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If the image quality improves significantly (as it might with the iPad3), then it may make reading the paizo pdfs easier in programs like goodreader. If so, I will have to give it a look...

And using this strategy might increase pre-orders the next time for those that do not want to "miss out".

Makes sense to me.

Favorite Adventure: Slumbering Tsar (FGG)
I'm really digging this adventure. It's right up there with Rappan Athuk in the all time greats, IMO.

Favorite Monster Book: Tome of Horrors Complete

I miss the good, old days of my gaming group playing a myriad of gaming systems. The point was to have fun with each other. I really don't understand the mentality of sticking to one game with such fanaticism.

Here's why: $$$$

For example, those Necromancer/Frog God Adventures I paid for. I want to play them in 3.x/Pathfinder before I play any other system.

I buy a lot of stuff.

I have a lot of stuff for 3.x/Pathfinder.

I want to use it. :)

Thanks for that!

We have a gunslinger in the party I play in, but there's no doubt it's fantasy - not steampunk.

I'm still waiting for them to offer "all of the above" as one download for one price.

Once that happens, I'll be more interested.

Wow - some long-timers there....

I wonder if there are others.

Ok, apple has approved my update. now The app works on iPad too. Fixed the issue.

You should just update and you will get the app working. If you have problems please re-install the app. Apple will not charge you again. Sorry for the issue.

It's working now - thanks!

As someone who has been a subscriber since the beginning, I think this is a very generous "severance package" if you will.

Thanks for doing it!

Skeleton Key Games actually released a tiles set for Level One of Rappan Athuk Reloaded.

Linky

But there was never a second product. :(

DaveMage wrote:

I Downloaded iSpellcaster but it's not working for me.

All it does when I run the program is put up a white screen that says "My Universal App for iPad"

Any idea what's going on?

I'm using an iPad2.

Ops... apparently i made a mistake. Please, be patient just one week for apple approval. i fix this now. i'm sorry for the issue.

No problem!

I Downloaded iSpellcaster but it's not working for me.

All it does when I run the program is put up a white screen that says "My Universal App for iPad"

Any idea what's going on?

I'm using an iPad2.

Hyla wrote:

Rappan Atthuk for PF?? Exciting! I own the first two parts of the original publication (and part 3 as .pdf). Never gotten around to play much of it though.

Question: Will there be a map booklet?

At this time, I do not believe there is going to be a stand-alone map booklet, but there IS going to be something nice and new regarding "maps"...

OMG! OMG! OMG!

They're gonna be scratch-n-sniff, aren't they?!

Woohoo!!!!

Dragnmoon: Can you give specific examples? I haven't had any problems with their maps - other than a weird PDF issue in one of them.

Just mailed the first 200 books!

Based on how long it took USPS to get the Tome of Horrors Complete to me, I'd guess I'll be seeing this around December 20.

*sigh*

Kudos to the designers on this one. Great idea!

meatrace wrote:

Shadowcat, are you actually defending and condoning hating people because they're gay?

Yep.

Goes back to the whole idea of not liking what people say but respecting their right to say it.

If it were only words it would be one thing.

The problem with intolerance is that it's usually accompanied by acts of disrespect (at best) or violence. (Or acts of disrespect that lead to violence, etc.)

The Zocchi dice wouldn't bother me because I have this.

(With the dX feature, I can roll any "die", such as a d7 or a d302.)

The 3.5 DCCs are, of course, compatible with Pathfinder.

But I agree - it would have been nice if Goodman had gone the Pathfinder route instead. Still, I'm going to get the DCC RPG - if for nothing more than the artwork. :)

Reading this thread makes me want to say, one more time: Thank you, Ryan Dancey!

The gift that keeps on giving.

I don't find any of my 'fad' gadgets (yet) are proper book replacements. I still carry my often-used books to games. I do often create my own PDFs with stats I'm going to use for that game, notes, and so on to reference during play. I'll look up stuff in less-used books in PDF and look at the PFSRD online, etc. but I still have my core book to flip through during play. I just don't find PDFs as handy as a book for looking things up regularly.

If I'm simply reading, I still prefer the physical book too, but since I don't game at home, the iPad is so convenient. I can "bring along" dozens of books to the gaming session and not throw my back out. Plus, the fast search capabilities of the iPad (with help from Goodreader and/or the online tools/databases) make it an easy choice when at the table - especially as Paizo continues to add products so often.

Paizozo! Demon lord of the Pathfinders RPG!

Priazzo. For true 80s gaming. From Pizza Hut.

iPad2.

I'm curious to see the final product. Rumors say the earliest it would be available is 2013.

Since technology in 2 years will continue to evolve, some of the features it will have may not even exist yet!

1,000 pages?

I say crank it up to 1200 by adding Wizard's Amulet, Crucible of Freya and Tomb of Abysthor to the thing. :)

Wow!

I'll preorder the first day, of course....

The tough part will be figuring out how to use it with Pathfinder since I'd imagine that if every encounter were played, PCs would reach 40th level. :)

Mmmmm...iPad3....

I'd pay whatever price Paizo asked for both a vinyl map of the Inner Sea and a globe of Golarion.

Just saying.

One MILLION dollars....

Awesome stuff - thanks!

Osmos!

I was very sad to hear this last night.

He was one of the drivers of technology - whether you liked apple's products or not - and I think the industry as a whole will suffer with the loss of this visionary.

I have an iPhone 3G. I will not be upgrading to the 4S - I'll wait until the iPhone 5 so that it's fully 4G-enabled.

However, I really like what they've done with Siri.

