I should have mentioned I saw that, sorry. It doesn't explain where 3 expansions and the turret access have gone, or the presence two extra berths. That's what is messing me up.
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Because with a compliment of 8 max, 2 expansion bays (both cargo holds), no listed weapons, and a length of about 175 feet I'm having trouble stating one up. I like the layout and want to build something similar. Thoughts (or official position)?
I'm gonna have to slap a bump on this, because I really want a corrected map PDF. I heart this area and wanna start a big run. Like it to match up with offical if possible.
I think this is the effect in question... Enrichment: This effect targets plants within a range of a halfmile,
And the "stack with itself from this effect should be clear. And would go a long way towards explaining why even mid level druids have groves full of appropriately ancient trees... Also why can farmers in this setting can support such large, late medieval urban populations with early medieval agriculture and transportation.
Don't want it.
All through RotRL I allowed my characters to sell off non-standard sized weapons & armor in Magnimar for a reduced rate. The tiny dagger sold for 25% of its value. What shopkeeper is going to give high return on equipment that isn't useful to the vast majority of his customers? Same with the large and huge weapons in books 4 and 5. Now they did keep some of the odd sized gear to put in their trophy room at Foxglove Manor (seems the original deed was vacated by the government. Something about being tied to a group plotting to kill the Lord-Mayor...)
How can I put this.... Yes, I have stuff.
Now that there are PFS sheets for APs, I was wondering if there are official end results for the adventure paths? While I would assume the final Boss is going to be beaten and Glorion saved, there are often very serious ramifications that can have a serious effect on how people might interact in-game, especially if they have one or more of the AP sheets on their character. For instance... :
who rules Korvosa? Or Irrisen? Who is the Hurricane King? What is the status of Westcrown? Or that new country that might now exist in the River Kingdoms? Was Magnimar badly damaged at the end of Shattered Star? The same question could be asked about some of the Society specials too, but I'm assuming that would be based on the characters experience playing the scenario. But with the APs being such huge, world changing events, the final outcome would be good to know for character back story if nothing else. So somebody spill.
Not necessarily so. Several state/local "sin" taxes chuck their takings directly at one program or another. Example- here in WV the soda tax that has been in place for decades was all routed to WVU for the purpose of setting up a medical school.
iBooks works fine, as does Adobe Reader. I also get good use out of... PFR - a rule reprint app. Costs money, but you can get almost all the hardback books for $2 a pop. Spellbook - though it hasn't been updated recently. All the basics are there, but if you are playing a serious spellcaster look for one that updates more often. InitiativeBoard - Just what it sounds like. Hero Lab - Love it on my computer, love it on my iPad. I get more use from it than anything else. WARNING! It is not cheap. As new material is released by Paizo they update the program, but not all the updates are free. But as a DM it is great for keeping up with my bad guys.
Since this sounds exactly like my Wednesday night Runelords game from last week, I guess I should explain myself. The BoL wasn't cast the same round, it was cast on the same initiative tick. The bad guy and the PC cleric had the same tick, he just went first. (Mokmurian, from "Fortress of the Stone Giants")That, coupled with the fact the gnome sorcerer only missed the save by 1 (yes Grant, you missed it by 1!) is why I decided the cleric was able to get there before he was totally reduced to a lil pile of dust. In any other situation (bigger margin of failure on the save, slower action by the cleric) this would have been a kill shot. Instead I gave him the staggered condition for 1d6 rounds (and promptly rolled a 1) and moved the combat along. It was my call based on the near miss saving throw and the immediate action taken practically at the same time by the cleric. Is it a perfect call? Not likely. Most aren't. RAW it is likely dead wrong. But it stopped the book races going on around the table and got us back to playing the game, which is what I invited people over to do in the first place.
