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Ok, so with the new Pathfinder Battles case subscription...

I already had a case of Heroes and Monsters in my sidecart and ordered the Black dragon exclusive.

But now I see that there is a subscription.

What I want to end up with is the case subscription and only receiving one case and one black dragon.

Could you please make sure this happens.

Thank you,
Gary McBride

Could you please remove the Ameiko Kaijitsu and Reiko, iconic ninja miniatures from my sidecart. I just notice that I preordered those two but also bought them at Gencon directly from reaper.

Thanks,
Gary McBride

I place an order in January for miniatures. In my shopping cart it says all the items are pending save for one (goblin warriors) which are expected in March.

I have received nothing.

So, what's the deal?

Gary

Why did the monk lose diplomacy as a class skill?

Surely the wise monk who tries to talk before resorting to violence is a trope worth keeping.

Gary

Why did the monk class lose diplomacy as a class skill?

Surely the wise monk who always seeks a peaceful settlement and only resorts to butt-kicking when all else fails is a trope worthy of preservation.

Gary

I received Pathfinder #9 today but no 'Gazeteer' despite what my alert email described.

Is there a problem or is the 'Gazeteer' just late?

Gary

Yes, yes, we are only a quarter of the way through AP3. This seems to me no barrier to discussing what we want to see in AP4.

After three adventure paths focused on threats that ultimately come from outsiders (demodands, demons and demigods), I want a home grown threat. I want a charismatic mortal overlord whose ambition knows no bounds. This overlord is no pawn of alien powers, but instead is driven by his own will to power. I want “Red Hand of Doom” meets “Lord of the Rings”. I want a horde that would impress Sauron and shame Hitler. I want a vast army of evil that will, if unchecked, bring utter ruin to the civilized kingdoms. I want epic battles that the PCs don’t just fight in, that they lead. I want a desperate and fragile alliance of good held together by our heroes wits and charisma that must, in this darkest hour, find a way to hold the line.

In short, I want WAR!

Thoughts?

Gary

An excerpt from the 'Law of the Yukon' by Robert Service that I plan to use when running the STAP. I thought I'd share.

Gary

I am the land that listens, I am the land that broods;
Steeped in eternal beauty, crystalline waters and woods.
Long have I waited lonely, shunned as a thing accurst,
Monstrous, moody, pathetic, the last of the lands and the first;
Visioning camp-fires at twilight, sad with a longing forlorn,
Feeling my womb o’er-pregnant with the seed of cities unborn.
Wild and wide are my borders, stern as death is my sway,
And I wait for the men who will win me—and I will not be won in a day;
And I will not be won by weaklings, subtle, suave and mild,
But by men with the hearts of vikings, and the simple faith of a child;
Desperate, strong and resistless, unthrottled by fear or defeat,
Them will I gild with my treasure, them will I glut with my meat.
-- Robert Service, "Law of the Yukon"

This article refers to the STAP preview and therefore is full of SPOILERS. Consider yourself warned...

It seems to me that Savage Tide is already nostalgia heavy.

X1 Isle of Dread, of course (adventure four through seven)
C1 The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan (adventure three)

Could you crank up that further?

In adventure one, you attract the attention of Lavinia Vanderboren after unraveling the Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (U1).

In chapter eight, before you can power the gate engine (in adventure eight) and travel to the Abyss, you must retrieve a critical missing component aboard a crashed transdimensial starship long ago buried in the Barrier Peaks (S3).

In chapter eleven, Iggwilv will help only if you rescue her sleeping daughter, Drelnza, from imprisonment in the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (S4).

The City of Broken Idols (Adventure 7) seems a natural marriage with the yuan-ti infested Forbidden City (I1).

To safely traverse the Wells of Darkness (adventure 9) you must learn secrets long ago recorded in that damned volume of forbidden lore "Lament for Lost Tharizdun". The only surviving copy lies in the dark cyst beneath the Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun (WG4). But beware the tome was written for only purpose -- to free He of Eternal Darkness...

And to recover the Iron Flask of Tuerny the Merciless you will find it along side the skull of the demilich Acererak in the Tomb of Horrors (S1).

Any I missed?

Gary