Archive2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 Paizo.com Adds New Gift-Giving OptionsOft-requested features arrive in time for the holidays!Paizo Publishing, LLC® is proud to announce several new gift-giving options for paizo.com shoppers. ... One of the most requested features at paizo.com is improved ability to give gifts to other people, said Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo... (read more)Paizo.com Adds New Gift-Giving OptionsOft-requested features arrive in time for the holidays!Paizo Publishing, LLC® is proud to announce several new gift-giving options for paizo.com shoppers. "One of the most requested features at paizo.com is improved ability to give gifts to other people," said Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo Publishing, "We have been working hard on three cool new ways for our customers to give great gaming gifts to their friends and family!" Patrons of paizo.com will be able to purchase gift certificates in any amount from $5 to $500, which can be used to purchase more than 20,000 different items in the paizo.com store. In addition, customers will be able to specify any order as a gift and compose their own gift message to be sent along with the order. Finally, customers will be able to purchase PDFs as gifts for other paizo.com customers. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING RPG Superstar™ 2010 Open Call for New Design TalentCompetition Starts December 4, 2009 on paizo.comPaizo Publishing, LLC® is proud to announce RPG Superstar 2010, the third season of its popular RPG design contest. The search for the newest talent in RPG design begins in early December on paizo.com. "I couldn’t be more pleased at the success of RPG Superstar since its launch two years ago," said Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo Publishing, "Not only do we have thousands of fans eagerly awaiting the launch of this year’s RPG Superstar, but we have managed to find a number of key contributors for our products and even hired Rob McCreary, one of 2008’s Top 4 contestants. This year’s contest could find next year’s most talked about author—I can’t wait!" Fans selected Neil Spicer as 2009’s RPG Superstar, voting his creations through five rounds of intensive competition to ultimately select his adventure proposal as the best submission in a contest that started with hundreds of aspiring designers. Spicer’s winning adventure, Realm of the Fellnight Queen, releases in January as a full-color printed Pathfinder Module. Starting at 2 PM Pacific Time on December 4, 2009, contestants will be able to submit their RPG Superstar entry at paizo.com/rpgsuperstar. For the first round, that entry will be a wondrous item designed for use with Paizo's Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Each entry must be 300 words or less, and must include all of the proper mechanics and flavor. Contestants must submit their entry by January 1, 2010. Judges will select the top 32 entries to be announced on January 19, 2010; those 32 contestants 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 in each round will continue on to subsequent rounds, and the ultimate winner will earn a paid commission to write one of Paizo's upcoming Pathfinder Modules! Paizo has selected three judges to oversee the competition. This year, Paizo Managing Editor F. Wesley Schneider and Developer Sean K Reynolds join veteran RPG Superstar and Necromancer Games co-owner Clark Peterson. These judges will critique each round's entries before the public vote. In addition, this season will also feature guest judges chosen for their insight on specific themes for each round. For the Open Call round, last year's RPG Superstar Final 4 (Eric Bailey, Kevin Carter, Neil Spicer, and Matthew Stinson) will provide their advice to this year's top 32 contestants. Additional high-profile game professionals will serve as guest judges for each upcoming round. As the contest progresses, the public will decide which talented designers succeed by discussing the entries and voting for their favorite contestants each round on paizo.com.
