paizo.com Favorited Posts by YlothofMerabpaizo.com Favorited Posts by YlothofMerab2024-03-27T20:35:26Z2024-03-27T20:35:26ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: The emGodsrain Prophecies/em Part FourYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6siik?The-Godsrain-Prophecies-Part-Four#112024-03-01T12:36:36Z2024-02-28T19:45:15Z<p>Arazni becoming a god is very recent, when were these prophecies supposedly written?</p>Arazni becoming a god is very recent, when were these prophecies supposedly written?YlothofMerab2024-02-28T19:45:15ZRe: Forums: Playtest General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Starfinder Playtest Product Announcements!YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sihw?Starfinder-Playtest-Product-Announcements#132024-03-05T07:04:22Z2024-02-06T18:54:03Z<p>What beautiful parity that the Pathfinder 2e playtest and the Starfinder 2e playtest concern the same cosmos shattering event! That is an awesome choice.</p>What beautiful parity that the Pathfinder 2e playtest and the Starfinder 2e playtest concern the same cosmos shattering event! That is an awesome choice.YlothofMerab2024-02-06T18:54:03ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: It’s All a Conspiracy!YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sihv?It-s-All-a-Conspiracy#492024-02-05T20:51:12Z2024-02-05T19:21:18Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">The Raven Black wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Awesome.</p>
<p>Something of an OGL Blue Dragon feel but with weird aspects I like.</p>
<p>New is good. </blockquote><p>I'm using the multiple blue dragons that live in Thuvia as some big bads in my current game, so I'm glad we have a new version to utilize.The Raven Black wrote:Awesome.
Something of an OGL Blue Dragon feel but with weird aspects I like.
New is good.
I'm using the multiple blue dragons that live in Thuvia as some big bads in my current game, so I'm glad we have a new version to utilize.YlothofMerab2024-02-05T19:21:18ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: The Windsong Testaments: The Three Fears of PharasmaYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sgzu&page=3?The-Windsong-Testaments-The-Three-Fears-of#1462024-01-10T19:28:35Z2024-01-10T19:10:58Z<p>I think that the reason Pharasmin priests may be split in the lore is that so many dhampir give into their nature and become full fledged vampires, so why not destoy them when they are arguably less powerful? And the other group would say 1) They're living beings with free will and that's a genocidal attitude to take, and 2) Some of the best and most effective hunter of the undead, not to mention the most devout Pharasmins, are dhampir themselves.</p>
<p>Also, dhampir in 2e are considered a versatile heritage. I'm a full throated advocate for removing the term "race" from games unless it is socially relevant. Paizo no longer uses it so I think it's important to leave in the past.</p>I think that the reason Pharasmin priests may be split in the lore is that so many dhampir give into their nature and become full fledged vampires, so why not destoy them when they are arguably less powerful? And the other group would say 1) They're living beings with free will and that's a genocidal attitude to take, and 2) Some of the best and most effective hunter of the undead, not to mention the most devout Pharasmins, are dhampir themselves.
Also, dhampir in 2e are considered a...YlothofMerab2024-01-10T19:10:58ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Irrisen: Location, Location, Location???YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43wdq?Irrisen-Location-Location-Location#42023-11-02T20:21:00Z2023-11-02T17:50:09Z<p>I tend to think of Irrisen like western Russian and Iobaria like Siberia.</p>I tend to think of Irrisen like western Russian and Iobaria like Siberia.YlothofMerab2023-11-02T17:50:09ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Lamashtu's New AnathemaYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43wdi?Lamashtus-New-Anathema#112023-11-09T21:05:13Z2023-11-02T17:48:46Z<p>Lamashtu is a great evil deity because she's a mother, and a lot of her behavior can all be traced back to a mother's love. Once of the most compassionate and relatable impulses on earth.</p>Lamashtu is a great evil deity because she's a mother, and a lot of her behavior can all be traced back to a mother's love. Once of the most compassionate and relatable impulses on earth.YlothofMerab2023-11-02T17:48:46ZRe: Forums: Sky King's Tomb: Is milestone leveling the default?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43urq?Is-milestone-leveling-the-default#92023-09-18T19:54:48Z2023-08-16T14:47:25Z<p>Recently I've decided to take the Pathfinder Society approach. Every 3 storylines/modules, we're going to level up. I know that the 2e system has made awarding and tracking XP very easy, but I use a blend of published modules and my own content, so for me it's easier to view things in this way, that way I don't have to worry if I add social encounters, skip challenges, adjust difficulty, etc.</p>Recently I've decided to take the Pathfinder Society approach. Every 3 storylines/modules, we're going to level up. I know that the 2e system has made awarding and tracking XP very easy, but I use a blend of published modules and my own content, so for me it's easier to view things in this way, that way I don't have to worry if I add social encounters, skip challenges, adjust difficulty, etc.YlothofMerab2023-08-16T14:47:25ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Which core deity will we lose?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ur8&page=3?Which-core-deity-will-we-lose#1382023-08-15T09:39:40Z2023-08-14T14:25:40Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Set wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Karneios wrote:</div><blockquote> The theory for my group has been that norgorber has been four separate people either the whole time or at least when they were mortal, I wonder if this coming out and then causing a split into four distinct deities for the different aspects (and this knocking them into not strong enough to be core 20) would count as the death of a god </blockquote><p>I do seriously find it amusing if Norgorber was the first full on •group of adventurers• that took on the Test of the Starstone like it was just another dungeon.
