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I noticed that one of the NPCs in the Zi Ha section of Occult Realms is described as a LG cleric of Kofusachi, who cannot normally have LG clerics. Is that an oversight or an indication that Kofusachi allows clerics of more alignments than normal?Error.
Ever get the feeling people keep adding LG clerics/paladins/etc for inappropriate deities just to stir up the fans? Or possibly the designer is not fully aware of the rules/setting?
Hi, James!
What class would you assign to Elluvia Maure, if you were to stat her up using Pathfinder rules?
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Ever get the feeling people keep adding LG clerics/paladins/etc for inappropriate deities just to stir up the fans? Or possibly the designer is not fully aware of the rules/setting?I noticed that one of the NPCs in the Zi Ha section of Occult Realms is described as a LG cleric of Kofusachi, who cannot normally have LG clerics. Is that an oversight or an indication that Kofusachi allows clerics of more alignments than normal?Error.
The paranoid part of me often thinks the former, but it's more likely the latter.
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1) What are three non-extinct animals that you find to be particularly interesting, and what interests you about them?
2) Which do you think is conceptually most frightening as a location, the deepest parts of the ocean, the lightless depths of cave systems, or dark and forgotten places within a city or other urban location?
3) Which kind of genie (djinni, efreeti, janni, marid, or shaitan) do you like the most, and (if any) why?
1a) Alligator lizards, because I grew up where they grew up and kept them as pets. They're fascinating animals, with a huge range of personality.
1b) House cats, because they're so adorable and snuggly and filled with personality!
1c) Komodo dragons, because of their size and the fact that they're poisonous!
2) Deepest parts of the ocean. The other places don't kill you just by you being there.
3) Shaitan, because that's the one that's the least D&D and the most Pathfinder.
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Wanting to pick up the older Map Folios (Runelords, Crimson Throne, etc.), as it is out of print I've purchased the PDF. I went to an office print store to print it out to scale (1-inch squares) and they said they couldn't because the product was copyrighted.
My question is, If I have purchased any product in the only available format, digital format, do I still need express permission to print it, or just for them to print it? I only took it there so it could be printed to scale with 1-inch squares.
In regards to situations like these what should we as consumers know/be aware of?
You don't need permission from Paizo to print out your PDFs for personal use, but doing so at a print service like an office print store might still require you to submit such permission for their own policies, since they have no real way of knowing if you're only going to use the printouts of your PDF for personal use or not.
1)Will Strange Aeons use any of the rules from Occult Adventures or Horror Adventures?
2)Will any of the volumes of Strange Aeons have a bigger then normal bestiary?
3)What movies have you seen recently?
4)What is your favorite type of gem stone?
5)What is your favorite type of plant?
6)What is your favorite type of prey animal and favorite predatory animal for mammals?
Do people consume dragon meat in Golarion?
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1)Will Strange Aeons use any of the rules from Occult Adventures or Horror Adventures?
2)Will any of the volumes of Strange Aeons have a bigger then normal bestiary?
3)What movies have you seen recently?
4)What is your favorite type of gem stone?
5)What is your favorite type of plant?
6)What is your favorite type of prey animal and favorite predatory animal for mammals?
1) Here and there, yes, but not in a way that really makes those books an absolute necessity to have at the table in the same way Mythic was for Wrath of the Righteous.
2) No.
3) The Witch (VERY VERY GOOD but the worst theater audience I've endured in a LONG time)
Deadpool (super awesome but the rest of the world knows that already)
Hail Caesar! (ha! good times!)
The Whistleblower (Great, but made me angry, which was kind of the point I guess)
Faces of Death (not good, but interesting from a historical perspective)
Retreat (was fine... not great but not terrible)
Frostbitten (no good)
Safe House (entertaining but nothing remarkable)
Stormhouse (amazing premisie but very poor execution)
Hidden (interesting twist but not the best)
Footsteps (no good)
Dark Waters (not great)
Sinister 2 (a shadow of the first one... bleh)
The Skin I Live In (super disturbing!)
Final Prayer (got more awesome the longer I watched it)
Housebound (excellent!!!)
