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To a certain extent, we already do books with prebuilt NPCs: Adventures. Each one has several NPCs that a GM can use as he needs—often, when I'm running an adventure for which I'm ad-libbing a lot or for which I expect the PCs to get distracted by NPCs I've not built, I'll keep a couple of level-appropriate adventures handy so I can just grab one up and use an NPC stat block out of that book as I need.
That said, an NPC bestiary type book is a great idea, and one we've been contemplating doing for a few years. Stay tuned!
You sir.
You shall have my $45-$60 for that full-sized, 375ish paged hardcover NPC Book.
All you have to do is release the book.
You will also have my support for NPCeastiary 2 and 3.
~DH
With a easy to print/manipulate PDF and a free update for Hero lab or you character generation program of preference, as we are speaking of dream products.
Now we only need to win the lottery 3 or 4 times and pay Paizo to produce it. :D
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The problem, as I see it, is that with the current rules your AC matter against full attacks. Even if you can easily hit by the first attack, iterative attacks get a reasonable chance to miss. Making it a single all or nothing attack will reduce the importance of AC.
How do you think to overcome that problem? Or do you think it is not a valid concern?
That's a valid concern and a good thing to keep in mind if and when one playtests such a variant system.
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A Batman-like class would be amazingly awesome.
A class about being a a military attendant?
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A Batman-like class would be amazingly awesome.A class about being a a military attendant?
It seem a NPC class. :P
Nah... Batman doesn't neeed a "new class." He's just a rogue who's player somehow convinced the GM to let him build the character's stats with a 120 point buy.
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18 in all stat cost 102 point. No idea about the cost of the Awesome template.
And the "full of gold" an "GM tool" traits generally are restricted to NPC.
In reality as my perception of the DC Comics heroes was formed on the '60 version of them I don't like any of them, "Return of the Dark Knight" notwithstanding.
I like much more the Vertigo characters.
Nah... Batman doesn't neeed a "new class." He's just a rogue who's player somehow convinced the GM to let him build the character's stats with a 120 point buy.
Dear Lord! JJ - you trying to start something here?!
Soooooo, now that you've set the stage for this, the rule addendum covering the integration of 120 point buy PCs into Golarion will soon be forthcoming?
Ooo ooh, passing the Test of the Starstone becomes a feat?
(writing up Minor Deity prestige class now....).
Dear James.
How is going the plans for a mythic book?( i hope for the end of the year)
Any comments on D&D next?(i think is time to united the forces again).
How is going the plans for a mythic book?( i hope for the end of the year)
I sense another coded message in the near future.
Are familiars in Golarion normal animals that gain human intelligence and become magical beasts upon a wizard completing a ritual to give them it, or are familiars already intelligent magical beasts that appear as animals and respond to a wizard calling them and bonding to one?
If you have one of either, what's your favourite 'type' of campaign to run? What about play in?
By 'type' I mean 'journey' vs. 'dungeon crawling' vs. 'exploration'. That sort of thing.
Ones with strong storylines with frequent fun opoprtunities to roleplay against interesting NPCs interspersed with periodic dungeoncrawling.
Kinda like how our adventure paths look.
Heh, funny that!
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Do you get excited when the first printed copies of a new AP volume arrive at Paizo?
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Dear James.
How is going the plans for a mythic book?( i hope for the end of the year)
Any comments on D&D next?(i think is time to united the forces again).
We're not yet ready to really talk about our plans for a mythic book, or indeed if we're even ever gonna do one at all. I'm on record for saying that I think we should... but that's nothing new.
No comment on D&D next. I'm 100% in "sit back and quietly observe" on that topic.
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Are familiars in Golarion normal animals that gain human intelligence and become magical beasts upon a wizard completing a ritual to give them it, or are familiars already intelligent magical beasts that appear as animals and respond to a wizard calling them and bonding to one?
The ritual to gain a familiar is what grants the animal its magical and supernatural qualities.
Only those familiars gained via the Improved Familiar feat are "pre-smarties."
Which race name sounds best: Homina, Hominum, Hominim, Hominin?
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Do you get excited when the first printed copies of a new AP volume arrive at Paizo?
No... I get super nervous. Because that's the point where, if it happens, we find out if the entire print run has errors in it. That's only happened once (a map was scrambled in the penultimate Kingmaker adventure, if I remember correctly), but it could happen again.
It's kind of like counting the fingers and toes of a newborn baby.
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Which race name sounds best: Homina, Hominum, Hominim, Hominin?
I actually don't like any of them; too much like the word "homonym" in some cases, and in all cases sounds too much like "homina homina homina," the "heavy-breathing" sound you see in cartoons or other media when someone sees someone else that is super sexy.
Which race name sounds best: Homina, Hominum, Hominim, Hominin?I actually don't like any of them; too much like the word "homonym" in some cases, and in all cases sounds too much like "homina homina homina," the "heavy-breathing" sound you see in cartoons or other media when someone sees someone else that is super sexy.
