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Animism wrote:

The_Minstrel_Wyrm wrote:

Just wondering if the recently announced "Spore War" high level AP (also a 3 part adventure path I believe) ... <snip>

Could this be the "Treerazer" AP!?? Σ(0o0)

it is, yeah. It's about Treerazer finally deciding to try and take over all of Kyonin and the PCs trying to stop him.

Well, the neph is hyped! :D

Carry on,

--C.

The beliefs section of the Minotaurs doesn't even mention Baphomet, who was their patron god in PF1.

I guess the Worldwound being closed and the Templars of the Ivory Labyrinth being routed means he can't really influence them anymore.

Here's the link to the reason for this (by James Jacobs):

(Also, Baphomet is officially still around in Pathfinder 2E, though he may be very dead in some home games...)

Carry on,

--C.

Aenigma wrote:

I honestly have no idea why Paizo decided to make minotaurs a PC race. I mean, they are mostly evil. They are the minions of Baphomet. If minotaurs can be a PC race, I guess ogres and trolls can too, but surprisingly Paizo has no intention to make them PC races at all though. Also, I'm still not sure whether making a large race into a PC race is desirable or not.

IIRC the minions of Baphomet thing has been greatly reduced in the lore.

&

I think Baphomet was also being refigured, wasn't he? Made more ambiguous, even tragic? I swear I read a dev comment to that effect, somewhere, but I've got no idea where.

Here's the link to what you may be referring (by James Jacobs):

(Yes, Baphomet is officially still around in Pathfinder 2E, though he may be very dead in some home games...)

Also:

<snip>

But either way, minotaurs being a PC race goes back to at least D&D 4e in 2009. If you count level adjustment in 3.x, they were available to play as early as 2003. This is hardly as shocking or groundbreaking as some people seem to think.

Haven't minotaurs been a playable 'race' since at least as far back as AD&D 2E (thanks to the Taladas supplement from DragonLance)?

Carry on,

--C.

I suppose it mentions the ORC license on the box? This is from a local seller in my country, and I can't tell if it's the OGL or ORC version: Exclusive Books: Pathfinder(2e) Beginners Box

Hmm... The product image on the Exclusive Books web page appears to be that of the pre-remastered box (i.e. the OGL product).

(The remastered box, i.e. the ORC product, is mostly green without any red on the sides & says "REMASTER" below the 'Second Edition' logo at the top right corner. [Compare the image above with that on the Exclusive Books product page.])

However, the ISBN (EAN) given on the same page matches that of the remastered product, so...

I also can't tell which version is being sold...

Sorry. Hope you're able to sort it out.

--C.

<edit> Linkified.

Noticed that the images on a lot of the products are not appearing

Yeah, this started after the recent second system upgrade (at least, it did for me), & clearing cookies/cache doesn't seem to fix anything (& it's on both desktop & mobile versions for me)...

:(

Hopefully this'll be addressed.

I've flagged* both your & my posts to bring this to the attention of the moderator(s), who may be in a better position to let the relevant team know about this issue. (Sorry in advance for the off topic & extra work...)

Carry on,

--C.

* <edit> I wasn't sure what to flag them as, so I selected "Markup/Display Problem".

Huh. This has both review by Tan Ripper and Ripper Tan ^_^; Are those same person or not because wow huh? ._.;

Well, it certainly seems to be the same person, just with different accounts:

* Rip Tanner's last review & forum interaction (e.g. favorites) was at the beginning of October 2023; after that, nothing.

* Tan Ripper's first review & forum interaction (e.g. favorites) is from October 5th 2023; the account doesn't seem to've existed while Rip Tanner's account was active.

The MO of the both accounts is very similar, too.

This is something perhaps only the forum monitor(s) can look into & verify.

So...

Carry on?

--C.

Note: There's a thread about this here.

Well...

"Ninja" is those local Janpanese understand its meaning, but never say the word in that way.

Very, very, very brief explaination is that: The kaiji for "ninja/shinobi"(忍者) is pronounced close to "ninja", but in reality it is pronounced as "shinobi" according to the Japanese pronunciation.

Back on topic...

Would the title of this volume (No Breath to Cry) be a hint to there being a yuki-onna in the adventure? (In some parts of Japan where she is regarded negatively, draining the vitality of her victims by stealing their breaths is one of her abilities, so...) This is the winter volume of the adventure path, and the yuki-onna has yet to debut in P2, so...

