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Rauol_Duke (Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber), Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 07:19 AM

Nice. Been looking forward to a Pathfinder-Planescape adventure.

kessukoofah, Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 07:37 AM

The Desctription wrote:

From the vault of the gods in the planar nexus of Axis, to the fields of Elysium where righteous heroes battle endlessly even in death, and on past the gates of Hell itself, the PCs must race through portal after portal to recover the lost souls before sinister outsiders can beat them to the prize.

You know, maybe it's just me but that description seems awfully ambitious for 32 pages. I'm not doubting it's possible, but you describe three planes there as well as where the players start, that's gotta be a lot of maps. and encounters.

Either way, I'm really looking forward to this. some of my players fondest memories are when I bounced them around Planes and Demiplanes.

Davelozzi (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Sat, Oct 25, 2008, 10:23 AM

Colin McComb...of Birthright fame? I haven't seen anything from him in years, but look forward to checking this one out.

Cheddar Bearer, Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 10:39 AM

This module looks like its got a huge amount of potential and is one of the ones I'm really looking forward to. The J series has been pretty solid so far. Quick question for anyone in the know are the planes mentioned above the only ones the PCs will visit or will there be more as well?

yoda8myhead (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 11:31 AM

Cheddar Bearer wrote:

Quick question for anyone in the know are the planes mentioned above the only ones the PCs will visit or will there be more as well?

Given that we've seen adventures and product descriptions change pretty drastically between announcement, development and release, I'd say that anything here is subject to alteration down the road. I imagine we'll know more specifics when it's closer to coming out or after it's on the shelves (to avoid spoilers and all).

Sean K Reynolds (Developer), Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 04:08 PM

Davelozzi wrote:

Colin McComb...of Birthright fame? I haven't seen anything from him in years, but look forward to checking this one out.

Yes, of Birthright and Planescape, my buddy, Colin. :)

Todd Stewart (Contributor), Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 04:12 PM

Cheddar Bearer wrote:

This module looks like its got a huge amount of potential and is one of the ones I'm really looking forward to. The J series has been pretty solid so far. Quick question for anyone in the know are the planes mentioned above the only ones the PCs will visit or will there be more as well?

I'm not certain the planes in the description are precisely all those in the module -they're included among possibly more- but that's not my question to answer. Sean or Colin can say more.

That said, it rocks to have Colin writing something planar again.

Cheddar Bearer, Thu, Nov 27, 2008, 11:48 AM

True it is a bit early to tell what the final content will be, regardless it sounds like a great theme for an adventure. Thanks for the answers guys.

elf_in_boots, Wed, Dec 3, 2008, 07:55 PM

32 pages for multi-planar travel?
I guess there will be Campaign Chronicles and maybe Pathfinder Companions to supplement this adventure, but still... 32 pages!

nightflier, Thu, Dec 4, 2008, 09:35 AM

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

Davelozzi wrote:

Colin McComb...of Birthright fame? I haven't seen anything from him in years, but look forward to checking this one out.

Yes, of Birthright and Planescape, my buddy, Colin. :)

Birthright was my favorite 2nd Ed. setting, and Planescape second favorite. I'm looking forward to this product. A dream come true would be an resurrection of Birthright. Is there any possibility for Paizo to make that dream come true?

Gary London (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Dec 4, 2008, 09:43 AM

nightflier wrote:

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

Davelozzi wrote:

Colin McComb...of Birthright fame? I haven't seen anything from him in years, but look forward to checking this one out.

Yes, of Birthright and Planescape, my buddy, Colin. :)

Birthright was my favorite 2nd Ed. setting, and Planescape second favorite. I'm looking forward to this product. A dream come true would be an resurrection of Birthright. Is there any possibility for Paizo to make that dream come true?

i'll beg that'll work.................

Jonathan_Shade (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Dec 4, 2008, 12:53 PM

elf_in_boots wrote:

32 pages for multi-planar travel?
I guess there will be Campaign Chronicles and maybe Pathfinder Companions to supplement this adventure, but still... 32 pages!

I think this is what you would be looking for:

The Great Beyond - Guide to the Multiverse

Sean K Reynolds (Developer), Thu, Dec 4, 2008, 03:40 PM

nightflier wrote:

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

Davelozzi wrote:

Colin McComb...of Birthright fame? I haven't seen anything from him in years, but look forward to checking this one out.

