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<blockquote data-quote="Fat Goblin Games" data-source="post: 6732326" data-attributes="member: 6692034"><p><strong>Preview of Shadows over Vathak Player’s Guide</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/browse.php?x=0&y=0&author=Lucus%20Palosaari" target="_blank">Lucus Palosaari</a>, Editor & Project Manager at <a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/3865/Fat-Goblin-Games" target="_blank">Fat Goblin Games</a> takes some time to discuss horror in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, as well as give some history and previews on the new Player's Guide to Vathak! </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'"><strong>A Preview of Things to Come in the <em>Shadows over Vathak: Player’s Guide</em>!</strong></span></span></span>[ATTACH]71147[/ATTACH]<span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'">This week, I want to share some stats on what the new <strong>SoV: PG </strong>will include, like…</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Playing a “<strong>Hero of Horror</strong>,” including <strong>5 character concepts</strong>, a list of <strong>100 Major Childhood Events</strong> to help you choose a background, <strong>over a dozen new traits </strong>fitting the setting, <strong>18 occupations</strong>, and <strong>new drawbacks </strong>to flavor your characters.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A discussion of how to play the “classic fantasy races,” or rather, why you wouldn’t want to, especially as 9 alternate full races are presented including the revised tribal human <strong>bhriota</strong>, the twisted <strong>cambions</strong>, half-undead <strong>dhampir</strong> and <strong>hauntlings</strong>, the wandering <strong>romni</strong>, an all new 10 Race Point build of the <strong>svirfneblin</strong>, the expansionist <strong>vindari</strong>, and all new changer breed the <strong>witchwolves</strong>, and the twisted promethean <strong>wretched</strong>!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Full support for <strong>all 35 core, base, hybrid, and occult classes</strong> in the main <em>Pathfinder Roleplaying Game</em> line, with at least<strong> two class options per class</strong> from new cavalier orders to newly designed archetypes based on both old classes from the original <strong><em>SoV</em> </strong>book AND completely new archetypes, with all <em>new classes</em> like the religious <strong>disciple</strong>, future-seeing <strong>fortune-teller</strong>, a brand new <strong>re-animator</strong> class dedicated to creating your personal grotesques, and the <strong>soldier</strong> alternate fighter class that is perfect for the SoV setting of the War on the Spawn of the Old Ones.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A discussion on <strong>languages</strong> and rules for <strong>Craft (firearms)</strong> and over <strong>30+ feats</strong> that help customize your Vathakian characters.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Detailed listing on <strong>equipment</strong> for your character, including rules for “<em>tool-grade weapons</em>,” expanded options for <strong>weapons</strong> (often pulling from our <em><a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/3865/Fat-Goblin-Games/subcategory/7767_9507/Call-to-Arms" target="_blank">Call to Arms line</a></em>!), armor options, including a <strong>armor vests against firearms</strong>, and both racial and generic <strong>tools</strong>, <strong>equipment</strong>, and even <strong>vehicles</strong> for <em><strong>Shadows over Vathak.</strong></em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An entire chapter dedicated to <strong>FIREARMS!</strong> Detailing everything from <strong>three new types of firing mechanisms</strong> for early firearms (the inexpensive but misfire-prone <strong>snaphaunce</strong>, the trusty <strong>flintlock</strong>, and reliable <strong>percussion caplock</strong>), to new <strong>advanced firearms</strong> like the lever-action <strong>military rifle</strong> and <strong>hellfire pistol</strong>, all of which can fire new ammunition choices from melted down silver and gold coins for bullets to more exotic materials.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A full discussion of the <strong>Church of the One True God</strong> of Vathak, with <strong>eight brand-new saints</strong>, and <strong>astrological trait</strong> rules for the romni superstitions, an all-new to the Vathak setting “esoteric movement,” and a discussion of both <strong>tribal and cultist worship of Old Ones</strong>!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">And finally over <strong>60 spells</strong> new to the <em><strong>Shadows over Vathak</strong> </em>setting, and introducing the brand new <strong>Readings</strong> spells for divination with everything from bones, to cards, to entrails!