I got an email yesterday saying that replacements for items from an order that I had reported as missing (#24324703) have been added to my next subscription.
The original items eventually turned up, so no need to include the replacements. Posting in the CS forum due to it being reasonably urgent.
As written, the Immortal Ichor has blindsense 60ft. This means it has a 50% miss chance on all attacks, and cannot cast targeted spells at range. Surely this should be blindsight, as normal for oozes?
I changed my subscription delivery option to Gen Con pick-up, but the list of books that were previously displayed as being shipped normally now don't appear at all. The Gen Con pick-up section is empty. Is this OK, or does something need to be corrected?
I'm flying into Gen Con from Ireland, and I'd like to pick up my subscriptions when I'm there. Can you please tell me the estimated weight of the following books, so I'll know how much weight I'll need in my luggage?
Pathfinder Core Rulebook
Pathfinder Bestiary
Pathfinder Adventure Path #144: Midwives to Death (Tyrant's Grasp 6 of 6)
Pathfinder Adventure Path #145: Hellknight Hill (Age of Ashes 1 of 6)
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Druma, Profit and Prophecy
Pathfinder Adventure: The Fall of Plaguestone
A couple of years ago, I couldn't get Paizo.com to accept my Irish Visa card, and the issue was the strict address checking that Paizo's payment provider does. As far as I know, that's a mostly US-centric thing, and our addresses aren't in the same format as US addresses (no state/province for one).
I created a Revolut account so that I could enter my address in the exact format as the Paizo form, and this allowed me to purchase and start paying for subscriptions.
Now that card has expired, so I set up the new Revolut card with the same address, and it's failing to validate. I assume that the address validation only applies to the first purchase, and some time between setting up the original Revolut card and this new one, the address match broke. I've tried several variations, without success.
My card expired, so I tried to use a new card, but so far both have been declined, despite working perfectly well on other sites. Can you let me know what the decline message is? I've had issues before with Paizo's overly strict address matching (I'm in Ireland), but the address hasn't changed.
If I can't get the new card working, I won't be able to continue my subscriptions.
I see that a few people from Paizo will be travelling to UK Games Expo at the end of the month. There's no mention I can find of any seminars. Last year the Paizo seminars, about the playtest and other topics, were really good, and I'd like to attend any that are on this year.
Posted this on the subreddit and it was well received, so reposting here for increased visibility.
Yesterday's 1.1 update to the Playtest rules has some welcome changes, and some changes that take some time to understand. This is thanks to the errata format of "replace the would 'should' with 'may' on line 25". This is meaningless without going to the page in question, doing the mental substitution, and figuring out the change in meaning.
The errata and update documents should be much clearer in outlining the intent of the changes being made. As it stands, they're opaque as to what the changes are intended to actually do. Sure you tell me what sentence to change, but I've no idea why until I do it, and if I get the wrong idea from my substitution, the meaning is lost in translation.
I propose the following format for important errata: wrote:
Errata Title
Location of text
Text describing the intent behind the change
Original Text: ...
Updated Text: ...
For example: wrote:
Using Quick Alchemy to Craft Uncommon Items
Page 46
The Alchemist should be able to use Quick Alchemy to craft any item in their formula book, not just common alchemical items.
Original Text: You create a single common alchemical item that is of your level or lower without having to spend the normal monetary cost in alchemical reagents or needing to attempt a Crafting check.
Updated Text: You create a single alchemical item in your formula book that is of your level or lower without having to spend the normal monetary cost in alchemical reagents or needing to attempt a Crafting check.
This way the change is immediately apparent and the reason for the change is clear. It would make readying the update document a lot more pleasant. As it's a PDF, pagecount isn't an issue, though I understand there's additional layout required.
Another request I saw was for timestamps for each erratum, so we can see what is a new change and what isn't.
I've noticed that if a named monster has a stat block, in often can be difficult to know what type of monster it is just be going from the tags.
An example from Doomsday Dawn, part 1:
Drakkus the Taker is a Faceless Stalker. But his tags are
Aberration
Chaotic
Evil
Medium
There's no mention of Faceless Stalker anywhere in the stat block. You need to read the module text to understand what he is.
