Yeah for me too
I should have asked for the S+W Northalnd saga PDFs, I already own the PFRPG print & PDF, ah well.
In the same boat mach1.9pants. We own all 4 of the Northland Saga.
All of the pdf files I tried were corrupt. I thought their servers were just getting hammered and causing issues. Maybe not.
I just read it using the in browser PDF reader and then saved them from there, all good now :D
Everything seems to be in order now. I just downloaded my batch (right-clicked, chose "save link as") and all files work for me.
I only had two that were corrupt (I think Orcus ate them). However, when I re-downloaded them they were fine.
Oddly, i dreamt about Bill Webb last night (he was an older bespectacled gentleman who my girlfriend was argoing with), and i find this in my inbox...hmmm
Everyone d/ling at once must have been the issue. Re-downloaded the 2 and they are fine now. My wife is interested in the Freeport kickstarter so if we have the funds we will get it.
Starts at 100 for the hard copy plus 30 for postage, too rich for me :(
Nah it is PFRPG, got some free 3.x PDFs with it I think as bonus.
KS title is a give away: Freeport: The City of Adventure for the Pathfinder RPG ;)
It's not PF either, just 3e.
The very title of the Freeport kickstarter disagrees with you on that one. :)
Rappan Athuk and Slumbering Tsar are Pathfinder also, but are not full of non core classes that take away from the old school flavor. I don't mind some, but it concerns me to how Pathfinderized this is going to be.
Razor Coast? Well RC was d20 from the start as was Freeport. So neither are old school, just cool products.
I seem to remember a similar 3rd party trilogy in the early 80s for 1E that had a similar setting to Freeport. Can't think of it off the top of my head and they are in storage in my garage. Not sure if Freeport took any ideas from it or not but this was real old school.
You might be thinking of the "U" series of modules:
U1 > The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh
U2 > Danger at Dunwater
U3 > The Final Enemy
There's another great trilogy for 2E by Bruce Cordell:
The Evil Tide
Night of the Shark
Sea of Blood
No, I have the U series or at least the 1st 2. These were definitely 3rd party and all B&W with a black cover if I recall.
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My bad, I saw the logo was 'Pathfinder Compatible' so I used scanned the pledge levels. The text is all 3e and 3.5... They need to clarify the ruleset on the pledges.
On a Razor Coast note.
I am a teacher, a few years ago I taught a lesson using images to inspire writing, and my writing was an example from which students could make inferences about characters.
I had a lot of students who were into fantasy and Pirates of the Carribean was on the television so the artistic inspiration I chose was the Razor Coast cover art, and this is what I wrote (I didn't know at the time that she would be called Bethany):
Eliza Stook, The Silver Blade of Farshore, paced the deck quietly, enjoying the fresh morning air while most of the crew dozed below-decks. Her only companion was Strabo Marlin, the new passenger; he sat on the deck, staring out to sea and stroking his speckled, grey beard.
As Eliza drew near, Strabo pulled himself to his feet with a sturdy walking cane and shuffled towards her: “No fish in the water this morning,” he stated, flatly, “Doesn't that seem odd to you?”
Eliza peered into Strabo's wrinkled, kindly face and faded eyes, trying to decide if he was playing a trick on her. She saw the truth of his words and went to look over the railings of the boat. She could see no fish, only the clear blue of the ocean, darkening into the depths far below. Eliza turned to the bent-backed man and asked: “What could have happened to drive off every fish in the ocean?”
Strabo replied with an unhappy harrumph: “I reckon it's the dark god of the ocean, Dajobas: we're not welcome in these seas, so far from human lands.”
Eliza was about to answer with a laugh when a ripple in the water caught her eye, she smiled and gestured to Strabo: “Well if Dajobas did this, why didn't he get rid of that fish?”
Strabo shuffled over to the side of the boat and peered out, leaning on his cane: “It's coming right this way,” he said, “And at a fair lick o' speed as well.”
As Strabo spoke a fin crested above the water and the creature accelerated toward the ship. Eliza raised an eyebrow: “A shark, so that's what scared off all the fish, see...”
Her sentence faltered as she turned to find Strabo stumbling backwards from the rail, shaking in fear. She reached out as he tumbled onto the deck. Gasping out a terrified, shaking whisper, Strabo grasped for Eliza's hand and told her: “That is no shark. The Children of Dajobas come, they come!”
Her eyes growing wide, Eliza began to turn as she heard a huge, roaring splash and felt a spray of water across the deck. On instinct she drew her sword and flintlock pistol, catching only a glimpse of the powerful sharkman before he flew over her head and landed on the deck of the ship.
Eliza gritted her teeth in an excited grin, a fierce glimmer shone in her eyes and she saluted the beast with her blade: “I do hope you're not here just to talk.”
Lou shared some of the galleys with me, and they are truly stunning. I'm really excited to see the look of this book. Its really become a thing of pure beauty.
Also: I love the fan fic, GeraintElberion!
And: TriOZ - I'm so happy for you. More proof positive that gamers are the best people. Hands down.
Thanks again to ALL you wonderful backers! Can't wait to hold the glory these galleys promise as a physical book in my hot sweaty little hands. :-)
How... how did I miss out on this Kickstarter? O.O
Ah, I see, it occurred while I was taking a 'break' from Pathfinder. Sadness.
Though I admit, my real concern, is what is going on with the Anarchist Gamemaster's Cookbook, as an actor myself (current;y on hiatus for a variety of reasons) the thought of incorporating such techniques into my game mastering might be just the thing I need to liven up my games. Any news on whether that project will be coming back, maybe even getting its own kickstarter?
