paizo.com Favorited Posts by Wolfgang Baurpaizo.com Favorited Posts by Wolfgang Baur2024-03-22T21:52:35Z2024-03-22T21:52:35ZRe: Forums/Pathfinder First Edition: General Discussion: Midgard Setting LoreWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs42ebf?Midgard-Setting-Lore#182019-08-25T05:50:06Z2018-12-10T17:42:03Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Grimmy wrote:</div><blockquote> My first question is about the timeline. If ten years have advanced between the two hardcovers, have the events of Courts of the Shadow Fey already transpired? Is it therefore impossible to run CotSF in a campaign set in the up to date Midgard? </blockquote><p>We're preparing to release the Courts of the Shadow Fey for 5E play in 2019, so the advancing timeline hasn't necessarily assumed that the events have already occurred. However, the new edition of the Worldbook does make it clear that the shadow fey are more active than before, and Pathfinder v1 resources like the Advanced Races Compendium deliver stats for the Shadow Fey as a playable race.
<p>So... They're lurking around, and any GM who wants to assume those events have already happened could do so without trouble. Given that the adventure takes place primarily in the Shadow Realm, giving the timeline a nudge is not difficult.</p>
<p>In my home campaign, those events are some distance in the past.</p>Grimmy wrote:My first question is about the timeline. If ten years have advanced between the two hardcovers, have the events of Courts of the Shadow Fey already transpired? Is it therefore impossible to run CotSF in a campaign set in the up to date Midgard?
We're preparing to release the Courts of the Shadow Fey for 5E play in 2019, so the advancing timeline hasn't necessarily assumed that the events have already occurred. However, the new edition of the Worldbook does make it clear that the...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2018-12-10T17:42:03ZRe: Forums: 5th Edition (And Beyond): [Kobold Press] EZG reviews Deep Magic: Elemental Magic (5e)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2v32t?Kobold-Press-EZG-reviews-Deep-Magic-Elemental#22018-04-26T11:49:28Z2018-04-24T22:28:08Z<p>Thanks for the review, EZG!</p>Thanks for the review, EZG!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2018-04-24T22:28:08ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Midgard WorldbookWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpya0a6/discuss?Midgard-Worldbook#242018-04-21T02:31:50Z2018-04-20T22:36:06Z<p>Thank you to everyone who has commented, and yeah, we're trying to make it stand out enough that it draws people to put down PFS for a night and play something that is open to homebrew and new directions. </p>
<p>Dornig is a personal favorite for me as well, just because it •seems• so civilized and safe. (Until you get to know the place!)</p>Thank you to everyone who has commented, and yeah, we're trying to make it stand out enough that it draws people to put down PFS for a night and play something that is open to homebrew and new directions.
Dornig is a personal favorite for me as well, just because it *seems* so civilized and safe. (Until you get to know the place!)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2018-04-20T22:36:06ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Midgard Player's Guide (PFRPG)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpya0a8/discuss?Midgard-Players-Guide#112018-04-12T20:29:45Z2018-04-12T20:21:59Z<p>Though of course all right-thinking people know that dwarves are superior.</p>
<p>::in before the inevitable elf-dwarf threadlock::</p>Though of course all right-thinking people know that dwarves are superior.
::in before the inevitable elf-dwarf threadlock::Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2018-04-12T20:21:59ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Is anyone going to keep the old flame alive?Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uy6h?Is-anyone-going-to-keep-the-old-flame-alive#442018-07-24T15:41:04Z2018-03-27T22:41:25Z<p>Speaking only for Kobold Press, it seems unlikely that the PF1 audience is going to retain critical mass for us, because it won't have 1st party support, and that's crucial. I've wanted a rules update for some time, and a 10 year run is excellent for any system. </p>
<p>Despite having released not one but TWO PF1 hardcovers in the last 6 months, the kobolds are quite looking forward to seeing the PF2 beta at Gen Con. Heck, some kobolds got to play the Beta with Jason at GaryCon, so our curiosity is definitely engaged.</p>Speaking only for Kobold Press, it seems unlikely that the PF1 audience is going to retain critical mass for us, because it won't have 1st party support, and that's crucial. I've wanted a rules update for some time, and a 10 year run is excellent for any system.
