It looks like the Kingmaker adventure path will be getting some mass combat rules which is great, is there any plans to include naval combat or ship rules in this book or any other book on the horizon?
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We haven't added any products—we're just taking the time to do this right.Just realized it got pushed back. :-(
So what amazing product has been put in its February slot?
And this is why we (your devoted fans) love you guys. The level of quality of work is simply unparalleled. I would rather wait an extra 30 days for a great book that im going to use for 10+ years then have that much sooner for an okay book.
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And this is why we (your devoted fans) love you guys. The level of quality of work is simply unparalleled. I would rather wait an extra 30 days for a great book that im going to use for 10+ years then have that much sooner for an okay book.We haven't added any products—we're just taking the time to do this right.Just realized it got pushed back. :-(
So what amazing product has been put in its February slot?
Hear hear! I have been totally blown away with the PF RPG core rulebook and the Bestiary, and on top of it all (having been so disappointed in most 3E supplements) I thought that APG simply couldn't add ANYTHING I would like or need or care about to the game -- however, having seen the playtest previews, I must confess that it appears I was wrong. Jason & The Paizo Design Team has NOT lost any "steam", and it looks like Paizo will actually EXPAND on the existing mechanics in innovative and exciting ways! If it means a few extra months of "polishing", I'm totally cool with that -- better that it will be done "right" than release something that is in serious need of houseruling/revision/errata. So, by all means take your time with GMG and APG! :)
Sounds great, I will definitely get a copy in 2010.
What I would also like to see in this book:
- basic adventure design principles with level-dependent facts to consider; for example 'flight becomes available to PCs at level 5'
- tips how to handle higher-level PC's abilities; for example 'how to set up challenging mystery plots after scry/commune become available'
- tables with easy, challenging and hard DCs depending on PC level; makes it easier for a DM to set appropriate ad-hoc DCs for special situations
Preorder so far away....
I like everything I've read in the product description so far...
one additional thing I'd like to see is GM advice on how to create balanced prestige classes.
I dropped out of D&D after 3rd edition but before 3.5, so I don't know if this topic has been addressed anywhere else in the past. Moot point even if it was since we're talking about Pathfinder here, not D&D.
But I personally have a lot of ideas kickin around in me noggins for some prestige classes, but I sure could use some professional advice on how to make them balanced and playable and workable and fun and entertaining for me games, you know? :P
I have yet to find a G/DMG that really shows a person how to create a decent story. Plot, Conflict, etc. I have very little imagination when it comes to this kind of thing. Even if there's just a little chapter with tables that you can roll off of would be nice.
Just my 2 cp.
I would like a sentient book that understands everything about the universe and focuses it all down onto where I need the most help shoring up my DMing techniques! Yeah. Hyperlinked and with a plug-in to disguise gamer funk from players please.
;)
Seeing what Paizo has given us so far I am really looking forward to this one. I can't wait to see what they compile in here for us.
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I hope there will be pre-made encounters that feature terrain effects as well -- during the last session it took me some digging (in the middle of a combat) to find all the relevant rules and modifiers when someone asked "Can I charge or run in this forest, or do I need to roll an Acrobatics check? Does it cost two squares if I just move?".
I'd really, REALLY appreciate it if there would be a desert, forest, underwater, swamp, etc. encounter (one for each terrain, that is) that dealt with terrain modifiers and how to apply them; for example, "each creature can roll percentile dice to see if that square contains a tree" and "If someone uses Stealth...". Maybe these encounters could even list the most common skill checks associated with that terrain? It would be much more helpful than flipping between the skill and environment sections in the book when you're running, say, a combat in a cavern (with a slippery, uneven floor with several "levels" that require Climb checks to travel between) that features an underground river and a lake, plus half the combatants are making attacks from water against land-bound opponents who are taking cover behind stalacmites.
Anyway, just some thoughts. :)
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Is there any chance for a full author list ? From what I've gathered, apart from the Paizo staff there are several freelancers on the project - Jason Nelson, Hal McLean and Richard "M'naaaar" Pett as far as I remember. Who else is contributing to the GMG ?
Also, kudos for this book Paizo. Anything you do for time-starved DMs is great.
Mnaaaaaaar
Mr. P is back!
Creative Director
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Is there any chance for a full author list ? From what I've gathered, apart from the Paizo staff there are several freelancers on the project - Jason Nelson, Hal McLean and Richard "M'naaaar" Pett as far as I remember. Who else is contributing to the GMG ?
Also, kudos for this book Paizo. Anything you do for time-starved DMs is great.
We'll probably be announcing the full author list at some point. Not yet, though! :)
Mr. P is back!
HUZZAH!
If I preorder, will I get the pdf for free?
If I preorder, will I get the pdf for free?You have to be a subscriber to get the free PDF
Did they change it then? I know paizo gave away the core rulebook and bestiary to those that pre-ordered.
My dear chaps and chapesses, Erik and James came down to let me out only yesterday. I've been locked in a moist chamber in the northern Marshes of Finland, with a steady drip drip drip until I completed Thousand Screams.
