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We don't release these card products in PDF form, but we're looking into print-on-demand.

This would be great! Any updates on it? I hope to start the path in 9-12 months.

Thanks!

Any chance this will ever be available as a .pdf? I'd gladly print my own copies for my campaign.

As in, can a PC tell about how much damage his attack did?

I've never shared exactly how effective an attack was, but my players have learned to dread this phrase:

Your attack was not nearly as effective as you thought it would be.

Don't forget this little tidbit:

Skills: For each skill in which either the master or the familiar has ranks, use either the normal skill ranks for an animal of that type or the master's skill ranks, whichever is better. In either case, the familiar uses its own ability modifiers. Regardless of a familiar's total skill modifiers, some skills may remain beyond the familiar's ability to use. Familiars treat Acrobatics, Climb, Fly, Perception, Stealth, and Swim as class skills.

At level 5 (for Wizards, anyway), the familiar can speak with its master. Did you botch that essential knowledge check by rolling a 1? Have your familiar re-roll it. He's won't do any worse than you! My familiar in the Kingmaker campaign I was playing save the day a couple of times with knowledge that even wizard didn't have.

I have a large selection of issues of Dragon magazine: mostly from the time Paizo took it over and forward. However, I am in need of shelf space and need to unload them. Any suggestions on the best way to do this? Craigslist? eBay? I've seen some issues on amazon marketplace, too. Anyone had any experience with this?

Thanks in advance!
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Kindle Fire, please!

Brett Hubbard wrote:

I'm getting ready to run the last areas of Crown of Fangs on Sunday night, and I have a question about

** spoiler omitted **

Thanks in advance!

Well the thread say's spoilers... Just ran this last week so what I decided was:

1. I just described it as running from floor to ceiling, an amorphous floating mass in the centre of the chamber. For some reason I imagined it as somewhat funnel like.

2. I didn't really conceive it as an obstacle though no one in the party wanted to go near it. You couldn't see through it so it could interrupt line of sight (Gives somewhere for Ileosa or a party member to go). It didn't come up, but I suppose someone within two squares of the edge might have 50 percent concealment. Anything beyond that would probably be out of sight.

But its pretty up to GM interpretation.

Many thanks!

I'm getting ready to run the last areas of Crown of Fangs on Sunday night, and I have a question about

Thanks in advance!

Brett Hubbard wrote:

If you live in the Houston/Sugar Land area, there's a bunch of 1st and 2nd edition-era Dragon Magazines for sale at the Half Price Books at 3203 Hwy. 6, Sugar Land, TX 77478. They were all only $1, and most were in extremely good condition, bagged and boarded. They're on the back shelf with the other old magazines, under "Special Interest." If you're a collector of such things, you might want to check it out! I picked up issue #100!

Happy Shopping!

Do you know if they had issues older than about #30 or so? I am collecting every issue and have from about #30 up to the final issue. I am always looking for very good quality early issues to complete my collection!

Thanks!!!

Marc, it didn't look like they had anything that old. I can't remember exact numbers, but I seem to recall issues in the upper 50s and in the 60s (which sounds like a weather report). Good hunting to you!

I noticed that when I opened my copy of issue #100 that it still had the original poster that came with it still stapled inside. It had never been removed! I may have to go back for more!

If you live in the Houston/Sugar Land area, there's a bunch of 1st and 2nd edition-era Dragon Magazines for sale at the Half Price Books at 3203 Hwy. 6, Sugar Land, TX 77478. They were all only $1, and most were in extremely good condition, bagged and boarded. They're on the back shelf with the other old magazines, under "Special Interest." If you're a collector of such things, you might want to check it out! I picked up issue #100!

Happy Shopping!

His name should be Albert, but pronounced with a French accent: /al-bare/.

That way he can be /al-bare/ the owlbear.

I and my receding but appreciative hairline thank you both!

