Pathfinder: Curse of the Crimson Throne Player's Guide (OGL) Print Edition

The final cover has just been posted!

The final cover has just been posted!

Turns out I'm totally a liar about that. A non-final draft of the final cover has just been posted! The *real* final cover, which actually includes the word "Pathfinder" on it somewhere, will be along momentarily. Nothing to see here...

Vic Wertz wrote:

The final cover has just been posted!

Turns out I'm totally a liar about that. A non-final draft of the final cover has just been posted! The *real* final cover, which actually includes the word "Pathfinder" on it somewhere, will be along momentarily. Nothing to see here...

Ok. Now, really, the final cover has been posted. Unless we change it more later.

(If you see a version with no Pathfinder logo, clear your browser's image cache.)

wow! looks very...pretty...

The final cover has just been posted!

Holy Snikies Vic...that may be the coolest, most sophisticated and awesome cover I've ever seen on a gaming product. No joke. Looks like the cover to the best graphic novel I've yet to read. Well done Paizo Lords!

Oh I verily likes it, I does. The perfect balance between inviting - lush, crimson, soft ... and repulsive - dark, clutching and decadent.

I didn't even realize there would be a player's guide for COTCT and I was just on my way to beg, plead and argue effectively for the merits of having one for each new adventure. Just like I was for an unpainted line of iconic minis. You keep beating me to the punch ... but as insulting as it can be, sometimes its nice to be the demographic.

Cheers

Very imposing!!! Can't wait to take a look inside that bad boy.

Vic Wertz wrote:

The final cover has just been posted!

Holy Snikies Vic...that may be the coolest, most sophisticated and awesome cover I've ever seen on a gaming product. No joke. Looks like the cover to the best graphic novel I've yet to read. Well done Paizo Lords!

Thanks—I designed* it myself!

I didn't even realize there would be a player's guide for COTCT and I was just on my way to beg, plead and argue effectively for the merits of having one for each new adventure. Just like I was for an unpainted line of iconic minis. You keep beating me to the punch ... but as insulting as it can be, sometimes its nice to be the demographic.

Cheers

You should beg, plead, and argue for a FREE copy of the Player's Guide to be sent out with each and every subscriber copy of Pathfinder 7. Because we're doing that, too.

You should beg, plead, and argue for a FREE copy of the Player's Guide to be sent out with each and every subscriber copy of Pathfinder 7. Because we're doing that, too.

Sorry, I beat him on that one, since I was just about to beg, plead, and argue for the free copy.... :)

Once again (after Pathfinder #7, Guide to Korvosa) the bar of graphic quality and appeal has been raised another notch.

An incredibly cool-looking cover for this Player's Guide.

Is the Paizo staff close to announcing a release date on the PDF yet? I'm assuming like Rise of the Runelords that the PDF of the Player's Guide will be a free download and print copies will be $2. Really looking forward to taking a look at this - urban adventures rock!!!

Is the Paizo staff close to announcing a release date on the PDF yet? I'm assuming like Rise of the Runelords that the PDF of the Player's Guide will be a free download and print copies will be $2. Really looking forward to taking a look at this - urban adventures rock!!!

Your assumption is correct. I think you'll be seeing the free PDF soon!

This product is now available as a free PDF download: 7.6MB zip PDF. Enjoy!

Your assumption is correct. I think you'll be seeing the free PDF soon!

This product is now available as a free PDF download: 7.6MB zip PDF. Enjoy!

Vic Wertz wrote:

Your assumption is correct. I think you'll be seeing the free PDF soon!

Gary Teter wrote:

This product is now available as a free PDF download: 7.6MB zip PDF. Enjoy!

Was that soon enough? :-)

Thank you!

Posting that on a day that I have work to do is just wrong. Wrong I tell you! (But in a good way.) :P

Amazing product! Thank you!

I have one question regarding the crossbow mastery feat: Does a ranger that takes the feat instead of manyshot at 6th level need to have the prerequisites of the feat or not?

Btw: Great product :-)

This product is now available as a free PDF download: 7.6MB zip PDF. Enjoy!

Whooo-hoo!!!

*does the happy dance*

Great job guys, really top quality. I can't wait for my hard copy and I really can't wait for PF#7!

