[Frog God Games] Slumbering Tsar 11

[Chuck Wright]

Slumbering Tsar 11 (The Hidden Citadel Part 3 — The Throne of the Demon Prince—) is out for a final proof and then to the printers! Hopefully the PDF will be up by this weekend.

[John Benbo]

Chuck Wright wrote:

Slumbering Tsar 11 (The Hidden Citadel Part 3 — The Throne of the Demon Prince—) is out for a final proof and then to the printers! Hopefully the PDF will be up by this weekend.

Awesome! And that means we inch ever closer to the massive hardback. Cue evil laughter.

[Elorebaen]

Sweet!

[sozin]

Can't wait!

[Dragnmoon]

This announcement made me just realized 10 was out, so I just downloaded it.

ummm, I am having problems with it.. All the maps are difficult to read because of the B&W but the shading on the map on page 47 make it impossible to read, I can barely tell what is what on that map, the map on page 48 is difficult to but not as bad as the prior.

[Kthulhu]

John Benbo wrote:

Awesome! And that means we inch ever closer to the massive hardback. Cue evil laughter.

Which one? FGG seems to be queueing up massive hardbacks every couple of months. I'm wondering if Rappan Athuk or Slumbering Tsar will wind up being bigger.

[Midnight_Angel]

Kthulhu wrote:

John Benbo wrote:

Awesome! And that means we inch ever closer to the massive hardback. Cue evil laughter.

Which one? FGG seems to be queueing up massive hardbacks every couple of months. I'm wondering if Rappan Athuk or Slumbering Tsar will wind up being bigger.

Any way one can pre-order the Slumbering Tsar Complete Hardback yet?

[bigkilla]

Midnight_Angel wrote:

Any way one can pre-order the Slumbering Tsar Complete Hardback yet?

I have had mine pre-ordered for over a year. Go Here to order it.

[Midnight_Angel]

On it. Thanks!

[Greg A. Vaughan]

Dragnmoon wrote:

This announcement made me just realized 10 was out, so I just downloaded it.

ummm, I am having problems with it.. All the maps are difficult to read because of the B&W but the shading on the map on page 47 make it impossible to read, I can barely tell what is what on that map, the map on page 48 is difficult to but not as bad as the prior.

Dragonmoon, I just pinged Chuck on this to see if we can fix it.

[John Benbo]

Kthulhu wrote:

John Benbo wrote:

Awesome! And that means we inch ever closer to the massive hardback. Cue evil laughter.

Which one? FGG seems to be queueing up massive hardbacks every couple of months. I'm wondering if Rappan Athuk or Slumbering Tsar will wind up being bigger.

I was referring to ST but yes, in it's trail of darkness follows Rappan Athuk. I think when the Mayans thought the world was ending this year, they meant the world for PCs. By the end of the year, with both books out, there will be a mass extinction of players' characters all across the world!

[Little_Regis]

ST 11 is up!!

[Elorebaen]

w00t!!

[Endzeitgeist]

I just wanted to mention that "The Hidden Citadel II" is nowehere to be found here. It should be uploaded as well.

[Midnight_Angel]

Little_Regis wrote:

ST 11 is up!!

Hmm... is it just me, or is there an error on pages 42/43, when discribing the Kerouz game?

The table conatins numbers from 2 to 16 (rolled on 2d8), whereas the description on page 43 refers to 'nubers from 2 to 20', referencing the roll of 20 repeatedly...

[Dawn R Fischer]

There does indeed appear to be a discrepancy between the table and the descriptive text following the table. I will query Greg as to the correct range of numbers. It appears that the paragraph should refer to 16 as the high roll, rather than 20.

[Chuck Wright]

Dragnmoon wrote:

This announcement made me just realized 10 was out, so I just downloaded it.

ummm, I am having problems with it.. All the maps are difficult to read because of the B&W but the shading on the map on page 47 make it impossible to read, I can barely tell what is what on that map, the map on page 48 is difficult to but not as bad as the prior.

What are you reading the PDF with, Dragonmoon? Looking at my PDFs using adobe acrobat on my Mac they are looking legible to me. On my iPad they are very dark but I know that the program I use darkens the snot out of all my PDFs.

