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Too bad I won't be able to earn another Champion Voter tag...

Sounds like a great idea!

I think Mark was eaten by the raptors when he ventured into the warehouse area. Now his simulacrum is having enough problems keeping up with his public appearances and can't take the extra load from this thread.

I am editing.
I am editing.
I am editing.
OMG THAT IS AWESOME!
...

What was I doing again?

I also hope gravity rules will be available. And simple...

Quick question about creating a petitioner. When adding that template, pretty much everything gained from character levels is specifically called out as being lost, except ability score increases. Are they meant to keep ability score increases?

I can see the rational for keeping the score increases, more power in life leads to a minor advantage compared to other petitioners.

I think a big part of the discrepancy in entries may be tied to publicity, as RPGSS is hard to miss for most forum users, while contests in 3rd Party Product Discussion are really easy to miss, lost among the actual product discussions.

Perhaps Paizo could create a forum section for Contests, if we could get the ball rolling at some critical mass.

That would be nifty!

Congrats to the finalists!

EDIT: I know which too I like the most. Now to nitpick them until I have a favorite.

...I blame Mikko for eating it.

Does he eat anything?

For those of you who are into stats, here's a look at some of the details from the entries.

Tried to leave a comment on the blog post, but it keeps gettin' ate!

Surprised a couple phantoms were submitted...

I like their concept and think they are pretty cool.

Welcome back James! I missed your thread, as it is ~40% of the reason I visit the Paizo site.

What is you favorite GameMastery/Pathfinder map pack? Flip mat?

...does anyone know how to scrub deer carcass out of a lanai?

I just hid them under my hurricane shutters.

Does anyone know where I can get a Paizobucks loan with an interest rate of less than 1% of my soul per second?

Article one (archetypes) done.

Possibly foolish question by a first time submitter.

I would like to find a beta reader/editor for feedback. How do I do this?
I would of course do the same for others.

Now onto my Weal or Woe article.

I can't speak for other Wayfinder editors, but I am susceptible to bribery via treats.

What would be your top 5 character classes for flumphs?

Why am I thinking about magical child flumphs now?

City of Lost Children for favorite foreign-language film.

You're alright people Adam. That and Ikuru are tied for my favorite foreign language film.

...and it's pronounced DAY-gull.

Is he a fighter of Night-gull? Is he a champion of the sun? Does he know karate?

Should Starfinder have flumphs wearing biomechanical fighting suits?

So Adam...

Liz is known for her cookies, Jason his mighty gauntlet, James J. his love of all things -saurus, Diego for his lovely innocence, Stephen's stained soul, Gary the audiophile supreme, Lisa/Vic having the worlds bestest Star Wars collection, etc.

What are you known for? Well, besides sharing a name with a pron star.

James, what did you buy in preparation for the storm? Is there an office betting pool on whether the weather will cancel work on Monday? Is your kitty afraid of bad weather?

Has anyone had their contributor copy of #15 yet?

Asking because my attempted purchase of a color edition fell flat (all sold out).

I have not received mine. My most recent sub shipment email did not say it was included in the upcoming shipment either.

But I did finish editing an article you wrote for #16...

Mark, what do you use to fuel your design engine?

I think a planar issue would be swell. Not much has really been done in that area and I know my players are usually excited for planar adventures in brief doses. Plus Planes of Power just came out and lots to build upon from that and previous planar mentions.

1) The current system used for magic.

2) Paladins as a class.

3) Half-___ races.

Liz, if Paizo was Captain Planet you would be the heart!

Best wishes in your new endeavors.

- Kilrex

Best part of finishing up articles is getting to clear my space of all the books that were being flipped through and closing the extra browser with bunches of open tabs.

After performing several rituals, failing most of them, then asking a demon for their unprofessional opinion- signs point to "Goblin Edition"

That would make for a good PaizoCon issue!

ATTENTION! ONE WEEK AND COUNTING.

42 submissions received.

14 Class

I wish I had read this before submitting an archetype article last night...

Kobold Cleaver wrote:

I hope to see a lot of Corruptions pop up over the next few issues.

Mmm, Cyborg Corruption. The more cybered up you get, the more those little nanites start mucking with your brain, and turning you into something NPCish...

Not to mention Plasma Corruption. Energy creatures a la 'The Color Out of Space,' only made of plasma energy and learning to live inside of a human(oid) nervous system, with a side-effect of the host occasionally bursting into flame.

There is one of the corruptions I am working on and another very similar to the other...

/me shakes his fist at Set

Jason, why is there a dearth of facial hair amongst RPG designers in recent years?

Do you ever get the wrong lyrics for a song stuck in your head? And if so, the funniest or most recent you can remember? Today's song is Mr. Mastodon Farm with lacedon replacing the Ice Age pachyderm...

Guillermo Del Toro's Bleak House

James, what is the best birthday present you have ever received? And what is the best reaction someone gave you for a present you gifted them with?

Thomas LeBlanc wrote:

Erik, what are the chances for a Janira Gavix mini? She is racking up some serious PFS time!

YES! I think PFS GMs would love that.

It's been almost a year, is this mini available soon?

Mark, what is a "development pass"? I saw you refer to it on your Facebook post concerning the passing of Steve Russell (he will be missed!).

SIDE NOTE: If they follow the same schedule as last year, only one month to go before RPGSS announcement...

