James, I'm currently DM-ing a Red Hand of Doom game on the boards.
Just wanted to let you know my players and I are really enjoying it. So here is a time-travel high-five for the year 2006.
*high-five*
+1 to this.
What is the next AP after Jade Regent? ;)
You likely won't find out til after paizocon :P. But he did say something about dragons as a hint for that AP.James, I'm currently DM-ing a Red Hand of Doom game on the boards.
Just wanted to let you know my players and I are really enjoying it. So here is a time-travel high-five for the year 2006.
*high-five*
+1 to this.
What is the next AP after Jade Regent? ;)
Jeremy,
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James, I'm currently DM-ing a Red Hand of Doom game on the boards.
Just wanted to let you know my players and I are really enjoying it. So here is a time-travel high-five for the year 2006.
*high-five*
+1 to this.
What is the next AP after Jade Regent? ;)
It is...
** spoiler omitted **
I thought it was going to be.....
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You likely won't find out til after paizocon :P. But he did say something about dragons as a hint for that AP.James, I'm currently DM-ing a Red Hand of Doom game on the boards.
Just wanted to let you know my players and I are really enjoying it. So here is a time-travel high-five for the year 2006.
*high-five*
+1 to this.
What is the next AP after Jade Regent? ;)
Jeremy,
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The tip about the grave knight? Naaah that's likely a hint that one will appear in the end of Carrion crown or Jade regent. Mainly because Jade regent won't even end til the beginning of 2012.
The tip about the grave knight? Naaah that's likely a hint that one will appear in the end of Carrion crown or Jade regent. Mainly because Jade regent won't even end til the beginning of 2012.You likely won't find out til after paizocon :P. But he did say something about dragons as a hint for that AP.James, I'm currently DM-ing a Red Hand of Doom game on the boards.
Just wanted to let you know my players and I are really enjoying it. So here is a time-travel high-five for the year 2006.
*high-five*
+1 to this.
What is the next AP after Jade Regent? ;)
Jeremy,
Shh!!! Go up about half of this page.
EDIT: Well now last page
No the part where I know James can't announce new stuff.:) But I ask anyway.
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No the part where I know James can't announce new stuff.:) But I ask anyway.The tip about the grave knight? Naaah that's likely a hint that one will appear in the end of Carrion crown or Jade regent. Mainly because Jade regent won't even end til the beginning of 2012.You likely won't find out til after paizocon :P. But he did say something about dragons as a hint for that AP.James, I'm currently DM-ing a Red Hand of Doom game on the boards.
Just wanted to let you know my players and I are really enjoying it. So here is a time-travel high-five for the year 2006.
*high-five*
+1 to this.
What is the next AP after Jade Regent? ;)
Jeremy,
Shh!!! Go up about half of this page.
EDIT: Well now last page
That's why he's having a talk with Liz, Cosmo, and Sara Marie, about giving him your address so he can send out a paint bomb in the guise of a paizo subscription package with little fortune cookie sized pieces of paper with "Stop asking stuff you know I can't answer" written on them. You mark my words.
That's why he's having a talk with Liz, Cosmo, and Sara Marie, about giving him your address so he can send out a paint bomb in the guise of a paizo subscription package with little fortune cookie sized pieces of paper with "Stop asking stuff you know I can't answer" written on them. You mark my words.No the part where I know James can't announce new stuff.:) But I ask anyway.The tip about the grave knight? Naaah that's likely a hint that one will appear in the end of Carrion crown or Jade regent. Mainly because Jade regent won't even end til the beginning of 2012.You likely won't find out til after paizocon :P. But he did say something about dragons as a hint for that AP.James, I'm currently DM-ing a Red Hand of Doom game on the boards.
Just wanted to let you know my players and I are really enjoying it. So here is a time-travel high-five for the year 2006.
*high-five*
+1 to this.
What is the next AP after Jade Regent? ;)
Jeremy,
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That would be awesome!! ;)
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That's why he's having a talk with Liz, Cosmo, and Sara Marie, about giving him your address so he can send out a paint bomb in the guise of a paizo subscription package with little fortune cookie sized pieces of paper with "Stop asking stuff you know I can't answer" written on them. You mark my words.That would be awesome!! ;)
There are much more imaginative things that can be done within the postal guidelines. I personally find this section of the USPS mail manual particularly inspiring.
