Pathfinder Adventure Path #126: Beyond the Veiled Past (Ruins of Azlant 6 of 6)

Announced for January 2018! Image and description are not final.

Thursty! Yay!

Plus: Historical Azlant as a Campaign Setting?!?! Woohoo!

I'm with Feros, Thursty is awesome! ;)

But yeah Historical Azlant campaign! :D

Historical campaigns! Excellent!

Dot.

I wonder if we'll find out who the true masters of the aboleth race are in this (there are plenty of hints so far that the veiled masters ain't it).

Generic,

Maybe it's a race of aquatic gerbils...

They have three eyes, Boo, go for them all!!

*battle squeak*

Boo, what is that stench of evil you are emitting?

*mesmeric squeak*

Yes, Boo, I am yours to command.

*Boss Squeak*

*Friendly fire TPK ensues*

They have three eyes, Boo, go for them all!!

*battle squeak*

Boo, what is that stench of evil you are emitting?

*mesmeric squeak*

Yes, Boo, I am yours to command.

*Boss Squeak*

*Friendly fire TPK ensues*

Boo would never submit to evil. Buttkicking for goodness!

The Mad Comrade wrote:

They have three eyes, Boo, go for them all!!

*battle squeak*

Boo, what is that stench of evil you are emitting?

*mesmeric squeak*

Yes, Boo, I am yours to command.

*Boss Squeak*

*Friendly fire TPK ensues*

Boo would never submit to evil. Buttkicking for goodness!

If Boo was a veiled master hamster ...

I'm 99.999 sure Boo isn't related to the aquatic master race for aboleths...

As if I wasn't pumped for this already! I really hope that there's at least a brief timeline of Azlant to go along with the campaign advice.

I'm 99.999 sure Boo isn't related to the aquatic master race for aboleths...

So you're not certain! You don't even know for a fact! There are dissenting opinions! Teach the controversy!

Dean Jones,

I'm more certain than you are...

Hmm... "Beyond the past" and "Adventures in Historic Azlant" article... could it be possible that some of the unstable magic sends the PCs back in time? At least for short stints or at least cutscenes?

I always enjoy those scenes when the PCs explore an ancient ruin and then through some magic or another get a glimpse of the place's past, only to see it crumble away again right in front of their eyes. So eerie!

Hmm... "Beyond the past" and "Adventures in Historic Azlant" article... could it be possible that some of the unstable magic sends the PCs back in time? At least for short stints or at least cutscenes?

I always enjoy those scenes when the PCs explore an ancient ruin and then through some magic or another get a glimpse of the place's past, only to see it crumble away again right in front of their eyes. So eerie!

Well time traveling artifact Scepter of Ages does exist xD

As long as the "doom" that they're bringing to Humanity isn't another meteor, I'll be happy. We already have 2 other "Rocks fall, everyone dies" adventures in Ironfang Invasion and Second Darkness. I want something different for my mass-extinction event this time. How about a magically-engineered plague?

Wonder if there is a Golarion-equivalence to Earth's Ring of Fire. That'd be pretty manageable from the depths of the seas.

Gamma Ray Bursts!!!!!! :)

I wonder if we'll find out who the true masters of the aboleth race are in this (there are plenty of hints so far that the veiled masters ain't it).

Gremlins, obviously.

Kind of wondering if masters of Aboleths are even aboleths .-.

I mean, article on them makes it sound like each category of aboleth is meant for very specific purpose ._. Like it doesn't sound like castes, it sounds like genetic engineering

Kind of wondering if masters of Aboleths are even aboleths .-.

I mean, article on them makes it sound like each category of aboleth is meant for very specific purpose ._. Like it doesn't sound like castes, it sounds like genetic engineering

In the Bestiary at the end (of module 1), there's a monster that was genetically engineered by Aboleths... which is also an Aboleth.

Maybe we should be thinking of Aboleth less as a Species name and more like an infraorder, like Simians?

The "family" name for creatures like aboleths, veiled masters, and omnipaths is alghollthu.

The "family" name for creatures like aboleths, veiled masters, and omnipaths is alghollthu.

Can I get a pronunciation guide for that?

I say it like: ahl-GAUL-thoo.

Although, after typing that out, I realized I sometimes say ahl-GOAL-thoo.

I say it like: ahl-GAUL-thoo.

Although, after typing that out, I realized I sometimes say ahl-GOAL-thoo.

I'm now seeing them as big Blitzball fans.

I say it like: ahl-GAUL-thoo.

Although, after typing that out, I realized I sometimes say ahl-GOAL-thoo.

Could it possibly be pronounced "Ah-GAH-thaul?" Because that's how I've been pronouncing it in my head. Maybe there are some silent letters? or they have a heavy accent?

It doesn't matter how you pronounce their name, what matters is how quickly you kill them before they mind control you or somebody you know;)

It doesn't matter how you pronounce their name, what matters is how quickly you kill them before they mind control you or somebody you know;)

Or turn you into a glorified jellyfish. ;)

Adam Daigle wrote:

I say it like: ahl-GAUL-thoo.

Although, after typing that out, I realized I sometimes say ahl-GOAL-thoo.

I'm now seeing them as big Blitzball fans.

When I grow up I wanna be a Blitzball!

I saw earlier in the year Adam estimated this book would likely end at level 17. Do we have confirmation as to whether level 17 is the true final level?

I'm still finishing up development on this one, and 17th is looking right according to my math.

on the final cover art: can we keep the two headed giant sharktopus in some form or fashion?

on the final cover art: can we keep the two headed giant sharktopus in some form or fashion?

It's three-headed, it's called Lusca, it hails from Caribbean cryptozoology and it was featured several times in Pathfinder artwork, most notably in Skulls 'n' Shackles and related books.

Yakman wrote:

on the final cover art: can we keep the two headed giant sharktopus in some form or fashion?

It's three-headed, it's called Lusca, it hails from Caribbean cryptozoology and it was featured several times in Pathfinder artwork, most notably in Skulls 'n' Shackles and related books.

Linked to stat block, first statted up in Isles of the Shackles, later published in Bestiary 5.

Yakman wrote:

on the final cover art: can we keep the two headed giant sharktopus in some form or fashion?

It's three-headed, it's called Lusca, it hails from Caribbean cryptozoology and it was featured several times in Pathfinder artwork, most notably in Skulls 'n' Shackles and related books.

regardless. it's a keeper.

And we shall call it Cuddles because it is so cute. ;)

Lusca up in Independence Port, badge teams forming! <sigh>

I was doing okay until you did that, Dark.

Updated with final description and cover image!

the final cover art is still showing the placeholder image.

Ahhh, looks like they did away with ancient Azlant as a possible campaign setting. :(

Such nice, green lures that veiled master has! Also, looks like a lusca is still goingvto be featured!

Nice final cover.

That is a cool cover, but also the red and green combo makes him look quite Christmassy. :)

Ahhh, looks like they did away with ancient Azlant as a possible campaign setting. :(

Probably broke word count, or it's something that they didn't want to invest too heavily in.

We slightly tweaked the idea for the article over the course of developing the Adventure Path. I didn't feel six pages was sufficient for the original topic.

Well 6 pages is rarely sufficient for most topics anyway;)

Boo Squeeks:
"Go for the mouth MINSC".....

Fingers crossed for shipping next week! I've got my order email.

So anyone got there PDF of this yet?