I'm going slowly insane here, so I hope someone can help me, or at least dispel my delusion. I swear I remember seeing a map in one of the Pathfinder resources that showed the location of Harse, in relation to Korvosa, Janderhoff, and perhaps even Kaer Maga. Is this simply a figment of my imagination, or is there such a map? If so, where is it?

Argh! Respond soon! I haven't enough hair to pull out!

Thanks in advance,

B

My players will enter the Labyrinth next week. The descritpion of Arkona Palace indicates that the rooms are 20 feet high, but no ceiling heights for the dungeon itself are given. Should these halls and chambers be 20 feet as well? That seems a bit tall.

Help, anyone? Thanks!

I hate to ask again, but I still need a little help here...

Thanks in advance!

My players will enter the Labyrinth next week. The descritpion of Arkona Palace indicates that the rooms are 20 feet high, but no ceiling heights for the dungeon itself are given. Should these halls and chambers be 20 feet as well? That seems a bit tall.

Help, anyone? Thanks!

Yeah; Andasian's vicious scythe does do damage to her. That's not something we generally include in stat blocks, but in the future I'll consider it. And it sounds like the divine power bonus to Strength wasn't applied in the stat block either; go ahead and bump her Str as appropriate.

As for the rogue card, the whole Harrow thing is left a little vague so that the GM can "roll with the punches" a little. In other words, it's up to you if the bonus lasts through Andasian's reincarnation into undeath; I suggest you do let it last, since it's all pretty much one combat and the PCs will probably need all the help the can get there.

Many thanks!

Need some help with something here.

Brett Hubbard wrote:

My question is: Would the cleric raising him know, through the process of raising him, that the PC had been afflicted with lycanthropy? Would the cleric know that something was just not "right" about the raised PC?

The Cleric shouldn't have any idea, although the Cleric's diety may have a specific interest in the situation and provide some sort of warning, or other effect. (If the diety is Belsameth, of the Scarred Lands setting, whose a big fan of werecritters, she'd be all for it. If the diety is more like Selune, of the Realms, a dedicated foe of evil lycanthropes, she might even refuse to grant the ressurection, or, at the bare minimum, offer some warning dreams or imagery to the Cleric, perhaps of the Cleric attempting to heal a person, with wolves howling in the distance, or of a wolf-like figure rushing past him and dissapearing, only to have the raised party member be behind him when he turns around.)

In the case of an evil were, and a good god(dess), the warning dreams might be a decent idea, but leave them vague. The character might not see the face of the infected person during the dream of howling wolves and trying to heal someone, just feel a sense of urgency that he must heal this person before the wolves closing in get them, or he might not see exactly what streaks by him in the dark when he turns to only find the party member standing there.

The dreams might get more intense over time;

He might have a dream of the party eating a fine meal, but the raised person is eating like a wild animal, with scraps flying everywhere.

He might have a dream of a wild combat, and the raised character has to be restrained at the end of the fight, as if he's in a barbarian rage.

He might doze off during guard shift to see yellow eyes reflecting the firelight staring back at him from one of the sleeping bags. Startling awake, he looks to see that it is the raised character, and he's facing in the other direction, sound asleep.

He might get a sense of deja vu...

Many thanks! I have an idea of which way to go now!

OK, need a little help here. In the game I'm running, one of the PCs was bitten by a lycanthrope, failed the save, and contracted lycanthropy. However, he died before the next full moon, and was unaware of his affliction. The party brought him back using Raise Dead, cast by an NPC cleric. Now, I know Raise Dead does not cure magical diseases and curses. My question is: Would the cleric raising him know, through the process of raising him, that the PC had been afflicted with lycanthropy? Would the cleric know that something was just not "right" about the raised PC? I can't find any rules regarding this, so I have a feeling it's something I'll just have to make a call on, but I'd like to hear how others would handle it.

Thanks in advance!

Brett,

I will put a replacement copy in with your next subscription shipment.

Thanks,
cos

Many thanks!

B

Hey there! My copy of Pathfinder 11 was on my porch today, but got soaked by the rain. Any chance for a replacement?

