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If there was a PDF subscription, would it change your print buying habits?

No, a PDF only subscription would not change my print buying habits since I no longer buy Pathfinder or Starfinder physical books, it's just PDFs these days.

I would like subscriptions for the convenience. Currently, every month or so, I check for all the latest PDF releases for both Pathfinder and Starfinder and purchase them. It would be nice if this was automated through a subscription mechanism. If I received a loyalty discount for being PDF subscribed, even better, but it's not the reason I am asking for this.

Due to the cost of international shipping, I would had of loved to see the ability to subscribe to just the PDFs.

I would love to be a subscriber, and once was, but due to the crazy international shipping rates, I now just do PDFs.

Still hoping that one day Paizo offers PDF subscriptions.

Sad that these APs won't be fixed. I really did expect Paizo to fix the PDFs once the issue was clearly pointed out. Guess I was wrong.

I just purchased "Starfinder Adventure Path #37: The White Glove Affair" PDF and , sadly, it has the same multi-part image issue.

So I'm still hoping that this will be fixed, but starting to lose hope that it will.

I raised a new topic "Problems with Images in Starfinder Adventure Paths" with some extra details on the Customer Service forum and Logan said she has passed it on. So here's hoping the issue will get fixed.

I have raised this issue a few times, but never received a definitive answer and the problem persists. I'm hoping that by offering the following information it will help to get the problems resolved, or at least someone can inform me that this was a deliberate change with the Starfinder APs so I can stop trying to get it fixed.

The problems started to appear in Starfinder Adventure Path #25. Initially the PDFs were too large, but the images were fine. This continued until #30.

Beginning with #31, the size came back down, but all the images in the PDF are multi-part. What I mean by that is, if you try to copy an image so you can use it in a VTT, you will need to manually stitch the image together first as it is comprised of multiple images in the PDF.

None of the Pathfinder APs suffer from this issue, nor the latest Alien Archive 4. All Starfinder APs before #25 were also fine.

I can live with the large PDF size. Annoying, but at least the images inside are usable. I would really like the multi-part image issue fixed that plagues #31 to #36.

Here is a list that summarizes the Starfinder Adventure Path PDF issues with the first three for comparison sake:

[NORMAL PDF SIZES WITH GOOD IMAGES - For Comparison]
#22 - 23 MB
#23 - 21 MB
#24 - 23 MB

[LARGE PDF SIZES - Images are good]
#25 - 77 MB
#26 - 75 MB
#27 - 94 MB
#28 - 96 MB
#29 - 73 MB
#30 - 102 MB

[BAD MULTI-PART IMAGES]
#31 - 31 MB
#32 - 35 MB
#33 - 29 MB
#34 - 22 MB
#35 - 30 MB
#36 - 29 MB

I just purchased Starfinder AP #36 and the problem with the broken up images that has plagued all the Starfinder AP starting with #31 is still there.

Again, the latest Pathfinder AP #163 is fine and is actually slightly smaller in size even though it has 100 pages compared to 68.

I don't understand why there was a change to how the Starfinder PDFs were being generated when the old method was great.

I know I am starting to sound like a broken record, but I really would like it fixed so the PDFs are more useful to me.

...However, I cannot sign on to my account any longer while using my Safari browser. It lets me sign in and then just doesn't recognize me, again showing me the link to sign in. I don't know if this is on your end or some sort of phishing thing I've got on my end...

...I'd be interested in hearing if others are experience this issue.

Yes, I had the same problem with the sign in, but while using Chrome. I took a guess and cleared the cookies for "https://paizo.com/" and that fixed it for me.

Thank you.

When I click on "Manage Subscriptions" there isn't anything there. So it looks like everything has been cancelled.

But looking at my "My Account" page I can see "Starfinder Society" is still listed under the "My Subscriptions" section.

Thought I would mention it just in case.

I'm excited for this. Mixing the awesome Adventure Paths that Paizo produce with a rules system that has no HP or classes sounds like a nice change to me. I will definitely back the Kickstarter. Hmm, I wonder if we will get a Pathfinder themed Action Deck?

Hopefully it does well enough that maybe, just maybe, this could also happen to Starfinder APs one day.

Hi, could you cancel all my Pathfinder and Starfinder subscriptions.

I'm moving away from physical books and from now on I will just purchase PDFs. Now if only there was a PDF subscription...

Wzrd wrote:

Thanks for this.