There are much more imaginative things that can be done within the postal guidelines. I personally find this section of the USPS mail manual particularly inspiring.That's why he's having a talk with Liz, Cosmo, and Sara Marie, about giving him your address so he can send out a paint bomb in the guise of a paizo subscription package with little fortune cookie sized pieces of paper with "Stop asking stuff you know I can't answer" written on them. You mark my words.That would be awesome!! ;)
However you can not mail a live puppy as this woman learned.
This thread has taken yet another really weird turn.
Fixed that for you. :)
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There are much more imaginative things that can be done within the postal guidelines. I personally find this section of the USPS mail manual particularly inspiring.That's why he's having a talk with Liz, Cosmo, and Sara Marie, about giving him your address so he can send out a paint bomb in the guise of a paizo subscription package with little fortune cookie sized pieces of paper with "Stop asking stuff you know I can't answer" written on them. You mark my words.That would be awesome!! ;)
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There are much more imaginative things that can be done within the postal guidelines. I personally find this section of the USPS mail manual particularly inspiring.That's why he's having a talk with Liz, Cosmo, and Sara Marie, about giving him your address so he can send out a paint bomb in the guise of a paizo subscription package with little fortune cookie sized pieces of paper with "Stop asking stuff you know I can't answer" written on them. You mark my words.That would be awesome!! ;)
Live scorpions are legal, eh? HMMMMM.
Live scorpions are legal, eh? HMMMMM.There are much more imaginative things that can be done within the postal guidelines. I personally find this section of the USPS mail manual particularly inspiring.That's why he's having a talk with Liz, Cosmo, and Sara Marie, about giving him your address so he can send out a paint bomb in the guise of a paizo subscription package with little fortune cookie sized pieces of paper with "Stop asking stuff you know I can't answer" written on them. You mark my words.That would be awesome!! ;)
So you are saying if I keep going I get free live scorpions from Paizo?
James,
Will crossing the arctic in Jade Reagent involve waiting for the seasons to change?
Does Golarion have an Antarctica? Are there ancient alien relics there?
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James (or Vic for that matter),
What type of personality really makes you want to send that person a package with live bees or skorpions in it?
Also
James, have you ever read David Gemmel? His books have a real gritty and dark feel to them. Given the feel of the earlier AP's and your creative control over them, I felt you might enjoy his books.
If so, who would be your favourite Gemmel character?
Again, thanks for taking time to answer these random questions :)
Cheers
Which issue of Dragon was the first one Paizo published? ...anybody can answer this one, lol
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James,
Will crossing the arctic in Jade Reagent involve waiting for the seasons to change?
Does Golarion have an Antarctica? Are there ancient alien relics there?
Nope; crossing the arctic in Jade Regent will involve heading in there during the off-season, though. Which is the "DANGEROUS" season.
There's no southern hemisphere land mass on Golarion. It's reversed from Earth in that way. There ARE ancient alien relics somewhere on the Crown of the World though.
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James (or Vic for that matter),
What type of personality really makes you want to send that person a package with live bees or skorpions in it?
Also
James, have you ever read David Gemmel? His books have a real gritty and dark feel to them. Given the feel of the earlier AP's and your creative control over them, I felt you might enjoy his books.If so, who would be your favourite Gemmel character?
Again, thanks for taking time to answer these random questions :)
Cheers
The personality types that would make me want to send live bees and scorpions know who they are. That's all I have to say about that. (Although I actually wouldn't want to inflict that type of punishment on those poor scorpions and bees.)
I haven't read David Gemmel. I'll have to check him out.
I just got back from game night. My character was down to almost his negative CON score, but he received some handy healing, got back up and delivered the killing blow on the umber hulk that was terrorizing the town. And then the festivities commenced!
James, thanks for your continued work on a great game that has entertained me for years and will continue to do so for the conceivable future. Man, I had a great time tonight.
Have you ever used a random name generator for your NPCs, and not realized until your gaming table explodes with laughter that you've named that important NPC you wanted your players to look up to and respect something hilarious?
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Have you ever drank Illithid Brain Juice? If no, would you?
These were so awesome looking/sounding I had to get two 6 packs. One to drink and the other to decorate with...
Have you ever drank Illithid Brain Juice? If no, would you?
These were so awesome looking/sounding I had to get two 6 packs. One to drink and the other to decorate with...
Oh .... Hey-Zeus .... now they are getting really desperate.
Adding to 's question, what is the weirdest thing you've ever eaten at a gaming night with your friends? ('Con Food is always weird, so I guess that doesn't count.)