Bad Milo (Weird)
House of Wax (as bad as I expected it to be)
The Hollow (got lamer the more I watched it)
The Diabolical (Very good)
Contracted: Phase II (lame, alas)
Curve (pretty good!)
The Veil (not bad!)
Bella Kiss (meh)
4) Amythest
5) Redwood tree
6) Prey mammal = blue whale, if whales count as prey due to whaling, which they should...
Predatory mammal = house cat
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Couple of questions for ya, but first, a compliment:
Distant Shores is an amazing, awesome, great book!! I am absolutely loving every page!!
Questions now!
1) Who came up with the concept of Holomog/Anuli? The whole 'Divine Matriarchy' is really freakin cool!!
2) What are the chances we'll soon(next year or so) see a Geb campaign setting book?
3) Dragon Empire's Gazetteer has been out for around 4 years or so. Has it been successful enough to possibly warrant a Dragon Empire hardcover?
4) I would pay good money for Azata, Agathion, and Archon versions of the Books of the Damned. Are we likely to get these books any time soon or is it just not gonna really happen cuz they're the good guys, and thus only good as allies unless you're playing a evil game?
I know there's the Chronicles of the Righteous(which, I own, read and love), but I want more sir!! Let me spend more of my money on Paizo products, pleas! lol
WHAT DOES POT OF GREED DO!?
Allows you to hold an unlimited number of cards in your hand.
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Couple of questions for ya, but first, a compliment:
Distant Shores is an amazing, awesome, great book!! I am absolutely loving every page!!
Questions now!
1) Who came up with the concept of Holomog/Anuli? The whole 'Divine Matriarchy' is really freakin cool!!
2) What are the chances we'll soon(next year or so) see a Geb campaign setting book?
3) Dragon Empire's Gazetteer has been out for around 4 years or so. Has it been successful enough to possibly warrant a Dragon Empire hardcover?
4) I would pay good money for Azata, Agathion, and Archon versions of the Books of the Damned. Are we likely to get these books any time soon or is it just not gonna really happen cuz they're the good guys, and thus only good as allies unless you're playing a evil game?
I know there's the Chronicles of the Righteous(which, I own, read and love), but I want more sir!! Let me spend more of my money on Paizo products, pleas! lol
1) Homolog is from my home-brew game; been a part of it for decades. I was originally going to write it up myself but didn't have time; I gave Crystal some of the initial notes on the setting and she ran with those notes, expanding things with a lot of her own creations and doing a great job as she did!
2) Unrevealed. We've not yet announced much Geb support, and this isn't the place to announce unannounced products.
3) Not really. It was successful, but not enough to compel us to throw all-in on a bigger hardcover at this time.
4) The Books of the Damned appeared in large part due to the passion Wes, Todd, and myself had for the topics, not as much due to anything else. Chronicles of the Righteous is our complement book to those. No plans at this point to expand on that book.
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I think pot of greed is Yu-Gi-Oh reference, but not sure
I read scientists are disputing whether komodo dragons are venomous or just have that many bacteria in their mouth that their bites are rather nasty. I guess you are on venomous side of theory? xD
Aww man, I guess that means Book of the Damned for Qilippoths won't be happening ever?...
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So you already aware of The Sinking City Lovecraft game?
http://gematsu.com/2016/03/frogwares-unveils-open-world-cthulhu-game-sinkin g-city
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I think pot of greed is Yu-Gi-Oh reference, but not sure
I read scientists are disputing whether komodo dragons are venomous or just have that many bacteria in their mouth that their bites are rather nasty. I guess you are on venomous side of theory? xD
Aww man, I guess that means Book of the Damned for Qilippoths won't be happening ever?...
Hmmm; if so, that would explain why the "pot of greed" reference completely went over my head.
As far as I know (and I've been keeping up) the whole "their mouth is filled with bacteria" thing is debunked and it's a low grade venom.
Whether or not a qlipoth book of the damned happens depends in large part if someone in-house is passionate enough to write it (I absolutely am!) and has the time to do so (I do not at this time!).
