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Are there non-humanoid gay sentients in Golarion (e.g., aboleths, centaurs, dragons, qlippoth, etc.)?
Absolutely.
Although some non-humanoids don't actually really have sexualities as humanoids understand it. Aboleths, for example, are asexual. And qlippoth have no real sexual identity at all—when a new qlippoth needs to be made, the Abyss just kinda spurts one out (although some qlippoth have methods of procreating that really have nothing to do with sexual drives).
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The beauty of Masks is you'll get to kill their characters. About three times each. Revenge!
What's been your favorite chapter thus far? IMO, Cairo is hard to beat.
Cairo is indeed fun, but I also quite like the sandbox feel of London. Australia is the one I've been dying to run, though.
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Silly question probably, but with all the trouble Nogrober and his cult have gone through to keep his origins a secret, does he even remember it himself anymore?
Absolutely. He's a smartie.
Which is your favorite godling in Golarion?
"Godling" isn't a term we use in Golarion that I know of. Definition, please?
Is Nex still alive?
That's being kept a mystery for now.
If you didn't have this work, what do you think you'd be doing now?
Probably working as a novelist, a fisherman, or a comic book colorist. I hope, at least. There's a chance I'd be working as a bitter, cynical movie projectionist or video store clerk or simply jumping from one temp job to another doing mindless data entry tasks.
What do you do when the internet is down?TO THE IPHONE!
iPhone to the rescue!
I'm making a pizza for dinner. From dough, sauce, and things in my kitchen. What should I put on it?
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is there a Golarion equivalent to the Mafia?? if there is where can i find more info on it??
If there's not, I really hope you make one, otherwise i may have to send Joey Nails, and Tony The Brick to come pay you a visit, know what I'm sayin?
Which god would most likely inspire and encourage Mafia style organizations?
The Golarion equivalent to the Mafia would probably be the Sczarni. There's information about them all over the place.
As for which god would most likely inspire and encourage organized crime... probably either Asmodeus or Norgorber
I'm making a pizza for dinner. From dough, sauce, and things in my kitchen. What should I put on it?My all time favorite pizza:
Artichoke hearts, jalapeno peppers, and garlic.
That is one antisocial pizza. Needs onions.
I ended up making a very red pizza: pepperonis, red bell peppers, tomatoes, couple of cheeses, and garlic.
Needed onions tho.
Do you like onions? Want some very red pizza?
Having just run an encounter in CotCT at 14th level, I was reminded of Lisa recounting during playtest for the core rulebook how she was totally frustrated with calculating buffs for NPC's and the like at high levels.
I distinctly remember some plans for limiting the number of buffs a high-level party could have on itself, but apparently that didn't make the cut for the final version of the rules. Why wasn't it implemented? As is, PC's can get near untouchable by some opponents two CR's above their level ( Horned Devils, btw., suck ^^ ).
I'm making a pizza for dinner. From dough, sauce, and things in my kitchen. What should I put on it?My all time favorite pizza:
Artichoke hearts, jalapeno peppers, and garlic.
That is one antisocial pizza. Needs onions.
I ended up making a very red pizza: pepperonis, red bell peppers, tomatoes, couple of cheeses, and garlic.
Needed onions tho.
Do you like onions? Want some very red pizza?
And a tic-tac!
Alright, how about "divine being", I'm leaving it open in case your favorite is not a full god you see.
Have you had anchovies on a pizza?
Have you ever wanted to throw a TV or computer out of a window, and if yes, have you ever done it?
What do you think is most rewarding about working where you are now?
Have any company tried to "headhunt" you?
What percentage of the games you are in (player or GM) fold before their planned end?
What is the typical reason for them doing so?
Do the end abruptly, or is some effort made to wrap them nicely?
How do you feel when this happens?
Did you get more or less done yesterday with the interweb down?
Have you read Ambrose Bierce's "Haita the Shepherd"? Did it make you go, "Huh?"
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Creative Director
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I'm making a pizza for dinner. From dough, sauce, and things in my kitchen. What should I put on it?My all time favorite pizza:
Artichoke hearts, jalapeno peppers, and garlic.
That is one antisocial pizza. Needs onions.
I ended up making a very red pizza: pepperonis, red bell peppers, tomatoes, couple of cheeses, and garlic.
Needed onions tho.
Do you like onions? Want some very red pizza?
Onions are good... but as an "also" food, not the primary food.
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Having just run an encounter in CotCT at 14th level, I was reminded of Lisa recounting during playtest for the core rulebook how she was totally frustrated with calculating buffs for NPC's and the like at high levels.
I distinctly remember some plans for limiting the number of buffs a high-level party could have on itself, but apparently that didn't make the cut for the final version of the rules. Why wasn't it implemented? As is, PC's can get near untouchable by some opponents two CR's above their level ( Horned Devils, btw., suck ^^ ).
It didn't make the cut because the concept was almost universally hated and loathed by the playtesters. Which is too bad, since I think the idea of "buff slots" (like you have with magic items, but used by enhancement effects) was a really good idea.
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Alright, how about "divine being", I'm leaving it open in case your favorite is not a full god you see.
Desna is my favorite deity. With Nocticula and Sarenrae and Calistria and Rovagug all tying for 2nd place.
Have you had anchovies on a pizza?
Nope. Anchovies are in the same category as mussels: "One of the few kinds of seafood I hate."
Have you ever wanted to throw a TV or computer out of a window, and if yes, have you ever done it?
Nope. TVs, computers, AND windows are too expensive.
What do you think is most rewarding about working where you are now?