<p></blockquote><p>This is the reality for my game as well, they were 4 halflings from the Taldan empire, all different kinds of rogues, who came together to form a crew, or were brought together by a fixer. "Norgorber" was their code word/password. Maybe they were sent into the cathedral to steal the Starstone, maybe they wanted to take the trial, I've always held off solidifying that until I have players to solve the mystery.Set wrote:Karneios wrote: The theory for my group has been that norgorber has been four separate people either the whole time or at least when they were mortal, I wonder if this coming out and then causing a split into four distinct deities for the different aspects (and this knocking them into not strong enough to be core 20) would count as the death of a god
I do seriously find it amusing if Norgorber was the first full on *group of adventurers* that took on the Test of the Starstone like...YlothofMerab2023-08-14T14:25:40ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Starfinder 2 Compatibility with PF2!YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ur2?Starfinder-2-Compatibility-with-PF2#122023-12-31T16:29:02Z2023-08-03T17:52:26Z<p>I am still advocating for either a rulebook or a Lost Omens books for Pathfinder that establishes the status quo as far as Distant Worlds are concerned. We need a World(s) Guide, especially for new people coming into the setting from 1e, Starfinder, Spelljammer, etc. Also the revelation of the Azlanti Star Empire could have huge backward ramifications for the Lost Omens world.</p>I am still advocating for either a rulebook or a Lost Omens books for Pathfinder that establishes the status quo as far as Distant Worlds are concerned. We need a World(s) Guide, especially for new people coming into the setting from 1e, Starfinder, Spelljammer, etc. Also the revelation of the Azlanti Star Empire could have huge backward ramifications for the Lost Omens world.YlothofMerab2023-08-03T17:52:26ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Which core deity will we lose?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ur8?Which-core-deity-will-we-lose#112023-08-03T17:54:03Z2023-08-03T17:45:19Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Archpaladin Zousha wrote:</div><blockquote> Given Zon-Kuthon was one of Starfinder's big 20, I could see his last shred of his former self shining through to save his sister from a death worse than fate. </blockquote><p>Oh wow, yeah that story should definitely be told within Starfinder, and it would be beautiful and heartbreaking to see!
<div class="messageboard-quotee">Archpaladin Zousha wrote:</div><blockquote> I'm more worried about Sarenrae being the one who takes the hit, given that "preview" we get at the end of Stolen Fate where the PC's "watch the Sun die." </blockquote><p>I know, that would be devastating. And honestly, if that was the decision, I don't know if I could support it. Any story told the right way can be believed, but stomached is a whole other matter.Archpaladin Zousha wrote:Given Zon-Kuthon was one of Starfinder's big 20, I could see his last shred of his former self shining through to save his sister from a death worse than fate.
Oh wow, yeah that story should definitely be told within Starfinder, and it would be beautiful and heartbreaking to see! Archpaladin Zousha wrote:I'm more worried about Sarenrae being the one who takes the hit, given that "preview" we get at the end of Stolen Fate where the PC's "watch the Sun die."
I know,...YlothofMerab2023-08-03T17:45:19ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What do you want from a Lost Omens: The Golden Road?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43et1&page=10?What-do-you-want-from-a-Lost-Omens-The-Golden#4932023-06-26T08:00:13Z2023-06-23T18:50:19Z<p>I feel like Golarion has a much lower population for 2 reasons:</p>
<p>1) The more people there are, the more towns there are. The more towns need names, and histories, and lore, and there is only so much creative muscle to make this happen.
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2) It is almost impossible to live on the fringes of society because of all the...you know...monsters. That probably curbs the population down a bit.</p>I feel like Golarion has a much lower population for 2 reasons:
1) The more people there are, the more towns there are. The more towns need names, and histories, and lore, and there is only so much creative muscle to make this happen.
2) It is almost impossible to live on the fringes of society because of all the...you know...monsters. That probably curbs the population down a bit.YlothofMerab2023-06-23T18:50:19ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What do you want from a Lost Omens: The Golden Road?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43et1&page=10?What-do-you-want-from-a-Lost-Omens-The-Golden#4642023-06-19T14:50:31Z2023-06-19T14:36:09Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">keftiu wrote:</div><blockquote> I’m saying that Rahadoum needs a Casablanca. </blockquote><p>I think that this is a great notion. I was thinking also like Hong Kong. We have multiple historical precedents for this kind of city, and I think it would be a great addition to the world lore.keftiu wrote:I’m saying that Rahadoum needs a Casablanca.
I think that this is a great notion. I was thinking also like Hong Kong. We have multiple historical precedents for this kind of city, and I think it would be a great addition to the world lore.YlothofMerab2023-06-19T14:36:09ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Promoting Paizo: Meet the Marketing TeamYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6sic9?Promoting-Paizo-Meet-the-Marketing-Team#92023-06-22T18:47:44Z2023-06-17T00:01:52Z<p>Thanks for everything you do, team! And thanks for bringing back Paizo Live!</p>Thanks for everything you do, team! And thanks for bringing back Paizo Live!YlothofMerab2023-06-17T00:01:52ZRe: Forums: Lost Omens Products: Travel Guide Official Housing rules questionYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ryd?Travel-Guide-Official-Housing-rules-question#22023-03-18T07:11:31Z2023-03-13T14:20:49Z<p>Houses have traditionally always been small. Even up to the last hundred years, it was rare to see a house bigger than 2 bedrooms, and those bedrooms were small. Usually only one bathroom as well. Multi-story houses were usually reserved for those with servants, or farmhands employed around the farm.</p>
<p>I don't think there is currently anything official, but if it were me, I would say:</p>
<p>Poor home = probably 1 large room with a hearth. Maybe something hung from the ceiling to separate the children's sleeping area, if it's a multi-generational home
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Comfortable home = 1 large room for the common areas (kitchen, eating, reading) and 1-2 separate bedrooms. Usually 1 for adults and 1 for kids.
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Quality home = Many rooms. This would have a dining area separated from the kitchens, and a nice sitting/entertaining room. This home would probably have servant's quarters either on a higher floor. Would certainly have separate bedroom for the owners of the house, and enough bedrooms to separate girl and boy children.
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Fine home = Reserved for the rich. This kind of home would be made for entertaining. Kitchens separated either in the basement or in a separate building, a nice drawing room, maybe a library. Bedrooms on the second floor and servants quarters on the third. This kind of home might have a nursery and/or a separate staircase for the servants. The house itself is probably more function than form, but well decorated.
