Why Did No One Tell me? Ultimate Toolbox!

[Quickleaf]

My Paizo order just shipped, so I'm eagerly awaiting the Toolbox!

I'm sure there's some tables like this in the Toolbox... I would like to see contact NPC lists for influence, information, and skill based contacts. For example, "Warlord (influence): Avoid press-gangs; writ of safe travel; audience with other warlords"

If it's not in there consider this a challenge, Jim or Jeff.

 

[DM_Jeff]

I'm sure there's some tables like this in the Toolbox... I would like to see contact NPC lists for influence, information, and skill based contacts. For example, "Warlord (influence): Avoid press-gangs; writ of safe travel; audience with other warlords".

Chalk up one hapy gamer. UT has NPC additudes, encounters, hirelings, motivations, names galore, and exactly what you're looking for, a hundred individually named NPC contacts with a sentence describing their skill base, wants and needs.

I hope you really enjoy the book!

-DM Jeff

 

[JoeGKushner]

Fantastic Joe, thank you! I especially like how you touted it for use with all kinds of fantasy RPG systems. I've linked this over at Paizo's boards too!

-DM Jeff

In terms of game systems, I'm not seeing a problem with using it in almost any game. I mean, I'm kinda weird that way though as I sitll have Spherewalker, Runequest Cities, Primal Order and other 'generic' books.

There needs to be a better word than generic... all purpos? Awesome? Useful? Someone smarter than me will have to figure it out.

 

[Weregrognard]

Just got mine in the mail today.

I love it and can't wait to use it in game!

That is all.

 

[jim pinto]

My Paizo order just shipped, so I'm eagerly awaiting the Toolbox!

I'm sure there's some tables like this in the Toolbox... I would like to see contact NPC lists for influence, information, and skill based contacts. For example, "Warlord (influence): Avoid press-gangs; writ of safe travel; audience with other warlords"

If it's not in there consider this a challenge, Jim or Jeff.

There are 100 Contacts in the book. Each lists what he/she is capable/willing to do for the PCs and what he/she expects in return. When you get the book, you can tell me if that's useful or not, or if Jeff and I have to make more charts.

 

[jim pinto]

Just got mine in the mail today.

I love it and can't wait to use it in game!

That is all.

It's reviews like this that bring a tear to my eye.

Almost makes it all worth it.

Excuse me. I need a moment.

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

Has anyone been talking about this? Seems almost like a stelath release. Bad AEG, no cookie for you!

I just ordered my copy because of this thread.

Thanks Joe!

 

[grodog]

Quick clarification Q: the content from the original d20 Toolbox is not reproduced in Ultimate Toolbox, right?

 

[jim pinto]

Quick clarification Q: the content from the original d20 Toolbox is not reproduced in Ultimate Toolbox, right?

Some 5-10 pages of material were pulled from the original and fixed. Pickpocketing for instance is 100 times better than it was. Tavern names were reused. Some titles. That's about it.

Otherwise, over 1000 new charts.

 

[Quickleaf]

I just received the Ultimate Toolbox today and started thumbing through it.

I have a major concern with the book's editing.

Page 311 Tables 7-11 and 7-12 are listed as "Adventure Location" when they should be "Adventure Theme"!

And the "Uses for Gnomes" Table was left blank!



Kidding This is really an endeavor of love and it shows. Great work guys! I know I'll be making several copies of the plot outlines on page 358 and making frequent use of the city generator. I've been really impressed with those two sections of the book. And yep, the contacts section is awesome.

Overall, this is one of the best RPG purchases I've made. Every page has more than one gem of an idea and sections are bursting with creativity.