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I found a lot of good video on the Fear the boot podcast from Gen Con, while looking around for news from Gen Con. Especially interesting video of the first morning of Gen Con and the Pathfinder Core rule books. It is on the Fear the boot, RPG Podcast, At the bottom of the Elevator Stories & Mini Painting - Gen Con 2009 section.

Fear the Boot

Sorry if this has been brought up before but I seem to be missing page 548 of the main book (on PDF).

It is in the single file per chapter download but not in the single file download. That is very odd!

toyrobots wrote:

Less talk. More spoilers.

Clerics get their spells renewed at a set time of day but do not require rest.

Edit: (Ooops this was always there)

Will the Clerics still be "Channeling Energy" as they did in the Bata?

I have a suggestion for a couple of products to aid the GM of the Pathfinder RPG. Number one, a set of based tokens that can represent the monsters of an encounter, enough 5 ft thru 30 ft based tokens for an average encounter. Number two, a GameMastery deck of the Pathfinder Bestiary so that you can show the players what each token represents. Maybe even make little stands to display the cards in front of the GM.

I have a suggestion for a couple of products to aid the GM of the Pathfinder RPG. Number one, a set of based tokens that can represent the monsters of an encounter, enough 5 ft thru 30 ft based tokens for an average encounter. Number two, a GameMastery deck of the Pathfinder Bestiary so that you can show the players what each token represents. Maybe even make little stands to display the cards in front of the GM.

I'm looking forward to the all in one PHB/DMG. As has been said by the previous posters, there is alot of info in the DMG that is needed by the individual player. I also think that it will make it easer for the "New Gamer" to transition from player to GM if they already have the tools from the begining. The money saved is also a big plus.

Because I have recently become unemployed, I regret that I must cancel my subscriptions to Pathfinder and the Gamemastery modules. I plan on continuing with Pathfinder but thru my local game store as the finances permit. I would like to compliment all of you at Paizo for producing one hell of an adventure.

Thanks again
John B.

I for one would enjoy this very much! Been looking at writing one myself but not as wonderfully twisted as you would.

I have something like this coming out soon for a different publisher. If you guys are interested I'll post back when I am allowed to announce more.

I would like this very much! I saw your post on the Wizards D20 forums and posted there also.

For me, it's obvious that Paizo should stick with 3.5 for now then move to it's own RPG down the road. The 2 rpg groups I know doesn't intend to switch to 4th edition, I'm the only one who's a little bit interrested.

If Paizo stick's with 3.5, I will be more interrested to continue purchasing products since I know I may eventually convince one of the 2 groups to play in Paizo's world. If they switch to 4th edition, I might just go to Wizards directly since they will offer character creation, dm tools, online content, etc.

I'm intrigued by the ''3.75 edition''. We could use the community to suggest adjustments to 3.5 edition without changing completly the game. It's funny, but I feel I will be part of something bigger, the creation of another RPG, it's cool in a way.

I think that (adjustments) are what Eric Mona was talking about. Then after creating them a 3.75 OGL PhB could be produced that the new player could purchase and play in the "3.75 OGL" game. The 3.75 OGL game would be supported by the 3rd party publishers that WoTC left in the cold on 4.0. The hole thing centers on the ability to attract new customers to the game. If Paizo sticks with 3.5 eventually the market will run out of WoTC published 3.5 PhB and the new player will not be able to buy one, they then buy 4.0 PhB and find a 4.0 game and Paizo is done. It is possible, if not now, in the not so distant future that WoTC could ween enough current players off of 3.5 and create a game that is no longer OGL. By that time if a publisher like Paizo has not created its own niche market they will fall by the wayside. I for one do not want to see that day. Paizo is the hardest working, and most in touch company for and with customer that I have had the pleasure to deal with in for ever and I support them with my money and my praise. I want to be playing there APs with whatever rules set it's written for.

I don't see what the difference would be between 3.6 and 3.75 really. The main thing is that there would be a Players Handbook for new players in print. Also I read a post from Owen Stephens that had a great suggestion of maybe Paizo and the other 3rd party publishers banding together to produce there own OGL 1.0a based game system. I'm participating in the Rise of the Runelords campaign beginning in about 2 weeks and I'm almost sure this will take us well into 2008 and I hope to continue thru the next campaign following this one. Eric, I'm behind you guys in whatever you do.

