Mr. James Jacobs,
How many cybernetic implants until your creature type changes to construct?
Are you familiar with WoD The God Machine Chronicle or its related book Demon: The Descent?
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Is it possible to get a more detailed idea of the things you thought needed to be tweaked? :PThe direction of there being a good choice for someone who wants a full BAB and who wants to fight with one weapon and who doesn't want to wear a lot of armor and wants to be very mobile.Is it possible to get a brief idea of the direction you were/are pushing the Swashbuckler?
I really liked it and am really excited to play one in the future.
I'm not sure why you'd want that, unless what you're REALLY asking is, " Can we get a preview of the class?" Which you can not. It's not time yet. Once the book's out, I'll be happy to talk more swashbuckler stuff.
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so Hardcovers are a new paizo product line? and how many pages will Hardcovers have?
what will Hardcovers focus on?(besides the Advanced Class Guide/Inner Sea Gods
Hardcovers aren't new. I'm talking about the hardcover world-neutral rulebook line; the line of books we started with the Pathfinder Core Rulebook and contains books like the Bestiaries, Advanced Player's Guide, and Ultimate Combat. We've been doing them for years.
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Mr. James Jacobs,
How many cybernetic implants until your creature type changes to construct?
Are you familiar with WoD The God Machine Chronicle or its related book Demon: The Descent?
The number of cybernetic implants you can have max is set by your Constitution (as a physical limit of what your body can handle) and your Intelligence (as a limit for how much robot parts your brain can handle the control of). You won't become a construct. A cyborg is, by definition, not a construct, because it has to be a living creature with robot parts in it, not a construct with living parts in it.
I'm not familiar with those books.
Mr. James Jacobs,
How many cybernetic implants until your creature type changes to construct?
Are you familiar with WoD The God Machine Chronicle or its related book Demon: The Descent?
The number of cybernetic implants you can have max is set by your Constitution (as a physical limit of what your body can handle) and your Intelligence (as a limit for how much robot parts your brain can handle the control of). You won't become a construct. A cyborg is, by definition, not a construct, because it has to be a living creature with robot parts in it, not a construct with living parts in it.
I'm not familiar with those books.
Awe but I wanted to do the whole transhuman thing into a servitor or construct. ;)
Basically the god machine is a machine on the scale of a lower case g god in the world of darkness that is so powerful and large that most people don't see it and it views people as little more than assests to be used and disposed of done.
Demon is about the servitors of the god machine who rebelled against their creator and how they wage an almost cold war like espionage conflict against the God Machine.
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Hey James,
Where can I learn more about the Kusari-Gama? I've only seen them mentioned in the faction guide! They're too cool to not pop up more often.
How would the KG (mainly the LE sects) react to a member leaving or losing faith in the factions goals?
And when they actually find a perfect warrior, how are they preserved? Do they stop aging? or is it closer to a Han Solo type frozen in Carbonite situation?
Thanks for reading.
Mr. James Jacobs,
How many cybernetic implants until your creature type changes to construct?
Are you familiar with WoD The God Machine Chronicle or its related book Demon: The Descent?
The number of cybernetic implants you can have max is set by your Constitution (as a physical limit of what your body can handle) and your Intelligence (as a limit for how much robot parts your brain can handle the control of). You won't become a construct. A cyborg is, by definition, not a construct, because it has to be a living creature with robot parts in it, not a construct with living parts in it.
I'm not familiar with those books.
Ah, I like the addition of INT as a limiting factor as well. Having both makes it unable to be monopolized by either wizards or barbarians. It will be the magi and rogues, more likely to have some of each, who win out.
