I'm surprised this isn't in the FAQ or the wiki or stickied... What are the major changes for Pathfinder?
Class Features that encourage sticking with one class.
Skills (combined)
Sneak Attack (anything?)
Grapple (simplified?)
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To be honest, there isn't much in this interview about Pathfinder (though Wolfgang's Fortress of the Stone Giants is quite good, IMO). I figure that folks that are interested in Pathfinder may also be interested in either Kobold Quarterly or Open Design. If Paizo wants to add a blurb to their blog, that'd be great. ----- 4ereviews.com interviewed Wolfgang Baur about Open Design, 4th Edition D&D, Kobold Quarterly, GenCon 2008, and War of the Burning Sky. snippet: When asked If RPG publishers must choose between either 4E or d20, which way do you envision Open Design going? Wolfgang replied: "I'm not sure that publishers must choose, but I guess we won't know until we see the license. I've been playing Keep on the Shadowfell the last couple weeks, trying to figure out the likely direction. While I've been underwhelmed by the Shadowfell adventure design, the mechanics underneath it are really solid and seem to have a lot of potential for sword-and-sorcery gaming. As a result, Open Design will offer both 4E projects like Wrath of the River King and 3E projects like Tales of Zobeck. Wrath of the River King is an attempt to break away from the introductory-adventure cliches of Shadowfell and present something for a more experienced crowd of gamers: some shades of grey, a more realistic setting, a storyline with consequences and choices outside of combat (though there's plenty of that as well)."
*tap tap tap* Is this thing on?
So one of my players is playing as a halfling rogue and he wants to "go evil" and become an assassin. During the Skinsaw Murders part 1, he killed an innocent Scarni lumber mill worker in order to "draw out the serial killer." and the player was trying to use that as a prerequisite of the assassin PrC. Not so fast my friend! Ain't no assassin's guild in Sandpoint, but there will be a small one in Magnimar. If his character wants to join the guild, he's going to have to kill a character that the PCs like. The main characters they've dealt with are Sheriff Hemlock, Shalelu (the ranger), and Ameiko Kaijitsu (innkeeper). REASONS FOR A HIT: Ameiko is (?) the current heir of the Glassworks. Before being shut down, was a profitable business in Sandpoint. She also used to be an adventurer. Maybe her past caught up with her? Shalelu (realizing she appears in a later RotRL, I'll have to check her importance) has been a thorn in the side of local goblin tribes and bandits and highwaymen. Her presense has made the roads safer, maybe a bandit leader wants to get rid of her so his crew can profit. Hemlock is a turncoat, having abandoned his Shoanti heritage. He is also the head of law & order in Sandpoint (though the PCs have now reached a higher status, of sorts). THOUGHTS?
The September issue of D20 Filtered is now available for free download from the D20 Filtered website. The ezine is provided in a ZIP file that is 5.0 megabytes and 57 pages of content. The September 2004 issue of D20 Filtered features 18 reviews, "d20 Modern RPG Buyer's Guide," interviews with Monte Cook and Philip J. Reed, pictures from Privateer Press' new RPG miniatures line, and two exclusive map tiles from SkeletonKey Games' line of e-Adventure map tiles. Reviews included: Aberrant d20, d20 Future, Dave Arneson's Blackmoor, DragonMech, Dragon Magazine, Dungeon Magazine, Desert Ruins e-Adventure Tileset, Eberron Campaign Setting, Frontier Towns: Fort Griffin, From Stone to Steel, Iron Kingdoms Character Guide, Lords of the Night : Zombies, Planar Handbook, Races of Stone, Shadows of the Last War, Serpent Kingdoms, and World War II Heroes. Reviews were written by Shane Cubis, Dana Lynn Driscoll, Bradford Ferguson, Matthew Haught, Joe Kushner, and Melissa Piper. -----
The September issue of D20 Filtered is now available for free download from the D20 Filtered website. The ezine is provided in a ZIP file that is 5.0 megabytes and 57 pages of content. The September 2004 issue of D20 Filtered features 18 reviews, "d20 Modern RPG Buyer's Guide," interviews with Monte Cook and Philip J. Reed, pictures from Privateer Press' new RPG miniatures line, and two exclusive map tiles from SkeletonKey Games' line of e-Adventure map tiles. Reviews included: Aberrant d20, d20 Future, Dave Arneson's Blackmoor, DragonMech, Dragon Magazine, Dungeon Magazine, Desert Ruins e-Adventure Tileset, Eberron Campaign Setting, Frontier Towns: Fort Griffin, From Stone to Steel, Iron Kingdoms Character Guide, Lords of the Night : Zombies, Planar Handbook, Races of Stone, Shadows of the Last War, Serpent Kingdoms, and World War II Heroes. Reviews were written by Shane Cubis, Dana Lynn Driscoll, Bradford Ferguson, Matthew Haught, Joe Kushner, and Melissa Piper. -----
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