Now, from what I've seen from WoTC they will not be able to support there customers with enough varied adventures to keep them happy. They are doing themselves a great disservice by alienating there 3rd Party friends and by doing that, they are doing there customers a disservice. Without a 3rd Party they will have something closer to there Star Wars Saga edition product line, which hasn't put out an adventure for a product that's been out almost 6 months.

RANT done.

Looking for players in the Bakersfield area interested in playing in my Rise of the Ruinlords campaign. I will be holding sessions at Paladin Games & Hobbies on Wilson Rd. on sundays. For more information contact me at bugmage1@yahoo.com or stop by Paladin Games & Hobbies at 3401 Wilson Rd. and talk to Jay about John's Pathfinder game. Looking forward to an exciting adventure.

John B.

Bakersfield, CA.
Yes there are gamers in Bakersfield.

Thanks for your understanding. I've put together a quick guide to creating Japanese-sounding names (something to get ideas for especially the endings of names, if it would help or if you're interested):

FAMILY NAME:

Start With:
Mori-
Yama-
Ogi-
Tane-
Take-
Kaza-
Yanagi-
Numa-

End With:
-mura
-wara
-naka
-kawa
-da (or ta for Mori, Ogi, sa for Yanagi)
-mitsu
-naga
-machi
-saki

PERSONAL NAME: MALE

Start With:
Kazu-
Kiyo-
Hachi-
Masa-
Shichi-
Kou-
Shun-
Jirou-

End With:
-haru
-ya
-tarou
-emon
-suke

PERSONAL NAME: FEMALE

Start With:
Haru-
Hana-
Asa-
Chie- (also usable by itself)
Nao- (also usable by itself)
Yoshi-
Yu-
Kazu-

End With:
-ko
-mi
-e

Please lighten up a little bit. If one was to use this guide they would be creating, "Japanese" names. The problem is that there isn't a Japan in this world. Mr. Jacobs has worked very hard to create a fantasy world for the players to play in and the GM's to run. The key here is that it is a FANTASY world, a world outside the one we live in. As has been said, if the names don't work for you, change them. Please don't try and limit this artists creativity by making him have to stop and consult a guide to proper names of the this world, when he is working in a world of, "his own creation".

John B

Rollerblades

Adventist

With any luck I'll start printing labels tomorrow. But keep in mind, this is a LOT of new, untested code, and we've never tried to ship quite this many orders simultaneously before. So I might have to interrupt the process to fix bugs.

Also, I have no real good idea just how long it will take. It looks like it will take a few seconds to print each label, but on top of that is round-trip communication to the bank and UPS and/or USPS.

Ah. And I just remembered one more chunk of code that I have to write tomorrow before I can start. Hopefully that won't take too long....

Thanks for the update I appreciate it allot. Keep up all the GREAT WORK and I'll leave you alone to toil away at the keyboard.

John B.

sideways

Hey Mr. Teter any new news on shipment of Pathfinder #1 and PDF downloads?

Groove

Tooth

All the monsters that they have shown so far have a rather weak appearance. Kind of old saturday cartoon looking.

Gums

So excited, that words escaped him. Oh,

there they are.

The new Beholder look's like Garfield the cat after an unfortunate garbage disposal accident.

Bugmage wrote:

Simple question "Dithering-Not Gary-Fool"!

ummm, huh? i think i was simply agreeing with you...but my liquor addled brain is not participating

Ok, it's all good. I just want some fresh Pathfinder goodness to talk and read about instead of all this 4e BS.

Bugmage wrote:

Hey Gary what's the latest news on shipment of Pathfinder?

Here, here. I could really use some Paizo lovin' to cheer me up...otherwise I wouldn't pester.

Simple question "Dithering-Not Gary-Fool"!

Rauol_Duke wrote:

Because it hasn't shipped yet.

And there's a bug in the display code for that page. One which I'll fix after Pathfinder #1 has shipped.

Hey Gary what's the latest news on shipment of Pathfinder?

I suspect our decision to go with fourth edition is going to depend greatly on what fourth edition looks like.

It's likely we'll switch, though.

Thank you for your honest answer. I am quite new to the RPG family and a little annoyed at having to put out the money for the new core books after only one year, for me, of the 3.5 books. As long as Paizo is able to produce the fine material that they have to date I won't care if it's "8.5e" as long as I get to play the game. Everyone around the table just has to agree on one set of rules, whichever they might be, then it's all about playing the game. Keep up all the great work Mike and we the Paizo faithful will stand behind whatever route you take.

