Hello!
I'm a starting DM and a newbie on Pathfinder. I was searching the Campaign Setting for information on how many moons Golarion has and their names, but the Time and Space section of the book lacks that info, unless I missed something... :(
Does anyone know where I find more info on this?
I am also looking to find info on the Isle of Terror, in the middle of Lake Encarthan, but all I've found is a reference in the timeline, year 896 AR, about a battle between Aroden and Tar-Baphon.
Many thanks!
Henrique
Hello! Golarion has one (1) moon, known affectionately to the natives of Golarion as The Moon.
Hello, thanks for your reply! :)
You speak of a single moon, but on the first page of The Inner Sea chapter -- and I forgot to mention this before -- there is an illustration of the Arch of Aroden that shows two moons on the sky (one green and one red), that's why I assumed there were at least two.Or are these the two closest planets mentioned in the Time and Space chapter? It says there they are only seen as a point of light in the night sky.
Also, just out of curiosity, where can I find references to the moon, if anywhere at all?
What sort of info on the Eye of Terror are you looking for? There's tidbits and references scattered throughout Chronicles material.
Well, more specifically, I wanted to confirm that there -was- somewhere I could find info; I don't think I'll use that area in my campaign, but I just wanted to know if it was described somewhere, even if vaguely. :)
Thanks again, I'm really getting excited about running stories and adventures in the Pathfinder Camp.Setting; the fact that many areas are being detailed through adventures or in articles that run alongside adventures is, to me, an excellent idea! :)
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The Isle of Terror is described on page 9 of Into the Darklands.
It, if you want the short version,
The moon gets a very brief mention in the "Into the Black" article in Children of the Void, and holidays related to the moon get mentioned in the Time and Space section of the Campaign Setting, but that's about it for now, I'm afriad.
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there is an illustration of the Arch of Aroden that shows two moons on the sky (one green and one red), that's why I assumed there were at least two.
Or are these the two closest planets mentioned in the Time and Space chapter? It says there they are only seen as a point of light in the night sky.
Those are, in fact, Akiton and Castrovel, the Red and Green Planets. A little known trade secret in the gaming business is that artists sometimes take license with in-game reality for the sake of making a cool looking picture. It's so common that there's even a term for this license that artists take - I just can't remember what it's called.
;)
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Those are, in fact, Akiton and Castrovel, the Red and Green Planets. A little known trade secret in the gaming business is that artists sometimes take license with in-game reality for the sake of making a cool looking picture. It's so common that there's even a term for this license that artists take - I just can't remember what it's called.
;)
cappi's post made mine disappear... I consider this type of thing to be pictures of the Golorian art. There is supposedly limited communication and transportation to/from these planets, so they would feel closer than they actually are. Maybe a Golorian artist wanted to showcase that fact (for a travel brosure maybe? 'come visit the jungles of the green planet - only 1,000,000 gold!' then kill the nobles once they get on planet - could make it into 'Lost')
there is an illustration of the Arch of Aroden that shows two moons on the sky (one green and one red), that's why I assumed there were at least two.
Or are these the two closest planets mentioned in the Time and Space chapter? It says there they are only seen as a point of light in the night sky.
Those are, in fact, Akiton and Castrovel, the Red and Green Planets. A little known trade secret in the gaming business is that artists sometimes take license with in-game reality for the sake of making a cool looking picture. It's so common that there's even a term for this license that artists take - I just can't remember what it's called.
;)
Exactly. Both in-game and in real life, artists do whatever they think will make the coolest picture. We fretted long and hard over that specific image, but in the end decided that if Earth's artists can take liberties, so can Golarion's.
...and, more importantly, it looks awesome.
Chief Technical Officer
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there is an illustration of the Arch of Aroden that shows two moons on the sky (one green and one red), that's why I assumed there were at least two.
Or are these the two closest planets mentioned in the Time and Space chapter? It says there they are only seen as a point of light in the night sky.
Those are, in fact, Akiton and Castrovel, the Red and Green Planets. A little known trade secret in the gaming business is that artists sometimes take license with in-game reality for the sake of making a cool looking picture. It's so common that there's even a term for this license that artists take - I just can't remember what it's called.
;)
Exactly. Both in-game and in real life, artists do whatever they think will make the coolest picture. We fretted long and hard over that specific image, but in the end decided that if Earth's artists can take liberties, so can Golarion's.
...and, more importantly, it looks awesome.
That's no moon... it's a space station!
You truly belong with us amongst the clouds!
Oh, sorry....
;p
tfad
Hello again, everyone!
Thanks for all your replies, they were all were very helpful! Now I know what to tell my players those cosmic bodies are when I show them the Arch of Aroden picture. ;)
Henrique, from Portugal
Wow, even the slew of Star Wars one-liners were very helpful? =p
Mine, doubly so. ;p
tfad
This thread was immensely entertaining.
