Just announced! The cover is a mockup, and will change prior to publication.

Excellent! This will be very useful :)

Cool

I know it is a mockup but nice cover

Codes for antipaladins? Holy wow, I requested that as a joke a while back - mostly because I thought it wouldn't happen. So glad to be mistaken.

I know it is a mockup but nice cover

Lately, some of the Paizo covers have a very heavy metal vibe to them (Dungeons of Golarion, Academy of Secrets, mock-up for the daemon book). I like it, though.

Yes.

ZK UP IN THIS PIECE!

YAHOOOOO!!!

SO FREAKIN COOL!!

so going to be buying this :)

Interesting how this is a Player Companion - no player in any game I run will be using anything from this book :)

Might be useful for a game set in Cheliax, for example. And then, some groups play with some of even all evil characters and can certainly use this book.

Might be useful for a game set in Cheliax, for example. And then, some groups play with some of even all evil characters and can certainly use this book.

Oh, I get it :) I just don't run evil campaigns, as I personally find it distasteful. But they sure are popular.

Zaister wrote:

Might be useful for a game set in Cheliax, for example. And then, some groups play with some of even all evil characters and can certainly use this book.

Oh, I get it :) I just don't run evil campaigns, as I personally find it distasteful. But they sure are popular.

For the most part we don't either, however I could see a CN cleric of Rovagug, for example. And I sure will be using the book for NPCs.:)

gbonehead wrote:

Zaister wrote:

Might be useful for a game set in Cheliax, for example. And then, some groups play with some of even all evil characters and can certainly use this book.

Oh, I get it :) I just don't run evil campaigns, as I personally find it distasteful. But they sure are popular.

For the most part we don't either, however I could see a CN cleric of Rovagug, for example. And I sure will be using the book for NPCs.:)

I'm always amused when people say they don't play an evil campaign, but their PCs happily run around killing and looting everything. I understand that this book has details on organizations that are truly evil, but a lot of times these things are matters of perspective.

If nothing else then the book should provide a good way for the GM to create villains with depth and characterization. Then your PCs can kill and loot a body with backstory!

Dark_Mistress wrote:

I know it is a mockup but nice cover

Lately, some of the Paizo covers have a very heavy metal vibe to them (Dungeons of Golarion, Academy of Secrets, mock-up for the daemon book). I like it, though.

I agree on the new way some covers are being done. Though when I hear "heavy metal" combined with the evil deities, I'm left wondering what a heavy metal Asmodeus would look like.

And really, a perfect final cover would feature Lamashtu standing triumphant with the other evil deities cringing before her. ;)

More seriously, I am SO looking forward to this! Such a year for Paizo -- Utimate Magic, Ultimate Combat, the new Inner Sea World Guide, books covering the Linnorm Kings and Ustalav, the Carrion Crown and Jade Regent APs, and now books on daemons and the evil gods of Golarion?

Thank you, Paizo!

I'm rather surprised by this, albeit pleasantly so.

Last year at one of the Paizo seminars at GenCon, when Faiths of Purity and Faiths of Balance were announced, I stood up and asked if there would be a player-oriented book about the evil religions. As I recall, the Paizo staff was pretty lukewarm to the idea.

Did something change since last August, or were you guys just playing the cards close to the vest?

I'm rather surprised by this, albeit pleasantly so.

Last year at one of the Paizo seminars at GenCon, when Faiths of Purity and Faiths of Balance were announced, I stood up and asked if there would be a player-oriented book about the evil religions. As I recall, the Paizo staff was pretty lukewarm to the idea.

Did something change since last August, or were you guys just playing the cards close to the vest?

I think they were pretty lukewarm about talking about it. :-)

I'm rather surprised by this, albeit pleasantly so.

Last year at one of the Paizo seminars at GenCon, when Faiths of Purity and Faiths of Balance were announced, I stood up and asked if there would be a player-oriented book about the evil religions. As I recall, the Paizo staff was pretty lukewarm to the idea.

Did something change since last August, or were you guys just playing the cards close to the vest?

Yup; as Vic said, we were just not quite ready to talk about it yet since "Faiths of Corruption" was SO far in the future. It's the same reason we haven't confirmed until recently that we're doing a daemon-themed Book of the Damned. We generally have a "window" of future projects we can talk about, and last August, books coming out at the end of the year, like Faiths of Corruption, were outside that window.

But when these three books were first concepted over a year ago, the initial plan was indeed to do a good, neutral, and evil book for the deities—not only because that's a logical way to break things down, but also a logical way to break up 20 deities into 3 books (doing all 20 in one 32 page book was never an option).

SO... yeah.

We weren't "lukewarm" to the idea at all. We were coy.

One request: could the cult of Old Ones sneak into this one, please? I'm a big Lovecraft fan. I know this will come out after I come home from Fur Fright but I am interested.