</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'">Visit us at </span></span><strong><a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/3865/Fat-Goblin-Games" target="_blank">Fat Goblin Games</a></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'"> (</span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FatGoblinGames" target="_blank"><strong>Like us on Facebook!</strong></a><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'">)</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fat Goblin Games, post: 6732326, member: 6692034"] [b]Preview of Shadows over Vathak Player’s Guide[/b] [URL="http://www.rpgnow.com/browse.php?x=0&y=0&author=Lucus%20Palosaari"]Lucus Palosaari[/URL], Editor & Project Manager at [URL="http://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/3865/Fat-Goblin-Games"]Fat Goblin Games[/URL] takes some time to discuss horror in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, as well as give some history and previews on the new Player's Guide to Vathak! [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Open Sans][B]A Preview of Things to Come in the [I]Shadows over Vathak: Player’s Guide[/I]![/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][ATTACH=CONFIG]71147._xfImport[/ATTACH][SIZE=3] [/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Open Sans]This week, I want to share some stats on what the new [B]SoV: PG [/B]will include, like…[/FONT][/COLOR] [/SIZE] [LIST] [*]Playing a “[B]Hero of Horror[/B],” including [B]5 character concepts[/B], a list of [B]100 Major Childhood Events[/B] to help you choose a background, [B]over a dozen new traits [/B]fitting the setting, [B]18 occupations[/B], and [B]new drawbacks [/B]to flavor your characters. [*]A discussion of how to play the “classic fantasy races,” or rather, why you wouldn’t want to, especially as 9 alternate full races are presented including the revised tribal human [B]bhriota[/B], the twisted [B]cambions[/B], half-undead [B]dhampir[/B] and [B]hauntlings[/B], the wandering [B]romni[/B], an all new 10 Race Point build of the [B]svirfneblin[/B], the expansionist [B]vindari[/B], and all new changer breed the [B]witchwolves[/B], and the twisted promethean [B]wretched[/B]! [*]Full support for [B]all 35 core, base, hybrid, and occult classes[/B] in the main [I]Pathfinder Roleplaying Game[/I] line, with at least[B] two class options per class[/B] from new cavalier orders to newly designed archetypes based on both old classes from the original [B][I]SoV[/I] [/B]book AND completely new archetypes, with all [I]new classes[/I] like the religious [B]disciple[/B], future-seeing [B]fortune-teller[/B], a brand new [B]re-animator[/B] class dedicated to creating your personal grotesques, and the [B]soldier[/B] alternate fighter class that is perfect for the SoV setting of the War on the Spawn of the Old Ones. [*]A discussion on [B]languages[/B] and rules for [B]Craft (firearms)[/B] and over [B]30+ feats[/B] that help customize your Vathakian characters. [*]Detailed listing on [B]equipment[/B] for your character, including rules for “[I]tool-grade weapons[/I],” expanded options for [B]weapons[/B] (often pulling from our [I][URL="http://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/3865/Fat-Goblin-Games/subcategory/7767_9507/Call-to-Arms"]Call to Arms line[/URL][/I]!), armor options, including a [B]armor vests against firearms[/B], and both racial and generic [B]tools[/B], [B]equipment[/B], and even [B]vehicles[/B] for [I][B]Shadows over Vathak.[/B][/I] [*]An entire chapter dedicated to [B]FIREARMS![/B] Detailing everything from [B]three new types of firing mechanisms[/B] for early firearms (the inexpensive but misfire-prone [B]snaphaunce[/B], the trusty [B]flintlock[/B], and reliable [B]percussion caplock[/B]), to new [B]advanced firearms[/B] like the lever-action [B]military rifle[/B] and [B]hellfire pistol[/B], all of which can fire new ammunition choices from melted down silver and gold coins for bullets to more exotic materials. [*]A full discussion of the [B]Church of the One True God[/B] of Vathak, with [B]eight brand-new saints[/B], and [B]astrological trait[/B] rules for the romni superstitions, an all-new to the Vathak setting “esoteric movement,” and a discussion of both [B]tribal and cultist worship of Old Ones[/B]! [*]And finally over [B]60 spells[/B] new to the [I][B]Shadows over Vathak[/B] [/I]setting, and introducing the brand new [B]Readings[/B] spells for divination with everything from bones, to cards, to entrails! [/LIST] [CENTER][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Open Sans]Visit us at [/FONT][/COLOR][B][URL="http://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/3865/Fat-Goblin-Games"]Fat Goblin Games[/URL][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Open Sans] ([/FONT][/COLOR][URL="https://www.facebook.com/FatGoblinGames"][B]Like us on Facebook![/B][/URL][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Open Sans])[/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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