Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Technology Guide (PFRPG)

Zaister wrote:

Odraude wrote:

I'd buy a copy. And maybe another for my girlfriend. She's become interested in Pathfinder after hearing about the transgendered iconic in ACG and NPCs in WotR.

Oh, which iconic is that?

Shardra Geltl, iconic Shaman and transgendered dwarf.

Also. Badass.

Thanks! I didn't take the time to read that, since most of the time, dwarves bore me.

Now, what's still missing is a transracial iconic!

I'm a touch confused; the Iron Gods player's guide says the contents of this book will be available on the PRD... Is that right or is that a misprint? I didn't think things from the campaign setting line ended up on the PRD

Do you mean this?

This product makes use of the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook, Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player’s Guide, Pathfinder RPG GameMastery Guide, Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Combat, Pathfinder RPG Ultimate Magic, and the Character Traits Web Enhancement. These rules can be found online as part of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document at paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd.

The "these rules" part is in reference to the preceding books, not the Player's Guide (which is already free) and the Technology Guide (which is not needed for Iron Gods, just incredibly highly recommended, and almost assuredly not going up on the PRD).

EDIT: WERP! I'm wrong! Technology Guide WILL be part of the PRD. Sorry!

Thanks! I didn't take the time to read that, since most of the time, dwarves bore me.

Now, what's still missing is a transracial iconic!

Don't half-elves and half-orcs qualify as "transracial"? And I am not sure that every human iconic is of unmixed ethnicity.

Then again -- race/ethnicity is more easily accepted as being non-binary than sex/gender. But if what you want is somebody who is unhappy with the race they were born into, many adopted characters might qualify, such as Merisiel the Forlorn elf rogue -- but I don't recall her taking it so far as to think she is a human in an elf's body.

Transracial as an actual thing is just someone who is adopted into a culture that isn't their native one. Thus Merisiel would qualify. Any other definition tends to hinge on the completely wrong and racist belief that there are some intrinsic mental qualities possessed by specific races. This is something that was disproved in the 60s and it's really sad to see people trot out racist propaganda.

This is different from transgender because the physical sexes among humans do have differing physical compositions. Thus having a body that doesn't match your brain's gender tends to mean your hormone cycles are completely wrong causing severe mental distress. This is in addition to any societal constructs of gender that you may or may not feel comfortable with, and how you define your gender identity. Both of which are separate things that don't really matter for this particular point, but are important for more holistic discussions of gender identity.

Yeah... the Technology Guide is as necessary for Iron Gods as the Core Rulebook, frankly. There's a lot of rules, particularly to do with feats, spells, and items that we don't reprint in Iron Gods. If you want to know how that cortex gun works that was in the robot's lair, you'll need the Tech Guide. Or the PRD.

So what do the archetypes in here do?

The names pretty well sum up their abilities: Cyber-Soldier (Fighter), Iron Priest (Cleric), Numerian Scavenger (Rogue), Savage Technologist (Barbarian), and Techslinger (Gunslinger).

Savage Technologist is kind of weird as their rage doesn't add to Str and Con, but Str and Dex. Also they get abilities when dual-wielding sword and gun.

And James, please tell me you're in the midst of writing Ultimate Technology. This appetizer is nowhere near close to enough.

Nice, very nice.

Iron Priest sounds pretty metal, not going to lie. :)

Is the Numerian Scavenger proficient with Firearms?

The names pretty well sum up their abilities: Cyber-Soldier (Fighter), Iron Priest (Cleric), Numerian Scavenger (Rogue), Savage Technologist (Barbarian), and Techslinger (Gunslinger).

Other than wielding laz-guns and other high-tech firearms, what else does the techslinger do?

Also, does the book have any lightsabers beam swords?

Also, does the book have any lightsabers beam swords?

I think Jacobs Rex already confirmed that no energy swords are in there.

Energy swords, no. Null blades, stun batons, and monowhips, however...

Energy swords, no. Null blades, stun batons, and monowhips, however...

