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Nah. It'd be eaten by Wes.What about tying a note to a brick and then tying the brick to a goat and sending it to the Paizo offices, would that work?Both work. As do PMs.Which is a better way for a civilian to get ahold of you? E-mail or the Ask James Jacobs thread?James, what is a good way to get in contact with John Compton to get a chronicle sheet for a game he ran on Sunday after PaizoCon ended? I don't think he checks his Paizo messages. And how much longer should I wait?All of our emails are printed on the "Contact Us" page. That's the best way to get ahold of one of us in particular.
The brick or the goat?
Is it just me or are most of the "Iconic" Animal Companion, Familiar and Mount males?
Which Song of Ice and Fire characters are you most looking forward to being introduced in Game of Thrones? Which cuts or potential character cuts will you be most disappointed by?
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Hi James!
Glad you avoided Con crud!
I'm a bit confused. I was pursuing the Technology Guide, as well as The Fires of Creation. The Technology Guide says that without the Technologist feat, Disable Device is treated as untrained as to tech devices. However, Fires of Creation says that you can attempt to pick electronic locks with a minus 5 penalty without the Technologist feat. Which would you use?
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What would you say a (mythic)miracle would be able to do? (when creating a castle)how big of a castle can a full-power miracle create?How large of a "permanent" structure (keep, castle) be created with a Polymorph Any Object spell ?
What size building would be a reasonable request using a Wish/Miracle ?
Up to 100 cubic feet per level; if the thing is hollow (as most structures tend to be) the space inside counts against this limit.
Look to other spells that make buildings, such as mage's magnificent mansion, and then extrapolate from there, I suppose. A wish or miracle should be able to create something bigger than that. That spell creates a mansion of up to 3 ten-foot cubes per level. I'd say 5 ten foot cubes per level is a good place for wish/miracle to reside.
Up to the GM. Using my above suggestions, 5 10 foot cubes would allow for a 20th Caster Level wish/miracle to create something that consists of 200 10 foot cubes. That said... it's up to the GM if you want to create something bigger. Since create demiplane exists... and since miracle is more powerful... depending on the situation, you'd be able to make a really big castle.
No exact formula should exist though. It should vary according to the situation. AKA: Up to the GM.
Pretty much the same thing as a mythic wish.
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Could we have some more stuff like diabloists and other things? I think working with evil outsiders to be a really interesting concept, as they could turn on you in a splitsecond, meaning you are at a high risk of being murdered. I think we need something for the good outsiders though.
We've got an Adventure Path set in Cheliax coming next year... so, yes. Although they'll be presented as options for the bad guys...
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Why there are a lot of factors as to what needs to occurs to provoke the creation of an adventure path compendium like Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition. But if such conditions were met and you were able to choose which adventure path to hardcover compile which would you like to see?
I’ll put my own thoughts into a spoiler,
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If it were entirely up to me? Second Darkness.
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There are? Where? I thought turkeys were post-Columbus.What would be a good substitute for turkeys on Golarion if I want my PC to say to someone "you look like a turkey" but there aren't turkeys on Golarion for that frame of reference to work?There are turkeys on Golarion. So... no need for turkey substitutes.
Columbus and his post have pretty much nothing to do with Golarion. There's PLENTY in Golarion that doesn't sync up with an Earth timeline... particularly the timeline of recorded history.
There are turkeys.
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James, I wanted to thank pazio for the ACG it isw a great book with lots of potential I really like the Slayer, Bloodrager, Swashbuckler and the Hunter.
Now on to my question. Can you explain why when Pazio puts feat taxes in martial feats that have nothing to do with the feat it self. Example the great new feat Pack Flanking has the feat Combat expertise which has a prereq of int of 13. This makes it real hard to take the feat in a lot of builds if you are limited to a 20 point build. I don't see them same feat taxes for casting classes. Maybe that is because I have not delved too deeply in to caster classes other than Magus's and Bloodragers.
Question 2: Would you ask Jason to consider letting the weapons training ability that fighters and some others get substitute for Weapons Focus as a prerequisite for feats that require Weapons focus as a prerequisite.
Also I would like to tell you that you did a great job on the Technology guide. there was only one item that I did not like and that was powered armor. Most of what I did not like was having to refer to other sections of the book to look up abilities.
