And Miles to Go

Liz, at the Paizo booth at Gen Con, I commended you and your team for doing a great job on these boards. You have all done a great job of keeping the peace and trying to foster a more collaborative and collegial gaming community.

Personally, I am sorry to see you go. I wish you the very best in all of your pursuits.

Thanks for all you've done to create, grow, and nurture the community. You've always been so helpful to interact with.

I maybe the only one posting in this goodbye thread for selfish reasons, but I have to know!!!

What will happen to dmtools chat??

It will remain, of course. I might even give it a fresh new coat of paint. :D

Good luck Liz! I haven't met you anywhere, but I have seen how wonderful you are on the forums. I specifically remember this as an example of how helpful you are.

Much love Liz, you will be missed, hopefully we will see you around as Lilith sometimes.

pinvendor wrote:

I maybe the only one posting in this goodbye thread for selfish reasons, but I have to know!!!

What will happen to dmtools chat??

It will remain, of course. I might even give it a fresh new coat of paint. :D

Strange Aeons is going on now, so just saying Cthulhu would work. :D

It's going to be weird and sad not seeing you here every day, Liz. I don't know who will be taking over the wallet attacks in your absence but they have some mighty large shoes to fill. Thanks for everything!

So proud of the mark you've made on Paizo and the fan community. You have been the guiding light for Wayfinder, and, let's be honest here, PaizoCon would not have been a "thing" without your help. You have been, and always will be, my Co-Dictator. Truth be told, you are the better half of that dictatorship....;-)

I look forward to seeing all the cool stuff you do in the future. (which may soon include an art assignment for a certain fanzine)

Enjoy your new adventures Liz, thanks for all you have done for this community.

Thanks for all your help over the last year, Liz! Best of luck in your next adventure.

If Tammy could cry, she would.

I might have something in the dungeon still able to cry, would those tears be acceptable.

Take care and best wishes!

If Tammy could cry, she would.

I might have something in the dungeon still able to cry, would those tears be acceptable.

Surely Tammy has spare tears of *something* in her spell components.

I will miss your lurking presence, O Ninja of the Community. Success in your endeavors!

Best of luck to you, Liz.

Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains in the moon.

Roads go ever ever on,
Under cloud and under star.
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen,
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green,
And trees and hills they long have known.

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with weary feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

The Road goes ever on and on
Out from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone.
Let others follow, if they can!
Let them a journey new begin.
But I at last with weary feet
Will turn towards the lighted inn,
My evening-rest and sleep to meet.

Still 'round the corner there may wait
A new road or secret gate;
And though I oft have passed them by,
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

-J.R.R. Tolkien

Peace be the journey.

Liz, sorry to see you go.
Thank you for the help you gave me when I had problems.
:`(

The end of an era. ;_;

Good luck, Liz -- we'll miss you!

Liz,

I can't thank you enough for all you the support you have given me as I learned to navigate the industry as a 3pp publisher, stumbled through my first PaizoCon, and even got to play at your table during the Mythic Adventures preview game you ran for us. I can't thank you enough for making me, my husband and our friends feel party of this community.

Thank you for being damned awesome and I wish you good fortune, though I doubt you will need it.

- Christen N. Sowards

Wherever my feet stand, you have an ally.

If anyone has been the public face of Paizo it's been you Liz. (Surprising for being a gninja ;) ). I hope you will continue to be a presence on the boards and lots of luck in you future endeavors!

We became friends quite soon after my arrival to these boards back in... was it 2004 or so? And then we were Werecabbages cowriters and I'd talk to you almost every day. And then you got this job at Paizo and worked so hard I barely knew you outside of quick meetings at Gen Con...

So if I'm doing my math right, although leaving Paizo means big changes are coming for you, one of those changes may unfortunately mean you'll see a whole lot more me. I'm so sorry. It likely can't be helped.

I dearly hope to work alongside you again, should our paths lead there. Speaking of which, I understand you're available for freelance art, cartography and layout? Writing too?

And can you do a consult on any Pathfinder Compatibility License-related queries?

And what do I have to do to get some of your incredible homemade cookies? It's been years. You can't just let us mortals sample the Sug'ry Discuses of the Archmagi (now with more retributive strike flavor!) and then cut them off. It's cruel.

<3

(Surprising for being a gninja ;)

Ninjas are Cha-based and make great face characters.

I don't know who will be taking over the wallet attacks in your absence but they have some mighty large shoes to fill.

I believe I have trained some folks well in that particular class skill. ;)

Liz, I'm so sad to see you go, but so excited for all the awesomeness you will bring to all your future endeavors. Thank you for everything that you've done for Paizo and everyone here. I'll miss you terribly, but I know I'll see ya around!

I dearly hope to work alongside you again, should our paths lead there. Speaking of which, I understand you're available for freelance art, cartography and layout? Writing too?

