Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Numeria, Land of Fallen Stars (PFRPG)

It's in the Campaign Setting line, so 64.

I am sure we will get some robots, a mutant(template or otherwise), and hopefully some new alien life forms.

Its not the Dominion, though they are making an appearance. IIRC, though, James Jacobs did say that we will learn where the Starmount ship came from and who its pilots were by the end of the AP.

Chestbursters and hi-tech hunters with invisibility, anyone? ;)

I guess one other thing - do keep in mind that in terms of game mechanics, a knowledge check with a DC higher than 10 normally can't be attempted untrained.

I'd also expect the check to reverse engineer a starship computer from scratch with no prior relevant training to be prohibitively high (35+), even for those rare individuals that could attempt the check untrained (bards and loremasters, pretty much).

The notion that someone without a single bit of relevant training could crack open a computer, look at the motherboard, etc., figure out what the heck they're even looking at (remember, Golarion doesn't even have microscopes), and then build working copies without the facilities that are needed to make any of the parts indicates a lack of understanding of how damn complicated computers actually are.

Even a fabricate spell still requires a craft check. Good luck with that!

And if, perhaps by an actual miracle, they actually managed to build one, they'd then need to program it.

I'd also expect that the crap on the starship is way more complicated than Earth technology, since it's several steps past our current tech (autonomous sapient killer robots, and actual nanomachines, among other things).

Now, pacifying the Starmount and actually be able to get in there to study it might make certain things possible. I wouldn't be surprised if the "Continuing the Campaign" for Iron Gods includes the possibility of the party, now having mastered Numerian tech, starting to proliferate it.

I think the other thing to remember is whether or not the people of Numeria would even think to duplicate it. I mean if I had this magical super armor I found under a rock and I could use it to defend my tribe of barbarians from attack I'm more likely to think it was a gift from Gorum then a thing I can even duplicate.I mean if you look at stuff like Authorian legend or even old testament stories you don't see characters floating around trying to remake Excalibur or Moses' river parting snake staff. For all they care these items are gifts of god powered by their devotion. What I'm willing to bet is that we will see way more societies in Numeria that look like cargo cults or the machine cults of 40k, which sounds way cooler in my book then everyone and their mother in Numeria trying to just rebuild or recreate them. Hell we could even have tribes that hate the stuff since giant laser wielding metal men burning you town kind of sucks and having developed measures to defend against them.

Really hoping we'll get a half-robot template that can be applied even to Outsiders (like demons and devils)! I want my half-robot pit fiend and half-robot balor so bad right now I can practically TASTE IT! The real question is what monsters would best fit Doom's Spider Demon? I can't remember if there's an evil outsider that looks like a giant brain with large spider legs.

Well, there's the neh-thalggu. If you slap a demon possessed or half-fiend templates attached.

Alternatively, there's a straight up demonic vermin spider.

Or, perhaps, a re-flavored bebilith.

An advanced giant half-robot neh-thalggu with triple-mounted chainguns and mechanical spider legs! Oooo this gives me GOOSEBUMPS! Thanks for the info/links Tacticslion. I shall send pie (seriously, french silk pie, WHO DOESN'T LOVE THAT)? ^_^

:D

*nom-nom-nom-nom!*

Almost forgot about this. Have to get it when it comes out. Probably pdf.

Cover image and description updated!

To paraphrase Vlad Taltos of House Jhereg paraphrasing Gildor Inglorion of House Finrod, "No matter how unsubtle the robot, a sword between the synaptic links seriously cramps its style."

Wow- that is one awesome cover! Who did that piece?

Wow- that is one awesome cover! Who did that piece?

J.P. Targete is the artist responsible for that piece.

Cover image and description updated!

That's typically what happens when a person gets frustrated over the complex field of programming and can't take technology anymore.

Though I hope Liz never gets like this when trying to do something to the Paizo website.

Though I hope Liz never gets like this when trying to do something to the Paizo website.

...too late.

Cover image and description updated!

A fantastic cover. Yerssss. It approacheth. The time of Iron Gods...

nice cover.

cool rules for radiation, alien diseases, gravity fluctuations, nanite infestation and more.

nice cover.

cool rules for radiation, alien diseases, gravity fluctuations, nanite infestation and more.

Yeah...in August.

Anyway, I'm not deceived, Paizo. When you say "early June" you REALLY mean "very tail end of June because we're all masochists and love watching Numeria fans squirm".

Not fooling this guy!

...it would be early June for subscribers.

Just sayin'. ;)

Well you successfully fooled this guy, I'll give you that much.

And I apologize Dragon, I did not notice the new description of the book. Guess we ARE getting those rules in June. That's fraking fantastic!

Wow that's a cool cover!

-Kcinlive

No problem Neongelion, it happens to all of us;)

I'm in love with the cover.

So question, if I started a subscription, say, tomorrow, would I still be able to receive it in early June?

