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I'm sorry if this has been discussed, I don't hang out on these forums much and didn't see this particular discussion when searching...

Has there been discussion around doing PDF discounts if you buy a rulebook direct from Paizo.com? I understand the reasons for increasing the PDF prices for standalone purchases (helping third-party publishers), but often I like to pair a physical book with the PDF. Looking at the CRB alone, that's a $75 total for book + PDF.

I realize the subscription provides free PDFs but also requires you to purchase every P2 release whether you want it or not.

I want to support Paizo directly as much as I can and I feel like a PDF discount when purchasing a hardcopy would be a happy middle ground between the subscription and purchasing the book from somewhere else altogether.

Question first:

What are some examples of situations that you as the GM would make a roll for the player(s)?

I remember reading somewhere that the GM will make checks for players sometimes. Such as stealth, perception, etc. I also remember not being able to find anything that would expand on these type of situations and how they would work. Do you ask the player what bonuses they have for the check? Should I have copies of everyone's character sheets?

Fluff:

I really want to thank Paizo for this awesome Beginner's Box package. Our group started playing back in March, we're all 21-27 years old and none of us have ever played a tabletop RPG of any kind. In fact half of our players are wives, as we have 4 couples that we cycle in for games.

The Beginner's Box books are really well done visually. There's enough color and artwork to really get you in the right mindset and not overload your brain with text. I've now bought the Core/GM/Beastiary combo just to get myself ready for moving to the full game and, while I love reading them and very excited to play, I miss the flow and organization of the Beginner Box books. I know that's a tough nut to crack but there ya go. You guys are doing awesome work.

And I really love seeing the amount of input and feedback that the Paizo team delivers straight to these message boards. I really like that you are involved directly with the community beyond generic and sterile sounding public announcements.

Cheers!

After almost a month of waiting, my first ever tabletop RPG experience is finally happening this Sunday with the Beginner's Box and a group of friends.

None of us have ever played Pathfinder before. I'm going to be DMing the game and I have prepared as much as I think I can without having ever played a single game.

I have music, I have artwork to display on a computer screen, and I have extra sets of die.

I want to do one final thing to prepare...

Right before I begin the game and read the first paragraph that sets up the arrival at the cave, I want to read a short introduction to Golarion. Something that's just like 2-4 paragraphs that sets up the world. Inhabitants, major gods, some of the cultures etc.

This is something I can come up with myself using the wiki if need be, but I figured I'd ask if something like this already existed somewhere. Thanks for any inputs!

There's a good chance I'm going to have 5 players to DM instead of the 4 recommended by the Beginner's Box. Will the scenario given in the box still work with 5 players? I don't want it to be too easy. If necessary, how would I go about increasing the difficulty appropriately?

Does anyone happen to know if the core rulebook that Amazon carries is the latest edition? I've got this fear that it's a previous edition and I'll have to use the PDF revisions. Thanks in advance!