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If Harry Dresden gated into Golarian, based on his current experiences up to Cold Days, what would his Pathfinder class/stats look like..
I mean he's got to have some templates at the very least..and I see him approaching mythic status a few books from now..
Dunno. Haven't read the books.
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2) Yup; she likes big bombastic orchestral opera type stuff. She'd quite love Carmina Burana, for example. Or stuff with powerful percussion elements.So when the PCs meet her in Part 4 of WotR, it wouldn't be out of the ordinary for her to arrange a choir of damned souls (or at least the sound of one) singing Carmina Burana in the background? Music to set the mood?
Not at all!
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Oh, I see. Convenient!
1) Just how much many people know about how the afterlife works, generally? That is, you become a petitioner with no memory of who you were, get cycled through, become an outsider? Is it something that only a few particularly powerful clerics and such that are close to their deities know, is it something that almost any major church would know in the upper ranks but not necessarily want spread around, is it something that most cosmopolitan types would know, but might not have gotten to certain areas? I say this since I have at least one character who believes that reincarnation is the default and not the exception, as a product of her society that believes that (not very god oriented, they tend to venerate elementals, some fey, ghosts of their ancestors, etc.) but sometimes I wonder if it's realistic...
2) What is it about the negative energy plane that drives undead to evil? It itself isn't evil, but pretty much any undead that isn't a ghost is...is it just because while it itself isn't evil, being powered by the antithesis to life itself either makes them deranged or strongly desire to do things that are evil?
3) For that matter, why do good-aligned clerics get access to positive energy and evil-aligned clerics to negative energy? Neither is in and of itself good or evil...is it just indicative of the kind of mindset you need to have to be close to one or the other? Or just an artifact from previous editions?
1) It's not common knowledge at all, and there's a lot of misinformation and poor assumption going on.
2) It's not the negative energy plane that does it. It's the fact that undead are an abomination against life that makes them evil. It's kinda a chicken and egg thing too.
3) Because that's what Jason decided to have happen. It's basically the mindset; if you're good, you help folks. If you're evil, you hurt them.
Dunno. Haven't read the books.If Harry Dresden gated into Golarian, based on his current experiences up to Cold Days, what would his Pathfinder class/stats look like..
I mean he's got to have some templates at the very least..and I see him approaching mythic status a few books from now..
Probably a evocation specialized wizard with a ghost familier that resides inside a skull. Add levels of fae to represent his transformation into a knight of the fae court.
For those who don't know Dresden is from the Dresden Files and is a "thug" wizard whose story is told in a noir style. The books are really good, tv show not so much.
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How would you respond to a player who is playing a gunslinger, and utilizes Early Firearms (I believe you've stated that's the norm for Golarion, and they're rare except in Alkenstar), who decides in character to try and invent advanced firearms? That player I mentioned before has decided if he can't start the game with a revolver, he'll just try to make it himself, while doing Wrath of the Righteous (the current IC justification is that his family came from Alkenstar to join the Crusades, and while he's grown up in Mendev, his family taught him how to shoot).I'd remind the player that I'm the GM and that I'm the one who makes world decisions like that, and then tell him if he REALLY wants to hope for a revolver, build a cool backstory that supports it and I'll try to work it into the campaign... but ONLY if the player pulls out some back story and roleplaying to justify the reward.
That's my opinon. What would be the requirements in your opinon necessary to successfully construct a revolver in game? At what level should a gunslinger be able to craft it?
Mr. James Jacobs,
In your estimation would a half-celestial/fiend with a common race mortal parent have a normal lifespan, an extended lifespan, or and live until killed lifespan?
What about a half-fiend/celestial who become via a class or prestige class capstone ability? For Example a 3.5 Mountebank.
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Just the former on how you hope they end, nothing about whether you make them official canon.I'm not sure what you mean by my "Personal endings." It's all right there in print already, isn't it? Or are you asking "How do I hope they end, and if we ever graduate them into canon, how will I make them end for Golarion?"James, what are your personal endings for the Adventure Paths?
Also, in your own homebrew games, are all the APs canon with each other?
Okay... let's see here...
Runelords: PCs win, Xin-Shalast location is revealed to world.
Crimson Throne: PCs lose, Illeosa still rules Korvosa.
Second Darkness: PCs win, knowledge of drow becomes public.
Legacy of Fire: PCs win, town of Kelmarane restored.
Council of Thieves: PCs win, Westcrown no longer fears the night.
Kingmaker: PCs win; new nation established in Stolen Lands.
Serpent's Skull: PCs partially win, but Ydersius continues to be a danger.
