Archive2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 RPG Superstar™ Round Two Results AnnouncedOnline community voted for their favorite countries.Paizo Publishing, LLC® today announced the 16 RPG Superstar contestants who were selected by the voting public to move on to round three. After reading the recommendations of the judges, the Paizo messageboard community decided by vote which... (read more)RPG Superstar™ Round Two Results AnnouncedOnline community voted for their favorite countries.Paizo Publishing, LLC® today announced the 16 RPG Superstar contestants who were selected by the voting public to move on to round three. After reading the recommendations of the judges, the Paizo messageboard community decided by vote which entrants would advance to the next round. It was a close race with the 17th finalist missing the top 16 by just a handful of votes. "The judges were very impressed with this round's submissions," said Erik Mona, Paizo's Publisher and one of three RPG Superstar judges. "The 16 advancing entries really pulled away from the pack, and several of the submitted countries would make great touchstones for sourcebooks of their own. We're looking for only one RPG Superstar, but it's clear we've got several real contenders for that top spot. Speaking for all the judges, we can't wait to see what villains the Top 16 come up with in the next round! Voters are really going to agonize over selecting the best of what will no doubt be an outstanding array of submissions." For the initial open call, entrants were asked to submit a wondrous item using the 3.5 SRD. Each entry needed to be 200 words or less and had to include proper mechanics and flavor. Entries were eliminated for ignoring the entry requirements, for spelling errors, for using non-Paizo intellectual property, or for simply not being creative enough to fit the mold of an RPG Superstar. Round two asked the top 32 finalists to write a 1,000 word description of a fantasy nation describing that nation's people, history, geography, government and hidden secrets. No entries were eliminated this round on technicalities, though the judges often derided an entry for being too stereotypical or too mundane. The winners of Round Two for RPG Superstar are:
The RPG Superstar Top 16 will now be required to design an evocative villain with full stat block to the specifications of the RPG Superstar judges and submit that villain by Monday, December 17 at 12:00 P.M. (noon) Pacific Time. These round three submissions will be revealed to the general public on December 19 with the judges' comments and the public will then get to discuss the entries and vote for their favorites. Voting ends December 25 and the Top 8 by votes will move on to round four. For a complete schedule of RPG Superstar, including rules and a FAQ, visit paizo.com/rpgsuperstar. The winner of the first RPG Superstar contest will be announced on February 20, 2008. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING All trademarks are property of Paizo Publishing, LLC. ©2007 Paizo. RPG Superstar™ Top 32 Announced32 finalists selected out of more than 850 entries!Paizo Publishing, LLC® today announced the finalists for RPG Superstar. Judges Erik Mona, Wolfgang Baur, and Clark Peterson worked feverishly over the past few weeks to narrow the field of 856 entries down to the best 32. "I'm amazed by the excellent design work not just by the finalists, but by just about everyone who submitted," said Erik Mona, Paizo's Publisher and one of three RPG Superstar judges. "When this started, we were a bit worried that we weren't going to be able to come up with 32 great items. Instead, we ended up with more than 70 that could have made the finals. The Top 32 are the cream of an incredibly bounteous crop." For the initial open call, entrants were asked to submit a wondrous item using the 3.5 SRD. Each entry needed to be 200 words or less and had to include proper mechanics and flavor. Entries were eliminated for ignoring the entry requirements, for spelling errors, for using non-Paizo intellectual property, or for simply not being creative enough to fit the mold of an RPG Superstar. The Top 32 finalists for RPG Superstar are:
These 32 finalists will now be required to design a country to the specifications of the RPG Superstar judges and submit that country by Monday, December 3 at 12:00 P.M. (noon) Pacific Time. These round two submissions will be revealed to the general public on December 5 with the judges' comments and the public will then get to discuss the entries and vote for their favorite. Voting ends December 11 and the Top 16 by votes will move on to round three. For a complete schedule of RPG Superstar, including rules and a FAQ, visit paizo.com/rpgsuperstar. The winner of the first RPG Superstar contest will be announced on February 20, 2008. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING All trademarks are property of Paizo Publishing, LLC. ©2007 Paizo. RPG Superstar™ Will Find the Next Great RPG DesignerCompetition starts October 31, 2007 on paizo.comPaizo Publishing, LLC® is proud to announce a new RPG design contest: RPG Superstar. Starting at the end of October, paizo.com will host the first adventure game industry design contest voted on by the fans, aimed at finding the newest talent in RPG design. "With the end of the print editions of Dragon and Dungeon magazines, Paizo has lost a conduit to find new designers," said Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo Publishing, "We're launching a RPG design contest to give unknown talent a chance to get noticed!" Starting at noon Pacific Time on October 31, 2007, any eligible person will be able to submit an entry into the contest. For the open call, that entry will be a wondrous item using the 3.5 SRD. Each entry needs to be 200 words or less, and must include all of the proper mechanics and flavor. Judges will announce the top 32 entries on November 28; those contestants will advance to the first round of public voting, where they will be assigned a new design task and their entries will be posted on paizo.com for the public to read, critique, and vote on. The designers garnering the most votes will continue to subsequent rounds, and the ultimate winner will earn a paid commission to write one of Paizo's upcoming GameMastery Modules! Paizo has gathered together three judges to oversee the competition. Paizo's Publisher, Erik Mona, will share the spotlight with fan-favorite author and Kobold Quarterly publisher Wolfgang Baur, and Necromancer Games co-owner Clark Peterson. Each round, these judges will critique the entries before the public vote. The fans themselves will decide which talented designers go on to the next round by casting a vote on paizo.com for their favorite contestant. Each round includes a six-day window for fans to discuss the entries and cast their votes.