Specifics for each challenge will be announced as each round begins. The winner of RPG Superstar 2010 will be announced on March 23, 2010. Complete rules and submission 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 Monte Cook to Write Pathfinder RPG Adventure"Curse of the Riven Sky" First Pathfinder RPG Design for Third Edition Co-CreatorPaizo Publishing today announced that leading fantasy RPG designer Monte Cook will write Curse of the Riven Sky, a new adventure for the popular Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The 32-page stand-alone adventure releases in July, 2010, and represents Cook’s first significant creative design work for the Pathfinder RPG. Cook previously served as one of the primary designers of the third edition of the world’s oldest roleplaying game, and his adventure designs have won him several industry awards, including the Gen Con/EN World "ENnie" for Best Adventure. "I love working with the folks at Paizo," said Monte Cook. "We seem to see eye to eye on what’s right for the game, and what makes a great product. It’s a thrill for me to be able to create an adventure for the cool new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game." Curse of the Riven Sky features a series of challenging wilderness and roleplaying encounters as the player characters face off against the machinations of treacherous giants and includes a foray into the floating fortress of a cloud giant wizard. Cook previously served as a design consultant for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, which is now entering its third printing after a smash-hit August 2009 release. "I was lucky enough to play in Monte’s legendary Ptolus campaign," said Paizo Publisher Erik Mona. "Monte’s fundamental understanding of encounter design, strong sense of exciting fantasy, and immersive storytelling made his campaign an absolute joy, and I’m beyond thrilled to finally bring his exciting voice to the Pathfinder RPG experience." ABOUT MONTE COOK ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING BOOK FACTS Title: Pathfinder Module: Curse of the Riven Sky Author: Monte Cook ISBN: 978-1-60125-257-9 Product Code: PZO9526 Price: $13.99 Size: 8.5 x 11, 32 pages Releases: July 2010 A wilderness adventure for 10th-level characters. Gaming legend Monte Cook comes to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game with his first published adventure design in years! The heroes unearth an ancient ritual in a treasure hoard that promises power and fortune. The only trouble is, they need a wizard with giantish blood to help them complete it! Venturing to a forlorn cloud giant castle to gain the much-needed aid, the heroes become embroiled in giantish intrigue when they discover the wizard’s fortress under assault by hill giants! Will unraveling the giant wizard’s hidden past convince him to aid their cause, or will it simply bring misfortune, betrayal, and death? Designed specifically for the new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game rules and written by gaming legend and Pathfinder RPG rules consultant Monte Cook, Curse of the Riven Sky spotlights wilderness adventuring, innovative roleplaying encounters, and problem solving, providing an unforgettable gaming experience. Pathfinder Modules are 32-page, high-quality, full-color, adventures using the Open Game License to work with both the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the standard 3.5 fantasy RPG rules set. All Pathfinder Modules include four pre-made characters so players can jump right into the action, and full-color maps to enhance play. A mock-up cover and additional product details can be found at paizo.com/pathfinder/pathfindermodules. Paizo Launches Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide Open PlaytestSix New 20-Level Classes to Debut Free OnlinePaizo Publishing today announced the beginning of a free online playtest of their flagship 2010 tabletop RPG product, the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Player’s Guide, scheduled for an August release. The playtest will cover six complete 20-level "base classes" created specifically for the new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, the runaway hit tabletop roleplaying game that has reinvigorated the RPG category since its release this summer. Two all-new classes, the cavalier and the oracle, are available now as a free download at paizo.com, with an additional four classes scheduled to appear before the end of the year. Paizo fans and gamers from around the world are encouraged to download the new classes and share their feedback on paizo.com’s messageboard community. Paizo’s design staff will incorporate playtester feedback into the final class designs following the close of the Advanced Player’s Guide Playtest on January 31, 2010. Paizo’s Pathfinder Roleplaying Game released in August, 2009, following more than a year of open playtest by the paizo.com community. More than 55,000 gamers participated in the Pathfinder RPG Open Playtest, the largest such program in