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Thanks! Andreas and I were pretty sure we'd have a certain quantity of "guaranteed" sales with this book, but we never expected the level of sales that we've had. It exceeded either of our expectations in that regard - by a large margin, and pleased would be an understatement.
The projects we're able to do now - especially ones that are rather capital-intensive (such as completely freelancing out adventures, paying for writing, cartography, graphics, etc) - were things we didn't expect to be able to do for quite some time. Instead, we're now able to have multiple projects in flight, using our success to get some of those things we've always wanted to do done.
It's definitely been an exciting 3 1/2 months. :)
Well as was said in 2e... Where there's the Will, there's the Way. :-)
The only thing that would be (more) awesome would be if you could somehow license access to Paizo's setting. While I'm sure yours is great, there's no way my group is branching out into yet another setting. We'd be more likely to drop back to Eberron or something.
I know it's a pipe dream, but I'd like to see some officially endorsed products that interlace core and psionic materials in the setting we're already using. Otherwise this will still seem like some other game or add-on.
The only thing that would be (more) awesome would be if you could somehow license access to Paizo's setting. While I'm sure yours is great, there's no way my group is branching out into yet another setting. We'd be more likely to drop back to Eberron or something.
I know it's a pipe dream, but I'd like to see some officially endorsed products that interlace core and psionic materials in the setting we're already using. Otherwise this will still seem like some other game or add-on.
The book is settings neutral. If you're playing Eberron, but making use of Pathfinder rules instead of 3.5, then this should be able to replace XPH for you if you wish to use psionics. As for the Eberron specific psionic material, you'll have to make calls accordingly as not all feats and powers are exactly as written (at least the ones brought over from the SRD). But the majority, you should be familiar with if you regularly play psionics.
The only thing that would be (more) awesome would be if you could somehow license access to Paizo's setting. While I'm sure yours is great, there's no way my group is branching out into yet another setting. We'd be more likely to drop back to Eberron or something.
I know it's a pipe dream, but I'd like to see some officially endorsed products that interlace core and psionic materials in the setting we're already using. Otherwise this will still seem like some other game or add-on.
If it helps, we're decoupling the Campaign Setting fluff from the Player's Guide crunch. And the Adventures are going to be written without needing any knowledge of the Campaign Setting aside from an extremely high-level overview (psionics yes, magic no!).
I hear what you're saying, and we knew that a campaign setting was likely going to be a tough sell, but it's been popular enough so far that we can't drop it. And really, we don't want to drop it. Andreas and I both really, really like Third Dawn, and it's been at or near the top of my priority list ever since we started work on it.
I hear what you're saying, and we knew that a campaign setting was likely going to be a tough sell, but it's been popular enough so far that we can't drop it. And really, we don't want to drop it. Andreas and I both really, really like Third Dawn, and it's been at or near the top of my priority list ever since we started work on it.
For me, I look at your campaign setting as another prime material plane and/or planar realm to visit whether by gates, spelljamming, or whatever means of travel. Even if you don't want to use a campaign setting as-is, there's always plenty of ideas to lift from them to incorporate into your own homebrewed setting. =)
The book is settings neutral. If you're playing Eberron, but making use of Pathfinder rules instead of 3.5, then this should be able to replace XPH for you if you wish to use psionics. As for the Eberron specific psionic material, you'll have to make calls accordingly as not all feats and powers are exactly as written (at least the ones brought over from the SRD). But the majority, you should be familiar with if you regularly play psionics.
I'm sorry. I see that I was unclear.
What I want is a couple adventures that are set in Golarion yet feature a decent amount of psionic content or theme to them. While I can convert specific statblocks in existing adventures, BBEGs tend to be either evil clerics or evil wizards or monsters with those levels. I'd like to see published adventure modules that include psionic classes tightly. I want to see a couple soulknife killers go nuts in Magnamar and PCs have to find them. I want a wilder to be behind the secret goings-on causing strife in Absalom. And so on.
I'd just like... inclusion. Eberron did that with the Kalashtar and the whole Reidran country. Quori and all that... finally there was a setting that embraced psionics and allowed it to leak onto the other continents, colouring all that was. We have subsequently (and very reluctantly) converted to Golarion frankly because it's too much of a PITA to convert published adventures. Frankly Golarion doesn't much resemble Eberron from a political standpoint and there's no clean fit any more than Forgotten Realms resembles Ravenloft.
I was just expressing a wistful desire. I know it won't happen, but if Paizo demanded a $10 tax on a Golarion-official licensed module, I'd pay it. In advance.
I'm sorry. I see that I was unclear.
