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Hmm... Okay soooo I'm a biologist and I am just now reading the pilgrim druid archetype.
They must select plants for their domain.
Fungus are not closely related to plants.
They are more related to animals than to plants.
My apologies for misrepresenting fungus. But I am not a biologist, and most if not all fungal creatures in pathfinder are of the plant type, so that's what I went with.
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Hmm... Okay soooo I'm a biologist and I am just now reading the pilgrim druid archetype.
They must select plants for their domain.
Fungus are not closely related to plants.
They are more related to animals than to plants.
It's Pathfinder. Stars are portals to the positive energy plane and just working near dragons can alter your kids' genetics.
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Hmm... Okay soooo I'm a biologist and I am just now reading the pilgrim druid archetype.
They must select plants for their domain.
Fungus are not closely related to plants.
They are more related to animals than to plants.
You sound like a fun guy at parties.
Speaking of cordyceps, do any of the fungal archetypes have that sort of take-over ability (presumably more as a charm or compulsion)? I know the druid can at least do it to their animal companion.
This bottled sunlight actually does some damage to those vulnerable to sunlight with a bit of splash damage.
No offense intended. Just pointing something out. =)My apologies for misrepresenting fungus. But I am not a biologist, and most if not all fungal creatures in pathfinder are of the plant type, so that's what I went with.Hmm... Okay soooo I'm a biologist and I am just now reading the pilgrim druid archetype.
They must select plants for their domain.
Fungus are not closely related to plants.
They are more related to animals than to plants.
No offense taken
I wrote bottled sunlight and was woefully unaware of its prior existence. They even seem to do similar things, comparing my turnover document to the version in the Undead Slayer's Handbook.
Somebody above you should have caught that, assuming that you were not given a checklist that had an item saying, "Confirm that anything you create from scratch does not already exist."
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I guess I'll have to get GM permission for my radioactive knight.
What are the Beastskin Berserker and Vermin Tamer like?
Beastskin is a shapeshifting barbarian. They get beast shape.
Vermin tamer get unique mounts.
"Calling all Spider Riders!"
I had to...I did.
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You people make it all worth it.
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You sound like a fun guy at parties.Hmm... Okay soooo I'm a biologist and I am just now reading the pilgrim druid archetype.
They must select plants for their domain.
Fungus are not closely related to plants.
They are more related to animals than to plants.
When I get drunk, I talk about science nonstop. ;)
So no. Not really very fun at all lol
depends on the company - sounds fun to me - as long as it's proper science like physics
Verzen....that's the same as me saying I'm a Druid....and then complaining how the Druid/Bard class work......guess what....not relevant ;)
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Point made. ;)It's Pathfinder. Stars are portals to the positive energy plane and just working near dragons can alter your kids' genetics.Hmm... Okay soooo I'm a biologist and I am just now reading the pilgrim druid archetype.
They must select plants for their domain.
Fungus are not closely related to plants.
They are more related to animals than to plants.
Also worth pointing out (even though this is pretty much resolved), is that the Plant type is about the closest to a monophyletic group as you are going to find in a Bestiary. Yes, it is polyphyletic to group plants and fungi together, but the grouping is both consistent and thorough, which limits the paraphyletic exceptions. Compare with humanoids, which include lizardfolk and humans, or the animal type, which is paraphyletic up the yin yang. Only Dragons run close to being monophyletic, and even that's a stretch close. Rather, each type is grouped by broad mechanical similarities. While you could make a separate type for fungi, I'm not convinced that there'd be enough differences that mattered at the mechanical level of an RPG to warrant it.
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In one of the equipment sections, we have "Bottled Sunlight"...am I the only one who remembers something like this in Undead Slayer's Handbook? It does something different, but appears to share the same name.What does the new one do? That might get really confusing to keep track of, since I always keep a bunch of Bottled Sunlight on hand. Turns out having natural sunlight in literally your back pocket is handy when your DM throws a curveball vampire.
Yeah, as has been said, they are similar, but different enough.
The newer, cheaper version is a bit better, IMHO. I won't go into too much details until the book is out truly....
What are the Beastskin Berserker and Vermin Tamer like?Beastskin is a shapeshifting barbarian. They get beast shape.
Vermin tamer get unique mounts.
Beastkin. No second s.
Cool thing? It can shapeshift into a dinosaur!
I'm curious what mounts the Vermin Tamer gets... As far as I can tell all of the current vermin animal companions are medium size at most so would only serve as mounts for small size creatures. There is still Undersized Mount of course but I feel like the archetype should work without it.
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In one of the equipment sections, we have "Bottled Sunlight"...am I the only one who remembers something like this in Undead Slayer's Handbook? It does something different, but appears to share the same name.What does the new one do? That might get really confusing to keep track of, since I always keep a bunch of Bottled Sunlight on hand. Turns out having natural sunlight in literally your back pocket is handy when your DM throws a curveball vampire.Yeah, as has been said, they are similar, but different enough.
The newer, cheaper version is a bit better, IMHO. I won't go into too much details until the book is out truly....
What are the Beastskin Berserker and Vermin Tamer like?Beastskin is a shapeshifting barbarian. They get beast shape.
Vermin tamer get unique mounts.
Beastkin. No second s.
Cool thing? It can shapeshift into a dinosaur!