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Luxury home = This is what we would consider a historically fancy house. The kind of houses built by the ruling class to flaunt their wealth. This kind of house may be set up similarly to a fine home, but with carved railings, sculpted columns, and other architectural details that are highly adorned.</p>
<p>I know that you're looking for something for official than a GM ruling, but I feel that this has a lot of historical grounding.</p>Houses have traditionally always been small. Even up to the last hundred years, it was rare to see a house bigger than 2 bedrooms, and those bedrooms were small. Usually only one bathroom as well. Multi-story houses were usually reserved for those with servants, or farmhands employed around the farm.
I don't think there is currently anything official, but if it were me, I would say:
Poor home = probably 1 large room with a hearth. Maybe something hung from the ceiling to separate the...YlothofMerab2023-03-13T14:20:49ZRe: Forums: Starfinder General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Starfinder, enhance… Enhance… ENHANCE!YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si97?Starfinder-enhance-Enhance-ENHANCE#22023-10-28T00:25:07Z2023-03-08T18:38:19Z<p>Are Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man actually Novians?</p>Are Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man actually Novians?YlothofMerab2023-03-08T18:38:19ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What do you want from a Lost Omens: The Golden Road?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43et1&page=9?What-do-you-want-from-a-Lost-Omens-The-Golden#4432023-03-04T05:41:33Z2023-03-04T03:37:24Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Perpdepog wrote:</div><blockquote> While it's not a full look at the region, <i>The Enmity Cycle</i> will at least give us a look at Thuvia; that's pretty exciting. </blockquote><p>I’ve already been planting the seeds for this, my players will be level 4 when this comes out. I couldn’t believe when they announced it, like it was perfect for my group, both in setting and in theme.Perpdepog wrote:While it's not a full look at the region, The Enmity Cycle will at least give us a look at Thuvia; that's pretty exciting.
I’ve already been planting the seeds for this, my players will be level 4 when this comes out. I couldn’t believe when they announced it, like it was perfect for my group, both in setting and in theme.YlothofMerab2023-03-04T03:37:24ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What do you want from a Lost Omens: The Golden Road?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43et1&page=9?What-do-you-want-from-a-Lost-Omens-The-Golden#4402023-07-30T13:12:56Z2023-03-03T19:00:04Z<p>I love the idea of a Sarenite monastery in the desert, maybe as a base for some Dawnflower anchorites who patrol the desert.</p>
<p>I have a sandbox game going based in Merab, and I did have the players encounter the Desert's Howl briefly. They were appropriately freaked out. There is so much going on in that Thuvian desert, and you can't tell from the Inner Sea map just how big it is, but it is ENORMOUS.</p>I love the idea of a Sarenite monastery in the desert, maybe as a base for some Dawnflower anchorites who patrol the desert.
I have a sandbox game going based in Merab, and I did have the players encounter the Desert's Howl briefly. They were appropriately freaked out. There is so much going on in that Thuvian desert, and you can't tell from the Inner Sea map just how big it is, but it is ENORMOUS.YlothofMerab2023-03-03T19:00:04ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Tales of Lost Omens: Tall Odds and Broken BonesYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si93?Tales-of-Lost-Omens-Tall-Odds-and-Broken-Bones#32023-03-04T16:53:34Z2023-03-03T18:50:56Z<p>This demonstrates the full weight of Cheliax's might. Sometimes they seem like just one nation among many, and then you get reminded that they have a hotline to Hell.</p>This demonstrates the full weight of Cheliax's might. Sometimes they seem like just one nation among many, and then you get reminded that they have a hotline to Hell.YlothofMerab2023-03-03T18:50:56ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What do you want from a Lost Omens: The Golden Road?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43et1&page=8?What-do-you-want-from-a-Lost-Omens-The-Golden#3942023-01-19T14:26:42Z2023-01-18T18:26:02Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">keftiu wrote:</div><blockquote> Question for folks with more 1e savvy than me - are Rahadoum and Thuvia's alchemists ever portrayed on the "mad scientist" end of the spectrum? Alchemy's not a theme I ever got much excited for, but that changes with Fleshwarps in the mix. </blockquote><p>The prestige class was focused on primarily healing. They could learn mummification and how to capture elementals, so you could definitely create a mad scientist who has gone too far.
<p>https://aonprd.com/PrestigeClassesDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Thuvian%20Alchemist </p>keftiu wrote:Question for folks with more 1e savvy than me - are Rahadoum and Thuvia's alchemists ever portrayed on the "mad scientist" end of the spectrum? Alchemy's not a theme I ever got much excited for, but that changes with Fleshwarps in the mix.