I don't know. The idea of constellation-based monsters would mean you need a whole new set of constellations. So you use the ones listed in Different Worlds. And with this being the Age of Lost Omens, one might have a lot to fear from creatures based around astrology... On the outer space note, some more off-world monsters specific to some of the more environmentally challenging climates (Aballon, Aucturn, Nox, ect)
Agreed, it's a house rule, you can play it as you like. My point is that the item predates the Ultimate Campaign book (or Paizo. Or WotC.) If the designers thought the item rules needed modification they likely would have included them it in the UCam book or the Core Rule update that hit my inbox this morning. Or assigned it a point value under the downtime building system. The lack of rule change leads me to think they didn't feel the need. And I'm sure they thought about it. The idea that "The players can get something for nothing, can't have that!" just sits poorly with me. The item eliminates labor costs. So bumping the transport cost to compensate strikes me as being punitive for no good reason. Extra transport costs to stockpile materials? Fifty trips in a wagon will cost as much as fifty wagons making one trip. Or ten a day for five days. and it will still be a fraction of the actual material cost. And your players know this. Gigging them for planing ahead when you let them have the lyre seems like poor sport. And if they do take up the gauntlet then expect to see them realize the (underground building=no transport cost) mechanic I mentioned above. Now if you want to talk about really unbalancing uses...
None of these projects have any transportation cost, or the cost is offset by the diminished labor costs to extract the material (example-the gravel from the excavation going to road construction). With 1 Labor=20gp and 1BP=4000gp THIS is where you'll see the unbalancing effect.
Transportation costs should not be equal to 1/2 the labor costs of a building. Teamsters are quite a bit cheaper than stonemasons and carpenters (or they should be). And since the lyre can be used for excavation (as per the item description- "magically construct buildings, mines, tunnels, ditches, ect.") if the materials are available on site in their natural state (stone in a quarry for example) then this should not cause any cost increases at all. I would also apply this to wood used in construction if the building site is in a forest, but that's just me. And for underground construction there would be no material cost as long as the areas excavated didn't require materials from off site to be used for bracing. As long as the stone you're working can be engineered to hold itself up (dwarven bards looking really useful all of a sudden) then labor cost should be 0gp. Honestly, this comes back to the oldest trick in the DM-ing arsenal. If you think an item is overpowered, don't let the players have it. Period. You can give reasons (can't find one to buy, can't find the needed information to make one, ect), impose penalties for having it (in this specific case I'm sure nobles tend to confiscate Lyres of Building from untitled riff-raff. Especially if they go building fortifications without permission. Tradesman's guilds likely go a bit nuts about them too.) or just say "No, you can't have one." But in the end, how big an issue is this? Does it need a rule? I think not. The only time I have ever had players pulling their hair out trying to get one of these was while running Kingmaker. And if they had located one, I'd have let them have it. It's primary use is during downtime. Kingmaker is the only time I've had a situation where a Lyre could mess up the story line, but it was just the B story. The odds on it trashing your main plot line are normally pretty low. Just work with it.
Nevermind, I found the fix.
So, in the interests of making my game a bit more portable I've been putting all my bad guys into HeroLab. When I got to Barl, I notice that under SQ in his stat block it says Thassilonian Specialist. If I add that archetype is spells per level goes up by one more than shown in the block. Anyone else found a problem with him, or is this a HeroLab glitch?
OK, so to confirm for the mildly confounded... #1-I am currently running RotRL as a home game with standard PFRPG characters. After the players finish Thistletop I can give them (and myself) a Chronicle Sheet for "Burnt Offerings" that may be applied to any 3rd through 5th level PFS character in their inventory. #2-Then after they finish Foxglove Manor I can give out "The Skinsaw Murders" Chronicle Sheet. It can be applied to any 4th to 6th level PFS character. It does not have to be applied to the same one that received the "Burnt Offerings" sheet. #3-In either case, the Society characters that get the Chronicle Sheets for sanctioned Adventure Path content can still be played normally in Society scenarios and sanctioned modules. Or other sanctioned Adventure Paths for that matter. Are these assumptions correct?
I've been asked to edit this to hide the spoiler. Sorry, I wasn't thinking. Spoiler: Ok, so there is a +1 mithral pepperbox rifle hidden in the Enigma Vaults.
