Pathfinder Lost Omens: The Mwangi Expanse

Got my authorization.

Lets hope to get in those 21st day shipping to start reading some mwangi Lore and see the AP

Remember that the AP shipping this month is Fists of the Ruby Phoenix, not Strength of Thousands.

Putting it out there for any kindly subscribers over the next little bit: any info on Gnoll religion?

Putting it out there for any kindly subscribers over the next little bit: any info on Gnoll religion?

Haven't gotten the chance to read it yet, but the Gnoll section does include an Alignment and Religion" section like the other ancestries do. Their typical religion looks almost like a Pantheon, with different gods portraying different family members (like Calistria and Shelyn as the Elder and Younger sisters)

Wow. Just downloaded the PDF for this. It's huge - both in page count (over 300 pages) and PDF size (176M). It looks to have about three times the content of previous Lost Omens volumes. I can't wait to dive into it.

Wow. Just downloaded the PDF for this. It's huge - both in page count (over 300 pages) and PDF size (176M). It looks to have about three times the content of previous Lost Omens volumes. I can't wait to dive into it.

Yes. City of Absalom will be huge too.

The artwork in this is amazing. I can't wait to read the actual words, but just "flipping" through my PDF alone is inspiring to watch to play characters from this region (taralu dwarves, I'm looking at you).

Itzi wrote:

Wow. Just downloaded the PDF for this. It's huge - both in page count (over 300 pages) and PDF size (176M). It looks to have about three times the content of previous Lost Omens volumes. I can't wait to dive into it.

Yes. City of Absalom will be huge too.

KEEP 'EM COMING!

This book is absolutely amazing. The layout, the level of detail and the world-building are absolutely top notch. It really puts the bar up there.
Now I want one for Tian Xia!

Aaron Shanks wrote:

Itzi wrote:

Wow. Just downloaded the PDF for this. It's huge - both in page count (over 300 pages) and PDF size (176M). It looks to have about three times the content of previous Lost Omens volumes. I can't wait to dive into it.

Yes. City of Absalom will be huge too.

KEEP 'EM COMING!

This book is absolutely amazing. The layout, the level of detail and the world-building are absolutely top notch. It really puts the bar up there.
Now I want one for Tian Xia!

Arcadia or South Garund for me!

Or the Impossible Lands and Golden Road, if we /have/ to stay local :p

Tian Xia for me as well the unknown continents are cool but they are almost total setting unto themselves and totally separate games as there is little to no travel/contact between them and the main setting if I understand correctly.

StarMartyr365 wrote:

Aaron Shanks wrote:

Itzi wrote:

Wow. Just downloaded the PDF for this. It's huge - both in page count (over 300 pages) and PDF size (176M). It looks to have about three times the content of previous Lost Omens volumes. I can't wait to dive into it.

Yes. City of Absalom will be huge too.

KEEP 'EM COMING!

This book is absolutely amazing. The layout, the level of detail and the world-building are absolutely top notch. It really puts the bar up there.
Now I want one for Tian Xia!

Arcadia or South Garund for me

I personally think this book is as rich and detailed as some entire RPG settings. Yes, Pathfinder "only" has one world, but each of the 10 meta-regions presented in the CRB, not to mention the areas beyond, hold enough to support entire campaigns. What do you think?

keftiu wrote:

StarMartyr365 wrote:

Aaron Shanks wrote:

Itzi wrote:

Wow. Just downloaded the PDF for this. It's huge - both in page count (over 300 pages) and PDF size (176M). It looks to have about three times the content of previous Lost Omens volumes. I can't wait to dive into it.

Yes. City of Absalom will be huge too.

KEEP 'EM COMING!

This book is absolutely amazing. The layout, the level of detail and the world-building are absolutely top notch. It really puts the bar up there.
Now I want one for Tian Xia!

Arcadia or South Garund for me

I personally think this book is as rich and detailed as some entire RPG settings. Yes, Pathfinder "only" has one world, but each of the 10 meta-regions presented in the CRB, not to mention the areas beyond, hold enough to support entire campaigns. What do you think?

