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Oooh sneaky second adventure announcement in the description!

I want these covers, but I also want the PDF from my subscription, but I don't have enough shelf space to have two copies of the book. side note, what would I call this printing in order to preorder from my local game store?

Dancing Wind has taken your second point, for the first, the PDF will be purchasable seperately, and for cheaper than the book, so I would recommend you get the sketch cover versions from your LGS and use the planned option to skip the subscription copies and just buy the PDFs when available in November.

Does anyone know if the 1 April Player sign-ups will begin at 12am PDT (Midnight)... or another time (as in Paizo Office Open time on 1 April... and what time that is)? Thx

the specific for this I don’t know, but Paizo office opening is 10am

I've dug a little into each character to see if I could suss out some tidbits about the peculiarities of the final version of each class. Feel free to weigh in with your own observations!

- I believe these are our first official stat blocks for PCs. Interesting to see where Heritage, Background, Subclass, the various feat categories and the class abilities appear.

PFS Pregens have been out since day 1

The Fifth Wanderer wrote:

I always thought her outfit looked kind of ridiculous. The headpiece looked odd as part of an adventurer's outfit. And the rest of it was barely there!

Per her backstory, I always got the impression those were her 'fancy party' clothes more than adventuring ones. That, of course, has the issue of Iconics almost always being shown in the same outfit...

Especially in the first book of Skull & Shackles...

So is Pathfinder Society Special #2-00: The King in Thorns, going to be run online at GenCon? Or will it wait till later in the year or next year to be played IRL?

online at GenCon. 1-99 is being held until the next major physical convention, as it is a Grand Convocation style thing that only works in the flesh.

It's been squared away, all's taken care of. How do I delete this topic?

you can’t yourself, but you can flag it for the staff to deal with it x use the ‘flag’ option at the top, and choose a flag - probably breaks other guidelines. This will highlight into the team, who will read what is here, and probably delete the thread.

Sure, thanks... I actually gained that impression myself since I wrote that comment and looked into their communications a bit more, it looks like they are going to base it on the code of the existing Turn Based Mod (working with it's author).

Anyhow, I realistically see them having as much or more success by using same mechanical system (just integrating the Turn Based Mod in core) and spending the budget on just getting the game content polished (which seems the main complaint of Kingmaker CRPG in first year or so). I guess I would just hope that if they ever do future game, based off 2E ruleset, that they approach basic game dynamic differently and go full turn and grid-based (which in many ways simplifies tasks like AI and realtime performance, as well as tightens interface). Really even pure turn-based system can include much of benefits of semi-realtime AI by showing "default" AI actions (themselves adjustable e.g. autocast function) which one can "approve"/activate with just one click, while not interfering with designating actions individually if desired.

Then the bar is raised for AI and everything to really play well using the advantages of turn based. Just the AI can really be tuned to be more creature and encounter specific, whether defaulting to buffs in not in full attack range, or even moving/withdrawing towards other monsters it knows are close by (rather than allow itself to be ambushed in losing 1 vs many fight). I get impression that rarely happens now, with encounters largely defined by location/creature stats and generic "tactics". Without assumption AI must function within realtime, there should be plenty of room for more specific tactical AI branches, which leads to more interesting variable play instead of depending on over-tuned numbers to approximate a challenge.

EDIT: BTW, since I'm considering dropping TBM when I get back into game, do you know if the AI handles Power Attack automatically? Something like Full Attack -> Power Attack -> Charge priority makes sense, but I'm...

Definitely agree it would be better if they built with Turn based mechanics involved.

In normal play, Power attack is a button you have to turn on or off, and charge acts like a spell in that you select it and then your target, I don't think the AI uses it by default.

Honestly I'm not sure why they didn't go with grid system from the beginning, considering desire to use TT rules.
Seems like it would also simplify some AI pathfinding and other mechanics to have an explicit grid system.
It sounds like they are going at least primary turn-based in next game, so hopefully AI is better adapted for it.

Office of expectations management - they're not going primarily going turn based, it will still be balanced around Real-Time with Pause, just giving Turn Based as an option.

Steve Geddes wrote:

Marco Massoudi wrote:

I know of people who have made a business of printing the maps out on paper, like you said and selling them to the interested.

They charged about $60 for all maps in one adventure path issue and there were quite a few people who paid them that.

For the record, it's a breach of copyright laws to simply print out the maps and sell them (just in case anyone reads that and thinks it sounds like a viable business model).

