I was wondering if there is a way I could change my Avatar name. I'm transgender and stupidly created my avatar name using my name at the time. I came out a while back and now I've changed all my personal information on my Paizo account to represent my new identity but I can't find a way to change my Avatar name. Is there a way in which I could? Is it something that Paizo would have to do for me? Do I need to make a new account?
Is Hell's Vengeance like a sequel to Hell's Rebels?
Yep. Definitely. As evil.
Paizo has never done an AP that's a direct sequel to another AP. JR and SS both had assumptions about previous APs but never has the actions of an AP been the basis of a whole another AP.
I imagine a section in the 6th chapter where the book listed a bunch of NPCs for the PCs to fight with a side bar that tells the GM to use the players HR characters instead if the group had played through that AP. The look on the players when they realize they are going to have to fight and kill their former characters would be priceless.
The Legacy of Fire AP takes place (mostly) in Katapesh with backup articles that pertain to Katapesh..
Dungeons of Golarion has a chapter on the haunted dwarven mines
Town of Golarion has a chapter on the town of Solku
Resizing Full Plate Mail cost 2d4 x 100 GP. What happens if the Full Plate in question is Masterwork? Or made of a special material like Mithral? Should the cost stay the same, or should there bee and increased cost?
Also, in a side note: What knowledge would one use to know about the abilities and talents of a particular class? Like knowing that a Cleric needs high Wisdom and that Potions of Owls Wisdom would benefit them.
Unfortunately due to expenses piling up I need to cancel further subscriptions: The Pathfinder Campaign Setting, Pathfinder Player Companion, Pathfinder Modules and the core Pathfinder Roleplaying Game subscriptions.
That should just leave the Pathfinder Adventure Path subscription.
Nothing against these products (I love them all a lot), I just can't afford all of them right now. Thanks again,
See, I wonder if we have a Superman thing going on here. Mengkare sees what he wants to see, hears what he wants to hear. I have long wondered how much of the shady doings in Hermea he actually knows about, and how much he knows but choose to ignore for the "Good of the Cause". It would definitely add another wrinkle to the LG-LN argument. Is someone, or a group of someones, doing all of the dirty work for Mengkare so he doesn't have to dirty his paws. What if they went to far, what if they stooped to doing things that Mengkare wouldn't approve of but in their eyes it's for the greater good and they don't need to tell Mengkare about them? And as Superman, what if Mengkare knows whats going on but turns a blind eye to it?
"In the Maelstrom he wrestled for 16 years with a monstrous evil serpent whose scales wept acidic blood until he was able to choke the life out of it."
And this is why Ragathiel is the biggest bad a@* is Golarion!
Just finished the reading the adventure. I really love the4 pacing of it. I find it flows really well. I thinking I might run this in a few months when my group get's back to Pathfinder.
"We are Rangers.
We walk in the dark places no others will enter.
We stand on the bridge, and no one may pass.
We live for the One, we die for the One."
When I was younger I wanted to grow long hair to be more like Marcus (sadly my hair curled too much for that). His battle with Neroon is so epic:
Woah, now that is a way to start a campaign with a bang. And the next modules will probably be even more epic. Or should I say, mythic?
I see no level range has been given in the summary. Innnnteresting.
That's not unusual for these mockup descriptions. They normally only have a (provisional) starting level on them, updated once they've gone to the printers.
Correct, they normally always have a provisional starting level on them. Which was left out completely for this module. So I find that interesting.
This isn't the final description, we won;t get that till this issue is written and/or when the final cover is revealed.
Got my copy today in the mail and let me tell you, if you think the art is amazing in PDF it blows it out of the water live in print form. It's the art in this book that makes a compelling argument to continue buying Pathfinder books in print.
I would like to see familiar/animal companion archtypes for...
Bard-(familiar) - Magician (APG 82)
Cleric-(Familiar) - Eagle Domain, Frog Domain, Monkey Domain, Serpent Domain (UM - Other nature-themed classes with access to domains may select an animal or terrain domain in place of a regular domain.)
Ranger-(Animal companion at 1st level maybe loses spellcasting) - Falconer (UC 67)
Sorcerers-(Familiar for those who want to be something other then arcane bloodline.) - Tattooed Sorcerer (Inner Sea Magic)
Oracle-(Familiar and Animal Companion arctypes) Nature Mystery
Alchemist-(I think there is a way for them to get familiars but an archtype to improve it would be nice)
Magus-(Familiar focused) - How "focused" they can already get a familiar, there's not any class I'd considered familiar focused, so why would a magus?
