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Lamia Matriarch: they're so cool, and fun villains. I can't keep track of lamias from other editions/sources (lion-centaurs? since when?), but these ones are pretty cool. They're what I would do with Meriliths if they weren't so danged high level!

I've been enjoying pathfinder for some time, actually, a lot of it the result of these characters.

Lamia Matriarch is cool.

As you can guess by my handle, I enjoyed the Lovecraftian beasties.

I also like the sinspawn, though they are a bit weak they can be
t-weaked. I'll say no more as Cory posts here as well.

Cthulhubryan, killing PCs since 1979.

Take the more common minis, use them to teach the kids to play mini game. Tell her that:
a) You are teaching the kids about math from counting squares.
b) You are spending quality time with the kids while she gets to take a bath.
c) The more expensive minis can be used by the kids at some point in the future (Cows do not yet fly, therefore it is a future event)

Voila! Minis with no (or less) pain.

Cthulhubryan, foster/adoptive parent and gamer.

While nothing's on a schedule, know that you're not alone in wanting to see some Pathfinder Chronicles novels! The idea's been on our radar for a while now, and as Planet Stories continues to grow, the possibility of setting tie-in novels becomes greater and greater. For right now, however, the Pathfinder's Journal will have to suffice....

Oh my. I never heard of Planet Stories until this post. My my my. I fear that I may have to spend some money this weekend. I really like the idea expressed in the line document. Kudos Paizo!!!

When did you start posting on the Paizo boards, Bryan? Anyway, I just hope that Paizo is successful, and that one day they will have ownership or a least a license to use the D&D brand for RPG purposes. I believe that 4E is a good example of how some things seriously suffer when corporations get a hold of them and try to make them more "friendly" to the masses. 4th edition has one purpose as far as WotC and Hasbro are concerned: Sell more minis. That's basically it. It's not about making the game better. It's about boosting minis sales. I really don't want to support a company that does that to my hobby.

I've posted here and there. It was the Pathfinder RPG announcement that brought me back more often. I'm quite excited about Paizo's direction with both existing 3.5 material and also with the new Pathfinder line which I have enjoyed reading and soon running.

I like the mini's but I see them as a support product for RPGs not the other way around.

b.) Why would Hasbro make a contract with Paizo? They allready own Wizards, so they can make anything they want in-house.

Well, several reasons. Now be assured that I am NOT saying that this will happen, but that it could happen.

1. If you have a division that takes a successful, but perhaps underperforming property (DnD3.5) and turns it into a loss leader which could also negatively impact other properties (Minis, Books, etc.) then some Harvard MBA at Hasbro may decide that a licensed arrangement that keeps up interest in those other products is a sound investment.

2. If 4e is not a failure but is less successful than Pathfinder and the same Harvard MBA sees erosion of profits from other divisions, then the ability to spark new interest in those divisions at a net profit without adding additional overhead as a sound proposition.

CthulhuBryan (MBA, Miskatonic University. esito sulum hostium)

I have to wonder at the reaction not of WOTC but of Hasbro. If 4e comes out and then tanks, how much longer will Hasbro want to continue to support a drain. This will be a strictly business decision and not one based on enjoyment of the game. In that case, could it be possible that Hasbro then cancels 4e and licenses the RPG part of the DnD Intellectual Property to Paizo? That would not be a bad solution.

If instead, it does do what the apparent aim is and ups the sales of the miniatures then they may not care that the circle is complete back to miniatures with minor roleplaying rules

It is now November and I have still not received my #337.

What should I do next?

Thanks,

Bryan

Hi,

I'll go ahead and send you a replacement copy today. It should arrive sometime next week. Sorry for the lack of response via email, but as you heard we've been having some trouble.

Thanks for your patience,

--Jeff

Thank you. Glad to hear the email is back up.

I never received issue 330 and I have not gotten a response to the email I sent about this several weeks ago.

How do I go about getting the issue?