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I've backed kickstarters that have failed for various reasons, but I've never before felt like the creator should have known they were in trouble when they launched. It seems to me that ND should have known - that's why it's upsetting.

This, exactly.

I guess I’m just stupid to back any Kickstarter. I’ve only done 5-6, but only TWO of those have panned out. I guess I’ve finally learned my lesson, but I’m still PO’ed about it.

The thing is, i have some minis from ND from the humble bundle, some other ND/sodapop minis and some of their games with minis.

They are all very good.

Which is why i really don't understand this misery.

You don't understand this misery? You don't think people being shafted out of hundreds of dollars is a reason for people to complain? ND are straight up crooks. They've cut off all communication. Nothing since September.

Rail Raiders...

Wasn't that the kickstarter that ND was selling at cons and even in retail before fulfilling all the pledges?

Wait, people from ND actually show up at cons trying to sell stuff after these debacles? I might have to go to one just to give them a piece of my mind...

I’ve been burned too many times. This will be the last Kickstarter I support. Too bad, I expected more from a Paizo-endorsed product.

Hurray! I'm all for shorter AP's. I usually find a way to end ours at around level 15 anyway. A 3 or 4 volume path going to level 10 would be best IMO.

I have yet to have my subscription shipped as well, and I’m a little upset because I’m eager to go through it. But, damn, Paizo sure has to deal with a lot of BS from people that complain a lot.

I've been asking for an NPC set of minis for a long time, and I love this set! Having said that, I'm a little unhappy with the quality. I've only bought a few boosters but already have two broken pieces. Both have the mini coming off of the base. The plastic seems warped a little and doesn't want to go back into the holes on the bases.

Hi all,

I've found that I just don't have the time to take part of the Pathfinder Online that I bought through the Kickstarter drive. I want to let my buddy take it over but I can't find any information on how to do so.

Has anyone done this or have any idea of the steps involved?

As always, thanks for any help!

Will there be a PDF sold of this?

Wow, this process is completely confusing and unnecessarily complex.

I think it's pretty evident that they didn't test this process out before sending everyone the email. Not a good sign and it is making me nervous for my $115 investment...

Hi A33! Is this your first time as a GM or first time GM'ing a PbP?

I've been waiting for a Skull & Shackles recruitment, so I'll try to get my character up in a day or two.

I'm thinking a rouge who is a pirate's bastard.

I've GM'ed several games both tabletop and PbP.

I'll have to say Nay at this time. Thanks for the consideration!

I'm interested if it's PF rules.

What races would you allow?

Shadowborn, I'm going to bow out of applying for this game. The NeoExodus sounds very interesting but I don't think I have the time to get into another setting fully. I'd hate to not be up to speed on what is going on.

Thanks and Good luck!

I'm thinking of a rogue similar to the iconic Karissa of the P'Tan race. She'd have a nasty personality after an almost deadly encounter with a Sasori spy who tortured her for information that her father was privy to.

I'm going to read up on the setting more tonight though.

Although I think some of this game is escapism (or fantasy), and the top tier characters should be able to become beyond what we can envision on our world, I also think the E6 format will be good for PbP games.

Interesting. I hadn't heard of the E/P6 before this post.

I suppose this is your own adventure? Is Rush in Golarion somewhere? Can you tell us more about the town?

I may be interested. Researching the setting now.

Just bought this, but I am disappointed that i have to pay $10 a month to find out anything about the NPCs. I'm registered to the site but can't access this content for free? Seems like a disclaimer should be put up for this.

Where is this podcast/vidcast people are talking about? Is it talking about the Razor Coast?

Thanks!

I've noticed that sales have slowed down and as an original buyer of the SA Razor Coast, I'm a little worried also. I bought in at the $30 level for the player's guide, but I could justify another $30-$40 worth of RC goodies if there was something additional in that price range. I think one of the problems with this Kickstarter is that there isn't much in the $60-$80 range which, I think, is a sweet spot for a lot of people (like myself). $150-$250 is just too steep for most people IMO.

