I have a quick question -- is there any official information anywhere on the 'alternate' spell lists given for hag covens from page 37? Should we just use the listed spells inm place of the normal listing given in the Bestiary?
And thanks for the info on the Derro feats.
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I have a quick question -- is there any official information anywhere on the 'alternate' spell lists given for hag covens from page 37? Should we just use the listed spells inm place of the normal listing given in the Bestiary?
The alternate spell-like ability lists are intended to be suggestions for GMs who want to add or change the standard spells granted by a coven. Pick and choose as you wish.
I have a quick question -- is there any official information anywhere on the 'alternate' spell lists given for hag covens from page 37? Should we just use the listed spells inm place of the normal listing given in the Bestiary?The alternate spell-like ability lists are intended to be suggestions for GMs who want to add or change the standard spells granted by a coven. Pick and choose as you wish.
Okay, thanks. I do kinda wish there'd been more about hags (the two "Ecology of" articles from DRAGON by F. Wesley Schneider were among my favorites), but this was still an exceedingly good book.
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Quick question. I noticed that the skeleton variant Acid Skeleton appears to follow the burning skeleton variant in terms of flavor and function, it simply is acid-themed instead of fire-themed. The text further mentions electric skeletons and frost skeletons in the same style, filling out all the energy-types (besides sonic, of course).
The text, however, mentions nothing about the fire skeleton's fiery aura or fiery death abilities being re-flavored and used with these variant skeletons, and I was wondering if it was intended to or not. Was the acid skeleton supposed to have caustic aura and caustic death abilities that were cut to save word-space? The CR increases between the two variants is the same.
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Quick question. I noticed that the skeleton variant Acid Skeleton appears to follow the burning skeleton variant in terms of flavor and function, it simply is acid-themed instead of fire-themed. The text further mentions electric skeletons and frost skeletons in the same style, filling out all the energy-types (besides sonic, of course).
The text, however, mentions nothing about the fire skeleton's fiery aura or fiery death abilities being re-flavored and used with these variant skeletons, and I was wondering if it was intended to or not. Was the acid skeleton supposed to have caustic aura and caustic death abilities that were cut to save word-space? The CR increases between the two variants is the same.
Yeah, acid (and electric and frost) skeletons should get thematic equivalents of the burning skeleton's abilities. Likely the full explanation was cut due to space, but we've since published versions of these skeletons with those same thematic abilities (most recently in Pathfinder #67).
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Good to know. I don't have #67 in front of me so I'm uncertain, but do acid and electric skeletons have some sort of energy vulnerability? Burning, and I assume frost, gain vulnerability to their opposed energy, but I'm not sure how that would translate to acid and electric. Do they simply have their energy immunity changed and that's it?
Still not sure how a burning skeleton is listed as CR 1/2 in #67...well, the colder cousin at least.
Still not sure how a burning skeleton is listed as CR 1/2 in #67...well, the colder cousin at least.
The most basic skeleton, one with only 1 HD, is CR 1/3. A burning/corroding/freezing/shocking skeleton is +1 CR. This moves the CR up one step from 1/3 to 1/2.
HA! Well thanks for explaining the logic there, but in this instance considering how much more deadly that makes the creature in actuality it seems almost meaningless, don't you think?
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Pg. 44 - Variant mummy rot diseases
Not calling out an error, just pointing out an update that these variant mummy rot diseases received in Mummy's Mask: Shifting Sands, in case others like myself find this thread via Google or the search function, trying to update their books with current information.
The 4 listed diseases are explained here, but only swamp crumble mentioned mechanical changes. As of Shifting Sands, however, these diseases do the following:
Corpse Chills: In addition to the normal mummy rot damage, this disease also bestows vulnerability to cold, but also grants fire resist 10. Immunity to cold prevents and suppresses corpse chills, but doesn't cure the disease if it has already been contracted.
Grave Ichor: This disease deals 1d4 points of Dex, Con, and Cha damage. The looser skin caused by this disease grants the victim a +4 bonus to CMD against grappling.
Phantom Infestation: In addition to the normal mummy rot damage, this disease also imposes a -2 penalty on all ability and skill checks.
Swamp Crumble: Just like Classic Horrors Revisted says, this disease causes 1d3 Dex, Con, and Cha damage, but it also causes bludgeoning weapons and effects to deal 1 additional point of damage per die against those afflicted with it.
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I'm a Thassilonian necromancer, so I get an extra raise thread for that spell level if I want.
Pg. 39 - Ulla Jarnrygg stat block
Annis hags are a creature that originally appeared in the now-obsolete Bonus Bestiary, a book made during a time when Pathfinder 1E's rules weren't fully finalized. The rend damage didn't follow the rules for rend as we know them now, and that issue has shown up from time to time whenever an annis hag gets printed.
Ulla's rend damage should be "1d6+12".
As an example, the annis hag was one of the example creatures used for the boreal template on page 56 of Campaign Setting: Irrisen, Land of Eternal Winter, and the rend damage was calculated correctly there.