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When will the gunslinger's Bolt Ace be properly fixed?
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Yet another.Sry, but it does look somewhat incomplete.
Not by me. I don't do erratas or the like for the rulebooks. You should ask this question (rephrased, perhaps, to be a little less accusatory or antagonistic...) in the rulebook's forum so it can be tagged for the FAQ and so the design team will see the question.
No harm meant, i'll go get you a double coffee now.
*Wanders to coffee machine*
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James,
If I recall correctly, a long time ago, you said in response to one of my questions the the average Azlanti was likely LN or N in alignment.
Would you be willing to say how rare was a good Azlanti in the later days of the empire? I was going to go with something like 10 out of 100, but re-reading my sources I couldn't find a single good (known) azlanti character; even Savith was LN.
Essentially, I am trying to figure out a background for a Follower of Acavna in the later days of the empire. This character won't really appear in game as he is long dead, but the adventure would reveal fragments of his life.
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Ah, I don't actually have interested in D&D Tiamat, I think she looks silly with five different colored heads <_< I was just curious about Pathfinder version's lore.
To be honest, if I used her, I would make there be a plot twist and shes wouldn't be evil aligned :p Since Dahak already fulfills the CE dragon god role.
ANYWAY, questions:
1) Would you find pulp-scifi mad scientist Alchemist to be interesting villain?
Asking this since my follow up question is asking for tips in creating motivation for such a villain >_> I mean, immortality, eternal youth, resurrecting dead, transmuting iron to gold, etc classic mad scientist/alchemist goals can be done with magic(and probably with in game alchemist rules as well...), so... Yeah, what is left for mad alchemist attempt to do? Besides being mad and trying to find scientific horrific way to do those things I guess?
I guess brain transplants and/or horrific chimeric golems are always option even if everything else can be done... Not sure if those are really campaign main villain material though... Maybe creating "new" life or trying to become a god in some horrific science-y manner... Hmm...
2) So would Mana Wastes AP be something like a post apocalyptic Western or something? I mean, they are main source of gunslingers so that would make Western sound like a possible theme, but Mana Wastes seems to be much more about nuclear wasteland aesthetics and mutants...
3) So umm, how closely related are goblinoid subspecies anyway? Asking this because of RotR Bruthazmuz. Previously I would have never thought bugbear would be interested in goblins so I'm little confused now.
How do you drink your coffee?
During your first playthrough of Dragon Age Inquisition, what race/class were you and did you ide with the mages or the templars?
Howdy JJ, I was hoping you'd clarify something in Iron Gods.
Where, exactly, is Unity located in the ship? The book says that he plans on transferring his essence onto the shuttle along with the Divinity Drive, but what exactly would that mean?
Is there a particular reason why Unity needs only to bring the shuttle and Drive into high orbit to ascend, while Casandalee must have both the shuttle and Drive be destroyed?
One final question if you don't mind: would the AI Casandalee consider herself a different person from the real Casandalee, or different? I dunno how aware souls are in extraplanar affairs but I honestly can't say how Casandalee would react to an AI taking her name and likeness and becoming a goddess.
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James,
If I recall correctly, a long time ago, you said in response to one of my questions the the average Azlanti was likely LN or N in alignment.
Would you be willing to say how rare was a good Azlanti in the later days of the empire? I was going to go with something like 10 out of 100, but re-reading my sources I couldn't find a single good (known) azlanti character; even Savith was LN.
Essentially, I am trying to figure out a background for a Follower of Acavna in the later days of the empire. This character won't really appear in game as he is long dead, but the adventure would reveal fragments of his life.
I really do resist trying to nail down alignment spreads and percentages in print for nations, since that tends to color things TOO much. I figure that by saying a nation's regional alignment (likely LN or N in Azlant's case) that says enough. There's probably equal numbers of good and evil Azlanti in the empire.
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1) Would you find pulp-scifi mad scientist Alchemist to be interesting villain?
Asking this since my follow up question is asking for tips in creating motivation for such a villain >_> I mean, immortality, eternal youth, resurrecting dead, transmuting iron to gold, etc classic mad scientist/alchemist goals can be done with magic(and probably with in game alchemist rules as well...), so... Yeah, what is left for mad alchemist attempt to do? Besides being mad and trying to find scientific horrific way to do those things I guess?
