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Hey gang! I need a favor, if any of y'all can help out. My buddy in New Jersey has introduced his son (now 14) to D&D via his old ADD stuff, and they're digging it hard core (and yes, I have introduced them to the wonder that IS paizo.com..) However, they want to start a new campaign in 3.5, but the family is flat broke and for whatever reason the kid's having trouble finding cheap 3.5 core books out there.

I'm wondering if any of you have spare unused 3.5 core books lying around you might be willing to throw in to send to these kids, so we can get them hooked properly. I have one spare PHB here, but that's all I have to offer; if any of you have unused core books that you don't want any more, could you please drop me a line at phil@lacefield.com and let me know? I'd much appreciate it!

Thanks - Phil

I'm really leaning toward the gnome sorc kit, it seems like fun. Plus, I think gnome is the only core race I've never played before in D&D. It should be fun to put on the blue coat and red pointy hat, and the minis are just SO cute!

Err, right.

Well, crapola. I read the wrong list, and posted the wrong stats when I made this post yesterday. I hang my head in shame.

Seriously. I suck.

The REAL stats are:

15
14
14
9
9
8

total +3

So not nearly as chock-full-o'-FAIL as the first numbers I posted. But not much better, either. I really like the gnome or kobold ideas, those would be much fun to roleplay :-)

So, tweak at will!

Wow, free clothing (just noticed these red rings painted on the back, that's very stylish...), now cookies and hugs...

A guy could get used to hanging out around here.

Welcome back Phil. We have missed you. As for your new character... ~hands you a tee shirt with CANNON FODDER written on it~ Best of luck.

/happy_dance

Oh, and for those keeping score at home I'm no longer on the Paizo payroll, as evidenced by the lack of "Paizo Sales Manager" next to my name above. I still do some contract grunt work for the folks from time to time, and I still go to Lisa's every Tuesday for D&D, and I'm buddies with everyone in the building still...but alas, I am no longer a true Paizonian. Only a poser, floating in space...

I imagine that Phil is aware of the rules on re-rolling poor stats.

I’m guessing that he’s either relishing the challenge of playing a squishy character, or Lisa has restricted the number of re-rolls to one (which he’s already done), or is running a low powered game with a stat generation method that results in lower than standard rolls (the fact that they’re restricted to core only may support this idea).

Space prison wasn't so bad. Showers ever other week, a few old magazines here and there...but what REALLY sucked was that the shivs kept floating away. Hard to get a good thrust on those suckers in zero-g...

Anything you can think of, let me know. I wanted to stillborn the poor fella, but the second one I rolled was almost as bad - two eights, two tens and two twelves! Gaah!

I know it's been a while, but I'd be up for rejoining if you are up for re-DMing... :-)

Well hello there kids! Long time no see, I know, but hey, I've been in prison. No, no, just kidding, I haven't been in prison. I've been...IN SPACE!

Yeah.

So, it appears that our merciless SCAP campaign is about to wrap up at Lisa's place, and we'll soon be starting the RotR adventure path. Last night I rolled up a new character, hoping that I could run a nice sorcerer, and here's what I rolled:

14
13
10
9
9
8

As the ancient Egyptians used to say, this sucks. Sure, 14 in CHA, the other two in CON and DEX, but still, man, what a sickly sorcerer. Looks like we'll be playing with core rules ONLY, so that's much easier to deal with...but to be honest, I haven't read any of the RotR stuff yet (that would be cheating!) and I'm in need of some assistance setting this fellow up. So, I turn to you, the knowledgeable masses, They Who Know All...

/fawns

Any ideas how I should proceed? Feel free to apply as much cheese as you see fit, but remember, core 3.5 only, standard RotR races, I'm not opposed to playing halflings or gnomes if necessary, etc.

Let me know!

Ah, but will you complain if the New York Times reviews it on the 27th?

Rule #4: Thy Shalt Not Bringeth Down The Hammer Upon The New York Times.

Wait, do you know something I don't know about who's reviewing what?!?

(oh wait, I'm passed out and feeling a bit of a draft, never mind...)

GGRRRRRR.....

The actual, announced, listed, by-gods street date is Wednesday, August 29. That is the day you should see PF1 for sale on store shelves. If you happen to see it for sale BEFORE that date, please let em know so I can bring down The Hammer on whoever broke the street date :-)

~looks at bottle, then at an apparently unscathed phil~

oops... I mean, theresh nothing wrong wish a man in a shhhkirt, right [hic]?

Y'know, if thish washn't...washn't...if thish washn't a public forum, I might haffta...hey, lookit, little birdies, floating 'round my head.

Pretty birdiesh. C'mere and sit on mah finger....

