After hearing about this tag in another thread, I added Pathinder Modules to my subscriptions. The Harrowing looks awesome, anyways...
These are what I have. Not sure you need them all:
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Pathfinder Adventure Path
Pathfinder Campaign Setting
Pathfinder Player Companion
Pathfinder Modules
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
Pathfinder Tales
My reason for creating this thread? Awareness... if I knew about this sooner I might have subscribed sooner. If you just need a subscription or two more to achieve this tag, think about it... it supports Paizo, and it means you're getting even more cool stuff in the mail...
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After hearing about this tag in another thread, I added Pathinder Modules to my subscriptions. The Harrowing looks awesome, anyways...
These are what I have. Not sure you need them all:
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Pathfinder Adventure Path
Pathfinder Campaign Setting
Pathfinder Player Companion
Pathfinder Modules
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
Pathfinder TalesMy reason for creating this thread? Awareness... if I knew about this sooner I might have subscribed sooner. If you just need a subscription or two more to achieve this tag, think about it... it supports Paizo, and it means you're getting even more cool stuff in the mail...
If you add Maps, Cards, and planet stories subscriptions, you get a purple box around your picture and become a paizo superscriber... just as an FYI
Still rather buy it all through my FLGS and support local gaming. The little tag may be cool for bragging rights (though not really), but I like having a gaming store in my city, and that doesn't happen when everyone buys online.
Not that it's the purview of this thread, but I don't get the whole FLGS thing.
In the old days before the net, I'd go to one... browse because I didn't know what products were out there, maybe bump into some fellow gamers, and buy what was in stock or waited for something to get back in stock, and pay whatever price tag was put on it.
Now I research online, reach out to gamers online (and even play online sometimes), rarely have to worry about something being out-of-stock, and get things at a great price.
I really don't understand the need for brick-and-mortor stores. /end sidetrack
Still rather buy it all through my FLGS and support local gaming. The little tag may be cool for bragging rights (though not really), but I like having a gaming store in my city, and that doesn't happen when everyone buys online.I am with Gailbraithe here - the tag might be nice, and the free pdfs would certainly be nice... but I've got a game shop just a couple blocks from the house, and I spend my money there so that it keeps being true.
So what keeps being true?
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Yeah I am not sure what all the different levels are, or exactly what you need to be what. But for just a Superscriber you just seem to need to subscribe to the RPG line, AP line, Module, campaign and players companion line. Least that is the ones I have and I have it. Well I have Tales too but I had the superscriber before then so don't think it is needed.
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Now I research online, reach out to gamers online (and even play online sometimes), rarely have to worry about something being out-of-stock, and get things at a great price.
I really don't understand the need for brick-and-mortor stores. /end sidetrack
I like being able to browse books, and I don't mean browse titles. There are many paizo books I only bought because I had a chance to look through them and found something not mentioned in reviews or ads. I never would have bought the map tiles, item cards and flip-mats if I hadn't seen them in the store first. And when it comes to 3PP in general, in-store browsing makes a lot more sales with me than online ever has -- this is especially true with adventures, where sometimes reading a single encounter write-up is enough to get me to put money down, despite a poor cover pitch.
My FLGS also provides space for hosting games, which is a major plus for some people (my apartment, for example, is way too small to host a game). The bulletin board -- only two feet from the Pathfinder stuff -- is a way to find new players and games that online postings don't reach. For example, I've posted about looking for a game or running a game here in Gamer Connection and had much, much less success than through in-store postings. It also provides a nice neutral ground to meet and greet prospective new players and sound them out -- people you meet off the internet aren't always people you just want showing up at your door.
And frankly, I don't like doing a lot of research about gaming products. It's tedious trying to keep up on what's coming out. I like that when I go into my local game store the manager, Tim, knows what I play and will tell me when a new product has come out. Plus they have a new releases section where I find out about new stuff I've never even heard of. I like that.
ETA: Oh, and check out my thread, "Friendliest Local Gaming Store," in the Gamer Talk forum and find out why my FLGS just earned lifetime loyalty, no matter how sweet paizo makes the subscriptions.
