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They're in "Paizo Inc.: Rulebooks"

That's a terrible description for the second edition only Roleplaying books. First edition labelled pretty badly too; "Paizo Inc.: First Edition". But every old book including the settings books are first edition. This is supposed to be the RPG category.

They need to be titled uniformly...

Paizo Inc.: Pathfinder RPG First Edition

Paizo Inc.: Pathfinder RPG Second Edition

... or something like that.

Anyone with a large digital library is going to have trouble finding it, especially when the title of the books aren't even labelled to distinguish between 1e and 2e.

Great thankyou. You guys have the best CS. :)

Paizo always has the best christmas cards.

I was very excited to see that the Star Trek Adventures RPG: Core Rulebook Collector's Edition from Modiphius finally shipped. I recieved it today to a little surprise. It wasn't the Collector's Edition that was shipped to me, just the standard edition.

So I saw the tweets about gencon pins and I thought I'd check out the store. Find the pin category and there's something there that doesn't belong. (pawns)

Hello SirUrza,

That link is to the old version. The reprint is currently on pre order from our supplier. You can find the product page for it here.

I am also interested in the STO code!

Thankyou!

Tier 6 Sovereign everyone should get one. :)

STO code?! Now I'm interested as well!

Tier 6 Sovereign. :)

So I very much want to get the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E Expansion Pack (REPRINT) from WizKids...

http://wizkids.com/attackwing/staw-wave-27/

...which is coming out soon.

I see Paizo has this listed...

http://paizo.com/products/btpy93l0?Star-Trek-Attack-Wing-Federation-USS-Ent erpriseE-Expansion-Pack

...but I can't tell if it's the old one or the new one. I'd very much like to preorder the new one. If this is the new one is it unavailable because it's sold out or what?

(The reason I want the Wave 27 reprint is because it comes with the online code for Star Trek Online.)

Ok good to know. Thanks Katina.

I received 2 shipments for September.

Order 4074688 (Sept 9) and Order 4095109 (Sept 30.)

I don't particularly like that, I prefer all my pathfinder once a month. I noticed that Pathfinder Tales was set to... "Ship items from this subscription as they arrive in our warehouse." while all my other subscriptions are set to "Ship items from this subscription once a month."

I'm thinking that's what caused the double ship? I've since changed Tales to "Ship items from this subscription once a month." Will that fix it?

Are there Pathfinder versions of these feats? They don't seem like they won't make a 1:1 fit into Pathfinder, but if there are I'd like to use them instead.

Indeed. I received my holiday christmas card from them in the mail, I love them. :)

I received in the mail today an envelope that made me smile, the Paizo holiday card. Thankyou paizo gnomes and goblins!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!

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Thankyou, great!

Maybe I'm imagining it, but I seem to remember there was a table or listing of rates and qualities.

So is it just the KS exclusives that you missed out on or the whole package? I mean, they still have the retail copies of the ES without the special cover and the flip mats....were they in the offer?

Based on the email I received it was just the special cover of Emerald Spire that was preventing anything from being done. I just gotta wait and see what happens and hope none of the other items go out of stock/print.

I'm very disappointed and need to vent. I asked awhile ago about my pledge for the Pathfinder Kickstarter and was told at the time on the forums that the system wasn't ready.

Ok I understood and was more then willing to come back.

So some time goes by and I get an email that some of my pledge items have shipped. That's good. I come here to log in to see if I can now select the specific item I pledged for (RPG Print Pack Add-On) is good to go and I find I can't select anything at all now.

I sent an email asking about it. Turns out, I'm too late. Shipping some of the items meant the "deadline" had passed. I followed the instructions on the email and finalized it.

I replied to the email and sent it also to Goblinworks. Ryan replied saying there were no additional copies of Emerald Spire because printing was based on what people selected. I understand that.

I don't want credit towards Pathfinder Online. I don't believe in microtransaction on unfinished games. I pledged what I pledge for and only for the RPG Print Pack Add-On to use in the pen & paper game. While credit might not be the final solution, it probably will be and I don't want it.