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So you already aware of The Sinking City Lovecraft game?
http://gematsu.com/2016/03/frogwares-unveils-open-world-cthulhu-game-sinkin g-city
I am, but haven't looked into it much yet.
You don't need permission from Paizo to print out your PDFs for personal use, but doing so at a print service like an office print store might still require you to submit such permission for their own policies, since they have no real way of knowing if you're only going to use the printouts of your PDF for personal use or not.Wanting to pick up the older Map Folios (Runelords, Crimson Throne, etc.), as it is out of print I've purchased the PDF. I went to an office print store to print it out to scale (1-inch squares) and they said they couldn't because the product was copyrighted.
My question is, If I have purchased any product in the only available format, digital format, do I still need express permission to print it, or just for them to print it? I only took it there so it could be printed to scale with 1-inch squares.
In regards to situations like these what should we as consumers know/be aware of?
Can we look forward to more tidbits of ancient Golarion's past, such as was shown in Hollow Mountain?
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Can the elves of Kyonin build new aiudara/elf gates, or are the currently existing ones "lost technology" magic that they can use and maintain but have forgotten how to replace if they're damaged or compromised?
They can, but it takes a lot of resources and time and talent. They know HOW to build them, but whether or not they currently have the resources or the people with the skills is unrevealed, and in fact it's very likely that they don't at this time.
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Can the elves of Kyonin build new aiudara/elf gates, or are the currently existing ones "lost technology" magic that they can use and maintain but have forgotten how to replace if they're damaged or compromised?They can, but it takes a lot of resources and time and talent. They know HOW to build them, but whether or not they currently have the resources or the people with the skills is unrevealed, and in fact it's very likely that they don't at this time.
That makes sense, especially since it sounds like they COULD maintain them without the lashunta's help, but that help makes things much easier.
While we're still on the topic of elven labor, ARE there elves who labor, like farmers, potters, miners, fishermen or janitors? The question came up in a discussion I was having with a friend, where he noted that throughout almost all fantasy literature (with the notable exceptions of The Witcher and the more recent Dragon Age series) we only ever see elves living in conditions that would likely only be found in the noble classes of human societies. It bothered him that we never see elf peasants, and the way they're written in Pathfinder makes it sound like every elf (except for Forlorn) lives a life of ease where they can laze about eating candied grapes, writing sappy poetry and mastering magic and swordplay for centuries with no one needing to do "dirty jobs" or things like that. Plus, given the elven lifespan, working a farm for centuries would get real boring real fast. Is this the case? And if so, why?
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Can the elves of Kyonin build new aiudara/elf gates, or are the currently existing ones "lost technology" magic that they can use and maintain but have forgotten how to replace if they're damaged or compromised?They can, but it takes a lot of resources and time and talent. They know HOW to build them, but whether or not they currently have the resources or the people with the skills is unrevealed, and in fact it's very likely that they don't at this time.That makes sense, especially since it sounds like they COULD maintain them without the lashunta's help, but that help makes things much easier.
While we're still on the topic of elven labor, ARE there elves who labor, like farmers, potters, miners, fishermen or janitors? The question came up in a discussion I was having with a friend, where he noted that throughout almost all fantasy literature (with the notable exceptions of The Witcher and the more recent Dragon Age series) we only ever see elves living in conditions that would likely only be found in the noble classes of human societies. It bothered him that we never see elf peasants, and the way they're written in Pathfinder makes it sound like every elf (except for Forlorn) lives a life of ease where they can laze about eating candied grapes, writing sappy poetry and masterinf magic and swordplay with no one needing to do "dirty jobs" or things like that. Plus, given the elven lifespan, working a farm for centuries would get real boring real fast. Is this the case? And if so, why?
Yes; absolutely there are elves who do those jobs, but elven society tends to minimize their need as compared to us sloppy humans.
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Yes; absolutely there are elves who do those jobs, but elven society tends to minimize their need as compared to us sloppy humans.Can the elves of Kyonin build new aiudara/elf gates, or are the currently existing ones "lost technology" magic that they can use and maintain but have forgotten how to replace if they're damaged or compromised?They can, but it takes a lot of resources and time and talent. They know HOW to build them, but whether or not they currently have the resources or the people with the skills is unrevealed, and in fact it's very likely that they don't at this time.That makes sense, especially since it sounds like they COULD maintain them without the lashunta's help, but that help makes things much easier.
