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Squeakmaan wrote:
Kevin Mack wrote:
So now that the first of the two secret projects you are working on has been revealed I'm wondering if the second one has any connection to whats just happend in the final part of the pathfinder hollow mountains comic?
Wait, they were revealed? Oh great Jacobs, what were the two projects that were revealed?

One of them was revealed earlier in the month: the Curse of the Crimson Throne hardcover that's coming out in September.

The other one that I'm significantly working on soon is not yet revealed, and I'm not sure WHEN it will be revealed...


James Jacobs wrote:
Cwethan wrote:

Are there any Lava Gnomes on Golarion?

In the Advanced Player's Guide there's a Gnome subtype called Lava Gnomes. I know that not everything from the hardcover line is Golarion specific, but most of the other subtypes seemed to have equivalents, or at least reasonable guesses on where to put them throughout the world.

There are not. Mostly because I find the concept of a "lava gnome" to be silly.

Now I must make a Lava Gnome character that is utterly terrifying.

Radiant Oath

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James Jacobs wrote:
Squeakmaan wrote:
Kevin Mack wrote:
So now that the first of the two secret projects you are working on has been revealed I'm wondering if the second one has any connection to whats just happend in the final part of the pathfinder hollow mountains comic?
Wait, they were revealed? Oh great Jacobs, what were the two projects that were revealed?
One of them was revealed earlier in the month: the Curse of the Crimson Throne hardcover that's coming out in September.

IN SEPTEMBER?! OMG IT'S ALMOST LIKE A BIRTHDAY PRESENT! That I purchased for myself BUT WHO CARES ONE OF MY FAVORITE APS IS GETTING A SPECIAL EDITION RERELEASE?!


Suppose I want to design a mansion as a dungeon. What would be a logical room setup What would be a fun one?

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AlgaeNymph wrote:
Suppose I want to design a mansion as a dungeon. What would be a logical room setup What would be a fun one?

I'd start by looking at real-world mansion maps, and augment them with mansion maps you've seen built for RPGs. We've done a LOT of them in Pathfinder before... the one in the 2nd Council of Thieves adventure comes to mind.

As for what would be a fun one? Haunted mansions are the best mansions! And now the one in "The Skinsaw Murders" has come to mind.

Silver Crusade

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James Jacobs wrote:
AlgaeNymph wrote:
Suppose I want to design a mansion as a dungeon. What would be a logical room setup What would be a fun one?

I'd start by looking at real-world mansion maps, and augment them with mansion maps you've seen built for RPGs. We've done a LOT of them in Pathfinder before... the one in the 2nd Council of Thieves adventure comes to mind.

As for what would be a fun one? Haunted mansions are the best mansions! And now the one in "The Skinsaw Murders" has come to mind.

When I GM'd that adventure I set up a map on Roll20 with light sources and line of sight and I had my player's fearing every corner and unopened door, it was great.

Spoiler:
The best part was when they got to Iesha and I had a bluetooth speaker set to play a screaming sound from behind where they were sitting.

How theatrical do you get when you GM? Music? Legerdemain? Props? Unique NPC voices?

Sovereign Court

James Jacobs wrote:
AlgaeNymph wrote:
Suppose I want to design a mansion as a dungeon. What would be a logical room setup What would be a fun one?

I'd start by looking at real-world mansion maps, and augment them with mansion maps you've seen built for RPGs. We've done a LOT of them in Pathfinder before... the one in the 2nd Council of Thieves adventure comes to mind.

As for what would be a fun one? Haunted mansions are the best mansions! And now the one in "The Skinsaw Murders" has come to mind.

If you're lazy, like me, you'll just buy this... :)


Was a proper term decided for followers of Shizuru? (like Shizurite or Shizurian?)

I'm currently playing a cleric of Shizuru. Just realized I have no idea what the right term would be. Heh.

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Alayern wrote:
How theatrical do you get when you GM? Music? Legerdemain? Props? Unique NPC voices?

Depends on the game, really. For most Pathfinder games I'll absolutely use unique NPC voices and periodically special minis or maps or even some fancy handouts. For Call of Cthulhu I tend to go with a LOT more handouts. I generally don't use music but I've done so before.

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Zhangar wrote:

Was a proper term decided for followers of Shizuru? (like Shizurite or Shizurian?)

