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Unfortunate circumstances mean that this year, I will not be able to attend. Please cancel my ticket and banquette ticket.

previously--the novel boons could be applied to each of your characters. it sounds like now it can only be applied to one character--just making sure I'm understanding correctly, since I usually do buy those?

As I understand it, yes, but you wont need to apply it until you need it, from my understanding of the discussion. And it doesn't matter if you apply them to four different characters when it comes to qualifying for the Bonus.

We'll be making formal announcements in blog posts over the coming months for every topic on Mike's bulleted list, and it's likely folks who do listed to the podcast will post about them on the message boards before we make those blog posts. But since the show is recorded live, by viewing it and joining in the conversation, you may have the ability (at the podcast's discretion) to direct questions to those of us in campaign HQ as part of the interview.

We LOVE live questions!

Our show will air live on our YouTube channel:

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We use the comments as our live chat. We will get the audio in our feed soon after, but the video will be available to watch after the live show almost immediately.

I would promise to post the details, but I'm sure one of you will beat me to it!

And if it helps, I will be just as surprised as you guys!

Your cards look nice, however;

My first test for each of these products is Detect Magic. It's where Perram breaks down because he can't fit it on one card. But in your case the table with aura strengths is missing, and that's precisely the information you have to look up every time...

Detect Magic is my bane... That card always gives me problems! Its just SO LONG! And you need the majority of the info. It only got worse since it now doubles as magic item identification.

I think this is a great project, and I'll be taking some lessons from it!

Perfect for new players. May I suggest that you make a 'Beginner's Box' package? And perhaps a grouping for each of the PFS Pre-Gens? These are the common scenarios where a new player will be introduced to Pathfinder.

The area diagrams are great. I would recomend puting the book and page # of the spell somewhere. Maybe small print in lower right.

The problem with putting page numbers for spells on the cards is it is disallowed by the Pathfinder License. Because that page number may change from print run to print run.

Ran into this problem with my own cards.

Putting a blank space there for the players to write it down would be super cool.

These are really neat, but leaving so much blank, you mean the cards wont contain the full text?

Clicking on the Title should also expand / collapse instead of just the link at the top right.

Paizo's editor-in-chief F. Wesley Schneider joins Ryan and Perram to banter on homosexuality in Golarion and gaming, easily the most insightful discussionthe banter segment has yet to see. We talk about RPG Superstar and Paizo's latest hirings in the news segment, we review Animal Archive, Liar's Blade, Open Gaming Monthly, and Evocative Vehicles in Read Magic, and we take your questions in the Know Questions segment, including a couple of questions for Venture Lieutenant Brian Darnell.

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Gorbacz wrote:

DeciusNero wrote:

Gorbacz wrote:

I hope that not all Empyreal Lords presented in the book are of "TURBO GOOD" variety, and there are at least a few whose interpretation of what is "good" does not exactly mesh with your average PCs ideas of it, opening avenues for conflict.

Seconded; hopefully no, "alcohol and sex is evil/unpure" silliness.

Considering that the deity of having quality time with wine and fine company with little in the way of clothing on is Chaotic Good in Golarion and there were hints about a transgender Empyreal Lord, I believe Paizo will stick close to their usual guns as far as booze and shagging are concerned.

Not just hinted at! Arshea not only can't be contained by one gender, IIRC s/he also embodies every positive aspect of every healthy form of sexuality.

And that Desna/Shelyn/Sarenrae fanart has turned out to be essentially canon.

And Cayden Cailean's relationships with Calistria(who is also gender-flippy at times, hmm...) have been mentioned as well.

And Torag and Cayden are drinking buddies.

Good isn't in any danger of being portrayed as sex-negative or alcohol-forbidding here. :)

Also just to mention that Cayden's HOLY SYMBOL is a mug of beer...

Also, where is this fan art? :)

Heads up (or has this already been mentioned in this thread)

the lovable guys over at the Pathfinder "Know Direction" podcast just did an episode entitled "Homosexuality in Golarion" (this thread is cited, btw).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW1_SV8WmT4&feature=g-high-u

Wes Schneider himself is on hand to do a great talk re. the subject.
I particularly like his comments re. lack of trans representation in RPGs (Pathfinder included) up till now- and how that's a failing. To me, he did a great job of modeling how to be non-defensive when you're basically called out on an internalized 'norm' - and how you set about addressing it. (= he hints that an upcoming Empyreal Lord will be on the trans spectrum! Exciting!

