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Perhaps a silly question, but I've been wondering ~ is the Pathfinder book self-contained (Mythos qua Mythos), or is it embedded in Golarion/the Pact Worlds and their interactions with the Mythos? I see a quick mention of Aklo, which makes me think the latter, but I'm curious. Also and more...

Ugh. Snow Crash ~ I mean, I'm still bitter cuz all my friends told me to read it cuz I love ancient Sumer and just, no. Just, no. Diamond Age, Or a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, on the other hand ~ THAT I would 186% be down to watch obsessively. I will say, considering Neal's famous...

I think it might be more useful to create a split taxonomy: Scenarios: one-off little bits that just need the slightest bit of backstory ~ maybe 1% of the words used to describe the actual events, or less Modules: intended to be incorporated into larger campaigns, whether as part of a...

Ooh! Maztica has some . . . issues as a created setting (just once I would like to see a Mesoamerican setting in an RPG that doesn't assume they must be evil, because human sacrifice, without bothering to understand what nextlaoaliztli actually meant, but I digress), but I can only imagine how...

Can I ask for some fluff on these items? I'm super curious, but have a hard time being inspired by bare crunch. Who is Sabazios? What significance hath the Beast?

Within that 800,000 mile radius, magic works ~ which implies by lack of mention that cross-planar travel, messaging/divination, and magicks would still work within that radius. Does that then indicate that powerful epic magicks, such as those cast by Mystra and her Chosen (I never read 4e or 5e...

I must say ~ as a worshiper of the real-world entity that I imagine the Peacock Spirit is at least partially inspired by, I am SUPER EXCITE for this installment of the Adventure Paths. I have long wanted to know more about what Paizo is doing with them, and have been disappointed at the spare...

As a fiction-first, mythopoetic, immersivist kind of qween, I like to consider rough translations of prices into the money/value system I'm used to handling me own self: US dollars. From my investigations around the web, I've come to the conclusion that a copper piece can be roughly considered...

My favorite D&D novel isn't actually a novel, I daresay, but it is a tip of the hat to this here ol' forum. Cuz it's Sepulchrave's Story Hour, with Eadric and Mostin and all them. I discovered way back in college (when the very first thread was active, I think) and fell in effing love with it...

My favorite horror game ~ as in, my favorite kind of horror ~ has to be Unknown Armies. You Did It, after all ~ the beautiful horror of broken people pursuing esoteric means to break or fix or both the world by means of utterly mundane banality is one that just tickles me even pinker than...

Thanks again to all of ya'll who replied to my previous thread. Hopefully, thi will be the last question for a while, but does anyone know of any sea urchin or sea urchin-based monsters statted out anywhere? Thank you!

Thanks, everyone! Now I feel indebted to ya'll for being so helpful. Maybe I'll buy everyone a cookie . . . :-) You've very neatly solved my problems! Of course, no sooner do I say that than another crazy question needs answering :-) Anyone know about stats for sea urchins or something similar?

Hey, ya'll. For a random idea that's percolating, I need D&D stats for lobsters, ostriches, and clams (well, clam-based monsters are acceptable). Humanoid versions would be acceptable, but I would prefer just flat-out stats. Can anyone help me?

Try eLibPro. It's not exactly what you want, I think, but it sounds d@mn close. http://www.elibpro.com/

I heart RPGs. I heart poetry. Are these two great tastes which can taste great together? Let's find out! Here's the challenge: I will post a snippet of poetry, and see what kinds of crunch and/or fluff it inspires? Will Blake inspire a new feat? Maybe Byron will birth a new base class...

Degradation. The key to vile is degradation, de-humanization, and the destruction of all that is bright: hope, faith, charity, love. And all because YOU WANT IT. And when the heroes/PCs offer you escape, you REFUSE. Because this is what you enjoy, being an object (as in a table, not as in...

I've developed a character for an upcoming Eberron campaign who is a Vow of Peace paladin. I had to add Vow of Poverty as well, simply to get my base concept statted out in an eminently reasonable six levels. Basically, he fought in the Last War and quickly become disillusioned with killing...

Can anyone elaborate on this Grand Machine idea? It might fit certain NPCs quite nicely, if not general philosophical thrusts. Also, slightly uncertain. Maya/Aztecs had/used available copper in any great amount, or was that Inca only?

What metals are good, easily available conductors? I'm thinking of denying my world iron, steel, even bronze maybe. However, an abundance of gold would work out well. So, what metals in particular could work in a telegraph line?

I am working on a new campaign world and am thinking of making it fairly Mesoamerican-influenced. I realize that technology is an important factor in cultural development, but the Aztecs and Maya are not my area of expertise. So please help me, EN Kenobi. You are my only hope! What kinds of...