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The Rumors Are True

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

There's been some speculation recently on the messageboards about my recent move from New York to Seattle, some even claiming that I'm the newest Paizo employee. Those assumptions are correct.

Frequent blog readers may recall that I worked a week at Paizo HQ back in June. At the end of that week, Erik, James, and Lisa asked if I’d like to come on board to work in-house on setting continuity and Pathfinder Society scenario development. I've fostered quite a reputation as a "canon lawyer" with all my work on the PathfinderWiki and PaizoCon trivia contests, so this was an offer I simply couldn't decline. In fact, working for Paizo is a dream come true that I can't quite wrap my head around yet.

It took me two months to close up the decade-long chapter of my life in New York City and open a new one here on the left coast, but after a 3,000-mile U-Haul drive with my brother, here I am! I’m not quite sure what exactly my job is going to entail, but I imagine my presence on the boards won’t change (though I won't be going by yoda8myhead going forward). Hopefully I'll still have time to work on the wiki.

Now that I have the power, this also means I can put up all the art previews I requested—sometimes demanded—as a fan. I've been waiting a long time to put the following in a blog post:

Spoiler:
Explosive Runes!

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Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Holy crow!

Just wait until midnight, when people can actually *see* the blog I'm commenting on!

Tease! Absolute tease!

Ahh, so Karelzarath was correct, and not just pulling my leg? The adventure path after Jade Regent will be all about psionic dragons?
Posted before the blog became visible, for the record...

Vic Wertz wrote:

Holy crow!

Just wait until midnight, when people can actually *see* the blog I'm commenting on!

~shocked look~ So the Astral Diva Cow will be the main villian in the next AP? Holy Cow indeed!

Paizo Employee Creative Director

Woah... this is a delightful new way to torment folks! PRE BLOG COMMENTING!
Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer
James Jacobs wrote:
Woah... this is a delightful new way to torment folks! PRE BLOG COMMENTING!

Don't act so shocked, Mr. Innocent. You started it!

The Exchange

Y'all are just evil.
Sovereign Court

Augh! This can't be legal. At the very least the Geneva Convention has addressed this, no?

...Midnight EST? Pacific?

...soooooo mean...
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber

I know what it's about!

Now that corporations are legally people, Paizo will soon announce it's candidacy for the state senate!

Please be midnight EDT, not PDT. Though I know of course it'll be PDT. And I'll be up at 3am now waiting for the blog...
Liberty's Edge
Pathfinder Battles Case Subscriber; Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber
Joshua J. Frost wrote:
Now that corporations are legally people, Paizo will soon announce it's candidacy for the state senate!

It's Paizo. Soylent Green is made out of Paizo. They're making our food out of Pazio. Next thing they'll be breeding our RPGs like cattle for food. You've gotta tell them. You've gotta tell them!

Now that it is legal.. I can say that... ;)
Vic Wertz wrote:

Holy crow!

Just wait until midnight, when people can actually *see* the blog I'm commenting on!

It's after 1am and nothing has changed.

all I see are demonic boons.

so what do I have to do, seal the worldwound and bring about mankind's greatest achievements???

Fifty-five minutes to go. Tempted to start dreaming up wild rumors in the interim:

1. Hasbro felt that D&D wasn't performing well enough and offered the license to Paizo, which they jumped on if for any other reason than to make yummy hardcover APs for Savage Tide and Age of Worms.
2. Paizo is publishing a rules-lite or introductory boxed set.
3. A computer game based on Pathfinder (turn-based, OF COURSE) is coming.
4. Reduced PDF prices on out-of-print APs are coming (not that it concerns me as I have all of them in hardcopy and PDF but just think of how many people could get hooked on some Pathfindery goodness this way!).
Paizo Employee Creative Director
Vic Wertz wrote:
James Jacobs wrote:
Woah... this is a delightful new way to torment folks! PRE BLOG COMMENTING!
Don't act so shocked, Mr. Innocent. You started it!