Thanks!

B

Moon phases, assuming we have a moon (I may have missed this).

Brett Hubbard wrote:

Good evening! I still haven't received my copy of Pathfinder #6. Should I be concerned?

Thanks! I'm loving Pathinfinder! Keep up the great work, Paizo!

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Your Pathfinder #6 shipped out on 1/29, and it has been 13 business days since then. While it is late at this point, it isn't so late that we should give up on it yet. If you still haven't seen it by the end of next week, let me know and I will put a replacement copy in with your next subscription shipment.

thanks,
cos

Many thanks!

B

Good evening! I still haven't received my copy of Pathfinder #6. Should I be concerned?

Thanks! I'm loving Pathinfinder! Keep up the great work, Paizo!

B

The Book of the New Sun: Volume One - Wolfe
The Visitors - Simak (I love me some Simak!)
The Guns of August - Tuchman

What do you get when you start "simplifying" things? You get simple people. Just look at the public school system if you don't believe me.

As a teacher in a public school, I find this statement offensive. I would ask upon what evidence your provactive comment is based. I would also urge you to think carefully about making sweeping generalizations such as this. The students passing through our halls are far from "simple," and to imply such is to demean the hard work that teachers, administrators, and yes, even students do.

Rant concluded.

Fin Raziel: "Patience, Willow. Patience."

So, I called Friday, 1/4, about my copy of Pathfinder #4 (order # 848057) having still not arrived. You graciously re-ordered it for me, and said it would be added to my shipment of Pathfinder #5. Thank you for this prompt and considerate customer service. The thing is...

I got home from work yesterday and the lovely white cardboard envelope containing my original order of Pathfinder #4 was on the porch. I guess there was just a huge backlog of mail from the holidays at the USPS. You guys don't need to send me another copy of #4, and I hope it's not too late to keep that from happening.

Looking forward to #5!

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Corey Young wrote:

Brett Hubbard wrote:

Good afternoon! Hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday! I still have not received order # 848057, which was my copy of Pathfinder #4. Is there anything to be done?

Thanks!
B

Hi Brett,

It looks like your Pathfinder #4 shipped on December 11th, via Pathfinder Standard Shipping. Items shipped this way generally do take 3-11 business days to arrive, but that estimate does not include holidays or holiday delays.

We are on business day 10 today, but your volume may be a tad later than the usual estimate due to holiday mail delays.

Thanks for the quick response! I'll be looking for it!

Hope I'm not being a pest, but it still has not arrived...

Thanks!
B

Brett Hubbard wrote:

Good afternoon! Hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday! I still have not received order # 848057, which was my copy of Pathfinder #4. Is there anything to be done?

Thanks!
B

Hi Brett,

It looks like your Pathfinder #4 shipped on December 11th, via Pathfinder Standard Shipping. Items shipped this way generally do take 3-11 business days to arrive, but that estimate does not include holidays or holiday delays.

We are on business day 10 today, but your volume may be a tad later than the usual estimate due to holiday mail delays.

Thanks for the quick response! I'll be looking for it!

Good afternoon! Hope you and yours had a wonderful holiday! I still have not received order # 848057, which was my copy of Pathfinder #4. Is there anything to be done?

Thanks!
B

Great wallpapers, beautiful art. Any chance for widescreen versions of the wallpapers?

Thanks!

In no particular order (bear with me, I could memorize a lot!)

A hearty second to To Kill a Mockingbird

T. H. White's The Once and Future King

2 choices from young adult fiction, The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis and Lois Lowry's The Giver

The Diary of Anne Frank

and finally, either Hamlet or King Lear

The only Italian I know I learned years ago, courtesy of Cartoon Planet on Cartoon Network. Anyone else remember this show? Brak, Zorak, and Space Ghost himself, broadening young minds everywhere. The first one is particularly useful:

Si bella a la luna de candela.
You look beautiful by the candlelight, buddy.

La porte vata de zuppe.
The door is made of soup.

