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Even though I’m the GM for my group, I can’t help but think about potential animists and exemplars I’d want to create/play. I think an iruxi animist would be cool and a matajjn (sp?) orc exemplar sounds epic! (I might have to play around with this). Oh! A catfolk exemplar whose divine spark comes from Chohar! Ooooh! Yes!

All right, gonna play around now.

Dean; The_Minstrel_Wyrm

Okay, just on first impressions alone I am really liking both the Animist and the Exemplar. I'm excited that my crew and I will have 5 Fridays to sink our collective teeth and really try these classes. (I've always wanted to participate in a Pathfinder playtest).

And absolutely excited for War of Immortals!

I am completely excited for this play test and the classes to come. I asked my players if they're interested in being a part of the play test and they ARE! (for work related reasons we're losing one of our players for roughly 2 months (September and October) and so it's been agreed that's when we'll be diving into the play test).

I'll have 3 players (plus myself) but at times I may only have 2 players (one of the remaining players works retail, so his schedule is tough to predict).

I'm really hoping to have some good game play feedback to give. I've never been able to participate in a Paizo playtest before, so I am very excited to have a chance with 2nd edition.

Dean; The_Minstrel_Wyrm

I've said it elsewhere, but I'm very excited for the 2nd edition of Starfinder because I have had this idea for a Pathfinder/Starfinder crossover (homebrew) AP and having both games utilize the same system will make it that much easier for me.

A lot of folks list their worries or concerns, their wishlists and whatnot ... but for me the one thing I'm hoping for is that Starfinder 2e has "dedication" feats like PF2e has, and that they're roughly seamless (in so far that you could have say a soldier with the champion dedication for example).

And as many have said, I trust Paizo to deliver the goods. :)

Oh I like this idea. :)

This is definitely on my list of must haves. (I just started a PF2e game, and I'm excited for the potential with the player characters and the players themselves. (Running The Fall of Plaguestone for them now) after that, there's talk of them sticking around Etran's Folly and one of the PCs has a storyline we're fleshing out (and then a redemption arc) and I think to culminate everything with running Stolen Fate for them (so I'll definitely want this Harrow Deck).

Lol! that was a long winded way to go about why I want it. :P

Whoa! I'm completely blindsided by the fact that we're getting a PF playtest on September 1st!!! (I'm SUPER excited and really hope to be able to participate in this playtest).

I'm loving the speculation of who/what these new classes and their respective iconics are or represent. I'm seeing a trend or maybe I mean a theme ... but demigod and animist seem to be the most frequently used terms, and I personally like the ideas behind both.

Man oh man ... is it September 1st yet?

Dean; The_MInstrel_Wyrm

Wow! I’ll have to come back and read more of folks reactions to the SF2e news, but I for one am VERY excited (as I have wanted to craft a Pathfinder/Starfinder crossover game for a while now). Seems it’ll be much easier in a couple years.

Ha! Or maybe (just maybe) Paizo will DO a crossover AP (3 parts in PF & 3 parts in SF). That would be fun to see!

Anyway I’m very excited about this announcement. Oh and what the what?!? (RE: Zon-Shelyn)!?!

I don’t know if this was mentioned or not, but when Howl of the Wild comes out IS there going to be an Adventure Path featuring the crew of the Zoetrope as NPCs and we journey with them to find the new Wardens? Cuz that’d be cool! Count me in!

They typically do not reprint adventures, but never say never. They didn't used to reprint adventure paths either and now they do if they sell out.

Thanks Cori. :)

I did some additional looking/searching and I could get a new copy from Amazon or good/used copy for $15-$17 ... so I'm considering that.

Will a print version of this adventure ever be available again? (I'm looking to start up a new PF2e game and I'd really like to run this module for my players. (Lots are long-time friends/gamers) others are new to it (and most/all) are new to Pathfinder 2e.

(Worst case scenario I realize I could buy and download the PDF) but I'd really like to have a print copy.

Thanks in advance for your time.

Dean; The_Minstrel_Wyrm

I hadn’t actually considered that redeeming Zon-Kuthon would erase Nidal. Hmm. Maaaaybe I’d homebrew this … but I already have a BIG homebrew project in mind.

