That's exactly what I meant. I tried to convert it may self but it would be' good to have an official conversion.
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I still want a chicken, normal size for familiar, dire for mount. Make it so!
Now that I think about you couldn't even do stats for a farm because we do not have stats for cows and chickens.
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I still want a chicken, normal size for familiar, dire for mount. Make it so!
And ARG stats for a Chicken Boo.
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Now that I think about you couldn't even do stats for a farm because we do not have stats for cows and chickens.
I'd imagine cows are just aurochs with the docile special quality.
Are sure one of the iconics isn't really Chicken Boo;)
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Actually, I'd be down with some chickens and fowl for familiar stats. Having worked with wild foul from South America, and dealing with wild turkeys, I think it'd be cool to see them as familiar options. Pheasants would be cool to see.
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Have all the monsters published by Paizo (in this incarnation) for 3.5 been converted by one of the Bestiaries so far?
If not, will they be after this Bestiary is published?
Richard
To the first question, no. By a quick count, there are almost 80 monsters from the adventure paths, other modules and campaign setting volumes that have not yet been converted in one place or another. If you only count Bestiaries, that number is even higher, though not by much. For instance, most of the monsters in Rise of the Runelords are converted in the anniversary hardcover (though I don't think we've yet seen the argorth, smoke haunt or taiga giant converted anywhere).
To the second question... probably not. A bunch of those are unique divine servants like the Prince in Chains and Thais, and then there are the coeurl and the deep crow whose rights are held by A.E. van Vogt's estate and Penny Arcade, respectively. I also seem to recall a mention of the chained spirit being too much tied to the adventure it appears in to be of much use elsewhere.
Of course, not being a Paizo employee, I have no precise knowledge of either their licensing deals or the contents of Bestiary 4.
Taiga Giant was in the second bestiary I believe (or the first...can't remember).
Why does Norgorber sound silly?Mostly because someone (at my table) inevitably mispronounces his name as "Norburger".
No one takes the murder cult seriously anymore.
At my table it has become Nobgobler. Though it has dried up since one player said it and then made (failed?) a DI roll and became cursed by Norgorber.
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At my table it has become Nobgobler. Though it has dried up since one player said it and then made (failed?) a DI roll and became cursed by Norgorber.Why does Norgorber sound silly?Mostly because someone (at my table) inevitably mispronounces his name as "Norburger".
No one takes the murder cult seriously anymore.
Well done.
I just want to add my two or three cents about a few things I hope to see in the book, even though I'm sure the list has been finalized a long time.
Of course I'm excited about nosferatu template the most, but also happy to hear about Cthulhu and Grendal.
Other things I'd like to see in the book are:
drekavec -- Not sure if I spelled it correctly put this is a cool little low CR undead with similarities to a vampire (gaseous form, warded against by a common household item [salt, in this case]), and it needs more Pathfinder love.
vrykolakas -- The version from the AP has abilities listed that aren't explained so I'd like to see an official fixed version, either with the abilities explained or omitted, preferably included and explained. As festrogs are to ghouls, so the vrykolakas is to vampires.
dire weasel -- I know Pathfinder tries to use real megafauna for its dire animals most of the time, but dire weasel is up there with dire badger and dire bat for iconic status.
Oh, also the ARG mentions that ratfolk ride giant rats, which it explains are dire rats with the giant simple template applied to make them medium size. It doesn't give any information for purchasing or breeding giant rat mounts though, so I hope that information shows up somewhere.
Double post, but not on the same topic exactly.
If you think your players won't handle 'Norgerber' as a serious name, focus on the other contextual names he goes by, like Father Skinsaw, The Reaper of Reputation, and I can't remember the third on off the top of my head. Each of the different names is tied to a different aspect of his portfolio, so the can't really be used interchangeably, but the appropriate one for the situation could be used routinely in place of 'Norgerber' to lessen its potential for immersion-breaking parody.
Yeah, I've actually replaced his name with his titles in my home game. Father Skinsaw just sounds so cool!
Also, I'd like to see Leng Ghouls. The one in S* was awesome!
The book is almost through development, so it's too late to suggest any more monsters for it. ;)
Those belong in the Bestiary 5 wishlist thread. ^^
I see no problem in people listing things they hope will be in the bestiary 4. At least it has to do with the product unlike how funny, lame, or cool the name of pathfinder deity is.
Come on mudmen, ravid, eye of the deep, arrow hawk, dire weasel, and anything I am missing from the 3.5 monster manual that can be used in pathfinder.
I just want to add my two or three cents about a few things I hope to see in the book, even though I'm sure the list has been finalized a long time.
