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...Paizo was little more than a one-page website.
This'll make you laugh: paizo.com on the wayback machine.
I found paizo when I got a subsciption for xmas, and I got hooked because...well, everyone's just generally kool.
You have to have a second tab up in Firefox and switch back and forth. Just turn down the sound so you don't wake up your wife ;) (wait--did I just say that out loud?) LOL.....I've been hanging around ever since Tensor posted this in the hopes that I could get some too, but its just not happening for me...
I enjoy all the sex !
I really like these small quips that aren't meant to offend or anything, just a laugh. On top of it, there is such a good community of people here, and we kinda moderate ourselves, which is nice.
On top of it all, everyone seems supportive here. Nobody attacks anyone else's playing style terribly intensively, and new ideas/integrating outside sources is welcomed. Even better is the small views we get into each others' lives on the Off-Topic boards (F2K, Fakey, Heathy, Lilith, Steve Greer, and others come immediately to mind). And some of the fun typos that happen and get "corrected" are great fun to read!
Er . . . is there a pay side to the site I'm not aware of?On a more serious note, I just like to be able to see where the heads of the people producing the magazine and the articles therein are . . . and this seems like the best place to get that kind of inside information.
Once I was around for a while, it also seems like its a good place to actually be able to chime in on issues and have your opinion at least noted.
Plus, compared to, say, WOTCs forums, its very nice an civil here
Outside of having met Glenndo & KEJR through those bolded boards, I find the statement true (yet another agreement between Darkmeer & KnightErrantJR).
BTW Vic: That is a funny view of the Old Paizo... All it's missing is the obligatory "You kids get off my lawn!"
/d
But I keep coming back because this is the only gaming site that isn't full of jeering troglodytes (WotC boards, anyone?).
Amen.Amen.Amen.
I remember that one page site! AWESOME! I think it was Chris Thomasson that told me I should come to the site to look at the newest version of the submission guidelines.
And what kept me here was the sex and the treatment of us as everyone else has said. Both from the fun-lovin' posters and the really helpful and constant input from the Paizo-ians.
Plus I have always thought in three word phrases that referenced pop culture and never had an outlet until these boards came into being. Thanks much!
There are a few reasons for me:
1.) I've found that on a community message board spectrum, with one the extreme being overly zealous on one side and a gaming industry think tank on the other; that this one is not even a good mix, but a happy medium. In general, the posters that one encounters in this community generate and discuss interesting and civil topics of discussion. The end effect of this community being some kind of middle ground is that it fosters both individual and community growth and development. If one checks the ends of the spectrum, i think that they will encounter certain tendencies that suggest closed-mindedness when it comes to point of perspective. I believe that the paizo boards are successful because they provide the best balance of niche genre discussion opportunities without being too narrow of a niche (neither too broad or narrow in scope).
2.) The staff at Paizo does a great job of moderating where necessary but it is a pleasent community to post to and interact with because the members generally self-regulate. So, kudos to staff and the posters here for that. I've found that other communities are either regulated very rigidly by moderators or there is a decided lack of control all-together by posters and moderators alike.
3.) Finally, on a more personal note, i am an editor by profession. I am drawn to members of the publishing community and i have a list of authors that i work with every day. I am also an RPG enthusiest...coming here and seeing posts from RPG authors, contributors, and the paizo folks in publishing really keeps me grounded as an editor. (so, you authors and contributors get your work done by the deadlines and we all know that those schedules have built in fudge time, so editors, cut the writers a break sometimes, huh?)
Anyway, it's really just about having fun, right? ;)
As ever,
ACE
...Paizo was little more than a one-page website.This'll make you laugh: paizo.com on the wayback machine.
Yeah, that's the one. :)
I like this community. It’s friendly and laid back and much better than work! ;)
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I originally came because I was looking for some old modules and other merchandise.
I was drawn in almost immediately due to some of the folks who were posting (GGG, Wereplatapus, F2K, Marc Chin, Steve Greer) who I couldn't not talk to as well as a couple of folks (Yamo comes to mind) who I couldn't not argue with.
I keep coming back because it is an amazing assemblage of posters who are continuousely nice to each other (and more importantly, nice to me...) and full of imagination and the disire to have fun with thier hobby, staff who want to actually want to hear the feedback and obviously have a passion for their product. This place is just really frickin' cool!