I'd love to be able to buy my stuff at an FLGS. In fact, this summer I'm bouncing back and forth between my home and another state for work, and there happens to be a sweet little game shop where I'm traveling to that I've been giving my business to (and will continue to throughout my traveling). Unfortunately, I don't have any FLGS where I currently live, and therefore, I wear my Paizo subscription tags proudly and really appreciate the way they treat me. As far as I'm concerned, Paizo IS my FLGS.
Chief Technical Officer
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FYI:
Pathfinder Superscriber = Roleplaying Game + Adventure Path + Campaign Setting + Companion + Modules + Tales
GameMastery Superscriber = Maps + Cards
Paizo Superscriber = Pathfinder Superscriber + GameMastery Superscriber + Planet Stories
...and if you see "Charter" tucked in there somewhere, it means that person signed up for a paid Adventure Path subscription before we shipped the first volume, and that they have continued their subscription for every volume since.
(These are, of course, subject to change if the subscriptions we offer change.)
FYI:
Pathfinder Superscriber = Roleplaying Game + Adventure Path + Campaign Setting + Companion + Modules + Tales
GameMastery Superscriber = Maps + Cards
Paizo Superscriber = Pathfinder Superscriber + GameMastery Superscriber + Planet Stories
...and if you see "Charter" tucked in there somewhere, it means that person signed up for a paid Adventure Path subscription before we shipped the first volume, and that they have continued their subscription for every volume since.
(These are, of course, subject to change if the subscriptions we offer change.)
Thankfully they haven't devised any new subscriptions for a while :)
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FYI:
Pathfinder Superscriber = Roleplaying Game + Adventure Path + Campaign Setting + Companion + Modules + Tales
GameMastery Superscriber = Maps + Cards
Paizo Superscriber = Pathfinder Superscriber + GameMastery Superscriber + Planet Stories
...and if you see "Charter" tucked in there somewhere, it means that person signed up for a paid Adventure Path subscription before we shipped the first volume, and that they have continued their subscription for every volume since.
(These are, of course, subject to change if the subscriptions we offer change.)
Ah that explains why I had it before Tales came out but that now Tales is required to have it.
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Not that it's the purview of this thread, but I don't get the whole FLGS thing....
I really don't understand the need for brick-and-mortor stores. /end sidetrack
A couple of reasons:
1) Supporting your local community. Which means employing people in your community. Supporting your FLGS isn't just supporting paizo, wotc, privateer press, or whatever you like(though it those things as well), but it's supporting a bunch of people working in a job in the industry that you love.
2) Meeting your community. And this goes beyond just saying hi and talking about your characters with someone in your local gaming store. It means having a place to test out new players. A place for organized play to go on. A place where everyone in there has something in common. A place to play your games when you don't want your residential space to be run over by a bunch of players leaving candy wrappers and spilled drinks in there path. We actually were great friends with our FLGS owners and staff even after the store closed. Rose, the co-store owner and ex-wife of the other owner is still one of our best friends and to this day one of if not THE best GM I've ever had.
3) Finding new fun things. Being able to browse and genuinely hold in your hand the books from various authors, new boardgames, attend demos and see how those games you are thinking about are supported and compare them side by side. Ask the employees, they often have picks of things that they love that are in the store and are often overlooked. I would never have found Iron Kingdoms had our FLGS not held tournaments for War Machine and Hordes(which are fun in their own right). Also, I'd say this encompasses
4) Instant Gratification. It might not be the fastest method generally speaking, but when you really want something that's been out for a week or when you are putting together a new character and need new dice or a new mini, then going to your FLGS is the fastest method of retrieval and has the above other benefits.
Add to that, tournaments with prizes, meeting new people, sometimes hosting chats with developers or local gaming celebs, organized play and you have lots of real reasons to support your FLGS. And it's why I do just that every chance that I get. It's not easy keeping a store going. It's expensive and if you want your favorite things to truly be supported, then they need to have space where more casual people can pick up a book, thumb through it, and possibly join one of the games posted on the bulletin board.
If I already didn't have a backlog of novels I'm reading or will eventually be reading, I'd go for the Planet Stories subscription too. However, one novel subscription (Pathfinder Tales) is enough for me at this time. (I still haven't read the last two books in that line.)