the history of the tabletop roleplaying game industry. This new Advanced Player’s Guide Playtest follows on the heels of that successful program, presenting the first new official classes for the Pathfinder RPG since the publication of the Core Rulebook. "We are thrilled to once again involve Paizo fans and the community of tabletop gamers at large in this expansive playtest effort," said Erik Mona, Paizo’s publisher. "Playtester feedback on the Core Rulebook helped immeasurably, and I cannot wait to see what the growing audience of the Pathfinder RPG thinks of these wholly new character classes." The six new classes (and the dates they are expected to be posted for open playtest) are: NOVEMBER 13Cavalier: A noble warrior who weaves through high society as easily as he does the most treacherous battles. Oracle: A divine mystic dedicated to a mysterious occult tradition that grants her fantastic powers—but at great cost! NOVEMBER 30Summoner: An arcane spellcaster who conjures powerful servitor creatures from beyond the veil of reality to serve his whims. Witch: A versatile caster who gains her spells from the eldritch whispers of her familiar and casts potent hexes to aid allies and vex foes. DECEMBER 14Alchemist: An arcane mystic who brews salves and unguents to modify his body in freakishly effective ways. Inquisitor: An agent of faith trained to root out the dark secrets and even darker monsters that haunt the forgotten corners of the world. All six new classes are immediately sanctioned for playtesting within Paizo’s Pathfinder Society Organized Play program, a huge campaign involving thousands of Pathfinder RPG players from around the world. Players can also use the classes in their regular Pathfinder games, and are encouraged to share their thoughts with Paizo’s design staff by posting feedback on paizo.com’s designated messageboards. The Advanced Player’s Guide Playtest is scheduled to conclude on January 31, 2010. The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Player’s Guide ($39.99) is scheduled for release in August, 2010. Playtesting documents are available for free download now at paizo.com. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Publishing Hires Rob McCreary as New Assistant EditorRPG Superstar Finalist to join Pathfinder staffPaizo Publishing, LLC is pleased to announce that it has hired Rob McCreary to join its award-winning editorial staff as an Assistant Editor. "I first noticed Rob McCreary when he was one of the finalists for the first RPG Superstar. His designs, thorough attention to detail, and creativity set his submissions apart from more than 800 contestants,” remembered Paizo’s Publisher Erik Mona. “In the two years since, he's contributed designs to our Pathfinder products that make even the jaded editorial staff ooh and ahh, so when Rob's resume hit our in-box, we all knew we had to hire him immediately. I can't wait to see what he delivers to Pathfinder players as a regular member of our design and editorial staff!” Rob broke onto the roleplaying scene in 2008 with a top 4 finish in Paizo’s annual RPG Superstar contest. He parlayed his win into a string of freelance writing assignments for Paizo, including parts of the Pathfinder Campaign Setting book; “The Final Wish,” the last adventure of the recently completed Legacy of Fire Pathfinder Adventure Path; and “Rivers Run Red,” the second adventure in the next Pathfinder Adventure Path, Kingmaker. "I was living in Prague, and I had said that getting a job with Paizo would be one of the only things that could get me back to the States,” said Rob McCreary. “It's a dream come true for me, and I'm really excited about working with all the great writers and designers at Paizo. I can't wait to get started!” Rob’s first day as part of the Paizo editorial team will be November 2, 2009. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Publishing and King of the Castle Games to Produce Campaign CoinsGame Accessories to be released under the GameMastery brandPaizo Publishing LLC is excited to announce that it has forged a partnership with King of the Castle Games Company Pty Ltd from Melbourne, Australia to distribute and market King of the Castle's line of Campaign Coins under Paizo's GameMastery brand. "Since we met Andre at Gen Con 2008, we have been dying to bring his high-quality Campaign Coins under the Paizo umbrella," says Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo. "At Gen Con 2009, we made it a priority to get this deal done, and we can't wait for these coins to hit the marketplace!" Campaign Coins offer a high-quality, "real-feel" fantasy game monetary system with actual metal coins representing the different metals and denominations commonly found in popular gaming systems. So much more immersive than conventional "pen & paper" recording of your hard earned loot, Campaign Coins create more opportunities for creative roleplaying as you actually hand over cash at your local tavern, bribe a town guard to look the other way, or buy passage to the next exotic port! "King of