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What's the scoop on the DOMINION ???
That's... not an easy answer.
They're an intergalactic empire comprised of several species, with even more species serving them. Among actual members of the Dominion: neh-thalggu, yah-thelgaad (evolved neh-thalguu), rhu-chalik (from Lords of Rust), bah-thegga, bah-uurla, deh-nolo, jah-tohl, haeshi-shaa, and chyzaedu. Only the first three have been statted. The others are mysteries.
Some servant races include yangethes (from Dragon's Demand), intellect devourers, lunarmas, and neshmaals (from Pyramid of the Sky Pharaoh). They frequently ally with vespergaunts.
The Dominion is ruled by enigmatic beings with names like The-Five-Who-Speak-As-One and Infinity-Ceases-Now. Infinity is a gigantic amoeba housed (imprisoned?) inside a planet, and it spawns the raw material for shipminds. Shipminds are ooze creatures that control the Dominion's massive bio-mechanical ships.
Much of the Dominion's technology is bio-mechanical. They create/grow their creations on "fleshfarms" - enormous, nation-sized factories staffed by slaves who are both workers and materials. This is where whole planets' worth of creatures go to be processed. They are rendered into raw material for use in the Dominion's experiments and creations.
The Dominion is perhaps religious, though they seem to worship the Dark Tapestry itself. Black holes are particularly significant. They are actively opposed to the Great Old Ones and Outer Gods.
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Oh my god, I can't believe how awesome the article about the Dominion is.
It's ă̼̞͆̏͡b̡̟͕͖̮̬̟ͥͣ͋͑͌ͥͣs̡̞͛ͨ̌ͥͅǫ̠͕̓l̷̳̖̬̞̆̈u͙͈̪̘͇ͫͫͪt̰͓̪̱̘̠̉͌ͦe̜̰͎̍̇͐ͦ͐̚͠lͩ ̮̙͔͙y̜̖̦̮̞̎̒̕ ̣̰̩͂͆w͔ͮ͆̓ͦ͆́͞h̲̲̗̮̯͓͖ąẗ͚̌̾ͪͦ ͯ̏͏̳̠͍I̙͍͍͔̫̊̂̔ͧ ̣̬̟̐͊e̮̯̫̎̉x̏̏ͣp͇̣͓͉̮̌̉̀̌ͪe̛͈ͣ͛ͫ̆̉̇c͒̂̈́tͮ͊ͬ̎ͩ̚e̴͈͎͕̮͎̥̝̒͌d̢͔̟̳̩͙̲̃̑͋ͬ̔.͆͌̓̿ ̨̱͎̠̺͔̞ͪͨ̃ͅ ̳͚̍̑̀̂̒ͅͅE͖̿͋̇̃̇ͥͅv̩̓ͥé͍̹̞̐̇r͓͕͚̖̮̒̋́̚̚͝y͔̖͈̥͓̦̆̊ͥ͑ͭ̽̏t̤͌ͬ̌ͫ̑ͦ͞ͅẖ̸̺ͫ̽į̘͍ n̘̝̯͒̈́g̹̱̑̄̌̕ ͚͇ỉ̿̌̊̔̈́͐҉̬̙͍͉̟͈ṡ̖̞͇̔ ̠̱̽́̀ͪͫ̾̚͡ḭ̫͉̭̩̟̖͆͛̋́̑̓̈n̪͇̩͚͋͊̑̓ͣ̚ ͉͇͎̬̿̚a̓̾͋̑ͥ͆͑ç͈̘͛̋͐̊c̯̜̳̰̈́̑ͤ̊̏̆oͭ̾҉̳ͅr̙̟͍̣̥͎ͣͥͪd̬̻͎̘̱̦͖ͧ̽ͮ̉͑̿͛a͔̱̥̥̫ͣ́ͤ̂͐ ṋ͇̻̺̯̭̞ͣ̊̌̃c͌ͮ̉̂̿e̼̥̳̯̞̩ͪ̌.̘̝̬͍ͦ̉̑͂ ̥̪͊̈̃̽T͕̟̽ͫ̾̽̏ͯͯh̫̘̟̖̹̹̽ͫ̿ͯ̎͒e̙ͩ̏͛ͮ̍̕ ͪ̒̑̋ͦ̅H͎̣̱ͬͩ̃a͕̺̺͛͛ͮͣ̆ͮr̠̽ͣv̵e͍̳s͙̭̗̎̓ͧ͒̒̑̆t̏͌ͤ̂҉ ̤̰̳̾͋̈́̀ͅc̛̜͓̥̲̗ͦͮ̉ͨ͊͛̊o̯͚̮m̖̙̯̝͊͑e̞̯̪̫̞̭͚̍̆̐ͪ͠s̓͌̐.̭͕̟̼̙ͅ
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Kadasbrass Loreweaver |
After several PFS Scenarios, a custom home game, and a certain modular, there are 4 things I know my players are afraid of:
1) Axebeaks
2) Temel Passad
3) Anything related to the Blakros family
4) "Brian Collectors" of any sort
I am standing by patiently to peek at this AP. The only thing that could be better then this would be is a PFS scenario that uses all four of the above mentioned fears in it, or maybe an AP or modular that did it too.