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Their plan is to wallow in and enjoy their power, and maybe to bicker among themselves, and to do what Lamashtu tells them to do whenever she has a job for them.So, what's the barghest hero-gods' plan? To turn Golarion into Goblarion? :P
No fun, James. You DO know how to be silly, right? :P
Anyway, is the implication with Osirion's deities in Golarion that somehow ancient Egyptians came through a portal in the distant past and brought their religion with them? And why did Nethys appear as a purple pharaoh dude to Azghaad and not use his true form of half-perfect-half-charred? I personally would find the latter more impressive than some weird purple pharaoh dude. I mean, why purple? It just looks silly!
We have seen two of the new Iconics (Swashbuckler and war priest) any chance of seeing any more of them in the next couple of months? (Or failing that at least an indication there is a Gnome of halfling in the new group)We'll start revealing more about the iconics as we start ramping up for the Advanced Class Guide's release... but there'll be more of them showing up before then. I believe the Bloodrager and the Inquisitor are in the Free RPG day adventure, for example.
1) Two of the new Iconics? Cool. I knew Jason spoiled that the war priest is an Half-orc, but were can I find information on the Swashbuckler?
2) The Free RPG day adventure? Where and when is that released and how do I get it?
Agreed. Where can we find the art work on the warpriest and swashbuckler?
What was the language of the Ghol Gan empire?
thanks,
-Ben.
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In the new Osirion CS book, in the Sphinx Head entry in mentions Menedes was the Sky Pharaoh, but the Mummy's Mask AP has Hakotep as the Sky Pharaoh. Is this something that will be explored in Mummy's Mask, or is Sky Pharaoh more akin to the Fiend/Radiant/Cerulean/of Numbers titles that the Pharaohs of Ascension went by, or is it a title held by multiple Pharaohs who did something skyward?
Is it possible to get a more detailed idea of the things you thought needed to be tweaked? :PI'm not sure why you'd want that, unless what you're REALLY asking is, " Can we get a preview of the class?" Which you can not. It's not time yet. Once the book's out, I'll be happy to talk more swashbuckler stuff.
I playtested the Swashbuckler a small bit and knew what I wanted to see changed, like the piercing weapon restriction, and just was interested in what you thought needed work player to player (and Creative Director who has pushed for this class for years). I suppose since you have a fancy title, it could be considered a "preview," but we don't need to be that technical, do we?
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Hey James,
Where can I learn more about the Kusari-Gama? I've only seen them mentioned in the faction guide! They're too cool to not pop up more often.
How would the KG (mainly the LE sects) react to a member leaving or losing faith in the factions goals?
And when they actually find a perfect warrior, how are they preserved? Do they stop aging? or is it closer to a Han Solo type frozen in Carbonite situation?
Thanks for reading.
They are pretty much only detailed there, I believe. Mostly because they don't have a lot of fans here in the office, I suppose. They're not something we're planning on doing much more with in the future.
As for what they do when they find a perfect warrior, I'm not sure even they know yet. It's kind of more an ideal to aim for than a goal they actually hope to achieve.
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Ah, I like the addition of INT as a limiting factor as well. Having both makes it unable to be monopolized by either wizards or barbarians. It will be the magi and rogues, more likely to have some of each, who win out.Mr. James Jacobs,
How many cybernetic implants until your creature type changes to construct?
Are you familiar with WoD The God Machine Chronicle or its related book Demon: The Descent?
The number of cybernetic implants you can have max is set by your Constitution (as a physical limit of what your body can handle) and your Intelligence (as a limit for how much robot parts your brain can handle the control of). You won't become a construct. A cyborg is, by definition, not a construct, because it has to be a living creature with robot parts in it, not a construct with living parts in it.
I'm not familiar with those books.
I suppose... although there's plenty of folks out there, like me, who don't limit their character builds to "what the boards say are optimal."
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Their plan is to wallow in and enjoy their power, and maybe to bicker among themselves, and to do what Lamashtu tells them to do whenever she has a job for them.So, what's the barghest hero-gods' plan? To turn Golarion into Goblarion? :P
No fun, James. You DO know how to be silly, right? :P
Anyway, is the implication with Osirion's deities in Golarion that somehow ancient Egyptians came through a portal in the distant past and brought their religion with them? And why did Nethys appear as a purple pharaoh dude to Azghaad and not use his true form of half-perfect-half-charred? I personally would find the latter more impressive than some weird purple pharaoh dude. I mean, why purple? It just looks silly!
