Dragon Slayers!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

The last five months have been an uphill slog for the entire Paizo team. The goal: produce more than 30 accessories, Adventure Path volumes, modules, maps, novels, and hardcover books, before May 12th—the date by which our August releases need to be to our printer. The task has been daunting, and at several points along the way seemed unlikely, but at 10:30 last night, with the shipping of the Advanced Player's Guide and a scant hour and a half to spare, we slew our literal editorial dragon. Such means not just that (barring calamity) we'll have a big hardcover at this year's Gen Con Indy but that our module and Pathfinder Adventure Path lines are on schedule (even ahead of schedule) for the first time ever! So check out some shots of the hectic last few days around here. As for us, I'd like to say it's time for celebration and long naps, but it seems like that's never the case: we've got far too many cool things in store to rest yet!

The recently slain editorial dragon! (And his fiction-related wyrming!) We've been coloring off sections every time a product ships. And this wasn't even everything!	Erik, Jeff, and Jason in the final moments of the APG. 10:30 p.m. 5/11/10
James, Sarah, and my firmly tied shoes in the final moments of the APG. 10:30 p.m. 5/11/10	James's whiteboard provides much information, most importantly on the status of our senior art directorix.
Jeff, Sarah, and a contemplative James check through the final proofs of the Advanced Player's Guide.	Erik did his invaluable executive proof of more than half the Advanced Player's Guide in two seemingly endless and near sleepless days.
Some editing marks are weird.	A big stack of slain corrections and double checks on the final proofs.
Jason makes his first and Paizo's last marks on the 2010 Editorial Dragon! Erik (playing the theme to Rocky), Crystal, Judy, Patrick, and Sarah look on.	Sutter coup de graces the Fiction Wyrming. James, Rob, and Chris assist.

Wes Schneider

Managing Editor