![]() But Erik Mona Day Isn't for Weeks…... But Erik Mona Day Isn't for Weeks… Friday, October 30, 2009Between the slurping of soda and gnashing of teeth garbled thanks issued forth to Pathfinder Wiki mastermind Mark Moreland (yoda8myhead on the boards) and all of our other fiscally indulgent readers who sent about a dozen pizzas the way of the beleaguered Paizo staff this morning. Happy to forget ungracious questions like why, all of us here wanted to extend our full-bellied thanks to our awesome/insane (awesomely insane?) readers...Tags: Community Paizo ![]() Joining the Core: Seekers of Secrets... Joining the Core: Seekers of Secrets Thursday, October 29, 2009 Unless you've been kidnapped by goblins and held hostage in their dingy lair, you're likely aware that we are about to release a new book in our Pathfinder Chronicles line called Seekers of Secrets. Seekers covers just about everything you can imagine with regard to the Pathfinder Society. It describes in detail how your character can join the Society, the history and origins of the Society, a gazetteer of the Society's...Tags: Pathfinder Campaign Setting Pathfinder Society ![]() Interns! Mash them, smash them, dissolve them in energy drink!... Illustration by Tyler Clark ... Interns! Mash them, smash them, dissolve them in energy drink! Wednesday, October 28, 2009During my first week, I was surprised to find there is a significant lack of chaotic evil in the office. I was not whipped by a winged baboon-devil while organizing the archive, and I am given free coffee that I did not have to make myself. I was expecting that Matt and I would be told early on to prove our worth by enduring psychological torture or some bloody...Tags: Interns Monsters Orcs Paizo Tyler Clark ![]() Ecology of the Pathfinder Product, Part 6: Move 6d6 Tons, and what do you get?... Ecology of the Pathfinder Product, Part 6: Move 6d6 Tons, and what do you get? Tuesday, October 27, 2009 ... Illustration by Crystal Frasier ... Cave raptors are sated; it's time to blog! ... So far, we've uncovered the shocking details of raising an innocent idea into a rebellious roleplaying product, but if your beloved book never moves out of the house, then it will never really make anything of itself. Now is the time when a PDF, so self-important, must go out into the world by...Tags: Crystal Frasier Dwarves Ecology of the Paizo Product Goblins Monsters Paizo Pathfinder Player Companion ![]() To Boldly Go... and Do Awesome Stuff... To Boldly Go... and Do Awesome Stuff Monday, October 26, 2009Questions are springing to your mind just about now, I suppose. Synapses are firing, tickling with neuron transfers. Questions like Who is this fellow? What is he doing here? What is his favorite flavor of ice cream? ... These questions are to be answered in due time, of course, and to facilitate these ends, I must insist that you take a seat around the Campfire of Good Times while I spin some lore. ... In a dark time not so...Tags: Interns Paizo Pathfinder Society ![]() Measuring Westcrown... Measuring Westcrown Friday, October 23, 2009It's no secret that sometimes when we build an Adventure Path key bits of information slip through the cracks. For example, Council of Thieves takes place entirely within and near the city of Westcrown, and to support these adventures we're printing a nifty map of Westcrown on the inside front covers for the duration of this campaign. That map was always intended to be more of an art piece and a representational map that gives folks a basic idea...Tags: Council of Thieves Maps Pathfinder Adventure Path ![]() Open Call Submissions Close in One Week!... Open Call Submissions Close in One Week! Thursday, October 22, 2009Hey there future scenario authors! Don't forget that the open call for Pathfinder Society Organized Play closes on Friday, October 30 at 11:59 P.M. Pacific Time. Below are the details. Good luck! ... Rules for submitting Pathfinder Society scenario outlines are as follows: ... 