The prestige class was focused on primarily healing. They could learn mummification and how to capture elementals, so you could definitely create a mad scientist who has gone too far....YlothofMerab2023-01-18T18:26:02ZForums: Gatewalkers: Kyonin affected?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43qis?Kyonin-affected#12023-01-23T11:13:05Z2023-01-11T02:26:02Z<p>Now that the player's guide is out, we know for certain how the gatewalker incident happens. Which makes me wonder...how is Kyonin affected??? I know that this isn't the focus of the AP itself, but if this is a planet-wide event, there's going to be a lot of fallout. How will the Kyonin elves investigate this issue?</p>Now that the player's guide is out, we know for certain how the gatewalker incident happens. Which makes me wonder...how is Kyonin affected??? I know that this isn't the focus of the AP itself, but if this is a planet-wide event, there's going to be a lot of fallout. How will the Kyonin elves investigate this issue?YlothofMerab2023-01-11T02:26:02ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: What does your Golarion setting look like/what changes have you made to the setting?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43qfb?What-does-your-Golarion-setting-look-likewhat#292023-01-10T15:32:51Z2023-01-05T19:22:52Z<p>For a while I didn't want to acknowledge New Thassilon into my game world, I felt like it added too many complications, but I've largely let that go now and the setting is pretty much 1:1.</p>For a while I didn't want to acknowledge New Thassilon into my game world, I felt like it added too many complications, but I've largely let that go now and the setting is pretty much 1:1.YlothofMerab2023-01-05T19:22:52ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What do you want from a Lost Omens: The Golden Road?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43et1&page=8?What-do-you-want-from-a-Lost-Omens-The-Golden#3902022-12-30T12:56:46Z2022-12-29T20:44:01Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Morhek wrote:</div><blockquote> Discussions in another thread reminded me of the issue of citizenship. </blockquote><p>I'm running a game in Merab based on all the established lore, and have been coming up with a lot of this myself. Here's how I've been resolving it:
<p>Only a section of the population is considered the citizens of Merab. They enjoy the benefits of the proceeds from the auction, and there is a lot of infrastructure to support citizens. Schooling is free, housing is largely subsidized, and the Temple of the Redeeming Sun provides healing services to citizens as well. Married couples get a nice bonus when they marry and for each child. Citizens get to vote, organized into Wards. Most are free to pursue their artistic endeavors, socialize, etc. There's still a class strata of sorts, but even "lower class" people are taken care of and they feel a sense of duty to contribute to keep the city going.</p>
<p>The next level of the populace is the Ramli (name is my invention). These are the people who aren't fully nomadic but don't live within the city walls. They work the farmlands along the cost between Merab and Aspenthar, in the mines, or work to guard the frontier. They don't have all the same rights as citizens but are extended the protection of the city in case of attack and can rely on them for certain resources in exchange for their work and commerce.</p>
<p>Next class is the desert nomads, other nationalities, and the refugees. This class works as a servant class to the citizens, involved with black and gray markets, or have the means to support themselves abroad. They have no voting power and they do not receive the kind of subsidies which citizens do. Merab is a different experience for them, and they have build communities within the city to care for themselves. There's also a growing community of refugees outside the city in the marshes that the local populace is growing increasingly agitated about.</p>Morhek wrote:Discussions in another thread reminded me of the issue of citizenship.
I'm running a game in Merab based on all the established lore, and have been coming up with a lot of this myself. Here's how I've been resolving it: Only a section of the population is considered the citizens of Merab. They enjoy the benefits of the proceeds from the auction, and there is a lot of infrastructure to support citizens. Schooling is free, housing is largely subsidized, and the Temple of the...YlothofMerab2022-12-29T20:44:01ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Is there a Genie-centric project on the horizon?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43qbk?Is-there-a-Geniecentric-project-on-the-horizon#92023-01-08T21:18:53Z2022-12-29T02:19:46Z<p>Oh yeah, level 5-15 or even level 3-13 would be super fun! PC characters coming in with a couple levels under their belt allow for a storyline of "You were the big fish in a small pond, but now you're thrown into the ocean." It's a different feeling than "You're at the bottom of the food chain and you're brushing up again this huge mystery."</p>Oh yeah, level 5-15 or even level 3-13 would be super fun! PC characters coming in with a couple levels under their belt allow for a storyline of "You were the big fish in a small pond, but now you're thrown into the ocean." It's a different feeling than "You're at the bottom of the food chain and you're brushing up again this huge mystery."YlothofMerab2022-12-29T02:19:46ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Looking for a Region of OriginYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43q67?Looking-for-a-Region-of-Origin#52022-12-19T21:59:34Z2022-12-19T15:26:15Z<p>The Mushfens immediately stuck out to me.</p>
<p>https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Mushfens</p>
<p>You can also make a compelling argument for the Lake of Mists and Veils, too: </p>
<p>https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Lake_of_Mists_and_Veils</p>
<p>River Kingdoms also fits the bill, and there's regions that are deliberately undeveloped by Paizo specifically for players to create backstory for.</p>The Mushfens immediately stuck out to me.
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Mushfens
You can also make a compelling argument for the Lake of Mists and Veils, too:
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Lake_of_Mists_and_Veils
River Kingdoms also fits the bill, and there's regions that are deliberately undeveloped by Paizo specifically for players to create backstory for.YlothofMerab2022-12-19T15:26:15ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Books in GolarionYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43q4m?Books-in-Golarion#32022-12-17T12:46:44Z2022-12-16T15:02:25Z<p>The way I handle it, there's a lot of pamphlets, newspapers, broad sheets, etc floating around but not a lot of books. I do have a series of semi-mysterious romance novels that don't have names or a listed author, so fans of the books refer to them by the art on their covers, another kind of rarity for books of this time period.</p>
<p>In terms of cost, if a blank formula book is 1 gp, you can assume that 1 gp is the retail cost of binding a book. What's interesting, however, is that the basic crafter's book, which is full of formulae, is only 1 sp. I don't know if that's an oversight or not, honestly. I don't know how to justify it from a real-word standpoint.</p>
<p>Pivoting to the Travel Guide, it's written by in-universe authors who do a lot of other writing, both fiction and non-fiction, so I think it's safe to say that yes, Golarion has the equivalent of dime store novels and they're probably priced between 1 sp and 20 gp depending on the quantity of the print run, the quality of the book components, and the skill of the writer crafting the story.</p>The way I handle it, there's a lot of pamphlets, newspapers, broad sheets, etc floating around but not a lot of books. I do have a series of semi-mysterious romance novels that don't have names or a listed author, so fans of the books refer to them by the art on their covers, another kind of rarity for books of this time period.