I know that advanced firearms are not allowed in Society play, but there it is. I know it is broken, but someone with the Gunsmithing feat can repair a firearm with an hours work. I know it isn't on the Chronicle sheet, so they can't keep it even if they do fix it. The question is- IF a Gunslinger fixes the weapon while playing the level, can they use it for the duration of The Enigma Vaults?
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To:Paracountess Zarta Dralneen, This situation is unfortunate. And it sounds as though you may have allowed this to progress too far to correct it. Especially with the whining of some of the Society members that I'm sure wouldn't have the spine needed to be as blatant in their disrespect if you had not advised us of this possible threat to your position. In all honesty, you know I'm not sufficiently trustworthy to be given this information. Of all the people you know you can trust, you give me this missive? That is very likely not one of your best thought out plans. Giving me a hint of weakness is akin to giving me a dagger and then turning your back. This also likely applies to more than a few members of our Faction. That whole "might makes right" view of order that the homeland thrives on is alive and well in more than a few of our countrymen here in Absalom. I'd be very careful who else you entrust with this information. As for myself, at least, you did make the correct choice. After careful consideration I have decided to support you in this little misunderstanding. And as I'm sure you can guess, the decision was based on my own selfish personal interests. If you are displaced I'm sure it would be by someone much less interesting to work for. Being stuck dealing with the same sort of hide-bound, scripture-quoting, sycophant I left Egorian to get away from in the first place does not fill me with joy. You are, regardless of the jealous quips of your detractors, the only reason that working for the Society is actually entertaining. I could pull in a great deal more simply thieving and looting with a crew of my own. But you make dealing for people with scruples tolerable. And as such I'll do what I am able to assist you keep your position. I will also remind you, I have quite the imagination... Pax,
P.S.- Varia says she will support you as well. Again, mostly out of self interest. But she's a good bit more trust worthy than myself.
I think the last encounter in First Steps #1 is the only on avalible for purchase. It is part of the Ambush Sites map pack.
Unfortunately, the big warehouse in #1 is not, as far as I know, available. Which is a bummer because if they sold that one as a flip mat (w/o the hole in the floor. I can draw that in) I'd grab one up. Getting sick of drawing it...
"Honestly'" sighs the rakishly attired half elf by the window " if I was such a stickler about THE LAW as you lot nothing I ever get set out to do would actually get done. Let me make sure all my priorities are in line here...sex, gold, sex, power, sex, drugs, sex, booze, sex, parties, sex..." Lifting a glass of wine he cracks a mocking smile, "Oh yes, I can work for the Paracountess. Though I find myself in agreement with the orc as to my plans when toiling away here loses its...allure."
Hey! Let's build an escalator on Mt Everest! There, I suggested it. Now, other ways to get race boons... Obviously, buy them with prestiege from another character whose Faction could have something to do with the race in question. Want a tiefling? 20 Chelixian PP. Aasimar for 20 Silver Crusade PP. You get the idea. Note that I'm not suggesting the new boon-race character has to be a member of the Faction the points come from, just the player has to earn the points working for that Faction with the original character. Less obviously, the "if you have all three Chronicles" trick for extra-fancy swag when compleating an entire series could be a good place for something like this. After all, so far I have an axe beak mount and two characters with permenent endure elements from that deal, why not a cool race. I'm sure there are other ways to do it, those are off the top of my head.
That doesn't make any sense.
So...if he died he didn't get a Chronicle. `Why can't he play it again and get one? Not trying to be difficult, but it doesn't make a lot of sense.
I got $30.00 off! Yay! Which means it only cost me half as much as the Rappan Athuk Kickstarter. Which means I'll get to have food again by....