I'm not sure what I can do to fix the problem, but I did lighten up the maps and increase the contrast for Slumbering Tsar 11. Please let me know if those are any better.

[Chuck Wright]

By the way, I just found out that there is an Adobe Reader app for mobile devices (it's free) and I did a comparison on my iPad and it doesn't have that darkening affect that Good Reader has.

The release date for the app is Oct. 17, 2011 so I don't know how many people know that Adobe Reader is available!

All of my sacrifices to the Great Adobe Pantheon have finally paid off.

[Greg A. Vaughan]

Midnight_Angel wrote:

Little_Regis wrote:

ST 11 is up!!

Hmm... is it just me, or is there an error on pages 42/43, when discribing the Kerouz game?

The table conatins numbers from 2 to 16 (rolled on 2d8), whereas the description on page 43 refers to 'nubers from 2 to 20', referencing the roll of 20 repeatedly...

Do'h, when I tinkered with the chaos globe stat block to streamline it a little bit, I forgot I had tied the odds of the Kerouz game in with it so closely. I have returned the stat block to its original number options, which should fix the discrepancy. We'll fix that in the hardback and the pdfs. Unfortunatley it has already gone to print for the soft covers, so I don't believe we'll be able to correct it there. However, just print this stat block and use it with the print version if you prefer dead tree adventures. Sorry about that folks.

Spoiler:

CHAOS GLOBE CR 6
XP 2,400
Creature Collection II: Dark Menagerie 37
N Large construct
Init +0; Senses blindsight 90 ft.; Perception +0
Aura chaos strike (30 ft., DC 14)
<RULE>
AC 22, touch 9, flat-footed 22 (+13 natural, –1 size)
hp 74 (8d10+30)
Fort +2; Ref +2; Will +2
DR 5/law and magic; Immune construct traits
<RULE>
Speed 25 ft. (perfect)
Melee slam +7 (2d6)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
<RULE>
Str 10, Dex 10, Con —, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 1
Base Atk +8; CMB +9; CMD 19 (can’t be tripped)
Skills Fly +6
<RULE>
Chaos Strike (Su) Each round as a free action a chaos globe emits a field of random magical instability, inflicting random magical effects on anyone within a 30-foot radius. Roll 2d10 on the following table to determine the effect for that round.

2d10 Effect
2 5d10 points of random energy damage (roll 2d3–1: 1—acid, 2—fire, 3—cold, 4—electricity, 5—sonic; Reflex half)
3 4d10 points of random energy damage (roll 2d4–1: 1—acid, 2—fire, 3—cold, 4—electricity, 5—sonic; Reflex half)
4 3d10 points of random energy damage (roll 2d4–1: 1—acid, 2—fire, 3—cold, 4—electricity, 5—sonic; Reflex half)
5 2d10 points of random energy damage (roll 2d4–1: 1—acid, 2—fire, 3—cold, 4—electricity, 5—sonic; Reflex half)
6 1d4 points of damage to a random ability (roll 1d6: 1—Strength, 2—Dexterity, 3—Constitution, 4—Intelligence, 5—Wisdom, 6—Charisma; Fortitude negates)
7 1 point of damage to a random ability (roll 1d6: 1—Strength, 2—Dexterity, 3—Constitution, 4—Intelligence, 5—Wisdom, 6—Charisma; Fortitude negates)
8 5d10 points of force damage; Fortitude half
9 5d8 points of force damage; Fortitude half
10 5d6 points of force damage; Fortitude half
11 5d4 points of force damage; Fortitude half
12 Target rendered deaf (50%) or blind (50%); Fortitude negates
13 Target rendered blind and deaf; Fortitude negates
14 Target fatigued; no save
15 Target exhausted; no save
16 1 negative level; will negates
17 1d3 negative levels; Will negates
18 1d6 negative levels; Will negates
19 Target subjected to baleful polymorph; Fortitude negates, Will partial
20 Target subjected to greater teleport 2d10 miles in a random direction; Will negates

[Chuck Wright]

It has been corrected!

I've sent a web copy off to the normal people I send web copies off to and I sent one off to our printer just in case it hasn't gone past the point of no return (I'm 99% sure it has, but we'll see what happens).

