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Paizo Superscriber. 1,032 posts. 6 reviews. Alias: Theodore Thompson 9.

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Recent posts by Zuxius:

Link to a few Burnt Offerings photos
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Full of win.

That's right Dogbert, you tell 'em.

Conan
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Sam Worthington I suppose.

Where the Wild Things Are
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I never was into "being in" or "taking part with" a gang. I still liked the book back when I was a kid. I guess I'll have to catch this one on video.

Clash of the Titans
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It would seem, Sam Worthington is the new Russel Crowe of action films.

Corey Macourek dialogue about Map Packs & Flip Mats
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Man, I had surgery and this has taken me back a few months. You will get an email soon I hope! I liked my disc you gave me at PaizoCon, by the way.

Summer 2010 GameMastery Maps announced
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Wow, swallowed whole eh? I hope a dung pile is included. That just has to be addressed. So many characters are eaten that we need a massive steaming pile of stool.

How to Kill a Tarrasque (official thread)
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I say you beat the beast to the punch and destroy the world before it get's the chance. In that way, it loses all hope and dies of shame.

Is Paizo planning a softbound paperback line of Golarion-based fantasy adventures?
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OK, I think the duck population has gotten out of whack! I propose....a cleansing (if you will) for the species that these ducks are severely impacting. Ahem! Mallards, need more space.

As a lover of fiction, Pathfinder Fiction, I shamelessly bump these kinds of threads in whatever guise I disguise my intention in.

Link to a few Burnt Offerings photos
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Definitely, this takes you away. Brilliant!

Daybreakers
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I suppose Ethan Hawke being in it doesn't matter to most, but I find that the movies he ends up in I tend to really like. Some actors choose films that don't stink.

Paranormal Activity
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I would have ran to a catholic church myself, but given that the production was Jewish, I understand that they ruled that one out purely because....well you know why.

Erik Mona Day!
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Happy Erik Mona day, oh yeah!

Pathfinder Chronicles: Book of the Damned -- Volume 2: Lords of Chaos (PFRPG)
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James Jacobs wrote:

I certainly hope so. We've got plans for more than 3 volumes in this series, in fact... so hopefully we'll do a lot more in the series!

That is what I love about you guys, I totally believe you.

GameMastery Plot Twist Cards
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Well, I do have a gamemastery card subscription. Can't miss it that way.

Burnt Offerings Stage Show
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Yes, perhaps so, but even an excerpt would be fantastic.

Hoist this Forum High!
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*snort*

Heave!

Hoist this Forum High!
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Heave! <HOVE!> Heave! <HOVE!>

PaizoCon 2010 attendance and off-hours suggestions thread.
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Yea, funny how hush-hush is at the top of the website.

Hoist this Forum High!
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I would love to see this forum return to its rightful rank among the other forums.

PaizoCon 2010 Video questions
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Wow, I never knew. I asked Lisa and she said "ok", and that was all the policy I needed. :)

I got my PaizoCon 2010 Tickets!
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Timitius wrote:
I'd be down with a day of site-seeing again!

I'd be down for this Tim. I feel kind of bad that we never got another chance to hang out beyond that initial crab night. Perhaps you could make some day trip cost projections so we can create a price per head count. Then we can hash out over the amount during the next few months.

My plan is to take almost 10 days off for this event. I will arrive way early so I can see Seattle. That city really grows on you fast. Not at all wet and cold. :) <snicker>

PaizoCon 2010 Video questions
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zylphryx wrote:

Indeed, I really do wish it had been filmed as well.

I'll keep my fingers crossed that it mirrors last year's policy (with the possible addition of allowing the banquet to be filmed) and await y'all's official position on it.

Thanks. :)


Last year, I think the policy was decided the moment the camera came out. I would like to say that some things are perhaps changed by the presence of cameras. People are more reserved when a camera can record their missteps or mistakes. But Paizo isn't a sleezy bunch of worried people and everything they said at PaizoCon was true blue unabashed "this is how it is". Cameras didn't change things in the slightest from what I could tell. Lisa Stevens has assembled quite a group of honest hard-working talent, and the videos prove it, without a doubt.

Corporate suits can't learn much from Paizo.

Policy on kids at PaizoCon?
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NSpicer wrote:
Heh. I asked my wife last night if she'd like to come along and bring our three kids this year. Her response was less than enthusiastic. When we "vacation" like that, she prefers greater than 50% of the time devoted to family stuff not related to gaming. And, as she knows I'll likely be involved in seminars, games, etc. more than 50% of the time, she'd prefer to hold out for a "real" vacation later in the year. And that's okay by me. Two vacations rather than one! Though I'll be missing the family while in Seattle again.

Heheh, then just steal one of them for PaizoCon Neil....your favorite one, muhahahah.

Burnt Offerings Stage Show
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I really would like to see this with actors at PaizoCon. It would be interesting to see the original cast or a piece of that cast intermingled with our community talent. I wonder if Boomer could play a goblin.

Paizo's Newest Editorial Staffer
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Show me the Monkey-Goblin!

I got my PaizoCon 2010 Tickets!
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Yes, same here. More like 10 days. It takes like 4 days to get back and forth for me. Would love to have a Seattle day. That never materialized last year. I was on the PaizoCon plane of existence, and the Saffron Grille, from time to time.

PaizoCon 2010 Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player's Guide Preview Banquet Ticket
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Not more videos, nooooo.

I got my PaizoCon 2010 Tickets!
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Oh yea! I'm going. Be ready for more late nights and mayhem! I might even slay a few of you in the Grand Convocation.