John B.

I just read Bastions rallying cry on 4e, and WotC need to win this fight. I want to say that that thing is Quoted for the Effing Truth. He hit the nail square on the head with a huge hammer. This hobby is on the brink, and the table top RPG is at a crossroads that will determine if D&D will even exist for our kids and their kids. He said it best, but to reiterate it, the kids that are the same age as we were when we first started playing D&D have grown up on video games and the MMORPG. They are the ones that represent the vast amount of money in the gaming industry. If a game is to succeed, it has to reach that core audience.

When we were kids, playing D&D was great because there weren't gags of digital alternatives to take our attention and money and gaming as a whole was largely a group experience. Now, it has become an individual experience played alone in your room with a computer, with an online community being the social component. The simple truth is that the average 13 year old interested in fantasy gaming is more likely to spend the $15 a month on a WoW or EQ game than they are to buy the 3 core books and try to start a D&D group. So WotC has to bridge the gap between the game and those players. If they don't succeed, there won't be a D&D except as a game played by a bunch of 40 and 50 year olds with books that were written 20 years prior. The OGL will always exist, but if we want a living vibrant and supported game, we have to reach that audience. I think 4e is a solid effort to make that reach.

I for one look forward to what it will bring.

All those kids will be my age before Wizards get the D&D site back up and running!

Bugmage wrote:

Rubbing alcohol works very well also. That isn't to harsh is it?

No, please! You shouldn't need anything stronger than a damp (not wet) paper towel.

Hey Vic take a look at the Staedtler permanent universal pen, art. no. 317 or 318. I used these while in the service to mark acetate covered maps for the field. We used alcohol swabs to erase any marks, also a mars eraser would take the marks off. The only place I have found these is Ranger Joe's on the internet, they also offer a correction pen. I have ordered a set of pens, correction pen, and an eraser to test them out. If they work they might be a good addition to the Paizo product catalog.

Just wondering if these will become available any time soon. These are the best map products on the market and I need a forest path with a stream.

I don't want to over simplify things, but, I believe that WoTC are waiting for the final Dragon & Dungeon Mags to be released as to not step on sales of them before they start asking for subscriptions for there digital product.

John B.

Destro Fett wrote:

To clean off the Sharpie and other permanent markers, you should use acetone.

Eeep! Don't use acetone on a Flip Mat! It will seep through the super-nuclear coating and ruin the paper stock underneath! To remove permanent ink from a FLip Mat, simply trace over it with a dry erase marker, then wipe both inks off. No need for harsh chemicals!

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Rubbing alcohol works very well also. That isn't to harsh is it?

D'oh! You know, in all of our blogs and posts supporting Free RPG Day, we forgot to encourage folks to *buy* some stuff when they get their free item. If retailers see that today's sales are over the top, they're more likely to sign up next year!

I know that the reason for Free RPG Day was to attract more bussiness to the shops holding the event and promote the products being given away. That being said, the store that I happned to go to was more interested in holding the Warhammer league than promote the products being given away. The other thing that I found was that the Gameastery D0: Hollow's Last Hope was not even out for anyone to get, I had to ask the clerk for it spacifically and he went into the box behind the counter and pulled one out and gave it to me. They still didn't put any of the rest out to be given away. I really don't like to complain and I don't want to see something like Free RPG Day to not go on but if the store dosn't want to promote the thing let another store in town have it and promote gaming.

P.S. I purchase most of my Paizo prducts from them along with other gaming supplies. Now I will be aking another store in town to carry more of your products and hope that they will be able to put on Free RPG Day next year and maby I can GM the Gamemastery module for the event.

John B.

Hey there all,

In anticipation of the upcoming Free RPG Day, we have posted up a free PDF of four sample characters that you can use when running this adventure. The PDF can be found on the product page for Hollow's Last Hope, or directly through the following link.

http://paizo.com/download/gamemastery/HollowsCharacters.pdf

Enjoy.

Jason Bulmahn
GameMastery Brand Manager

I think it looks awsome. So far I am very impressed with the effort everyone at Paizo Publishing takes to work with there customers to put out a good product.

John B.
Gamer and GM wanabe