Pathfinder Lost Omens: Absalom, City of Lost Omens

Great to hear that it is on the schedule!

Hopefully there will be no further delays.

Does Nuar Spiritskin show up in this?

Does Nuar Spiritskin show up in this?

keftiu wrote:

Does Nuar Spiritskin show up in this?

** spoiler omitted **

Oh, he's gorgeous! Here's hoping we can play his people someday.

At this rate I'm unsure of whether this book will be released before or after I get chance to play in edgewatch

At this rate I'm unsure of whether this book will be released before or after I get chance to play in edgewatch

Everything points to this book being on time at the beginning of December. Big question is when it comes in from the printer, I think? But so far I'm pretty sure all the delaying products have been the AP volumes and not hardcovers.

But I am assuming a lot. Here's hoping we see it in a month! I'm so excited for it.

CorvusMask wrote:

At this rate I'm unsure of whether this book will be released before or after I get chance to play in edgewatch

Everything points to this book being on time at the beginning of December. Big question is when it comes in from the printer, I think? But so far I'm pretty sure all the delaying products have been the AP volumes and not hardcovers.

But I am assuming a lot. Here's hoping we see it in a month! I'm so excited for it.

The estimated arrival date at our warehouse is today. Cast your buff spells for good fortune and remember to aid others.

Oh dang!

So I noticed Galactic Magic got bumped back to January while Absalom and Monsters of Myth are still slated for December. Does this mean those books arrived in warehouse?

I will be happy as long as no other Lost Omens product comes out during the same month as the Absalom City map. I really want to be able to skip that product with a well timed subscription cancellation.

I will be happy as long as no other Lost Omens product comes out during the same month as the Absalom City map. I really want to be able to skip that product with a well timed subscription cancellation.

Aww. I was kind of hoping that one would trigger some renewed interest in the map folio line. Would have been really fun to get some stylized maps of the Mwangi Expanse region, since we didn't get much of that in 1e.

How much will the PDF be?

David knott 242 wrote:

I will be happy as long as no other Lost Omens product comes out during the same month as the Absalom City map. I really want to be able to skip that product with a well timed subscription cancellation.

Aww. I was kind of hoping that one would trigger some renewed interest in the map folio line. Would have been really fun to get some stylized maps of the Mwangi Expanse region, since we didn't get much of that in 1e.

The problem is they confirmed that it's the same map we'll get with the Absalom book, just even bigger. I'm already battling to get wall space for the Absalom map normally, so a gigantic one just sounds to me like something I'd pay for but never be able to use.

But that's just me. I really wish I had a way to use the folio map. If any place on Golarion deserves it, it's Absalom.

David knott 242 wrote:

I will be happy as long as no other Lost Omens product comes out during the same month as the Absalom City map. I really want to be able to skip that product with a well timed subscription cancellation.

Aww. I was kind of hoping that one would trigger some renewed interest in the map folio line. Would have been really fun to get some stylized maps of the Mwangi Expanse region, since we didn't get much of that in 1e.

Nope.

We'll have to see once the map pack is released. One "nope" in the forums does not constitute a lack of interest. YMMV

Interest is clearly divided -- some people love campaign map folios, while others hate them. That can become an issue for subscriptions when people have different attitudes towards map folios than they do towards other products in the same subscription category. In PF1, Paizo rarely had me as a subscriber to the Campaign Setting line for that very reason, as I did not want to cancel my subscription and re-subscribe every six months (and it would have gotten worse when the product order got shuffled around). The situation would have been even worse for people who wanted the campaign map folios but not the campaign setting books.

Honestly, I think they should be treated as a special sub addition, like a Starfinder adventure gets tied to the Starfinder AP line, or like the Anniversary Edition harcovers were ties to the PF AP line. You can have them treated like a part of the sub if you pre-order, but if people don't want them they can just not pre-order them.

Will this be released in December?

I'm not currently planning an urban campaign so I'm not in high need of this book but the other half of me wants to buy it if only to signal to paizo to continue with mammoth projects every once and awhile. Pandemic and scope creep took this project for a few rounds in the ring but I want to encourage content of this scale.

Aww man guess this is december now

It always was December, they just had the "Preorders expected late November" because that's how preorders and subs typically work. The preorders and subs are expected to start shipping on November 30th.

Not always. This product has been pushed a number of times. Since it was rescheduled to December it has remained December, so from that perspective it is "still" December.

How much will the PDF be?

$38.49 according to my internet.

Ah, they added the PDF price today.