IMO all magic item descriptions
should be able to fit on a 3x5 or 4x6 index card but that is just my own individual quirk because that is what my GM in my formative gaming years did.
Pazio is really rocking with great content for Pathfinder!!
Thanks for picking up the new book!
You'd have to ask Jason and the design team why they do that. My guess would be that that's one of the ways they balance the feats that are more powerful.
Question 2: That's unlikely to be changed.
As for powered armor... it's complicated stuff. You shouldn't be using it until you're high level, and by that point, in theory, you'll be a lot more familiar with the other tech options in the book, at which point it should be easier to manage.
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Splnterwaif's my favorite creature. It's a typically profound creature in my opinion in terms of its being evil in our eyes on how it treats children but when you truly look at it,it's just how most people treat chickens,cows,etc; we even have popular cooking shows (i'm not a vegetarian btw). It's a great moral dilemma setup at low levels for players as preparation for more complex dilemma at higher levels. But I digress; i thought this creation was from some popular myth but I just learned that this was your creation! So I am just curious, seriously, how did you come up with this?
Ha! Splinterwaifs! Been a while since I thought about them!
That one wasn't really inspired by anything in particular... I just made it up, drawing upon 20 some years of inspiration, I suppose, from immersing myself in the horror genre.
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James, I am really looking forward to the Giantslayer AP. In fact I have created my own race of monsters for the AP I hope to insert into encounters there. But here is where we get into the tricky situation. I created a 10(RP) NPC humanoid npc race called the giantkin (inspired by ogrekin). I split the Giantkin into 4 distinct types Tethyn (Ice giant kin), Gorn (Hill giant Kin), Braunn (Fire Giant Kin), Kolan (Stone Giant Kin). Giant kin are tribal generally loosely allied with giant tribes often a meritocracy led by a half giant. Giant kin are minimum 3 quarters Human (except for the Braunn who look like they come from dwarves) and a quarter giant blood.
The problem came from the fact a friend reviewed these NPCs creations and wants to play one during the Giantslayer AP. And I am unsure if that would be appropriate where it has been stated the giants are the enemy. Is there a way you can think where I can get solve this situation without saying outright NO?
There's been plenty of adventures where humans are the primary enemy, and it's still okay to play humans. By that reasoning, not all giants or giantkin would need to be allied with all monster giants. Just make the giantkin PC a good alignment and that should solve the problem right there.
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The brick or the goat?Nah. It'd be eaten by Wes.What about tying a note to a brick and then tying the brick to a goat and sending it to the Paizo offices, would that work?Both work. As do PMs.Which is a better way for a civilian to get ahold of you? E-mail or the Ask James Jacobs thread?James, what is a good way to get in contact with John Compton to get a chronicle sheet for a game he ran on Sunday after PaizoCon ended? I don't think he checks his Paizo messages. And how much longer should I wait?All of our emails are printed on the "Contact Us" page. That's the best way to get ahold of one of us in particular.
The goat.
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Which Song of Ice and Fire characters are you most looking forward to being introduced in Game of Thrones? Which cuts or potential character cuts will you be most disappointed by?
At this point...
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Hi James!
Glad you avoided Con crud!
I'm a bit confused. I was pursuing the Technology Guide, as well as The Fires of Creation. The Technology Guide says that without the Technologist feat, Disable Device is treated as untrained as to tech devices. However, Fires of Creation says that you can attempt to pick electronic locks with a minus 5 penalty without the Technologist feat. Which would you use?
Thanks!
I'm glad too! Avoiding the con crud means that I don't have to work ALL DAY on the weekends and actually have a chance of not falling behind schedule as a result.
There were some changes in development to the Technolgist feat at the last minute that didn't get entirely synced up with Fires of Creation, alas. If you're comfortable with technology in your game, I'd suggest going with the –5 penalty. If technology in your game (and the idea that anyone can figure it out with a bit of luck) does weird you out, go with the rules as presented in the book.
OR! Limit the actual use of Disable Device to unlock electronically locked doors to attempts to unlock the door's wiring etc. but let the check still work at a –5 penalty if the character instead tries to disable the locked door by physically dismantling it.