There are quite a few of my own screams in there, lots of screams in fact.
Screams.
Screams!
Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
The Night!
The NIGHT!
Can't wait to see the gamemastery book to see what goodies we can unleash in the future.
Now, back to your cells cupcakes!
Slithers off to yorkshire.
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My dear chaps and chapesses, Erik and James came down to let me out only yesterday. I've been locked in a moist chamber in the northern Marshes of Finland, with a steady drip drip drip until I completed Thousand Screams.
There are quite a few of my own screams in there, lots of screams in fact.
Screams.
Screams!
Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
The Night!
The NIGHT!
Can't wait to see the gamemastery book to see what goodies we can unleash in the future.
Now, back to your cells cupcakes!
Slithers off to yorkshire.
So it *was* you I have heard howling in the chamber next to mine, during the cold, dark nights! I *thought* I recognised the desperate, otherworldly cries and incoherent sobbing, but I assumed it was only the North Wind or those damned Imps playing tricks with my own deranged mind. Good to know I still have some shreds of sanity and reasoning left! Having said that... I hope you enjoyed your stay in Finland, where the ideals and spirit of Cheliax reign supreme! ;)
My dear chaps and chapesses, Erik and James came down to let me out only yesterday. I've been locked in a moist chamber in the northern Marshes of Finland, with a steady drip drip drip until I completed Thousand Screams.
I really hope you didn't met her
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My dear chaps and chapesses, Erik and James came down to let me out only yesterday. I've been locked in a moist chamber in the northern Marshes of Finland, with a steady drip drip drip until I completed Thousand Screams.
Slithers off to Yorkshire.
{Fixed that for you; it's upper case, when you refer to the home of England's capital city...}
Slithers is right, or maybe Squelches.
Thanks to the recent blizzards and the sudden thaw, I hope you brought your bog-snorkelling kit.
My dear chaps and chapesses, Erik and James came down to let me out only yesterday. I've been locked in a moist chamber in the northern Marshes of Finland, with a steady drip drip drip until I completed Thousand Screams.
Slithers off to Yorkshire.
{Fixed that for you; it's upper case, when you refer to the home of England's capital city...}
Slithers is right, or maybe Squelches.
Thanks to the recent blizzards and the sudden thaw, I hope you brought your bog-snorkelling kit.
Ah, but I was in Rotherham, and that's surely yorkshire
Squelches is right, I hope you have some ranks in swim.
Huzzah!
I really hope you didn't met herMy dear chaps and chapesses, Erik and James came down to let me out only yesterday. I've been locked in a moist chamber in the northern Marshes of Finland, with a steady drip drip drip until I completed Thousand Screams.
Nice stuff cormac, alas all I got was vaughn in drag, singing down at the old bull and bush in baratone.
it says May, but i thought i heard at a gaming store it was supposed to hit shelves in march...or is that a different book?
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it says May, but i thought i heard at a gaming store it was supposed to hit shelves in march...or is that a different book?
If I understood correctly, they pushed back the release date to "get it right" (i.e. some parts of the book still needed to be polished). And I'm glad that they did it -- it shows how dedicated to producing quality Paizo really is! :)
hmm... additional advanced rules for sanity and hauntings, you say?
cooooll
i personally like a little chocolate with my peanut bu... uh, i mean, horror with my fantasy.
Ah well time to sell a kidney.
I hear you can get $90,000 for a testicle. And with roleplaying being almost as expensive a habit as hard drugs, you may just need it.
Dang, $90,000? That's pretty tempting, ya know .... ;) Especially since the operation is a lot less invasive .... hmmm ....Ah well time to sell a kidney.I hear you can get $90,000 for a testicle. And with roleplaying being almost as expensive a habit as hard drugs, you may just need it.
And 50% of the population has two of those as well! And, weigh the odds. Those of us with a chance at reproduction only need one, while others who've tossed the option out the window for whatever reason (or have all the rugrats they want) don't need any!
But worth it as we all agree...lol
Ah well time to sell a kidney.I hear you can get $90,000 for a testicle. And with roleplaying being almost as expensive a habit as hard drugs, you may just need it.
Why buy testicles?!
I mean, who'd WANT three?GRU
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You're a fish... what do you know about human testicles?Ah well time to sell a kidney.I hear you can get $90,000 for a testicle. And with roleplaying being almost as expensive a habit as hard drugs, you may just need it.Why buy testicles?!
I mean, who'd WANT three?GRU
You've never heard of fish balls?
Coincidentally, Mr. Fishy's balls cast its shadow today and thus proclaimed six more weeks of winter. Brrr.
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You've never heard of fish balls?You're a fish... what do you know about human testicles?Ah well time to sell a kidney.I hear you can get $90,000 for a testicle. And with roleplaying being almost as expensive a habit as hard drugs, you may just need it.Why buy testicles?!
I mean, who'd WANT three?GRU
Of course I have -- all Chelaxians are great culinarists! Now, fish balls are salty, but human testicles taste... a bit weird, like telephone-flavored ice cream! ;)