The winner of the first RPG Superstar contest will be announced on February 20, 2008. Complete rules and entry form are available at paizo.com/rpgsuperstar. Do you have what it takes to be the next RPG Superstar? Go to paizo.com/rpgsuperstar and start your journey now! ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Dragon and Dungeon are registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. Kobold Quarterly is a trademark of Open Design. All other trademarks are property of Paizo Publishing, LLC. ©2007 Paizo. Paizo Announces Full Signing Schedule for Gen ConGary Gygax, Larry Elmore, Wayne Reynolds and more to be on hand!Paizo Publishing, a leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying game accessories, board games, and science fiction and fantasy novels, announced today the complete schedule of celebrity book and magazine autograph signings to take place in Paizo's booth at Gen Con this week. "I'm thrilled to host so many top-tier autograph sessions at the Paizo booth this year," said Erik Mona, Paizo's Publisher. "Gary Gygax is the father of fantasy roleplaying. It's not often you have a living legend at the booth, but this year we've got two, as Larry Elmore will also be signing the final print issue of Dragon®, to which he contributed a cover. When Wayne Reynolds is the third-most-famous autographer at your booth, you know you're in for a hell of a show." Paizo's Celebrity Signings: Thursday, August 16
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ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Dragon, Dungeon, and Dungeons & Dragons are registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All other trademarks are property of Paizo Publishing, LLC. ©2007 Paizo. Introducing Pathfinder Chronicles™—Paizo's New Campaign SettingCurse of the Crimson Throne to be the title of the second Pathfinder Adventure Path™.Paizo Publishing announced today that the title of its new campaign setting is Pathfinder Chronicles. Paizo also confirmed that the GameMastery™ Modules line of fantasy adventures and the Pathfinder™ Adventure Path books would be set in the Pathfinder Chronicles setting. All books released in that setting are published under the Open Gaming License and are compatible with the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game. In the world of the Pathfinder Chronicles, the triumphs of heroes and the workings of villains are recorded in a constantly evolving codex of tales spanning centuries. For much of written history, world events followed charted routes. Oracles and seers mapped out the future in the stars above, and their prophecies always gave a reliable view of the ages to come. Until a god died a century ago. No one saw that coming, and now, the old prophecies are failing. Oracles go mad and seers desperately try to account for the loss of the future. While some cry out that the world is at an end, they've been doing so for 100 years now. And the world's still here. It's just unclear where things are going. The future of Golarion, the world of the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting, is open and ready to receive the triumphs and failures of a new generation of heroes. "Pathfinder's Adventure Paths as well as the GameMastery Modules are set in the world of Golarion, yet they also mesh perfectly with the core game experience," said James Jacobs, author of Pathfinder #1: "Burnt Offerings" and the Editor-in-Chief of Pathfinder. "Most groups already have a favorite campaign world, and by building our adventures on classic themes, it should be a simple matter to adapt any Pathfinder Adventure Path or GameMastery Module to a campaign setting of your choice." Paizo Publishing also announced today that the title of the second Pathfinder Adventure Path will be Curse of the Crimson Throne. The first installment of Curse of the Crimson Throne will appear this February in Pathfinder #7 and will run through Pathfinder #12 in July 2008. Pathfinder #7 kicks off the Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path this February with an adventure titled "Edge of Anarchy" by Nicolas Logue (author of Pathfinder #3: "The Hook Mountain Massacre" and GameMastery Module D1: Crown of the Kobold King). The King has died, and the city of Korvosa is in chaos: riots, banditry, monsters, and mayhem are turning the normally safe streets of the city into a war zone. Desperate to regain control, Queen Ileosa seeks heroes to aid her before the largest city in all Varisia consumes itself from within. This volume of Pathfinder includes a gazetteer of the city of Korvosa, designed to supplement the player-oriented Pathfinder Chronicles Guide to Korvosa, along with a presentation on the mystical culture of the land's indigenous Varisians and several new monsters designed for use in urban environs. In March, Pathfinder #8 continues Curse of the Crimson Throne with "Seven Days to the Grave," an adventure written by F. Wesley Schneider (author of the Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide). The civil unrest in Korvosa has been dealt with, only to be replaced by a far more deadly and insidious threat: horrific disease that leaves its dead deformed and faceless sweeps through the streets of Korvosa, death borne on the wind and steeped in the stones. Mass graves crowd the outer walls and plague doctors stalk the streets in a desperate attempt to prevent the sickness from spreading, yet is there something more to the plague than meets the eye? This volume of Pathfinder contains supplementary rules for handling large-scale urban disasters such as plagues and famines, and also presents a detailed exploration of Abadar, the god of cities and wealth. Several new monsters associated with sickness and disease round out the bestiary. Pathfinder #9 approaches the halfway mark of Curse of the Crimson Throne in April with a Richard Pett (author of Pathfinder #2: "The Skinsaw Murders") adventure titled "Escape from Old Korvosa." Old Korvosa is under