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I see what you did with the name of that theatre in Act 2, Richard Pett. Well played.

I just got my copy.

And now my watch has ended.

Sibelius Eos Owm wrote:

The Raven Black wrote:

Archpaladin Zousha wrote:

Who, incidentally, seems more like a scrawny emo kid than Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jason Momoa! ;)

TBT the earliest pic I could find of Conan, which is the 1934 cover for Queen of the Black Coast, gives off a Johnny Weissmuller feel IMO.

So, not that scrawny ;-)

I mean, when has a book cover not played fast and loose with accurate depictions of the book's contents and its character's descriptions? =P

*Cough cough* Wheel of Time *cough*

They are either bang-on or comically wrong. There's not a lot of in-between.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they delayed subs that include the Starfinder Playtest physical books to be the last batch to get sent out since the PDF access for that is August 1st for everyone, regardless of subscription status. Doing so would delay spoiler leaks getting out from those who get the physical copies early. I wouldn’t blame them, though. It will help to keep the hype and marketing spotlight on Pathfinder Core 2 and Prey for Death as much as possible before the Playtest hits.

My physical books usually arrive around a week after I get the notice, so that makes sense.

I also get seasick (it's so much fun when you're in the Navy) and can completely relate. Also, how dare you drop a line like 'a tanuki named Mochi' and not give me more?! Great read, as always.

In the navy? Did you sail the Seven Seas? In the navy? Did it put your mind at ease?

Same here. Maybe those early shipments were to drum up buzz. Perhaps it shouldn't be too surprising. Regular shipments rarely start on the first day. Today should see some lucky people. Tomorrow for certain.

This is neat! A quick snippet of a job that's either dangerous or boring. Thanks so much, Jay and Gunship Revolution!

Is it still on track to start shipping on wednesday?

I've seen info already, so I think it has begun.

I hope you guys are finally bringing out the “Armies of Golarion” supplement that has been discussed before. The game needs it, and with all the wars you have planned, now is the time for it.

Battlecry is next summer's big GenCon release. It will debut the Commander and Guardian classes. I would assume that the Imner Sea is going to war some time around then.

What are people most excited to get? I know I know, favorite children and all that. But still. Pick one ;)

Hmm. Probably PC2, for rules purposes.

And now my watch begins.

Have any watches begun?

I'd expect it to resemble the American system, because that's the clearest real-world analogue. Specific churches might serve as voting sites, and so might town halls. Magic will probably play a role; spells to determine if a ballot has been altered, or maybe divinations to make sure nobody in line is charmed or not who they appear to be.

Man, this month is going to be hard on the wallet.

Yup!

This is fantastic! Thank you so much, Andrew and Alexander!

and Achaekek isn't the only deity with contradicting lore, hell, PF1 never really made its mind about Ydersius being quasi-deity, demigod or full deity.

Never mind those that had some full-on retcons.

And something that I don't think we've considered yet. Achaekek killing Gorum sets a precedent. If so, the Red Mantis might just relax or remove their one big restriction. A few regicides here and there (whether successful or not) might go a long way towards starting some wars.

Coming next: the Case of the Investigator and the Disaster Gay. You won't believe the twist!

Gorum doesn't die. He goes to Hell and regroups.

Thanks so much, James and Kiki! This is wonderful! And ripe for a sequel, right?

I wonder if Shelyn and Desna or Sarenae can have any deific children with each other or others? If they could, would they be Godlings or actual deities? Can the Gods even have children and if they can do the children retain some level of the spark of divinity of their divine parent?

Some believe that Kurgess is the son of Desna, Cayden Cailean, or both.

This is fantastic! I love all of the little details, like Seelah having 11 cloths for performing rites. Thank you so much, Owen and Cristoph!

This is lovely. Thanks so much, Simone!

This looks most promising! I can't wait for the finished product!

And now my watch has ended.

werewolfpaladin wrote:

My order shipped and I'm seeing the issue (on the AP volume) where the file-per-chapter version is only 181 bytes and the single file version's just refusing to personalize at all. Mentioning it here in case other people are having that issue. I'm sure it'll be corrected.

Judging from past experience, this is probably a global issue - it's affecting me as well.

The single file is 145 bytes right now.

And now my watch begins.

Ahoy!

This is a brief announcement to inform everyone that due to some technical issues, we're postponing the authorization (order spawning)and will be running it on June 7th instead. So please don't be alarmed if you're not seeing your order populate until tomorrow! We thank everyone for their patience and understanding at this time c:

Happy adventuring!

Thanks for the heads-up!

Darksol the Painbringer wrote:

Whenever I see this thread title, it comes across to me as "Pathfinder 2 options for dummies"

Whenever I see this thread title, it comes across to me as someone trying to start up a Pathfinder 2 game at their local Tim Hortons.

And now I want to know what part of Golarion is most like Canada. And if they have Timbits.

All Poppets Adventure? ALL POPPETS ADVENTURE!

Tiny dot, in preparation for the HUGE DOT next month!

My wallet is glad for the reprieve!