I am not sure that is always the case.

Both the person who photocopied and printed out the the maps in a copyshop and the person who paid them owned print copies of the adventure path issues in question.
They also were player & gamemaster in the same rpg group initially.

You are allowed to photocopy stuff you own for your own personal use, aren't you?

It is another thing if you do that for a living/to make a profit, of course.

Selling something you have copied is pretty much the definition of not for your own personal use.

ClanPsi wrote:

Why only one level? Can we get a full Adventure Path?

Because there's a market for one-off adventures.

Also 5th level is when the module starts, it does not mean that the adventure is all at that level, you may well level up within the book (you may not, I don't know, but adventures have always only had their first level mentioned, whatever length they are)

Thanks Sam!

Dear Team,

I've just put an order in #8239270, include a sidecart item - is it possible to include it in my currently prepping subscription order?

Also as a datapoint, I also did not receive the pending order email last week for this subscription shipment.

Just to confirm that I have not been misled by unconfirmed rumors -- This is the adventure path where you can advance all the way from 1st to 20th level without ever leaving Absalom City, correct?

That was the plan that was announced at Gencon (since the books aren't to the printer I expect that Paizo wouldn't be willing to say absolutely now in case there was some plot requirement that forced you out)

Hello Enlight_Bystand,

There was an odd set-up with one of your previous digital order that was affecting the sub as it progressed. I have resolved this issue and you should now have access to all the scenarios from the subscription up to this point. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please let us know. Thank you!

Hello Helvellyn,

Your issue was different, and it appears you have all the scenarios you should at this time. I resolved an issue that could potentially hold up future scenarios, but if you encounter any continued difficulties, please let us know. Thank you!

Thanks Sam!

Hi Guys

My complimentary subscriptions don’t seem to be functioning - the last SFS scenario I’ve had is 2-02, PFS it is 1-03

Is it possible to see what’s happening?

Should I be worried that my preorder Order 4823406 I did back in march for the pf2e core book/bestiary and lost omens world book still have not shipped yet?

Yes. I'd create a separate thread about it.

In the designer Q&A on the 16th they confirmed that the ancestries would not be in the playtest.

Thanks Diego!

Wow, $10 more than the Bestiary!

Okay 450 cards are a lot (there are 410 different creatures in the Bestiary), but i feel these should have been split up into the low level monsters & high level ones, like D&D did (0-5 $25 & 6-16 $16), because at this price point it's gonna scare away beginners who want to try out low level play.

Still, i will buy it.
How big is 5 x 8?
Is it standard Magic the Gathering trading card size or bigger?

Thx

bigger - it’s 127mm x 203mm

And if, say you've bought the Core Rulebook and not the Bestiary, you can start with both, and then contact Customer Services and ask them to cancel out the relevant item from your order.

Hi Guys,

I emailed you about the above order a couple of weeks back, but haven't heard anything back - just wanted to check that this hadn't been missed?

In addition to the concerns there, I've just noticed that Pathfinder Society Scenario #1-00: Origin of the Open Road is now available, and is now showing up in the PFS subscription as 'this month's' - is this going to be granted as part of the subscription, or do I need to buy it separately?

Are the two bonfires fitted with a LED?

They really look like there is the option to light them up.

I really have to say that this is THE goblinoid set, never have there been so many in one offering.
I count 5 different goblins (6 with the alternate Paint version),
3 bugbears (+1 alternate) &
3 hobgoblins (+ 1 alternate).
In addition to at least three orcs (+ 2 alternate versions).

That makes for a dozen different monstrous humanoids (the alternate weapon versions replace the dressings) out of 44 minis in the set, which is quite a lot.

I am not sure about the pose of the Pteranodon being a good one for use in a battle, it looks more like it is in "flight-mode".
An open maw and broader gliding wings would maybe be better, but i am glad that we get this creature .

We now know 30 of the 44 minis in this set plus two of the (six?) alternate weapon sculpts.

On the Pteranodon, I think it's more combatty that one with the wings open - it looks like it has folded it's wings and is diving in on the party...

First of all, I want to applaud James Jacobs, after so many years and he's still so in touch with the community, fans, and costumers, that is a rare thing these days.

Second, I can't wait for these cards, does EVERY monster get their own card? Also in future Bestiaries? That is a cool collection!

In relation to future Bestiaries, Erik did say that this was an experimental product, and expensive, so they'll be reviewing the reception to see what future products are made in this style.