Seems like this PDF is suffering from the same issue that is present in the Starfinder APs #31 to #35. Most of the images are comprised of multiple images...

This is a known issue that can’t be fixed. It’s either a 150 MB file with selectable images or what we have, with selectable text. Given that this is a free supplement that will see a lot of downloads, we have opted to go with the smaller file size. Since none of these images is a map required to run the AP, you should be able to use the contents when building a character in a VTT just as you could an in-person game.

I don't understand. All the Pathfinder PDFs are fine, small size selectable text and the images are in one piece. Same goes for all the Starfinder rulebooks and APs before #31. Actually looking at it, seems like something started happening at #25 where the average size jumped from 25MB to 75MB.

So, something changed in the process. But just for the Starfinder APs. Be it a PDF export setting or the image format.

Sorry about fussing over this, but I also like using the images, not just the maps, from the PDF. This change makes the PDF less useful to me.

Wzrd wrote:

Thanks for this.

Seems like this PDF is suffering from the same issue that is present in the Starfinder APs #31 to #35. Most of the images are comprised of multiple images.

For example, while using the selection tool in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, click on the middle of the main image on the front cover. The selected area will be just the middle of the image and if you copy and paste it you will only get part of the image. This makes it a pain if you want to share it in a VTT.

Since no Pathfinder PDFs or any of the Starfinder rule PDFs have this problem, I expect it is a setting somewhere in the software that generates the PDFs.

Hi Wzrd,

Not sure if you want to go through the trouble, but if it helps - you can grab Inkscape online for free (open source, full program, no fees)

Use File > Import to import a specific page
Right-click on the page and select ungroup
Repeat two more times to ungroup all layers
Delete what you don't need, marquee (click and drag around) the bits you want to create a specific image, and right-click > group, export in the format you need.

(This is a very general overview)

This is how I get images to use with Fantasy Grounds Unity.

Inkscape is a great tool though it has a bit of a learning curve.

Yes, Inkscape is a good tool. I have used it whenever I need to do a vector drawing, never thought to use it for PDF manipulation. Thanks for the info. Followed your instructions and it worked, but still that is a bit more effort then just right clicking and copying as can be done with all other Paizo PDFs.

I'm thinking that this is a mistake someone has made with a setting in the PDF export process as the problem is only happening with the recent Starfinder AP PDFs.

Thanks for this.

Seems like this PDF is suffering from the same issue that is present in the Starfinder APs #31 to #35. Most of the images are comprised of multiple images.

For example, while using the selection tool in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, click on the middle of the main image on the front cover. The selected area will be just the middle of the image and if you copy and paste it you will only get part of the image. This makes it a pain if you want to share it in a VTT.

Since no Pathfinder PDFs or any of the Starfinder rule PDFs have this problem, I expect it is a setting somewhere in the software that generates the PDFs.

PF2e rules in the Starfinder setting is my one wish for an RPG. Give me that and I will never play anything else.

I fully agree. The PF2e rules really hit the spot for me. I would love to have those rules combined with the Starfinder campaign setting.

As an added bonus, I would expect that by having one core set of rules it will make it easier to share monsters, classes, spells and everything else between the two campaign settings.

Wzrd wrote:

The way I think about this is that a round is 6 seconds. It is a measurement of time which is not the same as a turn, which is when you get to act.

So if an effect states "can’t use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 rounds" then I see that as it can't be used again for an interval of 6 seconds on a roll of 1.

So if that nasty dragon breaths on you in it's first turn (let's say it's 1:07:12 pm) and the GM rolls a 1, then the dragon gets to breath on you again on it's next turn (which will be 1:07:18 pm) as it has waited 1 round (6 seconds) before doing so.

Now if the effect stated "can’t use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 turns" then that would change things in my mind. I would read that as a turn needs to be skipped on a roll of 1. So in the above example the dragon would only get to breath again on it's third turn (1:07:24 pm).

problem is that litraly nothing in the game tracks like that.

even durations that last "rounds" always are counted on beginning or end of turns (depending if they are benefitial or hazardous)

Your approach of counting something in the middle of a turn (because that's what's happenning if you start counting 6 seconds from the middle of the turn) resembles 2nd edition adnd where spells, attack, and everything, had a variable initiative score you had to add to each action you took over your regular initiative roll.

What I was trying to explain is how I visualize it.

The actual game mechanic is that if the dragon rolls a 1, then at the start of its next turn, reduce the count by 1 to 0 with the dragon being able to breath again during the turn.

