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I mentioned a short while ago that I was hosting a weekend sale of all my miniatures and some of my books and stuff and that stuff left over would go up on e-bay. Well, I just posted up my first batch of miniatures on e-bay today. They're up there for 7 days so please follow the links to check them out. If you like them and have the disposable income to purchase them please do so. :)

Masked Archer
Dwarf Warrior with Shield and Axe
Human Barbarian with Greataxe
Human Barbarian with Sword
Elf Halberdier
Halfling Scout
Human Paladin
Dracolisk
Pit Fiend
Balor
Ogre Shaman

Hi, Everyone!
After many years of running games, I've called it quits as a GM. Over the years I've amassed a pretty large collection of hand-painted lead miniatures and books. There are a few people from these boards that have actually been in my home and seen my collection that can vouch that though I'm no Rembrant, I'm pretty skilled with a paint brush.
If anyone plans on being in the Las Vegas, Nevada area in the near future, I will be hosting a private sale of most of my miniatures and many of my books and other odds and ends for very cheap (or in some cases FREE).
The sale will take place June 6-7, 2:00-5:00 pm both days.
If you are interested in attending, you can e-mail me at sgreer@lvcoxmail.com for the location.
I still plan on playing in other people's games and anxiously await my first Pathfinder RPG game session. :) I also have not given up writing just in case anyone is wondering. :p
Oh, and FYI, many of my miniatures have been used during the playtesting of the modules I've written, if that kind of that thing interests you (I can give a little show and tell of each specific one).

Hey, all. I haven't been here in what seems like forever and a day. Family, business, and lots of other things have held my attention a lot most of this year. I've managed to bang out a couple projects I was asked to work on, but the old pen hand seems to have accumalated a bit of rust.

Anyway, hope all the regulars I know are still active on these boards and doing well. Looking forward to the Pathfinder Chronicles Campaing Setting game as we creep closer and closer to its completion. And hopefully I'll get the chance (and time!) to contribute some more to the game.

:)

So... Who's got it? Anyone have anything nice or not-so nice they want to post about it here? I've already seen one thread commenting on the succubus-on-girl action depicted in one illustration. Anything else?

As half of the writing team responsible for this diabolical look at virtue and vice, the weaknesses inherent in men, and the manipulative aspect of demons preying on weak minded mortals, I have to say that this one has had me more excited about anything I've written since Tides of Dread.

The final print (and .pdf) version is AWEsome! The editing was inspired. The artwork is top notch. Tim and I wanted to write some really gritty demonic stuff for this adventure (well, maybe Tim wanted to go a bit further than Steve with it) that hasn't really been done before. Who knows? Maybe somewhere it has been, but it felt very fresh and demonically sinister to me and I can't wait to get to run it for my own players.

Yeah, offices suck! I hate them. I hate the people that work in them. Thank goodness, I'm getting the hell out of ever working in an office again. Got my own business. It RULES being your own boss!

Anyway, I thought I'd start a list of the 100 most annoying/inane office comments ever. The crap you hear over and over around the office and wish you wouldn't.

I'll start it off.

1. "Are we having fun yet?"

Just like the thread title. Need a quick answer. Book's not on me. Thanks!

Or just come join my Friday gaming group.
Yeah, I know I posted a while back looking for players, but the group needs a couple new members.
So, if you're planning to move somewhere... Vegas, baby! Good weather, plenty to do, low cost of living... and a gaming group. What more could you want?!

If you haven't checked today's blog, take a gander at Wayne Reynolds' new artwork for "Sins of the Saviors". Stunning stuff! Great job, Wayne!

I've been reading through the print version of Rich's "The Skinsaw Murders" and especially digging what the editors were able to do with Foxglove Manor. I have to say that this is the PERFECT haunted house for a one-shot night of Halloween gaming. The creepines, the hauntings, the mystery solving elements... all very, very cool and perfectly Halloweeny. So guess what I'll be running on my October 26th game night? :)
Hmmm. Maybe Nov. 2nd, though, since it's actually closer to Halloween. :\

Hi guys! I'm at work and trying to compile a list of encounters for an editor. If you have access to Libris Mortis and Monster Manual III, can you please tell me what the CRs are for a couple monsters?