Gotta love Paizo!

oh- and shout-out to Know Direction- check out their podcasts (which are now also videos) - they're great!

We loved doing this interview and going over this topic. The newest comic just gave us an excuse to dive into it.

Fixed Link:
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There will be a non-card version of Perram's Spellbook very soon, since several people seem to want it. :)

The episode will be available on Monday for our audio listeners.

But you can watch it here on YouTube now.

The first print run CRB's were actually notorious for having weaker bindings. I believe that new print runs had stronger bindings than before. This isn't the first time this concern has seen the forums.

The CRB is one of the few RPG books printed so thick, and certainly the thickest book to see such widespread use. I'm not blaming Paizo for not being able to predict what would happen, but I don't think it dismiss-able either.

Honestly, I'd love to see the CRB split into two books, a Player's Guide and a GM's Reference. At $29.99 and $19.99 respectively (The GM sections are small compared to the player section in the CRB, not all of the DMG made the port over), or even a bit more each, inflation and binding costs etc...

Yeah, both of my CRB's that see table use are failing here as well. Only my signed copy has lasted, but it stays in storage.

Question: how are you editing the text for "Greater/Lesser/Communal" spells?

I was pleased to see the description for Returing Weapon, Communal did not refer me back to Returning Weapon (my Witch has the group version but not the solo version) but OTOH, your text doesn't say anything about dividing duration among affected creatures, nor how many creatures can be affected, so it pretty much is the text of the non-communal version:

"For the duration of the spell, the target
weapon acts as if it had the returning
weapon special ability (see page 471 of the
Core Rulebook). This spell can be used as
the prerequisite for the returning weapon
special ability."

Also, you need to touch a number of weapons, not creatures.

To be honest right now it is just pulling the default text from the d20pfsrd's spell database by Mike Chopswill. But my data is a bit out of date.

The main issue here is that those spells, in the very official text of the game, only refer to other spells... So my options available for elegant solutions are limited.

Something to try for, though.

I see them serving two possible purposes:

1) If you prep a spell more than once, so you don't need to print multiples of the same card.

2) If you use SGG's Spellpoint System, you can mark every time you cast a spell, so you know the cost is going up next time.

Perram's Spellbook 2 Alpha Version 0.1
http://www.theGM.org/alpha/

In an effort to continue to bring you the best free spell cards available, Perram's Spellbook is getting a major upgrade! This new version of the app will include several user requested features. Expect this page to change rapidly and drastically over the next few weeks!

The Big Feature List

PDFs! - From now on, Perram's Spellbook will generate PDF documents instead of printable web pages. You can save them to your hard drive after it creates them, or print them out right on the spot. Since it is a standard PDF document, you'll be able to size, resize, and print on any device without having to worry about what browser you are using!

Improved layout and graphics! - I think this will be obvious once you make your first set of cards. I worked hard to make them look good, guys!

Exact Match Font Sizes - The spellbook will no longer print a second card when you can obviously see it could have fit on just one! It now knows exactly how many cards it takes, and will try its best to fit it onto a single card if possible.

UPCOMING - Large Font Option - Fear not about the tiny text size on some cards! You'll be able to tell the app to manually print a larger font size. Doing this WILL mean that you'll have more cards to print as longer spells spill over to 2nd and 3rd cards.

UPCOMING - List Format - Don't want cards, just a nice printable spell list? You'll be able to do just that! No headache required.

UPCOMING - Random Spellbooks! - This one is for you GMs out there! Hit a button and a random spellbook will be generated instead of having to select your spells manually!

UPCOMING - Better Interface, More Controls! - I know things look pretty spare right now, but don't worry. These controls and the whole app will be getting a face lift before launch.
Your Feedback is Needed - Now More than Ever!

Nearly every feature in Perram's Spellbook is the result of a user asking for it! So if you have any comments or questions, reply below!

Our first official live show! comments very much wanted, guys!

Me and Ryan talk about the new adventure format, completed projects, sugar gliders, People of the North, and user questions!