I very frustrated right now. I recognize it's my own fault for not paying closer attention and won't add additional drama to this post by talking about my last year as to why my attention wasn't on it. It feels like I've lost out and my enthusiasm to see this completed has just been tainted.

So I had a question about the pledge manager. I'm pretty sure I contributed enough to get the print goodies in the kickstarter drive. But it's not listing it under all the future stuff... atleast I don't see it.

So do I use my $100 balance to select that add-on?

Probably a question for Customer Service but I thought I'd ask here first.

So this is what it's showing me..

Will be shipped with a future subscription shipment (estimated June 2014)
Pathfinder Battles: Pathfinder Online Pack
Pathfinder Miniatures: Baron Tervin Blackshield
Pathfinder Miniatures: Murgmo
Pathfinder Miniatures—Goblinworks Kickstarter Combo Pack: Baron Tervin Blackshield & Murgmo
On your account
Goblin Squad Membership
In your downloads
Pathfinder Chronicles: Guide to the River Kingdoms (PFRPG) PDF
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook (OGL) PDF
Pathfinder Society Chronicle: Pathfinder Online Kickstarter Backer PDF
Will be in your downloads (estimated January 2016)
Pathfinder Flip-Mat: The Emerald Spire Flip-Mat Mega-Pack PDF
Pathfinder Online: Behind the Scenes PDF
Pathfinder Online: Soundtrack (Download)
Pathfinder Online: The Emerald Spire (PFRPG) PDF
Pathfinder Tales: The Crusader Road ePub/PDF
Fulfilled in game
Character Name Reservation
Daily Deals
Destiny's Twin
Digital downloadable copy of Pathfinder Online
Goblin Squad membership
Head Start
Invitation to join Early Enrollment
Invite A Friend: Shieldmate
New Player Pack
Pathfinder Alliance Pack
TWO month game subscription
Two months additional game subscription

Pledge Level________$100.00
Total_______________$100.00
Amount Paid_________-$200.00
Available Balance___$100.00

Nothing, too invested now.

If they start releasing or breaking the existing game for a "new" system I'm out. Pathfinder has dwarfed my 3.5 collection and by far is my largest setting. A "new" system screws all that up.

So, you are suggesting that if someone makes a spellcraft check. they have immediately defeated any illusion that you cast. Who needs will saves? You have a skill check. You THINK he's casting an illusion. the gestures he's made tell you that. But you don't have proof.

That's not how it works.

Spellcraft tells you what they cast. End of story.

Otherwise, counterspells wouldn't work. You counter Fireball with Fireball because spellcraft tells you they're casting Fireball.

That said, not everyone has Spellcraft and traditionally speaking, those classes that do have spellcraft USUALLY have nice enough will saves that illusions aren't going to be much of a threat.

So I haven't read the other replies, I'm just going to dig into the original post with my opinions, be warned. :)

So is it cool for a GM to mess with a player's concept of what they want to play? Is it ok for a GM to start undermining the player's agency about how they interact with the world?

Yes and yes.

It's the GM's world and the GM's table. He creates the world and enforce which rules are going to be used/followed. This is a time old thing.

Let's look at two examples...

A group is playing in the Eberron. A player wants to be a Red Mantis assassin, the DM says ok to the player taking that prestige class but informs the player that they won't be using the city of Ilizmagorti or the guild because neither exist in Eberron. Did the player want a Red Mantis because he wanted the class or because he liked the lore. Pretty silly of the player to assume that lore would be integrated into a different setting made by a different company.

A group is playing D&D. The DM casually enforces encumbrance to keep the players from hauling around everything including the kitchen sink but otherwise ignores it.

Let's give an example: random background generators (I hate them btw); the player makes a character, a LG Rogue (for some reason), he never wanted to be part of some thieves guild but maybe a scout for the king's army or something. He rolls a criminal history, and guess what that crime is? Treason.

Might as well make a new character.

Or a failure to communicate.

Why are we using a random background generator? (Rhetorical question btw.) Is it because there are players who aren't creative and just like to roll dice. If that's the reason it's being used, then said GM/DM should have NO issue with a player using their own background... assuming it's not ridiculous, like... LG Rogue that's a scout for the king's army... yet traveling with a group of adventurers. I'm sure we can come up with a reason why the scout would be assigned to the group, but since we're playing the what-if game, let's what-if the group isn't starting near the king or his army, thus ridiculous.