Apolgies for any mangled spellings. I teach English, not Italian.

Just finished Time is the Simplest Thing, by Clifford Simak. Re-reading Watchmen, in hopes that they decide NOT to make a film of it after all.

No spoiler here, but was anyone else bugged by the EXCESSIVE number of commercial breaks? I actually timed it. We'd get 6 minutes of episode, then 2-3 minutes of commercials. Rinse, repeat. They broke this pattern once, during the climax, where there really wasn't a convenient stopping point. I know they have to make money, but come on...

Sure thing! Give me an email, and I'll be happy to send what I have.

One additional note - I don't let the kids play evil alignments. This avoids a lot of unpleasantness. It's the kind of thing a parent could easily get upset about, so I kind of "head 'em off at the pass" on this issue. I tell it to the kids that they're playing the heroes, and I get to be the villians. It may sound like I'm limiting options, but D&D in the school system walks a fine line, and you have to be careful.

Best policy - total transparency. Let everyone know exactly what you're doing, how it works, what it involves. Invite people to come and watch. If given a positive experience, even parents and administrators can become advocates of the game!

WAHOO! Thanks, Paizo, ofr undertaking this! Too many of the great, imaginative, old-school sci-fi and fantasy novels are out of print, and too much of what is written today is too formulaic. PLEASE keep Planet Stories going!

Suggestions for future authors: Clifford Simak, L. Sprague DeCamp, Doc E.E. Smith (esp. Lensman!), Alfred Bester... you just can't find these guys in print anymore.

Thank you again - you've made this reader's day!

Brett Hubbard wrote:

I have a ton of handouts, letters to parents, officer responsibilities, etc. If you'll reply (and we can figure out how to exchange emails without the whole world seeing them), I'll be happy to share everything I have, and pass along anything else I can think of!

Good luck!

Hi Brett,

Just replying to let you know that I really am interested in receiving your materials. My e-mail in posted in the post above this. Thanks,
Tyler

Just sent an email from home! Look for some goodies on Monday!

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Howdy there! I teach English and sponsor a gaming club at a middle school (grades 6-8) in Sugar Land, TX. We meet once a week, and it's great fun! In the beginning, I had to DM everything, but after a couple of years I have some excellent student DMs. We mostly run published adventures from Dungeon or the Dungeon Crawl Classic series. Some thoughts on setting up a new club:

1. Check it out with your administrators first. Ultimately, they decide what does and doesn't happen on their campus. Make no assumptions about tolerances for the game.

2. At the first meeting, I sent them home with a note to their parents... sort of a persmission slip. I wanted the parents to know what their kids were up to, and to dispel a few common misunderstandings about the game. As a parent myself, I'd want to know what my kids were up to. I'd definitely approve of MY kids playing D&D, but some parents might not. Again, make no assumptions. You'll save yourself some issues later on if all the moms and dads know what's going on.

3. Also at the first meeting, explain to the kids what it's all about, and maybe walk them through a silly, quick encounter (I used "The Orc and the Pie" for this).

4. For teaching the game to new, young players, the box sets are awesome. It's a very basic adventure from an experienced players point of view, but it's great for teaching the game.

5. As soon as you're set up and running, get some student officers to help you run the club. It will make it easier and more enjoyable for you and them.

I have a ton of handouts, letters to parents, officer responsibilities, etc. If you'll reply (and we can figure out how to exchange emails without the whole world seeing them), I'll be happy to share everything I have, and pass along anything else I can think of!

Good luck!

So, I'm getting married in May (and yes, before you ask, someone is crazy enough to want me as her husband). In every wedding I have ever been to there was the fancy, schmancy "wedding cake" and then the less fancy, usually goofy "groom's cake". But the folks I work with here in Phlly claim to never have heard of a "groom's cake" tradition. Has anyone else ever had or seen a groom's cake, or has my poor mind finally cracked under the strain of being a horrid undead thing feasting on the flesh (and brains) of my once fellow humans?

Either way, I plan to have a groom's cake, and I think I'll have one that looks like a brain....

