I'm quite willing to pay the cash for this product in hardcopy. Unlike some other people, it seems, I like to have a hardcopy of all my materials; it makes it easier to access them when I don't have my laptop, or when I'm low on power and there's nary an outlet in sight - and all in all, I like the professional quality of the product over printer-and-folder. It lasts a lot longer when you have to travel 800+ miles to game.

This product is very useful for Players and the DM to enjoy the Savage Tide Adventure Path.

I hope the Pathfinder additions give us at least this kind of quality product and printing.

just got my order yesterday from Paizo (great service btw) & it included this book. I have the pdf, the High Rez version & while it's free compared to the $5.00 + shipping for the book, I'd still say get this book before you decide to run the game. Being able to look at the book without having to go to the pdf window is a godsend + being able to read the book away from the computer is also a godsend.

From the great cover artwork by Todd Lockwood to the interior maps & such + the quality of the glossy paper. It's a great bargin.

Even thou I gave it 5 stars, I would have rather seen the map on the inside cover as a fold out poster, but you get that if you buy the Dungeon Magazine that starts the Savage Tide adventure path, so no worries.

thanks, Paizo!!
RM

If you were up front and told us it would be out as a free download, I and others would have not shelled out $10+ to buy it.
What a cheap trick.
I will NOT buy anythig from you (except magazine subscriptions)as you have proven to me that you are less then honest!
I realize it is a paper copy but at the time I ordered it was only available in that form ( I am fine with a PDF ) so quality/price of the paper product is not in question only not having and option until after the peper version was purchased.

And a free download option for everyone else. Wonderful!

The folks at Paizo must be commended for offering such great products like this.

So, I pay US$10.50 for this product, receive an email that says it shipped on the 1 SEP, the day I ordered it, wait a week for it to show up in my mail box <50 miles from the warehouse, raise a stink, and finally have it in a total of 10 days. Only to see the it postmarked for the 6th.

And now it's FREE?

NOT a happy or staisfied customer.

EDIT: Now offering it as a free download?! Oh man, I'm seriously upset about this. Had the expectation been set that in X weeks it will be available for free download, I can guarantee I never would have shelled out $14 USD for this! Way to screw me out of my hard earned money, Paizo! Pretty shifty tactics, if you ask me.

First of all, I don't know why I had to pay $9 (USD) to have this shipped to Canada; you can’t tell me USPS charged you anywhere near that! Excessive shipping costs aside, there are a couple of disappointments with this product.

On the plus side, this is a very nice, glossy compendium with a lot of good information. It will be a great addition to share with the players for the upcoming Adventure Path.

There are a couple things that I don't like about it, though. Number one, typos galore! If you are trying to put out a professional looking guide, the least you could do is run 'spell check'...disappointing. Second, the large map of Sasserine is great, but how I am supposed to use it without destroying the book??? Having a fold out cover with the map or a folded paper map would have been much more useable.

Too bad about the drawbacks, because it's a great concept and seems to be an excellent source of information.

This is a great product to hand the players at the start of the campaign. The map of the city of Sasserine is very detailed and very high quality. Nice job.

Those individuals that are complaining about Paizo offering it for free now when they paid for it should realize that the paper quality and thick map cardstock would cost them just as much to print out in such high quality. If they feel they got ripped off anyway, then there's no helping them. Take the player's guide to Kinkos and see how much they'd charge you to print it out on the same high quality paper that the hard copy Player's guide used.