Well... Technically, it is not sexual reproduction, as you need a transference of gametes (whatever the gene-carrying modus might be: ova, spermatozoa (Think I dodged it?), spores, pollen, virus, etc.) between two (or more...) individuals capable of inter-breeding for that to be so.
(And, yes, I'm aware that this might not hold in a fantasy setting.)
As for asexual reproduction, that's effectively cloning, right?
Of course, whether or not one finds that... stimulating (and, hence, potentially sexual) will depend on the individual (although other factors could play a part...).
So I guess the answer would be: It all depends on the very moment at which one is and is meant to be... or something...
This picture based on something? I could swear ive seen something like it before?
The opening art for the Mendev entry (p.118) in the Inner Sea World Guide, perhaps? (Although it's quite possibly reused art from some other product...)
Carry on!
-- C.
As with pretty much all of our covers, the art is brand new for the product.
... Actually, I was referring to the opening art I'd mentioned in the Inner Sea World Guide, but it's nice to know we have a cool new take on it (with Kyra!) appearing as the cover for this potentially-full-of-awesome new book. :)
This picture based on something? I could swear ive seen something like it before?
The opening art for the Mendev entry (p.118) in the Inner Sea World Guide, perhaps? (Although it's quite possibly reused art from some other product...)
And hopefully it will not be just an atlas of physical maps, but also include thematical maps, e.g. ocean currents, more detailed maps of ancient cultures, language distribution map(s), ethnic distribution/ migration map(s), population density map(s), landmass maps from before before Earthfall, constellation map(s), etc. Kinda like how many of Ms Fonstad's atlases did, of which the Dragonlance Atlas is a very good example.
Since Rovagug has been brought up, I submit this for your consideration: Rovagug is an outer God. That's why the locals all had to join together to seal him away. It's also why the outer gods don't care, sure he's a threat to each of them, but not more than any other outer god.
Interesting, although it has been hinted very strongly (in canon) that
Rovagug:
is an ascended/deity-level qlippoth (see Pathfinder AP #64), just as Sarenrae/Asmodeus/Lamashtu is an ascended/deity-level angel/devil/demon (respectively).
Then again, the line between cthulhuesque entities and the qlippoth in the Pathfinder Setting is at times a little blurry. Particularly if one were to take away that the former is from the Material plane and the latter is from the Abyss...
I've always been interested in post-apocalyptic, pseudo-scifi settings! And as long as it's not goofy or depressing in its grim-dark qualities (neither of which seem to be the case - based on the tidbits posted here & there), I'll most certainly get a copy.
Just showing interest/ support! I fully understand time constraints & more pressing commitments, so no pressure. (^_')=b
Umm... Just to get things straight: Satyrs are NEUTRAL (CN, to be precise) - in both D&D and Pathfinder. Fauns are the good counterparts to Satyrs.
Sincubus wrote:
Creatures that should have been fey in my opinion: All Hags except for Night Hag, Sylph, Oread, Undine, Spriggan, Dullahan, Yuki Onna, maybe Leshies but I don't mind them being plants as wel, Mothman, Wendigo, Will o Wisp, Pukwudgie, Vodyanoi, Dark Naga, maybe all Trolls, Saumen Kar, Valkyrie, Jorogumo, Drekavac, Thriae, Fachen, Qalluppallik and Popobala.
I agree with most of these (particularly the bolded monsters), while I'm indifferent to the others. I also think that Banshee, Triton and Selkie - even merfolk and siren! - should be added to your list. (^_')=b
Ah, but you see, we have mythic levels complicating what the level range might be. Has the Mythic Adventures book been sent to the printer yet? If not, there could still be some final revisions to the rule content, which could influence the final level range of the first volume of the adventure path.