What I want is a couple adventures that are set in Golarion yet feature a decent amount of psionic content or theme to them. While I can convert specific statblocks in existing adventures, BBEGs tend to be either evil clerics or evil wizards or monsters with those levels. I'd like to see published adventure modules that include psionic classes tightly. I want to see a couple soulknife killers go nuts in Magnamar and PCs have to find them. I want a wilder to be behind the secret goings-on causing strife in Absalom. And so on.
I'd just like... inclusion. Eberron did that with the Kalashtar and the whole Reidran country. Quori and all that... finally there was a setting that embraced psionics and allowed it to leak onto the other continents, colouring all that was. We have subsequently (and very reluctantly) converted to Golarion frankly because it's too much of a PITA to convert published adventures. Frankly Golarion doesn't much resemble Eberron from a political standpoint and there's no clean fit any more than Forgotten Realms resembles Ravenloft.
I was just expressing a wistful desire. I know it won't happen, but if Paizo demanded a $10 tax on a Golarion-official licensed module, I'd pay it. In advance.
Thanks for clarifying, and I believe you essentially answered your own question in the conclusion of your post. I can only see 3PPs setting afoot in Golarion with Paizo's blessing if they have a long term relationship with some of the staff (like Wolfgang Baur, for instance). Otherwise, you would have to make the thing so neutral, but yet so transparent that even though there's no specific mentioning, you can easily infer what the 3PP is referencing despite keeping the content neutral (i.e. Jon Brazer Enterprises and their River Nations series obviously an expansion tie-in to the River Kingdoms featured in Kingmaker).
Quick rules question:
In the glossary under Active Energy Type it notes that only Kineticists can change their active energy type freely, but that Wilders may temporarily change it during a wild surge. However, nowhere in the wild surge descriptions does it mention this.
What are the rules? Is it only one surge type that can make this change?
Quick rules question:
In the glossary under Active Energy Type it notes that only Kineticists can change their active energy type freely, but that Wilders may temporarily change it during a wild surge. However, nowhere in the wild surge descriptions does it mention this.
What are the rules? Is it only one surge type that can make this change?
It's all covered under Energy Powers on page 64. :)
Energy Powers: Many psionic powers deal damage of a certain type of energy, with cold, electricity, fire, and sonic being the most common. For powers that have the choice of cold, electricity, fire, and sonic, the manifester must choose after he regains his psionic power points for the day which of these four energy types is his active energy. The manifester may choose to change which energy is his active energy by gaining psionic focus. If he is currently maintaining psionic focus, he may expend it as a free action and then gain psionic focus normally to choose a new energy type. The manifester need not maintain psionic focus to have an active energy type. Wilders may change their active energy type when performing a wild surge. Kineticists are exempt from this restriction and may freely choose the energy type at the time the power is manifest, so long as it is within the choices allowed by the power. He could not, for example, choose fire as his energy type when manifesting concussion blast, as the power does not allow a choice in energy types.
Does this book have a Canadian distributor? I looked around some Canadian game stores before giving up and ordering it from the U.S.
Quick rules question:
In the glossary under Active Energy Type it notes that only Kineticists can change their active energy type freely, but that Wilders may temporarily change it during a wild surge. However, nowhere in the wild surge descriptions does it mention this.
What are the rules? Is it only one surge type that can make this change?
It's all covered under Energy Powers on page 64. :)
Energy Powers: Many psionic powers deal damage of a certain type of energy, with cold, electricity, fire, and sonic being the most common. For powers that have the choice of cold, electricity, fire, and sonic, the manifester must choose after he regains his psionic power points for the day which of these four energy types is his active energy. The manifester may choose to change which energy is his active energy by gaining psionic focus. If he is currently maintaining psionic focus, he may expend it as a free action and then gain psionic focus normally to choose a new energy type. The manifester need not maintain psionic focus to have an active energy type. Wilders may change their active energy type when performing a wild surge. Kineticists are exempt from this restriction and may freely choose the energy type at the time the power is manifest, so long as it is within the choices allowed by the power. He could not, for example, choose fire as his energy type when manifesting concussion blast, as the power does not allow a choice in energy types.
Thanks.
Does this book have a Canadian distributor? I looked around some Canadian game stores before giving up and ordering it from the U.S.
We recently entered into a distribution agreement with Studio 2 Publishing, and I believe they have Canadian distributors, although it will likely be a few more months before the books are available up there.
Just FYI, but more books are on the way and should arrive this week to get out of back order (again).
We're trying to get a revised printing in the works to be ready by the end of the month. The revised printing will include all current errata.
