I'm hoping for a line of shield style feats that works with the spear weapon group. Not a style line that promotes a damage or to-hit bonus' but instead one that focuses on control elements.
Something like:
-An ability similar to the Polearm weapon trick to use a two-handed spear as a one-handed spear.
-One-handed Pushing Assault
-Interactions with Combat Reflexes
-Lunge interactions
Anything that bridges the gap between offensive and defensive tactical play honestly.
Me to i hope some days a unarmored book mastery and for armored book mastery i hope a kind o system to create your own armor like WMH.
How do we not have a full metal alchemist yet
Because alchemy and transmutation are two different things in this setting. :v
How do we not have a full metal alchemist yet
We do, it's called the Kineticist.
Can someone confirm this will have the first Samurai archetype in 4 years?
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waiting for the 'in-combat healing master's handbook' to break the forums
Oooo new cover. I like. Haven't seen Hayato in a while.
Looks like the cover and description got updated yet there was no announcement of such an update.
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Updated with final description and product image!
Dragon,
Some times Chris has to sleep.
Also NICE cover art. I love the fact we're getting a little more Eastern themed stuff.
Very excited about this one. I really hope there is a "build-your-own-armour" section like they had for weapons in the Weapon Master's Handbook.
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Very excited about this one. I really hope there is a "build-your-own-armour" section like they had for weapons in the Weapon Master's Handbook.
I hope you won't be too disappointed that there is not. The need for such a thing was not nearly as great, since we already have UC's piecemeal armor rules, and the skeleton of a system I looked at never showed promise.
In the end, it didn't seem a good use of space.
All I care about Mister Stephens is the fact you're addressing a little more Eastern flavor.
Not that I need it but I always find it interesting.
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Oooh- Armored Battlemage! I've been wanting to see one of those for a while now!
What classes will be getting archetypes in this companion?
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Looks like we may be finally getting another Samurai archetype. Should be pretty interesting.
WOW! I LOVE the cover art! It's almost worth having just for that...perhaps I am overly excited, but that is impressive.
Armored Battlemage and scribing spells on armor?!?! I am so glad I am a subscriber!
Looks like we may be finally getting another Samurai archetype. Should be pretty interesting.
Google says that yojimbo means "bodyguard"; one of the things I am looking for from this book is options to play a true tank (not necessarily for me, but to recommend to everyone and their dog who apparently want to do this and harshly limit themselves in the attempt) so hopefully this archetype delivers.
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Looks like we may be finally getting another Samurai archetype. Should be pretty interesting.
Speaking from freelancing experience, Owen is a benevolent genius. Ask, and you will be reasonably considered!
It would be nice for the Samurai to get some love.
I'm just glad like many that the Samurai are getting a little more love now.
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Looks like we may be finally getting another Samurai archetype. Should be pretty interesting.Google says that yojimbo means "bodyguard";
Yep! Our yojimbo is in that vein.
"Yojimbo are highly trained bodyguards favored by the nobles and warlords of distant Minkai."
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It's a magus archetype. The ability to cast in armor is not the same as having mastered casting in armor, and it's a much shorter trip for a magus to become an armor master than a wizard.
This book is much more about taking characters who can use armor, and giving them new options and expertise, than it is about taking characters that don't use armor and giving them a way to be as good or better with it than characters who already have a baseline ability.
So there are archetypes for anti paladin, cavalier, fighter, magus, paladin, samurai, and war priest. There are also magic armors (light, medium, heavy, and shields, so no matter what armor you wear we have a new option for you), armor-related traits, armor tricks (again, for light, medium, and heavy armor), armor and shield fighting styles, and so on.
These books aren't that big, and as a result I prefer a fairly tight focus. We didn't put ways to use melee weapons as ranged weapons in Melee Tactics Toolbox or ways to use evil options with good-aligned characters in Champions of Corruption. Similarly, our focus on this was not ways to add armor to characters that don't normally have any use for it.
So if your character uses any physical armor, we have something that might be of interest.