Alignment has always been such a crucial part of the game and the focus of many a dispute. This series is going to give a lot of much needed perspective on the more gray areas. While other games have tried to simplify/reduce/ignore this heritage, Paizo is taking the challenge head on. Very much looking forward to the rest of this series. Well played. :)

I'm actually playing a LN Cleric of Asmodeus in our current campaign (and someone else is playing a Paladin of Iomadae, making for a lot of fun RPing) so I am pretty curious to see if there are any details here on how non-evil characters fit within Evil Religions. My character has been focusing on the Law, Pride and Contracts part of Asmodian faith while not paying much attention to tyranny and slavery parts.

My gaming group is currently running an evil party, although it isn't something we normally do (most of our parties feel incomplete without a paladin). It can be fun to change things up, and since most of us occasionally take a turn behind the screen every now and again, we can easily fall into the vibe of a non-good party. Not something I would want to do all the time though.

I'm actually playing a LN Cleric of Asmodeus in our current campaign (and someone else is playing a Paladin of Iomadae, making for a lot of fun RPing) so I am pretty curious to see if there are any details here on how non-evil characters fit within Evil Religions. My character has been focusing on the Law, Pride and Contracts part of Asmodian faith while not paying much attention to tyranny and slavery parts.

I'd like to see some information on this in the book too. I know I enjoyed the bit on neutral members of core evil religions in "Complete Champion". How does a LN Asmodean or CN Lamashtan live and worship, as compared to their nastier brethren?

One request: could the cult of Old Ones sneak into this one, please? I'm a big Lovecraft fan. I know this will come out after I come home from Fur Fright but I am interested.

Well, from what I read your next Carrion Crown adventure will feature Cthulhu and his friends, but yeah more is always good.

Also, will FoC feature info on Jezelda (sp? DHMBWM) the Lord of Werewolves? The "Demon Wolves"pack are kinda cool, but... what domains does Jezelda offer?

FenrysStar wrote:

One request: could the cult of Old Ones sneak into this one, please? I'm a big Lovecraft fan. I know this will come out after I come home from Fur Fright but I am interested.

Well, from what I read your next Carrion Crown adventure will feature Cthulhu and his friends, but yeah more is always good.

Also, will FoC feature info on Jezelda (sp? DHMBWM) the Lord of Werewolves? The "Demon Wolves"pack are kinda cool, but... what domains does Jezelda offer?

Not a lot; "Lords of Chaos" has more info about Jezelda though, including her domains and even a picture.

AbsolutGrndZer0 wrote:

FenrysStar wrote:

One request: could the cult of Old Ones sneak into this one, please? I'm a big Lovecraft fan. I know this will come out after I come home from Fur Fright but I am interested.

Well, from what I read your next Carrion Crown adventure will feature Cthulhu and his friends, but yeah more is always good.

Also, will FoC feature info on Jezelda (sp? DHMBWM) the Lord of Werewolves? The "Demon Wolves"pack are kinda cool, but... what domains does Jezelda offer?

Not a lot; "Lords of Chaos" has more info about Jezelda though, including her domains and even a picture.

That works! Thanks. *looks up Lords of Chaos*

I guess doing these books as good, neutral and evil made more sense than doing them as lawful, neutral and chaotic.

About time. Now I can get some info for my LE cleric of Zon-Kuthon.

Greylurker wrote:

I'm actually playing a LN Cleric of Asmodeus in our current campaign (and someone else is playing a Paladin of Iomadae, making for a lot of fun RPing) so I am pretty curious to see if there are any details here on how non-evil characters fit within Evil Religions. My character has been focusing on the Law, Pride and Contracts part of Asmodian faith while not paying much attention to tyranny and slavery parts.

I'd like to see some information on this in the book too. I know I enjoyed the bit on neutral members of core evil religions in "Complete Champion". How does a LN Asmodean or CN Lamashtan live and worship, as compared to their nastier brethren?

(>_<) Especially when it looks like you are going up against your own church as it increasingly looks like I am in our current game (GM is running the Crimson Throne AP). I've managed to rationalize it for my character in that Asmodeus always plays both sides. That way regardless of if my group wins or our enemies win, Asmodeus is on the winning side, and the church will still have a place in Korvosa.

Character wise I'm basically focused more on the Contracts and Pride part of the faith and less so on the tyranny and slavery side of things.

IE: My Cleric is a Lawyer

I'm always amused when people say they don't play an evil campaign, but their PCs happily run around killing and looting everything. I understand that this book has details on organizations that are truly evil, but a lot of times these things are matters of perspective.

If nothing else then the book should provide a good way for the GM to create villains with depth and characterization. Then your PCs can kill and loot a body with backstory!

"FROM MY PERSPECTIVE THE JEDI ARE EVIL! YOU DON'T KNOW MY POWWWWWWURRRRR"!!!