Despite having released not one but TWO PF1 hardcovers in the last 6 months, the kobolds are quite looking forward to seeing the PF2 beta at Gen Con. Heck, some kobolds got to play the Beta with Jason at GaryCon, so our curiosity is...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2018-03-27T22:41:25ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: More Whispering Homunculus (PFRPG)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9h8n/discuss?More-Whispering-Homunculus#72018-02-22T09:46:21Z2018-02-21T21:07:11Z<p>Thank you for the review, EZG! I'm not sure how I missed the notice here, but every review is appreciated.</p>Thank you for the review, EZG! I'm not sure how I missed the notice here, but every review is appreciated.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2018-02-21T21:07:11ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kobold Press] Demon Cults & Secret Societies Kickstarter is Live! (Pathfinder RPG & 5E)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2txsj&page=2?Kobold-Press-Demon-Cults-Secret-Societies#792017-12-18T15:23:48Z2017-12-17T18:02:28Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Quintain wrote:</div><blockquote> It's been about a month — LW said they didn't have anyone slated for this project. Have you been able to line anyone up to do it? </blockquote><p>Yes, LW have been very, very busy with Starfinder, which seems to be doing really well for all concerned.
<p>However, I'm happy to say the kobolds have a signed contract to finish the work by PaizoCon. So DCSS should be in Hero Lab in the not-too-distant future.</p>Quintain wrote:It's been about a month -- LW said they didn't have anyone slated for this project. Have you been able to line anyone up to do it?
Yes, LW have been very, very busy with Starfinder, which seems to be doing really well for all concerned. However, I'm happy to say the kobolds have a signed contract to finish the work by PaizoCon. So DCSS should be in Hero Lab in the not-too-distant future.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-12-17T18:02:28ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: New Paths Compendium: Expanded Edition (PFRPG)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9xj5/discuss?New-Paths-Compendium-Expanded-Edition#52017-12-13T02:13:59Z2017-12-12T23:17:38Z<p>Glad you like it Nate Z! We really wanted this to be a hugely-improved edition, and it is so highly playable.</p>
<p>Feros, you know how publishers are. Would love to see a review from you, here or linked from here!</p>Glad you like it Nate Z! We really wanted this to be a hugely-improved edition, and it is so highly playable.
Feros, you know how publishers are. Would love to see a review from you, here or linked from here!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-12-12T23:17:38ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Taxes on 3pp pdfs from their sites?Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2urmv?Taxes-on-3pp-pdfs-from-their-sites#72017-12-09T03:34:44Z2017-12-08T22:40:34Z<p>There are differences in interpretation of tax codes and compliance among vendors. It's not easy to know what to do without hiring some high-powered attorneys, most of which are beyond kobold means.</p>
<p>Also, this is now fixed on the Kobold Press site.</p>There are differences in interpretation of tax codes and compliance among vendors. It's not easy to know what to do without hiring some high-powered attorneys, most of which are beyond kobold means.
Also, this is now fixed on the Kobold Press site.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-12-08T22:40:34ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kickstarter] New Paths Compendium - Revised, Updated, Expanded, Full-Color Hardcover (Kobold Press)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ufiv&page=2?Kickstarter-New-Paths-Compendium-Revised#992017-09-14T12:52:06Z2017-09-13T17:12:46Z<p>Oh, and for a in-store release date, definitely December.</p>Oh, and for a in-store release date, definitely December.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-09-13T17:12:46ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kickstarter] New Paths Compendium - Revised, Updated, Expanded, Full-Color Hardcover (Kobold Press)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ufiv&page=2?Kickstarter-New-Paths-Compendium-Revised#982017-09-14T12:52:10Z2017-09-13T17:09:39Z<p>Printer says we'll have books in November. I'm a bit concerned that they might arrive right around Thanksgiving, which would make doing shipping a little tricky. But they might arrive a little sooner.</p>
<p>Overall, YES, we are on track for books arriving from the printer in November. With packaging and shipment, they'll arrive to backers in November and December, depending on where you live.</p>Printer says we'll have books in November. I'm a bit concerned that they might arrive right around Thanksgiving, which would make doing shipping a little tricky. But they might arrive a little sooner.
Overall, YES, we are on track for books arriving from the printer in November. With packaging and shipment, they'll arrive to backers in November and December, depending on where you live.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-09-13T17:09:39ZRe: Forums: 5th Edition (And Beyond): [Kobold Press] EZG reviews Deep Magic: Battle Magic (5e)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ukcv?Kobold-Press-EZG-reviews-Deep-Magic-Battle#22017-08-30T09:04:04Z2017-08-29T18:13:20Z<p>Thank you for the review! </p>
<p>We expect to address some of your concerns in the Deep Magic compilation, the Midgard Heroes Handbook, where this material will appear in hardcover with the new 5th Edition races from the Heroes series, and new subclasses, etc.</p>Thank you for the review!