Druid-(Familair instead of Animal Companion.) See Cleric above.
Beat me to it!
Also a Cleric can get an animal companion with the Animal Domain at level 4. One of the Magus Arcana grants a familiar to the Magus.
So only Fighter, Monk, Alchemist and Gunslinger don't have options?
Gunslinger really should have a "Lone Ranger" archetype.
Sorry, didn't save my files and now the downloads are off.
1) There is at least two pages of spells devoted to companions/familiars.
2) There are about a half dozen archetypes. I believe one of the familiar ones makes it good at pilfering items from enemies (like the monkey from Pirates of the Caribbean). All the archetypes mechanically are like normal PC archetypes but instead swap out abilities the familiar and/or companion would get a certain levels.
3) Don't remember if there was but I glazed through the spells yesterday only.
Boreal is in Irrisen: Land of Eternal Winter. Not certain where Winter-Touched Fey is found.
That's were I though I saw the Boreal template. I could have sworn I saw the Winter-Touched Fey template in another book but I could be wrong and it was made specifically for this AP.
Domovoi CG -- People leave bread crumbs for them so they can help around the house and they also protect it.
Dvorovoi CN -- Mostly the same as Domovoi but for the land around a person house instead of the house itself.
Ovinnik CN -- Live in granaries and are appeased with gifts. Every new year the farmer and his family come to the Ovinnik to learn their fate for the coming year.
I also love the idea behind "Toolkit" chapter and I hope we see it for future "Chapter 1" APs. As I was glancing through the adventure I kept thinking to myself "Damn, now I need to figure out were I read the Boreal Creature and Winter-Touched Fey Templates" because of all these creatures seem to have said templates. Very nice to see them reprinted right in this book.
Boon Companion -- treat animal as if your class level + 4
Critical Conduit -- double crit range on deliver touch spells
Extra Item Slot -- can use slot not normally allow by type
Familiar Focus -- caster level +1 on spells on animal
Familiar Spell(Metamagic) -- Transfer prepared spell to animal to use at later date
Jumper -- always count as having running start
Lithe Attacker -- can attack while using escape artist fitting through small spaces
Master of Your Kind -- Master gets +2 Handle Animal and animal get's spell like ability to control animals of their kind
Narrow Frame -- Better fighting in close quarters
Spell Sponge -- Double master's spell length on you
Stable Gallop -- halve AC from charge
Sure-Footed -- Quadruped animal only, bonus to Acrobatics on slops and stairs
Valiant Steed -- +4 saves vs fear/emotion, also master get's better rools with you if your a mount.
Classes/Levels
HP 18/18 :: AC 18 :: Fort +7 Ref +6 Will +7 :: Perception +5 Initiative +3
About Raman Sanjihartna
Conditions/Effects: none
Current ACP: -1 (light encumbrance)
~ Raman is a striking young Vudrani woman with an intense gaze. The bright painted dots and jewels on her forehead and face—along with the signet ring on her finger—proclaim her station … that of a daughter among the lower ruling caste. Unlike many of her station, however, Raman maintains a utilitarian bearing and keeps her long, black hair in a practical ponytail. Her clothes are similarly simple and practical, and they reflect the style of her people … comfortable, flowing silk pants and shirts of various colors. And while her clothes reflect the sensibilities of the atanaprattas, her well-tended armor and weaponry—especially the recurve horn longbow she keeps at-hand—shows an appreciation for the ways of the padaprajnas. ~
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Raman Sanjihartna (121383-2)
Female human (Vudrani) paladin (divine hunter) 1
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Str 14, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 7, Wis 12, Cha 16
Init +3; Senses Perception +5
Speed 30 ft.
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DEFENSE
hp 18 (2d10 [10,5] + 2 con) AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +3 Dex, +1 shield) CMD 17 FF 14 (2 bab, 2 str, 3 dex) Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +7
Detect Evil (At will) (Sp) You can use detect evil at will (as the spell).
Point-Blank Shot +1 to attack and damage rolls with ranged weapons at up to 30 feet.
Precise Shot You don't get -4 to hit when shooting or throwing into melee.
Rapid Shot You get an extra attack with ranged weapons. Each attack is at -2.
Smite Evil (1/day) (Su) +3 to hit, +2 to damage, +3 deflection bonus to AC when used.
Divine Grace (Su): At 2nd level, a paladin gains a bonus equal to her Charisma bonus (if any) on all saving throws.