I'm currently playing a cleric of Shizuru. Just realized I have no idea what the right term would be. Heh.

Shizuran

Grand Lodge

Do you think The Maker from the Dragon Age games exists? (In that setting) If so, do you think he is what he says he is or do you think he is something else?

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Therrux wrote:
Do you think The Maker from the Dragon Age games exists? (In that setting) If so, do you think he is what he says he is or do you think he is something else?

I don't think the Maker exists in the way they think the Maker exists in world.

Dark Archive

James Jacobs wrote:

Use Magic Device will let you trick an item into thinking you're a different class... but it does not grant the POWERS of that class. The way the ring of revelation is worded pretty much means you HAVE to be an Oracle (aka you have to meet minimum level requirements in class abilities granted by the oracle class, since the powers granted directly affect that ability rather than grant you NEW abilities). Furthermore, the ring specifically says that it has no effect if worn by a non-oracle.

SO. Best case scenario, you could Use Magic Device to trick the ring into activating, but if you don't actually have class levels in oracle, the ring will do nothing more than take up a ring slot for you.

What happens, for instance, if an oracle of the required level uses UMD on a ring that contains a revelation that he does not possess the mystery for? Would he be able to make use of the revelation within the ring, using UMD to "pretend" he has the right mystery in order to activate the ring?

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GhostwheelX wrote:
James Jacobs wrote:

Use Magic Device will let you trick an item into thinking you're a different class... but it does not grant the POWERS of that class. The way the ring of revelation is worded pretty much means you HAVE to be an Oracle (aka you have to meet minimum level requirements in class abilities granted by the oracle class, since the powers granted directly affect that ability rather than grant you NEW abilities). Furthermore, the ring specifically says that it has no effect if worn by a non-oracle.

SO. Best case scenario, you could Use Magic Device to trick the ring into activating, but if you don't actually have class levels in oracle, the ring will do nothing more than take up a ring slot for you.

What happens, for instance, if an oracle of the required level uses UMD on a ring that contains a revelation that he does not possess the mystery for? Would he be able to make use of the revelation within the ring, using UMD to "pretend" he has the right mystery in order to activate the ring?

That's up to the GM to adjudicate. I'd not allow it, since that's weird to me in the same way a magic item that would allow a cleric to "pretend" to worship a different deity would be weird to me. A magic item shouldn't be able to fake out your faith.

And honestly, given how weird the corner cases get with this ring, I'd probably just not let the ring into games I run in the first place.

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We have guessed your riddle!

Anguish wrote:
James Jacobs wrote:

Like trombone.

Or parasite.
Or plastic.
Or thunderhead.
Or wrangle.
Or tension.
Or bow. (The one that rhymes with drow.)
Or bow. (The one that doesn't rhyme with drow.)
Or phantom-powered dreadnought-launching mountains.

tpptwtbbppdlm

So clearly the next AP involves Bill the Cat. I had been hoping, since Berke Breathed resurrected Bloom County last summer.


Question: Slayer combat style talents. I searched around and didn't see a definitive answer.

>The slayer selects a ranger combat style (such as archery or two-weapon combat) and gains a combat feat from the first feat list of that style. He can choose feats from his selected combat style, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites. At 6th level, he may select this talent again and add the 6th-level ranger combat feats from his chosen style to the list. At 10th level, he may select this talent again and add the 10th-level ranger combat feats from his chosen style to the list.

I've seen this come up and people arguing both ways. Does a slayer gain a bonus feat each time he takes this talent? Like a ranger? Or does the slayer instead gain a single feat at lvl 2, and then at 6 and 10 could take the talent and add feats to the list of ones he can use without prerequisites? But he would have to take these with is own feats. Either seems plausible. The latter is weaker of course but I kinda think Slayer does too much anyway, they nearly invalidate rogues and are better than rangers in most areas.

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Chris Spano wrote:

Question: Slayer combat style talents. I searched around and didn't see a definitive answer.

>The slayer selects a ranger combat style (such as archery or two-weapon combat) and gains a combat feat from the first feat list of that style. He can choose feats from his selected combat style, even if he does not have the normal prerequisites. At 6th level, he may select this talent again and add the 6th-level ranger combat feats from his chosen style to the list. At 10th level, he may select this talent again and add the 10th-level ranger combat feats from his chosen style to the list.

