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I can't believe that the watch thing I started years ago is still going strong xD

I just hope there is enough stat blocks for all levels of play. The old GMG stat blocks were very low-level focused.

It's frustrating and I don't see how it benefits anybody.

I am not looking forward for reduced-size PDF, because recently it meant the quality of images in files got worse.

Reroll any 12s :D

Toolbox contents spoilers pls

Using OGL for new books seems ridiculous now.

Two more days until .pdf....

More like 2 months and 2 days

Also: monsters don't need to follow PC rules. They don't have classes anymore, they are not bound to how PC class abilities work.

I will wait for the errata updated pdfs then. I don't find it attractive to be offered a product that is supposed to be a fix and an upgrade of an existing one, but that itself comes out with a slew of new and important errors on day one...

Then you are going to wait forever, because there is always stuff to be fixed.

Kelseus wrote:

At a minimum Chromatic and Metallic dragons are out, as they are too tied to D&D. If memory serves, Primal and Imperial dragons are 100% Paizo inventions, not sure about the other two categories.

Most likely these will be 4 mostly new dragons. We already know a few of them: Adamantine, Diabolocal, Mirage have been shown in prior disclosures.

So there will be some completely replacements for some monsters then. Interesting.

Yes. We've known this for months. D&D (OGL) classics like Otyugh and Owlbear will be replaced with new monsters unique to Pathfinder. Doesn't mean you can't use the good old owlbear from the Beastiary 1, but it is not going to be used in the future in Paizo products.

I really hope that despite getting PF2 Remastered we will still get a new class playtest this year. Please be Warlord or Inquisitor.

New store, finally. Current one is a sad view to behold, happy to see changes on the horizon.

I am pretty sure we are going to get a "Just got Rage of Elements, AMA" on reddit on day one (17th) anyways.

It's 17th for the subscribers. It's 3rd of August for the rest of the world.

GGSigmar wrote:

Prefer 3 parters. People already voted with their money anyways: 3 parters are selling better so this is a way to go for Paizo.

I presume you have sales numbers to back up that claim? :)

I am paraphrasing James Jacobs. He publicly stated it in these forums not very long time ago. No reason to not believe him. Also money was and is the greatest argument for most businesses anyway. Even without James' statement, one can reach a conclusion that the shift from 6 to 3 parters is just more economically viable for Paizo.

Prefer 3 parters. People already voted with their money anyways: 3 parters are selling better so this is a way to go for Paizo.

I checked a bookstore site and Highhelm is listed as only 136 pages in length. I was hoping for more content and really expand on this area of the world, but it seems way too short to be an in-depth look.

136 pages about one city is too short? Interesting perspective.

I wanna know more about the Surkis!

So.

Due to divorce from OGL, what becomes of Abjuration, Conjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Evocation, Illusion, Necromancy, and Transmutation?

They are gone.

You can still use geniekin from books it was released in. I am also afraid the scope of the new core books is already decided.

I like the cloak a lot.

Very good, but I keep waiting for drow, not cave elves...

One of Paizocon's panels is called something like "Into the Darklands" so that might bring some hope to you.

(...) a new player who wants to have the bare minimum needed to play the game (...)

I don't get these takes, like totally. A new player who want to have a bare minimum needed to play the game can get all of the game for free online, legally. And if a new player wants to have a bare minimum needed to play the game in physical form, they can get the Beginner's Box and doesn't need to buy any number of thick rulebooks.

Worth mentioning is also that while there is a slight price increase of the 4 combined books, it is nowhere near how much stuff is now more expensive than it was 3-4 years ago. Paizo could have easily justified doing 80$ per book, yet they elected to sell them rather cheap, considering how massive the books are and how they are probably selling them close to the production cost. Like, this is the opposite of greed.

James Jacobs wrote:

For those also wondering, yes, that's Runelord Xanderghul on the mirage dragon for the GM Core. We've put a runelord and their dragon buddy on the previous two GM books, after all.

What are you guys going to do for the GM books of Pathfinder 7th and later edition?

Obviously there are going to be new Runelords!

Frost and fire giants are part of nordic mythology. Good luck forcing Paizo to remove them.

Aye, Beastcore sounds great

Creature Codex is already a line of products from Kobold Press for 5e.

Nice. And all of this because of WotC greed and their OGL schemes.

Waiting for someone to spoil what's in the adventure toolbox!

Will this come out on Foundry pre-built at the same time?

It's likely, but probably too early to get Paizo confirmation.

I will get this!

GGSigmar wrote:

The only diety (tho also a pretty weak one) we have stats for is Treeraze (lvl 25 demon lord), I believe.

If we have stats for him he ain't a deity. Nor was he ever one.

Milani hasn't gotten a 2E writeup yet, so that seems pretty obvious. Neither has Chaldira. Cayden and Desna probably get their existing writeups expanded. Everybody else relevant has hitherto been an Empyreal Lord as far as I can tell.

Let me introduce you to Treerazer's diety statblock then: https://2e.aonprd.com/Deities.aspx?ID=26. Mechanically, he is a diety. You can literally be a cleric or a champion of Treerazer.

Me see dwarves, me want.

James Sutter wrote:

Just wanted to drop in and say thanks for the kind words, folks! I was really excited to get to write an adventure focusing on several of my personal favorite aspects of the setting. (As soon as I finished writing, I turned around and started a Gatewalkers campaign with my home group, and we've been having a blast!) Huge props to Patrick Renie and James Jacobs for masterminding such a fun project!

Hi James, are you running with a 4 person or 5-6 person party?

I'm new to PF2e and everything official I read is that APs are for 4 PCs but players and GMs I talk to say they end up running with 5-6 players cause the APs are too hard. Then they complain the APs are too easy.

How is your group finding the difficulty?

Some of the first APs for 2e were too difficult at times (Age of Ashes, Agents of Edgewatch), but from Abomination Vaults onwards the balance is spot on. Since APs are indeed designed for 4 players, try using the encounter building rules to balance them for more players (because encounter budget increases with each additional player).

To support this, I will be playing only orcs for a year.

I am with you, guys. Let's gather a horde of ORCs!

I think that Paizo's resources are now mostly focused on the OGL situation, and some things will land on the back burner for a while, including previews.

I am not sure why would Marketing team be involved with the OGL and not only leadership + legal team, but okay.

So there are no previews?

We were deceived xD

So, uh. What printing are you currently shipping from the warehouse?

I think it's somewhere between 3rd and 5th version.

There is also an imperial dragon associated with wood.

Not gonna happen.

Even more excited for this AP now :)

I think this has a great change of becoming my favourite AP. Love dwarfs, love the darklands.

captain yesterday wrote:

Ed Reppert wrote:

Apparently I have to have a Spotify account to listen to that song. Not happening.

Why not? I love Spotify.

They pay the artists who they host a pittance… which is why I also buy copies of the music I like from Bandcamp.

I mean, they still pay them and that's what they agreed for. Listening to music on youtube with adblock on doesn't give artists anything for example.

So what are the chances of seeing Versatile Heritages for Wood and Metal? They should have their on equivalent to Ifrits, Oreads, Sylphs, and Undines right?

This is the way.

So, contents of the adventure toolbox:

Okay, I just got this, let me test the spoiler tags...

My watch has ended ;)