I see a few places where it lists what training levels mean to skills and such. Do they mean the same to Weapons and Armor proficiencies?

Example : I have a human fighter, STR 18 for +4 so right now I attack with my sword with a +4 to hit and damage. Then I need to do proficiency in Martial Weapons is Expert. Isnt Expert +4 then +1 per level for a +5?

So at first level my Fighter can hit with a Longsword +9 to hit?

I cant find this in the book, just trying to wrap my head around character creation.

It's the same system all over the game - the aim is that you just need to learn in once and apply it everywhere.

The last PFS Scenario I got was 10-22, on June 26. SFS 2-01 and 2-01 are in my downloads, but I can't download them. Get some kind of xml error in both cases. None of the six scenarios listed at the top of this thread are in my downloads. On my "my subscriptions" page, both PFS and SFS scenarios are listed as "complimentary".

Not sure if I'm in the same boat as Captain Yesterday or if I just have to wait until until some later date.

Ed, on 2-01 and 2-02, I had the same - I think I had previously personalised them and then not downloaded and came back later. Try clicking the 'having trouble with this download?' link next to it and then repersonalise, that got me them.

BPorter wrote:

Joana wrote:

Announced in Paizo 2019 & Beyond for Starfinder:

Attack of the Swarm! AP (Aug)

Alien Archive 3 (Aug)

Character Operations Manual (Nov)

Deck of Many Worlds (Dec) -- deck of cards to combine & build random planets

The Threefold Conspiracy AP (Feb)

Near Space (Mar) - expands the setting past the Pact Worlds

licensed skittermander dice bags (spring 2020)

Also, expect a starship book that is as yet officially unannounced. :)

Really glad to see Near Space as a Q1 2020 release, like the Deck of Many Worlds concept, and praying that the starship book is a summer 2020 release!

I think the starship book would be fall 2020 at the earliest, as we already know everything through Gen Con 2020.

We don't know what the late year 2020 Starfinder AP, so it could be an August release like AA3 is this year.

the link to the starter set leads me to the front page

And the starter set does not appear in the flip tiles grouping page

Are these form fillable?

No.

The PDF is just a digital reflection of the physical product

Barnabas Eckleworth III wrote:

My books aren't here yet. They're still otw. So when do the PDFs drop? Noon tomorrow? Midnight tonight?

The PRD (2e.aonprd.com) launches at 7 AM PST (which is 2 PM GMT, if I'm correct). I would expect the PDF's to be released at the same time.

That is also when the GenCon hall opens.

Hope it gets uploaded to youtube soon...

Can't watch it live (starting midnight here), won't subscribe to G&S on Twitch (my prime subscription is for Paizo) and it's not available if you aren't subscribed.

It's schedule to go on Youtube a week after original broadcast.

Hey there. So, looking at the sheet, I think I might be misunderstanding something, but what is the "Special 1st" for in the Ancestry Feats and Abilities section? I can't find it in the Core to save my life...

I think that is for Humans with the heritage that gives you the bonus feat (specifically for that feat)

Zaister wrote:

The red haired woman on the cover appears to be Alaznist, seeing she's wearing the same clothes as on the cover of AP #133 and is wielding the same weapon. The Thassilonian wrath rune that makes up the back of the throne supports that, too. But isn't she supposed to be dead now?

As I said, its call back to 1e Gamemastery book where Karzoug was sitting on throne with dragon behind him(he was also dead when that book was released :p)

Its taking bit more creative liberties though since gamemastery cover was pretty much inspired by the RotR while this one is more inspired by Gamemastery cover than final battle with Alaznist

I’ve just remembered- when the GMG came out, the version of the Karzoug fight was the 3.5 version, where I don’t believe he had a dragon friend. When it was compiled, he gained the dragon, retroactively making the cover accurate!

So, if we assume that any new class will undergo a public playtest, here is what would be required for any new classes to be included in Kingmaker for PF2:

1) At Gen Con, a new book in the Rulebook line is announced for Spring 2020, with a playtest to begin this fall (probably in September).

2) Said playtest includes the desired new classes.

Then the playtest could be carried out in time for a new rulebook to be released in April, and the folks creating the PF2 version of Kingmaker will barely have time to get it into their fall 2020 release.

If we don't hear anything about new classes at Gen Con, we will have to assume that any magus, inquisitor, or other non-core class will be approximated with material available in the books that we already know about.