To paraphrase Greg Behrendt,

Are you kidding? It's CAKE! You need a reason?

Kidding aside, a groom's cake is quite traditional. At my wedding, several people said they preferred it to the wedding cake!

By the way, welcome to the married club. It's a great place to be!

Hi!

So, I'm looking to DM my first adventure in the not too distant future (I'm debating a couple lovely low-levellers from the pages of Dungeon) and I was curious as to what more experienced DM's would recommend in terms of a gaming mat. I plan on using it more for combat then step by step Dungeon exploration, though I could see myself going that way eventually.

So I guess I'm looking for a good mat, that is versatile in it's applications for gaming, and will fit on an average dining room table.

Thanks in advance!

One of the cheapest, easiest things I've found is math graph paper, in a large poster size - about 24"x36". If you need larger sizes, you could tape several pieces together.You can get it from many teacher supply stores and sites. It comes in a variety of grid sizes, 1" squares being one of them. It's very inexpensive, you can get a large pad of it, and you can laminate the pages and draw on them with dry erase markers. It's not fancy, and you have to draw all your stuff on it, but it is an inexpensive alternative to the $20-$40 mats I've seen out there, and it accomplishes the same effect.

You could even draw your terrain/setting, and THEN laminate it. You could have a whole library of maps ready to go at a moment's notice.

Try these:
http://classroomprdcts.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/55/products_id/96 6

http://classroomprdcts.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/55/products_id/97 0

Those are the rolls... with a little searching you could probably find pads.

As I said, it's cheap. I discovered this walking down the math hallway at the school where I teach and sponsor a gaming club. I got a few pieces for the kids, laminated them... poof, instant battle mats.

Did I meantion it's cheap? :-)

Bolstaf wrote:

Is it part of teacher training to view D&D participants with suspicion?

i'm a teacher, and each state does decide its own educational approaches independent of other states (well, before 'W' and No Child Left Untested), so i can only speak for NY....we have one class on drugs and other problem behaviors (my class was taught by a cop); in this class D&D *IS* specifically pointed out as a potential 'gateway' activity that will lead one down the path of ruin to drugs, suicide, murder.... lumped with it were black clothes, rock music, wicca, etc, etc. you get the picture. so, people who have less than open minds hear this and think it must be true - even future teachers. i debated all of this with the instructor/cop and brought him ton of literature the next week, but he just blew it all off....

so, all of this is just a long way of saying, yes, even at a college level, at least in NY in the '90s, even future educators were being indoctrinated by those who wanted to ultimately control what american children could play, listen to, dress like, etc.

Well, I have a very different experience with public education and gaming. I teach middle school, and I sponsor a gaming club for the students on my campus. We had about 30 regular members last year, and I'm looking forward to another great year! It seems that some administrations are just more tolerant than others.

I'm a 36 year-old teacher who's been playing D&D for about 16 years. I sponsor a gaming club at a middle school campus. We are currently running the 3.5 Basic box set. Actually, we're running about 5 box sets, b/c the club has about 30 members, almost all of them novices. As far as the box set is concerned... it's a good gateway into the world of D&D and RPG's, though I think transitioning into "the big books" will be quite a challenge. However, I've seen the way these kids just devour anything game-related. I've got kids that just learned the game last fall running detailed, complex campaigns.

My point? Don't know if I have one. The future D&D players seem to be in good shape, though, judging from what I see once a week!

Brett Hubbard wrote:

2. Is the Deck of Many Things included in the compendium? If not, are there plans to include it in a later volume?

No need for it to be included. You can just download a pdf of it from WotC's site and get it put onto cardstock.

[url]http://www.wizards.com/electronic/patches/Drmg148A.pdf[/url]

THANKS!

Sounds great! 2 questions:

1. Any plans for something like this for Dungeon Magazine?

2. Is the Deck of Many Things included in the compendium? If not, are there plans to include it in a later volume?

Thanks! Keep up the excellent work!

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