As long as you are an active subscriber before orders are generated (usually the week before subscriptions start to ship), you'll be included as a subscriber. You can even start a sub after they've shipped but before the next month's book releases and select the previous month's release as your starting product. But you should totally subscribe today. Like right now. Doooo it!

Oh yea, thanks for the reminder on that, Mark.

I take out my "hypno-gun" and target Neongelion and say "subscribe now...subscribe now...subscribe now";)

I voluntarily fail my Will save to be compelled to do so.

Seems like any game set in Numeria kinda requires the Technology Guide, though. Or would this book be enough as long as you keep away from any tech stuff?

Iron Gods requires the Technology Guide, absolutely.

Numeria, Land of Fallen Stars will help, especially if your players go off the proverbial rails, but isn't required for Iron Gods. Or, it's as required as "The Worldwound" was for "Wrath of the Righteous."

Amiri: "And! That's! The! Last! One!"

"Domo arigato Mr. Roboto..."

I was thinking "Amiri demonstrates a robot's vulnerability to critical hits", myself.

For people not doing Iron Gods, you can use this book without owning the Technology Guide.

Quick question: Will I be able to pick this up when I go to Free RPG Day?

Well we get a mutant template, 4 robots, and 3-5 NPC stats not much room left for too many monsters ubless the creature count is more like 20-24.

No half-robot template? Why Paizo? Why hath thou forsaken my need for Pit Fiends with rocket launchers for arms?

The rules for cybernetics will be in the technology guide book.

I hope will get an update soon on the official release date.

I'm gonna guess June 25, since the fourth or fifth Wednesday of every month seems to be a thing for releases.

Yeah... there's rules in the Technology Guide if you want to make a pit fiend with rocket launcher arms. Never fear! We got you covered!

I'm excited for this! I have many different types of campaigns in my head, and one of them is a space exploration type adventure using the campaign setting and Distant Worlds in an alternate universe.

Universe rules,

*No Halflings, dwarves, gnomes, or half-orcs(or Orcs). Sorry.
*Golarian is entirely populated by human, and human related races (Bastards of Golarion) plus elves from Castrovel (in the case of PC races).
*All the other races from other planets exists (including Andriods).
*Every class exists, with minor alterations to fit a more futuristic settings. (magic still exists, but is limited compared to technology).
* Aberrations, Animals, Constructs, Dragons, Humanoids(limited Subtypes), Magical Beasts, Monstrous Humanoids, Oozes, Outsiders, Plants,Undead, Vermin exists.

The campaign would take a group of adventurer's across spaces on an exploration vessel operated by the PCs and a team of NPCs. (think Mass Effect)

Though this is just homeruled. :)

Well as long as it is coming out this month I will be happy.

Yeah... there's rules in the Technology Guide if you want to make a pit fiend with rocket launcher arms. Never fear! We got you covered!

Uh, awesome, but are these rules crafting rules or something similar to demonic grafts? I was kinda hoping for an template that could easily be applied to monsters (like the Ghost template) with various cybernetic augmentations based on the hit dice of the original monster.

Cybernetics sound like they will be like permanent equipment not a template.

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Yeah... there's rules in the Technology Guide if you want to make a pit fiend with rocket launcher arms. Never fear! We got you covered!

Uh, awesome, but are these rules crafting rules or something similar to demonic grafts? I was kinda hoping for an template that could easily be applied to monsters (like the Ghost template) with various cybernetic augmentations based on the hit dice of the original monster.

Since we wanted to make it possible for PCs to have cybernetic implants (and varying degrees of them), they are treated as equipment rather than a template. This helps to balance them as they can be easily incorporated into the existing wealth-by-level system. By making the additions largely modular rather than a standard set of implants, it also means both PCs and NPCs can focus on the specific cybernetic enhancements that best fit their particular mechanical and narrative needs.

Cool, can't wait to see what options are available for that.

I wonder if there is a way to start with some cybernetics at 1st level. If it is treated like magic items then how would a 1st level Vercite get any.

I wonder if there is a way to start with some cybernetics at 1st level. If it is treated like magic items then how would a 1st level Vercite get any.

It's probably something like the commonality of guns. On that planet, cybernetics are incredibly common and therefore much easier to acquire as opposed to on Golarion.

I mean afford any not find them, maybe there will be feats, alternate racial traits, archetypes, etc. for the Vercites.

I guess I should've clarified. In the expanded gun availability rules, they reduce the price for guns the more common they are.

So I'm kinda new to this whole subscription deal, and I'm too damn impatient for my own good so I gotta ask: how early do us subscribers usually get the PDFs before they're officially released? I am so hyped for this book!

So I'm kinda new to this whole subscription deal, and I'm too damn impatient for my own good so I gotta ask: how early do us subscribers usually get the PDFs before they're officially released? I am so hyped for this book!

Roughly two to three weeks, depending on when your order ships out. When your order ships out is when you get your PDF. :D