Yes, of Birthright and Planescape, my buddy, Colin. :)

Birthright was my favorite 2nd Ed. setting, and Planescape second favorite. I'm looking forward to this product. A dream come true would be an resurrection of Birthright. Is there any possibility for Paizo to make that dream come true?

Birthright is owned by Wizards. I don't think they have any interest in bringing it back as a full setting, or licensing it for other companies to develop.

That said, who knows what the future holds? We have some interesting things bouncing around Ideas For Future Product Land, one of them may end up like BR.

MerrikCale, Thu, Dec 4, 2008, 07:08 PM

sounds very very cool

Colin McComb (Contibutor), Thu, Jan 8, 2009, 06:24 PM

MerrikCale wrote:

sounds very very cool

If I may say so myself, it is. :)

It is heading out for playtesting right now, and I am overall very happy with it. We'll see my reaction when Sean's done "developing" it - we might also say he'll be "taking a chainsaw" to it.

I'm incredibly honored to have been asked to write this, and I hope everyone has as much fun playing it as I did writing it.

-Colin

Koriatsar (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber), Fri, Jan 16, 2009, 05:39 PM

Davelozzi wrote:

Colin McComb...of Birthright fame? I haven't seen anything from him in years, but look forward to checking this one out.

No Colin McComb of PLANESCAPE fame!
I'm really looking forward to this one. Paizo, you guys are awesome!

vagrant-poet (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Wed, Jan 21, 2009, 05:33 PM

Holy s%&@, haven't seen this yet. Consider it bought.

Mr Baron (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Wed, Jan 21, 2009, 11:37 PM

Colin McComb wrote:

MerrikCale wrote:

sounds very very cool

If I may say so myself, it is. :)

It is heading out for playtesting right now, and I am overall very happy with it. We'll see my reaction when Sean's done "developing" it - we might also say he'll be "taking a chainsaw" to it.

I'm incredibly honored to have been asked to write this, and I hope everyone has as much fun playing it as I did writing it.

-Colin

Colin,

It is great to see you on the boards. Hopefully we will see more of you and (better yet) more products from you!

Colin McComb (Contibutor), Fri, Jan 23, 2009, 07:05 PM

Mr Baron wrote:

Colin,

It is great to see you on the boards. Hopefully we will see more of you and (better yet) more products from you!

Thanks! I don't know if I'm allowed to say anything about any potential new products or anything, so I'll say, "yeah, me too!", and maybe make a cryptic wink or something.

Erik Mona (Publisher), Fri, Jan 23, 2009, 07:32 PM

Colin McComb is the very first professional game designer I ever worked with, as he referenced some of my notes on the AD&D Abyss for his excellent Planescape book, FACES OF EVIL: THE FIENDS.

That is, incidentally, the first D&D book in which I received a name credit, which was a HUGE deal to me at the time.

Colin is a class act, and I think the Planescape line sticks out as a silver lining of Second Edition (which was mostly cloud) in large part because of Colin's writing.

I am thrilled to be working with him on a Pathfinder product.

And we'd be thrilled to work with him on more of them. :)

apexut (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber), Sun, Feb 1, 2009, 09:58 PM

Cheddar Bearer wrote:

This module looks like its got a huge amount of potential and is one of the ones I'm really looking forward to. The J series has been pretty solid so far. Quick question for anyone in the know are the planes mentioned above the only ones the PCs will visit or will there be more as well?

The module focuses on a site in the Abyss, a site in Abaddon (Grey Wastes), and a border town that may well be in the Outlands. There are side notes that a DM could easily spin into several others.

Colin McComb (Contibutor), Thu, Feb 5, 2009, 07:16 PM

apexut wrote:

Cheddar Bearer wrote:

This module looks like its got a huge amount of potential and is one of the ones I'm really looking forward to. The J series has been pretty solid so far. Quick question for anyone in the know are the planes mentioned above the only ones the PCs will visit or will there be more as well?

The module focuses on a site in the Abyss, a site in Abaddon (Grey Wastes), and a border town that may well be in the Outlands. There are side notes that a DM could easily spin into several others.

I should add that my original thought was to have about eight planes until I was rightly convinced that I could hardly do justice to any of them in that limited amount of space. I trimmed it back, and then discovered I was over by about 10,000 words (approximately 16 pages).