the Castle Games is looking forward to a promising and productive relationship with Paizo. We have always thought that our Campaign Coins line would work well under the GameMastery brand and are extremely happy that this new partnership has been formed," said Andre Bishop, Director of King of the Castle. "King of the Castle Games intends to extend our range of Campaign Coins and welcomes the creative spirit and passion Paizo has for delivering high-quality gaming accessories. We are also looking forward to our products having better access to the marketplace through Paizo's extensive distribution network." The first eight SKUs for this line will hit retail stores in January 2010. Each pack will contain 12 high-quality metal coins. Campaign Coins come in four metal types: copper, silver, gold and platinum. There will be two packs per metal type, one with three low denominations and one with three high denominations. GameMastery Campaign Coin 12-packs will retail for $11.99. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING ABOUT KING OF THE CASTLE GAMES COMPANY Paizo Publishing Moves OfficesNew Address and Phone Number Go Live FridayPaizo Publishing has moved from its former Bellevue, Washington offices to expanded space in nearby Redmond, Washington. Starting Friday, August 28, the Paizo offices will be located at the following address: Paizo Publishing, LLC Paizo employee email addresses remain the same, though the company expects its servers and the paizo.com website to be out of service for a few hours on Friday. Employee personal telephone extensions will be changing. For the time being, please route all calls through the main switchboard at (425) 250-0800. Regular office business resumes Monday, August 31. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Partners with Reaper to Produce Pathfinder MiniaturesMonthly metal miniatures releases to support Paizo's new Pathfinder Roleplaying GamePaizo Publishing and Reaper Miniatures today announced a new partnership that will see Reaper produce monthly metal miniature releases to support Paizo's blockbuster new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The line is set to debut in Fall 2009, with fantasy miniatures supporting the Pathfinder RPG, Pathfinder Adventure Paths, Pathfinder Modules, and the world of the Pathfinder Chronicles. All miniatures will be cast in the finest white-metal alloy and will be available through regular hobby distribution channels. "We're ecstatic to be working with the fine people at Paizo Publishing," said Ed Pugh, CEO of Reaper Miniatures. "The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game has set a new standard in roleplaying and gaming in our industry. We're proud to be a part of such a groundbreaking endeavor." With the formal release of the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook scheduled for tomorrow, on the opening day of the Gen Con Game Fair, Paizo has already seen its initial print run of the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook sell out completely to gamers and distributors, with the presses working overtime on a new second printing expected in early November. The massive Pathfinder Bestiary, featuring more than 350 fantastic foes for Pathfinder heroes, debuts in October. The Pathfinder RPG is an evolution of the 3.5 edition of the world's oldest fantasy roleplaying game, and is released under the terms of the Open Game License. "All of us at Paizo use miniatures in our games, and when it comes to marrying high-impact sculpts with excellent production and distribution, Reaper Miniatures stands at the very pinnacle of the hobby games industry," said Erik Mona, Publisher of Paizo Publishing. "I simply cannot wait to discover the incredible sculpts and dynamic characters Reaper will produce for its Pathfinder line." The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook and Reaper's extensive, award-winning miniatures line can be found wherever gaming products are sold or can be purchased directly from Paizo Publishing via paizo.com. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING ABOUT REAPER MINIATURES For more information about Reaper Miniatures, visit the Reaper Miniatures website at ReaperMini.com. Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook Sold Out!All Preordered Copies Now in Distribution Channel, New Print Run to Arrive in Early NovemberTen days before the launch of their much-anticipated Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Paizo Publishing today announced that the first print run of the book has sold out, with all preordered copies on their way to stores for an August 13 release. With preorders more than five times greater than for any previous product in Paizo's seven-year history, orders for the Core Rulebook continue to mount even as the company speeds to produce another print run. Paizo.com has retained enough copies to handle all paizo.com subscriptions and pre-orders. Customers who have not already placed a pre-order with paizo.com or their game or book retailer are