As I've mentioned elsewhere, we'll be trying harder to make more high-level ones with stronger ties so that those groups who DO want to do campaings that go all the way to 20 will have more options going forward. For example, we've got Curtain Call coming very soon which is a great continuation for any 1st to 10th level game, and we'll have one coming later in 2025 (if all goes according to plan) that will be an excellent continuation to Seven Dooms for Sandpoint.

Is the Seven Dooms sequel the AP you're working on for October 2025?

It just goes to show how long the planning process for APs and Adventures actually is.

Most everything they do is a couple years in the pipeline. The fact that the Remaster went as smoothly as it did is something of a miracle.

Spore War is coming - at long last, we get to beat up on Treerazer!

And it's going to stick! I wonder what's going to replace him as the big non-mythic threat.

The Gold Sovereign wrote:

How manu gods are they planning to cover in this book, exactly?

My understanding is "literally all of them in Pathfinder canon."

And adding even more!

While we have no 1–20 Adventure Paths announced and none planned for next year, I do have some story ideas that WOULD work better as a 1-20 campaign, or at the very least as a 1–10 and 11–20 two parter. If and when we get to those stories we'll for sure let folks know.

I HAVE already leaked that there's going to be a very good choice for folks to play after Seven Dooms for Sanpdoint at some point, so if you play that one, save those PCs for later. We haven't announced more about that yet though.

And also going forward I'm trying harder to build in narrative links with the high level Adventure Paths... either built in to the story (as in the upcoming Curtain Call, which serves great as a continuation for ANY 1st to 10th campaign), or supported in the Player's Guide.

I do hear that some folks want more 1st to 20th campaigns, and I hope we can do some again. They're not FOREVER off the table, but the reality is that it's healthier for Paizo for us to do four 3 part Adventure Paths a year than it is two 6 part ones. In the meantime, building a healthier and more balanced offering of low and high level ones with better guidance for linking them is my goal.

Linked APs that go to 20 would be a great way to split the difference, especially if they weren't done consecutively. You could even announce the sequel in the last part of the first AP.

Note to the staff: Koata's statblock on page 10 has her alignment in it.

And now my watch has ended.

James Jacobs wrote:

And as I mentioned in the spoiler section of last Friday's Paizo Live, there's a pretty strongly linked upcoming high-level Adventure Path I'm currently outlining that will work VERY WELL to continue on from Seven Dooms for Sandpoint, so if you play that Adventure Path consider putting your 12th level PCs on ice for a bit when you're done. Will be a bit before that particular high-level Adventure Path is out (or even announced) but I wanted to start letting folks know that something along those lines in particular is in the works.

Thank you so much for revealing this. I really like the idea of wardens of Wildwood but I also really like playing to level 20, so it ending at the level it does was kind of a bummer. But if there's an ap that starts at that level and goes to 20 coming out eventually than my hope for playing in it is reignited!

I would assume that WoW will have an "After the Campaign" section, just like all of the 1e APs did.

The Gold Sovereign wrote:

CastleDour wrote:

I am so excited about this article on Norgorber! We may finally learn about his background as a mortal. I can never get enough of him!!! Thank you Paizo.

There comes the reveal of the three evil halflings behind the curtains of Norgorber.

This is heresy. Everyone knows that there are four halflings.

And their names* are Blackfingers, Father Skinsaw, the Gray Master, and the Reaper of Reputation!

*-- the bit about erasing all knowledge of the original name went further than we realized.

It rarely starts on the Monday, or at least not many people here get it on the first Monday. Tomorrow is more likely.

The Remaster didn't reset the clock, though I think it added a couple more years. SF2 moving to the same basic chassis also added a bit more time. Customer reaction is the biggest factor against a PF3 coming any time soon. If Paizo started talking about PF3 now, before the (first phase of the?) Remaster project is done, we would be enraged and they know it.

And now my watch begins.

Greek, huh? I wonder if we haven't been tipped off. We haven't seen much of Ibyldos yet...

The original plan was to have this book and the World Guide in place for Season of Ghosts. The Remaster threw a wrench into things.

When will the suscriptions be shipped？couldn’t wait to see！

Notices start on May 2nd, and the window officially opens on the 6th. However, there may be some delays due to the inventory. If they happen, it's because the staff has to fulfill the April backlog (if there is one) before they start on May's shipments.

Sanityfaerie wrote:

Perhaps they lean into the "parent or" meaning of guardian? We get a feat that gives us a minion small child?

Them: Pedro Pascal is not a class concept.

Me: Disagree.

The 10th Mythic Destiny: the Daddy.

In all connotations.

This was great! It doesn't develop Mahja's story much, but it does allow a lucky player to possibly...

We should know for sure by War of Immortals. Triumph of the Tusk at the latest.

When do you suppose Paizo will start posting blogs on the contents of this book? June?

Can’t wait to hear about the changes to the classes, new items, archetypes, spells, etc…

They're almost certainly going to do some kind of preview at PaizoCon, so I wouldn't expect much before then. Proper blogs should start in June.