The fact that it doesn't feel like work. It's what I'd probably be doing if I didn't work at all, but I get paid to do it.
Have any company tried to "headhunt" you?
Yup. I've even said yes to one of them (Paizo!).
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Creative Director
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What percentage of the games you are in (player or GM) fold before their planned end?
What is the typical reason for them doing so?
Do the end abruptly, or is some effort made to wrap them nicely?
How do you feel when this happens?
Seems like the majority of them fold before the planned end.
The main reason is because there's a lot of Paizo folks in my games, and when things get insane busy here, we stop playing for months and then never pick up the game again.
Another game I was in for several years reached its logical end, but I left the game before the end because there were too many players in the group (sometimes, the hardest thing a GM has to do is to say "Nope; no room" to people who want to join a game).
I usually feel pretty disappointed when it happens.
As a GM, I haven't had many games fold before the planned end, though. I can only think of one that DID fold recently—an "Unspeakable Futures" game I was running I had to cancel after only 2 sessions because it became apparent that I would have no time to prepare for the game since it's set in a post apocalyptic earth, and that means I can't use Adventure Paths or other fantasy stuff that easily. That sucked hard.
James, how much wood could a goblin eat if a goblin could eat wood? Would the addition of hot sauce make the goblin eat more?
Have you read Ambrose Bierce's "Haita the Shepherd"? Did it make you go, "Huh?"I did. It made me go "COOL!"
Ambrose Bierce is one of my favorite writers, though.
I guess knowing that it was the debut of Hastur made me expect something completely different!
Care to comment on this image which has recently come to light? You can talk to me or you can talk to Scotland Yard!
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Creative Director
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Care to comment on this image which has recently come to light? You can talk to me or you can talk to Scotland Yard!
HA! No comment.
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man? Show your work.
Where have all the flowers gone?
Also, where have all the young girls gone? What about the young men?
It didn't make the cut because the concept was almost universally hated and loathed by the playtesters. Which is too bad, since I think the idea of "buff slots" (like you have with magic items, but used by enhancement effects) was a really good idea.
Well, that's too bad. And, hrmh, Ultimate Magic is already off to the printers, so it can't be spliced in anymore as an "alternative rule".
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Chief Technical Officer
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That was the opening sequence of "Second City TV" a local comedy show on New Yorks Channel Nine a decade or two ago. You'd see it just after the vocal announcement of a new episode of SCTV.
Have you ever wanted to throw a TV or computer out of a window, and if yes, have you ever done it?
SCTV wasn't really local, unless you're talking about broadcasts coming from Ontario in the late '70s. In the US, it was broadcast nationally on NBC in the '80s.
SCTV wasn't really local, unless you're talking about broadcasts coming from Ontario in the late '70s. In the US, it was broadcast nationally on NBC in the '80s.That was the opening sequence of "Second City TV" a local comedy show on New Yorks Channel Nine a decade or two ago. You'd see it just after the vocal announcement of a new episode of SCTV.
Have you ever wanted to throw a TV or computer out of a window, and if yes, have you ever done it?
Right, "Second City" referring to Chicago, which had a thriving comedy club district going at the time. SCTV was the show developed by Second City Theater, an improv group with many illustrious alumni.
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Creative Director
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Where have all the flowers gone?
Also, where have all the young girls gone? What about the young men?
The gray goo got them all.
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Creative Director
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It didn't make the cut because the concept was almost universally hated and loathed by the playtesters. Which is too bad, since I think the idea of "buff slots" (like you have with magic items, but used by enhancement effects) was a really good idea.Well, that's too bad. And, hrmh, Ultimate Magic is already off to the printers, so it can't be spliced in anymore as an "alternative rule".
We wouldn't put it in as an alternative rule anyway, since it's such a fundamental reworking of the way the game works. It's not something that can be "tacked on" to the system.
Maybe someday, when we do Pathfinder 2nd Edition, people won't be as afraid of change that's good for you...
Maybe someday, when we do Pathfinder 2nd Edition, people won't be as afraid of change that's good for you...
I'd like that. Having a buffed-to-the max group walking into a fight can skew the battle immensely. The encounter I was talking about had a combined CR of 19 3/4 against a 14th level group, which did challenge the characters but they pulled through ( using a few Harrow Points ). But I had to combine 5 regular encounters to give them that challenge and was frustrated more than a few times during the combat when the monsters ( including the CR 15 Red Mantis assassin and the Horned Devil ) needed 15+ for their primary attacks to hit.
Maybe someday, when we do Pathfinder 2nd Edition, people won't be as afraid of change that's good for you...I'd like that. Having a buffed-to-the max group walking into a fight can skew the battle immensely. The encounter I was talking about had a combined CR of 19 3/4 against a 14th level group, which did challenge the characters but they pulled through ( using a few Harrow Points ). But I had to combine 5 regular encounters to give them that challenge and was frustrated more than a few times during the combat when the monsters ( including the CR 15 Red Mantis assassin and the Horned Devil ) needed 15+ for their primary attacks to hit.
I totally feel your pain. I have often had to combine multiple "level appropriate" encounters to be even a minor challenge to my PCs. I think this is more of an issue with the CR system than the "buffs" that PCs get. Of course it could be a combination of the two.
Are there any forseeable delays in upcoming releases?
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man? Show your work.Zero.
He's already a man before he takes his first step, according to the question, where you define the subject of the question as a man at the onset of the question.
But of course the question wasn't how many roads a man must walk down before he becomes a man. The question was how many roads must a man walk down before you, James Jacobs, CALL him a man?