After that, we get into a realm where I'm actually not all that familiar with several APs... so I haven't thought out my preferences...
Carrion Crown: no preference
Jade Regent: PCs win, Ameiko is empress.
Skull & Shackles: PCs win, one of them becomes new Hurricane King/Queen.
Shattered Star: PCs win, save Magnimar from tidal wave, defeat Xin, Shattered Star restrored.
Reign of Winter: PCs win, Anastasia put on throne of Irrisen.
Wrath of the Righteous... WAIT AND SEE!!!
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I am not quite understanding this particular rule. I see that Hide in Plain Sight (for the Shadowdancer) requires that the character be within 10 feet of an area of dim light or shadow for this ability to work. That being said, and comparing this to plain stealth (upon which Hide in plain sight is based), there is an entry about being observed and making a bluff check to distract opponents so you can hide. You must be within a reasonable distance (say...10feet) of cover or concealment to do this. Also, it says in the core rulebook that not all concealment is effective. For example, a character using shadows as concealment for his stealth ability is not effective against creatures with Darkvision. So, are you saying that a Shadowdancer within 10 feet of a shadow does not actually use the shadow as concealment? It seems to me that the opening statement of Hide in Plain sight where it says "use stealth..." is misleading since stealth requires either cover or concealment. It sounds more like invisibility to me if this is the case.Dear James,
I know stealth has always been a point of contention on the forums but I have a question in regards the the Shadowdancer and Assassin's Hide in Plain Sight supernatrual ability. If a shadowdancer is standing is standing within 10' of an area of dim light does the ability let him use stealth against everybody? Or, can he not stealth against people who have for instance Low Light Vision who do not perceive the area around him as dim light but instead see it as normal light?
A point of contention in some places on the forums, perhaps. I like to think they're not a point of contention here! :-)
If a shadowdancer is within dim light and can thus use Hide in Plain Sight, yes, that lets him try to Stealth against everyone. Low Light Vision and darkvision don't particularly help or limit this.
All questions even remotely to do with stealth and the like should be in the rules forum for an FAQ.
My take... for the shadowdancer to hide in plain sight, he needs to be near shadows or darkness and slips into the darkness and vanishes when he makes his successful Stealth check. Note that Darkvision doesn't grant any bonus to perception checks. You get to make the check to see the shadowdancer, but if you fail, doesn't matter. She's hidden. If this effect were invisibility, you wouldn't get a Perception check.
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That's my opinon. What would be the requirements in your opinon necessary to successfully construct a revolver in game? At what level should a gunslinger be able to craft it?How would you respond to a player who is playing a gunslinger, and utilizes Early Firearms (I believe you've stated that's the norm for Golarion, and they're rare except in Alkenstar), who decides in character to try and invent advanced firearms? That player I mentioned before has decided if he can't start the game with a revolver, he'll just try to make it himself, while doing Wrath of the Righteous (the current IC justification is that his family came from Alkenstar to join the Crusades, and while he's grown up in Mendev, his family taught him how to shoot).I'd remind the player that I'm the GM and that I'm the one who makes world decisions like that, and then tell him if he REALLY wants to hope for a revolver, build a cool backstory that supports it and I'll try to work it into the campaign... but ONLY if the player pulls out some back story and roleplaying to justify the reward.
That'd depend ENTIRELY on the campaign I wanted to run and my conversation with the player. If I were running, say, Skull & Shackles, guns are more on-theme and I might let the construction happen at 4th level or so. But if I were running something like Rise of the Runelords, I might have it put off until after 10th level or more.
It's not an answer I can give you that covers all possibilities.
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Mr. James Jacobs,
In your estimation would a half-celestial/fiend with a common race mortal parent have a normal lifespan, an extended lifespan, or and live until killed lifespan?
What about a half-fiend/celestial who become via a class or prestige class capstone ability? For Example a 3.5 Mountebank.
In almost every case, I'd say the creature's lifespan = that of it's non outsider half.
Just the former on how you hope they end, nothing about whether you make them official canon.I'm not sure what you mean by my "Personal endings." It's all right there in print already, isn't it? Or are you asking "How do I hope they end, and if we ever graduate them into canon, how will I make them end for Golarion?"James, what are your personal endings for the Adventure Paths?
Also, in your own homebrew games, are all the APs canon with each other?
Okay... let's see here...
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I've never read any of the other APs, but does Curse have the 'least bad' outcome if the PCs lose?
1)Have you seen the movies Kick Ass and/or Kick Ass 2?
2)What movies have you seen lately?