I would expect any book with a Playtest to have to be the Gencon release, I’d also expect a big new class book to be a Gencon book.

I don’t think that stops Legendary meeting the late 2020 deadline for Kingmaker though - they’d be shared in and have access to the classes as they are tested and completed off to the printers, and will have a few months to apply the final version- with the Gencon Book coming out late July, and Kingmaker November/December, and equivalent printing deadlines for the two, that’s more than enough time.

Rhyst wrote:

fighting 6 creatures each worth 20xp = 120xp.

split 4 ways = 30xp each.
split 6 ways = 20xp each.

At least that is the way I have always done it.

Yes, the obvious and natural way to do it - this I understand (completely and immediately)!

The other reply and the quoted rulebook text, unfortunately, seems completely detached from common sense :(

Apologies if anyone is offended. I just do not understand. Everything will hopefully be resolved once I get to read the rules for myself!

The quoted rules aren't covering a party of 4 and a party of 6 fighting 6 creatures. They're doing it the other way around. If an adventure has 6 creatures, totalling 120 xp, that's what 4 PCs should face. If you have 6 PCs, then for this encounter, they should face 180 XPs worth of creatures, so 9 of these creatures. In this way each PC gets the same 30 xp for the fight.

The reason for this is that because your 6 PCs have more actions per round, the 6 opponents are less effective, and you should be balancing by adding more opponents, not reducing the XP gain. This way also means that the two parties should level up in the adventure are a more similar point, so the adventure can throw higher level and thus higher challenge opponents at the same time.

James Jacobs wrote:

Seisho wrote:

She's a full goddess now? I mean, it is not surprising but I didn't get the note that she made the jump

The "note" appeared in Return of the Runelords, is mentioned again in the last volume of Tyrant's Grasp, and will be the norm going forward from there.

Thats cool. She is certainly my favorite demon lady :P (Lamashtu is icky...)

I also like treerazer, didn't know that you were the creator, so thank you in that regard

Btw did Nocticula kick anyone out of the core deities?

I understand that the core deities remain the same, The Redeemer Queen is joining those ranks of full deity but not core20 like Besmara

Davido1000 wrote:

captain yesterday wrote:

Did not see intellect devourers or neothelid.

Arent they under WOTC's iron fist?

No, both were in PF1.

Ithilid are the ones that are WotC controlled, and have thematic and (in the neothliid’s case) nomative links to them.

This is still happening, and it's incredibly frustrating.

It's been going on since Friday afternoon at least, and as Masked Ferret pointed out, it's pretty much pointless trying to post anywhere.

Right now I'm able to access individual threads only by selecting them from my browser history from several days ago. Whenever I try to go back up a level, say to the Pathfinder RPG General Discussion page, I'm kicked back to the Paizo homepage.

I'm extremely disappointed in Paizo's web team. Not so much for letting it happen, because these things do happen, but for letting it persist for nearly four days straight, and apparently without a word from anyone even acknowledging the problem.

Now that PF1 is almost finished, I'm not seeing a reason to spend more time on this site--not when they let issues like this drag on for days, without so much as a note to let us know they're aware of the problem and they're working on it.

the problem has been occurring on 4 days, not for 4 days. Also that period has been the weekend!

Website Feedback is the more appropriate place, where there are already two threads on this.

The problem has been that this appeared on Friday evening, and so the weekend has stopped anything being done - I'm sure when the tech guys come in later today they'll get straight on it.

Chemlak wrote:

0o0o0 O 0o0o0 wrote:

I'm in the UK (so direct from Paizo is not ideal unfortunately) and I don't like Amazon so I shopped around and got a good deal, don't know if I can say where.

And even though I have to play online, I was so excited I bought a bunch of dice too

The books are under publisher’s embargo until 1 August, so nobody should be getting them in your hands before that date (shipping time variability allows some leeway, and Paizo’s own shipping practice is why some of us have them already). Basically, if someone other than Paizo got the books to you this early, they’ve broken a rule, and Paizo will be obligated to discuss the matter with the distributor and the store.

It’s now between you, your conscience, and Paizo about whether you should reveal your source.

Whoa there. I have bought them, not recieved them yet, nor do I expect them. The shop is totally legit. Bought and paid and now I can't wait for the postman come August. My dice might come quicker though, something to play with.

My coyness about the store is that Paizo shipping is v expensive outside the US and I'm not sure about advertising other resellers.