Watch it Here:
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Very cool stuff guys. I like the Live aspect of the podcast. It's fun to interact with you hosts and the other listeners while the podcast is going on.

I would like to echo what some of the others mentioned. Perram, if you could mute your mic when you move across the room, that would be helpful. It was a bit hard for me to hear what Ryan was saying.

Yup, that was a lesson learned for sure!

Remember guys, tonight's the night! You can watch it here:
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UPDATE: One side of the poster map will indeed have a battle map of a key encounter location.

I suspect the poster map will be attached with gum glue.

Great news!

At this point, the plan is to have the poster map be a map of the city and the region that the adventure focuses partially on, NOT a battle map.

How will the poster be attached to the module? With gum glue, perforated tears... or shrink wrap?

I vote for Gum Glue...

Rynjin wrote:

shallowsoul wrote:

Sorry but Harry Potter is not a good comparison unless that is how you run your world.

Why isn't it?

Because Harry Potter is a style of fantasy where magic is a day to day thing where you can buy magic wands around every corner. Not everyone runs their games like that so its a poor comparison unless that is how you specifically run your games.

I keep hearing this same excuse for your stance. "Not everyone runs their game that way."

The flavor texts were written assuming a certain play method for the game. It has even been explicitly called out as such by one of the games creators.

If you don't play with that flavor, then you are explicitly playing the game in a non-standard way. Which is totally cool, but don't ignore the spelled out facts. If it doesn't have a GP cost it was just something the writers put in the game to sound neat and help describe things during play.

The explicit balance of the game was already established, and using this as a crutch for your house rules is poor form.

If you make house rules stand by them on their own merits. But apply them equally across the board.

You obviously have a problem with casters, but I don't think this is really the ship you wanna sail your crusade on. Its got leaks. Go back to the original problem and figure out how it works better for you.

And hope your players agree with you.

I would love it if Paizo put out a series of these with just different plain textures on each side. I love the ones that have them because I use a lot of 3d terrain and these are PERFECT for putting under neath them to keep the look pure.

Know Direction is now going LIVE, WITH VIDEO! Starting Wed. February 6th, 8:30 p.m. EST, 5:30 p.m. PST!

Still keeping the same great show, same content, with the same schedule, but now live on YouTube every two weeks!

We'll be taking feedback and answering your questions as you ask them!

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The best in Pathfinder News, Reviews, & Interviews, just keeps getting better!

We would appreciate it if our fans could pass this message along, we'd love to have as many people there for our first show as possible!

We meet Paizo developer Patrick Renie to discuss the Player’s Companion line, in particular the recent Blood of the Night, and our banter segment is filled with the latest news from around the Pathfinder community.

Also as a Video Bonus, we unbox the Shattered Star Miniatures!

You can listen to the episode here:
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Perram wrote:

Help me understand the use case for this, it seems to be that the real point of this software is to be used at a real game table where the GM has a laptop in front of him?

I assume this is meant for 100% digital play, since there is no mention for printing support and no print button on the menus.

It also seems to be purely PC / MAC aimed, and not web based so... aren't you worried about the shifting sands here towards tablets to fill this role?

Or is this mostly meant for online-only games?

There are both short-term and long-term goals for Realm Works. In the short-term, there are many games being played where high-speed internet access is not reliably and inexpensively available. Cons are a prime example of this, as are venues like many schools, clubs, and libraries. But consider game preparation as well. How many people have constant internet access on the train, on the bus, at lunch during work? If you come up with an idea, you want to run with it then - not hours later.

Now consider the reliability factor. How often do people experience internet drops or slow-downs? What about server outages? What happens when you've only got a slow connection or the server goes down for even 5 minutes? It renders the game unplayable if you're 100% reliant on a high-speed connection to a server somewhere.

What if you're a GM who normally run games at home with full internet access but also wants to run games at GenCon or PaizoCon, where internet access is costly and slow? Do you want to have all these tools available at home and then have nothing at the Con? That's far from an ideal scenario.

The only way to address these issues is to provide a non-web-based solution that runs on a disconnected client. Always available. Guaranteed performance.

That's the short-term reality. So let's look at the long-term now.

As you point out, the sands are shifting. In the upcoming years, internet access will continue to become faster, cheaper, more widely accessible, and more...

