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Just a quickie question for Jason B-man....when are we gonna see it? I am anxious to see what you guys have done.
Excellent work thus far and don't take this as a pressuring post. Take your time and get it right. I have total faith in you guys.
Yeah, my PBP test has a druid in it, and I kinda want him to convert his stats ASAP
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Thanks Erik!
Speaking of Alpha 2 ... do you know if the PDF will just be of the NEW material, or will it contain the material already in Alpha 1?
I ask because I printed out Alpha 1 and threw it in a 3 ring binder. I'm curious if I can just print out Alpha 2 and add it to that binder.
As I think about it, I'm guessing that Alpha 2 will contain the Alpha 1 material as well, since the new classes etc would have to be added to the correct places within the document?
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Grr, he needs to hurry. I want to start a playtest, but I'd like to give my players more options than just the base four classes.
start them as 3.5 classes using PFRPG skills and feats... then convert them when Alpha 2 comes out. Since I'm guessing that the skills might have revamp in that anyway (its one of those things people have said they are working on) so everyone wil have to convert part of their characters
Man another week and half what am I going to do on my Workmans Comp leave this week and next (already read pathfinder 1-6)
I know the frustration. My favored class is not coming out until the finish with the tweaks on the last freebie. I will DL Alpha 2 to see what they are doing with Barbarians, Druids and Sorcerers but I mainly play Rangers. With luck AR2 will give a glimmer of what to expect.
So Jason. How much longer we gotta wait. Erik said a draft was floating around a week ago.... What's up, brother?
Lives are at stake, hapless NPCs need saving, Fake Healer needs to make a PC for my pbp... GO, GO, GO!
You're not sleeping are you? (sees Jason posted 3 hours ago)
Checks out phonebook for J Bulmahns.
Crap.
So Jason. How much longer we gotta wait. Erik said a draft was floating around a week ago.... What's up, brother?
Lives are at stake, hapless NPCs need saving, Fake Healer needs to make a PC for my pbp... GO, GO, GO!
You're not sleeping are you? (sees Jason posted 3 hours ago)
Checks out phonebook for J Bulmahns.
Crap.
my group agreed to playtest once we get to see more, i personally am waiting to see what they do with the monk, lets just be patient, i better wait a few extra days and get some quality than just a hasty smash of words.
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So Jason. How much longer we gotta wait. Erik said a draft was floating around a week ago.... What's up, brother?
Lives are at stake, hapless NPCs need saving, Fake Healer needs to make a PC for my pbp... GO, GO, GO!
You're not sleeping are you? (sees Jason posted 3 hours ago)
Checks out phonebook for J Bulmahns.
Crap.
A release date for sometime this week was implied.
So Jason. How much longer we gotta wait. Erik said a draft was floating around a week ago.... What's up, brother?
Lives are at stake, hapless NPCs need saving, Fake Healer needs to make a PC for my pbp... GO, GO, GO!
You're not sleeping are you? (sees Jason posted 3 hours ago)
Checks out phonebook for J Bulmahns.
Crap.
I understand you. I understand so well...
But hey this is is something we're getting for free! So let the man do his job and do it well! :-)
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So Jason. How much longer we gotta wait. Erik said a draft was floating around a week ago.... What's up, brother?
Lives are at stake, hapless NPCs need saving, Fake Healer needs to make a PC for my pbp... GO, GO, GO!
You're not sleeping are you? (sees Jason posted 3 hours ago)
Checks out phonebook for J Bulmahns.
Crap.
I understand you. I understand so well...
But hey this is is something we're getting for free! So let the man do his job and do it well! :-)
I'm hoping Jason takes our impatience as a strong sign that he is doing an awesome job!
Thanks Jason!
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There are draft copies floating around the office right now, for editing. Jason still has a couple of gorgons to slay before he puts a lid on Release 2, but my guess is late next week.
Late next week he said last week.....Alrighty then...I promise to buy something else from Paizo immediately if I can get sorcerer info by Wednesday. Please? Pretty please with beer on top? Come on, do ya know how hard it is to get down at begging level in armor and a kilt? For Fakey?
Damn.
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Why are you guys in such a rush.. until you play R1 and know if things in it work or not, how do you know R2 is going to be all you hope it is?Simple, I in a rush because I playing said Sorcerer this weekend I would kill to have it re-done in the new Alpha 2 rules for the game. :P
Yeah, what he(?) said. My six-person playest starts Friday, and the skill points and classes together are kind of important.
Plus, I have played R1 some, and I want to keep moving forward...
Why are you guys in such a rush.. until you play R1 and know if things in it work or not, how do you know R2 is going to be all you hope it is?
The missing classes is one of the things that is holding our group back from implementing the Alpha rules for testing. It isn't really fair for the wizards and rogues to get cool new abilities/powers/etc. while the druid in the group is left with his old class rules.
Of course, I'm not sure what we are going to do about the Lurk, Swordsage, or Artificer in the group since they will never be updated (non-OGL). Why can't eveyone just play the normal character classes????
Chief Creative Officer, Publisher
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I spent a good part of the weekend proofing the Alpha 2 document, and my understanding is that it is going over to our design department by the end of the day. My best prediction, at this point, is late this week or possibly early next, depending on numerous factors.
In any event, damn soon.
