs are fair game. Slings that launch rocks from the ground are fair game. Sling bullets are not fair game. Witch gets their familiar for free, so that is fair game. Familiar for basically anyone else is not. Spellbook is not. Material components are not (they have no listed price, but that's because the game assumes you have a component pouch that *does*), but one feat fixes that.

Now then, other than the insane item restriction, I am going for optimization. Goal is for the party to handle level appropriate challenges, except perhaps for enemies that basically force a party to rely on magic items to deal with. Even then, ideally spells can overcome all.

Which of the following should I make for the party, and how large should the party size be? I'm pre-selecting race-class combo to make this process quicker.

The options I am willing to try and stat out:

- Elf Witch (considering Beast Bonded for infinite Magic Jar abuse)
- Half-Elf Oracle (abusing Paragon Surge, of course)
Human Sorceror (any ideal archetype for this? I was sorely tempted to just make another half-elf paragon surge abuser like the oracle...)
- Half-Elf Wildcaller Synthesist
- Fetchling Archaeologist Bard
- Tiefling Bladebound Magus (it's the most "fighter"-y class I think could make it; Bladebound is for the freebee weapon)
- Samsaran Menhir Savant Druid (abusing Mystic Past Life, of course)

Should I assume leadership feat is banned?
On a related note, if said party is allowed to consort with a hag, even just long enough to form a coven... Bladebound Hexblade Magus / Witch (any kind) / Accursed bloodline Sorcerer trio would be an interesting theme party...

Have you tried it yet?

Belle Mythix wrote:

Not to get on your nerves James, but, you seem to have a "If I don't want it at my table, nobody else can have it at their" kind of policy... or is it just your wording?

That's not my policy at all; that's reading an AWFUL lot into my posts that isn't there, in fact.

If anything, it's the reverse. If someone asks about something that's a rules interpretation, it's more like, "Here's how I do it at my table, that may or may not work for yours, but I strongly encourage you to make the right decision for your table."

Or if it's folks asking about Golarion content, it's, "Here's how it works in the official published canon for the world—if that's not to your liking, feel free to change it at your table."

People have been asking for things that could maybe go in a setting neutral book, your answer is often "Doesn't fit in Golarion" or the like.

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By the way, the thread seems to be in the wrong forum, shouldn't it be moved somewhere else.

Can't paizo remove someone's ability to make new thread/topic?

Not to get on your nerves James, but, you seem to have a "If I don't want it at my table, nobody else can have it at their" kind of policy... or is it just your wording?

Then I strongly suggest TC/OP avoid Carrion Crown.

GM tip for last-minute sumbissions: a scouty, stealthy rogue.

I'm a sneaky, stealthy hunter: does that count?

;)

Trapfinding / Trapsense ?

Belle Mythix wrote:

New spell idea: Create Blood.

Would Vampires like this?

Not if they enjoy hunting living creatures, or revel in the act of the kill or the sensation of biting into a living body.

Well, some vampire might be trying to stop doing that, or have reasons to avoid doing that. ... or they just can't anymore because everyone is an undead.

New spell idea: Create Blood.

Would Vampires like this?

a reminder

It's a "Can't be fixed without a new edition" thing.