:D

Carry on,

--C.

@Astro- : Hey, I'm not going to derail this thread further by pursuing this tangent * here; I was just answering Arcaian's query in the spoiler in my original post. However, if you'd like to follow up on this with me, feel free to PM me -- no pressure to do so, though. (^_')=b
(Note: If you do, it may take me little bit of time to respond to you; my apologies.)

Astro- wrote:

James Jacobs wrote:

Spoilering to avoid saying too much out in the open about these critters for anyone who might be playing the campaign...

I see!

** spoiler omitted **

** spoiler omitted **

Carry on,

--C.

P.S. Based on both the premise & excellent player's guide, my groups & I have high hopes for this adventure path! (^_^)♡

keftiu wrote:

Nephilim…

Formerly known as aasimar and tiefling?

Yes (& possibly may come to include other planar scions in future releases...).

Carry on,

--C.

^ Your resolution sounds and feels fair to me.

I think that it's a good compromise between RAW (at least, based on what you've provided in your first post...), which would lead to your scenario (a) (if you fail to pay "army consumption" for an army, all armies receive the applicable condition), vs what may've been RAI(??), which would be your scenario (b).

If it makes sense to you, then go with it; if it works for and doesn't take away from any of the fun for your group, then it's the right call for you.

Carry on,

--C.

... To do otherwise would be like buying a coloring book and then never actually coloring in it . <snip>

('<.<) ... (>_>;)

Do other people not do this?!

What if one likes the uncoloured art just the way it is??

Carry on, I guess...

--C.

<Disclaimer> No disrespect meant to those who wish to add their colour themes to the pictures of their coloring books. I hear it can be very therapeutic! <3

I thought Camazotz was dead this whole time. Wasn't he the patron of invidiaks and got offed by Nocticula? <snip>

I think you're thinking of Vyriavaxus, the former demon lord of darkness and shadow demons who was slain by Nocticula so that she could gain control of said shadow demons (invidiaks). Due to similarity in appearance, AoC/portfolio, & proximity in the Abyss, it's said that Camazotz may have been his sire (parent)...

<sources> Vyriavaxus & Camazotz

Carry on!

--C.

Then same goes for /corepreview pdf?

It was in sidebar from first.

I believe the Core preview pdf will be made available on the firstday of GenCon (3rd August iirc).

--C.

<edit> Mostly ninja'ed; seems like you found more info on it yourself! (^_')=b

Tensor wrote:

So, my nephews are Mythos n00bs. In your opinions, what are the first three stories I suggest to them to read??

My list is:
1. "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward"
2. "The Dunwich Horror"
3. "Call of Cthulhu"

... and after these three stories, it will be of course be "Mountain of Madness" (for the final exam.)

I wrote a very brief introduction to Lovecraft many aeons ago, and posted a copy on my blog here. For the purposes of that essay, I split his stories into Mythos stories, Dreamlands stories, other stories, and miscellaneous other writings, with a few suggestions for where to start exploring each group.

Fixed the link.

Great blog, by the way! :D

Carry on,

--C.

^Those are pretty significant differences. The book was good. The movie was BAD.

The movie is satire, which tends to be either hit or miss for most, but that doesn't make it bad.

--C.

@Darksol:

Paizo designers & developers have stated from the very beginning that all physical aspects of Golarion can be regarded as the same as that of Earth's except when stated or shown to be otherwise.
(So, start with the same or very similar base assumptions, then tweak them - or even do much more!)

Therefore, unless the setting lore says differently, we can assume that the physical* elements (of which brass is not; it's an alloy - as is mithril) exist on Golarion (the Periodic Table is not necessary for their existence - as Temperans has said - for it is a human construct used as a tool for understanding the properties & relationships of the physical elements).
(Although I suppose a case can be made for excluding those elements that require laboratory conditions to exist, especially the momentary ones...)

* Before someone comes along and says "But the elements of the setting are Air, Earth, Fire, Water & Metal, Wood!" I'd like to say that I said physical elements, not metaphysical or classical or philosophical or aristotlean or wuxing elements.
Also, what would they classify gold, silver, copper, iron, sulphur, carbon (diamonds), oxygen, helium, hydrogen, etc. then?

________________________

As for what I'd like included in the book to be:
All ten (or twelve?) of the elemental lords, as well as any other elemental adjacent deities (like Feronia).

Carry on,

--C.

