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Note that the EFF statement got updated today, with a suggestion that the OGL 1.0a is NOT revocable. Not just Mr Dancey, but also the lawyer who wrote the license. As well, perpetual licenses at that time were not, and had never been, explicitly stated as being irrevocable.
I wanted to use this sale to fill some gaps in my collection.
All told, it is still cheaper for me to get e-pub versions or order hardcopies elsewhere. This is all beyond Paizo's control, but illustrates some of the hidden problems they run into with this product line.
I got my deck, and it looks pretty slick. However, I'm a bit confused by one thing in the instructions. When creating a planet and populating it with aliens, you are supposed to draw cards equal to the number in the left or right star fields. There are two Hook cards showing. Is the star field number the one showing on the top card, or the sum of the two cards? Logically, the sum sounds like a lot of resident creatures, but the instructions are a bit vague to me.
Game 5: Pathfinder 2 Delve with GM Whitney Sadly, this was my only opportunity to play PF2 over the convention. Things had improved over the playtest, but I still didn't get much of a feel for the new ruleset. Still, a fun little encounter. Death: Poor, poor Merisiel got crushed after several rounds of maneuvering to get into a flanking position.
Game 4: Starfinder Beginner Box Delve with GM Cosmo I played Keskodai in a fun, quick encounter using the stripped down Starfinder rules. At least, it would have been before Cosmo got a hold of it and turned our opponent into a nanite clown. Death: Keskodai survived, but my soul died a little when Cosmo attacked with the rubber chicken of doom.
Game 3: Depths of Despair with GM's Brian Bauman and Erik Keith We played a crew of an experimental submarine out on a shakedown cruise, when things went horribly horribly wrong. Used the Basic RPG System. The GM's really went all out with the preparation for this scenario, with great props, lighting, and sound, as well as a solid feel for the plotline. Between this and Grimmerspace, Friday was my favourite day of the con. Death: My Communications Officer was slow to abandon ship, and was the 5th to arrive as the 4-man decompression chamber separated. He further failed to pilot the doomed sub in an attempt at a heroic sacrifice.
Game 2: Grimmerspace Abattoir 8 with GM Lou Agresta A scenario set in the new Grimmerspace setting for Starfinder. Our plucky band of entertainers set out for a gig in a food production facility, when things went horribly horribly wrong. I was lucky to game with a really fun group, and we came up with creative solutions and roleplay as we made our way around the facility. It is always important to look at the equipment provided for your pre-generated characters :) Death: My envoy technically survived this session, because he was at 4 hp when our time was up, but we were nowhere near completing the scenario. I still got an "I died in Grimmerspace" ribbon.
Game 1: ACG Core Set Demo A fun little appetizer for a weekend of gaming. I got to check out the revamped Adventure Card Game. In my opinion, every change to the game was an improvement, from packaging, to wording, to variable difficulty. Death: We actually survived and succeeded at our goal! So the only deaths wer the happy passing of confusing language, multiple basic cards, and temporary closing.
PaizoCon was a lot of fun, and I had a great time seeing old friends and making new ones, playing games, shopping, and at the banquet. It was a bit less successful, however, for my characters. Not counting the Monday open boardgames with the staff, my characters died in 4 of the 8 sessions I played in, and didn't make out too well in some of the others. I thought my many failures could serve as an object lesson to my fellow board followers.
These all look good. I also prefer 3D swarms, but liked them when they were small (like the earlier grub swarm). I put them on a grid intersection to show where they are, and they are usually small enough that you can fit minis around it. And I prefer them over the bumpy coins because you only need one, and you don't ever need to worry about balancing a mini on top of one. Not a complaint, just a personal preference.
Just curious Blake, but does that mean stuff like Horror Adventures and Planar adventures will be in there too soon? Cause I'd love to see some of that go live soon. Linkified
Congratulations to Blake on this well-deserved selection. Things I love about Archives of Nethys...
Things I'd like to see improved eventually...
Still, people should know that this is awesome news.
I bolded the problem. A strength penalty is not Resistance. I agree this is probably what happens (if damage can be reduced to 0), but it's another thing where the wording needs to be tightened up. It's another thing which makes me think there is a minimum of 1.Thanks for the citations, Draco18s. There is also a mention in the Monk section (where they are able to use nonlethal weapons as lethal without penalty).
In Pf1, damage reductions from low strength would end up at a minimum of 1 point of non-lethal.
Doomsday Dawn example: For example, one of our companions was attacked by giant centipedes. A few of them bit him for 1d4-1 damage (+ poison), and 3 of them rolled 1's. Do they each do a point of non-lethal? No damage? A point of lethal? Does poison apply?
This is a very timely blog for me. I'm currently running an AP where the heroes each get their pick of a masterwork weapon crafted by one of the best weaponsmiths in a town of smiths. The smith in question has 5 NPC levels and a forge. I figure that, under the PF1 rules, it will take this expert smith about 6-7 weeks to craft each weapon, assuming the base weapon cost is low. rough math:
Assuming max skill ranks (5), Skill focus, Int 12, Masterwork tools will give a +14. So Take 10 (or average roll) gives a 24.
Masterwork weapon cost is 3000 sp at DC 20. One week's average work gives result 24 x DC 20 = 480 sp in progress. So it takes over 6 weeks to total 3000. It's unlikely the party will still be in town long enough in the first adventure for more than one of those weapons to be completed. 4 days sounds a bit better than 6 weeks :)
As the title says, none of the dropdowns available from play-by-post gameplay threads allow you to quickly call up the PRD. A minor annoyance, but quick access to the rules would make running that much simpler. Especially if I'm on a device where I don't want to bookmark the PRD (ie public). Thanks for all your hard work!
Interesting to see that a simple Skeleton/Zombie is level 0, what exactly is a level 0 monster?Level 0 is the category that replaces CR 1/2, 1/3, etc. They're close enough in numbers are are a pretty minor threat, so we've just used one category for them. So would this mean that Challenge Rating is a thing of the past, at least as a term for individual foes? It looks like it has been replaced by good ol' "level".
Goblins as core PC's is one of two items in previews which concern me from a canon/headcanon standpoint (the other being resonance). That said, it's certainly not something that is make or break for me until I see the entire system. After all, these are designers who have helped me to have a lot of fun with my friends over the last 10+ years.
I have concerns about how resonance will mesh with Golarion canon, though of course we are months away from the playtest release. My first Pathfinder purchase was the variant version of Burnt Offerings, with Karzoug on the cover. Boy, he had a lot of pretty gems on him.
I think you're referring to the iconic multi-class character ;) (Seriously, Seltyiel was originally the iconic multi-class)
Unfortunately, I got hit again. The postal worker where I picked up my order told me that far more packages are getting flagged now for duties and the corresponding collection fee. I'm quite sure this is not Paizo's fault. However, if it continues I will probably have to cancel, as an extra $10 per order for 1 or 2 AP volumes is crazy. My problem is with Canada Post. I've got no problem with paying the taxes I'm supposed to on the products, as that's only a couple of bucks. It's the $10 fee to collect that small amount that's ridiculous. I know Paizo is always looking at shipping methods, but could you please look again at alternatives for your northern neighbours? Bypassing Canada Post eliminates the problem.
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