I approve of the list of demons to be 'revisited'. Not that I am against any of the other/newer types published by Paizo. It's just that one would need demons that've been around for quite a while in order to 'revisit' them and make them 'fresh'. That the demons chosen all come from the first Bestiary is a plus! That six of the classical seven deadly sins are represented is great, too! (The sin of sloth, which results in multiple dretches, isn't represented, but I'd rather that higher level demons be revisited than near-mindless, low-level ones.)
All in all, it looks like this new addition to the '...Revisited' line has a solid foundation.
Unlike -:
On the other hand, another soon to be released '...Revisited' book's choice seems a little ... unintuitive. (And I'm not saying that it's bad - it hasn't been released yet.) Good thing I like fey, though.
Also, the title of the thread just says "Typhon". There's no context of "Typhon, the Archdevil" to it. So bringing up the mythological reference of the name is a perfectly valid response by those who were not aware that you wanted to discuss the "Golarion archdevil named Typhon" ONLY.
(There's no need to come across as impolite to those who might have been interested in adding to the discussion...)
Well Archdevils in Golarion are often named after mythological figures(Dispater, Moloch).
Well, so are many of the demon princes (Abraxas, Baphomet, Dagon, Kostchtchie, Orcus, Pazuzu, Shax, Socothbenoth, Flauros, Haagenti, and Lamashtu herself! Also, Areshkagal, Mestama and Nurgal "spelling corruptions" of actual mythological figures, too.) and half of the daemon horsemen (Apollyon & Charon; you could argue that Szuriel is too, although a corruption of the original inspirations for the name & character...). And the ruler of the divs is Ahriman, so...
Your argument's a little moot.
Also, there's no reason that the various fiend-overlords can't/don't use pseudonyms or the names of rivals (whether active and known in Golarion or not) to further their own schemes.
Tabris was tasked with documenting everything not just the book of the damned but he also wrote the counterpart the book of righteousness
Which ties in rather nicely, what with him (Tabris) being the Angel of Free Will/Choice and everything (at least, according to real-world sources*). How else is he supposed to represent free will if he doesn't know (understand?) all sides of the alignment choice? Of course, real-world sources don't exactly state whether or not he's a tarnished/fallen angel...
Carry on!
-- C.
Eva:
And no, I wasn't referring to Neon Genesis Evangelion as one of the references, eventhough it's quite important for the "plot" towards the end... (PWP!?)
*
Briggs, C.V. (1997) The Encyclopedia of Angels.
Davidson, G. (1967) A Dictionary of Angels, including the fallen angels.
Another setting you could have a look at (and one that perhaps isn't as "harsh" as Sundered Skies - as mentioned in the above post) is Swashbucklers of the Seven Skies.
It uses the Prose Descriptive Qualities (PQD) system by Atomic Sock Monkey Press, and it is based on a lot of the same sources (books, movies, etc.) as Pathfinder.
In short:
Sundered Skies - basic fantasy tropes (races, etc.) with a twist in a somewhat apocalyptic setting;
Swashbucklers of the Seven Skies - less fantasy tropes (races, etc.) in a more high adventure pulp-setting (which goes well with the feel of the Pathfinder setting).
Both settings are "sky-adventure" settings, so even if they are not quite what you're looking for, they can offer a lot of ideas that can be adapted to a homebrew 'sky-setting'.
Although it's not Pathfinder, you could check out the Sundered Skies setting. It's a "rules lite" system (Savage Worlds), but it should be adaptable/ relatively easy to convert to the D&D/Pathfinder system(s). It even does a few unexpected and nifty things, too.
Typhon's a DEVIL?! Weird... Would've thought he'd be a demon lord or some such, judging by his depictions, "portfolio" (storms, monsters, destruction, winds, volcanoes, etc.), & "personality"/mannerisms (he's seems to be shown as being rather chaotic, thus requiring "the gods to defeat him & bring order back to the world" myth...) in classical/ traditional sources.
Oh well. Golarion's a different world. (Although, with the whole "Golarion & Earth are both in the same universe" conceit, it does make things a little... unintuitive.)
