Bestiary 3

[Larsenex]

Greetings Trenloe!

I got a notice from Paizo my hardcopy shipped. Will the FG version be (released) later or perhaps with the new update?

Best,

Larsenex

[Trenloe]

It'll be released later. ShadeRaven is working his way through all the automation.

[ShadeRaven]

So my original intent was to have this ready for review/release on the actual release date. However, I also decided that I wanted it to be fully automated. That has proven to be a little bit more challenging :p

On the bright side, with some of the new processes and features, along with some of the previous Bestiary design, Trenloe has really come through for a lot of requests to make things easier for GM's use of these creatures. So we're getting spell lookups and trimmer display of things like Trample and Swallow Whole without losing all the underlying information with easy access, etc.

But, yeah, I am sure I would be done already if I didn't want this one released with full automation at jump. Hopefully, it'll be worth the extra wait. :)

[MaxAstro]

Full automation sounds lovely to me ShadeRaven, I think you made the right choice. :)

[ShadeRaven]

I should also mention... we were not going to get the stat-block data until early to mid-April at best. I have honestly been processing the entire B3 myself from the PDFs. So, yeah. lol. Trenloe threatened to have me committed until I reminded him that the white-jacket folk were looking for him, too, already. ;) He's not prepared to change his name and move to another country again just yet, apparently.

[Pawn]

You can get the straitjackets in beige nowadays if that helps

[ShadeRaven]

Just a quick update. Everything was on schedule to have this ready for review 3+ weeks ago until life rose up and critted me a couple of times. I've had my hands full with it for a few weeks now, but have managed to chip away a bit at what little remains. I hope to have it ready for review this week... and then it's only a question of getting through that process.

Thanks for your patience! :)

[Lowlander]

Thanks for all the work ShadeRaven, and everyone on the team!

[Larsenex]

This is Great News! Thanks ShadeRaven.

On a side note. I realized that Trenloe and Zaccheus are definitely not the same person.

I also learned that Newcastle upon Tyne is not even near Scotland!

[Trenloe]

I also learned that Newcastle upon Tyne is not even near Scotland!
It's fairly close - it's the last major city heading North in the UK before men start wearing kilts. If my forefathers hadn't protected these lands from the raiding Scots, I might be wearing a kilt now too - and no one would want to see that!

[flashgordon]

I am curious how troops are going to be handled on the battlemap, given their amorphous behavior.

[Milke]

....and no one would want to see that!
There's a fairly large and diverse fanbase here. jk but really. But jk.

[Transbot9]

I am curious how troops are going to be handled on the battlemap, given their amorphous behavior.

Generally the same as swarms, Pathfinder 1, and Starfinder - with a single token/mini. Although it's your game, you could always use a pile of skittles or something.

[flashgordon]

Generally the same as swarms, Pathfinder 1, and Starfinder - with a single token/mini. Although it's your game, you could always use a pile of skittles or something.

This doesn't really work with troops though, since they can be deployed in a large variety of different of different shapes. A single token just doesn't work.
https://2e.aonprd.com/MonsterAbilities.aspx?ID=43

[Transbot9]

Taste the Rainbow.

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The skittles are the troop formation, the kobold is the target players target for automation to work. Bam.