quarantine, a sprawling slum contained by roadblocks and guard posts manned by remorseless Hellknights and sinister plague doctors. While the rest of Korvosa stifles under an increasingly brutal martial law, the quarantined streets of Old Korvosa descend into true bedlam. Yet the one man who may hold the truth behind the perils that have brought Korvosa to its knees is lost inside the quarantine zone. Can he be rescued from the clutches of a new menace rising in the festering pits of Old Korvosa, and what secrets does he know that could justify the bounties for his death? This volume of Pathfinder presents an in-depth exploration of the rakshasas of the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting and reveals details on Golarion's most sinister network of assassins, the Red Mantis. Other first quarter 2008 Paizo Publishing releases include: Pathfinder Chronicles Gazetteer Pathfinder Chronicles Map Folio: Rise of the Runelords GameMastery Module U2: Hangman's Noose GameMastery Critical Fumble Deck Pathfinder Chronicles: Guide to Korvosa GameMastery Module J3: Crucible of Chaos GameMastery Item Cards: Adventure Gear 2 Pathfinder Chronicles: Classic Monsters Revisited GameMastery Module W2: River into Darkness GameMastery Module D3: The Demon Within ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Kill Doctor Lucky is a trademark of James Ernest and is used by permission. All other trademarks are property of Paizo Publishing, LLC. ©2007 Paizo. Paizo Announces Full Schedule of Events For Gen Con 2007Limited Pathfinder™ blocks to be run by Mona, Jacobs, and othersPaizo Publishing® announced a complete lineup of events for Gen Con 2007 today. Gen Con is the largest hobby gaming convention in the U.S. and will be held August 16–19 in Indianapolis, Ind. at the Indiana Convention Center. Paizo's events at the show include seminars, panels, prize-filled board game sessions, tabletop sessions, roleplaying blocks GMed by industry veterans, as well as special events planned at Paizo's booth in the dealer hall. Also planned at the Paizo booth is a full schedule of gaming celebrity signings headlined by Dungeons & Dragons® co-creator, Gary Gygax. Gygax, a Guest of Honor at this year's Gen Con, will be on hand to sign copies of his novel The Anubis Murders being published under Paizo's new trade paperback science fiction and fantasy line, Planet Stories™. Other authors and artists on hand for signings include Wayne Reynolds (Pathfinder cover artist), Nicolas Logue (GameMastery Module D1: Crown of the Kobold King), James Jacobs (Pathfinder #1: "Burnt Offerings" and Pathfinder Editor-in-Chief), Jason Bulmahn (GameMastery Module W1: Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale), F. Wesley Schneider (Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide), Erik Mona (Pathfinder #1: "Pathfinder's Journal"), and more! "I'm excited to see everyone's reaction to Pathfinder and the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path," said James Jacobs, Pathfinder's Editor-in-Chief. "From readers being able to view the product for the first time to players experiencing a snapshot of the adventure in play at one of our Pathfinder demos, it's going to be an exciting Gen Con for Paizo." Here is a full list of Paizo Publishing events for Gen Con:
Attendees interested in purchasing tickets, badges, or downloading the events schedule should visit Gen Con online at gencon.com. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Kill Doctor Lucky is a trademark of James Ernest and is used by permission. Dragon and Dungeons & Dragons are registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. and are used under license. Gen Con is a trademark of Gen Con, LLC. All other trademarks are property of Paizo Publishing, LLC. ©2007 Paizo Publishing. Paizo Nominated for Seven ENnie AwardsENnie Award voting booth opened today.Paizo Publishing®, a leading publisher of fantasy RPG accessories and quality board games, is pleased to announce their nominations for seven ENnie Awards. The ENnies are annual, fan-based awards celebrating excellence in RPG gaming. Now in their seventh year, the ENnies have grown to become a spotlight annual award ceremony at Gen Con Indy. Paizo received the following nominations: Paizo also received an honorable mention in the Best Adventure category for the Age of Worms Adventure Path™ that ran in Dungeon® magazine from issue #124 through issue #135. Voting for the ENnie Awards opened today. Anyone can participate and voters are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the nominees before voting. To vote, visit ennieawards.com/voting.html or visit the ENnie Awards website at ennieawards.com. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Kill Doctor Lucky is a trademark of James Ernest and is used by permission. Dragon and Dungeon are registered trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, a division of Hasbro, Inc. and are used under license. All other trademarks are property of Paizo Publishing®, LLC. ©2007 Paizo Publishing. Paizo Announces GameMastery Modules SubscriptionsSubscribers to receive free PDF download of each module.Paizo Publishing, a leading publisher of fantasy RPG accessories and quality board games, launched a subscription program for the all-new line of GameMastery Modules earlier this week. "We've always tried to listen to our readers and to give them what they want," says Jason Bulmahn, GameMastery Brand Manager. "When we announced the GameMastery Modules line, a subscription was the first and most frequent thing they asked for." GameMastery Modules are 32-page, high-quality, full-color, OGL-compatible adventures for use with the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game. All GameMastery Modules include four pre-made characters, so players can jump right into the action, and full-color maps and handouts to enhance play. Released monthly, GameMastery Modules kick-off at the end of June with D1: Crown of the Kobold King. Written by fan-favorite author Nicolas Logue, this GameMastery Module pits the players against an evil kobold king and his minions. The prequel to Crown of the Kobold King, D0: Hollow's Last Hope, was given away free at this year's Free RPG Day on June 23. With a GameMastery Modules subscription, readers can expect to automatically receive every new monthly module that's released. While they're sold at full cover price, subscribers are given a free PDF—an $8.99 value—of the module to download once it ships. GameMastery Modules subscriptions and PDFs are available only at paizo.com/gamemastery. In the coming months, Paizo plans to create a system where Pathfinder™ subscribers who are also GameMastery Modules subscribers can combine their orders to save on shipping. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING All trademarks are property of Paizo Publishing®, LLC. ©2007 Paizo Publishing Paizo Announces Events Schedule For Origins 2007Limited Pathfinder™ #1 blocks to be run by Mona, Bulmahn, and othersPaizo Publishing announced a complete lineup of events for Origins 2007 today. Origins is one of the largest hobby gaming conventions in the U.S. and will be held July 5–8 in Columbus, OH at the Columbus Convention Center. Paizo's events at the show include seminars, panels, board game tournaments, tabletop sessions, roleplaying blocks GMed by industry veterans, as well as special events planned at Paizo's booth in the dealer hall. "This summer marks Paizo's fifth year at Origins, which is always a highlight of the convention season," says Erik Mona, Paizo's Publisher. "This year we've got a new line of GameMastery Modules, a new concept in board games in the form of Stonehenge, and a huge 3D dungeon sure to destroy many gamers. I can't wait!" Paizo plans to run six, two-hour roleplaying blocks to preview the upcoming Pathfinder Adventure Path™, Rise of the Runelords. As an added bonus, sessions will be GMed by Erik Mona, Jason Bulmahn (Managing Editor of Dragon and Paizo's GameMastery Brand Manager), Nicolas Logue (frequent Dungeon contributor and author of the upcoming GameMastery Module D1: Crown of the Kobold King), and Greg A. Vaughan (frequent Dungeon contributor and author of the upcoming Pathfinder #6 Rise of the Runelords: Spires of Xin-Shalast). Nicolas Logue, Greg A. Vaughan, and Tim Hitchcock (frequent Dungeon and Dragon contributor and co-author of the upcoming GameMastery Module E1: Carnival of Tears) will be available throughout the convention at Paizo's booth to talk about their work on the GameMastery™ and Pathfinder lines. Paizo is also very excited to announce that they'll be running the first ever Paizo Dungeon Delve at this year's Origins. The Delve will be based on Nicolas Logue's GameMastery Module D1: Crown of the Kobold King and will be run by Jason Bulmahn and Nicolas Logue inside the Paizo booth during dealer hall hours. Players will have fifteen minutes to explore and survive the Kobold King's dungeon and locate as many keys as they can. These keys will be used at each group's Delve conclusion to open a real pirate chest and possibly win prizes. Paizo also has a healthy schedule of seminars including "What is Paizo's GameMastery Line?" chaired by Erik Mona and Jason Bulmahn, "Stonehenge: What's An Anthology Board Game™?" chaired by Mike Selinker and other Stonehenge creators and designers, "What's New at Paizo Publishing?" chaired by Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens and other Paizo employees, "Writing for Paizo Publishing" chaired by Erik Mona and Jason Bulmahn, "Introducing Pathfinder" chaired by Erik Mona, Nicolas Logue, and Greg A. Vaughan, and "Design a Stonehenge Game!" chaired by Mike Selinker where the crowd and Mike will have exactly one hour to create a new game for Stonehenge to be published online at the Stonehenge Library. Paizo Publishing and Titanic Games™ will also be sponsoring two Stonehenge tournaments as well as many tabletop Kill Doctor Lucky sessions and will premiere the all-new Kill Doctor Lucky ...and His Little Dog Too! rules variants. Attendees interested in purchasing tickets, badges, or downloading the events schedule should visit Origins online at originsgames.com. Keep a close eye on the Paizo messageboards and blog in the coming weeks as Paizo reveals additional details about events at Origins 2007. You can find the Paizo blog online at paizo.com/paizo/blog. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Publishing to Cease Publication of Dragon and DungeonMagazines to continue through September 2007Paizo Publishing and Wizards of the Coast today announced the conclusion of Paizo's license to produce Dragon and Dungeon magazines effective September 2007. Publication of Dragon and Dungeon will cease with issues number 359 and 150, respectively. "Today the internet is where people go to get this kind of information," said Scott Rouse, Senior Brand Manager of Dungeons & Dragons®, Wizards of the Coast. "By moving to an online model we are using a delivery system that broadens our reach to fans around the world. Paizo has been a great partner to us over the last several years. We wish them well on their future endeavors." "We at Paizo are very proud of the work we've put into Dragon and Dungeon during the past five years," says Erik Mona, Paizo's Publisher and Editor in Chief of Dragon. "While we'll all miss working on these venerable magazines, our talented editorial and art staff as well as our phenomenal team of freelance contributors will continue to produce high-quality, exciting, new OGL releases that are aimed at supporting our existing customers and beyond. We look forward to sharing useful and provocative new products that support our favorite hobby." Subscribers should visit paizo.com/transition to learn more about the future of their subscriptions. Multiple options will be available for customers whose subscriptions extend beyond the final issues of the magazines. The final issues will be Dragon #359 and Dungeon #150—both of which will contain special content commemorating the history of the these incredible magazines. The Savage Tide Adventure Path will conclude as planned in Dungeon #150. Paizo will continue to publish its popular GameMastery line of RPG accessories, including a new line of monthly OGL adventure modules beginning in June with Nicolas Logue's Crown of the Kobold King. Paizo Publishing spun off from Wizards of the Coast's periodicals department in 2002. In its five years as publisher of Dragon and Dungeon, Paizo introduced popular features such as the The Shackled City, Age of Worms, and Savage Tide Adventure Paths, the Demonomicon of Iggwilv, Core Beliefs, and Critical Threats. Paizo published three official Dungeons & Dragons hardcover books—The Shackled City Adventure Path, The Dragon Compendium, and The Art of Dragon Magazine. In five years of publishing Dragon and Dungeon, Paizo received twelve Gen Con EN World RPG Awards (ENnies) and the 2004 Origins Award for Best Gaming Related Periodical. ABOUT WIZARDS OF THE COAST ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Publishing, LLC and the Paizo "golem" logo are registered trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Introducing Pathfinder: Paizo's Adventure Path MonthlyRise of the Runelords Adventure Path to debut this August.Paizo Publishing announced today the creation of Pathfinder, a 96-page, perfect-bound, full-color softcover Adventure Path book printed on high-quality paper that releases in a monthly volume. Each volume contains an in-depth Adventure Path scenario, stats for about a half-dozen new monsters, and several support articles meant to give Game Masters additional material to expand their campaign. Because Pathfinder uses the Open Game License, it is 100% compatible with the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game. Paizo plans to release Adventure Paths in six-volume arcs, meaning each year of Pathfinder will include two complete Adventure Paths. The first Pathfinder Adventure Path, Rise of the Runelords, will comprise the first six volumes of Pathfinder. A new Adventure Path will begin in Pathfinder #7. "This August marks the beginning of a new era in fantasy roleplaying," says Erik Mona, Paizo’s Publisher. "With the experience of three popular Adventure Paths behind us, our peerless editorial and art staffs understand exactly what gamers need to run a challenging, exciting campaign experience. Pathfinder significantly improves upon our past efforts and sets a new standard for the tabletop RPG industry." Pathfinder #1 launches this August with Paizo's newest Adventure Path, Rise of the Runelords. Runelords is a complete campaign that takes player characters from 1st level to 15th level and possibly beyond. It takes place in the frontier kingdom of Varisia, a realm of rugged steppes, haunted forests, and trackless mountains partially civilized to the south, but wholly wild and the domain of giants and monsters to the north. An ancient warlord from a forgotten age has awakened from a deathless sleep, and draws his cruel giant minions near as he prepares to rebuild his decadent empire. The PCs must uncover this sinister plot and prevent a terrible giant war from bringing ruin to their homeland, but in doing so, they run the risk of falling to the sins that brought the ancient empire of the Runelords to ruin. Rise of the Runelords features the diabolical creations of James Jacobs, Richard Pett, Nicolas Logue, Wolfgang Baur, Stephen S. Greer, and Greg A. Vaughan and features covers by superstar artist Wayne Reynolds. "With the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path, I wanted to present a campaign that was strongly rooted in the classic RPG tradition, and one that focused on some of every GM's favorite menaces," says James Jacobs, Paizo's creative director for Pathfinder. "Rise of the Runelords follows an amazing progression that starts small with goblins and scales up in a hurry. By the end, the foes are immense and unforgettable. It's thrilling to call upon authors like Rich, Nick, Wolf, Steve, and Greg and on artists like Rob Lazzaretti and Wayne Reynolds—with their help, this will be the best Adventure Path yet!" Every volume of Pathfinder will feature at least two support articles designed to bolster that volume's adventure, but the contents of these support articles can just as well serve any campaign. These support articles might be in-depth explorations of key cities, descriptions of important deities and their worshipers, ecological discussions of key monsters, explorations of the region in which the Adventure Path takes place, details on new magic items and spells, or even rules for how to handle certain types of in-game situations (such as how to maintain a stronghold). Each volume also contains an installment of the Pathfinder's Journal, an ongoing exploration of the world in which these Adventure Paths are set. These journals give you a wealth of inspiring background material you can take and use in your own campaign or to expand on the current Adventure Path. Finally, each Pathfinder will feature a bestiary of a half-dozen or so new monsters. Some of these new monsters will feature in the adventure in that volume, while others might just fit the themes of the adventure—they're provided for the Game Master to expand their game. Many of these monsters will be drawn from real-world myth, legend, and even cryptozoological sources, further adding a sense of tradition and verisimilitude. Pathfinder Adventure Paths will take place in a new Paizo campaign setting that is currently in development. This setting will involve elements of classic sword and sorcery themes sure to appeal to longtime and brand-new gamers alike. Stay tuned to paizo.com to learn more about this exciting new campaign setting as it develops. Pathfinder retails for $19.99 per volume and will be available at local game stores, bookstores, and online at paizo.com. Readers may also subscribe online at paizo.com on a month-to-month basis. New Pathfinder subscriptions are billed at a rate of 30% off the cover price per issue, plus shipping. A valid credit card is needed to subscribe to Pathfinder. Subscribers can cancel at any time. Subscribers will receive each monthly volume direct from Paizo, at a shipping rate of their choice, and need never worry about missing a volume. Subscribers will also receive a free PDF of each volume of Pathfinder (a $13.99 value!). Visit paizo.com/transition for additional details. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Publishing and Necromancer Games Announce New Roleplaying Product PartnershipApril 10, 2007Paizo Publishing, LLC and Necromancer Games, Inc. have agreed in principle to partner in the creation of future Necromancer Games releases. The two hobby gaming companies have signed a letter of intent to team up in the publication of Tegel Manor, a revised classic Judges Guild adventure module, and other Necromancer releases. "From the very beginning of the Open Game License, Necromancer Games has produced evocative, exciting products with that classic 'First Edition Feel' everyone seems to love but few seem to really understand," said Erik Mona, Paizo's Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Dragon. "The guys at Necromancer certainly understand, and I can't wait to bring Paizo's top-notch production and publishing approach to this great brand. Orcus himself must be smiling right now. I certainly am." "I can't tell you how excited we are to be working with Erik Mona, Lisa Stevens, James Jacobs and the people at Paizo," says Clark Peterson, President of Necromancer Games. "I feel like a paladin that just found a holy sword. It is a perfect fit for us." Release dates for projects produced by the Necromancer–Paizo team will be announced in the coming months. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Publishing and the Paizo "golem" logo are registered trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved. ABOUT NECROMANCER GAMES Necromancer Games and the "Orcus" logo are trademarks of Necromancer Games, Inc. All rights reserved. Introducing Planet Stories: Classic Science Fantasy NovelsNew Paizo Novel Line to Feature Moorcock, Howard, GygaxPaizo Publishing®, LLC announced the creation of a new line of classic science fantasy novel reprints called Planet Stories. With large printing houses distancing themselves from backlisted novels, Planet Stories brings back some of the long forgotten classic inspirations for much of today's science fiction and fantasy genres. Planet Stories will be available at your local book or hobby store and will retail for around $12.99 each. This August, Planet Stories launches with two venerable titles from classic veterans of the science fiction and fantasy genres: Almuric, by Robert E. Howard, is a savage planet of crumbling stone ruins and debased, near-human inhabitants. Into this world comes Esau Cairn, Earthman, swordsman, murderer. Only he can overthrow the terrible devils that enslave Almuric, but to do so he must first defeat the inner demons that forced him to abandon Earth. Filled with vile beasts and thrilling adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Almuric is one of Howard's few novels, and an excellent yarn from one of America's most distinct literary voices. Robert E. Howard is most known for creating the fictional character, Conan the Cimmerian (a.k.a. Conan the Barbarian), who has been featured in comic books, short stories, novels, and feature films for over 70 years. Howard's work is often credited as the source of the sword-and-sorcery genre and influenced everyone from J.R.R. Tolkien to George R.R. Martin. The Anubis Murders, by Gary Gygax, weaves a fantastic tale of warring wizards that spans the world from the pyramids of ancient Egypt to the mist-shrouded towns of medieval England. Someone is murdering the world's most powerful sorcerers, and the trail of blood leads straight to Anubis, the solemn god known by most as the Master of Jackals. Can Magister Setne Inhetep, personal philosopher-wizard to the Pharaoh, reach the distant kingdom of Avillonia and put an end to the Anubis Murders, or will he be claimed as the latest victim? Gary Gygax co-created the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game over 30 years ago and has watched it grow to become one of the largest entertainment sources in the hobby gaming industry. Dungeons & Dragons has been played by tens of millions worldwide and the name Gygax is instantly recognizable to any fans of the game, past or present. Planet Stories will release one classic science fantasy novel each month beginning this September. Additional planned releases include: City of the Beast/Warriors of Mars, by Michael Moorcock, features the return of Moorcock's Eternal Champion, Kane of Old Mars, a brilliant American physicist whose strange experiments in matter transmission catapult him across space and time to the Red Planet. Kane's is a Mars of the distant past, a place of romantic civilizations, fabulous many-spired cities, and the gorgeous princess Shizala. To win her hand and bring peace to Mars, Kane must defeat the terrible Blue Giants of the Argzoon, whose ravaging hordes threaten the whole planet! Adventure in the Edgar Rice Burroughs tradition from the creator of Elric of Melniboné. The first stand-alone American printing since 1979, City of the Beast/Warrior of Mars will be available this September. Black God's Kiss, by C.L. Moore, was first published in the pages of Weird Tales in 1934. C.L. Moore's Jirel of Joiry is the first significant female sword-and-sorcery protagonist and one of the most exciting and evocative characters the genre has ever known. Published alongside seminal works by H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, the five classic fantasy tales included in this volume easily stand the test of time and often overshadow the storytelling power and emotional impact of stories by Moore's more famous contemporaries. A seminal work from one of fantasy's most important authors, Black God's Kiss is an essential addition to any fantasy library and will be available this October. To learn more, visit Planet Stories online at paizo.com/planetstories. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING ABOUT PLANET STORIES Planet Stories and the "planet" logo are trademarks of and Paizo Publishing and the Paizo "golem" logo are registered trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Paizo Announces Four GameMastery™ Releases for June