I've seen this come up and people arguing both ways. Does a slayer gain a bonus feat each time he takes this talent? Like a ranger? Or does the slayer instead gain a single feat at lvl 2, and then at 6 and 10 could take the talent and add feats to the list of ones he can use without prerequisites? But he would have to take these with is own feats. Either seems plausible. The latter is weaker of course but I kinda think Slayer does too much anyway, they nearly invalidate rogues and are better than rangers in most areas.

Dunno off the top of my head; rules questions should be asked in the rules forums, and if they're frequently asked enough should be tagged with the FAQ tag.

That said... if you DON'T get bonus feats from a combat style, then it's not really a class feature. It's just a suggestion. And that's kinda lame. Slayers in my games and in adventures I develop get them as bonus feats. Just like a ranger.

Silver Crusade

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Could we pretty please have a new version of The Great Beyond: The Guide to the Multiverse? I know there's an elemental planes book coming out, but I'd love an updated comprehensive book.

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Alayern wrote:
Could we pretty please have a new version of The Great Beyond: The Guide to the Multiverse? I know there's an elemental planes book coming out, but I'd love an updated comprehensive book.

I'll continue to see what I can do there.

Dark Archive

In your PF games, would you allow a bard to use the saving finale spell while the bardic effects from lingering performance are still active?

Radiant Oath

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In your opinion, is it better for a bloodrager to use one-handed or two-handed weapons? They don't get spell combat like a magus does, right?

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ckdragons wrote:
In your PF games, would you allow a bard to use the saving finale spell while the bardic effects from lingering performance are still active?

Nope. You have to actually end a performance to cast this spell. Of course, if you have lingering performance, your effects go on after you end the spell as normal, so it's still a nice combo.

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Archpaladin Zousha wrote:
In your opinion, is it better for a bloodrager to use one-handed or two-handed weapons? They don't get spell combat like a magus does, right?

Doesn't matter, as far as I know. Letting go of a two-handed weapon to make the hand gestures for spellcasting is a non-action.


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Nicos wrote:


5) what do you think abut the martial/caster disparity at high levels?

James Jacobs wrote:


5) I think it's a myth propagated by people with agendas.

Do you still feel this way? ಠ_ಠ


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One of my favorite things about the Vigilante is that it is not only possible, but feasible, to have an all-vigilante party. You can have a freaking superhero team in Pathfinder. Was one of the design goals was to be able to do this?

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James, what did you think of the old GameMastery Compleat Encounters? Which one was your favorite? If you could create a new one, what would it be?

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'ಠ_ಠ' wrote:
Nicos wrote:


5) what do you think abut the martial/caster disparity at high levels?

James Jacobs wrote:


5) I think it's a myth propagated by people with agendas.

Do you still feel this way? ಠ_ಠ

Yes.

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The Doomkitten wrote:
One of my favorite things about the Vigilante is that it is not only possible, but feasible, to have an all-vigilante party. You can have a freaking superhero team in Pathfinder. Was one of the design goals was to be able to do this?

Not that I know of. The idea of a party where everyone shares the same class (or race, or religion, or whatever) is a cool idea and one I enjoy running with, though.

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Thomas LeBlanc wrote:
James, what did you think of the old GameMastery Compleat Encounters? Which one was your favorite? If you could create a new one, what would it be?

I never liked the spelling of the word "compleat" in the title at all...

I wrote a few of them though. I think the one I'm the most proud of was the Gorilla King one, since that one ended up being one of the ones we rolled into Golarion. Angazhan was the first demon lord I invented SPECIFICALLY for Golarion.

That said, the restrictions on how the encounters were built made for an unpleasant and somewhat unrewarding writing task. I much prefer having more room to present maps and adventures. I wouldn't create a new one today if I had the option.

Silver Crusade

Sorry, but it's time again for me to inquire into your Dark Souls 3 progress :3

How's it's going thus far?

Radiant Oath

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Why is it easier for me to read horror (whether as graphic novel, regular novel or Pathfinder AP) than it is to watch horror films?

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Rysky wrote:

Sorry, but it's time again for me to inquire into your Dark Souls 3 progress :3

How's it's going thus far?

Good! Just killed the old demon boss yesterday and am working my way through the boreal town place thingy.