We expect to address some of your concerns in the Deep Magic compilation, the Midgard Heroes Handbook, where this material will appear in hardcover with the new 5th Edition races from the Heroes series, and new subclasses, etc.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-08-29T18:13:20ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kickstarter] New Paths Compendium - Revised, Updated, Expanded, Full-Color Hardcover (Kobold Press)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ufiv&page=2?Kickstarter-New-Paths-Compendium-Revised#852017-08-01T00:22:13Z2017-07-31T21:26:48Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Saint Bernard wrote:</div><blockquote><p> Marc,
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When do you expect the book to available through normal channels? </blockquote><p>I'll jump in on that. Because the book is already designed, edited, proofed, and laid out (except stretch goals and the new Savant), we are moving to press and a release date very quickly.
<p>Should be in game stores by November.</p>Saint Bernard wrote:Marc,
When do you expect the book to available through normal channels?
I'll jump in on that. Because the book is already designed, edited, proofed, and laid out (except stretch goals and the new Savant), we are moving to press and a release date very quickly. Should be in game stores by November.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-07-31T21:26:48ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kickstarter] New Paths Compendium - Revised, Updated, Expanded, Full-Color Hardcover (Kobold Press)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ufiv&page=2?Kickstarter-New-Paths-Compendium-Revised#542017-07-21T05:44:47Z2017-07-17T17:41:06Z<p>Hero Lab goal is DONE and DUSTED!</p>
<p>Every backer who already has the New Paths Hero Lab files gets the updated files for free. Every backer who wants to get the New Paths HL files gets them at a serious discount.</p>
<p>This is a huge goal for playability and utility, and I'm very, very happy to see the support for Hero Lab from backers.</p>Hero Lab goal is DONE and DUSTED!
Every backer who already has the New Paths Hero Lab files gets the updated files for free. Every backer who wants to get the New Paths HL files gets them at a serious discount.
This is a huge goal for playability and utility, and I'm very, very happy to see the support for Hero Lab from backers.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-07-17T17:41:06ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kobold Press] Interview on the Polyhedron PodcastWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ugiw?Kobold-Press-Interview-on-the-Polyhedron-Podcast#22017-07-15T12:39:22Z2017-07-14T22:00:08Z<p>Fine folks at Polyhedron! Plus I spilled the beans on an upcoming Midgard item.</p>Fine folks at Polyhedron! Plus I spilled the beans on an upcoming Midgard item.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-07-14T22:00:08ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kickstarter] New Paths Compendium - Revised, Updated, Expanded, Full-Color Hardcover (Kobold Press)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ufiv&page=2?Kickstarter-New-Paths-Compendium-Revised#522017-07-12T22:01:46Z2017-07-12T20:28:54Z<p>Yes, lot of traction the last couple days. I think the Frog God Games people gave it a shout-out, and the Kobold Courier certainly did.</p>Yes, lot of traction the last couple days. I think the Frog God Games people gave it a shout-out, and the Kobold Courier certainly did.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-07-12T20:28:54ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kickstarter] New Paths Compendium - Revised, Updated, Expanded, Full-Color Hardcover (Kobold Press)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ufiv?Kickstarter-New-Paths-Compendium-Revised#182017-07-09T21:29:10Z2017-07-01T20:06:51Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Silver Griffin wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Wolfgang Baur wrote:</div><blockquote> There is a small-but-vocal group of backers who always insist that they want just the book and NO PDF; they prefer the basics and get annoyed when "forced" to buy the PDF at all. So, the first $39 pledge level is for them. </blockquote>You should put this in the FAQ on the kickstarter. When I saw the 2 levels with the same price I thought for sure something was messed up & figured I would wait until that got cleaned up before I pledged.</blockquote><p>Ok, I did not realize people might find that confusing, as we often bundle PDFs together with print on the Kobold Store, but... Better to explain it, definitely.
<p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/350683997/new-paths-compendium-pathfinder-rpg-expanded-editi/faqs#project-faqs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Added to the project FAQ.</a></p>Silver Griffin wrote:Wolfgang Baur wrote: There is a small-but-vocal group of backers who always insist that they want just the book and NO PDF; they prefer the basics and get annoyed when "forced" to buy the PDF at all. So, the first $39 pledge level is for them.