Oh, and the sex with Tensor is maaaah-velous!
I was trying to figure out where to mail my nasty and long-winded (of course) response to a letter printed in Dungeon and couldn't find any appropriate address other than the website (which further irritated me). Not being computer savvy I kinda stumbled onto the messageboards and was shocked to see Paizo staff actually responding to various threads. Also, even for a total blond like myself, the boards were very easy to navigate. The people, the whole atmosphere was so friendly and accepting and the machanics of posting so straight-forward that I was almost immediately sucked in (originally under my husband's username of Sir Marcus). Then when Age of Worms AP started I started coming to the boards every day - the advice was wonderful & insightful, the discussions were intelligent and entertaining, the whole experience was just great!
I agree with others that it's especially nice to feel like the Paizo staff cares about not just the game and the magazines themselves (which is nice) but about us gamers (individually and as a whole). When the staff actually answered one of my questions almost immediately, I was completely hooked. Now you'll never be rid of me!
The Paizo off-topic discussions is my latest hang-out spot whenever I'm in the mood for some silliness or for the feeling of hanging out & talking with friends about whatever topic comes to mind. This is where Paizo really transcends even the gaming community into a whole different sense of community. It's cool.
I came to Paizo.com because I wanted to be part of a brand-new community dedicated to Dragon and Dungeon magazines. I hoped this website would turn into... well, exactly what it's turned out to be.
I remember going to enWorld to check out all the information I could on the SCAP. People would post the table of contents as soon as they had their hands on the magazines. We would throw out questions, and the Paizo staff would come over an answer a few.
Sometime during all of that, several of us EnWorld "Dragon & Dungeon Thread Hippies" kept an eye out for the oft-mentioned upcoming messageboard on this site. I remember coming to the Paizo website on a daily basis watching and waiting for the messageboards to appear.
When they did, I signed up pretty quick (and I haven't changed my avatar!) then tried to spread word of the new site and messageboards around the net. I remember seeing names pop up over here that I recognized from other boards, EnWorld, MonteCook.com, Wizards of the Coast, Giant in the Playground, and the list goes on.
I've stayed because the site has only gotten better and better. The Paizo staff is highly involved with the community. The downloads improved. The store appeared. Contributing authors joined and answered questions.
The website itself is works well. I've had no problems accessing the site from Korea, California, Utah, Texas, Mississsippi, Maryland, Maine, or even Iraq.
And people actually read my long, long posts. :)
Hmmm... this walk down memory lane is interesting. Who was the first non-Paizo employee to register for the messageboards? What was the first thread? It's been a while.
Once you hit 40, your memory is the first to go!
Actually, Greg, it's the *second* thing to go... I just can't remember what the first thing was. (And I'm only 38!)
...it's really just about having fun, right? ;)
LOL! Some things will never go away. But if there were a motto for the Paizo boards, this would be as good as any, and better than most others.
Dearest Paizo.com Messageboards,
We've only known each other for about a year now but I feel really comfortable with you. You're easy to read, informal but never obnoxious, cool but never elitist. I feel like I can really be myself with you. Like maybe, just maybe, we were made for each other.
Since we've met, I've seen other websites. I know that we had agreed to be casual in our affections and I did my best not to allow myself to get too heavy. But those other websites? They're just that. Websites. For you, I have something deeper. Something real.
Remember that day when we were on Coney Island together and I had just gotten off stage at my Geek show, so we tracked down some tofu corndogs to get the taste of chicken heads out of my mouth? The sky grew dim and we rode the F train home. You, resting your head on my shoulder. Me, giving dirty looks to the people staring at your servers. I wish that day had never ended, but I can always remember it when I'm spending time with you.
What I'm trying to say, Paizo.com Messageboards, is that I'm serious about you and I. I don't want to be overly familiar, but I think it's time.
I think it's time you wound up in my favorites folder.
I know it's a big step, but I'm ready to take it if you are. I want to read and post with you all night long, with my powerful internet connection. And I honestly don't know how that pornography got in there. It must have been my roomate from three years ago. When I had a roomate. I can take it out if you're uncomfortable.
Sincerely,
James M. Keegan
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Interestingly enough, Tyralandi Scrimm made me. I found out about James Jacobs' AoW playtest, and thought I should check it out. What I found was the messageboards, which caused me to open the proverbial can of time-monopolizing worms, and the rest (as they say) is history...
