The Necklace of Fireballs description says:

If the necklace is being worn or carried by a character who fails her saving throw against a magical fire attack, the item must make a saving throw as well (with a save bonus of +7). If the necklace fails to save, all its remaining spheres detonate simultaneously, often with regrettable consequences for the wearer.

Do alchemist's bombs count as magical fire attacks for this purpose?

I came across this thread that seems to give a pretty good answer. But in all honesty I don't think there's an official answer out on this.

I would say yes though.

Bombs are listed as (Su) so yes

The weird thing is that you only get a reflex save against the splash damage, not a direct hit. So a direct hit doesn't risk setting off the necklace, but missing with the bomb and only catching them in the spash radius does.

Approximately as weird as the fact that you could fail your save against 1d4 damage from a wand of burning hands and find yourself in a mushroom cloud, but getting critted by scorching ray for 8d6 fire damage will never ever detonate the necklace. Go figure.

I believe the popular excuse goes "It's magic".

But what really has me scratching my head is why are all the goblins alchemists?!?! They don't read. What do they do with their Formula books?

I suppose it is possible that their formulas are written as pictograms of some sort, but that then makes me wonder if a PC alchemist recovers a goblin's formulary, can he scribe the spells from it?

Formulas are generally equations, not words, so they should be universal, at least to alchemists (just like spell book writings are to wizards).

STOP STEALING MY WORDS!!!

Goblin spell books are written in smell.

You can also do pictograms for a formula book with ease; not so much with a set of complicated instructions related to the arcane mechanics behind a magic missile spell.

I imagine Goblin Formula books consist of crudely drawn pictures in crayon of what all it takes to make the hurt stop.

You can also do pictograms for a formula book with ease; not so much with a set of complicated instructions related to the arcane mechanics behind a magic missile spell.

I imagine Goblin Formula books consist of crudely drawn pictures in crayon of what all it takes to make the hurt stop.

I swear I read somewhere that this was the case, but I can't find the information now. I thought is was in a Blog post about the ARG, but my search-fu is off today.

EDIT: Found it here

Goblins of Golarion explains how things like spellbooks and formula books for wizards, magi, and alchemists work for goblins. A preview:

There's not a lot of goblin wizards, magi, and alchemists, but those who do generally follow one of two options:

1) They're one of the rare goblins who isn't afraid of writing and thus keep a normal spellbook or formula book. If they're loners, that's that. If they live in a goblin tribe, they have to keep their book well hidden and secret or they'll be exiled or worse.

2) Far more rare even than the goblin who's not afraid of words are the goblins who figure out alternative ways to recored spells and formulas. Generally, these "books" are more like picture books, filled with drawings and sketches of their spells and formulas. Books like these are generally useless to anyone other than the goblin who created them, but they can show them off in (goblin) public without getting "runoft", tied to a burning thing, fed to pets, flayed, poked lots with sharp stuff, held underwater, pressed with heavy stones, or whatever their tribe feels like doing to weirdos that day.

Way too many threads on this scenario, hope this is the right one.

Anyway I'm coordinating this for a game damn this weekend and the GM running this has asked me about one of the creatures in the book and how to advance it.

Any help on that creature would be appreciated.

Way too many threads on this scenario, hope this is the right one.

Anyway I'm coordinating this for a game damn this weekend and the GM running this has asked me about one of the creatures in the book and how to advance it.

** spoiler omitted **

Any help on that creature would be appreciated.

Jeffrey Fox wrote:

Way too many threads on this scenario, hope this is the right one.

Anyway I'm coordinating this for a game damn this weekend and the GM running this has asked me about one of the creatures in the book and how to advance it.

** spoiler omitted **

Any help on that creature would be appreciated.

** spoiler omitted **

Thank you.

Here's a link for your GM, it's got some extra art, and a google doc with the variant monsters already done.
*link*

I ran this for four players this weekend. They had a blast

A barbarian in the group I ran upon reaching the last encounter said "Charging hasn't worked yet down here, so that means it will work this time." There was laughing by all when it didn't.

This is a great adventure - had a blast with it.

This is a great adventure - had a blast with it.

I see what you did there. ;)

:)

A barbarian in the group I ran upon reaching the last encounter said "Charging hasn't worked yet down here, so that means it will work this time." There was laughing by all when it didn't.

Funny the fighter learned her lesson at the first encounter.

My group never did find out what was in the middle of the last room... But after finding out what was in the hallway, I was personally okay with that.

Good thing a cleric can channel from inside an ooze. :/

I am prepping to run the scenario this weekend and I have some confusion about the items available for purchase on the chronicle sheet.

...What exactly is your question? You mentioned some items on the sheet, then just said you're confused. What is it you'd like to understand?

...What exactly is your question? You mentioned some items on the sheet, then just said you're confused. What is it you'd like to understand?

Sorry I didn't make it more clear. I wanted to make sure the items were listed under the correct sub-tier. It looks to me that each could reasonably be in the opposite sub-tier.

It's correct, just kinda weird.

It's correct, just kinda weird.

Thank you for the answer. Even though it was a dumb question. :D