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Thanks for that list, Brinebeast! Making some of the connections between different works of fiction clearer is one of my goals when we redo the webstore, so hopefully we won't need fan outlines like this once that has happened.
I also wanted to point out that all of the Pathfinder Tales Web Fiction (not the flash fiction since 2019) is now available for purchase on the Kindle and DriveThru marketplaces. We'll get them all up here on paizo.com at some point as well, but our focus now is the new store, not plugging holes in old product lines.
I also wanted to note a few errors here for the sake of accuracy:
"Boar and Rabbit" is a tie-in to The Redemption Engine
"The Fencing Master" is the first Varian story chronologically but works best read between King of Chaos and Lord of Runes
Bill Ward's Pathfinder's Journal "Light of a Distant Star" features many of the same characters as his short story "The Box"
Ailson Kindler from the Pathfinder's Journal "Guilty Blood" also appears in Wes Schneider's novel, Bloodbound.
The same characters from Kevin Andrew Murphy's web fiction series also appeared in his Pathfinder's Journal novella, "The Bonedust Dolls."
Both Alaeron and Rodrick are in "A Tomb of Winter's Plunder."
"Gad's Crew" also appeared in the Pathfinder's Journal novella, "Sweet Ichor" and Hendregan from Worldwound Gambit was also in Blood of the City.
Eando Kline from the "Compass Stone" novella was also in Lord of Runes.
And while Jheraal from Hellknight does not appear in "Certainty," Ederras does. Velenne Thrune likewise appears in both Nightglass and Hellknight.
I think that's all the corrections, but it's a long list and I bet I missed something else. Again, thanks for compiling!
One of the great things about having your own table's continuity is that you control what happens where. If you have players with a vested interest in Hellknight Hill who don't like the idea of playing low-level characters saving the same spot after their prior PCs moved on, or who can't come up with a reason why their specific characters might not be there to defend it, then in your campaign the events that take place in Breachill in this and other adventures can just happen somewhere else. Or not at all. You decide what's canon at your table.
Because I expect people to ask, this will have e-book and audiobook versions available on its street date in the book trade. The e-book will be available widely, but the audiobook will be exclusive to Audible/Amazon and the Apple iBookstore or whatever they're calling it these days.
Treasure Vault is not in the bundle. It was in an earlier draft of the product list, and it looks like I didn't catch it here when I was putting the blog together. Sorry for the confusion.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
Now available for the first time on paizo.com as an e-book. Note that the price of the e-book has been reduced from the previous edition to match the price of the rest of the Pathfinder Tales line.
What happens if you pay for the physical book bundle and they run out and you don’t get it?
We provided Humble Bundle only enough codes to cover the quantity of the book we have in stock. If we sell out of it, the $45 tier will no longer be available on the bundle. (You can still give any amount for charity, it just won't grant a code to redeem for that tier anymore.)
Edit: urp, what Rue said. That's what I get for replying before I scroll through the whole thread.
I should also note that Howard's other two novels are currently unavailable as eBooks because we're in the process of reissuing those as Paizo-published editions instead of TOR-licensed titles. We expect them to be available again sometime next month.
Audiobooks of his first three novels are available on Audible (no audiobook was produced for Through the Gate in the Sea).
The discount and 100% gofundme donation only apply to purchases on paizo.com, however.
Many years ago, before Roll20 was a thing, we were working on what would have been the first browser-based VTT, which we called "Game Space." It was intended to work seamlessly in our forums, and allow people to play realtime or asynchronous (PbP) games. Game Space was never completed and we opted to focus our tech resources on other priorities.
Given that there are now several VTTs available from companies whose primary function is making tech rather than publishing books, there's not really the need for Paizo to reinvent the wheel. We love our partners at Fantasy Grounds, Roll20, FoundryVTT, and others, and we're happy to work with them to make playing Pathfinder on their platforms as positive an experience for GMs and players as they can.
If you're interested in trying out a VTT other than Fantasy Grounds, I recommend you check out FoundryVTT and Roll20, both of whom have sizable Pathfinder player bases. Or provide feedback to FG about what you'd like to see improved upon, and they can hopefully help make Pathfinder play the way you want on their platform.
I bought the audio version of GODSRAIN (the novel) last week, and I have been enjoying it greatly!
Glad you're enjoying the Godsrain audiobook. Please be sure to leave a review when you're done! As for this one, there are currently no plans for an audiobook version. Audible produced audiobook versions of some of our other short fiction back in 2015, and sales on those are nowhere near the levels of the novels, so it doesn't make financial sense to invest in audiobooks of short fiction at this time. Maybe in the future, but for now, we're focused on supporting our novels as best as we can.
Marcus Ewert wrote:
Actually, now that I'm thinking about the audio Adventure Paths, can I buy them anew as mp3s or whatever? 'Cause I would totally listen to them again (and there were some entries I never got to)
You can find the full range of Pathfinder Legends audio dramas here. And you're in luck, because the CDs are out of print, but the digital downloads are all still totally available. Enjoy!
