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Dalorend, Wed, Sep 5, 2007, 07:12 AM

I have been wanting something like this for a long time, i just didnt know it until i saw it on the shelf! next chance i get I'm buying a pad, because my PC's know how hard it is to keep track of all them hit points!

Olaf the Stout, Wed, Sep 5, 2007, 10:39 PM

prcrash wrote:

I just got my combat pad in last night, and I love it. The only thing that seemed odd is that I thought the pad itself, not the magnets, was going to be rigid, not floppy. It feels like some sort of soft plastic, instead of what I thought it was (from the description), a steel core with the printed stuff on top. I was thinking of actually gluing the piece of cardboard that comes in the sleeve to the back of it to make it less floppy. Anyway, thanks for a great product! I'll be using it with my group this Saturday.

I know what you mean prcrash. I just picked up my Combat Pad today. I was expecting the pad to be a lot sturdier than what it actually is. I am actually wondering if I might be able to stick a thin sheet of metal to the back of it, just to make it a bit stronger.

Has anyone else tried to do anything to make their pad stronger?

Olaf the Stout

Lilith (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Planet Stories Subscriber), Thu, Sep 6, 2007, 09:36 AM

You could probably use a piece of foamcore board as well.

Cpt_kirstov (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Sep 6, 2007, 02:29 PM

Olaf the Stout wrote:

Has anyone else tried to do anything to make their pad stronger?
Olaf the Stout

I run my campaign at a college - if we're playing in one of the classrooms, I plop it on the whiteboard near the next closest player.if we're running it in a dorm, I use a clear book-stand. that way the PCs can see the order and I can write the important skill checks for all the PCs on the back. my PCs know I'm rolling something, but have no clue what (I tend to roll towards this mini screen so it bounces off it and settles behind it so only I can see it

mearrin69 (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 07:29 AM

Just got this in yesterday and am looking forward to using it.

Agree that it's a little flimsy but I think I'll just keep it with the thickish piece of black cardboard that came with it - use it like a backing.

BTW, who could ever need extra magnets for this thing? There's a billion of the things. Any suggestions for storage? I was going to put them in a ziploc.
M

master0fdungeons, Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 03:37 PM

I store mine in the cardboard shipping envelope it was shipped in.

Turin the Mad (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Modules Subscriber), Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 05:13 PM

mearrin69 wrote:

Just got this in yesterday and am looking forward to using it.

Agree that it's a little flimsy but I think I'll just keep it with the thickish piece of black cardboard that came with it - use it like a backing.

BTW, who could ever need extra magnets for this thing? There's a billion of the things. Any suggestions for storage? I was going to put them in a ziploc.
M

Oh, the sharp corners on the arrows wear pretty rapidly - but then, my first one has been in use off and on since I first saw it on the shelf at the FLGS.

'Sides, I like spare parts ...

Zorz Muaddieb, Mon, Nov 12, 2007, 11:24 AM

Any updates on this being run? I really want to use it with my next sessions.

There therapist makes me roll for initiative. ;)

-Z

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Mon, Nov 12, 2007, 04:17 PM

Zorz Muaddieb wrote:

Any updates on this being run? I really want to use it with my next sessions.

It's in stock now, and has been for some time.

Zorz Muaddieb, Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 10:12 AM

Vic Wertz wrote:

Zorz Muaddieb wrote:

Any updates on this being run? I really want to use it with my next sessions.

It's in stock now, and has been for some time.

It still says back ordered in My Account. :\

Waiting for the treasure chest also.... and thank you Vic for the prompt replies. :)

-Z

Cosmo (Disturbing Customer Servant), Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 02:03 PM

Zorz Muaddieb wrote:

It still says back ordered in My Account. :\

Waiting for the treasure chest also.... and thank you Vic for the prompt replies. :)

-Z

It is actually the Treasure Chest, which is a preorder, that is holding up your order. The order is set to ship together, so nothing will ship until the Treasure Chest is released (which is expected to be sometime this month).

If you want to change this, just let me know!

Thanks,
cos

Zorz Muaddieb, Wed, Nov 14, 2007, 01:21 PM

Cosmo wrote:

Zorz Muaddieb wrote:

It still says back ordered in My Account. :\

Waiting for the treasure chest also.... and thank you Vic for the prompt replies. :)

-Z

It is actually the Treasure Chest, which is a preorder, that is holding up your order. The order is set to ship together, so nothing will ship until the Treasure Chest is released (which is expected to be sometime this month).

