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Forthe record, I have been waiting for this much information on Aroden since Pathfinder #1. It is everything I have been waiting for. Thank you Eric. And I can't wait to have the time to read the Adventure, James.
Congratulations Paizo Crew on #100.
would anyone like to spoiler an as yet unknown Aroden fact?
He was slain, and it took awhile, coinciding with the Chelish civil war (coincidence?).
He was slain, and it took awhile, coinciding with the Chelish civil war (coincidence?).
Interesting....that certainly rules out a few of the theories I have come across.
Awesome book, but I can't un-see the "unicorn" on page 63.
I think meant some magical beast Mister Jacobs. But I could be wrong...
He was slain, and it took awhile, coinciding with the Chelish civil war (coincidence?).
Who killed him?
Doesn't say.
He was slain, and it took awhile, coinciding with the Chelish civil war (coincidence?).Who killed him?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O07NghuK2ow - maybe that? ;)
Doesn't say.
No other tidbits or hints?
*sighs* I really thought the giant brain from Futurama killed him...
Considering it coincided with the Chelish civil war, I'm starting to wonder if Asmodeus or Achaekek did it. Perhaps Asmodeus saw Aroden as an upstart mortal who didn't deserve godhood.
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Considering it coincided with the Chelish civil war, I'm starting to wonder if Asmodeus or Achaekek did it. Perhaps Asmodeus saw Aroden as an upstart mortal who didn't deserve godhood.
I am suspicious of Asmodeus too, however I have an inkling feeling that pointing fingers at Asmodeus is maybe a bit too obvious for something shrouded in so much mystery like the cause of Aroden's death. However I was not expecting anything major in terms of information on the subject.
No love for my giant brain from Futurama idea?
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Then you're doing it wrong!
Damn kids today, can't rotate their own computers, why back in my day a computer was called a turnip.
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Damon Vancaskerkin, for Giantslayer.
All the NPCs are beautifully illustrated, Ayavah (WotR), Ikiko (S&S), The terrible Tup (RotRL, the goblin from the blog) and Amaya Kaijitsu (CoT) are the ones that stand out most on a first pass.
Awesome forward, I look forward to see how you figure out the four digit spine issue James. :-)
And again I wonder why I as subscriber still can't download the PDF...
Ruyan.
Aroden's disappearance coincides with the beginning of the Chelish Civil War.
It is statements like this that make me hope for the next mytgic adventure path being the Rescue of Aroden.
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Awesome book, but I can't un-see the "unicorn" on page 63.I am intensely curious as to what you're talking about here...
I think that he is referring to Merisiel's weapon coming out of her behind.
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Plasma Blade? Really?
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Well they can't call it a Light Saber. :-)
So, what about the levels? Apparently, the levels given in the campaign overview in #97 are not quite right. So, do the PCs get up to level 17 in the end? Or do they gain only one in #101?
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Having read the Aroden chapter, I would love to read some fiction written from the time of Aroden's church prior to Aroden's fall. Since it influences other religions I would think it was neat.
The Aroden Mystery is cool and all, but I'd like the story strung out a little further.
Funny how I always kept imagining Aroden as a Wizard. I guess he was more of a Magus? I think that it would be cool to find out what class he was if only a vague idea.
And I'd like to know more about his sword. I wonder if it has to do with his disappearance.
I guess he was more of a Magus?
That is what I thought of at first, but thinking on it, I am guessing he was a bard. I mean the guy was good at so much, he appears as everything under the sun, plus he was a spellcaster. Bard is really the way to do it.
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My understanding was that Aroden was a straight-up wizard that fought with a sword. His sword was probably even his arcane-bond item.
Keep in mind that Aroden was mythic, (Mr. Jacobs has mentioend he'd even make Aroden a Champion), and so Aroden had a lot of options that a normal wizard wouldn't have.
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So, what about the levels? Apparently, the levels given in the campaign overview in #97 are not quite right. So, do the PCs get up to level 17 in the end? Or do they gain only one in #101?
The fact that the 2nd adventure ended up being about 6 pages longer than normal, and that 100's increased length let "A Song of Silver" be longer than normal does indeed mean that levels skew a little higher than we'd estimated. By the end of "A Song of Silver," PCs should be well into 13th level, so that by the end of the last adventure, the PCs should be 17th level for the final quarter of its length.
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I hope she'll be a CG Female Aquatic Half-Elf (Shoreborn) Fighter (Dawnflower Dervish) 4/Bard (Chelish Diva) 8! ^_^Close... but not quite!
CG half-elf bard (Dawnflower dervish) 8/fighter 4. And yes, still an aquatic half-elf, but without the typical extra (and mostly optional) race swap outs for it, due to the sort of unusual way I ended up being an aquatic half elf...
Shensen had a sort of unusual way to end up being a lot of things. Mostly it involved dying a lot. :)
Aroden was probably just some mythic gestalt rekt OP monstrosity.
Does the article on him contain any crunch?
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Shensen had a sort of unusual way to end up being a lot of things. Mostly it involved dying a lot. :)I hope she'll be a CG Female Aquatic Half-Elf (Shoreborn) Fighter (Dawnflower Dervish) 4/Bard (Chelish Diva) 8! ^_^Close... but not quite!