I do know how to be silly, yes. Just check the "Ask Merisiel" thread for proof.
The unfortunate thing about being Creative Director is that I have to be VERY pedantic and careful and deliberate about answering questions and what I say online, because the internet is full of folks who not only aren't silly or don't get silly or get confused when someone is silly... there's folks out there who actively oppose Paizo and want to defame us or me or whatever. And I'm not interested in giving them out-of-context quote opportunities. Neither am I interested in saying something goofy and having lots of folks miss the point and assume that a joke I've said is in fact the truth. Especially since, unlike conversations, where words vanish once you speak them... whatever you write on the internet is basically permanent and around forever. One mis-spoken accidental turn of phrase can haunt you forever.
And yes, that's the implication about the ancient gods of Osirion; they moved from Golarion to Earth in the ancient past. I doubt they started at Golarion though.
As for why pre-deity Nethys is purple? A poor choice by an artist and us not having the luxury or time to get it fixed before it had to go to print, I guess. Just as you can have typos in print, you can have art errors in print. We try to minimize both, but we can't stop them all if we want to keep on schedule, unfortunately.
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We have seen two of the new Iconics (Swashbuckler and war priest) any chance of seeing any more of them in the next couple of months? (Or failing that at least an indication there is a Gnome of halfling in the new group)We'll start revealing more about the iconics as we start ramping up for the Advanced Class Guide's release... but there'll be more of them showing up before then. I believe the Bloodrager and the Inquisitor are in the Free RPG day adventure, for example.1) Two of the new Iconics? Cool. I knew Jason spoiled that the war priest is an Half-orc, but were can I find information on the Swashbuckler?
2) The Free RPG day adventure? Where and when is that released and how do I get it?
1) You can't right now. Patience is key there.
2) On free RPG day. Click for details on the product in question.
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The Swashbuckler had information on it released? Where?
Also:
1) In the Pathfinder comic, will Seoni be facing further challenges as leader of the group? She doesn't feel as though she's had a real struggle yet in balancing personalities or potential clashes.
2) Might they meet a new party member in Magnimar? Or at least a new guest member or two, along the lines of Lini?
3) As a comic-related question, but not the PF comic, did you read the IDW D&D comic when it was being published?
4) What sort of relationship exists between Orcus and Nocticula? Openly and directly hostile? Ignoring each other? Wary of each other?
4a) Has Nocticula ever gone for the kill on Orcus in order to add him to her realm as an island?
4b) Of the major demon lords PF has printed so far, which ones would Nocticula not go after if given the chance? We know with WotR that she'd take a shot at Baphomet and Deskari (since she can be called to help against them, for a price), but she's also stronger than they are.
Not yet. Folks are asking for it and I'm saying be patient.
1) Yes; that's the main theme of her character.
2) No new iconics, but they'll meet some Magnimarians who folks will recognize.
3) Nope.
4) They're wary of each other but don't have a lot of interaction, with the possible exception of Orcus being jealous that shadows prefer her over him.
4a) Nope. If she had, he'd be an island, I suspect.
4b) Not gonna say, because that story's only just starting to be told.
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Not JJ but Risen from the Sands
In the new Osirion CS book, in the Sphinx Head entry in mentions Menedes was the Sky Pharaoh, but the Mummy's Mask AP has Hakotep as the Sky Pharaoh. Is this something that will be explored in Mummy's Mask, or is Sky Pharaoh more akin to the Fiend/Radiant/Cerulean/of Numbers titles that the Pharaohs of Ascension went by, or is it a title held by multiple Pharaohs who did something skyward?
