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My copy arrived today here in Sweden, well before any of the last two issues of both Dungeon and Dragon. Yay for a TPFG-free subscription :D

Another update! My guys are scheduled to pick up the magazines on Wednesday from TPFG. I'll let everyone know when they are safely in our hands.

Thanks for the update. Looking forward to finally receiving my magazines :) Oh, and go and get some sleep, damn it >:o

If you read the Members section of the affiliation, you'll see that it says "With almost no exceptions, members must be humans of Suel extraction." Due to this I would say that it would not be appropriate for your player to join SB, unless of course he changes his race to human (Suel). Otherwise I would suggest to the player that he'd join either The Seekers or the Witchwardens instead.

Some of the discussions in this thread got me thinking about a quote from Sir Winston Churchill: "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."

I for one applaud Paizo's efforts to create a setting that will appeal to a more adult audience, especially since WotC seems to be going the other way. This gives those of us who are more interested in mature themes something to spend our money on. I don't think the good folks at Paizo should try to steer away from sensitive issues, because there's always a zealot out there that will be offended by something.

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May I ask why you can't say any details? Especially about the WHY?

Seriously, considering how long we had to wait so far, and considering the more than idiotic way TPFG behaved, we deserve to know more.

Legal reasons, I guess.

For example: if TPFG is about to file for bankrupcy, but haven't done it yet, I would guess that would be a reason why Paizo couldn't say anything.

How about using Con damage instead? Something like 1 point Con damage/500 xp. You could add a Fort save for half or something as well, which should have a modifier for the amount of Con damage you are saving against.

What country are you in evilash?

Sweden.

Arrived and downloaded. Me happy :)

I'm happy to say that I'm out of the running for this title now, I received my email at midnight local time. :D

I'm still in the running...

Do you get extra points if you haven't received your Dungeon and Dragon yet either?

That would be me.

No, that would be me, because I still haven't received anything...

Standard procedure by post delivery staff in Germany is to return post to sender if the recipient is not clearly identifyable (which can be assumed in a flat with about 30 apartments).

That's pretty much how it works here in Sweden as well. If there's no way to identify the recipient from the envelope they have the right to open it to try to figure out the recipient from the content. If they are unsuccessful with that they return it to the sender.

No email for me either, and an email has been sent to customer service. The first 10 issues of Pathfinder falls under the transition conversion for me, maybe that's the problem?

Nothing yet - maybe there's been another hitch; or, given the time difference, they may still be working!

Maybe they forgot to put the subscribers name on the label... oh, no, wait... that was TPFG ;)

Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to send out all your envelopes without names without noticing?

I'm amazed that everytime I figured it can't get any worse, TPFG managed to make themselves look even more like total idiots and amateurs.

It's comforting to know that you can always count on TPFG to make a bad situation worse.

No magazines today either, and if TPFG sent them out without my name they won't arrive either since I live in an apartment.

If you look at this map of Oerth, you will see that the part of Flaeness that Sasserine is located in is about 17-18 degrees north of the equator. An Earth equivalent might be the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico.

Where I think Paizo have failed in this issue is the information department. While I'm not worried that I'll get my magazines, eventually, I would like to know what is happening with the communication with the Place for Games. You can't get them on the phone, or they're not answering their emails? The please post that here to keep us updated. They come with lame excuses or song and dance numbers? Post that as well. Any information is better than no information.

Does anyone at Paizo know at what stage our issues are going to be declared lost. I've completely given up hope that I'm actually going to get them from TPFG. Will there be a set date when Paizo say we've waited long enough and send replacement issues.

It's ridiculous that we've actually paid for the issues (which means they are our property) and TPFG are witholding them.

Do you have a guarentee fom TPFG that they will send them.

Well, there's no doubt in my mind that we will never ever ever get any magazines from TPFG, so I can only concurr.

Personally I think the whole thing (in the sense of people getting upset about what is, really, quite a short delay in the grand scheme of things) has been blown a bit out of proportion by the high degree of anticipation generated for the product, which I sincerely hope lives up to its billing.

