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I hate to do this, but I need to cancel my subscriptions to Pathfinder Battles, Pathfinder Modules, GameMastery Maps, and GameMastery Cards. My finances are a little tight right now, but I hope to re-subscribe in the future.

Shinami wrote:

First, I'd like to thank you for adding my missing map pack to my last subscription order. Your great customer service is one of the reasons why I love your company.

Unfortunately, there was a mix-up with order #1578712. I received a GameMastery Guide instead of the Advanced Player's Guide. I'm in a bit of a bind with this one, because my best friend's wife asked me to make this order for her so she could give it to him as a Christmas present.

What are my options here?

I've set up a replacement to ship out this afternoon for the APG. I've bumped it up to priority but unfortunately I don't think it will make it by Christmas.

Please keep the GMG with our apologies.

thanks
sara Marie

Thanks, Marie! You guys are the best! I guess the only bad thing about Paizo is that I spend so much money on your awesome Pathfinder products.

First, I'd like to thank you for adding my missing map pack to my last subscription order. Your great customer service is one of the reasons why I love your company.

Unfortunately, there was a mix-up with order #1578712. I received a GameMastery Guide instead of the Advanced Player's Guide. I'm in a bit of a bind with this one, because my best friend's wife asked me to make this order for her so she could give it to him as a Christmas present.

What are my options here?

I just received this order and the box didn't contain GameMastery Map Pack: Ancient Forest.
Any help would be appreciated.

Shinami wrote:

I need a replacement copy of Pathfinder Chronicles: Classic Treasures Revisited. Would it be possible for you to charge me for one and add it to this subscription order?

You should be able to purchase and add the book to your order through the store interface. Put the book into your sidecart and go through the checkout process as usual.

In your shipping options, you should have the option to have item shipped with an existing pending order (this will be an additional option after "Ship with earliest possible subscription shipment"). Choose this option, then choose your subscription from the list.

Thanks,
cos

Thanks for the help!

BTW, nice new avatar. Just slightly less creepy.

I need a replacement copy of Pathfinder Chronicles: Classic Treasures Revisited. Would it be possible for you to charge me for one and add it to this subscription order?

I received a "Hookmaw Kreeg, Ogre Barbarian" mini instead of the "Goblin Pyros" 4 pack. What would you like me to do with it? Should I send it back for an exchange?

Shinami wrote:

In Council of Thieves: What Lies in Dust, an NPC uses a bladed scarf. So am I to take it that the bladed scarf mechanics didn't change from the rules as originally presented in the Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide?

That is: Dam 1d6(19-20/x2), reach of 10' and still threaten 5', and usable for trip attacks.

I think that might be an erroneous conclusion.

There has to my knowledge been no official updates to the bladed scarf, beu considering the changes the spiked chain has undergone both the bladed scraf and the metor hammer should have their reach cut down to 5'.

Ah, but on page 20 of What Lies in Dust, the NPC uses a bladed scarf and the listed reach for it is 10'.

EDIT: or rather, the listed reach for the NPC is 5'(10' with bladed scarf.)

In Council of Thieves: What Lies in Dust, an NPC uses a bladed scarf. So am I to take it that the bladed scarf mechanics didn't change from the rules as originally presented in the Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide?

That is: Dam 1d6(19-20/x2), reach of 10' and still threaten 5', and usable for trip attacks.

Shinami wrote:

I've been reading a lot of talk about people getting replacement copies of the Pathfinder RPG Core Book and I was wondering, if they have anymore spare copies laying around, if you could slip one into Order #1250325 as my subscription copy. Or are we still waiting for the 2nd print run in November?

Done!

Thanks,
cos

Thanks!

I've been reading a lot of talk about people getting replacement copies of the Pathfinder RPG Core Book and I was wondering, if they have anymore spare copies laying around, if you could slip one into Order #1250325 as my subscription copy. Or are we still waiting for the 2nd print run in November?

These look just like the Initiative Cards from The Game Mechanics. Really helpful.

Shin, Dalv,

I have moved your Pathfinder #26's back into your sidecarts to go out with the next subscription shipment.

thanks,
cos

Thanks, Cosmo! You Rock!