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Is Wes one of theMen Who Stare At Goats?The goat.The brick or the goat?Nah. It'd be eaten by Wes.What about tying a note to a brick and then tying the brick to a goat and sending it to the Paizo offices, would that work?Both work. As do PMs.Which is a better way for a civilian to get ahold of you? E-mail or the Ask James Jacobs thread?James, what is a good way to get in contact with John Compton to get a chronicle sheet for a game he ran on Sunday after PaizoCon ended? I don't think he checks his Paizo messages. And how much longer should I wait?All of our emails are printed on the "Contact Us" page. That's the best way to get ahold of one of us in particular.
Nope. He just eats them now and then.
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Beyond harmful to undead, you mean?
We haven't actually done much with positive energy effects in Pathifnder yet. In D&D, you could "overheal" by being on the plane for too long, at which point you basically explode from an overdose of life, which ironically basically kills you.
I did work on Elder Evils—I did the chapter on the obyrith lord Sletorous or however it was spelled.
Yeah, harmful to living creatures. Do you think it's even appropriate to use positive energy in this way, or should it remain a force for healing?
I really liked the way that scenario from Elder Evils portrayed it as a force for growth - including harmful growth of cancers and the like.
I think positive energy should be about life, not death. Harmful life is fine... but overdosing on life shouldn't kill you in and of itself.
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Hey James,
I have a question. It seems lately that the APs are about ending rather permanently threats around Golarion.
For example...
Wrath of Righteous close the World Wound.
Iron God it seems pretty much ends or at least topples the Technic League from their power base.
The up coming Hell's Rebels seem the Cheliax will not be a evil power anymore.
While I don't have a problem with any of these APs I am kind of getting tired of Golarion changing APs...are their plans to step back from them?
I think positive energy should be about life, not death. Harmful life is fine... but overdosing on life shouldn't kill you in and of itself.Beyond harmful to undead, you mean?
We haven't actually done much with positive energy effects in Pathifnder yet. In D&D, you could "overheal" by being on the plane for too long, at which point you basically explode from an overdose of life, which ironically basically kills you.
I did work on Elder Evils—I did the chapter on the obyrith lord Sletorous or however it was spelled.
Yeah, harmful to living creatures. Do you think it's even appropriate to use positive energy in this way, or should it remain a force for healing?
I really liked the way that scenario from Elder Evils portrayed it as a force for growth - including harmful growth of cancers and the like.
Growing extra limbs, etc.
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There are? Where? I thought turkeys were post-Columbus.What would be a good substitute for turkeys on Golarion if I want my PC to say to someone "you look like a turkey" but there aren't turkeys on Golarion for that frame of reference to work?There are turkeys on Golarion. So... no need for turkey substitutes.Columbus and his post have pretty much nothing to do with Golarion. There's PLENTY in Golarion that doesn't sync up with an Earth timeline... particularly the timeline of recorded history.
There are turkeys.
So I DON'T have to worry about it like Tolkien did when he had to rewrite The Hobbit after he realized he'd had Bilbo serving the dwarves tomatoes, when Middle-Earth was supposed to be representative of Europe pre-Columbian-Exchange?
I think positive energy should be about life, not death. Harmful life is fine... but overdosing on life shouldn't kill you in and of itself.Beyond harmful to undead, you mean?
We haven't actually done much with positive energy effects in Pathifnder yet. In D&D, you could "overheal" by being on the plane for too long, at which point you basically explode from an overdose of life, which ironically basically kills you.
I did work on Elder Evils—I did the chapter on the obyrith lord Sletorous or however it was spelled.
Yeah, harmful to living creatures. Do you think it's even appropriate to use positive energy in this way, or should it remain a force for healing?
I really liked the way that scenario from Elder Evils portrayed it as a force for growth - including harmful growth of cancers and the like.
Maybe not on Golarion, but that's how it works in Pathfinder. If you visit the Positive Energy Plane, you will 'over heal' and die.
Positive-Dominant
An abundance of life characterizes planes with this trait. Like negative-dominant planes, positive-dominant planes can be either minor or major. A minor positive-dominant plane is a riotous explosion of life in all its forms. Colors are brighter, fires are hotter, noises are louder, and sensations are more intense as a result of the positive energy swirling through the plane. All individuals in a positive-dominant plane gain fast healing 2 as an extraordinary ability.