Oh yah! Forgot about that.

Sometimes my powers of torment astound even me!

Woot, grats yod... I mean Mark!
Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

Congratulations, Mark!
Dark Archive

Let me (yet again) extoll a heartfelt Huzzah (yet again) Yoda, er, Mark !

Could not have happend to a nicer Rakshasa .. er, Mite.
Liberty's Edge

Congrats again Mark. Very nicely done!
Shadow Lodge
Pathfinder Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

Congrats Mark!!
Liberty's Edge
Pathfinder Battles Case Subscriber; Pathfinder Maps, Pathfinder Accessories Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Charter Superscriber; Starfinder Charter Superscriber

Wait... Who is Mark?....;)

Spoiler:
Congrats again Mark!
Sovereign Court

Congratulations and awesome job. You give hope and inspiration to the rest of us.

(@baron--my daughter loves the club, btw, and I owe you a picture of her wielding it with glee before you get it back next convention)

This is all well and good but

WHERE'S

THE

ART !
Dark Archive
Warforged Gardener wrote:
(@baron--my daughter loves the club, btw, and I owe you a picture of her wielding it with glee before you get it back next convention)

Warforged Gardener

Spoiler:
May she wield it in good health.

And upon Andorans' brows!
Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy

Thanks, all!

I couldn't even see the comments on this thread before the blog went live. So I was pleasantly surprised when I finally got to see what everyone was saying about my pending "introductory" blog post.

All we wants is secrets Mark ... secrets !
Paizo Employee Director of Brand Strategy

Everything you don't tell me is a secret you have that I don't. Think of it that way and you have enough secrets to make the whole Paizo staff jealous.
Shadow Lodge

No art in today's blog?

Huge letdown :(

I will ensure that at least one art-centric blog post appears this week.

I think you'll find having me working on the inside will benefit all involved.
Liberty's Edge
Blog Police wrote:

I will ensure that at least one art-centric blog post appears this week.

I think you'll find having me working on the inside will benefit all involved.

Yesterday's blog had cool new art.

Wow. You're good.
RPG Superstar 2009 Top 16, 2012 Top 32

Congrats.

And, regarding the artwork spoiler: well played, Mr. Moreland. Well played.
Sovereign Court

It's like calling Batman 'Bruce', the mystique fades...

Mark, congrats from a random person! Paizo is incredibly lucky to be able to draw you into their infernal clutches.

Congrats Mark! You deserve this, your knowledge of the setting is amazing. Once again my heartfelt congrats!

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber

I already said it in the chat, but congratulations. Paizo in my book continues to make very intelligent choices.
Liberty's Edge

Let me add to the congrats!!!

Now if only I could get get you to spell your first name correctly ... with a 'c' ... the way the gods intended it to be spelled! ;)
Sczarni
Blog Police wrote:

I will ensure that at least one art-centric blog post appears this week.

I think you'll find having me working on the inside will benefit all involved.

Congrats Mark - I'll have to step up my wiki presence to cover for your time in the editorial pit.... Now just to see if the discussion Vic talked about (about allowing art from the web fiction into the CUP) ever happened...

Congrats Mark, This is really awesome news.
Dark Archive

Congrats!
Shadow Lodge

Again congrats Mark. Good luck in your new post.
Grand Lodge

Congratulations and it appears my prediction of continuity lawyer was correct.
Grand Lodge

Well done Mark!

Your hard work paid off!
Sovereign Court Contributor

Go Mark! Congratulations!
Liberty's Edge

Wow, this is awesome! Congrats, Mark!
Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

Congrats Kruelaid for creating the WIDEST forum post ever ;)

Oh and congrats to Mark too.
Dark Archive

Congratulations to you and to Paizo.

Will you still be able to spare time for the wiki?

Congratulations again, Mark. Paizo made an excellent decision, one I'm sure everyone will benefit from.

Congrats, Mark!
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