That's a key plot point to be revealed and expanded upon in Mummy's Mask.
Their plan is to wallow in and enjoy their power, and maybe to bicker among themselves, and to do what Lamashtu tells them to do whenever she has a job for them.So, what's the barghest hero-gods' plan? To turn Golarion into Goblarion? :P
No fun, James. You DO know how to be silly, right? :P
Anyway, is the implication with Osirion's deities in Golarion that somehow ancient Egyptians came through a portal in the distant past and brought their religion with them? And why did Nethys appear as a purple pharaoh dude to Azghaad and not use his true form of half-perfect-half-charred? I personally would find the latter more impressive than some weird purple pharaoh dude. I mean, why purple? It just looks silly!
I do know how to be silly, yes. Just check the "Ask Merisiel" thread for proof.
The unfortunate thing about being Creative Director is that I have to be VERY pedantic and careful and deliberate about answering questions and what I say online, because the internet is full of folks who not only aren't silly or don't get silly or get confused when someone is silly... there's folks out there who actively oppose Paizo and want to defame us or me or whatever. And I'm not interested in giving them out-of-context quote opportunities. Neither am I interested in saying something goofy and having lots of folks miss the point and assume that a joke I've said is in fact the truth. Especially since, unlike conversations, where words vanish once you speak them... whatever you write on the internet is basically permanent and around forever. One mis-spoken accidental turn of phrase can haunt you forever.
Is it bad then that my goal is to get you to spill the beans on what hasn't been announced? Well being silly about reading into what you do say. :)
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1)What is Socothbenoth's Abyssal realm like? is it bigger then Nocticula's realm
2)What type of Demons live in Socothbenoth's realm?
3)Why does Arshea not have a planer realm(why did you guys decided not to give him/her one)?
4)When will we get a new planer book?
1) It's smaller than Nocticula's realm. It's basically a city-sized Cathedral surrounded by a depraved sylvan wilderness. Each room in his cathedral is dedicated to a different sinful taboo, and each one is less appropriate for us to talk about on these boards. We'd have to go to other places on the internet to talk about that.
2) Seraptis demons, incubi, succubi, half-demons, cambions... and all the others, but those are the main ones.
3) Dunno. I wasn't involved in Arshea's creation. May have just been an oversight; does it specifically say no planar realm? If it doesn't say that, then there is one... we just haven't talked about it yet.
4) When we make another book, I guess.
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Is it bad then that my goal is to get you to spill the beans on what hasn't been announced? Well being silly about reading into what you do say. :)
Kinda, yeah... since another way to phrase "getting me to spill the beans" is to say "trying to get me fired for revealing information I wasn't supposed to reveal."
And in all honesty... you're actually pretty good at sleuthing out future releases, so that when you DO start interpreting things... and when they DO now and then turn out right... that kinda stresses me out as well, since if management sees you post those things, or more to the point, those messages gain traction somewhere and folks start talking more about it... it starts to look like I'm spilling secrets on some level. Which stresses me out even if it doesn't come to that.
A good example of one person's silly being another person's stress.
Agreed. Where can we find the art work on the warpriest and swashbuckler?In the future.
Or check out the front cover of Risen from the Sands as it depicts the male half-orc Warpriest and female half-elf (my guess) swashbuckler in action. At least according to F. Wesley Schneider although it's been long suspected those two were the Warpriest and Swashbuckler since it came out.
Are there deities or divine beings dedicated to time, space, gravity, and other metaphysical forces like that?
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where should we that talk about these sinful taboos at?
and what is the sylvan wilderness like are there towns and city there?(an Abyssal realm is the size of a planet right)
There is no official place for folks to talk about X-rated topics as regards Golarion or Pathfinder content, but they exist out there on the internet if you want to track them down and, of course, you're allowed to by your parents or government or religion or whatever to take part in those kinds of discussions. They can't happen here, though, because of the restriction on that type of discussion on these boards.