<edit 1> Reminded myself to be more patient, so I removed an unnecessary remark that had little to do with the thread's topic.
<edit 2> Added some clarification. *

I think I've found my new favorite iconic! ^^ <3

Really looking forward to seeing the Psychic!

Carry on,

--C.

The population of Absalom is a bit more than 300,000. The population of Magnimar is about 16,000, of Korvosa about 18,000, of Riddleport about 13,000. Cities of Golarion covered six cities: Cassomir (32,000), Corentyn (24,000), Ilizmagorti (20,000), Nisroch (24,000), Vigil (now destroyed by Tar-Baphon), Whitethrone (25,000). Kaer Maga (8,000) is "the smallest of Varisia's cities".

What other cities in the Inner Sea region have a population of oh, say 5000 or more?

IAC that's quite a jump from 20-30K or so to more than 300K.

Is Absalom the largest city on the planet? How big are cities in Tian Xia?

One definition of "city" is "a large town". Where's the dividing line? Population or area? So many questions. :-)

From the same source sited above (thanks Totally Not Gorbacz ^^):

There's Goka in Tian Xia, with a city population of 300,450.

Carry on,

--C.

NorthernOriole wrote:

I would like to subscribe for this, but my only option is to get both this (175) and the last installment (174) of Strength of Thousands. Both are “scheduled” to release on the same day.

How can I start my subscription with just this one (175-177?)
Thanks!

Hey!

Contact Customer Service by email (at customer.service@paizo.com ) or by posting in the Customer Service Forum.

Let them know that you'd like to start your Pathfinder AP subscription from #175.

I'm sure they'll be able to help you out.

Good luck!

Carry on,

--C.

<edit> Ninja'ed! :D

<EDIT> Due to changes in the forums, the struck-through method in the quote is no longer a valid means of contacting Customer Service.

Carry on,

--C.

Both Black Knight or Photon/Spectrum have led the team before in the comics (also Captain Marvel in recent years, although I don't think she was particularly good at it...).

I guess we'll have to wait & watch it all unfold! ;)

Carry on,

--C.

Freehold DM wrote:

Are the original rules there with the 1e bestiary?

Been on AoN for years now: Optional Rules (1E)

Linked for convenience.

Carry on,

--C.

*Stature --> daughter of Scott Lang from both Ant-Man movies (& Endgame).
*Speed & Wiccan --> Wanda's twin sons from WandaVision.
*Patriot --> I think he appeared in The Falcon & the Winter Soldier ? (Dunno; haven't seen this one.)

Technically, we've also been introduced to a Kid Loki (from the Loki series)...

So, just need Iron-Lad (actually a young version of Kang) & Hulkling (maybe introduced in Secret Invasion ?) & possibly Marvel Boy/Noh Varr (maybe introduced in the supposed Captain Marvel 2 ??).

We'll see!

--C.

I would like to subscribe for this, but my only option is to get both this (175) and the last installment (174) of Strength of Thousands. Both are “scheduled” to release on the same day.

How can I start my subscription with just this one (175-177?)
Thanks!

Hey!

Contact Customer Service by email (at customer.service@paizo.com) or by posting in the Customer Service Forum.

Let them know that you'd like to start your Pathfinder AP subscription from #175.

I'm sure they'll be able to help you out.

Good luck!

Carry on,

--C.

<edit> Ninja'ed! :D

Another deity you could consider being interested in Azaersi & her followers is Sarenrae.

I seem to recall lore saying that many goblinoids that turn away from Lamashtu & their barghest hero-gods are welcomed into her faith - unless they find themselves drawn to other deities that speak to them on a more personal level.

Edit: The faith of Sarenrae could be used as an intermediary to smooth out relations between Azaersi's nation & Lastwall in the long term (or at least convince the knights to give it a chance - provided that Azaersi is at least sincere in moving away from the influence of the barghest hero-gods...)

Also, General Susumu is the main god worshipped by the hobgoblins in Tian Xia. He might be an alternate deity for those hobgoblins who don't want to abandon their militant ways completely, particularly if Azaersi goes looking for allies for her fledgling nation by way of the Stone Roads of the Onyx Vault. (Susumu cares more for the glory of war than with subjugating others, so...?)

Just some thoughts...

Good luck with your campaign!

Yup! My YouTube channel is a project born out of love to entertain and educate about the many, diverse folk stories out there. YouTube channel: Storytime with Auntie Nina.

