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The Midgard Worldbook is on Paizo's Top Ten Downloads list again this week!!

Still waiting for that first review though! :)

I've only had time to sift through this awesomely massive tome, but so far I love it.

I've only dabbled in Midgard prior to this release, so I was looking forward to diving into the setting head first. I am a World Junkie.

I read the first 50 or so pages and then read a page or two here and there as time allowed. Mind=Blown

I loved how you constructed the history around the Elven invasion and then retreat, the giant mage war, and putting in the kinds of countries and states one would expect to evolve in a magic-rich fantasy setting.

My only quibble, and it is only a quibble, is I did not like the layout of the timeline on the bottom of the pages. I prefer the two-column approach as I find that easier to digest and cross-reference when I'm researching.

I'll pop back in as I get through it.

Ah. That explains why you didn't wait until Paizocon. I figured if/when the announcement would come, it would come there.

I learned something today!!! :)

Hello,

I have to do some financial shuffling, so please cancel my Pathfinder AP subscription for now. I hope to be back before too long.

Thank you!

- Brian

All I want is lots of Jedi vs. Lots of Sith. Why is that too much to ask?

** spoiler omitted **

[/spoiler]

Yes, This.

Except the Finn arc, complete waste of time. You remove it from the movie and nothing changes. That's a problem.

I think I enjoyed Phantom Menace more than this. I REALLY wanted to like it but it was just . . . TERRIBLE. I'd say 90% of the movie didn't actually make a damn bit of sense. The "plot" is paper thin and some of the character "developments" are even worse. The Poe Dameron storyline is . . . Good God, did these people ever take a script writing class?

I'd go into more, but then I'd have to start getting spoilerey.

I went with seven people, ages 15-50 (I'm not the 50 year old). The two youngest kids were the only two who liked it. The rest of us just stared at each other trying to see if the person we were looking at was the only one who didn't like it. We agreed it wasn't very good.

I hope everyone else likes it.

I'm truly upset about this because this isn't a case of "nerding" out. I really want to know how Rian Johnson got through the first cut of that movie without asking himself, "What did I just do?"

Plus side: SOME of the Luke stuff is entertaining. The Rey/Finn Lightsaber fight is well choreographed.

justmebd wrote:

I seem to be unable to choose the Pickup option. Despite closing out and re-opening my browser and finally just re-starting my computer, I am unable to switch my August subscriptions to GenCon Pickup.

Should I start a new thread?

I manually poked this from our side and it appears to be selected now.

If anyone else has this issue, please let customer service know directly via email, messageboard or phone.

Thank you very much!!

See you in Indy!

I seem to be unable to choose the Pickup option. Despite closing out and re-opening my browser and finally just re-starting my computer, I am unable to switch my August subscriptions to GenCon Pickup.

Should I start a new thread?

I believe I was a charter, but had to cancel before RotR actually finished due to sudden unemployment. While I have re-subscribed since, I sadly do not have that Charter tag.

A few quick ones:

1. Have you seen the Trailer for "It" yet?
2. Thoughts on the trailer/upcoming film?
3. Do we all float down here?

Not that I disagree (I would be totally up for that) but I'm actually ready for anything that Rich might come up with next. Hm, now that I think about it, I would love to see them produce a whole adventure path for the blight setting

For what it's worth, there is an entire adventure path included inside the main Blight book, one of the reasons that thing is pushing 1,300 pages.

If you mean ANOTHER AP set in the Blight, I can't argue with your gluttony. :)

I just wanted to share my enthusiasm for the "Beyond the Borders" section in "Scourge of the Godclaw."

Mr. Greenshields did one heck of a job with this piece. The art of having all these nations say they have to do "SOMETHING" and then have most of them doing little to nothing is about as accurate a portrayal of how real-world politics work as you're going to find.

Then there's Nidal. Mind = Blown.

Brilliant twist with the 50-year timejump for that storyline should the GR win.