*thud*

(Phil is now at -1 and unconscious on the bar floor, his kilt in disarray. You are stunned for two rounds if you are unable to avert your gaze, DC15 Fort save vs. nausea)

As it stands most information about t-shirt sizes vary alot from manufacturer to manufacturer.

A good rule of thumb is always this: when in doubt, buy one size larger than you would normally. You can always throw a shirt in the dryer and shrink the crap out of it, but you'll never be able to make a shirt larger if it's too small. Ask me how I know :-)

~grabs a bar stool and hits Vic over the head~ And stay down! Damn drunk paizo people!

WHo boy I think I'm a gonna chunder.

*urp*

I figured that a nice extra long silk tie with a d20 on it would be an extremely cool method of announcing my geekness to the world. But as I search the internet . . . I can't find any.

Weeeeelp, here we are.....

/hands_in_bib_overall_pockets

FYI, I'm leaving at stupid-thirty Saturday morning to head back to Ohio, where I shall R&R for a couple of days before loading up trucks and high-tailing it to Indy, and GenCon. Then I'm sticking around for a ten-day vacation after that, visiting the ever-so-exotic locale of Troy, Michigan, then driving back to Seattle. While I will be checking mail and whatnot on my work laptop during that time, I don't know how much time I'll have to make more posts - it IS GenCon, after all.

Then again, at this rate, there won't BE any new posts while I'm gone...

Boss, if you need me, you know my email address, feel free to ping away. OR just come to GenCon and hang with the Paizo crew! :-)

It looks like there's a tenative Paizonian get-together on Saturday night, post-Ennies awards (in which Paizo will dominate, of course ;) ). Place not determined yet.

You kids have fun without me... *sniffle*...

BUT SAVE ME SOME COOKIES, DAMNIT! :)

Pads are IN! Orders are SHIPPING! Extra Magnet Packs are ALSO IN! ORDER ORDER ORDER! :-)

*bump*

Man, this thread is starting to collect dust :-)

I'm currently caught frequently mumbling "asshat".

Well, we've recently tasked fill with taking a more direct approach...

*sniffle*

See if Riikka gives YOU any healing next week, chump!

I'll make sure they know about Pathfinder and if they don't, I'll send the appropriate Paizonians an email.

If I move to Seattle, can I just come to the office and pick up my copies in person, saving shipping costs altogether?

Subscription:
13.99 + 4.00 usps shipping
= 17.99

Went to my local gaming store here in Humboldt, the owner (nicest guy ever) hadn't heard of Pathfinder. He logged onto the Paizo site while I was standing there (this was some time ago) and almost did a jig when he read about it. Yes, my local store will carry it for me :)

I come bearing NEWS!!

We have just heard that the shipment is in customs here in the port of Seattle as we speak. With any luck, it is scheduled to be delivered to our warehouse this Wednesday morning. If that's the case, then Thursday the Big Brown Truck should be rolling out of here well laden with Combat Pads, on their way to your eager mitts!

So now's the time, folks - if you haven't yet preordered one, and want one fast, get your order in now!

*crickets*

:-)

For the newcomers, my biggest piece of advice is this. Use GenCon as your chance to break out of your gaming "Mold". Try an RPG that nobody in your area plays. Always wonder what "7th Sea" was like but never had a group to play? Now's your chance to test the system. If you like it, you can get into it more. Play board games that you've never heard of but sound good....

Also, block out some time during a day to wander the exhibit hall. If it's your first time I'd recommend at least 3 hours. It will open your eyes to the wild world of gaming in ways you never would have expected....

Finally, they're probably already all filled up, but if you can manage to get in to a True Dungeon, check it out. The event is expensive, but it's definitely something you want to try out. This is especially true if you can get a group of friends into the same slot, which is of course even less likely this late in the registration process....

Come by the Paizo booth and get spendy with us!

Might I suggest the Polish-made awesomeness of Q-Workshop dice, available here?

You're welcome :-)

*Picks up mislaid crispy arm and prods Phil*

*yawn*

Okay, okay, sheesh, I was just resting my eyes a bit...

(you know, cuz the trilithons look like the pi golem... nevermind)

*drool*

I think at the time AoG was a start up, or at least had less than the experience of other veterans and it had a rough launch. I won't discredit the game, still own it, but errata was published in fits and starts, and there were some real points of contention.

Then again, I am asking about Mongoose's stuff to see if I want to dust off Babylon 5 Wars or not, so don't be too heartbroken

However, if you're looking to get minis, the vast majority of the sculpts and molds being used today to make Mongoose B5 minis are exactly the same ones we used at AOG, so you're in good hands either way!

Hmmm... no activity since Thursday?

*kicks the thread*

However, if prodded appropriately, I shall continue with the priest and crispy bodies...