Guess we’ll see ; )

Hello.
As the title says, I’m curious if there’s any thoughts on Mythic Adventures getting a 2e revision. Part of the reason I’m asking, I’m in a Facebook Pathfinder group and members were posting their favorite PF art. Someone posted a scene of Shelyn and Zon-Kuthon fighting (and it looks like Shelyn is attempting to disarm Zon-Kuthon of his Glaive (that is currently her Glaive)). Any that sparked the idea of an AP (1-20 and possibly new Mythic rules) of bringing Dou-Bral back and ending the tyranny/influence of Zon-Kuthon. (Not sure how to really explain it better).

Anyway it sounds like a potentially interesting AP.

Regards,

Dean; The_Minstrel_Wyrm

Happy Pride fellow beloved Paizoians!

I've been away for a while (nothing to do with negative treatment or any such nonsense as that) finances and struggling with what I can and cannot afford to do.

But gaming and Paizo are such a big part of my life, and I've missed it, missed this wonderful community, and missed receiving boxes or sturdy media-mail envelopes every month. :)

So, I'm happy to say I'm back, and very soon I'll be back subscribing and back running Pathfinder and even my first Starfinder game! (Very exciting for this soon to be 54 year old gamer).

Dean; The_Minstrel_Wyrm

1st of all Kent Hamilton's concept art is absolutely amazing! 2nd of all I cannot wait to see more dragon previews! Primal dragon next, please. :)

Dean, the Minstrel Wyrm

I am extremely excited for this book release. (I had said elsewhere that I'm really feeling nostalgic for both Pathfinder and Starfinder and I'm seriously thinking about getting back into these RPG systems/settings.

Howl of the Wild looks and sounds amazing, incredible, and FUN! Not familiar with Kent Hamilton but his artwork is stunning. The attention to minute details is awe-inspiring. I'll definitely be picking up this book. (Related question ... will there be a pocket edition? It's become my new favorite style for RPG books).

Not a deal-breaker if not (it seems to me that the Lost Omens books don't have pocket editions).

Not sure if I'll re-subscribe to the RPG line or not. But seriously thinking about re-subscribing to the AP line.

Thanks for rekindling my interest in Pathfinder (and Starfinder).

Dean

I'm sorry I missed out the opportunity to take part in the Dark Archive playtest (just got back into gaming in general and PF2e specifically) about a month ago. Both classes sound incredibly fun, for various reasons, and as others have said the 1e Occultist was a favorite of mine (I played one in Mummy's Mask and had a blast doing so), and with having said that I'm looking forward to the finished product and reading all about the Thaumaturge, and the Psychic.

Regards,

The_Minstrel_Wyrm

I had no idea that PF2e even had a book like Guns and Gears out on bookshelves in friendly local bookstores! (Happened upon "Secrets of Magic" in pocket edition at Barnes and Noble and could NOT resist, I bought it on the spot (and saw the "ad" for Guns and Gears) and knew, just KNEW that I'd get it (but I'm going to wait for the pocket edition) I think that's my new favorite size/style.

Nhalmika is a fantastic character, kudos Ron for your wondrous weaving of words! I'd love to see an AP cover with Nhalmika and Ija ... I think that'd be cute and awesome (especially if Wayne Reynolds is available to do it)! :)

I've been "away" from Paizo and gaming in general for a couple years (a story for another time) but I feel the pull of Paizo calling me back!

Thank you everyone at Paizo for everything that you do!

Regards,

Dean; The_Minstrel_Wyrm

That artwork for Wrath of the Righteous though ... absolutely stunning! (I took a screenshot)!

Incredibly COOL! I can’t wait for the Character Operations Manual! (That is what the new classes and option book is called, right)?

I hate to say it, but the 2e iconic heroes look INCREDIBLY bad.

Not at all close to the previous PF iconic characters, and certainly not even close to the quality of the Legendary Adventures preview set of miniatures.

WizKids, back to the drawing board. Please.

I’m excited about Lizardfolk ancestry.
If I’m ever a player in a PF2e game, I think I’ll make a Lizardfolk Ranger.

LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! man now I have to decide whether or not to hold off my new campaign until this book comes out or not. So many good character choices I know my players are going to want to have..

Agreed! I very hyped to play PF2E ... but am considering waiting for a few additional resources. The struggle. :P

I have to say I was very disappointed in this adventure. I loved the town map and the full-page illustration of the citadel, and I thought a few the new monsters in the toolbox section were interesting. However, if you ask me, that's pretty much all the positive stuff in Hellknight Hill.

First of all, I think the maps are just weird and don't fit the adventure at all. Angled rooms that make no sense, angles passages for no purpose other than to probably make them look outlandish and exotic, kitchen with no cellar stairs or access to pantry (you have to cross the training hall to get supplies for some reason), mess hall right next to a very small lecture hall, small towers that are only two floors high... and so on. Not to mention that the layout of the citadel looks more like a grounded spaceship than a Hellknight castle, and unfortunately it does not look anything like the illustration, which makes it pointless to show that cool picture to players.

What's even worse is that the cartographer has done terrible work with the maps, making them look really ugly. These are (IMHO) amateurish maps that don't belong in a Paizo adventure path module.

There are a few interesting encounters and monsters, but I'm still on the fence about returning this module to my FLGS to get my money back. I love the system and I love Fall of Plaguestone, but I honestly feel I did not get enough "bang for my buck" with Hellknight Hill. I truly hope the next adventures will be better it terms of writing, design and maps.

Huh. That’s funny, I absolutely loved “Hellknight Hill” just leafing through it and skimming/reading bits made me WANT to get into PF2E, which I wasn’t planning on doing, like at all. But now I have the 2e Core Rulebook and Bestiary and I’m looking forward to more 2e goodness.

To each his/her own I suppose.

Had to share my 2 coppers as well!

Absolutely loved the first part of the PF2E adventure path.

I very much want to run this for a group of my friends, that are frankly struggling with PF1e ... as it seems 2e will be an easier introductory game to teach/learn to new or newer players.

So much about this adventure path to love.

Well done everyone!

Admittedly I am excited to run “Age of Ashes” ... I just really like the adventure as presented and the adventure toolbox is extremely fun and helpful.

But I’m also very strongly considering a home brew campaign and a crossover at that (yes, I still want to attempt my Pathfinder/Starfinder crossover adventure path idea) and just on the surface (reading/seeing monster stat blocks, and NPC stat blocks from “Hellknight Hill” ... I honestly feel PF2e and SF are similar enough that it’ll be easier to accomplish this sort of home brew idea.

(And to think, I wasn’t originally gonna even LOOK at PF2e). :P

Amarrun, from the Bestiary product thread.

Thank you! I was racking my poor brain trying to remember that! : )

I was going to say something about two of the characters being referred to as a "degenerate" and a "savage" until I reached the end of the story and realized we were looking into the mind of a villainous narrator.

Paizo really needs to start an adventure path in the Magaambya.

I would 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th (etc etc) that statement. I’d enjoy the HECK out of such an adventure path.

Please paizo, please STRONGLY consider this.

Dean

The Mwangi Expanse also holds a special place in my heart, as it is also my first delve into a Pathfinder weekly game (started running Crucible of Chaos ... years ago) and the Mwangi Expanse is still my favorite region of Golarion.

Very excited for what PF2 has to offer ... despite my earlier claims to the contrary (I might actually look into getting PF2 .... even though I do have MORE THAN ENOUGH PF1 game material to last me 10 years over).

Lol! Ugh! Paizo why must you tempt me so? :P

Hey there,
Regarding that crossover ... we’ll I decided that as of now I have no plans to buy PF 2nd edition (I have PLENTY of 1e material) I do plan to continue with the Pathfinder adventure paths (at least for the first AP of 2e ... if only to see how easy it is to “reverse engineer” to 1e ... a LOT of murmurings and muttering seem to imply 2e is going a completely different direction, that it won’t be at all compatible) but I’d still like to see the 1st AP of 2e.