Abyssal realms range in size from continents to planets, and perhaps a little bigger or a little smaller in some cases. We haven't said much about the realm surrounding Socothbenoth's central cathedral, mostly because we don't publish porn/erotica. It's one of those cases we need to leave it to the imagination, for better or worse.
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was Acavna good god because the sentience of the Mordant Spire seems kind of evil?
and was Acavna a deity or demigod? it is hard to believe that a deity was killed by a big rock from space
It's not evil.
She was a deity, and it wasn't just a big rock from space. And while deities don't have stats, that means what kills them is pretty much whatever we say or need for the story. A god could die of a bee sting if that's the story we wanted to tell.
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Are there any deities that don't know that they are deities?
Perhaps. That's an interesting idea. It's a philosophical question too. Are you a deity if you don't realize it? Do you have worshipers if you don't realize you're a deity? How can they gain spells from you if you don't know about them? How can you NOT know you're a deity if you DO know you have worshipers who cast spells?
Is it bad then that my goal is to get you to spill the beans on what hasn't been announced? Well being silly about reading into what you do say. :)Kinda, yeah... since another way to phrase "getting me to spill the beans" is to say "trying to get me fired for revealing information I wasn't supposed to reveal."
And in all honesty... you're actually pretty good at sleuthing out future releases, so that when you DO start interpreting things... and when they DO now and then turn out right... that kinda stresses me out as well, since if management sees you post those things, or more to the point, those messages gain traction somewhere and folks start talking more about it... it starts to look like I'm spilling secrets on some level. Which stresses me out even if it doesn't come to that.
A good example of one person's silly being another person's stress.
Well I will try to be quieter with my sleuthing, since the point is not to cause you stress or get you fired.
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Well I will try to be quieter with my sleuthing, since the point is not to cause you stress or get you fired.Is it bad then that my goal is to get you to spill the beans on what hasn't been announced? Well being silly about reading into what you do say. :)Kinda, yeah... since another way to phrase "getting me to spill the beans" is to say "trying to get me fired for revealing information I wasn't supposed to reveal."
And in all honesty... you're actually pretty good at sleuthing out future releases, so that when you DO start interpreting things... and when they DO now and then turn out right... that kinda stresses me out as well, since if management sees you post those things, or more to the point, those messages gain traction somewhere and folks start talking more about it... it starts to look like I'm spilling secrets on some level. Which stresses me out even if it doesn't come to that.
A good example of one person's silly being another person's stress.
No need to be quieter, really... just try not to make it sound like you have insider information is all. ;-)
Are there any deities that don't know that they are deities?Perhaps. That's an interesting idea. It's a philosophical question too. Are you a deity if you don't realize it? Do you have worshipers if you don't realize you're a deity? How can they gain spells from you if you don't know about them? How can you NOT know you're a deity if you DO know you have worshipers who cast spells?
The Deity doesn't consciously know, but the subconscious take care of all the divine stuff.
Perhaps it's a deity of madness, and with that comes split personality and/or convincing self deception
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3) Dunno. I wasn't involved in Arshea's creation. May have just been an oversight; does it specifically say no planar realm? If it doesn't say that, then there is one... we just haven't talked about it yet.
Actually, Chronicle of the Righteous specifically says why Arshea has no planar realm. Arshea, being the blithe spirit of freedom he/she is, roves the cosmos and just crashes at any Empyreal Lord or god's pad she/he happens to be visiting at the time. Sometimes Arshea hangs out at Desna's place, sometimes crashing Cayden Cailean's party, sometimes in Ragathiel's fortress, sometimes in Sarenrae's realm, etc. Vildeis is another Empyreal Lord who does something similar, though for different reasons (she's on a constant, one angel crusade against the multiverse's evil, and thus doesn't have time to maintain a realm).
Huh. I answered a question by James. Where are the flying pigs?!
Have tomatoes been introduced to Avistan from Arcadia at this point in history?