I think paying over $5 for shipping a single item is a bit much, so I was wondering if you could delay my September order to ship with my October order.

I apologize for the charge! Those were supposed to have been free replacements. I have credited the overcharge back to your card.

Thanks,
cos

I had a feeling it was just a mistake. Thanks for the fix.

I don't understand. You charged me again for product I haven't received? I can understand an extra shipping cost, but why am I paying for Pathfinder #21 and Pf Chronicles: Dark Markets twice? I refer to order #1181213.

Shinami wrote:

I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't received my April subscription order (#1160474). I moved that month and, while I did put in the change of address with the Post Office the same day(April 10th), I forgot to change my shipping address with Paizo until May. Seeing as I only moved across town I figured that my order would be forwarded to my new address, so I gave it a while to arrive. Unfortunately this is not the case. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

I'll throw some replacements in with your next subscription shipment.

Thanks,
cos

Thanks!

I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't received my April subscription order (#1160474). I moved that month and, while I did put in the change of address with the Post Office the same day(April 10th), I forgot to change my shipping address with Paizo until May. Seeing as I only moved across town I figured that my order would be forwarded to my new address, so I gave it a while to arrive. Unfortunately this is not the case. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

Shinami wrote:

Although this order was processed/shipped on Dec.31, I have yet to receive it. Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated.

It probably should have shown up by now, so I will put replacements in with your next subscription shipment. If the original shipment should show up in the meantime (which is probable), let me know and I will cancel the replacements.

Thanks,
cos

I sincerely apologize for jumping the gun on this one. I found my order in the mailbox after I got home from work this morning. I feel like a total tool. I'll try to have more patience in the future.

Although this order was processed/shipped on Dec.31, I have yet to receive it. Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Ever since my "pre-paid" Pathfinder subscription ran out, I've been receiving the following e-mail from customer service:

In the next week or so we will be processing your ongoing subscription for the next volume of <i>Pathfinder</i> Adventure Path. However, we need your help. When we requested authorization for your order, we received a "card expired" message from your bank. If you have a new expiration date for this card, you may email it to customer.service@paizo.com or change it online at the URL below.

If you would like to use a different payment method, please contact Paizo customer service.

Contact us via email at customer.service@paizo.com or by phone at 425-289-0060, Monday - Friday, 10 AM - 5 PM Pacific Time.

I've changed the billing info to my active card each time and have even tried to delete the info for my expired card, but every month I get the same message. Apparently my old card info isn't being deleted.

Little help?

Would it be possible to roll my pre-order for the Pathfinder RPG Beta (order #981913) into my next Pathfinder subcription? I know the product schedule has it posted as "in-stock", so I hope it isn't too late. I was hoping to save a few bucks in shipping costs. Sorry for the inconvenience.

How about the monsters from the Expanded Psionics Handbook? They are in the SRD, but some of them need the psionic rules to work properly unless you want to rewrite all their powers.

In a way, you've answered your own question. The monsters in the EPH use extra/different rules. It would be folly to include them in the main beastiary, as the book would have to devote extra pages to describe their unique abilities. If Paizo decides to make a 3P version of the psi handbook, that would be the proper place to deposit those monsters.

I plan to purchase both, but with my future living arrangements in question, I'll be waiting to the last minute to order them.

Alter self in not the same as it was in previous editions. Its more like Humanoid Shape(like Beast Shape or Plant Shape), and should be named so, to avoid any misunderstandings.

Shinami wrote:

I just placed an order for Falling: The Goblin Edition. I also placed an order for the goblins T-shirt about a week ago, and was wondering if both of these products will have a similar release date(within a week or so of each other). If so, could you hold both items to ship together?

We do not currently have a release date for the t-shirts yet, so I will not make this change at this time. However, when we do have a date, it should show up on the product schedule. If you would like to combine your orders when a date is announced, just let me know.

thanks,
cos

If the T-shirt release date is posted before Falling:TGE is scheduled to ship, I'll probably decide to keep them together. If not, then keep them separate.

