Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Druma, Profit and Prophecy

Once you have their money, you never give it back.

Is this going to detail what their restrictions actually are? That they have them is repeatedly referenced, but I can't find a thing about what they are. I'm not even sure they're the same for everyone or vary by the individual.

Ya know, I'm suddenly feeling interest in realm of mammoth lords. I was thinking of "Which nation in avistan would be nice to have 1e stats for before 2e" and I realized Realm of Mammoth Lords would do nicely since the barbarian flavor and it does stand out when compared to other remaining undetailed nations :D

Is this going to detail what their restrictions actually are? That they have them is repeatedly referenced, but I can't find a thing about what they are. I'm not even sure they're the same for everyone or vary by the individual.

As far as I know, they've only ever been mentioned, never quantified, so they could well be different for different people or ranks of the organization.

I vaguely remember a Kalistocrat in one of the fiction bits on this website drinking blackberry wine, but it wasn't made clear whether or not this was a sanctioned drink or one that he was showing off his naughtiness by drinking in violation of the rules...

So yeah, literally no idea. Can they drink booze? Eat meat? Bacon and shellfish? Leavened bread? No fish on the weekends? No meat from fertile female animals or hens still able to lay or sheep in prime wool-gathering years (because they are still more profitable alive)? Do dwarven Kalistocrats drink beer and eat bat-wing crunchies? What's the stance on mushrooms? Nom or anathema?

In a way, it's fun to make up non-sensical prohibitions.

No root vegetables! They grow in the dirt, which is unclean and low and common, and to harvest them you have to kill the entire plant, unlike a fruit, which is held up above the icky soil (which we associate with, shudder, manual labor!), and you can pick without wastefully killing the fruit-bearing plant!

All root vegetables! They grow under the earth, like gold and gems, and to take them into yourself spiritually purifies you and ennobles you, like wearing lots of gold! The necessary sacrifice of the plant that created this buried treasure and hid it away is all part of the proof that you are a superior creature, and above earthly things!

And boom, the first schism in the sect, over whether carrots and potatoes and truffles are clean/sanctioned or unclean/proscribed things! :)

Yep, we go into many of the prohibitions and recommendations (including food, which is the longest section).

One of the most fun parts about writing up the Prophecies of Kalistrade is that it’s one of the few naturally evolved religions in the Inner Sea region, by which I mean there aren’t gods, outsiders, or other beings handing down instructions from on high; it’s very much a product of its time, location, and circumstances. As a result, there are some weird traditions and prohibitions passed down over the millennia, and I did my best to weave those into the region’s extensive history.

Yep, we go into many of the prohibitions and recommendations (including food, which is the longest section).

One of the most fun parts about writing up the Prophecies of Kalistrade is that it’s one of the few naturally evolved religions in the Inner Sea region, by which I mean there aren’t gods, outsiders, or other beings handing down instructions from on high; it’s very much a product of its time, location, and circumstances. As a result, there are some weird traditions and prohibitions passed down over the millennia, and I did my best to weave those into the region’s extensive history.

Hype... Building...

*whispering* "Druma Lodge.

I have never ever been the least interested in Druma and its weird prophecies. The fact that two talented writers have a passion for it is entirely unexplainable to me. So I am slowly rising my hopes that this might be quite good in the end, because they see and catch and feel something that eludes my perceptions and my imagination :-)

I have never ever been the least interested in Druma and its weird prophecies. The fact that two talented writers have a passion for it is entirely unexplainable to me. So I am slowly rising my hopes that this might be quite good in the end, because they see and catch and feel something that eludes my perceptions and my imagination :-)

That's an understandable reaction to Druma for numerous reasons.

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Uhm when did we get a new cover? Because I REALLY like this cover. :)

Uhm when did we get a new cover? Because I REALLY like this cover. :)

Looks like a placeholder originating from one of the fey books.

DRUMA LODGE!