What about alio or kona?
What about alio or kona?Which race name sounds best: Homina, Hominum, Hominim, Hominin?I actually don't like any of them; too much like the word "homonym" in some cases, and in all cases sounds too much like "homina homina homina," the "heavy-breathing" sound you see in cartoons or other media when someone sees someone else that is super sexy.
What's the race like?
Which race name sounds best: Homina, Hominum, Hominim, Hominin?I actually don't like any of them; too much like the word "homonym" in some cases, and in all cases sounds too much like "homina homina homina," the "heavy-breathing" sound you see in cartoons or other media when someone sees someone else that is super sexy.
I have to agree with James here, it does sound cartoonish.
What's the race like?What about alio or kona?Which race name sounds best: Homina, Hominum, Hominim, Hominin?I actually don't like any of them; too much like the word "homonym" in some cases, and in all cases sounds too much like "homina homina homina," the "heavy-breathing" sound you see in cartoons or other media when someone sees someone else that is super sexy.
Us.
I can't just use Human (I decided to use that name for a racial group that includes Elves, Dwarves, and the like). It needs a new name that sounds appropriate along names like Elf, Orc, Wildkin, and Tiefling.
What about Uberi?
I'm getting these names from Romance and Nordic languages.
I have to agree with James here, it does sound cartoonish.Which race name sounds best: Homina, Hominum, Hominim, Hominin?I actually don't like any of them; too much like the word "homonym" in some cases, and in all cases sounds too much like "homina homina homina," the "heavy-breathing" sound you see in cartoons or other media when someone sees someone else that is super sexy.
Yea. All I did was take the Latin for Human and mess with it.
I'm thinking I like Alio or Ailio.
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Nope; my houserules all got into the core rules.
...the awesomeness of your job (in my mind) just got by multiplied by 10.
Question: Where do you guys order your art-orders and is one piece of art expansive?
I want to order a colour-version of the Bonesnapper in the art-style of one of the bestiary monsters artists as that creature probably never will see the light of day in the Bestiaries :p (Marrow from X-men and the Boneclaw from D&D will be jealous if they would see the result)
Will we ever see an official Pathfinder version of the Sculpt Spell feat?
Also, what is your favorite tiny dinosaur? I like the mononykus.
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I've just been to see the Underworld: Awakening, and I liked it, just as other movies in the franchise. Some friends are bugging me to run an Underworld game. What system would you use for something like that?
Ummm... White Wolf's Vampire/Werewolf game, since the movies are so close to that game that there was a lawsuit from White Wolf back in the day of the first movie, would be the best bet.
To what extent do people outside of Razmiran buy into Razmir's claims of divinity? Are there many who think he's the real deal?
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Question: Where do you guys order your art-orders and is one piece of art expansive?
I want to order a colour-version of the Bonesnapper in the art-style of one of the bestiary monsters artists as that creature probably never will see the light of day in the Bestiaries :p (Marrow from X-men and the Boneclaw from D&D will be jealous if they would see the result)
We order our art from freelance artists all over the world—we don't generally talk about costs... but it is relatively expensive.
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Will we ever see an official Pathfinder version of the Sculpt Spell feat?
Also, what is your favorite tiny dinosaur? I like the mononykus.
Not an exact version, since "Sculpt Spell" is not open content, but something similar is possible some day I guess.
And: Compsognathus. Or maybe archaeopteryx, although that's starting to skew out of dinosaur territory.
And: Compsognathus. Or maybe archaeopteryx, although that's starting to skew out of dinosaur territory.
Archaeopteryx is still classified as a dinosaur, I'm pretty sure.
Do the daughters of Baba Yaga take on the race of the father (since her own race is unknown)? I'm curious because I saw that in Inner Sea Magic,
Although I can imagine that there may not really be any "rules" involved for such a powerful individual.
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And: Compsognathus. Or maybe archaeopteryx, although that's starting to skew out of dinosaur territory.Archaeopteryx is still classified as a dinosaur, I'm pretty sure.
Do the daughters of Baba Yaga take on the race of the father (since her own race is unknown)? I'm curious because I saw that in Inner Sea Magic,
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Although I can imagine that there may not really be any "rules" involved for such a powerful individual.
Yup; Baba Yaga's race is not currently listed, in any event. So her daughters end up being classified as Kellids.
The Mantis God who is thought by most Paizoites to have only come into existed due to Tar-Baphon defeating a deity is said to have existed a long time before that, according to an AP as a god of as a god of "monsters, natural disasters, and blood.
Are we going to ever get a story on the transition?
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The Mantis God who is thought by most Paizoites to have only come into existed due to Tar-Baphon defeating a deity is said to have existed a long time before that, according to an AP as a god of as a god of "monsters, natural disasters, and blood.
Are we going to ever get a story on the transition?
Probably. The Red Mantis and Achekek are one of my favorites—exports from my homebrew. I'm eager to delve into their stories some day.