You should put this in the FAQ on the kickstarter. When I saw the 2 levels with the same price I thought for sure something was messed up & figured I would wait until that got cleaned up before I pledged.Ok, I did not realize...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-07-01T20:06:51ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kickstarter] New Paths Compendium - Revised, Updated, Expanded, Full-Color Hardcover (Kobold Press)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ufiv?Kickstarter-New-Paths-Compendium-Revised#82017-07-03T17:03:32Z2017-06-30T18:36:23Z<p>Well, that was my reaction; if you don't like the PDF, just ignore it. </p>
<p>But hey, give the people what they want!</p>Well, that was my reaction; if you don't like the PDF, just ignore it.
But hey, give the people what they want!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-06-30T18:36:23ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: The Kobold Guide to GamemasteringWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9t1l/discuss?The-Kobold-Guide-to-Gamemastering#62017-05-16T03:09:26Z2017-05-15T22:28:48Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Grumpus wrote:</div><blockquote> Can't wait to read this. I plan on picking this up at Paizocon. I assume you'll have physical copies for sale? </blockquote><p>Yes, we will absolutely have copies for sale in the Dealer Room. And better yet, we'll have quite a few of the contributors available to sign copies during a book signing event on Saturday at 10 AM, such as James Jacobs, Amanda Hamon Kunz, Sean K Reynolds, Dan Dillon, and others.Grumpus wrote:Can't wait to read this. I plan on picking this up at Paizocon. I assume you'll have physical copies for sale?
Yes, we will absolutely have copies for sale in the Dealer Room. And better yet, we'll have quite a few of the contributors available to sign copies during a book signing event on Saturday at 10 AM, such as James Jacobs, Amanda Hamon Kunz, Sean K Reynolds, Dan Dillon, and others.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-05-15T22:28:48ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Tome of Beasts PawnsWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9nve/discuss?Tome-of-Beasts-Pawns#272017-05-15T21:58:27Z2017-05-15T20:11:59Z<p>It is official: after a certain amount of hammering and invocation, a set of reprinted Pawns will arrive by the end of May!</p>It is official: after a certain amount of hammering and invocation, a set of reprinted Pawns will arrive by the end of May!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-05-15T20:11:59ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Ask *Adam Daigle* ALL your questions here!!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ppr9&page=14?Ask-Adam-Daigle-ALL-your-questions-here#6592017-05-04T09:27:57Z2017-05-03T23:57:12Z<p>Prismatic .... mold? I'm in.</p>Prismatic .... mold? I'm in.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-05-03T23:57:12ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Deep Magic 3: Void Magic (5E) PDFWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9o4t/discuss?Deep-Magic-3-Void-Magic#22017-05-03T18:38:03Z2017-05-03T17:30:12Z<p>Thank you for the review, EZG!</p>Thank you for the review, EZG!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-05-03T17:30:12ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Complete KOBOLD Guide to Game DesignWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8qrf/discuss?Complete-KOBOLD-Guide-to-Game-Design#342017-05-02T22:40:30Z2017-05-02T22:33:42Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Andre Roy wrote:</div><blockquote> How usuful would this guide be if I wish to design an adventure in a system other and D&D or Pathfinder? </blockquote><p>Definitely useful! The assumption is that you are probably designing adventures for fantasy or heroic genres (definitely D&D and Pathfinder, but also FAGE, COC, Runequest, Ars, S&W, etc), though I believe there are few references to Modern or SF tropes.
<p>Mostly, it's not a book of rules math but rather of how to solve the most pressing design problems (compelling beginnings, gauging difficulty, how to run playtests, designing monsters and villains, humor, how to design a magic system, etc).</p>Andre Roy wrote:How usuful would this guide be if I wish to design an adventure in a system other and D&D or Pathfinder?
Definitely useful! The assumption is that you are probably designing adventures for fantasy or heroic genres (definitely D&D and Pathfinder, but also FAGE, COC, Runequest, Ars, S&W, etc), though I believe there are few references to Modern or SF tropes. Mostly, it's not a book of rules math but rather of how to solve the most pressing design problems (compelling...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-05-02T22:33:42ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Blog: Roll for Initiative!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/store/blog/v5748dyo5ljrr?Roll-for-Initiative#22017-05-10T02:01:33Z2017-05-01T21:34:32Z<p>Thanks for putting the Guide to Gamemastering on the store blog! It's no surprise that several Paizonians and Paizo-adjacent folks are contributors to this volume, including James Jacobs, Sean K Reynolds, Amber Scott, and Amanda Hamon Kunz!</p>
<p>Looking forward reviews and comments.</p>Thanks for putting the Guide to Gamemastering on the store blog! It's no surprise that several Paizonians and Paizo-adjacent folks are contributors to this volume, including James Jacobs, Sean K Reynolds, Amber Scott, and Amanda Hamon Kunz!
