Pathfinder Dark Archive

My question is "how quickly will Pathbuilder and HeroLab Online get these two new classes implemented?" :-)

I can't imagine much later than two weeks into August? I just got my pending notice in my email ♥️

RiverMesa wrote:

Not to do marketing's job for them, but I figured people might want to see:

The Rules Lawyer's Pacts & Curses preview
Really Dicey's Dark Archive overview+James Case interview (not much new aside from a fun piece of art)

Missed my edit window, but worth noting is that Rules Lawyer's video also previews the full table of contents, showing some additional things in the case files (plus a list of all the Incident Reports) - like cryptid feats in Cryptids (separate from aftermath feats), the Alter Ego archetype in Mirrors & Imposters, Curse Maelstrom archetype in Pacts & Curses (which gets a deep dive in the video), and the Sleepwalker archetype in Mindscapes.

These sound so good.

Like I did not even know I needed those before you mentioned them.

ME WANT !!!

Great Marketing job BTW ;-)

PDF available Jul 27

My question is "how quickly will Pathbuilder and HeroLab Online get these two new classes implemented?" :-)

Paizo does not work directly with Pathbuilder. HeroLab Online has access to our material ahead of time. I’ll get an eta.

Preview the section on mirrors with Roll 4 Initiative.

Preview the section on mirrors with Roll 4 Initiative.

Now reflection heritage is partly shown.

It begins. The pdfs from subscription arrive soon! Very excited, hope I get mine early.

I'm so hyped for this book! I can finally play my weird monster hunter PC I've been meanin'to use with Thaumaturge!

Rules Lawyer Did a Video on the Psychic

Pathfinder's Dark Archive Preview: A Deeper Look Into Cults and the Weird Side of Fantasy TTRPGs from Comicbook.com.

Enjoy the final Pathfinder Dark Archive exclusive preview, "Psychic Duels In The Theater of The Mind–Previewing Paizo’s ‘Dark Archive’" from Comicon!

So…anyone get their pdf today?

So…anyone get their pdf today?

I didn't yet, but it's still fairly early in the day.

So…anyone get their pdf today?

No one has said anything on here or Reddit, and it's a quarter to 5 Paizo time...

My guess is not today.

Real sadness hours.

But wait there’s one more Pathfinder Dark Archive preview! Get a glimpse inside Secret Societies from Really Dicey!

My book shipped~! The art in here is so good!

My book shipped~! The art in here is so good!

Any new backgrounds?

15 more days! I'm so excited for this book!

BlaireWisteria wrote:

My book shipped~! The art in here is so good!

Any new backgrounds?

Yes,

No pdf yet today, but I did get "The Indian Cooking Course" and "An Invitation to Indian Cooking" from Amazon so I guess those will tide me over. :-)

Niche question for those with the book - can you tell me a little about the Land of Second Souls case file? It’s been bouncing around in my head since the name first showed on the Arcadia map in Guns & Gears.

Niche question for those with the book - can you tell me a little about the Land of Second Souls case file? It’s been bouncing around in my head since the name first showed on the Arcadia map in Guns & Gears.

keftiu wrote:

Niche question for those with the book - can you tell me a little about the Land of Second Souls case file? It’s been bouncing around in my head since the name first showed on the Arcadia map in Guns & Gears.

** spoiler omitted **

That’s fascinating - I really appreciate you sharing! Fingers crossed we get to see a little more of Tomalán in the future.

When will this book be available at my flgc?

When will this book be available at my flgc?

According to the July thread in the Announcement forum, the street date for all July subscription products is Wednesday, July 27th.

One question, I believe that even if I bought the PDF today, I would only receive it on the 27th, ok. But how do I get access before that date? Is there a pre-sale period? Grateful.

One question, I believe that even if I bought the PDF today, I would only receive it on the 27th, ok. But how do I get access before that date? Is there a pre-sale period? Grateful.

You do the subscription plan for Rulebooks. You get both products and when your book ships you get the pdf. Sometimes early sometimes street date. Depends where you are on the shipping list that release

And from the office of expectation management, sometimes after street date. Subscribing is a guarantee that you are going to get a free PDF with your physical copy, not a guarantee that you're going to get it early.

This is shaping up to be my favorite rulebook yet - I love everything I've seen so far, and am deeply satisfied with the power level and design of pretty much everything! (though mindsmith is a little disappointing on that front).

One question, I believe that even if I bought the PDF today, I would only receive it on the 27th, ok. But how do I get access before that date? Is there a pre-sale period? Grateful.

If you check, you should see that you can't buy the PDF today. PDFs go on sale on the street date. If you are a subscriber, you get the PDF when they slap that shipping label on the box containing your order and count it as shipped.