If you want to change this, just let me know!

Thanks,
cos

Awesome news, I think I can be patient for a little bit more.. The players will just have to wait! I want my toys. :)

-Z

PS. Fantastic customer service.

Robert Miller 55 (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Chronicles, GameMastery Maps Subscriber), Wed, Nov 14, 2007, 04:28 PM

If I didn't already own a good bit of what is in that "Treasure Chest" I would be pre-ordering that too.

Wolf Munroe (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; GameMastery Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Tue, Jun 10, 2008, 03:46 AM

Just got the combat pad yesterday. I was a little disappointed with how thin and flimsy the Combat Pad is (but I had read the reviews here so expected it). I would suggest that the stiff black backboard in the package that's used to hold the package straight be attached to the back of the Combat Pad itself. This would provide the sturdy backing the Combat Pad lacks and use something that is being provided already. I expect I'll glue my combat pad to the stiff backboard that came in my package.

One of the reviews mentioned that the Combat Pad magnets don't cling well and he had trouble moving them. I didn't find this to be a problem as they do not cling strongly but they don't fall off and can easily slide along the surface of the board with little pressure.

I'm looking forward to putting the Combat Pad to use.

M. Balmer (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Tue, Jun 10, 2008, 08:22 AM

Wolf Munroe wrote:

I was a little disappointed with how thin and flimsy the Combat Pad is (but I had read the reviews here so expected it). I would suggest that the stiff black backboard in the package that's used to hold the package straight be attached to the back of the Combat Pad itself. This would provide the sturdy backing the Combat Pad lacks and use something that is being provided already. I expect I'll glue my combat pad to the stiff backboard that came in my package.

I haven't gotten a combat pad yet, but it is on my 'to get' list. Damn budgetary concerns.

Hearing about the 'thin & flimsy', I wonder if a combat pad might work if glued/velcroed/somehow affixed to a lap desk?

Any suggestions or experiences with this manner of modification from those who own one would be welcomed.

Nightsky, Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 10:00 AM

Mine has a bubbly surface and is ugly. This fills me with :( . Any chance I could get another one?

Cosmo (Disturbing Customer Servant), Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 03:44 PM

NICOLE CARLSON wrote:

Mine has a bubbly surface and is ugly. This fills me with :( . Any chance I could get another one?

I'll get a new one shipped out to you ASAP.

Thanks,
cos

silverhair2008 (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Maps Subscriber), Mon, Mar 16, 2009, 03:52 PM

Cosmo and Alison are two people that convince me to continue to purchase from Paizo directly. Their dedication to their customers is beyond reproach at least from me. Thank you two very much.

Just my 2 cp.

lorddillon, Tue, May 12, 2009, 08:47 PM

Cosmo wrote:

NICOLE CARLSON wrote:

Mine has a bubbly surface and is ugly. This fills me with :( . Any chance I could get another one?

I'll get a new one shipped out to you ASAP.

Thanks,
cos

Mine has a bubbly surface too, but I don't mind it so much since it doesn't stop me from writing on it and it gives it a bit of character... read: I thought it was supposed to be that way :)

I also purchased mine from my FLGS, but I have ordered directly from Paizo in the past and have always had the greatest customer service from here, so I second silverhair2008's sentiment as well...

William Holmblad Jr, Sat, Sep 5, 2009, 07:31 AM

Suggestion to Paizo: I'd be willing to pay similar money (late teens to mid 20s range) for an iPhone (upcoming iPad?!?) app doing the same thing!

Just a thought... ;)

And about the flimsiness issue: I took mine and Velcro'd it to the back of the clipboard I use during my sessions for notes; find that works well, and as long as I'm not animatedly speaking while I'm in note mode, holds up alright. Just a thought...

D.M.T. (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Mon, Sep 28, 2009, 12:47 AM

I got this a couple years ago and it is great. I glued mine to the black cardboard that came in the packaging to give it some strength. I also have mine usually attached to a clipboard.

What I would love to have is a larger version of this combat pad, that could be put up for all players to see.