Silver Crusade

James Jacobs wrote:
Rysky wrote:

Sorry, but it's time again for me to inquire into your Dark Souls 3 progress :3

How's it's going thus far?

Good! Just killed the old demon boss yesterday and am working my way through the boreal town place thingy.

Nice ^w^

What was going through your mind when you found out they brought the Skeleton Wheels back?

Did you get the mimics or the skeletons to help you kill the fire demon?

What did you think of the Old Demon and High Lord Wolnir?

What did you think of the Watch Dog on the bridge?

What do you think of Irythyll?

Did you find the pyromancy tome in the ruins? If you did what did you think of where you found it?

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Archpaladin Zousha wrote:
Why is it easier for me to read horror (whether as graphic novel, regular novel or Pathfinder AP) than it is to watch horror films?

I suspect because films are more visual and visceral in the way they present their medium. Reading and tabletop RPGs require you to generate the visuals yourself in your mind, whereas movies do not.

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Rysky wrote:
James Jacobs wrote:
Rysky wrote:

Sorry, but it's time again for me to inquire into your Dark Souls 3 progress :3

How's it's going thus far?

Good! Just killed the old demon boss yesterday and am working my way through the boreal town place thingy.

Nice ^w^

What was going through your mind when you found out they brought the Skeleton Wheels back?

Did you get the mimics or the skeletons to help you kill the fire demon?

What did you think of the Old Demon and High Lord Wolnir?

What did you think of the Watch Dog on the bridge?

What do you think of Irythyll?

Did you find the pyromancy tome in the ruins? If you did what did you think of where you found it?

Terror; those skeleton wheels were tough! Although this time around I didn't have much of a problem with them. They haven't killed me once yet, whereas in Dark Souls they devastated me.

Nah, killed the mimic on its own, and used a bow to snipe the fire demon to death. Neither mimic nor skeletons activated during the demon fight.

Old demon was cool. High Lord Wolnir was SUPER intimidating and awesome, and I'm still not sure how his fight works; I conjured in some helpers for that fight and they did the bulk of that work.

The watch dog is awesome.

Irythyll might be my favorite zone in Dark Souls III so far. It's gorgeous and a delight to explore.

I've found lots of pyromancy tomes, but I'm not sure of the one you're talking about.

Silver Crusade

High Lord Wolnir you just have to destroy those bracelets on his arms so his ass gets dragged into the Abyss before he crawls all the way to the top of incline and you can't get out of that damaging darkness.

A lot of people have been calling Irythyll "Christmas in Yharnam", which seems fitting :3

And I was referring to the one in Smouldering Lake next to the area with all the basilisks.

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Rysky wrote:

A lot of people have been calling Irythyll "Christmas in Yharnam", which seems fitting :3

And I was referring to the one in Smouldering Lake next to the area with all the basilisks.

OH! Yeah, that one! Kinda made me sad!

Silver Crusade

James Jacobs wrote:
Rysky wrote:

A lot of people have been calling Irythyll "Christmas in Yharnam", which seems fitting :3

And I was referring to the one in Smouldering Lake next to the area with all the basilisks.

OH! Yeah, that one! Kinda made me sad!

Me too ;_;

Heart warming fact though, the Dark Souls 1 servers have recorded a multitude of Chaos Servants hitting the Humanity cap (and still hitting it) that the servers will actually track.

That cap?

60,000 Humanity.

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Rysky wrote:
James Jacobs wrote:
Rysky wrote:

A lot of people have been calling Irythyll "Christmas in Yharnam", which seems fitting :3

And I was referring to the one in Smouldering Lake next to the area with all the basilisks.

OH! Yeah, that one! Kinda made me sad!

Me too ;_;

Heart warming fact though, the Dark Souls 1 servers have recorded a multitude of Chaos Servants hitting the Humanity cap (and still hitting it) that the servers will actually track.

That cap?

60,000 Humanity.

wow

I think the highest I ever got my humanity in Dark Souls was maybe ... MAYBE... 4 or 5.


There is a recent trend on Tumblr (possibly elsewhere) of making Griffons for different varieties of birds and cats, such as a Heron and Cheetah griffon. What are you thoughts on this?

Silver Crusade

James Jacobs wrote:
Rysky wrote:
James Jacobs wrote:
Rysky wrote:

A lot of people have been calling Irythyll "Christmas in Yharnam", which seems fitting :3

And I was referring to the one in Smouldering Lake next to the area with all the basilisks.

