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And I want to stress that I am not sure if it was or will be applied; it is not clear at all. This is an excerpt from my order confirmation:

The order contains the following items:

1 x Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook (OGL) Hardcover (preorder) @ 49.99 = $49.99

Subtotal (1 Item): $49.99
Shipping & Handling: $8.25
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Order Total: $58.24

We will charge your credit card when your item ships.

Promotions Applied To Order:
It's Off to the Printer PFRPG Promotion -- 10% off non-subscription, non-preorder, non-backorder products, excluding electronic products from other companies and Gus and Duncan's Comprehensive Guide to Star Wars Collectibles. Expires 5/31/09.

Maybe its just me and I am missing something here, but I it doesn't seem that the PFRPG Promo Code was credited to my recent order of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook (Paizo Order #1183250, submitted May 30, 2009 at 8:12 AM).<br><br>

When I got the recent mailer regarding the upcoming release of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook and PFRPG Promo Code, I immediately placed an order for the hardcover, and tried to use the code. <br><br>

Going back and re-reading the mailer, maybe it did not apply because the rulebook is a pre-order item? If that is the case then, so be it. But I think it was a bit misleading sending a specific mailer out to folks about the release of the new rulebook, giving a promo code and then not allowing that code to credit against the actual rulebook itself. Wasn't this supposed to encourage folks to buy the new rulebook? If the discount did not apply to the rulebook that really should have been pointed out clearly. <br><br>

I've never had a problem with Paizo's sales tactics before, but this leaves a bad taste...<br><br>

Here is the mailing that was sent out: <br><br>

Dear Leonard,

Earlier this month, we announced completion of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook—it's in the printer's hands now, and we're celebrating by giving paizo.com customers 10% off a single order until the end of May.

That means your chance to get the discount is running out! Just use the code PFRPG during checkout, and we'll knock 10% off your subtotal after any other discounts have been applied—including sale items and the Pathfinder Advantage—and before shipping and taxes are added. This offer is valid for non-subscription, non-preorder, non-backorder products only; Gus and Duncan's Comprehensive Guide to Star Wars Collectibles and electronic products from companies other than Paizo are not eligible for this discount. The code does work with about 20,000 gaming products of all types—roleplaying games, card games, board games, miniatures games, dice, T-shirts, plush... you name it, we've got it!

We'd also like to encourage you to check out the Paizo Blog, where we're posting regular sneak peeks of the finished Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. So far, we've previewed the Table of Contents and a spread from the Races chapter, as well as the updated fighter and the updated sorcerer. Keep checking back—we'll be revealing a little more every week!

Paizo Publishing
http://paizo.com/

My second stringer ... what do you think?

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Greater Bottled Eruption

This large ceramic bottle is stoppered with gritty, gray wax and contains the magically captured essence of a volcanic eruption. The thunderous eruption is released by opening the bottle or by smashing it. If the bottle is opened (a full-round action that provokes an attack of opportunity), the eruption is emitted as a 60-foot cone of fire and sonic energy. Aiming the bottle at a target, however, requires a DC 16 Strength check or else the user loses control and aims the bottle in a randomly determined direction. If the bottle is smashed, it explodes in a 30-foot radius burst of fire and sonic energy. The bottle may be thrown as a splash weapon with a range increment of ten feet. All creatures in the area of effect are permanently deafened (Fortitude DC 18 negates), knocked prone, stunned for 1d4 rounds, and suffer 6d6 points of fire damage and 6d6 sonic damage. A creature may attempt a DC 18 Reflex save for half damage and to avoid being knocked prone. Once opened, the bottle becomes nonmagical.

Strong transmutation; CL 16th; Craft Wondrous Item, wall of force, pyrotechnics; Price 8,400 gp; Weight 4 lb.

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