I've got a couple questions I wanted to bounce off you fine customer service folks...
I have a buddy that ordered the RPG from Amazon, and is expecting to see it in a couple of weeks.
If his copy shows, and he decides to subscribe to the RPG so that he gets the Bestiary/PDF combo (and subsequent releases), he wouldn't be shipped a copy of the RPG when the November reprints arrive, will he?
Conversely, if his Amazon copy doesn't show/they run out, and he subscribes, is there a way to ensure he gets a print/PDF combo out of the November reprints, or has that ship sailed?
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I've got a couple questions I wanted to bounce off you fine customer service folks...
I have a buddy that ordered the RPG from Amazon, and is expecting to see it in a couple of weeks.
If his copy shows, and he decides to subscribe to the RPG so that he gets the Bestiary/PDF combo (and subsequent releases), he wouldn't be shipped a copy of the RPG when the November reprints arrive, will he?
Conversely, if his Amazon copy doesn't show/they run out, and he subscribes, is there a way to ensure he gets a print/PDF combo out of the November reprints, or has that ship sailed?
I don't work for Paizo, but I'm pretty sure the answer to your first question is no. When they reprinted Pathfinder 2 - The Skinsaw Murders, subscribers of the AP line did not get that book. I don't think we'll get copies of Classic Monsters Revisited when those get reprinted.
As for question number two, as long as he subscribes to the RPG line prior to the shipping of the September/October materials, he should be able to select to start the sub on the "current" item (which will be the Core Rulebook until the Bestiary/GM Screen ships) or the "next" item. I don't know how that'll be handled by the Paizo computers, but I bet Gary or Vic can answer that better, assuming they know themselves. A reprint like this is probably something Paizo hasn't experienced before.
I'm actually in the same situation. I'm picking up copy #1 in about 36 hours. I'm considering doing copy #2 via subscription (to save $9 on the PDF), but I want the November reprint.
We're still discussing how this is going to work, but the way it will probably work is:
If you start your subscription before the Pathfinder Bestiary is released (scheduled for October), you will have a choice to start your subscription with the Bestiary or the Core Rulebook.
You will only receive a subscription shipment of the Core Rulebook if you choose to start your subscription with that issue. If you choose to start your subscription with the Bestiary, you will receive the Bestiary and subsequent issues, but not the Core Rulebook. You can choose which issue to start a subscription with by adding the subscription to your shopping cart, and then going into the shopping cart and selecting the radio button for the correct issue.
If you start your subscription with the Core Rulebook and none from the August printing are left, your subscription order for the Core Rulebook will ship once we get more in stock (with the November printing).
We're still discussing how this is going to work, but the way it will probably work is:
If you start your subscription before the Pathfinder Bestiary is released (scheduled for October), you will have a choice to start your subscription with the Bestiary or the Core Rulebook.
You will only receive a subscription shipment of the Core Rulebook if you choose to start your subscription with that issue. If you choose to start your subscription with the Bestiary, you will receive the Bestiary and subsequent issues, but not the Core Rulebook. You can choose which issue to start a subscription with by adding the subscription to your shopping cart, and then going into the shopping cart and selecting the radio button for the correct issue.
If you start your subscription with the Core Rulebook and none from the August printing are left, your subscription order for the Core Rulebook will ship once we get more in stock (with the November printing).
Is the reprint expected for early or late November? I'm asking because I have a number of players who are also DMs of their own games who may want to subscribe, and might also be wanting to delay shipment of October's order to combine it with the November reprint for cheaper shipping.
We're still discussing how this is going to work, but the way it will probably work is:
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If you start your subscription with the Core Rulebook and none from the August printing are left, your subscription order for the Core Rulebook will ship once we get more in stock (with the November printing).
Obviously you're still working out the details, but questions anyways:
1) Will the Bestiary shipment be held for the November shipment of the Core Rulebook (I'm guessing not of course, but it seems like a coding question).
2) Will the PDF for the Core Rulebook only be available when it ships in November? If so, could there be an option to subscribe, and be charged the PDF price for access, until the book actually ships and the rest is charged.
3) After October/November, will there be an option to subscribe starting with "PFRPG Core Set", and get the full set of rules + DM Screen? (Okay, that's more of a suggestion than a question...)
Is the reprint expected for early or late November? I'm asking because I have a number of players who are also DMs of their own games who may want to subscribe, and might also be wanting to delay shipment of October's order to combine it with the November reprint for cheaper shipping.
The reprint is actually expected in mid-November.
Obviously you're still working out the details, but questions anyways:1) Will the Bestiary shipment be held for the November shipment of the Core Rulebook (I'm guessing not of course, but it seems like a coding question).
2) Will the PDF for the Core Rulebook only be available when it ships in November? If so, could there be an option to subscribe, and be charged the PDF price for access, until the book actually ships and the rest is charged.
3) After October/November, will there be an option to subscribe starting with "PFRPG Core Set", and get the full set of rules + DM Screen? (Okay, that's more of a suggestion than a question...)
1) If you start your subscription with the Core Rulebook before the Bestiary is released but your order for the Core Rulebook is waiting on the November printing, the Bestiary will not be held up by the wait for the Core Rulebook and will ship as normal in October.
2) We have not yet decided how this is going to work.
3) We have not yet made any decisions about this. We do appreciate the suggestion :)
Thanks for the info!