In my mind it has waited 1 round (but not 1 turn).

The way I think about this is that a round is 6 seconds. It is a measurement of time which is not the same as a turn, which is when you get to act.

So if an effect states "can’t use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 rounds" then I see that as it can't be used again for an interval of 6 seconds on a roll of 1.

So if that nasty dragon breaths on you in it's first turn (let's say it's 1:07:12 pm) and the GM rolls a 1, then the dragon gets to breath on you again on it's next turn (which will be 1:07:18 pm) as it has waited 1 round (6 seconds) before doing so.

Now if the effect stated "can’t use Breath Weapon again for 1d4 turns" then that would change things in my mind. I would read that as a turn needs to be skipped on a roll of 1. So in the above example the dragon would only get to breath again on it's third turn (1:07:24 pm).

rknop wrote:

How will this new line interact with subscriptions? Will it be a separate subscription, will it be part of the AP subscription, or something else?

These adventures will be standalone and not part of their own or another subscription, at least for now.

I would prefer if they were part of a subscription. Mainly due to the free PDF I get when you subscribe. If I now need to purchase the print and the PDF separately, I will most likely just pick up the PDF since I find that format most useful when it comes to adventure material.

Since the APs will be moving to a every two month schedule, couldn't these new adventures just slot in to the months that don't have a Starfinder AP?

The PDF of "#35: Merchants of the Void" is suffering from the same issue as #34 and the revised #31, #32 and #33 SF APS. All the images are multi-part images making them mostly unusable.

None of the Pathfinder APs suffer from this issue, nor the latest Alien Archive 4.

Could the #31, #32, #33, #34 and #35 Starfinder Adventure Path PDFs be fixed?

The PDF of "#35: Merchants of the Void" is suffering from the same issue as #34 and the revised #31, #32 and #33 SF APS. All the images are multi-part images making them mostly unusable.

None of the Pathfinder APs suffer from this issue, nor the latest Alien Archive 4. Could the #31, #32, #33, #34 and #35 Starfinder Adventure Path PDFs be fixed?

I had the same problem with orders being split and shipped separately internationally to Australia.

A few months back I changed the "Shipping Method for Subscriptions" to "Mail Innovations International".

I'm not sure if it is cheaper, but since this change all my subs for the month have come in one parcel making it easier for me to pick it up from the post office.

There has been an update to #31, #32, #33 and #34. Now all are of a smaller size, but all the images are multi-part images. So, before being able to use an image you need to combine all its split images together.

Will this be fixed?

I'm very happy to report that these problems have been addressed. If you have already purchased Starfinder Adventure Path Fly Free or Die, volume 1: We're No Heroes, download an updated copy. The text is now searchable and selectable, and you will get a separate PDF with all the maps in high resolution.

Noticed that all the images are multi-part images. So you need to stitch them together before they are usable. This goes for the revised #34 as well as revised #31, #32 and #33.

Is this a deliberate change?

Since #34 is being fixed, would it be possible to find out if the sizing issue of the other Starfinder APs will be fixed sometime in the future? A few months back, customer service said they will get someone to have a look, but so far I have heard nothing about a fix.

The problems seem to have started with #25. Previously the AP sizes were between 14 MB to 26 MB. Here is a list that summarizes the PDF sizes:

[NORMAL PDF SIZES]
#22 - 23 MB
#23 - 21 MB
#24 - 23 MB
[LARGE PDF SIZES]
#25 - 77 MB
#26 - 75 MB
#27 - 94 MB
#28 - 96 MB
#29 - 73 MB
#30 - 102 MB
#31 - 347 MB
#32 - 340 MB
#33 - 296 MB
#34 - 78 MB << Unusable

I have heard no update to the Starfinder AP size issue.

The latest, #34, is 78MB, so smaller then the last few...

BUT, all the text content is now an image, and thus not selectable as text.

Maybe the person that does the Starfinder AP PDFs needs to have a chat with whoever does the Pathfinder ones.

Going back a few months I posted The Weave - Pathfinder vs Mundane

The way I see it, the Pathfinder rules are all about creatures that have abilities that far surpass creatures on Earth (mundanes). Usually that is fine, but in my campaign setting these Pathfinder creatures will meet Earth creatures and I wanted to explain and highlight the differences.

I'm still slowly working on the rules, but I have finally come up with a name I'm happy with, Syn, a shortened version of "Ambient Life Force Synchronicity" which seems to fit better with the concept I'm aiming for.

