Advanced Race Guide Art Preview

is that... a female Wayang? It totally looks like it also has a moustache.

I thought it was a mouth at first but yeah, that looks like a mustache. A twirly mustache. One a certain Snidely Whiplash would have...

Anyway, This is how a Wayang looks like in original art, moustache and all.

As I said, the mustache on its own would not be a problem. You may notice, if you care to, that the posted wayang puppets do not have hooked fangs, and while their fingers are thin and elongated they are cleanly curving fingers rather than gnarled claws. Once again, it is the combination of features which replicates the "yellow devil" imagery, not that I can stop you from choosing to portray it as "liberal panic" over mustaches.

The man changed his avatar to a grippli. That is street cred, right there.

Compare and contrast this grippli art to that from the 2e MM. Go on, I'll wait.

Right? Right?

I've had a soft spot for the grippli ever since I saw that page.

The only AD&D character I ever played was a grippli. He's over due for a comeback, GOLARION-STYLE!

MarioMD wrote:

Btw, since this is likely to be the only source book with pictures of most of these races, I hope there are lots of pictures of each one and not just one picture of one gender on the one page for each race.

IIRC, I think the races with 4-pages are only getting one piece of art(going from the Duergar preview), and generally of the opposite gender of the pre-existing art already out for them. (Male Ifrit in Bestiary 2, female here for example)

Imagine the 6-pager races will be getting more than one though, right?

I dunno, I hope we at least get an introduction to the races similar to the CRB. I thought those were well done. I know most will only be a couple of pages, but again, if not here, then where?

I am really hoping there's a feat called 'Stringed Jump' for Wayangs that allows them to gain a +4 bonus to jump checks and slow fall as their connection to the plane of shadow disrupts how gravity affects them on Golarion. That'd make an awesome mental image of Wayangs leaping slowly towards their prey, sickles drawn.

I can't see at all how that art of the evil Wayang is racist. But I would like to see art of a good Wayang character. Perhaps a Good aligned Wayang fighter, using ceremonial oriental weaponry and armour?

I am really hoping there's a feat called 'Stringed Jump' for Wayangs that allows them to gain a +4 bonus to jump checks and slow fall as their connection to the plane of shadow disrupts how gravity affects them on Golarion. That'd make an awesome mental image of Wayangs leaping slowly towards their prey, sickles drawn.

That's a hot visual, right there.

I'd never fork over a feat for it, but, as a GM, I'd totally have an encounter happen in an area that has a stronger-than-normal connection to the plane of shadow (or whatever bogus rationale I need for the bad-guys to be able to do it in this one specific situation) to allow it as part of an encounter. :)

Better yet, the Wayangs could build an enormous 'puppet theatre' over an area with a coterminous connection to the plane of shadow. When the adventurers knock down the door and barge on in, opaque glass and paper walls fall, separating the party. Yet the adventurers can still see the silhouettes of their friends being hacked and shot to pieces by Wayang shadows who enact crazy leaps and shadow-leaps from wall to wall. Brr!

(Man, it's so much easier to make these guys evil.)

Better yet, the Wayangs could build an enormous 'puppet theatre' over an area with a coterminous connection to the plane of shadow. When the adventurers knock down the door and barge on in, opaque glass and paper walls fall, separating the party. Yet the adventurers can still see the silhouettes of their friends being hacked and shot to pieces by Wayang shadows who enact crazy leaps and shadow-leaps from wall to wall. Brr!

(Man, it's so much easier to make these guys evil.)

Wayang Shadow Puppet Arena Of Death is my new favorite Encounter. I will be pitting my PCs against it as soon as I can think up a campaign where it's feasible. Maybe switch out the Sixfold Trials of Larazod for it in that module of Council of thieves?

Hmm..I must be a little bit dead inside then.

Heh, I like the eyes of the grippli, they look properly inhuman, but imho EQ1 styled the best frog race with the Froglok PC race.

Eee! Ifrit art!

If that's the art for the [redacted], they took it in a really cool direction.

WHERE'S THE RACE PREVIEW??

Calm down.

But if he doesn't type in all caps, then no one can hear him.

I'LL CALM DOWN AS SOON AS YOU STOP STARING AT ME WITH THOSE BINOCULARS.

I'LL CALM DOWN AS SOON AS YOU STOP STARING AT ME WITH THOSE BINOCULARS.

And here I thought he was merely examining a specimen with hand-held horizontal microscopic viewers so as not to disturb it or its environment and thereby minimize the effects of the observer on the observed.

Is it just me, or does the Ifrit look a little Tiefling-ish? i mean, what with the flaming whip and the horns, it reminds me a bit of a Balor...just saying...

Still like the Grippli archer. He looks adorable in his seeming lack of competence...then he shoots you in the eye

Was a new preview shown yesterday?

no. there was a Memorial day issue.

Folks,

Also bear in mind that nothing that goes up on the Blog is free to Paizo. Its free to us to enjoy, but they don't just quickly throw together Blog entries on a coffee or smoke break. Someone has to stop what they're doing, spend time on it, make sure its vetted by the proper managers, is layed out, and the posted. That is productivity time.

I'm not saying that you're wrong to be excited, and I don't blame anybody for being anxious. Just bear in mind these previews take a *little* effort.

Its sort of like the ol' Web Supplement deal. Those are awesome and really demonstrate this company's committment to supporting their products: but web supplements are never free. Some one is paying for them, somewhere and somehow.

Also, Lisa Stevens mentioned doing another "History of Paizo" post today. I don't know what they'll do, but I thought I would mention it to mitigate expectations.

*sigh*

Bummer.

Also, Lisa Stevens mentioned doing another "History of Paizo" post today. I don't know what they'll do, but I thought I would mention it to mitigate expectations.

Since they've been on the last Thursday of the month, I think this is actually slated for tomorrow.

Jim Groves wrote:

Also, Lisa Stevens mentioned doing another "History of Paizo" post today. I don't know what they'll do, but I thought I would mention it to mitigate expectations.

Since they've been on the last Thursday of the month, I think this is actually slated for tomorrow.

Ah, that makes sense. I look forward to it. Actually I can't wait to get to 2007.

Dal Selpher wrote:

Jim Groves wrote:

Also, Lisa Stevens mentioned doing another "History of Paizo" post today. I don't know what they'll do, but I thought I would mention it to mitigate expectations.

Since they've been on the last Thursday of the month, I think this is actually slated for tomorrow.

Ah, that makes sense. I look forward to it. Actually I can't wait to get to 2007.

When you get there, do me a favor and pick up some Apple stock for me?

I want a mini for that Grippli. Would really come in handy for a certain PFS scenario.