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Wyrmlord Koth is dead!
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Bofus and Eavesdroppers:
"And where will you go if we *do* decide to just let you go? What's to stop you from running off to the Red Hand and warn them we're ready to stop them?" "Well, I obviously cannot go back to the Red Hand or they will kill me. So I plan on returning to the Wyrmsmoke Mountains and settling down. I hope to start a new life and perhaps become a farmer. I think I would start as a hunter, but soon plant some things to eat!"
Bofus: Wyrmlord Koth replies, not quite as confident as before, "Ok, ok. I see you mean to follow through with your threats. Listen, I will tell you some secrets if you let me go. I know a great deal about the Red Hand that I can tell you if you let me out of this damn hole and set me free."
Descending the ladder and opening the door to Vraath Vault with the ring, you are met by an angry, bound Wyrmlord behind the bars of the third alcove. If you remove Koth's gag: "So what the hell do you want? Are you ready to beg mercy and have me try and persuade the other Wyrmlords to let you live?!"
"Ah ah ah! Wait just a minute! Oi'm all fer tryin' the ring, but..Why don't we have this scum do it?" "Hehe, what ring? What are you talking about?! Is there something in that tower that I don't know about? Tell me what you know, Dwarf!"
Picking up Koth by the neck, he stirs and snarls at you in common, "What the hell do you want, Dwarf?!! Your threats have no affect on me. You are already doomed! I'll tell you something, Dwarf. If you let me go, I will spare you and let you watch the destruction of the rest of this vale!"
Draconic: "Marauders? Do you mean that pitiful pack of hellhounds and goblins that were raiding the Dawn Way?" "What's wrong with them? They have done the job, killed when commanded, spied on the humans, and determined their weaknesses. They have met with no resistance at all! As we all agreed, we did not to reveal the dragons at this time!" "You think they were powerful enough to kill the famous ranger? And you think that he is a hermit? His writings on the activities of Azurr Kull are like a treatise on defeating goblins. He is not a hermit, he is a ranger and scout. He has been living in this wilderness for years not because of his love of nature, but to watch and assure that Azurr Kull does not return with his dragon father." "Don't blame me for other people's incompetence. If I was given the intelligence I needed, I would have known that the hermit was a powerful ranger. But what makes you think he knows of High Wyrmlord Kull?" "Unfortunately, I believe that I have no more time for your uselessness. Now we will take you down to the courtyard so that your green lizard friend can see your failures and teach you how the great chromatics deal with failure." "Do with me what you will, you damn gnome, but I know that Ozyrrandillon will not kill me. He knows that I am true to the Red Hand and a valuable ally to the Dragon Queen! You better pray that you are considered just as valuable!"
After Tirion's last comment, the Wyrmlord's face goes pale and he further replies. This time, however, a little more panicked. Draconic: "What!!! You have allowed the ranger to survive? You know that he is friends with powerful forces in Brindol and other towns. I am sure that he will have gone to notify his friends of your haphazard preparations. Tell me exactly where your scouts went." "I heard reports from my patrols about this insolent ranger and his dogs just the other day. I don't think he has any friends. He just lives alone in his cabin with the damn dogs. When the patrol made their report to me, I told them to go back and kill them. They would have gone to his cabin, and taken him out. He is just a lonely old hermit, anyway! I know the patrol has not reported back, but they are doing a variety of marauder raids, plundering merchants all along the dawn way. They wouldn't come back just to tell me of one measly kill. I assure you, they are good, well trained hobgoblins, and that ranger will not be a problem! Just you wait and see. The will of Tiamat will be fulfilled. Trust me, gnome, her will shall be fulfilled!"
After Zanith curses Koth, the hobgoblin sorcerer smirks again at the witch and even begins to taunt him. "Oh, I see you must be close friends with the ranger and his little pets! Have you ever eaten dog meat, human? I hear it's pretty tasty! If you hang out here in the keep, I'm sure some of the patrols will be happy to share some with you when they come back! I understand that they like to fry it up over the fire so it's nice and tender."
Zanith continues to question the wyrmlord, and the hobgoblin keeps on talking. Goblin: ""Have the worgs and war band returned? Were they successful?" "No, I am still waiting for them to return, but don't you worry, they know how to deal with your sort! I do grow tired of your questioning, but if you must know, they went right to his pathetic lake house to kill them in their sleep! I suppose he will be the lucky one to have escaped life so easily."