So I have revised the original concept and thought I would share.

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Syn

Unlike Earth, where most creatures are mundane, the rest of the multiverse thrives on magic. It permeates everywhere and every being. It makes the mundane impossible possible. It is the catalyst of miracles and legends. On mundane Earth, heroes exist, but their heroics are due to courage and tenacity rather than ability, which pales in comparison to magically attuned heroes.

Many fantasy stories in movies, anime and novels originating from Earth embellish heroes and creatures with amazing abilities. Most mundanes would just write these off as fiction, pure imagination, and they would be wrong. In the multiverse, many such heroes and creatures exist, and they represent the norm rather than the extraordinary. You are one of them. Either you have always been one, or you have become awakened after leading a mundane life.

In combat, you duck and weave, uncannily anticipating attacks using your combat honed senses. In other hazardous situations you instinctively maneuver and carry out split second actions to reduce the damage you receive. When you do become injured, you heal faster than a mundane. This can be associated to your magical attunement to the environment, to your surroundings and to your inner being through what is referred to as Ambient Life Force Synchronicity, more commonly known as Syn.

Syn is a mysterious magical life force that exists throughout the multiverse and allows you to subconsciously anticipate and be warned of events before they happen, a sixth sense. It also allows you to perform extraordinary actions. As you gain experience, your Syn increases. This is reflected in various characteristics such as attributes, Armor Class, Hit Points and level. Syn has many names, the Sight, Life Current, Aura, Force, Ki, Weave, or simply luck, amongst others that don't truly describe it, but no matter what it's called, it's the effect it has on your abilities that is important.

When you are hit, it is your Syn that subconsciously compels you to instinctively dodge, turning mortal wounds into grazes. When you fall a great height, Syn maneuvers you instinctively turning that bone shattering death into bruising. Hit Points do not just represent an abstraction of your physical wellbeing, they also represent the Syn that is available to you. Therefore, as you increase in level, the Hit Points you gain are mostly due to Syn. It also contributes to other characteristics such as an increase in your attributes, for example, allowing you to become stronger or faster, far surpassing what would normally be expected. While you are out there making the impossible possible, just remember, you are not alone, nearly all the creatures in this enormous multiverse rely on their Syn and in some cases their Syn will be far greater than yours.

Another large file for the latest Starfinder AP. "Starfinder Adventure Path #33: Dominion’s End" comes in at 296 MB.

The problems seem to have started with #25. Previous to that AP, sizes were between 14 MB to 26 MB.

#22 - 23 MB
#23 - 21 MB
#24 - 23 MB
#25 - 77 MB
#26 - 75 MB
#27 - 94 MB
#28 - 96 MB
#29 - 73 MB
#30 - 102 MB
#31 - 347 MB
#32 - 340 MB
#33 - 296 MB

It would be great if someone could take a look at #25 to #33 and see what is happening with the PDF process.

Another large file for the latest Starfinder AP. "Starfinder Adventure Path #33: Dominion’s End" comes in at 296 MB. I tried posting a while back concerning #32 on the website feedback forum, but no one seems to be monitoring that forum.

The problems seem to have started with #25. Previous to that AP, sizes were between 14 MB to 26 MB.

#22 - 23 MB
#23 - 21 MB
#24 - 23 MB
#25 - 77 MB
#26 - 75 MB
#27 - 94 MB
#28 - 96 MB
#29 - 73 MB
#30 - 102 MB
#31 - 347 MB
#32 - 340 MB
#33 - 296 MB

It would be great if someone could take a look at #25 to #33 and see what is happening with the PDF process.

Stumbled upon an interesting Token Vault Kickstarter that will allow you to customize tokens for VTT. I'm mainly after the overhead ones, but it looks like they will support other types as well.

The idea is that you will log into a website and will be able to endlessly customize any tokens you own indefinitely. After changing colors and sometimes weapons, shields, hair, etc, you can download the token as a transparent PNG.

If you back the Kickstarter you currently get early access to try things out. Currently there are 3 tokens you can customize, Female Knight, Hobgoblin and a Male Knight. I had a play and things are easy enough to use and after a while I found the randomize button handy. Downloaded the tokens, which are transparent PNGs and quite large, 600px square for the Hobgoblin, 1200px for the Female Knight and 1120px for the Male Knight. I guess once the final version of the website goes live they will probably allow you to scale the token how you want, but for now it's easy enough to do that in GIMP. Note that the background you select while customizing the token does not get exported, it's just there as an aid to previewing your color choices.