3)If we are not getting any new Angels, Azatas, Agathions, Proteans, Inevitables, Archons, Oni, Qlippths, Aeons, etc. then other then Psychopomps, what types of outsiders got into the Bestiary 4?
4)How do you pronounce Cheliax? Osirion? Kyonin?
5)If Osirion has earth based Egyptian gods will there be any place on Golarion that might have Greek or Norse gods as well?
6)Did you ever get to see the movie Paranorman?
7)Did we get a lot more fey this time around in the Bestiary 4 then last 3 bestiaries(B1 #5, B2 #17, and B3 #11)?
8)can you reveal anything about the outer dragons, like if there space themed, outer planes themed, or other?
9)Will we see anymore classic literature monsters(other then Grendel) in the Bestiary 4?
10)Will there be any new Linnorms in the Bestiary 4?
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** spoiler omitted **Just the former on how you hope they end, nothing about whether you make them official canon.I'm not sure what you mean by my "Personal endings." It's all right there in print already, isn't it? Or are you asking "How do I hope they end, and if we ever graduate them into canon, how will I make them end for Golarion?"James, what are your personal endings for the Adventure Paths?
Also, in your own homebrew games, are all the APs canon with each other?
Okay... let's see here...
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1)Have you seen the movies Kick Ass and/or Kick Ass 2?
2)What movies have you seen lately?
3)If we are not getting any new Angels, Azatas, Agathions, Proteans, Inevitables, Archons, Oni, Qlippths, Aeons, etc. then other then Psychopomps, what types of outsiders got into the Bestiary 4?
4)How do you pronounce Cheliax? Osirion? Kyonin?
5)If Osirion has earth based Egyptian gods will there be any place on Golarion that might have Greek or Norse gods as well?
6)Did you ever get to see the movie Paranorman?
7)Did we get a lot more fey this time around in the Bestiary 4 then last 3 bestiaries(B1 #5, B2 #17, and B3 #11)?
8)can you reveal anything about the outer dragons, like if there space themed, outer planes themed, or other?
9)Will we see anymore classic literature monsters(other then Grendel) in the Bestiary 4?
10)Will there be any new Linnorms in the Bestiary 4?
1) Saw Kick-Ass and loved it. Haven't seen the sequel yet.
2) Gonna see "You're Next" soon. Last movie I saw was "Errors of the Human Body," which was also good.
3) You'll need to wait and see. Don't wanna spoil the whole book this early!
4) CHELL-e-axe. oh-SEAR-e-on. kai-OH-nin.
5) No.
6) No.
7) See 3 above.
8) See 3 above.
9) Yes.
10) No.
1)Do you know if any of the other Paizo staffers have seen Paranorman, Kick Ass 2, and/or Mortal Instruments: City of Bones?
2)Have you(or will you) see Mortal Instruments: City of Bones?
3)I know you can find Kaiju in the southern part of Tian Xia but what about Sarusan? Anywhere else they can be found on Golarion in general?
4)Do Kaiju have a common origin story or are you going to costume make them for each one?
5)Are Collosi and Juggernauts different creatures or one is the new name for the other?
6)Does Freedom of Movement offer any defense against a swarm's distraction ability?
7)What is your favorite movie you have seen this year so far?
8)Well if the Norse and Greek gods do not have a place on Golarion, is there any chance we will get stuff for them in a world neutral product?
9)Is there a fire patron for witches anywhere?
10)Is there anything new you can reveal about the Bestiary 4?
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1)Do you know if any of the other Paizo staffers have seen Paranorman, Kick Ass 2, and/or Mortal Instruments: City of Bones?
2)Have you(or will you) see Mortal Instruments: City of Bones?
3)I know you can find Kaiju in the southern part of Tian Xia but what about Sarusan? Anywhere else they can be found on Golarion in general?
4)Do Kaiju have a common origin story or are you going to costume make them for each one?
5)Are Collosi and Juggernauts different creatures or one is the new name for the other?
6)Does Freedom of Movement offer any defense against a swarm's distraction ability?
7)What is your favorite movie you have seen this year so far?
8)Well if the Norse and Greek gods do not have a place on Golarion, is there any chance we will get stuff for them in a world neutral product?
9)Is there a fire patron for witches anywhere?
10)Is there anything new you can reveal about the Bestiary 4?
1) I don't know.
2) Haven't. Will likely wait for DVD/Netflix.
3) We've not said much about Sarusan. Kaiju are mostly a Tian Xia thing though.
4) Each kaiju has its own unique origin.
5) Different, yes.
6) No.
7) Hmmmmm. Not sure yet, but it would be either Evil Dead or The Conjuring.
