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I was going to wait on announcing this, but I see a number of visitors attempting to access the old webpages, so I thought I'd at least make sure everyone knew about the changes.
The Archives of Nethys have been substantially updated! No longer using HTML, it now functions using a combination of ASP.NET, C#, and SQL. What this means is that any old link using .htm will no longer function. To see (and bookmark) the new links, please go to archivesofnethys.com and navigate to the individual pages to see their address.
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New Features
- Fully up-to-date information from every book in the Adventure Path, Campaign Setting, Module, and Player Companion lines.
- The RPG line is now being integrated into the Archives. The Core Rulebook, Advanced Player's Guide, Ultimate Magic, and most of Ultimate Combat are online, with the others going very quickly. I programmed a little tool that allows me to parse and import data a *lot* faster then the old method. Each of these large books has averaged about 2-3 days to enter, meaning the 7 still not in (including Ultimate Combat) will be on within 1-2 months.
- New sections have been added, including detailed Class sections (see all your Rogue talents and archetypes in one place, or Wizard familiars, schools, and archetypes).
- Wondrous Items have been sorted using the Ultimate Equipment method, making that hard to find Chest slot item a whole lot easier.
- Every single piece of information references the Source (or Sources) it came from and provides a handy link to take you to Paizo's store page for that product, allowing you to pick up the book you want quickly and efficiently.
- Deities! They're all there, with hotlinks from their Domains to the Cleric section detailing them (and back) and more.
- The Spells section previews a search tool that will soon be on every page. Check out the "Custom Search" option if you want to find that perfect spell. Select the spell's level, class, even scroll, sub-school, and descriptor. Want to find a 4th-level Transmutation spell for your fire-themed wizard? It's never been easier.
- Every item also has a handy "PFS Legal" symbol next to it, for any Pathfinder Society players. Paizo's 'approved' list is constantly checked and the items are updated to make sure that you always know what is legal. As some of the legal material still has 'special' clauses, always be sure to check Paizo's list if you see something you like.
- Ever wonder what was added when I update the site with a new book? Wonder no longer. Check out the Sources area for a list of every book that has been (or will be) referenced on the site. Each book provides a detailed list of everything I've culled from that source, giving you a link to its respective place on the site.
Upcoming Features
- A custom search like the Spells one on every other page. Want to search for every Feat that has Power Attack involved? You can't yet, but you will be able to very very soon.
- Bestiary 1, 2, and 3 all in one place. The program I wrote parses through monster stat blocks even easier than others. Very soon, the giant list of monsters I already have will grow by about a thousand more once those are in.
- Minor bugs will be fixed. Right now, some links (mainly the animal companion or familiar ones which link to a Bestiary animal) don't work. They will be fixed when the Bestiaries are entered.
- A prettier page. Right now, the page is very simple and user-efficient, but a bit bland. I have a rather lovely background/menu drawn and colored by famed Hugo Solis that is in the wings, ready to take a prominent place on each page and bring some life to the dull walls.
Enjoy the new Archives! If you have any feedback or find a problem, please comment here on the boards, or an my Facebook fan page. Alternatively, you can always send me an email at asknethys@karuikage.net.
I'm afraid the link takes me to paizo messageboards. But good stuff yo!
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Fixed. I'd had that same problem recently. It has something to do with not putting in the "http://"
Excellent page; thanks for making me aware of it :)
Nethys, Races>Other Races lists Tengu as non-PFS legal.
The Faction traits section is showing up as empty for me.
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Nethys, Races>Other Races lists Tengu as non-PFS legal.
That is because, as far as the site can tell, they are not legal. Both the Dragon Empires Gazeteer and Primer (the only two sources on that have them) only call out the Kitsune, Nagaji, and Wayang as being legal with a Chronicle sheet. I do see it a bit odd, as all of their 'options' from the Advanced Race Guide (which isn't on yet) are legal, yet they still don't mention the Tengu itself as being legal ("To create an dhampir, fetchling, goblin, ifrit, kitsune, nagaji, oread, sylph, undine, or wayang character, you must have a Chronicle sheet that opens the race as a legal option at character creation."). It is very bizarre, and I'd love some more information regarding them if they are in fact legal to play.
The Faction traits section is showing up as empty for me.
That's one of those sections I keep neglecting to populate as its from the PFS Society Guide pdf. I think I'll add that into the Sources now and fill the section, thanks for reminding me. :)
Edit: Upon reviewing the PFS Guide, I do see they added Tengu, Tiefling, and Aasimar as always available options. I've updated the site and the Tengu should now be shown as legal.
Edit: Upon reviewing the PFS Guide, I do see they added Tengu, Tiefling, and Aasimar as always available options. I've updated the site and the Tengu should now be shown as legal.
Yeah, it's a change to the core stuff, not to Additional Resources.
So I take it that the Aspidochelone is the biggest and heaviest creature in pathfinder?
So I take it that the Aspidochelone is the biggest and heaviest creature in pathfinder?
I can't say if it is, but note that none of the 3 Bestiaries are yet part of Nethys's site.
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The Faction traits have been added to the site.
As for the biggest and baddest (so far), that honor belongs to Achaekek, the Mantis God. If you select All Monsters, you can then click the column headers to sort by them. Sorting by CR will show you the toughest monsters in the Bestiary thus far, taking note of course (as Are said) that the three Pathfinder Bestiaries are not on yet.
I don't think it says how big the mantis is. I was just going on size and weight, because the other monster I mentioned is 500ft long and 100,000 tons.
A custom search would be nice. The site's pretty cool.
Yay!
The Faction traits have been added to the site.
My one-stop PFS legality shop is getting better and better. :-)
Is there a reason that the CRB prestige classes aren't listed here?
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Yes. That being I forgot to do them when I did the whole Core book and moved them to my 'to do' list for after the other books get done, haha. They honestly won't take too long, I think I'll move them up to this week's work (along with making pages for the Ninja/Samurai/Antipaladin) just to get them out of the way.
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Is the Search function ever going to be fixed?
Here's a simple example:
Here's the entry for the Jalhazar's Wheel magic item, which as you can see has a Source listed as Pathfinder #57: Tempest Rising pg. 58.
Now put "Tempest Rising" into the Search function and you get... "Nothing found for those search terms."
Congrats on the master necromancy.
But you can currently filter by source, just not using the search function. The Sources tab allows you to open by source book. If you know the name of the item, use the search function. If you know the source, look it up via the source book.
It isn't like the search is broken, so it doesn't need to be 'fixed'. It just doesn't have a particular feature as that function is achieved elsewhere on the site.
I'm sure that now Nethys is the official PRD we'll be seeing more updates and improvements, but that kind of thing takes time. If you do have suggestions for features to add, you can contact feedback@aonprd.com to suggest potential features, but understand that it will take a little bit of time to implement, especially if there is already a way to do it (as there is for filtering by source book).