There's a similar issue with the second Pathfinder Society Playtest scenario, Raiders of Shrieking Peak. There's a named harpy, and the stat block in no way mentions that it is a harpy.
It should probably have the "harpy" tag, in the same way that goblins have the "goblin" tag.
There's been a lot of discussion within the community about every element of the playtest rules, and there are a few issues that keep being mentioned. Examples are the Alchemist in general, the Rangers lack of synergy in its class features, and the Paladin's glut of reactions. Others include the micromanagement of actions in combat with things like removing and replacing your hand on your weapon.
One thing I'm hoping we see that could help with a lot of the confusion is if the playtest designers published blogs that discussed the design intent of the different elements of the playtest rules.
To use the alchemist as an example, since it's the only class I've played, it would be really good to know why they chose to tie the alchemist into resonance the way they have, and if they have a different view of the alchemical items, which seem to be basically always worse than spells. Perhaps the alchemist is intended to be a melee or ranged class that compliments its attacks with alchemical items, rather than relying on them, and that's been lost in translation.
That's just one example, but there are many topics of discussion where the playtest community lacks the context to evaluate seemingly confusing design choices.
So far, all of the blog posts have to a greater or lesser extent been written as marketing pieces designed to build hype and preview content. That's fine before the release of the rules, but now that they're out, what we really need is open and honest communication from the designers.
For example, if a medium character is riding a large mount, do they occupy one square of the mounts space, or are they considered to always be occupying the same squares the mount does?
If an area-of-effect attack would hit the front two squares of a large mount, can the rider choose to occupy one of the rear squares, thus avoiding the attack?
Asking in relation to a mounted character who has been played at my Pathfinder Society tables.
I'm trying to schedule our local PFS events for the next few months, and I'm wondering what the release schedule is for season 10 after Gen Con. Will scenarios #10-4 and #10-5 release at the end of August, or the end of September?
Order 5057674 was initially authorised on my card, but I asked Sam to switch the order to use my store credit, which he did. Everything looked good on the day.
However, looking at my card transaction history, it looks like the full amount was confirmed on my card by Paizo, and I still have my full balance of store credit on Paizo.com.
Could this please be fixed, so the charge on my card is reverted, and my store credit is used instead?
I saw that my May and June subscriptions were rolled into one order. The shipping to Ireland is $60.
Would it be possible to change the shipping address to use my AddressPal (https://addresspal.anpost.ie/) address? This is the US delivery service of An Post, the Irish postal service. The books would need to be shipped in a single package, but this would save me $35–40 on shipping.
If this is possible, I can send the new shipping address in an email.
I'm running The Ruby Phoenix Tournament for a group of four players, and after running the first day of the tournament, I'm fairly certain it's going to be a cakewalk for them. I'd like tips on how to make it more challenging.
The party consists of four, 15-point-buy characters of 11th level.
Arcane Bloodrager – obscene to-hit and damage, haste and blur when raging
Halfling Ninja – greater invisibility, flurry of stars with 6d6 sneak on each shuriken
Silksworn Occultist – arcane support
They wiped the floor with the four monks in round one. Honestly, I think the bloodrager could have solo'd them. We're using The Elephant in the Room feat tax house rules, so the monks had +14 to +16 to disarm, trip, etc. They managed to get one disarm and one attack off between them before all being permanently killed. The bloodrager hit one from 71 hp to around -40 hp in one full attack.
All three strikers are rolling 30+ on most hits, can fly, can haste themselves, and are magic item'd out the wazoo, so darkness, fog, terrain, etc, won't affect them.
They got trounced by the Shenzuzhou in the exhibition match, but that monster is crazy powerful, and worse than any of the tournament fights, as far as I can see. Even then, that only happened because all but one of them failed their save againt the Fear aura. I'm pretty sure they would have killed it in the first round, if they'd saved. The bard almost solo'd it, getting it down to 20 hp in two rounds.
What can I do to make the fights more challenging? I don't think they're going to enjoy wiping every fight in 1–2 rounds, taking almost no damage.
Tie Up: If you have your target pinned, otherwise restrained, or unconscious, you can use rope to tie him up.