Ok, I'll bite, null blades?

Kvantum wrote:

Energy swords, no. Null blades, stun batons, and monowhips, however...

Ok, I'll bite, null blades?

Creations of the Technic League to be used equally against constructs and technology, and against spellcasters. Adamantine-Noqual blend for the blade.

@Alex Races also have differing physical compositions. The rest of your paragraph is pretty much all theory presented as fact. It's fine for you to have an opinion on the matter, but can we just focus on the Tech Guide here?

I understand your not the one that brought it up, but I foresee it getting carried away. I'd like to make the request to stay on topic before it does is all.

So any cool "tech hexes" for the witch?

What does the techslinger do?

. Adding more hardcovers to the schedule will kill things. And by things, I mean employees. We don't want that.

Veronica: I heard about Jenkins' death. The company feels terrible about it.
Ted: People are working too hard, Veronica. We need to slow down.
Veronica: Legal's position's is, we don't know if hard work killed Jenkins. Legal thinks he may have had high cholesterol. They're also floating the idea that his being dead may have been a pre-existing condition, and that he may not have been alive when we hired him. Apparently he was pretty quiet in his job interview.
Veronica: Sorry, Ted. The company feels that if we ease up because someone dies, it will only encourage other people to die.

"Beating a Dead Workforce, Better off Ted"

So can anyone tell us about the rules for cybernetic implants?

Any cool feats?

Anyone who can tell us anything is under NDA.

Anyone who can tell us anything is under NDA.

There is no NDA for subscribers, when they have access to the PDF they can give as much information as they like, however Paizo does often request that they do not paste whole sections of the book until after the street date.

LazarX wrote:

Anyone who can tell us anything is under NDA.

There is no NDA for subscribers, when they have access to the PDF they can give as much information as they like, however Paizo does often request that they do not paste whole sections of the book until after the street date.

Subscribers have no knowledge on the matter. The statement excluded them.

Dylos wrote:

LazarX wrote:

Anyone who can tell us anything is under NDA.

There is no NDA for subscribers, when they have access to the PDF they can give as much information as they like, however Paizo does often request that they do not paste whole sections of the book until after the street date.

Subscribers have no knowledge on the matter. The statement excluded them.

Which statement would that be, LazarX didn't quote anyone, and simply said that anyone who could tell us anything was under NDA. I could tell people a lot of anything and am not under NDA.

I took it to mean many of the unanswered questions.

jimibones83 wrote:

Dylos wrote:

LazarX wrote:

Anyone who can tell us anything is under NDA.

There is no NDA for subscribers, when they have access to the PDF they can give as much information as they like, however Paizo does often request that they do not paste whole sections of the book until after the street date.

Subscribers have no knowledge on the matter. The statement excluded them.

Which statement would that be, LazarX didn't quote anyone, and simply said that anyone who could tell us anything was under NDA. I could tell people a lot of anything and am not under NDA.

I took it to mean many of the unanswered questions.

His statement pertained to the topic. Being that subscribers lack access, he excluded them by stating "anyone who knows anything". My understanding of English is excellent and his point was obvious. There's no reason to play games such as the one I've bolded.

Sorry if I sound like a jerk, but your original response didn't correlate. I explained it only briefly the first time because I knew that walking through it would only sound worse.

Dylos wrote:

jimibones83 wrote:

Dylos wrote:

LazarX wrote:

Anyone who can tell us anything is under NDA.

There is no NDA for subscribers, when they have access to the PDF they can give as much information as they like, however Paizo does often request that they do not paste whole sections of the book until after the street date.

Subscribers have no knowledge on the matter. The statement excluded them.

Which statement would that be, LazarX didn't quote anyone, and simply said that anyone who could tell us anything was under NDA. I could tell people a lot of anything and am not under NDA.

I took it to mean many of the unanswered questions.

His statement pertained to the topic. Being that subscribers lack access, he excluded them by stating "anyone who knows anything". My understanding of English is excellent and his point was obvious. There's no reason to play games such as the one I've bolded.