Thanks for your assistance.

I just placed an order for Falling: The Goblin Edition. I also placed an order for the goblins T-shirt about a week ago, and was wondering if both of these products will have a similar release date(within a week or so of each other). If so, could you hold both items to ship together?

Chris Mortika wrote:

Shinami wrote:

Overall, I'd give Behind the spells:magic missile an 8 out of 10.

(Would that translate to a 4 out of 5 stars?) (Hint hint)

I always found the 5 star scale too limited, so I tend to maintain a 10 point scale.

Sorry, Chris. I didn't get the hint 'til now. I hadn't posted a review before and didn't know what you meant, but I finally broke down and finished a review for magic missile.

Shinami wrote:

Overall, I'd give Behind the spells:magic missile an 8 out of 10.

(Would that translate to a 4 out of 5 stars?) (Hint hint)

I always found the 5 star scale too limited, so I tend to maintain a 10 point scale.

I found the magic missile entry to be a fun read. While the optional mechanics are something for me to discus with my gaming crew, I loved the background fiction on the spell's creator. Overall, I'd give Behind the spells:magic missile an 8 out of 10.

I am also interested in your product. I would like very much to see what makes it tick. The iconic magic missile has always been a staple of my spell book. How about you let me give that a once-over.

shinami01@gmail.com

My thought, the reason why Weapon Focus and Weapon Finese both want a BAB of +1 is because someone with a +0 BAB is someone that's NOT skilled at attacking anything yet, they're just capable of not throwing their weapon when they swing it. :)

+0 = You don't know how to fight.
+1 = You know how to fight.
Proficient = Know how to handle the weapon correctly.

So monks don't know how to fight?

If anyone deserves Weapon Finesse at 1st level, its monks.

To be honest.. aside from making it more clear how flurry of blows works and what attacks it works with (and doesn't).. I think Monk is the only class in the PHB that needs very little change.

I'd have to agree. The 3.5 monk had so many abilities, it was almost overpowered. Only it's 3/4 BaB and dependency on multiple attributes kept it in check.

Ramp up the pre-painted mini's!!

As long as those minis are not in random "booster" packs. I like the idea of pre-painted minis, but I also like to know what I'm getting when I put my hard-earned money on the counter.

Mistwalker wrote:

Will the mysterious 12th Iconic be in version 3, or will we have to wait for the Beta?

Hope we don't have to wait till Starbuck gets the fleet to Earth before we see the 12th one...

Ugh...horrible pun.(BSG rocks, though)

Shinami wrote:

As for the template "removing" lycanthropy, I cannot say. I can say that, according to the rules, the ability to bestow the "curse of lycanthropy" is a special attack/quality. So I'd have to say that a zombie made from a lycan's corpse could not spread lycanthropy. Not to mention that when a lycan dies, it reverts to it's "base creature", so no lycan-hybrid zombies. On the other hand, If you REALLY want a zombie werewolf or sumsuch, who am I to deny it?

Could you point me to where it says that it would revert to the "base creature" when the lycan dies?

MM p.176 under Special Qualities entry alternate form, second paragraph, second sentence:

A slain lycanthrope reverts to its humanoid form, although it remains dead. Separated body parts retain their animal form, however.

Shinami wrote:

Lycans cannot become any other type of undead and retain their lycan abilities,intelligent or not, due to the fact that all other types are either only an entry (ghoul/vampire spawn/mummy) or their template removes those abilities (skeleton/zombie)

That being said, I've always thought it would have been a better idea to make most undead a template (especialy those that create spawn).

Edit: I've always thought of Lycanthropy as a curse, not a disease. Sure, you can try to cure lycanthropy with a remove disease or heal spell, but that just never sat right with me. Just my 2 c.p.

So under the template that removes those abilities, would it remove the lycanthropy as well? Or do I have zombies running around that can spread lycanthropy thru their natural attacks? or ghouls, etc?