Pathfinder Module: Crypt of the Everflame PDF Error
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Twice

Pathfinder Module: Crypt of the Everflame PDF Error
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I get an error that makes all the text appear as small black bubbles. Here is the error I receive before it loads the bubbles and not the text.

Cannot extract the embedded font ‘IFMSCF +PrioriSansOT-Bold’. Some characters may not display or print correctly.

I am running Adobe Reader 7.0

PaizoCon 2010 - What will the date be?
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Sounds good, maybe it is some monster delivery duck.

Welcome Sara Marie!
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Sara Marie wrote:

Cosmo "letting" me answer phone? I think you mean "making me"
He seems to be throughly enjoying having me here to do all his work.

Then I am still happy for you, and cosmo too.

Welcome Sara Marie!
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Yes Sara, look forward to hearing your voice.

Pathfinder Adventure Path #31: Stolen Land (Kingmaker 1 of 6) (PFRPG)
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I am very excited about this particular AP. There has been a lot of talk by Paizo editors about this AP being different than anything done before it. It is being coined a "sandbox" adventure path. I am intrigued.

What I would like to ask are some questions that will help everyone understand the precedence of this event and how it could change the hobby.

The game has long been understood to be about adventuring and becoming powerful, but seldom do we see a rise of a king or a kingdom that gives the "feeling" that we are nouveau royalty. It seems logical that becoming rich and powerful would lead to ascendancy (to be a king). Many of us have experienced controlling kingdoms in computer games, but how will PRPG and kingdom building be successfully blended together?

I am curious if there is a model for doing this in previous products throughout the years of the game. Is there a past example that has had some success?

Hopefully, if this product does accomplish its goal, could it usher in a new form of RPG gaming?

And could this give rise to a new approach of Paizo's handling of Epic Level Play?

Thank You Paizo!
I love what you do.

No Secrets in Today's Blog
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I look forward to the Russ Taylor stuff myself. I am happy for him. Maybe someday he'll bag a Publishing Mouse in Mousehunt.

Paizo's Newest Editorial Staffer
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F. Wesley Schneider wrote:
Rob's position is "Assistant Editor" not "Editorial Assistant." You see, he's going to be an editor that assists, not an assistant that edits. I know it's kind of like making the distinction between a ghost pirate and a pirate ghost, but, you know... editors.

Oh, and yeah, welcome aboard Rob. We don't start cracking the whip 'till Monday.


I love this....chuckling real hard.

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Wow! Rob! Enjoy!

Idea of Costs?
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Timitius wrote:
Plus, if Ted brings more of that delicious beer again, you will really want to be able to just stumble back to your room. ;-)

No if about it. Love will be in the air.

Too much too fast
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Last month I got Item cards and AP #26. That's too much??? July was Zilch.

I hate it when everyone says they are coming out with too much but fail to look at the averages. I am happy to get a lot of products one month, because I never know when the next dry one is coming. Just dedicate a set amount of money to it each month. I promise you it will grow at times and shrink at others.

2 Pathfinders looking for group in the San Francisco Bay Area
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West bay, San Francisco. Going there for surgery actually, won't be very capable for about a week or more. Then I will have like a month.

Pandorum
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I believe jerky camera is rather a deliberate technique in filming. Saving Private Ryan comes to mind. James Cameron also said in his Aliens Extended Edition that quick cuts were better for action-horror films, because seeing his alien complete and all at once for a lengthy period of time would lead to visual disbelief that it was an alien. Subconsciously you try to see that there is a man under a suit, Cameron says. However, none of these techniques could make me dislike a film. I believe your "thumbs-down" Mr. Jacobs stems from something more. Choppy editing can be real bad, though I didn't notice it as acutely as you did.

I can understand your dislike of this film if you didn't like Event Horizon. Alas, another film that I liked a bunch.

Paizo's New Office
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Maybe it was just me, but when I visited the Walmart in Redmond...I got the feeling I was in a bad area.

There is no Wal-Mart in Redmond. Did you maybe mean Renton? It's a few towns south of here, and it has the scariest Wal-Mart in the area (and it's also where Wizards of the Coast is located).

That must be right then. There were only two Walmarts in the area. It had to be Renton. The other was way North of Bellevue I believe.

Hmm, I really have to get back to Seattle soon. Isn't that where the Malt and Vinegar shop is?

Pandorum
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Yep, those are quibbles. However, I have thought hard about the gravity on the ship. Not sure I can suspend my belief on that one. You know, gravity that a planet generates versus a ship. Yet another one to the list of quibbles.

2 Pathfinders looking for group in the San Francisco Bay Area
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I am looking for any Pathfinder Society Games in this same area.

GameMastery Campaign Coins
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I see, the ole Aussie has teamed up with Paizo marketing clout. Interesting smithers. If you guys have a big sale on the old packaged coins, I AM THERE!

Paizo's New Office
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Maybe it was just me, but when I visited the Walmart in Redmond...I got the feeling I was in a bad area.

Scifi writing competition
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...and that's the ball game, its over.

I might be wrong, but I have noticed an increase in the lack of civility, manners, and goodwill on the boards recently.
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Sssssshrrrwhip! Meoooow!

Pathfinder Chronicler and Planet Stories
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I just put a book review out on Pathfinder Chronicler. Must say, I am pretty happy about it :)

Pathfinder Chronicler

Robots Have No Tails (Trade Paperback)
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Its up! And Montalve jumped in with his review too!

Pathfinder Chronicler



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