paizo.com Recent Posts in Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDF Discussionpaizo.com Recent Posts in Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDF Discussion2016-12-09T20:55:56Z2016-12-09T20:55:56ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFMystic_Prophethttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#232020-04-24T16:07:44Z2020-04-24T16:07:44Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Yoshiknight92 wrote:</div><blockquote> Why is there no teacher, or any teacher that teaches War magic? </blockquote><p>No Blood magic teacher either.Yoshiknight92 wrote:Why is there no teacher, or any teacher that teaches War magic?
No Blood magic teacher either.Mystic_Prophet2020-04-24T16:07:44ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFLost In The Woodshttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#222018-07-26T16:47:54Z2018-07-26T16:47:54Z<p>The Bestiary part contains a Gazebo. Enough said.</p>The Bestiary part contains a Gazebo. Enough said.Lost In The Woods2018-07-26T16:47:54ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFEndzeitgeisthttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#212018-07-05T12:09:25Z2018-07-05T12:09:25Z<p>Updated my review to account for the inclusion of player-friendly maps.</p>Updated my review to account for the inclusion of player-friendly maps.Endzeitgeist2018-07-05T12:09:25ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFYoshiknight92https://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#202018-03-06T19:52:26Z2018-03-06T19:52:26Z<p>Why is there no teacher, or any teacher that teaches War magic?</p>Why is there no teacher, or any teacher that teaches War magic?Yoshiknight922018-03-06T19:52:26ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFGrovestriderhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#192017-10-20T20:41:44Z2017-10-20T20:41:44Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">SilvercatMoonpaw wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">King Faleyros of Mendycia wrote:</div><blockquote> ....sans the player's guide to the Wizard's Academy (whatever it is called). </blockquote>There's no players guide to this product specifically. You're either thinking of the Player's Guide to Skybourne, or the product that's just this thing's monster section cut out (which is too long to remember). </blockquote><p>Fantastical Creatures and How to Survive Them. Its pretty much a Spheres of Power bestiary.SilvercatMoonpaw wrote:King Faleyros of Mendycia wrote: ....sans the player's guide to the Wizard's Academy (whatever it is called).
There's no players guide to this product specifically. You're either thinking of the Player's Guide to Skybourne, or the product that's just this thing's monster section cut out (which is too long to remember). Fantastical Creatures and How to Survive Them. Its pretty much a Spheres of Power bestiary.Grovestrider2017-10-20T20:41:44ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFSilvercatMoonpawhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#182017-10-20T20:19:26Z2017-10-20T20:19:26Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">King Faleyros of Mendycia wrote:</div><blockquote> ....sans the player's guide to the Wizard's Academy (whatever it is called). </blockquote><p>There's no players guide to this product specifically. You're either thinking of the Player's Guide to Skybourne, or the product that's just this thing's monster section cut out (which is too long to remember).King Faleyros of Mendycia wrote:....sans the player's guide to the Wizard's Academy (whatever it is called).
There's no players guide to this product specifically. You're either thinking of the Player's Guide to Skybourne, or the product that's just this thing's monster section cut out (which is too long to remember).SilvercatMoonpaw2017-10-20T20:19:26ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFKing Faleyros of Mendyciahttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#172017-10-20T19:45:42Z2017-10-20T19:45:42Z<p>Well, this product pretty much sold the Spheres of Power system. I bought it to mine for ideas and, after looking through the book, decided to look into the Spheres of Power system. After reading a lot of reviews and checking out the SRD, I have resolved to go buy the entire library of Spheres of Power PDFs, sans the player's guide to the Wizard's Academy (whatever it is called).</p>Well, this product pretty much sold the Spheres of Power system. I bought it to mine for ideas and, after looking through the book, decided to look into the Spheres of Power system. After reading a lot of reviews and checking out the SRD, I have resolved to go buy the entire library of Spheres of Power PDFs, sans the player's guide to the Wizard's Academy (whatever it is called).King Faleyros of Mendycia2017-10-20T19:45:42ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFGrovestriderhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#162017-09-03T19:24:21Z2017-09-03T19:24:21Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DM Papa.DRB wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Collin Acrule on Page 19 is a Hedgewitch, but I can only find one Tradition. Isn't he supposed to have two?</p>
<p>Also Satyr mUSician on page 131 and prof. meeda on page 199.</p>
<p>Can you give an idea on what traditions of hedgewitch they are supposed to have.</p>
<p>— david </blockquote><p><b>Collin Acrule</b> is a hedgewitch with the Charlatanism and Spiritualism hedgewitch traditions (this is obvious with his special attacks listing <b>guile pool</b> and <b>spiritualism</b>.