I need the CRs for the Forsaken Shell and the Shadesteel Golem. Thanks in advance, you guys.

I need to know what the character by wealth amount is for an 18th level character. Don't have my DMG with me. A cookie for anyone that can get me the info while I'm stuck here at work. Thanks!

Hey, what d'ya guys think of the cover art? Gorgeous, right? :) And considering much of the subject matter is about art, you can only imagine what kind of great stuff will grace the inside of the module.

Wow! I mean... Wow! This is it. THE last one. Is the cover image available in the issue as an unlabeled image? It's stunning! (and poignant, too :( )

I know there's a Wheel of Time thread already a little further down the list, but it's been eating at me to just say something about my favorite author and his devotion to finishing the series as he's very literally dying. He has a rare disease called amyloidosis. His doctors have given him about 2 years to live, although it has been said he could fight this thing for a good 5 years.

It saddens me so much everytime I think about it. Yet, he's plugging away at the Wheel of Time and his other projects and taking part in support groups, maintaining a blog, and talking to fans. He's a remarkable man and an extremely talented writer from which my own writing aspirations owe much to. He was the first person I ever wrote an honest-to-goodness fan letter to. And he wrote me back. Not just, "Thanks for your interest. Keep reading." A real letter of substance as if he was talking to an equal. I really appreciated that.

Anyway, I love the Wheel of Time series and really hope he has enough days left to finish it. If not, I still have to admire his dedication to at least trying to.

Terrorism. Natural disasters. Biological hazards.
These are things that are a sad and alarming reality these days. Preparedness is something I've thought a lot about lately.

So, if you had to plan for a general state of emergency, no specific type of emergency, what would top your list of things to have?

As far as food goes, are there some suggestions on food that will keep for a long time (canned or otherwise) and cover the dietary needs of the average person?

Wierd question, I know. But there are a lot of really intelligent, knowledgable people here so I figured I'd ask.

I read this a few minutes ago and it is just so sad. I only know what has been reported, but I've always felt that a strict vegan lifestyle was very dangerous to a person's health. To impose this on a newborn baby that needs all of the nutrients that were intended for human beings to grow makes me sick to my stomach. I don't want to condemn vegans becuase I know a few on these boards that I highly respect. I would just say, people, please be careful about alternative diets and your children.

This campaign started this past Friday ( May 4, 2007). I’ll try to explain it a bit without giving anything away to the players.

Each of my players is role-playing themselves. They are simply 0-level humans that have 4 hit points (plus Con modifiers) and 6 skill points to spend on whatever skills most closely reflect them in real life. As the characters in this campaign they are unaware that they are even in a campaign. Each of their arrivals into the setting is different, but they have two things in common: a sublime song or a frightening encounter with a strange woman in a summer dress and big, flouncey hat.

The players have been asked to choose what D&D character class most closely reflects them and when the time comes, they will get their first level in that class. They’ve each taken several tests to determine ability scores as well as their alignments. I’ve sent all of them their player intros and we have already completed our first game session.

My players:
Robert Alford
Stanley Cramer
Dan and Crystal Dekker
April Greer (my wife)
Jon Hyunga

Perhaps some of them will post how they ended up in the Pact Lands. I’ll try to post some of it as well. Enjoy!

If you're a cabbage and you know it, raise your hand ::stomp, stomp::
If you're a cabbage and you know it, then you're greenness will be showin' it. If you're a cabbage and you know it, raise your hand! ::clap, clap::
(Best sung to "If You're Happy and You Know It")

OK. Corny song out of the way. I'm coming on here to publicly "out" all of the Were_Cabbages. We've been talking about ourselves cryptically and even teasingly for a long time. How about we let this messageboard community know who we are.

Me first. See my profile here.

