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What would you say has been the greatest conflict in the Inner Sea region prior to the Worldwound opening?Just prior? Probably the Goblinblood War, I suppose.Ah, cool!
What monster in the Bestiaries scares you the most? Like, what monster, whether mythological or Paizo-created, gives you nightmares?
None of them, really. Our stuff is too tame to give me nightmares.
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What DOES give you nightmares, then?
Not a lot.
Things that have given me nightmares in the last decade include but are not limited to:
Ringu, the novel by Koji Suzuki.
A few movies, including Paranormal Activity, Martyrs, and Lake Mungo.
Being sick with a fever or gallstones.
who might just be some sort of alien giant space moth.
Great now Desna is going to be forever stuck in my head as Mothra my least favorite of all the giant Japanese monsters. Why did you do this to me?
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who might just be some sort of alien giant space moth.Great now Desna is going to be forever stuck in my head as Mothra my least favorite of all the giant Japanese monsters. Why did you do this to me?
Because Mothra is awesome.
And in fact IS one of the actual inspirations for Desna. Remember how Mothra is also associated with strange eerie music? And how Desna's known as the "Song of the Spheres?"
who might just be some sort of alien giant space moth.Great now Desna is going to be forever stuck in my head as Mothra my least favorite of all the giant Japanese monsters. Why did you do this to me?Because Mothra is awesome.
And in fact IS one of the actual inspirations for Desna. Remember how Mothra is also associated with strange eerie music? And how Desna's known as the "Song of the Spheres?"
Huh, well I'll be. I never put the two together but now it's obvious. And here I was thinking I was prety good at figuring out your inspirations for Golarion.
How does Desna feel about robots? About androids?
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Starting at the 3:00 position, the guy in the fancy shirt is Erik Mona. Going clockwise, the guy at the left is Jason Bulmahn, then the one with his back to the bookshelves is me, and then the guy in the background is Rob McCreary.Also, if you don't mind ID'ing people, who is who in this image?
Thank you! :)
Is Erik always dressed to the nines? He looks very dapper. (Both intended as compliments.)
Is that a Paizo break room?
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Starting at the 3:00 position, the guy in the fancy shirt is Erik Mona. Going clockwise, the guy at the left is Jason Bulmahn, then the one with his back to the bookshelves is me, and then the guy in the background is Rob McCreary.Also, if you don't mind ID'ing people, who is who in this image?
Thank you! :)
Is Erik always dressed to the nines? He looks very dapper. (Both intended as compliments.)
Is that a Paizo break room?
Erik is indeed usually dressed pretty damn well.
It's the main meeting room, not a break room. Fun note: The wall of dark green books between me and Rob is an ALMOST complete set of first publication bound copies of Amazing Stories, back to the start. They're essentially the bound copies of the editor's copies of the entire run. Looking through those is pretty incredible.
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Starting at the 3:00 position, the guy in the fancy shirt is Erik Mona. Going clockwise, the guy at the left is Jason Bulmahn, then the one with his back to the bookshelves is me, and then the guy in the background is Rob McCreary.Also, if you don't mind ID'ing people, who is who in this image?
Thank you! :)
Is Erik always dressed to the nines? He looks very dapper. (Both intended as compliments.)
Is that a Paizo break room?
Erik is indeed usually dressed pretty damn well.
It's the main meeting room, not a break room. Fun note: The wall of dark green books between me and Rob is an ALMOST complete set of first publication bound copies of Amazing Stories, back to the start. They're essentially the bound copies of the editor's copies of the entire run. Looking through those is pretty incredible.
I was about to ask you what those were, awesome :3
Favourite boss in Bloodborne so far? Favourite NPC?
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What the heck is up with romantic comedy? It feels like if the characters invested HALF as much time and energy into being open and honest about their feelings and working together to form a stable and meaningful relationship as they do trying to deceive their would-be partners into contrived situations to try and hide their intentions from some vague fear of judgment they'd be a lot happier. >:(
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What the heck is up with romantic comedy? It feels like if the characters invested HALF as much time and energy into being open and honest about their feelings and working together to form a stable and meaningful relationship as they do trying to deceive their would-be partners into contrived situations to try and hide their intentions from some vague fear of judgment they'd be a lot happier. >:(
Can't help you there.
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Did you ever go and look at the statues in the grand cathedral?What do you think of the Nightmare Frontier?
I did... and I had indeed noticed them before and approved. By that point, I wasn't that surprised to see them though.