1. Based on the guidelines for the current round, write a 750-word outline that includes the following: a. A title (if necessary, some times they...Tags: Open Call Pathfinder Society ![]() To Hell and Back... Illustration by Jim Pavelec ... To Hell and Back Wednesday, October 21, 2009With Book of the Damned: Princes of Darkness showing up in stores shortly and the Council of Thieves Adventure Path well underway, the keen-eyed reader might be noticing a few crossovers. Indeed, Princes of Darkness was very much meant to be a companion to our infernal Adventure Path, while at the same time, we've drawn more than in a little bit of diabolism in from that damnable tome. So if you're reading through...Tags: Council of Thieves Devils Jim Pavelec Monsters Pathfinder Campaign Setting ![]() Ecology of the Pathfinder Product, Part 5: Layabout... Ecology of the Pathfinder Product, Part 5: Layabout Tuesday, October 20, 2009 ... Illustration by Crystal Frasier ... Cave raptors are sated; it's time to blog! ... There comes a time in every game product's life when a developer has to learn to let go; to let his sweet, innocent babe go out, make mistakes, and grow into a book. A game product needs to stay out late, crash the car, and hang out with the wrong crowd. And that wrong crowd is the art director, in Paizo's case the amazing...Tags: Crystal Frasier Dwarves Ecology of the Paizo Product Goblins Monsters Paizo Pathfinder Player Companion ![]() Seekers of Secrets: Journeys and Rewards... Illustration by Eric Lofgren ... Seekers of Secrets: Journeys and Rewards Monday, October 19, 2009Pathfinder Chronicles: Seekers of Secrets talks about the tests to become a Pathfinder and the training members receive if they pass, but the carrot that convinces most applicants to try is the chance to explore strange places, discover exotic treasures, and be published in the Pathfinder Chronicles. This illustration encompasses all aspects of those rewards, from the young Pathfinder...Tags: Craig J Spearing Eric Lofgren Ioun Stones Pathfinder Campaign Setting Pathfinder Society ![]() From Baria to Golarion... From Baria to Golarion Friday, October 16, 2009So, I've made no secret of the fact that I've given large parts of my 25+ year-old homebrew campaign setting, Baria, over to Golarion. One of the more successful of these imports are the Red Mantis assassins—and by extension, their home city of Ilizmagorti. When it came time to assign authors for Cities of Golarion, I was sorely tempted to claim the chapter on Ilizmagorti as my own—I was nervous that even if another author did a...Tags: Daniel Thomson Maps Pathfinder Adventure Path Pathfinder Campaign Setting Rob Lazzaretti ![]() Pathfinder RPG Open Call for Pathfinder Society Organized Play... Pathfinder RPG Open Call for Pathfinder Society Organized Play Thursday, October 15, 2009Hello and welcome to another installment of the Pathfinder Society scenario open call using the new Pathfinder RPG rules! Most months we'll open one of our Pathfinder Society scenarios to you, the general public, to search for new authors and new ideas for use in Paizo's worldwide organized play campaign. We're looking for authors who have a clear and concise writing style, who have solid and...Tags: Open Call Pathfinder Society ![]() Ecology of the Pathfinder Product, Part 4: The Editor's Compositional Fitness Challenge... Ecology of the Pathfinder Product, Part 4: The Editor's Compositional Fitness Challenge Wednesday, October 14, 2009 ... Illustration by Crystal Frasier ... Cave raptors are sated; it's time to blog! ... Yes, editing: the sport of grammatically minded kings. So far we've examined the natural growth of Dwarves of Golarion, as well as its invaluable hours of education, and yet we've ignored physical fitness. Without a steady regimen of editing, our little manuscript could turn into a clumsy...Tags: Crystal Frasier Dwarves Ecology of the Paizo Product Goblins Monsters Paizo Pathfinder Player Companion ![]() Carrion Hill Preview #2... Carrion Hill Preview #2 Monday, October 12, 2009The Pathfinder RPG Bestiary has reached our warehouse, and we've loaded it with hundreds of updated monsters for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. However, some of our favorites didn't quite make the cut and had to be left out of the book. Fortunately, we're clever and sneaky, and found a way to get one of the extra monsters into the Pathfinder Module Carrion Hill. After all, in an adventure with Lovecraftian horrors, this shapeshifting...Tags: Hector Ortiz Lovecraft Monsters Pathfinder Modules Richard Pett Tyler Walpole ![]() Countdown to Meltdown!... Illustration by Steve Prescott ... Countdown to Meltdown! Friday, October 