Maybe it's not lazy roleplaying, maybe the group the player is joining likes being out of their element by playing the unexpected. That's unfortunate for the new player and is a pretty big failure of communication but something the player should be able to get over.

The game IMO was made with the character being able to create and play what he wishes to, but the GM has final ruling on what a player can choose; so who should budge? Is the player wrong for having a concept of what he wished to play before discussing with the GM? Or did the GM make a mistake by making a system everyone wasn't comfortable playing?

No one budges. GMs have house rules. Players should know them. Communication is key to avoiding surprise situations like the Random Background Generator. It falls on both the player and the GM to make sure they're well informed.

But, why not meet in the middle? (Rhetorical.) The LG Rogue that WAS a scout for the king's army was wrongfully ACCUSED of treason. Now he's on the run trying to prove his innocence. That sounds way more interesting to me, hell I want to play this character now.

Let's remember that backgrounds are used for the THEN not the NOW. They tell us where the character is from and MIGHT provide hooks for where the character might be going but that doesn't mean the GM is under any obligation to use those hooks.

On the flip side, is it ok for players to feel put out when a GM says he doesn't wish for X to be in his game? The GM did all the work making a world and then the PC comes in with something that he doesn't like. Did the GM make a mistake by not playing a more inclusive game? Especially considering the investment people make by playing this game, shouldn't they be able to do "legal" things in the game? If you guys in your group decide Pathfinder is the game, is it reasonable to assume that Pathfinder stuff is what you will be playing? Is the only option as a player to sit down at the GM's table? Let me know what your take is?

Again, comes down to communication. Forget Pathfinder for a second, let's look at AD&D or even 3.5. There are so many optional/splat books that are poorly balanced or introduce new rules to the game that a GM has every right to say no. How about Psionics? Depending on the edition/system, having a true Psionic character at the table adds things to the game that aren't part of the core system and effect character even if they're not Psionic characters. This creates work for everyone else not to mention creates inconsistencies with "classic" monsters that are Psionic but don't actually ever follow Psionic rules.

Now let's go back to Pathfinder... just because the table is playing Pathfinder, it doesn't mean the campaign setting is going to be Golarion. Let's face it, there's a lot of Campaign Setting material out there. Let's go back to the Red Mantis from the beginning. A Red Mantis Assassin in the Campaign Setting is a Crimson Assassin in the OGL. That does't mean a GM wants anything to do with Red Mantis Assassins but he's willing to let a player have their abilities.

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Now to a completely different point..

If a player has a great concept for a character, that player should open up word/excel and make the character or crack open a binder and fill out a blank character sheet. There will always be another adventure, another table, or another opportunity to use that character. I'll be honest with you, most of my characters end up being NPCs because I come up with more concepts then I could possibly play.

The more I see and think about this ending, the more I'd love a follow up product that explores this alternative ending with more detail and rules.

Wait.. so does this mean Paizo has become the evil empire? Should we hate them now? Whose the feisty underdog we should root for?

Everyone is out and as much as I want it, I draw the line at $90 on Amazon's marketplace price.

Hope this gets back in stock soon!

Compared to the Forgotenn Realms or the German Aventurien, Golarion is still a world hard to imagine; it does not invoke pictures with real depth in my brain.

I think that's the point, so that it doesn't become as convoluted as the Realms.

That being said, my North box set for the Forgotten Realms sees so much use, whether for play or personal enjoyment. I'd support a product like this for Sandpoint and Varisia.

All paizo books, human, 4d6 rolling, level 5, mostly general advice.

Ah good, thought maybe I was missing a trick. :)

Straight Magus, none of the archetypes caught my eye, going strength build.

I might be missing something about the Magus but the Thrune Agent, page 57.

Magus level 8.

How does it have comprehend languages, disguise self, protection from good, and hold person?

Those aren't Magus spells, so Blood Transcription wouldn't work and at level 8, not high enough to have gotten them from Greater Spell Access.

That's what I thought as well Bigtuna.