Honestly, I'd be surprised if any of the payment methods from 2017 still had valid expiration dates. It just wouldn't make practical sense to try to revive a long-dead subscription for a single title.
The Pathfinder Tales brand is retired, the last title of which was released in 2017. Since we don't have a regular release cadence for fiction like we did with Tales (bi-monthly releases) there is no subscription for fiction at this time. Even if we were to do a fiction subscription down the road, it would be a new thing, since suddenly resurrecting a subscription from 8+ years in the past pushes the legality of the agreement Tales subscribers signed when starting their subs back as early as 2010.
Samantha Moon has a voice I feel like I've heard before. I thought she had narrated the Skinwalker series, but when I looked it up she had not.
She has narrated other titles under a different name, but this is the credit she requested we use for this book. I don't believe she has narrated any of the prior Pathfinder Tales audiobooks unless she used a different pseudonym.
I was looking to pick this up on my Kindle but it seems like the entire listing has been removed from amazon. I know it was there before, so I was just wondering if something changed and thats no longer supposed to be an option.
It is supposed to be there. We are working to restore the listing. Unfortunately, everyone who had previously preordered the book will need to place a new order when it is relisted.
I’m using an IPhone 15, and also tried an iPad Pro with the same results
Interestingly, I tried purchasing one of the titles from the Paizo Store, and I was able to open that in Apple Books with no problem, so must be something Apple did?
Also just got a chance to try it on my MacBook - same issue with the Apple purchased versions - Paizo Purchased version works fine.
Very weird. Sorry this is happening for you, but glad that there seems to be a workaround. I'll keep this thread updated when we get the issue resolved with Apple.
I purchased this and “The Godsrain Prophecies” from the Apple Bookstore.I can’t open either of the titles on that platform, and I get an error that says ‘incorrectly formatted’
I’m sure this will get straightened out, but just wanted to make sure Paizo is aware of the issue.
We'll look into it. I can open them in Apple books directly, so it must be something that's happening between our upload and your download. We're not getting any formatting errors flagged when the files are validated, so it might be hard to track down. What device are you using?
My order for this is still pending; is it downloadable now?
That shouldn't be happening. If you can't complete an order with this in your cart or are otherwise having issues with this title, please create a ticket with Customer Service and they can look into the issue.
This book should be available to everyone as of now.
That said, any word on when the audiobook version will be avaliable?
We are having some technical difficulties getting the files uploaded to the Paizo store, but hope to have it available for purchase today.
It will be available on Audible and the Apple store once the files (submitted a few weeks ago) make it through their (frustratingly slow and opaque) review/QC process.
On other audiobook markets like the Google Play Store, the audiobook should be available on Nov. 5, along with the physical and digital version in the wider book channel.
I said this on reddit but it bears repeating here:
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for your diligence and consideration in navigating the OGL entanglements involved in this project. Not everyone would, and you really set a high bar for conscientious conversions on Infinite for other community members to emulate. Thanks, and keep up the great work.
This morning I posted a preview of the section of the updated FAQ for the Infinite community that deals with continuing support for Pathfinder and Starfinder First Edition(s) from tomorrow on, at which point the OGL will no longer be allowed in new Infinite publications. You can see and discuss that here.
This morning I posted a preview of the section of the updated FAQ for the Infinite community that deals with continuing support for Pathfinder and Starfinder First Edition(s) from tomorrow on, at which point the OGL will no longer be allowed in new Infinite publications. You can see and discuss that here.
As of tomorrow, the OGL will no longer be a permitted license in new products sold on Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite. Since we made that announcement, a number of community members have asked what that means for support of Pathfinder and Starfinder first edition material on the Infinite marketplace. Below is an early look at the FAQ that's going to go up tomorrow alongside the revised Community Content Agreement for Pathfinder and Starfinder Infinite, both as a sneak peek, but also here on the forums where commenting on it is easier than the FAQ itself.
Older Edition-related FAQ entries:
If we can’t use the OGL in our products, does that mean we can’t support Pathfinder First Edition or Starfinder First Edition?
In January 2023, Wizards of the Coast released the System Reference Document 5.1 under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This released many of the proprietary terms and the specific expressions of many game mechanics upon which Pathfinder and Starfinder were built into the Creative Commons space. Since the Infinite License does not prohibit the inclusion of Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) content, you may be able to use some elements of Pathfinder and Starfinder that would be otherwise unlicensed without the OGL.
This is not blanket permission to use the entirety of Pathfinder and Starfinder in your products. There are many aspects of both games that derive from Open Game Content that are not covered in the System Reference Document 5.1, and it is your responsibility as publisher to ensure you are only using elements that are licensed under CC-BY.