In terms of cost, if a blank formula book is 1 gp, you can assume that 1 gp is the retail cost of binding a book. What's interesting, however, is that the basic...YlothofMerab2022-12-16T15:02:25ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: Introducing the Narrative TeamYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si79?Introducing-the-Narrative-Team#42022-12-09T22:05:41Z2022-12-09T19:27:21Z<p>So excited to see what new stories are spun in the following years!</p>So excited to see what new stories are spun in the following years!YlothofMerab2022-12-09T19:27:21ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: What do you still need?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43pad&page=5?What-do-you-still-need#2242022-12-09T18:54:31Z2022-12-09T15:21:01Z<p>As a lore fanatic, I really want to see more Archetypes carrying over from the world of Golarion, like Gray Gardener archetype was recently. Here's the list I can think of:</p>
<p>Tax Master (Inquisitor of Abadar)
<br />
Justicar (Paladin of Abadar)
<br />
Rondolero Duelist (Taldan swashbuckler)
<br />
Chellish opera singer (Chelaxian bard)
<br />
Dawnflower anchorite (Cleric of Sarenrae with ranger flavor)
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Balanced Scale (Investigator of Abadar)
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Sleepless Detective (Investigator with blood tracking abilities)
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Harrower (Harrow-deck flavored wizard)</p>As a lore fanatic, I really want to see more Archetypes carrying over from the world of Golarion, like Gray Gardener archetype was recently. Here's the list I can think of:
Tax Master (Inquisitor of Abadar)
Justicar (Paladin of Abadar)
Rondolero Duelist (Taldan swashbuckler)
Chellish opera singer (Chelaxian bard)
Dawnflower anchorite (Cleric of Sarenrae with ranger flavor)
Balanced Scale (Investigator of Abadar)
Sleepless Detective (Investigator with blood tracking abilities)
Harrower...YlothofMerab2022-12-09T15:21:01ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: For those who enjoy guessing the future of Paizo products...YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43pr9&page=3?For-those-who-enjoy-guessing-the-future-of#1462022-12-19T07:05:51Z2022-12-09T14:56:57Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">AnimatedPaper wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">pixierose wrote:</div><blockquote> I maybe be an odd Duck, but I loved the npcs in jade reagent as did my table. Having strong reoccurring npcs always make the story more personal. Caring for them, learning from them, sometimes outpacing them. I never got to finish it due to player issues, but the books we did got to were really fun. </blockquote>I've never read Jade regent, and to be honest this NPC chatter is kind of selling me on it. Perhaps because of the Kingmaker Companion Guide, my tolerance for well-rounded NPCs with competing agendas is pretty high. </blockquote><p>Well rounded NPC's can also help anchor players to the setting who don't have strong connections with the PC's. My partner insisted on playing a ysoki in our game even though I told him it would be isolating since everyone else in the party is human or elf, and I was right. So I brought in an NPC from his caravan days, she's not around a lot but it let him talk with someone he had a connection with. After that he told me he felt really plugged in and excited now to move forward.
<p>I think it's important to remember that, at the end of the day, the story is not what we the GM's are telling. It's what the players are receiving. They're the storytellers in the end.</p>AnimatedPaper wrote:pixierose wrote: I maybe be an odd Duck, but I loved the npcs in jade reagent as did my table. Having strong reoccurring npcs always make the story more personal. Caring for them, learning from them, sometimes outpacing them. I never got to finish it due to player issues, but the books we did got to were really fun.
I've never read Jade regent, and to be honest this NPC chatter is kind of selling me on it. Perhaps because of the Kingmaker Companion Guide, my tolerance for...YlothofMerab2022-12-09T14:56:57ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What's your obscure obsession?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43psb?Whats-your-obscure-obsession#232022-12-07T16:40:34Z2022-12-07T01:50:35Z<p>The wilds of Iobaria and north Casmaron. I love the idea of this cold, dark, plague-ridden wildernesses full of cyclopean ruins, adlet packs, creeping miasma, and silent pines.</p>The wilds of Iobaria and north Casmaron. I love the idea of this cold, dark, plague-ridden wildernesses full of cyclopean ruins, adlet packs, creeping miasma, and silent pines.YlothofMerab2022-12-07T01:50:35ZRe: Forums/PaizoCon: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: PaizoCon Online 2023 InvitationYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si6n?PaizoCon-Online-2023-Invitation#432022-11-17T01:37:09Z2022-11-16T20:26:54Z<p>I super support this being 100% online, but I wish it wasn't on a holiday weekend. Not only does the staff get to miss out on the holiday, but anyone who has Memorial Day plans now has to choose between that and the con. Especially since there's no travel involved, it could be any old weekend, right?</p>I super support this being 100% online, but I wish it wasn't on a holiday weekend. Not only does the staff get to miss out on the holiday, but anyone who has Memorial Day plans now has to choose between that and the con. Especially since there's no travel involved, it could be any old weekend, right?YlothofMerab2022-11-16T20:26:54ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Andoran NoblesYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43ojl?Andoran-Nobles#42022-11-12T02:55:38Z2022-11-11T16:31:34Z<p>I assume it would have followed very similarly to post-Revolutionary America: https://patriotmusic.com/aristocracy-in-america/</p>
<p>However since if you need to vote people into power, the people you already know are most likely the landed gentry, being the celebrities of the past, so it's highly likely that even though the titles are gone, a lot of the nobles got elected and formed committees to redistribute land back to them. Plus I hate to say it, but estate management is a job and sometimes the most qualified person is the person who used to own the estate. Not always, of course, and all landed gentry had help to keep things going and to make decisions on their behalf.</p>I assume it would have followed very similarly to post-Revolutionary America: https://patriotmusic.com/aristocracy-in-america/
However since if you need to vote people into power, the people you already know are most likely the landed gentry, being the celebrities of the past, so it's highly likely that even though the titles are gone, a lot of the nobles got elected and formed committees to redistribute land back to them. Plus I hate to say it, but estate management is a job and sometimes...YlothofMerab2022-11-11T16:31:34ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What do you want from a Lost Omens: The Golden Road?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43et1&page=6?What-do-you-want-from-a-Lost-Omens-The-Golden#2512022-11-11T04:12:23Z2022-11-10T21:30:45Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">keftiu wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Who are the interesting antagonists in this region? I only can think of a few, but know more than these have to exist.</p>
<p></blockquote><p>I'm really interested in the dragons in the region. Both Deyrubrujan and Loaralis are two blue dragons of different ages who live in Thuvia, in the Barrier wall and the city of Pashow respectively. They don't necessarily work together but aren't enemies. And then there is the blue dragon ravener Arantaros who also lives in the barrier wall. Arantaros and Deyrubrujan are very similar with their goals and even live near each other, I can see them exploding into a full-on proxy war with all of Thuvia and beyond being caught up in their feud.
