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Blighted Boons in Pathfinder 2nd Edition
Happy Halloween Travelers & Tourists!
October is here & that means that Spooky Season is upon us! For the next several weeks, I plan to release several Halloween themed videos in honor of the holiday. Today, we're starting with a discussion of a special type of item called "Blighted Boons."
Blighted Boons were introduced in the book Treasure Vault & they represent the classic narrative trope of "Power at a Price!" Character who choose to partake of these boons can gain very powerful benefits, but as time wears on, their bodies, minds, & souls pay a terrible price!
In this video, I'll discuss how Blighted Boons work, how they can be used narratively, what to consider when designing Blighted Boons, & finally, I'll discuss each of the four published Blighted Boons from Treasure Vault!
Here are some time stamps to help you navigate this video:
00:00 - Teaser
00:47 - Title Screen
01:31 - Introduction
04:47 - Blighted Boon Mechanics
06:26 - Partaking in a Boon
09:42 - Progressing a Boon (a.k.a.: Boon Stages)
12:21 - "Easy" Progression Saves & Intervals
16:36 - Purging a Boon
18:09 - Designing a Blighted Boon
21:04 - The Elder Seed
25:43 - The Void Fragment
29:24 - The Heartblood Ring
32:58 - The Phoenix Cinder
38:33 - Closing Thoughts
If you would like to read up more on Blighted Boons, check out this link at Archives of Nethys:
2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=1962
Also, here's a link to the Legacy Spell "Strange Geometry" which is referenced in the section on the Void Fragment:
2e.aonprd.com/Spells.aspx?ID=719
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Have a wonderful day!
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  • @skullsquad900
    @skullsquad900 15 хвилин тому

    I'm either giving these to my players or using them for my next character

  • @dancingphycisisthabibi8575
    @dancingphycisisthabibi8575 20 годин тому

    I've been keeping an eye on these items. They would make fine twist on your typical "explosive collar" quests

  • @xiezhai4162
    @xiezhai4162 День тому

    This is amazing and I'd like to design a campaign somewhat around these "boons" and the team racing against the clock to purge them before they succumb, while of course having to deal with other things of importance along the way.

    • @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide
      @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide День тому

      @@xiezhai4162 I've been contemplating a "Corrupted Wishes from an Evil Genie" style game for a while & this was the missing piece I needed.

  • @bethmarie3112
    @bethmarie3112 5 днів тому

    Hi thanks for the review, if you dont mind me asking what would you put in place of an xp table with pathifinder specifically?

    • @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide
      @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide 5 днів тому

      Vehicle or chase rules would be my personal pick. I use those a LOT at my table, so they'd get a lot more use. Granted, I realize that's a reflection of my gaming groups style.

  • @Werebat
    @Werebat 5 днів тому

    Kitsune beastkin werebat, you say? 🤔

  • @DivinoDragon
    @DivinoDragon 16 днів тому

    Really great breakdown. Very helpful. Thank you!

  • @syrmerch
    @syrmerch 16 днів тому

    Thanks for posting! Loving the starfinder 2e content :)

  • @Twilight5007
    @Twilight5007 17 днів тому

    Seems like a really cool setting. I feel like 90% of fantasy settings are just European and it would be really cool to try a more eastern approach for some new experiences. I really hope we get a pathfinder video game set in this region.

  • @Shymatsu
    @Shymatsu 19 днів тому

    Really Awesome.

  • @MrShadow2x
    @MrShadow2x 19 днів тому

    My limited time trying out the Playtest has already done a lot to make me love what I'm seeing in SF2e. And that's on top of already loving what I saw in 1e.

  • @RebelThenKing
    @RebelThenKing 23 дні тому

    Ok, I'm over lack of new spells now that I know there are new Goblin and Kobold heritages. I love the little guys!

  • @RebelThenKing
    @RebelThenKing 23 дні тому

    Some Tian Xia spells would have been so cool for some Kitsune Bard or Sorcerer builds.

  • @Nolinquisitor
    @Nolinquisitor 26 днів тому

    Given that Paizo is moving away from what made it popular, which is dramatic heroic fantasy, I much prefer the PF1 version of Dragons Empire / Tian Xia. Today, Tian Xia is presented to us as a travel brochure, with rowing contests of smiling people and happiness. Full of whimsy and cutsie. Gone are the representations of stern samurai courageously facing the threat of a dragon, or shinobis who are about to fall on unaware adventurers. The target audience now are the Critters and Gen-Z gamers.