I thought it was a nifty idea, especially with the surge of VTTs, so thought I would share.

I had a look at the resolution of the images inside #31: Waking the Worldseed and nothing there seemed too large. The maps are a reasonable resolution and consistent with previous APs. I did notice that each page had two background images that were large, but even those still don't explain the large PDF size. My guess would be that it's the format of the images themselves. Usually you would expect jpgs, but maybe some other format is being used?

The Starfinder APs did seem to go up in size starting with the "The Threefold Conspiracy" adventure path and these latest two are over triple the size of those.

For months now, many of my subscription items are shipping in separate packages. For example my August's sub of 2 APs shipped as 2 separate packages. I get my parcels delivered directly to a post office, so I prefer to reduce the number of times that I need to make the 30 minute drive.

I'm in Australia, so I guessing the Paizo shipping algorithm is calculating that it's cheaper to send them as separate packages.

I did a test, added the same APs to my Cart and then proceeded to checkout. And yes, if they are sent separately, it will cost $10.90 using "Standard Postal Delivery" while it will cost $13.44 for "Mail Innovations International".

Went to My Account.. My Subscriptions and noticed that the "Shipping Method for Subscriptions" was set to "Cheapest Possible" I have now changed it to "Mail Innovations International" so hopefully from now on, just one package per month.

Thought I would share in case others are having the same issue and also to confirm that changing to "Mail Innovations International" will result in one package per month as I would hate to pay extra and still get 2 packages.

I just downloaded the "Starfinder Adventure Path #31" PDF and found it came in at 340 MB. For a PDF of this page length I would had of expected it to be under 50 MB.

Analysed the images inside and nothing there seemed too large. The maps have a reasonable resolution and don't seem to be causing the size increase. I did notice that each page had 2 background images that were very similar and large. Maybe it's to do with the format of the images inside the PDF itself?

Could you get someone to review the creation of the PDF. The Starfinder ones did seem to go up in size starting with the "The Threefold Conspiracy" adventure path and this latest one is over triple the size of those.

When using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Windows 10) and navigating to page 33 in the
"Starfinder Society Scenario #3-02: The Subterranean Safari" PDF, I am getting an "A drawing error occurred." error.

The "Handout 2: Prismacora's Song" section is blank, so I expect that's where the problem is.

Note that if I use another PDF reader, such as the Edge browser, no error occurs and there is text in the previously blank section.

Just played around a little and it seems like an embedded font is causing the issue:

"Cannot extract the embedded font 'T3Font_1'. Some characters may not display or print correctly."

Hey Customer Service team, these days, since COVID, I don't reply with a thank you when you help me with an inquiry. Not because I don't appreciate your help, but I don't want to add to your email queue during these difficult times.

So instead, for all the help you have given me, let me just shout this out in your direction...

"THANK YOU CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM!"

My fellow Aussies, do you get annihilated on Shipping and Handling charges whenever your order includes more than a single AP module? For instance my S&H for July’s PF AP, APG and Slithering module came in at more than the cost of the APG, it went up by $20 after this months second authorisation.

Just wanted to see if others bear this crazy S&H cost as well

I jumped for joy when I received my July sub shipped email. Then cried when I saw the revised shipping cost.

It came to a total of US$96.79 for a single parcel weighing in at 7 lbs. In that parcel are the following:

Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide
Starfinder Starship Operations Manual
Starfinder Adventure Path #30
Pathfinder Adventure Path #157
Pathfinder Lost Omens: Legends
Pathfinder Adventure: The Slithering

So a big month, with many books, but a bit of a shock, especially when the initial shipping and handling was only US$50.65.

Previously I had a smaller parcel, back in Feb, with a couple adventure paths and the Gamemastery Guide that weighed 4 lbs in total and that cost $38.32 in shipping.

Back in August 2019, when the Pathfinder Second Edition shipped, that parcel weighed 11 lbs and the shipping was US$65.15.

So I'm puzzled by the dramatic increase in shipping to Australia. Either an increase in shipping costs due to covid or a goblin has gotten loose in the Paizo account's computer.

