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If attendees wanted to run a panel, will that option be available?

Treant Bard – “Ent’Tertainer”
Awakened chimpanzee monk – “Monkey monk”
Sorcerer with a low constitution – “Sorecerer”
Poet bard/wizard – “Inkwizardor”
Bard/Gunslinger – “Gunsinger”
Paladin/Enchanter – “Pal-adin.”
Knife-specialist rogue/witch – “sWitchblade”
Dwarf ranger with the scout archetype – “Hairy Spotter”

Early this year I started running regular PFS events at my FLGS, Chimera Games. The store supported the program with discounts on Pathfinder products for participants and there was enough interest initially to fill two tables. It’s been four months now and interest has dropped off. Based on feedback, this is largely because players feel like characters only get interesting and feel heroic around level 3, and that at this pace they will only reach that after six months of play if they make every session.

I know players can use pregens and put that credit towards new 1st level PFS characters, but that doesn’t solve the issue my players are having. Is there another option that I am missing?

We have our next event scheduled: LINK

Bring your PFS character to Chimera Games (6252 Somerled Avenue, Montreal, QC H3X 2B6) on April 14th starting at noon and play in Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-11: The Quest for Perfection—Part II: On Hostile Waters, and, if there is enough interest, Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-06: Song of the Sea Witch.

Remember that when Chimera runs PFS events, customers enjoy a discount on Pathfinder merchandise.

When Sat, Apr 14, 2012 afternoon
Where Chimera Games
6252 Somerled Avenue,
Montreal, Quebec H3X 2B6
Canada
Contact Ryan Costello
514-5080880
knowdirection@hotmail.com
35privatesanctuary.com
Scenarios

#3-06: Song of the Sea Witch
#3-11: The Quest for Perfection—Part II: On Hostile Waters

I can't find the Player's Guide for Skull & Shackles. Is it out yet?

That is a glorious Rune Giant. We are long overdue for a Gargantuan humanoid figure.

Karzoug looks great from the neck down, and I am so jazzed for two shades of translucent spell effects. I find his face looks a bit young for how Karzoug is portrayed in art. A touch of grey in the hair would go a long way to aging him.

Perram and I return with the latest on RPG Superstar, Paizo's GenCon PFS plans, a review of Pirates of the Inner Sea, fresh banter about ours games, and more.

You can listen the episode right here:
Know Direction 34 - TPK?

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3.5 Private Sanctuary
Ryan and Matt look at the classes and the races, the flavour and the crunch, the best and the worst of Dungeons & Dragons 3.5

Gamers' Guide to Pathfinder
Sean and Barry bite into different chunks of Pathfinder crunch.

Dwarfed Podio Book
The epic fantasy satire, Dwarfed.

Oh, playtesting these is a great idea. I've always voted based on how interesting the idea sounds.

It's been 5 years?

In Know Direction 32, Perram and I give our thoughts on the new Pathfinder Battles miniatures, we dish out the highlights of the early rounds of RPG Superstar, and we look at the February releases from Paizo.

Join Perram and me for Know Direction episode Zero. This is the starting point for new listeners and new players to the Pathfinder RPG. If you've ever been curious about what our show has to offer, or you know someone new to Pathfinder, episode zero is the place to start.

In Know Direction episode 30, James Jacobs joins me and Perram to talk Bestiary 3 and Dragon Empires. Also, the goblin announcers sing some of their favourite holiday jingles.

In the latest episode of Know Direction - the fan-generated Pathfinder RPG news, reviews, and interviews podcast James Sutter joins me to talk about Pathfinder Tales, specifically his debut novel Death's Heretic. Also, Perram and I share our thoughts on the Pathfinder Online announcement, we review the Beginner Box and
Horsemen of the Apocalypse from Paizo as well as Gothic Heroes: Pregenerated Characters from Legendary Games and 101 Renegade Class Feats from Rite Publishing. All that and we answer listener Enkindu594's request for our thoughts on Paizo's Adventure Paths.

All this in Know Direction episode 29 - MMO Tales

Goblin football league?