As for the template "removing" lycanthropy, I cannot say. I can say that, according to the rules, the ability to bestow the "curse of lycanthropy" is a special attack/quality. So I'd have to say that a zombie made from a lycan's corpse could not spread lycanthropy. Not to mention that when a lycan dies, it reverts to it's "base creature", so no lycan-hybrid zombies. On the other hand, If you REALLY want a zombie werewolf or sumsuch, who am I to deny it?

Paizoians, I need your advice...

Is it possible for a lycan to become undead? More specifically, intelligent undead [Vampire, Lich]? If so, then what would the form of the undead be? Would the undead be in the hybird/base/animal form? would it stay in that form or would it be able to change form like a living lycan? What do you think about natural vs. infected forms of lycanthropy being undead? What form would show if the lycan was changed into a incorporeal undead?

Thanks in advance.

It seems simple to me, only lycans who become liches or vampires (and maybe ghosts, to a lesser extent) retain their lycan abilities. The reason for this is that the lich and vampire (and ghost)are templates which specifically say under Special Attacks and Special Qualities, "A lich/vampire(/ghost) retains all the base creature's special attacks/qualities as well as those described below." The ghost is a tricky issue, due to its being incorporeal.

Lycans cannot become any other type of undead and retain their lycan abilities,intelligent or not, due to the fact that all other types are either only an entry (ghoul/vampire spawn/mummy) or their template removes those abilities (skeleton/zombie)

That being said, I've always thought it would have been a better idea to make most undead a template (especialy those that create spawn).

Edit: I've always thought of Lycanthropy as a curse, not a disease. Sure, you can try to cure lycanthropy with a remove disease or heal spell, but that just never sat right with me. Just my 2 c.p.

All of the completes (Complete Psionics is mostly no though, god that was a terrible book, and not in a overpowered way), Races of books (Including Eberron and Faerun, I mix and match), Sandstorm, Stormwrack, Frostburn, Book of Nine Swords, Expanded Psionics Handbook, Tome of Magic (I love this book so much). Just about anything is open with me including things from setting books.

All so one thing I'm seeing is alot of anti Bo9S going on and i gotta ask why? That book actually made melee classes and the like viable. Its all perfectly balanced and if the fluff bugs you it can be easily changed.

My biggest beef with Bo9S is the complete lack of ERRATA. WotC didn't bother to follow up with this book at all. I mean, look at Superior Unarmed Strike. I guess a pixie can do medium sized damage. Or how about Shadow Blade. I know that the feat description overrides the table description, but where is the ERRATA? If I were skimming the table looking for a new feat, I might just take the feat, skim the entry and not notice that is doesn't mention that you replace STR with DEX.

But it doesn't end with Bo9S. Most books WotC released in the last year were practically shoved out as fast as possible to free up resources to develop 4e. Not the books' fault, but its enough for me to ban it.

I was wondering if I was eligible for free PDFs of the GameMastery Modules I just ordered. They are:
D1: Crown of the Kobold King
W1: Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale
D2: Seven Swords of Sin
U1: Gallery of Evil
J1: Entombed with the Pharaohs
E1: Carnival of Tears
J2: Guardians of Dragonfall
U2: Hangman's Noose

I may not have had a subscription for the modules until a few months ago, but I have been a loyal subscriber to Paizo for years(Dragon & Dungeon),and I just purchased all the previous issues that I missed by not getting the subscription sooner. Also, you could let me have them as compensation for the Warehouse Monkey Gazetteer fiasco. wink,wink,nudge,nudge

One feat every level is too much power gaming for me. One feat every other level is an acceptable compromise. Although even a feat every other level, Paizo drifts a bit farther away from 3.5 fundamentals.

My gaming crew and I have been house-ruling feats at every odd level since 3.0, and it doesn't unbalance the game too much. You end up with 3 extra feats by 20th level. I posted it on the forum here some years ago.

We need "The Warehouse Monkeys Ate My Gazetteer" t-shirts.

-Skeld

I'd buy one!

I am also missing the Pathfinder Gazetteer from my order(#935358).
If you are willing to put up with the hassle, you can put it in with the order I'll be placing Friday(pay-day). If not, then just send it at your earliest convenience.

