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Nope, no PDFs at all. I do have a pre-order item (Heroes & Monsters brick) in the cart, but I'm not sure why that would impact it.

I've a question about the shipping discount. I have $137.64 worth of items in my cart (after discounts); when I go to my cart, I get the following message:

First Ten Shipping
Add $26.10 to your cart and we'll pay $10.00 towards shipping!*

*Paizo will pay the first $10 in shipping and handling for any shipment of products totalling $100 or more.

Is there a specific reason why I wouldn't be getting the discount? I continued the process to the next step (and applied the holiday discount) and there wasn't any shipping discount included.

I vote for Jessica as a Gray Maiden.

Liking the art for Dualal.

+1. Absolutely fantastic artwork.

I'm running Crypt of the Everflame next month to start what I'm hoping to be an ongoing (if long-distance) campaign. I decided to create some character traits for the players; with one exception, they're all new players, and I thought this might give them some ideas on creating their PCs. I also wanted to encourage their characters to be heroic members of the Kassen community to justify them being selected as the heroes for the quest.

Please let me know if anyone has any feedback (or, better yet, any additions)!

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Select one campaign trait during character creation. Include the associated details as appropriate as part of your character’s background

Close Call: A local child went swimming in the river nearby, but was pulled under by the current. You were able to swim to her aid and bring her back to the shore, and you and your friends revived her. Pick one of the following skills: Heal or Swim. You gain a +1 trait bonus in that skill, and that skill is a class skill for you.

Defense of Honor: Grimscar, a half-orc local known for picking fights, was harassing Asina at the Seven Silvers Tavern. You stood up to him, and ended up taking a serious punch from the hulking brute. Your stoic response to the best he could give caused Grimscar to back down; you have a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saving throws.

Discerning Eye: You noticed that a traveling merchant was trying to buy what appeared to be a mundane item from Braggar Ironhame for a fraction of its value. You pointed out the item’s true value and unique qualities, preventing the stranger from taking advantage of the surly dwarf- and possibly making an enemy in the process. Pick one of the following skills: Appraise, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (religion) or Spellcraft. You gain a +1 trait bonus in that skill, and that skill is a class skill for you.

Healing Touch: A local child ate an herb from the nearby Fang Wood and became very ill, collapsing in the town square. You used your knowledge to quickly purge the child of toxins and save her life. Pick one of the following skills: Heal, Knowledge (local), or Knowledge (nature). You gain a +1 trait bonus in that skill, and that skill is a class skill for you.

Horse Whisperer: You have always had a way with animals- and it sometimes comes in handy. Recently, a saw horse nearly throw its rider. You were able to calm the animal and help the rider dismount safely. You gain a +1 trait bonus in Handle Animal, and the skill is a class skill for you.

Nick of Time: You pushed Len Becker, the town drunk, out of the way of a cart just outside of town, saving his life. Your swift reactions have always had a tendency to serve you well, and grant you a +1 trait bonus on Reflex saving throws.

Perseverence: A local child recently went missing in the nearby Fang Wood. While others stopped their search when night fell due to bad weather, and tried to convince you to stop, you persevered. You found the child several hours later and brought him home safely. Pick [u]one[/u]: you gain a +1 trait bonus on Will saves, [u]or[/u] you gain a +1 trait bonus in Survival, and the skill is a class skill for you.

Showdown: You encountered a group of ruffians from out of town threatening a townsperson, and, through your strength of personality, got them to back down. Pick one of the following skills: Bluff or Intimidate. You gain a +1 trait bonus in that skill, and that skill is a class skill for you.

I feel your pain, STL...

Unfortunately, I'm a novice when it comes to minis. I'm the guy for whom they made the D&D minis; they definitely made using minis for my D&D games much more accessible. Unfortunately, that's not the case here- I've started a Mutants and Masterminds campaign where the "heroes" start as ordinary kids. They're about to see their powers really "turn on," and the fights are going to end up being pretty tactical. Minis will help, but I was hoping to find something that fit for the "coolness" factor. Weapons of any kind just wouldn't fit- every one of the kids is unarmed (although they'll end up fighting armed enemies pretty soon).

I'm considering going the stand-up route, or doing something similar. That might fit well with the concept of the campaign...

My needs aside- I think there's a good, if niche, market for modern minis, accessories, and support materials in general. Anytime I've looked the pickings have been pretty slim.

Thanks for the suggestions, all. Out of all of them, it looks like I might be able to use a few from the Chronoscope line; the remainder all are armed or otherwise "battle-ready." :)

I wasn't able to find any of the Foundry miniatures elsewhere on the web; if anyone has a link to a site that still has them, I'd love to see them.