Got my auth, and pleasantly surprised and pleased that all 6 items are coming in one box instead of multiple. This keeps the postage down, especially to Australia, and means I only have to make one trip to pick it all up.

after 2nd Edition Pathfinder, it feels like it kind of took the wind out of Starfinder's sails (or the thrust out of their Drift Drives)

That's how I personally feel. A few years back I came to Paizo for Starfinder. I was quite happy with it, but then PF2E came out and I made the mistake of having a quick look. I fell in love with the action economy and the 10 over/under critical hit rules. So much so, that even though I prefer the Starfinder setting, I now GM PF2E and just browse through the Starfinder material.

I was trying to come up with a campaign setting based on a cross between Pathfinder 2E rules with bits of the Starfinder campaign setting, but recently I took up an interest in Fantasy Grounds Unity and being able to draw my own battlemaps with GIMP, so the hybrid campaign is on the back-burner for now. I do hope that there will be a Starfinder 2E one day.

Anyone who attempted to download the original malformed files may have had their download process stuck at "Personalizing... Click link again in 60 seconds". I've cleared the blockage for all such people, so you should be able to try again and download the file without issue now.

Thanks, that fixed the download for me.

There seems to be another problem, when I go to page 33, using Acrobat Reader, I get a "A drawing error occurred" message. The section under "Handout 2: Prismacora's Song" is empty, so I expect that is causing the error.

Just did a bit more testing and found page 33 works fine in Drawboard PDF and in the Edge browser, so it seems to only be an Acrobat Reader issue. I'm running the Windows 10 version 20.009.20067 (which should be the latest version).

I can't even reach trouble downloading the file. It never gets past

Personalizing... Click link again in 60 second

Same for me.

I tried clearing the cache, a different browser and clicking on the "Refresh Downloads" button, but nothing gets it past the Personalizing... message. I tried downloading a couple other PDFs and they worked.

Hey folks, we are currently having some issues with this file, so we are unable to grant fulfillment of the Starfinder Society scenarios. We will try to get this resolved as quickly as we can, which will likely be sometime tomorrow. Thanks for your understanding!

Just confirming that there is an issue with #3-02, it can't be opened after downloading and it shows a size of only 233 bytes.

#3-01 and Pathfinder #1-22 and #1-23 are fine.

I just received "Starfinder Adventure Path #27" which was part of the April subscription and had a dispatch date of 16 Apr 2020. So that's a little over 6 weeks to reach Australia.

I'm still waiting for "Pathfinder Adventure Path #154" also from April.

I just received "Pathfinder Adventure Path #154" which had a dispatch date of 16 Apr 2020. So that's 2 months to get to me and a couple of weeks after "Starfinder Adventure Path #27" which was dispatched on the same day.

I just received "Starfinder Adventure Path #27" which was part of the April subscription and had a dispatch date of 16 Apr 2020. So that's a little over 6 weeks to reach Australia.

I'm still waiting for "Pathfinder Adventure Path #154" also from April.

I big thanks to the Paizo warehouse crew, and all the postal workers out there, for continuing to work during this difficult time.

Starfinder 2 based on Pathfinder 2 for the core system rules.

I'm hoping this happens one day. I would love to be able to share not just monsters, but spells and classes and everything else between Pathfinder 2E and Starfinder 2E with no conversion required.

In my mind it sort of makes sense from a company point of view as well. Pathfinder 2E products become more appealing to Starfinder 2E players and vice versa. Not just Bestiaries and Alien Archives, but also a book of spells that could be marketed as a resource for both Pathfinder and Starfinder. That way you expand the audience for each book which should translate to greater sales allowing Paizo to spend more money to create more books. Well, that's how I see it, but I expect Paizo has a better idea of their customer's wants and needs. For now, I can only wait and keep dreaming of a unified future.

Oh, and Starfinder novels, please...

My March and April subscriptions are both still en route to Australia. I'm wondering if I'm going to end up with three subscription orders in transit at once.

I think I was lucky and I received my March subscription in Australia before the postal system slowed down. The April subscription, well it's somewhere out there.

Looking at the AusPost website, it says it will take 25-35 business days for a parcel to reach the USA from Australia. So I imagine it would be the same the other way round. So lets assume 2 months.

Also they mentioned "For items sent between 25th March and 30th April, additional delivery delays on top of the below have occurred. We are working hard to process all items on hand and deliver them as soon as possible." So maybe more than 2 months...

Here is a list of all the novels available as Kindle ebooks and also on Audible, except for the last 2. I tend to listen to novels these days, so it saddens me that I can't do that with all the novels.

