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THIS....but alas, I think they will go the dumbed down lycanthrope route.Still hoping for a 'skinwalker' that's more like a Selkie and uses an animal skin to transform into one or more animal forms, perhaps even one that is born as an animal, and is 'skinwalking' among humans...
From what I had heard the idea of the skin wearing transformation was originally conceived but was decided against as it felt too much like a class option rather then a true race. That being said you never know what other things we might get floating through this book and advanced classes in the next year.
Will this book allow the race to bond with half-undead creatures so that thy shiny undead will have a protector?
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Will this book allow the race to bond with half-undead creatures so that thy shiny undead will have a protector?
NO! There will be no Twilight in Pathfinder!
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Statements like that make me want to include sparkly vampires.Will this book allow the race to bond with half-undead creatures so that thy shiny undead will have a protector?NO! There will be no Twilight in Pathfinder!
I'm pretty sure that I've cast Glitterdust at a vampire at least once already...
I'm incredibly sad if they're taking the skinwalker down the Eberron shifter path. As much as I enjoyed shifters they were definitely a setting specific thing, I'm still wary of how they're trying to fit them into Golarion I can't think of a valid reason why they would exist with any sort of diluted lycanthropy.
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I'm incredibly sad if they're taking the skinwalker down the Eberron shifter path. As much as I enjoyed shifters they were definitely a setting specific thing, I'm still wary of how they're trying to fit them into Golarion I can't think of a valid reason why they would exist with any sort of diluted lycanthropy.
From what I've heard they will be natives from arcadia that have migrated to the Inner sea in small numbers since Andoran and Cheliax have begun to colonize the region. Also from what I've heard the skinwalkers will take a lot of inspiration from the classic skinwalker mythology. Maybe we might even get some info on Arcadia and the Syrinx.
I actually just started playing a good lycanthrope (catfolk weretiger), so I'm even more stoked for this book than I was when it was announced. Bring it on. :D
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I'm happy to see them as a native race idea for Arcadia. I'm running a game set in the New World and have been looking for good ideas for setting-specific races.
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I was kind of hoping for some Uatilavian flavor. If I recall from the novel, some of the locals had a legend that back in the day they where blessed with lycanthropy to fight against the Whispering Tyrrant. I got the impression they where not the typical evil lycanthropes but and that the bloodline had been diluted a lot.
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With a name like 'Blood of the Moon,' there's always room for shapeshifters who come from the Dark Tapestry, touching down only briefly on benighted worlds to breed, and then turning back into gibbous horrors under the light of their pallid goddess to wing they way back into the night sky.
Get some Cthulhu all up in that lycanthropy, y'all.
Spacefaring shifters who sneak onto ships travelling between worlds, and are mistaken for traumatized stowaways, until the disappearances start...
Then they shed their fleshy guise, blow the airlock and return to their home in the void.
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Nonono, it's lovecraftian, so they need to be squamous, cyclopean, and have blasphemous geometries.
I was kind of hoping for an Uatilavian flavor as well, but I can see why they made this based in Arcadia. Skinwalkers fit well with the theme of that area. I just hope that there will be a good number of them in the inner sea as well ;)
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I was kind of hoping for an Uatilavian flavor as well, but I can see why they made this based in Arcadia. Skinwalkers fit well with the theme of that area. I just hope that there will be a good number of them in the inner sea as well ;)
Rest assured, there is plenty of love for Ustalav fans in this book. ;)
I want to play a socially inept 'animal'... :(
Will this book allow the race to bond with half-undead creatures so that thy shiny undead will have a protector?NO! There will be no Twilight in Pathfinder!
BWHAAH AHHHA HAAA
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A wereboor? ;)I want to play a socially inept 'animal'... :(
I want a full animal form, no hybrid or whatever.
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I'm looking forward to the skinwalkers, though I'd like to echo the preference of them not being the same as Eberron's, but in Pathfinder rules.
I'll guess I'd like to see the lycanthrope (if they'll be related to them) heritages manifest in more variable ways than "x/day-rounds" mechanics.
If they are in truth looking into NA Skinwalker lore (as opposed to new age rubbish), they will not really be linked to lycanthrops, or remotely like the Shifters of Eberron.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they are ;)
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Forgive me; my primary exposure to Shifters are from MM3. Still, I would like most of the racial stuff to be included in the race, and not just in feats.No worries, I was just curious what you meant?
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I hope Paizo does something of their own thing with it instead of an alternate version of the shifter.