Whereabouts in Golarion might the Syrinx be likely to be found? I was thinking they could make a fun adversary for my Kingmaker campaign, but they don't quite feel right to me in Stolen Lands/Brevoy.
In the Inner Sea, I'd put a hidden enclave on the island Syranita's Aerie (which is one of the islands close to the Mordant Spire; not to far a fly to & keep an eye on Devil's Perch, but not too close either).
I mean really, the NAME itself just gives itself over for a birdman race to colonise. And, if nothing else, it's a homage to ol' D&D, if a bit flipped... (Syrinx=LE; Syranita=CG)
I think there are several issues with regard to expectations for this book. When I read the product description, I do get the feeling that this book caters more to players who want to play actual vampires than it does players who want to play dhampirs. One example of this is that 3 out of 5 bullet points are about vampires, 1 is about dhampirs, and 1 is about vampire hunters.
Now, if that was the only parameter, then I'd say that those expressing their disappointment should've paid more attention to what the product description tries to sell.
This.
Blood of the Night does exactly as advertised, and it does it well.
This not the first time I've seen people up in arms about a book because it isn't what they wanted it to be, when all they had to do was look at the product description to begin with.
Agreed! Those considering buying this book should have a good look at the product description before getting it, if only to meet expectations.
(The description does mention racial traits and alternate heritages for dhampirs, but that is all it really promises for them. By and large the main focus of the product description is on playing vampires - or information on vampires that may be used to deal with them by players.
Although I'll admit that the title itself and the following sales-pitch line "Blood of the Night contains everything a player needs to play a vampire, a dhampir, or a hunter of these foul beings." could be misleading. Still, the line just quoted should not be seen in isolation from the rest of the description, as well as a pinch of salt: There's only so much that can be crammed into 32 pages, and vampires do come before dhampirs...)
I've learned the hard way myself to pay attention to what is said in the product description for a book and not what is discussed in the product thread. I hope others don't make the same mistake...
I can't help but suspect mainstream audiences would be more receptive to Sharon Apple than a Minmei Attack.
Pshaw!
With modern audiences' preoccupation with X Factor, Got Talent and the like, I think the Sheryl Nome ("the Star") and Ranka Lee ("the Star fan/wannabe with potential!") combo might get more general mainstream support!
Looking great! I especially like how Southern Garund has turned out. It fits in well with what we see of Garund in the Inner Sea Region.
Keep at it! :D
-- C.
A note on constructive criticism:
As for my "I'm not deliberately trying to make things difficult for you (or be a jerk)" disclaimer... Well, it sometimes just amazes me how things said on a forum can be taken the wrong way by other readers, even when the poster meant no ill inent. So I'm just making sure everything's clear is all. ^^
And posting criticisms under spoilers is my way of trying to preserve the feeling of "your map is pure awesome!" that is part of this thread. ;p
Also, I've just noticed something, but...
Except for those of Tian Xia & the Inner Sea region (& a few other places, e.g. the east coast of Garund & western Empire of Kelesh),
Spoiler:
many of your river systems split into different exit point along the coast.
This looks rather unnatural: Where two rivers meet, the 'V' formed will point to where the rivers are flowing (e.g. 'v' means the rivers will flow down this page; '>' beans the rivers will flow to the right; '<' means the rivers will flow to the left; etc.)
Unless the river ends in a delta (which are geographically limited in area, i.e. they will not be large enough to cross regional boundaries - although it could be possible for a small city-state), rivers do not split into different entry points into the sea (or lake, for that matter). And if a river does split on its way to the coast, it is likely to rejoin farther downstream. You could (I suppose) have a river system with multiple exit points into the sea, but only if they originate from a central (w.r.t. the river system) lake, which would have to be on a higher elevation. (Even so, this is not particularly common.)
Have a closer look at the river systems of the Inner Sea & Tian Xia to see what I mean.
Please note:
Spoiler:
I'm not deliberately trying to make things difficult for you (or be a jerk). I'm certain that it'd be a lot of work to redo things. (Some of the river system will be easier to fix than others.)