Sorry if I sound like a jerk, but your original response didn't correlate. I explained it only briefly the first time because I knew that walking through it would only sound worse.

Lack access to what exactly? That is what I am failing to understand as subscribers have access to the PDF once it ships, and it has already shipped for some.

Less fight, more cybernetics!

:P

Actually, I want to know what kinds of tech crafting feats there are. I'm curious as to how they divided technological items in terms of crafting.

Four Craft feats:

Craft Cybernetics
Craft Pharmaceutical
Craft Technological Arms and Armor
Craft Technological Item

EDIT: It is worth mentioning that all four crafting feats require another feat - Technologist.

Four Craft feats:

Craft Cybernetics
Craft Pharmaceutical
Craft Technological Arms and Armor
Craft Technological Item

EDIT: It is worth mentioning that all four crafting feats require another feat - Technologist.

Are they classed as magic item creation feats, out of curiosity?

They do not have the Item Creation subcategory, no.

Ooh- Craft Pharmaceutical sounds interesting. Sounds like a great feat for an alchemist.

Speaking of pharmaceuticals, the following are featured in the book:

Baseline
Cardioamp
Cureall
Hemochem
Hype
Torpinal
Vive
Zortaphen

What is Curall?

What is Curall?

Looks like CureAll to me, as in it 'cures all ailments' or something.

So if I were to subscribe now, would I be able to get access to the PDF now?

What is Curall?

Basically a dose of cureall gives the victim of a disease or poison another saving throw. If the victim is afflicted by multiple diseases or poisons, the second saving throw is against the disease or poison with the highest save DC.

So if I were to subscribe now, would I be able to get access to the PDF now?

You'd get it when the order is ready to ship. Which could be any time during this month's subscription run.

Thanks Heine Stick thats what I thought but was not sure.

After looking over the copy I just got this evening, I have to say I am now certain that we did not pack enough for Gen Con. I think this book is going to be HUGE. It is absolutely gorgeous, and contains all kinds of amazing items that open up all kind of new possibilities for Pathfinder campaigns.

You could, if you wanted to, use it as the basis for a full-on science fiction campaign if you wanted to. It turned out even better than I imagined it would.

After looking over the copy I just got this evening, I have to say I am now certain that we did not pack enough for Gen Con. I think this book is going to be HUGE. It is absolutely gorgeous, and contains all kinds of amazing items that open up all kind of new possibilities for Pathfinder campaigns.

You could, if you wanted to, use it as the basis for a full-on science fiction campaign if you wanted to. It turned out even better than I imagined it would.

I definitely plan on doing that once I get a copy.

I get paid today too so I may subscribe to get it.

After looking over the copy I just got this evening, I have to say I am now certain that we did not pack enough for Gen Con. I think this book is going to be HUGE. It is absolutely gorgeous, and contains all kinds of amazing items that open up all kind of new possibilities for Pathfinder campaigns.

You could, if you wanted to, use it as the basis for a full-on science fiction campaign if you wanted to. It turned out even better than I imagined it would.

Why must you torment me so?!

Also, time to rework one of my characters' feats. Again. On a related note, anyone able to tell me what the ASF is for power armor?

@Dylos Ahhhh I see. I didn't realize it had already shipped to anyone. I believe LazarX may have overlooked that as well.

When will this be up on the SRD?

After looking over the copy I just got this evening, I have to say I am now certain that we did not pack enough for Gen Con. I think this book is going to be HUGE. It is absolutely gorgeous, and contains all kinds of amazing items that open up all kind of new possibilities for Pathfinder campaigns.

You could, if you wanted to, use it as the basis for a full-on science fiction campaign if you wanted to. It turned out even better than I imagined it would.

I don't know about that. No beam swords means no complete lol. But I am glad it covers so many bases.

WHAT DOES THE TECHSLINGER DO/GET?!

Also what is the Technomancer like?

I hate the wait for the PDF!

Any info on those null blades?