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We just wanted to announce that we've decided to split our upcoming vigilante book into two products. Before we publish 'Vigilantes of Skybourne', we'll be bringing you the Luchador, a new monk/vigilante hybrid class! We'll post more information here as it becomes available.
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Currently, you can find the Luchador as part of the "Vigilantes of Skybourne" playtest we opened a couple weeks ago here.
I'll be moving it and some of the feats and other components that fit best with it into a completely separate playtest over the next few days, and once that's done I'll add a direct link here.
Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
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El Santo rules, all bow before El Santo.
Well, this is an exciting development!
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Well, this is an exciting development!
It really is! Since we're doing two separate handbooks, that means we now have room for more luchador goodies and we can use the extra space in Vigilantes of Skybourne for more mutations, archetypes, talents, prestige classes, and what ever else seems appropriate. We'll also have FCBs for all the Skybourne races in Vigilantes of Skybourne, and FCBS for all core, Skybourne, and maybe even a few ARG races for the Luchador.
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Liked what you have done so far here.
Agree that the mask on a Luchador is not about secret identities. IRW the mask came from early shamanic traditions. (Read Joseph Campbell's work, everyone, seriously.).
How will you stat out the huge mojo loss from getting unmasked?
How will you stat out taking your mojo back from your unmasker?
Nacho Libre got it right, scary referencing a Jack Black movie though.
Unmasking is huge for a Luchador, look up El Santo on wiki, They have rather a lot, but mostly links and references to a lot of his movies. They noted that fans were completely shocked by his final act of unmasking himself on a nationally televised interview, but didn't go into why it was a big deal, to be fair, they may not have understood why. Basically, since he unmasked himself, there was no one he could defeat to get his mojo back, he was irrevocably retiring the El Santo persona. A California wrestler I knew who worked both sides of the border explained it to me, very earnestly, and very very largely. This was equally earnestly backed up by another wrestler. He said that El Santo was releasing his magic back into the world for the next generation to take up. Who am I to argue with a professional wrestler and Samoan chieftain.
Edit. That was garbled, the Chief explained the mask to me when I stupidly made fun of the masks. (In my defense, I was a high school kid, and therefore supposed to be stupid.) The unmasking was explained much later. It actually brought tears to the eyes of man, who I have no doubt could have broken me in half, even though he was a LOT older.
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Daw, that is some awesome information, thanks for sharing! The exact social ramifications of unmasking (and the benefits of having never been unmasked) were actually factors in why we're moving this to a full release, so we have more room to really flesh those dynamics out with unique social talents and an expanded dual identity profile.
Wow. Thank you Daw. You have brought a new perspective to this that I really appreciate.
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The Luchador, now available at DrivethruRPG! Should be working its way to Paizo shortly...
***EDIT*** By "shortly" I meant "Now available for purchase through Paizo!"
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Aw, no archetype with an animal companion? I can just see the luchador fighting alongside a masked dog/cat/bird/dinosaur!
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Aw, no archetype with an animal companion? I can just see the luchador fighting alongside a masked dog/cat/bird/dinosaur!
Gonna be real, I hit that 15k word cap for the handbook fast. Maybe if it does well I can revisit and do a 30k "Ultimate Luchador" or something similar :)
And while there's not an animal companion option, there is the option to turn into an animal!
I'll also be working on some other Skybourne related products with Drop Dead going forward, so maybe I'll find the opportunity to sneak a few archetypes or options in to a thematically appropriate guide. Hmmmm.... I actually have about 2k words left in the Vigilantes of Skybourne document... Maybe I can add some more luchador archetypes!
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I wanted to give Endzeitgeist a big "thank you!" for his 5-star review of The Luchador! I'm glad we hit the right notes and made something fun and dynamic to play.
Also, if you happen to see this Ragi, I did end up including that animal companion archetype for the luchador in Vigilantes of Skybourne per our discussion.