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From the makers of Castles & Crusades:

Troll Lord Games launches its first Pathfinder book! The Book of Familiars.

Familiars for All Classes!

Full post here.

Total Drama Action.

So it's very rare for me to find gay characters in the books I read. They are generally male authors, but I've been led to believe a number of female authors feature gay men. Can anyone give me Authors or Book titles, this is for a paper in my Sexual Identity and Diversity class.

(and no Poppy Z Brite, she's a special case)

Lambda Literary Award Nominees And Winners
The Lambda Literary Award is given each year by the Lambda Literary Foundation to selected books in numerous categories. In 1989, the award's first year, science fiction and mystery were combined into one category for gay men's books and one for lesbian works. Through 1993 science fiction and fantasy had their own category for gay men and for lesbians. Since 1994, science fiction and fantasy have had one category, combining both the gay men's and lesbian categories. Awards are presented for works from the previous year.

DitheringFool wrote:

Any news on when/where we can pick up a print copy?!?

The "where" is Amazon, the "when," unfortunately, I cannot answer beyond, "ASAP."

When it's available, I'll announce it. I appreciate your interest and patience.

Though fans of Dungeons & Dragons have led the Old School Revival, many other tabletop roleplaying games from the 1970s and early '80s still have fans. One of the oldest, strongest and best loved is the Hero System - the all-encompassing Hero Games rules system founded on the landmark 1981 superhero RPG Champions.

Full article found here.

My opinion? Wow. Talk about a long, arduous road. Shows how even good customer service and product is not enough: you've got to evolve with the times. Wishing the best to Hero and the MMO!

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Glenn Beck's visit to his hometown in Washington state this weekend seemed simple enough on the surface, with a ceremonial key to the city awaiting him and the mayor naming the day in the Fox News personality's honor.

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I'd be curious to read (see?) reaction.

That, and the fact that I can do push ups with my tounge.

We want Youtube footage! LOL

Hey! I resemble these remarks ^_^

Top 10 Reasons Why Geeks Make the Best Catch

It’s not generally realized that geeks (male and female) are the best catches. Americans focus on the glamour of the good-looking, the male jock and the statuesque female, and tend to make fun of second banana characters like Urkel. Yet, geeks (a.k.a. nerds, etc.) provide the opportunity to have much longer, more stable, and happy relationships. Here are the top ten reasons:

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$100? Dang. Too bad I'm keepin' MINE ^_^

1- Nope.
2- # of players doesn't matter to me.

Wintergreen wrote:

Deussu wrote:

I've heard of instances where the GM accidentally ran a higher tier combat simply because he mixed up the encounters, possibly due to being separated on multiple pages.

Yeah I'll admit to doing that on more than one occasion!
*hangs head in shame*

Bad Wintergreen! BAD!

Roll a d20, highest 4-5 rolls get to play.

I had 9 on Sat with a bunch of no-shows... even got a new player too.
:sigh:

How did folks' game go? Ultimately, I couldn't make it due to the holiday (Rosh Hoshanah).

Try using an assistant-DM. Let them track all the "numbers" stuff while you control the table and the narrative. That way you have 7 players, and less for you to do overall.

What a problem to have!

Could you split them into two parties on different nights?

Failing that, I would ascertain which potentials are most like you in gaming style and choose those.

Thanks, though, Courtfool. I will figure out something. Hmmm. Different nights. If I cut my other games....

I have at least eight players interested in my Pathfinder game. Like to keep it between 4-5. How do I select who gets to play?

By the way -- thanks for all the help. I will probably try printme1.com.

Anyone who has actually played this module?
It sounded good at first but after seeing that review, I don't know...

I'm confused here. I was under the distinct impression we, as GMs, were not allowed to modify scenarios when running in the PFS. I remember asking this question last year and received a big, fat official "no." This included changing the monsters to the number of scenes.

ggroy wrote:

I thought the draconian parts of the GSL were removed. In particular with respect to publishing a product line for more than one system.