I'm going to keep looking- if I find more I'll post. Thanks again.

Does anyone have any good ideas for modern teenager miniatures? I'm looking for minis without weapons, and haven't had much luck. I'm really looking for a variety of minis in "street clothes," both genders.

Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

My current players, and two other "potential" players we're talking with, would love this. I was just having a conversation with my best friend the other day- he expressed frustration that most of the character sheets he's seen were in PDF, and that he hasn't found an Excel sheet he really likes. He was looking for a web-based version, to no avail.

I know it would be more difficult, but being able to store your character(s) would be a great feature.

We stayed at the Embassy Suites for GenCon this year; the suite cost $167 a night, plus $26.72 in taxes and $20.00 a day for hotel parking ($213.72 per day, total). The Embassy Suites is a nice place to stay if you've got a group that is sharing a room. The elevators can be a pain in the butt, but that's not too big of a deal... :)

There are plenty of restaurants in the area; you can go fast food, but my group never does, honestly. Free breakfasts help quite a bit with expenses; in fact, some days we'd eat a late breakfast, skip lunch, and just eat an early dinner. There's a great variety of restaurants around the convention center; I'd be happy to make some recommendations.

I'd highly recommend GenCon overall. There's plenty to do other than gaming- my group (myself and three friends) actually spend most of our time in the Exhibitor Hall, throwing in a few games (Pathfinder Society, Magic, etc.) here and there. Indianapolis is a fantastic city, as well, and is very "gamer-friendly." We look forward to it all year.

Setting. The rules are a (big) bonus.

I'm still going to be using my homebrew (which I love too dearly to abandon), but I'll be doing so in parallel with Golarion.

Does this mean I could bump my order up to UPS - I have yet to get either email.

Dependent upon your status- probably not... I tried to make the same change (to UPS), but the Pathfinder RPG orders have processed already, it seems, and the shipping can't be changed.

Just happened to read the back cover of “Beyond the Vault of Souls,” and noticed a subtle change… Where the back cover of older products used to read that the modules were compatible with the "3.5 edition of the world's most popular roleplaying game," the new book says the "3.5 edition of the world's oldest roleplaying game." This must be in preparation for Pathfinder's inevitable ascendancy to the top of the heap... :)

(I apologize in advance if this is a double post- think the boards ate my first one.)

Over the weekend I changed my shipping to USPS Priority Mail for my subscriptions, but it seems that my latest order (#1215597, which includes the Pathfinder book) had already processed. In the interest of trying to get the book before I leave for GenCon, is it possible to change the shipping method for this order (to either Priority Mail or UPS)? Thanks for your help!

I changed my shipping method on my account to Priority Mail (USPS), but apparently it didn't go through before this order was processed. In the interested of getting my PF books ASAP- can the shipping method still be changed on this order? Either Priority Mail or UPS is fine.

Thanks for the response... I can't hope that the postal gods will smile upon me- our mail frequently runs a day or two later than the rest of the world, and I'm leaving town before the mail arrives on Wednesday, making it even less likely. Hopefully one of my friends will pick one up at the con so that we can use it for the Society games. :)

David A. Shepherd wrote:

I preordered the core rulebook in September of last year (Order # 526200). Will I receive it before Gen Con? Thanks for your time.

Our goal is to ship preorders so that as many of them as possible will arrive as close to the first day of Gen Con as possible.

Does this mean that if I'm going to GenCon on Wednesday, it will be unlikely that the book will arrive in time? That would be a bummer- we're playing in Society events, and hoped to have our books in time.

...if I could combine orders with my subscriptions. :)

I know that it's been "on the list" forever now, but... it's been "on the list" forever now. It's been a frequent request from others, but I thought I'd add to the chorus- and see if the option is forthcoming.

Right now, I've got a $70 subscription order coming next week, and have almost $100 in items in my shopping cart. I'd love to be able to combine at least some of those items into my subscription order.

I may be more excited about this product than any other on the schedule (other than the Pathfinder RPG itself, of course)...! Can't wait!

I'm extremely excited about this product- great news, guys.

I just got mine today as they were postmarked Jan. 10th. So they weren't actually late, the shipping confirmation email was just wrong. This is what may be up with some of our orders.

Yeah, I'm thinking that might be the case. I still haven't gotten mine.

Cool- not a problem. Thanks!

I have one for the 1 of Jan as well. For me it is 12-20 days. So after 20 days I will be asking. :)

Yeah- I know that sometimes the shipments take a bit longer, and I can be patient... :) What makes me concerned, however, is that I have an order that (according to my account information) shipped a week later, and arrived yesterday. If the first one didn't go out on the 31st, that's fine- but I didn't want to wait another few weeks only to find out that the order didn't go out at all for some reason.