As the witch stands on edge and asks the wyrmlord a question in his native tongue, the Hobgoblin smirks and replies back to him. Goblin: "Have you come across a human ranger and some dogs? He goes by the name Jorr?" "Hehe. Oh yes, that damn ranger with his b@$+*es! After he killed several of my goblin scouts, I sent the worgs and a war band to dispatch him and his pets. I suspect the scumbag ranger is long dead by now! It's nothing personal, just a little revenge and some selective clearcutting! Hehe. With the Red Hand of doom coming, he wasn't going to last long anyway!"
Wyrmlord Koth appears outraged and responds in desperate anger! Draconic: "You are checking to see if I am worthy?! That is what I have been doing to the humans! In all of my surveillance work I have found them ill prepared to stop us! I swear, my forces have cleared the way for the great Tiamat's army, and there is nothing left to stop the Red Hand from coming right through and clearing this whole valley!"
"Hehe. You, my human scum, will find the answer to that, in about three days!"
The wyrmlord glares at Tirion in anger and desperation as one obsessed. Suddenly, a startled look crosses his face and he replies to the gnome in Draconic. Draconic: "I doubt that my mistress Tiamat cares for her weak kind. Blacks and reds are destined to rule and we know that Blacks will be kings. Now you had better start answering questions from the little man, or the next acid will not miss and shall slowly burn your eyes out." "So you, dark gnome, worship the almighty Dragon Queen, Tiamat?! Then, why do you hinder our efforts? You know that we are fulfilling her will! We have her favor and we will be unstoppable!" . . . "Wait a moment. I know what you are up to! You want to become one of the Wyrmlords! That's it! You would kill me for the purpose of taking my place. Indeed you are cunning! However, your ambition is misplaced! We can all live in her glory. You can join us, and together, the Wyrmlords will have the power of all the chromatic dragons at our disposal, especially the reds and the blacks. I swear, the gate will open and then nothing can stop us! We are almost there now! I swear, dark gnome, with my help, we will stand at the right hand of High Wyrmlord Azarr Kul when we are done! Free me, and we can make the rise together! Do not kill me! Our work is far greater than ourselves! Free me, now! I swear, without me, you will not ascend into the ranks of the Wyrmlords!"
"Tell us what's happening. And please, feel free to include all the tirades and "YOU'LL NEVER SUCCEED!! NEVER!! MUAHAHAHAA"'s as you wish, we've got all day!" "Well it is obvious that you have great cunning, skill, and fire power, but you are but a bug about to be stamped out by something far greater than yourselves! You have no idea what you are up against! The Red Hand is greater than all ourselves. Hehehe. You have no idea what you are about to face!" "Tell us about Ozyrrandillon--when do you expect him back? Does he visit often?" "Ozyrrandillon goes where he wants and when he wants. He visits on occasion, but only to see that we are making the progress we need. I admit, that your actions will slow down our work, but you cannot stop the tide of blood that is about to come in! When he does find out what you have done, he will eat you for lunch. I suppose you won't offer much meat, but at least that chunky dwarf of yours may satisfy his appetite. But no matter. In fact, none of that will matter. Hehe. My work here is nearly done." "And, what did the earstwhile Baron Trask have to do with your plans?" "Oh, so you know that scumbag human! Indeed, the Red Hand will spare him if he does what he says he can, but I question whether he will be able to follow through with his promises. One of the bladebearers and his party have not returned yet, but we shall see if they have made the acquisition when they return. So do you want to beg now for me to let Ozyrrandillon and the Red Hand spare your pathetic lives? If you have something to negotiate with, I will hear your pleas at this time!"
"He is a green dragon and he is only one of the chromatic dragons who will lead the Red Hand to their inevitable. . . Grrrr! . . . likely domination of this land."
The hobgoblin sorcerer opens his eyes and strains against the rope that binds him. Then he glares at all of you and speaks in common. "You will be avenged for this insolence! Just wait until Ozyrrandion comes back for a visit. He will pick you up in his jaws and chew you to pieces! You will all beg for his mercy! Mwahaha!" Will Save vs. Zone of Truth "Curse this damn magic you wield. . . Grrrrr! Ok, you will not beg for mercy, but he will come for you!"