The idea each round is to create something that leaves a lasting good impression. Make something with a lasting bad impression and you get vague posts, that while not specifically naming your submission, leave the prodigious voters knowing exactly which item it is.

I won't lie, every year there is an item that comes across really bad when I first see it. And the next time I see it, I want to downvote it before I have read its competition.

Level 9000!!!

Marc, what electronic games are you currently playing?

"Earthican"

Proper term here is Terran.

Not in Pathfinder. Terran is already taken as a proper noun for the language of the elemental plane of earth. Stop being so Earthican-centric!

Thomas LeBlanc wrote:

I posted in another thread how the city might be Crystilan. A Thassilonian city which not much is known about, but rests inside a crystal dome. The city was placed under protection from Earthfall and was supposed to awaken after all the destruction, but the sacrifices of some Azlanti gods prevented most of the damage so the conditions were never met for the contingency spell that was supposed to awaken the city. Instead, when Golarion disappears, Crystilan remains and awakens.

Others had managed to escape the "disappearance" of Golarion and when they returned to see what happened they found Crystilan's sphere and built around and inside it, helping the ancient Thassilonians catch up on what had happened for the thousands of years the city had slept. Which leads to all kinds of intrigue...

Yeah, but how do they launch it into space?

And how do they all forget what happened to Golarion?
And how did they find the city if a whole planet disappeared? And wouldn't the Crystal City been taken with the rest of Golarion to... wherever?
Um, also, how would they move the city? Rocket thrusters? Jet propulsion?

It didn't launch into space. When Golarion "disappeared", it was left behind, staying in the same orbit. Maybe the city was protected by a demigod/herald/outsider that prevented its removal. They don't know what happened because the city was sleeping until after the disappearance. Maybe even longer after the city disappeared, if they had other contingencies in place (golems to create certain objectives, undead thralls to create food sources, called elementals to create portals, etc.) that had to be fulfilled before they were awakened. The city could be kept in orbit by a variety of means; an artifact (i.e. Starstone), gravity disturbance, magic, or tech.

Don't forget there is a period of universe wide amnesia...

I posted in another thread how the city might be Crystilan. A Thassilonian city which not much is known about, but rests inside a crystal dome. The city was placed under protection from Earthfall and was supposed to awaken after all the destruction, but the sacrifices of some Azlanti gods prevented most of the damage so the conditions were never met for the contingency spell that was supposed to awaken the city. Instead, when Golarion disappears, Crystilan remains and awakens.

Others had managed to escape the "disappearance" of Golarion and when they returned to see what happened they found Crystilan's sphere and built around and inside it, helping the ancient Thassilonians catch up on what had happened for the thousands of years the city had slept. Which leads to all kinds of intrigue...

Creon Vizcarra wrote:

I noticed that one of the NPCs in the Zi Ha section of Occult Realms is described as a LG cleric of Kofusachi, who cannot normally have LG clerics. Is that an oversight or an indication that Kofusachi allows clerics of more alignments than normal?

Error.

Ever get the feeling people keep adding LG clerics/paladins/etc for inappropriate deities just to stir up the fans? Or possibly the designer is not fully aware of the rules/setting?

Odd numbers, the PaizoCon issues, are the ones contributors get complimentary print copies for. Occasionally, print copies of the even numbers are put up for sale.

The Editing has begun!

Archetypes needed: cultist, worshiper, sacrificus, caller (of ancient unknown evils), etc...

That being said, I am looking forward to the fleshwarping rules. Been a while since those have been printed and had to use my own. Be nice to see what someone else comes up with.

Kalindlara wrote:

Thomas LeBlanc wrote:

One of the things removed was the Demonscope from the module The Demon Within. That module was my introduction to Golarion and inspired me to run my first campaign set therein. Loved the idea behind that artifact, which was also the main focus of that campaign.

I don't think it's been removed from canon - the events of the module are specifically listed in the timeline presented in The Worldwound.

Correct.

Hmm, my PaizoCon '13 and subsequent chat convo with James must have been retconned as well (I joke, I joke!). And I felt this post inferred it was gone as well. But that was all before The Worldwound was released and the Demonscope was considered to be rendered inert.

We fans tend to latch onto 1 or 2 minor things we really like about a setting and tend to forget others may not view those things as important against the large backdrop of information a campaign setting entails. I like most of the changes made, but understand why others may be upset by some of the changes.

Lamontius wrote:

does [redacted] equal 'that bass' y/n

is Diego more of a treble person y/n

We'll have to hold a staff meeting to be sure. Somebody should take notes.

What is the scale of said meeting? Who will set the tone? Where will the stand for questioning Diego be placed? Why do I feel the questions will be sharp? When will he be allowed to rest?

One of the things removed was the Demonscope from the module The Demon Within. That module was my introduction to Golarion and inspired me to run my first campaign set therein. Loved the idea behind that artifact, which was also the main focus of that campaign.

The above stats leave me wondering how many "Oh dayum! It's 3 a.m. on Jan 1st, let me drunken design something!" submissions there will be?

DARN! I had an article with 6 Freedoms feats and another with 6 Freedoms freedom fighter archtypes...

I think they're may be a disconnect going on here. The PRD/d20 (a fan run site) cuts out Golarion flavor and does have 3pp content.

The System Reference Document is run by Paizo and only contains official Pathfinder content (from 3.5 and onward). It contains absolutely no 3pp content.

You really derped that up. The PRD is the official Pathfinder Reference Document hosted on the Paizo website.