I guess brain transplants and/or horrific chimeric golems are always option even if everything else can be done... Not sure if those are really campaign main villain material though... Maybe creating "new" life or trying to become a god in some horrific science-y manner... Hmm...
2) So would Mana Wastes AP be something like a post apocalyptic Western or something? I mean, they are main source of gunslingers so that would make Western sound like a possible theme, but Mana Wastes seems to be much more about nuclear wasteland aesthetics and mutants...
3) So umm, how closely related are goblinoid subspecies anyway? Asking this because of RotR Bruthazmuz. Previously I would have never thought bugbear would be interested in goblins so I'm little confused now.
1) Any villain can be interesting, given the right context and skilled enough writing to support he villain. The mad-scientist alchemist is a classic such case, and it's one we've actually already used several times. In fact... it's such a classic and well-used villain that there might NOT be much left for them to do. And that's a strength; you can use the mad scientist as a familiar trope; the players will swiftly understand the villain, allowing you to focus on other elements of his plot or personality that ARE new.
2) It could be.
3) Closely enough that they're all goblinoids. They're 3 different takes on the same idea, as suggested by the 3 alignments. Bugbears enjoy the respect and fear goblins give them.
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During your first playthrough of Dragon Age Inquisition, what race/class were you and did you ide with the mages or the templars?
First and only. I don't have time to play more than once through; too many other games to play!
I sided with the mages, and played an elf rogue.
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Howdy JJ, I was hoping you'd clarify something in Iron Gods.
Spoiler:Where, exactly, is Unity located in the ship? The book says that he plans on transferring his essence onto the shuttle along with the Divinity Drive, but what exactly would that mean?
Is there a particular reason why Unity needs only to bring the shuttle and Drive into high orbit to ascend, while Casandalee must have both the shuttle and Drive be destroyed?One final question if you don't mind: would the AI Casandalee consider herself a different person from the real Casandalee, or different? I dunno how aware souls are in extraplanar affairs but I honestly can't say how Casandalee would react to an AI taking her name and likeness and becoming a goddess.
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The AI Casandalee does indeed consider herself different; she has no soul, and you COULD in theory bring back the original with resurrection if not so much time had passed. In any event, it's been long enough that the original Casandalee's soul has long ago been judged and transformed into an outsider or whatever and doesn't remember the world anymore.
Howdy JJ, I was hoping you'd clarify something in Iron Gods.
** spoiler omitted **
Answer:
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"And now I introduce the herald of Casandalee, Our Lady in Iron: Casandalee!
*confused applause*
So in that case for Unity, what physical object would he bring onboard the shuttle other than the Divinity Drive that constitutes his "core"?
Hi, James.
I've noticed the parallel themes of gluttony and undeath between the cult of Urgathoa and Runelord Zutha of Gastash in Thassilon. e.g. Sin magic of gluttony is the school of necromancy. The Runelord of Gluttony is undead. Urgathoan rites include debauched cannibalistic feats.
Is there a connection between Urgathoa and Thassilon? Was the Church of Urgathoa influential in Gastash? (i.e. did Runelord Zutha worship Urgathoa?) Was the living Urgathoa from Thassilon before her ascension?
Or, are gluttony and undeath just closely linked themes? The tales tell of the unquiet dead who have an insatiable hunger for the flesh (or blood or brains) of the living.
(I've decided what I want the connections to be in my world, and I am curious as to your view.)
Thanks!
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Hi, James.
I've noticed the parallel themes of gluttony and undeath between the cult of Urgathoa and Runelord Zutha of Gastash in Thassilon. e.g. Sin magic of gluttony is the school of necromancy. The Runelord of Gluttony is undead. Urgathoan rites include debauched cannibalistic feats.
Is there a connection between Urgathoa and Thassilon? Was the Church of Urgathoa influential in Gastash? (i.e. did Runelord Zutha worship Urgathoa?) Was the living Urgathoa from Thassilon before her ascension?
Or, are gluttony and undeath just closely linked themes?
(I've decided what I want the connections to be in my world, and I am curious as to your view.)
Thanks!
Gluttony and undeath are closely linked themes. Look at things like ghouls and vampires, or how undead suck out the life of the living. Or pretty much any zombie movie.
What video game are you devoting your free time to now?