Fair enough. Can we maybe get plushies of the pregens from We Be Goblins? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This right here. I could jump a bit higher for a Chuppy Lickwound plush
That all depends on what you intend to do with those beliefs... Planing on bringing them into my science classroom? Then I will break out my physics book, and proceed to make you look like a fool. Planing on using them to deny civil rights to a class of people because you think that the way they express thier love is prohibited by your rule book? I will break out my Constitution and make you look like a fool. Plan to use it to run the country I live in? I will call you on it every time it conflicts with the Constitution, common sense, or the not insignificant number of us out here that don't subscribe to your version of the rule book. As taxpayers we (agnostics, atheists, deists, and others not believing in whatever rulebook your game plan is running out of)have the right to be represented too. And a lot of us would like some sound policy about things that your rulebook doesn't really cover. Like $4.00/gal gas, domestic spying, border security, and the impending failure of social security. So once we live is a country where all the non-theological issues have been addressed we can see about continuing the not so impressive history of running government like a religion. On the other hand...
(P.S.- I use the term "rule book" above since I don't want to single out any one group. My disdain for religion in governance, especially in taxpayer funded situations, isn't limited to any one religion. All are equally unwelcome in politics when I already provide de facto funding through their 501c3 status)
Sorry, but I'm gonna weigh in on the side of insensitive feelings-hurters everywhere and say religion has no place in politics. Ever. Pandering to voters beliefs in order to win is repellant in the extreme and should be subject to disdain not only from those of us that don't belive in the invisible friend, but from believers who should be intelligent enough to see the prostitution of faith for what it is-a ploy to win votes. As a Libertarian I'm a great deal more interested in your energy policy, economic policy, and if you plan on restoring the lost personal liberties from the last fifty years or so of two party rule in this country. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew 6 Today's New International Version Giving to the Needy
2 "So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
Prayer
See, even the rulebook says not to make a spectacle out of it.
And that is the end of me giving money to WotC. That's all, it's been a blast, but I'm over it. I'll be reverting to my house-rule 3.25 game and all the 4th ed can go hang.
I had heard that Greyhawk was out of 4th ed. This seems to be the clincher. Hell's bells
So, I lose the mags I have loved since about '79 or so. And I'm to assume it will also be the end of offical Greyhawk material too. Or are they letting you keep using Greyhawk in Pathfinder?
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The Appendix of the GameMastery Guide and other books, there's a list of books, movies, and even songs that were used or can be used for inspiration by the Devs and DMs for adventures and other elements. So what are your inspirations that you would, or already do, use to make Sci-Fi/Fantasy worlds and adventures, or would like the Paizo devs to take a look at as they work on Starfinder? Literature
Television
Video Games
- Blizzard Entertaiment
- Capcom
- Irem
- Konami
- Midway
- Monolith Soft
- Namco Bandai
- Nintendo
- SEGA
- SNK
- Square Enix
- Sunsoft
- Treasure
They don't have to be Colossal or anything (but it would be nice to be able to fight Kaiju face-to-face. But for technology and even some lost magic/magitech, a few giant mecha would be awesome. Imagine something like the Cybuster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mh9aVO_cZI
A mech possessed by a powerful elemental spirit. As cool as it may be as a machine/artifact/treasure, it provides some awesome adventure hooks. If magic is lost an mysterious, finding out how the machine is powered is a great way to start an adventure. Or what if, instead of an elemental, it's an Archon, or a Prothean? What if it's an Emperyal Lord or Archdevil? Could it be freed? Is that the best course of action? How bad could it be? Consider this roughly Emperyal-level being in a sci-fi game:
Note how her strongest attack involves her stepping out of her machine first.
My group is just about to wrap up Curse of the Crimson Throne, and the GM is saying he wants to do MM next. I was gonna do a Changeling this time around, and was hoping to do Ninja just because, but the group has tapped me to be the party's trapfinder. I started looking for alternatives to just going straight-up Rogue, and came across the Archaeologist Bard Archetype. I worked out some preliminary work on it, and ended up becoming kind of attached to the concept before reading the MM player's handbook and seeing that I could just take a campaign trait to get the needed trap abilities. So right now, my current idea is to take twelve levels of Bard, five of Ninja (present plan is to be Bard 4/Ninja 4 by eighth level to get Improved Uncanny Dodge, then finish Ninja and go back to Bard), and see if the campaign goes farther than that later. For gear, I was thinking of a Nine-Ring Broadsword (and MWP) because I really like the weapon, Shurikens and magic for primary ranged attacks, and EWP/Ninja/Rogue Trick to get a pistol later for emergencies. I'm also toying with the idea of taking the Eldritch Heritage feat chain to play up her heritage(plus, I like being a Mutant), but otherwise I have no definite idea what to do for feats.