Yeah, that's right. And I actually tried convincing them to have us switch to Pathfinder while I was an intern at Paizo, and James was leaning that way for a little while, but then he decided that we couldn't/shouldn't, because we already made the public announcements about 4E and so forth, and we had already started the development work. ;)

ggroy wrote:

Will Equinox be published through Mongoose too?

Yep! =)

And as far as Earthdawn through 2010, we actually have the product schedule worked out (internally, at least) through 2012 (though everything is subject to change, of course).

Question for the fans: If such a collector product was made available, would you purchase it?

Scott Betts wrote:

... Unfortunately this thread has already been transformed into an excuse to rant at 4th Edition. ...

I wonder why so many people rant at the 4th edition?

Anyway, back to the OP....

I've been debating about this question all day and am still digesting it. Right now, it's not so much a balance issue per se is competition has altered -- not ruined -- D&D. Specifically, WotC is now targeting a new audience whose taste are not so much based on tabletop wargames and miniatures but on collectible cards and Internet rpgs.

joela wrote:

Hank Woon wrote:

ggroy wrote:

...plus my second Earthdawn novel, Immortal Twilight, is *finally* being released this month. ;)

Really? Coolio. B&N or Borders or both?

Yeah, I wish. =) There's some talk about working on negotiations for something like that--which is why Immortal Twilight was put on hold for so long--but then we found out that it might take a year or more, so we decided we couldn't wait any longer. If those deals go through, *then* you'll see our novels in places like B&N and Borders (Mongoose isn't currently distributing our novels as they are our RPG products, atm).

Send me details when it's ready to be released. I have a lulu account as well.

ggroy wrote:

...plus my second Earthdawn novel, Immortal Twilight, is *finally* being released this month. ;)

Really? Coolio. B&N or Borders or both?

Dr. Confoundo wrote:

That's unfortunate. I would pick up the 4E Earthdawn book in a heartbeat, as it fits in perfectly with 4E's 'points of light'.

OTOH, I have almost no interest in their books if they keep the Earthdawn mechanics.

We're not porting any of the mechanics from Earthdawn into Age of Legend 4E. We feel that the Earthdawn flavor is what makes the game worth doing; 4E's mechanics already have all that's needed. But you can expect new monsters, some paragon paths, equipment, etc., though we haven't decided if anything warrants an entire new class yet or not... We're more interested in providing a solid setting and adventures (at least for the moment).

Several stories have actually popped up in Falcon's Hollow. Reference materials include: The Campaign setting under the Andoran section, The "D" series (Hollow's last hope, Crown of the Kobold King, Revenge of the Kobold King) E1 Carnival of Tears, and the Guide to Darkmoon Vale, I am sure if you purchased one or more of these it would greatly increase your knowledge of the area. In fact, D0 and D1,5 are free downloads! Kudos Paizo! Falcon's Hollow has quite a lot written about it and its surrounding environs indeed!

It's up!

Hmmm. That's pretty open. Any mods/scenarios already in that area?

Wonder if Wraith Recon has been abandoned by Mongoose.

The one FLGS in town which stocks Wraith Recon, the store owner mention only one person so far has bought any of the books.

joela wrote:

morlockhq wrote:

Can anyone recommend some good fantasy books that have a Pathfinder flavor (however you would define that)?

Eberron.

That weirds me out, since I really don't like Eberron's flavor. :-/

Can anyone recommend some good fantasy books that have a Pathfinder flavor (however you would define that)?

joela wrote:

Whimsy Chris wrote:

I'm wondering if anyone can name any 3PP campaign settings unique to 4e.

The Kingdom of Dardarrick, the setting for Mongoose Publishing Wraith Recon 4e supp.

Looks interesting. Has anyone tried it?

DMG2 has introduced a roleplaying mechanic a la what you see in WoD. Basically, if you act OOC or ignore your motivation, you are considered "DISTRACTED".