Nightmare Frontier is SUPER HARD AND SCARY.
Sorry if your answer answers this as well but how do you feel about that and how open the church is about what they're actually worshipping as opposed to corrupt religions in other media that mask the creatures behind them as usually being beatific and angelic.
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Sorry if your answer answers this as well but how do you feel about that and how open the church is about what they're actually worshipping as opposed to corrupt religions in other media that mask the creatures behind them as usually being beatific and angelic.
Did you ever go and look at the statues in the grand cathedral?What do you think of the Nightmare Frontier?
I did... and I had indeed noticed them before and approved. By that point, I wasn't that surprised to see them though.
Nightmare Frontier is SUPER HARD AND SCARY.
I think it's pretty interesting; the idea that the things you worship might actually be BAD for you is pretty cool.
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I think it's pretty interesting; the idea that the things you worship might actually be BAD for you is pretty cool.Sorry if your answer answers this as well but how do you feel about that and how open the church is about what they're actually worshipping as opposed to corrupt religions in other media that mask the creatures behind them as usually being beatific and angelic.
Did you ever go and look at the statues in the grand cathedral?What do you think of the Nightmare Frontier?
I did... and I had indeed noticed them before and approved. By that point, I wasn't that surprised to see them though.
Nightmare Frontier is SUPER HARD AND SCARY.
*nods* It's definitely a nice change of pace.
Also, is it odd that I want a plushie Rom?
Also also, what do you think of the insight mechanic, especially parallel to Humanity in the Dark Souls games and the effects for having too much or too little.
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Not a question, but I have a blog about mythical monsters that you may be interested in. Here you go.
So you need to recharge! (Here's my question!) We have talked about places you'd like to see - any plans to get away from things for a day or three and go see something inspiring? I'm a fan of National Parks, as you might recall.Turns out, going on a long vacation when I'm really busy at work only means I come back to more work than when I left. Not a great way to recharge. I'm trying to do tiny little Micro-Recharging instead, taking a day here and there, and also ramping back on my extra writing for Paizo to boot.
A valid method, we actually schedule a three-day weekend every month that doesn't have one built in (thanks to a work holiday) or doesn't have a longer vacation scheduled. We request those dates in January (earliest opportunity) because it's less stressful to have them on the calendar ahead of time.
Ironically, I guess I'm fortunate where I work in that they can get along without me for a week or so. More work before and after, yes, but totally worth it.
You look well in the photo; how have you been feeling?
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*nods* It's definitely a nice change of pace.
Also, is it odd that I want a plushie Rom?
Also also, what do you think of the insight mechanic, especially parallel to Humanity in the Dark Souls games and the effects for having too much or too little.
Maybe a little.
And I like the insight mechanic a lot better than Humanity so far. It seems less super important and thus more usable.
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So you need to recharge! (Here's my question!) We have talked about places you'd like to see - any plans to get away from things for a day or three and go see something inspiring? I'm a fan of National Parks, as you might recall.Turns out, going on a long vacation when I'm really busy at work only means I come back to more work than when I left. Not a great way to recharge. I'm trying to do tiny little Micro-Recharging instead, taking a day here and there, and also ramping back on my extra writing for Paizo to boot.A valid method, we actually schedule a three-day weekend every month that doesn't have one built in (thanks to a work holiday) or doesn't have a longer vacation scheduled. We request those dates in January (earliest opportunity) because it's less stressful to have them on the calendar ahead of time.
Ironically, I guess I'm fortunate where I work in that they can get along without me for a week or so. More work before and after, yes, but totally worth it.
You look well in the photo; how have you been feeling?
I've been feeling pretty good, psychically at least. Losing a lot of weight does that. Well... except for the gallstone thing. Mentally I've been pretty worn out of late, but gaming with friends tends to help that! :D
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Blood of the Night offered some neat extra character options (and I'd know) - thing is, vampire mythology comes from all over the world in staggeringly diverse forms. Is anyone at Paizo saying/thinking anything about additional new varieties of Vampires/Dhampirs?
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Blood of the Night offered some neat extra character options (and I'd know) - thing is, vampire mythology comes from all over the world in staggeringly diverse forms. Is anyone at Paizo saying/thinking anything about additional new varieties of Vampires/Dhampirs?
Nope; we've already done that thinking. With Blood of the Night.
Um... James, is the tech team on tackling the spam-monkey problem? Because the front is beleaguered. I tagged twenty threads in ten minutes!
