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Outside of remaster stuff, any hints as to what changes were made?

For context, Rage of Elements pdf is just under 24 MB, whereas the next two books were around 10x the size, with similar page counts.

Tian Xia World Guide: 357 MB
Howl of the Wild: 233 MB

And books since then have been between 120-316 MB.

100% this. I don't believe Maya's answer is accurate at all in this instance.

I thought at some point I had read that there was a blank token border included for players, but I haven't been able to find it. Did I make that up, or am i missing it?

It's in this folder: modules\pf2e-ap181-186-blood-lords\assets\art

called bloodlords-blank-token.webp

Having major problems using this module in the current version of Foundry VTT 13. The module will not initialize. Something about importing the scenes within the module does not function. You are forced to initialize the module without importing the scenes. I am forced to make the scenes myself, despite the fact that this module says the scenes have been premade. Bizarre.

The developer has a support site here: https://support.metamorphic-digital.com/

Curmudgeonly wrote:

DemonicDem wrote:

Curmudgeonly wrote:

DemonicDem wrote:

So our GM has noted that they have no idea why Iron Harbor has the flag of Xin-Eurynthia. Does anyone else know?

Iron Harbor itself isn't. The ship (trireme) is. The ship and crew are from Xin-Edasseril.

Thanks for the correction. Still doesn't make much sense. Could just be an error, which is pretty funny because I spent the whole AP questioning people about it.

What part doesn't make sense? It's explained very clearly in the module.

** spoiler omitted **

Xin-Edasseril is not Xin-Eurynthia

ha, thanks for pointing out my part in adding to this confusion!

Curmudgeonly wrote:

DemonicDem wrote:

So our GM has noted that they have no idea why Iron Harbor has the flag of Xin-Eurynthia. Does anyone else know?

Iron Harbor itself isn't. The ship (trireme) is. The ship and crew are from Xin-Edasseril.

Thanks for the correction. Still doesn't make much sense. Could just be an error, which is pretty funny because I spent the whole AP questioning people about it.

What part doesn't make sense? It's explained very clearly in the module.

So our GM has noted that they have no idea why Iron Harbor has the flag of Xin-Eurynthia. Does anyone else know?

Iron Harbor itself isn't. The ship (trireme) is. The ship and crew are from Xin-Edasseril.

Anybody else's physical copy have some missing letters in chapter 2 for some of the research / quests?

"Activating the He lstorm Focus"
" e Clockwork Songbird"
"Copycat Ki ler"
"Two A ditional Events"

Wondering if I just got a weird copy or it's affecting the print run

Maya Coleman wrote:

Mangaholic13 wrote:

Dear Maya Coleman,

Would it be possible for you guys to put out a version of the pdf that does not include the maps? The two-page spread makes it hard to read the rest.

Also,
any chance the table of contents will be added to the pdf in a future update?

Also also,
I like how Vlaka come with sign language automatically. A nice little detailed touch.

Hey Magnaholic! Unsure about PDFs without maps since the PDFs are just digital versions of the books, and the books have maps, but as far as the table of contents, I can confirm it's on page 3 of 180 of the PDF already!

Pathfinder books, and SF1 books, have a PDF table of contents that allows navigating the PDF easily. This book doesn't have one, so you can't easily navigate to the sections you want to.

It would also be a huge improvement to the usability of the PDF if the horizontal maps were not included in the main PDF- they're already included as a separate download. Because they show up horizontally in the PDF, though, the PDF viewing is sized to a massive width, rather than being sized to the width of a normal page.

Between the two, it means zooming in to the right size, scrolling to the right part, and recentering because of the scrolling. In a Pathfinder book, that would just be clicking to the right part of the book from the PDF viewer's navigation sidebar. (Sorry for the over-explanation; just making sure the end-user experience gets across!)

Hmm, my copy of the PDF's table of content (page 2) works as normal (as in I can click on a section and it automatically takes me to that page), and the file has pre-made bookmarks as is standard for all Paizo PDFs.

You'll note that the subscription is "Starfinder Adventures" not "Starfinder Adventure Paths"

There's no Adventure Path subscription that I can see. Are there plans to introduce one to differentiate?

You can maybe understand my confusion when the product itself is labeled an Adventure Path :)

For me, it's about consistency. I'd like to understand what I'm getting if I subscribe.

Please clarify what an AP is for SF2e. So far, the sub gets me an adventure that only covers level 1, and another that's 1-5.

Both of these would not be considered APs for PF2e. SF1e APs seemed to also cover a larger amount levels. So it's a bit weird, to me, what's being offered here.

A 5-level AP is new, though, blurring the lines between what was previously classified as APs and Adventures.

This would definitely fall into the Standalone Adventures line on the PF side, very odd.

As someone starting Starfinder with 2e, will this book cover some of the lore like the Gap I've seen mentioned in the stream?