CG half-elf bard (Dawnflower dervish) 8/fighter 4. And yes, still an aquatic half-elf, but without the typical extra (and mostly optional) race swap outs for it, due to the sort of unusual way I ended up being an aquatic half elf...
Heh... yeah, I did do a couple of character rebuilds as new book options came along... but the reincarnation one is still my favorite!
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Does the article on him contain any crunch?There are no mechanics included in the Aroden article.
Other than listing his domains. Which brings up the question, what are his subdomains, mysteries, and inquisitions?
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Other than listing his domains. Which brings up the question, what are his subdomains, mysteries, and inquisitions?Does the article on him contain any crunch?There are no mechanics included in the Aroden article.
Maybe he doesn't have any of that new-fangled stuff. Back in his day you worshiped the right way and they liked it! You kids with your oracles and inquisitors and the like. Bah! ;)
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Other than listing his domains. Which brings up the question, what are his subdomains, mysteries, and inquisitions?Does the article on him contain any crunch?There are no mechanics included in the Aroden article.
Subdomains are unrevealed and likely to stay that way.
Gods don't have mysteries or inquisitions.
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I guess he was more of a Magus?That is what I thought of at first, but thinking on it, I am guessing he was a bard. I mean the guy was good at so much, he appears as everything under the sun, plus he was a spellcaster. Bard is really the way to do it.
Well he had a shield too, so the whole class thing might be part of the mystery. James just mention that there were no mechanics in the articular so maybe we just don't know what he was. for all I know he was a wizard that could use a sword and a shield...
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Well he had a shield too, so the whole class thing might be part of the mystery. James just mention that there were no mechanics in the articular so maybe we just don't know what he was. for all I know he was a wizard that could use a sword and a shield...I guess he was more of a Magus?That is what I thought of at first, but thinking on it, I am guessing he was a bard. I mean the guy was good at so much, he appears as everything under the sun, plus he was a spellcaster. Bard is really the way to do it.
Which is something all wizards can do if they want, of course...
Thrune Troops! Is last monster, you get Dottari troops (CR 7) and Asmodean Inquisitor troops (CR 9)
Troop subtype explained!
Are the Asmodean Inquisitor troops literally squads of Inquisitors running around as per the Inquisitor class, or are they just "Inquisitors" from a flavor perspective?
Actual Inquisitors it appears.
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My understanding was that Aroden was a straight-up wizard that fought with a sword. His sword was probably even his arcane-bond item.
Keep in mind that Aroden was mythic, (Mr. Jacobs has mentioend he'd even make Aroden a Champion), and so Aroden had a lot of options that a normal wizard wouldn't have.
Aroden was immortal even before he was a god, so he had lots of levels in lots of different stuff. He certainly had wizard levels, but my personal opinion is that he also had fighter levels, as he started as a common swordsmith, not some kind of archmage.
When we later released the magus, I thought that fit too, so if you want to go that way it certainly works from my perspective.
Since you can't really fight him, I honestly didn't put a ton of time into thinking about Aroden's stats beyond what I've stated above. A little from column A.....
They have Judgment and cure light wounds and everything.
I'm surprised that Barzillai has entire brigades of Inquisitors under his command. That's pretty impressive.
Speaking of which, what is Barzillai's general class build and what kind of "bodyguards" does he have in the big fight?
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They have Judgment and cure light wounds and everything.I'm surprised that Barzillai has entire brigades of Inquisitors under his command. That's pretty impressive.
Speaking of which, what is Barzillai's general class build and what kind of "bodyguards" does he have in the big fight?
It looks like he's a mobile opponent who appears in other encounter areas - the place he's listed in, E41, specifically says that he is most likely to fight the PCs elsewhere. So, his "bodyguards" are those who he encounters the PCs with.
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My understanding was that Aroden was a straight-up wizard that fought with a sword. His sword was probably even his arcane-bond item.
Keep in mind that Aroden was mythic, (Mr. Jacobs has mentioned he'd even make Aroden a Champion), and so Aroden had a lot of options that a normal wizard wouldn't have.
Aroden was immortal even before he was a god, so he had lots of levels in lots of different stuff. He certainly had wizard levels, but my personal opinion is that he also had fighter levels, as he started as a common swordsmith, not some kind of archmage.
When we later released the magus, I thought that fit too, so if you want to go that way it certainly works from my perspective.
Since you can't really fight him, I honestly didn't put a ton of time into thinking about Aroden's stats beyond what I've stated above. A little from column A.....
I don't see why stats are needed at all. But I could see where others would try and follow in his footsteps. Hmmm Aroden as the ultimate Gish.
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They have Judgment and cure light wounds and everything.I'm surprised that Barzillai has entire brigades of Inquisitors under his command. That's pretty impressive.
Speaking of which, what is Barzillai's general class build and what kind of "bodyguards" does he have in the big fight?
If Barzillai didn't have this sort of clout... he'd make a pretty poor choice for main bad guy of an Adventure Path. wouldn't he?
