paizo.com Recent Posts in GameMastery Flip-Mat: Arena Discussionpaizo.com Recent Posts in GameMastery Flip-Mat: Arena Discussion2018-07-17T16:55:21Z2018-07-17T16:55:21ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaHL-Gwydionhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#252011-10-08T18:52:34Z2011-10-08T18:52:34Z<p>A MUST have for anyone who plays "outside the box". Having a place to have your captured evils auctioned off, a spot that has various evils for adventurers to fight for everyone else's entertainment & your added experience points, a place for tournaments, solving grievances & for the local hierarchy's executions along with anything else your twisted mind can conjure. Oh, almost forgot - Mage battles!
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More fun than finding an Orc encampment at the bottom of a rocky ravine.</p>A MUST have for anyone who plays "outside the box". Having a place to have your captured evils auctioned off, a spot that has various evils for adventurers to fight for everyone else's entertainment & your added experience points, a place for tournaments, solving grievances & for the local hierarchy's executions along with anything else your twisted mind can conjure. Oh, almost forgot - Mage battles!
More fun than finding an Orc encampment at the bottom of a rocky ravine.HL-Gwydion2011-10-08T18:52:34ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaCorey Macourekhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#242010-01-12T18:28:42Z2010-01-12T18:28:41Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DigitalMage wrote:</div><blockquote> From the image it looks like this flip mat may be re-producing maps from the Map Packs. Is this just a mock up, and the maps will all be know, or will the flip mat indeed recycle some of the campaign map pack stuff? If the latter, which ones? </blockquote><p>I do admit that there are small item components that get used is both flip-mats and map packs, but never (or very rarely) the the same layout or models. That's kind of cheap in my mind.DigitalMage wrote:From the image it looks like this flip mat may be re-producing maps from the Map Packs. Is this just a mock up, and the maps will all be know, or will the flip mat indeed recycle some of the campaign map pack stuff? If the latter, which ones?
I do admit that there are small item components that get used is both flip-mats and map packs, but never (or very rarely) the the same layout or models. That's kind of cheap in my mind.Corey Macourek2010-01-12T18:28:41ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaGamer Girrl (RPG Superstar 2011 Top 32)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#232010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-29T02:15:44Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Corey Macourek wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Robert Miller 55 wrote:</div><blockquote> I imagine they did the water version because of the famous Roman Coliseum and how it used to be flooded to hold sea battles. </blockquote>I see the desire for gamers to want a plain desert side, too. The <a href="http://paizo.com/store/brand/gameMastery/maps/steelSqwireFlipMats/v5748btpy83yx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">generic flip-mat</a> has a simple enough texture and variance on both sides that it could be concrete, dirt, or sand. Placeable transparent objects is still a concept I've been throwing around. Whatya think? </blockquote><p>Yes, please! Way back when, Hero System came out with a bunch of images done in primary colors on clear plastic (like Colorforms for gamers) to put movable stuff on your battlemat for Champions. I would LOVE something like that for Pathfinder!Corey Macourek wrote:Robert Miller 55 wrote: I imagine they did the water version because of the famous Roman Coliseum and how it used to be flooded to hold sea battles.
I see the desire for gamers to want a plain desert side, too. The generic flip-mat has a simple enough texture and variance on both sides that it could be concrete, dirt, or sand. Placeable transparent objects is still a concept I've been throwing around. Whatya think? Yes, please! Way back when, Hero System came out with a...Gamer Girrl (RPG Superstar 2011 Top 32)2009-12-29T02:15:44ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaCorey Macourekhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#222010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-28T23:43:57Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Robert Miller 55 wrote:</div><blockquote> I imagine they did the water version because of the famous Roman Coliseum and how it used to be flooded to hold sea battles. </blockquote><p>I see the desire for gamers to want a plain desert side, too. The <a href="http://paizo.com/store/brand/gameMastery/maps/steelSqwireFlipMats/v5748btpy83yx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">generic flip-mat</a> has a simple enough texture and variance on both sides that it could be concrete, dirt, or sand. Placeable transparent objects is still a concept I've been throwing around. Whatya think?Robert Miller 55 wrote:I imagine they did the water version because of the famous Roman Coliseum and how it used to be flooded to hold sea battles.