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I spent a good part of the weekend proofing the Alpha 2 document, and my understanding is that it is going over to our design department by the end of the day. My best prediction, at this point, is late this week or possibly early next, depending on numerous factors.
In any event, damn soon.
If the Paizo staff was to receive a some pizzas, say...oh, tomorrow, would that maybe possibly bump Alpha 2 to a Friday release?
I'm desperate.
In any event, damn soon.
Woot Woot
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Director of Games
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I spent a good part of the weekend proofing the Alpha 2 document, and my understanding is that it is going over to our design department by the end of the day. My best prediction, at this point, is late this week or possibly early next, depending on numerous factors.
In any event, damn soon.
If the Paizo staff was to receive a some pizzas, say...oh, tomorrow, would that maybe possibly bump Alpha 2 to a Friday release?
I'm desperate.
Since I will not be at work tomorrow... no, it will not help you. I work from home most days to save on the commute time.
:-)
Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing
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I spent a good part of the weekend proofing the Alpha 2 document, and my understanding is that it is going over to our design department by the end of the day. My best prediction, at this point, is late this week or possibly early next, depending on numerous factors.
In any event, damn soon.
If the Paizo staff was to receive a some pizzas, say...oh, tomorrow, would that maybe possibly bump Alpha 2 to a Friday release?
I'm desperate.
Since I will not be at work tomorrow... no, it will not help you. I work from home most days to save on the commute time.
:-)
Jason Bulmahn
Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing
But since you're working at home, we can send you any type of bribe or incentive, without worrying about whether it is work appropriate.
So, what do you want? Is your shipping/delivery address listed in the phone book?
I would think sending him strippers would only delay Alpha 2. :)
I have to agree with SirUrza on this one. Just be patient and let JB do what he does best at his own pace.
I would suggest that Jason could give us his home address so we could send him some pizzas, but that sounds like a REALLY bad idea. :)
*knock, knock*
*Jason opens the door to find a mob of impatient gamers.*
I would suggest that Jason could give us his home address so we could send him some pizzas, but that sounds like a REALLY bad idea. :)
*knock, knock*
*Jason opens the door to find a mob of impatient gamers.*
Have you seen Jason in person? I'd bet on him against even a whole mob of impatient gamers. Heck, I used to see him defeat mobs of impatient gamers all the time at Wisconsin conventions. :)
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Have you seen Jason in person? I'd bet on him against even a whole mob of impatient gamers. Heck, I used to see him defeat mobs of impatient gamers all the time at Wisconsin conventions. :)I would suggest that Jason could give us his home address so we could send him some pizzas, but that sounds like a REALLY bad idea. :)
*knock, knock*
*Jason opens the door to find a mob of impatient gamers.*
Pizza delivering strippers with good copy editing skills dressed in protective goalie gear. So, Combo #3. I'm on it.
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If he's going to have Strippers and Pizza, he's going to get thirsty. So he needs beer.
Strippers, pizza, and beer... are we sure we're trying to get revision 2 out early?
Wow.. that sounds great.. but SirUrza is right, this means that you will not be getting release 2 on time. That said, release 2 was handed over to layout today. Hoping to get this release into your greedy hands late this week or early next...
Jason Bulmahn
Sleepy Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing
So wait, no stripper factory for them?
Is this how we show love here?
I'm betting on the 18th. Wasn't that when Alpha 1 was released?
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If he's going to have Strippers and Pizza, he's going to get thirsty. So he needs beer.
Strippers, pizza, and beer... are we sure we're trying to get revision 2 out early?
Wow.. that sounds great.. but SirUrza is right, this means that you will not be getting release 2 on time. That said, release 2 was handed over to layout today. Hoping to get this release into your greedy hands late this week or early next...
Jason Bulmahn
Sleepy Lead Designer
Paizo Publishing
*squeals of impatient delight*
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I'm salivating at the thought of next AR. I really appreciated the first, and hearing that the skill system has been reworked (the only thing I didn't like) is great news.
Then there's four more classes, spells,and stuff... *drool*
Ah, but which four new classes? Care to drop another teaser, Mr. Buhlmahn?
Ryn, who hopes for bard/ranger/druid/monk
I'm salivating at the thought of next AR. I really appreciated the first, and hearing that the skill system has been reworked (the only thing I didn't like) is great news.
Then there's four more classes, spells,and stuff... *drool*Ah, but which four new classes? Care to drop another teaser, Mr. Buhlmahn?
Ryn, who hopes for bard/ranger/druid/monk
It says in Alpha Release 1 that they will be the Druid, Sorcerer, Paladin and Barbarian. Sorry, but most of the ones you want will be coming in AR3. Then again, that just means they have all the more time to perfect them.
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As much as I'm looking forward to new material in the Alpha Release 2, I'm interested to see the tweaks and changes, and how much our playtest feedback has fed into the changes.
Specifically, I'm interested in seeing how much change is based on playtest data, and how much change is based on opinionating. I've offered both types of feedback, and I'm interested to see how much of a flow the rules have as-is.
Of course, I've been thrilled with some of the innovative changes Jason has made, and I'm interested to see what else crawls out of his brain ...
Man, I'm trying to convert over my existing Pathfinder group, but I have a friggin' MONK in the party. I have to wait for Alpha 3 to do a full conversion!
If he's an angry, illiterate monk, you could just use the stats for the barbarian instead.
Hope that helped.