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Howdy y'all! N'wah/Ashton Sperry here, with an important post. As it is often wont to do, Numeria came up during at least one of the panels today, and while it was confirmed Numeria's not on the immediate radar, there's no reason not to build up some hype and appreciation for a possible time when it is- after all, stranger things have happened! Numeria's a special place- to me personally, as I've always loved that sweet swirl of fantasy and sci-fi that makes it so delicious- but it's also special in that covering Numeria fully would be the kind of affair that potentially affects all the product lines. Tech rules in the rulebooks; the nation, either as part of a Broken Lands book or one by its lonesome, in the Lost Omens line; and likely one or several adventures in the modules and/or AP lines. That certainly makes it an investment, in time, money, and annual shelf space! That's why I wanted to start this thread: to show that there's loads of folks interested and eager to get back to that fantastical place. And not just as customers, but as freelancers, as well! I know I'm not alone in being someone whose go names in Paizo books and is downright eager to further flesh out the developments that have occurred in the intervening years, and I encourage my fellow freelancers who are so inclined to voice their interest as well. So if you're one of the many folks for whom Numeria sings its siren song, let your voice be heard!
Howdy, all! About a decade ago I whipped up a printable Kingmaker charter that proved pretty popular, and with the upcoming updated release I thought I'd make a new version for folks to enjoy. You can find the printable 3-page PDF on my DeviantART here. Each page is a separate version of the charter, a "standard edition" with clean edges, a version with torn edges, and a version without a background for folks looking to save ink and/or print on vellum-colored paper or the like. Hope you enjoy it! In addition, I might give making some other handouts another go, and also wanted to encourage other folks who want to make or have already made Kingmaker freebie extras to share them here!
Hey gang! I've been doing some art for tokens for general use, and being cautiously optimistic about the return of the Runelords AP, I figured I'd dip into the boards and see if anyone can help me pinpoint some monsters we might expect to see in this AP. All we've got to go on for this as of now is of course the Return of the Runelords thread, plus the product description/discussion on the first adventure, Pathfinder Adventure Path #133: Secrets of Roderic's Cove, and some tidbits about the boards and elsewhere from the announcement. That's not much, mind, but I assume some folks who've delved further into the monster side of things (admittedly my least-favorite part of any game- sorry, I'm a weirdo) might have some insights into possibilities I haven't picked up on. As a starting place, I'm assuming the following creature types/subtypes/varieties might come along: * Aberrations- Aboleths and sinspawn exist, so 'nuff said
Even these are pretty generic. We can likely assume a critter of every type will show- a plant here, an ooze there, some fey as a side dish, and a couple vermin sprinkled over it like so much living confetti. So don't take that as some exclusive list. As for NPCs, there's not much reason to sweat that overmuch. I'll do some Runelord tokens (at least of the ones we have art for- see JJ's comment about the fifty-plus prior Runelords), and obviously we can't guess too far for things beyond that aside from general stuff like "one likely has a mustache." NOTE: This is not for a product. Like, at all. If I assemble the tokens into a printable form, I'll be putting 'em up for free. This is more for me hoping to use some extra time to jump ahead of a few hundred art pieces by planning in advance- and if I end up doing some that end up unused, well, they still exist for later games, so it's all win-win. Anyhoo, if you think you have something likely to show up- or even something you hope will show up- lemme know! I'm excited to crack out more artings. :D
Some years back, I realized that at least one author of Pathfinder Adventure Path volumes had made enough sequential volumes to make a full AP using only their adventures. I began referring to them as the Author APs, then sorta forgot about the idea for a good long while. Well, it came up again recently in a Facebook post, and Adam Daigle was sorta curious about who'd made one (there's three: Greg Vaughan, Richard Pett, and Jim Groves; Neil Spicer's close at 5 out of 6). So I compiled the...
...With the idea being folks could toss in ideas on how to cobble as sensible of a plot as possible from volumes of six disparate APs. You'll note that the first two authors offer multiple volumes to choose from, so people may come up with wildly different layouts for the volumes. All counts are current as of #117: Assault on Longshadow (Ironfang Invasion 3 of 6). I'll add the rest of Ironfang Invasion, as well as Ruins of Azlant, as I get the time (RoA adds one more Jim Groves adventure, but otherwise the top of the list is unchanged, IIRC). I might also add some of the authors with 4 out of 6 AP volumes to the "Close to an Author Adventure Path" table; there's a few of 'em, and most have multiples of at least one volume. Further updates beyond that to come as long as I'm still remembering to do it. At any rate, the lists remain unchanged for a while, so there's plenty of time to work with what's here. Anyhoo, I'm off to bed, but I hope some folks have time to look over the list and come up with some ideas in the meantime! Happy Author APing!
