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I recently cancelled my subscription to the Player Companion line of books. Don't get me wrong - they're good work and everything, and I like them, but as my Pathfinder books expand from one shelf to two in the living room so does my wife's ire - I needed to cut back on physical purchases. While I had always planned to continue purchasing the PC line as a PDF, I figured my days of physical Player Companion were done. It would make a small difference, but any difference is a good one.
Then, I made the mistake of listening to a podcast of the banquet at PaizoCon, and you were so excited about the relaunch of the line. The magazine format sounded so great. Splash pages? Double-wide art pieces? Roles? How can I not want to own a copy of that physically?
Oh, and what's that? Where it used to be 32 pages + cover every two months, now it's going to be twice as often?
Well, that's just great.
Listen, fair warning: When my wife kicks me out on the street because I have too many Pathfinder books, I'm coming to live at your house. It's only fair, what with it being all your fault and all.
Seems fair to me.
I think the point is that they don't fit into their shared household. I know my shelves are full, as are my girlfriend's; we just wind up stacking new books in our respective offices.
Winter Born,
My wife has no problem with my book habit. I was making a statement for dramatic effect.
Or that.
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Hard to know. So many men are controlled. M'glad you're not one of them.Winter Born,
My wife has no problem with my book habit. I was making a statement for dramatic effect.
Count me amongst the controlled. My wife wanted to know why I wasn't signed up for the Player Companion subscription - she wanted several of the forthcoming issues. As you can see, that problem has now been fixed.
Oh, there are PF books in all kinds of creative places at my house. In the bathroom magazine rack, the coffee table, the flap in the back seat of the car, the mail pile, the bottom of the tv stand I use as a footrest, in boxes under the bed...oh and on the shelves.
I recently cancelled my subscription to the Player Companion line of books. Don't get me wrong - they're good work and everything, and I like them, but as my Pathfinder books expand from one shelf to two in the living room so does my wife's ire - I needed to cut back on physical purchases. While I had always planned to continue purchasing the PC line as a PDF, I figured my days of physical Player Companion were done. It would make a small difference, but any difference is a good one.
Then, I made the mistake of listening to a podcast of the banquet at PaizoCon, and you were so excited about the relaunch of the line. The magazine format sounded so great. Splash pages? Double-wide art pieces? Roles? How can I not want to own a copy of that physically?
Oh, and what's that? Where it used to be 32 pages + cover every two months, now it's going to be twice as often?
Well, that's just great.
Listen, fair warning: When my wife kicks me out on the street because I have too many Pathfinder books, I'm coming to live at your house. It's only fair, what with it being all your fault and all.
Whoa! Totally missed this until now (busy, busy :P). Yay! Thanks to much for being willing to check these out. I totally am super excited about these, and my partners in crime on this project - Sutter, Patrick, and Sarah - have don't phenomenal work! We just capped Knights of the Inner Sea and are working on Blood of the Night (!!!) and People of the North concurrently and OMG these are just getting hotter as we go on. (Wait until you see the Blood of the Night center spread!) So yeah, awesome stuff and I can't wait to hear what people think once they've got their hands on Varisia: Birthplace of Legends in just a couple more weeks here.
In other words: You want the right side of the bed or the left? :)
In the bathroom magazine rack...
Ha! Funny you mention this. For this line's entire revision my assumption has been that I can trust GMs to take a book to bed with them, so they'll read 10-, 20-, 30-page articles. Players, though, I've got them for as long as they're in the bathroom. That's one of the fundamental reasons why every "article" in the new Player Companions are 2-pages long. It's a little crass, but I think it's probably pretty accurate for a lot of players. :P
*flush*
Wow, even your forum posts are the right word count!
WOW.
Just downloaded the pdf for Varisia Player Companions. Very very nice.
... So that map of Varisia in the center of the book what are the chances of that being in the Map Folio for Shattered Star? Cause I want that on my wall.
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WOW.
Just downloaded the pdf for Varisia Player Companions. Very very nice.
... So that map of Varisia in the center of the book what are the chances of that being in the Map Folio for Shattered Star? Cause I want that on my wall.
I would say 100%, but since there's a lot that can happen between now and then, especially considering we're only 136 days away from the change to the Mayan calendar, I'll downgrade that to 99.9999932%.
I hope other folks like it as well... we did a similar map in the Skull & Shackles poster map folio and that product has had a bit of a rough time with the reviews...
My group loves that map too.
WOW.
Just downloaded the pdf for Varisia Player Companions. Very very nice.
... So that map of Varisia in the center of the book what are the chances of that being in the Map Folio for Shattered Star? Cause I want that on my wall.
Check out the product description for Shattered Star Poster Map Folio (and the mock up cover).
In other words: Yeah, I think that's doable. ;)
WOW.
Just downloaded the pdf for Varisia Player Companions. Very very nice.
... So that map of Varisia in the center of the book what are the chances of that being in the Map Folio for Shattered Star? Cause I want that on my wall.
Check out the product description for Shattered Star Poster Map Folio (and the mock up cover).
In other words: Yeah, I think that's doable. ;)
That's all the way in January.... But I am very very happy.
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To tide you over then, please enjoy the following free ASCII recreation:
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Okay. I got bored. :P
Please enjoy the preceding free ASCII 1/3rd recreation. Folks who want more of TOTALLY NOT THE SAME will just have to let Player Companion: Varisia tide them over till the HUGEO Shattered Star Map Folio in January.
Now, lets see if any of this survives posting...
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Now, lets see if any of this survives posting...
Tell Teter you want [code] tags implemented on the forums. That'll make sure it all works in the future. :P
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Wes clearly needs more freelance. :P
To tide you over then, please enjoy the following free ASCII recreation:
Fantastic!
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I hope other folks like it as well... we did a similar map in the Skull & Shackles poster map folio and that product has had a bit of a rough time with the reviews...
Most people just whine too much, that's all. If I weren't on a somewhat tight budget, I'd cheerfully snap up map folios, map packs, and flip-mats for use as decorations and resource material. They're deliciously beautiful.
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This is why we hire professional cartographers. Use your words, Wes.
It appears he did use his words. It's a map made of words (and other characters from the keyboard), after all. ;-)
ASCII masterpiece
Damn, now I really want to play a Pathfinder Rogue-like...
When's that going on the Paizo production schedule? :-P
ASCII masterpieceDamn, now I really want to play a Pathfinder Rogue-like...
When's that going on the Paizo production schedule? :-P
Oh man, that would be amazing.
Hey, maybe someone should start a Kickstarter campaign for that? :-)