P.S. - BRING BACK TYRALANDI
James, did you seriously wait to add Paizo to your favorites? The thought of someone waiting even one day drives me to distraction. You were just kidding, right...RIGHT??!?
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Who was the first non-Paizo employee to register for the messageboards? What was the first thread? It's been a while.
The first non-paizo post and thread was here. The first poster, one "Njorgard," posted four times in five days, and then was never seen again.
Dearest Paizo.com Messageboards,
We've only known each other for about a year now
*snip*
Sincerely,
James M. Keegan
BEST. POST. EVER.
Awesome post James. It's a nice way to sum up the boards in general. :D
Kick ass stuff.
Made the link clickable.
FH
Wow James, I really like "The Model" piece. Oh, and HAZAAH on the letter above.
Hooray! I win! I'm glad I could make everyone chuckle a bit.
Celestial Healer: I've never been a big fan of man-babies (destroys my girlish figure), but for you, anything.
Tegan: I'm glad you like The Model piece; I'm honestly a bit on the fence with it. I like the concept a lot, but I think I may need to repaint the darn thing when I find time.
Further threadjacking will go into the "Snarky Threadjackers" thread, methinks.
Oh, FH, how is your children's book coming?
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Oh, FH, how is your children's book coming?
Too timid to take a step. I just can't seem to get up the courage to put myself out there on this. Most of this is on hold right now because my aunt's (the writer of the book) hubby had a fight with cancer, overcame it (so far), got a lung infection which turned into a blood infection and almost died. He is recovering slowly but with persistance.
FH
This'll make you laugh: paizo.com on the wayback machine.
CURSE YOU! You made me see back to a time before my beloved Polyhedron was ripped from me forever! Ahhh...my poor beloved minigames! No! And you were so young! Curse those who never loved you! Fie! And spite upon their eyes forever!!!
*collapses into a sobby ole' heap*
Om multiverse te verlagen.
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...Paizo was little more than a one-page website.This'll make you laugh: paizo.com on the wayback machine.
heh. I actually remember that. Guess I've been lurking here longer than I thought.
People are cool here and paizo sent me a cristmas card even if i don't have a subscription or buy anything.Hey! I don't have a subscription or buy anything either. Sounds like I deserve a christmas card...
HE he!!!
I have a prettier picture!
Interestingly enough, Tyralandi Scrimm made me. I found out about James Jacobs' AoW playtest, and thought I should check it out. What I found was the messageboards, which caused me to open the proverbial can of time-monopolizing worms, and the rest (as they say) is history...
P.S. - BRING BACK TYRALANDI
Tyralandi Scrimm is to die for!
I was checking links to buy all my playes gift T shirts and the paizo site was on one of the sites; then I became aware that you guys published Dragon and Dungeon mags and having read them in my youth, say 20 years ago or so, I thought it would be nice to read a years subscription of Dragon; so, had the wife get it for me for xmas like a year or so ago; we had all kinds of problems getting the subscription started so I had to keep coming back to check on it; you could say that Paizo incompetance made me come back, but it would be unkind, though somewhat true; I began reading the posts and found many where people were trying to enhance the playing aspect of the game and were discussing gaming, roleplaying and rules issues and being new to 3.5 it was right up my alley; after reading a few hundred posts; I got a log in and posted a few test posts and was recieve well; I read a lot of the Paizo poster things from various of your employees and was fairly impressed by your responses and your love for the game; with didnt seem to equate with my previous conception of you because of the subscription difficulties; I love that you guys respond in many and various threads and that you seem to genuinely care about us who regardless of whether or not we are subscribers or contributors or just post here.
I have read some very insightful posts; funny posts; points of view so different from my own that I am still boggled; this is a healthy environment and I love it.
I came for the web-enhancements for AoW. I joined the message boards in search of the Waterdeep web enhancement that was missing from the WotC site (you know the one, it took like a year to come out and it was just some random encounter tables). I stay because these are the only D&D messageboards not filled with power gaming munchkins, it's a bunch of friendly people exchanging ideas.
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If you're still checking this...
I started visiting when the staff Age of Worms journals went up. I ended up back ordering issues and getting a subscription!
Why I started here: I started reading right around the relaunch, and there was this big sidebar that said "tell us what you think! come to our message boards!" Being easily influenced, I did so.