  • @viceroykaleb5990
    @viceroykaleb5990 27 днів тому

    I would love to try a skittermander envoy

  • @n.l.g.6401
    @n.l.g.6401 Місяць тому

    Carcinization phenomenom in biology where various crustaceans keep converging on a crab-like shape, despite not being all that closely related to actual crabs. It happens often enough that "all will become crab" became a meme.

    • @n.l.g.6401
      @n.l.g.6401 Місяць тому

      Oops, typo. Carcinization *is a* phenomenon in biology. My bad!

    • @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide
      @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide Місяць тому

      @@n.l.g.6401 Thank you! I figured there was something like that that I was unaware of.

  • @nicolasvillasecaali7662
    @nicolasvillasecaali7662 Місяць тому

    Ah the glorious magic of the masters of "Send you to Brazil" have concoction a spell so deranged no one is safe: "Send you to League of Legends" definelly will be added to the treaty of forbidden magic for its toxic potential

  • @KenjiShiratsuki
    @KenjiShiratsuki Місяць тому

    I do believe the word Wuxia is pronounced "woo-shah". I'm not an expert on Chinese but I know Japanese and have played enough Hoyoverse games to have heard basically every Chinese syllable pronounced a few times.

  • @hilarymoonmurphy
    @hilarymoonmurphy Місяць тому

    Honestly, given that skittermanders fill all the bureaucratic niches that vesks don't want to do, one can argue that it was the skittermanders who conquered the vesk.

    • @MrShadow2x
      @MrShadow2x Місяць тому

      @@hilarymoonmurphy I have said several times that THAT was only a matter of time lol

  • @hilarymoonmurphy
    @hilarymoonmurphy Місяць тому

    I do love your coverage of the creatures and their lore, Mark. This is excellent. ❤

  • @hilarymoonmurphy
    @hilarymoonmurphy Місяць тому

    The algorithm hid this from me. It's a good thing I check your channel from time to time.

    • @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide
      @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide Місяць тому

      @@hilarymoonmurphy I missed a few uploads lately due to a heavy irl work schedule. So, I'm probably getting pulled down because of that.

    • @hilarymoonmurphy
      @hilarymoonmurphy Місяць тому

      @@TheLocalDisasterTourGuide Well, boo! Your channel deserves more engagement.

    • @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide
      @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide Місяць тому

      @hilarymoonmurphy I made the decision to go back to school back in April. Working on my Rank 1 Teaching Certificate. I knew when I did it that it would interfere with my channel from time to time, but I also knew it was something I needed to do. I had to make the hard decision that I'd let my channel suffer in the short term, but even if it's slow for a while, I know it'll still be here, slowly developing. And I get to run Pathfinder for high school kids, so I'm still influencing the Pathfinder world!

    • @hilarymoonmurphy
      @hilarymoonmurphy Місяць тому

      @@TheLocalDisasterTourGuide Job security is important! I'll keep searching on your channel from time to time.

  • @Dark_Jaguar
    @Dark_Jaguar Місяць тому

    Personally I just wish this revision... remaster... whatever you want to call it had a proper name to set it apart and prevent confusion, and that this name was printed clearly on the covers of these books. "2.5 edition" sounds perfectly find to me, but if someone wants to make it a lower decimal, sure, whatever you like. "2.1 edition" still works to set it apart. The rule changes aren't as minor as some have put it, at least to me. Things like ditching alignment are unique and interesting changes to really set it apart with it's own identity even better, but not insignificant. A lot of people are calling this "2E remaster" now, and that's fair enough. That'll work to set it apart, but much like how everyone's now calling the new D&D "2024 edition", it would help a lot better if the related companies just had that distinct name printed on their books. It makes it so much easier for new players to shop for things like this without getting confused and buying the wrong edition thinking they're getting a good deal.

  • @JacksonOwex
    @JacksonOwex Місяць тому

    27:30 I would LOVE for you to do that but time is a VERY limited resource! So, if you have the time, go for it! If you don't, that's fine too. This would also encourage people who want more deep dive content to go find the creators that already do this and help grow those channels as well!

  • @JacksonOwex
    @JacksonOwex Місяць тому

    I really wanted to pick the Tian Xia books before but now I want them even more!

    • @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide
      @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide Місяць тому

      I have been genuinely impressed by these two books! The details are good & the big picture implications are good too! Props to Paizo for making both of these books something I really enjoyed!

  • @JacksonOwex
    @JacksonOwex Місяць тому

    18:48 ROCKET!!!!!