It's just that, you have have done an awesome job here! And I feel that its awesomeness shouldn't be detracted from by a "common geographical mistake" (not my words). I really think that what you have here can be pushed from just awesome to pure amazing. :D
I hope you take what may seem to be just criticisms of all your hard work as constructive advice offered for your consideration. In the end, it is your map, your work, your creative piece, and, as always, you are free to ignore (or implement) what's been noted above as you like. I won't be annoyed. ^^ (And I hope I haven't annoyed you.)
BTW, the spelling error noted above should be fixed. There's just no excuse for that! ;) Everything else, well, that's your call. (^-^)
And if you want me to stop with all the 'advice', let me know. (¬.¬¡)ッ
Just a thought: perhaps you should recheck the scale difference between Tian Xia and the Inner Sea. I seem to remember Tian Xia being MUCH bigger than you seem to have it here. Then again, I could very well be misremembering... I don't have my books with me at the moment, so I can't check to be sure. So if I'm mistaken, my apologies. I really remember Tia Xia being onne of the larger continents (smaller than Casmaron definitely, but...)
A few things to help improve the map (Yes, you can ignore ^^): You probably should have more desert along the WEST coast of the continents in the Southern Hemisphere (southern Garund & southern Arcadia). You shouldn't have desert on the east coast in the tropics (southern Garund) - or anywhere in the tropics unless caused by the rainshadow effect of LARGE mountain ranges - or in the southern hemisphere (southern Casmaron). All this has to do with the way currents (both air & sea) work in the southern hemisphere. Take a look at the of Earth, for example. All the continents in the southern hemisphere (S. America, Africa & Australia) have a desert on their west coast. Also, there are no deserts along the equator/tropics, topography not withstanding (S. America, Africa & southern+SE Asia).
I have a question concerning the seven Runelords:
Which of the Runelords could you see as having had alliances with one another?
The answer needn't be the official canon answer (if you'd rather not reveal it - if any - or paint yourself into a corner...). It's more hypothetical.
And although the most likely answer is that they probably would've allied with different members at different times/ in different situations, I'm looking for the most common alliances that would've occurred between the Runelords.
And 'yes', I could just decide such for myself for my campaign. However the actual personalities of all of the Runelords aren't exactly well-known to the rest of us except for yourself (& the Paizo staff, in general?). So any insights would be appreciated. m(_ _)m
Any plans for Blood of Aeons and Axiomites and Proteans?
Wouldn't there need to be a player-potential race descended from each of these three outsider races before one could have a book on their [=the outsiders] bloodlines?
And as an aside, art for the districts in Kaer Maega would be nice.......in the giant Kaer Maega boxed set that I just KNOW will get released in 2013 as a Golarian mega dungeon.
I don't know if Jessica Alba is the best selling point of that show for Tiny Coffee Golem :P Returns to reading LGBT Gamers thread
Actually, I was responding to Dragon78's query...
I posted my comment before reading the thread, so...
For Tiny Coffee Golem:
The series does have some good-looking guys, too. (Although personal tastes will differ. Hmm... This sentence turned out a little too... 'kinky'... :p )
Namely:
Michael Weatherly (from NCIS and the male lead of Dark Angel - both seasons);
Jensen Ackles (of Supernatural fame - 1 episode [+ cameos] in season 1, & as a different character throughout season 2); and
Alimi Ballard (also acted in Numb3rs - season 1 mainly).
Oh, my mistake on the Bloodwar comments then. I thought I read soemwhere that it was still the same in Golarion setting. Maybe that was here on the forum where someone else was equally confused :)
No worries. :)
All it means is that you KNOW of the Bloodwar, & thus have heard of Planescape or at least know of elements about it (if you haven't actually read/ played it). And that's awesome!
...But the forces of evil are locked in an everlasting Bloodwar, Devils against Demons, and among each other, since everyone wants to be the one to rule.