...With some basic plot hooks to give an excuse for it. :P Hello, everyone! I'm trying my hand at more than just baseline cartography, and it seemed like Starfinder offers literal worlds of opportunity in that arena. Plus hey, maybe someone will like these things and toss a buck in the e-hat, as I am amazingly poor. But who cares about that depressing malarkey? Let's get to the CARTOGRAPHY! What is the point of this thread, exactly? Why, it's maps, my good madam/sir/nonbinary sentient! At least once a week (possibly more, we'll see), I'll make one planet illustration, and a more localized map (a continent, region, or encounter map) for that planet. Both will be available in marked and unmarked versions, so folks who would prefer to use said maps independent of whatever jib-jab I scrawl on them can snag 'em for use with whatever they'd like. And why are you bothering to do this? Multipart answer: 1): Because it's fun.
Why weekly, weirdo? To prove I can do it, in a nutshell. Folks want to see results for their hard-earned dimes (or screen time, as the case may be). I've been enjoying doing these maps so far, and I've learned a lot as I've made 'em. I like to know technical details. So give me those. Every map, as presented in this thread, will be 7.5" x 5" (half a page with .5" borders) at 300 DPI resolution. I'm hoping to offer at least 15" x 10" master files (PNG and PSD, for those who have Adobe programs and like to edit) for Patreon patrons and folks commissioning art. For combat-style maps (those with a 1" grid) I can likely do those in printable map tile format (8" x 10", multiplied by the number of necessary tiles). We'll see about those as we get to 'em. Anyhoo, the relevant Google Drive for the full list of available maps can be found here. Patreon patrons and the like will get links as appropriate. I'll probably add links to my Paizo profile, and maybe toss some of this stuff onto my DeviantART page. Onto the first batch! Write-ups to be provided some time in the next week. Varos (Orbital View)
Hey everybody! While I wait for my VL paperwork to get sent over to me, I've been planning out schedules for the events I organize, as well as offering senario suggestions for the other folks in the area. And I realized something horrifying: I bet 75% of our local PFS players have no idea what the Blakros family is. Obviously, this must be rectified. So I'm compiling a list of all the scenarios involving Blakros Museum or the Blakros family that have come out since their debut in Mists of Mwangi. Here's what I've got so far: #5: Mists of Mwangi (OGL/PFRPG)
So did I miss any? As always, your help is greatly appreciated. :D
Another AP, another opportunity to make free goodies for fellow-fans to use and enjoy. And with this AP, barring serious injury or death, I'm in it to the end, baby. :D Gearsman 1-Page PDF of minis
First in what I hope to be piles and piles of Numerian freebies designed by yours truly. I've been waiting for a Numerian AP since at least 2009, and its imminent release has me going bonkers with joy. Seeing as the AP itself isn't out until August (the first volume, at least), I'll be whipping up a few Numerian goodies when possible through then, and kicking it into a higher gear when the AP comes out. Tentative plan is: Now to June: Art and minis for robots released to date (the annililator, the gearsman, and the myrmidon)
Anyhoo, enough jib-jab. Enjoy the freebies!
Earlier on the Paizo Chat tonight, some goofball posted this up. Thought it amusing enough to share.
Hey everyone! I'm taking some time away from my disturbingly fecund Akiton thread (I got a hunch books coming out around Iron Gods may help settle some of the technology rules and such) to do something more "normal": setting up some ideas for a campaign in Gundrun, the tiny little town of mostly-normal folk trying to eke put a living in the southern Worldwound. Since this is the spot on the boards with the most Worldwound fans per capita I'd assume, it seemed a good place to put all this. For a place with a population of 600-odd souls, Gundrun's gotten some impressive coverage in Lost Kingdoms and The Worldwound. And I think it's because it's a perfect place to let low-level PCs experience the horrors of the Worldwound first-hand and still have a relatively safe home base to return to. It begs for a lot of options, from simple, doomed, low-level one-shots into the Worldwound to a campaign of Kingmaker II: Demon Edition. I'm gonna shoot between those two, with options enough hopefully for the former, and suggestions on rocking the latter. From here on out, I'm assuming anyone jumping into this fan-project will have access to those books and will have read the relevant sections, so I'm only going to reference them instead of copypasta-ing their contents whole-cloth (for a myriad of legal and other reasons). So far I've got a map (unmarked, but ready to include the locations from the map in The Worldwound plus more as they are added), stats for Clanleige Martolls Clefthorn, some roughly sketched-out ideas, and a brain-bucket of others. Anyhoo, I'll probably start out by fleshing out the campaign concept a bit then adding as I go. Any ideas, suggestions, concerns, arguments, and what-all are welcome. I'll probably be back with the outline as it stands tomorrow. For now, though, enjoy a map. Finalized updates will end up in the Gundrun folder on my Google Drive.