So, two-part question: Whose idea was that? Did that come from Mr. Greenshields, or did that come from one of the developers?

Also, can or should we consider that an easter egg for a future storyline involving Nidal?

Again, well-written piece. Give yourselves a pat on the back for that one.

Hello,

While this order shows it shipped, it entered the USPS in Cleveland on June 23rd. As I live an hour from Cleveland, it should've showed up by now.

Any guidance/help on finding out what happened to the package?

Don't know if this helps or not, but here's the tracking page.
[tracking number redacted]

EDIT: I blame the parade.

We need to light a new fire on this thing!! We lost three backers in the last 24 hours and didn't add any new ones.

Sound the trumpets, organize the press gangs, threaten to photoshop small animals in danger. FORWARD!!!

There's still some stretch goals to hit, so if you're just seeing this for the first time, jump all over this.

My backerkit had the stretch goals up as of a few hours ago, but I can't speak for anyone else.

yes.... bigger budget this time around it seems... I can't believe they're just going for 6 shows... what the hell??

Duchovny said in an interview neither he or Anderson were interested in doing a full 22-episode season. They talked about doing a 13-episode season, but their schedules only ended up allowing a 6-episode season.

They both said they are open to doing more.

Page 33, first column, first paragraph after the "Vespam Artisans" header.

I quote:
" . . Should point the PCs to Vespam Artisans in Old Korvosa."

This is the BEST typo ever. As a reader, I've been transposing Old Korvosa for Old Kintargo in my head constantly. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who's been doing that.

As a former editor, I can empathize with the issue, but don't be disheartened. I love it, and the unintentional reference to one of my favorite APs just brought a huge smile to my face.

Well, I've (finally) backed this, on the basis that I have no money.

I'm assuming the paper is digestible?

Yes, and the tears of your players also are quite delicious.

Perhaps Mr. Pett could Hijack James Jacobs' thread with a link to this. That gets a lot of views and if anyone could get away with it, it would be Mr. Pett.

I'm evil sometimes . . . okay, most of the time.

To the Frogs, I just have to say that you guys exceeded my already-high expectations on this one! I'm still reading through my PDFs but this is ticking all of my GM Setting Requirement boxes and is filled with so many plot seeds and ideas, I don't know where to start.

This is what RPG settings should be about - empowering GMSs to run games. The thing oozes history, conflict, and verisimilitude without ever losing sight of the fact that it exists to inspire and support RGP stories. Great job!

And although the Blight really isn't my cup of tea (I don't really like my FRPG tech beyond Renaissance-level), the full blown campaign setting kickstarter can't come fast enough! I'm also looking to pick up Sword of Air once there's some additional money in the wallet.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this project full of awesome, awesome RPG goodness.

P.S. Pathfinder all the way!

While I do not want to speak for the Frogs, I do believe the "tech level" question was addressed in one of the early updates. Matt Finch described it as "weird" not "modern." He has a lengthy discussion about it.

It is the second update right after the KS launched. I do believe it will abrogate any concerns people might have about "high tech" invading their game.

I have to say, the years-long rivalry between Richard and Greg is one of the finest things ever to come out of this here Interweb Messageboard Post-a-ma-thingamajig.

BIG thanks to the Paizo team for getting this on the front page. I'm privately working on one of my friends to get him to jump in. He REALLY wants to but has a "policy" about not getting involved in Kickstarters.

I keep threatening to kill his character next time we play.

Anyone reading this who is on the fence should consider a few things:

1. The Frogs ALWAYS deliver, you do not have to worry about fulfillment.
2. Go to the page and read all the updates. If you aren't convinced by the amount of stuff the Deranged .. . . sorry, the admirable Mr. Pett has offered as teasers, we'll just have to unleash the hidden terror on that playground full of puppies.

We wouldn't want that to happen now, would we?

