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Do you think Half-elves should have a longer lifespan in the core rules? Currently, the maximum possible age for a human is 110 year old (70+2d20), a half-elf is 185 (125+3d20) and an elf is 750 (350+4d%). It seems odd for a race that carries 'half' (depending on the generational gap), the blood of a race that lives for up to 3/4 of a millenium, only outlives it's other parent race by up 75 years at best.
No, and frankly I kinda think elves should have shorter life spans. Living for hundreds of years isn't game breaking, but allowing a PC race to live that long wreaks havock on storylines. Having elves mature more quickly so that they (and all other races) age up to human at the same rate would solve the problem.
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Are dhampir capable of having children with humans? Would the Life-Dominant Soul feat (which allows a dhampir to be partially healed by positive energy rather than completely harmed by it) have any effect on a dhampir's potential to procreate? If they can have kids, would it be safe to assume the resulting child would be human with some dhampir-ish looks?
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Rules question; should go to the rules boards for a FAQ.Hi James!!!
I have a doubt.
If i use greater dispel magic for "area dispel" against a group of opponents, can i use the feat Destructive Dispel to make all them stunned?Please James, I need a reply.
http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rqwa?Destructive-Dispel-for-area-dispelThank you very much, and i apologize for the OT.
I clicked the FAQ button for your question; other folks (you too!) should do the same. I don't answer rules questions here, nor do I answer rules questions on the rules forums. You did the right thing posting the question there, and I'm sorry you aren't getting a faster response, but that's the way management and the rules team need rules questions to be handled. Sorry!
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And is it fair assumption that Pharasma and the other core 20 don't pay attention to Earth anyway?Pharasma's definition of "Unnatural prolonging of life" is pretty much talking about anything that corrupts or twists the relationship between the soul and the River of Souls. For the most part this means undeath. There are some other examples that I'm not yet ready to reveal. But plain old medicine (magical or technological) isn't so much part of the equation.What's Pharasma definition of what consists "unnatural prolonging of life"? What's is acceptable medicine/treatment/therapy?
For example, how would she see Earth's modern medicine? It does allow humans to live far longer and better than we would if we lived "naturally".
Some of the core 20 don't... some do. Lamashtu and Asmodeus are both interested in Earth, or were at some point (both of those deities are taken from real-world mythology). Other core deities are as well, and Pharasma ABSOLUTELY is. She's got a presence on every world, even those where she's not worshiped.
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Are dhampir capable of having children with humans? Would the Life-Dominant Soul feat (which allows a dhampir to be partially healed by positive energy rather than completely harmed by it) have any effect on a dhampir's potential to procreate? If they can have kids, would it be safe to assume the resulting child would be human with some dhampir-ish looks?Yes.
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Huh. And here I thought dhampir were sterile. Thanks for proving me wrong, James! This opens up tons of new roleplaying opportunities! :D
Do the Knights of Ozem have any official crest or heraldry of their own, or do they just use Iomedae's holy symbol, since her history's deeply intertwined with the order's?
Do androids dream of electric sheep?Nope. Unicorns.
Oops. Spoiler.
Now that Iron Gods is out, will we learn why androids dream of unicorns?
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Do the Knights of Ozem have any official crest or heraldry of their own, or do they just use Iomedae's holy symbol, since her history's deeply intertwined with the order's?They do. Although I don't think we've illustrated it. We've illustrated plenty of the knights though.
What IS that crest, exactly? The Lastwall flag? The Chalice of Ozem from WotR? The illustrations of Knights of Ozem I've seen just use Iomedae's holy symbol on their shields.
What sounds cooler for a name, Caelus or Pelaios?
Which of the featured or uncommon races do you think would be commonly found in Galt?
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Do the Knights of Ozem have any official crest or heraldry of their own, or do they just use Iomedae's holy symbol, since her history's deeply intertwined with the order's?They do. Although I don't think we've illustrated it. We've illustrated plenty of the knights though.What IS that crest, exactly? The Lastwall flag? The Chalice of Ozem from WotR? The illustrations of Knights of Ozem I've seen just use Iomedae's holy symbol on their shields.
What sounds cooler for a name, Caelus or Pelaios?
Then we haven't revealed that crest. So far, they just use Iomedae's symbol.
As for which is better? Roll 1d2.
Which of the featured or uncommon races do you think would be commonly found in Galt?Featured where? Uncommon what?
I was referring to the races in the Advanced Race Guide.