encouraged to seek out a copy immediately following the book's retail release, as supplies are expected to run out well before the arrival of a second print run in early November. "We thought we had printed enough to last us at least until the end of this year, but skyrocketing demand from our customers and distributors has us reprinting already," Lisa Stevens, CEO of Paizo said. "We have a healthy amount heading to Gen Con, but we think even those will go fast, so don't delay in picking up your copy!" The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook is the first release in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game line of hardcover tabletop RPG rulebooks. Clocking in at a whopping 576 pages and at a weight of more than four pounds, this $49.99 rulebook is the newest incarnation of the 3.5 version of the world's best-selling roleplaying game. Playtested by more than 50,000 players over the last year, the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook is the most hotly anticipated tabletop RPG release of 2009. A massive electronic download file ($9.99) will remain available at paizo.com. "The phenomenal support of the constantly growing community of Pathfinder RPG players has been a staggering sight to behold," said Paizo Publisher Erik Mona. "To sell out a hugely ambitious print run before the release date just goes to show what an immense audience this game will enjoy in the years to come." The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook can be found wherever gaming products are sold or can be purchased directly from Paizo Publishing via paizo.com. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Gives PDFs Some Love: 35% Off!Use promotional code "PDFLove" during order checkoutApril 8, 2009 We at Paizo Publishing understand how important PDFs have become to most roleplaying gamers. We know that PDFs allow you to easily carry around a large library of books on your laptop, PDA, or cell phone. We know that PDFs are great for searching for that piece of obscure information. We know that PDFs are a great way to keep out-of-print products available. And we know that PDFs provide a great way to check out new products. At paizo.com, most of the roleplaying books we publish are available in both print and PDF editions. We take pride in the high quality of our PDFs and think that they are some of the best in the industry. And we would love to show you how cool they are by allowing you to buy our Pathfinder PDFs for 35% off the regular retail price through the end of April. This offer includes Pathfinder Adventure Path PDFs, Pathfinder Modules PDFs, Pathfinder Chronicles PDFs, Pathfinder Companion PDFs, and Pathfinder Society Scenario PDFs. Just add the Pathfinder PDFs you would like to buy into your cart, and when you are checking out, type the promotional code "PDFLove" in the appropriate box. The 35% discount will be applied to your Pathfinder PDFs at that point. You can use this code as many times as you like until the end of April, and feel free to share this code with your friends. We also invite you to check out the FREE PDF products available at http://paizo.com/store/downloads/free. These include several of our own products, such as the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beta, our adventures Hollow's Last Hope and Revenge of the Kobold King, and our Player's Guides for Rise of the Runelords and Curse of the Crimson Throne, as well as dozens of PDFs from other publishers. We would also like to remind you that subscribers to our Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Modules, Pathfinder Companion, and Pathfinder Chronicles lines get FREE PDFs when the corresponding print editions of their subscription products ship just another way in which we thank our customers for their support! So drop by paizo.com and check out all of the downloads we offer at http://paizo.com/store/downloads. The digital age is here, and we are proud to be your provider of amazing digital products for years to come. Paizo Announces New System for Pathfinder Roleplaying GameNew "d21™ System" and Dice in Stores This August
Paizo Publishing today unveiled new details of the exciting new rules system that will form the basis for their upcoming Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The newly christened "d21™ System" uses a new 20-sided die that's numbered from 2 to 21. "Using the old d20 die, you could roll a 20, but where can you go from there? Where?" asked Lead Designer Jason Bulmahn. "Nowhere. Exactly. With the new d21™ System, now you can roll a 21—one higher." Paizo will release new d21™ dice along with the new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook in August 2009. "We're confident that people will enjoy the added excitement afforded by the d21™ System," insisted Publisher Erik Mona. "It's clearly better than games that use d20 dice, because it uses dice that can roll one higher." For more about the d21™ System and the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, visit paizo.com/pathfinderRPG.
ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Neil Spicer Voted RPG Superstar™ 2009Contest-Winning Adventure to be Printed by PaizoAfter five rounds of intensive competition, amateur game designer Neil Spicer has won RPG Superstar 2009, the largest tabletop roleplaying game design contest in history. The popular vote of paizo.com's more than 100,000-strong fan community chose Neil Spicer's Realm of the Fellnight Queen Pathfinder module submission over the final-round submissions of competitors Eric Bailey, Kevin Carter, and Matthew Stinson. Spicer will receive a contract to write the full adventure, which will be released by Paizo in January, 2010. Paizo challenged amateur game designers from around the world to show off their skills in RPG Superstar 2009, the second season of Paizo's search for great undiscovered game designers. Regular judges Wolfgang Baur of Kobold Quarterly, Clark Peterson of Necromancer Games, and Paizo's own Sean K Reynolds narrowed a field of hundreds of open call submissions to 32 would-be RPG Superstars, and guest judges including Ed Greenwood, Jason Bulmahn, Monte Cook, and James Jacobs, plus last year's Top 4 contestants Clinton J. Boomer, Rob McCreary, Jason Nelson, and original RPG Superstar Leandra Christine Schneider provided their advice as the contestants answered each new challenge. In the final round, we asked this year's Top 4 to propose a 32-page Pathfinder Module for use with Paizo's upcoming Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Contestants Eric Bailey (Wakefield, Massachusetts), Kevin Carter (Aliso Viejo, California), Matthew Stinson (Jacksonville, Florida), and Neil Spicer (Waxhaw, North Carolina) responded with four excellent submissions. Neil Spicer's Realm of the Fellnight Queen emerged victorious after a week of public comment and voting at paizo.com. Spicer's winning adventure is currently available for preorder at paizo.com. "On behalf of our judges as well as the whole Paizo Publishing family, congratulations to Eric Bailey, Kevin Carter, Matthew Stinson, and Neil Spicer," said Paizo Publisher Erik Mona. "Though only one earned the title RPG Superstar 2009, you'll likely be hearing from all of them, and from other RPG Superstar 2009 contestants, in the months and years to come." RPG Superstar will return in 2010. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Releases Pathfinder Compatibility LicenseCommunity Use Policy also releasedPaizo Publishing, LLC announced today that it has released two new licenses—one that will allow publishers to market products designed for use with Paizo's upcoming Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and another that allows the Paizo community to create and share original content based on Paizo-owned intellectual property. The Pathfinder Compatibility License will give professional and non-commercial publishers the ability to market products created for use with the upcoming Pathfinder Roleplaying Game with a specially designed logo. While the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is published under the terms of the Open Gaming License (OGL) from Wizards of the Coast, this new license allows publishers to distinctively indicate that their products are compatible with the new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game rules. "We are fully behind the OGL that Wizards of the Coast created for the 3.5 version of the world's most popular roleplaying game," said Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens. "The Pathfinder Compatibility License is our way of giving back to a publishing community that has already given so much to the open gaming movement." The Paizo Community Use Policy allows non-commercial users to create content compatible with most of Paizo's products, and to share that content with others. A package of logos, illustrations and other content is available for free to users who sign up for an account on paizo.com and register their content there. Paizo will maintain a registry with links to this community-generated content, allowing easy access to the wealth of material being created by Paizo's community. "We have a very enthusiastic community," says Victor Wertz, Paizo's Technical Director. "With this policy, Paizo is making it easier to create original content based on our products, and we're making it easier for them to find other community-created content." For more information on the Pathfinder Compatiblity License, go to paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/compatibility. For more information on the Paizo Community Use Policy, please visit paizo.com/communityuse. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo to Host PAIZOCON 2009 in JuneGuests of Honor Include Monte and Sue Cook, Eva WidermannPaizo Publishing, LLC will host PAIZOCON 2009 at the Coast Bellevue Hotel in Bellevue, Washington June 12–14, 2009. The small, intimate convention gives YOU the opportunity to meet, greet, and game with some of the best and brightest of hobby gaming's veteran authors, artists, publishers, and designers. Guests of Honor at this year's show include Monte Cook and Sue Cook, the creative minds behind Malhavoc Press; and superstar artist Eva Widermann. Other guests include Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Quarterly), Clark Peterson (Necromancer Games), Greg A. Vaughan (Skeletons of Scarwall), Michael Kortes (Entombed with the Pharaohs), and artist Kieran Yanner (Pathfinder Bestiary). The entire Paizo Publishing staff will be on hand to answer questions, run exclusive Pathfinder events, and play games with attendees. PAIZOCON 2009 features