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I'm generally drawn to crunchy rules sets, like Pathfinder. However, when I GM I find myself running things very Old School. I tend to blow off most of the rules and just make stuff up on the spot. And as a player I often forget about stuff on my character sheet anyway. I like Pathfinder but I want a "Pathfinder Lite" version. Something which keeps that same great taste but with less bloat. Most of the threads on the message boards here seem to focus on chopping off chunks of the rules so slim them down but those approaches seem to lead to their own problems.

Not too long ago I got a chance to play the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game. I found it rather lackluster. But I really liked how they'd basically boiled the game down--um, sort of making s "lite" version or it, especially how they handled the characters. So why not use the card game as the starting point for a lite version? I think the main area requiring a lot of work is making the monsters less one-dimensional and more like the character classes. Has anyone tried this already?

Hi, I got an email saying that my subscription order was delayed because there was a problem with the payment method. I recently changed the payment method info, which might have caused the problem, so I just now went into My Account and confirmed that the payment information is correct. Please let me know if there is still a problem, thanks.

I like designing characters and want to post up the results for everyone to use. But I'm not sure what levels are most in need. Do people need more 1st-2nd level starting characters for new games, or something higher level? There are so many ways to design a character (Pathfinder FTW!) that I'd at least like to be able to narrow down what levels are most useful for people.

I've been looking around more and more for interesting RPG related blogs to follow, particularly with an eye to finding ones related to Pathfinder, but finding almost nothing. The vast majority seem to fall into three main categories:

- Diehard D&D 4E fandom
- Diehard "old school rules" (OSR) D&D hobbyists
- generic/homebrew offerings

So where are all the Pathfinder blogs? From what I've been reading Pathfinder is neck-and-neck with 4E (if not slightly in the lead) for sales. Logically, then, there should be roughly as many Pathfinder oriented blogs out there as 4E blogs. Granted the 4E community probably feels somewhat embattled, caught in a crossfire from the Pathfinder fans one the one side and the OSR otaku on the other. Thus they may feel more of a need to grab the 4E banner and wave it from the ramparts to keep up morale. And the OSR fanboys/fangirls are fired up by the thrill of particpating in a semi-undergound movement to overthrow the entrenched power that be. But I would expect that the huge wave of enthusiasm for Pathfinder would produce another set of blogsters eager to share their joys and ideas with the world. Granted, the message boards here at Paizo are a fantastic, but is there really nothing else out there--am I somehow totally missing something? I'd be grateful if anyone can put up a list of Pathfinder-oriented (or at least Pathfinder-heavy) blogs available?

Hi, could you please cancel my adventure path subscription? Pirates just aren't my thing. I'll catch up with you later.

I've never liked the "Vancian" spell-slot system. It's the one thing that disappoints me about Pathfinder--although I realize it's there because Pathfinder is a much-upgraded version of 3E. I'd really prefer a system where all casters burn "mana points" to cast spells. I have been playing around with the Words of Power rules in Ultimate Magic, but is there a spell-point type system out there which I can simply swap into Pathfinder and go? I don't care if it's a commercial set or home-brew as long as it fits the bill.

Hmm, I'm not really into boardgames but that board could be a great flip-map...

Hi,
I just got my credit card bill and there was a charge of $29.88 with a transaction date of 25 Nov (posted 27 Nov), reference number 0916, to Paizo Publishing. My account order history doesn’t show any orders for 29.88 on that or any other date. All my other orders from 23 Nov onwards appear on my bill and are correct.