Or do I need to grab some older books as well?

Hmm, not sure I’m on board with this being part of adventure subscription, when it only covers 1 level.

Was looking forward to the sub switching to larger hardcovers.

Never played SF1e, but I'm very interested in jumping in with 2e.

Six classes for the Core book seems low though, how does that compare to what's in 1e?

shores up some of the areas that didn't land as proper as we'd hoped (for example, I rewrote the arctic expedition section to be less grindy and hopefully more interesting)

Are you able to elaborate on what other areas were shored up?

I want to reup the question about the subscription. Is this going out for all adventure subscribers?

When looking at the subscription page for standalone adventures, it appears in the list for June

Owlcat is just trying to establish their own IP. It makes sense they would pull back on licensed properties if they've pulled in enough revenue from previous ones to fund the risk on the new stuff. Pathfinder-related stuff seems like it has been reasonably profitable for them, so I wouldn't be surprised to see them come back to it after a bit.

Their own IP is not in the cards, yet at least, according to this same AMA.

Will owlcat make a CRPG in their own original IP like Larian has done with Divinity?

Which developer doesn't dream about their own franchise? Of course eventually we hope to! It's not on the horizon just yet though.

So, I'm not sure where the whole "Owlcat hates PF2" thing came from, but they just refuted that in their AMA:

https://owlcat.games/news/92

They have people on their team who actively play PF2e, and they'd be interested in exploring it as an option for their next game. They're hedging about what their next project is, but it's probably smart for them to manage the hype cycle carefully.

Thanks for the link, it was insightful!

One correction, it sounds like they have 4 games in production already set in stone, none of them being PF2e. So while they are open to PF2e, it doesn't sound to me like it would be anytime soon.

Been waiting to see more info on this since we noticed it appearing in the catalog!

Glad to hear there are some planned fixes to shore up certain segments in the AP. I'm curious what those will be!

The PDF comes with a separate file with interactive maps, as usual.

Oh, I am interested in this for sure!

Like Blade (old movie from 1998).

How dare you sir?!

Anyone that has received their pdf, what's all in the the monster section in the toolbox?

I received an email saying:

We have updated the Pathfinder Adventure Path: Seven Dooms for Sandpoint (1 of 1) PDF.

Files have been updated to correct some issues with the Interactive Maps tags.

Checking my downloads though showed only the "file per chapter" PDF seems to have received an update. Did this not affect the single file PDF?

The Paizo catalog listed a hardcover compilation for Gatewalkers :D When will we get to learn more about it?

Hoping we’ll see some tweaking to book 2 stuff.

Yeah, file sizes have been all over the place in a bad way for the last like, 2-3 years. It's wild. Something clearly has happened on their end, when Rage of Elements' PDF came out the PDF was attempted to be compressed down to old file sizes but all the art ws super lowres.

Yes, much prefer larger size with good quality art, than what happened with Rage of Elements, as that still isn't fixed.

Probably best to ask Demiplane. They have an active Discord, where their devs are very active and responsive.

Let Paizo Customer Service know, they added the PDF to my downloads within a couple hours of me emailing them.

I've used PDF to Foundry Importer to import content from the water-marked, legitimately purchased PDF straight into Foundry for a number of standalone adventures but when I try to use the same process for this adventure I just get an error, "failed to detect pdf. cannot proceed :("

Is there content available from this adventure for use in Foundry?

You'd have to ask the module maker of PDF to Foundry Importer to add support for this adventure.

That being said, there is this:

https://foundryvtt.com/packages/kobold-king-maps-remade-by-taurah

Pending here as well

I noticed a number of errors on the Lake map, some really puzzling ones too:

Skyloatch should be Skywatch
Winterbreath should be Winterbreak
Winterbreath Bay should be Winterbreak Bay
Egade should be Egede
Icemine Peaks should be Icerime Peaks

Any chance it can be errata'd?

Working for me now as well.

Hey Aaron, any word on an updated PDF?

Echoing AnimatedPaper's comment, the zip is 1KB in size.

The Special Editions for the Remaster are released this week.

Will they ship with the December subscriptions?

Mine shipped last week with Nov subs

If I want to get both the player core and gm core from my subscription, does it matter which one I select to start with? I selected player core special edition as the starting point for my subscription for now, but it doesn't mention gm core special edition as being in my sidecart.

I had the same question for Customer Service as I wanted to switch from regular rulebook sub to the special edition one.

They had to add the GM Core to my sidecart so that I would get both.

You should contact CS and let them know.

If I start a new subscription with, say, the GM Core, will the subscription also include the Player Core? Or do I need to order a Player Core individually?

I had this same question when switching to the special edition sub, and Customer Service added the GM Core book to my sidecart.

I think if you want both, you may need to reach out to CS.