Did you ever play any of the Thief games, James, and if somebody was to redo them with today's computing power, what would you think?
Personally I would hope for the sprawling maps and the collision detection of the first two games, where I could actually have decent sword-fights with the Guards and other Thieves.
Also, what treats do you give Shimmy, your cat? I was just told today that homogenized milk is very, very bad for Cats, but apparently there is a form of milk designed for cats. Brand I get is Whiskas Milk Plus, no lactose (which is apparently what hurts the cats) and contains Thiamine and Taurine. I've had to buy six separate bowls because otherwise the cats start to brawl over who gets to drink first.
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1) Can we expect Tian Xia sourcebooks in the Companion line? I would love to see Amanandar and Jinin explored further.
2) With Dragon Empires Gazetteer, the Elves of Golarion essentially became "Elves of the Inner Sea". Do you have any plans to publish more detailed book either in Companion or Campaign Setting line that would speak about the elves in more detail? Perhaps a 64-page book?
3) What do you think of Elven Archer class, presented in the latest KQ? Do you think it is a nice fit for Golarion?
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Did you ever play any of the Thief games, James, and if somebody was to redo them with today's computing power, what would you think?
Personally I would hope for the sprawling maps and the collision detection of the first two games, where I could actually have decent sword-fights with the Guards and other Thieves.
Also, what treats do you give Shimmy, your cat? I was just told today that homogenized milk is very, very bad for Cats, but apparently there is a form of milk designed for cats. Brand I get is Whiskas Milk Plus, no lactose (which is apparently what hurts the cats) and contains Thiamine and Taurine. I've had to buy six separate bowls because otherwise the cats start to brawl over who gets to drink first.
I've played all the Thief games; loved them! Very innovative and very cool; excellent storylines meshed with really fun game play. I would love to play another in the series... not because I think they'd be more fun with today's computing power but because they're just fun games.
Milk is indeed not the best treat for cats due to the lactose—a lot of them can't handle it and it gives them digestive problems. Shimmy's got a particularly delicate digestive system on top of that (she had some giardia when I got her from the shelter), so I don't really give her any treats yet... when I do, they'll probably be something organic and unusual from "All the Best," though.
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1) Can we expect Tian Xia sourcebooks in the Companion line? I would love to see Amanandar and Jinin explored further.
2) With Dragon Empires Gazetteer, the Elves of Golarion essentially became "Elves of the Inner Sea". Do you have any plans to publish more detailed book either in Companion or Campaign Setting line that would speak about the elves in more detail? Perhaps a 64-page book?
3) What do you think of Elven Archer class, presented in the latest KQ? Do you think it is a nice fit for Golarion?
1) Perhaps some day, if demand is high enough. Tian Xia is not our core campaign setting, though. What's more likely is for us to include Tian Xia elements now and then as part of larger books—say if we did another "Dungeons of Golarion" type product—one of the five chapters might be about a dungeon in Tian Xia. If folks continue to ask for more Tian Xia stuff, and if sales of the current Tian Xia products back that up by being really good... then chances of us doing something more with the Dragon Empires drastically improves.
2) No plans yet.
3) Haven't had a chance to look at it yet... but the concept is something that I could see fitting into Golarion quite well, since we have plenty of elves who use bows in the setting. Whether or not the rules mechanics and design philosophies match exactly what we would do, I can't say.
In regards to the sensitive tummy issue with the cat, my original cat was a stray with a wound in the back leg, for a week she could barely keep anything down. If little Shimmy gets really, really sick, a very weak mixture made from soup-stock should be something she can keep down.
I also recommend turkey meat if you go to the effort of hand-making your own cat-food. low fat and very healthy, I it up with some rice, the cats love it.
Now for the Question: Will we ever see the origins of the Tian Xia races spelled out in greater detail? I loved the Nagaji and the Samsarans, and I would be willing to pay for more in-depth origins of not only the Tian Xia races, but the origins of the other 'subtly and strangely different' races, like Aasimars and Tieflings and Tengu and the like?
Given your druthers, in what order would you detail the remaining regions of Golarion? Which of them interests you most?
Is there any chance of a Varisia companion? I know it's gotten a lot of coverage in APs, and there've been books about its major cities, but a proper Varisia player companion and/or DM's book would be nice.
Just adding another vote for a Varisia companion (perhaps in conjunction with Shattered Star).
And I'd not mind one for Absalom, either.
Would you consider a campaign setting or module book that focused on detailing a dungeon without a plot context? Not every dungeon would be right for this, but some of the iconic dungeons could handle their own sourcebook, I think, without being part of a setting event like an AP or a module.
(Bear in mind, this comes from a person who advocates setting material in every product... just not plot events necessarily)
James, can Weapon Finesse be used with an unarmed strike if I have the Improved Unarmed Strike feat?
Yes. Unarmed strikes are light weapons. Any light weapon can be finessed unless stated otherwise.
That's what I thought. Thanks for the confirmation.