In The Company of Gelatinous Cubes (PFRPG) PDF

Glub!

This installment of the "In the Company of..."-series clocks in at 10 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page SRD, leaving us with 7 pages of content, so let's take a look!*

So, we begin this pdf, in the tradition of Rite Publishing, with an expertly-written piece of in-character prose: "Glub." The sheer brilliance of this reduction of the conditio pituitae in a manner of linguistic atomization should be considered the ultimate piece of flavor - nowhere else has the sheer courage to express the fundamental truth of an existence been so brilliantly crafted in such a concise way. When the further physical descriptions and society/religious stances of gelatinous cubes are elaborated upon in a repetition of said sequence of letters, duplicated and then, disintegrated beyond guttural sounds, one cannot help but notice the very limitations our own fragile language imposes on communication, rendering the feeble attempts to convey an existence's experiences moot. Within the absolute reduction executed here, truth of cosmic proportions can be found - up to the cutting off of humanoid screams, for, in those sounds, life lies and the death awaiting at the end, beyond the veil, ultimately comes for us all, while the ooze's eternal truth remains, transcending the bounds of mortality and subjectivity, a zen of slime, a slimy nirvana of the ooze is all that remains.

I hesitate to descend back into the nit and grit, the profane simplicity of language, but for the purpose of providing a guidance for all of us unenlightened accumulations of cells, I will...thus, the conventionalizing racial stats provided would be +4 Con, -2 Int, Wis and Cha - obviously a nod towards the mental capacities ultimately ending up as detriments to one's own enlightenment and the eternal perpetuation of one's genetic make-up. The same can obviously be said about fast movement - 15 ft and a slow, but steady movement towards one's foes is more than sufficient, since a undue hastening can be considered ultimately an acceleration BEYOND the ability to grasp the intricacies of the moment, of the fleeting "now" that is eternally transformed into the past. Since sight and similar senses are the purview of lesser creatures, blindsight is not a surprise here, either - the senses, ultimately, do convey an individual Rorschach-test of reality, after all. The perfection of a cube's essential form, as handed down by philosophers older and wiser than I can ever hope to be, obviously allows them to literally carry us feebly humanoids within their very frames, though obviously, mortals may be endangered by the stripping of primitive components of their physiology - like skin. Being beyond classes, these paragons of evolution and form obviously cannot advance in classes beneath their power and yes, they are transparent, for there is nothing in substance and substance in nothing.

The blasphemous notion of a limited existence and the weight of these creatures has been provided alongside obvious benefits to be gained from following the paragon path to transcendence. Being beyond the concern of paltry saves, gelatinous cubes thus do not progress much in this category. At 3/4 BAB-progression, d8 and 2+Int skills per level, there is not much to be done except reducing all those distracting choices to a minimum. At the same time, these glorious zen-masters of enlightenment may deem to adopt an adventuring ally among the less blessed races and at 2nd level and every 2 levels thereafter, the cube may select special ooze abilities, which include BAB-based attacks that negate incoming assaults (all is nothing, nothing is all, remember!), compress forms (size is an illusion) or corrode things (all is vain!) - ultimately, there is a lot of wisdom and different truths to be unearthed here. Now once your existential anxiety reaches its peak, around 5th level, you'll be happy to know that the cube's anesthetically potent properties may literally take your pain away and free you from the chores of all those annoying choices - potentially permanently. Of course, if you get past this stage, you'll experience growth alongside your cube's literal ascendancy to a more significant bodily representation - usually around 7th and 15th level.

Particularly adept cubes may elect to choose one of 3 unique feats to help the few mortals beyond their grasp see the truth they represent more clearly.

Conclusion:

Editing and formatting bespeak the superiority of the cubical masters. Layout adheres to a two-column full-color standard -and each page is rendered as a square, the basis of a cube! If you take the content-bearing pages, you can make a full cube - + an extra page, representing your task, nay, calling, to complete what these pages set up right before you. The pdf comes fully bookmarked.

Wendall Roy's gelatinous Cubes are a milestone for humanity - beyond the game, this pdf contains literally all essential truths of mankind - all our history and striving and promise, condensed to a few pages - what a brilliant pdf! Have I mentioned the low donation required to partake in this glory cosmic of less than 2 bucks? My final verdict will clock in at 5 stars + seal of approval.*

Endzeitgeist out.

*This is an April's Fool-product and it's hilarious. My review reflects this and I sincerely hope my little exegesis made you smile. Furthermore, while the tone of my review may be humorous, the verdict indeed describes what I think about this funny, nice book. While not a good option for a PC, it makes for compelling NPCs and remains an excellent offer at a low price.

I drew my credit card from my wallet so fast that it caught fire.

For a not terribly clever April Fool's Day joke?

Oh my god there are not enough stars in the sky to give this product.

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In The Company of Gelatinous Cubes is really quite splendid. This new, fully PFS-legal race is the mark of Paizo's new product line. I am very excited to see the next installment, which, from my understanding, will be centered on an all-new bugbear paragon class. Even aside from the full context, though, the PDF is a real treat.

Have you ever wanted a guide to roleplaying a sentient cube of slime? Have you ever wanted to be able to roleplay solely by drinking five gallons of mountain dew and ordering Mexican? Have you ever wanted access to coded sneak peeks within the article revealing the iconics chosen to star in the upcoming follow-up to the Burnt Offerings play, set in the events of Hook Mountain Massacre and again performed by da Vinci Arts Middle School? Well, you finally have everything you'll ever need!

The gelatinous cube is hilarious and clever. It captures the spirit of exactly what you expect. You can play a mute, cubical ooze that communicates with its "bonded humanoid" empathically. You'll have to get used to a little bit less agency—you can't talk and have to make Will saves just to disobey your bonded humanoid's orders, and Will is not a great save for the Gelatinous Cube Paragon Class, but you'll be given tons of crazy options that give you a real niche. Grab onto people's weapons as they stab you! Vomit old meals as a ranged attack! Disable traps! Sneak attack! Be the best at skills! Use stealth to—oh s$!# he's back, gotta run. Where'd that son of a b*#+@ go?!

...anyways. You aren't gonna get to be a cube wizard. Or a cube anything. You'll be a cube. You'll be the best adorable steadily-growing cube of death and destruction you can be. This is exactly what it says on the tin, and it's beautiful. I actually want a second installment giving more ooze ability options, more cube feats.

And according to the author, this document is actually a bit of a prologue to the next Pathfinder AP. I don't generally pay attention to those, but now I may have to!