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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.

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!

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.

...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.

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. :)

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!

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.

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?

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?

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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!

If Morrus could have kept things on a more neutral ground, providing an environment where pro-3e and pro-4e folks could have felt equally loved, his sales wouldn't have dropped off as much. But by pitching his tent so firmly in the 4e camp, he drove away the folks who would have bought his 3e PDFs in the last year.

-Lisa

Rules for psionics.

I'd love to see an Adventurers Guide to Golarion, written as an 'Inworld' document, by the Pathfinders, giving advice and information about the dungeons and other adventure sites of Golarion.

Also, as I mentioned to James Jacob in the Chat, Myths and Legends of Golarion.

I like the new classes, as well. I don't mind additional choices and ways to develop characters- especially for classes that were considered weak or boring in 3.5.

[Somewhere in the distance I hear the horns of Golarion calling...]

Well, maybe not the golf shirt...

I will always go for more item cards, as well. The Atlas is a neat idea, too.

Graveknight is cool- although Scion of Urgathoa has a nice ring to it, as well... :)

-Faction lapel pins
-Large vinyl map (love this idea)
-Paizo/Pathfinder golf shirt
-Wayfinder
-More minis!