Lloyd Jackson |
Something I found interesting is the additional information on kytons and Zon-Kuthon.
Generic Villain |
Something I found interesting is the additional information on kytons and Zon-Kuthon.
I get what you're saying, and I noticed that as well, but I think it's more a matter of mutual interest than anything deeper.
On the other hand...
Vasoov the loony Night Herald seer claims that he was born on "a sphere of living chains and iron claws." Could the living chains refer to chain-like biomechanical appendages? Or actual, magically animate chains? Because if it's the latter, that sounds awfully kyton.
So yeah, there's evidence for either side. The turd in the punchbowl for me is the huge difference in alignment, origins, and philosophies between kytons and Dominion...ers. Dominionites? Dominionistas.
*Edit: D'oh. Upon a second reading, I completely misunderstood your post. I thought you were suggesting kytons and the Dominion may be linked. But, since I sort of think they may possibly be, I'll leave the post as-is.
Good catch with the apparently free-willed you-know-who; I hadn't noticed that.
Generic Villain |
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What's the scoop on ** spoiler omitted **
She reminded me of GLaDOS in the potato.
Aleron |
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DO TELL ???
Shattered Psyche: Your mind is crowded with dozens of
voices, fragmented snippets of your past lives.
It mentions while it is rare, it can be used with other oracle characters. Gives some penalties to various skills and concentration checks but makes you better and eventually immune to a lot of mental conditions.
The flavor really could fit something like a Samsaran or something. Or a dual cursed Haunted character with spirits chattering away at them constantly perhaps.
nighttree |
nighttree wrote:DO TELL ???Quote:Shattered Psyche: Your mind is crowded with dozens of
voices, fragmented snippets of your past lives.It mentions while it is rare, it can be used with other oracle characters. Gives some penalties to various skills and concentration checks but makes you better and eventually immune to a lot of mental conditions.
The flavor really could fit something like a Samsaran or something. Or a dual cursed Haunted character with spirits chattering away at them constantly perhaps.
Now THAT'S probably the curse I have been waiting for ;)
Generic Villain |
Hmmmm they seem oddly similar to the Migo. Are they actively opposed to the Outer Gods and Great Old Ones or is it more of a passive agressive hate like the Migo.
Is it active opposition? Can't say for sure, but it certainly looks that way. In Valley, the Shub-Niggurath-worshiping mi-go are at war with the Dominion. In Dragon's Demand, the Nyarlahotep-worshiping grioths are at war with the Dominion. All told, this seems like a hot war rather than a cold one. What do the Great Old Ones and Outer Gods themselves think of the Dominion? James Jacobs shed some light on that. Also Here.
In short, it looks like the Dominion is actively hostile towards the Great Old Ones and their cults; the Great Old One cults are happy to reciprocate this hostility; the Great Old Ones and Outer Gods themselves see the Dominion as pawns, if they notice them at all; and all three groups hate people. Sucks to be people...
Cthulhudrew |
What's even more interesting (to me) is something else we learn about the Dominion in this adventure, to wit:
Lisa Kellogg |
I have a subscription to this product so how is it that all of you seem to have your pdf and I haven't got mine yet. just wondering I thought subscribers got it early but the pdf goes on sale in 1 day to everyone and they haven't given me my copy yet and yes my credit card works so that is not the reason.