I'll do my part and spread the word though!

Sinvel Menter wrote:

Wow, I don't know what to say. I'm an original buyer who has been hoping for years to see the final Razor Coast and I have been patiently looking forward to this Kickstarter, but I am completely confused. It doesn't seem like there is much incentive to join in on the Kickstarter. Maybe because we are getting the $110 Deckhand level for a discount.

There is NO incentive to sign on unless you're willing to drop another $110 for the upgrade to the $150 level and get an extra book...which you will be able to purchase later for about 30 bucks. Very disappointed.

Well, we could join at the $30 Landlubber level and get the Player's Guide book & PDF and the character sheets, it just won't be signed.

Looks like that is what I will be doing, but $30 seems steep for a player's guide. Can we get a little more detail on it? How big, contents, etc?

At this point I'm just stoked that I'll finally get a copy of RC in my hands within the next few months.

Wow, I don't know what to say. I'm an original buyer who has been hoping for years to see the final Razor Coast and I have been patiently looking forward to this Kickstarter, but I am completely confused. It doesn't seem like there is much incentive to join in on the Kickstarter. Maybe because we are getting the $110 Deckhand level for a discount.

Lou, how long before the product is delivered after funding is complete?

Hopefully it will be quicker than Paizo's MMO Kickstarter delivery of mid-2014!!!

Thanks for running this, mott! I've run a few and I know how much work is involved. I had my fair share of real life interruptions during this game (over the last year and a half!), but thanks for sticking with us.

Kreg does one last back flip and wishes everyone happy holidays!

Thanks,
Steve/Kreg

As an original preorder from Sinister Adventures guy, I would be fine having a PDF of whatever is available right now in any condition!

I guess I would say that my choice is something not listed. I'd prefer to have it play tested thoroughly and then edited on more.

I'm so glad RC is close to living again!!

So when is the NPC miniatures set going to be released?!

Son of a bee sting! I've been getting psyched up for 2 weeks for the PDF to be released August 16, as was listed on the product page. Now, all of a sudden, it says August 23! Gah!

Exactly! I was counting down the days until tomorrow. Now it'll be another week. Damn, I'm waiting on this book to fill out the treasure inside an ancient tomb I'm designing for my players.

It's certainly the current plan that some sets will NOT tie into the Adventure Paths, so if you're not a huge fan of that plan, you should be OK with how things develop over the next few sets. Even for the AP-related sets, a significant number of the figures will be "rank and file" monsters from the Bestiaries, rather than specific NPCs. And as for the specific NPCs, in many cases these will easily double as player character miniatures, which means we probably WON'T do a bunch of generic "human barbarians" and what-not, because the NPC figures will cover these niches quite nicely.

This is what I'd like to see. Maybe a mini set to go with the NPC hardcover? We have a ton of minis but it is still very hard to find one that matches closely with whatever monster/bad guys we're fighting at the time. The minis we treasure most dearly are the ones we use as PC's. Having an NPC set would be awesome because of the ability to use those as PC minis.

oops - sorry.

Regrets for the confusion.

Rats! Maybe someday, keep up the good work!

I will refund the others as soon as we finish reconstructing the books.

Lou, this is what I'm interested in. Where would be the best place to keep updated on the reconstruction of Razor Coast? This thread?

Thanks!

I'd like to see audio versions of these books!

Nice story and a few pages of preview for the new Golarion-set Pathfinder comic coming out in August:

Link
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=38652

Yes, I've seen two of those, but was too late getting into them. So, maybe I should have said "surely there is yet another GM"!

I'm sure there is at least one adventurous GM out there who is ready for a unique experience. I'd love to run it myself but I limit myself to running only one PbP game at a time.

For those unaware, Way of the Wicked is an all-evil adventure path from Fire Mountain Games. There are two adventures out so far and they have both gotten great reviews. Here is a link to the first book (for 1st-5th level) Knot of Thorns.