As the title says, what have been some of the most notable or favorite moments where someone was killed, directly or indirectly, using a spell, weapon, or other effect that is normally supposed to be nonlethal? I'm still kinda new to this, so I only have two: One I saw, and one I did. The one I saw was in Shadowrun. We were fighting a group of Dwarven terrorists in an abandoned shopping mall. One of them was lying prone in a dry fountain, so our Shaman quietly put an invisible wall of force right over the top like a lid. Good thing too, as the dwarf's next action happened to be an attempt to toss a canister of Mustard gas in our direction. As you might have guessed, it didn't end well for him. The one I did was in Wrath of the Righteous. An enemy Sorcerer was hiding levitated near the ceiling of a cavern. Out of my normal Basting spells, I blasted him straight up with Hydraulic Push. He slammed into the ceiling, which knocked him out. Gravity finished him off.
I'm working late, and this came to me. Up until around Skull & Shackles, the Players' Guides for the Adventure Paths used to have a section on why or how peoples of various races were found in the area the AP was set in. I can guess that the reason it was dropped was because it often retreaded similar information every time. IMO, the key problem with that was the fact that those sections only dealt with the Core races. My suggestion, as a way to reintroduce and revitalize the concept is that, instead of redoing the same Core races over and over again, instead focus on prominent races in that area: which core races hold the most sway in that area, and particularly what "Featured" or Uncommon Races have sizable communities in the area. That way, even players who suffer from Special Snowflake Syndrome when it comes to races can still find one that fits the theme.
In my group, I find that one of my early characters (my first one, actually) is in need of an overhaul. Not too surprising, as I've learned a lot more about both making characters and where I wanted that character (a Halfling Sorceress/Dragon Disciple) to go. I could just ask the DM to let me try it, but I remember there being an item in a book that could be used to change or alter a character's class. I remember the page it was on having a picture of Seoni as a warrior. I thought it was in the Game Masters' Guide, but I looked through that and couldn't find it. So what book was it in?
As a continuation of Zippomcfry's Campside and Urban threads, things to have happen inside Inns, Taverns, Pubs, and other gathering areas we Adventurers love so much. 1: A petite Sorceress with a tall, muscular Fighter enter and start ordering a tremendous amount of food, which they proceed to devour with gusto.
2: A ranger walks in carrying a large wriggling sack. He sets it on the bar and starts an argumentative discussion with the proprietor (among other things, dropping that sack on the bar during business hours). The proprietor pays the man and hands the sack to an employee, who carries it to the back room. 3: A figure in an all-concealing cloak enters the building. He is oddly shaped, and leaves a faint trail of silvery dust behind him. 4: A Halfling girl riding a large dog enters. She pays the bartender for an ale. She doesn't touch it, but the dog happily slurps it down 5: You ask the Bartender for the House Special. It tastes pretty good, but it's not until you're halfway through the mug that you realize the world has turned purple. 6: A Cleric, a Druid, and an Oracle enter.
So after hanging with a gaming group for just over a year, I've been tapped to run a game in about a week to fill in a blank spot in the schedule. I figured I'd run the LB modules as I'd figured I'd get called for doing this eventually, and was planning on doing them already. Thing is, they've been playing since high school, and I only started when I joined them. So I figured a little asking around is in order. The group is usually about 5-6 players as it is, so I know some buffing is already in order, and one of them promised they'd go easy on me, though since I already had to nix one dude's request to make his own fae race, I'm kinda leery on their idea of "easy".