Of course I'm excited about nosferatu template the most, but also happy to hear about Cthulhu and Grendal.
Other things I'd like to see in the book are:
drekavec -- Not sure if I spelled it correctly put this is a cool little low CR undead with similarities to a vampire (gaseous form, warded against by a common household item [salt, in this case]), and it needs more Pathfinder love.
vrykolakas -- The version from the AP has abilities listed that aren't explained so I'd like to see an official fixed version, either with the abilities explained or omitted, preferably included and explained. As festrogs are to ghouls, so the vrykolakas is to vampires.
dire weasel -- I know Pathfinder tries to use real megafauna for its dire animals most of the time, but dire weasel is up there with dire badger and dire bat for iconic status.Oh, also the ARG mentions that ratfolk ride giant rats, which it explains are dire rats with the giant simple template applied to make them medium size. It doesn't give any information for purchasing or breeding giant rat mounts though, so I hope that information shows up somewhere.
Both Vrykolakas, Giant Weasel and Drekavac are in AP bestiaries already, so there is a big chance they are in this Bestiary as well, I think Vrykolakas has the biggest chance as Nosferatu is also in.
How much I like to see Eye of The Deep, I think they won't include them as they have bonds with the Beholder.
Hello, this may not be the correct thread to pose this question in, but with the inclusion of stats for Cthulhu in Pathfinder terms, would there be any possibility of some of Robert E. Howard's creatures or characters as well? The Conan stories are part of the Cthulhu mythos, and the Zuvembie in Bestiary 3 from the REH story "Pigeons from Hell" was spot-on! :) Would you be interested in, and able to include some more creatures and characters from his literary estate? Again, I apologize if this may be the wrong thread to ask in, but reading about Lovecraft on the board got me to wondering about Howard's creations, and the feasibility of seeing them in Golarion.
Thanks in advance, and very happy that this book will be this subscriber's Halloween treat! :D
The Pale :)
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The book is almost through development, so it's too late to suggest any more monsters for it. ;)
Can we still make wild speculations about what we hope to find within the pages? Because I for one would not be adverse to Giant Fiendish Lizard Demons. Also Kaijuu... I'm hoping tehre's a size category above collosal because while a house sized monster is cool, a house sized Kaijuu is sort of depressing.
Fair enough. :)
The book is almost through development, so it's too late to suggest any more monsters for it. ;)Can we still make wild speculations about what we hope to find within the pages? Because I for one would not be adverse to Giant Fiendish Lizard Demons. Also Kaijuu... I'm hoping tehre's a size category above collosal because while a house sized monster is cool, a house sized Kaijuu is sort of depressing.
There is not a larger size than Colossal. It was mentioned earlier in the thread, or the announcement thread. Sorry.
I hope not, never liked the colossal+ thing they did in 3.5 besides there is no size limit on colossal size.
And the biggest creature (The island turtle) is already in a AP bestiary, its much bigger than a Kaiju, and its still Colossal.
Reading the vehicle rules in Ultimate Combat, I think its safe to say that Colossal is going to stay the max, considering that Colossal vehicles have a minimum number of spaces, but no maximum. I'd imagine creatures will work the same way.
Adventure Path #27 (What Lies in Dust). And large enough to pass for an island when partially submerged into water.
As much as I love this...can we get a spellbook please?!
Spellbook in bestiary???? Do you mean an animated spellbook or what?
I think he means a book like Ultimate Magic, but more spells and less of everything else.
I think the dragons in the Epic Level Handbook went up to size "C+".
I sure hope the finalized bestiary 4 list wasn't ready before Epic Meepo posted this AWESOME post in the bestiary 4 wishlist topic!
Abaia: a giant eel that can pursue opponents onto land by calling forth a roving wave of flood waters.
Bakonawa: a dragon that causes eclipses; sort of a living, draconic analog to the tzitzimitl.
Buggane: a burrowing, swimming ogre that works as an enforcer for hags and fey.
Cherufe: a creature made of molten magma that dwells in volcanos and demands human sacrifices in its honor.
Empusa: a woman with flaming hair, bronze hooves for feet, and the ability to cause sleep paralysis; probably a type of lamia, given her origin.
Galatea: a sentient stone idol brought to life by the devotion of its worshipers.
Geryon (the Greek myth version, not the D&D version): a giant with three heads and three bodies. Probably a weaker, mortal cousin of the hekatonchiere, in the same way giants are weaker, mortal cousins of ordinary titans.
Ichneumon: an earth-encrusted, dragon-slaying creature from medieval bestiaries.
Ipotane (or Silenius): an outsider that serves as a drunken reveler in the retinues of wine gods and similar beings.
