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On the Definitions card it states that:

Unless a DC is listed, the DC for any necessary save is equal to the armor class of the target.

Wolfgang Baur did indeed write the Qadira entry for the PCCS Hardcover. :)

SWEET!

So, after reading this thread, I failed to find the answer as to what system this will support? 3.5 or 4.0? Anyone know?

There will be NO official 4.0 support of Pathfinder products. This product will be 3.5 OGL. Pathfinder products will switch over to the Pathfinder RPG rules after August 2009.

EDIT: D'oh!!! Scooped by McArtor...

Its a pity that free PDF:s aren't included with books orderer outside the subs.

Free PDF's are the single best reason to subscribe, IMO.

Chronicles was a kind of "catch-all" sub for things that didn't fit anywhere else. Companion is a new deal that is what the player's guides for the different adventure paths are moving to. It will also include player friendly setting info on other parts of the campaign setting (like Osirion, for example) and possibly good player related stuff like PrC's and Class Act like articles.

Chronicles happens whenever a products comes out - no set release schedule.

Companion will be bi-monthly when it starts.

O_o

Try pages 80-81...

PDF version should be available for purchase at about the same time that it arrives on store shelves - in about a week or so.

J3 Crucible of Choas is another one. Plug it into any mountainous region and let the players go.

About the same time that it's avaiable in stores - in another week or so...

Any idea on when we can expect to see these shipping?

BUMP!

For what it's worth, I'll just throw in that I really like Paizo's stat block as is. It's the best designed and easiest to read (in terms of finding immediately what you're looking for) that I've yet seen.

The large headers that specifically break down the sections are very helpful at a glance.

I agree with this 100%

when will a print version of this volumbe be available again???

10 posts up.

We are putting the final touches on a reprint of #2, and once we give the go ahead to the printer, it will take about 6 weeks to get here. I expect that we will give that go ahead this coming week.

-Lisa

Which makes perfect sense from WOTC's point of view.

Meh... I just see it as unecessary and contributing to a difinative devide between OGL fans and GSL fans. Great... more edition warz :-(

I will say this. The outcome will probably have a lot to do with what you, as the consumer, want.

Looks as if things are turning for the worse, in respect to seeing this in 3.5, sadly with the new restrictions in the GSL coming to light. Any thoughts, Greg?

Just the opposite - I am now saddened that I won't be able to enjoy great upcoming Necromancer products since I won't be converting to 4E - Can't even get 3.5 conversions of them that Clark wanted to do.

If you switch to the GSL, you aren't allowed to use OGL stuff as long as you're doing GSL stuff. If you DO switch back to the OGL stuff, that ends your license to continue using the GSL, and I suspect that WotC won't be very receptive to letting you back in to use the GSL in the future as a result.

This is quite unfortunate for those who were wanting 4E stuff from Paizo (and other OGL companies too). It is much too restrictive and probably has little effect on the success of 4E as a game. Why would WotC make such a move?

I hope they reconsider it.

No, it is not reprinted material.

Great Work!!! Please do more.

Such an awesome looking mini!

Any idea on when we can expect to see these shipping?

Sweet!

Dave Mage for President!!!

d20 GSL will let companies continue to make products like Spycraft, Battlestar Galactic RPG, d20 BESM, etc. (using 4E rules) but those companies will have to pay Wizards.

emphasis mine

Sorry, I must have missed this. Where is that stated? The release seems to say something different.

Wizards is also working on the details of a second royalty-free license, the d20 Game System License (d20 GSL). This license will allow third-party publishers to create roleplaying game products in non-fantasy settings with the 4E rules. The exact details for the d20 GSL will be released as they become available.

On Tuesday, Vic said it would probably not ship until next week.

Rauol_Duke wrote:

Viktor_Von_Doom wrote:

Rauol_Duke wrote:

Looks like you'll fit right in...

Should I be worried about that?

Not if you dig that kinda thing.

Sounds dangerous.

Only for your blood pressure.

Rauol_Duke wrote:

Looks like you'll fit right in...

Should I be worried about that?

Not if you dig that kinda thing.

Looks like you'll fit right in...

I am running my group through this adventure and i was looking at the section on magnimar and its says on one of the pages that there is downloadable content about magnimar on page 63. Whhere can I find this and does every issue of the pathfinder come with downloadable content?

thanks
Jamie

Hi-Res, update map is located HERE.