Other people may disagree, but I actually really like the fact that you re-did alot of the same stuff in the RotRL PG.

I have one question regarding the crossbow mastery feat: Does a ranger that takes the feat instead of manyshot at 6th level need to have the prerequisites of the feat or not?

I would say not. They don't have to have the pre-reqs for any of their other feats they gain through Class Abilities.

I am very impressed with this Player's Guide. Great art, cool new feats, built in hooks to bring a party together, suggested backgrounds for character races and classes, cool maps, etc. This thing has it all. I thought the Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide would be a tough act to follow. This one tops it across the board. Well done!

so since I new to this conversation is it a fact that Pathfinder #7 is a new start (first lvl character) or does it continue on from PF #6. I have not finished reading PF#4 yet. ok I'm slow.

Crap - my productivity for the day just went out the window . . .

so since I new to this conversation is it a fact that Pathfinder #7 is a new start (first lvl character) or does it continue on from PF #6. I have not finished reading PF#4 yet. ok I'm slow.

Yes, it is an all new adventure path, starting at lvl 1 and scheduled to go through to... 17th or 18th level as far as I remember.

ditch2099 wrote:

so since I new to this conversation is it a fact that Pathfinder #7 is a new start (first lvl character) or does it continue on from PF #6. I have not finished reading PF#4 yet. ok I'm slow.

Yes, it is an all new adventure path, starting at lvl 1 and scheduled to go through to... 17th or 18th level as far as I remember.

Thank you. I may have to put together a new group to play with now.

I have one question regarding the crossbow mastery feat: Does a ranger that takes the feat instead of manyshot at 6th level need to have the prerequisites of the feat or not?

Btw: Great product :-)

Yup! If a ranger takes Crossbow Mastery at 6th level as part of his ranger powers instead of taking Manyshot or Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, he does NOT need to have the prerequisites for Crossbow Mastery to use it. (Same thing for Manyshot and Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, in fact.)

So what product will cover the Hellknights in detail?

So what product will cover the Hellknights in detail?

That product is not yet on the schedule.

But, eventually, it will be.

I really like this players guide too. Darn you Paizoans! Making stuff I like and getting me hooked...

I'm just looking at the OGL declaration in the PDF of this product and I noticed that it says:

"Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide. Copyright 2007 Paizo Publishing LLC. Author James Jacobs and Mike McArtor."

I think this is supposed to read "Curse of the Crimson Throne Player's Guide" not "Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide", am I correct?

I'm just looking at the OGL declaration in the PDF of this product and I noticed that it says:

"Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide. Copyright 2007 Paizo Publishing LLC. Author James Jacobs and Mike McArtor."

I think this is supposed to read "Curse of the Crimson Throne Player's Guide" not "Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide", am I correct?

Yes.

Damn.

:(

I just saw Pathfinder in my local PX (that's a shopping center for US military, for those not in the know) here in Korea! It's a very hot seller according to the Yongsan store manager. I was extremely happy to see the 'Military Appreciation Edition' of Pathfinder #1, which included a free print copy of the Player's Guide. I hope you guys do that with P#7, too. Those small gestures really go a long way. Thanks!

You should beg, plead, and argue for a FREE copy of the Player's Guide to be sent out with each and every subscriber copy of Pathfinder 7. Because we're doing that, too.

Awesome. I can't wait! Thanks again for a great product and great customer support.

Without wishing to be accused of bias, this is absolutely fantastic - well done chaps!

Awesome...

I just saw Pathfinder in my local PX (that's a shopping center for US military, for those not in the know) here in Korea! It's a very hot seller according to the Yongsan store manager. I was extremely happy to see the 'Military Appreciation Edition' of Pathfinder #1, which included a free print copy of the Player's Guide. I hope you guys do that with P#7, too. Those small gestures really go a long way. Thanks!

Unfortunately, that isn't in the works for CotCT. When we ended up getting the bill for putting those bands around both products, the cost was more money than we were getting for selling the product into the military channel! Needless to say, we can't keep doing that and stay in business. :) However, we are always dreaming up new ways to do something special for our customers in the armed services.