  • @n.l.g.6401
    @n.l.g.6401 Місяць тому

    The borai heritage looks really fun! Love the art, too.

  • @MrShadow2x
    @MrShadow2x Місяць тому

    What do we want?! Prisma Just Prisma plushies! When do we want it?! NNNNOOOWWWWW!

    • @hilarymoonmurphy
      @hilarymoonmurphy Місяць тому

      Did you see the life-sized Prisma statue at GenCon? It was like a giant Prisma plushie.

    • @MrShadow2x
      @MrShadow2x Місяць тому

      @@hilarymoonmurphy I did! My group of friends got some pictures with the various character statues. The one for Prisma ignited our requests for a collectable lol

  • @Balzack
    @Balzack Місяць тому

    2 headed giant has 2 arms? If its considered 2 regulars player, should I approach it with "I only have 1 arm available"? So I can only wear a shield, while the other fusion member can only wear a sword?

  • @WisdomCheck
    @WisdomCheck Місяць тому

    Thank you for letting people know they can come see me about Tian Xia, good sir. I hope you've had a chance to relax and have some "me" time between covering Cons and handling such a full schedule.

  • @hilarymoonmurphy
    @hilarymoonmurphy Місяць тому

    I was not sure what to make of the 'we prefer to stay at home and protect the forests' ancestries, because they always make me wonder why you are adventuring. On the other hand, the misbehaving tanuki are wonderful! Chef's kiss!

    • @WisdomCheck
      @WisdomCheck Місяць тому

      YES! TANUKI ALL THE TIME!

  • @hilarymoonmurphy
    @hilarymoonmurphy Місяць тому

    I love this book so much! ❤ Nice to see a review from you!

    • @hilarymoonmurphy
      @hilarymoonmurphy Місяць тому

      Also please talk about this book in more detail!

  • @razz0putin819
    @razz0putin819 Місяць тому

    Champions taught me how to make characters. Not just something to play but actual characters.

  • @Quetzelkoa
    @Quetzelkoa 2 місяці тому

    Great topic for a video! A couple reasonable hungers for a mummy would be "wealth" or simply acquiring more loot and treasure to keep in your tomb. Another good fit would be "revenge", with the mummy PC being compelled to curse and chase down some NPC that entered their tomb. Both fit well with typical adventurer backstories, while having a unique flavor.

  • @icefyer2
    @icefyer2 2 місяці тому

    Oooh. May I ask where the art for that purple skittermander with the gun and grenades came from?

    • @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide
      @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide 2 місяці тому

      @icefyer2 Pulled it off one of the Paizo Blogs. Not sure which one, but should be within the last month.

  • @madhippy3
    @madhippy3 2 місяці тому

    PC2 dropped recently and with the changes of PC1, I am just exhausted with the Remaster. It feels so permissive, its like christmas not a game. Everyone gets something fixed which wasn't broken. I wish it was just a new edition because it has made using legacy stuff on Foundry VTT and Pathbuilder such a chore. Oracles weren't powerful enough so make them more like Sorcerers. Barbarians somehow have it to hard give them more AC and an extra action (but don't help the Monk with Stances or the Ranger with Hunt Prey). Shield Champions get to strive move attack for 2 actions. Rogues just get blanket Martial prof instead of a nuanced wording which will allow for future proofing. IDK everyone gets more powerful and I don't think they needed to be more powerful (except alchemists and swashbucklars) I think we just needed some rough areas smoothed out. We definitely didn't need a Foundry and Pathbuilder devs who are enthusiastic on making it hard to run legacy.

  • @MrShadow2x
    @MrShadow2x 2 місяці тому

    I'm not a Wizard-class player (yet), but I'm very interested in the Rival Academy book coming!

  • @jeremyjlavender
    @jeremyjlavender 2 місяці тому

    Hi, just wondering if you got around to making these videos about Hexploration? I'm adding a small bit into my game to try it out and looking for some guidance. Thanks for all your hard work!

    • @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide
      @TheLocalDisasterTourGuide 2 місяці тому

      @@jeremyjlavender I can't remember if I did Hexploration in this series. I ended up putting this series on hold due to the Remaster project, and now that I'm back in school, reworking old videos & managing new videos is slow going.

  • @MrShadow2x
    @MrShadow2x 2 місяці тому

    This is a really fun experiment born out of a comical mis-read! It's giving off "I'll pledge my soul to all the Elder Scrolls Daedrics and let them fight over me when I die" vibes lol