I see the desire for gamers to want a plain desert side, too. The generic flip-mat has a simple enough texture and variance on both sides that it could be concrete, dirt, or sand. Placeable transparent objects is still a concept I've been throwing around. Whatya think?Corey Macourek2009-12-28T23:43:57ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaRobert Miller 55https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#212010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-24T06:20:38Z<p>I imagine they did the water version because of the famous Roman Coliseum and how it used to be flooded to hold sea battles. So seems extremely fitting to me.</p>I imagine they did the water version because of the famous Roman Coliseum and how it used to be flooded to hold sea battles. So seems extremely fitting to me.Robert Miller 552009-12-24T06:20:38ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaKnightErrantJRhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#202010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-24T05:18:30Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Richard Howard wrote:</div><blockquote><p> I love the flip mats and have found them, in combination with the map packs, a great addition to my game. I'm pretty disappointed that the opposite side of the arena is just another arena. I'm not sure what the thought process behind that was. Even a blank terrain map of something that hasn't been done yet, like an open desert landscape (without an oasis) might have been a better choice.</p>
<p>On closer inspection I suppose it could be representing a water filled arena, but I'm still not quite getting the point. In general, the more diverse the sides, the better. </blockquote><p>While I would love actual barren desert (I agree there was too much water and foliage in the current desert flip mat), I really like having a flooded arena on the other side of this map.Richard Howard wrote:I love the flip mats and have found them, in combination with the map packs, a great addition to my game. I'm pretty disappointed that the opposite side of the arena is just another arena. I'm not sure what the thought process behind that was. Even a blank terrain map of something that hasn't been done yet, like an open desert landscape (without an oasis) might have been a better choice.
On closer inspection I suppose it could be representing a water filled arena, but...KnightErrantJR2009-12-24T05:18:30ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaRich Howardhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#192010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-24T05:09:12Z<p>I love the flip mats and have found them, in combination with the map packs, a great addition to my game. I'm pretty disappointed that the opposite side of the arena is just another arena. I'm not sure what the thought process behind that was. Even a blank terrain map of something that hasn't been done yet, like an open desert landscape (without an oasis) might have been a better choice.</p>
<p>On closer inspection I suppose it could be representing a water filled arena, but I'm still not quite getting the point. In general, the more diverse the sides, the better.</p>I love the flip mats and have found them, in combination with the map packs, a great addition to my game. I'm pretty disappointed that the opposite side of the arena is just another arena. I'm not sure what the thought process behind that was. Even a blank terrain map of something that hasn't been done yet, like an open desert landscape (without an oasis) might have been a better choice.
On closer inspection I suppose it could be representing a water filled arena, but I'm still not quite...Rich Howard2009-12-24T05:09:12ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaRuss Taylor (Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 6)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#182010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-20T10:15:01Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Erik Mona wrote:</div><blockquote><p> To answer the question recently posted to the product review section of this page ("hey, what's on the back?")...</p>
<p>The back of this one features the same arena, only this time the fighting ground has been flooded with water for naval and aquatic battles.</p>
<p></blockquote><p>How very Roman!Erik Mona wrote:To answer the question recently posted to the product review section of this page ("hey, what's on the back?")...
The back of this one features the same arena, only this time the fighting ground has been flooded with water for naval and aquatic battles.
How very Roman!Russ Taylor (Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 6)2009-12-20T10:15:01ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaErik Mona (Chief Creative Officer, Publisher)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#172010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-19T18:18:52Z<p>To answer the question recently posted to the product review section of this page ("hey, what's on the back?")...</p>
<p>The back of this one features the same arena, only this time the fighting ground has been flooded with water for naval and aquatic battles.</p>To answer the question recently posted to the product review section of this page ("hey, what's on the back?")...
The back of this one features the same arena, only this time the fighting ground has been flooded with water for naval and aquatic battles.Erik Mona (Chief Creative Officer, Publisher)2009-12-19T18:18:52ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaMasikahttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#162010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-16T04:16:55Z<p>Thanks Lisa.</p>
<p>Yeap. My confusion was that it was listed for a release mid Jan and following convention I assumed it was for then. Everything clarified - thank you!</p>Thanks Lisa.