Looking forward reviews and comments.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-05-01T21:34:32ZRe: Forums: 5th Edition (And Beyond): Kobold Press] Kobold Guide to Gamemastering Now AvailableWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u9xv?Kobold-Press-Kobold-Guide-to-Gamemastering#62017-04-13T21:34:11Z2017-04-13T19:51:37Z<p>I think most of the topics you are talking about are covered, though for specific plotting/freedom/railroad issues, I'd really recommend the Kobold Guide to Plots & Campaigns over this one.</p>
<p>There is a section in the Guide to Gamemastering specifically on "Advice for New GMs" (and also a chapter for veterans), plus a chapter on how to get players invested in a game (so critical for new DMs, and not always obvious to a newcomer).</p>
<p>There's a copy of the <a href="https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/kobold-guide-to-gamemastering/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Table of Contents posted over on the Kobold Press site</a> (in B&W under the cover image). I would love to post it here too, but I can only post a cover on Paizo.</p>I think most of the topics you are talking about are covered, though for specific plotting/freedom/railroad issues, I'd really recommend the Kobold Guide to Plots & Campaigns over this one.
There is a section in the Guide to Gamemastering specifically on "Advice for New GMs" (and also a chapter for veterans), plus a chapter on how to get players invested in a game (so critical for new DMs, and not always obvious to a newcomer).
There's a copy of the Table of Contents posted over on the...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-04-13T19:51:37ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Deep Magic: Clockwork (5E) PDFWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9o4r/discuss?Deep-Magic-Clockwork#32017-02-14T07:58:07Z2017-02-14T03:11:17Z<p>Thank you for that review, EZG!</p>
<p>(And yes, bludgeoning for catapults. I guess we will add that in the update.)</p>Thank you for that review, EZG!
(And yes, bludgeoning for catapults. I guess we will add that in the update.)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-02-14T03:11:17ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kobold Press] Midgard Campaign Setting Kickstarter Is Live !Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u4xy&page=2?Kobold-Press-Midgard-Campaign-Setting#552017-02-13T21:44:17Z2017-02-13T21:17:16Z<p>Also, putting together another Pathfinder preview from the developer. Should have that available this week.</p>Also, putting together another Pathfinder preview from the developer. Should have that available this week.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-02-13T21:17:16ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kobold Press] Midgard Campaign Setting Kickstarter Is Live !Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u4xy?Kobold-Press-Midgard-Campaign-Setting#422017-02-07T03:47:30Z2017-02-07T01:46:19Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">N-D B wrote:</div><blockquote> If I back for the Campaign Setting hardcover and PDF, would I get the PDF earlier than the hardcover? It appears that the PDF only rewards have an earlier delivery date than the books and I am wondering if I backed for rewards that were a combination of books and PDFs, would I get the PDFs at the time that the PDFs were shipped to everyone else? </blockquote><p>The goal is to release the Beta/Draft/Early Access PDFs to backers earlier than the print books.
<p>Not sure what the "everyone else" is in your second question... Maybe the public release? In which case, no, the public won't have access to the first wave of the PDF; those are just for backers. Thanks for asking!</p>N-D B wrote:If I back for the Campaign Setting hardcover and PDF, would I get the PDF earlier than the hardcover? It appears that the PDF only rewards have an earlier delivery date than the books and I am wondering if I backed for rewards that were a combination of books and PDFs, would I get the PDFs at the time that the PDFs were shipped to everyone else?
The goal is to release the Beta/Draft/Early Access PDFs to backers earlier than the print books. Not sure what the "everyone else" is in...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-02-07T01:46:19ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Blog: Midgard, Adventures, and Player Options Galore!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/store/blog/v5748dyo5ljim?Midgard-Adventures-and-Player-Options-Galore#32017-02-02T02:46:11Z2017-02-02T00:56:25Z<p>Thanks for the shout-out on Midgard!</p>Thanks for the shout-out on Midgard!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-02-02T00:56:25ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Yggdrasil Fanzine (PFRPG) PDFWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9r1z/discuss?Yggdrasil-Fanzine#42017-02-14T14:44:16Z2017-01-30T20:59:37Z<p>Congrats on the release! And wow, 100 pages is HUGE!</p>Congrats on the release! And wow, 100 pages is HUGE!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-01-30T20:59:37ZRe: Forums: 5th Edition (And Beyond): [Kobold Press] Midgard Campaign Setting Kickstarter!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u4y0?Kobold-Press-Midgard-Campaign-Setting#122017-01-27T15:04:15Z2017-01-27T03:23:52Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Lorathorn wrote:</div><blockquote> Should I consider not buying any more of the individual 5e Deep Magic products, or will they not be automatically included in the player's guide? </blockquote><p>Thank you for that feedback on adventures! We're continuing the Midgard tradition of making it as playable as we possibly can.
