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Lost Omens: Gods & Magic
No fantasy setting is complete without a pantheon of powerful deities for its characters to worship or fear. Whether you’re a sneaky rogue asking the god of thievery for a blessing on your next heist or a valorous crusader calling the might of your patron down upon the forces of evil, faith and the forces behind it are key to every character’s identity. Within this volume you’ll find details on the gods and non-deific faiths of the Age of Lost Omens from the perspective of their clergy and lay worshipers. You’ll also discover new domains, feats, and spells to customize your character, and an exhaustive index of hundreds of deities from the Pathfinder setting you can worship (and the mechanical benefits of doing so). An indispensable resource for both players looking to flesh out their characters’ motivations and Game Masters aiming to bring the evil cults, zealous evangelists, and holy warriors of their campaigns to life, Pathfinder Lost Omens Gods & Magic is an essential addition to any Pathfinder Second Edition campaign!
128 pages, hardcover
Published March 24, 2020
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January 30, 2020
Pathfinder Lost Omens Gods & Magic (P2) je prvo veliko širenje Lost Omens setinga od istoimene knjige. Moram priznati da sam bio skeptičan glede ovog izdanja. Najpre, činilo mi se da je reč o naprosto premalo broju stranica da bi se pokrilo toliko materijala, ali konačni proizvod me je razuverio.
Gods & Magic pokriva sve veće i popriličan broj manjih božanstava i božanstvima-nalik bića Golariona i to sažeto, jezgrovito, s dosta i mesa i ukusa. Kvalitet produkcije je uobičajeno izvrstan, dok je stil ilustracija u samom vrhu kompletne dosadašnje Paizove produkcije i stiče se utisak da je blago otklonjen od prisilno umerenijeg stila kojim se P2 predstavio.
Ovo je knjiga korisna ne samo za igrače P2, već i za sve koji su zadržali P1 kao svoj system of choice, ali veoma je upotrebljiva i za one koji više vole 5e.
Više nego koristan priručnik, pa otud i 5*.
Gods & Magic pokriva sve veće i popriličan broj manjih božanstava i božanstvima-nalik bića Golariona i to sažeto, jezgrovito, s dosta i mesa i ukusa. Kvalitet produkcije je uobičajeno izvrstan, dok je stil ilustracija u samom vrhu kompletne dosadašnje Paizove produkcije i stiče se utisak da je blago otklonjen od prisilno umerenijeg stila kojim se P2 predstavio.
Ovo je knjiga korisna ne samo za igrače P2, već i za sve koji su zadržali P1 kao svoj system of choice, ali veoma je upotrebljiva i za one koji više vole 5e.
Više nego koristan priručnik, pa otud i 5*.
December 5, 2022
A guide to Pathfinder's deific figures. It's a lore book with some light crunch to flesh out the religions of Golarion. It's no Glorantha but it does add a lot of color to the setting. Not all the write-ups make for an exciting read but there's some fun stuff. Of particular note is Cayden Cailean who was a mortal who got really, really drunk and in an escalating series of dares passed the extremely dangerous test for godhood. Some folks get all the luck.
The write-ups are pretty thorough of the god's history, their portfolio, and their likes and dislikes. It should be excellent fodder for anyone playing a champion or cleric. Many of the major deities are also given benisons and curses for particularly favored or hated mortals with three levels of power depending on how much they have pleased or angered the deity in question. Each is accompanied by a lovely painted portrait of the deity adding some much needed visual interest to the page though it does generally avoid thick double-column text layout in favor of simpler, more reader-friendly presentation.
As with all of Paizo's publications, the production quality and art are fantastic. It's not the most interesting aspect of Golarion lore. Some of the stories of the gods are interesting especially those of ascendant mortals but some are pretty unremarkable. They are all, at least, colorful. I especially liked the write-ups for religion-adjacent organizations like the anti-theist country and the like. Those added some nice flavor to the setting. Probably won't ever be my favorite Lost Omens book but it's not an a bad addition.
The write-ups are pretty thorough of the god's history, their portfolio, and their likes and dislikes. It should be excellent fodder for anyone playing a champion or cleric. Many of the major deities are also given benisons and curses for particularly favored or hated mortals with three levels of power depending on how much they have pleased or angered the deity in question. Each is accompanied by a lovely painted portrait of the deity adding some much needed visual interest to the page though it does generally avoid thick double-column text layout in favor of simpler, more reader-friendly presentation.
As with all of Paizo's publications, the production quality and art are fantastic. It's not the most interesting aspect of Golarion lore. Some of the stories of the gods are interesting especially those of ascendant mortals but some are pretty unremarkable. They are all, at least, colorful. I especially liked the write-ups for religion-adjacent organizations like the anti-theist country and the like. Those added some nice flavor to the setting. Probably won't ever be my favorite Lost Omens book but it's not an a bad addition.
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September 30, 2023Oh, is it just me or are they really pushing this Golden Bachelor show?
Anyway...
How? Found at my local library.
What? An expansion on gods and belief systems in the Lost Omen campaign setting for Pathfinder.
Yeah, so? So... this is a slim book, some of which should maybe be in the core campaign setting (like all the gods stuff, which should be slimmed down even further as it's... not very interesting or good. Like: someone had the idea to include oaths and aphorisms in that god's name, but the examples... aren't very good?). Some of the material here is grasping at something interesting but never getting there (like the inclusion of atheism as a philosophy in a world where the gods are demonstrably real). Some of it just feels like thin padding -- here's a two-page spread on devils, demons, angels, primal powers, outer gods, other gods, etc.
Clearly, this book is not for me and maybe someone will thrill to it. That's one of the pleasures of RPGs in their, uh, maturity(??) -- there's a lot of different options for different people.
My interest here is really in that maturity and reach: who (besides my library) is buying this book? How many are being printed? What's their distribution (and return rate)? What's their lifecycle like on the secondary market (which I have to believe is a pretty big market for RPGs because that's where I get most of mine -- ha, how's that for bias?)?
Anyway...
How? Found at my local library.
What? An expansion on gods and belief systems in the Lost Omen campaign setting for Pathfinder.
Yeah, so? So... this is a slim book, some of which should maybe be in the core campaign setting (like all the gods stuff, which should be slimmed down even further as it's... not very interesting or good. Like: someone had the idea to include oaths and aphorisms in that god's name, but the examples... aren't very good?). Some of the material here is grasping at something interesting but never getting there (like the inclusion of atheism as a philosophy in a world where the gods are demonstrably real). Some of it just feels like thin padding -- here's a two-page spread on devils, demons, angels, primal powers, outer gods, other gods, etc.
Clearly, this book is not for me and maybe someone will thrill to it. That's one of the pleasures of RPGs in their, uh, maturity(??) -- there's a lot of different options for different people.
My interest here is really in that maturity and reach: who (besides my library) is buying this book? How many are being printed? What's their distribution (and return rate)? What's their lifecycle like on the secondary market (which I have to believe is a pretty big market for RPGs because that's where I get most of mine -- ha, how's that for bias?)?
February 10, 2021
Lots of good lore in here that shows Paizo's increased focus on developing their world more broadly. The feats and player options are fun, and the tables at the end are an incredibly efficient way of porting almost all of the 1e deities over to 2e in one go without having to wait for endless additional books.
November 9, 2021
Possibly the best RPG "expansion" I've ever seen. Gripping and inspiring.
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