paizo.com Recent Posts in Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)paizo.com Recent Posts in Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)2012-02-03T03:31:51Z2012-02-03T03:31:51ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)xebechehttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3122014-05-07T22:15:53Z2014-05-07T22:15:53Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Matrixryu wrote:</div><blockquote> I'm starting to wondering if the Yokai Hunter's weakening of favored enemy is an error and not an intentional change... I don't think that archetype gets anything that makes up for losing up to +8 attack and damage against certain targets at level 20. Maybe the writer forgot to add the "In addition, increase the bonus against a previous Favored Yokai by +2" sentence? </blockquote><p>I get the impression that "Favored Yokai" is meant to exclude the bonus increase. The shortened list is a trivial sacrifice for a character that anticipates fighting the following creatures: aberration, dragon, fey, magical beast, outsider (native), and undead (incorporeal). Thus, it seems that the author of the Yokai Hunter, or Paizo, saw it fit to remove the bonus increase to allow the Yokai Hunter a chance to see through the disguises of a favored yokai. The Favored Yokai ability also seems to suggest that if the core Ranger cannot identify a favored enemy through a check that he cannot again his favored enemy bonuses. I'm not convinced that the latter is correct and that this ability is a worthwhile trade off.
<p>What's more, Yokai Sense, as written, only seems to grant blindsense with a successful check to against a favored yokai that is disguised or has not made its otherworldly essence known. Meaning that the Yokai Hunter has no chance to gain blindsense if the favored yokai is undisguised and fully discloses its otherworldly essence... That seems counterintuitive.</p>Matrixryu wrote:I'm starting to wondering if the Yokai Hunter's weakening of favored enemy is an error and not an intentional change... I don't think that archetype gets anything that makes up for losing up to +8 attack and damage against certain targets at level 20. Maybe the writer forgot to add the "In addition, increase the bonus against a previous Favored Yokai by +2" sentence?
I get the impression that "Favored Yokai" is meant to exclude the bonus increase. The shortened list is a...xebeche2014-05-07T22:15:53ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)Ilya Mxyzptlk (alias of Uncle Taco)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3112014-03-16T21:54:29Z2014-03-16T21:54:29Z<p>Unfortunately most threads I found conclude that the archetype a trap and I have not found any developer input on whether this were an error or not, though I've done quite a few searches. I posed the question in James Jacobs' thread earlier and he admitted that it looks like a mistake and that I should ask here. So I did.</p>Unfortunately most threads I found conclude that the archetype a trap and I have not found any developer input on whether this were an error or not, though I've done quite a few searches. I posed the question in James Jacobs' thread earlier and he admitted that it looks like a mistake and that I should ask here. So I did.Ilya Mxyzptlk (alias of Uncle Taco)2014-03-16T21:54:29ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)Irnk, Dead-Eye's Prodigalhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3102014-03-16T21:23:38Z2014-03-16T21:23:38Z<p>Did you try a search on White Haired Witch? There are a <i>lot</i> of threads on this exact subject.</p>Did you try a search on White Haired Witch? There are a lot of threads on this exact subject.Irnk, Dead-Eye's Prodigal2014-03-16T21:23:38ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)Ilya Mxyzptlk (alias of Uncle Taco)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3092015-04-04T21:23:13Z2014-03-16T21:17:54Z<p>Hi. I have a question about the White-haired Witch archetype's hair. RAW says that the archetype gets INT to damage and CMB rolls, but not to attack rolls. This is weird because the prehensile hair hex does give INT to hit and damage. Was this on purpose? Did you mean for the WHW to not get INT to attack?</p>Hi. I have a question about the White-haired Witch archetype's hair. RAW says that the archetype gets INT to damage and CMB rolls, but not to attack rolls. This is weird because the prehensile hair hex does give INT to hit and damage. Was this on purpose? Did you mean for the WHW to not get INT to attack?Ilya Mxyzptlk (alias of Uncle Taco)2014-03-16T21:17:54ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)Bellonahttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3082013-04-04T15:26:27Z2013-04-04T15:26:27Z<p>I'm having a bit of difficulty interpreting the RAI for the Sword Saint archetype's abilities. Only the fluff/flavour text mentions that the Sword Saint must be "using a sword and carrying nothing in his other hand". The actual rules text for the Iaijustsu Strike (and the class abilities which build on it) only mentions "his sword", and that it must be still sheathed at the start of the action.</p>
<p>So, can a Sword Saint use the Iaijutsu abilities with a two-handeded sword, e.g., a nodachi, or an elven curve blade (in the case of a Samurai from Jinin)?</p>
<p>Would the Quick Draw feat help a Sword Saint with a two-handed sword to accomplish the Iaijutsu actions?</p>I'm having a bit of difficulty interpreting the RAI for the Sword Saint archetype's abilities. Only the fluff/flavour text mentions that the Sword Saint must be "using a sword and carrying nothing in his other hand". The actual rules text for the Iaijustsu Strike (and the class abilities which build on it) only mentions "his sword", and that it must be still sheathed at the start of the action.
