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Skeld (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 07:53 PM

Sweet!

Mactaka (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 09:29 PM

This rocks!

houstonderek, Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 09:39 PM

arrrrgggg!!!!! why isn't it june yet?

Ravenmantle (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 05:04 AM

Shiny! Excellent birthday present for me! I just love giving myself birthday presents.

yoda8myhead (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 06:59 AM

Is this another "by James Jacobs" placeholder, or is he actually writing it?

Lord Thavian (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Chronicles Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 10:23 AM

Very Cool!

Callous Jack (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 10:26 AM

I realize this may be too early but what about feats, prestige classes, magic items, etc.? Will we be seeing any of that?

Watcher (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 01:05 PM

Callous Jack wrote:

I realize this may be too early but what about feats, prestige classes, magic items, etc.? Will we be seeing any of that?

I'm not trying to be a wise guy, but...

In the description they wrote:

The unplumbed secrets of the Society’s vast Grand Lodge in the fabulous city of Absalom stand ready for your campaign, accompanied by a host of new magic items, feats, and spells appropriate for Pathfinder Society characters and fully legal for use in Paizo’s massive Pathfinder Society Organized Play campaign!

You got your feats and magic items covered.. along with spells..

So all you need to know is whether there are any new prestige classes or not.

Callous Jack (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 01:15 PM

Watcher wrote:

I'm not trying to be a wise guy, but...

That's what I get for speed-reading through the whole thing and missing some of it.
D'oh!

Mr Baron (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 08:17 PM

This one looks very interesting. I have a soft spot for secret societies and such.

The Pathfinder organization has this Indianna Jones adventure feel that I think works very well.

James Jacobs (Editor-in-Chief, Pathfinder), Wed, Nov 5, 2008, 05:40 PM

yoda8myhead wrote:

Is this another "by James Jacobs" placeholder, or is he actually writing it?

It's another placeholder.

Kata. the ..... (Paizo Charter Superscriber), Wed, Nov 5, 2008, 05:56 PM

houstonderek wrote:

arrrrgggg!!!!! why isn't it june yet?

Because those of us in Arizona want to enjoy 1 of our two seasons. Not Summer is just starting where highs will be in the 50s to 70s for the next 6 months. The other season called "A/C" has similar characteristics, but you can't go outside.

Zombieneighbours, Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 08:58 AM

Very cool.

The_Minstrel_Wyrm (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, GameMastery Maps Subscriber), Thu, Jan 22, 2009, 08:04 PM

James Jacobs wrote:

yoda8myhead wrote:

Is this another "by James Jacobs" placeholder, or is he actually writing it?

It's another placeholder.

Aaaawwwww... I thought it was totally awesome that you were the writer for this book. :(
Of course, I'm sure that whoever is the writer will be most excellent, I've yet to find fault with any of Paizo's various products.

June is my B-Day month as well... it will be a very nice present to myself.
I only wish it were coming out sooner. I intend to run "Crucible of Chaos" for gaming group #2 and told them that I want them to have ties to the Pathfinder Society, and this little gem would be awesome to have... now! (Or sooner than June anyway.) ;)
On the other hand, we aren't ready for that yet, I'm still trying to close the 4e Forgotten Realms game with "Scepter Tower of Spellgard" hoping for a TPK so I can take 'em back to v.3.5 and Pathfinder (to stay) ;) Shhhh... don't tell them.

Anyway... looking forward (eagerly so) to this book.

Dreamweaver (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Feb 20, 2009, 06:45 PM

Will the crunch in this one be PFRPG, 3.5, or close enough to be either one? It says that this can be used with the Pathfinder Society organized play and since by August that will be in the PFRPG format all the crunch in the book will be valid for more than two months.

James Jacobs (Editor-in-Chief, Pathfinder), Sun, Feb 22, 2009, 12:00 PM

Dreamweaver wrote:

Will the crunch in this one be PFRPG, 3.5, or close enough to be either one? It says that this can be used with the Pathfinder Society organized play and since by August that will be in the PFRPG format all the crunch in the book will be valid for more than two months.

We're hoping to make the crunch in this book work for both 3.5 and for PFRPG, as much as possible. In fact, the majority of the crunch in books we're releasing now should be compatible with PF RPG; things like spells and feats and magic items are going to be relatively unchanged, after all; we're taking care that, in writing the new stuff, it's easy to use for either game.

Stegger (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Sun, Mar 29, 2009, 02:14 PM

Is Erik writing this?

joela, Sun, Mar 29, 2009, 02:17 PM

Stegger wrote:

Is Erik writing this?

James Jacob.

