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Cool. This is not what I expected and certainly a big leap. Looking forward to it. Interesting investor model you're taking. 100K seems like a safe entry point. Assume higher is ok too but does ownership stake involve input or not on the operation of the company and game design? I don't see any mention in the FAQ of being associated with any of the major houses (SOE, etc.) Are you doing your own infrastructure? Will development be based locally? Which side of the lake?
It's the new Rankin/Bass "A Very Special Goblin Thanksgiving". I hear the claymation flaming turkey is especially awesome.
Play a cleric if you want to be good at: ...
Isn't this redundant? :-) But, wait, all Clerics have to use Scimitar's now? Great simplification! :-) (PS: Great first preview. Looks fun!)
A friend is planning to put together some sessions for my wife and a couple of friends - plan is to for the three of them to be "Medieval Charlies Angels" and I get to play the "Bosley". We have a "Townsend Adventuring Agency" that goes out to solve murders, find kidnapped folk, rescue keeps, etc. He's not on here, so asked me to request if anyone might suggest AP books, modules, or PFS that have "detective" like plotlines that he might pick up and use. Recommendations? Btw, don't be too spoilery, since I might be playing these! :-)
Having grown up in Indianapolis and now living in Seattle, I miss the local flavors. At the Steak N' Shake 3 times over 6 days while I was there for GenCon and visiting the folks. Pizza King another night, White Castle very late Saturday. Chili 5 way every time at the S n' S. :-) Dad sends out cans of chili as care packages for us. Still waiting for the report on the yearly Paizo visit to White Castle. Did all survive with guts intact? -Pete
How unfortunate. With his history I'm sure Bill won't have trouble doing something else if he's so inclined. I would think this cements the non-future of any further Star Wars products? He was the walking SW encyclopedia, after all. It's interesting you mention Stephen and Michelle as well. That's "Director", "Lead" and "Senior" titles. Smells of cutting based upon salary savings, or a shake-up in product direction, or both. Seems troubling, especially since it's not even Christmas yet.... :-|
The Grand Melee was great! And, winning it was even better! :-) The boons were excellent. Robert, our GM, made it a ton of fun and kept it moving along at a snappy pace. Loved one initiative roll that just went on and on and on and on. The next afternoon I played in Shades of Ice Part III. Unfortunately I had a 1st level character playing "up" with 3 4th levels and 2 2nd levels. Let me tell ya, having that final resurect boon in the back pocket made it *much* more relaxing than it might have been. At one point there's a very large chance of death bearing down on us with everyone scrambling out of the way. ZIP - the 1st level character is flying 60' feet up. Even helped get a rope secured for those high level guys. Woot. :-) -Pete
Dale - want to commend you for getting this going. I likely won't make it (as I'm not staying at the hotel since I live local) - but wanted to suggest a couple interesting things nearby as "destinations" for your walk. I know it's always more interesting that way. Probably the easiest would be to loop around Lake Bellevue and back. Can probably do that in 15 or so. Go left out of the hotel, turn east on 8th, then 118th over to Lake Bellevue. If you turn right out of the hotel and take 116th south up the hill, you should get a good view of Seattle. Near there is Willburton Park Hill, which has the Bellevue Botanical Gardens. Obviously, you might not be able to make it up, through the gardens, and back in 15 minutes. :-) :-) Here's a map of the area around the hotel, you should be able to see both of these on the map. Cheers!