It’s one of my favorite things about the setting; Golarion is lots of smaller settings more than one big one, for me. I like that I can largely ignore Avistan and still be drowning in options for different fantasies and genres!

I personally think this book is as rich and detailed as some entire RPG settings. Yes, Pathfinder "only" has one world, but each of the 10 meta-regions presented in the CRB, not to mention the areas beyond, hold enough to support entire campaigns. What do you think?

I agree with this. Golarion is an amazing world able to support most kinds of campaigns.

The only thing it doesn't support well (in my opinion) are settings heavily defined by limited ancestries/monsters or human only which would be incongruent with diversity that is one of Golarion's defining traits. Although you can easily adapt a lot of the Golarion content to support more limited options or the presence of more limited ancestries.

I would personally love a book focusing on a region outside of the Inner Sea, Casmaron and Arcadia are the biggest because there isn't much out there for them compared to Tian Xia.

On sidenote, is fate of Saventh Yi explained in this book? :O

keftiu wrote:

Set wrote:

keftiu wrote:

Gnolls making for killer Magi is not a choice I expected! I’m a huge Gnoll fan (first ever character was one), and I’m super surprised by this stat spread - makes me eager to see what their lore is like.

(I’m surprised not to see a +CON for carrion eaters!)

Yeah, given their senses and stamina, I totally would have gone for +Con and +Wis, and, given their racial reputation, a penalty to Charisma.

A bonus to Intelligence, now that's gonna be a big change, lore-wise, and I can't wait to see what's up with that! Gnolls have never been portrayed as anything like Dwarves, innovaters in craft or metalwork or architecture, or Elves, focused on arcana, so it's definitely an interesting choice.

These are definitely not gonna be your daddy's gnolls!

I’m SO curious to see what their culture will be like - especially in regards to faith. I love to play religious characters, and I’m really hoping for something unique here.

I did read that one of the 12 magic warriors was a gnoll and as a result gnolls are welcome in magambya. These racial bonuses are likely a reflection of this lore specifically. I'm guessing alot of the gnolls in Mwangi are based around Magambya, and are alot more bookish. Regardless, it will certainly be interesting.

I noticed that page 99 of the Character Guide shows a gnoll in a Magaambyan library.

AARDWOLF. FLUFFIES.

I personally think this book is as rich and detailed as some entire RPG settings. Yes, Pathfinder "only" has one world, but each of the 10 meta-regions presented in the CRB, not to mention the areas beyond, hold enough to support entire campaigns. What do you think?

I mean, technically it has 11 worlds (not counting the Sun or distant planets), as well as like 20 something major planes; all of which I would love to see more expansive coverage and lore for.

But I digress. I cannot wait to see how other books similar to this one will do in the future.

AARDWOLF. FLUFFIES.

The floofiest

Aaron Shanks wrote:

I personally think this book is as rich and detailed as some entire RPG settings. Yes, Pathfinder "only" has one world, but each of the 10 meta-regions presented in the CRB, not to mention the areas beyond, hold enough to support entire campaigns. What do you think?

I mean, technically it has 11 worlds (not counting the Sun or distant planets), as well as like 20 something major planes; all of which I would love to see more expansive coverage and lore for.

But I digress. I cannot wait to see how other books similar to this one will do in the future.

I'm bit confused of where you get 20 major planets though, like there are like 11 planets in solar system(with several of them being gas giants with dozens of minor moon civilizations) and other ones I can think of aren't really major (Kasath, Droffa/Androffa, Earth), or did ye count most important of the moons as well?

(either way, yeah technically speaking you could do entire campaign in any of the planes if you wanted to. They would be really different and out there campaigns, but nothing technically makes level 1-20 fire plane campaign impossible)

"20 something major planes"

Ah x'D I read that so wrong

frostlyon wrote:

keftiu wrote:

Set wrote:

keftiu wrote:

Gnolls making for killer Magi is not a choice I expected! I’m a huge Gnoll fan (first ever character was one), and I’m super surprised by this stat spread - makes me eager to see what their lore is like.