Thanks, Lisa.

one of us... one of us... one of us...

A private company getting bought out isn't a passive decision. It's not as if someone says "Hey, I'll pay $15 million for Paizo" and everyone there goes "Aw s!@%, the price on the company is $15 million, I guess that dude owns it now." So, in order to be bought out by someone who feels differently, the owners of Paizo would need to feel differently, and hence be uncool.

So, I think what you want to say is to continue being cool, which includes not being uncool by selling ownership of the company to someone uncool.

(Of course, were Paizo to somehow become publicly traded, a hostile transaction becomes possible, it's just really unlikely that Paizo would somehow become publicly traded, particularly without decreasing their coolness).

that's cool...

The succubus will always be a demon to me.

QFT.

"Save the succubus, save the Wheel."

Nothing will be published using the Pathfinder RPG rules until after August 2009, when the rulebook's out. In other words, 3.5 OGL.

EDIT: Scooped by Lisa...

Yup. Whenever that hack is involved, prepare to be peppered with unexplained throwaway references meant only to inspire the imagination. ;)

Seriously, Mike, great work. I love this book, and the gnoll chapter is one of the many highlights.

Mike McArtor wrote the gnoll chapter.

I should have known it was that rascally McArtor...

I just yelled across the room to ask him what's up. He told me to check the wikipedia page for crocotta.

Basically, it's a regional variant name for "gnoll" though.

Excellent. I had looked it up on Saturday and was hoping that's what it was.

Thanks.

Hey, James. Any idea what a crocottan is from the gnoll chapter (yes, I am obsessed)?

Thanks.

Very cool. What's with the stick though. :)

Read the backstory...

I finished reading this last night - what a great book! Lots of great Golarion-monster-flavor and plenty of interesting tid bits to create unique and memorable encounters and NPC's. The crunch that is included is "just the right amount", IMO: a stat block for each creature and something special for each one (a couple feats, a variant statblock, a unique weapon, etc.) Great job, Paizo.

Just one question... what's a crocottan, referenced in the gnoll chapter?

Will there be any changes in the reprint (errata, etc.) or will it be the same as the first printing?

I'm OK with it, I just want to know what it is that they're refering to - either a generic creature or some variant monster that got cut from the original text...

Rauol_Duke wrote:

Anyone have any idea what the crocottans, referenced in the gnoll section are?

"Crocutta" is the scientific name of the hyena. It's possible that crocottans are a Paizo-fied OGL version of the leucrotta, a hyena-like monster that's been around in D&D for forever (but, since it got slotted into Monsters of Faerun, isn't in the SRD).

I was hoping that this is what it was, although, there's no mention or reference to it. I wonder if it got cut...

Do I need to buy a new book?

All of them are like this, as it was a printing error. The link provided above shows the best way to get the map loose from the binding.

Does this have d20 stats as well?

No, it's all BRP stats.

Anyone have any idea what the crocottans, referenced in the gnoll section are?

What's the average page for each race?

Each race gets 6 pages.

For those of us whose orders weren't processed yet (*crosses fingers for Monday*) - what's the final list of monsters included? I remember seeing some really close to final lists, but wasn't sure what the final, final one was.

Thanks!

Hey Ken,

The monsters included are Bugbears, Gnolls, Goblins, Hobgoblins, Kobolds, Lizardfolk, Minotaurs, Ogres, Orcs and Trolls.

I've made it through bugbears and gnolls this evening and, so far, it's a big thumbs-up!

But from Alpha 1 playtest release it was apparent that Pathfinder will resemble 3.5 far less than 3.5 resembled 3.0.

Hunh.

So, since I don't want to buy sight unseen and unreviewed, does anyone know which monsters are being done in addition to: orcs, ogres, goblins, hobgoblins, trolls, and bugbears? Also, can anyone comment on the quality?

Bugbears, Gnolls, Goblins, Hobgoblins, Kobolds, Lizardfolk, Minotaurs, Ogres, Orcs and Trolls.

I haven't read through it completely yet, but at a glance, looks like it will be quite useful.

Artwork is top notch, especially the Ben Wooten peices.

Rauol_Duke wrote:

The Black Bard wrote:

BTW I like the new dragon designs, but isn't the blue a little plain?

I like the new blue much better than the blue in the Monster Manual. Good ridance to that big nose horn monstrousity...

(don't look too closely at our greens, then...)

D'oh!

well at least the underbite's gone...