Well, I think that has less to do with the actual delay of Pathfinder and more to do with the missing issues of Dungeon and Dragon. After waiting in vain for two months for the magazines you could get a bit touchy when a delay occurs with Pathfinder as well, since that was the oasis in the desert.

... it seems that tpfg only sent out one or two bags from all their magazines...

This is probably exactly what happened. By sending out a couple of bags TPFG could then say that they have started sending out the magazines, thereby bying them time to either raise the money send out the rest or simply to get a creditor (Paizo) of their backs.

Status for Sweden: still no Dungeon 149 or 150, nor Dragon 358 or 359.

Still nothing here in Sweden. Maybe they have "lost" another mailbag?

Well, it might be overpowered compared to the basic barbarian, but not compared to fighter. In fact, this Prc makes barbarian a viable option as opposed to a class you just splash in.

Note: This accessory product is not automatically included with ongoing Pathfinder subscriptions. Subscribers should order this item separately.

And we will... Damn you Paizo!! ;)

Well, the main reason we are whining here in Europe is that we are fighting withdrawal symptoms from the still missing Dungeon and Dragon magazines. A Pathfinder PDF would sure help with that :)

There are a number of instances where two books I haven't heard of were referenced. One was the "Book of Fiends", is this a Gamemastery product? If so, does it build on work from things like the Fiendish Codex line? Another one referenced was the "Tome of Horrors I".

Tome of Horrors Revised from Necromancer Games

Book of Fiends from Green Ronin

Oh, and why this thread is titled "PDF for UK/European subscribers"? Isn't UK in Europe anymore? ;->

OT: Actually, from what I've heard from British friends a lot of people in the UK don't consider themselves part of Europe. For example, they are going to Europe on holiday... :)

A compulsion spell forces the subject to act in some manner or changes the way her mind works. Some compulsion spells determine the subject’s actions or the effects on the subject, some compulsion spells allow you to determine the subject’s actions when you cast the spell, and others give you ongoing control over the subject.

Also, the description on spells like dominate person and magic jar explicitely says that protection from spells, while on Otto's irresistible dance it does not.

The battle for Gaping Maw is ended. The Prince of Demons has fallen. And the cause of death? Otto's irresistible dance.

Yay! The Prince of Demons doing the Chicken Dance... that must be quite a sight :D

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OT: And now Janik is implementing Spell Scripting as well :D

Great news but where did you see this. Have not seen anything new on the DM Genie site for months.

Not to be a thread-jacker, but Janik returned to the DM Genie forums at the start of the week with an update on what he was working on at the moment.

Anyway, I will be using DM Genie in my upcoming ST campaign, and unless there has poped up a tool that's even better at supporting me as a DM in-game when it's time for me to run my first Pathfinder AP in about 3 years time I will be using DM Genie then as well. It's a lifesaver when it comes to tracking combat, spell durations, and so on.

As the days go by it's becoming ever more clear that TPFG haven't, and apparently have no intention of, sending out any magazines to the European subscribers. One can only speculate that this has to do with the financial problems the company appear to be suffering.

BUT, what I want to know now is what steps Paizo is preparing to resolve this situation? I know that Gen Con is currently in progress, but even so I would think that it would be in Paizo's own interest to push this issue. I mean, every day that goes by decreases the chance for Paizo to get their money back from TPFG, if such a chance still exists.

I have full confidence that Paizo will make sure that we European subscribers get our magazines, one way or another. But I would hate to see Paizo lose a bundle of money on this affair. TPFG has had every opportunity to honor their contract with Paizo, and all they have to show for it is excuses if even that. Now it's time for Paizo to take the issue to the next level.

I use DM Genie, it has worked very well for combat, experience, and game tracking so far in STAP.

OT: And now Janik is implementing Spell Scripting as well :D

Well, there's a couple of places that might fit. Looking at this map, either the Barbarian Seameast or Terra Anakeris Incognita might be appropriate.