Yeah I pre-ordered that too, and forgot about it, I wonder if it is dead?
So perhaps Nicholas Logue and others could fill us in on what we can expect while they are busy working on getting everything ready to print. Need something to salavate on while we wait. Background information would be nice like who exactly are Pele and Dajobas? What are the major factions vying for power?
Will those who have not participated in the Kickstarter be able to buy the Razor Coast products from Frog God Games ?
Will those who have not participated in the Kickstarter be able to buy the Razor Coast products from Frog God Games ?
Yes, and we hope that you do!
Cool :-) !
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So perhaps Nicholas Logue and others could fill us in on what we can expect while they are busy working on getting everything ready to print. Need something to salavate on while we wait. Background information would be nice like who exactly are Pele and Dajobas? What are the major factions vying for power?
From Dajobas, Devourer of Worlds
In the beginning, there was Hunger and the World could not abide. Hunger ate the Land, drank the Sea, devoured all Things before they could Become. Even Nothing was afraid Hunger would eat it too, and the Gods agreed something must be done. So they locked Hunger in a cage of flesh and fin they called Dajobas, but Hunger ripped free, tearing open a terrible maw in his cage’s flesh, framed with rows of razored teeth. Hunger could not be controlled, and he turned on those who imprisoned him. He ate the Gods, but as he did, their will was done. The World was born while Dajobas feasted on their divinity. When he returned, Dajobas found Land and Sea and All Things thrived and grew faster than He could eat them. Dajobas eats the World for all eternity. He will not stop, cannot stop, until he swallows Time itself.
I'm downloading my PDF rewards now, and I have to say: Very impressed!
PS That's Great Pele.
Please, oh please don't draw her curse.
My apologies, the Great Pele. I don't need any curses here! And thanks for the FYI on Dajobas.
PS That's Great Pele.
Please, oh please don't draw her curse.
I'm a soccer fan - Pele has always been considered great as far as I'm concerned. (Don't listen to Pele's tips as to who will win the World Cup, though.)
I have always been a fan of that Pele!
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Anthony Blatcher, Chaplain 2nd Class and the famous inventor of Blatcher's Rum, is a statted NPC you can hire for your ship in Fire As She Bears.
That Blatcher’s Rum
Gods made the sugarcane grow where it’s hot,
And teetotal abstainers to grow where it’s not,
Let the Sin Boson warn of perdition to come,
We’ll drink it, and chance it, so bring on the rum.
REFRAIN
Rum Rum, That Blatcher’s Rum,
Will tan your insides and grow hair on your bum,
Let the Blue Ribbon beat on his old empty drum
Or his waterlogged belly, we’ll stick to our rum.
These are men who drink it, hard men indeed,
Men of the pirating old-time hairy-necked breed,
They shave with their axes, they dress in old rags,
They feed on old boots, they sleep on old bags.
Dull care flies away when their voices resound,
And the grass shrivels up when they spit on the ground.
[REFRAIN]
When they finally die and are sunk in the clay,
Their bodies are pickled and never decay,
On the morning of judgment, when the skies
are rolled back,
They’d stroll from their graves up the long golden track,
And their voices would echo throughout Kingdom Come,
As they toast the Archons in That Blatcher’s Rum!
[REFRAIN]
So what level of characters is this going to be designed for?
According to the Razor Coast kickstarter FAQ, Razor Coast's designed to start at 5th level and take the characters to 12th level.
Sort of a narrow range. Will need something to take them to 5th then.
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Steer clear if’n you’ve any sense. Port Shaw is second
only to that festering pit, Carcass, in slime and
skullduggery. On the docks of Shaw, cannibal savages
rub shoulders with murderous pirates, and the gods know
what other horrors walk in broad daylight among them.
Me, I don’t drop anchor in that stain. I’ll go as far as
Kai Bay, and ye can swim the rest if you like.
-Captain Kren Sandscraper
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Between Razor Coast and Freeport I broke down and bought the Skulls and Shackless AP to have some pirate adventuring in the mean time. Started my wife with 2 characters tonight. One of them had to be lashed twice for not learnin when to shut up! She did win the rigger job though and the other the cooks aide. Not sure if that is a good or a bad thing having a wizard preparin yer meals!
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Between Razor Coast and Freeport I broke down and bought the Skulls and Shackless AP to have some pirate adventuring in the mean time. Started my wife with 2 characters tonight. One of them had to be lashed twice for not learnin when to shut up! She did win the rigger job though and the other the cooks aide. Not sure if that is a good or a bad thing having a wizard preparin yer meals!
So you lash your wife when she talks out of turn, and make her prepare your meals? :P
Hey Lou, any updates on the progress of the books?
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Sort of a narrow range. Will need something to take them to 5th then.
Lets make a list of usable module!
I'll start with:
The Horn of Geryon (level 1)
Between Razor Coast and Freeport I broke down and bought the Skulls and Shackless AP to have some pirate adventuring in the mean time. Started my wife with 2 characters tonight. One of them had to be lashed twice for not learnin when to shut up! She did win the rigger job though and the other the cooks aide. Not sure if that is a good or a bad thing having a wizard preparin yer meals!So you lash your wife when she talks out of turn, and make her prepare your meals? :P
ROFLMAO! Only on game days!
If Louis Agresta responds "Yes" that's good enough for me.