In the eternal debate on how to make guys who rely mostly on their natural physical prowess somehow achieve parity with those who manipulate reality through the direct application of their will (which should tell you how I feel about that), I figure that it is better to give Martials better abilities and options rather than ruthlessly nerfing Mages (although making them a little squishier would definitely help them appreciate the value of a nice, well-armed meatshield). One end of this is to make weapons more than just a Damage rating. Couldn't a Fighter's weapons be just as customizable as a Wizard's spellbook? In ways other than making them magic? As a bonus, these can help out players who want to equip their character with some variation of the absurd and absurdly-cool weapons we often see in movies, comics, video games and anime. First I wanna get out the way is that I'm hoping to make this a brainstorming thread. I definitely don't have all the answers to this problem, and the ones I do probably have issues of their own. Feedback and your own ideas are encouraged. The first Idea I had was to add qualities to the weapon/armor. This is an extrapolation of the present use of things like Masterwork and Armor/Shield Spikes. You pay a certain amount/percentage of GP/SP extra to add some more abilities to an existing weapon or weapon type. Some examples would be: Bladed: A Shield or Bludgeoning weapon with this gains the option to inflict Slashing damage. Heavy: An oversized striking surface give this weapon a step up in damage die, but also inflicts a -2 penalty to hit.
Serrated: A Slashing weapon with this quality inflicts Bleed damage after a critical hit. Bulletproof: An armor or shield with this quality adds it's AC bonus to the wearer's Touch AC against firearms. Hooked: This weapon offers a +1 bonus to CMB to trip, drag, reposition, or unhorse an opponent. This replaces the Trip quality. Forked: This weapon offers a +1 bonus on disarming or sundering weapons.
Just a simple, hopefully fun thought/world-building exercise. Barring the usual Fantasy World technological stasis, Where do you think the various peoples and nations of Golarion could end up roughly five hundred years from now (give or take a century)? Have the rival city-states of Varisia grown into full-fledge kingdoms? Have they been unified into a single nascent empire? Was it though force, diplomacy, or necessity? Has Cheliax tried to assert more control over it's old colonies in Varisia or Garund? Did they pacify the Shackles? Did Narimithas and Molthune finally have that war that's been brewing? Who won? In what form has Galt finally stabilized? Or did it tear itself apart and get conquered/annexed/absorbed by neighboring states? Has Taldan made any gains in regaining former glory, status, or territories? How are things along the Quadiran border? Has it moved in either direction? Has Andoran undergone any shifts in National and Foreign Policy? Perhaps it's gained land from Cheliax, Taldor or it's neighbors through war or "Peacekeeping" operations? Has it lost any? How are things in Darkmoon Vale? Has technology enabled more regular trade from Minkai? Are both Avistani and Minkai colonies approaching each other through opposite sides of Arcadia? How do the locals feel about that? Have the Dwarves made any headway towards growing their own kingdoms or reclaiming lost Sky Citadels? Have there been any wars or nation-building in the Darklands? Has Space Travel become a thing yet? How are things in the rest of the solar system? What about Nex and Geb? Maybe their patrons have surfaced again? Are they at war? Have any of their neighbors been drawn into it? What about the Gods? Has Shelyn made any headway towards helping her brother? Is Iomedae starting to act all Tsundere around Cayden Cailean? Has Desna decided to get aggressive towards any of her old enemies? What effect is this having on their mortal followers? Any answers? Further Questions? Other parts of the world you'd like to look at?