8) Unlikely, but we'll see. Once those deities are included in ANY product, that by definition makes it not world neutral, after all.
9) Not that I know of.
10) Not at this time. (except for the archaeopteryx!)
I have a question about the Prophecies of Kalistrade. It mention serveral times about sexuaul and dietary prohibitions, but I can't find anyplace where they are detailed. Which kinda makes it hard to RP a follower.
Are they listed anyplace? If not do you know what they are?
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Just read my brand new copy of Faiths and Pantheons (which is AWESOME!!!), and I had a question regarding Pantheism. It mentions paladins are common pantheists. I believe I read somewhere on the boards that even if a divine spellcaster is a pantheist, they still draw their actual power from a single patron deity. How does this work with paladins? I believe earlier you yourself mentioned that (PFS aside) paladins don't have to have an actual deity patron to follow their code and gain their power.
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Hi James, RtrnofdMax suggested that I post here for a clarification on Inquisitions for Non-Major Deities. Here is the original post I made in the linked thread, particularly regarding PFS play:
For those characters that wish to venerate minor deities, archdevils, demon lords, qlippoth lords, empyreal lords, horseman, elemental lords, the eldest (and so on), what inquisitions, if any, are legal for play?
On page 41 of Ultimate Magic it states that the Conversion Inquisition is available to "Any deity." Now in Faiths & Philosophies the Excommunication, Redemption, and Reformation Inquisitions are listed without any deities. The only source I've seen to exclude specifics. Currently the Additional Resources page states "Inquisitions: all inquisitions on page 23 are legal for play" in regards to Faiths & Philosophies. So, am I interpreting it correctly that these four inquisitions are legal, and perhaps the only legal Inquisitions, for PFS characters of all non-major deities?
Is the archaeopteryx with the Dinosaur entries, the Familiar entries or the Megafauna entries? Or something else?
Thanks
There'll be several Lovecraftian monsters statted up in the upcoming Bestiary 4 as well, including Cthulhu and (Spoiler!) the Spawn of Yog-Sothoth.
Woohoo! James, will there be different levels of spawn—The Dunwich Horror had two very different types described—or just one base form similar to the Horror itself?
I think having a separate "native" race of Outsiders would be useful for explaining the sociological and religious differences (whatever they might me, but perhaps focused on placating evil spirits at least in the Mesoamerican analogue) in Arcadia. So I am very interested in this idea. Arcadia, after Vudra, is my second-favorite undescribed part of Golarion.
I'm still hoping that Kachinas will get a Bestiary entry at some point myself.
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I have a question about the Prophecies of Kalistrade. It mention serveral times about sexuaul and dietary prohibitions, but I can't find anyplace where they are detailed. Which kinda makes it hard to RP a follower.
Are they listed anyplace? If not do you know what they are?
We've not done much about the Prophecies of Kalistrade yet... but basically... they teach extreme moderation.
No sex, pretty much.
Plain, simple foods, pretty much. No spicy stuff for sure.
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Just read my brand new copy of Faiths and Pantheons (which is AWESOME!!!), and I had a question regarding Pantheism. It mentions paladins are common pantheists. I believe I read somewhere on the boards that even if a divine spellcaster is a pantheist, they still draw their actual power from a single patron deity. How does this work with paladins? I believe earlier you yourself mentioned that (PFS aside) paladins don't have to have an actual deity patron to follow their code and gain their power.
Paladins can either worship one deity, worship several deities with one favored deity, or simply worship several deities (a pantheon). They gain their spells not from a deity in that case, but from their own devotion to law and good.
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Hi James, RtrnofdMax suggested that I post here for a clarification on Inquisitions for Non-Major Deities. Here is the original post I made in the linked thread, particularly regarding PFS play:
For those characters that wish to venerate minor deities, archdevils, demon lords, qlippoth lords, empyreal lords, horseman, elemental lords, the eldest (and so on), what inquisitions, if any, are legal for play?
On page 41 of Ultimate Magic it states that the Conversion Inquisition is available to "Any deity." Now in Faiths & Philosophies the Excommunication, Redemption, and Reformation Inquisitions are listed without any deities. The only source I've seen to exclude specifics. Currently the Additional Resources page states "Inquisitions: all inquisitions on page 23 are legal for play" in regards to Faiths & Philosophies. So, am I interpreting it correctly that these four inquisitions are legal, and perhaps the only legal Inquisitions, for PFS characters of all non-major deities?
You'll need to direct official PFS questions to Mike Brock and his team.
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Woohoo! James, will there be different levels of spawn—The Dunwich Horror had two very different types described—or just one base form similar to the Horror itself?