--Shahreena

Well then! I've been a subscriber to it for quite a while now, & have found it to be a delight! :D

I look forward to more (whether writing or video content)! <3

Carry on,

--C.

Great to hear from you all!
I look forward to reading your contributions to the book! <3

Carry on,

--C.

zergtitan wrote:

What are the 8 Deities outside the core 20 with temples?

The gods that have temples or temple-like places are the following (taken from the so-called temple index):

Abadar, Apsu, Aroden, Asmodeus, Besmara, Brigh, Calistria, Cayden Cailean, Desna, Erastil, Gorum, Gozreh, Hei-Feng, Irori, Lamashtu, The Muted God, Nethys, Norgorber, Pharasma, Rovagug, Sarenrae, Shelyn, Sivanah, Torag, Urgathoa, Zon-Kuthon.

Hmm... In the list above, I count 7 outside of the core 20. (Actually only 19 of the core 20 are listed: Iomedae is missing)

Who is the 8th?

Please & thank you.

Carry on,

--C.

<snip>

Oddly while I've read a lot of Gotham stuff over my lifetime (mind you, I hate Batman, so it's all sub-Batfamily stuff, like Nightwing, Robin, Huntress, Catwoman, Gotham Knights, etc.)...

Hey DQ!

Have you heard of the webtoon: Batman: Wayne Family Adventures by StarBite (aka Rhett Bloom) & CRC Payne?

It is fairly new (began in September 2021) & seems to be a DC-endorsed series, although it's much more light-hearted than the usual (not unlike Lil' Gotham in tone).

Also, despite its name, the main POV character is supposed to be Duke Thomas (The Signal), who has "just joined the BatFamily" & is learning to adjust to everything that that entails.
While Batman appears in many of the episodes (but not all), the focus is more on him being a parent/mentor than a boss. So, when he does appear, he's much more relaxed than his usual... batman-self -- kinda like 'Batman, but with the cowl off'... :p

Perhaps the series will strike your fancy? If so, enjoy! If not, that's cool, too!

Carry on,

--C.

@Jib916 & NicoleH (& others who may be interested):

In the link are some posts where Tonya has engaged with the community a bit (beyond moderating), particularly earlier on, mostly in 'The Community is Hurting' thread.

Carry on,

--C.

Thank you, Aaron.

Carry on,

--C.

Q: Will this compilation include the article on Nhimbaloth?

Repeating this because it was never answered, but also extending it to ask whether the support articles from the individual volumes of this AP will be included.

Please & thank you.

Carry on,

--C.

Congratulations to all. <3

Do carry on!

--C.

@Tonya Woldridge:

Pleased to meet you (my nephew -- Animism -- says 'Hi', too).

Thank you for your hard work, especially in moderating.

Carry on,

--C.

Thank you for all the hard work (& humor!) you put into moderating these forums. ! <3

--C.

I think they are called Snakedead, but I may have misread.

Thanks!

--C.

Q: Does anyone know what those snake-like humanoids are? (The ones pursuing the wildfire leshy, g’mayun & ladybug-sprite?)

Please & thank you.

--C.

If this book is even half as good as the 1E book on the Hellknights, it is going to be great! :D

The cover--if it's indeed the final art for it--is pretty awesome! <3

Carry on,

--C.

This is great news!

You know, it has been very difficult to find any copies of this adventure path where I'm at (so many reasons why...). So, having them collected as a single book may be the only option I'll get!

Q: Will this compilation include the article on Nhimbaloth?
(I really hope so...)

Please & thank you.

Carry on,

--C.

Thanks!

No problem. :)

The results of the poll are interesting!

Carry on,

--C.

I've created a poll and posted it on reddit regarding what classes are the most desired for the playtest.

Here are the results so far

No surprise with the Inquisitor, but I am happy to see that so many people want to see a Warlord class. Interesting that it is basically tied with Kineticist.

Here is a link to the poll if you guys want to vote

Links added.

Carry on,

--C.

Umm... I think that's what they meant by "bomb" (i.e. not doing as fantastically well as expected after the numbers were in from the first couple of seasons)...

<shrug>

Carry on,

--C.

<edit> @JoelF847: I asked, & what you explained in your post is what they meant in theirs! (^_')=b

Final trailer!

I'm excited!! :D

Carry on,

--C.

You may have to clear your cookies, then log back in to your account & re-personalise the download.