three days of gaming, panels, workshops, and fun! A 3-day badge costs $30, and attendance is capped at 250 attendees. You can register for PAIZOCON 2009 online at paizo.com/paizocon. When you register, be sure to sign up for Saturday night's Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Preview Banquet ($5), where Paizo will show off advance copies of the hotly anticipated Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and the accompanying Pathfinder Bestiary, and each attendee table will feature at least one special guest. Special room rates at the Coast Bellevue Hotel are available. Call 1-800-716-6199 and ask for the PAIZOCON room block. Be sure to book by May 21, 2009 to qualify for the special rate. "We are all very excited about PAIZOCON 2009," said Paizo Events Manager Joshua J. Frost. "Not only do we want to share our future products with our customers and messageboard community, but we are looking forward to the opportunity to game with the folks who have become the heart of Paizo Publishing: our readers." In addition to special guests and banquets, PAIZOCON 2009 will feature the debut of four new Pathfinder Society adventures and a raft of unique gaming experiences provided by the Paizo staff and the convention's many special guests. Keep your eye on paizo.com/paizocon for more details as they develop! ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING 4 Finalists Named for RPG Superstar™ 2009Ultimate Winner Will Have Adventure Printed by PaizoFrom a field of hundreds, only 4 finalists remain in this year's RPG Superstar™, the largest open-call tabletop roleplaying design contest in history. Industry legend Monte Cook (Malhavoc Press, Dungeon Master's Guide) joined celebrity judges Sean K Reynolds (Paizo), Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Quarterly), and Clark Peterson (Necromancer Games) to critique the villain lair submissions of the 8 Round 3 survivors, and a public vote resulted in 4 submissions advancing. The finalists are currently working on a complete proposal for a 32-page adventure using the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beta Playtest Edition rules, currently available as a free download on paizo.com. Members of the paizo.com messageboard community will vote for their favorite proposal, with the winner being named RPG Superstar 2009. The winning proposal will be published in Paizo's Pathfinder Module line in early 2010. The Top 4 finalists for RPG Superstar 2009 and their winning entries are: • Eric Bailey (Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA): Hecaetaeus, Sanctum of the Colossus; Vashkar, the False Maharajah; Varrush, Master of the Palace of Abundance; Lens of the Runethief • Kevin Carter (Aliso Viejo, California, USA): 26 Paper Street; Malgana the Twistwood Witch; Spider Hook • Neil Spicer (Waxhaw, North Carolina, USA): The Legendary Playhouse Theater, Sartel Bollen, Mistress of the Headless Caravan; Gulga Cench, Scion of Cyth-V'sug; Last Leaves of the Autumn Dryad • Matthew Stinson (Jacksonville, Florida, USA): The Abandoned Carnival at the Bumpy Apple Orchard; Sartel Bollen, Mistress of the Headless Caravan; School of Eyes The Top 4 will now be required to design a proposal for a 32-page Pathfinder Roleplaying Game module by 2:00 PM Pacific time on Friday, March 13. These Final Round submissions will be commented on by our three regular judges plus our guest judge, Pathfinder Editor-in-Chief James Jacobs. On March 17, the entries will be revealed to the general public, who will then get to discuss the entries and vote for their favorites. Voting ends on March 23. The ultimate winner of RPG Superstar, to be announced March 24, 2009, will write a Pathfinder Module to be published in early 2010. Clash of the Kingslayers, the module written by last year's RPG Superstar champion, Leandra Christine Schneider, has just been released for sale. For a complete schedule for RPG Superstar 2009, plus rules and FAQs, visit paizo.com/rpgsuperstar. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING WorldWorksGames to Create 3D Pathfinder TerrainRegular Releases Bring Adventure Path Encounters to LifePaizo Publishing, LLC, creators of the popular Pathfinder series of tabletop fantasy roleplaying adventures and accessories, today announced a partnership with WorldWorksGames that will bring three-dimensional terrain sets to gaming tables around the world. Pathfinder Terrain will detail key encounter areas from the Legacy of Fire Pathfinder Adventure Path, with a terrain kit for each adventure. Each full-color downloadable PDF-format Pathfinder Terrain kit retails for $16.99, and will be available for purchase at paizo.com in late February 2009 and at other quality online retailers shortly thereafter. Additional releases are scheduled on a monthly basis. The first release, Ruined Undercrypt of Kelmarane, supports the first Legacy of Fire adventure, "Howl of the Carrion King," by Paizo Publisher Erik Mona. "It's really amazing to see my dungeon come to life in glorious three dimensions," says Mona. "Gamers are going to flip with excitement when these kits hit the table. All of us at Paizo are absolutely thrilled with the quality WorldWorksGames has put into their Pathfinder Terrain kits." WorldWorksGames is well known as an early innovator in the gaming terrain market, producing a wide range of terrain genres. An early adopter of the now popular Adobe PDF format, WorldWorksGames has established itself as one of the premier "print-build-PLAY!" terrain makers. For further updates and or a complete catalog listing please visit paizo.com or worldworksgames.com. 
ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING 17 Finalists Advance to RPG Superstar Round 3Contestants Now Fleshing Out Winning Villains with Game StatsSeventeen amateur game designers have advanced to Round 3 of Paizo Publishing's RPG Superstar, the largest open-call tabletop roleplaying design contest in history. Forgotten Realms creator and gaming legend Ed Greenwood joined celebrity judges Sean K Reynolds (Paizo), Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Quarterly), and Clark Peterson (Necromancer Games) to critique the villain concept submissions of the 32 Round 1 survivors, and a public vote resulted in 17 advancing submissions. The finalists are currently working on game statistics for their villain concepts, using the Beta Playtest edition of the forthcoming Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, available as a free download on paizo.com. All finalist submissions, complete with judge and reader commentary, are likewise posted to the paizo.com messageboards. "RPG Superstar is a great idea that is not only fun for the participants," said guest judge Ed Greenwood, "it benefits everyone in the industry: gamers who can glean ideas from the creative submissions for every round, participants who can fine-tune their design skills to become game designers, and game companies who can use those new designers. I am honored to take part in this, and I found it a lot of fun, too; I got to read a lot of great ideas!" The Top 17 finalists for RPG Superstar 2009 and their winning entries are:
The Top 17 will now be required to design Pathfinder Roleplaying Game statistics for their villain and submit their revised, complete villain entry concept by 2:00 PM Pacific time on Friday, February 6. These Round 3 submissions will be commented on by our three regular judges plus our guest judge, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game author and Paizo Lead Designer Jason Bulmahn. On February 10, the entries will be revealed to the general public, who will then get to discuss the entries and vote for their favorites. Voting ends on February 16, and the Top 8 (by votes) will move on to Round 4. The ultimate winner of RPG Superstar, to be announced March 24, 2009, will write a Pathfinder Module to be published in early 2010. Clash of the Kingslayers, the module written by last year's RPG Superstar champion, Leandra Christine Schneider, has just been released for sale. For a complete schedule for RPG Superstar 2009, plus rules and FAQs, visit paizo.com/rpgsuperstar. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING Paizo Announces RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32Finalists to Design Villain Concept by End of WeekPaizo Publishing today announced the finalists for RPG Superstar, the largest open-call tabletop roleplaying game design contest in history. Judges Sean K Reynolds, Wolfgang Baur, and Clark Peterson selected the Top 32 from hundreds of submissions in an initial contest to design a wondrous item using the rules from the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Beta Playtest Edition, available free from paizo.com. The Top 32 wondrous items are now on display at paizo.com, complete with judge commentary and additional comments from 2008 RPG Superstar finalists Clinton Boomer, Rob McCreary, and Jason Nelson and winner Leandra Christine Schneider. Gamers are invited to contribute their own comments to the entries. "The quality of submissions was way up this year. It was really hard to choose only 32 from all the excellent entries," said Clark Peterson, one of three RPG Superstar judges. "I cannot wait to see how this year's contest goes. The winner will be a Superstar for sure—there can be only one!" The Top 32 finalists for RPG Superstar 2009 are:
The Top 32 will now be required to design a concept for a villain to the specifications of the RPG Superstar judges and submit that concept by 2:00 PM Pacific time on Friday, January 23. These round two submissions will be commented on by our three regular judges plus our guest judge, New York Times best selling author Ed Greenwood. On January 27, the entries will be revealed to the general public, who will then get to discuss the entries and vote for their favorites. Voting ends on February 2, and the Top 16 (by votes) will move on to round three. The ultimate winner of RPG Superstar, to be announced March 24, 2009, will write a Pathfinder Module to be published in early 2010. Clash of the Kingslayers, the module written by last year's RPG Superstar champion, Leandra Christine Schneider, has just been released for sale. For a complete schedule for RPG Superstar 2009, plus rules and FAQs, visit paizo.com/rpgsuperstar. ABOUT PAIZO PUBLISHING |
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