Hey, all! Our local VL suffered a fracture during a skiing trip recently, so I'm stepping up to run a lot of her sessions pro-tem. I've been GMing home games since forever, but I only got into PFS during Season 3, and our local PFS was a mess until about 4 months ago. So there's probably a lot of scenario gems I've missed out on. So who better to ask than all of you guys? A few notes: since the local PFS scene became less of a cluster-flug, we've been getting a LOT of new players, so 1-5s, 1-7s, and 3-7s are preferable. Knowing about some higher-level goodies will be nice, but I might not see that tier of play as a GM for a while. I'm VERY comfortable behind the screen, but some of my draftees are relative newcomers, so a mix of GM challenge is fine; I can distribute the easier ones to the newer GMs, and keep the complex ones for my tables 'til they're ready. Mixes of RP and combat-heavy (as well as both) are perfect. Season 3 to 5 I know pretty well, but I just KNOW there's some season 0 to 2 scenarios that are just too good to pass up. So folks, any recommendations?
Hey, everyone! As folks on my DeviantART and/or Facebook know, I've hit a slump of bad finances ATM. So to raise some funds, I threw together a little 5-page PDF containing eight pit trap spell templates, plus four new spells written by one of my Superstar buddies, with some help from Jim Groves and Ben Bruck (who kindly offered advice and critiques on the art and the spells). The set's all done and costs $3, but anyone feeling generous can certainly pay more, since it's all through PayPal. As soon as I see the transaction in my e-mail, I fire off the PDF to your e-mail address; only waiting is if I miss you by a few minutes or you pay me when I'm asleep or something. Here's a link to my DeviantART Journal so any interested parties can read the whole deal and pitch in. No DeviantART account required; it simply tells how the whole sales process works. Anyhoo, to any of you thinking about pitching in, thank you in advance!
I was having a discussion with my Wrath of the Righteous group about something I noticed occurring a lot in Paizo APs. It's not a game-breaker or something that makes any of the APs unplayable, just something that crops up enough that it feels like an unconscious rut the AP concept staff might be getting stuck in. This post is gonna have some serious spoilers for multiple APs. I'm gonna try to put all of them behind spoiler tags, but if you're holding out on any of the named APs, try to avoid the information hidden therein or it may deflate your game. Anyhoo. What brought the trend to my attention was reading the Wrath of the Righteous campaign outline. I got to book 4 and 5... Wrath of the Righteous Spoiler:
...Where you pop into the Abyss for two books, and my knee-jerk thought was, "oh crap, you'll come back, Drezen and Kenabres are destroyed or under seige, and one or two of your NPC buddies bite the pathos bullet." Fortunately, this seems to have been avoided in this AP; while you gotta defend Drezen, at least you get to TRY to defend it, though even that's getting tiresome. That we might get to later. And I realized something: my response, that going off away from "home" for a couple AP volumes always means the night-soil has hit the fan when you get back. Examples: Shackled City Spoiler:
It's been a LONG time since I've played this one, but as I recall, you return from the kuo-toa caverns and shit got bad, you return from the Abyss and shit got worse, you kill a skrillion demodand-loving villains and the city literally explodes. Then a dragon burns what's left down. Age of Worms Spoiler:
We'll put the arena thing aside, since you mostly stop that. What about Redhand becoming a vile pit of death? It gets holes in it, a few prominent buildings fall down, there's, like, death-gas EVERYWHERE, worm-dudes a-plenty... it's an unlivable hellhole. And you're out hitting Dragotha with sticks while it goes down. Savage Tide Spoiler:
Farshore gets kicked in the face a few times by fiendish pirates, but you mostly fix all that. At least it happens onscreen. Rise of the Runelords Spoiler:
Less awful in this AP, but still indicative of the trend, book 4 starts with you coming home to impending invasion, and 5 starts with you coming home to a hole to terror in the middle of town. Admittedly, you get to put a stop to them each time, but it feels less like a dynamc world and more like every time you leave home, someone is gonna invade. This is not including this and many APs' kickoff being "OH NO INVASION," which I might also get to later. Curse of the Crimson Throne Spoiler:
Now, this whole AP is about horrible thing happening to Korvosa. But when you blow town in books 4 and 5, you come back to a nightmare that, because the AP sent you off to do stuff, you feel like you couldn't stop and it feels like you're just avenging slights instead of putting the bad guys on the ropes. If it was just this AP, I'd probably be cool with it. But it has precedents and antecedents, as seen above and below. Legacy of Fire Spoiler:
You leave the Prime to go to a demiplane in book 4, then the City of Brass in book 5, and come back to find Kelmarane, the city you ostensibly care about, has been trashed while you've been away. Added bonus for it technically being your fault for opening the Scroll of Kakishon in the first place. Council of Thieves Spoiler:
I was playing in this one, and we never finished, but doesn't the devil-powered generator under the friggin' mayor's house explode? Was that necessary for an AP about some thieves and their council? Kingmaker Spoiler:
You get invaded a few times. This actually makes sense in the AP, and most of 'em I got no beef with. Except when the gigundo owlbear trashes your capital. You can't stop it, it happens offscreen. All the others you're leading the defense, which feels apt since its your kingdom, but the first major threat to your city is unavoidable and unstoppable, and happens when you're out of town. Shattered Star Spoiler:
This one didn't tick me off until AFTER I finished running the AP, and now it's a major splinter in my craw. Once more, you come back, do a thing the AP asks you to, and your reward is Magnimar gets pummeled with a tsunami. As with some of the "defend your city" events, you can mitigate the disaster, but its starting to make me gun-shy about any AP where you activate an artifact. If these kinds of stories are getting around at all in Golarion, I'm assuming future heroes will simply bury all the artifacts they find, because turning them on, no matter how beneficial, means your house is now on fire and full of evil. I don't know if this is an adventure-writing rut, hewing to some Campbellian story arc thing, or just needing each AP to have a pathos gut-punch, but when its the same theme, it starts getting boring. Or grating. Now, in order to provide some constructive aid with this, I'm gonna brainstorm ways to avoid this trope being overused, and I'd like to open the floor for others to chime in. I'm not saying never use it. Just do it less. Which brings me to the opening "we're attack right now" schtick. RotR does it, Second Darkness does it, CoT does it, WotR does it. Serpent's Skull kinda does it. And I get the impulse. It throws the PCs into the midst of things right then, right there. It's action-y. You're killing goblins, or running from Hellknights, or flashing back to watching some really heavy stuff go down. It pulls you in. I dunno about others, but it's also getting a little bit drab. I s'pose the single alternate is "PCs go out to stop stuff," which is hardly new ground, but it at least feels proactive. Anyway. I'm not trying to accuse you fine folks of being lazy. These are all really fun APs. I'm just wondering, is it intentional? Is it just something that mentally it's easy to fall into? And is these something fresher we can replace it with for a bit? I know Mummy's Mask is gonna start off with, "city's full of undead, run/fight for your life," so we're not changing that one there. But maybe for Iron Gods we can take a breather on the city being under attack? Especially if it gets squished offscreen while the PCs are doing what the AP tells them to? Just a thought. I now yield the floor.
Like a lot of folks, I too am planning for WotR WAY early. And I've had some silly ideas boiling around in the ol' brain for fan-made add-ons for the AP. I'm sure a few folks have some ideas as well, and as the AP actually comes out (along with support materials like the Player's Guide, the Worldwound book, and whatnot) we'll have a few bajillion more. But for right now, I've been focusing on one aspect that seems built from the beginning (and will then be swiftly not an issue once the PCs are all Mythic and stuff): the PCs will be part of a crusade, with some basic amount of military organization, and we all know what that means: ranks, units, and heraldry! So I'm thinking, once I get the art computer back on its feet and ready for art output, prolly timed around release of WotR goodness, I'd like to make at least a sample unit symbol to go on tabards and whatnot for the PCs team. I've been doing some meatspace sketches for uniforms and such already, but nothing solid enough to see uploading, even in sketch/draft form. Another idea, and one that only requires what I have in front of me (a computer with internet and a keyboard) is making equipment "packages" for PCs to better represent that they're part of a hierarchy with standardized equipment and such. My group's gonna be small and made up of kids from prior APs (Children's Crusade meets royalty), so they'll probably all (three) be 2nd level in my game, but I could easily make some guidelines for 1st-level PCs along the way. But it's not just about me and my crap. What do YOU think your WotR game will need?
From a demiplane below Kaer Maga, thrust by dismissal into the cold waters of Conqueror's Bay, the clockwork man Ixeo must walk, talk, and fight his way back to his friends some 204 miles away as the familiar flies. A one-on-one mini-adventure for no less than one and no more than one of Benjamin Bruck's PCs in Shattered Star. Spoilers possible, but unlikely.