I'm looking to bring regular Pathfinder Society play to Montreal, starting with a day of Pathfinder Delves to build an audience on Sunday, September 11th at Chimera Games (6252 Somerled Avenue, Montreal, QC H3X 2B6). I would love to talk with local Pathfinder enthusiasts about expanding Pathfinder's presence in Montreal, particularly with more Pathfinder Society activity.

For anyone who missed PaizoCon 2011, Justin Sluder (Black Fang) recorded 22 of the seminars. We'll be posting them as Know Direction PaizoCon 2011 specials on a daily basis, available here.

Already? I'm not even done reading all of the round one entries and the candidates have already completed and submit for round two. I'm impressed.

I demoed Pathfinder at an FLGS today. My big plan was to make building the character part of the demo for a number of reasons: players would know what their characters could do better; they would learn the different mechanics of the game better; building is a part of the game experience. Unfortunately, it took the players way longer to build their characters than I'd budgeted for. There were a few contributing factors outside my control and several improvements I have in mind already, but before I try this same approach, how long does it take you to build a new character from scratch?

When an Oracle casts spiritual ally, does the spiritual ally use the oracle's BAB + Charisma modifier (the oracle's casting ability) or Wisdom modifier (as per RAW)? The only argument for the latter that I can see is that the oracle has a wider selection of weapons with which to arm the spiritual ally because of the spectrum of gods an oracle worships.

Instead of starting a new thread for every new episode I've decided to add all Know Direction updates in this thread.

Know Direction is the fan-generated Pathfinder RPG news, reviews, and interviews podcast, brought to you by The Tome and 3.5 Private Sanctuary.

In Know Direction episode 12 - PaizoCon Tales., PaizoCon thoughts and reactions and an interview with Dave Gross about Prince of Wolves and the Pathfinder Tales line of fantasy novels.

The threads about Wayfinder and the Chronicles podcast were recently moved to Pathfinder Campaign Setting General Discussion. In the past I've posted about Know Direction in the Pathfinder RPG General Discussion, and sometimes the threads get moved.

Moderators are making the effort to move these thread around and I just don't understand why they are moved to where they end up so I'm just going to ask, where should threads about fan run projects be posted?

PaizoCon 2010 video montage.

For some reason it loaded about five minutes of silence after the roughly three minute video. I'll see if I can fix that.

In another thread, gaming con veterans drove home that trail mix is the perfect con snack, so I picked myself up a few bags. The thing is, I'm worried I might kill somebody with all the nuts.

Anyone on here heading to PaizoCon allergic to nuts?

I have never been on a trip that I didn’t forget something. Sometimes it’s no big deal; I can buy new deodorant or a new razor. However, gaming supplies are harder to replace. Who wants to spend $25 on map tiles you have back home or regenerate your pregenerated characters? While I was putting together a list of items I can’t forget, I figured other people might want to do the same thing. Maybe I’ve already forgotten to add something to my Don’t Forget list and seeing it on someone else’s list will remind me.

• Dice;
• Pack of pencils;
• Thin binder of loose leaf;
• Pregenerated characters for both games;
• Miniatures for pregenerated characters;
• Miniatures for NPCs;
• Adventure printed out;
• Gaming paper map;
• Forest flipmap;
• Conflict map;
• Netbook with Conflict RPG Rulebook pdf;
• PFRPG Core Rulebook
• Bestiary;
• GM Screen.

We’ll see if the list gets bigger.

The latest episode of the fan-generated Pathfinder RPG news, reviews, and interviews podcast features James Jacobs discussing the Bestiary II and World Guide: Inner Seas.

Know Direction episode 11.

Can't wait to get my hands on that loot bag!

I'm sure I'm not the only one in a game 8:00am Saturday and I don't want to be the only one eating breakfast before the events. Is anyone in up for a mini breakfast GT? Can any Bellevue locals suggest a good place to eat that morning?

One thing I loved about Games Workshop when I played Warhammer 40K was how easy it was to find a local supplier. Their magazines and website had a regularly updated list of their GW Stores and independent hobby stores that carried their product. It was categorized into stores that just carry models, models and paint, models, paint, and supplies, etc. When I was visiting New York, I knew the exact locations of stores I could visit to get their stuff.

Is it feasible to get a similar directory of hobby stores that carry Pathfinder supplies?

Purchased the bundle and excited to see how the mass combat rules play out.

