Symbol on back of neck or throat?

[crashcanuck]

So I've started reading through book 1 in preparation for running this and one thing that has been bugging me is that the Player's Guide described the symbol as "most often on the back of their neck" but book 1 keeps referring it to being on the throat. Has anyone else noticed this?

[James Jacobs]

We had some pretty significant staff changes during the creation of this Adventure Path, so I suspect this is a minor symptom of that. I've always assumed that the symbol was on the throat, but it really doesn't matter where it is on the throat/neck area as far as the plot and mechanics care... so both can be true.

[crashcanuck]

Thank you for the feedback James. I think I'll mull over whether I want NPCs to rub the back of their neck or their throat as a sort of habit whenever the symbol is brought up.

[James Jacobs]

crashcanuck wrote:

Thank you for the feedback James. I think I'll mull over whether I want NPCs to rub the back of their neck or their throat as a sort of habit whenever the symbol is brought up.

In some (but not all) cases, the NPC artwork will show the location precisely. If I recall correctly, it's on the throat or side of the neck for all the ones who show up in the 3rd adventure (the one I wrote, and thus the one with which I'm the most familiar).

[crashcanuck]

Ok then, official art will always overrule an interpretation of a description for me.