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They have decided to not give stats of powerful NPCs that you don't fight, mainly to not paint themselves into a corner in case they want to use them later in a context that would need specific stats.
I mean you say that and each AP still has stats for friendly npcs xD Like first ap book has stats for friendly level 20 NPC
(still though I get what you mean, Ruby Phoenix herself is different thing since for all everyone knows, they might want to do 2e mythic eventually and give previous mythic npcs some mythic spells or flavored abilities)
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They have decided to not give stats of powerful NPCs that you don't fight, mainly to not paint themselves into a corner in case they want to use them later in a context that would need specific stats.I mean you say that and each AP still has stats for friendly npcs xD Like first ap book has stats for friendly level 20 NPC
(still though I get what you mean, Ruby Phoenix herself is different thing since for all everyone knows, they might want to do 2e mythic eventually and give previous mythic npcs some mythic spells or flavored abilities)
Yeah, by powerful I meant "globally important", small lapsus here. And by fight, I meant both fight "with" and "against". :P
Also, these NPC allies usually fit the "in a context that would need specific stats" part of my post. ;)So yeah, I meant: If they can get away not publishing stats because it is not needed by the published text, they take advantage of that to both save some space for other content, AND to save the potential future trouble of having written a stat block they need to change.
SO how are Hao Jin's stats?
I remember from 1E that she was a Sorcerer 20/ Archmage 9.
Since we don't have mythic rules yet, I am most curious to see her stats and her full level which should be at 24.I know we got Grendel which was a mythic creature CR19/MR7 and in 2E he is still a level 19 creature.
So would love to see what Hao Jin has.
Anyone care to share?
Well, there is this:
And it is more RAI than RAW but one 'cannot purposefully attack Hao Jin.' Does that count as a stat? :)
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Not really a criticism of the books, which so far I have enjoyed, but was there a reason for all 3 being released simultaneously? I wasn't really expecting to shell out for all of them at once with my order.
Shipping delays.
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Is Yoh Souran trans?
In his character writeup there was this passage:
"-Yoh was overjoyed, not just as a lifelong fan who tends to divide
the periods of his life by tournament cycles—4701 was the first tournament he attended presenting as male,"
It isn't brought up anywhere else except for this one passage so I was curious if this was intentional or not, or if there was something else I was missing, it would be really cool if so, I really appreciate paizo's representation
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Is Yoh Souran trans?
In his character writeup there was this passage:
"-Yoh was overjoyed, not just as a lifelong fan who tends to divide
the periods of his life by tournament cycles—4701 was the first tournament he attended presenting as male,"It isn't brought up anywhere else except for this one passage so I was curious if this was intentional or not, or if there was something else I was missing, it would be really cool if so, I really appreciate paizo's representation
Yep, he is! The mention is short because his backstory/role in the AP mostly focuses on his history with the tournament and his family's ship (not to mention that high-level statblocks take a lot of space!), but I wanted to make sure that it was still stated in the text itself.
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Thats wonderful! Thank you for including that, Yoh is one of my favorite npcs I've read in a while and his inclusion means a lot to me
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The Fists of the Ruby Phoenix trailer will premiere on YouTube at 3 PM Pacific today.
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Roll20 does not have a release date for this product at this time.
"For those of you asking about other Paizo AP/Adventure titles: Ruby Phoenix and Malevolence we don't have ready at this time, and I don't know at this point when we'll be able to release them on Roll20 but will do better to keep you updated about those timelines moving forward. At present, our production focus has been on the Lost Omens line as well as staying day-and-date with upcoming book releases like Secrets of Magic and Tech Revolution. We know we have a lot to catch up on due to Paizo's sheer volume of content and are prioritizing as best as we can to make the best Paizo experience possible for y'all!"
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Can I politely request the ability to play as a particular NPC in this book?