Would you mind double-checking the status on order #1103842? I placed the order on Christmas day (12/23),and it's showing as shipped on 12/31. I've not yet received it. I'd wait a few days normally, but I placed another order on 12/25 which was shipped a week later (1/7) which I received today. I was wondering if something might have gone awry due to the snowstorm. :)

I think I'm heading toward a mutated version of M&M at this point- using the M&M rules as a basis, but using equipment and specific rules from Spycraft and d20 Modern. We're playing a relatively loose online (PBEM/PBP) game, so the rules aren't the focus. At this point, the players aren't even using character sheets yet. :)

I would really like this- and online gift certificates. :)

Talonne, just curious- did you move forward with this campaign? I'm getting ready to start a M&M campaign in the vein of Heroes, with the hit point rules... Wondering how it's turned out for you (or others that have tried it).

Thanks, guys!

Immora- I actually had that issue of Dungeon, but didn't realize that was in there. The Genetech map is perfect. I picked up the PDF from Paizo tonight so I'd have it in electronic format. The navy base PDF looks awesome, too- will likely pick that up, as well.

Yellowdingo- I was looking for more of a large underground facility (a currently-operated government base); that being said, I really like the cargo container ship. The characters will be trying to break out some friends from such a place in the near future. :)

I got nothing. The mail didn't arrive here!

I didn't get it, either. I happily used the discount code from the other thread, though. :)

Hi, all... I'm getting ready to start a Mutants and Masterminds game, and part of the "prologue" will involve detention in and escape from an underground government base. Does anyone have any idea where I might be able to find usable plans that might represent even part of such a facility? I can come up with something, but would much rather spend my time on fleshing our the rest of the adventure rather than the details of the base... I just know that my players are going to end up going in an odd direction, and I want to be able to have some plans in front of me when they do. :)

...the kind of prestige classes I like are those that let me do something unusual that no base class can do.

That's a great way of putting it- I share the same position. If you can replicate the same thing with feats, that's fine- but I think many PrC "powers" would be overpowered as feats, which would cause other problems/complaints. An extension of the "feat path" concept might alleviate that, but that's not something that has seemed to popular on the player side.

Add another to the list requesting this... I'd really like to tell my wife, parents and sisters to get me gift certificates here. Unfortunately, they're very unlikely to get me a gift credit card.

I agree with you. I truly think that prestige classes should be virtually (but not completely) eliminated. I think that they're a great concept to represent involvement in an organization or specialized training; otherwise they take away, not add to, creativity within the game. Having a handful of core prestige classes (Pathfinders, etc.) and design rules in place for DMs to make their own as needed would be sufficient, I think.

Unfortunately, prestige classes are a concept so embedded in 3.5 (and, I daresay, loved by most players) that I don't foresee them going anywhere. This is likely to be one of the areas where house rules are required for those DMs that don't like them or that want to restrict their use (as I've always done).

It would be nice to see another series or even a webisode or two on it perhaps someone can make up a web comic or something?

From Wikipedia:

The three-issue miniseries Serenity: Those Left Behind, based on the Firefly series and leading up to the film Serenity, was released June through August 2005. Co-written with Brett Matthews and pencilled by Will Conrad, the first issue featured covers drawn by John Cassaday, J.G. Jones, and Bryan Hitch, as well as other artists for the second and third issues. The first two issues went to a second printing. The trade paperback featured a new cover by acclaimed painter Adam Hughes.

A second three-issue Serenity miniseries Serenity: Better Days, was released in March, April, and May 2008. "Better Days" reunites Whedon, Matthews, Conrad, and Adam Hughes, who will provide all three covers. The three covers form a larger panorama of the ship's crew. "Better Days" is set before "Those Left Behind", and features the full crew of Serenity. A trade paperback featuring a cover by Jo Chen is scheduled for release in October.

Whedon has mentioned that more Serenity comics are planned for the near future, and will be based in the Firefly continuation of the series, including one about Shepherd Book.

In August 2008, Whedon released a new Serenity/Firefly comic free online Serenity: The Other Half.

It would be nice to see another series or even a webisode or two on it perhaps someone can make up a web comic or something?

From Wikipedia:

The three-issue miniseries Serenity: Those Left Behind, based on the Firefly series and leading up to the film Serenity, was released June through August 2005. Co-written with Brett Matthews and pencilled by Will Conrad, the first issue featured covers drawn by John Cassaday, J.G. Jones, and Bryan Hitch, as well as other artists for the second and third issues. The first two issues went to a second printing. The trade paperback featured a new cover by acclaimed painter Adam Hughes.

