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Howdy Folks,

I was inspired by this excellent drawing: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--PVT8vXvhtU/WXtTG3_i7mI/AAAAAAAADA4/7DLg VMnnnYgZ9FpN3oCN0-5AIm4iZK7SACJoC/w530-h686-n/Windward%2BIsle%2BExcerpt-p36 %2B300dpi.png

Its by Randy M - https://plus.google.com/112489330434466935673 - also known as Roan Studios (great stuff on RPGNow).

The island is a pinnacle of rock that rises 900 feet above sea level... I'd like to fill it with dungeon levels - the premise being that its isolation make it a perfect location for hidden bases ... with numerous different groups having used it at different times (most unbeknownst to each other). I don't know yet where I will place it in Golarian but am thinking of Lake Encarthan.

My main idea is for the upper half to have once been a way station (think "gas and supply station") for the Shory Flying Citadels - a place they could stop to resupply with food, anchor for repairs, etc. ... Much later, the lower half was used by the Dwarves during one of their troubled times as an emergency escape base of some type, but they encountered trouble when they excavated up into the Shory ruins and the knowledge of the whole dwarven ruin's location was lost during the one of the worst parts of the dwarves' history.

But I am looking for other ideas for small side dungeons to add to the mix .... other things the area may be used for. For example, a lost tomb is an easy idea, and perhaps a small base station for the Intellect Devourers of Ilvarandin (for storing Midnight Milk) is located on the island.

Any other ideas come to mind? ... (they can be Golarian themed or not)

Thanks so much!

Howdy,

I'm one of those DM's who uses a lot of pre-made stuff due to time limitations, so I don't know the rules as well as I used to.

Can you all help me create an amazing quarterstaff user? It doesn't need to be a warrior necessarily, and there is no limit on level .... I just want to see an amazing wielder of a quarterstaff, doing more damage than one might expect, multiple-attacks, being great at disarming, etc.

Thanks so much.

Don Mac

Howdy Folks,

I've got some inventive players trying to use Stone Shape to tunnel they way through parts of the dungeon they are in. They recognize that it will take a while, as their druid can only "sculpt" 17 cubic feet of stone per application of the spell, but they still want to do it. These same players also feel it is possible to make a thin stone wall to block a dungeon corridor by pulling in the side walls.

Any thought or ideas here? .... Should I allow this? The spell does talk about making a door ... isn't that just a really thin tunnel?

Hey folks,

I don't get on the message boards very often so please excuse me if this has been covered ... but is there any chance we'll ever see a really large detailed city product from Paizo? Not like the Campaign Setting Books, but something more along the lines of Waterdeep or City State of the Invincible Overlord or ....(fingers crossed, but knowing its not an option) ... Ptolus?

Having acquired Wayne Reynold's/Paizo's excellent art book Visions of War: The Art of Wayne Reynolds, I had a thought: I am looking for some sort of fantasy art book with lots of really great sketches (characters and otherwise) that I can scan and use in my home games.

Can anyone recommend any decent books like that? I am thinking of some of the books I have seen full of concept from various movies, computer, and card games and what not.

Hey Paizo,

Having read most of Dungeons of Golarion, i have a question:

Any chance we might see some sort of Mega-Dungeon as an Adventure Path or another product at some point in the future? Please?

Thanks so much!

Folks,

Thanks sooooo much for continuing to improve on the wonderful products you create. THa Rule of Fear supplement is, IMHO, exactly how it should be done. I cannot tell you how unbelievable helpful it is to have a map of each of the settlements you discuss.

Awesome job....

Don Mac

Hey Folks,

Now that Paizocon is done - where you hopefully talked about some of these things - are we going to get to see some new and juicy additions to the Paizo catalog soon?

I am dying to see what is in the works for 2011.

Thanks

I just saw the latest news on ENWorld re: more WOTC layoffs .... to do that at this time of year is just so horrible.

But it makes me wonder: How is Paizo doing these days? I'm not asking for numbers because that is too rude, but is Paizo doing okay in the current economy?

I'm just asking because I love you all so much and would hate to find out things are not going well.