I'm still hoping that one day we will get some new novels, and some Starfinder ones as well. With Amazon having direct publishing programs, such as KDP for Kindle and print, and ACX for audiobooks maybe it will become viable for Paizo to do so.

1. Prince of Wolves
2. Winter Witch
3. Plague of Shadows
4. Worldwound Gambit, The
5. Master of Devils
6. Death's Heretic
7. Song of the Serpent
8. City of the Fallen Sky
9. Nightglass
10. Blood of the City
11. Queen of Thorns
12. Called to Darkness
13. Liar's Blade
14. Pirate's Honor
15. Wizard's Mask, The
16. King of Chaos
17. Stalking the Beast
18. Dagger of Trust, The
19. Skinwalkers
20. Redemption Engine, The
21. Crusader Road, The
22. Reign of Stars
23. Nightblade
24. Pirate's Promise
25. Firesoul
26. Forge of Ashes
27. Lord of Runes
28. Liar's Island
29. Beyond the Pool of Stars
30. Bloodbound
31. Pirate's Prophecy
32. Hellknight
33. Liar's Bargain
34. Starspawn
35. Shy Knives
36. Reaper's Eye
37. Through the Gate in the Sea [No Audible]
38. Gears of Faith [No Audible]

I have a subscription to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and just noticed that under the "Will be added to your downloads late May or early June 2020" section there is a "Pathfinder Bestiary 2 PDF" listed at the PDF price.

Further down the physical copy of the same book is listed in the "Expected to ship in an unknown time frame." section. This one is at the price of the hardcover.

This is unusual so thought I would mention it in case this was an unknown glitch.

I am an avid reader of all the Pathfinder Tales. Love them all, Trade Paperback versions are 10 times more sophisticated than the cheap mass market formats. I also bought and listen to all the audios. I have been dying for news on any new news...

So since I haven't seen this mentioned on this thread ( if it was brought up and responded to by Chris Sutter, I apologize for not seeing it) But why cannot the new Pathfinder Tales books just become/published as PRINT ON DEMAND? There are literally HUNDREDS of self published authors doing this now. I buy self published trade paperbacks several times a week. The quality is very decent.
Can someone answer why this is not feasible? I can't imagine it hasn't been discussed before in the company?

That's a great idea, especially in that I would love to see more Pathfinder Tales, and Starfinder novels would be wonderful!

These days Amazon have various direct publishing programs, such as KDP for Kindle and print, and ACX for audiobooks. I'm no expert in any of these but they seem reasonable from a brief glance. I'm still hoping that we will get new novels one day.

I was having the same issue. I did the following steps and it fixed it for me:

1) Logged out of the Paizo account.
2) Refreshed the browser cache, in Chrome for Windows press CONTROL+F5.
3) Logged back in.

Hope that helps.

I'm creating a campaign setting which entails heroes from the Pathfinder multiverse interacting with us mere magic deprived humans and other creatures of Earth, the mundane. My aim is to keep the Pathfinder rules as they are and add another layer called mortal hits that will allow for a more deadly treatment of damage, especially against mundanes who don't have access to magic. The normal Pathfinder dying rules are still used, but if you survive then that is when a mortal hit kicks in and it could kill you in the next hour or so. This is a work in progress and I will share once I am done.

While writing the rules I have contemplated what it means to be a hero in Pathfinder and compared that to our real world expectations. I thought this distinction was important enough that it will form part of my introduction to the campaign setting.

Coming up with a name for this was challenging. First thing that came to mind was the Force, but that didn't feel right and brought up visions of Jedi Knights and their glowing swords. So I ended up calling it the Weave, in my mind I imagine magical energy flowing around which is used not only by spellcasters but other classes to perform their heroic actions. I think the Weave fits my concept but I'm open to suggestions.

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The Weave

When creatures are hit, it is their connection to the Weave that subconsciously compels them to instinctively dodge, turning that mortal wound into a graze. When they fall a great height, the Weave manoeuvres them instinctively turning that bone shattering death into bruising. Hit Points do not just represent an abstraction of the physical wellbeing of a creature's body, they also represent the Weave that is available to a creature. Therefore, as a creature increases in level, the Hit Points they gain are mostly due to the Weave. The Weave also contributes to other characteristics such as an increase in their attributes, for example, allowing a slender built individual to perform acts of strength far surpassing what would normally be expected. It is the Weave that makes the mundane impossible possible.