Allow me to be more specific: would planetouched races (i.e. aasimars, tieflings, etc.), orcs and changelings be potentially found in Galt?
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Oh great and terrible tyrant lizard, did you see the trailer for the new Jurassic Park movie? If so, what do you think of the preview, hopeful or skeptical?
Also, does Pharasma have to judge every single creature that dies or is there something along the lines of advanced screening in the Boneyard? "Yes sir, your flight to Nirvana has been pre-approved."
Also, does Pharasma ever make mistakes or can she be decieved? "No, no. I'm a DIFFERENT Ted Bundy."
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Which of the featured or uncommon races do you think would be commonly found in Galt?Featured where? Uncommon what?I was referring to the races in the Advanced Race Guide.
Allow me to be more specific: would planetouched races (i.e. aasimars, tieflings, etc.), orcs and changelings be potentially found in Galt?
Oh!
Hmm. None of them are commonly found in Galt. Any of them COULD be found there, but not in any significant numbers.
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Oh great and terrible tyrant lizard, did you see the trailer for the new Jurassic Park movie? If so, what do you think of the preview, hopeful or skeptical?
Also, does Pharasma have to judge every single creature that dies or is there something along the lines of advanced screening in the Boneyard? "Yes sir, your flight to Nirvana has been pre-approved."
Also, does Pharasma ever make mistakes or can she be decieved? "No, no. I'm a DIFFERENT Ted Bundy."
I did indeed see it. I'm both hopeful AND skeptical.
Pharasma does indeed judge everything.
She can indeed be tricked. Urgathoa did, after all, and became the first undead. Or so she'd have us believe.
Which of the featured or uncommon races do you think would be commonly found in Galt?Featured where? Uncommon what?I was referring to the races in the Advanced Race Guide.
Allow me to be more specific: would planetouched races (i.e. aasimars, tieflings, etc.), orcs and changelings be potentially found in Galt?
Oh!
Hmm. None of them are commonly found in Galt. Any of them COULD be found there, but not in any significant numbers.
Okay then. Thanks for answering! :)
With that in mind, do you think only the core races would be appropriate for a campaign set in Galt? I'm kinda planning a homebrew campaign set there, so that's why I'm asking.
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Which of the featured or uncommon races do you think would be commonly found in Galt?Featured where? Uncommon what?I was referring to the races in the Advanced Race Guide.
Allow me to be more specific: would planetouched races (i.e. aasimars, tieflings, etc.), orcs and changelings be potentially found in Galt?
Oh!
Hmm. None of them are commonly found in Galt. Any of them COULD be found there, but not in any significant numbers.
Okay then. Thanks for answering! :)
With that in mind, do you think only the core races would be appropriate for a campaign set in Galt? I'm kinda planning a homebrew campaign set there, so that's why I'm asking.
Yup. Core races work best there... but the hybrid races like tieflings and aasimars and fetchlings and dhampirs COULD work, I guess. Frankly... I'd maybe even suggest having the whole party play humans.
Do the Knights of Ozem have any official crest or heraldry of their own, or do they just use Iomedae's holy symbol, since her history's deeply intertwined with the order's?They do. Although I don't think we've illustrated it. We've illustrated plenty of the knights though.
Are there Colleges of Heraldry on Golarion? Rules of Heraldry? By the latter I mean rules for the construction of Armorial bearings and for the granting of them.
What qualifications do you have to have to become a Paizo intern?
Do one of these qualities include the ability to fight off warehouse raptors?
Are there opportunities for one to move up from raptor chow-I mean interns-to a full job at Paizo?
Does Paizo have a dating service? Because I'm noticing that a lot of happy couples began at Paizo :P
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Are there Colleges of Heraldry on Golarion? Rules of Heraldry? By the latter I mean rules for the construction of Armorial bearings and for the granting of them.Do the Knights of Ozem have any official crest or heraldry of their own, or do they just use Iomedae's holy symbol, since her history's deeply intertwined with the order's?They do. Although I don't think we've illustrated it. We've illustrated plenty of the knights though.
It's not something we've done much with at all yet.
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What qualifications do you have to have to become a Paizo intern?
Do one of these qualities include the ability to fight off warehouse raptors?
Are there opportunities for one to move up from raptor chow-I mean interns-to a full job at Paizo?
Does Paizo have a dating service? Because I'm noticing that a lot of happy couples began at Paizo :P
You have to be excellent at what you do, willing to work hard, be local, and have a passion for the game.
You don't fight the warehouse raptors. You're on the same team, in theory.