There'll be several Lovecraftian monsters statted up in the upcoming Bestiary 4 as well, including Cthulhu and (Spoiler!) the Spawn of Yog-Sothoth.
It's just the one we used in Carrion Hill. Aka: Wilbur's brother.
It's just the one we used in Carrion Hill. Aka: Wilbur's brother.Woohoo! James, will there be different levels of spawn—The Dunwich Horror had two very different types described—or just one base form similar to the Horror itself?
There'll be several Lovecraftian monsters statted up in the upcoming Bestiary 4 as well, including Cthulhu and (Spoiler!) the Spawn of Yog-Sothoth.
What was your first reaction to reading a Lovecraft story? I ask this as when I read my first one—Dunwich it was and made me a fan, as should be obvious by my "Least Spawn of Yog-Sothoth" alias—I was taken with the skill of his descriptions, but didn't feel any fear or horror. It was well written, but not very scary to me.
Then I went to bed shortly after finishing it and found myself staring into the darkened corners of the room for the next hour. I call it the "Sleeping Horror" effect, where the initial reaction is mild but the imagery works on the imagination quietly until soon after it has a strong effect. Lovecraft was great at creating this in my opinion. So I'm curious about your reaction to your first story, if you can remember.
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It's just the one we used in Carrion Hill. Aka: Wilbur's brother.Woohoo! James, will there be different levels of spawn—The Dunwich Horror had two very different types described—or just one base form similar to the Horror itself?
There'll be several Lovecraftian monsters statted up in the upcoming Bestiary 4 as well, including Cthulhu and (Spoiler!) the Spawn of Yog-Sothoth.What was your first reaction to reading a Lovecraft story? I ask this as when I read my first one—Dunwich it was and made me a fan, as should be obvious by my "Least Spawn of Yog-Sothoth" alias—I was taken with the skill of his descriptions, but didn't feel any fear or horror. It was well written, but not very scary to me.
Then I went to bed shortly after finishing it and found myself staring into the darkened corners of the room for the next hour. I call it the "Sleeping Horror" effect, where the initial reaction is mild but the imagery works on the imagination quietly until soon after it has a strong effect. Lovecraft was great at creating this in my opinion. So I'm curious about your reaction to your first story, if you can remember.
The first Lovecraft story I read was "The Moon Bog," and I wasn't super impressed. I was MUCH more impressed with Robert Bloch's "Notebook Found in a Deserted House" in the same collection, which is VERY much a Lovecraftian story, and that's the story that got me started, really.
The next Lovecraft story I read was Charles Dexter Ward, and I loved it. Devoured it. And immediately went out to buy a bigger collection of his books.
1)Mr. Jacobs, is it still true that Formians will not be outsiders in pathfinder?
2)What were the Lovecraftian creatures that you could not reprint for legal reasons/copyright reasons?
3)What classic literature would you like to use for monsters that you haven't yet but can legally?
4)Will we ever see those tiny prehistoric horses about the size of a small dog? They would make interesting familiars hint, hint, hint.
5)What determines if a book is public domain?
Will each additional book in the Wrath of the Righteous series feature the stats of one of the demon lords? Book one revealed Xoveron, and I've heard Dagon, Pazuzu, and Kostchtchie will be statted in the Bestiary 4, but I'm curious what some of the other demon lords would look like. I'm particularly interested in seeing Shax in print.
Hi James
Not sure if you have seen "Your Next" yet. If you have, what did you think?
Also, have you watched "A Horrible Way to Die"? Same Director and a lot of the same actors. Also really awesome, so you might like it (although the director kind of went overkill on shaky/blurry cams, just a warning).
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Just read my brand new copy of Faiths and Pantheons (which is AWESOME!!!), and I had a question regarding Pantheism. It mentions paladins are common pantheists. I believe I read somewhere on the boards that even if a divine spellcaster is a pantheist, they still draw their actual power from a single patron deity. How does this work with paladins? I believe earlier you yourself mentioned that (PFS aside) paladins don't have to have an actual deity patron to follow their code and gain their power.Paladins can either worship one deity, worship several deities with one favored deity, or simply worship several deities (a pantheon). They gain their spells not from a deity in that case, but from their own devotion to law and good.
Awesomesausages! So, by that logic, can there be an atheist paladin, or is the nature of the class inextricably tied to divinity of some kind that would lead an atheist to reject it?
hey james,
how do deties typically communicate with their followers. I was thinking dreams, visions, omens(good or bad) and similar other divination methods that were practiced IRL or believed in.
-vyshan