When you're attempting to tie someone up, do you already need to have the rope in hand? Any table I've been at has always handwaved it.
If you do need to have rope in hand, does it give you the -4 penalty for not having two hands free? Or can you use some action to retrieve it during the grapple?
I purchased order 5057767 to start the Pawns subscription, because I was interested in the Ruins of Azlant pawns. However, upon purchase, I noticed that it added $15 extra shipping to my subscriptions, making it far more expensive than I expected.
Could I please cancel the order and the pawns subscription?
My February subscription order was dispatched on the 14th of February, but I still haven't received it (in Ireland). I know that the max time for delivery is technically 36 days, but it has never taken this long before. Is there any way to track the delivery on Paizo's side?
I just got Raiders of the Fever Sea, the second part of the Skull & Shackles Adventure Path, because I read that it can be used as a good, standalone pirate sandbox.
Which other Adventure Path issues work well on their own?
I'm looking to run Ruins of Azlant soon, and I was wondering if there's good books, movies or TV shows to get myself in the right mood and frame of mind.
Lost is an obvious touchstone, but I watched that years ago, and I don't have the time to marathon seven-odd seasons!
I'm planning to run this AP soon, and have been reading through the first couple of books. One question I have is how much would someone from the Inner Sea know about Aboleths? Would they be aware of their existence? Would they know about their links to Earthfall, Gillmen, Skum, etc?
One player wants to play as a Gillman PC. Considering Gillmen start off speaking Common and Aboleth, is it safe to say that a Gillman would know about Aboleth? Or would they think they're speaking "Gillman"?
I'm going to start running the first part of Ruins of Azlant soon. I understand that the pawns for this AP won't be out until May. In the meantime, does anyone have any recommendations for Pathfinder Pawns products that would be most useful for running RoA?
I have a Witch character with a Brownie improved familiar. Brownies have Dimension Door as an SLA, but it is listed as "self only". Is there any way, through the Share Spells ability or otherwise, for the Brownie familiar to cast Dimension Door and include the Witch character?
I bought a copy of the Inner Sea World Guide through Book Depository in March of 2016. At the time I gave it a single read through and then shelved it, and have rarely used it since.
I've noticed that the pages are coming almost completely away from the binding, and it looks like it's going to fall apart. Is this normal for a book that has seen little use? https://photos.app.goo.gl/oWxDANnSJ1Uu7ABB2
I received this month's subscription delivery and the card envelope was a bit banged up. When I opened it, I discovered that Pathfinder Player Companion: Potions & Poisons and Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Taldor, the First Empire had been damaged in transit. See linked photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/0QpjEGydy83LaUpQ2
I'm looking at my subscription order, and it seems like I'm being overcharged. The cost and shipping for the subscription items and side cart items comes to $142.65, but the listed cost is $182.80. Furthermore, I seem to have charges adding up to ~$198.
I see the following charges:
- $15.24 PENDING (map pack storage box side cart order 4477578)
- $114.06 COMPLETED (showing as $68.74 on the Paizo site, and I was actually charged €57.67, so I don't understand the amount I'm seeing)
- $38.80 COMPLETED
- $17.21 COMPLETED
- $58.08 PENDING
I understand that the $15.24 for the map pack storage boxes will probably lapse, causing the cost to come down to the listed $182.80, but I'm still unsure as to why the final cost is $40 higher than the total item costs and shipping.
Does anyone know what the title font for season 1 scenarios is called? I'm running a game where we're playing the scenarios in order, and I'd like to be able to make custom event images using the correct font.
Order 4356697 was spawned from my subscriptions, and it seems like the delivery charge has increased from the ~$16 that was displayed in the subscriptions page to ~$20.
Is this due to the replacement book in the order? If so, I checked this with you guys, and Sharaya told me that the replacement would not increase shipping. (http://paizo.com/threads/rzs2uf4l?Missing-item-from-order-4330641#4)
With the new changes for the site, I've noticed that you can no longer download reporting sheets for PFS events. Beforehand, you had to enter the reporting for an event and then cancel out to trigger the link to appear, which isn't great. Now even that doesn't work.
The auto-generate reporting sheets are useful when running older scenarios (which I do a lot), which don't come with a reporting sheet as part of the module.