<p><b>Satyr Musician</b> is possibly a hedgewitch with both the Charlatanism and Academia hedgewitch traditions (I am unsure about Academia). If I am wrong and the Satyr is infact missing the Academia hedgewitch tradition, all that is needed to rectify this is increase the Satyr's spell pool by 3.</p>
<p><b>Professor Meeda</b> is an Entropic Sage Hedgewitch (an archetype from the Destroyer's Handbook that trades out one hedgewitch tradition for a bunch of monk abilities) with the Spiritualism hedgewitch tradition.</p>DM Papa.DRB wrote:Collin Acrule on Page 19 is a Hedgewitch, but I can only find one Tradition. Isn't he supposed to have two?
Also Satyr mUSician on page 131 and prof. meeda on page 199.
Can you give an idea on what traditions of hedgewitch they are supposed to have.
-- david
Collin Acrule is a hedgewitch with the Charlatanism and Spiritualism hedgewitch traditions (this is obvious with his special attacks listing guile pool and spiritualism. Satyr Musician is possibly a hedgewitch with...Grovestrider2017-09-03T19:24:21ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFEndzeitgeisthttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#152023-11-20T06:30:41Z2017-08-22T10:50:45Z<p>Reviewed first on endzeitgeist.com, then submitted to Nerdtrek and GMS magazine and posted here, on OBS, etc.</p>Reviewed first on endzeitgeist.com, then submitted to Nerdtrek and GMS magazine and posted here, on OBS, etc.Endzeitgeist2017-08-22T10:50:45ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFPapa-DRBhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#142017-05-28T21:44:39Z2017-05-28T21:44:39Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DM Papa.DRB wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Collin Acrule on Page 19 is a Hedgewitch, but I can only find one Tradition. Isn't he supposed to have two?</p>
<p>— david </blockquote><p>bump...
<p>Also Satyr mUSician on page 131 and prof. meeda on page 199.</p>
<p>Can you give an idea on what traditions of hedgewitch they are supposed to have.</p>
<p>— david</p>DM Papa.DRB wrote:Collin Acrule on Page 19 is a Hedgewitch, but I can only find one Tradition. Isn't he supposed to have two?
-- david
bump... Also Satyr mUSician on page 131 and prof. meeda on page 199.
Can you give an idea on what traditions of hedgewitch they are supposed to have.
-- davidPapa-DRB2017-05-28T21:44:39ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFDM Papa.DRB (alias of Papa-DRB)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#132017-01-29T00:02:18Z2017-01-29T00:02:18Z<p>Collin Acrule on Page 19 is a Hedgewitch, but I can only find one Tradition. Isn't he supposed to have two?</p>
<p>— david</p>Collin Acrule on Page 19 is a Hedgewitch, but I can only find one Tradition. Isn't he supposed to have two?
-- davidDM Papa.DRB (alias of Papa-DRB)2017-01-29T00:02:18ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFDM Papa.DRB (alias of Papa-DRB)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#122017-01-24T18:59:15Z2017-01-24T18:59:15Z<p><b>How many students are enrolled at the Academy?</b></p>
<p>I figure with 8 professors, each teaching a class in each slot every day, and 10 students to a class that means 80 students. This could be lowered if each professor does not teach during all 4 slots a day, or 10 students per class is too many. It could also be upped if each class has more than 10 students.</p>
<p>— david</p>How many students are enrolled at the Academy?
