Announced!
Huzzah! Master Pett returns!
...now this one, this one has something BAD in it..bad in an old and new way:)
Now, cupcake, back to your darkness.
MMMM'NNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR
Now, cupcake, back to your darkness.
Yessss, Masssster.
*slurgles away*
MMMM'NNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRR
Mnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt!:)
Richard Pett is writing this one? o.o Oh how am I looking forward to it then!
..looking forward to DMing it, at least. I don't possess the courage to be a player during one of Pett's adventures. Not after seeing what he did with The Wormwood Mutiny and The Sixfold Trial. :P
How did I miss this volume being announced.
I hope there are some zombie types lurching around crying 'hak ooo teeeeeep' that can be infiltrated by cunningly saying the same thing ;)
Hey, is it correct that this is on the product schedule on the same month as part 2? Are they planning to release two volumes in the same month?
Probably not. what you will see is each of the APs being released every month, but I am hoping that they can double up on a month to fix their release schedule back. What will probably happen is that they will release the first volume of Iron Gods in the same month as the last volume of this series.
Product image and description updated.
That may be the best picture of a sphinx that I have ever seen!
It would be one of my favorite pictures of a sphinx.
So from the fact that this and #80 both got updated today, I think there's actually a pretty good chance that, yeah, they both are coming out at the end of April ... which, combined with all the other stuff coming out that month, is going to make that an interesting month in all sorts of ways ...
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It's almost like we plan these things. ;)
Nah, that can't be it. There must be some other force at work here.
;)
I hope that sphinx has oracle levels.
ORACLE OF THE SPHINX!
Sphinx oracle mystery;) or a sand oracle mystery.
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Sphinx oracle mystery;) or a sand oracle mystery.
Sphinx bloodline, or Riddle mystery, or Sandshaper / Khamsin bloodline / elemental specialist, or 'pyramid-power' specialist that draws upon sacred geometry and ley lines and architectural design to create long-lasting magics (or taps such structures to power their own spells), all would be very thematic and cool concepts to see explored in the back articles of this AP.
Theurges dedicted to Abadar would be ideal for magical traditions related to the construction of monuments and similar sorts of architectural 'geomancy,' but Nethys and even Pharasma could get in on the matter (with Pharasman graveyards built according to occult principles meant to prevent the spirits of those within from rising as undead, etc.).
How about that. There is a purpose to the Sphinx Riddler trait. :D
Where is that trait ???
Love the final cover!
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Gary and Christopher are doing some repair work in the code that generates shipping labels. There may be a few customers that see shipping notices this afternoon as they do final testing to make sure things work. If you see a shipping email, your packages won't leave until Monday at the very earliest.
Because 99.9% of subscribers will not start to see shipping notices until next week, I would ask that anyone who does, be considerate and discreet about the contents/spoilers from the books if you choose to look at your PDFs (for subscribers who get free PDFs when their book ships), until next week when the bulk of subscriptions will be shipped.
cheers!
sara marie
It's almost like we plan these things. ;)Nah, that can't be it. There must be some other force at work here.
;)
Cosmo?
Gary and Christopher are doing some repair work in the code that generates shipping labels. There may be a few customers that see shipping notices this afternoon as they do final testing to make sure things work. If you see a shipping email, your packages won't leave until Monday at the very earliest.
Because 99.9% of subscribers will not start to see shipping notices until next week, I would ask that anyone who does, be considerate and discreet about the contents/spoilers from the books if you choose to look at your PDFs (for subscribers who get free PDFs when their book ships), until next week when the bulk of subscriptions will be shipped.
cheers!
sara marie
Thanks for the update/warning/etc...
when subscribers *Officially* get this can I ask what a locust cuirass and swarmbow are in a spoiler?
when subscribers *Officially* get this can I ask what a locust cuirass and swarmbow are in a spoiler?
Those sound like things Deskari would be way into.
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when subscribers *Officially* get this can I ask what a locust cuirass and swarmbow are in a spoiler?Those sound like things Deskari would be way into.
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when subscribers *Officially* get this can I ask what a locust cuirass and swarmbow are in a spoiler?
The Swarmbow is a +2 composite shortbow that requires a +5 STR mod to draw. It can summon a wasp swarm once per day on hit.
The Locust Cuirass is the more interesting one. It's a +2 Lamellar cuirass that is light and allows a max Dex of +6. It lets the wearer take 10 on Acrobatics to jump and as an immediate action once per day can summon a locust swarm as a feather fall effect that also allows a horizontal glide during the descent.
Other things of note:
* From my initial look, I'm liking the new research system. It gives libraries defined statblocks for characters to 'fight' with research checks, offers XP for successful research, parcels out information over time allowing partial progress to be made, and is able to succinctly represent how much information is in a library and how complex that info is. It also doesn't override the usefulness of collecting/using libraries because the stat block includes what bonus owning/using the library provides and what checks it provides it to. Overall kudos on this one.