If anyone would like to run it I have a few ideas on characters.

Well, this is a nice surprise!

I was one of the people PO'ed the most about SA going down. I've been pretty harsh on you on these boards. But part of the problem (to me) is that you never came out and said exactly what you just said in your post. Having read your post, I honestly feel much better about the entire situation. No one likes losing money, but being left cold with no word from you hurt the most.

As far as repayment, I won't add to your loses. Personally, I was mad because I planned on running Razor Coast with my group and was really looking forward to it! Maybe one day something will come out, maybe not. But I don't need my money back. An apology was enough.

Maybe you can make it up to us by writing something completely awesome for Paizo. That would be great!

Same here. Sounds very interesting, but no time this week or next. Have fun guys!

Oops, meant to reply as Sinvel Mentor, not DM Sinvel...

Love these free previews companies are doing now. Very good tactic to get me to buy your stuff!

Sounds interesting, the only problem I see technical-wise would be that the individuals are not in a group, so a message board might be a hard way to keep people from knowing where others are. I guess there would be a lot of spoiler buttons.

This could work. The biggest problem with PbP IMO is that they are so slow and most adventures are too long, so people lose interest. This kind of thing wouldn't have that problem.

Wow, ask ye shall receive! Thanks Crystal and Crispy!

I know about the cards being with the PCs. I guess I was confused on how the players would use the cards while in character or actually in the game instead of at the game table.

Thanks, I'll go with something like Crispy did. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

As far as the module, I haven't ran it yet (I will in a week or two) but I think it may be my favorite module ever, in any setting or rule system. I know Crystal isn't a full time adventure writer, but that needs to change!

I feel like this is a stupid question, but I'm not sure how PCs are supposed to "play" the cards during an encounter to get the boons. Are they supposed to hold it up? I like the concept, I just can't envision how it would be done.

Anyone out there that has run it? What did you do? Ms. Frasier, excellent module but what did you envision happening when a card is "played"?

Thanks in advance!

Man, didn't even let Adam enjoy SXSW before making him drive up to the northwest!

This set looks a ton better than the last set IMO. Very nice indeed!

I hope people are underestimating what WotC mean by modular, I am hoping for a game that is modular not in terms of expansions, but what is in the core books - something that Paizo are very much not doing.

This would allow the game to support anything from basic like D&D to something like 3.5 or 4e, and would also ease players into the game by adding a layer of rule one at a time.

DigitalMage, while I like how you're thinking, the modular layout you proposed would make writing adventures impossible because you would never know which "modules" the group who is buying the adventure has chosen to use in their campaign. Having or not having any one of your modules would potentially create a TPK or having the group stuck without any choices on how to proceed.

Let's all give it a chance, at least sign up and playtest it. Then, let us judge it.

Certainly. I had my fun with my previous post ("Blah blah blah, onehundred milleooon, blah blah blah."), and IMO Hasbro is responsible for 4E and their attitude towards their customers. That being said, I did sign up for the playtests (I am an RPG nerd afterall). A few things:

• They are out to make money, so the best thing for them is for me to buy a lot of their books. I doubt anyone is looking forward to shelling out more cash for yet another system.
  
• Monte Cook is assisting in the design, that is an interesting and a good move on their part.
  
• I doubt coming out with 5e will improve their attitude towards their customers.
  
• At which time do we start having rules "bloat", too many systems?
  
• While the best thing for publishers is to sell a lot of rule books, the best thing for users is to have a lot of good quality adventures.
  
• At this point, even if they come out with something much better than 4e, I doubt I would switch. Just too invested in Paizo, who is a good quality company.
  

BTW Lou, I'm very excited to get the your adventure that Frog God will release! Hope it comes out soon.

For the KUG? Well, its sort of like this: Nick stated he was going to put out Razor Coast then shut down. My information indicates this property would never be published, ever.
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Any reason why he thinks that Razor Coast will never be released? Its so strange that the one that is most complete is the one that will never see the light of day.