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What's even more interesting (to me) is something else we learn about the Dominion in this adventure, to wit:
** spoiler omitted **
What I'm curious about is why the Dominion is hostile towards Lovecraft's gods. Yog-Sothoth has frequently been speculated as being a personification of the Dark Tapestry itself, but apparently the Dominion rejects that notion. Actually, maybe that's where the animus comes from; the Great Old Ones/Outer Gods claim - or rather, are claimed by others - to be the lords and masters of the void, but the Dominion sees no need for such "representatives." It could be like the difference between druids worshiping the god Gozreh and just revering nature itself.
To put it another way, the Outer Gods are certainly potent representatives of the Dark Tapestry, but even those potent entities can die - the void is eternal.
Heretical Zed |
Cthulhudrew wrote:** spoiler omitted **What's even more interesting (to me) is something else we learn about the Dominion in this adventure, to wit:
** spoiler omitted **
Battlemad |
Did the release date just move back on the very night before its supposed to be released? wow, great move paizo.
I guess another week won't hurt.
Twice in one AP set for the move back on us poor pdf users.
No this does not tempt me to buy a hardcover. I'm done killing trees.
Glad my party is spending time moving stuff back to Torch. I can use hassle encounters to slow them down this weekend. That production lab is going to get fixed or I'll have a mutiny.
Kadasbrass Loreweaver |
I have a subscription to this product so how is it that all of you seem to have your pdf and I haven't got mine yet. just wondering I thought subscribers got it early but the pdf goes on sale in 1 day to everyone and they haven't given me my copy yet and yes my credit card works so that is not the reason.
You get the PDF when the sub ships. They are still swamped order wise from The Great Golem Sale last month so some are still waiting. I am waiting as well.
Haladir |
I have a subscription to this product so how is it that all of you seem to have your pdf and I haven't got mine yet. just wondering I thought subscribers got it early but the pdf goes on sale in 1 day to everyone and they haven't given me my copy yet and yes my credit card works so that is not the reason.
I still don't have mine yet, either. They're still working through the backlog generated by the Great Golem Sale.
Paizo just pushed the general release date back to 11/24, so subscribers should still get their PDFs before the general public.
Honestly, I've been subscribing to the AP for years, and this is the first time I can recall that this happened to me. I know that there was a similar problem in August for subscribers to the hardcover line, where the APG was available in stores before some subscribers received their PDFs.
Lord Gadigan |
Any word on what the new Memory Facets do?
Compassion: Gives a bonus to Will saves, Diplomacy, and Sense Motive. It also gives the AI an attack bonus against things that have hurt individuals the AI has formed an emotional bond with.
Ingenuity: Gives a bonus to Disable Device, the Tech-crafting feats, and a 1/day-per-target repair-robot touch-action.
Lord Gadigan |
Do we know what the four alien races are yet? Kasatha and what else?
Eoxians, Mi-Go, Neh-Thalggu, and Vercites. There's Kasatha in the module, but Kasatha tech isn't a topic of discussion in the alien tech article (probably because the ones brought over to Golarion were brought over from a point when their homeworld's tech levels were lower than Golarion's current tech level).
The Eoxians, interestingly (and appropriately) have a form of necromantic magitech; their sample item requires both magical and technological components and counts as both magic and tech (having both a magic aura and tech-like charge-use).
Guang |
Guang wrote:Do we know what the four alien races are yet? Kasatha and what else?Eoxians, Mi-Go, Neh-Thalggu, and Vercites. There's Kasatha in the module, but Kasatha tech isn't a topic of discussion in the alien tech article (probably because the ones brought over to Golarion were brought over from a point when their homeworld's tech levels were lower than Golarion's current tech level).
The Eoxians, interestingly (and appropriately) have a form of necromantic magitech; their sample item requires both magical and technological components and counts as both magic and tech (having both a magic aura and tech-like charge-use).
Ooo, very nice! I'm loving that the alien category is filling out so much! Pathfinder monsters - categories no one else has, with enough in them to fill them out.
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