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Hey there, friends! It's the reprint fairy here, swinging by to tell you that we do have a reprint of this book on its way to us. We're currently expecting it to arrive before the end of the year, and we'll start shipping them out as soon as we receive them. You should be able to place your preorder now!

Does this reprint include the errata?

Will the pocket edition already contain the first errata?

I was starting to read this adventure after reading James L. Sutter's "Death's Heretic". The novel has a map of Lamasara, but it quite obviously does not correspond to the Lamasara described in this adventure which I thought to be quite funny.

This adventure has a "Serene Spiral" as Pharasma's Temple built from alabaster, and the book as a thematically a bit more on-point cathedral that "rises black into the sky". Also, it has entertainment and theater at the river, while in the novel, the theatre district is nowhere near the water.

So, in my head, I have to make some adjustments, and it is honestly the first time that I find two official Pathfinder products which are incompatible to this degree - and granted, it's not even that much, just geography. Thematically, the the two Lamasara's work together quite well. And, after reading, I *REALLY* want to GM this one. This sounds like a lot of fun.

Partial Ability boosts should really never have been introduced. Instead, just cap ability scores at certain levels. Maxiumum 18 till Level 9, Maximum 20 till level 19, and 22 only on Level 20. Sure, that means we possibly have two a few more ability to spend, but frankly, that is a minor issue.

Just stumbled onto this, and this sounds just wonderful. A playtime of 2-3 hours means that my group will probably take 3-5 and that‘s just perfect, as scenarios are usually too long for us to finish in one evening. What are the changes you‘re introducing to quests, generally? Very interested in this new format.

stese wrote:

The Raven Black wrote:

It feels like Strange Aeons with less Lovecraft and more Golarion.

Is there actually a 2e AP or section of an AP that is very Lovecraft?

SOON.

❤️

It feels like Strange Aeons with less Lovecraft and more Golarion.

Is there actually a 2e AP or section of an AP that is very Lovecraft?

I also just used Social media to express my wish that the line continue. Please do so as well.

Too few people knew about the one shots, but everybody who does, loves them.

I’ve done this twice for my group. Sundered Waves was excellent, but there is no way Lionlodge is a 1-session adventure.

Both Mark of the Mantis and Lionlodge easily fill two sessions when thye GM loves to pad their adventures a bit and players love to roleplay. I feel that both Head Shot the Rot and Sundered Waves are better run condensed to one session. With Sundered Waves - at least for me - clearly being the weakest of the line.

But happy to read that so may people love the One Shots. Paizo, do more of them, please!!

I really love the One Shot line for Pathfinder. Currently, there are four products listed, and no new ones announced. I brought them to my local group, and people love them and run them all the time. Will there be any new additions to this product line soon?

Poland, and Europe for that matter are a much bigger market for Chaosium than it is for Paizo. Pathfinder is 80% US+CAN and 20% RoW, and a solid chunk of that RoW is Americans scattered across the world, US army bases etc.

What is the source of this information about Chaosium? And in addition: I’m not surprised Paizo is only 20% RoW, because frankly, the availability of products sucks!

Wzrd wrote:

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

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

With all due respect, Aaron, but I don’t think you guys appreciate this point enough: When I subscribed back in 2020, shipping cost for one volume of an Adventure Path was $5.65. It is now $17.75. Sometimes even more. Do you think I am willing to pay almost double just for shipping? I’m not even really looking for a PDF-only subscription, but for you to fix your shipping problem. When I order from Chaosium, I can get their slipcase set for $8 in shipping costs. Because they have a regional warehouse in Poland. I really think that Pathfinder could be so much bigger outside of the US if Paizo just fixed these issues.

I love print. But I just cancelled my subscriptions because I can’t afford them. Now that I’m not automatically getting the products anymore, I will probably buy less and be much more selective.

I believe you are referring to the wonderful RPG Chronicles tool rpgchronicles.net

OMG, Yes! That’s it. Been googling all over, but it seems their search engine keywords don’t match anything I searched for. Thank you so much!!

Apparently, the news haven’t gotten all the way up to Lisa: This is absolutely *not* the leadership expansion anyone was hoping to see, quite on the contrary, it is quite exactly the opposite. And I am quite sure, they know.

Oh a new one shot! Can‘t wait to hear what that one‘s about. I love that series.

With a lot of critical messages, I want to say that I am VERY happy you are making these changes. Getting more One Shot adventures is something I truly look forward to. I think one shots are a great addition to your offering, and getting "half a dozen" sounds amazing. We use them when one of our group is missing and we don't want to continue the main campaign of the group.

I can't really see that you are lowering the output at all, but you are shifting it away from content that has "PFS" slapped onto it, to content that feels like it is available for everyone.

Playing with 30+ y/o players, PFS as a concept always felt strange to us, and the two times I have run a PFS scenario at my main table, I removed all references to PFS from it. I do love to play PFS online as a player, however, but the concept of the PFS still feels strange to me. I'd play it all the same or even more without this label.

All this to say: Great changes, thank you!

What’s really interesting is that Chaosium (makers of the Cthulhu RPGs) ships European orders from Poland. Beginner box shipping was 7€. Versus $57 for the Beginner Box here at Paizo. And Chaosium is definitely not the size of Paizo.

Thing is: If I have a subscription, I “auto-spend” and don’t make individual purchasing decisions. Which arguably is good for business, and what Paizo lives on. Buying a $24.99 book from Paizo gives Paizo $24.99. Buying the same at Amazon or someone else probably gives them half that (just guessing). So yeah, it’s an investment, but it’s no longer 2010, there are now warehousing service providers. Also, ecologically: shipping the books from the printer in China to the US, then from the US to Europe (or back to Japan) makes no sense.

But codes in the boom would be a great start. It would also be beneficial to the local game shops to be able to have a product that includes the PDF. I also suggested to Paizo that they ship subscriptions in Europe directly to local game shops for pickup.

A large and reliable customer base doesn’t grow anywhere if shipping is so insanely expensive. I think the current business model seriously holds back Paizo products outside the U.S.

Unfortunately for European subscribers, all subscription products are shipped from the U.S, and with the new shipping provider, shipping costs have gone from high to insane. One adventure path volume? Before $5.65, now $10.36. Lost Omens line is around $30 each, box products up to $50 for one box. I am not saying you are overcharging, I am sure it costs that much for you, too. But, competitors have European warehouses and manage to ship for 2-5x lower shipping rates. Sure, I can buy Paizo products elsewhere, but the PDF is an important aspect of getting a sub in the first place. I really wish you’d upgrade your logistics to cater more for non-American subscribers.

I am super looking forward to this one. Coming out in summer, this gives me ample time to find players and prep it by the time the days get shorter again.
And this being James Jacobs, I expect some hellish fun, mean NPCs and a lovely adventure experience for everyone *evilgrin*.

While checking out your shopping cart, in Step 2 (Payment Method), there should be a field at the bottom under Promotions & Gift Certificates. Enter it there.

Got it, thank you! I didn't go to that page because I'm a subscriber and my Credit Card is in there anyway. But now the "Place your Order" button just does nothing... Argh, the store on this site is really a bit of a pain.

Can we please get more info on what is on this screen? I have a normal GM screen, and would love to know what is the difference. I wouldn't order unless this info is available somewhere.

LOL, thanks guys for the inputs. Rolled up a new character since then, been fun to do that.