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Just downloaded this last night, will put up a review at some point.

Review is up!

EDIT: Realized I accidentally wrote "ass" instead of "all" and "S**#er" instead of "Shifter" in places, so that's fixed now. This is why you don't write reviews when sleep-deprived, it makes you seem more foulmouthed than you intend to.

Bought it and downloaded it, will put up a review at some point.

Great job! Now fix kineticist.

As someone who was sorely disappointed by the Shifter class as a whole and by the Oozemorph class in particular, I'm loving what I'm seeing so far. A minor nitpick: the description of Ooze Form could use some more concise language, I had to re-read it a few times to understand it because it used the word "form" many times in quick succession.

Just saw a copy of this, and I feel... not great. I enjoy some of the archetypes, and a few feats are neat, but the Shifter (the main reason I was planning on picking up the book) seems lackluster. While not TERRIBLE in the same way Kineticist without 3pp is, a class that has one niche and is outdone in that niche by many other options never fails to make me sad. You can literally be a better shapeshifter by being a Druid or Beastmorph, and you can even outdo a Shifter by being a Hunter and blowing your pet's brains out.

Once again, not the worst class that's been crapped out in an official Paizo publication, but quite dissapointing to me. Even the cool ooze archetype falls victim to poor word choices that make it almost unplayable in some campaigns.

Dotting for interest. I think an Occultist would be pretty fun for Rise.

Currently reading through PoW to re-familiarize myself with the classes, as my last GM allowed the partial initiating archetypes but not full initiators. For now I'm thinking Aegis/Warder to be the ultimate meatshield, and possibly Aberrant Aegis/Fiendbound Marauder for WRASSLIN EVERYTHING.

Seems neat! Is the Aegis class allowed?

Sounds awesome! I've been itching to try out In the Company of Dragons for a while now. Dotting for later.

I'm withdrawing my application. Have fun, everyone!

Submission

1) What kind of dungeon lord are you? Aim for something in the CR 9 range, whether that be a level 10 goblin shaman or a young blue dragon, or something in between.

2) What kind of dungeon floor did you lord over? (Those chosen will have to actually build this floor)
3) A sketch of your character's personality and goals.
4) Some discussion of what you, as a player, would like to do/see in this campaign.

1) My character is Old Merk, a Deep One with psychic levels (or potentially psion levels if psionics are allowed) who is extremely disappointed in the new generation of evil. Why, back in Old Merk's day, monsters were truly monstrous in both mind and body, with dark magic out the wazoo! Nowadays it just a bunch of whipper-snappers playing at being scary monsters. Kids these days...

2) Most of his level is taken up by a deep pool of salt water, with the only way across the pool being very rickety wooden plank bridges that float on the surface. Of course, the water is filled with minions; Sahuagin, giant octopuses, lacedons, and some very ill-tempered mutant sea bass lurk below, and do their best to ruin adventurer's days. Merk would have liked to add sharks as well, but they're both endangered and expensive.

3) Merk is a curmudgeony old bastard who is convinced that everything was better back in the olden days (its is unclear as to what olden days he's talking about, since Deep Ones don'y really age) and that the forces of evil would be much better off if they just listened to his long-winded advice. He is blunt, crude, and pretty disgusting, but deep down he does actually care about his fellow dungeon bosses. After all, if something bad happened to them, he wouldn't be able to dispense evil life advice.

His goals are fairly simplistic: dispense his dubious wisdom, kill and eat adventurers, and keep himself alive. He has an immense fear of permadeath: he's lived a long time, and has every intention to keep on living.

4) I'm interested in a light-hearted romp with a good mixture of roleplay, fights, and general sillyness. In a word: Shenanigans.

Consider me very, very interested.

Troggles from the Monster Codex are pretty neat, and Zuvembies need more love in general.

Dotting. I've been wanting to try Spheres out for a while now, so I'll be back with a rough concept later.

This seems very interesting! I've got a couple of ideas already. Would this old homebrew be okay?

Ochremancer

Best blog post of this year by a long shot.