Kamaitachi: a lightning-fast flying weasel that creates mirror images of itself while ripping foes to shreds in an awesome blur of fury.
Kuchisake: meaning "Slit Mouth," a ghost (or possibly a kyton) with a mutilated mouth and a pair of scissors it uses to attack its victims.
Lampade: an underword nymph from the retinue of a witch-goddess, known for carrying lanterns whose light can drive mortals insane.
Llorona: a.k.a. weeping woman; a skeleton in a white dress that disguises itself as a living woman to lure victims closer, at which point it grapples and drowns them.
Maenad (the Greek myth version, not the D&D version): drunken, raging women (possibly fey) that tear apart their prey with their bare hands.
Makara: a crocodile-fish that disgorges summoned monsters from its mouth when threatened.
Morgen: the namesake of Morgan le Fey, a race of high-CR fey with healing powers and a "fata morgana" ability that creates semi-real illusory terrain.
Namazu: a giant fish that creates earthquakes, tsunamis, and similar effects.
Peuchen: a flying snake with a paralytic gaze; possibly a low-CR dragon.
Raiju: a flying thunder beast with a combination of electricity, fire, and sonic attacks, making it an energy-themed monster that isn't a one-trick pony.
Talos: A mid- to high-CR construct with wings, so higher-level PCs can't just fly around it to reach whatever it's guarding.
Ushabti: A swarm of miniature construct servitors for the dead pharaoh who has everything.
Xana: a fey bound and corrupted by a curse inherent to her kind, giving PCs the chance to either fight her or transform her into a gentler fey by lifting her curse.
Please Wesley Tell me they are all in ;-)
This was by far my favorite post in all the bestiary 4 wishtopic!
Also in one of the bestiary 4 wishtopic Wesley told me that the Namazu Catfish is on the list, so that probably means we see it in bestiary 4!
Abaia / Buggane / Cherufe / Empusa / Lamapade / Namazu / Ichneumon / Kamaitachi / Geryon / Maenad / Morgen
I really hope its one of these you are talking bout! But all others would be sweet as well!
Or did you mean Raiju which is already in the bestiary of an Jade Regent AP?
And the biggest creature (The island turtle) is already in a AP bestiary, its much bigger than a Kaiju, and its still Colossal.Which AP? and how Big is it?
Well it's not described as an island turtle, but a island whale.
It looks something like this
http://www.wallpaper4me.com/images/wallpapers/whaleisland-896008.jpeg
I like the idea of an Empusa being a type of Lamia.
I do hope the Empusa gets a royal threatment and abandons her true mythic origins (her looks anyway) as we have more than enough Succubus-wannabees already.
I hope the Empusa ends up an insectoid nymph or insectoid lamia, but in any form has mantis-features like the one in God of War has, this form also closely resembles the EXTREMLY AWESOME Deadly Dancer from one of the less-known D&D 3.5 edition books, really one of the most original and cool monsters i've ever seen in a book, the Empusa from God of War being even cooler, I just really like creatures which arms and legs end up in sharp pins on which they do acrobatic dance combat with.
I would not really like another Succubus version with a bronze leg, the flaming hair is found in Dawn Pipers and the succubus looks and behavior are spread around multiple other creatures.
I've seen many monster books, games and cartoons/movies do something original with Empusa's, except for Titan Quest which uses the succubus variant which is nice since the game doesn't have succubi, but pathfinder has succubi.
Somebody in the bestiary 4 wish topic wished for an empusa early on, so there is a big chance (given that many of the creatures already mentioned being in bestiary 4 come from the early pages of the wish topic) Empusa will be in bestiary 4.
With this new 250 monsters I'm 98% sure that Pathfinder beats D&D in the amount of monsters, only the 4th edition monsters is no match of course, but 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th edition combined will still not beat the HUGE amount of monsters in pathfinder, as every month we get new monsters while D&D has kinda stoppped making new creatures and re-uses its old ones over and over.
Just a silly fact.
Here is a strange question for you all, if I(or someone else) get this item's PDF early and list the monsters in the book on the site. Would you want them listed by CR, alphabetical order, or by creature type?
Here is a strange question for you all, if I(or someone else) get this item's PDF early and list the monsters in the book on the site. Would you want them listed by CR, alphabetical order, or by creature type?
I just want them to put them on spoiler, cuz I don't want to spoil the entire list that early for myself, its more awesome to be suprised with every page you turn, I spoiled Bestiary 3 for myself, while I didn't know much about mythology and folkore creatures then (I didn't knew about Adaro, Baykok and others for example) now I know most creatures so the spoiler niveau would be much higher.
So please if that time comes, put them in the [/spoiler ]