A Broken City—Bloody, But Unbowed!
New Pathfinder Adventure Path now available!
Roll up your sleeves, crusader—it's time to get to the hard work with the latest Pathfinder Adventure Path volume!
Beyond the wrath and tears, adventurers in the Worldwound have a city to rebuild with Pathfinder Adventure Path #78: "Demon's Heresy!" In this volume, characters will have a chance to resurrect Drezen as a beacon of hope in the tumultuous lands of The Worldwound! Utilizing the downtime rules presented in Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Campaign, you'll have a chance to rebuild Drezen's defenses for the inevitable demonic counterattack, but that's not all—it's time for a little payback of your own. Characters will be able to retaliate against the hordes of demons by striking key strategic points, attempting to redeem what was thought lost, and complete personalized quests based on their chosen campaign traits to become mythic heroes. But as the secrets of the Worldwound unfold, the heroes of the Fifth Crusade get a first glimpse of how truly wretched the demonic hold on the land is, and which demon lords are responsible!
Of course, "Demon's Heresy" doesn't contain only an adventure! You'll also get detailed information on key NPCs and magic items like the retriever drone and swarmlord's jar. For druids and similar adherents of natural forces, "The Green Faith" article discusses the oldest form of nature worship in Golarion, its temples and shrines, known druidic orders, and a customized summon list. We also take a closer look at the verminous horrors known as worms that walk, receive a new chapter in Pathfinder's Journal from Robin D. Laws, and a host of creatures in the bestiary! The horrid amalgamation of demon and angel known as the shachath, the undead drocha swarm, the fallen crusader, and the Demon Lord Sifkesh await to terrorize all Pathfinder Roleplaying Game characters!
Check out the rest of the Wrath of the Righteous Adventure Path here, and don't miss Pathfinder Player Companion: Mythic Origins for ideas on your character with mythic potential!
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This and the prior one are on my list of things to get ASAP.
Also, I must either be tired or a terrible person, because I just saw one of my favorite webcomics update today, and I thought almost IMMEDIATELY that two of the main characters - an angel and a demon in a relationship - should totally name their first kid Shachath.
Goddammit brain.
Hmm, I wonder what the Fallen Crusader is.
Obviously, it's not just a defected soldier...
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Is the Shachath based on the one from American Horror Story?
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Anorak wrote: Is the Shachath based on the one from American Horror Story? I have been lying low and letting Developer's field questions but I am going to pop up and answer this one.
No. I have never seen a single episode of American Horror Story, of any season. As part of my due diligence as a writer, I googled the name to see if there was any pop culture references—and I was both horrified and kinda pissed off (in a totally UNFAIR way) to see it was used by TV. I made a rather impassioned argument in my notes to let me still use the name.
And let me stress it is unfair, because their writers have as much right to mine source material as I do. I really only got frustrated because we writers are actively supposed to avoid easter eggs and pop culture cleverness. I assumed I would be told no, because of the TV show, and thanks to the supreme coolness of Adam and James—they used it anyway.
Shachath is Ancient Hebrew for corruption, perversion, ruination. Technically it's a verb, when it's not used as a verb it means "a pit or dungeon".
But that's where the tv show got it, and that's where I got it. It's a good name for a demon of corruption. Actually, all Pathfinder demons are about corruption, but I am leaving the specific "sin" that the shachath specializes in remain a surprise—or for something for James or Adam to disclose to fans.
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Though I may watch A.H.S. once I catch up on my work and have time to watch another tv show. I only "just" got caught up on the Walking Dead this summer. And I have never watched Mad Men either. I am a bad person.
And yet, Jim, you've watched more television than I have. Can't stand the thing. Don't watch any programs on it, and only catch an episode here or there online of a couple of shows.
'Beyond the wrath and tears, adventurers in the Worldwound have a city to rebuild with Pathfinder Adventure Path #78: "Demon's Heresy!"'
...I believe you mean Adventure Path #75, not 78.
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