If that causes folks to freak out that a ninja can be good and an assassin can't, blame that on the fact that the Creative Director prestige class ALSO has an evil requirement, I guess?
What are the other prerequisites for that Prestige class? Maybe I can talk my DM into letting me play one for CT...
"Gentlemen, what if we had a war and everybody came?"
What if Golarion, or perhaps just the Inner Sea powers, had its own version of WWI or WWII? Who would win?
"Gentlemen, what if we had a war and everybody came?"
What if Golarion, or perhaps just the Inner Sea powers, had its own version of WWI or WWII? Who would win?
That could be very interesting.
James,
TELL US A GOOD STORY!! one with dinosaurs, n lovecraftianness, and dwarves bein punished for bein dwarves, and, and, make it AWESOME!!!
Hey JJ, another weird argument.
Mind Blank vs FOresight and Moment of Prescience.
On the one hand, you've got the blanket immunity against divination magic and gathering information on the protected being.
On the other side, you've got 2 9th level spells that never explicitly say they are 'sensing' other beings, they are merely providing you benefits against them.
I have a problem with spells that grant bonuses against me, warn the wielders of actions I haven't even taken yet, and otherwise tell them what I'm going to do and protect them against me even tho they can't gather such information on me...
So, am I just defensive of the very broad power of Mind Blank, or do the two spells above really trump something that can defeat a wish?
Note, if the spells were transmutative or abjurative, I wouldn't have the problem...
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Hey JJ, another weird argument.
Mind Blank vs FOresight and Moment of Prescience.
On the one hand, you've got the blanket immunity against divination magic and gathering information on the protected being.
On the other side, you've got 2 9th level spells that never explicitly say they are 'sensing' other beings, they are merely providing you benefits against them.
I have a problem with spells that grant bonuses against me, warn the wielders of actions I haven't even taken yet, and otherwise tell them what I'm going to do and protect them against me even tho they can't gather such information on me...
So, am I just defensive of the very broad power of Mind Blank, or do the two spells above really trump something that can defeat a wish?
Note, if the spells were transmutative or abjurative, I wouldn't have the problem...
==Aelryinth
Expect, you don't have blanket immunity to divination magic, you have immunity to spells and effects that detect you, sense you, etc. neither of those spells your talking about rely on such to provide their bonuses.
Think of MoP as being in tune with fate itself. At just the right moment you can call upon the spell to grant you a brief flash of the future, or your fate, to alter it in your favor.
Foresight is similar, expect that its a general awareness of the future and the actions of those around you.
Neither one one targets anybody, though unlike scrying, they don't target an location or area either.
It's kinda like how Spell Turning only turns spells that target you, expect in reverse.
Is there a super Groetus a point in time where groetus is closest to the boneyard?
I heard a depressing rumor...I loved the Kingsmaker AP...it is in my humble opinion what all modules should try to be. But I heard it was not well recieved and there is no plans to make another AP like this.
Is that true?
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Have you ever used a random name generator for your NPCs, and not realized until your gaming table explodes with laughter that you've named that important NPC you wanted your players to look up to and respect something hilarious?
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Yup. Saying your NPC names out loud in front of friends is one of the best ways I know to test those names to see if they're easy to make fun of. Heck; say them out loud on your own and make sure that they don't have goofy stuff hidden in them.
I have to change a LOT of names authors come up with because their minds aren't as filthy as mine.
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Have you ever drank Illithid Brain Juice? If no, would you?
These were so awesome looking/sounding I had to get two 6 packs. One to drink and the other to decorate with...
I have not. Partially because I'm a petulant stickler for details, and it annoys me that they didn't use a picture of Bigby to illustrate the Bigby soda. Partially because I don't like brains at all to eat, due to the possibility of getting slammed by prions.
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Hey JJ, another weird argument.
Mind Blank vs FOresight and Moment of Prescience.
On the one hand, you've got the blanket immunity against divination magic and gathering information on the protected being.
On the other side, you've got 2 9th level spells that never explicitly say they are 'sensing' other beings, they are merely providing you benefits against them.
I have a problem with spells that grant bonuses against me, warn the wielders of actions I haven't even taken yet, and otherwise tell them what I'm going to do and protect them against me even tho they can't gather such information on me...
So, am I just defensive of the very broad power of Mind Blank, or do the two spells above really trump something that can defeat a wish?