A second three-issue Serenity miniseries Serenity: Better Days, was released in March, April, and May 2008. "Better Days" reunites Whedon, Matthews, Conrad, and Adam Hughes, who will provide all three covers. The three covers form a larger panorama of the ship's crew. "Better Days" is set before "Those Left Behind", and features the full crew of Serenity. A trade paperback featuring a cover by Jo Chen is scheduled for release in October.

Whedon has mentioned that more Serenity comics are planned for the near future, and will be based in the Firefly continuation of the series, including one about Shepherd Book

I miss Necro products.

Same here...

I would love nothing more than to see NG go pathfinder.

And- same here... :)

I'd make the drive up for either, honestly. I'm eager to play. :)

We've just announced Pathfinder Society Scenario #5: Mists of Mwangi, by Nicolas Logue, and Pathfinder Society Scenario #6: Black Waters, by Tim and Eileen Connors.

Both are adventures for 1st to 5th level characters (Pathfinder Society tiers: 1–2, 4–5), and both will be available approximately October 1.

Can't wait!

Glad to hear that you're doing better- pneumonia's a b*$#h.

Personally, I enjoy darker, more intense adventures. I prefer a more gritty campaign setting overall.

Would people be interested in us selling polo shirts with the Paizo logo on them?

-Lisa

Absolutely- I had it on my Paizo product wish list. :)

Holy moly! I've got a friend in the photography business (as a side job) that prints them for me at 24" by whatever (he's only got a 24" carriage on his printer) and they never cost me more than $15-25 dollars--I may be getting a friend discount or something, but I'm sure he wouldn't go up to the $100 arena. The Golarion map from the Pathfinder Chronicles CS is native 21"x32" and would likely print with no real pixelation at all at up to 24". I've currently got the Isle of Dread and Farshore printed out, but plan on getting my Golarion maps done up soon. I could check if he's interested in print runs for other folks.

Is he printing on vinyl? That's the material for which those prices are being quoted.

I have taken several of the maps from Pathfinder to Kinkos and had them put on vinyl. One of my largest is the Golarian map. I believe it is about 48" x 36".

I have one of Sandpoint, Korvosa, Varisia (larger) and one of Magnimar.

I had all the cities one 2x3 feet. It has worked out great for me.

About how much did that run you? And- did you do it from the PDFs?

Poster Map:
Map is titled "The Inner Sea Reigon" as opposed to "Region."

I had this happen once almost fifteen years ago (also the result of a dice roll). I have to say it was one of the best things that ever happened to our campaign. As a result of the PC becoming pregnant:

• The PCs had to figure out how to deal with a pregnant party member until they got back to civilized lands. She was a wizard, and hung back from the group, mostly.
• The pregnant PC ended up going insane, after the father (accidentally!) abandoned her.
• The child became the focus of part of the campaign, as he was thought to be the result of a prophecy.
• The mother became evil and an NPC, and one of the main villains in the campaign.
• The mother later tried to become pregnant (through trickery) with her half-brother to fulfill the aforementioned prophecy.

Thinking about it, the ramifications are way too long to list here without rambling. Needless to say- I think that this complication can be a lot of fun. :)

I don't really like the long ears, either, but I'm afraid it's pretty unlikely that they're going to be changed now with all of the existing art out there...

Would folk be interested in paying 200+ bucks for a boxed set?

My initial reaction was "no," but I suppose it's really dependent upon what's in the set. Given the right subject material, I'd be lying to myself if I said I wouldn't pick it up.

It would be great to get support for the Pathfinder Society scenarios (including faction traits, equipment, etc.) as well. It would make a great selling point for current and future Society members, I think.

That is great news. I'll be getting as many scenarios that come out, so eventually I should be running a few more that you haven't played yet. Also, knowing that, I'll probably jump into Silken Caravan next just to give you guys a shot, although that will be a few weeks after I run Silent Tide.

Champaign's a bit of a drive for me (about 3 hours), but I'd be willing to come up; I've already played Silent Tide and Silken Caravan at GenCon, however. I'm going to be running the two I've played here in St. Louis, but I'm hoping to play the other two before I read/DM them- I'll keep an eye out for when you schedule them.

SageSTL wrote:

bigbubba2 wrote:

It is not that far about 90 min from St.Louis

http://www.mecca-anime.com/I-Con/i-con.html

Understood- I meant the regular games. :)

90 minutes isn't far at all- I'll check out the con, especially if there are Pathfinder games being run there.

In addition I'm coordinating Pathfinder at Archon the week before I-Con in Collinsville, just across the river from St. Louis. We can always use an extra player or GM, and we'd love to have you!

Cool, I'll check out the website and see what I can do. I'd love to be able to play two weekends in a row. :)