(I’m surprised not to see a +CON for carrion eaters!)

Yeah, given their senses and stamina, I totally would have gone for +Con and +Wis, and, given their racial reputation, a penalty to Charisma.

A bonus to Intelligence, now that's gonna be a big change, lore-wise, and I can't wait to see what's up with that! Gnolls have never been portrayed as anything like Dwarves, innovaters in craft or metalwork or architecture, or Elves, focused on arcana, so it's definitely an interesting choice.

These are definitely not gonna be your daddy's gnolls!

I’m SO curious to see what their culture will be like - especially in regards to faith. I love to play religious characters, and I’m really hoping for something unique here.

I did read that one of the 12 magic warriors was a gnoll and as a result gnolls are welcome in magambya. These racial bonuses are likely a reflection of this lore specifically. I'm guessing alot of the gnolls in Mwangi are based around Magambya, and are alot more bookish. Regardless, it will certainly be interesting.

I noticed that page 99 of the Character Guide shows a gnoll in a Magaambyan library.

Eyy, thats what I wanted to hear.

On sidenote, is fate of Saventh Yi explained in this book? :O

A few mentions in a couple places, and three paragraphs in the Geography section.

Could somebody post the table of contents? I wanna know how everything is broken down

is the King of Biting Ants still milling around?

Such an awesome book! One of the things that bugs me, but it's "Meh" is that the goddess Tlehar says her favored weapon is a Morningstar and her equipment says Morningstar, but her art she is holding a Flail. At the end of the day it's nitpicky, but still... (Sad Face)

Reference on page 141.
Morningstar v. Flail

Aaron Shanks wrote:

I personally think this book is as rich and detailed as some entire RPG settings. Yes, Pathfinder "only" has one world, but each of the 10 meta-regions presented in the CRB, not to mention the areas beyond, hold enough to support entire campaigns. What do you think?

I mean, technically it has 11 worlds (not counting the Sun or distant planets), as well as like 20 something major planes; all of which I would love to see more expansive coverage and lore for.

But I digress. I cannot wait to see how other books similar to this one will do in the future.

Yes, by meta-regions I mean the ones in the CRB: Absalom and Starstone Isles, Broken Lands, Eye of Dread, Golden Road, High Seas, Impossible Lands, Mwangi Expanse, Old Cheliax, Saga Lands, and Shining Kingdoms. I feel confident the creative team will shine a spotlight on each of these in time. (10 years?) But the fans have no limitation to their desire. If the creative team has product plans for the other continents, planets, and planes they are kept secret by Norgorber.

Could somebody post the table of contents? I wanna know how everything is broken down

-Reclaiming the Expanse

-Bloodcove (All of these locations include a Settlement stat block)
-Jaha
-Kibew
-Nantambu
-Osibu
-Senghor
-Usaro
-Vidrian

-Bestiary

is the King of Biting Ants still milling around?

The King of Biting Ants is referenced in the past tense.

KaiBlob1 wrote:

Could somebody post the table of contents? I wanna know how everything is broken down

-Reclaiming the Expanse

-History
-People of the Mwangi (first half are the different groups and tribes in the mwangi, back half are the new ancestries)
-Religion (Multiple Gods with a full page layout and avatar form, and "other gods" with smaller entries in the back)
-Geography (Several locations within this section)

-Bloodcove (All of these locations include a Settlement stat block)
-Jaha
-Kibew
-Nantambu
-Osibu
-Senghor
-Usaro
-Vidrian

-Bestiary

Is shamanism talked about much? Any other religions/philosophies discussed?