Note, if the spells were transmutative or abjurative, I wouldn't have the problem...
==Aelryinth
Ask your GM.
I don't really enjoy answering these what if/what then questions about rule interactions when I'm not also simultaneously awarded with the delight of playing an RPG or getting paid to do so. ;-)
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I heard a depressing rumor...I loved the Kingsmaker AP...it is in my humble opinion what all modules should try to be. But I heard it was not well recieved and there is no plans to make another AP like this.
Is that true?
I'd like to know where you heard that rumor, since from where I've been sitting, it's been one of the best received Adventure Paths we've ever done. Judging by the reviews, the awards, and the sales Kingmaker has gathered... I'd say it's been VERY well recieved... At least, very well recieved by people who buy it, read it, play it, and give out Ennies. But what do they know?
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I'd like to know where you heard that rumor, since from where I've been sitting, it's been one of the best received Adventure Paths we've ever done. Judging by the reviews, the awards, and the sales Kingmaker has gathered... I'd say it's been VERY well recieved... At least, very well recieved by people who buy it, read it, play it, and give out Ennies. But what do they know?I heard a depressing rumor...I loved the Kingsmaker AP...it is in my humble opinion what all modules should try to be. But I heard it was not well recieved and there is no plans to make another AP like this.
Is that true?
It is also the AP I have most wanted to play/GM. Both of the campaigns I am working on will be in the same style. The first is hobs/gobs of the Chitterwood taking over Isger and the other is creating a new nation on Arcadia. Was toying with an underwater campaign to set up a new merfolk nation as well, but no one likes underwater campaigns it seems...
Do you have plans for more adventure paths like Kingmaker? Maybe not to set up a kingdom, but create a faction/religion/philosophy. Or some other unique twist. I find campaigns where the goal is to create something out of scraps/nothing to be the most fulfilling.
I'd like to know where you heard that rumor, since from where I've been sitting, it's been one of the best received Adventure Paths we've ever done. Judging by the reviews, the awards, and the sales Kingmaker has gathered... I'd say it's been VERY well recieved... At least, very well recieved by people who buy it, read it, play it, and give out Ennies. But what do they know?I heard a depressing rumor...I loved the Kingsmaker AP...it is in my humble opinion what all modules should try to be. But I heard it was not well recieved and there is no plans to make another AP like this.
Is that true?
Heard it from a friend who probably read it on the internet somewhere....so it must be true...type friend. So I figure I would hear it from the horse's mouth.
Though that raise other questions I have been curious about module writting...and APS writting.
Is it easier or harder to write a AP like Kingmaker?
Why don't we see more modules and APs like Kingmaker?
And I'll second Thomas LeBlanc question...is there any plans for APs like Kingmaker?
Actually, it would be interesting to see an Adventure Path in reverse of the Kingmaker! PCs are contacted/contracted by a government to sabotage a rival government's expansions into unclaimed territory both sides want.
PCs have to make tough choice between running in and butchering everything, including otherwise innocent settlers, or taking the high-road and merely sending them back to their own borders.
Do they ally with the tribes of hostile demi-humans to push the would-be settlers back, or do they stick to their principals and limit themselves to their own, trusted, forces.
Since their government may or may not be willing to settle the land themselves, do the PCs bother to build anything in this territory, or do they build a small, well hidden and well-defended fort to house their troops and supplies?
Might not be an Adventure Path in and of itself, but would make for an interesting Arc in a campaign!
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Do you have plans for more adventure paths like Kingmaker? Maybe not to set up a kingdom, but create a faction/religion/philosophy. Or some other unique twist. I find campaigns where the goal is to create something out of scraps/nothing to be the most fulfilling.
Yes, we do. Not yet as the ONLY element in an AP, but certainly as lesser elements in an Adventure Path.
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Though that raise other questions I have been curious about module writting...and APS writting.
Is it easier or harder to write a AP like Kingmaker?
Why don't we see more modules and APs like Kingmaker?
And I'll second Thomas LeBlanc question...is there any plans for APs like Kingmaker?
There are several installments in Serpent's Skull that are as sandboxy or even MORE sandboxy than Kingmaker.
Kingmaker wasn't particularly harder to write than any other AP... the tricky part was that Kingmaker's expansive presentation and sandbox style left less room for "key" encounter areas.
The game itself is built for a baseline of "go through the dungeon, kill monsters, take their stuff, repeat." The further off you get from that model, the less likely you are to see adventures is all.