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Still get a blank document ie no pdf (for single file or seperate chapter files). I cleared my browser amd rebooted. Still no luck. Very very frustrated


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H2Osw wrote:
Is that a ghast/ghoul holding a flail in the picture? Does it have a name?

I believe its Kanker, the ghast alchemist from The Pit.


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Aaron Shanks wrote:
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Will rage of elements have rules for genie eidolons?

Too soon to say.

Any update?


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Rysky wrote:
Shenmen horror AP would be glorious.

Looks like someone at Paizo was listening, with the new Season of Guosts AP starting in October 2023!


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25speedforseaweedleshy wrote:
keftiu wrote:

I think the issue is that Ninjas and Samurai aren’t even universally Asian - they specifically come from one nation, Japan, which has a disproportionate reach in Western pop culture.

Things get a little dicey when that leads, as it did in 1e Tian materials, to the whole continent being full of Samurai. That’s a little tacky… but quickly rises to being outright offensive when you’re making Fantasy Korean and Fantasy Filipino characters into “Samurai,” or saying that any fighting traditions of any other culture there doesn’t deserve a full class treatment while Japan apparently earns two. Tian Xia already has three Japanese nations (Jinin, Minkai, and Shokuro) - enshrining that favoritism in the mechanics, too, is not the move.

If any classes should be “paired” with the continent, it’s the upcoming Kineticist and a reworked 2e Shaman, not “Japanese Fighter” and “Japanese Rogue.”

jinin is not a japan name

so that might change in 2e

Whilst “Jinin” may or may not be a Japanese name, the two syllables are Japanese. ‘ji” can have many meanings in Japanese depending on the kanji used. But the most likely in this case is 地 which means land, earth, ground, soil. ‘nin” is almost certainly from the kanji 人 which means people or person when used in a compound word of this sort. So Jinin likely means people of the land or people of the ground which could relate to elves connection to nature or their emergence from below the ground. At least that’s one explanation, but only the writers would know the true root of the name for this country in Tian Xia.


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This is an adventure I have longed to see. I will 100% buy this adventure path and can’t wait to see the first instalment. Shenmen has been the one country in Tian Xia I’ve most wanted to run an adventure in. I lived in Japan for a number of years and Japanese ghost stories and indeed chinese ghost stories too, have a flavour all their own. I know Shenmen is not supposed to be Japan or China, but its going to be a fantastic place for a horror adventure, rainy, overcast, forested and full of ghosts, evil fey, spiders and Jorogumo…….what could be better!


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This is really exciting, my two groups have both been keen to play a Tian Xia based adventure for the last three years. Really pleased to see the adventure path will be based in Shenmen, I love a good Asian ghost story! After all the recent fuss over OGL, etc its good to know Paizo is just getting on and producing material for the whole community to enjoy.


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Is the price an error - splint mail and half plate are both cheaper (13gp and 18gp, respectively). That seems very odd - I am wondering if its supposed to be 20sp (ie 2gp) which would be more in line with other light armor?


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Pantshandshake wrote:
None of my tattoos have anything to do with my job, either.

but do you work for a drow noble house overseen by a demon lord......or perhaps its best not to ask!! :)


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I think this is a brilliant approach, we already have settings guides for many of the individual countries, so by moving to 10 regions, they can write updating guides which cover far more countries, allowing us to get updates much more quickly. It also means that smaller countries will get covered. It’s a sensible evolution given where the Pathfinder world sits at this stage at the end of version 1.0 of the game.

Can’t wait to read about these new regions because every one contains at least on country I love!


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Might also be worth remembering that a copper coin is rarely (even in ancient times) made of copper - they were usually alloys.

Silver coins were also generally alloyed - certainly one of the "hidden" reasons for the decline of the Roman empire after about 150AD was that the imperial mint systematically reduced the silver content in coins.

In fairness, gold was generally gold, but not always.

So direct comparisons of the value of copper to silver to gold are probably not necessary.