James Jacobs (Editor-in-Chief, Pathfinder), Sun, Mar 29, 2009, 05:12 PM

joela wrote:

Stegger wrote:

Is Erik writing this?

James Jacob.

Actually, I'm not writing it (and there's an "s" at the end of Jacobs, FWIW). My name's used as a placeholder for products that we have to announce before the product has authors assigned, and it often takes us a bit to update the website.

And yes, Erik's writing part of this book.

joela, Sun, Mar 29, 2009, 09:23 PM

James Jacobs wrote:

joela wrote:

Stegger wrote:

Is Erik writing this?

James Jacob.

Actually, I'm not writing it (and there's an "s" at the end of Jacobs, FWIW). My name's used as a placeholder for products that we have to announce before the product has authors assigned, and it often takes us a bit to update the website.

And yes, Erik's writing part of this book.

Thanks for the clarification.

Stegger (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Sun, Mar 29, 2009, 10:52 PM

Thank you for the update!

Dark_Mistress (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Sun, Mar 29, 2009, 11:24 PM

So when do the Darklight Sisterhood get their own book? :D Come on you know they deserve it.

Dyvynarth, Mon, May 18, 2009, 11:10 AM

Nice, can't wait to see it, and I greatly hope we can see other organizations detailed too (hint, Hellknights and Riftwardens, hint) ;)

James Jacobs (Editor-in-Chief, Pathfinder), Mon, May 18, 2009, 11:23 AM

Dark_Mistress wrote:

So when do the Darklight Sisterhood get their own book? :D Come on you know they deserve it.

We've probably said all we'll ever be saying about the Darklight Sisterhood, honestly.

James Jacobs (Editor-in-Chief, Pathfinder), Mon, May 18, 2009, 11:24 AM

Dyvynarth wrote:

Nice, can't wait to see it, and I greatly hope we can see other organizations detailed too (hint, Hellknights and Riftwardens, hint) ;)

As a followup to my previous post... We try to create more than we can ever follow up on. In doing so, we're trying to leave significant portions of Golarion open for individual GMs to make their own. Hellknights, with the upcoming Cheliax AP, are going to get some extensive coverage during the Council of Theives Adventure Path, but Riftwardens don't yet have much on the schedule at all.

Watcher (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Mon, May 18, 2009, 11:25 AM

Dyvynarth wrote:

Nice, can't wait to see it, and I greatly hope we can see other organizations detailed too (hint, Hellknights and Riftwardens, hint) ;)

Off topic...

But if we're discussing the detailing of Hellknights and Riftwardens, I'd like to chime in for Magesmiths!

(As mentioned in RotFL)

Cross posted with James: I wager we'll never see magesmiths referenced again, but a guy can ask! You do have Magnimarian Golemworks to consider, so it might be a viable class...

yoda8myhead (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 05:25 PM

Firmly believing that the squeaky wheel gets the most grease, yoda8myhead proceeds to ask the same question he asked in another thread...

So who are the official authors on this one, Vic?

Sean K Reynolds (Developer), Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 05:33 PM

yoda8myhead wrote:

Firmly believing that the squeaky wheel gets the most grease, yoda8myhead proceeds to ask the same question he asked in another thread...

So who are the official authors on this one, Vic?

Erik, Tim Hitchcock, James Sutter, and Russ Taylor, with some additional material by yours truly.

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 05:57 PM

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

yoda8myhead wrote:

Firmly believing that the squeaky wheel gets the most grease, yoda8myhead proceeds to ask the same question he asked in another thread...

So who are the official authors on this one, Vic?

Erik, Tim Hitchcock, James Sutter, and Russ Taylor, with some additional material by yours truly.

...and... updated listing.

Sean K Reynolds (Developer), Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 07:21 PM

I'm just trying to add a little excitement to Vic's life by sometimes emailing him about these, sometimes posting in the thread, sometimes an exploding cake....

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 07:43 PM

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

I'm just trying to add a little excitement to Vic's life by sometimes emailing him about these, sometimes posting in the thread, sometimes an exploding cake....

...or sometimes waiting until yoda8myhead sends an exploding cake.

yoda8myhead (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 07:46 PM

Vic Wertz wrote:

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

I'm just trying to add a little excitement to Vic's life by sometimes emailing him about these, sometimes posting in the thread, sometimes an exploding cake....

...or sometimes waiting until yoda8myhead sends an exploding cake.

I hope your office closure tomorrow doesn't result in my most recent delivery going off with no one there to see it.

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 08:04 PM

yoda8myhead wrote:

Vic Wertz wrote:

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

I'm just trying to add a little excitement to Vic's life by sometimes emailing him about these, sometimes posting in the thread, sometimes an exploding cake....