While we're still on the topic of elven labor, ARE there elves who labor, like farmers, potters, miners, fishermen or janitors? The question came up in a discussion I was having with a friend, where he noted that throughout almost all fantasy literature (with the notable exceptions of The Witcher and the more recent Dragon Age series) we only ever see elves living in conditions that would likely only be found in the noble classes of human societies. It bothered him that we never see elf peasants, and the way they're written in Pathfinder makes it sound like every elf (except for Forlorn) lives a life of ease where they can laze about eating candied grapes, writing sappy poetry and masterinf magic and swordplay with no one needing to do "dirty jobs" or things like that. Plus, given the elven lifespan, working a farm for centuries would get real boring real fast. Is this the case? And if so, why?
How do they do that?
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How do they do that?Yes; absolutely there are elves who do those jobs, but elven society tends to minimize their need as compared to us sloppy humans.Can the elves of Kyonin build new aiudara/elf gates, or are the currently existing ones "lost technology" magic that they can use and maintain but have forgotten how to replace if they're damaged or compromised?They can, but it takes a lot of resources and time and talent. They know HOW to build them, but whether or not they currently have the resources or the people with the skills is unrevealed, and in fact it's very likely that they don't at this time.That makes sense, especially since it sounds like they COULD maintain them without the lashunta's help, but that help makes things much easier.
While we're still on the topic of elven labor, ARE there elves who labor, like farmers, potters, miners, fishermen or janitors? The question came up in a discussion I was having with a friend, where he noted that throughout almost all fantasy literature (with the notable exceptions of The Witcher and the more recent Dragon Age series) we only ever see elves living in conditions that would likely only be found in the noble classes of human societies. It bothered him that we never see elf peasants, and the way they're written in Pathfinder makes it sound like every elf (except for Forlorn) lives a life of ease where they can laze about eating candied grapes, writing sappy poetry and masterinf magic and swordplay with no one needing to do "dirty jobs" or things like that. Plus, given the elven lifespan, working a farm for centuries would get real boring real fast. Is this the case? And if so, why?
By living more in tune with their environment, and picking up after themselves and taking responsibility for addressing the impact they have on their surroundings, as a whole, far better than humans or most other races do.
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Druid distribution network for goodberries?
That's not a complete sentence, and as such I have no way to answer it. Are you asking if it's a neat idea? Or if something like this exists? Or asking how it would work? Or asking something else? I don't know since I'm not sure what it is that you're asking.
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I'm guessing Purple Dragon Knight is piggybacking off my questions regarding manual labor, especially in regards to agriculture, in Kyonin society, and asking if Kyonin's druids simply spam the Goodberry spell and hand said berries out to the populace as an alternative to mundane farming, especially given that on the map Kyonin appears to be mostly forested and thus doesn't have any large open areas indicating farmland.
Which was what I was going to ask next: How are large, assumedly urban, population centers like Iadara, Erages and Greengold maintained without large-scale agriculture that has a VERY noticeable impact on the environment? Hunting and gathering can support populations, but lends itself more to a nomadic civilization we see more in the Kellids, Varisians and Shoanti.
He's suggesting that's a way for elves to avoid having to devote so much labor to producing food. Since better or more widely available technology (or magic) would be the only actual way for elves to ("magically") have improved quality of life and produce more with less labor.
Related: How do Drow and other Darklands creatures exist at all? No photosynthesis means no food. Fungi are limited by the food in their environment, which has to originate through photosynthesis at some point.
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I'm guessing Purple Dragon Knight is piggybacking off my questions regarding manual labor, especially in regards to agriculture, in Kyonin society, and asking if Kyonin's druids simply spam the Goodberry spell and hand said berries out to the populace as an alternative to mundane farming, especially given that on the map Kyonin appears to be mostly forested and thus doesn't have any large open areas indicating farmland.