Thanks Rob! This helps me become a lot more excited about things. I guess I just wasn't 'getting it' yet. I've been hoping for software like this, and have seen many 'close but not right' options. Heck I even WROTE a piece of software like this. (No where NEAR as good, for heaven's sake, and long since abandoned. But it did get me an A in my Window's Programming class, at least!)

You've sold me on it, consider me a backer. :)

Help me understand the use case for this, it seems to be that the real point of this software is to be used at a real game table where the GM has a laptop in front of him?

I assume this is meant for 100% digital play, since there is no mention for printing support and no print button on the menus.

It also seems to be purely PC / MAC aimed, and not web based so... aren't you worried about the shifting sands here towards tablets to fill this role?

Or is this mostly meant for online-only games?

As a bonus to our upcoming Know Direction 55, we have a Video Segment! Where we unbox the Pathfinder Battles Miniatures: Shattered Star set!

You can watch it here:
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Important note: you'll need to slightly adjust the print settings when prepping the spell cards. On the Playing Card size, size down to 97% and remove the header and footer from the print job or you will have some of the bottom cards run onto a second page.

Stay tuned to the site this week, an update to the cards will solve this problem forever!

Know Direction episode 54 brings you more news and reviews than you can handle! Plus, we answer your questions, including a PFS question for Brian Darnell!

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Still hoping for the best!

This just gives me more things to chase...

Alrighty, time for a server transfer!

Hoping for the best on this one. That is quite the swag haul for participating.

What better way to close out 2012, the 5th anniversary of Pathfinder and the 10th anniversary of Paizo than a chat with Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens?

This is one of my favorite episodes yet, please check it out.

Listen to it here.

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The home page and the forums. It seems to have resolved, however.

When I try to use search, it just refreshes the current page.

Thank you Erik.

(Sorry if this is a double for you guys, just realized I submitted two issues to you yesterday and wanted to make sure you didn't think it was the same issue. Ignore if it is.)

When I received my copy of the Pathfinder Adventure Path: Rise of the Runelords Deluxe Collector's Edition (PFRPG) Hardcover, the Hinge was broken off of it, and the pin that holds it in place was snapped in half.

Because of my main interest in this as a collector's item, I would like to exchange it for an intact copy.

Thank you all so much,

- Perram

Thank you SM!

This was very neat. A nice holiday to focus on with a ton of neat flavor.

The chocolate dice say they are shipped on Dec. 4th, but I haven't received them yet. It also says shipping cost was $0.00, but it isn't in a side cart and I wasn't given the opportunity to select a different shipping option.

This was a fun product, but there was an error in the duck and Weave feat. The last sentence says: "Additionally, you receive a bonus to Acrobatics" and just stops there, as if it had been cut short.

Any idea on what to make these out of if making them from home? I'm guessing I'll have to get my crafty side activated.

Really looking forward to it. Official rabbit familiar stats? Sweet!

One of the charming things that I've seen other companies do for tournament leagues is provide badges for participation in them, or other small trinkets. For example, the little patches for War Machine or the odd figures for competing in a league in Hero Clix. These are rewards for regularly playing and participating actively in the community.

And, in my opinion, completing an Adventure Path is a much larger achievement than playing through 6 weeks of a game league. I'd love to be able to give my players (and myself for GMing the darn thing for over a year) a little token or badge or something to honor that achievement!

Now I could make them myself, and will, but I think it would be neat if Paizo had these available for us to get officially.

Now I'm not saying they should be free or anything, but something the GM could buy for a hopefully small cost to give to their players when they finished the AP.

It wouldn't have to be badges, it could but pins like the ones you give away at GenCon, etc... Or just any other cool trinket that you think could work. And I think it would be neat if it said something like:

Rise of the Runelords: Survivor

Alternatively, you could release a set for PCs that DIED in the APs, too. :)

I give the option to either roll or take the average.

Ditto.

Sweet! I'll give this a listen when I get home.

Which 3pp reviews (if any) did you run in this episode?

Here is the review list: (Not in order of recording)

Third Party -
Unusual Suspects (Frog God Games)
3PP: #30 Variant Dragons (Rite Publishing)

Paizo -
Paths of Prestige
Knights of Golarion
Varisia - Birthplace of Legends
RotRL Pawn Set