The Blood Alchemist and Elder Mythos Cultist sound really interesting! I hope they'll actually be playable.

Sounds interesting, I'll start brainstorming.

Are 3rd Party classes or Wordcasting allowed? I'm thinking of making a sorcerer.

And she's done!

S'quig-aly has existed for centuries, floating in the dark void of space and watching the world from above. She always wanted to join and have fun with the humans, but she couldn't find a safe way down. One day, she was brought into the world by a nice man in a black robe alnd skull mask, and she was so exited that she immediately hugged him, ony letting go when she heard something crack. She thanked the nice man (who by this point was laying on the ground and gasping horribly) and immediately ran out into the world to explore.

Since then, S'quig-aly has been travelling, meeting new people, and generally having the time of her life. Sure, most people scream in horror when they see her, and nobody seems to want to hug her, but it sure beats floating around in the void alone!

RP sample

S'quig-aly slams the doors open, a smile plastered across what is probably her face. "HELLO FELLOW HUMANS! IT IS A LOVELY DAY OUTSIDE. THE SUN FEELS PLEASANT ON MY HUMAN SKIN!"

She saunters in, nearly tripping over her "dress" (which is as much a part of her body as her tentacles). "I HAVE HEARD THAT TROUBLE IS HAPPENING. I WOULD LIKE TO HELP MAKE THE TROUBLE GONE, IF THAT IS OKAY. I AM GOOD AT THAT, I THINK." She casually extends a tentacle and places it onto the shoulder of one of the gathered people. "FELLOW HUMAN," she says to the blatantly elven man. "DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE I CAN HELP YOU WITH?"

I've decided on a hideous monster from beyond (an Elan with the Aberrant Aegis archetype) that just wants to blend in with humanity and give everyone hugs. This should be fun to build!

This sounds fun! I'll have a character up in the next few days.

I've been wanting to play a diabolist for a while now, so sign me up for that. I'll come up with a concept in the next few days.

This sounds interesting! I'd be up for either group, but I'd prefer to be evil.

I'm going to have to withdraw. Have fun!

I'm currently in another all-goblin campaign, but I'd still like to have a go at this! My vote is for custom, non-PFS goblins.

That's too bad, but I'll get over it. I like the Alienist in theory, but it trades away a lot for not very much. I think an Aberrant Aegis (along with a bunch of Aberrant feats) could fit my concept very well, so I might end up going with that.

Rolling!

Stat 1: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 5, 6) = 14
Stat 2: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 4, 2) = 16
Stat 3: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 2, 2) = 15
Stat 4: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 1, 4) = 16
Stat 5: 4d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 6, 1) = 11
Stat 6: 4d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 3, 1) = 8

Rerolls:
Stat 1: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 5) = 6
Reroll: 1d6 ⇒ 4
Stat 2: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Stat 3: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 6) = 10
Stat 4: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Reroll: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Reroll: 1d6 ⇒ 6
Stat 5: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 5) = 16
Stat 6: 2d6 ⇒ (2, 5) = 7
Reroll: 1d6 ⇒ 5
Results:
Stat 1 (4,5,5,6)= 16
Stat 2 (5,5,4,5)= 15
Stat 3 (6,5,4,6)= 17
Stat 4 (5,6,6,4)= 17
Stat 5 (5,6,5,6)= 17
Stat 6 (5,3,3,5)= 13

Excellent! I've recently discovered the Oozebound prestige class, and I've kind of fallen in love with it. Is it allowed, even though it's homebrew?

Edit: Got it completely wrong the first time, then fixed it. This is the highest I've rolled in my entire life.

I'm sorry for your loss, Plotbunny. My heart goes out to you and your family.

This sounds interesting! I'd like to play Kingmaker, Second Darkness, or Carrion Crown, but I'm okay with any AP. I prefer PbP to sessions, though.

Time to write up that 40 year old man Magical Girl character I've been wanting...

It seems that my character concept isn't playable, so I'm going to have to bow out. Have a nice time!

I've got a few concepts in mind now. A few quick questions before I build my character:

Is VMC allowed?

