Yes. I've had plenty of gaming books vanish on me... both from home and at work.I momentarily misplaced my Inner Sea Primer(damn thing is so thin!!) and wanted to ask:
Have you ever had any gaming books more or less vanish on you??
I've had several seemingly just up and disappear, though whether a "friend" took them or perhaps my mom got rid of them(damn woman never liked my gaming habit) is beyond me.
Follow up: Which of the missing books that you can recall bothers you the most that it's now gone??
For me I lost my pretty much brand new copy of Werewolf: The Apocalypse Revised and for various reasons never replaced it and of course now its hella expensive the few times I've found it online.
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Follow up: Which of the missing books that you can recall bothers you the most that it's now gone??
For me I lost my pretty much brand new copy of Werewolf: The Apocalypse Revised and for various reasons never replaced it and of course now its hella expensive the few times I've found it online.
Most of the books that went missing I've since replaced. For a long time, "Castle Amber" was at the top of that list of sad missing books. My copy of Dragon #84 (I THINK it was #84) went missing too, which is lame, since that's the only one I'm missing from #81 (my first subscription issue) to #359 (the last issue).
But today, the RPG book that I wish I still had that's gone missing that I miss the most is probably my copy of the Erol Otis red box basic set.
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The magnitude of that task... the magnitude of even explaining to someone how to tackle that task... makes me sick to my stomach.Oh, and is there any chance of getting an intern to check/fix all the links in the Campaign Setting reference/errata thread? When I went looking for information on Abrogail II yesterday, the link in one post to a quote by Sean on the matter was broken; I had to manually board-search for the information needed. I think the links must have been broken during one of the board rejigs...
Umm. That's a 'no' then? If I trace any links in my spare time and forward the address of the post with a broken link and the post it should be pointing to to the PMG, could he fix the links? Or should I just post any interesting links in the errata/reference thread for the revision when it comes out?
It's very much a no.
Especially since that errata thread's only weeks away from being obsolete, due to the release of the Inner Sea World Guide.
I'm keen to make a fighter based on historical examples like the Celts, the Zulus, and others who were very offensive-oriented in combat and carried shields but didn't wear armor. Right now this can be done with the barbarian (which I don't want to play) but not so well by the fighter. Any chance of covering this with an archetype in Ultimate Combat?
What is the coolest robot you have ever seen in any setting? Any type of robot is fine, from industrial spray painter to full on self aware sci fi robots.
What or whom is your favourite demon lord/lady?
Is there any Paizo product on the market you feel particularly proud of?The hunter/killer robots in the Terminator movies are cool, but my favorite is probably Mechagodzilla.
My current favorite demon lord is Nocticula. That's how she got to be the cover girl for "Lords of Chaos."
"Burnt Offerings," the first Pathfinder adventure path volume, is one I'm very proud of. Because it kicked off our AP line, and because I wrote it, and because it won awards, and because despite the fact that it very nearly missed being at Gen Con but managed to be there because everyone really worked together to make it happen... and also because it's been adapted into a stage play. Which makes it unique among RPGs, I believe.
Do you happen to have any details about this stage play of which you speak?
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I'm keen to make a fighter based on historical examples like the Celts, the Zulus, and others who were very offensive-oriented in combat and carried shields but didn't wear armor. Right now this can be done with the barbarian (which I don't want to play) but not so well by the fighter. Any chance of covering this with an archetype in Ultimate Combat?
Yup. There is indeed a chance.
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Do you happen to have any details about this stage play of which you speak?What is the coolest robot you have ever seen in any setting? Any type of robot is fine, from industrial spray painter to full on self aware sci fi robots.
What or whom is your favourite demon lord/lady?
Is there any Paizo product on the market you feel particularly proud of?The hunter/killer robots in the Terminator movies are cool, but my favorite is probably Mechagodzilla.
My current favorite demon lord is Nocticula. That's how she got to be the cover girl for "Lords of Chaos."
"Burnt Offerings," the first Pathfinder adventure path volume, is one I'm very proud of. Because it kicked off our AP line, and because I wrote it, and because it won awards, and because despite the fact that it very nearly missed being at Gen Con but managed to be there because everyone really worked together to make it happen... and also because it's been adapted into a stage play. Which makes it unique among RPGs, I believe.
