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Thanks to Malhavoc's current 30% off sale, I picked up the pdf's for Ptolus and all the accompanying support material at a great price. I already owned the Ptolus book ... but lets be honest ... the book is a hernia just waiting to happen.

My plan is to start a PFRPG / Ptolus game via Skype and Maptools, and run it straight through to epic levels. I'm not really worried about converting the low or mid level CR's, but a few of the epic lv BBEG's have some classic "Monte-isms" that require some additional work.

So I was wondering if anyone else has already run a Ptolus game using Pathfinder and what pitfalls or tips they would be willing to share.

Thanks in advance, and Game On.

I'm a longtime GM who is new to the area and interested in running a Pathfinder game set in either Golarion (AP's), Iron Kingdoms (Steampunk-Full Metal Fantasy) or my own homebrew if you're feeling particularly adventurous.

I'm also open to almost any other rpg you might prefer, so let me know if you're in the area and lets roll some dice, kill a few monsters and take their stuff.

I saw the ad on the Paizo Store Blog, and like a good gamer (lemming?) with highly developed case of system ADHD I checked it out. I found a positive review over on RPGNet that mde me want to learn more, but haven't found much of anything else. So I'm turning to you guys.

Has anyone played MML, and if so what were your thoughts on the game?

When GM'ing I encourage my players to look at level advancements and PrC's as story elements first and only afterward as crunchy new abilities and powers. I also like to justify any changes in a PC's class by introducing experienced NPC's or story elements that will help in the transition. This doesn't work all the time, but when all the story elements come together the PC and adventure become very memorable.

So in my current campaign, one of my players has created a dwarven fighter, and is looking to eventually develop his birthright as a descendant of one of the ancient scouts (pathfinders?) who lead the dwarves out of the Darklands during their Quest for Sky. Its a concept that I really like, especially given the link to this pivotal moment in dwarven history.

I haven't made a final decision on how this came about, but his suggestion is that his ancestor was in someway linked (half breed? gensai-like? etc)with the elemental earth and that this long lost "bloodline" has re-awakened within him. The obvious cultural / social implications of this will be worked out later. But my question is what abilities or powers do you think are appropriate to a melee/skill focused PrC with this kind of background?

So far I'm looking at possibly including ...
Natural Armor
DR
Elemental Movement (Burrowing)
Blind-Fight (Sight?)
Stone Shaping (Shape stone with hands)
Stone Melding (Travel through stone)

Any suggestions?

I've thoroughly enjoyed the last 3 AP's but I now need to cancel my subscription due to some changing priorities. I hope to join again in August with the release of the Pathfinder RPG.

I've playtested PFRPG and Pathfinder Society) a few times at my FLGS, and along with some other GM's have worked diligently to keep the buzz and interest in the game at a high level.

Last night the owner of my FLGS shared with me some of the troubles he's having with the game. Apparently the interest that we've helped to generate in our area continues to bring in a flood of requests for the book that he can't support. His distributor has also removed it from their catalog.

I explained that the pdf was available for free, that only a limited number of copies of the book were printed because its a play-test, and that the Beta book was at a price point where Paizo covered little more than cost.

He understood all that but was adamant that a number of players (20-30 in his estimate)just don't want to play from a pdf. In his opinion, the dis-satisfaction that he is seeing from some 4E players is making them look elsewhere for their gaming fix, and that their first choice appears to be Pathfinder. But without a book to sell, that interest is dampened, and he is now pushing them towards White Wolf and other games.

I'm a little bummed out that our efforts to push Pathfinder are being hurt by the lack of books, but I don't see any easy solution.

Has anyone seen or experienced this? With another 8 months to go before the game is published, do you think the lack of books is hurting interest in the game?

Any chance of a short re-print? i doubt it but I promised that I would ask the question.

Sure .... Isgar is the Thrall of Cheliax. Damn that has to suck. But this blood soaked land is quickly becoming one of my favorite nations in all Golarion.