Yeap. My confusion was that it was listed for a release mid Jan and following convention I assumed it was for then. Everything clarified - thank you!Masika2009-12-16T04:16:55ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaRobert Miller 55https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#152010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-15T20:53:29Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Lisa Stevens wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Masika wrote:</div><blockquote> I noticed that this item was pushed into my Dec subscriptions but is listed as mid Jan arrival. I have made comment about this in a customer service thread but it seems reasonable to ask for clarification as to when this item is being released. </blockquote><p>It will be shipping this week as part of the December shipment. Considering you are overseas, it will more than likely show up in January. The street date (ie. the date it will show up on retail store shelves) is January 13, 2010 which is mid-January in my book. Make sense?
<p>-Lisa </blockquote><p>Yep, according to my account info my December subscription pre orders were "placed" yesterday, and this Arena was in it, along with Jungle.Lisa Stevens wrote:Masika wrote: I noticed that this item was pushed into my Dec subscriptions but is listed as mid Jan arrival. I have made comment about this in a customer service thread but it seems reasonable to ask for clarification as to when this item is being released.
It will be shipping this week as part of the December shipment. Considering you are overseas, it will more than likely show up in January. The street date (ie. the date it will show up on retail store shelves) is...Robert Miller 552009-12-15T20:53:29ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaLisa Stevens (CEO)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#142010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-15T18:27:28Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Masika wrote:</div><blockquote> I noticed that this item was pushed into my Dec subscriptions but is listed as mid Jan arrival. I have made comment about this in a customer service thread but it seems reasonable to ask for clarification as to when this item is being released. </blockquote><p>It will be shipping this week as part of the December shipment. Considering you are overseas, it will more than likely show up in January. The street date (ie. the date it will show up on retail store shelves) is January 13, 2010 which is mid-January in my book. Make sense?
<p>-Lisa</p>Masika wrote:I noticed that this item was pushed into my Dec subscriptions but is listed as mid Jan arrival. I have made comment about this in a customer service thread but it seems reasonable to ask for clarification as to when this item is being released.
It will be shipping this week as part of the December shipment. Considering you are overseas, it will more than likely show up in January. The street date (ie. the date it will show up on retail store shelves) is January 13, 2010 which is...Lisa Stevens (CEO)2009-12-15T18:27:28ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaMasikahttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#132010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-12-15T13:36:03Z<p>I noticed that this item was pushed into my Dec subscriptions but is listed as mid Jan arrival. I have made comment about this in a customer service thread but it seems reasonable to ask for clarification as to when this item is being released.</p>I noticed that this item was pushed into my Dec subscriptions but is listed as mid Jan arrival. I have made comment about this in a customer service thread but it seems reasonable to ask for clarification as to when this item is being released.Masika2009-12-15T13:36:03ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaVic Wertz (Chief Technical Officer)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#122010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-09-29T00:06:31Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">D.M.T. wrote:</div><blockquote> Has this been pushed back to December??? </blockquote><p>Current word from the printer is that we should expect it in the first week of December, plus or minus a few days...D.M.T. wrote:Has this been pushed back to December???
Current word from the printer is that we should expect it in the first week of December, plus or minus a few days...Vic Wertz (Chief Technical Officer)2009-09-29T00:06:31ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaD.M.T.https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#112010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-09-26T01:58:59Z<p>Has this been pushed back to December???</p>Has this been pushed back to December???D.M.T.2009-09-26T01:58:59ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaVic Wertz (Chief Technical Officer)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#102010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-08-25T01:25:08Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Cormac wrote:</div><blockquote> <div class="messageboard-quotee">Vic Wertz wrote:</div><blockquote> We should be posting an image of the finished product soon... </blockquote>Soon could still be less than 4 weeks :) </blockquote><p>Soon could be now!
<p>If you still see the old image, clear your browser's image cache.</p>Cormac wrote:Vic Wertz wrote: We should be posting an image of the finished product soon...
Soon could still be less than 4 weeks :) Soon could be now! If you still see the old image, clear your browser's image cache.Vic Wertz (Chief Technical Officer)2009-08-25T01:25:08ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaCormachttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#92010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-08-24T09:29:39Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Vic Wertz wrote:</div><blockquote> We should be posting an image of the finished product soon... </blockquote><p>Soon could still be less than 4 weeks :)Vic Wertz wrote:We should be posting an image of the finished product soon...