<p>For the individual 5E Deep Magic products... Ok, at the risk of being off-topic here, I'll just say that they aren't all funded for inclusion in the Midgard Handbook yet, so you might want to pick some of them up just to have them sooner. I'll post more details on that Handbook this weekend. Also, the villain ones are going into the Setting book rather than the Heroes Handbook.</p>
<p>For Pathfinder, of course, Deep Magic is already available. IIRC, we're adding Ley Line magic, Shadow Magic, and Clockwork magic in the PFRPG Player's Guide.</p>Lorathorn wrote:Should I consider not buying any more of the individual 5e Deep Magic products, or will they not be automatically included in the player's guide?
Thank you for that feedback on adventures! We're continuing the Midgard tradition of making it as playable as we possibly can. For the individual 5E Deep Magic products... Ok, at the risk of being off-topic here, I'll just say that they aren't all funded for inclusion in the Midgard Handbook yet, so you might want to pick some of...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-01-27T03:23:52ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kobold Press] Midgard Campaign Setting Kickstarter Is Live !Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u4xy?Kobold-Press-Midgard-Campaign-Setting#162017-01-25T19:48:51Z2017-01-25T19:43:58Z<p>CONFIRMING the following:</p>
<p>Eldritch Lairs is a separate 5E book, and not in the hardcover (that would be weird). We're hoping to add a PF version of Eldritch Lairs separately, but it's non-trivial to produce. Right now, the Pathfinder content focus is on the Midgard Player's Guide and the Campaign Setting book.</p>
<p>The Basic pledge rewards are the stripped down ones without the extras (people always ask for this, which is so strange to me but is clearly popular!). </p>
<p>The Deluxe and Special Edition pledges include the Grimalkin print and PDF.</p>
<p>We will probably move to charging shipping later, but I'll note that some backers hate this, and have accused publishers of false advertising, deceptive practices, etc for charging shipping later. So we've stuck with actual shipping costs charged during the Kickstarter for now.</p>CONFIRMING the following:
Eldritch Lairs is a separate 5E book, and not in the hardcover (that would be weird). We're hoping to add a PF version of Eldritch Lairs separately, but it's non-trivial to produce. Right now, the Pathfinder content focus is on the Midgard Player's Guide and the Campaign Setting book.
The Basic pledge rewards are the stripped down ones without the extras (people always ask for this, which is so strange to me but is clearly popular!).
The Deluxe and Special Edition...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-01-25T19:43:58ZRe: Forums: 5th Edition (And Beyond): [Kobold Press] Something BIG is coming ...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u3q4?Kobold-Press-Something-BIG-is-coming#142017-01-24T17:59:03Z2017-01-24T17:54:44Z<p>Ok, the tally is FUNDED in under 3 hours, plus hit the first 6 Stretch Goals in 24 hours.</p>
<p>That's.... That's some kind of record for Kobold Press, frankly.</p>Ok, the tally is FUNDED in under 3 hours, plus hit the first 6 Stretch Goals in 24 hours.
That's.... That's some kind of record for Kobold Press, frankly.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-01-24T17:54:44ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Tome of Beasts (5E)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9o4q/discuss&page=2?Tome-of-Beasts#812017-01-19T23:33:03Z2017-01-19T23:18:26Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Chris Ballard wrote:</div><blockquote> When do we get the pathfinder version? </blockquote><p>We already did it! That's the Midgard Bestiary for Pathfinder RPG, the Southlands Bestiary for Pathfinder RPG, the Book of Drakes, and the Monsters of Sin Collection.Chris Ballard wrote:When do we get the pathfinder version?
We already did it! That's the Midgard Bestiary for Pathfinder RPG, the Southlands Bestiary for Pathfinder RPG, the Book of Drakes, and the Monsters of Sin Collection.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-01-19T23:18:26ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kobold Press] Something BIG is coming ...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u3q3?Kobold-Press-Something-BIG-is-coming#232017-01-10T13:27:06Z2017-01-09T22:54:39Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">necromental wrote:</div><blockquote> This is, as I understand it, publishing Midgard for 5e, but will simultaneously update the timeline for those who play Pathfinder? </blockquote><p>Will update things for Pathfinder more than that! Paizo staffer Amanda Hamon Kunz is developing the Pathfinder-specific hardcover for Midgard.