Anyway ... I’ve decided that after I conclude Reign of Winter ... I’m going to homebrew my own Pathfinder/Starfinder crossover AP. (Set it in a 25-30 year future, for my own reasons (mostly to allow for “legacy” heroes/characters ... offspring of past PCs).

It’s looking pretty HUGE at this point a 10 part AP incorporating both settings (separately at first, then together for the last two parts). And I like what I’ve come up with thus far. When I have a little better idea/ or a more complete adventure “blurbs” for each part ... I might share it, more for the fun of letting you guys read it, and MAYBE for some critiques/feedback/constructive criticism.

Cheers

Hello,
I was driving home from work the other day and I was thinking, IF PF 2e is at all similar in rules etc as Starfinder... how COOL would a crossover AP be? (Obviously time travel would be involved, with the Starfinder characters going back in time to pre-Gap Golarion (perhaps at the behest of the Starfinder Society) to find and retrieve a certain item, or perhaps witness a certain event (maybe the Society’s archives are incomplete and they wish to have a firsthand account of the historical occurrence) ... and I’m just brainstorming here, obviously if this even has a snowballs chance, it’s up to the developers at Paizo).

Maybe it’s my love of comic books and the “annual” crossovers that used to be a BIG deal back in the day ... but I do think this would be a neat idea. (Of course if the rules are too far apart, too different ... it may not work at all).

I didn’t feel this was a “Starfinder” post nor strictly a “Pathfinder” post ... that’s why I placed it in general discussion. (If that was wrong, I’m sorry).

So, what are your thoughts (whoever might be reading this)?

And ... discuss! ;-)

I cancelled my Pathfinder AP subscription recently ... and I just might need to re-subscribe.

Hmm. (Thanks Brother Fen and Covent)!
Okay ... Now to put my money where my mouth is. ; )

As many others on here have said before me, I am VERY interested in a Southern Garund gazetteer. For all of the reasons mentioned, and by the way Mr. James Jacobs, Garund is one of my favorite areas in Paizo's campaign setting too! :)

I shall put in my two coppers now ... :)

First and foremost I'd vote for Curse of the Crimson Throne to get an Anniversary Edition treatment (and the aforementioned 2017 being the 10th anniversary is compelling as well).

But the ideas being mentioned here about Second Darkness I find nearly equally compelling. So, perhaps CotCT for the 10th anniversary (i.e. 2017) and the maybe Second Darkness in time for 2022 (aka the 15th anniversary). ***Although I would want to have it sooner if I'm being completely honest.*** And assuming it has a chance of happening at all.

Dean

I'm actually looking forward to this one (any chance of a Jade Regent pawns collection)? I'd buy that up in a heart-beat! :)

This sounds like a system I could enjoy. And it also sounds like a system that some of my other players (that are new to RPGs in general) could enjoy as well. Like Chuck Wright said a few posts above he feels he could teach this (D&D Next/5e) to his 5-year-old ... heh heh not that some of my players are 5 yr olds ... but a simpler rules set might be easier on them. ;)

I am looking forward to D&D Next/5e ... I'm excited to see that Forgotten Realms is the initial "setting" (FR has been my favorite campaign setting since I got into D&D way back in the late 80's early 90's).

I will get the starter set (actually off July 15th) and may even download the free basic D&D PDF for my players to peruse. Not sure if there will be a "switch" ... but I for one love knowing that "Tyranny of Dragons" was outsourced to Kobold Press! Knowing that Wolfgang Baur and Steve Winter worked on Tyranny of Dragons makes me believe it will be a FANTASTIC adventure/campaign/storyline.

So, I'm considering it strongly. (Oh, not necessarily switching mind you, I'll actually get to be a player in Mummy's Mask (later this year) as I'm wrapping up Rise of the Runelords). But likely running the Tyranny of Dragons adventures ... I hope.

~Dean

I know, I know ... "Wrath of the Righteous" hasn't (quite) concluded yet ... but I've been thinking about this since "Mythic Origins" came out and decided to start this/ask this question. (If it's been asked elsewhere or before forgive me) ... anyway, I happen to think that the next Mythic AP (say around 2016 or 2017) should occur on Iblydos (Golarion's analog to Greece) ... and it could have a very "12 Tasks of Hercules" vibe ... or even "The Odyssey" or "Jason and the Argonauts" or heck all three of those stories. The Developers at Paizo now have a pretty good idea about crafting an AP that makes use of their "Mythic Adventures" HC ... and they likely have enough feedback to know what worked and what didn't for their first mythic AP ... that another one in the near future isn't out of the realm of possibility.