An interesting note: the Tree of Rebirth in Tomalán and the now-dormant Kumaru Tree in Xopatl both seem to be giant Arcadian trees as magical infrastructure. I wonder if we'll see more?

An interesting note: the Tree of Rebirth in Tomalán and the now-dormant Kumaru Tree in Xopatl both seem to be giant Arcadian trees as magical infrastructure. I wonder if we'll see more?

And now I wonder if there is any link with the ultra predator of dragons who is reawakening and had something about trees too IIRC.

Not to mention Stranger Things makes trees look really disquieting. Maybe OOTS' Durkon was right about the evil of trees all along.

I heard that the mindsmith has a ranged option. Can someone tell me more (especially what level it comes in)?

I heard that the mindsmith has a ranged option. Can someone tell me more (especially what level it comes in)?

There is an 8th level feat that allows you to make ranged strikes with your weapon.

CrypticSplicer wrote:

I heard that the mindsmith has a ranged option. Can someone tell me more (especially what level it comes in)?

There is an 8th level feat that allows you to make ranged strikes with your weapon.

That sounds like a very interesting archetype.

Got my pdf, still waiting on physical book. So far, really impressed with how much the psychic has been reworked/refined from the playtest, and the effort put into the rest of the book really shows, with great art and great story. The only bit of rule weirdness is the rule for what is essentially the pyro/cryokinetic 'school', as you have to bounce between fire and cold damage/resistance every ability, and it overwrites the damage type. We're gonna need some errata or FAQ here, because it leads to questions with both one of their cantrips (it gives resistance to both fire and cold), and one of the school spells (As written, you get Resistance to Cold and Weakness to Cold from the spell). Overall though, does a much better job of being the 'cantrip based spellcaster' class.

The layout of the book overall is kind of weird, but I don't hate it. It starts with the classes, then each chapter is based around a theme, so you have character options mixed with DM stuff for each chapter. It's going to make finding stuff for reference a bit more difficult, but it makes the book a lot more interesting to read cover to cover, as well as for a DM looking for ideas.

Sounds similar to the way Secrets of Magic is laid out.

Ugh. The wait for this is killing me. I'm on the subscription, but it hasn't shipped yet. I think maybe because of the Blood Lords AP, which is in the order as well.

I neeeeeeeeeeed. D:
Lol

Ugh. The wait for this is killing me. I'm on the subscription, but it hasn't shipped yet. I think maybe because of the Blood Lords AP, which is in the order as well.

I neeeeeeeeeeed. D:
Lol

Hang in there buddy, I'm in the same boat! I'm hoping I get mine either today or tomorrow, I'm on vacation Wed-Fri and would love to read this during that window!

Ly'ualdre wrote:

Ugh. The wait for this is killing me. I'm on the subscription, but it hasn't shipped yet. I think maybe because of the Blood Lords AP, which is in the order as well.

I neeeeeeeeeeed. D:
Lol

Hang in there buddy, I'm in the same boat! I'm hoping I get mine either today or tomorrow, I'm on vacation Wed-Fri and would love to read this during that window!

May our watches swiftly be ended!

Watched all the preview snippets and I am super hyped for this one! This bodes well I think and looks pretty phenomenal!

This is shaping up to be my favorite rulebook yet - I love everything I've seen so far, and am deeply satisfied with the power level and design of pretty much everything! (though mindsmith is a little disappointing on that front).

That's sort of a shame to hear, with how much of a letdown Soulforger was I was really really looking forward to mindsmith.

Why does the Thaumaturge continue the same error we've seen in previous classes where their weapon expertise and mastery class features don't include unarmed proficiency? That was errata'd on the core classes far too long ago for this to happen again.

Why does the Thaumaturge continue the same error we've seen in previous classes where their weapon expertise and mastery class features don't include unarmed proficiency? That was errata'd on the core classes far too long ago for this to happen again.

Did they make the same error with the Psychic?

Woo hoo! One week from now I should be downloading the pdf!

VestOfHolding wrote:

Why does the Thaumaturge continue the same error we've seen in previous classes where their weapon expertise and mastery class features don't include unarmed proficiency? That was errata'd on the core classes far too long ago for this to happen again.

Did they make the same error with the Psychic?

Psychic has unarmed proficiency properly.

Does anyone know if we should expect any delays for international shipping?

Street date is in a week and my subscription copy hasn’t been shipped yet. Given that it normally takes around 10 days to get to me, looks like mind will arrive after actual release.

Any high level option for Reflection Heritage?

Like, getting more than one Heritage or some sort of parma fly speed...