Someone brought up if I was going to buy Gamers: Dorkness Rising and it got me wondering what kind of store support will be set-up at PaizoCon. Can we expect a wide variety of items that are for sale from Paizo.com?

In the latest episode of Know Direction, the fan-generated Pathfinder RPG news, reviews, and interviews podcast, we have a packed house.

I speak with Stan! of Super Genius Games about P20 Modern, Jeff Greiner of The Tome Show about the Edition Wars, and "Reaper Bryan" Stiltz of Reaper Miniatures about Reaper's Pathfinder Miniatures.

Know Direction episode 9

Find out more about the Pathfinder Database and the Conflict "Role-playing" Game in Know Direction episode 8.

In the February episode of Know Direction, I am joined by Matthew LeClair to talk about Paizo Fiction and RPG Superstar 2010, then we review Wayfinder #2. I follow that up with an interview with Jason Bulmahn about the Advanced Player's Guide. All that and more in Know Direction episode 7!

A Hellknight miniature? So exciting!

I have a player in my group who tends to bend rules. Sometimes it is to his advantage, but just as often it is to fit a character concept. This player has made a human paladin and he wants to take a dog as his “mount”.
Rules as written say a paladin can choose a dog as a mount, implying that only a small paladin qualifies for it. Although he took it upon himself to ignore that rule, I’m still inclined to let it go. He has a bunch of backstory about choosing a dog because a hound archon of Sarenrae made him want to be a paladin, and historically horses in the party have been nuisances. However, is there something I’m missing? Can a paladin with a dog animal companion off-balance the party?

Know Direction episode 5 is available for the listening pleasure of fans of the Pathfinder RPG.

In this episode, I discuss the last four classes of the Advanced Player's Guide playtest, sit down with Steve Russell of Rite Publishing, and think about the best way to get Pathfinder in all its forms into local gaming stores.

As usual, feedback is welcome.

I know the Paizo catalog is usually one of the rotating banners on the main page but is there a direct link to it somewhere so I don't have to keep refreshing until it pops up?

According to the December 18th blog, the Paizo staff had a white elephant gift exchange. I'm curious what it was about the gift exchange that made it a white elephant.

November’s episode of Know Direction went live on Sunday: Know Direction 4 – Finding a Way

I discuss the Cavalier and Oracle, speak with Lilith about Wayfinder #2, and think about 3rd party publication.

As usual I hope everyone enjoys the episode and I invite comments here, on the 3.5 Private Sanctuary forums, or e-mail knowdirection at hotmail dot com.

Flipping through sourcebooks, every now and then I come across something cool and yet a complete mystery. Today's "what the hell..?" is the gargantuan Cobra thing on page 321 of the PFRPG Core Rulebook.

A new article is up on 3.5 Private Sanctuary just in time for Halloween. Two new types of feats -Horde and Master- to recreate the feel of hundreds like creatures bolstered by their sheer numbers.

Night of the Undead Hordes
http://rcjrproductions.com/35ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view& amp;id=187&Itemid=28

Here's the scenario: A wizard NPC has charmed a waitress to deliver the PCs drinks with notes attached. I thought it would be fun if the notes, or "Cayden Cailean's toasts" were origami heads perched like they were sipping drinks. Is it within Golarion's character to have developed origami?

I've always been a cue-card wielding DM, but I see so many products and programs that state "track initiative easier". Is this something Game Masters have a problem with? What are some other techniques people use?

Matt just described our guest as "Monte Cook big". Jay describes him as "epic". We talk with Jason Bulmahn, as well as Clinton Boomer, Liz Courts, Tim Nightingale, and Jonathan Shade. in Episode 81.

Psychic masterminds that are clever and ruthless enough to use their powers to their full effects, adventurers beware The Thought Ripper!

Once again, thank you Hugo "Butterfrog" Solis for the original artwork.

Pathfiner month, Week 3: James Sutter talks Golarion, music, and working at Paizo in episode 80.

Does your Pathfinder game need a floating ball of eyes that shoot magic rays? The Ogler is a totally legal, painfully original monster that in no way resembles Wizards of the Coast intellectual property.

Big thanks to Hugo "Butterfrog" Solis for his amazing illustration.