Pathfinder Adventure Path: Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition (PFRPG)

I'm so upset. I'm only just finding out about this now, all thanks to EN World D&D/RPG Newsletter #151. How did I miss this. All this talk dates back to August 6 2011. What else have I missed?

What else? There's a deluxe collector's edition. And really I don't even know where to begin, since last August. Standee pawns? Pre-painted minis? Tablet apps? There was a Kickstarter to raise money for a tech demo for the upcoming MMO, except that the actual product being kickstarted was a print dungeon with some names you might recognize (like Ed Greenwood). A comic book and virtual tabletop are on the horizon. Just read the blog.

wait, virtual tabletop? what's that?

I've never actually used a virtual tabletop, but my understanding is that basically it's a way to have a tabletop-like experience online. So you can have a map, and tokens representing different things, and dice-rolling -- but since it's computerized, there can be more.

Here's the blog post announcing Paizo's version. You'll probably find everything you need to know in there, such as the names of current alternatives (e.g. roll20.net, MapTool, d20Pro, TTopRPG) and the kinds of things that people currently do in them: "I'll give the Game Space a spin, for sure, but my 1200 character full attack routine macro that I've coded from scratch in MT is gonna be hard to abandon without a clear competitive advantage from Paizo." And here's Gary Teter's post about his planned presentation for the banquet.

For another example, I followed Tabletop Forge on Kickstarter, and only didn't donate because I have no actual use for it right now. And I have no actual money to spare on things that I don't need right now. ;) But it sounded really interesting.

Just looking through the PDF, waiting for the physical book to arrive and it is great. Only one issue really - looking at the art for Koruvus I musy cry out WHY NO MINI BASED ON THIS GUY!!! This artwork is truly awesome and crying out for a mini. WHy did he not make the cut for the final set in RotRL?

Just downloaded my PDF - that book looks gorgeous and I can't wait to get the physical book. Love the clear presentation and the new art. Great work.

I'm curious why my 2 AP books shipped but the RoTRLAE was held back.

I'm curious why my 2 AP books shipped but the RoTRLAE was held back.

Did you have it set to ship with your next subscription?

Just looking through the PDF, waiting for the physical book to arrive and it is great.

Just downloaded my PDF - that book looks gorgeous and I can't wait to get the physical book. Love the clear presentation and the new art. Great work.

Go ahead . . . keep rubbing it in people! Keep on grinding that wound with a salt- and lemon-doused wire brush! It's fine. No, seriously, it's all good.

/slumps in chair and continues to wait impatiently

Vaellen wrote:

I'm curious why my 2 AP books shipped but the RoTRLAE was held back.

Did you have it set to ship with your next subscription?

Yes. The initial email even said that the two orders had been combined. Annoying, but since two more books are going to ship in 2 weeks it is not a big deal. I just really wanted to check out the RotRLAE.

Huh that is really odd then.

I just got the shipping email :) going to download when I get home from work.

I just got the shipping email :) going to download when I get home from work.

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWRRRR!

By my estimation, it is 8:04 there in Paizonia. I should be getting my email...
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There's something more frustrating than waiting for the email: having received it and downloaded the files, but having 12 hours at work before being able to look at it.

There's something more frustrating than waiting for the email: having received it and downloaded the files, but having 12 hours at work before being able to look at it.

I don't know, sitting at home with nothing to do. Other than keep hitting F5 waiting on your PDF's to show up is pretty bad. :)

I bet I can top the both of you. Having to wait until July 18 to be able to buy the PDF and another 12 days to reactivate your subscriptions so the book can be shipped is terrible.

Aw crap. No ship mail on Monday.

I was hoping I'd be in the batch that went out the first day; then I'd get my box before I went out of state this weekend.

But at least I'll have the PDFs!

Downloading now!

Just looking through the PDF, waiting for the physical book to arrive and it is great. Only one issue really - looking at the art for Koruvus I musy cry out WHY NO MINI BASED ON THIS GUY!!! This artwork is truly awesome and crying out for a mini. WHy did he not make the cut for the final set in RotRL?

Several reasons come to mind:

1) We didn't have room for every mini.

2) And since we didn't have room for every mini, we wanted the ones we DID have room for to be able to either represent key important NPCs/monsters or NPCs/monsters who can serve multiple duty and play roles as "generic" monsters in other games. Korovus is not, in the grand scheme of things, super important to the story, nor is he all that easy to drop in to other games, and as such the cards were stacked against him.

3) We didn't get all the art in at the same time for the book—in some cases, the art came in after Wiz Kids had to already have sculpted the minis. I'm pretty sure Korovus was one of the later pieces of art we ordered.

Gotta say, just visually after a 5 minute quickie look-through, I love the layout, look, and feel of this from the PDF. A more thorough look-through will have to wait for after work, but, again, very nice presentation.

Downloaded and unzipping now !!!!

-- david
Papa.DRB

I should get my notification before the warehouse team goes to lunch in 47 minutes, right?

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right? *sniff*

Man, gotta wait another week or so to be able to get my hard copy :P I'm looking forward to this book, so much!

Problem maps are as follows:

Pygon is correct, I am seeing the same problems, though I have the latest version of Adobe Reader.

Also the links on the ToC are not working.

Of the changes I have noticed I like them. I have only given it a once over and stopped to read something when I knew it was new. But the new bits does seem to tie the whole series together a bit better.

Ok officially jealous that I've not gotten my shipped email so I can get my downloads!

What are these map errors? I can't look at the PDF yet and I have never looked at old version.