I just managed to make my way to these boards, after many years of "Paizo-apathy", a certain gentleman from Paizo's staff just convinced me that the "new Paizo" is indeed genuinely different than the one I encountered a few years back... ;)

Welcome back!

I also owned the old Babylon 5 Wars game by AoG. It started out pretty good, and then they published errata, changes and more that eventually made it impossible to agree what the rules were, let alone play.

The "convention shipment" was two small cases that were overnighted directly from China at great expense, and were used mostly as production proofs. Since they look damn near identical to the original pads, the rest were given the okay to ship. It's my understanding they will be here, quite literally, Any Day Now.

Just as soon as they're available, we'll send word! I promise!

As much as I'd love to spend the weekend at the Meadowlands playing Stonehenge, there's this wee matter of, oh, 4000 miles between us and them :-)

Seriously, run her through D1 - Crown of the Kobold King. It's easy, relatively quick, involves saving children and is a LOAD of fun. THis isn't shameless self-promotion, I swear, it just popped to mind when I read this thread.

My ex-wife played D&D with us in an ill-fated campaign that only lasted a couple of months. I remember she played a dwarf female somethingorother, but all she cared about was her Stonecunning skill. I think she just liked using the word "Stonecunning!" as often as she could. Strange lass, that.

Oh man, nothing has made me smile as much int he last few days as writing that last bit, making Torbjorn fall on bended knee before that priest and cry like a little schoolgirl. Gotta use those Bard perform ranks for SOMEthing, doncha know :-)

Then I had the mental image of him on his knees in front of this guy, which means of course that he's now at about eye level! :-)

I noticed that the female specific tees don't precisely cover the same spectrum of sizes. If we can't get the cutesy shape, can we at least get it in our size and tenty rectangular? Because even if I have kissed a girl, I'm not sure I wish to broadcast it.

That being said, you need to check out the newly-added Geek Label shirts, which are PAIZO EXCLUSIVES I might add! :-) Some girly sizes there.

We will definitely need more volunteer hands at GenCon, more so than we did at Origins. I know Josh is super-busy these days with con prep and the like, but if you drop him an email with a subject of "I'LL VOLUNTEER TO WORK GENCON!" that outta get his attention :-)

(or get him to scream out my name in rage as his inbox assplodes...hee hee...)

Tell me about it. I had to share a room with him. He tried to kill me three times. Luckily I survived.

Naah, that's not true, Nick. I love ya, man. Even though you forgot to invite me to play Shadowrun. You heartless bastard.

Killin's too good for him.

Got a call from the shipper this afternoon, they will try their darndest to get them here by Monday 5PM, but most likely it'll be Tuesday. SO with any luck, we'll start shipping them out on Wednesday.

...almost there....stay on target...

SO yeah, last weekend was the Origins International Games Expo in Columbus, and we managed (with much delay and drama) to get about a dozen preview copies of Pathfinder Vol. 1 printed and out for display. Even though I'm the sales manager, and share an inner office wall with the Editorial Pit, I still up to that point hadn't actually SEEN anything on the inside of a Pathfinder, just the cover. SO I yoinked a copy, and read it on the plane home.

Great googly moogly.

You kids are gonna LOVE THIS STUFF. It is far and away the prettiest, best written adventure book product of ANY kind that I have held in my greasy mitts in years, perhaps ever. It gave me chills on occasion realizing that not only is this thing uber-high-quality, but that we will offer a similar book of the exact same high quality every single month, without fail. To think for a second that our editorial and artistic staff have been working so hard on this thing, as well as the GameMastery Modules, while simultaneously cranking out the final issues of DRAGON and DUNGEON...it's enough to bring a tear to my eye.

I say this not as a loyal Paizo employee and Official Paizo Mouthpiece. I say this as a gamer, and as a consumer of game products across the spectrum, lo these past 25 years: this thing kicks unbelievable amounts of ass.

Get thee to your local store and ask - nay, DEMAND - that they carry it. Kill if you must. If that won't work, then grab thee a month-to-month sub and revel in all the sweet, sweet Paizo goodness you'll get in your mailbox every 28 days. You will NOT be sorry.

Any idea if these will be back in stock?

(...let's just hope it isn't guarded by a shambling mound like that last warehouse I raided...)

NEWS! WE HAVE NEWS!!!

Okay kids, here's the deal: the book has arrived at the fulfillment house. This morning I placed an order for one metric buttload of the little buggers, and I was assured they would leave their warehouse today. This means that - gods willing and the river don't rise - we'll have YOUR COPIES in OUR WAREHOUSE by the end of this week, or Monday at the latest. As soon as they arrive, you bet your bippy we'll be frantically packing and shipping them out at all possible speed for prompt delivery to your grabby mitts.

My fellow Paizonians, our long national nightmare...is over.

Let us pray.