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Any chance there are backpacks, bags, pouches, and the sort in this set?

I wish we could see more these kinds of utilitarian kinds of items in the line...yes, I need more bags, packs, pouches, and the sort.

I use the Ultra Pro 9-Pocket pages to represent inventory and the first slot is the container...

With the release coming up, I'm getting anxious to see the deck list and some samples

I am so playing a Wookie Ranger with a squirrel mount...

I do really want a copy of Emerald Spire and even though I already have a lot of the PDFs the ones I don't have would be nice to get. To be honest though it doesn't really feel right to me to back a Kickstarter when I'm not really interested in the main product of the Kickstarter. So I've been wavering back and forth a bit over whether to back it or not. Need to decide soon though!

Yeah...I'm struggling with this one also - I don't wish any ill will on the endeavor but I do not have any interest in the online game whatsoever. On the other hand, I've been a slavering Paizo fan and evangelist almost since the very beginning. I want the Megadungeon - the rest is just fluff and filler. Do I spend a lot of money on a side note? What to do...what to do...

There are a lot of subtle rules hidden in Tantric Magic - Best line ever: Bonuses from the Endurance feat apply to this check. Now we finally have a natural way to enhance performance that doesn't rely on shady pharmaceuticals!

Kickstarter Addiction? Is it really an addiction when it is so good for you?

For example - 30 hours left to get in on Reality Blur's tremulus HERE.

Come on, who doesn't want to go to Innsmouth (did I mention Ken Hite?!?)?

Now this isn't D20 or anything really all that close...so that might be a bit of a departure for some, but read through some of the Updates and reviews. This seems like the perfect One-Off for those nights when some players are missing...

Yes, I'm being selfish, I want the Innsmouth stretch goal so I want more backers to come help....please!!!

Excellent, I was hoping to see some noise about their Kickstarter - really, this looks fun!

Depending on how Old School you are I recommend Stars Without Number (there is a FREE version HERE) or the D12 based Thousand Suns.

Savage Worlds has a few nice offerings (and it doesn't take much to twist it into whatever style you're interested in) such as Space Lanes by Triple Ace Games (free space rules at the bottom of page - they only have adventures, Robot Rumble is particularly fun to run), and the new High Space (beta costs $5 and there are no setting rules)

If you want to jump into something more complex (and expensive), I agree that Eclipse Phase is your best bet (FREE starter rules HERE[). I'm still waiting for Wildfire's The Void...

Then for something completely different there is Ashen Stars - it's up for an Ennie this year. I dont have Ashen Stars but I have other GUMSHOE products and Lorefinder is really cool!

Welcome to the Dungeon!

As one who got in on Day One but had to bow out after year two, this is interesting...

Quick question - where can I find the spell symbol of force mentioned in the Staff of Force?

Dario & Alexander, I would love to playtest this however with that time window I doubt I can actually do anything more than read-test it... I'm really excited to see this though - long time fan...I hope you keep the Dune-esque elements in this new version :)

I got a paypal receipt saying "Here's your refund as requested." and then it was immediately followed by another email saying "A PayPal payment to you has been canceled" - is there something I need to do or not do at this point?

Gary Teter wrote:

Removed some unkind comments. Let's not derail this right out of the gate.

I missed whatever those comments were, but my guess is they were about Logue. We'll see if I can keep my cool so this comment isn't deleted as well.

I understand why you're having that particular lineup for the convention, but having Logue there is dredging up very bad feelings for all of us he stiffed. Well, I can't speak for those who have forgiven him (I obviously haven't).

Mind you, he advertised for his company on your website, and I never would have given him money had I known what would have happened. Do I blame Paizo? No. But I think it's poor taste to have any association w/ him at all on a professional level.

Agreed whole heartily but forgiving and wanting my product and/or money back are two different things. Maybe he could take the time to explain to us what's going on? I could bring a thumb drive and he could copy over the Dark Vistas #1: Razor Coast, Dark Vistas #2: The Ebon Shroud, Dark Horizons #1: Cold Black, and The Known Universe Gazetteer files he has? I'd be happy to bring my paypal receipt.

No ill will, I just want what I paid for or my money back.

wow, where did you guys come from? this is some pretty incredible material. I checked out the the free first chapter around the time Call Forth Darkness was released - and the art and format were enough to convince me to take the plunge.

Call Forth Darkness is one of the most interesting adventures I've seen in a long while. top notch, innovative, and all around jazzy. evil (not for the squeamish) but not over the top (yet?). it is expensive, but the quality and content backs it up - maybe ya'll could have a subscription?

so when is the next one going to be released?!?

personally, I wish like heck to get more of the maps SKeletonKey did way back when - here is the Ground Level and First Level

I'd paid $5 more per AP installment if the back cover had a little "Printed in the USA" instead of "Printed in China" on it. :)

seconded (or thirded)

I noticed in the fine print that the next set is called Buffs...any details?