I wonder if any of you know if this seeming discrepancy (if it is a discrepancy at all) has been errata'd/clarified yet:
"Discipline Talents (Ps):
Each discipline gains access to two psi-like abilities that can be used by expending psionic focus. ..." -page 22 Psionics Unleashed.
"Discipline Talents (Ps): Choose two powers from the following list: burst, catfall, decelerate, detect teleportation. As long as you maintain psionic focus, you may manifest either of your chosen powers without paying a power point cost, but the power may not be augmented or affected by metapsionic feats. ..." -page 24 Psionics Unleashed.
So, which is it? Does the psion have to expand psionic focus to use his Discipline Talents, or does he have to maintain his focus to use them?
All the psion disciplines seem to indicate the latter (was one or the other a holdover from another class or a previous version/playtest maybe?).
So, which is it? Does the psion have to expand psionic focus to use his Discipline Talents, or does he have to maintain his focus to use them?
Typo: expend, not "expand."
There's an errata for that. Errata
Psion
Discipline Talents: Change the first two sentences to read:
Each discipline gains access to two psi-like abilities that can be used as long as the psion maintains psionic focus. Discipline talents are treated as 0-level powers for all purposes (such as save DC).
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There's an errata for that. Errata
Psion
Discipline Talents: Change the first two sentences to read:
Each discipline gains access to two psi-like abilities that can be used as long as the psion maintains psionic focus. Discipline talents are treated as 0-level powers for all purposes (such as save DC).
Is the eratta PDF available anywhere yet?
Is the eratta PDF available anywhere yet?
Not yet, no.
Reviewing the book once any changes have been made to it is an incredibly time-consuming process and I do this in my spare time. ;)
There's an errata for that. Errata
Psion
Discipline Talents: Change the first two sentences to read:
Each discipline gains access to two psi-like abilities that can be used as long as the psion maintains psionic focus. Discipline talents are treated as 0-level powers for all purposes (such as save DC).
Thank you. :)
By the way, as I'm sure you know, the content is awesome. Also, as I know you know, the book's art has problems with Mac's Preview.
Keep up the awesome work.
More books should be arriving at the Paizo warehouse next week.
And we're back in stock!
And we're back in stock!Woo hoo!
Are these the new, second printing with all the errata and corrections included?
Not yet, no. I think I have the PDF fully updated, but going through 200+ pages to make sure there aren't any pagination problems takes a while.
See? Just found a typo declaring half-giants have a spell-like ability instead of a psi-like ability... Doesn't really make a mechanical difference, but warrants a correction just the same ;)
See? Just found a typo declaring half-giants have a spell-like ability instead of a psi-like ability... Doesn't really make a mechanical difference, but warrants a correction just the same ;)
I haven't been following the errata discussions on the DSP boards -- is there going to be clarification of how the Metamorphosis line of powers work (e.g. does equipment resize or merge when you change shape, do you get a bonus to Disguise checks, do you ever lose abilities based on your original form, etc.)?
See? Just found a typo declaring half-giants have a spell-like ability instead of a psi-like ability... Doesn't really make a mechanical difference, but warrants a correction just the same ;)I haven't been following the errata discussions on the DSP boards -- is there going to be clarification of how the Metamorphosis line of powers work (e.g. does equipment resize or merge when you change shape, do you get a bonus to Disguise checks, do you ever lose abilities based on your original form, etc.)?
I didn't realize these were questions. If so, did I overlook where they were raised?
As for your specific questions:
Equipment resizes - this isn't intended to be a Bruce Banner to Incredible Hulk moment where you bust at the seams.
You don't get any Disguise check bonus - the power doesn't say so, so you don't get one.
You don't lose abilities - the power actually specifically says "your abilities, powers or stats do not change beyond the options selected below."
I didn't realize these were questions. If so, did I overlook where they were raised?
As I said, I didn't know if they had or hadn't been raised on the DSP forums, but Dabbler suggested that there had been quite a bit of discussion on Metamorphosis in general.
As for your specific questions:
Equipment resizes - this isn't intended to be a Bruce Banner to Incredible Hulk moment where you bust at the seams.
Makes sense, but I would suggest adding "as per Expansion/Reduction" to clarify that Metamorphosis size increases/decreases work the same way.
You don't get any Disguise check bonus - the power doesn't say so, so you don't get one.
Weird...so if I turn into a dragon shape, I don't look any more like a dragon, but I'm better at lying when I say "I'm a dragon". That seems a bit awkward, but I guess that was the intent.
You don't lose abilities - the power actually specifically says "your abilities, powers or stats do not change beyond the options selected below."
I was thinking along the lines of an armored psion turning into a gelantinous cub, for instance. Does his armor turn into barding? Could a psion/wizard still cast spells with somatic components?