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More Urgathoa! :D
It's mentioned in her mythology that the Pallid Princess was once a mortal princess who, upon dying and finding herself in the Boneyard to be judged, denied Pharasma's right to judge her and fled, becoming the first undead to ever exist.
How long ago was this? Undead seem to be a part of the world for virtually all of recorded history, so... Azlanti? Pre-Azlanti? Elvish? Or...
One of your contributions to Occult Mysteries has a conspiracy theory about Aroden being one of the veiled masters (and that therefore, the Starstone and its scions are aboleth creations as well). Additionally, it's said that Desna, as one of the oldest deities (presumably Urgathoa is as well), originally had a form quite unlike the beautiful butterfly-elf we know and love. And denying a goddess's judgment would take both an epic force of will and a serious disdain for the gods. So...
Was Urgathoa actually an aboleth princess? (Or technically alghollthu.)
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As a fan of the Fighting Fantasy and Lone Wolf novels, has Hand of Fate attracted your attention?
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How do Forlorn elves get named? According to the naming conventions of whoever raised them? Do they take an elven name for themselves when they're old enough as a way of connecting to their real people (was Merisiel like this?)?
And on the side of weirdness, can there be such a thing as a Forlorn DROW?
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Steam on MacOS, Linux, Windows, or the new Valve box?What video game are you devoting your free time to now?Wasteland 2. World of Warcraft. Hearthstone. Plus various small games scattered throughout Steam.
MacOS and Windows, depending on the game. Didn't know the box was out yet, but if it is... I might get one of those too!
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More Urgathoa! :D
It's mentioned in her mythology that the Pallid Princess was once a mortal princess who, upon dying and finding herself in the Boneyard to be judged, denied Pharasma's right to judge her and fled, becoming the first undead to ever exist.
How long ago was this? Undead seem to be a part of the world for virtually all of recorded history, so... Azlanti? Pre-Azlanti? Elvish? Or...
One of your contributions to Occult Mysteries has a conspiracy theory about Aroden being one of the veiled masters (and that therefore, the Starstone and its scions are aboleth creations as well). Additionally, it's said that Desna, as one of the oldest deities (presumably Urgathoa is as well), originally had a form quite unlike the beautiful butterfly-elf we know and love. And denying a goddess's judgment would take both an epic force of will and a serious disdain for the gods. So...
Was Urgathoa actually an aboleth princess? (Or technically alghollthu.)
It was a LONG LONG LONG time ago. We haven't revealed how long ago, but at the very earliest, in the super early days of Azlant. And not necessarily FROM Azlant... or even from Golarion. She had no ties at all to the aboleths though.
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Do you remember the story of the Lamyros from the original Rise of the Runelords bestiaries - the one about Pharasma and her treacherous oracles? Is that still canon?
Not really; it's still an in-world legend, yes, but I believe we've moved on to make the lamia more tied to Lamashtu.
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Ooh, one more. Have you played Darkest Dungeon? (As a fan of the Harrow Deck, the art style is familiar - did Kyle Hunter work for them?) If you have, do you recommend it? Thank you! :)
I have indeed played that game a bit. It's quite fun. Kyle Hunter didn't do the art for it though. I do recommend it in any event.
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As a fan of the Fighting Fantasy and Lone Wolf novels, has Hand of Fate attracted your attention?
I've been semi-tempted by Hand of Fate but haven't tried it out yet. I'm a little more tempted now than before, though...
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How do Forlorn elves get named? According to the naming conventions of whoever raised them? Do they take an elven name for themselves when they're old enough as a way of connecting to their real people (was Merisiel like this?)?
And on the side of weirdness, can there be such a thing as a Forlorn DROW?
Any way they can. Some retain their given names. Some earn names from friends. Some make up their own names. It really varies for them. Merisiel chose that name for herself, but she's not saying WHY she chose it.
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Any way they can. Some retain their given names. Some earn names from friends. Some make up their own names. It really varies for them. Merisiel chose that name for herself, but she's not saying WHY she chose it.How do Forlorn elves get named? According to the naming conventions of whoever raised them? Do they take an elven name for themselves when they're old enough as a way of connecting to their real people (was Merisiel like this?)?
And on the side of weirdness, can there be such a thing as a Forlorn DROW?