Please let us know.

Don Mac

Hi Folks,

I am starting a campaign soon - Dragon's Delve in Ptolus in Pathfinder's Golarion Campaign Setting - and just realized that I've not yet determined one important detail. Where should I locate Ptolus within the Golarion world?

Any input from you all?

Thanks so much.

Don Mac

In the name of heroic fantasy, I'd like to see rules for overcasting. To me, overcasting is casting a spell:
1) Beyond your daily allotment; or
2) A spell within your level to cast, but that you don't know; or
3) A spell normally beyond your normal level to cast.

I view overcasting as something that one does in very desperate situations .. something that could have dire consequences depending on what you are trying to do. Perhaps trying for an extra first level spell requires a DC check or you get a headache and can't cast spell for a bit ... but perhaps trying for an extra 9th level spell would be much more dangerous.

And overcasting could be tried more than once .... but each time the chance of serious harm (perhaps even burning one self out and permanently losing spells or even the entire ability to cast spells).

I would love to see something in the Pathfinder RPG on overcasting. However, I've never been able to come up with something that works....

Any input from all the great gaming minds on these boards?

I was just wondering what's in store for us after the August release of Pathfinder Chronicles campaign Setting? And is there anything coming out between now and then that you've not yet announced?

I was going to post this in the "Is March Too Full" thread, but decided against it. No one seems to have asked this one question: Since so many things currently have a release date of March, are there going to be any releases in February?

Howdy .... I cannot seem to get an answer elsewhere so I thought I'd try here .... my Pathfinder subscription had a charge pending for my credit card and now it has vanished so I was wondering what was up? So many others seem to have had Pathfinder 5 for numerous days now.

Sorry for being a pain but I am sitting in a boring hotel room and dying for soemthing good to read.

So, if my credit card was charged two days ago (and it was), why does it take so long for me to be able to access the downloads? No complaint, just curiousity about how the system works .... another testament to how much I wanna read your wonderful products!

Arrgghh!! The waiting is too painful when one is desperate for something fun to read!

The Info on my subscriptions page says that RotRL 5 won't be out until the end of January or early February ... so ... did we lose another month?

No complaining ... I just want to know how long I've got to wait for the next one ... and remember, it just means we are excited about your products!!!!!

Folks,

Its been a while since I DM'ed, but am planning to run RotRL once its all out and finished. However, looking a RotRL 3 and 4, I am concerned that a lot of the potential gear that the characters could gain is ogre or giant-sized. It makes it difficult for them to use and difficult for them to transport to sell or trade.

How are others planning on handling this issue? Or is it not really an issue to you at all?

Pathfinder 4 says that the characters should be level 10 when they start the adventure. Now, I don't have books in front of me to check, but the characters in the back all say that they are 7th Level .... but their stats look like they could be 10th at a glance.

A mistake?

Okay, I am just curious, but did we lose a month on Pathfinder production?

First we heard that the lack of a September issue would be made up by sending us two issues in October, and now the 3rd issue seems to be coming in the first few days of November. Then, I saw a post that said that Pafinder 4 is expected in early December. And with the holidays and everything, I can't imagine us getting two issues in December?

So, did we lose a month? Its okay if we did, I just keep expecting to get two issues in one month and it does not seem like it is going to happen.

Just be honest with us, please.

Just curious ..... once again, need something fun to read on a dull travel assignment.

..... I used to go to the WOTC site and the EN World site daily, but since my group and I are not planning on using 4.0 (nothing against it, just have way too much money invested in 3.5), I have no reason to go to their sites anymore.

So, now I visit the Paizo site every day to hopefully see something new about Pathfinder.

Thanks Paizo!!!!!!!!!!

Please, please, please get me something interesting to read soon!

Please, please, please give us a RotRL 2 Prievew!!!!!

Howdy Paizo .... Can anyone tell me when the 2nd RotRL @ will be available via PDF? I am going on vacation near the end of September, and I would really love to have this to read for fun!

Thanks so much.

I just downloaded the PDFs two minutes ago!

They look really great so far ... especially the maps.

Fenrat (totally new poster to these boards)