I'll think about this over the weekend to release an errata for Metamorphosis.
For the time being, in the interest of getting the existing errata released, I'll be leaving it out of the PDF for now, since that errata may take a few days to really hammer out.
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I'll think about this over the weekend to release an errata for Metamorphosis.
For the time being, in the interest of getting the existing errata released, I'll be leaving it out of the PDF for now, since that errata may take a few days to really hammer out.
Hey Jeremy - It'd sure be helpful to me and the crew if there was some sort of errata notification email that was sent out or something... I know it may be an extra step you guys don't have the time to take but if possible I'd love an email whenever there's updates so I can keep the site as up-to-date as possible :)
Hey Jeremy - It'd sure be helpful to me and the crew if there was some sort of errata notification email that was sent out or something... I know it may be an extra step you guys don't have the time to take but if possible I'd love an email whenever there's updates so I can keep the site as up-to-date as possible :)I'll think about this over the weekend to release an errata for Metamorphosis.
For the time being, in the interest of getting the existing errata released, I'll be leaving it out of the PDF for now, since that errata may take a few days to really hammer out.
I'll do my best ;)
Errata discussion on this here
I want to make sure everything is covered, so feel free to bring up items I've missed or point out any problems with my wording.
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Thanks for the updates on this product, Jeremy. I'm seriously considering picking this up, given the great reviews and recommendations I'm receiving for it.
Are you folks planning on doing anything with archetypes or similar options that were introduced in the APG? I'd love to see some of those in a future book.
Are you folks planning on doing anything with archetypes or similar options that were introduced in the APG? I'd love to see some of those in a future book.
Such a book is being playtested as we speak.
Thanks for the updates on this product, Jeremy. I'm seriously considering picking this up, given the great reviews and recommendations I'm receiving for it.
Are you folks planning on doing anything with archetypes or similar options that were introduced in the APG? I'd love to see some of those in a future book.
As Hogarth mentioned, Psionics Expanded is exactly what you're looking for and is varying stages of playtesting. You can follow the progress in our thread here on the Paizo boards or hop on over to the Dreamscarred Press forums if you'd like to participate.
Currently, we have 5 new base classes in playtesting, with another set to come out this month, 3-4 new archetypes for the soulknife, new paths for the psychic warrior, new surge options for the wilder (including Raging and Healing), and new advanced disciplines for the psion.
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Thanks for the updates on this product, Jeremy. I'm seriously considering picking this up, given the great reviews and recommendations I'm receiving for it.
Are you folks planning on doing anything with archetypes or similar options that were introduced in the APG? I'd love to see some of those in a future book.
As Hogarth mentioned, Psionics Expanded is exactly what you're looking for and is varying stages of playtesting. You can follow the progress in our thread here on the Paizo boards or hop on over to the Dreamscarred Press forums if you'd like to participate.
Currently, we have 5 new base classes in playtesting, with another set to come out this month, 3-4 new archetypes for the soulknife, new paths for the psychic warrior, new surge options for the wilder (including Raging and Healing), and new advanced disciplines for the psion.
Eeexcellent! I believe you have just ensured another sale, Mr. Smith. Thank you very much for your response. :D
And thanks, too, to Hogarth for the swift reply!
Review posted :)
Thankyou for the very nice review - however, I can't seem to see the star rating for your review? Is that intentional or a bug?
Regards
- Andreas Rönnqvist
I notice that Psionics Unleashed is back in stock after a period of back-order. It's also been several months since talk of errata being incorporated into the print version. I'm wondering whether the version Paizo currently has in stock has this errata incorporated yet?
Thanks,
Stephen (DarkWhite)
Much of the errata has been incorporated into the version now available, yes.
I have a question about the "Crystal Shard" Power.
Does the attack count as Magic for the purposes of overcoming DR?
I have a question about the "Crystal Shard" Power.
Does the attack count as Magic for the purposes of overcoming DR?
It's a power - powers aren't subject to DR.
However, there is also a sidebar on that specific question in the book. :)
Thanks Jeremy! :D
Anyone know if there are plans for this to support Hero Lab use?
We don't have anyone with the skill set to do it and Lone Wolf (the makers of Hero Lab) don't have the available resources to do it.
There's been fan-developed work on it and you can follow that here.
Is there somewhere I can find weapons with "ophiduan" in the name?
This information was originally part of the Third Dawn campaign setting for 3.5. As far as I know, Jeremy et al. are working on converting the content and revising it. Also, future installments of the "From the Deep"-AP will feature more K'Saren-content.
Hope that helps!
Cheers,
EZG