I don't expect her to tell. A girl's gotta have her secrets, after all. ;)
I think you missed the other question about Forlorn Drow, though. Are they possible (probably extremely rare to the point where a Forlorn Drow PC is the only one in the world)?
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Any way they can. Some retain their given names. Some earn names from friends. Some make up their own names. It really varies for them. Merisiel chose that name for herself, but she's not saying WHY she chose it.How do Forlorn elves get named? According to the naming conventions of whoever raised them? Do they take an elven name for themselves when they're old enough as a way of connecting to their real people (was Merisiel like this?)?
And on the side of weirdness, can there be such a thing as a Forlorn DROW?
I don't expect her to tell. A girl's gotta have her secrets, after all. ;)
I think you missed the other question about Forlorn Drow, though. Are they possible (probably extremely rare to the point where a Forlorn Drow PC is the only one in the world)?
Forlorn drow are possible, but would be rare. And in fact I suspect the most logical way for a drow PC to come about is because he/she is forlorn.
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I believe about a thousand went out as part of a public beta test, and there are some references on making one out of off the shelf, but it's been awhile since I read the relevant articles.MacOS and Windows, depending on the game. Didn't know the box was out yet, but if it is... I might get one of those too!Steam on MacOS, Linux, Windows, or the new Valve box?What video game are you devoting your free time to now?Wasteland 2. World of Warcraft. Hearthstone. Plus various small games scattered throughout Steam.
Sounds about right.
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Forlorn drow are possible, but would be rare. And in fact I suspect the most logical way for a drow PC to come about is because he/she is forlorn.Any way they can. Some retain their given names. Some earn names from friends. Some make up their own names. It really varies for them. Merisiel chose that name for herself, but she's not saying WHY she chose it.How do Forlorn elves get named? According to the naming conventions of whoever raised them? Do they take an elven name for themselves when they're old enough as a way of connecting to their real people (was Merisiel like this?)?
And on the side of weirdness, can there be such a thing as a Forlorn DROW?
I don't expect her to tell. A girl's gotta have her secrets, after all. ;)
I think you missed the other question about Forlorn Drow, though. Are they possible (probably extremely rare to the point where a Forlorn Drow PC is the only one in the world)?
Technically, wouldn't Shensen count as a Forlorn drow, sort of?If iI recall her story from the NPC Guide correctly, anyway. :)
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James,
Apologies if you've already gotten this question, but it's in regards to the Simple Class Templates. If you add a spellcaster template, does the creature's ability modifier add additional spells to what's on the chart? For instance, does a creature with 21 Int and 13 HD have +1 5th level wizard spells?
How tough should be my 4-PC team to have a sane chance of defeating Pactmasters of Katapesh in open combat?
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What would happen if an Wyrwood, Android, or intelligent magic item attempted the Test of the Starstone? Could they attempt it with any chance of success? Could any or all of these become deities if they succeeded? What would a wyrwood, android, or intelligent magic-item deity be like?
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@Matthew Shelton: Dunno why construct God would be that special since those already exists iirc...
Anyway, questions:
1) So do you guys have already planned out races for areas outside Inner Sea and Tian Xia?
Asking this since Paizo people often comment on new race questions with it being hard to introduce new races without making a retcon iirc.
2) Speaking of races, so from what I understand before introduction of Tian Xia, the Tian Xian races besides tengu,(kitsune, nagaji, wayang) weren't introduced in the setting right? So do those three races have any sort of presence in Inner Sea besides PCs?
3) So what other areas outside of Worldwound would be fitting for Mythic AP?(assuming Wrath of righteous wasn't THE Mythic ap)
4) If any of future APs uses mythic player rules, would they be like Wrath of Righteous and start with first part until they have reached rank 10 or could some of them introduce mythic ranks halfway/late game/in final part without reaching rank 10?
5) So if meteor aboleth summoned would have hit Golarion without those two gods sacrificing themselves, the whole golarion would have been destroyed? Thats kinda dumb of aboleths. How did they manage to summon huge asteroid that contained a great old one and a magic god rock without having a backup plan when it would actually hit the planet?
BTW, I kinda love that backstory since I love what if scenarios so I like to imagine what would have happened if it had never hit Golarion at all or had hit one of other planets :) So thanks for interesting setting history!