(Heck, there might even be a product in that... pre-written summoned monsters at different levels. Hmmmm...)

Yeah, I'd buy that!

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. :)

or sell this as a separate volume - I got back into D&D via Wizard's Amulet -> Crucible of Freya. This campaign is as nostalgic as The Keep on the Borderlands.

By the way folks, Wizard's Amulet is a free PDF that you can still get!

This poses an interesting point: ...

I'm losing my touch...

I did not mean to imply there was a problem with Legendary Games release schedule other than I am impatient!

And I agree that as I enter into a game session I look for relevant supporting material so any AP Themed product will eventually draw my attention. However, with regards to Bang for the Buck, it would seem to my economics-challenged brain that your best chance for a surge in sales would be while the AP is in focus. I want you to be successful so you'll keep it up!

A part of me wants to think that that out-of-work pirate got a job as Paizo's gunslinger.

and she stays away from coastal areas for the most part...

I guess I'm falling out of step after all these years. My initial reaction to these previews is not good. I can appreciate what is going on, but something inside of me does not like the presentation. My still bitter sensibilities are reminded of the 4e look-n-feel.

I learned D&D from the Moldvay box set back in '80 or '81 (according to the internet) so of course that is where my bar is. I didn't need Orc Bosses separate from Orcs when text like "The leader of an orc tribe is a chieftain who has 15 hit points, attacks as a 4 hit dice monster, and gains +2 on damamge rolls." suffice (and remind me of your simple templates!).

So, I am not your demographic, but I am the one teaching a new generation how to play. Please blaze your own trail...

Reviewed here and sent to GMS magazine.

This is going to sound weird, but thank you for being honest - if everything you review is 4-5 stars I start to ignore you. I wish everything was 3 stars with a few 2's and 4's so that 4 & 5 would be more meaningful...

Anyway, the details of the review are more impactfull than the stars since I appreciate a glimpse into what I am getting.

(PS: I already own this product and while it's not my cup of tea, I do not regret the purchase, I'm kind of a SGG stalker-fan)

i'm reading it now!!!

How does one obtain the magic link? I preordered mine directly through email instead of the website or here so I probably hosed something or something.

Coltaine wrote:

Dark_Mistress wrote:

Yeah I don't think legal action would be remotely worth it. I mean at this point I just consider it 30 bucks lost. It sucks and I am disappointed but it is not a huge deal and I live month to month.

It's definitely not a huge deal dollar wise, i think more of the angst is over being mislead and let down so badly especially when others have lugged the cart over the hump and brought it to the finish line.

Oh I agree it is highly disappointing. I was just saying I think talking legal action for a mere 30 bucks is a bit silly.

Problem is it's not just $30 bucks. I would be happy to send anyone a copy of my invoice showing I paid $112.76 for everything on his site available back on May 23, 2008, which included The Ebon Shroud, Cold Black, The Known Universe Gazetteer, and more.

Money back? Sure, I could use the hundred bucks to buy more Frog God and Legendary games stuff, plus Christopher's and Lou's Citadel of Pain, or half a dozen other products from guys busting their butts and deserving my money.

tsathogga wrote:

Naw; its not mean...hang in there for very good news RC

Yeah it is mean that your teasing us with good news, saying there is good news but not what.... not that I would expect anything else from a Demon Lord. :)

PS I think you meant to say ToH not RC. :)

I hope you're wrong ;)

Brian E. Harris wrote:

Keep your eyes out for Lou's work on the Citadel of Pain adventure from Gaming Paper Adventures (out soon, I hope)!

I wanted to be a patron, but alas, it was too late. :(

me too and i was seriously bummed out

Meh. I said I would give Nick until the end of school vacation. That's my line in the sand. After that perhaps a class-action lawsuit. Radavel? Any thoughts?

I'm in

Nick, maybe Greg and I can help get this done? Email sent,

Bill Webb, FGG

please please please please please...

missed it :(

stupid pay periods

...Does that answer your question?

I think so...I've not been a fan of "modern" Psionics - back in the day I did love to roll for that ever elusive chance at having psionics though...

So I was I was thinking of picking this up as kind of a toe-dipping water test since it is one of the very few SGG products I dont have yet and it is on sale.

This may sound like a silly question but do you need Psionics Unleashed to use this?

Anyone ever get their money or even just hear from Nick?

Has anyone actually gotten their money back yet for Ebon Shroud and Dark Horizons?

I think the Starstone isn't made of anything. It exists as a whole in itself, immune to both division and multiplication, unchanging itself and always changing that which is around it. It is what it is form notwithstanding, much as a god isn't made of flesh and a spell isn't made of words. The word Starstone is a convenience of mortal perception, not a limitation on its form or function.