...or sometimes waiting until yoda8myhead sends an exploding cake.

I hope your office closure tomorrow doesn't result in my most recent delivery going off with no one there to see it.

We'll have the mailman forward any packages from you directly to Cosmo's house.

Dark_Mistress (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Jul 3, 2009, 01:21 AM

James Jacobs wrote:

Dark_Mistress wrote:

So when do the Darklight Sisterhood get their own book? :D Come on you know they deserve it.

We've probably said all we'll ever be saying about the Darklight Sisterhood, honestly.

I was kidding... mostly. :D

Wolf Munroe (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; GameMastery Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Jul 3, 2009, 02:43 AM

houstonderek wrote:

arrrrgggg!!!!! why isn't it june yet?

It's almost June! Only 11 months to go!

Spoiler:

Russ Taylor (RPG Superstar Top 6, Contributor), Fri, Jul 3, 2009, 02:57 AM

I'm hoping you'll all find this one worth the wait - especially since the delay means it will be a full Pathfinder RPG product. Paizo got some of the best to do the bulk of this book, I'm flattered I got to tag along for the rest :)

Wolf Munroe (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; GameMastery Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Jul 3, 2009, 07:32 PM

Russ Taylor wrote:

I'm hoping you'll all find this one worth the wait - especially since the delay means it will be a full Pathfinder RPG product. Paizo got some of the best to do the bulk of this book, I'm flattered I got to tag along for the rest :)

Honestly I wanted it OGL, not PFRPG, but I get the impression the difference isn't that significant.

Russ Taylor (RPG Superstar Top 6, Contributor), Fri, Jul 3, 2009, 09:08 PM

Wolf Munroe wrote:

Honestly I wanted it OGL, not PFRPG, but I get the impression the difference isn't that significant.

I worked on a lot of rules-related material for the book, and most of what I turned over would work equivalently in either system.

Wolf Munroe (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; GameMastery Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 02:40 PM

Russ Taylor wrote:

Wolf Munroe wrote:

Honestly I wanted it OGL, not PFRPG, but I get the impression the difference isn't that significant.

I worked on a lot of rules-related material for the book, and most of what I turned over would work equivalently in either system.

Sweet.

Callous Jack (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Sat, Jul 4, 2009, 04:17 PM

Pushed back to September?
*weep*

mach1.9pants (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Chronicles, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Wed, Aug 5, 2009, 11:32 PM

SO cool, I just love the whole PF Society, I have yoinked it for my current 4E campaign, and will keep it when we swap to PFRPG once it is finished :-)

Shazadeh (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Chronicles, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Thu, Aug 6, 2009, 03:28 PM

I'm really looking forward to this one I must say. :) September, next month, not terribly long to wait. I dearly love the Pathfinder Society.

yoda8myhead (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Aug 7, 2009, 04:43 PM

Aw :-( I was so sure we'd see a final cover for this one since Princes of Darkness and Sixfold Trial went live today. I guess that gives me something else to look forward to next week.

Sean K Reynolds (Developer), Sat, Aug 8, 2009, 07:45 PM

yoda8myhead wrote:

Aw :-( I was so sure we'd see a final cover for this one since Princes of Darkness and Sixfold Trial went live today. I guess that gives me something else to look forward to next week.

Seekers isn't quite out the door yet. ;)

yoda8myhead (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Tue, Aug 25, 2009, 12:48 AM

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

yoda8myhead wrote:

Aw :-( I was so sure we'd see a final cover for this one since Princes of Darkness and Sixfold Trial went live today. I guess that gives me something else to look forward to next week.

Seekers isn't quite out the door yet. ;)

Now is it out the door? It says it's expected next month, so I hope it is! And that we can see the cover! And that we can have the final back cover text! And for a million dollars?

baron arem heshvaun (Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber), Tue, Aug 25, 2009, 01:23 AM

yoda8myhead wrote:

And for a million dollars?

You need to say that in an Austin Power's accent.

Spoiler:

Sean K Reynolds (Developer), Tue, Aug 25, 2009, 12:14 PM

I hope, hope, hope that this product goes to the printer today. We're starting to think it's cursed.

DAMN YOU EANDO KLINE AND YOUR MUMMY'S CURSE!

joela, Wed, Aug 26, 2009, 06:02 PM

SKR posted on Twitter that SoS is out the door (to the printers, I presume).

yoda8myhead (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Wed, Aug 26, 2009, 09:34 PM

joela wrote:

SKR posted on Twitter that SoS is out the door (to the printers, I presume).

W00t!

Kevin Mack (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Aug 27, 2009, 12:20 AM

Now it is off to the printers any chance to see the final cover?