Just an idea I have: A series of smaller sourcebooks for fans of particular classes, much in the same way as the various "[Race]s of Golarion" books, but maybe a little bigger. Each one would go further in depth into each class, provide tips, and the like. As an example, the first would likely be Ultimate Alchemist, as that comes first in Alphabetical Order. After the usual introduction, a reprint of the basic information would be given. Followed by maybe a section on the history, development, treatment and roles of the Alchemist in Golarion. Following or alongside that would be a listing of all the archetypes (including new ones), what book they can be found in and a short summary of what makes them special (if you don't want a total reprint). The third section would be a listing of all their formulae (again, some new ones like maybe extracts based on debuffing/nerfing that could be used with the Infusion discovery), and various specialized equipment designed for Alchemists to use. Not just magic items, but more mundane things like variations of the Injection Spear that can draw fluids from a target (adding Bleed damage, for example, and allowing you to gather their blood/humours/etc...) or can be modified to spray their contents in a short 10/15-foot cone, that sprayer from Dungeoneer's Handbook, a heavy fluid gun with a hip- or back-pack reservoir (Flamethrowers ho! Forget that, Icethrowers ho!), a sling designed for hurling Bombs, and the like. For more variety, new Archetypes, abilities, feats, or Formulas/Discoveries based on race can be added, like A Dwarven discovery that weakens stone (good for fighting golems or Elementals, but there's also the dreaded Dungeon Bypass). Also maybe rules for adding their power to various Alchemical Tools and Weapons to make them more potent or allow whole new uses for them. A big change I thought about is Multi-classing. To me, Multiclassing should be more than just dipping a level or two into a new pool for more abilities. Just as much as taking a single character class is a life choice for your character, taking a second should be just as important and defining. Whether as a series of traits, feats or abilities, or just roleplaying hints, these would be a few paragraphs (no more than half a page each IMO) about using the Alchemist class in conjunction with other classes in both concept and roleplaying. Perhaps an Alchemist/Monk, rather than just being a bomb-thrower who kicks people in the face when they get too close, is an aspiring Immortalist who uses Ki and meditation to refine extracts and mutagens within his own body as he seeks physical perfection. Or an Alchemist/Wizard who develops catalysts to increase the power of his spells/duplicate Metamagic effects. Finally, there would be a few sample Alchemists. Damiel optional (after all, you may want to save him for NPC Codex 2). That's about all I have off the top of my head. Suggestions, Ideas for other classes, etc...?
When starting a new campaign, do your groups ever get together and decide on common themes to design your characters by? Either to fit the campaign/setting or just because. I mean stuff like a team of all Aasimars(Teiflings)/Celestial(Abyssal/Infernal)) Sorcerers/Eldritch Heritaged characters as the descendants of a single Celestial or Fiendish being, or a group of classmates from a magic school, or a party of Kellish/Shoanti Barbarians/Shamans/etc out to make their way in the world from their home village. So yeah. Has anyone tried this? how well did it work out? Is it your preferred form of playing?
I've seen a thread or two with the search function, but I'm not sure of how the board feels about Necromancy in a non-game sense. So I decided to start fresh, which was fitting with the recent release of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for Wii U and 3DS. First, a brief summary: I'm not going for a full conversion, per se. At least not at first. I'm going to stay mostly out of how to do a Hunter, at least until after I look into all the character classes first. I'm more concerned with the Monsters, Weapons, and Items/Technology (and how to fit them in Golarion or whatever world(s) you play). I wouldn't mind doing the world as it's own setting, but Capcom doesn't give out a whole lot of maps and information about the world. I will have a few notes and suggestions on fitting the people, places, and creatures of the universe into your own games, however. Speaking of which, a few glimpses into the world of Monster Hunter: [Tri Monster Size Comparisons -- Just so you know the variety of monsters in the game. Also, due to me not doing the canon world, I'm also going to be doing some non-canon stuff (maybe the creatures in MH Orage?). An artbook I picked up a while back has some awesome stuff (like armor made out of spellbooks!) from when they originally envisioned the game as a more High-Fantasy world. It doesn't fit the MH world as it is now, but some of it would be perfect for Golarion. Incedentally, I'll be happy to accept suggestions, constructive criticisms, and your own ideas and conversions for the thread. For starters, here's my attempt at a Great Jaggi. Great Jaggi CR 7
Special Abilities
Attack Call: Every four rounds, a Great Jaggi may make a howling call. All Jaggi and Jaggia in the area will attack a single creature of the DM's choice (usually the one the Great Jaggi is attacking, or the last one to attack him). The Jaggi/Jaggia will continue attacking the creature until attacked by another creature, at which point they will turn to attack their attacker. The Great Jaggi is the Alpha male of a Jaggi pack (for Jaggis, add the Young Simple Template to the Dinosaur,Dienonychus entry in Bestiary 1 (p. 84). Jaggia use the entry straight up). |