<p>And yes, Bearfolk are somewhat new (in print, anyway). They're a Midgard thing, and first appeared in Tome of Beasts.</p>necromental wrote:This is, as I understand it, publishing Midgard for 5e, but will simultaneously update the timeline for those who play Pathfinder?
Will update things for Pathfinder more than that! Paizo staffer Amanda Hamon Kunz is developing the Pathfinder-specific hardcover for Midgard. And yes, Bearfolk are somewhat new (in print, anyway). They're a Midgard thing, and first appeared in Tome of Beasts.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-01-09T22:54:39ZRe: Forums: 5th Edition (And Beyond): [Kobold Press] Demon Cults & Secret Societies Kickstarter is Live! (5E & Pathfinder RPG)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2txsk?Kobold-Press-Demon-Cults-Secret-Societies#282017-01-07T13:58:04Z2017-01-06T19:27:34Z<p>Oh, right! The page count for the 5E version is smaller, just based on shorter stat blocks and the 5E approach to NPCs and items. Not sure we have an exact number there.</p>
<p>All the chapters/topics covered in the 5E book are also covered in the PF variant, and vice versa.</p>Oh, right! The page count for the 5E version is smaller, just based on shorter stat blocks and the 5E approach to NPCs and items. Not sure we have an exact number there.
All the chapters/topics covered in the 5E book are also covered in the PF variant, and vice versa.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-01-06T19:27:34ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kobold Press] Something BIG is coming ...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u3q3?Kobold-Press-Something-BIG-is-coming#142017-01-06T19:33:48Z2017-01-05T00:19:31Z<p>Hope to kick things off sometime in Joon-uary.</p>
<p>And New Years that are prime numbers are weird, btw. I can't say why, but they are twitchy-odd.)</p>Hope to kick things off sometime in Joon-uary.
And New Years that are prime numbers are weird, btw. I can't say why, but they are twitchy-odd.)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-01-05T00:19:31ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Cat & Mouse (PFRPG)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9g8t/discuss?Cat-Mouse#202018-03-11T00:57:47Z2017-01-04T23:48:02Z<p>Belated thank-you for that review, EZG!</p>
<p>Also, this title is now 40% off. Yes, a Richard Pett adventure with 5 stars from EZG, on sale. I can't believe it either. :)</p>Belated thank-you for that review, EZG!
Also, this title is now 40% off. Yes, a Richard Pett adventure with 5 stars from EZG, on sale. I can't believe it either. :)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-01-04T23:48:02ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: [Kobold Press] Something BIG is coming ...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u3q3?Kobold-Press-Something-BIG-is-coming#122017-01-06T19:33:25Z2017-01-04T22:52:33Z<p>Soon-now? Not THAT soon! </p>
<p>(Also, I love this thread.)</p>Soon-now? Not THAT soon!
(Also, I love this thread.)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2017-01-04T22:52:33ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Overheard at the Paizo officeWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mjiz&page=174?Overheard-at-the-Paizo-office#86592017-01-12T01:40:10Z2016-12-19T23:34:04Z<p>Yeah, you right. I shall get me to a punnery, and let others wallow in the sweet moo-sic of the thread.</p>Yeah, you right. I shall get me to a punnery, and let others wallow in the sweet moo-sic of the thread.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2016-12-19T23:34:04ZRe: Forums: Off-Topic Discussions: Overheard at the Paizo officeWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2mjiz&page=174?Overheard-at-the-Paizo-office#86572019-08-19T08:17:10Z2016-12-19T23:29:18Z<p>Can we just re-label this thread "Overheard at the Pun-zo Office" and call it good?</p>Can we just re-label this thread "Overheard at the Pun-zo Office" and call it good?Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2016-12-19T23:29:18ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: New Paths 9: The Priest (PFRPG) PDFWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/products/btpy9ose/discuss&page=2?New-Paths-9-The-Priest#702016-11-20T23:00:26Z2016-11-20T22:24:24Z<p>Thank you for the review, EZG!</p>Thank you for the review, EZG!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2016-11-20T22:24:24ZRe: Forums: 5th Edition (And Beyond): [Kobold Press] EZG reviews Southlands Heroes (5e)Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u0x6?Kobold-Press-EZG-reviews-Southlands-Heroes#52016-11-18T21:40:51Z2016-11-18T20:27:39Z<p>Thank you for the review, Endzeitgeist!</p>Thank you for the review, Endzeitgeist!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2016-11-18T20:27:39ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Blog: Tabletop Adventures for a Cause!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/store/blog/v5748dyo5ljag?Tabletop-Adventures-for-a-Cause#142016-11-17T19:37:29Z2016-11-17T18:55:24Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">GM Rednal wrote:</div><blockquote> Yes, it's just PDFs - although I think at least some of the books have sales for their physical copies on the publishers' web stores right now. That's what I heard, anyway. </blockquote><p>Can confirm! Several of the Kobold Press titles in this bundle are on sale at the Kobold Store.GM Rednal wrote:Yes, it's just PDFs - although I think at least some of the books have sales for their physical copies on the publishers' web stores right now. That's what I heard, anyway.