-Lisa

Andrew Turner wrote:

I just saw Pathfinder in my local PX (that's a shopping center for US military, for those not in the know) here in Korea! It's a very hot seller according to the Yongsan store manager. I was extremely happy to see the 'Military Appreciation Edition' of Pathfinder #1, which included a free print copy of the Player's Guide. I hope you guys do that with P#7, too. Those small gestures really go a long way. Thanks!

Unfortunately, that isn't in the works for CotCT. When we ended up getting the bill for putting those bands around both products, the cost was more money than we were getting for selling the product into the military channel! Needless to say, we can't keep doing that and stay in business. :) However, we are always dreaming up new ways to do something special for our customers in the armed services.

-Lisa

Oh, well. It's really just very good to see Paizo products in the overseas PX, as we military are often stationed in places with no FLGS (thanks Heavens for Paizo mail order), so the Army and Air Force Exchange Service is it.

Unfortunately, that isn't in the works for CotCT. When we ended up getting the bill for putting those bands around both products, the cost was more money than we were getting for selling the product into the military channel! Needless to say, we can't keep doing that and stay in business. :) However, we are always dreaming up new ways to do something special for our customers in the armed services.

-Lisa

I know the perfect thing you can do... Come visit us overseas!!!..Germany would be perfect ;-)

Looks good as always. Can't wait for its realease. The 1st pathfinder was great so looking forward to this 1 even more.

Intrigueing and very weel done reminds me of the "old" style D&D mods. kudos !! and other such adjectives!!!

First off, thanks for an incredible set of products. It's nice to see someone filling the gap of quality modules for D&D rather than just producing more mediocre feat books. What we (my wife and I) have seen of your world is incredible.

On to my question.
With regards to the Acadamae Graduate Feat, if you have taken the Endurance Feat does the +4 bonus apply to the Fortitude save.

Thanks,
John.

First off, thanks for an incredible set of products. It's nice to see someone filling the gap of quality modules for D&D rather than just producing more mediocre feat books. What we (my wife and I) have seen of your world is incredible.

On to my question.
With regards to the Acadamae Graduate Feat, if you have taken the Endurance Feat does the +4 bonus apply to the Fortitude save.

Thanks,
John.

I'd say yes, it does. If only to give Endurance something else to do.

Just wondering, on the map, there are a bunch of codes (b1, h1, etc.). To what do these refer? Is there a map key that I am not seeing?

Just wondering, on the map, there are a bunch of codes (b1, h1, etc.). To what do these refer? Is there a map key that I am not seeing?

The map is the same one that appears in the Guide to Korvosa, where the key is. There is no key in this product, unfortunately.

I just made a stab at adding the Traits in PCGen 5.16.4 for a PF based campaign. I had some success so am sharing here:

The files in question live in this directory...

\PCGen\PCGen5164\data\d20ogl\paizo\pathfinder\curse_of_the_crimson_throne\ curse_of_the_crimson_throne_players_guide\pathfinder_conversion

And are:

cotct_pg_abilities_traits.lst (NEW FILE)
curse_of_the_crimson_throne_players_guide_pfrpg.pcc (MODIFIED FILE)

EDIT: The traits file is as good as I can get it. 8 of the 10 traits give their bonuses in PCGen now (but all give their text info on your character sheet).
Unhappy Childhood (Religious) - no PCGen calculation as this gives a bonus to Concentration and that is not tracked by PCGen.
Love Lost (Orphaned) - This one is gnarly as it requires first picking a category (Craft, Perform, Profession), and then picking a subcategory. So I have it showing the bonus for Craft (Untrained), Perform (Untrained), and Profession (Merchant). You can edit the line and put in your desired Craft/Perform/Profession if you want it to be specific for your choice.

Will there be an updated Player's Guide to go along with the new version of the AP coming out next month?

Will there be an updated Player's Guide to go along with the new version of the AP coming out next month?

No. Not according to the answers in the discussion on the new one.

Also I'm hoping to get a mini-player's guide type thing up as a blog post in a bit that'll help fill the gap. No promises yet though, but it's my goal, and I'm working with Chris to make it happen.

Yay! Thankies T-Rex and Rubit!

Would love an updated pguide now that I bought the hardcover.