I too like the idea of 100 cp to 1 sp

Generally, I'm happy with 10 sp to 1 gp, but 100 sp to 1 gp might be more explainable if you assume the coins are alloys.

I never bother with platinum coins - I don't feel the medieval fantasy World would have the technology to extract platinum.

Like most everyone on this thread, I am delighted that the basis for the PF 2e system is silver - way more believable when you consider that the total amount of gold (above ground) in the modern World is estimated to be able to fit in a cube just 20 metres by 20 metres by 20 metres!!


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This sounds like a really useful system and one which could well be transferable to other hierarchical societies - I am thinking drow cities for example. A really useful addition to the rule set for those who enjoy roleplaying and sociela intrigue. Thanks so much.


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Purple Dragon Knight wrote:
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On pg 395 of the new release "curse of the crimson throne" updated version,
How the heck did he get that book so soon? :P O_O O_x

He paid for it and the nice folks at Paizo delivered it with their usual efficiency - its not far from Seattle to the UK!! That's how :o)


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Hi James,

On pg 395 of the new release "curse of the crimson throne" updated version, I noticed some new wording not in the original part 6 "crown of fangs"! It states in the section on continuing the campaign that "Runelord Sorshen is an incredibly dangerous foes, one of the most powerful wizards to have ever ruled on Golarion, and facing her might require heroes of mythic power. In fact, she may feature in a prominent role in an upcoming Pathfinder product, so if you'd rather hold off on the return of the Runelord of Lust in your game until then, using her vampiric minions......"

So does this mean that Paizo are preparing some new module or adventure path involving the mythic rules and Sorshen and if so will you give any further details - like when we might look forward to seeing this?

Very excited by the prospect

Tim


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I like this a lot because it hasn't been "spoiled" with a lot of dungeon decor that requires you to work it into the story. A relatively blank dungeon map allows the GM to go to work with no limitations imposed by strange coloured pools, or markings which imply a particular deity. More like this please. I'll definitely buy this one.


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None of the above, its a conflagration!


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Great blog article Mark, really helpful - I'll have a print out at the table for future "debates" on those issues!! Thanks


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If the cities detailed are all ports, i see real use in this book for anyone running a ship based campaign.....the chance to set up new trade routes would make for many options as a GM and lots of fun for players - must remember to ban my players from buying or reading this one! Really looking forward to this


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blackbloodtroll wrote:
Are you the DM?

yes, but I have a very "legally minded" table of players, so I thought I'd just check as I can't recall seeing a fiendish human or fiendish half elf in any Paizo product - though of course I might very well be mistaken!


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This is a question which has been asked elsewhere and given the way Paizo used Sahuagin in the Skull and Shackles adventure path, i think there must be an omission in the Bestiary 1 entry and the further details in the Bestiary section in Raiders of the Fever Sea. Perhaps we should suggest this as an FAQ candidate, because as things stand, Sahuagin can't survive out of water (aquatic, but no amphibious SQ) and clearly they do survive fighting battles on ships in the AP


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Nidal is really intriguing, so that would definitely be worth a scenario, I'd also love to see a trip into the Darklands. My other wish would be a trip to the First World, lots of potential points of entry in Varisia, Lands of the Linnorm Kings, etc.


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I love the picture.


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Beyond belief - 210 comments on a product and 80% are about the use of the word "Bastard". Surely we should be focused on the content of the upcoming book, not its title (which seems linguistically accurate to me). Apart from Half Elves and Half Orcs, what other "half breeds" (for those with a sensitive disposition) will be be seeing in the new tome? Half Janni? Half Devils? - we've had quite a bit on Half Demons in Demons Revisited - will we get Half Angels?......come on, lets focus on whats in the book!!


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Do any of the existing rule books contain details of the age ranges for non-core races (for example, do tieflings live longer than humans?). If not, with the new Advanced Race Guide contain this information?


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Osirion or Katapesh.....PLEEEAASE!