Need Help Getting Wood

[Robert Brambley]

Now that I have your attention, I have been contemplating a "tiered" based system for weapons/armor etc to provide some measure of flavor descriptiveness to craftsmanship of weapons/armor etc.

For wood-based weapons I need to come up with types of wood/branches that can be processed into weapons and would prefer those that are notable in Golarion.

Those who play Lord of the Rings Online can relate this mentality to that of the "rowan branches" Tier 1, "ash branches" Tier 2, "Yew branches" Tier 3, "Lebethron Branches" Tier 4, "Black Ash branches" Tier 5.

Each higher tier would be harder to come by - in more remote or dangerous regions and considered more valuable.....

In short are there known "tree" types in Golarion (specific to Golarion) that I could tie this idea to, (Kinda like Darkwood is special wood and Mithril or Adamantite is special metal - but those are game-generic and not setting specific); or if not should I just invent names for rare/exotic woods in areas.

Thanks
Robert

[Tiny Coffee Golem]

Dirty Dirty Dirty

[the David]

Not fair!

[Geistlinger]

Uh, Darkwood is wood, not metal.

[Robert Brambley]

Geistlinger wrote:

Uh, Darkwood is wood, not metal.

I know this.

Poor wording on my part - but i was just using it as analogous to what I am looking for for wood, and gave examples of certain generic special metal materials too.

I edited and corrected the OP with better verbiage.

Regardless - your response although correcting, wasn't really contributory. If you know of Golarion specific trees/wood, I would love to hear about it and where I can find it or read about it.

Thanks
Robert

[doctor_wu]

Darkwood often grows in darkmoon vale in Andoran. Search for trees at http://www.pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Pathfinder_Wiki You will find some things without looking through every book. I think most of the trees are the kind that exist on earth though. So there uses would be similar to those kind of trees.

[Robert Brambley]

doctor_wu wrote:

Darkwood often grows in darkmoon vale in Andoran. Search for trees at http://www.pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Pathfinder_Wiki You will find some things without looking through every book. I think most of the trees are the kind that exist on earth though. So there uses would be similar to those kind of trees.

Thank you - that's a start.

Obviously I wouldn't want to use Darkwood for this purpose as it already does have some in-game mechanic for it's use.

Thanks
Robert

[Lincoln Hills]

You'd probably be best off using two different 'quality' tiers: one for weapons that rely on flexibility (bows, and possibly staves) and one for weapons that need a tough, damage-resistant wood (spears, clubs, etc.) Unfortunately, I know very little about Golarion's botany (when are they gonna release Trees of Golarion?), so I'm just going to toss out a few real-world examples.

Other than a vague recollection that ash and yew were preferred for European bows, while oak was considered the stoutest wood for melee weapons, I'm not much of a help. I know that cherrywood saw some use in weapons, but not very much since the trees so rarely produce a good clean useable piece of timber.

You may want to check a few horticultural websites. For example, I recall there being some spectacularly tough hardwoods from the drier parts of Africa but I couldn't name one of those trees to save my life. (Come to think of it, the baobab is about the only African tree I can name.)

[Robert Brambley]

Lincoln Hills wrote:

You may want to check a few horticultural websites. For example, I recall there being some spectacularly tough hardwoods from the drier parts of Africa but I couldn't name one of those trees to save my life. (Come to think of it, the baobab is about the only African tree I can name.)

Well first of all thanks for the great advice, though truthfully I do not wish to make it at all that much work.

Relying on strict historical accuracy is not my main goal. Just having some flavorful names of Golarion based trees/wood to describe crafted goods would suit my needs quite adequately.

I've started to look at the wiki as someone has suggested and it appears I may have to resort to stating "wood from specific regions/forests" like the Lurkwood Forest Trees or Arthell Forest as opposed to specific renown trees such as to the tune of coming up with names of tree varieties like "SpearKnuckle trees" or "Honeysilver Trees".

Thanks
Robert

[Marus]

Make up your own trees and tree names. Trees can be found in nearly every climate zone on earth, so naturally that should hold true for Golarion. Also, a long-time arcane, celestial, abyssal, abberant, or undead presence could conceivably have created a mutation of plants and trees that are so far gone as to have become a new species (along with special properties related to the type of "contaminant"). Brightwood, bluevein, bonelimb, rustsap, and tree-that-should-not-be are a few of my ideas.

And what about certain types of mushrooms that the denizens of the Underdark would use as wood-like material?

I lnow you said you didn't want to have to play Adam and name the trees yourself, but the chore may be made easier if you plot how many "tiers" of wood you want. Perhaps just enough wood types to mirror the main varieties of metal.

[Kthulhu]

They have pills for that.

[Robert Brambley]

Marus wrote:

Make up your own trees and tree names. Trees can be found in nearly every climate zone on earth, so naturally that should hold true for Golarion. Also, a long-time arcane, celestial, abyssal, abberant, or undead presence could conceivably have created a mutation of plants and trees that are so far gone as to have become a new species (along with special properties related to the type of "contaminant"). Brightwood, bluevein, bonelimb, rustsap, and tree-that-should-not-be are a few of my ideas.

And what about certain types of mushrooms that the denizens of the Underdark would use as wood-like material?

I lnow you said you didn't want to have to play Adam and name the trees yourself, but the chore may be made easier if you plot how many "tiers" of wood you want. Perhaps just enough wood types to mirror the main varieties of metal.

Thanks, that's what I have resorted to. However I did find Paueliel trees listed specifically in Golarion with a special write-up about them.

As for the number - it would be 5; to span magical enchantments ranging from +1 to +5

Robert

[Hartbaine]

The only thing that comes to mind is 'Paueliel'. They are hardwood trees with silverish bark. They are usually only a few feet in diameter but they are said to grow incredibly high (and they make it sound like... incredibly).

Paueliel has the same stats as Darkwood, save that it is Hardness 7. Anything made with Paueliel wood costs 150% more.

There is also Jukamis, but it's just like any other wood. It grows in a Mwangi Expanse and kinda sounds like a palm tree that grows near river beds.