Come on, Cabbages. Raise your hands :)

When the big announcement was made yesterday and everyone started voicing their opinions on the matter, I thought I saw a lot of posts from names I had never seen before. Now that I've looked around in some of the threads today I'm sure there are a helluva lot more new posters here. I suspect that most of you have either been regular posters to other boards that were drawn to Paizo's site to see from them if the big news was true and how they were handling it OR lurkers to the site that finally had something to create an account and talk about.

Anyway, whatever the case, welcome to the Paizo boards! It's a great community.

This is a message from Goodman Games regarding Free RPG Day on June 23. Please read and follow the contact instructions. Thanks.

Hello! I'm sending this mass email to ask for your help with Free RPG Day. It is the first major effort in years to grow the RPG market, and it's very simple: show up to your favorite game store on June 23 and get free RPG products! Goodman Games is the founding sponsor of the event, and we've now signed up 14 other publishers including White Wolf, Green Ronin, Paizo Publishing, Mongoose Publishing, Troll Lord Games, Black Industries, and others.

Here's where you come in: I need you to help us sign up retailers! We have 100+ signed up already, and we need to make sure EVERY retailer is aware of the event. The next time you are in your local game store, please ask the owner: "Are you guys signed up for Free RPG Day?" If they're not aware of it, please point them here.

That's all it takes. And hopefully, when you come in your game store again on June 23, they'll have all the freebies ready for you to grab! So, whenever you get a chance, please spread the word to your local retailers.

Additionally, please feel free to forward this email to your local game
group, your local con's mailing list, and any other venue you think might be appropriate.

Thanks,
Joseph

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This is a message I received from Goodman Games regarding Free RPG Day on June 23. Please read and follow the contact instructions. Thanks.

Hello! I'm sending this mass email to ask for your help with Free RPG Day.
It is the first major effort in years to grow the RPG market, and it's very
simple: show up to your favorite game store on June 23 and get free RPG
products! Goodman Games is the founding sponsor of the event, and we've now signed up 14 other publishers including White Wolf, Green Ronin, Paizo Publishing, Mongoose Publishing, Troll Lord Games, Black Industries, and others.

Here's where you come in: I need you to help us sign up retailers! We have 100+ signed up already, and we need to make sure EVERY retailer is aware of the event. The next time you are in your local game store, please ask the owner: "Are you guys signed up for Free RPG Day?" If they're not aware of it, please point them here:

http://www.freeRPGday.com

That's all it takes. And hopefully, when you come in your game store again on June 23, they'll have all the freebies ready for you to grab! So, whenever you get a chance, please spread the word to your local retailers.

Additionally, please feel free to forward this email to your local game
group, your local con's mailing list, and any other venue you think might be appropriate.

Thanks,
Joseph

--
Joseph Goodman
Goodman Games
www.goodman-games.com
goodmangames@mindspring.com

Inspired by the numerous accounts of TPKs in the Savage Tide Obituaries thread, I'm interested to hear how you DMs that have killed off entire parties handled (or are handling) moving on.

Are you picking up with new player characters and proceeding with the STAP?
Or are you and your players moving on to something new?
How are you tying the new characters into the campaign if you are continuing to run the STAP?

Perhaps some suggestions here would also help if you're stuck on how to keep things going.

Maybe I posted in the wrong section. Just wanted to see who in the Paizo boards community will be at Gen Con this year. I'm running some games and hope to generate some interest and maybe see some of you at my table.

Hey, everybody. I'm very excited to be going this year and wondered if any of you will be there. I'm running two D&D adventures and would love to see some of you show up at my table.

I know a few of the rest of Paizo's contributors will be there this year as well. It should be a really great one this year!

Just relocated this from the STAP forums:

Daughter of 3 years, soaked my Dungeon issue #125 I need the Supplement of Age of Worms Adventure "PDF, or scanned what ever" my D&D community can do running the Adventure re ordered the issues on back order and can not get it in .... party is meeting tomorrow night if someone out there can help please let me know

Hello all. A lot of you are rooting for more epic level adventures on these boards. James has mentioned a few times that he doesn't get very many proposals for them or perhaps there might be more.