Ohh, looking forward to Thursday's blog!

I thought they mentioned somewhere the possibility, specifically for these books considering the three covers, exclusive game store sketch, that they were looking at an easy way to pause or skip the core books. Did we get any update on that?

I thought I had read something about this as well.

Sorry If missed this elsewhere, but if I'm a rulebook subscriber, and would like the special edition (with PDF) as opposed to the standard version, what would be the appropriate way for me to achieve that?

I am sorry no one posted those notes here when they were made. As has been noted, Customer Service doesn't spend much time in the forums currently so I was personally unaware that something was not posted here for folks. You can find those notes on the FAQ page located here: https://paizo.com/pathfinder/faq down near the bottom.

For ease, I have copy/pasted that information in a spoiler below for folks just as it is a decently sized list.

** spoiler omitted **

Thank you!

Will the PDF be updated by chance?

Jackson Wood wrote:

We're looking into this issue, but it seems to be more complex of an issue than it first appears. Rest assured that it is now on the relevant folks' radar and we'll post here when we've come to a resolution.

I was emailed by someone in customer service about the errata 3 days ago and immediately replied asking them (again) to also post the information here. Could you please post the corrections here? I mean, I can do it, but I think people would prefer such information coming directly from Paizo.

Yes, would be good for the community at large to be informed :)

RiverMesa wrote:

What's especially curious about this one is the final line, no longer mentioning the OGL or The World's Oldest Roleplaying Game.

Given recent events and announcements, I take it this one might no longer be under the Open Game License (but presumably not under the ORC yet either)?

I seriously doubt that part 3 of an adventure path would be licensed differently than parts 1 and 2, so almost certainly this one would have to still be under the OGL (as I think someone would have said something if part 1 was under ORC or no license).

It has the OGL printed at the end, as usual.

Ooo, I love it.

Curmudgeonly wrote:

Aaron Shanks wrote:

SatiricalBard wrote:

Can someone at Paizo please escalate the map issue and get back to us with a timeline for errata?

Please let us know at customer.service@paizo.com.

Appreciate everything you do Aaron. I understand the desire to push folks to customer service, but that ultimately results in a 1 on 1 conversation with whomever submitted the ticket, leaving the rest of the community wondering what's happening.

Would it possible for Customer Service or a Social Media person to be tagged in the forums or have a CS/SM rep keeping an eye on the product threads so that the community at large can be informed of things instead of specific individuals?

I believe this is fairly common practice in other places / industries.

There is not a way to tag Paizo Staff in our current Forums. We are looking into new Forum software. We'll put it on the discussion list.

We are also talking internally about the ways CS should or should not be involved in the Forums.

Great, thank you!

SatiricalBard wrote:

Can someone at Paizo please escalate the map issue and get back to us with a timeline for errata?

Please let us know at customer.service@paizo.com.

Appreciate everything you do Aaron. I understand the desire to push folks to customer service, but that ultimately results in a 1 on 1 conversation with whomever submitted the ticket, leaving the rest of the community wondering what's happening.

Would it possible for Customer Service or a Social Media person to be tagged in the forums or have a CS/SM rep keeping an eye on the product threads so that the community at large can be informed of things instead of specific individuals?

I believe this is fairly common practice in other places / industries.

Regarding the Pathfinder Rage of Elements PDF: on full screen (27"), nothing is pixelated or unreadable. We consider the product to be acceptable, but we'd like to better, if we can.

The constraint is the file size vs our current upload system. We had to run a second compression on it because, using our normal method, the original file is too big to be uploaded to our site. We are looking into getting a higher res version, that is also small enough to upload, but we don't know if or when that will happen.

Therefore, we have no immediate file update planned.

Hmm, that's a bit odd considering the Rage of Elements PDF is easily the smallest of the rulebooks at 23MB, when Treasure Vault is sitting here at 145MB... and the Fists of the Ruby Phoenix hardcover PDF is at 180MB...

Clearly, there's room for less compression.

I believe the two maps for F - Workshop Heights and G - Lower Guldrege, are labelled in reverse and incorrectly numbered. Reading this chapter is breaking my brain. Two silos clearly seem to be G3 - G4, Thenur's home is most likely G5-G7. But I can't make sense of the G2 buildings on the map.

Mapping Lower Guldrege isn't any easier, as the AP only describes G1 to G4, and except for maybe G2 and G3 don't quite seem to map to visual cues of F1-F4 on the map. G5 through G7 aren't mentioned at all.

Yea, this one seems pretty severe

I've been biting at the bit to buy this PDF, but the graphics talk has me concerned. How bad is it? Are we likely to get a 'fix'?

It's not terrible, and unless you zoom into an image you may not even immediately notice. But the images are pixelated, there's a lack of detail and crispness. It seems that they were over-compressed.