And can you do a consult on any Pathfinder Compatibility License-related queries?

All of these things, yes. ^_^

And what do I have to do to get some of your incredible homemade cookies? It's been years. You can't just let us mortals sample the Sug'ry Discuses of the Archmagi (now with more retributive strike flavor!) and then cut them off. It's cruel.

*opens jar of cookies for all*

Diego Valdez wrote:

I don't know who will be taking over the wallet attacks in your absence but they have some mighty large shoes to fill.

I believe I have trained some folks well in that particular class skill. ;)

*nods*

When I link something to the Directorsaur it usually ends with him buying something.

Sad, sad news. You have no idea how much you will be missed. Take care of yourself. Good luck.

Liz,

Thank you for all you have done at Paizo and with the Global Pathfinder Community!! May you have the greatest of fortune as you take walk this next path of your journey.

Noooo!

Liz, you had a huge part in making Paizo feel like a home for me, sometimes more of a home than my real home. I also can't thank you enough for Wayfinder; seeing some of my creations in your (and Tim's) effort of love has done wonders for my ephemeral self-confidence. I can only hope you find a new place who appreciates you at least as much as Paizo and all of us do. I wish you the very very best... you certainly deserve it.

Edit: I blame Cosmo for all these invisible onions that some gninja snuck in here.

I can only hope you find a new place who appreciates you at least as much as Paizo and all of us do.

I told myself years ago that if I were ever to leave Paizo, it would be to work for myself—and I hope I'm as good a boss to me as Cosmo, Jeff Alvarez, and Robot Chris have been. :D

Liz got me my first steady art gig in the industry, something that I'm still doing 5 years later. That paper minis work helped open the door for many other projects. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't have as fun and challenging a job as I do as a freelancer.

Thank you Liz, for giving me a chance to do what I love and for making these forums a great place to be.

Diego Valdez wrote:

I don't know who will be taking over the wallet attacks in your absence but they have some mighty large shoes to fill.

I believe I have trained some folks well in that particular class skill. ;)

That's scary... I take hope in believing that it is unlikely they have the mythic tiers in gninja that you do.

Fare thee well wherever you walk, Lilith. You will be missed here. Now who will give cookies to the newbs? Hope to see you around still Liz.

This is...hard. When I first came to these boards, I lurked out of shyness and lack of self-confidence. I lurked here for 3 years before I began participating. This place has always made me feel welcome and part of a family. Liz Courts' posts were one of chief things that helped make me feel as if my sense of humour and participation would be welcomed here.

I consider the Paizo boards and many of the people who post here my friends. Part of the mark you left here is that you have helped an old introvert begin to open up more and get involved. Thank you so much for all you have done!

...and once more for the road:

Liz Rocks!

:)

Very sad to see you go but I am sure you have much awesomeness in store!

End of an era. You will definitely be missed, but good luck with the future!

Good luck with your new endeavors, Liz!

B'aww. I'mma go cry now. :')

I wish you the very best of luck. While I know you aren't leaving the planet, it is going to be strange to think of a world without Liz Courts at Paizo. I'm excited to see what you do next, it's certain to be epic!

Wow.

Liz I am so incredibly sorry to see you go, but I am ecstatic to see whatever it is you do next! You've been one of the main reasons the Paizo community has been as awesome as it is, and I want to express my extreme gratitude to you for all you've done and been to this website and community.

Thank you.

I know that I would not be who I am here if it were not for you being who you've been here. I cannot thank you enough for the positive weight and impact you've had on this community.

Peace and joy to you.

And, though I've already said it, once again: thank you.

Liz, if Paizo was Captain Planet you would be the heart!

Best wishes in your new endeavors.

- Kilrex

Thank you so much for everything you did for us, Liz. Very glad I met you to be able to put a face to such a hard working and enthusiastic gninja. You will be missed by many but never forgotten.

Good luck in your next adventure and don't be a stranger to the community you helped build!

David

I want to write something funny and touching and meaningful, but all my brain and heart can come up with is NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Liz, Good Luck in all future endeavors.

Wow. End of an era. Pathfinder fiction gone, and now Liz Lilith Courts. A lot of changes to things, and mostly in the loss sense. Things really don't feel the same anymore. Haven't for awhile, but these recent ones are really driving home the point.

A sad day for us, but good luck in whatever you do next. It's hard to imagine it will be anything less than amazing.

Wow! I just saw this!!!!

Best of luck to you Liz!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want to write something funny and touching and meaningful, but all my brain and heart can come up with is NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Hey! That was my comment on Owen's facebook post about that!

Good luck in your current endeavors!

Liz,
Thanks for your help with everything 3PP and just being generally awesome.

Good luck as you begin the next phase of your career.

Good luck on your future endeavors!