Accidently posted this in the wrong forum initially...
I am working on a campaign setting that I eventually hope to publish under OGL, and will be submitted to be rated Pathfinder Compatable when completed. Since I'm doing this stuff on my own, I'd like a critique on some of the crunch I am working on. The setting takes place on the tidally locked planet of Phaetos, and the first splat focuses on a rather expansive dwarven empire (as well as their neighbors, threats, conquests, etc).
Part of the crunch is a few unique races, of which I have a rough draft typed up.
The new PC race, Groundling, is a bridge race between halfling and elf, with a few unique abilities.
Ebon Dwarves are really ment to be a game master only race, but I am planning on generating stats with levels/templates with this write up as the basis. I have not decided whether or not to keep the "ebon dwarves as characters" in the final publication at this time. (note: drow are from the frosty eternal night side of the planet and the dwarves built a big wall to hold them off).
Living Golems have a twofold purpose - a couple of factions in the setting really like using golems, and it offers an optional "cheap" way of reincarnating someone into a golem by attaching their soul to the golem form. I tried making the stats for each type of golem decently (but not overly) balanced while maintaining the feel of golems from the Pathfinder Bestiary 1.
So, thoughts? The more brutal the critique, the better.
Living Golems have a twofold purpose - a couple of factions in the setting really like using golems, and it offers an optional "cheap" way of reincarnating someone into a golem by attaching their soul to the golem form. I tried making the stats for each type of golem decently (but not overly) balanced while maintaining the feel of golems from the Pathfinder Bestiary 1.
So, thoughts? The more brutal the critique, the better.
I replied to a topic (May 11th, 2010) regarding Soulmechs (Dragonstar race) on Facebook with the following;
I'd rather create a new race based on an amalgam of them and warforged, call them Skinforged. A skinforged would be a full internal conversion cyborg with a consciousness transfer to an electronic brain. The epidermis of the skinforged could be molded to be an exact replica of a creatures biological body.
That's quite Terminator, but a bit different than the flavor I'm going for.
Who says a living flesh golem couldn't be made from your own dead flesh? Just contact young Frankenstein, and for a measely 2,000 gold your missing friend or family member can be brought back to life.
Warning: Villagers may consider you an abomination and a crime against humanity, elfinity, dwarfinity, and a whole lot of other -ities, making you a target of an angry mob. No refunds avalable. Satisfaction not guarenteed.
That's quite Terminator, but a bit different than the flavor I'm going for.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Magic Jar + Golem/Warforged = Conciousness transfer cyborg/robot.I don't see why Skinforged should be out of the question considering this. But I can understand that a GM may not wish to permit it for PC use (discretion)
Well, there's nothing in the rule set that prevents it (except iron). The whole process is more or less Full Metal Alchemist Alphonse Elric (bound soul = consiousness transfered), or a medium-sized soulbound doll. I haven't made the spell/crafting requirements yet, so I may just adjust the rules for making a soulbound doll and go with the same requirements. If your fluff requires that artifical hair, etc. be added to your golem, I don't see any issue why not. That's between you and your GM.
If they allow it.