Anyway, roll on August, can't wait. I'll have rolled up 2e's baddest Bard within hours of feverish reading, 640 pages or not

Paizo’s stance has always been ‘get it where it makes sense for you - it’s great if you get it straight from us as we make the most money, but we make some money wherever you buy it so buying it somewhere else is better than not buying at all’

Hey, so I've been waiting for my shipping notice, and I haven't got it. I made the preorder on June 21st, and on the Paizo Order History list, it says the order is Pending.

The Shipping window is July 8th - August 2nd, so there's another two weeks before you should start worrying about it being late.

When will we be notified of having access to the PFS materials if we have the requisite number of subscriptions?

The Society subscription auth and fulfilment normally occurs in the the last week of the month. Not sure if the PDFs will be held until the 1st like the rest of the PF2E ones though.

zimmerwald1915 wrote:

PossibleCabbage wrote:

I mean, recent APs have explicitly made textual justification for "why don't the PCs from a previous AP just come and fix this?" So it's safe to say that the PCs who completed the AP canonically are around and exist within the setting, it's just that there will be no specific reference to them so as to not contradict anybody's game.

If anything, this is indication that PCs from past games cannot be allowed to intervene in events. They are non-factors, and even if they exist, they might as well not.

Most of the PCs from past Adventure Paths are probably busy making sure that their work doesn't get catastrophically undone or perverted, and on top of that possibly trying to cover for some other PCs who are missing in action or even slacking from their job:

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jimthegray wrote:

my 1st order is just

core book
Bestiary and plaguestone.
hoping it ships soon
once i get my notification how long does it normally take to actually be shipped?

They do all the authentications (haven't finished gencon pickup batch) and THEN start doing the non-subscriptions authentications and THEN they start shipping.

Not quite accurate - they do all the shipping authentications, subscription and none, then give it a little time and answer any issues raised. Then they start shipping (this is where we are right now). At some point between now and August 1st they will do the Gencon Auth, wait a day or two and run the Gencon charging.

Zaister wrote:

The Gold Sovereign wrote:

magnuskn wrote:

Hrm, I got the shipping notice, but the PDF isn't available for download. What gives?

I'm pretty sure this is a joke. XD

... right?

It is not. PDFs for Second Edition products will become available on August 1. See the thread linked by Franz above.

Sorry, I wasn't clear enough. I was actually referring to him expecting the pdfs earlier as a joke. I mean, Paizo wouldn't put their new product before the release.

This is the first ever volume of the AP where they have done this - I believe the only book that they’ve done this for in the past is the 1st ed core book.

So it’s not an unreasonable query.

Steve Geddes wrote:

(I daresay that there's also a perceived qualitative difference in that it's a whole new game rather than just a new adventure/sourcebook/supplement - I'm pretty sure they did the same when the PF1 CRB came out, so it's consistent with that).

It is, in fact, exactly what happened. PDFs went live the first day of GenCon, and the website was down all GenCon weekend so those of us whose shipments hadn't arrived yet (me) couldn't even get our downloads of the shiny new PFRPG CRB.

Of course, since then, Paizo has had the Playtest release run like clockwork, with no downtime, so I am more sanguine about being able to download the PDFs August 1st if my physical shipment hasn't gotten here by then.

There was also the fun of trying to order the pdf for non subscribers as I was then, when the shipping costs of getting a book the size of the CRB was beyond me...

Hello Enlight_Bystand,

I have removed 10-23 from the order.

thanks!

Enjoy your holiday!

Will this be openly available on July 31st / August 1st or is this going to be restricted to conventions? Asking since this one says unavailable while the others are listed as being available on one of those dates.

Thanks!

it’s also not listed in the list of scenarios in the PFS subscription, so i’m reasonably certain it’s either convention or star locked.

Denim N Leather wrote:

Just curiosity, as I have already preordered the core rulebook and the bestiary from my FLGS.

Will Paizo be providing PDF copies of the CRB as well when you purchase a hard copy? Or is that for subs only?

Thanks!

Sub only. They want to give a bonus to subs, and there's not a lot of things they can give. (and other reasons, but that's the one I remember. :P)

Pretty sure there was also a thing about reselling and stuff, but don't quote me on that

The other reason is that they’ve never found a secure enough method to link the store purchase to giving the PDF.

Feros wrote:

Looks good...wait...FREE PATHFINDER SOCIETY SCENARIOS?!?

lol i had just subscribed to that this morning for 2e’s Scenarios XD

I did it yesterday! ;-)