Soon could still be less than 4 weeks :)Cormac2009-08-24T09:29:39ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaVic Wertz (Chief Technical Officer)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#82010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-07-28T21:33:54Z<p>We should be posting an image of the finished product soon...</p>We should be posting an image of the finished product soon...Vic Wertz (Chief Technical Officer)2009-07-28T21:33:54ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaAlliahttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#72010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-07-28T19:22:50Z<p>Can you post an image of the entire map?</p>Can you post an image of the entire map?Allia2009-07-28T19:22:50ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaZuxiushttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#62010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-05-26T10:46:58Z<p>The devil is in the details.</p>The devil is in the details.Zuxius2009-05-26T10:46:58ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaCorey Macourekhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#52010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-05-26T06:54:01Z<p>I'm almost done...just need to add more detail...and then more detail. And then do the other side...with yet, more detail. Itsa looking nice-uh.</p>I'm almost done...just need to add more detail...and then more detail. And then do the other side...with yet, more detail. Itsa looking nice-uh.Corey Macourek2009-05-26T06:54:01ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: Arena@stroValhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#42010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-04-26T23:27:49Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">Zuxius wrote:</div><blockquote><p> So cool! I can see Jim Carrey and Mathew Broderick facing off now!</p>
<p>"Jim, if we do not fight each other, they will kill us both."</p>
<p>And then the Star Trek Music kicks in!</p>
<p>Da Da Daaa Daa Daa DaaTaa Daahaa!
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</blockquote><p>Could we have Robin Williams as a referee?
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and maybe Zachary Quinto stealing Nimoy's brain in the background</p>Zuxius wrote:So cool! I can see Jim Carrey and Mathew Broderick facing off now!
"Jim, if we do not fight each other, they will kill us both."
And then the Star Trek Music kicks in!
Da Da Daaa Daa Daa DaaTaa Daahaa!
Could we have Robin Williams as a referee?
and maybe Zachary Quinto stealing Nimoy's brain in the background@stroVal2009-04-26T23:27:49ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaZuxiushttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#32010-01-12T18:28:41Z2009-03-28T20:29:01Z<p>So cool! I can see Jim Carrey and Mathew Broderick facing off now!</p>
<p>"Jim, if we do not fight each other, they will kill us both."</p>
<p>And then the Star Trek Music kicks in!</p>
<p>Da Da Daaa Daa Daa DaaTaa Daahaa!</p>So cool! I can see Jim Carrey and Mathew Broderick facing off now!
"Jim, if we do not fight each other, they will kill us both."
And then the Star Trek Music kicks in!
Da Da Daaa Daa Daa DaaTaa Daahaa!Zuxius2009-03-28T20:29:01ZRe: Forums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaVic Wertz (Chief Technical Officer)https://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#22012-11-15T21:56:06Z2009-03-13T21:10:33Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">DigitalMage wrote:</div><blockquote> From the image it looks like this flip mat may be re-producing maps from the Map Packs. Is this just a mock up, and the maps will all be know, or will the flip mat indeed recycle some of the campaign map pack stuff? If the latter, which ones? </blockquote><p>This is just a mock-up. The products in each line will always feature all-new cartography.DigitalMage wrote:From the image it looks like this flip mat may be re-producing maps from the Map Packs. Is this just a mock up, and the maps will all be know, or will the flip mat indeed recycle some of the campaign map pack stuff? If the latter, which ones?
This is just a mock-up. The products in each line will always feature all-new cartography.Vic Wertz (Chief Technical Officer)2009-03-13T21:10:33ZForums: Product Discussion: GameMastery Flip-Mat: ArenaDigitalMagehttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8oty/discuss?GameMastery-FlipMat-Arena#12012-11-15T21:56:06Z2009-03-13T15:53:47Z<p>From the image it looks like this flip mat may be re-producing maps from the Map Packs. Is this just a mock up, and the maps will all be know, or will the flip mat indeed recycle some of the campaign map pack stuff? If the latter, which ones?</p>From the image it looks like this flip mat may be re-producing maps from the Map Packs. Is this just a mock up, and the maps will all be know, or will the flip mat indeed recycle some of the campaign map pack stuff? If the latter, which ones?DigitalMage2009-03-13T15:53:47Z