Axial wrote:

Kalindlara wrote:

Barachiel Shina wrote:

Any new baddies in this?

There's a new template for creatures spawned by the Dimension of Dreams.

What's it do?

The Dreamspawn Creature is a curious one. It's what happens when someone is killed by a nightmare on the Dimension of Dreams while lucidly dreaming, and the nightmare creature uses the now-deceased person's body as a portal to partially burst through into the waking world.

They get thoughtsense, some immunities, a fly speed, and an mind-splitting aura that represents a sort of discordant feedback that results from the partially-open planar rift that creates the creature. Furthermore, the creature is permanently bound to the corpse of the dead dreamer it used as a portal to get to the Material Plane, so its partially-materialized form (it's sort of half-incorporeal) kind of drags the burst-open corpse around behind it, or internalizes itself within the corpse to try to pass off as an undead (or even living?) creature. And it can jump into a new corpse if it kills a victim, so these guys can be bad news if you let one get away.

Please don't let Vaughan or Pett hear about this template, they've already caused enough damage. I weep for the characters.

We need to reach $100K to REALLY get the 5E people on board. Maybe push the level that allows you to get a hardcover plus a PDF In a different system.

The 5E people then can have a printed copy for the table and then the 5E PDF for quick reference on the stats.

I dove deep into that Sister Lyme encounter . . . I may need a new set of clothes.

I was thinking of wearing a Giant Hat and ringing a bell.

Too much?

Woke up to see we've hit 360 backers.

She grows . . . . and consumes . . .

I have it on extremely good authority that Greg doesn't drink, and I know he'd really want me to have his share:) Plus whisky would only make him cry anyway, not that he's ever drunk it.

If you're considering making a bigger purchase, I should just say that the Blight, which is festering in my cellar and growing, now has rudimentary gristle-heads and is beginning to make noises. She's been like that ever since I mentioned that she might be getting out to play. I really need to buy a bigger cage to house her fleshy, flaccid, hairy limbs so please do consider it long and hard, it would be greatly appreciated.

Yarp.

PS And I'll be round next Tuesday.

You're more than welcome. Also, I would be remiss if I did not invite Mr. Webb along, as well. He is most welcome to share a dram with us.

(Pauses while drinking 20-year old Scotch and peers thoughtfully at the numbers)

"This is an interesting development that will require more drinking," the man says.

Of course, Mr. Pett and Mr. Vaughan are more than welcome to come over and partake of my Scotch collection at any time.

(I may regret putting that in print)

It is the middle of the night here in NE Ohio, and Insomnia once again has gripped my body and mind.

I turn to my old friends at FGG to soothe my troubled mind. As I peruse the Blight, my mind begins to crack and fracture.

What is this I see before me?

Is it real? Is it soft? Will it bite?

(The rest of this journal is illegible due to the blood spatters)

I'm backer #106.

Curse my need to pay bills and be at work when this launched!!!

For the Record: I LOVED Mythic. It totally worked for me.

In the spirit of the thread:
Has Paizo ever considered putting out a "Dungeon" style Magazine/product? I know there are 3rd party sources out there for this kind of stuff, but I was curious if Paizo ever has entertained the notion.

Auxmaulous wrote:

Nice preview - I will have to pick this up...somehow.

To me when I think of the Blight (using the beautiful Styes as a point of mood reference) I think of Lustmord, Godflesh (Pure II - the last track), and Samhain's "The Hungry End" in particular. Just to name a few.

I would implore that Mr. Pett go too far vs. not far enough. This is going to one for the rpg history books.

Hoorah!

We've had quite a few discussions (young master Vaughan and I) about content Auxmaulous, it's a very fine line as you know but I've tried to push as far as I can go. The AP and campaign are very much adult. Implied violence is always a stronger weapon as far as I'm concerned, but tricky to pull off. I hope it does take that disturbing step into Between; there are certainly a few situations in Levee that made my players uncomfortable, but not in a gratuitous way - more sort of WHAT!!!! Things from the past like the ghouls in the cornfield in Skinsaw, the play in Sixfold, the helplessness of Sorrow and the creepy isolated atmosphere in Mockingbird are the sort of things that come to the fore, as well as some other more darker things.