Lay On Hands (Su): Beginning at 2nd level, a paladin can heal wounds (her own or those of others) by touch. Each day she can use this ability a number of times equal to 1/2 her paladin level plus her Charisma modifier. With one use of this ability, a paladin can heal 1d6 hit points of damage for every two paladin levels she possesses. Using this ability is a standard action, unless the paladin targets herself, in which case it is a swift action. Despite the name of this ability, a paladin only needs one free hand to use this ability. Alternatively, a paladin can use this healing power to deal damage to undead creatures, dealing 1d6 points of damage for every two levels the paladin possesses. Using lay on hands in this way requires a successful melee touch attack and doesn't provoke an attack of opportunity. Undead do not receive a saving throw against this damage.
Boons:
Explore, Report, Cooperate (Wounded Wisp): You have an excellent sense of what makes an exemplary Pathfinder. As a free or immediate action, you may consider whether a particular action you name—such as subduing but not killing an enemy, befriending an NPC, or recovering a particular item—would help realize the goals of the Pathfinder Society. The GM then informs you whether the action’s impact would be positive (contributes to meeting a secondary success condition for the scenario), negative (opposes the secondary success condition), or negligible (neither contributes to nor opposes the secondary success condition). If none of these three options accurately reflects the action’s impact on the PC’s fulfillment of the secondary success conditions, the GM may respond with a phrase of five words or less. Once you use this boon, cross it off your Chronicle sheet.
Prized Find (Wounded Wisp): You were instrumental in uncovering a cache of lost records that the Pathfinder Society can use to explore hitherto unknown sites. If you would fail to earn a Prestige Point at the end of an adventure due to failing a success condition, you may cross this boon of your Chronicle sheet to remind your superiors of your past breakthroughs and earn the 1 Prestige Point as if you had successfully fulfilled the condition. You may only use this boon if you would also gain at least 1 XP for completing the adventure (0.5 XP if you use the slow track advancement option).
Alkenstar Prototype (Sovereign Court Faction; Segang Expedition): Your contacts in Alkenstar have invited you to test an experimental firearm. You may cross this boon off your Chronicle sheet at the beginning of a scenario to gain a musket or pistol (Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Equipment 45-46) and 20 paper cartridges (Ultimate Equipment 42). you must relinquish this firearm (or whatever fragment of it remains, if destroyed) and any leftover ammunition at the end of the scenario. The firearm is modified by one of the following effects of your choice.
Increased Stopping Power: The firearm deals damage as though it were one size category larger.
Intuitive: you may use this weapon as though you were proficient in its use.
Rifling: The range increment of this firearm increases by 50%.
Ragdya’s Blessing (Segang Expedition): Due to the respect you showed to the Vudran god Ragdya’s sacred animal, you have received that deity’s blessing. You may cross this boon off your Chronicle sheet to gain a climb speed of 20 feet for 1d4 rounds. For 1 round after this boon expires, if you would fall due to failing a Climb check, you fall slowly as if affected by feather fall (CL 1st) so long as you remain adjacent to a wall or other solid surface.
The Court Grows (Count Falcon Matsanda; Sovereign Court; Segang Expedition): You have impressed an influential aristocrat from Alkenstar and taken a important step in recruiting him into the Sovereign Court. You have received a praise-laden letter of reference from your contact, and if you show this letter to an aristocrat native to the Inner Sea Region, you gain a +2 bonus on any Diplomacy check made to influence him or her. You may also check the box included with this boon to use the letter in requisitioning a valuable tool while in Alkenstar, acquire any one item worth 150p or less (400gp or less if you earned this boon in Subtier 4-5) for free. The item is a gift and has no resale value. The letter of reference provides no further benefits once you have checked the box, but the boon may grant other benefits in future adventures.
Masterwork Backpack:wand of cure light wounds (30 charges), soap, waterskin
Mule: bedroll, Extra Quivers (43 arrows, 10 blunt arrows, 40 cold iron arrows)
Backpack: hot weather outfit, hemp rope (50 ft.), mess kit, pot, torch (10), holy text
Saddlebags: feed (10 days), trail rations (5)
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About Raman:
Raman was raised as one of five daughters to a lower member of the Vudrani ruling caste. She was most privileged, and her parents were intentional about teaching her the role of the privileged within a society. Unfortunately, the girls —also due to their position in the world—also got insight into the twisted and destructive ways of the darker side of the nature of power and those who wield it.
Father always wanted a boy, all he got were girls. Raman, his second-to-youngest, grew up athletic, competitive, and in nearly every way a tom-boy … and her father embraced it. He indulged her desires to learn sports and martial pastimes. He also took her on his travels, teaching her the value of understanding someone else’s role and perspective.