If your character doesn't normally wear any armor, I recommend picking up a buckler. :)
What about a monk armored robe that doesn´t count as armor for monk abilities, but is enchantable like light armor and provides an armor bonus of 1-4 (goodbye harrassing other people for that mage armor wand etc^^)?
Can someone confirm this will have the first Samurai archetype in 4 years?
Holy tengu turds, I was bullshitting when I said this, but suddenly not only there's an archetype confirmed but Hayato appears on the cover!
Owen, stop reading my journal.
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Can someone confirm this will have the first Samurai archetype in 4 years?Holy tengu turds, I was b+#@#%+&ting when I said this, but suddenly not only there's an archetype confirmed but Hayato appears on the cover!
Owen, stop reading my journal.
Okay... if you really want me to...
(Begins to erase the outline with 7 things taken directly from the journal... )
*chuckles*
What I love is the unmounted part of Yojimbo. Offensively I think the Samurai works pretty well. :)
I´m still hoping for a sword saint fix or another samurai kensai style archetype. Perhaps even one including a DEX/weapon finesse fighting option.
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I´m still hoping for a sword saint fix or another samurai kensai style archetype. Perhaps even one including a DEX/weapon finesse fighting option.
A version of daring champion for samurai would be so great. Seriously, Mr. Stephens, please make this happen.
Can someone confirm this will have the first Samurai archetype in 4 years?
Now if we can only get some ninja archetypes (maybe in an Unarmed Tactics Handbook). :D
I'll settle for samurai, investigator and maybe shaman.
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Can someone confirm this will have the first Samurai archetype in 4 years?Holy tengu turds, I was b+#@#%+&ting when I said this, but suddenly not only there's an archetype confirmed but Hayato appears on the cover!
Owen, stop reading my journal.
Okay... if you really want me to...
(Begins to erase the outline with 7 things taken directly from the journal... )
Whelp, I guess we are not having an archetype to turn the Rogue into a threesome between Ron Perlman, Tina Fey and me.
A version of daring champion for samurai would be so great. Seriously, Mr. Stephens, please make this happen.
Swashbucklers are so 2014.
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Whelp, I guess we are not having an archetype to turn the Rogue into a threesome between Ron Perlman, Tina Fey and me.Can someone confirm this will have the first Samurai archetype in 4 years?Holy tengu turds, I was b+#@#%+&ting when I said this, but suddenly not only there's an archetype confirmed but Hayato appears on the cover!
Owen, stop reading my journal.
Okay... if you really want me to...
(Begins to erase the outline with 7 things taken directly from the journal... )
That's on you, man. I was working on the Secret Wizard's Handbook when Owen flipped the kill switch. :- /
Yay a new samurai archetype. I couldn't get excited about ever playing a sword saint once I read the rules. But the yojimbo? I'm curious to see how it'll pan out. My PFS samurai just earned his axebeak mount so I wont be retraining it out for a mount-less archetype, but would totally make another samurai (there's such a dearth of samurais in PFS) for a yojimbo if it's cool and functional.
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Swashbucklers are so 2014.
Archetypes which give any other class more TianXia flavor are always welcome!
Even though it trades away whip proficiency and other good stuff , the lots geisha bard archetype for example is awesome.Swashbuckler could get a TianXia archetype too!
And every martial class could get a samurai style archetype!
Making that archetypes for most classes instead of making samurai and ninja alternate classes might have been the better design decision retrospectively. Both classes are mainly flavor and the ninja was a hidden attempt at a better rogue, what the unchained rogue does way better, what was also the right decision.
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That's on you, man. I was working on the Secret Wizard's Handbook when Owen flipped the kill switch. :- /Must not be much of a kill switch if you're still standing.
Owen killed me, but Crystal said that there was still work to be done. I'll tell you more when I see you at PaizoCon this year, perhaps over a lovely dinner of wine and your brains.
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Murgh? Someone says brains?
** spoiler omitted **
Oh, tots.
Sohei Fighter.
Ninja Rogue.
Samurai Cavalier.
Outsider Barbarian.
Scroll Keeper Wizard.
Hermit Sage Druid.