So, can a Sword Saint use the Iaijutsu abilities with a two-handeded sword, e.g., a nodachi, or an...Bellona2013-04-04T15:26:27ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)MeloraChaberthttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3072012-12-31T16:12:43Z2012-12-31T16:12:43Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">James Jacobs wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Evil Midnight Lurker wrote:</div><blockquote><p> You invented the wayangs and naga-ji for DE, too, and their writeups are admirably informative — they're sort of anti-gnomes from the Plane of Shadow, or engineered servants for the naga masters. Bang, there you go! ^.^</p>
<p>...But yeah, samsarans are intriguing from what you've told us so far, and I'd like to see a "Samsarans of Golarion" Companion or some such, along with companions for the others. </blockquote><p>The wayangs and the nagaji are to a certain extent "easier" to grasp and thus easier to summarize. Nagaji are basically 0 HD lizardfolk, while as you say, the wayangs are "reverse gnomes."
<p>The samsarans are really pretty new; they're pretty unique and unlike much else. Furthermore, their strange method of birth and death, which is their defining characteristic, required a lot of the space in their entry. They were hands down the HARDEST part of the book to make fit in their allocated space. No contest.</p>
<p>I'd love a chance to expand upon them more... and a lot of interest from the customers will only increase the chances we'll be able to do just that.</p>
<p>Until then, I'm certainly willing to answer any questions folks have about them to the best of my ability. </blockquote><p>Cool, I've got a Samsaran question that's been driving me crazy searching to no avail for an answer on the message boards.
<p>I know they give birth to humans, so they can have children, but what races are they genetically compatible with? </p>
<p>Only other Samsarans? Samsarans and humans? </p>
<p>Are they treated genetically as human for purpose of other races they can reproduce with (like elves and orcs), maybe giving birth to half elves or half orcs who then reincarnate as Samsarans after death? </p>
<p>Or are they capable of reproducing with any humanoid, their Samsaran blood overpowering that race's heredity and producing a human child?</p>
<p>I've been pondering this one a while, obviously. I could easily just pick something for my game, but I like to know how a race is intended to be when possible, and go from there.</p>James Jacobs wrote:Evil Midnight Lurker wrote:You invented the wayangs and naga-ji for DE, too, and their writeups are admirably informative -- they're sort of anti-gnomes from the Plane of Shadow, or engineered servants for the naga masters. Bang, there you go! ^.^
...But yeah, samsarans are intriguing from what you've told us so far, and I'd like to see a "Samsarans of Golarion" Companion or some such, along with companions for the others.
The wayangs and the nagaji are to a certain...MeloraChabert2012-12-31T16:12:43ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)Matrixryuhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3062012-06-28T18:01:04Z2012-06-28T18:01:04Z<p>I'm starting to wondering if the Yokai Hunter's weakening of favored enemy is an error and not an intentional change... I don't think that archetype gets anything that makes up for losing up to +8 attack and damage against certain targets at level 20. Maybe the writer forgot to add the "In addition, increase the bonus against a previous Favored Yokai by +2" sentence?</p>I'm starting to wondering if the Yokai Hunter's weakening of favored enemy is an error and not an intentional change... I don't think that archetype gets anything that makes up for losing up to +8 attack and damage against certain targets at level 20. Maybe the writer forgot to add the "In addition, increase the bonus against a previous Favored Yokai by +2" sentence?Matrixryu2012-06-28T18:01:04ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)Vic Wertz (Chief Technical Officer)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3052012-05-13T00:24:20Z2012-05-13T00:24:20Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">feytharn wrote:</div><blockquote> They don't even sell Paizo PDFs at DriveThruRPG as far as I know... </blockquote><p>You're right—we don't.feytharn wrote:They don't even sell Paizo PDFs at DriveThruRPG as far as I know...