[Kthulhu]

Chuck Wright wrote:

It has been corrected!

I've sent a web copy off to the normal people I send web copies off to and I sent one off to our printer just in case it hasn't gone past the point of no return (I'm 99% sure it has, but we'll see what happens).

This brings up a question...what is FGG's policy on errata? Will all errata be incorporated into the PDF versions of your products? If so, will some sort of notification be sent out? And will the 3-downloads counter on the file storage system that you use (bytes interactive at www.aplusdownload.com) be reset if the files are updated?

Thanks.

[Dragnmoon]

Chuck Wright wrote:

What are you reading the PDF with, Dragonmoon? Looking at my PDFs using adobe acrobat on my Mac they are looking legible to me. On my iPad they are very dark but I know that the program I use darkens the snot out of all my PDFs.

I'm not sure what I can do to fix the problem, but I did lighten up the maps and increase the contrast for Slumbering Tsar 11. Please let me know if those are any better.

I do not remember if at the time I was looking at it with good reader on my iPad or on my PC. I am on training trip so I can't check my PC, but I will download the adobe reader app you mentioned to see if there s a difference.

Edit: since #10 is not on my iPad I can confidently say that the shading issues I was having with the maps was on my PC using adobe acrobat reader. When I get home want me to snd a screen capture to someone to show what I am seeing?

[Greg A. Vaughan]

Kthulhu wrote:

Chuck Wright wrote:

It has been corrected!

I've sent a web copy off to the normal people I send web copies off to and I sent one off to our printer just in case it hasn't gone past the point of no return (I'm 99% sure it has, but we'll see what happens).

This brings up a question...what is FGG's policy on errata? Will all errata be incorporated into the PDF versions of your products? If so, will some sort of notification be sent out? And will the 3-downloads counter on the file storage system that you use (bytes interactive at www.aplusdownload.com) be reset if the files are updated?

Thanks.

We'll definitely be incorporating errata into the final compilation. Don't know about the individual adventure downloads yet. This particular bit of errata in question was just so egregious that it broke the game subsystem in the encounter, so we went ahead and did it. I don't know that I've seen any others that were to that level of errata. We'll look into it to see what it will take and if it is feasible to do for the individual pdfs.

[Midnight_Angel]

Hmm... the download from the site I got referred to by Frog God Games still contains the old version...

[Bill Webb]

Sorry for the delay guys--our server had issues this week. A revised file is being uploaded today and an email will be sent out to subscribers tonight late. Northland Saga 2 will also go up by tomorrow. They extra delay was the new chapter (11) had an error that was caught late (Paizo version will be uploaded with the new file soon as well).

Bill

[Elorebaen]

Bill Webb wrote:

Sorry for the delay guys--our server had issues this week. A revised file is being uploaded today and an email will be sent out to subscribers tonight late. Northland Saga 2 will also go up by tomorrow. They extra delay was the new chapter (11) had an error that was caught late (Paizo version will be uploaded with the new file soon as well).

Bill

Thanks for the head's up and the e-mail (when it comes)!

[Chuck Wright]

My bad here. I should have said that the correction is in the works. I can say where my blanket statement could be construed as saying that the fixed version is ready for download.

Sorry.

[Bill Webb]

Its up and emails out--Paizo version fixed later today

[Kthulhu]

Strange. I never got the email, and the version I download still has 2-16 on the table.

[TOZ]

*ponders a subscription*

[bigkilla]

TOZ wrote:

*ponders a subscription*

Do It,Do It

[TOZ]

I just don't know that I would use it.

[bigkilla]

TOZ wrote:

I just don't know that I would use it.

I know what you mean. But I have OCD when it comes to gaming books and I'll buy alot of stuff I will never use. But I am hoping to use this along with Wizards Amulet, Crucible of Freya,Tomb of Abysthor and the new Rappan Athuk to make one mega dungeon crawly campaign AP

[Dragnmoon]

I emailed Bill with a Pic of what I am seeing with that Map.

[Chuck Wright]

Dragnmoon wrote:

I emailed Bill with a Pic of what I am seeing with that Map.

I haven't seen anything forwarded to me yet. Send it to magnir (at) gmail (dot) com.