Major positive-dominant planes go even further. A creature on a major positive-dominant plane must make a DC 15 Fortitude save to avoid being blinded for 10 rounds by the brilliance of the surroundings. Simply being on the plane grants fast healing 5 as an extraordinary ability. In addition, those at full hit points gain 5 additional temporary hit points per round. These temporary hit points fade 1d20 rounds after the creature leaves the major positive-dominant plane. However, a creature must make a DC 20 Fortitude save each round that its temporary hit points exceed its normal hit point total. Failing the saving throw results in the creature exploding in a riot of energy, which kills it.
Funny thing is, because it grants fast healing, even Undead can be healed on the Positive Energy Plane. While on the Negative Energy Plane, only living creatures can die. So Negative Energy kills living creatures, while Positive Energy kills everything.
Does Golarion's Positive/Negative Planes operate the same way? Or are they different?
1) Do druids often worship the Eldest?
2) Are there groups on Golarion that worship the Eldest?
3) How rare are Druids that worship Pharasma, if any do exist?
4) What are the most common Druid deities aside from Gozreh and Erastil?
There's been plenty of adventures where humans are the primary enemy, and it's still okay to play humans. By that reasoning, not all giants or giantkin would need to be allied with all monster giants. Just make the giantkin PC a good alignment and that should solve the problem right there.James, I am really looking forward to the Giantslayer AP. In fact I have created my own race of monsters for the AP I hope to insert into encounters there. But here is where we get into the tricky situation. I created a 10(RP) NPC humanoid npc race called the giantkin (inspired by ogrekin). I split the Giantkin into 4 distinct types Tethyn (Ice giant kin), Gorn (Hill giant Kin), Braunn (Fire Giant Kin), Kolan (Stone Giant Kin). Giant kin are tribal generally loosely allied with giant tribes often a meritocracy led by a half giant. Giant kin are minimum 3 quarters Human (except for the Braunn who look like they come from dwarves) and a quarter giant blood.
The problem came from the fact a friend reviewed these NPCs creations and wants to play one during the Giantslayer AP. And I am unsure if that would be appropriate where it has been stated the giants are the enemy. Is there a way you can think where I can get solve this situation without saying outright NO?
I suppose that makes sense. I always thought them more a as "monster" . But these creatures look mostly human anyway just unusually tall with a few distinguishing features. And adventurers by definition are different from the norm.Also do you think I should produce more giantkin varieties? I didn't want to do it with the huge + giant varieties as their as they are too powerful. Is there any Golarion specific giants that could be good candidates to have giantkin offspring? Or any Giants appropriate to that region that could be giantkin material?
I have a quick lore-based question: How prevalent would you say homelessness, hunger, and starvation are on Golarion? How about just in Absalom in particular?
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Is it just me or are most of the "Iconic" Animal Companion, Familiar and Mount males?
If you mean iconics possessing any of those features:
Male: Alain (Donahan), Balazar (Padrig), Harsk (Biter)
Female: Adowyn (Leryn), Feiya (Daji), Lini (Droogami), Seoni (Dragon), Shardra (Kolo)
So it's 5 females vs 3 males. I may have missed somebody but I'd need to have missed at least two for it to even be even.
Is it just me or are most of the "Iconic" Animal Companion, Familiar and Mount males?
If you mean iconics possessing any of those features:
Male: Alain (Donahan), Balazar (Padrig), Harsk (Biter)
Female: Adowyn (Leryn), Feiya (Daji), Lini (Droogami), Seoni (Dragon), Shardra (Kolo)So it's 5 females vs 3 males. I may have missed somebody but I'd need to have missed at least two for it to even be even.
He means the actual gender of those familiars / animal companions, not the gender of the iconics who possess them.
He means the actual gender of those familiars / animal companions, not the gender of the iconics who possess them.Is it just me or are most of the "Iconic" Animal Companion, Familiar and Mount males?
If you mean iconics possessing any of those features:
Male: Alain (Donahan), Balazar (Padrig), Harsk (Biter)
Female: Adowyn (Leryn), Feiya (Daji), Lini (Droogami), Seoni (Dragon), Shardra (Kolo)So it's 5 females vs 3 males. I may have missed somebody but I'd need to have missed at least two for it to even be even.
^ that.