I figure with 8 professors, each teaching a class in each slot every day, and 10 students to a class that means 80 students. This could be lowered if each professor does not teach during all 4 slots a day, or 10 students per class is too many. It could also be upped if each class has more than 10 students.
-- davidDM Papa.DRB (alias of Papa-DRB)2017-01-24T18:59:15ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFSilvercatMoonpawhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#112017-01-09T22:43:32Z2017-01-09T22:43:32Z<p>Over on OneBookShelf the preview seems to have a glitch on p 5-6 that move the text out of alignment.</p>Over on OneBookShelf the preview seems to have a glitch on p 5-6 that move the text out of alignment.SilvercatMoonpaw2017-01-09T22:43:32ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFDM Papa.DRB (alias of Papa-DRB)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#102017-01-03T19:48:47Z2017-01-03T19:48:47Z<p>Require - No, however it would take a major re-write to have it conform to Vancian (sp?) casting. The SoP rules are here in SRD format <a href="http://spheresofpower.wikidot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.</p>
<p>— david</p>Require - No, however it would take a major re-write to have it conform to Vancian (sp?) casting. The SoP rules are here in SRD format HERE.
-- davidDM Papa.DRB (alias of Papa-DRB)2017-01-03T19:48:47ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFDonkey Shothttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#92017-01-03T17:55:58Z2017-01-03T17:55:58Z<p>Does the module require to use the Spheres of Power magic system?</p>Does the module require to use the Spheres of Power magic system?Donkey Shot2017-01-03T17:55:58ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFDrop Dead Studios (alias of AdamMeyers)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#82016-12-05T19:55:20Z2016-12-05T19:55:20Z<p><b>Note:</b> Not arguing; reviews are just so few and far between sometimes that I'm excited for the chance to delve into specifics, if you're willing.</p>
<p>The choir has a full picture on the first page of the entry, then a sketch on the following page. The guardian plants' likewise have a main picture, then a sketch a few pages later. It's true there is no full picture for the greater daemon, but they're a summoned creature and not an actual CR'ed monster, so it doesn't have an entry in the book. Is it simply the existence of the light sketches that were the problem, or are you specifically referring to something like the way we handled the unicorn and the yaksha?</p>Note: Not arguing; reviews are just so few and far between sometimes that I'm excited for the chance to delve into specifics, if you're willing.
The choir has a full picture on the first page of the entry, then a sketch on the following page. The guardian plants' likewise have a main picture, then a sketch a few pages later. It's true there is no full picture for the greater daemon, but they're a summoned creature and not an actual CR'ed monster, so it doesn't have an entry in the book. Is...Drop Dead Studios (alias of AdamMeyers)2016-12-05T19:55:20ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFRednalhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#72016-12-04T14:20:25Z2016-12-04T14:20:25Z<p>I can see deliberately keeping a sketching style - and for me, that wasn't a problem. The ones that were <i>only</i> very rough sketches (the Choir Angel, the Greater Daemon, and the Guardian Plant, Champion in particular) were the ones that threw me off. Even just making the images a little darker and easier to see might have worked - light grey pencil on light grey background meant I had to squint carefully to see a number of the details there. As it is, my first thought was to wonder if you'd run out your budget for art. ^^;</p>I can see deliberately keeping a sketching style - and for me, that wasn't a problem. The ones that were only very rough sketches (the Choir Angel, the Greater Daemon, and the Guardian Plant, Champion in particular) were the ones that threw me off. Even just making the images a little darker and easier to see might have worked - light grey pencil on light grey background meant I had to squint carefully to see a number of the details there. As it is, my first thought was to wonder if you'd run...Rednal2016-12-04T14:20:25ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFDrop Dead Studios (alias of AdamMeyers)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#62016-12-04T06:56:04Z2016-12-04T06:56:04Z<p>Yeah, we specifically asked the artist to keep the pencil marks in, to make the bestiary feel more like an actual guidebook Winterlynn wrote herself, then left in the library for future generations of students to find and read.</p>Yeah, we specifically asked the artist to keep the pencil marks in, to make the bestiary feel more like an actual guidebook Winterlynn wrote herself, then left in the library for future generations of students to find and read.Drop Dead Studios (alias of AdamMeyers)2016-12-04T06:56:04ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFDM Papa.DRB (alias of Papa-DRB)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#52016-12-02T18:36:13Z2016-12-02T18:36:13Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">GM Rednal wrote:</div><blockquote> I dunno, a (high) Tier 2 party might be able to handle it. The very end of the event has a comment on that, though. XD You can also exercise GM discretion and reroll events that seem wholly inappropriate for the party, since it's not required to run them in order. </blockquote><p>Yea, a high Tier 2 might make it. I am more concerned that there might be a TPK before "help" arrives especially with a Tier 1 group. Depending on the group that I run thru this, I will either skip this event (and probably others) or lower the CRs.