Any other ideas?

...and I'd like advice.

I'd liked to stay away from dervish style. I already did a bard and enjoyed that.

Is opening with Burning Hands at range worth using or should I stick to Shocking Grasp?

What are some of the feat options for the first five leaves?

Arcane Strike seems like an obvious choice, is weapon focus worth getting? What about combat casting and combat expertise? Is there room for spell focus and spell specialization? Dodge.. power attack. Oye the possibilities.

I would support a module that assumed the players failed and explored additional possibilities.

Also, Wayne Reynolds does maps now? :)

Yay Shadow Stalker!

Hope you stay interested, future game designer I think!

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Maybe you'll get Cosmo's socks. If so, I envy you FOREVER.

Most of the time, I prefer my little "surprise additions" to be unseen and undetected.

BOOM Gorby, you're pregnant!

Lol! I thought the same thing when I read that.

Only 179 orders here.. I bet it'd be higher if I didn't combine so many orders.

This is why I have a nice bag of dice with multiple sets in it. When one set betrays me, it's time for another. :)

I agree, if you guys have played D&D before you can just grab up the core book and a level 1 adventure and go. If you're all completely new, WELCOME!, and go with the beginner box.

I'm tempted to go look at my order count too.

Thanks Todd, that's exactly the kind of info I was looking for.

If I were to start with the 1e Manual of the Planes, do you think I could use the Planescape boxset and The Great Beyond to fill in the details and gaming mechanics?

Based off initial impressions of "The Great Wheel" refers more to the depiction of the organization of the realms of the gods and not so much everything else.

Excluding Eberron, the planes are not significantly different from edition to edition of D&D - at least before 4th edition.

Excluding eberron? I thought 3e Forgotten Realms used it's own model of the planes as well? I was under the impression that instead of having a unified Planes, 3e let the campaign settings have their own versions of the Planes.

My favorite planar structure is the one that has been most persistent, and is even the one used in Pathfinder - that of the "great wheel" with the inner and outer planes.

And what D&D editions used this?

One of the subjects I've always avoided as GM was traveling amongst the planes. Not that I didn't like it or want it, just when I started playing it wasn't a topic and I seem to remember people talking badly about the planes changing with later editions. The few times the planes have mattered, I just went along with things, my own ignorance being that of the character as well.

That said, I'm thinking about bringing my campaign into the planes. Soooo, rules aside, the planes of D&D 1-4 and Pathfinder, I'd like to know which versions of the planes do people think is best to model to use? Am I correct in thinking that 3rd Edition broke the planes of past? Basically I'd like a very thorough breakdown on the different editions and what a majority views as best.

Which books from which edition to look at would be most helpful.

Posting this on multiple forums for multiple opinions, feel free to contribute to any.

I try to avoid 3rd party stuff, never know what'll interfere with the game if you let players start going that way.

Doesn't mean there isn't third party stuff I wish Paizo would develop (like Ranged Flanking.)

I'm just gonna go for the gusto here...

I think it's because rpgs are usually design by men and a sexy goddess of love is more appealing.

I think James said that they felt the comics were a better medium for the iconics.

I would enjoy a novel featuring the backstory of each of the Iconics though.

I'm not sure I would buy complications of any of the other APs. Rise of the Runelords was special IMHO.

Actually, it's probably the preliminary cover, as Paizo does that for their books. Some vendors don't ever update with the official cover though.

It's most likely this.

Purple Dragon Knight wrote:

Thanks Vic. This is great. Would love to try the game - will there be a single player / offline mode?

Nope—the main goal of Pathfinder Online is maximizing meaningful human interaction. (That doesn't rule out *other* Pathfinder electronic games that offer single-player experiences... but it's not in the plan for this one.)

I know I would enjoy a strong story driven experience. Baldur's Gate and Torment are two of my favorite games of all time.

I have a cleric build on deck that will channel smite through the whip. Just need the right game. Hell just need one of my groups to stop making me GM :)

My drow priestess had this, she was very deadly. :)

Please note that the sale cannot be combined with preorders, backorders, or future subscription shipments.

That was painful indeed.

A campaign box set would be awesome.