And I have a question is the food there good? Or is that a dumb question? This is not a dumb question - there are no dumb questions. My personal feelings are the food there is good. It's not "great", but it is good. I'm kind of spoiled by other seafood places around here (Anthony's, etc.) The grilled seafoods are ok - the cioppino isn't bad. The "crab pot" experience of having them dump a big bucket of stuff is fun though, so if you haven't ever done that, definitely dig in and get both hands dirty. It's definitely more about the experience of having a big crowd and having fun then it being the best seafood in Seattle. If you're a "fresh" seafood person and that's something you really want to try - ask specifically what they have that's fresh. Over the weekend we had some of the fresh copper river @ Anthony's -- YUM. Hope that helps! http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-crab-pot-bellevue
And... none of them! And that's just fine. I figure having been to the first couple Paizocon's and having gotten to play in a number of awesome games already, I have nothing to complain about. Let the new kids have their fun! Signed up for the Grand Melee - Look out Tim - you know we're gunning for ya! Also signed up for some low-level PFS to get a new character leveling - should be fun! -Pete
<scribbling notes while lamenting the lack of good pizza on the eastside> Sigh. Btw:
I was going to inquire on two places if anyone has been there:
If you're going over to Seattle on a weeknight, Pike's market is ok, I find it a bit better on the weekends. Capital Hill, Fremont, or Ballard are a bit more bar hopping friendly anymore. Bottom of Queen Anne is still ok, mostly. Pioneer Square/International are probably fine on weeknight, but yah, late or late on the weekends, ymmv. If you do get over to Ballard, there's a puerto rican place that is great. I forget the name, but been there and loved it. The Ballardites (Ballardians?) probably know it. -Pete
Hi Brian! Sorry that no one replied on this sooner, good thing Timitius (TIM!) bumped it for us. Suggestions on RPG Shops:
All of these are also great places to game. Of course if you're going to be in the area for a couple weeks ahead of time, you might be able to get a few of us interested to get together to do a game night or somesuch. (What do you think Tim?) For veggie places, you've come to the right area! My wife and I are flexitarian so can direct you there too. Right near the hotel is a Whole Foods, very easy to get what you need there in a pinch. Eastside:
Over in Seattle:
Hope this helps! Feel free to contact me directly at peteapple @ live.com for more info/directions if you need them.
Yes, this is spot on. Every session always includes a period of time when he's down. Used to be I'd take over, but the last couple years other players have stepped in, which has been a real benefit to me. So you are correct that part of the desire of simplicity is so other players can step in until he's back up. The statblock on a single sheet is a great idea - we do sometimes have to fiddle about with his 3-4 sheets.
I have a friend that has SLE (Lupus) that manifasts as extreme fatigue at times. He goes from chipper and awake to comatose on the couch in about an hour's time. The frequency/severity is increased based upon how much emotional or physical input he experiences. Essentially, the more input he gets, the faster he goes down. We've been playing RPG's for a goodly while now. Were on 3.0, then 3.5, then some 4E, now some GW. Would like to do PFRPG with him, but when we played 3.5 he often got burned out quick. I don't think it helped that he was playing a multi-class thief/wizard (what he wanted to play...) as there were an increasing number of decisions to make throughout the course of a game as we went up in levels. So - question for the Paizo Team: In playtesting or other studies, or just based upon player's experiences, what is the "easiest" class to play? And how would you cook up that character to minimize things based upon what I've described here. Thanks!
While it might push the cost up, I wonder if Paizocon... Unfortunately, downtown Seattle would push the cost up considerably, and probably prevent a number of folks from attending. I usually put visiting guests up at the Marriot at Redmond Town Center - lots of food and shops all within walking distance. And a game store! Plus it's right on the bus line straight to downtown. -Pete
You were all great! And yes, Cursed Lot was my favorite part of PaizoCon, for the second year in a row! Where else can you play:
Extremely creative and lots of opportunities to play off one another. "The Monk is bleeding! Turn him off! Gaaa!" And the wooden house! Brilliant!
I grew up in Indiana. Why the hell would you want to go there? <shudder> Literally, one of the stupidist things I've ever heard is holding a convention for a large number not always quite HWP gamers in Indiana in the middle of *August*. "Humidity Index" SHEESH! Come to Seattle! We have Salmon! And.. Cool Ocean Air!
Something I hadn't considered before is the Microsoft Visitor's Center (Museum + Company Store) that just opened up in new digs if you're into that sort of thing. Might be good for a quick Friday morning visit if you've got a car. Not sure they're going to have a Natal in there to try out yet. :-)
Sooo.... I'm attempting to sign up for cursed lot, cause it says 4 out of six slots taken (and I have my drums of doom polished) but the website keeps not taking it... and I had to drop my other items in order to get it to not complain about conflicts... so... is the event sign up actually working? Is the information on there accurate? Should I sign back up for the original events before they get full?
Best Steak in Seattle: Buenos Aires Grill Plus the Tango's fun to watch ( and participate in, if you're so inclined) If you want more reasonably priced and has a location on the eastside, try Jak's In bellevue there are Daniel's and El Gaucho, both of which are way overpriced for what you get. Oh and there's a Ruth's Chris at the Bellevue Mall. Bleh. -Pete
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