I received the package for this order today, and discovered that Adventure Path 119 Prisoners of the Blight was missing. Could I please get a copy sent with my next subscription?
I received "Pathfinder Adventure Path #117: Assault on Longshadow" as part of my monthly subscription, but it was sent in a card envelope and has suffered damage in transit, resulting in a torn and bent spine.
I've purchased two books to be shipped with my next subscription, but they're showing in a separate category. This happened last month, and was resolved at shipment time. However, having them separate makes it difficult to assess the full cost, including combined shipping. Could I get an estimate of the total cost?
My latest subscription order seems to have a problem.
The order is split into two packages, and the package containing Midgard: Streets of Zobeck (PFRPG), Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bonus Bestiary (OGL), Against the Cult of the Bat God (PFRPG), and Pathfinder Player Companion: Healer's Handbook (PFRPG) shows "Originally expected to ship in an unknown time frame. Product(s) not in stock" under the Package Tracking section.
All of these items show as in stock on the Paizo store. Is there an issue with the order?
My Subscriptions page lists my sidecart items as shipping with a later subscription, not the next one (or even the two after that). Is there an issue with the items in my sidecart?
My subscription order for this month is yet to ship, and I notice now that in the package tracking section of the order page, it says, "Product(s) not in stock."
A payment was authorised for the order on Oct 1, and retried just a few minutes ago. The retry failed, because the original authorisation takes longer to expire than the week that Paizo allows.
The card in question is a debit card I use for online purchases, and usually only has the necessary balance on it. Because of your system assuming that an authorisation expires after a week, and because my subscription orders always seem to take longer than a week after authorisation to ship, I was double charged.
Is it possible to extend the reauthorization period so I can avoid this?
The extra items—those already on sale—are not receiving the discount. Am I right in assuming they should be?
Also, I my card was charged separately for Pathfinder Tales: Prince of Wolves in order 4071675. Was this just a separate authorization that won't be charged? I ask, because the other purely sidecarted order I made (4071681) didn't receive an authorization.
What date does the current issue of a monthly Pathfinder subscription change to the next issue?
I'd like to start a Pathfinder Player Companion subscription with Haunted Heroes, and I'm wondering when the current issue will change over. I'd like to wait until September to subscribe, but if it changes at the start of the month, I'd subscribe sooner.
I've starting running a campaign with one player, who currently controls three hirelings as well. We're looking to take on a couple of other players too.
I don't have much time to write homebrew scenarios, so I'd like to add pre-written adventures to the campaign to flesh it out.
I'd like the campaign to lean towards being a sandbox, rather than Module 1 -> Module 2 -> Module 3. The party has arrived in Falcon's Hollow, in Darkmoon Vale, and I plan to set the Hollow's Last Hope module into action. The idea would be that the party can encounter module hooks, but aren't obliged to follow them. If the player likes Falcon's Hollow, there's the whole series of Darkmoon Vale modules to run, if not they can move on.
Ideally, I'd like to say to the player, "oh you've heard about rumour A, rumour B, and news of event C has just arrived. Where would you like to go?"
Although the player's character has an overarching goal, it won't be focused on achieving that in the short term. The option of joining the Pathfinder Society will be there, allowing me to add PFS scenarios (not for credit), and giving the excuse for the player to leave the Darkmoon Vale area, if they like.
I'd like to ask if anybody has experience running a campaign like this, and if they have any advice to offer?
I just started the AP subscription with Strange Aeons 1. I then started a new Module subscription with Gallows of Madness. When I bought it, I was given the option of shipping it on it's own, or shipping with my next subscription package. I chose the second, as I thought it meant that both books would be shipped together, but now I see that Gallows of Madness is set to ship with the next AP, Strange Aeons 2.
Is it possible to get that changed so that Strange Aeons 1, and Gallows of Madness ship together?
Is there any plan to issue a new print run of Pathfinder Chronicles: Guide to Korvosa, or issue a new campaign setting for the city to coincide with the release of the updated Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path?
When can we expect the 2nd printing of Ultimate Equipment to reach EU retailers? The last I heard was late June, and there's still no sign of any copies.