So I'm running Shattered Star for a couple of players in my home game, and I have been planning since I knew about the AP for my Skull & Shackles PC to stop by. When I found out about Curse of the Lady's Light, I knew that my want had become a need. For me, it's a chance to insert one of my favorite PCs into the campaign. For you, it's a chance for your PCs to rub elbows with Varisian movers and shakers and feel like part of something big (which they should). The party takes place aboard Augusta's airship, the Compliance, and involves a magical banquet of assorted Thassilonian delicacies, as well as a surprisingly vast assortment of booze (and, for more mature games, drugs and "companionship"). It's a rare moment of celebration for an AP full of dangers and a surprisingly devastating finale. Anyhoo, I'll be throwing out details as I write 'em. So far, I've got the menu (with drink pairings!) and the effects of enjoying the enchanted meal, which I'll post up shortly. Soon, I'll have info on Augusta and invited guests, their reactions and interactions, and all the other stuff that makes a social encounter enjoyable. I hope you enjoy it, and feel free to post feedback! I like feedback.
An encounter with a vile Chelaxian spy cost them their lives. And that's only the beginning. Reincarnated from a tengu and a human into a halfling and a gnoll respectively, they're on a hare-brained quest to return themselves to their original forms. Aware of rumors of a wish-granting phoenix hidden deep within an ancient Ghol-Gan ziggurat in the Sodden Lands, they depart on an epic journey through fetid swamps and steaming jungles to plead the immortal avian for aid. Will they make it through the unknown dangers and deadly guardians of this long-lost temple to forbidden gods, or will they become the latest victims of its millennia-long killing spree? This is a closed, two-person campaign tied into the Skull & Shackles game Benjamin Bruck and I are playing; no extra player requests please. This is also mostly a back-and-forth writing project with very little, if any, dice rolling to determine results. Hopefully it will be a thrilling read as these two sneak, talk, and (rarely) fight their way through the horrible swamps of the Sodden Lands and a deadly dungeon half-sunk into the storm-tossed waves of the Abendego Gulf. With the help of their hired guide, the crass big-game hunter Ozzie Baeyan, they seek to restore their rightful forms- or die trying.
Being a Play-by-Post WHERE-IN Benjamin Bruck, alias Benchak the Nightstalker (RPG Superstar 2010 Top 8 Finalist and Author of Works within the tomes Ultimate Combat, Advanced Race Guide, et al.), with the Game Mastering assistance of Ashton Sperry, alias N'wah (Founder of the fine Product, Pathfinder Paper Minis) Role-Play a Duo of Crime-Solvers in the vein of the Tele-Vised Production and Novel Series Cadfael utilizing Paizo Publishing, LLC's up-coming Mything Gaming Rules, as set within the Savage nation of Varisia, to the Delight of all Men, Women, and Children across the World.
A discussion I was having with Ben Bruck, combined with flipping through the Game Mastery Guide's NPC Gallery on the PRD and re-reading certain Kingmaker volumes, has led me to build incredibly stupid (yet technically effective) mass combat armies. The problem is, now I can't stop doing it. I encourage you to join along. Maybe your kingdom needs fields of barmaids or an elite cadre of prisoners, too. Here's a couple examples: ILLAGE DIOT ORDE CR 1
LITE RISONER ADRE CR 2
OURING INSTREL ROUPE CR 1
AVE OF OOKERS CR 9
EDIT: After talking to Booms, I have added the following: H ONKEYS CR 4
So, been working on the upcoming third set of LoF minis (no, seriously!), and I took a quick break to whip up a copy of the Scroll of Kakishon. It's sized to be 11" x 17" if printed out at 300 DPI, so it should make a pretty sweet handout for some PCs to discover, I hope. Anyhoo. Enough jabber. Here's the link to its home on dA; just hit the "Download" button, and be prepared to wait a bit. It's pretty big. Hope y'all enjoy it!
Hey, noticed no one's started up a "tell me about your PC/Group!" thread, probably because the Player's Guide hasn't even come out yet. But I can't be the only one who plans character concepts months ahead of time. My character, most likely as a GMPC: Doctor Iulian Sandulescu, N male human alchemist. I'm going with him as a physician attempting to push the limits of mortal medical knowledge. Using a 20-point buy (my gaming standard) and the middle age penalties, I got his Int up to 21; his physical stats blow, and he's... well, less than charming, but he's a brilliant misanthrope, so that's all cool by me. I'm playing him with a bit of Dr. House, Dr. McCoy, and a smidge of amoral mad scientist. His job will be to keep those damn fool PCs alive, and maybe even throw a few potions of dubious boon down their throats. Also picked up Sense Motive as a cross-class to show study of mental as well as physical illness. Eventually hope to get him a fancy travelin' carriage and a halfling driver to ferry him from one messed-up Ustalavic town to another. Also hoping to perform autopsies on far too many fallen foes, and I think I'll steal those hypodermic potions from Whassisname in "Age of Worms." Something about shooting up the fighter with an enlarge person hypo just seems fun. :D I did some Plague Doctor art, and made an alternate color version for my PC; later, I'll give him his own custom mini, but it works great for now. So: who are you playing? Or planning on playing? Or thinking about toying with the idea of maybe adding it to the short list for playing?