<p>Then there is the copper dragon Mierusildas who is monitoring all of these evil dragons from her home on Glasswall Isle.</p>
<p>It's been touched on in Pathfinder Society adventures, but Prince Zinlo would also like to bring the entire nation under his control, though I don't know how far they let him go without disrupting the overall status quo.</p>keftiu wrote:Who are the interesting antagonists in this region? I only can think of a few, but know more than these have to exist.
I'm really interested in the dragons in the region. Both Deyrubrujan and Loaralis are two blue dragons of different ages who live in Thuvia, in the Barrier wall and the city of Pashow respectively. They don't necessarily work together but aren't enemies. And then there is the blue dragon ravener Arantaros who also lives in the barrier wall. Arantaros and...YlothofMerab2022-11-10T21:30:45ZRe: Forums: Lost Omens Products: Stasian Calendar as mentioned in the Travel GuideYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43p2l?Stasian-Calendar-as-mentioned-in-the-Travel#152022-10-22T09:39:03Z2022-10-19T17:58:52Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Luis Loza wrote:</div><blockquote> The Stasian Calendar is currently set at 2022, but the reason(s) why remain unrevealed. :) </blockquote><p>Thank you for clarifying, Luis. Now we can enjoy the mystery! <3Luis Loza wrote:The Stasian Calendar is currently set at 2022, but the reason(s) why remain unrevealed. :)
Thank you for clarifying, Luis. Now we can enjoy the mystery! <3YlothofMerab2022-10-19T17:58:52ZRe: Forums: Lost Omens Products: Stasian Calendar as mentioned in the Travel GuideYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43p2l?Stasian-Calendar-as-mentioned-in-the-Travel#102022-10-16T05:50:56Z2022-10-14T17:21:47Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">The Raven Black wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I feel it is a trick Anastasia played on Baba Yaga.</p>
<p>Maybe Grandmother told her she would come for her in 2013. But now it will never be 2013 for Anastasia. </p>
<p>Who knows ? Maybe it will work.</p>
<p>Or not. </blockquote><p>Right, that's what I'm saying, did the Travel Guide mean that in Irrisen the year is 1922 or 2022?The Raven Black wrote:I feel it is a trick Anastasia played on Baba Yaga.
Maybe Grandmother told her she would come for her in 2013. But now it will never be 2013 for Anastasia.
Who knows ? Maybe it will work.
Or not.
Right, that's what I'm saying, did the Travel Guide mean that in Irrisen the year is 1922 or 2022?YlothofMerab2022-10-14T17:21:47ZForums: Lost Omens Products: Stasian Calendar as mentioned in the Travel GuideYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43p2l?Stasian-Calendar-as-mentioned-in-the-Travel#12022-10-16T05:50:11Z2022-10-12T17:23:21Z<p>From the section Time & The Calendar</p>
<p>"A more recent invention is Irrisen’s new Stasian calendar, which sets itself 2,700 years behind Absalom Reckoning for reasons that, though still unknown, may be tied to Queen Anastasia’s mysterious origins."</p>
<p>Is this a typo and they meant 2,800? For someone who knows a lot about Reign of Winter but hasn't read it, this has been nagging at me.</p>From the section Time & The Calendar
"A more recent invention is Irrisen’s new Stasian calendar, which sets itself 2,700 years behind Absalom Reckoning for reasons that, though still unknown, may be tied to Queen Anastasia’s mysterious origins."
Is this a typo and they meant 2,800? For someone who knows a lot about Reign of Winter but hasn't read it, this has been nagging at me.YlothofMerab2022-10-12T17:23:21ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Pathfinder Adventure: The Enmity CycleYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/products/btq02eiv/discuss?Pathfinder-Adventure-The-Enmity-Cycle#42022-10-01T02:57:15Z2022-10-01T02:15:39Z<p>I knew it was going to be Lamasara! Here’s hoping we get a write up of the Serene Spiral and maybe some Fey hijinks!</p>I knew it was going to be Lamasara! Here’s hoping we get a write up of the Serene Spiral and maybe some Fey hijinks!YlothofMerab2022-10-01T02:15:39ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Golarion divine influences on Earth?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43o2z?Golarion-divine-influences-on-Earth#122022-09-09T05:24:37Z2022-09-08T18:48:23Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Claxon wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Arutema wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Temperans wrote:</div><blockquote> Technically there is all the lovecraftian stuff (until it gets changed), but that stuff is weird no matter what angle you look at it from. </blockquote>And Cthulhu specifically is sleeping in R'lyeh somewhere under Earth's oceans. </blockquote>Yeah, but if you squint just right Earth and Golarion can temporarily be the same place and Cthulhu can come to save you all! </blockquote><p>That would actually be a rad bit of lore. Either Cthulhu suppresses magic or the construction of R'lyeh disrupts magic. Kind of the like the whole planet Earth is a Mana Waste. OMG, so Cthulhu is supposed to inspire artists in their dreams, maybe it's a situation where everything magical/fantastical has been confined to dreams, so Earth people have the ability to create fantasy as a creative endeavor, but not experience it. And that's why we can conceptualize of things that aren't real, because they are, but we cannot access them.
<p>There might be more clarification in Reign of Winter, but certain elements of lore explanation can be rewritten/overwritten when a cooler concept comes along.</p>Claxon wrote:Arutema wrote: Temperans wrote: Technically there is all the lovecraftian stuff (until it gets changed), but that stuff is weird no matter what angle you look at it from.
And Cthulhu specifically is sleeping in R'lyeh somewhere under Earth's oceans. Yeah, but if you squint just right Earth and Golarion can temporarily be the same place and Cthulhu can come to save you all! That would actually be a rad bit of lore. Either Cthulhu suppresses magic or the construction of R'lyeh...YlothofMerab2022-09-08T18:48:23ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Is Pathfinder, or Golarion, entering an industrial revolution?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43oe2?Is-Pathfinder-or-Golarion-entering-an#392022-09-10T10:04:20Z2022-09-08T18:04:29Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Themetricsystem wrote:</div><blockquote><p> •• spoiler omitted ••
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</blockquote><p>THIIIIIIIIS. Look at the giant piles of bison skulls from American history and tell me Golarion needs a railroad. I admit, I've given this a lot of thought, and I cannot extricate the reality from the fantasy here. Some things cannot be simulated in game, it's just not possible.