Andrew Betts wrote:

According to most of what I've seen, the 10" fire will likely retail at $299 (as of current). The announcement of the fire was part of the reason the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was dropped to $299 recently.

It's the 7 inch Galaxy Tab not the 10.1.

I was gonna say - if it was the 10.1 then even I would get one! (And I love my iPad2.)

Amazon is loosing $10 on each Kindle Fire.

It will be interesting to see its impact on the iPad, but what will it do to the already depressed sales of the other tablets? For those who don't want an iPad - will they buy the Fire over another android tablet?

DaveMage wrote:

Well, if we're going the other way, 27" is awesome for reading 2 pages at a time of the Pathfinder PDFs.

I can't wait until a low-res, reasonably priced, 27" tablet is available to use as my game board. I hope I don't have to write the software for that either.

What's wrong with Microsoft Surface? ;)

DaveMage wrote:

Cartigan wrote:

As I didn't check, I couldn't tell you the size I prefer to read PDFs at so I don't know if I would care about the difference between a 10" and 7". They are both probably too small and I rather use a 20" monitor.

Well, if we're going the other way, 27" is awesome for reading 2 pages at a time of the Pathfinder PDFs.

Why read, get someone to read it to you while feeding you peeled grapes.

Well, as long as the masseuse is working the feet - it's all good.

As I didn't check, I couldn't tell you the size I prefer to read PDFs at so I don't know if I would care about the difference between a 10" and 7". They are both probably too small and I rather use a 20" monitor.

Well, if we're going the other way, 27" is awesome for reading 2 pages at a time of the Pathfinder PDFs.

Cartigan - read MisterSlanky's comment above yours for more info on tablets from someone who is clearly NOT an "apple fanboy" as you put it.

I take it you don't own a tablet.

But getting back to the 7" Fire vs. the iPad, I personally find 7" too small for reading documents (such as PDFs) as well as an immersive movie/TV viewing - and I'll bet others will as well. (7" is fine for novels, but not, say, Pathfinder PDFs.) However, a 10" Fire with the right price point could indeed be a threat to iPad.

Interesting times.

DaveMage wrote:

Comparing tablets and laptops is apples to oranges. Tablets are not meant to be laptops. They are used differently. That's why many people with laptops also have tablets.

How, exactly, are they used differently?

Many people with laptops are technophiles or Apple fanboys.

Tablets are excellent at delivering content very quickly - information, entertainment (audio/video/e-books), social media, and games. They are faster, more portable, instant "on", and usually have very sharp/hi-def screens.

Laptops are more designed to be production machines - used for creating content (word processing, powerpoint, etc.). While they can be used for the same thing as a tablet, laptops are less competent in delivering such content quickly and they are bulkier, making certain experiences (such as watching a video or reading a book on them)less portable.

Now, you *can* use a tablet to generate content and you *can* use a laptop for entertainment, but neither is a strong suit of the device when compared to the other.

Do you own a tablet and/or a laptop?

Everyone still thinks of the Nook Color as an eReader, not a tablet (see the first posts of this thread for an example). The Nook will be unaffected.

The Fire is competition for the iPad because that is what it is marketing itself as AND what the media is pushing it as (which is more important than anything). The iPad is an awfully priced device (you can get full feature laptops for cheaper than an iPad) and the Fire should do some harm to SOME of its market (the iPad, like the rest of the iFamily, is sold on its brand, not its price point, features, or usability).

True, media influence is huge.

However, why would anyone buy a Nook Color when you can get the Kindle Fire that does everything Nook Color does - and much more, but costs less? Amazon's books, music, and video streaming + the Fire should prove to be an awesome combo.

However, as an iPad owner, the 7" Fire (or really any 7" tablet) can't compete with a 10" screen. (The 10" Fire, however, if it ever sees the light of day, will be interesting.)

I also disagree that the iPad is awfully priced. If it were, then other 10" tablets (such as the GalaxyTab) wouldn't be similarly priced. (I think the cheapest 10" tablet is $399.)

Comparing tablets and laptops is apples to oranges. Tablets are not meant to be laptops. They are used differently. That's why many people with laptops also have tablets.

I think it's going to be an excellent entry point into tablet entertainment.

Unlike others, I don't think the Fire is competition for the iPad, but it is certainly competition for the Nook - in fact, the Fire could absolutely kill the Nook Color. Barens & Noble has some serious work to do to stay competitive.

Edit - of course, no one is actually USING the Fire yet, so if it ends up being a bug-ridden, un-user-friendly device, all bets are off.

Mail came today...no tome. :(

That's a lot of horror!

Question...other than Tome; what is the largest book ever made for FRP games?

I cam up w/ Ptolos at 638
Free City of Haven (Gamelords) at about 720 (depends on edition)
Worlds largest City and Dungeon (500 or so)
Castle Whiterock (not sure)
Wilderlands (3 books; don't have total page count)

What else? Largest verified page count wins a prize...winning book cannot be a FGG book.

World's Largest Dungeon is 840 pages (not including maps, which are separate)

World's Largest City is 704 pages
War of the Burning Sky (PoD) is 696 pages
Castle Whiterock is over 700, but it's split into multiple books
Legendary Lands of Arduin (softcover) is 821
Game of Thrones Deluxe Edition is 576
Ptolus is 672

So - among the ones I know of, World's Largest Dungeon would be #1.

Maybe today...

(Although being in Florida when it was shipped from the other corner of the country means a long wait, unfortunately.)

Although I think Chuck is here in Florida so maybe next time I'll buy one of his comp copies off of him. ;)

Well - I took the plunge and bought one.

Ships in 2 weeks...

No.

Which cooling system do you have?

If so - any problems?