Anything juicy about Nantambu or the Magaambya?

xNellynelx wrote:

KaiBlob1 wrote:

Could somebody post the table of contents? I wanna know how everything is broken down

-Reclaiming the Expanse

-History
-People of the Mwangi (first half are the different groups and tribes in the mwangi, back half are the new ancestries)
-Religion (Multiple Gods with a full page layout and avatar form, and "other gods" with smaller entries in the back)
-Geography (Several locations within this section)

-Bloodcove (All of these locations include a Settlement stat block)
-Jaha
-Kibew
-Nantambu
-Osibu
-Senghor
-Usaro
-Vidrian

-Bestiary

Is shamanism talked about much? Any other religions/philosophies discussed?

Not alot, but mentioned in a couple places. The Sodden Land section (under Geography) does have a section for Shamans and Seers though.

Anything juicy about Nantambu or the Magaambya?

Nantambu has it's own section with a full City statblock. Including a flag an resources with Magaambya having a subsection within (about 2 pages worth of info just on the Magaambya alone). Fun fact, Local students meet up on Oathdays for "study groups" that are in fact alcohol samplings. One of the drinks that is commonly had during these meetings has become so associated with students that residences joking refer to it as Jatembe Juice.

As for some info on Nantambu, something I liked (Don't know if this is new knowledge or not so forgive me) is that Nantambu's Governing Council consists of 11 magistrate-mayors, taking their cues from Jatembe and the Ten Magic Warriors. The government section also gives each of the current 11 members a full paragraph on them.

Their youngest council member is a master woodcarver who makes wooden clockwork devices that range from children's toys to sophisticated devices for the mages. (Love the picture of who I assume is her. But the art in this book overall is amazing, honestly some of the best in any Paizo product.)

KaiBlob1 wrote:

Could somebody post the table of contents? I wanna know how everything is broken down

-Reclaiming the Expanse

-History
-People of the Mwangi (first half are the different groups and tribes in the mwangi, back half are the new ancestries)
-Religion (Multiple Gods with a full page layout and avatar form, and "other gods" with smaller entries in the back)
-Geography (Several locations within this section)

-Bloodcove (All of these locations include a Settlement stat block)
-Jaha
-Kibew
-Nantambu
-Osibu
-Senghor
-Usaro
-Vidrian

-Bestiary

Please, I know its selfish but I am running a homebrew campaign in Kibwe and any information you are willing to give on the city will help me immensely.

I need a campaign around Cykurarreot, the crotchety old lady dragon that collects wind chimes and bothers her grandchildren to amuse herself, yesterday.

She is absolutely a mystery writer turned amateur sleuth. I would like a miniseries voiced by Jennifer Lewis immediately.

xNellynelx wrote:

KaiBlob1 wrote:

Could somebody post the table of contents? I wanna know how everything is broken down

-Reclaiming the Expanse

-History
-People of the Mwangi (first half are the different groups and tribes in the mwangi, back half are the new ancestries)
-Religion (Multiple Gods with a full page layout and avatar form, and "other gods" with smaller entries in the back)
-Geography (Several locations within this section)

-Bloodcove (All of these locations include a Settlement stat block)
-Jaha
-Kibew
-Nantambu
-Osibu
-Senghor
-Usaro
-Vidrian

-Bestiary

Please, I know its selfish but I am running a homebrew campaign in Kibwe and any information you are willing to give on the city will help me immensely.

There are 12 pages on Kibwe with settlements stats, maps, art, and sidebars. ;)

xNellynelx wrote:

KaiBlob1 wrote:

Could somebody post the table of contents? I wanna know how everything is broken down

-Reclaiming the Expanse

-History
-People of the Mwangi (first half are the different groups and tribes in the mwangi, back half are the new ancestries)
-Religion (Multiple Gods with a full page layout and avatar form, and "other gods" with smaller entries in the back)
-Geography (Several locations within this section)

-Bloodcove (All of these locations include a Settlement stat block)
-Jaha
-Kibew
-Nantambu
-Osibu
-Senghor
-Usaro
-Vidrian

-Bestiary

Please, I know its selfish but I am running a homebrew campaign in Kibwe and any information you are willing to give on the city will help me immensely.

