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Just because…using home brew. Bestiary four, thank you by the way, has a lot of monsters from human myth. For some of the i managing, and abilities, may I suggest looking at actual myth? Working on the stats for a Russian dragon that is essentially a water being, with either one or three heads.

I will wait to see if your dragons fit this myth, but Kukulkan, even by a new name, could be fantastic. Yes, another mythology.

You did a fantastic job with La Llorona and a few other creatures of real myth.

Now need to get back to work, dragons are a distraction…though the party should come across a young version of this in a couple months. Creature designer online is good.

Nadin

Alexander Augunas wrote:

CorvusMask wrote:

...B-but I like alignment :(

I don't like alignment personally, but I don't think its a matter of your preference versus my preference. Chances are that alignment is considered a mechanic that might be indefensible in the court if Wizards decided to sue Paizo over using their brand identity. The concept of, "a mechanic that measures your goodness" is definitely a game mechanic that probably couldn't be sued over, but using that rule and calling it alignment could be argued as D&D product identity, and it's probably easier to trash it as a result.

Yep I think this is the cause. Especially with the names, and the nine element grid.

Using just three categories for each axis and giving them the names D&D has historically used is probably on the edge of copyrightable expression.

I did like alignment when it was used as a partial descriptor, not a straightjacket. But it was always very limited, failing to separate those with dedication to their ideals from those who were more pragmatic.

I'd always added a Pragmatic vs Zealot third axis for that reason. Pragmatic chaotic good meant a kind hearted free spirit, zealous chaotic good means a committed revolutionary who is always looking for the next tyrant to overthrow. Pragmatic evil foes will commit atrocities only in persuit of a goal, zealous ones will do so because they think the atrocity brings the world closer to an ideal state.

We just did. But if the changes are in nethys (which they will). And by the way, some of the things are already in the advanced GM guide…been reading books like the wind. Also, since running in my own home brew, some of this I was already doing. My dragons are based on myth, not DND. Now, Paizo doing the work for me and saving me some time with generating stats…

We jumped on it, since we just started a game. Still waiting for the pocket editions of a few of these since hubby does not do electronic. But it’s great fun to learn a new game.

Last Saturday I ran the adventure using the SRD…no serious, but done game design, so not a problem. I am loving the extra details with the monster compendiums.

And the cause is one I fully support.

Well, got some of the books now I need to either start a group…after I read the rules…or find one. We are done with WOTC. Oh and thanks for the free world background. I will use it for the home brew campaign as a model to outline mine. Reading on Russia cause a certain war. Well, age of troubles, Ivan the terrible and the secret police just scream fantasy setting.