If you work here, you're automatically not raptor chow.
Nope... well, no dating service that I've been made aware of, in any event.
Perhaps the wrong place, but does the Visionary Researcher Alchemist archetype's Experimental Mutagen give your buddies the bonuses of Feral Mutagens or Elemental mutagens, or just the ability score increase of the mutagen/greater if the alchemist has the discoveries?
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Perhaps the wrong place, but does the Visionary Researcher Alchemist archetype's Experimental Mutagen give your buddies the bonuses of Feral Mutagens or Elemental mutagens, or just the ability score increase of the mutagen/greater if the alchemist has the discoveries?
Yup; it's the wrong place. Rules questions must be asked on the rules forums so that they can be FAQed and so the design team will thus see the question.
Yup; it's the wrong place. Rules questions must be asked on the rules forums so that they can be FAQed and so the design team will thus see the question.
Have you tried convincing Paizo to implement a mileage program based on how often a staff member advises someone to post their question in the rules forum? I bet you could afford a flight to Moscow by now. :)
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Yup; it's the wrong place. Rules questions must be asked on the rules forums so that they can be FAQed and so the design team will thus see the question.Have you tried convincing Paizo to implement a mileage program based on how often a staff member advises someone to post their question in the rules forum? I bet you could afford a flight to Moscow by now. :)
I'd rather try convincing the internet that it's okay for a non-designer to offer rules advice, but that's a tougher sell.
are there orc elf hybrids in golarion?
are there orc elf hybrids in golarion?Nope.
what about human dwarf?
orc dwarf?
will there be a hobgoblin AP?
i mean not playing as them (that would also be cool) but trying to stop their army from taking over a city/region/last slice of pizza
How do Snowcaster elves see their Kyonin cousins?
How would elves see a "immortal" human? Would they think something like such a hasty race ia not supposed to live that long? Wod they just hope the he learns to see things from the long-term perspective?
Additionally, how would you roleplay, say, a 500 yo human as opposed to 500 yo Elf (or any other long-lived race?)
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Im hoping to Include the Runelords in my campaign, but have no idea where to start with statting them, what Level would you put them each at about.
Check the last volume of Shattered Star for some helpful information.
Karzoug is the midline—three of the runelords (Zutha, Belimarius, and Krune) are less powerful, while the other three (Alaznist, Sorshen, and Xanderghul) are more powerful. Sorshen and Xanderghul are the only two who are mythic.
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will there be a hobgoblin AP?
i mean not playing as them (that would also be cool) but trying to stop their army from taking over a city/region/last slice of pizza
Maybe some day. None of the APs we've currently announced have a significant hobgoblin presence in them; the 4th Jade Regent adventure's the one that's had the most hobgoblin stuff so far.
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How do Snowcaster elves see their Kyonin cousins?
How would elves see a "immortal" human? Would they think something like such a hasty race ia not supposed to live that long? Wod they just hope the he learns to see things from the long-term perspective?
Additionally, how would you roleplay, say, a 500 yo human as opposed to 500 yo Elf (or any other long-lived race?)
I'm not 100% sure, but if my initial notions carry through... they'd be on guarded terms with them. Not friendly, but not antagonistic. They'd likely see Kyonin elves as "soft" for living in such an easy environment.
It'd depend on the elf how they'd view an "immortal" human, and would greatly be influenced by the human's personality and how they managed to become immortal. In most cases, they'd view the human as a threat, because in most cases, the human would BE a threat. Because the majority of those who seek immortality seem to be bad guys.
A 500 year old human would be crazier and more outlandish than a 500 year old elf. A 500 year old human is a weirdo, but a 500 year old elf is normal.
Are all Golarion orcs Chaotic Evil?
There was a thread where some insisted they are.
Said people went as far as to FAQ a post, wanting some answers as to why do the orcs NOT have the Evil Subtype.
Perhaps I am not in the same boat because I started out with 3.5e D&D, where orcs were "Often Chaotic Evil", which is less than both "Usually" and "Always" with regards to alignment spectrums.
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Q: Is that to say that if an elf and orc procreate there is no offspring possible or that the offspring would result in either a half-orc or half-elf?are there orc elf hybrids in golarion?Nope.
With magic like wish, anything is possible.
As a general rule, though, no. AKA: We won't be making stats for a half orc/elf anytime soon. Not interested in going down the "make stats for every possible race combo" at all. That is, in fact, one of the great uses for the racebuilding rules, so folks can build the combos they want.