In the month of June I spent $136 at my FLGS, after taxes, in two visits to the shop. I didn't buy any Paizo materials there but I would have if they carried the item cards. (I buy three of each set of item cards and only 1 set is in a subscription.) I did pick-up We Be Goblins on FreeRPGDay, but that was free. The most recent purchase on the last visit a few days ago was their last (only?) Campaign Coins Starter Box Set, which is unavailable here at Paizo. (I got a silver-finish 500 coin that looks like it has a Nosferatu on it.)
Even though I subscribe to everything Pathfinder, I do try to buy something if I walk into the FLGS, and I do like going there. They still have a Battletech Introductory Set I want to get, but it's like $65 so that will have to wait until I get my savings up a bit more. (Paizo has it listed for $45, but also on backorder, and I just now priced it.) They also have many less expensive things I want.
Suffice to say, even with my subs, there's plenty to spend money on at the local gaming store. They also sell boardgames and card games, and I can think of at least two card games I want to buy right now. (Nightfall and Munchkin Bites.)
I guess that's the gist of my point: Even with my subscriptions, there's plenty of reason for me to give money to my FLGS. Sure, I could probably order the same stuff online, like with my subscriptions, but I like the act of the physical purchase, and I like supporting the business.
Anyway, that's my ramble.
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FYI:
Pathfinder Superscriber = Roleplaying Game + Adventure Path + Campaign Setting + Companion + Modules + Tales
GameMastery Superscriber = Maps + Cards
Paizo Superscriber = Pathfinder Superscriber + GameMastery Superscriber + Planet Stories
...and if you see "Charter" tucked in there somewhere, it means that person signed up for a paid Adventure Path subscription before we shipped the first volume, and that they have continued their subscription for every volume since.
(These are, of course, subject to change if the subscriptions we offer change.)
My apologies for the thread necromancy here, but I was trying to find this information and it took me a long time to get it.
I was wondering, is a Pathfinder Campaign Setting Superscriber a Pathfinder Superscriber minus the Roleplaying Game subscription? Is there such a thing as a Pathfinder Campaign Setting Charter Superscriber?
Thanks!
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Chief Technical Officer
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I was wondering, is a Pathfinder Campaign Setting Superscriber a Pathfinder Superscriber minus the Roleplaying Game subscription? Is there such a thing as a Pathfinder Campaign Setting Charter Superscriber?
Thanks!
There's no such thing as a Pathfinder Campaign Setting Superscriber, Charter or otherwise.
A Pathfinder Campaign Setting Subscriber (not Superscriber) has a subscription to the Pathfinder Campaign Setting line of books.
There are only three flavors of superscriber: Pathfinder Superscriber, GameMastery Superscriber, and Paizo Superscriber.
There's no such thing as a Pathfinder Campaign Setting Superscriber, Charter or otherwise.
A Pathfinder Campaign Setting Subscriber (not Superscriber) has a subscription to the Pathfinder Campaign Setting line of books.
There are only three flavors of superscriber: Pathfinder Superscriber, GameMastery Superscriber, and Paizo Superscriber.
I currently have the Pathfinder Campaign Setting Superscriber tag. It's the same as Pathfinder Superscriber without the Pathfinder RPG subscription.
(Of course, now that I've pointed that out, there's a chance the tag will disappear.)
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Chief Technical Officer
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There's no such thing as a Pathfinder Campaign Setting Superscriber, Charter or otherwise.
A Pathfinder Campaign Setting Subscriber (not Superscriber) has a subscription to the Pathfinder Campaign Setting line of books.
There are only three flavors of superscriber: Pathfinder Superscriber, GameMastery Superscriber, and Paizo Superscriber.
I currently have the Pathfinder Campaign Setting Superscriber tag. It's the same as Pathfinder Superscriber without the Pathfinder RPG subscription.
(Of course, now that I've pointed that out, there's a chance the tag will disappear.)
Oops. I think that was supposed to go away during the Great Rebranding, when we did some other shuffling with product line names and tags. Well, no point in taking it away now...
And if it's still working the way it was originally set up, then yes, there would also be a Charter version signifying that that person was a Charter Adventure Path subscriber.
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Chief Technical Officer
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Oops. I think that was supposed to go away during the Great Rebranding, when we did some other shuffling with product line names and tags. Well, no point in taking it away now...