Hi, James-
Would you consider Hell's Rebels sort of a spiritual "sequel" to Skull and Shackles, given that
If it were entirely up to me? Second Darkness.Why there are a lot of factors as to what needs to occurs to provoke the creation of an adventure path compendium like Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition. But if such conditions were met and you were able to choose which adventure path to hardcover compile which would you like to see?
I’ll put my own thoughts into a spoiler,
** spoiler omitted **...
without getting into too many specifics, what are some of the changes and alterations you would do off the top of your head?
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Hey James,
I have a question. It seems lately that the APs are about ending rather permanently threats around Golarion.
For example...
** spoiler omitted **
While I don't have a problem with any of these APs I am kind of getting tired of Golarion changing APs...are their plans to step back from them?
That's nothing new, frankly. The MAJORITY of our APs are in fact about ending major threats to Golarion. Some are small scale (Crimson Throne) but some are larger (Runelords) and some are global (Second Darkness).
We don't assume ANY of these Adventure Paths occur, remember, until they occur in your game. The order in which they take place is up to you. Whether or not they take place at ALL is up to you as well.
As for two of the APs you mention...
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So I DON'T have to worry about it like Tolkien did when he had to rewrite The Hobbit after he realized he'd had Bilbo serving the dwarves tomatoes, when Middle-Earth was supposed to be representative of Europe pre-Columbian-Exchange?There are? Where? I thought turkeys were post-Columbus.What would be a good substitute for turkeys on Golarion if I want my PC to say to someone "you look like a turkey" but there aren't turkeys on Golarion for that frame of reference to work?There are turkeys on Golarion. So... no need for turkey substitutes.Columbus and his post have pretty much nothing to do with Golarion. There's PLENTY in Golarion that doesn't sync up with an Earth timeline... particularly the timeline of recorded history.
There are turkeys.
Absolutely not.
And remember, there's a HUGE DIFFERENCE between one person creating a world that he has complete and utter control over and a company creating a world that countless people will have a hand in creating. It's a lot easier to manage continuity if you're a one-person team, and a lot easier to make decisions that deviate from real-world familiarities as a result.
And frankly... I don't think Tolkien should have worried about those tomatoes anyway, since if you have dragons in your world, a few tomatoes aren't gonna break verisimilitude any more, and excluding them might actually do so even more.
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Funny thing is, because it grants fast healing, even Undead can be healed on the Positive Energy Plane. While on the Negative Energy Plane, only living creatures can die. So Negative Energy kills living creatures, while Positive Energy kills everything.
Does Golarion's Positive/Negative Planes operate the same way? Or are they different?
It is indeed how it works in Golarion. Not every decision we make for the game is one I would have made on my own, remember.
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1) Do druids often worship the Eldest?
2) Are there groups on Golarion that worship the Eldest?
3) How rare are Druids that worship Pharasma, if any do exist?
4) What are the most common Druid deities aside from Gozreh and Erastil?
1) Absolutely.
2) Yes.
3) Not that rare.
4) The Eldest, the Elemental Lords, and perhaps Nethys. All of these are more common than druids of Erastil, actually, since Erastil is about how civilization changes and tames and adopts nature, which is in a lot of ways not very druidic at all.
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I suppose that makes sense. I always thought them more a as "monster" . But these creatures look mostly human anyway just unusually tall with a few distinguishing features. And adventurers by definition are different from the norm.Also do you think I should produce more giantkin varieties? I didn't want to do it with the huge + giant varieties as their as they are too powerful. Is there any Golarion specific giants that could be good candidates to have giantkin offspring? Or any Giants appropriate to that region that could be giantkin material?There's been plenty of adventures where humans are the primary enemy, and it's still okay to play humans. By that reasoning, not all giants or giantkin would need to be allied with all monster giants. Just make the giantkin PC a good alignment and that should solve the problem right there.James, I am really looking forward to the Giantslayer AP. In fact I have created my own race of monsters for the AP I hope to insert into encounters there. But here is where we get into the tricky situation. I created a 10(RP) NPC humanoid npc race called the giantkin (inspired by ogrekin). I split the Giantkin into 4 distinct types Tethyn (Ice giant kin), Gorn (Hill giant Kin), Braunn (Fire Giant Kin), Kolan (Stone Giant Kin). Giant kin are tribal generally loosely allied with giant tribes often a meritocracy led by a half giant. Giant kin are minimum 3 quarters Human (except for the Braunn who look like they come from dwarves) and a quarter giant blood.