<p>thanks, — david</p>GM Rednal wrote:I dunno, a (high) Tier 2 party might be able to handle it. The very end of the event has a comment on that, though. XD You can also exercise GM discretion and reroll events that seem wholly inappropriate for the party, since it's not required to run them in order.
Yea, a high Tier 2 might make it. I am more concerned that there might be a TPK before "help" arrives especially with a Tier 1 group. Depending on the group that I run thru this, I will either skip this event (and...DM Papa.DRB (alias of Papa-DRB)2016-12-02T18:36:13ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFGM Rednal (alias of Rednal)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#42016-12-02T18:27:45Z2016-12-02T18:27:45Z<p>I dunno, a (high) Tier 2 party might be able to handle it. The very end of the event has a comment on that, though. XD You can also exercise GM discretion and reroll events that seem wholly inappropriate for the party, since it's not required to run them in order.</p>I dunno, a (high) Tier 2 party might be able to handle it. The very end of the event has a comment on that, though. XD You can also exercise GM discretion and reroll events that seem wholly inappropriate for the party, since it's not required to run them in order.GM Rednal (alias of Rednal)2016-12-02T18:27:45ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFDM Papa.DRB (alias of Papa-DRB)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#32016-12-02T17:50:53Z2016-12-02T17:50:53Z<p>I purchased this yesterday, and have only started reading it, up to page 12, so apologies if I ask some questions that are covered later in the adventure, but I need to ask as I come up with questions.</p>
<p>[Spoiler omitted]</p>
<p>— david</p>
<p>ps. I really like the idea of this adventure, and will probably run at least one group thru it as a PbP once I have read and understood the whole thing.</p>I purchased this yesterday, and have only started reading it, up to page 12, so apologies if I ask some questions that are covered later in the adventure, but I need to ask as I come up with questions.
[Spoiler omitted]
-- david
ps. I really like the idea of this adventure, and will probably run at least one group thru it as a PbP once I have read and understood the whole thing.DM Papa.DRB (alias of Papa-DRB)2016-12-02T17:50:53ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFStackhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#22016-12-02T16:28:56Z2016-12-02T16:28:56Z<p>Regarding the art, the 'sketchy-ness' was, I believe, an artistic choice as the bestiary portion is a pseudo 'in-game' document. In fact, players that have it are allowed to have their characters look things up in combat, giving the player the 6 seconds of a full round action to check things.</p>Regarding the art, the 'sketchy-ness' was, I believe, an artistic choice as the bestiary portion is a pseudo 'in-game' document. In fact, players that have it are allowed to have their characters look things up in combat, giving the player the 6 seconds of a full round action to check things.Stack2016-12-02T16:28:56ZForums: Product Discussion: Wizard's Academy (PFRPG) PDFRednalhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9q9q/discuss?Wizards-Academy#12016-12-02T15:12:08Z2016-12-02T15:12:08Z<p>Reviewed here on Paizo.com. o wo/ Feel free to ask any questions you might have about the product, and I'll do my best to answer them.</p>Reviewed here on Paizo.com. o wo/ Feel free to ask any questions you might have about the product, and I'll do my best to answer them.Rednal2016-12-02T15:12:08Z