Or... my memory is for crap. That tag was actually *born* in the Great Rebranding, and I just forgot about it.
I think there should be a Paizo Charter Superdupersubscriber tag; my comma-separated list keeps making me think I'm missing something I ought to be getting :)
FYI:
Pathfinder Superscriber = Roleplaying Game + Adventure Path + Campaign Setting + Companion + Modules + Tales
GameMastery Superscriber = Maps + Cards
Paizo Superscriber = Pathfinder Superscriber + GameMastery Superscriber + Planet Stories
...and if you see "Charter" tucked in there somewhere, it means that person signed up for a paid Adventure Path subscription before we shipped the first volume, and that they have continued their subscription for every volume since.
(These are, of course, subject to change if the subscriptions we offer change.)
Wish this was in the FAQ.
So, just to necro this topic since it's quite confusing to me these days what should cover what, I'm aware of the following subscriptions:
- Pathfinder (9)
- Pathfinder Adventure Path
- Pathfinder Battles
- Pathfinder Campaign Setting
- Pathfinder Maps
- Pathfinder Modules
- Pathfinder Pawns
- Pathfinder Player Companion
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
- Pathfinder Society Scenarios
- Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (2)
- Pathfinder Adventure Card Game
- Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Class Decks
- Pathfinder Comics (1)
- Pathfinder Legends (1)
- Pathfinder Tales (1)
- Planet Stories (1) (defunct)
- Starfinder (5)
- Starfinder Accessories
- Starfinder Adventure Path
- Starfinder Maps
- Starfinder Roleplaying Game
- Starfinder Society Scenarios
Did I miss any? How do the tags work now?
Battles is a licensed product and is not rolled into the superscriber tags. Counterintuitively, the card game and class deck subs are needed for Pathfinder RPG Superscriber. The PFS scenarios are subsumed by my superscriber tag, but I'm not sure if they're required for it (as I had the tag while the sub was active but without getting that sub, might have just been grandfathered into it though).
It seems that the Pathfinder Cards sub went away (no longer on main sub page). The requirements for Paizo Superscriber look to be mostly unchanged (Cards is the only question I have about it, as that was previously required); all the Starfinder stuff is listed separately. I also find this odd, but it makes it easier for the "Charter" status thing I guess as "Paizo Double Charter Superscriber" sounds weird.
PFRPG Superscriber: RPG, AP, Campaign Setting, Player Companion, Modules, Card Game, Class Deck, and maybe PFS scenarios(?)
Paizo Superscriber: All of the above plus Maps, Pawns, and previously also Cards(?)
Starfinder Superscriber: RPG, AP, Accessories, Maps
SFS scenarios sub is not needed for Starfinder Superscriber (and is in fact redundant as you get them for free as a superscriber).
Separate: Battles Case, Tales, Legends, Comics/Deluxe Comics
Did it used to be possible to get a Syrinscape subscription service through Paizo? (Or is that something I dreamt?)
Well, there's currently some weirdness with the tags going on that I'm fairly certain they're working on. However, I'm reasonably certain the licensed products (Battles, Comics, Legends and Tales) are supposed to have their own tags but not 100% positive.
I figure someone will weigh in once they get the tags working correctly again.
And I realized there's two different comics subscriptions, not just one: normal (i.e. one comic) and deluxe (i.e. all standard cover variants).
The card game stuff is required to become a superscriber for the RPG line? I was considering getting the campaign setting and players companion for the superscriber title but if the card game is needed too then I will re-consider :(
Does becoming a Pathfinder superscriber give you any other benefit outside of the title? I ask as the Starfinder one entitles us to Starfinder Scenario PDFs - so I wondered if it was the same thing with the Pathfinder version? I've been a subscriber for a long time but I had never heard of Superscriber before today.
It gives you a grey border around your forum avatar (including aliases). It does not give you any free products to the best of my knowledge (i.e. no free PFS scenarios).
(And Paizo Superscriber is purple border with drop shadow)
As I once said in another thread on this subject, you can have my ... medley of tags ... when you pry them from the cold, dead ruins of my bank account.
That having been said, I would happily trade my purple border with drop shadow to get Planet Stories back.
Agreed. Though just the border, not what it implies :)