<p>Maybe in the Darklands...but that's about it.</p>Themetricsystem wrote:** spoiler omitted **
THIIIIIIIIS. Look at the giant piles of bison skulls from American history and tell me Golarion needs a railroad. I admit, I've given this a lot of thought, and I cannot extricate the reality from the fantasy here. Some things cannot be simulated in game, it's just not possible. Maybe in the Darklands...but that's about it.YlothofMerab2022-09-08T18:04:29ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder Second Edition: General Discussion: Paizo Blog: A Taste of ThuviaYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si4p?A-Taste-of-Thuvia#22022-08-30T20:12:09Z2022-08-30T19:17:10Z<p>Adding all of this to my campaign setting document. So glad to see this!</p>Adding all of this to my campaign setting document. So glad to see this!YlothofMerab2022-08-30T19:17:10ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Is there a better way to get a reasonably canon distance between two points on Golarion for Teleportation or other purposes besides hand measuring an official map?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43lp1?Is-there-a-better-way-to-get-a-reasonably#62022-08-13T01:11:03Z2022-08-12T17:07:04Z<p>I really hope that this is included in the travel guide. It's fine to know how long overland travel takes a party, but how do people move from one region to another and how long does that take? Obviously a single rider on a horse can move faster than a carriage, and traveling over sea is faster than land. So I hope this all gets addressed.</p>I really hope that this is included in the travel guide. It's fine to know how long overland travel takes a party, but how do people move from one region to another and how long does that take? Obviously a single rider on a horse can move faster than a carriage, and traveling over sea is faster than land. So I hope this all gets addressed.YlothofMerab2022-08-12T17:07:04ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Confirmed: Dwarven women on Golarion have beards!YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43i25?Confirmed-Dwarven-women-on-Golarion-have-beards#52022-08-17T06:25:41Z2022-08-08T16:38:19Z<p>There are plenty of human AFAB women who have hair on their face too, some with beards, some with sideburns, and some with stubble. And some like my grandma who never even grew leg hair. I like to think of it in Dwarven women as the same kind of scale, just more heavily skewed to the hairy side. So you'll still have a few Dwarven women without beards, or even leg hair, but it's about as rare for them as fully bearded women are for humans in the real world.</p>There are plenty of human AFAB women who have hair on their face too, some with beards, some with sideburns, and some with stubble. And some like my grandma who never even grew leg hair. I like to think of it in Dwarven women as the same kind of scale, just more heavily skewed to the hairy side. So you'll still have a few Dwarven women without beards, or even leg hair, but it's about as rare for them as fully bearded women are for humans in the real world.YlothofMerab2022-08-08T16:38:19ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What do you want from a Lost Omens: The Golden Road?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43et1&page=5?What-do-you-want-from-a-Lost-Omens-The-Golden#2122022-11-14T18:25:50Z2022-08-05T19:52:30Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Darth Game Master wrote:</div><blockquote> Also, Taldor controlled a decent chunk of the Broken Lands at one point. I would agree there are plenty of Inner Sea locations without much connection to Azlant though—as Keftiu pointed out, Garund doesn't have much besides Saventh-Yhi and the Azlanti influence on the Jistka Imperium (plus maybe the Lirgeni if they are indeed partially descended from Azlanti). </blockquote><p>Thuvia and Rahadoum’s ancient civilization is Jistka. Sure they were post-Earthfall but they tend to be the formative civilization and have ruins throughout the region.Darth Game Master wrote:Also, Taldor controlled a decent chunk of the Broken Lands at one point. I would agree there are plenty of Inner Sea locations without much connection to Azlant though--as Keftiu pointed out, Garund doesn't have much besides Saventh-Yhi and the Azlanti influence on the Jistka Imperium (plus maybe the Lirgeni if they are indeed partially descended from Azlanti).
Thuvia and Rahadoum’s ancient civilization is Jistka. Sure they were post-Earthfall but they tend to be the...YlothofMerab2022-08-05T19:52:30ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: What do you want from a Lost Omens: The Golden Road?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43et1&page=5?What-do-you-want-from-a-Lost-Omens-The-Golden#2112023-07-29T12:33:42Z2022-08-05T19:33:39Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">keftiu wrote:</div><blockquote><p> “Thuvia-as-fantasy UAE” (in terms of coping with being dependent on a single export) is a really, really compelling angle. Between that and the desertification in Rahadoum, I love the potential for some super nonstandard plotlines in the region.</p>
<p></blockquote><p>That’s what I’m doing in my homebrew. Citizens benefit directly from the proceeds from the auction and the government invests heavily in infrastructure. This incentives locals, who can’t take part in the auction itself, to protect it and report suspicious activity.keftiu wrote:“Thuvia-as-fantasy UAE” (in terms of coping with being dependent on a single export) is a really, really compelling angle. Between that and the desertification in Rahadoum, I love the potential for some super nonstandard plotlines in the region.