For good measure, I'll stack my grappling issue on this. This seems so incredibly basic but I think there is an inherit flaw in requiring a succesful check to maintain a grapples. What happens when you fail in that check and the other character wants to maintain it? This is especially relevent in the move grappled target over a pit and release tactic.

1) A grapples B and succeeds. Both A and B gain the grappled condition.
2a) B attempts to maintain the grapple and fails. He is no longer maintain the grapple so he uses his movement action to walk away as he is no longer grappled.

If I'm reading the rules correctly, if A grapples B then B needs to take a standard action to break the grapple. If B thinks he has the advantage and doesn't want A to get away, then he makes a check to maintain, but he doesn't have to because the grapple was started by A and unless B breaks the grapple, the grapple continues until A is allowed the chance to maintain. Very complicated indeed.

So assuming B has the advantage in a grapple...
1) A grapples B.
2) B lets the grapple continue and attacks A.
3) Since A started the grapple and chooses not to continue, the grapple ends.

Or...
1) A grapples B.
2) B counter-grapples A(maintains the grapple).
3) A attempts to escape the grapple.

Edit: As for multiple grapplers, I think its just 1 check vs. all grapplers CMB. However the question becomes, does the giant squid get only one grapple action(move, damage, or pin)?

I just DL'ed the latest Pathfinder, and one idea I had for potentially fixing find the path would be to write it so that it shows you the most direct path, but not necessarily the most expedient path. In other words, if you were in a labyrinth, or trying to climb a mountain pass, it'd show you the direction to the other side, but it wouldn't show you a trail or the way of solving the labyrinth to reach the exit.

I thought the whole point of find the path was to show the way out of labyrinths and counter maze spells.

I would suggest that using a spell slot equal in level to that of the highest level spell the staff can cast would be appropriate and balanced.

So a staff of Defense requires am 8th level slot and a staff of Frost takes only a 5th level slot? I don't know...

I mean a staff of Frost uses 2 charges for Cone of Cold, and a staff of Defense uses 3 charges for Shield of Law. How about a set level per charge, say 1 charge for a 5th level spell and 2 for a 9th level spell?

I realize that the "Hand" spells from the 3.5PHB are grouped together because of a proper name. However, this name falls under IP and therefore cannot be used. I cannot stress how convenient it is for players find the particular spell they are looking for when it is grouped with spells of a similar nature(e.g. summon monster I-IX, or planar ally(lesser-greater). I find it somewhat disconcerting that the various "Hand" spells are not grouped this way. I therefore suggest the following format:

Hand of Force I (Interposing)
Hand of Force II (Forceful)
Hand of Force III (Grasping)
Hand of force IV (Clenched Fist)
Hand of force V (Crushing)

I also put forth for your approval, that any higher level of these spells can perform the same maneuvers that any lower level spell can. I know that they pretty much already do, but it allows for more versatility and uniformity. So at HoF I it interposes only and at HoF IV it interposes, bull rushes, grapples(no damage), and strikes.

How does this sound?

My take on the new power attack rules is this; two fighters at the same level and the same feats but with different STR scores would have the same to-hit chance, just do different damages. For example, a 1st level dwarven fighter w/ STR 16 and a 1st level half-orc fighter w/ STR 20 both take power attack and weapon focus(longsword). The dwarf has a +5 to-hit with a longsword and the orc has a +7, but if they both power attack, they both have a +2 to-hit. Sure, the half-orc gets to do more damage, but thats the point of a high STR score.

Combat expertise is a little different, and I think its meant for rogues and wizards, since they're the one with the high INT scores and don't see much in the way of toe-to-toe combat.

I placed order #740737 in November and it is still pending. Please check to see if any of my items have been canceled and change my order to ship-as-available.
I also placed order #858389 trying to grab a fist-full of goblin ninjas. As they are now on backorder, please change that order to ship as available as well. If you don't expect to receive enough goblins, let me know and I will cancel or reduce my order.

Thank you for your assistance.

I was wondering if you could also change order #858389 to ship-as-available and change the number of goblin ninjas I ordered to only 1 set(assuming you will get any back in stock). Sorry for any inconvenience.