This is not the case with the Golarion Setting itself. (But if you want it to be the case in your homebrew of Golarion, then...)
(Besides which, the Bloodwar is Wizards intellectual property, IIRC...)
I am really hoping that Paizo does the good-outsider version(s) of the Book of the Damned series - someday!
I submit the case that Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is hardly rare, forgotten or obscure! >:-|
Nonetheless those are some awesome mentions! ^^
How about (from my list I have - somewhere... Ah! Found it!):
Blackstar
BraveStarr
Clementine
Defenders of the Earth
Dino-Riders - I wouldn't have expected it, but few people seem to know what I'm talking about when I do mention it :(
Dinosaucers
Duck Tales
Galaxy Rangers
Galtar & the Gold Lance (or something like that)
Ghostbusters (the Filmation one)
Gnomes (also known in many languages as The World of David the Gnome - or something like that)
the afore mentioned Jayce & the Wheeled Warriors
Jemm
M.A.S.K. (edit: ninja'd)
Rainbow Bright
Ring Raiders
Spartakus (& the Sun Under the Sea - or something like that...)
Spiral Zone
Star Wars: Ewoks
Star Wars: Droids
Teen Wolf
The Legend of Zelda (Shocking, I know!)
The Littles
Thundarr the Barbarian (unless you're a regular on the Paizo Forums...)
Wildfire
Willow the Wisp
(Thundercats, He-man, She-Ra, Gummi Bears, My Little Pony, Care Bears, Johnny Quest, Scooby Doo, the Flintstones, Robotech, Ghostbusters [the Real ones, not the Filmation one, which I think was better], Dungeons & Dragons [if you're part of the Paizo Forums...], Teenage Mutant Ninja/Hero Turtles, Transformers, Winnie the Pooh, Captain Planet, Garfield, G.I. Joe, Smurfs, the Muppets, Dragon-Ball, & the various Marvel & DC comic heroes [namely DCs trinty of Batman, Superman, & Wonder Woman, Marvel's very early shows of Spider-Man, X-Men, & Captain America], are all, arguably, not so "forgotten" or "obscure" nowadays. And I'm sure this list can be expanded, too. <he>)
Just my contribution.
Carry on!
-- C.
I REALLY dislike it when my avatar is replaced by a blue horror just for mentioning them in a post - at least, when it happens to me. For about 5 minutes or so. Then it's a little amusing. Just a little, though. ;p
... And while all Pathfinder barbarians DO rage... not all barbarians are technically berserkers. The word "barbarian" is more generalized than "berserker," and we much prefer to be as generalized as we can for base class names so that we don't unintentionally crimp or prevent character concepts from working...
...
You mean like the paladin??
If ever there was a "base" class that really shouldn't be one, it's the paladin... (It works better as a prestige class -- in my opinion. I think you've mentioned something similar somewhere...)
Note: I DO actually like the concept of the paladin, it's just, well, some people you see... Never mind. <sigh>
Ooh, question (since the above could be seen as more of a rhetorical question):
What do (or did) you think of Dino-Riders? (The show, the toys, the comics, and other miscellaneous paraphernalia??)
Query: So... How did the good people at Paizo manage to slip the name of a little-known goddess of "birdpeople"
Spoiler:
namely Syranita, who was the either THE goddess of the aaracocrah or an aspect of another goddess worshipped by them
into Golarion
Spoiler:
specifically as Syranita's Aerie, which is the name of an island in the Steaming Sea, as shown on the map for the region in the Inner Sea Guide
?
I know that she HARDLY got any mention during 3rd Edition, but I was under the impression that she (like many other great gods/goddesses for optional player races) was
spoilered 'cause it could get some people in a twist:
part of WotC's intellectual property...
I'm not complaining. Actually, I think it's awesome to have an "easter egg" like that! ^^
Please and thank you!
-- C.
PS: Apologies for the awkwardness of the post (regarding all the spoilers & oocs)...