Hooray for Diego

I wonder how much this will be on Pathfinder Nexus? I am thinking about cancelling my subscription and buying everything on Nexus going forward.

You get the PDF if you purchase directly from Nexus, so all of it?

What if any mechanical options (I know there’s a few) mechanical options should be accessible through the program’s functions, if I understand it correctly.

Isn't it cheaper to get at least the free pdf and then go to NEXUS? I would like to see their character building app before I make any financial decision.

Currently, we don't know as no Lost Omens books are on Nexus yet. All the rulebooks have a discount of $10 if you own the PDF but we have no way of knowing yet what the discounts for Lost Omens and AP volumes will look like.

That is a good point.

Hope we get Tubers to preview this book soon! So curious... SO EXCITED! :D

Roll20 virtual tabletop has announced support of this product.

Let’s have some fun! What questions about this product do you have that would make you buy it?!

Prominent unions of Absalom?

Prominent unions of Absalom?

Yes! There is a list of "GUILDS AND UNIONS" that is a page and a half long with a short paragraph for each, from the Bakers’ Union to the Woodcutters’ Guild.

Awesome! Thankies Aaron ^w^

What PC options will there be?

What PC options will there be?

This book is VERY lore focused, which is important for players and GM's alike. There are also Azarketi rules.

Let’s have some fun! What questions about this product do you have that would make you buy it?!

Is there anything on Nuar Spiritskin and his minotaur pals?

Aaron Shanks wrote:

Let’s have some fun! What questions about this product do you have that would make you buy it?!

Is there anything on Nuar Spiritskin and his minotaur pals?

I don't think so.

I'm wildly excited about the Lost Omens offerings in December! Particularly this one, though, as I need all the Absalom info I can get right now...

Terevalis Unctio of House Mysti wrote:

What PC options will there be?

This book is VERY lore focused, which is important for players and GM's alike. There are also Azarketi rules.

Are these new rules, or the ones from the Web Supplement?

Aaron Shanks wrote:

Terevalis Unctio of House Mysti wrote:

What PC options will there be?

This book is VERY lore focused, which is important for players and GM's alike. There are also Azarketi rules.

Are these new rules, or the ones from the Web Supplement?

I've been meaning to cross-check. Certainly they reprint what was is in the supplement. Well, the supplement was created from Absalom, City of Lost Omens as it existed at that time... I see additional AZARKETI NPCS with are and sidebars.

There are also a few new drugs in the Adventure Toolbox section.

Of course, the locations have stats, and there are tags used all over, but this is mostly setting lore.

Back cover:

THE CITY IS YOURS

For nearly 5,000 years, the great city of Absalom has stood at the center of the Inner Sea region’s culture, commerce, and prophecy. Now, after the death of its founder-god Aroden, the disappearance of its lord mayor, and new attacks from some of its greatest foes, Absalom stands at the crossroads of a new and uncertain destiny!

This lore-packed guide presents a fascinating locale suitable for years of Pathfinder adventures! A huge poster map of the city, more than 250 locations, and 400 NPCs set the scene in unprecedented detail, beckoning your characters to walk upon streets paved with centuries of history. Follow in the footsteps of generations of questing heroes to chart a new path for the City at the Center of the World!

How much info is there on the surrounding island(s), including cities like Escadar and Diobel?

Also, how much stuff is there on the aeon orb that's supposedly in Absalom?

Basically, I'm curious regarding how useful this book would be to the Extinction Curse campaign I'm currently running.

How much info is there on the surrounding island(s), including cities like Escadar and Diobel?

Also, how much stuff is there on the aeon orb that's supposedly in Absalom?

Basically, I'm curious regarding how useful this book would be to the Extinction Curse campaign I'm currently running.

There is a chapter on the Outskirts with a map of Starstone Isles. The map is a reprint of the map on page 264 of the Lost Omens World Guide.

The chapter adds about a page of text regarding both Escadar and Diobel, together. Other OUTSKIRTS LOCATIONS include The Cairnlands, Copperwood, Dawnfoot Flotsam Graveyard, Pariol Island, The Tyrant’s Grasp, Westerhold, and several sidebars.

I think NPCs from Absalom, City of Lost Omens and Grand Bazaar could appear in your campaign. "Aeon orb" is mentioned 3 times.

The book will be incredible for the Agents of Edgewatch AP.

how much is there on the undercity?

how much is there on the undercity?

There is a 10-page chapter and it is talked about throughout the book.

Although I find it unlikely, is there any mention of Jubilost Narthropple?