Awww, Beastskin Berserker sounds totally badass.
Here's a question for the PDF-havers: have any of the options in this supplement inspired a character for you? If so, please describe them briefly.
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I wrote bottled sunlight and was woefully unaware of its prior existence. They even seem to do similar things, comparing my turnover document to the version in the Undead Slayer's Handbook.Somebody above you should have caught that, assuming that you were not given a checklist that had an item saying, "Confirm that anything you create from scratch does not already exist."
That's just good policy for a freelancer. Double-checking your work to make sure it doesn't already exist. USH might not have been available online when I did searches, but given when it came out I'm less-inclined to believe that.
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I'm curious what mounts the Vermin Tamer gets... As far as I can tell all of the current vermin animal companions are medium size at most so would only serve as mounts for small size creatures. There is still Undersized Mount of course but I feel like the archetype should work without it.
In fact, the archetype gives you Undersized Mount,free of charge.
That's just good policy for a freelancer. Double-checking your work to make sure it doesn't already exist. USH might not have been available online when I did searches, but given when it came out I'm less-inclined to believe that.I wrote bottled sunlight and was woefully unaware of its prior existence. They even seem to do similar things, comparing my turnover document to the version in the Undead Slayer's Handbook.Somebody above you should have caught that, assuming that you were not given a checklist that had an item saying, "Confirm that anything you create from scratch does not already exist."
I'm pretty sure we're in double digits on items, feats, archetypes, class abilities, etc. where Paizo has used the same name twice. Usually the duplicate names are used in different categories, like the evangelist PrC and the evangelist archetype for Clerics, but there are two Pact Wizard archetypes.
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Thoughts! Stuff that caught my attention in particular.
Blightburner kineticist is a bad trade on every item. Art is really cool, though!
Love the mechanics on the psychic marauder. Really nice boost to charisma disciplines, especially ones with thematic fits. Also pleasant that the alignment restriction has relatively minor consequences for breaking it.
Beastkin berserker is a really good trade. Gets multiple forms, which is nice. Not something I'm inclined to play, but cool to have around.
Cool spells. Easily my favorite is being able to booby-trap your mind.
Demon-sworn witch is cool for players who want a character that dabbles in diabolism without being half a step away from an evil alignment.
Blightseeker alchemist is very nice. Took me a bit to realize that it could combine its blights with regular bomb modifications, but that makes it a very nice option to have around. Now you can combine effects and force multiple saves!
Much higher count than normal on useful mundane items in this.
No feats I'd take or recommend.
Couple of traits that do something interesting (rather than numeric bonuses, which are handy but well-covered).
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That's just good policy for a freelancer. Double-checking your work to make sure it doesn't already exist. USH might not have been available online when I did searches, but given when it came out I'm less-inclined to believe that.I wrote bottled sunlight and was woefully unaware of its prior existence. They even seem to do similar things, comparing my turnover document to the version in the Undead Slayer's Handbook.Somebody above you should have caught that, assuming that you were not given a checklist that had an item saying, "Confirm that anything you create from scratch does not already exist."
Yep. As one of the dev leads on this one, I should have caught that. Sorry folks.
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Yep. As one of the dev leads on this one, I should have caught that. Sorry folks.That's just good policy for a freelancer. Double-checking your work to make sure it doesn't already exist. USH might not have been available online when I did searches, but given when it came out I'm less-inclined to believe that.I wrote bottled sunlight and was woefully unaware of its prior existence. They even seem to do similar things, comparing my turnover document to the version in the Undead Slayer's Handbook.Somebody above you should have caught that, assuming that you were not given a checklist that had an item saying, "Confirm that anything you create from scratch does not already exist."
Somewhere among the editors, there's a dart board with our faces on it.
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I prefer this one to the original - two 100-gp alchemical items shouldn't insta-kill a vampire of any HD/race/level.
I'll consider it a fix. ^_^
Why are you pro vampire? ;)
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I'm impressed that the fight seems to have lasted for two whole books!At this point, I feel like that drow needs to get a proper name and iconic-style writeup of her own.
EDIT: And I see that ErisAcolyte-Chaos jester agrees.
Oooo, that would be an interesting contest idea! (No pressure though, Paizo powers-that-be, especially as busy as you are.)
So I'm curious if people with the PDF can explain how the barbarian archetype is different from our current shifting barb, the Mooncursed?
So I'm curious if people with the PDF can explain how the barbarian archetype is different from our current shifting barb, the Mooncursed?
I don't have the PDF but it's been mentioned that you can shift into different forms, unlike the Mooncursed where you pick one and are stuck with it.
Which is really nice, because the versatility of using non-combat forms for non-combat purposes is one of the reasons wildshape is as good of an ability as it is. Being a wolf barbarian that transforms into a big wolf is pretty cool but being able to choose to turn into a hawk when you need to is cooler still.
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Beastkin- better if you want to turn into animals and at mid levels. You get earlier access to everything but Beast Shape I, no list restriction, multiple animal options, and you trade out rage powers (which you can replace) instead of rage bonuses (which you can't).
Mooncursed- better if you want a particular normally-medium animal, or if you're interested in using weapon attacks. You get to transform from first level, you get a hybrid form so you can use weapons, and you eventually get to transform into larger versions of the animal.