The Starstone is made of the Starstone, and nothing else is.

impressive...you never cease to amaze me

Owen K. C. Stephens wrote:

We got a nice 4/5 review at DriveThruRPG.

See it here.

Is the price really supposed to be $6.23 (same for The Genius Guide to Exalted Domains of Storms and Savagery)

Looks like they got fixed when Rune Staves and Wyrd Wands went live - thanks!

We got a nice 4/5 review at DriveThruRPG.

See it here.

Is the price really supposed to be $6.23 (same for The Genius Guide to Exalted Domains of Storms and Savagery)

Ismellmonkey wrote:

I'm certainly no astronomer, but I believe Uranus has around 14 times the mass of the earth but has less gravity, since it's mass is spaced less densely. I also remember reading a pop science article where it was theorized that a planet could be up to four times the surface area then the earth and could still support earth-like life.

There's also no land to stand on there either. Opens up more questions about how to adventure there than it solves.

Have you read Manta's Gift - Avatar totally ripped off the idea, but instead of big blue hippies, you become giant cloud sailing mantas.

Hey Aubrey,

The manuscript was handed to me in 3.5, I'm guessing because he started it around the edition wars and before Paizo announced Pathfinder. For my part it just seemed more straight forward to finish 3.5 and convert the resulting finished product.

Also many people ordered RC in 3.5 and some still desire it that way, so a 3.5 version must be delivered.

Lou

We love you Lou!!! Hang in there and keep up the great work!!!

hmmm...the only thing I can think of is the release schedule. Seriously, that's the only thing that bums me out.

Any update on when this will be out?

What's the rush - haven't you seen that we're getting nothing in November?

Yup, 28 or 29 months and counting for me - and I pre-ordered everything on his website!

When Anarchist's went up I laughed. Sorry to hear you sent money in to that, too.

I'd be happy with "monster cards" that contained just the artwork, similar to the NPC Portrait Cards that I use and love.

Me too

DitheringFool wrote:

And if we change topics, how about followers? I hate the Leadership feat. We need better follower/henchman rules.

Okay, I am interested. What do you hate about Leadership?

Well...I don't like that it is a feat, but I'm coming at this from an OSR perspective. Henchman, men-at-arms, and hirelings were expected! I know d20 took a different approach and adding a half dozen extras will only make combat slower and completely throw out the already delicate CR/EL system, but why not! I loved this product: Hirelings: Into the Wild - I would gladly pay for this caliber of material.

I don't know - maybe the feat could be used for people who want a lot of people or high level hirelings with PC classes. Maybe there could be a feat tree? But I like the idea that anyone can get up to Charisma bonus in hirelings (people with NPC classes) without the feat. We just need better moral and loyalty bonuses. Just thinking out loud...

While our schedule for the next couple of weeks is set, since we're small, we can also be agile. What kind of Pathfinder products do you need? Or want?

There's got to be something. Go for the moon! We're Geniuses, we can handle it. :D

Hyrum.

The moon, huh? How about a random moon monster generator? Seriously, we need more serious messed up monsters to plague the world, the kind of stuff that would give Lovecraft bad dreams. Everyone knows that these kinds of horrors come from the moon(s)...or at least that's their staging point.

How about lycanthrope characters - something with a Genius spin on it? That's moon related.

Then there is moon magic or even incantations.

And if we change topics, how about followers? I hate the Leadership feat. We need better follower/henchman rules.

Woo-hoo! I love these guys! Gargoyles is one of my favorite products of 2010 (and that's saying a lot if you look at all the stuff that's come out)

That's what comes into being several hours after you eat an ENTIRE peryton. They don't digest well.

...and not to mention their...other habits...

I've not seen Age of Worms, so I'm not sure how it compares to the independant APs, but just as written, all of them are relatively combat heavy.

...sorry to hear that. You're really missing out. Age of Worms is still one of the best APs as a whole in my opinion.

Spend some time reading THIS to see what I mean.

Aplus wrote:

I guess my point is to not sacrifice the quality that Paizo is known for in order to stuff more goodies into the box. Whenever I open my wallet to buy something that says Paizo on it, I know I am buying a product of superior craftsmanship. I'd rather see no starter set than one that contains crappy newsprint booklets and cheapo dice.

That is a key point. One of the things that I will never let our guys do (and I doubt they would want to) is sacrifice quality. I'd rather have less in the product and keep what's left high quality than get more but cheaper stuff.

-Lisa

Hence the importance of dice - intro means the probability that this the only RPG stuff the buyer/reciever has. You don't want to force the buyer to spend X on the game and then need to buy dice too - what if they didn't know they need weird dice?