Anyway, myself and a fellow writer have set our collective sights on writing some and we have a couple of solid ideas so far. However, I'm interested in hearing from you all what you would and would not like to see and thoughts on the kind of rewards that would make even going on such high stake adventures worth it.

Hey, all. I'm surprised no one has mentioned anything about the mixing of iconics on the cover of #144. Just in case you all missed it, the monk from STAP and the paladin or fighter (?) and red garbed rogue or ranger (?) from AoW are heading down to Golismorga together through the Temple of the Ancient Ones from The Lightless Depths.
OK. Discuss.

Hi, everyone. The precedence has been set by the likes of Greg Vaughn and Nicolas Logue on these boards that shameless self-promotion and plugging is OK. In the spirit of self-aggrandizement, tooting one’s own horn, plugging yourself, etc., etc., ad infinitum, PLEASE BUY MY ADVENTURE here at the Piazo store or here from the Goodman Games website. You may notice that there are 2 different colors. The official product color is the old school Keep On the Borderlands purple (an extremely cool color, IMHO).

Again, buy it, buy it, buy it. You won’t regret it. And if you do... well... sorry.

*End of shameless plug*

I promised my players that I would post my adventure notes for this side adventure after I finished running it. I also thought it might be fun for other DMs to get a feel for what they can do with the adventure ideas Dragon provides each month in its Savage Tidings articles. This one is a bare bones side trek adventure based on the ideas in issue #349, pg. 80 that could be developed into quite a sprawling dungeon crawl if anyone were inclined to finish what I started or just use it as a springboard for their own ideas.

Anyway, enjoy! And remember this is very bare bones and some of the ELs were intended for my group of 7 players so they're a bit higher. A couple other encounters are simply not meant to be taken on. Overall, this dungeon follows a concept, not a tailored series of encounters for a specific level. However, the initial encounters are intended for a large group of 4th level PCs.

If you like it, use it, steal or borrow from it, or just use it for inspiration.

I'm starting this thread for those of us that want to share their "near kills" that keep finding their way into the STAP Obituaries thread.

Here's mine...
We're close to finishing "There Is No Honor". The party decided to investigate area D19. A couple of them entered the cave to investigate the slimy pool and the dead halfling and were attacked by the 3 rhagodessas. First the party druid was pulled up into a grapple by one on the wall above and taken into negatives. Then the paladin was grabbed and he also dropped to negatives. Whenever one of the other party members attacked and dealt damage to one of them, it would drop its victim and rush that person.

Long story short, the bard was using a CLW wand like crazy to to get people back to consciousness, everyone at some point during the fight was dropped to negatives, and everyone eventually made their stabilization rolls (I've never seen anything like it before!) - one of them got as far as -8 before stabilizing. There was a point where only one person was actually conscious and everyone was ready to make up new characters, but by doing tag-team healing they survived.

They finally dropped the rhagodessas with help from a summoned dire bat and good team work. I thought for sure they were all dead. The dice gods smiled on them last night.

I got #140 yesterday and just got a chance today to really look at it. As one of the authors for the Savage Tide, I got a chance to read the original drafts of several of the adventures as they were finished since we all had to make sure everything was knit together well and cohesive. I really liked Nick Logue's "Bullywug Gambit" the first time I read it, but after seeing what James Jacobs, Jeremy Walker, and James Sutter did to transform it into a right proper Dungeon adventure, I'm totally in awe. And frankly I can't wait to see what they do to the one I wrote.

Nick, I really loved the stiltwalker and the new rules for using stilts in the game. I honestly have never seen them used and congratulate you on showing me something totally new. Great innovation! Way to go, Were_Cabbage!

Oh, and sorry about that level loss at the hands of Vaughn and Pett, but with this adventure you should definitely earn the level back and be close to the next bump up ;)

Yeah, I'm a little bored and felt like shooting the stuff with you my fellow board surfers. I'm running my regular Friday night game tonight and will probably wrap up "There Is No Honor", the first installment in the Savage Tide.

So, what about the rest of you? Are you gaming and if so what's the adventure/setting/system?