Thanks, everyone! I originally selected the Raven Queen but I'll look into Ioun. As for eating other beings, well, my dragonborn looks at it this way: the essence of a person is gone after they die and their body is like clothes. And why waste good clothing by burying it?

I'm wondering if anyone can name any 3PP campaign settings unique to 4e.

Paizo would probably have to secure either another intern or hire someone with the amount of editing involved especially for a webcast. Unless they just put the stuff up RAW. (Which would not be pretty ^_^)

Scribbling Rambler wrote:

Joshua J. Frost wrote:

Approximately midnight, September 17th, 2009, Pacific Time, on the Paizo blog. :-)

Could you please narrow that down a bit more?

You forgot seconds again! ^_^

joela wrote:

I'm still waiting for D&D 4E Oriental Adventures ^_^

Maybe that will be the setting for 2011?

Jeremy Mac Donald wrote:

I keep repeating this over and over - stop doing the same thing WotC is flooding the market with and you'll have a shot at some success. I mean I hate to kick a company when its down. Loosing a business hurts but so many companies seem to want to try and step on WotCs toes and then they wonder why they get creamed. If your company makes a fantastically beautiful campaign setting with an interesting twist then you need character classes to support your campaign setting and they should go in the players book - otherwise don't make classes.

There are all sorts of area's were Wizards has not really done much and these could be niches for a 4E publisher.

It sort of seems as though WotC is doing pretty much everything at the moment. They've put out more adventures and sourcebooks for 4e than they did for 3.5 in as much time, they took over Dungeon and Dragon, and they've cornered the miniatures and battlemap market. I'm at a loss as to what would be leftover if I wanted to supplement their products.

Okay, book's on reserve for me at the local Borders. I love coupons! ^_^

There's also the obvious huge factor of "once burned, twice shy" coming into play, from the 4E GSL problems over the last two years.

What's Tokyo Rain? And we want Dreden Files!

I was there. I just wasn't playing in any Pathfinder games. I was in a Savage Worlds game that got canceled, a GURPS and an OD&D game that ate up a lot of my time, and a 4eD&D demo. I wanted to play some Pathfinder, but either the slots were filled before I signed up, they were meeting when I couldn't be there, or it was for a higher level than my character.

Edit: Oh yeah, and I'm in Westchester.

Re: your games. You forgot RuneTank! BTW, we failed our objective :-(

At this point in time, I doubt Paizo, Kenzer, Green Ronin, etc ... will suddenly change plans and "go 4E" if 4E is suddenly made OGL today.

In hindsight, one obvious "pretender to the throne" contender could have been Paizo if they had went the 4E route for their adventure paths, instead of the Pathfinder RPG.

But Paizo, Green Ronin, and Kenzer went in new directions while NG seems to be in hiatus. Goodman's the 4E 3PP "it" boy at this time. Personally, I like the company's Dungeon Denizens. And the Search for Adventure book wasn't that shabby, either.

Campaign is in hiatus until further notice.

joela wrote:

Huh. This is weird. My FLGS notified me the bestiary may be available as early as next week.

They were wrong. They must be looking at the original release date, before it got pushed back.

Blazej wrote:

Jeremy Mac Donald wrote:

There are all sorts of area's were Wizards has not really done much and these could be niches for a 4E publisher.

Which areas are those that aren't things already inside DDI Character or the Monster Builder? From my perspsective, once you start removing anything covered by those, you are more likely to find that your product is systemless rather than for 4th edition (which is fine, but then you wouldn't be a 4E publisher anymore).

Adventures. Adventures, adventures, adventures.

Huh. This is weird. My FLGS notified me the bestiary may be available as early as next week.

At the present time, it looks like Goodman Games is the king of relatively small 4E 3PP market.

joela wrote:

The release date on the DMII is on the 19th. How'd you snag an early copy?

The release date is today, the World Wide game day is the 19th