(At least, that seems to work with me whenever I want to download an updated version of a pdf...)

Carry on,

--C.

^ Yeah. However, even removing the "cdn." doesn't work for me; I have to open it in a private window to see it (& this only works once I've reset/refreshed all cookies for the site...).

--C.

vagrant-poet wrote:

It's definitely Geb.

Unless he's wearing some kind of mask, that's a completely different look from how he was depicted in Legends and on other products.

Eh, I dunno.

Looking at his profile pic here, there's enough similarity (he's just cleaned up a bit since Arazni is no longer around to rule the nation he named after himself...), as well as context (look at all the ectoplasm slithering off of him!), to guess that that is who is centered on the cover.
Also, it was mentioned by developers--during Paizocon?--that the nation of Geb would get some spotlight in this book (the Grave Lands, too, but that is certainly not Tar Baphon on the cover, so...)

But if you feel differently, that's fine, too. : )
We'll know more once Paizo staff/the developer(s) are ready to say more. <shrug>

Carry on,

--C.

No words to describe how awesome the cover is!

Yet I'm surprised we didn't get a cover featuring Geb, the Whispering Tyrant or others of the most iconic undead NPCs.

Hmm...

Isn't that Geb sitting on the throne on the cover though??
(At least, that's who I thought it was...)

Carry on, I guess...

--C.

<shrug>

^ Nice!

One thing that you may want to check & correct is your placement of Goka. I think you've labelled it too far north of where it should be. Its actual placement would be about level with the "Ocean" part of the Embaral Ocean label (i.e. just northwest of the two "small" dense woodlands along the west coast of Tian Xia - there's even a break in the mountain range there if you're able to zoom in enough).

Carry on!

--C.

These are all pretty awesome!

I especially like how the writeup for the Touch of the Sun pantheon lends itself well to the possibility of the return of Easivra (another mostly forgotten solar deity of the Expanse!). :D

Carry on!

--C.

<edit> Added link to Easivra.

Sasha Laranoa Harving wrote:

Ashanderai wrote:

I don't know those movies. I was thinking something more along the lines of "The Shakiest Gun in the West" and "Paleface". Or for a more recent trope, something like "Trigun" might be a little closer to the concept, though not quite the same, since Vash is usually just dodging everything and the bad guys are doing most of the shooting. I know I have seen other media with this concept and probably is a better representation of it, but I cannot think of them right now.

***EDIT***

I found the quote from James Case in the Discord that I was referring to:

James Case wrote:

Most gunslingers are amazing shots, right? practiced for years and years and can hit a target on the other end of a battlefield cuz of how good they are? There is an archetype that is .... not that. maybe. Like the good-natured florist who's never held a gun before trips and she somehow hits a target while she's tripping. [N]o ways she knows what she's doing, right?

I believe you were referencing the same thing. Vash "the Stampede" from Trigun.

It was not clearly stated and I thought Animism was referencing the old western movie by that name since I had previously referenced old westerns and their post never mentioned the title, "Trigun", or the name, "Vash", which is why I responded the way I did.

My nephew was indeed referencing Trigun, hence his use of the main character Vash's catch-phrase: "Love & Peace!"

Also, he's both waaay too young and not American to be aware of any westerns* (let alone old ones) -- but you wouldn't have known that, so... <shrug>

Thanks anyways for the tidbit on the gunslinger archetype teased by James Case. :)

Carry on,

--C.

* Unless Shanghai Noon & Back to the Future III count?

^ Sure! But that would depend on whether the movie uses an established setting or not, as well as which setting (& even 'where' in that setting).

We already know that the D&D movie is set in the Realms -- we've known this for quite some time. We have also learned that it's in the North/Sword Coast region of the setting which, despite its wild frontier nature (hey there!), is more renaissance than medieval (or even sword & sorcery a la Conan) -- at least in & around the various city states of the region (feudalism etc. is not a thing in this part of the setting -- although an argument could be made for a pseudo-manoralism-type thing-maybe in some areas...maybe?).

Now, that doesn't rule out "barbarian tribal peoples" (a la Conan) as there are the Uthgart native to the region. However, if the movie mainly stays around/focuses on the cities & surrounds (with the obligatory dungeon -- maybe in the wilderness or upper Underdark if not just beneath the focus city like an Undermountain wannabe), then 'renaissance-faire' is what we'll be seeing for the most part...

<shrug>

Carry on, I guess,

--C.