W007!!!111!11 It's up! A few reasons to buy this cheap-arse beast: *As mentioned before, fully 3-D dragon. That's just sweet. It makes a good decoration on a gaming bookshelf, too.
Since it'll be a bit, I'd guess, until the PaizoCon 2011 announcement flies forth from the cavernous den of the white dragon Tsorfhsoj, I figured this'd be a good place to let the plans go wild. First off, thanks to everyone who took part in "Dungeon Keepers." Keep an eye out on the schedule for "Dungeon Keepers II: Orv-Gone Trail." I'm looking to hook up with all the prior players to stat out new versions of the kobolds and discuss vague plans for the sequel (gotta keep some surprises). Also, time and planning permitting, I'd love to run a game pitting giant mecha against classic Pathfinder monsters, and possibly a Pathfinder/Spelljammer hybrid of space exploration and cosmic horror. I'd also love to know if anyone would like me to attempt to use my demi-fame to try to pull some strings on celebrity guests, art table placements, or whatnot. Frost and I were compatriots in the siege of Troy, so he owes me a few. Also: if I set it up early enough, would folks like some paper minis to be available for sale? This'd take a bit of work, and I'm ever-hopeful for some more freebies available through Wayfinder, but I'm curous if folks would like to buy pre-built minis, signed by me, enough to beg Paizo to let me sell 'em.
It's available here. Future updates and free downloads to be offered and mentioned in the usual thread.
Ironically, just finished up the art for her as part of my upcoming Iconics set. Preview available here.
G'head and click on your Account, and click that little "message board settings" button. Then click on the "change avatar" button. I promise, it won't hurt. :D Notice anything... new? Anything... mini? That's right. Crystal Frasier, Callous Jack, and myself are now avatar art creators. :D More to come, I promise.
Alright, somehow I keep making more of these, so I though I'd make a thread for me to offer them for download to anyone interested. Previous stuff includes: Kingmaker Charter
I also just finished whipping up a set of the first four posters found at Oleg's Trading Post; hope you guys enjoy them! Further posters and handouts will be made available in this thread. Oh, hey: if anyone's interested in writing for this, I'd love the help. I'm an art-man, not a word-man. :P
I've whipped up another free downloadable handout for Kingmaker: the Stag Lord Wanted Poster. Artwork and text by me. Font is The King & Queen Font, which I got off of dafont.com. Produced in compliance (I hope) with Paizo's Community Use Policy. Hope you guys like it! :D
CONTENT WARNING - Potential Spoilers - PCs STAY OUT. Or your GM might just leave the Tarrasque in your backpack when you're not looking. Now that that's outta the way... I've been reading "Stolen Lands," and I got to the part about some certain fey critters and some certain things they might do to certain adventurers. I thought I'd start a thread for folks to share their sample pranks for everyone to enjoy, and for everyone to cherry-pick at will to make each prank the best it can be. Plus, I keep reading this thing when I'm sleep-deprived, and I can only come up with bare-bones "HA HA! Grease on the floor! You fell on your bum!" type stuff. Help a brother out, will ya? I'll keep making downloadable "Kingmaker" freebies if you keep me up to my eyeballs in fey pranks. :D. Let the Prank-Off BEGIN!
I got bored and made a copy of the Kingmaker charter (the flavor text at the beginning of the adventure) as a PDF for download. This was mentioned in another thread, but thought I'd put it out here for people who haven't dipped into that thread to enjoy. Download it here. It's not super-amazing, but it was a quick and dirty creation; I hope most groups will find it sufficient. Paizo gang, if you feel this pushes the limits of the Community Use policy (I dunno; I can barely read a menu, much less a legal document, even when translated into Normal People-ese), notify me, and I'll pull it immediately. You know me. I try to obey. :P
I've got plans for other sets, but for now, check out my latest set: Hellknights. More sets to come soon, I hope! :D
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