9, 2009Well, as any devoted follower of our messageboards or weekly chat room meetings knows, things have been pretty frantic here at Paizo. As it turns out, releasing about 1,000 pages of rules (between the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook and the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary) and moving offices to Redmond, WA, all at the height of the convention season, is a really good way to knock product lines off schedule. We've been...Tags: Council of Thieves Devils Pathfinder Adventure Path Steve Prescott ![]() Pathfinder Society: Looking to the Future... Pathfinder Society: Looking to the Future Thursday, October 8, 2009The most frequent request I get from players, GMs, and convention coordinators is, What scenarios will be out by [date]? I get this question enough that I've decided to keep a rolling 2-to-4 month schedule up on paizo.com/pathfindersociety. This rolling schedule has some unique challenges—for example, scenarios aren't assigned to authors as far in advance as, say, Pathfinder Adventure Paths, and so I often know very...Tags: Pathfinder Society Pathfinder Society Scenarios ![]() Cities of Golarion—Whitethrone PreviewIllustration by Craig J. Spearing ... Cities of Golarion—Whitethrone Preview Wednesday, October 7, 2009One of the six cities presented in Pathfinder Chronicles: Cities of Golarion is Whitethrone, capital of the wintry land of Irrisen, written by Jonathan Keith. ... Home to the jadwiga (children of the witch-mother), the descendents of the witch Baba Yaga, Whitethrone is a playground for evil nobles, with Queen Elvannia's family enjoying the last few years of its ruling legacy before her...Tags: Craig J Spearing Irrisen Monsters Pathfinder Campaign Setting Worgs ![]() Ecology of the Pathfinder Product, Part 3: An Outbreak of Art... Ecology of the Pathfinder Product, Part 3: An Outbreak of Art Tuesday, October 5, 2009 ... Illustration by Crystal Frasier ... Cave raptors are sated; It's time to blog! ... As it stands, Dwarves of Golarion is now written and assembled by its loving developer. Though awkward and gangly, we can see what it will finally grow up into. But at this point, this happy child is nothing more than a text document in the daycare that is a documents folder, happy rolling in the mud and receiving...Tags: Crystal Frasier Dwarves Ecology of the Paizo Product Goblins Jeremy McHugh Monsters Paizo Pathfinder Player Companion ![]() GameMastery Guide Cover!... GameMastery Guide Cover! Monday, October 5, 2009 I may have mentioned this before, but the main villain of Pathfinder’s first Adventure Path, Karzoug, was no stranger to tormenting PCs. He was one of my homebrew campaign’s major recurring characters—a powerful wizard who served as the true menace behind the throne of an evil warlord. In my homebrew, Karzoug wielded a scythe and had already made the transition to lich and wasn’t as concerned with greed, but he was very much still the...Tags: Dragons Monsters Pathfinder Adventure Path Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Rise of the Runelords Wayne Reynolds ![]() Back from the Future, Part 2... Back from the Future, Part 2 Friday, October 2, 2009One of the big highlights of Gen Con Australia 2009 was the What’s Next for Pathfinder? seminar that took place Saturday afternoon. The Pathfinder players at the show were so excited for this seminar that they took a break from their Pathfinder Society games to attend. Not surprisingly, it was pretty packed. ... Although much of what was covered during this seminar had already been announced, there were a few surprises in store,...Tags: Australia Conventions Gen Con Inquisitors Oracles Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Witches ![]() Back from the Future, Part 1... Back from the Future, Part 1 Thursday, October 1, 2009After a lengthy, globe-trotting adventure, I am finally back and well rested from my journey to the future. I am here to tell you that Gen Con Australia 2009 was a big success! For those of you that missed it, I thought this would be a good time to recap my trip to Australia and the news from the con. ... Flying to Australia is hard, even if you are not very tall. The plane ride from LA to Sydney alone took about 14 hours. Arriving in...Tags: Animals Australia Conventions Gen Con Jason Bulmahn |