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About a month ago I had the good fortune to pick up Coliseum Morpheuon and I must say I was not disappointed.

I haven't done anything with it (yet) but I am seriously thinking that I'll use some of it during the higher levels of Kingmaker.

Once I have the chance to really dive in and read it throughout, I'll post a review for it.

Nice Job.

~Dean

Nice Job.

~Dean

Thank you. I look forward to your review. :)

Do we have any idea when more physical books will be printed so that Coliseum Morpheuon will no longer be on "backorder"...?

I am supposed to have a skype conversation with Cubicle Seven on monday.

Any updates on the stock replenishment that can be shared, that may be shared with everyone?

We just finished this adventure. I can say it is the best high level adventure I have ever run. Of course, this is my first campaign to reach level 15+. Still, it was a blast to run and my group enjoyed the variety of challenges they faced in the Coliseum.

We just finished this adventure. I can say it is the best high level adventure I have ever run. Of course, this is my first campaign to reach level 15+. Still, it was a blast to run and my group enjoyed the variety of challenges they faced in the Coliseum.

Fantastic! You just made my evening. Thank you very much for sharing that. :)

I will be talking to Cubicle Seven on the 15th about the stocking issue here at paizo. I know its in stock in many FLGS and at the Cubicle Seven web store.

I will be talking to Cubicle Seven on the 15th about the stocking issue here at paizo. I know its in stock in many FLGS and at the Cubicle Seven web store.

Looks like our distributor now has stock in two of their four warehouses.

I added my two bits on the review side.
I am really very sorry, I tried to find something bad to say to balance out the other reviews but I just couldn't. :D

I added my two bits on the review side.

I am really very sorry, I tried to find something bad to say to balance out the other reviews but I just couldn't. :D

Nice review Sasha. *cracks whip* Now get to work writing more reviews.

I added my two bits on the review side.

I am really very sorry, I tried to find something bad to say to balance out the other reviews but I just couldn't. :D

:D Thank you for the review. Very much appreciated.

Nice review, Dark Sasha! I enjoyed CM probably as much as you did - it was my personal favorite 3pp-PFRPG product in 2010. :)

Woot!

Any idea when this will be back in stock?

I'd like to buy the printed version.

Print version bakc in stock get yours today.

Is the winged thing on the cover an actual character in the book or is it just generic gladiator art?

The cover of the book is featured as a scene in the introductory adventure in the book, but the actual combatants are not statted up, nor identified within the book.

If you would like to see them statted up, there is a series of NPCs being produced for use with the Coliseum campaign.

I'm getting this just for the Realm of Dreams info. Should be handy when my Shackled City game reaches the high levels.

Picked up a copy, as well as the chit card pdf, and was looking through it. I'll likely run this with my players at some point that they're at a high enough level.

Question on the swarm of stirges though. A swarm does 1d6 per 5 HD. The swarm of stirges is CR 7 with 15 HD, but only do 1d6 damage. Is this a typo? If not, is it because of the blood drain ability they have? If it's supposed to be 1d6, can I make it 3d6 as per the standard rules, but increase the CR by 1 to compensate?

Picked up a copy, as well as the chit card pdf, and was looking through it. I'll likely run this with my players at some point that they're at a high enough level.

Question on the swarm of stirges though. A swarm does 1d6 per 5 HD. The swarm of stirges is CR 7 with 15 HD, but only do 1d6 damage. Is this a typo? If not, is it because of the blood drain ability they have? If it's supposed to be 1d6, can I make it 3d6 as per the standard rules, but increase the CR by 1 to compensate?

We have playtested this, and the swarm of stirges is bloody dangerous as is. The damage is never going to really bother the PCs is the Con damage that will scare them and potentially kill PCs who don't have a high Con.

kevin_video wrote:

Picked up a copy, as well as the chit card pdf, and was looking through it. I'll likely run this with my players at some point that they're at a high enough level.

Question on the swarm of stirges though. A swarm does 1d6 per 5 HD. The swarm of stirges is CR 7 with 15 HD, but only do 1d6 damage. Is this a typo? If not, is it because of the blood drain ability they have? If it's supposed to be 1d6, can I make it 3d6 as per the standard rules, but increase the CR by 1 to compensate?

