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<blockquote data-quote="Dias Ex Machina" data-source="post: 5197299" data-attributes="member: 58907"><p>It can now be shouted from the rafters! The newsreaders are announcing it from their stone pedestals in front of parliament. Our heralds have the notices and are carrying them to the masses.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Amethyst Foundations is now on PDF. </strong></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.diasexmachina.com/Images/IPAD.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Doesn't that look pretty?</p><p></p><p>One thing you might notice as you browse the PDF...is the color. Yes, the powers are color-coded in the PDF. The character sheet at the back is color. The full size map of Canam is in color. There are two color images inside the book (Abidan and Limshau). </p><p></p><p>Click on the many links to acquire your own digital copy...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://paizo.com/store/downloads/goodmanGames/4E7b5a3/other4E/v5748btpy8f58" target="_blank">http://paizo.com/store/downloads/goodmanGames/4E7b5a3/other4E/v5748btpy8f58</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=81214&filters=0_0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=36" target="_blank">Amethyst: Foundations - Goodman Games | RPGNow.com</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=81214&filters=0_0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=36" target="_blank">Amethyst: Foundations - Goodman Games | DriveThruRPG.com</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>There has been some talk about Amethyst's approach to classes. We admitted that we didn't feel obligated to follow the lead of Wizard's design philosophy. Namely, we didn't feel that we had to create a class which fell into the ironclad role of a leader, defender, controller, or striker. At one point, we actually considered making up new roles. </p><p></p><p>Then we realized that was stupid. </p><p></p><p>Beyond the fact that the Stalker is mislabeled as a Defender/Striker when he is intended to be a Controller/Striker, we really felt that we wanted to create a class that looked cool and then we would try to label it. We had a Grounder which had single target powers and area affects. With area effects, he becomes a controller. With a few marking abilities and the class feature Area Denial, we thought Defender was an appropriate title to hang off him. </p><p></p><p>The healing surges and capacity to grant attacks to allies easily made the Marshal a leader. Healing also gave that same title to Operator. Operator also has some vicious direct fire attacks, also making him a striker. However, we did receive criticism that the Grounder is not a defender as he cannot mark. I never considered that mandatory. His capacity to push enemies from allies and protect the squares said allies inhabit by laying down suppressive fire can be considered a controller or a defender feature. We consider Area Denial a defender feature. </p><p></p><p>If you do have a question or a concern, please come to <a href="http://www.diasexmachina.com" target="_blank">Dias Ex Machina</a>, register to the forum, and post it. Let us help you make your gaming experience fair, easy, and balanced. You can also email me personally if you so desire. We are running a FAQ on the site as well. This is not an errata, just a FAQ to clarify certain confusions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dias Ex Machina, post: 5197299, member: 58907"] It can now be shouted from the rafters! The newsreaders are announcing it from their stone pedestals in front of parliament. Our heralds have the notices and are carrying them to the masses. [B] Amethyst Foundations is now on PDF. [/B] [IMG]http://www.diasexmachina.com/Images/IPAD.jpg[/IMG] Doesn't that look pretty? One thing you might notice as you browse the PDF...is the color. Yes, the powers are color-coded in the PDF. The character sheet at the back is color. The full size map of Canam is in color. There are two color images inside the book (Abidan and Limshau). Click on the many links to acquire your own digital copy... [url]http://paizo.com/store/downloads/goodmanGames/4E7b5a3/other4E/v5748btpy8f58[/url] [url=http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=81214&filters=0_0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=36]Amethyst: Foundations - Goodman Games | RPGNow.com[/url] [url=http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=81214&filters=0_0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=36]Amethyst: Foundations - Goodman Games | DriveThruRPG.com[/url] There has been some talk about Amethyst's approach to classes. We admitted that we didn't feel obligated to follow the lead of Wizard's design philosophy. Namely, we didn't feel that we had to create a class which fell into the ironclad role of a leader, defender, controller, or striker. At one point, we actually considered making up new roles. Then we realized that was stupid. Beyond the fact that the Stalker is mislabeled as a Defender/Striker when he is intended to be a Controller/Striker, we really felt that we wanted to create a class that looked cool and then we would try to label it. We had a Grounder which had single target powers and area affects. With area effects, he becomes a controller. With a few marking abilities and the class feature Area Denial, we thought Defender was an appropriate title to hang off him. The healing surges and capacity to grant attacks to allies easily made the Marshal a leader. Healing also gave that same title to Operator. Operator also has some vicious direct fire attacks, also making him a striker. However, we did receive criticism that the Grounder is not a defender as he cannot mark. I never considered that mandatory. His capacity to push enemies from allies and protect the squares said allies inhabit by laying down suppressive fire can be considered a controller or a defender feature. We consider Area Denial a defender feature. If you do have a question or a concern, please come to [url=http://www.diasexmachina.com]Dias Ex Machina[/url], register to the forum, and post it. Let us help you make your gaming experience fair, easy, and balanced. You can also email me personally if you so desire. We are running a FAQ on the site as well. This is not an errata, just a FAQ to clarify certain confusions. [/QUOTE]
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