Hell and Elysium will have to wait - but the way the adventure is set up, you can have side quests and attachments to this adventure without disturbing the overall flow. If you'll pardon my saying so, it's... ahem... modular.

Colin McComb (Contibutor), Thu, Feb 5, 2009, 07:19 PM

Erik Mona wrote:

Colin McComb is the very first professional game designer I ever worked with, as he referenced some of my notes on the AD&D Abyss for his excellent Planescape book, FACES OF EVIL: THE FIENDS.

That is, incidentally, the first D&D book in which I received a name credit, which was a HUGE deal to me at the time.

Colin is a class act, and I think the Planescape line sticks out as a silver lining of Second Edition (which was mostly cloud) in large part because of Colin's writing.

I am thrilled to be working with him on a Pathfinder product.

And we'd be thrilled to work with him on more of them. :)

In case the credits for Faces of Evil weren't specific enough, I would like to reiterate that Erik's notes on the Abyss were incredible, and that I had many thought-provoking discussions with him about the nature of evil. FoE would not have been nearly as good without his input, and I was/am delighted to see him become a superstar in the industry.

There. That should satisfy the mutual admiration society. :D

Mr Baron (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Feb 13, 2009, 03:04 AM

I will take that as we should expect more from Colin, which is very good news ;)

Without a doubt, Planescape sticks out as a cutting edge product from the 2nd ed days, and Colin was one of key writers of that product line.

As an aside, it seems that every writer from earlier editions of D&D that I wonder what happened to, pops up as a contributor for Paizo. I am hopeful that there will be more of these "old timers" making appearances as writers for the Pathfinder line up.

Mairkurion {tm} (Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Thu, May 7, 2009, 01:48 PM

The blog preview on this module has impressed me more than any module to date. Anybody else feelin' it or am I just succumbing to the advanced stages of fandom?

Todd Stewart (Contributor), Thu, May 7, 2009, 01:59 PM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

The blog preview on this module has impressed me more than any module to date. Anybody else feelin' it or am I just succumbing to the advanced stages of fandom?

I've read the rough draft, and trust me, it's awesome. :D

Majuba (Paizo Charter Superscriber), Thu, May 7, 2009, 02:33 PM

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

The blog preview on this module has impressed me more than any module to date. Anybody else feelin' it or am I just succumbing to the advanced stages of fandom?

I thought exactly the same thing. I read it, sat back, and said "woah, that's gonna be pretty cool!" I had to re-read it to believe this was just a module.

The line of J-series awesomeness continues!

minkscooter (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber), Sat, May 30, 2009, 03:36 AM

I missed out on Planescape, so I hope this adventure will give me a feel for some of what I missed. I love the premise, and I can't wait to see how it works.

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Fri, Jun 12, 2009, 09:43 AM

I've updated the cover and description to match the finished product.

Dark_Mistress (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Fri, Jun 19, 2009, 03:59 PM

I love how you did the title of the book on the cover.

vagrant-poet (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber), Mon, Jun 22, 2009, 07:55 AM

Todd Stewart dropped a little hint that some more daemons would be showing up soon.

Are there any in this module?

King of the Crosstrade, Mon, Jun 22, 2009, 10:32 AM

vagrant-poet wrote:

Todd Stewart dropped a little hint that some more daemons would be showing up soon.

Are there any in this module?

"Well, I don't exist in this cosmology, but for the moment I'll be Trelmarixian the Black's press secretary. And on behalf of my syrupy employer the Lord of Wasting, I can answer that one with an emphatic yes since the module takes place partly inside of his native plane.

Trelmarixian will make some appearance as an alt on the boards at some stage once there's an appropriate picture for an avatar."

*daemonic grin*

Sean K Reynolds (Developer), Mon, Jun 22, 2009, 05:04 PM

/boot

Get outta here, you sly fox!

apexut (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber), Wed, Jul 1, 2009, 09:14 PM

Cheddar Bearer wrote:

This module looks like its got a huge amount of potential and is one of the ones I'm really looking forward to. The J series has been pretty solid so far. Quick question for anyone in the know are the planes mentioned above the only ones the PCs will visit or will there be more as well?

Ir was a hoot to playtest! I think you guys will like it a lot.