If a game term is owned by Paizo, such as the strix ancestry or skittermanders, then you need no license beyond the Infinite Licese to use that content in your product for any game edition. If a game term is not owned by Paizo but is available under a license compatible with the Infinite License, such as the terms aboleth or tiefling as found in the SRD 5.1, you may use them in your Pathfinder First Edition and Starfinder First Edition products to the extent you comply with the CC-BY license of the SRD 5.1.
Please note that this FAQ does not constitute legal advice, and publishers are each responsible for using the content in their products legally. We recommend you consult with an intellectual property attorney if you have any questions about this.
Okay, but what does that mean in practice?
In general, if you’re making something of your own creation, like a monster or spell or feat, that’s your material. If it refers to a game term or bit of setting lore that Paizo owns (like if it’s related to Thassilon or comes from the planet Eox) then the Infinite License grants you permission to use those terms. If it includes game terms that Paizo doesn’t own, like the magic missile spell, the chaotic evil plane of the Abyss, or owlbears, you will just need to make sure that those non-Paizo terms are something you gain access to via the SRD 5.1 and Creative Commons.
Some topics will be easier to adapt using Creative Commons than others, and we encourage publishers to collaborate with the larger Infinite community to find creative solutions to the tougher ones. But for many publishers, readers, players, and Game Masters, a Pathfinder First Edition-compatible product or Starfinder First Edition adventure that uses the SRD 5.1 in place of the OGL will feel seamless.
Can I use a monster, spell, class, feat, or magic item from a pre-Remaster Pathfinder Second Edition product in my Infinite project?
Probably. Most Pathfinder Second Edition material was written entirely by Paizo and is thus something we can license to you under the terms of the Infinite License rather than the OGL. In some cases, however, this new content might refer to OGL elements that you’ll need to strip out if you reprint it. This means you can create new feats for the magus, include an anadi NPC in your adventure (or even present a remastered version of the anadi ancestry), and include magic items or spells from most Legacy sources in your content as well. If a Remastered version of the rules element you’re using exists, we prefer you build upon and reference the Remastered version, but if no Remastered version exists and Paizo created the content in question, you are free to use it in your Pathfinder Second Edition project.
Does this mean I can use the SRD 5.1 and Creative Commons to include things like drow and owlbears in my Second Edition release?
While this might legally be allowed, we ask that you reference the SRD 5.1 only in Pathfinder First Edition and Starfinder First Edition releases, in place of the Open Game License. Pathfinder Second Edition and Starfinder Second Edition products should use Paizo-owned terminology as released in ORC-licensed products.
Exactly. If your table likes playing with a level of detail where the wear on the coins you're carrying generates fun, then by all means, play that out. But I think it's a fair assumption that a vast majority of players are uninterested in this type of minutia and just want to go kill monsters and take their stuff.
How do they keep their gold coin and other coin intact when they're fighting and moving around? Unless the minting of these coin are alchemical, they would be kind of bang up from that much activity.
The same way one set of clothes is enough for all the travel and fighting and magic and everything else. No one has a change of clothes on their character sheet, and that's never impacted the game. The wear and tear of money is inconsequential and even easier to handwave than a PC wearing the same underwear forever.
Any ideas or word on IF or How future 1E print on demand titles will work. We were getting a pretty good stream of out of print 1E Ap's for a while and than it completely stopped and I assume the ogl fiasco was the reason for this.
That didn't enter into it at all. Mostly, it was a lot of work reformatting our old print files for POD and the number of folks buying them wasn't enough to keep the program going. Additionally, there was a change in how Adobe inDesign handles TrueType (or maybe it was OpenType) fonts between the versions we originally laid the books out on and the one we or DTRPG would have to use today, and this was leading to some quality control issues that weren't easy fixes. So, POD has been put on hold until demand for it increases or we find a different workflow that justifies the opportunity cost of working on 10+ year old products versus new stuff.
The audiobook, which is still in production, will not be moving up to an earlier release date, and may, in fact come out a few weeks after Godsrain shows up in bookstores other than Paizo.com. We will have a product page and release date for it as soon as a few production-based elements are clarified.
That, and the remaster core books are less than a year old. It doesn't make sense to discount them so deeply when they're still in their natural peak sales window. Retailers don't like it when we offer brand new stuff at extreme discounts and undercut their ability to move the product on their shelves. We'll have plenty of opportunities to include remastered titles in future bundles.
"All four" is probably not the best way to describe it since there are many many more.
"All four" in this case means all four who appear in the Godsrain novel and not meant to imply that there are only four iconics.
The collection will also include additional material about Nahoa and Samo, who make guest appearances in the novel, despite not being the primary adventuring party.
Also, was Nahoa transformed into a nephilim by that experience, or was he always one? I seem to recall him being described as a nephilim in previous posts.
Both iconics from War of Immortals are nephilim. And yes, this story recounts when and how Nahoa became one. Samo was a nephilim at birth.
Repeat the attribution exactly as it appears in the source you're attributing. If that includes a long list of authors, you need to replicate that list as well.
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