We have playtested this, and the swarm of stirges is bloody dangerous as is. The damage is never going to really bother the PCs is the Con damage that will scare them and potentially kill PCs who don't have a high Con.

I don't doubt you playtested it, but that's not what I was asking, or why it's not as per the standard rules for types and subtypes.

Is the reason that a 15 HD swarm is only doing 1d6 damage instead of 3d6 because of the Con damage that it also deals?

Those statted NPC's look great. Has anyone heard of any plans for collating the NPC's in a future print copy or are they to remain avilable as pdf's only for now?

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kevin_video wrote:

Picked up a copy, as well as the chit card pdf, and was looking through it. I'll likely run this with my players at some point that they're at a high enough level.

Question on the swarm of stirges though. A swarm does 1d6 per 5 HD. The swarm of stirges is CR 7 with 15 HD, but only do 1d6 damage. Is this a typo? If not, is it because of the blood drain ability they have? If it's supposed to be 1d6, can I make it 3d6 as per the standard rules, but increase the CR by 1 to compensate?

We have playtested this, and the swarm of stirges is bloody dangerous as is. The damage is never going to really bother the PCs is the Con damage that will scare them and potentially kill PCs who don't have a high Con.

I don't doubt you playtested it, but that's not what I was asking, or why it's not as per the standard rules for types and subtypes.

Is the reason that a 15 HD swarm is only doing 1d6 damage instead of 3d6 because of the Con damage that it also deals?

Yes

Those statted NPC's look great. Has anyone heard of any plans for collating the NPC's in a future print copy or are they to remain avilable as pdf's only for now?

It is our policy not to comment on plans for print compilations.

Thanks for responding, much appreciated. By the way the Coliseum is a superb bit of work.

Your welcome and thank you.

Yes

Thank you.

Question about what the were-hellhounds are wearing. They have +2 chain shirt-barding that's enchanted to turn into barding when they morph. How much of an enchanted would that be if a PC wanted to put that on their armor as well? +2 ability? +4 ability? Tens of thousands of gold?

Question about what the were-hellhounds are wearing. They have +2 chain shirt-barding that's enchanted to turn into barding when they morph. How much of an enchanted would that be if a PC wanted to put that on their armor as well? +2 ability? +4 ability? Tens of thousands of gold?

I would consider it actually to be a fairly minor ability. Glamered armor adds only 2700 to the price. This is admittedly a little better than Glamered, and I would probably use the 3rd level spell Beast Shape 1 as the spell necessary for creation, which does raise the minimum caster level. With that in mind, I would make it cost about 10,000 gp flat.

kevin_video wrote:

Question about what the were-hellhounds are wearing. They have +2 chain shirt-barding that's enchanted to turn into barding when they morph. How much of an enchanted would that be if a PC wanted to put that on their armor as well? +2 ability? +4 ability? Tens of thousands of gold?

I would consider it actually to be a fairly minor ability. Glamered armor adds only 2700 to the price. This is admittedly a little better than Glamered, and I would probably use the 3rd level spell Beast Shape 1 as the spell necessary for creation, which does raise the minimum caster level. With that in mind, I would make it cost about 10,000 gp flat.

Well I'm wondering if it's as much as the wild shaping property that 3.5 had that changed with druids, which was really expensive at +3. The +2 version cost you double your wildshape uses. So in that respect, I could see it being about 10k.

I'd honestly like to know, especially if my PCs decide to sell the armor.

I can't remember who originally stated up the were-hounds, so I don't know where they found the armors ability. They might have taken it from the 3.5 book, but I think a +3 bonus is too high a price. Officially, I would price it at being 14,000gp + the price of the armor (my reasoning is in the spoiler). Though I would also suggest that if they were to try to sell the armor in the Souk, or the city, on the Island, most merchants would refuse to touch it, recognizing where it came from and not wanting to anger the Khan.

Thanks for doing the follow up on this Jonathan (who is really the official authority on this book).

I can't remember who originally stated up the were-hounds, so I don't know where they found the armors ability.

Those were Boomer's handiwork. They've been given a little more time in _The Rabbit Hole,_ too.

I would concur regarding the difficulty PCs might encounter trying to sell that armor. It would be akin to selling the equipment of the Praetorian Guard in Rome. It's not just that the Hounds will come looking for the PCs with overwhelming force, but that they might exact retribution on the vendor who picked up the armor. If you wanted to sell it, you'd need to be nowhere near the Coliseum.