TPFG's web site isn't working at the moment - I hope that's a temporary thing, and not a sign of something more ominous...

Well, it's up and running again, but now they are experiencing "temporary problems" with their phone system.

Please keep us updated, and as I said earlier, I'm happy to receive the magazines in with Pathfinder if that keeps costs down.

What crazy_cat said.

EDIT: Just to see if there was any update (unlikely I know, but I thought I'd check) I went to the TPFG website - and I got the following message as a pop-up on their homepage:

"Unfortunately due to a credit card processing problem we are unable to process any store orders currently. We are not sure when this issue will be resolved. If you place an order, please note this will not be delivered as advertised."

Sounds like TPFG is about to go belly-up, which of course means that no magazines have been mailed since they are probably using the money from Paizo to pay the most urgent bills. This would also mean that Paizo can look to the stars for that money, since they will be gone... if that's the case.

Luckily I'm just getting started to run Savage Tide, so before it's time for me to run Enemies of my Enemy and Prince of Demons the magazines will hopefully have arrived.

Oh, and just to be clear, still no Dungeon 149 or Dragon 358 in Malmö Sweden...

The Last Rogue wrote:

Wait I don't see any info . . is it already gone?

I can still see it. For what that's worth. :)

Strange... I couldn't see it at first, but I could see the posts before and after. Now it has appeared between NSpicers posts though...

Both Dungeon #148 and Dragon #357 just arrived here in Malmö, Sweden. No postage date on either.

See this thread for the answer to that question. Basically, though, Paizo knew before they started working on the next AP that the license wouldn't be renewed, so the next AP is Rise of the Runelords.

Well, TPfG is certainly making an excellent job of ensuring that no European subscribers will order any gaming products from them. Even though they are British, I would never consider ordering from them in favor of Paizo.

Dream and Tyrrany are great domains for those deities. Neither is OGL, and we don't have room to print new domains in the Player's Guide, so both are a no-go.

But isn't Repose a non-OGL domain as well?

Well, in August Paizo will release Player's Guide to Rise of the Runelords which I think will contain some of the information you are looking for. I'm not sure whether it will contain player information about monsters and the like, but it will introduce the world to the players.

Well, one obvious location is Tilverton.

Will these different ethnicities have any different stats?

What I would like to see is different favored classes for the different ethnicities. Not like the other races though, where the favored class is restricted to just one class, but I think there should be some restrictions to add flavor. For example, Varisians could have bard, druid, ranger, rogue, and sorcerer as favored classes.

While I would certainly buy a printed map of Varisia, a downloadable high-resolution PDF of the map that I could zoom into and print selected portions of would actually be more useful to me. Just a suggestion :)

I know there's a lot of people (including me) that's waiting for The Order of the Stick: Start of Darkness. The following is from Giant in the Playground:

So, you may have noticed that it's past May 15th, and those of you who have preordered haven't gotten your copies of Start of Darkness. Or that they aren't showing up on store shelves. It's not just you; the printer made a mistake and printed the special "color insert" in black-and-white, so we have to go back and print those pages again. (Don't worry, it's not costing me anything.) Right now, the ETA for the book is June 13th, but as always, don't hold me to that.

Just so you know...

For you other DM's out there: Will you allow non-OGL classes (and races) in your Pathfinder games? I just feel a little uncomfortable allowing one of my players to play something from Incarnum when I know with 100% certainty that none of the NPCs will ever be of that class.

Well, I usually tweak the NPCs myself anyhow, swapping feats, spells, classes, etc, so doing so in Pathfinder as well won't add any extra work for me. So, to answer your question, I will allow non-OGL classes, but probably not non-OGL races.

The latest word is that it's expected June 13th. Apparently there was some kind of SNAFU at the printer.

Hmmm... would be kind of cool to run Quicksilver Hourglass with Iggwilv, etc...

My copy arrived yesterday here in Malmö, Sweden.