Can confirm! Several of the Kobold Press titles in this bundle are on sale at the Kobold Store.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2016-11-17T18:55:24ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: Blog: Tabletop Adventures for a Cause!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/store/blog/v5748dyo5ljag?Tabletop-Adventures-for-a-Cause#22016-11-17T13:56:06Z2016-11-17T04:01:57Z<p>No doubt that this is the best Humble Bundle since the Paizo Humble Bundle.</p>
<p>Thanks for featuring it on the store!</p>No doubt that this is the best Humble Bundle since the Paizo Humble Bundle.
Thanks for featuring it on the store!Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2016-11-17T04:01:57ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: 3pp humble bundle: Frog God Games, Kobold Press & Green RoninWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u0sf?3pp-humble-bundle-Frog-God-Games-Kobold-Press#182016-11-17T10:00:10Z2016-11-17T03:23:24Z<p>@137ben: Confirmed, the Frogs are sharing the spreadsheet, and your Kobold PDFs will be available on the Kobold Press store (if you have an existing account).</p>
<p>@GM Rednal: Yep, the Humble Bundle download comes first. Then when the offer is over, we go in and add the titles to the various publisher stores. Easy peasy.</p>@137ben: Confirmed, the Frogs are sharing the spreadsheet, and your Kobold PDFs will be available on the Kobold Press store (if you have an existing account).
@GM Rednal: Yep, the Humble Bundle download comes first. Then when the offer is over, we go in and add the titles to the various publisher stores. Easy peasy.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2016-11-17T03:23:24ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: 3pp humble bundle: Frog God Games, Kobold Press & Green RoninWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u0sf?3pp-humble-bundle-Frog-God-Games-Kobold-Press#112016-11-17T01:18:38Z2016-11-17T00:28:43Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">mangamuscle wrote:</div><blockquote> I got this humble bundle and I must comment that only the Frog God Game PDFs can be added to your account in their web store. {snip} Worst case scenario they do not have faith their web stores will be online five years from now :/ </blockquote><p>I have total faith the Kobold Press web store will be around in 5 years (it's been around for 10 so far!).
<p>However, since Frog God was the group that organized the bundle, they're the ones with the direct downloads from their own store. Just the way that Humble Bundle sets things up, they deal with a single company as their point-of-contact.</p>mangamuscle wrote:I got this humble bundle and I must comment that only the Frog God Game PDFs can be added to your account in their web store. {snip} Worst case scenario they do not have faith their web stores will be online five years from now :/
I have total faith the Kobold Press web store will be around in 5 years (it's been around for 10 so far!). However, since Frog God was the group that organized the bundle, they're the ones with the direct downloads from their own store. Just the...Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2016-11-17T00:28:43ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: 3pp humble bundle: Frog God Games, Kobold Press & Green RoninWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2u0sf?3pp-humble-bundle-Frog-God-Games-Kobold-Press#62016-11-16T20:54:16Z2016-11-16T20:41:33Z<p>Sale on some of these print books at the Kobold Press store as well.</p>Sale on some of these print books at the Kobold Press store as well.Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2016-11-16T20:41:33ZRe: Forums/Paizo: General Discussion: more humble bundleWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2tszk?more-humble-bundle#72016-11-22T07:07:27Z2016-11-16T20:34:46Z<p>Somewhat tangential, but there's a 2nd Pathfinder Humble Bundle live right now, featuring Pathfinder supplement from Kobold Press, Green Ronin, and Frog God Games.</p>
<p>It's $400 of books for $15. Hard to beat!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/frog-god-games-pathfinder-book-bundle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.humblebundle.com/books/frog-god-games-pathfinder-book-bundle</a></p>Somewhat tangential, but there's a 2nd Pathfinder Humble Bundle live right now, featuring Pathfinder supplement from Kobold Press, Green Ronin, and Frog God Games.
It's $400 of books for $15. Hard to beat!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/frog-god-games-pathfinder-book-bundleWolfgang Baur (Kobold Press)2016-11-16T20:34:46Z