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Drakli wrote:

I'd be more interested it myself if it Mac compatible.

Yes, I know, I could set up a virtual machine or dual-boot type process on my Mac for it, but I've yet to find a converter that plays nice between my Mac and the Microsoft scripting thingy the Character Builder wants to use. -.-

I use Parallels with Windows XP on my Macbook and can run the Character Builder fine IF I turn off the DirectX emulators that come with Parallels. Something they emulate just doesn't mesh with the Builder and causes it to crash pretty much immediately. Dunno if my case is special or anything, but I thought I'd help. (Also note that if I try to select a portrait, it also crashes. This isn't really a problem though, since I don't use the portrait feature ...)

Same here. Parallels + Character Builder works fine on my mac.

//H

pres man wrote:

Amazon Sales Rank for Sellswords Of Punjar (4e, Goodman) #317,013 in Books

Amazon Sales Rank for Second Darkness: Shadow In The Sky (3.5, Paizo) #381,061 in Books

Not quite apples to apples there. As I mentioned, every week makes a difference; Sellswords of Punjar came out on August 31, while Shadow in the Sky was released August 14. So what was Amazon's ranking for Shadow in the Sky two weeks ago? Or—more answerable—what will Amazon's ranking for Sellswords of Punjar be in two weeks?

Also, I'd bet most of Paizo's alpha gamers don't buy their PFRPG adventures from Amazon, but instead go right to the source. I suspect that the Amazon ranking for Shadow is just a "tip of the iceberg" phenomena.

Regardless, IMHO, it isn't a zero sum game. If Paizo kicks out a wicked adventure, I'm going to pick it up, even if I don't run a Pathfinder campaign. And I was working the booth at Gen Con when the Paizo nobility stopped by to buy some of the 4E DCCs.

The better material we turn out (no matter the system), the more folks game. And the more folks game, the better for everyone.

//H

My group made the switch, but I didn't give them much of a choice. >:)

//H