Great choice of music, I've now a new set of tracks to check out.

Here's a Levee ** spoiler omitted **...

Speaking of real life flavor for this type of campaign, this guy/urban legend is about 5-10 miles from my house.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Robinson_%28Green_Man%29

Then, there is Zombieland, which is right in the same area. My wife's grandparents are buried in the graveyard they refer to.

http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20001031zombie1.asp

Lastly, I only live about an hour from where the original "Night of the Living Dead" was filmed.

justmebd wrote:

I'm working on a piece involving Shades, Greg. I was going to ask if you thought I should Channel Mr. Pett while writing it, but the mere thought caused a shadow to fall over my house, the neighbor's cat fled his usual perch on my porch and I believe I went insane for a few minutes.

The priest next door even made the sign of the cross at me, but I thought that wasn't out of character for him.

And the porch

It needed fixed anyway.

I'm working on a piece involving Shades, Greg. I was going to ask if you thought I should Channel Mr. Pett while writing it, but the mere thought caused a shadow to fall over my house, the neighbor's cat fled his usual perch on my porch and I believe I went insane for a few minutes.

The priest next door even made the sign of the cross at me, but I thought that wasn't out of character for him.

Very excited about this. A nice, shiny new campaign book.

This next month will be very fun and exciting. I think this could be the best KS yet.

Must have gotten missed on the last page.

At the time WotC was accepting submissions for what eventually became Eberron, did you submit a concept?

If so, can you elaborate?

Thank you!!

I'm wondering if a FGG AMA might be in order. That could drum up a lot of interest.

Just throwing stuff against the wall to see what sticks.

Hello!

At the time WotC was accepting submissions for what eventually became Eberron, did you submit a concept?

If so, can you elaborate?

Thank you!!

If I had more than two human followers on my twitter, I might have more of an impact.

Until then, I'll just help Herald Frog keep this thread at the top.

I knew I wasn't going crazy.

Check that, I'm already crazy, just not because of this.

justmebd wrote:

Is there any movement to get this KS on Paizo's front page? That usually gets any campaign a huge boost.

I believe Paizo can only post products that they sell through their store on the front page (correct me if I'm wrong). While Paizo will certainly be carrying this book after it's printed, while its still KSing, they don't yet have it for sale so I'm not sure that they can. Of course, we'd love for them to if they could.

Ah, I thought I remembered seeing a previous KS get the Paizo Front Page Treatment.

If I had more than two human twitter followers, I'd be able to do more for the project.

My plan for conquering the world will take more time and planning, obviously.

Is there any movement to get this KS on Paizo's front page? That usually gets any campaign a huge boost.

Well, decided to go with GoFundMe since they appear to be the biggest and most popular. Go with the pageviews, I guess.

Anyway, it's live and here's the link since no one told me not to. I'll delete it if asked.

[http://www.gofundme.com/md2xh5pk]

Thanks!!

Hello all!

This is one of the few messageboards I frequent, and everyone here seems pretty knowledgeable.

I'm going to try and crowdfund a life event that I have little hope of funding myself anytime in the near future. (A real honeymoon. Going on ten years of marriage and we never had a honeymoon. Never had the money.)

Any opinions on the better platform between GoFundMe and Plumfund?

Tips on helping it go viral when I have a small friends list and a whopping four twitter followers.

Would it be okay to post here? I don't want to be a jackass about this and tick people off.

Thank you in advance for any insight.

I cut back on my vacation spending for this.

Our long, national nightmare is over.

The package arrived today. The shipping label looked fine. Not sure what the problem was.

Then Cthulhu erupted from the book and chewed my leg off.