Honestly, i've wasted time at D&D forums for years. The people here are a good blend of all players, many with good senses of humour, and interesting things to say. Add a complete absence of the snobbishness present at sites such as enworld, and you've got a good readership.
Plus, I was always impressed at how close a connection the editors and contributors here had with the readers. We b@$#@ed about the class acts, class acts switched to a better format, we asked for more campaign classics, and lo, there was more campaign classics.
Plus, some of the campaign journals are a riot!
Because I'm easily distracted by shinies of the intarweb.
Let's think ... I'd stopped collecting Dragon/Dungeon back in the mid 90s due to my gaming group graduating and moving around the world to post-uni careers. Back in 2002 I tripped over issue 95 with Porphory House Horror and was intrigued - had the game grown up? I bought it, read it and was impressed. Then I found out about the web site and thought it might let me know what to expect in upcoming issues, so I could pick and choose.
I lurked and lurked, reading some great gaming conversations - which I'd used to have back in the days when I played. It even inspired me to get some of the group (those still in town) back together and start to work through SC. Finding lots of useful ideas on the boards I made the occassional post, after dicovering that the Message Board Nazis didn't appear to live here.
All I'd like to know now is,
Did the bubble wrapped adventure ever make it to print?
And if so - what was it?
Reggie
On the bubble-wrapped adventure...Ashenvale should be able to tell you more about that...;)
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I used to go to WotC's boards, then my organization installed new WebSense software and any URL with "game" or the like is now blocked...somehow, through means that escape me, I found my way to Paizo...oh! I first came to Paizo to download a web supplement for Dragon or Dungeon. Anyway, I'm still here for many of the same reasons others have already stated: I have no idea what any of the boarders look like, but I recognize their avatars and usernames, and I enjoy the usual banter. As an aside: Paizo, please do not adjust your URL to include ANYTHING about games, etc...
Searn posted on Paizo one day while in journalism class. I looked over at his monitor and caught a glimps of F2K's avatar. I keep coming back hoping that the next time I see it. I'll understand what it is.
I mean ogre mages are supposed to have horns right?
I came for the web enhancements, but I stayed for the people. As you can tell from my avatar, I'm a people person. They taste kinda like pork.
That's why they call it long pig.
I came for the web enhancements, but I stayed for the people. As you can tell from my avatar, I'm a people person. They taste kinda like pork.
Nah see im thinkin its more like fried frog legs. I started here because my brother bugged me about it. Now im addicted and cant leave.
We were looking for Mini's, and I decided to check this site out. It turned out it isn't blocked by my work servers.
Now, wheres the sex?
We were looking for Mini's, and I decided to check this site out. It turned out it isn't blocked by my work servers.Now, wheres the sex?
WHAAAA?!!!!
RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32
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Searn posted on Paizo one day while in journalism class. I looked over at his monitor and caught a glimps of F2K's avatar. I keep coming back hoping that the next time I see it. I'll understand what it is.
I mean ogre mages are supposed to have horns right?
I'm pretty sure F2K's avatar is a troll, dude...
I'm here for a couple of reasons:
1) The dungeon web supplements: I loves me the graphics.
2) Discussion about the AP(s) in a place where my players won't see what I'm planning or the ideas I'm bouncing around.
3) It's a nice small community that, barring the responses to James Sutter's Editorial, self moderates in a non-obnoxious fashion. People who post here are generally fairly mature and don't feel the need to be spiteful or vicious towards eachother.
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What brought you to our site?
Probably subscribing to Dungeon and Dragon. Three years ago next month!
What made you decide to participate in our community?
Back when the talk was just gearing up for the Shackled City Adventure Path hardcover, I saw a couple of threads pop up discussing the book and decided to check them out. When I saw how active and involved Paizo staff were, really participating in the messageboard threads and having discussions with subscribers about how the most could be made from the book, I knew I was buying that book, even though I hadn't yet run or played the AP.
It's obvious that you all are really invested in not only making kick-ass products, but also checking in to see how we think things are going. Unlike a lot of other companies (*cough*) it doesn't feel like Paizo is just out to make a buck, and that makes a huge difference.
What's keeping you here?
I'm actually physically addicted to your GameMastery product line, so I have to check back every day to see what the latest news is or I get all itchy.