* Several variant mummies. Some are collected from other earlier sources; others I think are new; also some new mummy-curse diseases (at least one of which sounds familiar, but at least one of which I'm pretty sure is new and is basically delusional parasaitosis as a curse). There's some mummy feats (though only one outright requires being a mummy). There's also a spell for creating variant mummies through a dead-animating ritual.
* New monsters:
Desert Vermin-
Giant Assassin Bug (CR 3)
Giant Ground Wasp (CR 4)
Giant Walking Stick (CR 5)
Mummified Animals-
Mummified Baboon (CR 1/2)
Mummified Crocodile (CR 2)
Mummified Elephant (CR 9)
Mummified Hippopotamus (CR 6)
Mummified Animal Template (CR +0-2)
Serpopard (CR 7) - The stretchy-neck leopard pictures are hilarious
Shalkeska (CR 8)
Thriae Dancer (CR 6) - I'm pleased and surprised to see a new Thriae type
* There's some new hex-types for the hex-map exploration/kingdom system (though no kingdom stuff in this): Rocky Plains, Hills, Badlands, Sand Flats, and Dunes.
* Regarding mechanical subsystems:
* Regarding monster/encounter selection in this adventure:
* For those individuals looking for a diverse selection of romance options in the Pathfinder APs:
* I think someone was looking for high-level clerics in Osirion at some point recently:
* From my initial look, I'm liking the new research system. It gives libraries defined statblocks for characters to 'fight' with research checks, offers XP for successful research, parcels out information over time allowing partial progress to be made, and is able to succinctly represent how much information is in a library and how complex that info is. It also doesn't override the usefulness of collecting/using libraries because the stat block includes what bonus owning/using the library provides and what checks it provides it to. Overall kudos on this one.
Agreed. It does look like a fun way to include research in a game.
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Curious as to what the shalkeska is?
They're magical beasts with the earth subtype. They look close to being aberrations. They've got six legs with really-long claws on the ends that they walk/burrow with, a lizard-like body structure, three solid-brownish-red eyes, a large mouth with teeth around the edge, nostrils, and cactus-spine-like quill groups in a couple ridges down the back.
They can derive nutrition from the ground itself but prefer to ambush prey from a burrowed position. They've got an ability that lets them rush-out from a burrowed position when they detect something with tremorsense to bite it as a single-action that also creates a pit where they rushed out. They tend to lair around rivers, oases, or farmland.
What other items are presented in the appendix?
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--ly awesome.
Oh, absolutely, haha.
What other items are presented in the appendix?
Effigy of Anubis - Speak per dead 1/week if placed on a corpse, with the effigy speaking (though the corpse still needs to be reasonably intact). Single use of temporary resurrection for someone who has been dead less than 48 hours.
Rod of the Uraeus - Acts as a +1 light mace, +2 resistance to Reflex, +5 competence to sense motive, shoots a line of poison twice per day (reflex to avoid) that blinds and paralyses and requires a Fort save to recover from. Only works for lawful characters.
Scarab of Mummy Defense - +4 to saves vs Fear, Lets the wearer detect mummies within 60 feet if they concentrate to check, Absorbs 12 curse or disease effects
Sun Falcon Pectoral - Calls down 5 sunbeams in one period of 5 rounds at a rate of one per round while outside in sunlight, they hit vertical columns for 3d6 untyped damage and blindness (Reflex for half and no blindness). Underground or if it's dark, it can generate daylight for two hours a day.
I noticed that Mummy's Mask books 3 through 6 are on another online store with different cover art. Is there any difference in content, and what's the reasoning behind the different covers? The store has books 1 and 2 with the same art that Paizo has.
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I love the research rules in this book so much. I think I'm going to try using them in my Rise of the Runelords game (in the Jorgenfist library, to begin with). If that works, I might add more libraries for research later in the game, since there's a fair amount of hidden knowledge to acquire in that AP.
I also love:
Before this adventure, I had happily categorized this AP as "fun to read, but I probably won't run it", which is my favorite category of AP, since it wouldn't compete for time with all the others I want to run. Now that I've read this one, though, I keep looking at my shelf wondering what I can cut/delay in order to run this....
Curse you, Pett!
I noticed that Mummy's Mask books 3 through 6 are on another online store with different cover art. Is there any difference in content, and what's the reasoning behind the different covers? The store has books 1 and 2 with the same art that Paizo has.
If I had to guess, I'd say the other store probably still has the placeholder cover art displayed online. The books should be identical, though. I don't think Paizo prints multiple covers for their adventures.