From the impossible alliance between Hellknights, Mercs and Eagle Knights, to its own Steward abandoning all but but Conerica Straits to the Goblin hordes of the Chitterwood, the nation is practically screaming for heroes to come to the rescue!

Has anyone done any work to flesh out this fantastic spot?

The fly skill in PFRPG has intrigued me enough to take another look at introducing a favored race of mine that can fly. But balancing a flying race can be a bit of a problem. Especially when you don't want to introduce a race with a Lv penalty.

I've used flying races in the past, namely Monte's Spryte's from AE, but never included a race that could fly from the start. So here are some of the crunchy parts of the race I am trying to work on.

-2 Str -2 Con +2 Dex
or
-2 Str -2 Con +2 Cha

Size - Medium

Move - 30'
Fly - 50' The character needs a 15' of open area to fly and 20' to hover. He cannot fly while under a Med or Heavy Load.

Keen Vision - +2 bonus on sight Perception Checks

I am looking at this race having rogue as a favored class but also having a sub-section of the race that is blessed with enchanted blood (sorcerer).

So I guess my question is whether in your opinion the stat penalty and flying restrictions are balanced against the benefit that a flying PC gains.

Thoughts?

So are there any Pathfinders going to Dragon-Con in Atlanta?

I never got the chance to sign up to run a PFRPG session which was a shame. So, anyone interested in some late night play-testing of PF Beta?

Or beer.

Beta or beer ... whichever sounds more enticing?

Hey gang!

I was wondering if anyone is playing in a group that uses a virtual table top? Examples would be Fantasy Grounds II, KloOge Werks, Open RPG, Screen Monkey etc. If so, which have you used, what has been your experience, the good, the bad and the ugly?

There is a chance that my old group may want to give Pathfinder a try, and since we're spread out across the country a VTT would be our only choice.

The DDI will not be a choice for us as none of us are interested in a subscription payment model. A one time purchase is fine, but ongoing payments just aren't going to fly.

Thanks for the help.

I know this has been said before, and I hate to sound like a broken record, but I wanted to send out a heart-felt "Thank You" to Erik, Jason, Nick and EVERYONE else at Paizo. Over the past year, despite many challenges, you have been able to not just stay afloat, but have been able to increase your reputation as gamers, game designers, publishers, and astute business people who have an ability to see an opportunity in almost any situation.

Over the last few weeks and especially days, I've been disappointed with much of what I have seen being published in the RPG industry. Yet when I look at the work you've completed, see the direction you've chosen for the future, and know that you are truly interested in the opinions of my gaming group ... I can see that there is indeed a very bright future for this hobby that I truly love.

So thanks once again, and keep up the good work!

One of the very best results of the OGL were the many outstanding settings and rules variations that sprang from it. My favorite such variant (along with AE, IH, GT and GoT) is Iron Kingdoms by Privateer Press. Now even though the rules for IK can be a little "wonky" at times, I really enjoyed the games and how the races, classes, spells and monsters were tweaked in a way that really captured the IK flavor.

My favorite design goal of Pathfinder is the backwards compatibility. So with a new IK campaign on the horizon, I've decided to use the Pathfinder rules for IK. I'm not certain how much effort is needed to create Pathfinder Gun Mages, Arcane Mechanics, Ogrun, Bodgers, Trollkin and of course 'jacks, but I think the results could be very interesting.

So has anyone given Pathfinder and IK a try?

Can anyone share with me the full list of monsters that are included in this book?

Thanks

Has anyone thought of creating, or are there any sites already existing, that are specific Pathfinder RPG & PF Adv focused? When I look at the great support and content created by sites like Against the Shadow (Midnight) or Delvers Square (Ptolus) or Diamons Throne (Arcana Evolved)... I think it would be a natural fit for Pathfinder.

Also, I seem to have trouble from time to time with the Paizo site & boards, and I would love to participate on a site just a little more stable.

Thoughts?

Has anyone run SCAP using any of the electronic GM aides that are available (DM Genie etc)? And if you did use one, did it help?

I'm trying to determine their usefulness, and make a call on whether to pick one up or not.