Kevin Mack (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 01:43 PM

Just wondering if there has been a delay on this product? I thought it would have started shipping to subsribers by now (email said a week on the 25th of june)

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 02:05 PM

Kevin Mack wrote:

Just wondering if there has been a delay on this product? I thought it would have started shipping to subsribers by now (email said a week on the 25th of june)

Delivery to our warehouse has been delayed... we're now anticipating arrival on Monday.

Todd Stewart (Contributor), Thu, Jul 2, 2009, 02:47 PM

Vic Wertz wrote:

Kevin Mack wrote:

Just wondering if there has been a delay on this product? I thought it would have started shipping to subsribers by now (email said a week on the 25th of june)

Delivery to our warehouse has been delayed... we're now anticipating arrival on Monday.

Dude, I'm stircrazy waiting to see how the artwork on the interior turned out.

Kevin Mack (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 03:23 PM

Vic Wertz wrote:

Delivery to our warehouse has been delayed... we're now anticipating arrival on Monday.

So uh I guess it's been delayed a bit more then?

Kevin Mack (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Tue, Jul 7, 2009, 03:45 PM

bump

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Tue, Jul 7, 2009, 04:22 PM

We're awaiting word from the trucking company.

Vic Wertz (Technical Director), Tue, Jul 7, 2009, 06:11 PM

Vic Wertz wrote:

We're awaiting word from the trucking company.

They're shooting for tomorrow. We have heard that before, of course... but maybe this time it's for real.

Galnörag, Mon, Jul 13, 2009, 11:58 AM

I want this, but I don't... It is so close to full PFRPG, that I don't really want to up convert ): I know releases are planned way out and commissions commissioned well in advance, but shucks, I'm a lazy GM...

yoda8myhead (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Mon, Jul 13, 2009, 02:31 PM

Galnörag wrote:

I want this, but I don't... It is so close to full PFRPG, that I don't really want to up convert ): I know releases are planned way out and commissions commissioned well in advance, but shucks, I'm a lazy GM...

Well, it is backwards compatible. And anything straight from the MM will most likely just be a reference to a page number. So you can refer to the Bestiary in September instead. You'd only "need" to convert any NPCs with class levels and perhaps some skill checks or traps depending what they are and how the skill in question changed from 3.5 to PFRPG. Having not read the adventure yet, I can't say how much it would lean to one extreme of ease of conversion to the other, though.

Sean K Reynolds (Developer), Tue, Jul 14, 2009, 11:33 AM

There's nothing in here that would require you to expend any effort converting. If you really wanted to, you could add a couple of feats to the high-HD "bosses" of each section to account for the change in the number of feats creatures get, but if you don't, no biggie.

Elorebaen (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Planet Stories Subscriber), Wed, Jul 29, 2009, 12:17 PM

Just downloaded and glanced through - Wow! This is going to be one cool adventure!!

At first glance, the artwork is stunning, and wonderfully evocative of the multitude of very different settings that are present. Kudos art director!

Sean K Reynolds (Developer), Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 01:08 PM

By the way, Colin realized about halfway through designing this that he was going to be WAY over if he included a chapter about Elysium, so we decided to cut it. Now he's finishing it up and he and I are going to self-publish it as an inexpensive tie-in PDF encounter site. :)

Watcher (Pathfinder Chronicles Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber), Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 01:13 PM

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

By the way, Colin realized about halfway through designing this that he was going to be WAY over if he included a chapter about Elysium, so we decided to cut it. Now he's finishing it up and he and I are going to self-publish it as an inexpensive tie-in PDF encounter site. :)

Sounds cool! Consider it sold to me!

Todd Stewart (Contributor), Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 05:30 PM

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

By the way, Colin realized about halfway through designing this that he was going to be WAY over if he included a chapter about Elysium, so we decided to cut it. Now he's finishing it up and he and I are going to self-publish it as an inexpensive tie-in PDF encounter site. :)

Having read over it, that's awesome that it's not going to waste on the editorial desktop recycle bin.

Shame the thanodaemon working for Charon couldn't make it in either.

Elorebaen (Pathfinder Chronicles Charter Superscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Planet Stories Subscriber), Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 08:39 PM

Sean K Reynolds wrote:

By the way, Colin realized about halfway through designing this that he was going to be WAY over if he included a chapter about Elysium, so we decided to cut it. Now he's finishing it up and he and I are going to self-publish it as an inexpensive tie-in PDF encounter site. :)

rawk on!!!