Including the brand new Critical Hit Deck™!Paizo Publishing®, LLC, a leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying game accessories, announced four new releases for their popular line of RPG accessories, GameMastery. Tired of the same old double damage? Wouldn't you rather chop your opponent's head off in one clean swing or put an arrow through his heart? Paizo Publishing presents an all-new addition to its GameMastery™ line, the GameMastery Critical Hit Deck, releasing this June. Rolled a critical hit? Draw a card and apply the result! Each of the Critical Hit cards in this 52-card deck has four different results based on weapon type, all of which are compatible with the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game. Chop off a head, slice through a tendon, poke out an eye—crushing your enemy has never been this much fun. Critical Hit Deck retails for $9.99 USD. GameMastery Flip-Mat: Tavern, the long-awaited addition to the Flip-Mat line, debuts this June and features a classic, two-story tavern with a bar, kitchen, secret meeting room, innkeeper's quarters, and stables on the first floor and sleeping quarters connected by a long hallway on the second floor. The Flip side features rolling grassland and a mysterious, solitary bush. GameMastery Flip-Mats are designed to make your game portable and affordable. They're made with durable, laminated card stock and can handle dry erase, wet erase, and even permanent marker. (Permanent marker is erasable on a Flip-Mat!) Flip-Mat: Tavern retails for $12.99 USD. Also appearing on store shelves this June is the next Item Cards installment, GameMastery Item Cards: Dragon's Trove. Dragon's Trove is an all-new 110-card double deck boxed set featuring exotic weapons and treasure pillaged from the lairs of ancient dragons. Each card features a stunning illustration by Vincent Dutrait on one side, with a text description and room for notes on the opposite side. The fifth installment of the Item Cards line, a GM can hand these out when their PCs get treasure and watch as players learn to love managing their booty. A code on each card helps GMs track which card corresponds to which treasure. The Dragon's Trove double deck boxed set retails for $19.95 USD. Finally, we have the ninth installment in the Map Pack line, GameMastery Map Pack: Sewers. Sewers contains 18 full-color 5 x 8-inch map tiles, stunningly crafted by cartographer Corey Macourek, that unite to form a completely customizable sewer adventuring area. For use with the world's most popular roleplaying or tabletop miniature campaigns, and useable by experienced GMs and novices alike, this product fits perfectly into any game master's arsenal. Good GMs can never have too many maps! Sewers retails for $12.95 USD. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Publishing and the Paizo "golem" logo are registered trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Monty Python's Spamalot Grail Giveaway Reminder: Entries Due by April 30, 2007
Find Twelve Hidden Grails, Win Fabulous Prizes!Paizo Publishing has partnered with the smash hit Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot to give away Python-themed prize packs to readers of Dragon, Dungeon, and customers of Paizo Publishing's e-commerce site, paizo.com. Prizes include Monty Python DVDs, CDs, t-shirts, empty halves of coconuts, and a variety of Spamalot gift items sold at the show on Broadway. Prize packs will be given at random to fifty of the entrants. Twelve grails have been hidden in three locations: five grails in April Dungeon (#145), five grails in April Dragon (#354), and two grails on paizo.com. Examples of what the grail looks like can be found on page 10 in Dungeon #145, page 11 in Dragon #354 and online at paizo.com/grailgiveaway. Please note that the grails listed in those locations are not hidden, and will not count as one of the twelve locations. Legibly note the locations of all twelve grails in either an email or postcard. Emailed entries should be sent to contest@paizo.com with the subject line "Grail Giveaway" and postcards should be mailed to [This promotion has ended. For our updated contact information, please see our contact page.] No purchase necessary to enter. Void where prohibited. All entries must be received by April 30, 2007. About Paizo Publishing Paizo Publishing, LLC and the Paizo "golem" logo are registered trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC. All Rights Reserved. About Monty Python's Spamalot Paizo Publishing®, LLC Announces Return Schedule for GameMastery Campaign WorkbookOnline Return Tool Makes the Process EasyPaizo Publishing, LLC will begin accepting returns for defective GameMastery Campaign Workbooks the week of February 20th, 2007. A large number of copies of the original print run unintentionally use a low quality glue in the binding, causing some books to fall apart when laid flat. To prevent this from occurring again, Paizo re-bound the books with a spiral ring bind. Anyone wishing to return their copy and exchange it for a new one can follow one of two paths: First option is to return your defective copy online at paizo.com/returns. You'll need to create an account and fill out the e-form provided at the address above. Completion of the e-form will generate an order number. Please tear the front cover off your defective Campaign Workbook and treat it like a postcard. Legibly write your return address in the top left corner, Paizo's mailing address in the middle (see below), and affix a stamp to the top right corner. Drop it in your mailbox and Paizo will send a new copy and two FREE GameMastery Item Card booster packs to you by the end of March 2007. Returns are only possible while supplies last. PAIZO PUBLISHING RETURNS Second option is to return your copy at your local hobby retailer. They will be able to exchange your copy for a new one and can tear off the front cover and return it to distribution for a replacement. Paizo again apologizes for the inconvenience this may have caused. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo's GameMastery accessories give you the tools to make the most of your RPG campaigns. Publisher Erik Mona and one of the most experienced design staffs in the game industry present products that combine the best art and production values to bring a vorpal edge to your campaigns. Paizo Publishing, LLC and the Paizo "golem" logo are registered trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC. GameMastery and Campaign Workbook are trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC. Paizo Publishing®, LLC Celebrates "Paizo Five"Paizo announces their GameMastery Modules line!Paizo Publishing turns five this year and, to celebrate, they've promised their most aggressive and exciting line-up of games and gaming products to date! Starting with February and continuing through the end of the year, Paizo will make at least one Paizo Five announcement each month. These major announcements will cover new and exciting products, company changes, and a late summer release of a line of products Paizo's never produced before. The Paizo Five announcement for February is a line of stand-alone adventures called GameMastery Modules. GameMastery Modules will be 32-page, high quality, full-color, OGL-compatible adventures for use with your favorite d20 fantasy RPG and will retail for $12.99 USD. They will be available at your local hobby store or bookstore and online at paizo.com. GameMastery Module D1: Crown of the Kobold King releases this June and pits low-level players against an evil Kobold King and his minions who've spilled forth from their dungeon to menace a local village. Written by fan favorite author Nicolas Logue, Module D1 will be the backdrop for a huge, three-dimensional "delve" event premiering at Origins 2007. GameMastery Module W1: Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale releases in July and sends mid-level players into the wilderness of Bloodsworn Vale to tame the monsters within. Module W1 is written by Jason Bulmahn. GameMastery Module D2: Seven Swords of Sin releases at Gen Con in August and challenges mid-level players to thwart an evil enchantress who has stolen the fabled Seven Swords of Sin and stored them deep within her deadly dungeon lair. Module D2 will be the backdrop for Paizo's second summer "delve" event held at Gen Con Indy. This product is unique in that its story was written by an established designer but its room content was written via an internal Paizo Publishing "Deadliest Room" contest. If you want to give your players a challenge, run them through the bloodiest, most visceral, most heinous rooms the Paizo Publishing employees could think of. "There are a lot of adventure products on the market," says Jason Bulmahn, Paizo's GameMastery Brand Manager and Managing Editor of DRAGON. "We are committed to delivering the highest quality adventure modules written by some of the best in the industry." GameMastery Modules will release monthly. Stay tuned for future Modules releases. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Publishing, LLC and the Paizo "golem" logo are registered trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved. Paizo Publishing®, LLC to Suspend Shipping of GameMastery Campaign WorkbookManufacturing Error Resulted in Binding IssueCONSUMER ALERT: Paizo Publishing®, LLC is aware of the recent complaints regarding the GameMastery™ Campaign Workbook (PZO3000) binding issues. At this time, we've suspended shipping of Campaign Workbooks both into distribution and online at paizo.com and are working with the printer to uncover what went wrong in the manufacturing process. Paizo takes great care to release only the best products into the marketplace and we deeply regret that one of our products was not of the highest quality. Once we've finished our discussion with the manufacturer and have a timeline in place, we will begin accepting returns of sold copies. Anyone who purchased a copy at their local book or hobby store or at our website will be able to return their copy online via a web tool on paizo.com. Retail stores can continue to work through their distributor to get replacement copies. We will inform the public the moment we begin accepting returns. As this hinges on a new batch of books being printed, we want everyone to be aware that we anticipate anywhere up to eight weeks before customers start to see replacement copies in their mailboxes. We apologize for this delay and any inconvenience this issue has caused. As a small token of our gratitude for your continued loyalty and patience, we will ship every replacement copy of Campaign Workbook with a free booster pack of GameMastery Item Pack: Hero's Hoard and Item Pack: Relics of War. Please keep your eyes on the paizo.com messageboards for further updates. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo's GameMastery accessories give you the tools to make the most of your RPG campaigns. Publisher Erik Mona and one of the most experienced design staffs in the game industry present products that combine the best art and production values to bring a vorpal edge to your campaigns. Paizo Publishing, LLC and the Paizo "golem" logo are registered trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC. GameMastery and Campaign Workbook are trademarks of Paizo Publishing, LLC. |
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