Sounds like you should buy the book :p

Kibwe also has a gazetteer in the back of The Slithering, though I personally didn’t love it.

Hobocamp Fandango wrote:

is the King of Biting Ants still milling around?

The King of Biting Ants is referenced in the past tense.

Yeah, totally. Don't worry about that guy.

xNellynelx wrote:

KaiBlob1 wrote:

Could somebody post the table of contents? I wanna know how everything is broken down

-Reclaiming the Expanse

-History
-People of the Mwangi (first half are the different groups and tribes in the mwangi, back half are the new ancestries)
-Religion (Multiple Gods with a full page layout and avatar form, and "other gods" with smaller entries in the back)
-Geography (Several locations within this section)

-Bloodcove (All of these locations include a Settlement stat block)
-Jaha
-Kibew
-Nantambu
-Osibu
-Senghor
-Usaro
-Vidrian

-Bestiary

Please, I know its selfish but I am running a homebrew campaign in Kibwe and any information you are willing to give on the city will help me immensely.

Without giving too much, as I want people to buy this amazing book and read it for themselves!

Kibwe is a lvl 6 Settlement with a representative council. If your running a game in Kibwe a useful detail to keep in mind when your portraying a civilian are the Pillar-Watchers. Just about everywhere in Kibwe, you can see at least one Pillar-Watcher, and these landmarks are commonly used to give directions. The example the book gives is "From the Ibex to the Lionfish" which is describing the eastern part of the Central Market, as the two Pillar-Watchers stand at the northeast and southeast of the market.

Locals also tend to make oaths in view of a pillar-watcher and name that pillar-watch to lend gravity to their promise. Example given in the book is "in Lord Pachyderm's name, I did not take your cart".

frostlyon wrote:

xNellynelx wrote:

KaiBlob1 wrote:

Could somebody post the table of contents? I wanna know how everything is broken down

-Reclaiming the Expanse

-History
-People of the Mwangi (first half are the different groups and tribes in the mwangi, back half are the new ancestries)
-Religion (Multiple Gods with a full page layout and avatar form, and "other gods" with smaller entries in the back)
-Geography (Several locations within this section)

-Bloodcove (All of these locations include a Settlement stat block)
-Jaha
-Kibew
-Nantambu
-Osibu
-Senghor
-Usaro
-Vidrian

-Bestiary

Please, I know its selfish but I am running a homebrew campaign in Kibwe and any information you are willing to give on the city will help me immensely.

Without giving too much, as I want people to buy this amazing book and read it for themselves!

Kibwe is a lvl 6 Settlement with a representative council. If your running a game in Kibwe a useful detail to keep in mind when your portraying a civilian are the Pillar-Watchers. Just about everywhere in Kibwe, you can see at least one Pillar-Watcher, and these landmarks are commonly used to give directions. The example the book gives is "From the Ibex to the Lionfish" which is describing the eastern part of the Central Market, as the two Pillar-Watchers stand at the northeast and southeast of the market.

Locals also tend to make oaths in view of a pillar-watcher and name that pillar-watch to lend gravity to their promise. Example given in the book is "in Lord Pachyderm's name, I did not take your cart".

Thank you this helps immensely, I have the slithering book but it leaves alot to the imagination when it comes to kibwe for better and for worse.

Fumarole wrote:

Hobocamp Fandango wrote:

is the King of Biting Ants still milling around?

The King of Biting Ants is referenced in the past tense.

Yeah, totally. Don't worry about that guy.

Now I'm worried.

Really stellar book. Kudos to all involved!

I’m a bit curious about the grippli. Would you be so kind as to shed some light on the froggie folk?

One of the heritages allows them to deliver touch spells via their tongue.

One of the heritages allows them to deliver touch spells via their tongue.

Wow... Magic touchy tongues... so cool!

One of the heritages allows them to deliver touch spells via their tongue.

Mental Note: Make Grippli caster named Green Simmons.