The problem came from the fact a friend reviewed these NPCs creations and wants to play one during the Giantslayer AP. And I am unsure if that would be appropriate where it has been stated the giants are the enemy. Is there a way you can think where I can get solve this situation without saying outright NO?
Well... if you're the GM, you get to make those decisions. I wouldn't allow Large PCs or part-giant PCs in any game I run, for what it's worth. I overwhelmingly prefer human or near-human characters in my games. The closest thing we have to half-giants on Golarion would be the ogerkin... and they are most assuredly not appropriate as PCs.
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I have a quick lore-based question: How prevalent would you say homelessness, hunger, and starvation are on Golarion? How about just in Absalom in particular?
Depends on the region, as in the real world, but they are very much a part of life. Probably moreso than in the real world overall, since Golarion is a more dangerous place than the real world.
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without getting into too many specifics, what are some of the changes and alterations you would do off the top of your head?If it were entirely up to me? Second Darkness.Why there are a lot of factors as to what needs to occurs to provoke the creation of an adventure path compendium like Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition. But if such conditions were met and you were able to choose which adventure path to hardcover compile which would you like to see?
I’ll put my own thoughts into a spoiler,
** spoiler omitted **...
The two big ones:
1) I would remove the missing level between parts 2 and 3, and build a short adventure that would gracefully transition the PCs out of Riddleport and into the roles of world-traveling heroes.
2) I would more or less entirely re-write the first half of part 5 to make the elves more likable and make it less of a railroad.
Well... if you're the GM, you get to make those decisions. I wouldn't allow Large PCs or part-giant PCs in any game I...I suppose that makes sense. I always thought them more a as "monster" . But these creatures look mostly human anyway just unusually tall with a few distinguishing features. And adventurers by definition are different from the norm.Also do you think I should produce more giantkin varieties? I didn't want to do it with the huge + giant varieties as their as they are too powerful. Is there any Golarion specific giants that could be good candidates to have giantkin offspring? Or any Giants appropriate to that region that could be giantkin material?There's been plenty of adventures where humans are the primary enemy, and it's still okay to play humans. By that reasoning, not all giants or giantkin would need to be allied with all monster giants. Just make the giantkin PC a good alignment and that should solve the problem right there.James, I am really looking forward to the Giantslayer AP. In fact I have created my own race of monsters for the AP I hope to insert into encounters there. But here is where we get into the tricky situation. I created a 10(RP) NPC humanoid npc race called the giantkin (inspired by ogrekin). I split the Giantkin into 4 distinct types Tethyn (Ice giant kin), Gorn (Hill giant Kin), Braunn (Fire Giant Kin), Kolan (Stone Giant Kin). Giant kin are tribal generally loosely allied with giant tribes often a meritocracy led by a half giant. Giant kin are minimum 3 quarters Human (except for the Braunn who look like they come from dwarves) and a quarter giant blood.
The problem came from the fact a friend reviewed these NPCs creations and wants to play one during the Giantslayer AP. And I am unsure if that would be appropriate where it has been stated the giants are the enemy. Is there a way you can think where I can get solve this situation without saying outright NO?
O Giant Kin are still medium humanoids. They just range between 6'5" to 7'5". They're freakishly tall but not that tall.
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I see Erastil as more served by Hunters than Druids, and I see them more at odds with each other, than having that much in common. Is that a mistaken impression? I see Druids as likely to have reasons to destroy a settlement because they feel it upsets a balance, and I can imagine Erastilian Hunters nocking their bows to oppose them if needed.1) Do druids often worship the Eldest?
2) Are there groups on Golarion that worship the Eldest?
3) How rare are Druids that worship Pharasma, if any do exist?
4) What are the most common Druid deities aside from Gozreh and Erastil?
1) Absolutely.
2) Yes.
3) Not that rare.
4) The Eldest, the Elemental Lords, and perhaps Nethys. All of these are more common than druids of Erastil, actually, since Erastil is about how civilization changes and tames and adopts nature, which is in a lot of ways not very druidic at all.
Hunters are definitely a great class for Erastil's faith.
And not all druids are about destroying settlements.