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Starting at the 3:00 position, the guy in the fancy shirt is Erik Mona. Going clockwise, the guy at the left is Jason Bulmahn, then the one with his back to the bookshelves is me, and then the guy in the background is Rob McCreary.Also, if you don't mind ID'ing people, who is who in this image?
Thank you! :)
Is Erik always dressed to the nines? He looks very dapper. (Both intended as compliments.)
Is that a Paizo break room?
Erik is indeed usually dressed pretty damn well.
It's the main meeting room, not a break room. Fun note: The wall of dark green books between me and Rob is an ALMOST complete set of first publication bound copies of Amazing Stories, back to the start. They're essentially the bound copies of the editor's copies of the entire run. Looking through those is pretty incredible.
Wow! Those must be worth a great deal... Are they owned by an individual or by Paizo?
Either way, they would be amazing to thumb through.
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Are you saying Sarenrae is BAD for you?:P
Nope. I don't recall mentioning Sarenrae at all in the quoted post.
And are't most of that type of media just people mocking or insulting roman Catholics and the roman catholic church.?
Not necessarily. BUT, If so... then the church has done plenty to invite and deserve said mockery, in my opinion.
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Um... James, is the tech team on tackling the spam-monkey problem? Because the front is beleaguered. I tagged twenty threads in ten minutes!
I assume they are, but they're on the other side of the building and I generally don't have much interaction with them. Might be good to post your concerns to customer service.
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Starting at the 3:00 position, the guy in the fancy shirt is Erik Mona. Going clockwise, the guy at the left is Jason Bulmahn, then the one with his back to the bookshelves is me, and then the guy in the background is Rob McCreary.Also, if you don't mind ID'ing people, who is who in this image?
Thank you! :)
Is Erik always dressed to the nines? He looks very dapper. (Both intended as compliments.)
Is that a Paizo break room?
Erik is indeed usually dressed pretty damn well.
It's the main meeting room, not a break room. Fun note: The wall of dark green books between me and Rob is an ALMOST complete set of first publication bound copies of Amazing Stories, back to the start. They're essentially the bound copies of the editor's copies of the entire run. Looking through those is pretty incredible.
Wow! Those must be worth a great deal... Are they owned by an individual or by Paizo?
Either way, they would be amazing to thumb through.
They're owned by Paizo.
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Brands? Interesting. What brands do you like? Mine preferred brand is whatever I've brewed at home.Yes. And yes... but not all brands are created equal.James,
Have you ever had mead? If so, did you like it?
My favorite mead brewery is Sky River Mead, a local brewery up here in the Redmond area.
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So, Pathfinder has spread into card games, audio dramas, novels, comics, and soon to be video games. Are there any other areas you want to bring Pathfinder into?
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I've noticed some of your staff have third party companies. You guys don't have noncompete clauses?
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So, Pathfinder has spread into card games, audio dramas, novels, comics, and soon to be video games. Are there any other areas you want to bring Pathfinder into?
Is this up to a vote? If so, I vote for interpretive dance.
Why is it always interpretive dance? Whatever happened to projecting text onto people's bodies?
Well... there was that one guy who would put paint tubes in his anus and then clench and squirt it out to paint his pictures... But I don't think I want Pathfinder associated with that type of art.
Rysky might want to be, definitely Cosmo, but I dunno about Pathfinder.
What do you think about anus based, projectile artwork James?
How's about Nude Interpretive Dance, with a Pink Floyd Light show, complete with anatomically correct pig balloon
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I think it's pretty interesting; the idea that the things you worship might actually be BAD for you is pretty cool.Sorry if your answer answers this as well but how do you feel about that and how open the church is about what they're actually worshipping as opposed to corrupt religions in other media that mask the creatures behind them as usually being beatific and angelic.
Did you ever go and look at the statues in the grand cathedral?What do you think of the Nightmare Frontier?
I did... and I had indeed noticed them before and approved. By that point, I wasn't that surprised to see them though.
Nightmare Frontier is SUPER HARD AND SCARY.
*GASP*
Are you saying Desna is an EVIL space moth?!?!
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So, Pathfinder has spread into card games, audio dramas, novels, comics, and soon to be video games. Are there any other areas you want to bring Pathfinder into?Is this up to a vote? If so, I vote for interpretive dance.
Nope. Pretty much nothing we do but RPG superstar is up to a vote.