How many levels in casting classes are needed to qualify?

How much multiclassing is too much? I'll admit, I'm a sucker for making silly multiclass decisions.

Are there any classes that are banned, like Synthesist Summoner and Master Summoner in PFS?

Is the Words of Power system acceptable?

That's all of my questions, I think. Thank you for your time.

This sounds awesome! I'll see what I can come up with.

Gonna have to bail out.

I'd almost forgotten about this because of my other games! I've got an idea for a handsome wordcasting sorcerer that made a bad deal with a devil. As he levels up, he'll gain levels in Dragon Disciple and Bloatmage, trading his good looks for more power. I'll stat him up once the site lets me download the player's guide.

This sounds really interesting! I may come back with a character later. Plus, Wordcasting! My favorite subsystem! That's just great.

This sounds really fun! I've never had the opportunity to try Serpent's Skull out. I'm thinking of an Unchained Synthesis-Bard, with an Eidolon focused on a mix of melee and skills.

I've got to withdraw, I'm afraid.

Sounds fun! I'm thinking a Vivisectionist going for Wizard/Arcane Trickster would be pretty cool.

1d10 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
1d10 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
1d10 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
1d10 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Not bad at all. I'll see what I can do.

How long have you been playing Pathfinder?
Roughly 3 years, give or take a few months.

What are your rules knowledge and optimization skills like?
I know most of the rules by heart, but I still have to look up a few of the more complex rules every now and then (mostly regarding what does and does not provoke attacks of opportunity.) As for optimization, I'd say I'm fairly average. I can make some very optimized characters, but I have a tendency to go with flavor over power. I've got an enduring fascination with multiclassing and prestige classes that often make my characters suboptimal but interesting.

Are you experienced with the PbP format?
I have some experience with PBP, mostly as a player with a brief and slightly discouraging stint as a GM. Unfortunately, most of the games I've been a part of have gone under, or else I've had to stop due to the dread beast "Real Life" interfering.

If you are, but your game/s ended early, what happened?
Often, the GMs simply vanish into the ether, never to be seen again until you find them happily GMing another game a few months later. Then again, players dropping out and generally losing interest have sunk more than a few games.

What kind of combat/social balance do you like?
I'm more of a roleplayer than a rollplayer, but too long without a good combat can really drag on me. I'd say I'm about 60/40, in favor of social stuff.

Do you have previous experience with the WotW AP?
Vaguely. I was selected to be in a campaign, but had to pull out shortly after because of Real Life punching me in the jaw. I've broken out of my cell, but haven't seen anything outside of the prison itself.

As for character concept, I'm considering a Kobold spellcaster (probably a sorcerer or summoner) of some sort whose tribe was wiped out by worshipers of Mitra. I don't have any experience with the Spheres of Power system, though. Would you allow Words of Power? It's official Paizo, but pretty much never used so I thought I'd ask.

This sounds cool, I'm thinking of a wizard or arcanist. Would you allow the Bloatmage prestige class later?

I'd be very interested! I've got an idea for an Adept going into Necroccultist called Spooky Mags.

Thinking of making an Unlettered Arcanist. All the fun of an Arcanist with none of the evil of books!

So very, very interested.

Wizard 2/Druid 1, with a focus on support.

Name: Renald Vasidius
Race: Tiefling
Class: Wizard/Druid (Wild Whisperer)
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Backstory: An odd, nature-loving wizard, Renald adopted the party as his "pack" some time ago. His lack of care for human life, mixed with his fascination for animals, led him to wholeheartedly approve of the badger sacrifice. He eventually joined the other party members in joining the Pathfinder society, out of a desire to roam far and study exotic animals along the way. The opportunity to assist his pack and watch things die were just added bonuses.
Personality: A strange and slightly feral man, Renald has dedicated his life to the dual goals of obtaining arcane power and studying every animal he comes across. His loyalty to his adopted pack helps balance out his sociopathic tendencies.
Description: A pale, gaunt tiefling with a hunched back, Renald usually wears a brown, ratty cloak and a tan skullcap.

Interesting. Dotting for later.