I would be jealous but Pazio never processes my order til Wednesday so I won't start my freak out til tomorrow. :)

Spoilers abound.

Being an avid VTT user, I downloaded the PDF and started inspecting the maps as they would appear when I copy them without the labels (the interactive maps don't suit my needs because I don't want openings for secret doors in the walls, and I don't want secret areas entirely removed from the maps).

The maps I am trying are the ones in the chapters themselves, not the interactive maps.

Problem maps are as follows:

** spoiler omitted **

This is with Adobe Reader 8.1.2, the version I use that is friendly toward grabbing labelless maps.

I'll see what I can do and take a look once we're caught up from the PaizoCon madness. I'm not sure what can be done, but I'll see if there's anything specific causing this problem.

Pygon wrote:

Spoilers abound.

Being an avid VTT user, I downloaded the PDF and started inspecting the maps as they would appear when I copy them without the labels (the interactive maps don't suit my needs because I don't want openings for secret doors in the walls, and I don't want secret areas entirely removed from the maps).

The maps I am trying are the ones in the chapters themselves, not the interactive maps.

Problem maps are as follows:

** spoiler omitted **

This is with Adobe Reader 8.1.2, the version I use that is friendly toward grabbing labelless maps.

I'll see what I can do and take a look once we're caught up from the PaizoCon madness. I'm not sure what can be done, but I'll see if there's anything specific causing this problem.

Thanks, Chris.

Also, it might be relevant to say that this is happening with the One File per Chapter PDF. I haven't tried the Single File PDF.

Update: I just tried the Single File PDF and the One File Per Chapter-Lite PDF. Same results.

Dark_Mistress wrote:

Vaellen wrote:

I'm curious why my 2 AP books shipped but the RoTRLAE was held back.

Did you have it set to ship with your next subscription?

Yes. The initial email even said that the two orders had been combined. Annoying, but since two more books are going to ship in 2 weeks it is not a big deal. I just really wanted to check out the RotRLAE.

I've exactly the same "problem". Well not really a problem just annoying.

Just looked over the PDF. I can't wait for the hard copy. One of the things I liked on the maps are the color coded arrows on the stairs. Makes it really easy to see the lay outs when you look at it.

Ah, tranquility, the wait is over, feeling at ease with the universe again.
*hums softly, while downloading the file*

Just browsed my PDF as well. Love the new maps with the markers and aids. While I'm not a big fan of the new water color looking artwork in Paizo products, Arkhryst (or whatever the spelling) is well done. The other new artwork looks great of course even if I liked the original art.
Very impressed overall. This will be a good read when I get around to it. I'm curious to see the subtle ways the AP became more cohesive plotwise, I think Lisa mentioned some changes were from her running of it.

Good Job Paizo! :)

I'm curious why my 2 AP books shipped but the RoTRLAE was held back.

I have the same. It'll almost certainly be that shipping was cheaper splitting the two AP issues into one Package, and this (plus the character folio in my case) into a seperate package. These two packages the don't need to be packed together, which means that they will then be sorted by the Warehouse's magic optimisation algorithm

Firepelt Cougar = win, that is all. Though as an aside I need to try and make sure I have the appropriate giant minis for the last book, but there is plenty of time for that.

when will this ship to non subcribers..

July 18 is the street date for the book.

oh ok ive been checking my emails every few minutes since yesterday..

Vaellen wrote:

I'm curious why my 2 AP books shipped but the RoTRLAE was held back.

I have the same. It'll almost certainly be that shipping was cheaper splitting the two AP issues into one Package, and this (plus the character folio in my case) into a seperate package. These two packages the don't need to be packed together, which means that they will then be sorted by the Warehouse's magic optimisation algorithm

It's the same for me... unfortunately i can't read the APs, because i'm currently playing SaS. So excuse me, i have some waiting to do.

Several reasons come to mind:

..several good points.

Yeah I know, the set would need to be more like 120 minis for everything. Shame some of the artwork came later there are some truly awesome pieces of art in the book that would make brilliant minis. Hats off to you. The minis made do fill out the roles needed though and I hope this continues into shattered star. Oh, and a big well done on the slothful additions to book 5!!

Hmm... Paizo advised me that 2 shippings were coming my way. Seems they packed the Hardcover with the minis, and did a separate box for S&S 4+5.
Any reson why the shipping was split?

It will be because it's cheaper. Sometimes very large packages force you up to the more expensive priority shipping. The system is clever enough to work out that two first class shipments will be cheaper than one priority shipment.

Downloading my PDF now. Thanks, Paizo!

Does the hard copy still have those little book mark things on some of the pages like the PDF?

Of the changes I have noticed I like them. I have only given it a once over and stopped to read something when I knew it was new. But the new bits does seem to tie the whole series together a bit better.

I have been doing the same thing, with a similar conclusion.

Wait... have you been dominating me?

One thought from the end: is there anyway to lobotomise a magic item, remove the intelligence and keep the rest? I know my players will be a bit frustrated at the end that the two best weapons in the game are evil and intelligent...

Does the hard copy still have those little book mark things on some of the pages like the PDF?

I think you're probably referring to the upper right of the odd numbered pages. If so, yes, they are in the hardcover version. Those wind up being the right hand page in the spreads and they make it really easy to navigate to the section of the book that you're looking for in the hard copy.

Wait... have you been dominating me?

Of course but what does that have to do with anything?

No notification. I am sad. :-(

Woohoo!

It's here!!!

<Dances>

Panic panic no notification panic F1 F1 F1 Aaaahaaahahaahha crys!!!!!

It's Wednesday so I can panic now. :P