What is game mastery?


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Looking through the pathfinder products and I think I have the differences between the adventure paths, modules and society down. However I am confused as to how the game mastery fits in? Is it in addition to?

Thanks


I'm not sure how the company defines it but Game Mastery products seem to be primarily game aids: map packs, init tracker, item cards, crit hit/fumble decks, etc. There is a "game mastery" product that will be part of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game...a book devoted to helping DMs run better games, but I'm not sure that is officially a "Game Mastery" product.

Hope that helps...and that it is correct. :)
M

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

The GameMastery line has evolved a bit over time, but the current distinction is that they're largely setting-independent (and often system-independent) accessory products designed to make running games easier and more fun.

The Pathfinder RPG GameMastery Guide is in the Pathfinder RPG line, not the GameMastery line, but it is a book that's designed to make running Pathfinder RPG games easier and more fun.

Grand Lodge

Vic Wertz wrote:
The Pathfinder RPG GameMastery Guide is in the Pathfinder RPG line, not the GameMastery line, but it is a book that's designed to make running Pathfinder RPG games easier and more fun.

uggg THAT'S not confusing at all!

Paizo Employee Chief Technical Officer

Krome wrote:
Vic Wertz wrote:
The Pathfinder RPG GameMastery Guide is in the Pathfinder RPG line, not the GameMastery line, but it is a book that's designed to make running Pathfinder RPG games easier and more fun.
uggg THAT'S not confusing at all!

It's less confusing if you look at the cover, where you'll see a big Pathfinder RPG logo and no GameMastery logo.

Grand Lodge

Vic Wertz wrote:
Krome wrote:
Vic Wertz wrote:
The Pathfinder RPG GameMastery Guide is in the Pathfinder RPG line, not the GameMastery line, but it is a book that's designed to make running Pathfinder RPG games easier and more fun.
uggg THAT'S not confusing at all!
It's less confusing if you look at the cover, where you'll see a big Pathfinder RPG logo and no GameMastery logo.

Pictures I can handle pictures! more pictures and less words! lol


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Oh...you didn't mean the question that way...

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I guess if I was buying Game Mastery products, I would expect a game mastery guide to fill me in about those products. This is confusing and I am rather proud of my game mastery collection. So, I rather see a game mastery guide detail about game mastery products, as opposed to seeing my favorite name brand being used for whatever sounds good and sells.

Scarab Sages

Krome wrote:

Pictures I can handle pictures! more pictures and less words! lol

I agree.

Thanks for the clarification.

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