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I just wanted to draw to everbody's attention that I posted of a Paizo product(s) today over on ENWorld.
The focus of this review was on two Paizo card decks. The deck I wanted to draw to the attention of all PFS players and GMs is the GameMastery Condition Cards Deck.
For all of the reasons I set out in the review, I believe that the Condition Cards Deck is absolutely essential gaming gear for PFS play and I urge all PFS GMs to pick up a deck of these cards and bring it to their next session. Put it out there on the table -- open -- and use it. You can use it by either choosing and passing over the relevant condition card to a player when appropriate or by just having the player fish through the deck and choose the appropriate card when they get acquire a condition. Either way works just fine. (Player fishing out the card saves you time).
Point being: this card deck is ideally suited to PFS and new(er) players to the game. I know we have been using it here in Toronto as has VC Azmyth and several GMs in the Bay Area Pathfinder Society during PFS sessions. Everyone who has tried it for PFS (so far at least) have all been extremely pleased with the results. I think you will be, too.
Cool Gaming Stuff™ is often hard to find (and usually expensive when you do find it). When it's only about $10 or so? You should be sure to pick one up.
Highly Recommended for PFS play
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I've been trying to get a deck (or two) for some time - I tend to order this sort of stuff thru my local Hobby Shop (support where I play etc.), but he seems unable to get it. Are they still in production?
The Condtion Cards Deck was released in April 2011 and there are still lots avilable through Paizo as far as I know. I think your FLGS owner has a problem with his distributor. He might need a new one.
While I am usually loathe to send FLGS business online, in the circumstances, I would point out that Paizo.com sells the product as does Amazon.
Owner - Enchanted Grounds, President/Owner - Enchanted Grounds
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I've been trying to get a deck (or two) for some time - I tend to order this sort of stuff thru my local Hobby Shop (support where I play etc.), but he seems unable to get it. Are they still in production?
I've reordered this product multiple times through my distributor and never been denied. I think Steel_Wind is right: he needs another distributor.
Or, as much as I hate to say this, your FLGS has forgotten to order it every time you ask, and won't fess up. I've seen that happen a lot at some of my local stores; I usually end up with their customers.
Case in point: give me a call, if you're in Denver (-:
Chief Technical Officer
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Likely I will just brake down and order thru Paizo (in fact I'll do that after I finish this post). Don't know about the Local shop... I'm in there almost every week (2 out of 3 easy) and ask each time I'm in.
(Shrugs) I just figured they were in short supply or something.
We have stock, and I just verified that Alliance, the biggest distributor in the business, has stock in every one of their warehouses.
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Steel wind is absolutely right. These condition cards are invaluable. I don't play a PFS game or home pathfinder game without them. I usually have 2 decks. One deck for me the GM as an easy reference, ( it also makes the players nervous when i begin shuffleing through the cards saying "hmm lets see this looks interesting".) It is also helpful to have a pack of these cards for the table so I can ask a player to say dig out the "confused "condition card, and inform him "yep thats an Umber Hulk looking back at ya"
Ok, must be a failure to communicate with the Local Shop owner - I just went ahead and ordered it from Paizo - so hopefully I'll have it by this Sunday's game.We have stock, and I just verified that Alliance, the biggest distributor in the business, has stock in every one of their warehouses.Likely I will just brake down and order thru Paizo (in fact I'll do that after I finish this post). Don't know about the Local shop... I'm in there almost every week (2 out of 3 easy) and ask each time I'm in.
(Shrugs) I just figured they were in short supply or something.
Also, make sure the next time you go into that store that you mention to them that they do not need to worry about making that order for you because you bought it directly from Paizo. But make sure you do it in a nice and not offensive way. Get your point across that they lost a sale but not a customer, not yet at least.
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I really love those cards.
As far as PFS goes, I dont pass the cards out, as I only have one of each card (a friend bought the deck and gave out a set of each one to a few of us so we could all use them), BUT, I find them invaluable when I am prepping my modules.
If the monster I need is in the bestiary and can dish out one of the conditions, I use the card to bookmark the page. Makes it quick to locate the monster again, and I have the effect of what it does right there with it.
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We have stock, and I just verified that Alliance, the biggest distributor in the business, has stock in every one of their warehouses.
Vic: 2 bonus points Paizo: 20 bonus points. This is what makes Paizo different from any other RPG publisher I've worked/played with, and why Paizo gets what little expendable income I can spare. Excellent, unsolicited, timely and HELPFUL assistance, and you even checked stock with the distributor. Thanks.
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Can I also big up the Game Condition Tokens
I find these very useful for showing who has taken an effect.
I DM home games 99% of the time and play PFS games 99% of the time, but 100% of the time I have a deck of these. Amazingly, at this year's Gen Con I had the ONLY deck at all 8-ish tables I played in, and shared with everyone every single slot. It really is that useful.
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We have stock, and I just verified that Alliance, the biggest distributor in the business, has stock in every one of their warehouses.Vic: 2 bonus points Paizo: 20 bonus points. This is what makes Paizo different from any other RPG publisher I've worked/played with, and why Paizo gets what little expendable income I can spare. Excellent, unsolicited, timely and HELPFUL assistance, and you even checked stock with the distributor. Thanks.
Alliance deserves some of those bonus points too, for making it very easy for us to check stock. If the other distributors made it that easy, I'd have checked them too!
Thanks!