That’s what I’m doing in my homebrew. Citizens benefit directly from the proceeds from the auction and the government invests heavily in infrastructure. This incentives locals, who can’t take part in the auction itself, to protect it and...YlothofMerab2022-08-05T19:33:39ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Why haven’t we seen more of Casmaron?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42s31?Why-haven-t-we-seen-more-of-Casmaron#82019-09-27T06:12:42Z2019-09-26T22:06:31Z<p>We had some fun speculation going in an East of Iobaria thread about Northern Casmaron, working off a Siberian vibe.</p>We had some fun speculation going in an East of Iobaria thread about Northern Casmaron, working off a Siberian vibe.YlothofMerab2019-09-26T22:06:31ZRe: Forums: Rules Discussion: How are people feeling about the new "money" system?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42opk?How-are-people-feeling-about-the-new-money#242019-08-28T22:08:03Z2019-08-07T21:47:55Z<p>At the end of the day it's more realistic. And a lot of times I would just throw gold at people who rarely see it like innkeepers and restaurateurs since I rarely had silver pieces on me and they'd be kind of shocked. My DM was actually nice and told my party when they came down in the morning that my character had "bought them breakfast."</p>
<p>I think because we spend the majority of our time as PCs doing fantastical things and because everyone around kind of has to level up as we do, that we forget just how many ordinary people are around us all the time, living their lives, saving a couple gold pieces in an old sock under their straw mattress. I think that should mean something.</p>At the end of the day it's more realistic. And a lot of times I would just throw gold at people who rarely see it like innkeepers and restaurateurs since I rarely had silver pieces on me and they'd be kind of shocked. My DM was actually nice and told my party when they came down in the morning that my character had "bought them breakfast."
I think because we spend the majority of our time as PCs doing fantastical things and because everyone around kind of has to level up as we do, that we...YlothofMerab2019-08-07T21:47:55ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: If you like guns in the setting, where would you see them spread?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42ogg?If-you-like-guns-in-the-setting-where-would#112019-08-10T20:49:15Z2019-08-07T21:23:49Z<p>Rahadoum is a great choice. I think Ustalav is a prime place, given the gothic setting. Maybe a unit of the Sleepless Detectives are steel hounds.</p>
<p>For some reason I like the idea of some of the fringe nations having firepower, particularly Iobaria.</p>Rahadoum is a great choice. I think Ustalav is a prime place, given the gothic setting. Maybe a unit of the Sleepless Detectives are steel hounds.
For some reason I like the idea of some of the fringe nations having firepower, particularly Iobaria.YlothofMerab2019-08-07T21:23:49ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: East of IobariaYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42ke3?East-of-Iobaria#122019-06-03T01:38:33Z2019-05-31T14:07:29Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">crognus wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">James Jacobs wrote:</div><blockquote> The step of us actually producing a more accurate world map in the Core Rulebook is one more step toward being able to more easily explore content like this. If you want to know more about other parts of the world, keep letting us know.</blockquote>After seeing that 3D globe render at PaizoCon, I would love a physical globe. </blockquote><p>I second the motion.crognus wrote:James Jacobs wrote: The step of us actually producing a more accurate world map in the Core Rulebook is one more step toward being able to more easily explore content like this. If you want to know more about other parts of the world, keep letting us know.
After seeing that 3D globe render at PaizoCon, I would love a physical globe. I second the motion.YlothofMerab2019-05-31T14:07:29ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: East of IobariaYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42ke3?East-of-Iobaria#72019-06-03T01:37:19Z2019-05-19T20:29:23Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">zimmerwald1915 wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">YlothofMerab wrote:</div><blockquote>The Lost Omens Campaign book will have an official map of the entire world</blockquote>Is it available for preorder yet? </blockquote><p>Yup! https://paizo.com/products/btq01y0o?Pathfinder-Lost-Omens-World-Guidezimmerwald1915 wrote:YlothofMerab wrote:The Lost Omens Campaign book will have an official map of the entire world
Is it available for preorder yet? Yup! https://paizo.com/products/btq01y0o?Pathfinder-Lost-Omens-World-GuideYlothofMerab2019-05-19T20:29:23ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: East of IobariaYlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42ke3?East-of-Iobaria#52019-06-03T01:36:29Z2019-05-18T19:27:03Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Mosaic wrote:</div><blockquote><p> You've seen this map, right?</p>
<p><a href="http://orig14.deviantart.net/f131/f/2012/329/3/d/fan_made_golarion_map_by_crunkrogers-d5l4hkt.jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">zoomable Golarion</a> </blockquote><p>This map is great, but it is fan made. The Lost Omens Campaign book will have an official map of the entire world, but how much detail that part of the world gets is in question. I actually asked during the last Pathfinder Friday if the 2e Kingmaker will expand on that part of the map since it's so close, but James Jacobs said it won't, sadly.
<p>Given how much disease and death has swept through the area, I can totally see that part of the map being abandoned. A great deal of northern Russia is just straight up bear country (Watch the documentary series Long Way Round for some great footage.) And honestly, given how many sentient, non humanoid creatures there are in Pathfinder, it would be really cool to see that large territory settled by other creatures. We know Sasquatch is official canon, maybe they have a society. I can totally see a whole hobgoblin kingdom chillin out (Literally) in the Siberian-esque wastes. Or bald eagle like Tengu. Maybe there's a lycanthrope haven up there. Or moose people like in WoW. I think that would be even better than trying to create more humanoid tribes.</p>Mosaic wrote:You've seen this map, right?
zoomable Golarion
This map is great, but it is fan made. The Lost Omens Campaign book will have an official map of the entire world, but how much detail that part of the world gets is in question. I actually asked during the last Pathfinder Friday if the 2e Kingmaker will expand on that part of the map since it's so close, but James Jacobs said it won't, sadly. Given how much disease and death has swept through the area, I can totally see that part...YlothofMerab2019-05-18T19:27:03ZRe: Forums/Lost Omens Campaign Setting: General Discussion: Other places on Golarion for kingdom-building?YlothofMerabhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42k65?Other-places-on-Golarion-for-kingdombuilding#152019-05-18T16:48:39Z2019-05-16T14:36:13Z<p>I would be very wary about trying to make a kingdom in the Mwangi Expanse or the Storval Plateau. The temptation to write these areas off as savage lands ripe for conquest is...really not great. If the kingdom model of government worked for these areas and these cultures, they would have done it themselves.</p>I would be very wary about trying to make a kingdom in the Mwangi Expanse or the Storval Plateau. The temptation to write these areas off as savage lands ripe for conquest is...really not great. If the kingdom model of government worked for these areas and these cultures, they would have done it themselves.YlothofMerab2019-05-16T14:36:13Z