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For a while now, the UPS-MI tracking links haven't been working at all. Recently, someone at Paizo said they were working on this, and I was wondering if this is still the case. The reason this is so important for me: If I try to get information about a package that's super late, the second UPS sees a blank tracking, they blame the shipper. I can't get my local USPS to so much as fart at me until I can prove it was put into their hot little hands.
Hey, is anyone still waiting for their package? My tracking (as expected) never updated, but normally I have it by now.
My watch is done! And just in time for my trip!
DOT. And it looks like I'll at least have the PDF for Monster Core on in my hands before my cruise! Woot!
Dot! Now, I just need someone to run Season of Ghosts for me...
Dot! And hoping you all get through the ticket volume without too much stress!
I HAVE THE PHYSICAL BOOKS IN MY HOT LITTLE HANDS NOW! Perfect condition, and the tracking did work this month! Also, dumb question but... are the packing peanuts made of corn or plastic? My dogs keep trying to hunt down the ones that get away, and they love them some corn.
My tracking finally updated! I checked yesterday, and it was still not showing, so if you're in my boat, definitely give yours another look.
I'm in the boat of "I have my PDFs, but have no idea where my packages are." UPS-MI has gone back to not updating after several months of being fine. I know this seems minor and that the advice is just to sit tight, but I can't emphasize enough how bad mail delivery is in my area, and how they won't so much as fart until you have tracking that shows movement. They just direct me back to contacting the sender.
Thanks for the update! Is there any way you can talk to UPS Mail Innovations about actually scanning packages? Mine was "Shipped" on Nov 1, but UPS MI is still showing as not received, and I haven't seen the box yet. My local USPS won't move an inch until tracking shows something is going on, because they assume you still have it.
Is anyone else's UPS-MI tracking not updating? I'd had such a run of good luck lately that I thought they'd fixed whatever issue they had :(
My watch has ended as well! Perfect timing!
Crossing my fingers for today, since I just finished reading Starfinder Enhanced!
If you subscribe now, you can opt to start with Player Core. If you do you'll get Player and GM Core this month, and Monster Core when it releases in spring and Player Core 2 in Summer.So if I did that, would I be able to get the PDF early, as some have? You get the PDF when your package ships... which COULD mean you get the PDF early. It could be closer to the street date. Once (and only once), I didn't get my PDF until after the street date because they were behind on shipping (this was a one-off). So the real benefit is having the PDF as well, but I wouldn't count on getting it *early*.
DOT! VERY EXPENSIVE DOT!
Wait wait wait wait, what are "interactive" scenarios? Those sound kind of cool...
Got my physical books yesterday!
The PDFs are in my hot little hands!
EEEEEE Starfinder Enhanced!
DOT. FIRST DOT.
The last time the file was large, it lead to chopped up images, not better images. Fine if you're just reading it, but sucks if you're trying to extract them for a VTT.
My watch has ended! Praying the the UPS MI gods that they update this time!
As I'm in the middle of prepping book two, I'm considering moving some of the encounters to different planes. Book one is great, since you hop to two completely new locations (not counting a certain encounter). Book two just has you chilling on the Material plane though, which is a bit disappointing, especially since I like the plot. I think Skywatch could work well as a reflection of Skywatch in the Shadow Plane, with the denizens being people stuck there due to some Missing Moment Nonsense. The "escape" isn't just getting out of the city: It's figuring out how to get back to the Material Plane. Thoughts? I have some time before my crew makes it there.
My watch also begins! And woot, the Harrow Deck is included!
I work in tech, and Cori Marie is right. Sometimes, we just wait for a user to scream.
Got my books today!
DOT! And woooo! Harrow deck!
My watch is over! Just as I have to go appliance shopping!
Is anyone else still waiting? I'm hoping the sidecart isn't messing my order up.
Auth is in! And it includes my first Starfinder sub book!
EEEEEEE!
First watch has ended, and second has begun! Let us pray that the gods of UPS-MI are merciful this month.
Got my email! Time to wait for some dwarves to show up... /me laments their short, stubby legs...
Has anyone received the physical part of this order yet? Mine was "Shipped," but UPS still shows it as not handed off. And yes, I know of the hot mess that is UPS-MI. I live that life every month, being a subscriber. This is part of why we keep each other updated in the announcement threads.
Dot! And holy crap, is it already time for Highhelm? Where did this year GO?
Dropbox offers a free tier, and you can create public links to files. Doesn't require another Dropbox account. Google Sites allows you to make a free website, which gives you a place to link to said files, if you want. Finally, I'm not sure that creating a Google account is undue hassle. All of the items they call out point to things like data collection, spam, and the kind of practices that get malware on your machine.
I love my players, I do, but MAN this mission. They had a great plan (Mage Hand + stealth), but as is the case with too many cooks, everyone wanted to get in on it... which eventually lead to a crit fail. They managed to turn that crit fail into a win, using it as a cover for their actions as one of their party got chewed out. My take on it, though? The guards aren't going to be overly aggressive. They're guards, not bloodthirsty hitmen, and they'll just want everyone to move along so that they don't have to fill out paperwork. If they fight, then I'd say the players probably get beat down, fined (take a few nice items from them), then banned from the town. At that point, the elf researcher can sigh and get the intel for them, eventually leading them to the rebel treehouse.
A speedy end to my watch!
Got my email! Now time to wait for shipping...
Awesome! Throwing down a dot!
Oh! My watch ended last week. I'm just less eager about this particular one since I'll be a player in this campaign.
Watch begins! And also, the search for a GM who will run this for me, since I'm capped out on games I'm actively prepping for.
First dot!
Got my auth! The watch begins...
So, one option would be some intelligent upscaling! The easiest / highest quality way I've found to do this is to use Icons8's Upscaler: https://icons8.com/upscaler I used this against some old AP images, and documented it here, so you can check out the before and after: https://katieplaysgames.wordpress.com/2022/07/04/adventure-path-maps-vtt-an d-minimizing-heartburn/ It's not perfect, but it does make the maps way more usable. Text, you'll likely have to add in yourself, but at least the lines will be a bit clearer.
Got my email!
THROWS DOWN A DOT
Having worked with academics, this feels extremely accurate, to the point that the main NPC will be based on one of the professors I worked with in college. He would have 100% used something like this to describe a pet working group.
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