OH! Yeah, that one! Kinda made me sad!

Me too ;_;

Heart warming fact though, the Dark Souls 1 servers have recorded a multitude of Chaos Servants hitting the Humanity cap (and still hitting it) that the servers will actually track.

That cap?

60,000 Humanity.

wow

I think the highest I ever got my humanity in Dark Souls was maybe ... MAYBE... 4 or 5.

Pretty much the same here right up until my last playthtough XD

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Albatoonoe wrote:
There is a recent trend on Tumblr (possibly elsewhere) of making Griffons for different varieties of birds and cats, such as a Heron and Cheetah griffon. What are you thoughts on this?

Depends entirely on the quality of the art, I guess. It's not something, regardless of the art, that I'd ever suspect I'd want to stat up in a way that's different than any old griffon.


I am no longer broke! Yay!

I can't decide which game to get! Boo!

So I ask for your help, O Mighty Dinosaur. Should I get Dragon Age: Inquisition (I have not played any of the previous Dragon Ages, although I plan to) or Dark Souls III?

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Two questions, if you've got the time!

1) I've been reading as many of your posts as I could find in this thread, and I can't find the answer to this question so I'm sorry if you already answered this: are fey "born" the way that humanoids or animals or other creatures are born (created via reproduction from another creature of the same "kind") or do they spontaneously appear from natural places, like nature outsiders?

My question comes from the fact that fey souls aren't part of their bodies the way that an outsider soul is.

2) How does it feel to know that when you type "James Jacobs" in Google, not only does a picture of you pop up immediately, but you're listed as the #2 James Jacobs in the whole world?

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The Doomkitten wrote:

I am no longer broke! Yay!

I can't decide which game to get! Boo!

So I ask for your help, O Mighty Dinosaur. Should I get Dragon Age: Inquisition (I have not played any of the previous Dragon Ages, although I plan to) or Dark Souls III?

If both isn't an option, Dark Souls III unless you've never played any of the souls games, in which case Dragon Age Inquisition.

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Alexander Augunas wrote:

Two questions, if you've got the time!

1) I've been reading as many of your posts as I could find in this thread, and I can't find the answer to this question so I'm sorry if you already answered this: are fey "born" the way that humanoids or animals or other creatures are born (created via reproduction from another creature of the same "kind") or do they spontaneously appear from natural places, like nature outsiders?

My question comes from the fact that fey souls aren't part of their bodies the way that an outsider soul is.

2) How does it feel to know that when you type "James Jacobs" in Google, not only does a picture of you pop up immediately, but you're listed as the #2 James Jacobs in the whole world?

1) Fey are generally born in the way that other creatures are, yes. They can also spontaneously generate on the First World, I suspect... but for the most part they're born normally. As for whether or not they have souls... since they can be raised from the dead and resurrected, they have souls. The flavor text that claimed otherwise didn't quite think through the implications all the way.

2) Creepy.

Dark Archive

Number 2, er James,

There are at least two groups of Scientists who estimate there are over 10 BILLION intelligent civilizations have evolved throughout the Universe and over the Millions of Millennia.

What's your take on life out there?


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baron arem heshvaun wrote:

Number 2, er James,

There are at least two groups of Scientists who estimate there are over 10 BILLION intelligent civilizations have evolved throughout the Universe and over the Millions of Millennia.

What's your take on life out there?

interesting. does that mean it is only a matter of time until we finally discover intelligent civilizations here on Earth?

Contributor

1) Has there ever been an Adventure Path where all of the illustrated Iconics for that AP were women?
1a) Is that something that you think could/should ever happen? Why?

2) Would you consider doing an Adventure Path where none of the illustrated Iconics for that AP were nonhuman? Why?

3) Would you ever consider doing an Adventure Path where Yoon was one of the illustrated Iconics for that AP? Why?


Hythlodeus wrote:
baron arem heshvaun wrote:

Number 2, er James,

There are at least two groups of Scientists who estimate there are over 10 BILLION intelligent civilizations have evolved throughout the Universe and over the Millions of Millennia.

What's your take on life out there?

interesting. does that mean it is only a matter of time until we finally discover intelligent civilizations here on Earth?

You mean mice and dolphins? ;)

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