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This effects if I'm going to buy this book. How many of the monsters in monster core are brand new and how many are reprints?
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This effects if I'm going to buy this book. How many of the monsters in monster core are brand new and how many are reprints?
The VAST majority of the monsters are from the first Bestiary book, with the remainder having entries from Bestiary 2 and 3, a few from a couple Adventure Paths, and finally there'll be a few new monsters. The new Dragons are the majority of the new monsters (being 8 Dragons with 3 statblocks each). And then there's a few full-on newcomers for 2nd Edition, like the Bogwid and the Con Rit.
Thankfully, some of the old monsters (Ghouls, Hags, Archons, Oni, Naga, and so forth) got completely re-imagined in order to divorce them from the OGL versions. But if you're looking for a ton of new monsters to add to your game, you'd be better to wait and check out the monsters when they're added to AoN in a few weeks.
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Do any of the monsters come with suggested Anathemas or Edicts? I know people had mixed feelings about that, but I thought that might be neat as a GM prompt.
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Do any of the monsters come with suggested Anathemas or Edicts? I know people had mixed feelings about that, but I thought that might be neat as a GM prompt.
Nope. Nothing replace the previous "alignments" more than the description text was already doing as to give a general idea of their... most common behavior.
This effects if I'm going to buy this book. How many of the monsters in monster core are brand new and how many are reprints?The VAST majority of the monsters are from the first Bestiary book, with the remainder having entries from Bestiary 2 and 3, a few from a couple Adventure Paths, and finally there'll be a few new monsters. The new Dragons are the majority of the new monsters (being 8 Dragons with 3 statblocks each). And then there's a few full-on newcomers for 2nd Edition, like the Bogwid and the Con Rit.
Thankfully, some of the old monsters (Ghouls, Hags, Archons, Oni, Naga, and so forth) got completely re-imagined in order to divorce them from the OGL versions. But if you're looking for a ton of new monsters to add to your game, you'd be better to wait and check out the monsters when they're added to AoN in a few weeks.
Thanks your answer is very helpful!
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I understood one of the design goals was to bring the creatures closer to the source mythology, which is why I’m curious about why the artwork for the homunculus seems to have moved further away? My understanding was a that this creature originated from Early Modern alchemical speculation, and was supposed to be a perfectly proportioned artificial adult human being, but miniature. Think a grown man, but miniaturised to be the size of a toddler.
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We have an answer from paizo regarding vampires and bleeding!
From the foundry pf2e discord server:
I have received a response from Paizo on the "can vampires take bleed damage now" question.
Q: " The guys and I had a quick rules question for the devs - we noticed in Monster Core, the majority of undead now have "immunity to bleed" explicitly stated in their statblock, which is great! However, we noticed that the Vampire was missing this immunity. It makes some sense, vampires need blood to "live", but we just wanted to confirm - is it intentional that vampires can take bleed damage now?"
A: "Per Logan Bonner, that is intentional!"
I believe due to this the foundry pf2e system will likely update to include this in their Monster Core update but if it doesn't make it I'll try to follow up and get it done myself (as long as the devs' are cool with it).
Strange, an effectively empty file...
Not just me then :(
Yep, same for me :( And cannot download "file per chapter" at all.
How long does this usually take to rectify?
Considering they are all asleep...
How long does this usually take to rectify?
Considering they are all asleep...
Jim already commented:
We should have that fixed between 10 and 11 Pacific time today.-Jim
Missed that!
Thanks :)
Ah, so between 2~3AM where I live, le sad...
I just now got told by my PDF reader that the file is either not a pdf or it's corrupted.
File is corrupted.
The PDF is weighting 1Ko. Something is wrong !
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the file has become corrupted
it has a filetype of metal and wheels and it does not care for growing things
Yes, it seems to be fixed now. Thx Paizo for quick resolution.
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Alas I cannot share in the joy, because now the compressed folder doesn't even have a PDF in it when I try and download it. I will eagerly await the all clear.
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Still not working for me, even after clearing my cache.
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Not fixed yet for me.
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Do any of the monsters come with suggested Anathemas or Edicts? I know people had mixed feelings about that, but I thought that might be neat as a GM prompt.
I realize I never thanked Elfteiroh for their answer, but thanks! I might actually make a thread for that when we get closer to time. I especially want to try it with the outsiders.
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Cannot get Monster Core. The zip file is tiny. Refreshed many times and tried different browsers. Any idea when this will be fixed.
Jim mentioned between 10 and 11 Pacific time. A hand full have mentioned having it fixed yet but some, like myself, have not gotten the fix yet. So hopefully soon.
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Do any of the monsters come with suggested Anathemas or Edicts? I know people had mixed feelings about that, but I thought that might be neat as a GM prompt.I realize I never thanked Elfteiroh for their answer, but thanks! I might actually make a thread for that when we get closer to time. I especially want to try it with the outsiders.
Sounds like it could make a fine 3pp product.
that's just the premise of 80% of my threads these days. "hey all let's collab on a 3pp product and post it for free on the forums so we can't put it in our portfolios".
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oh hey, pipefox picture is from pathfinder 1e :D
I don't mind it being recycled though because its from my favorite artist from 1e I think (thats the oen that did anime-ish art right?) that I'm sad moved onto to make art for overwatch :'D
Still funny though since that's first time I've seen 1e art recycled in 2e
Raktavarna art is also 1e for some reason, which feels weird since didn't raktavarna have 2e art as well? (I kinda like 3.5 version best even if its most boring one x'D I don't like any of raktavarna art that much)
Keketar art too hmm. Its weird how many of these already have 2e art?
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I got an email saying that the files had been updated, so I tried to download again. Still getting the empty file.I can't download it, it says the file is empty.We should have that fixed between 10 and 11 Pacific time today.
-Jim
I have access to the "by chapter" file, but not the single file
Similarly, I received an email, but the file still does not open
Same here.
FYI: Single file worked for me now
FYI: Single file worked for me now
Worked for me too! Hopefully all is well for everyone!
Excited to see what you guys have inside!
Single file works for me now. Thank you Paizo.
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Still get a blank document ie no pdf (for single file or seperate chapter files). I cleared my browser amd rebooted. Still no luck. Very very frustrated