Which was what I was going to ask next: How are large, assumedly urban, population centers like Iadara, Erages and Greengold maintained without large-scale agriculture that has a VERY noticeable impact on the environment? Hunting and gathering can support populations, but lends itself more to a nomadic civilization we see more in the Kellids, Varisians and Shoanti.
There aren't enough druids even in an elven society to feed everyone daily with goodberries, and beyond that, eating goodberries every day would get old and boring REAL fast.
The way an elven farm looks and functions as compared to a gnome farm or human farm or dwarf farm or whatever farm is not something we've done a lot of design for, other than to generally assume that the nature of these endeavors would in some way match the nature of the race. Since elves are so in tune with environments, to the extent that over centuries they physically change to mesh better with those environments, their farms would be in tune with the environments as well; they'd grow crops in naturalistic ways that to the average human would likely be relatively indistinguishable from wilderness or natural growth, in other words. Harvesting crops from tended wild stock, in other words, in a way that impacts the environment in a positive way. There's not really a real-world analog to point to for an example, since we don't have elves and to simply say "it's like this human practice" kind of means it's a human practice, not an elven practice.
So, the simplest way is to just assume an elven farm looks like wilderness, and to the untrained eye might even look like a tangled overgrown chaos of wilderness.
When you can spend several hundred years learning how to grow stuff you get really good at it.
Is "no photosynthesis means no food" a valid statement for a place where magic works?
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When you can spend several hundred years learning how to grow stuff you get really good at it.
Is "no photosynthesis means no food" a valid statement for a place where magic works?
It is not, but it probably DOES mean food shortages.
Of course, in the Darklands, food is based on fungus, which doesn't require photosynthesis at all. There, fungi are nourished by other organic stuff, or by weirdo sorta magical minerals or radiations in the rocks and air itself.
1. Which would be more likely to come first: a Dragon Empires-style guide to Southern Garund or a Dragon Empires-style guide to Arcadia?
2. Parts of the Darklands are, per Darklands Revisited, several miles underground; are there portions of Nar-Voth, Sekamina, or any Vaults of Orv under the surface world's oceans?
2a. In particular, is the Sightless Sea located under an ocean?
3. Which nation does Her Infernal Majestrix feel most threatened by? Not which one she trusts least — which one does she feel is the biggest threat to her power or her life?
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There aren't enough druids even in an elven society to feed everyone daily with goodberries, and beyond that, eating goodberries every day would get old and boring REAL fast.
How can gobbling one goodberry per day then spending the rest of the day drinking wine, listening to music, dancing and having wild sex ever get boring real fast? I mean sure, some might gain the affliction of growing a conscience and go out to kill some monsters or do some extreme sports, but I'm pretty sure it's a solid model on the long run. :P
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So I kinda decided on time limits sort of a thing. If players for some reason(they probably won't, but in case they do) wait over a month or so before doing anything about Thistletop, Nualia will figure out ritual during Lamashtan. Since that is apporiate month and I figured out that is apporiate time it would take her.
Thing is though, anniversary edition says that Swallowtail festival is on Autumnal Equinox which is 23 September(Rova on Golarion). But other sources (mainly the pathfinder wikipedia) says that Swallowtail Release(which is done during festival) is scheduled on first day of fall, so September 1st. Which is right day for Swallowtail Festival to start?
It doesn't really matter much, but I like keeping myself busy with time passing as weird as that sounds.. It feels like time is actually passing when I keep track on the month and season.
...Speaking of that, doesn't that mean Rise of the Runelords starts in fall and its soon winter? What is autumn and winter like in Varisia? Does it snow or get cold at all? Or is it green around year type of climate?
Hi James,
Like you, I'm a long-time, ardent fan of aboleths (their socioculture, their tactical niche, their potential for mega-villainry). I recently did a search on aboleth threads here at Paizo ... and I saw a bunch of posts from you back in 2013 confirming that you were involved in a project to emphasize and showcase aboleths in an upcoming Pathfinder project.
My questions to you are:
1. Did that aboleth project get published since 2013? If so, what is it?
2. What is your favorite Paizo product that involves aboleths?
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Thanks, James!