-Ben.

On page 11 we see the picture of the dream horror. However, I can't seem to find any stats on it anywhere in the book. Where might I find some? In another supplement?

On page 11 we see the picture of the dream horror. However, I can't seem to find any stats on it anywhere in the book. Where might I find some? In another supplement?

I'm really surprised no one has asked this before as it was one of the first things I noticed when I scanned through it after layout: an illustration without an accompanying monster. As far as I know, the picture is just an illustration that wandered into the book. When I took over the project, I knew I wanted to do some more monsters for the book (and did) because it felt to me like it needed more. However, there was no art budget left over for them (which is why the monster section lacks the illustrations for the monsters). But the pages needed some art and I assume that picture was just one that was available to be used and thus got used when layout was being done.

Something for the Faces of the Tarnished Souk series?

I'm fine with stats for it being printed here. I've seen that before with pdfs where one of the illustrations, or bbeg monsters aren't stated.

I'm fine with stats for it being printed here. I've seen that before with pdfs where one of the illustrations, or bbeg monsters aren't stated.

I'll keep it in mind for a short article for Pathways.

kevin_video wrote:

I'm fine with stats for it being printed here. I've seen that before with pdfs where one of the illustrations, or bbeg monsters aren't stated.

I'll keep it in mind for a short article for Pathways.

Cool. Could you also add in the benefactors Ahinixallakon (ancient gold dragon), Damas the Lithamillite (the good-natured cleric given to wine, music, and the roll of the dice), and Lord Gabriel Le’Chance (a vampiric drider). Doesn't necessarily have to be a full write-up, but race, class levels, alignment, etc would be good. If there's another supplement coming out with all of this, and maybe more details on the rivals who're going for the cup, that'd be great too.

Wicht wrote:

kevin_video wrote:

I'm fine with stats for it being printed here. I've seen that before with pdfs where one of the illustrations, or bbeg monsters aren't stated.

I'll keep it in mind for a short article for Pathways.

Cool. Could you also add in the benefactors Ahinixallakon (ancient gold dragon), Damas the Lithamillite (the good-natured cleric given to wine, music, and the roll of the dice), and Lord Gabriel Le’Chance (a vampiric drider). Doesn't necessarily have to be a full write-up, but race, class levels, alignment, etc would be good. If there's another supplement coming out with all of this, and maybe more details on the rivals who're going for the cup, that'd be great too.

The original request from patrons was leave something for GMs to do on their own.

kevin_video wrote:

Wicht wrote:

kevin_video wrote:

I'm fine with stats for it being printed here. I've seen that before with pdfs where one of the illustrations, or bbeg monsters aren't stated.

I'll keep it in mind for a short article for Pathways.

Cool. Could you also add in the benefactors Ahinixallakon (ancient gold dragon), Damas the Lithamillite (the good-natured cleric given to wine, music, and the roll of the dice), and Lord Gabriel Le’Chance (a vampiric drider). Doesn't necessarily have to be a full write-up, but race, class levels, alignment, etc would be good. If there's another supplement coming out with all of this, and maybe more details on the rivals who're going for the cup, that'd be great too.

The original request from patrons was leave something for GMs to do on their own.

I'd rather have it done for me. Especially if it's an adventure module that costs money. I mean, you don't have to spell everything out, but at least the alignments and classes would be nice to have. Maybe an explanation as to how Lord Gabriel isn't bursting into flames due to being a vampire. Is it the plane he's on? Does he has a special ability to negate that? Things like that.

Review posted here and RPGNow.

Loved the concepts, and most of the artwork (I know, I know, I'm to harsh on the cartoony style, lol). Am so printing off the illustration of the Pasha of Swirling Ashes to adorn my Notes Binder...I loved that illustration.

Am slowly but surely working my way through my backlog, lol. GM week sale not helping pile get smaller though, lol.

Great reviews, KTFish7!

Thanks for the review KTFish7!

Thanks for taking the time to do a review of our product KTFish7

I just thought I would mention we have posted our 18th Faces of the Tarnished Souk in support of this product.

I just thought I would mention we have posted our 18th Faces of the Tarnished Souk in support of this product.

And now our 21st Faces of the Tarnished Souk!