You're right—we don't.Vic Wertz (Chief Technical Officer)2012-05-13T00:24:20ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)feytharnhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3042012-05-12T08:22:51Z2012-05-12T08:22:51Z<p>They don't even sell Paizo PDFs at DriveThruRPG as far as I know...</p>They don't even sell Paizo PDFs at DriveThruRPG as far as I know...feytharn2012-05-12T08:22:51ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)Sethttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3032012-05-12T06:07:51Z2012-05-12T06:07:51Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">AbsolutGrndZer0 wrote:</div><blockquote> Finally, a friend of mine that bought the Dragon Empires Primer through DRiveThruRPG said how cute the Kitsune are... I was like... What? There's no pics of Kitsune in the Dragon Empires Primer... but apparently, the DRiveThruRPG copy there is... When he gets home from work I am going to have him send me the copy to look at cause I'm curious. </blockquote><p>My theory would be that he got the Dragon Empires •Gazetteer• (which does have a Kitsune picture in it) and there was a miscommunication about which book he'd gotten (which, in a month in which Paizo released two different books named 'Dragon Empires Somethingsomething' is kinda understandable).AbsolutGrndZer0 wrote:Finally, a friend of mine that bought the Dragon Empires Primer through DRiveThruRPG said how cute the Kitsune are... I was like... What? There's no pics of Kitsune in the Dragon Empires Primer... but apparently, the DRiveThruRPG copy there is... When he gets home from work I am going to have him send me the copy to look at cause I'm curious.
My theory would be that he got the Dragon Empires *Gazetteer* (which does have a Kitsune picture in it) and there was a...Set2012-05-12T06:07:51ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)AbsolutGrndZer0https://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3022012-05-11T23:06:07Z2012-05-11T23:06:07Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Generic Villain wrote:</div><blockquote> The oni bloodline's fine if you just switch out Disguise for Intimidate. It's the most logical choice, given how oni are deceptive and like disguising themselves as other races. </blockquote><p>Yes, but note that the Oni Bloodline (alternate tieflings) in Blood of Fiends also has disguise and intimidate. So, while disguise might be a BETTER choice in some players opinions, for whatever reason they decided to go with Intimidate for the sorcerer bloodline. Which, if you look at the Bloodline Arcana, makes sense. It gives you bonuses to charm and compulsion related skills, which Disguise is not. Oni are deceptive yes, but they are also intimidating. So, I don't think it's an error so much as a choice that some players don't agree with.
<p>EDIT: Ok, I read more posts, and I see the point... with Intimidate already being a sorcerer skill, it's redundant to give them Intimidate. So yeah, it should be Disguise no matter which way you look at it. :P</p>
<p>As for the Void Elementalist School... show me a school in the core book (not sure about others) that actually consistently gives you NEW spells... Most of them are just extra free spells you don't have to research/buy and that are themed/useful.</p>
<p>Finally, a friend of mine that bought the Dragon Empires Primer through DRiveThruRPG said how cute the Kitsune are... I was like... What? There's no pics of Kitsune in the Dragon Empires Primer... but apparently, the DRiveThruRPG copy there is... When he gets home from work I am going to have him send me the copy to look at cause I'm curious.</p>
<p>Anyone else (or someone at Paizo even) know if this weirdness in him having more pictures in a DriveThruRPG PDF is normal?</p>Generic Villain wrote:The oni bloodline's fine if you just switch out Disguise for Intimidate. It's the most logical choice, given how oni are deceptive and like disguising themselves as other races.
Yes, but note that the Oni Bloodline (alternate tieflings) in Blood of Fiends also has disguise and intimidate. So, while disguise might be a BETTER choice in some players opinions, for whatever reason they decided to go with Intimidate for the sorcerer bloodline. Which, if you look at the...AbsolutGrndZer02012-05-11T23:06:07ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Player Companion: Dragon Empires Primer (PFRPG)snobihttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8pg0/discuss&page=7?Pathfinder-Player-Companion-Dragon-Empires-Primer#3012012-04-19T14:15:11Z2012-04-19T14:15:11Z<p>My homebrew race has always had a +2 to two mental abilities and a -2 to one physical. Happy to see it fits the Paizo model, per the Samsarans.</p>My homebrew race has always had a +2 to two mental abilities and a -2 to one physical. Happy to see it fits the Paizo model, per the Samsarans.snobi2012-04-19T14:15:11Z