So I say that the next Mythic AP is set on Iblydos ... and to accompany that we could get a "People of the Isles" Player Companion (or whatever an Iblydos player companion would be called) as well as a 64 page Campaign Setting Iblydos Gazetteer.

Thoughts? Opinions? Comments?

Dean

Well I for one am very happy about this encounter pack for Reign or Winter (and also the forthcoming Reign of Winter PF Battles case in April) - is there ANY chance that we could see a second encounter pack for Reign of Winter with say Baba Yaga's Dancing Hut and one of those animated Russian Tanks? That would be fairly awesome (and it sounds like folks really want to see the Dancing Hut at least).

~Dean

Wow! I don't know what I was expecting when (a few weeks ago) you "teased" us with "huge" news in the works ... but this evolutions encounter packs (White Dragons) is AWESOME! Like others, I am also hoping for other colors/categories of dragons done in this format. (And yes Matthew Morris, I agree with you, gimme Medium, Large, and Huge Blue Dragons next ... please). :)

OOooooh ....a triple combo here (or would that be a quadruple combo)?

Mythic Adventures (hardcover)

Mythic Realms (PF campaign setting)

Mythic Origins (Player Companion)

The Wrath of the Righteous (PF Adventure Path)

WOW!

~Dean :)

This will be something I will definitely pre-order. Cool!

Any chance of another set with say Ice, Mountain, Desert, and ... erm ...

some other basic Terrains?

Just curious.

Dean

Let me add "Congrats" to Miss Amber Scott as well, very excited to see her 1st foray into the AP line (and BIG TIME kudos on being the first woman to write an AP chapter). :)

And to echo the Haunted Jester ... I too am curious ... who does have the cover art chores for Wrath of the Righteous?

***Hoping for Steve Prescott.*** :)

Dean

End,

I too appreciate the reviews you do, they often help me out in other ways (as I've expressed in a fairly recent review of yours of an item of mine).

Keep up the stellar work my friend, you do us all a HUGE service, that cannot be underscored enough.

~Dean

YAY! Jim ... I'm sooo happy that you are a part of this AP. (I remember years ago when I was "flirting" with a home-made "Linnorm Kings Vs. Winter Witches" AP and you and I had gotten to "talking" back and forth). Sadly, my plans regarding that home-made AP never got off the ground, but I am very excited to see what you and all the other AP authors have in store. This will be a fun read I'm sure ... and eventually a great AP to GM for my group ... once I finish my "return to Varisia" plan. ;)

Seriously Jim, BIG congratulations! Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

~Dean

Well, well, well ... :)

And the nice thing about this is ...

Very interesting. :)

Dean

@ Turin the Mad & Greg V. ... thank you folks! It's what I would have thought... but glad to have it confirmed. :)

Now I just need to optimize its tactics. (Hmmm flyby attack and fly 100'). I think we have a winner.

BTW... I absolutely loved the (4) murders of crows! I have successfully blinded 4 out of 6 PCs. :)

Dean

I think we have 11 base classes in the Core Rule book and 6 Base Classes in the Advanced Players Handbook and One more Base class in the Ultimate Magic, and Finally one more Base Class in the Ultimate Combat. We also have 3 more Altertante classes, One in the APG, and the other two in the UC.

This would mean that there are 22 classes to choose from.

Do we need any more classes? Do we have too many? Do we have too few? What do you think?

Thanks

Hmm. Elyas, you ask a very good question (or series of questions). And while I can certainly understand that some folks might feel PFRPG has too many base classes, I like the number of classes ("core", "base", and "alternate") that we have now. I can't honestly think of any niches or roles that aren't covered in some form or another. The archetypes really seem to be the new "darling" of PFRPG. And I like these as well.

I guess I'd say we have just enough.

But, that's just my opinion. :)

~Dean