So are we going to get the code of Paladins of Asmodeus? :D

***ducks and runs***

So are we going to get the code of Paladins of Asmodeus? :D

***ducks and runs***

heh... no

"nope"

Character wise I'm basically focused more on the Contracts and Pride part of the faith and less so on the tyranny and slavery side of things.

IE: My Cleric is a Lawyer

Truly the root of all Evil...

I know this will probably be a no, but will The Savored Sting be getting an antipaladin code in here?

The goddess of revenge and trickery deserves a sweet antipally code :)

I really like playing evil characters and characters that worship evil deities without being a mustache twirling, DURRHURR RAPE A BABY evil, so this book is definitely on my wish list. Only thing I'm curious about is how a CN character could worship Lamashtu, Rovagug, or any of the CE deities. I can't rationalize any reason why a CE-deity worshipper would be a PC. Is there something I'm missing?

I know this will probably be a no, but will The Savored Sting be getting an antipaladin code in here?

The goddess of revenge and trickery deserves a sweet antipally code :)

Calistria was described in Faiths of Balance. Abadar's Paladin code was there, and no such code for any AntiPaladins, so I doubt there will be one anywhere else. It would seem that Calistria does not "sponsor" AntiPaladins.. at least not in enough numbers that there's a code. Besides, formal codes aren't Calistria's style (as described in Faiths of Balance).

Just announced! The cover is a mockup, and will change prior to publication.

Ok, if you don't come up with a seriously epic cover, I'll be disappointed, as the cover I currently see is quite cool for a book of evil.

I really like playing evil characters and characters that worship evil deities without being a mustache twirling, DURRHURR RAPE A BABY evil, so this book is definitely on my wish list. Only thing I'm curious about is how a CN character could worship Lamashtu, Rovagug, or any of the CE deities. I can't rationalize any reason why a CE-deity worshipper would be a PC. Is there something I'm missing?

Well, that's a GM call based on the campaign. If you are allowed to be evil, then evil deities are of course allowed also. If you are not evil, then it goes to a look at a neutral worshiping an evil deity. When you "worship" a deity in D&D you follow his/her teachings. In real life I knew a guy who was a pretty "neutral" guy, but most people would consider his religion to be evil.

I know this will probably be a no, but will The Savored Sting be getting an antipaladin code in here?

The goddess of revenge and trickery deserves a sweet antipally code :)

Although antipaladins of Calistria are rare... they do exist, and they will be getting a code in Faiths of Corruption.

Lazaro wrote:

I know this will probably be a no, but will The Savored Sting be getting an antipaladin code in here?

The goddess of revenge and trickery deserves a sweet antipally code :)

Although antipaladins of Calistria are rare... they do exist, and they will be getting a code in Faiths of Corruption.

HELLS YES! My players will love you for this!

Lazaro wrote:

I know this will probably be a no, but will The Savored Sting be getting an antipaladin code in here?

The goddess of revenge and trickery deserves a sweet antipally code :)

Although antipaladins of Calistria are rare... they do exist, and they will be getting a code in Faiths of Corruption.

You beautiful, beautiful dinosaur. You just made my day.

I imagine there won't be antipaladins of Gorum, but they would have been my second choice anyway.

James Jacobs wrote:

Lazaro wrote:

I know this will probably be a no, but will The Savored Sting be getting an antipaladin code in here?

The goddess of revenge and trickery deserves a sweet antipally code :)

Although antipaladins of Calistria are rare... they do exist, and they will be getting a code in Faiths of Corruption.

You beautiful, beautiful dinosaur. You just made my day.

I imagine there won't be antipaladins of Gorum, but they would have been my second choice anyway.

There are antipaladin codes in this book for:

Calistria
Gorum
Lamashtu
Norgorber
Rovagug
Urgathoa
and a "generic" one for Demon Lords

Ohh a bunch of skinsaw cultists led by an anti paladin of Norgrober..My Runelords Parties life just got so much nastier

Product cover and description updated.

Nice cover.

Nualia! Sweet!

So that is Nualia.

Nualia: Good Girl Gone Very Bad, Or Actually Chaotic Evil.

Nualia: Good Girl Gone Very Bad, Or Actually Chaotic Evil.

Who is Nualia? I want to know more.

Gorbacz wrote:

Nualia: Good Girl Gone Very Bad, Or Actually Chaotic Evil.

Who is Nualia? I want to know more.

She was the main antagonist of the very first Pathfinder AP Volume—in a lot of ways, she was one of our first significant villains.

She'll be getting another spot in the limelight next June with the release of the Rise of the Runelords hardcover.

Gorbacz wrote:

Nualia: Good Girl Gone Very Bad, Or Actually Chaotic Evil.

Who is Nualia? I want to know more.

Answer in spoiler, note it spoils one of the adventures in Rise of the Runelords.

ninja'd by a T-Rex while adding spoiler tags. :)

What are those two things with her? They look like Scooby Doo on PCP.