I'd like their ability to shift/change something more than "+2 natural armor for a limited time per day", and be something that defines the race distinctly, depending on their heritage (as listed in the production description); like a wolf heritage having a couple of perks that the bear doesn't (and vice versa).
Hm, not sure how to explain it...
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Forgive me; my primary exposure to Shifters are from MM3. Still, I would like most of the racial stuff to be included in the race, and not just in feats.No worries, I was just curious what you meant?I guess what I'm trying to say is that I hope Paizo does something of their own thing with it instead of an alternate version of the shifter.
I'd like their ability to shift/change something more than "+2 natural armor for a limited time per day", and be something that defines the race distinctly, depending on their heritage (as listed in the production description); like a wolf heritage having a couple of perks that the bear doesn't (and vice versa).
Hm, not sure how to explain it...
I am sure there will be a variation of each one that make them distinct enough to be interesting while maintaining what I can only assume a werewolf themed race.
Hate to be a bother, but is there any chance we can get a preview of the book? Doesn't have to be an official blog post or anything, but if a developer wanted to drop a subtle hint on something...
Now that the Mythic stuff is actually out, I think this is the book I'm looking forward to the most. My brain is starting to slip into the "I want it nooooww" mentality.
Hate to be a bother, but is there any chance we can get a preview of the book? Doesn't have to be an official blog post or anything, but if a developer wanted to drop a subtle hint on something...
Now that the Mythic stuff is actually out, I think this is the book I'm looking forward to the most. My brain is starting to slip into the "I want it nooooww" mentality.
Absolutely! We're planning on running a Paizo preview blog for this book in a short bit here, actually, so be sure to check the blog this week. :]
The Paizo Blog says Bite Me! Wereblooded may tide you over until Blood of the Moon releases.
Consider checking it out. It's by Ennie-winning Ben McFarland--who has an upcoming PFS scenario.
Nonono, it's lovecraftian, so they need to be squamous, cyclopean, and have blasphemous geometries.Lol I've seen that. In my games it's called a werecockroach. Trust me it is as horrifying as it sounds.
*cringe* Do they crunch when you hit them?
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WANT!!!!!
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The inclusion of the cover artist's name in the product description is very much appreciated. :)
Cool, new oracle mystery.
Product description updated.The inclusion of the cover artist's name in the product description is very much appreciated. :)
It's something that I've been trying to do going forward, since that information is requested frequently. :)
Lunar oracle? What deities would that be associated with?
I'm a little concerned that this book may be following the same mistakes that Blood of the Night made. Blood of the Night it seemed like people were hoping for a Dhampir book with a bit on how to play a Vampire. And they got a lot of how to play a Vampire and very little Dhampir. Blood of the Moon seemed like the book about how to incorporate lycanthropes except now it seems to much more heavily be about Skinwalkers. I'd much rather have had 4 player companions with each one focusing on one of these topics.
Lunar oracle? What deities would that be associated with?
Tsukiyo, Desna, Groetus, and Ashava all seem like safe bets to me. Black Butterfly maybe?
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want-want-want-want-want-want!
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*cringe* Do they crunch when you hit them?Nonono, it's lovecraftian, so they need to be squamous, cyclopean, and have blasphemous geometries.Lol I've seen that. In my games it's called a werecockroach. Trust me it is as horrifying as it sounds.
lol sometimes, more often then not they are homeless vagrants that have somehow managed to become infected and the shear alieness of the new insect consciousness they have acquired drives them crazy and often turns them to subconscious worship of the elder gods. The are so alien and abhorrent that even the lycanthropes that have heard of them are absolutely revolted and terrified by them and often seek to move or somehow drive them out before they drive them crazy.
So, eight Skinwalker heritages total? Looks like we have...
1) Werewolf
2) Werebears
3) Werecrocodiles
4) Wereboar
5) Wererat
6) Weretiger
...And if they're basing it off of Lycanthrope-types that are already in the game, it's fair to guess that Weresharks and Werebats will be the last two on the list.
I am so much more interested in the new player race then the rules for playing lycans. I hope this book focuses more on the playable race then the monster stuff.
Personally I hope it's a good mix. The race sounds cool, but my players in one of my campaigns is currently in a situation where expanded information and crunch regarding lycanthropy can be VERY useful.
But yeah, the skinwalker sounds cool and I'm glad they're going with heritages for the race.
Personally I hope it's a good mix. The race sounds cool, but my players in one of my campaigns is currently in a situation where expanded information and crunch regarding lycanthropy can be VERY useful.
But yeah, the skinwalker sounds cool and I'm glad they're going with heritages for the race.
^ This, I hope it is balanced between the 2, but I don't expect a miracle.