It was produced and performed by Da Vinci Arts middle school in Portland, Oregon. The director of the play is a teacher at that school and a huge Pathifnder fan, and the actors were both employees at the school and, for the most part, students. Watching a bunch of teenage kids act out "Burnt Offerings" on stage with REAL weapons was one of the most awesome things I've ever seen.
In Rise of the Runelords: Burnt Offerings, am I supposed to feel bad for Nualia, or have I been sympathizing with the wrong side of the conflict?
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In Rise of the Runelords: Burnt Offerings, am I supposed to feel bad for Nualia, or have I been sympathizing with the wrong side of the conflict?
If you feel bad for her, then I did my job right. She's not supposed to be a one-dimensional villain, but a tragic figure who wasn't supposed to be a monster, but who turned into one as a result of a terrible life.
James,
who did the art for page 2 of the Inner Sea Primer?? it's amazing!
That would be Carolina Eade.
Though personally I think Iomedae should look rather a lot tougher than she does in that picture.
Grimlock eh? Even when he became an action master for a bit and lost the ability to transform into a t-rex?
Do you play computer games? And if yes what kind of games do you prefear?
Is Sean Bean a good actor?
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In the Halfings of Golarion discussion thread, I and a few others have commented on the pg. 26 artwork. Was the piece requested as being Ronnie James Dio based, or was that wholly the decision of the artist?
Consensus is, it's an awesome tribute to a master of Fantasy Rock. (R.I.P. RJD)
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My copy of Dragon #84 (I THINK it was #84) went missing too, which is lame, since that's the only one I'm missing from #81 (my first subscription issue) to #359 (the last issue)
This made me think about my collection of Dragon magazines (from #58 to the end, with a handful of older ones), which I've recently decided to try to sell (except the ones with tie ins to the Age of Worms and Savage time).
What do you recommend as the best way to sell them taking both money earned and time spend? Ebay? Half price books? Wait until the Gen Con auction?
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Grimlock eh? Even when he became an action master for a bit and lost the ability to transform into a t-rex?
Do you play computer games? And if yes what kind of games do you prefear?
Is Sean Bean a good actor?
Grimlock not being able to turn into a T-rex is no longer Grimlock, and thus no longer counts as a viable object of my admiration.
I do play computer games. My favorite genre is RPG (surprise!) with first person shooters and simulation-type games coming in second and third. "Baldur's Gate II" is my favorite ever computer game. The last great game I played was Fallout: New Vegas. Looking forward to Dragon Age II (I've got it advance ordered down at Gamestop already... can't wait!).
Sean Bean is a good actor, yes.
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In the Halfings of Golarion discussion thread, I and a few others have commented on the pg. 26 artwork. Was the piece requested as being Ronnie James Dio based, or was that wholly the decision of the artist?
Consensus is, it's an awesome tribute to a master of Fantasy Rock. (R.I.P. RJD)
I wasn't part of that book's art order, so I can't say. I strongly suspect that decision was 100% the artist's though, since we generally don't direct the artists to that extent. It's more like we asked for a halfling making magic hand signs and that's it.
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This made me think about my collection of Dragon magazines (from #58 to the end, with a handful of older ones), which I've recently decided to try to sell (except the ones with tie ins to the Age of Worms and Savage time).
What do you recommend as the best way to sell them taking both money earned and time spend? Ebay? Half price books? Wait until the Gen Con auction?
Go with either ebay or the Gen Con auction. Half Price books will probalby give you like a nickel per magaizine; they're not likely to realize the actual value of the collection, and even if they DID, they'd be unlikely to be able to do much with 300 magazines.
At the risk of being a pest,.....
there was talk about a book for the "Mars analog" planet;
anything new on that front?
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How do you feel about Pathfinder having it's own page on TVtropes.com?
On a related note, where have Paladins of Asmodeus been mentioned?