Hey John, I've gone looking but seem to be unable to find any information about it. If a human was born there, what base human languages would a character gain while in Druma outside of Common? Or is it like Taldor and you wouldn't gain anything extra?

Looks like a placeholder originating from one of the fey books.

I think you are 100% correct (that, or unpublished artwork from Black Markets). It looks like the Witchmarket, right down to the "tear in the tent" pretty clearly being some kind of planar breach.

John Compton wrote:

DRUMA LODGE!

Hey John, I've gone looking but seem to be unable to find any information about it. If a human was born there, what base human languages would a character gain while in Druma outside of Common? Or is it like Taldor and you wouldn't gain anything extra?

Languages are based on the human ethnicity, as far as The Inner Sea World Guide is concerned. That said, this book does contain information about common ethnicities and ancestries in Druma, as well as some oft-occurring linguistic predilections.

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It's Druman conspiracy!!! LOL!

This sounds interesting.

Please, please tell me that "built a religion out of wealth ... insidious schemes of a daemonic harbinger" is not yet another OMG CAPITALISM IS THE EVIL thing...

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Looks like a placeholder originating from one of the fey books.

I think you are 100% correct (that, or unpublished artwork from Black Markets). It looks like the Witchmarket, right down to the "tear in the tent" pretty clearly being some kind of planar breach.

That is correct, it's a from The First World, Land of the Fey.

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7 months without an update, 5 weeks until street date.

June's products should be updated before Paizocon imo, as that will be all about Second Edition.

So anybody wants to have bets about what will be on cover? Blackjackets? Kalistocrats? Daemons?

So anybody wants to have bets about what will be on cover? Blackjackets? Kalistocrats? Daemons?

Kalistocract Tourist Center with plushies for sale?

Looks like the june products will be updated in june.

Update: Due to some delays, the Druma Campaign Setting book will be releasing with July's subscriptions instead of this month. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused!

Link here.

Paizo Customer Service wrote:

Update: Due to some delays, the Druma Campaign Setting book will be releasing with July's subscriptions instead of this month. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused!

Link here.

New street date is august 1st.

I adore the final cover art. It has so many wonderful elements that I've been looking forward to for many months.

It's definitely very nice John Compton. Thumbs up from me.

Huh, Alhazra reimagined as a Kalistrocrat and Harsk as her blackjacket bodyguard. I did not expect to see pre-existing Iconics in this role, and that's kind of neat (more so than just drawing some new Kalistrocrat we'd never see again).

^I wonder if it's some undercover mission . . . hey, AP plot hook . . . .

With Meri disguised as the alpaca.

Well, that alpaca certainly looks as though it thinks that something is dubious about the whole situation. :)

(Maybe the two men in the background - one with beard and ponytail/bun - who seem to be looking at them?)

That cover is outstanding!

Love the realism.

Alhazra never looked better or more beautiful.

One of the best covers ever.

Well done artist!

On another note I've been waiting for more information on the Kalistrocracy for a long time. :)

The link that is supposed to lead to this product series after clicking on the Setting drop down is now broken, and goes only to the main paizo page.

Is this for 1E or 2E? if 1E, is there any crunch in there?

Definitely 1E.

This is a 1E product and features 1E rules content like feats and monsters.

Is there any harbinger with greed or ambition or anything related wealth in its areas of interest?

I'm certainly curious to know which harbinger is in Druma.

With Meri disguised as the alpaca.

One of the authors discovered a way to transport himself to Golarion as well as disguise himself as an alpaca. He is also the undercover VC of the Druma Lodge.

Is there any harbinger with greed or ambition or anything related wealth in its areas of interest?

I'm certainly curious to know which harbinger is in Druma.

Sounds like Braismois (whose portfolio is broken deals, fine print and unfair bargains).

So, I gotta ask. What is Paizo's issue with llama animal companions not getting their spit attacks? The bacallia and camel both do. This seems like an oversight that needs to be fixed. I'm just glad that bacallia gets to keep theirs.

I like it that Alhazra has other clothing options rather than her usual bikini and robe.