I wasn't part of that book's art order, so I can't say. I strongly suspect that decision was 100% the artist's though, since we generally don't direct the artists to that extent. It's more like we asked for a halfling making magic hand signs and that's it.In the Halfings of Golarion discussion thread, I and a few others have commented on the pg. 26 artwork. Was the piece requested as being Ronnie James Dio based, or was that wholly the decision of the artist?
Consensus is, it's an awesome tribute to a master of Fantasy Rock. (R.I.P. RJD)
Is there a link to the pic any where?
and we're at (or almost at) pg100, should we celebrate?
Pg 100 and post 5k, both are reasons to celebrate. I am sure James has a favored sacrifice(dwarf?)
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Whilst we're obviously not as stuck up and glory-seeking as those prideful idiots in the Church of Asmodeus, it would be nice to get some mention of our own order, and its many and charitable family-oriented works.
Does Paizo have any page-space pencilled in in its schedule for this year for an article on the paladins of Lamashtu?
James,
my brother and I have a theory that awesome cartoons have a direct correlation to the children who watched them being awesome themselves, and thus the inverse is also true.
We feel this way since I am a child of the 80s(born in '81) and thus had Transformers, GI:Joe, Thundercats, Smurfs, etc to grow up on. and my brother was born in '90 and had Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, early Power Rangers, etc.
Do you feel that things children watch have anything to do with whether or not they are awesome when they grow up?
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How do you feel about Pathfinder having it's own page on TVtropes.com?
On a related note, where have Paladins of Asmodeus been mentioned?
Paladins of Asmodeus got mentioned in the article on Asmodeus in Pathfinder #29, I believe. But they shouldn't have been mention at all, because the idea is illogical and I really wish I'd seen it before it went to print.
Pathfinder on TVtropes.com is kinda cool, though.
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Incidentally, mosquitos are flies. That is to say, they're in the class Diptera (the 'p' is silent), meaning they only have two wings (and two tiiiiiny little nobs where the back wings have atrophied.)
Mosquitos don't have maggots for babies and neither do they eat corpses. THAT'S what makes a fly a fly to me.
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Is there a link to the pic any where?I wasn't part of that book's art order, so I can't say. I strongly suspect that decision was 100% the artist's though, since we generally don't direct the artists to that extent. It's more like we asked for a halfling making magic hand signs and that's it.In the Halfings of Golarion discussion thread, I and a few others have commented on the pg. 26 artwork. Was the piece requested as being Ronnie James Dio based, or was that wholly the decision of the artist?
Consensus is, it's an awesome tribute to a master of Fantasy Rock. (R.I.P. RJD)
Nope.
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...On a related note, where have Paladins of Asmodeus been mentioned?The article on Asmodeus in Pathfinder #29 (Mother of Flies), on pages 63 and 65-66 of that article.
Yup; and like I said, it's not something that should have seen print. In order to worship Asmodeus, you simply CAN NOT also be a paladin.
Paladins of Asmodeus cheapens the impact of both paladins and worshipers of Asmodeus.
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James Jacobs:
Whilst we're obviously not as stuck up and glory-seeking as those prideful idiots in the Church of Asmodeus, it would be nice to get some mention of our own order, and its many and charitable family-oriented works.
Does Paizo have any page-space pencilled in in its schedule for this year for an article on the paladins of Lamashtu?
Sure. We've also got a 50 page article about hot snow that falls up, swords that do bludgeoning damage, and a 150 page adventure set in a made that consists of entirely one room with walls you can see over the tops of.
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James,
my brother and I have a theory that awesome cartoons have a direct correlation to the children who watched them being awesome themselves, and thus the inverse is also true.We feel this way since I am a child of the 80s(born in '81) and thus had Transformers, GI:Joe, Thundercats, Smurfs, etc to grow up on. and my brother was born in '90 and had Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, early Power Rangers, etc.
Do you feel that things children watch have anything to do with whether or not they are awesome when they grow up?
What kids watch certainly has an impact on who they become when they grow up—that I won't argue. Although, that said, I was never a big fan of Transformers, GI Joe, or the Smurfs, and I HATED Thundercats.
My favorite Saturday Morning Cartoons were Blackstar, the D&D cartoon, and all the loony tunes reruns. But the BEST part of Saturday was "Chiller Diller Theater," which showed awesome old horror movies.