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I just wanted to say hello. I just discovered Pathfinder recently and just purchased a bunch of stuff to try to learn this game.

This what I purchased to get me started:

Beginner Box
Core Rule Book
Advanced Players Guide
Game Mastery Guide
GM Screen
Bestiary Box
Bestiary 1
Bestiary 2
Bestiary 3
Beginner Box Hero Miniatures
Complete Factory Set of Heroes and Monsters Miniatures

I just have a few questions. It has been 24 years ago since I last played dungeons and dragons.

Is there anything else that I need to buy?

What is the difference between a module, adventure path and a tale? Is it just the length of the adventures?

I love the flip map in the beginners box.

How do get other maps like that? Is this what mapmastery sales?

Is these maps what you all use for your adventures?

What is the difference between playing on a map versus a tiled set? Is the adventure just a shorter one?

One of the creatures I remember back in the day was a displacement beast. I was looking through my bestiary books and noticed it wasn't in any of the three I had.

Howcome?

I thought that it was a popular D&D creature. I would think it would have been in one of my books but I never saw it, unless I just missed it.

Sorry for all the questions, I'm just excited that I found this sight, and love that miniatures are a big part of rpg's now. This is just awesome. Like I said before, it has been 24 years since I last played, and I have missed playing.

Sorry one more question. Is there anyone in Northeast Texas that plays this game?

Thanks for any replies,

John

Silver Crusade

Hi John / Zar,

I would suggest some more dice!

Find Pathfinder players in your area

Regards

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Sig wrote:

Hi John / Zar,

I would suggest some more dice!

Find Pathfinder players in your area

Regards

Yes, definately, thank you, when making my characters rolls, they have not been good, lol. I noticed that after making six characters already.

I do have one set, but definately need more for sure. Thank you for the link, by the way.

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Welcome, John!

The displacer beast, a creature near and dear to my own heart as one appeared on the cover of my first novel, was kept as in-house intellectual property by Wizards of the Coast, the makers of Dungeons & Dragons, when they set up the licensing agreements that let other companies like Paizo make games and supplements. I believe another popular one they marked out-of-bounds that a lot of folks miss is the mindflayer.

I'm sure that other people with more experience and knowledge than me will wander along and cheerfully answer the rest of your questions soon!

Cheers,

Christopher

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Christopher Rowe wrote:

Welcome, John!

The displacer beast, a creature near and dear to my own heart as one appeared on the cover of my first novel, was kept as in-house intellectual property by Wizards of the Coast, the makers of Dungeons & Dragons, when they set up the licensing agreements that let other companies like Paizo make games and supplements. I believe another popular one they marked out-of-bounds that a lot of folks miss is the mindflayer.

I'm sure that other people with more experience and knowledge than me will wander along and cheerfully answer the rest of your questions soon!

Cheers,

Christopher

Ok kind of thinking about it, I didn't see that one either. That is a bummer. Oh well you can't win them all, can you? Thanks you for your answers.

Grand Lodge

Hi John/Zar,

I agree with Sig. More dice are useful!

As for your questions:

You're well stocked with books for starting off.

A module is a single adventure, just like they were in the old days. An adventure path is a complete campaign. A tale is a novel or a piece of short fiction set in the Pathfinder game world.

Yes, the maps are part of the map mastery series. They are used to help show how combat happens.

The maps show a complete area. The tiled sets have small individual areas on them that you can mix and match.

I looked up the displacer beast as well. It's not listed. Maybe it could appear in the next Bestiary?

I'm glad you're excited. I am excited, too. I played Pathfinder for the first time last month and I am looking forward to playing it again at the end of the week.

-Dover

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Dover Pro wrote:

Hi John/Zar,

I agree with Sig. More dice are useful!

As for your questions:

You're well stocked with books for starting off.

A module is a single adventure, just like they were in the old days. An adventure path is a complete campaign. A tale is a novel or a piece of short fiction set in the Pathfinder game world.

Yes, the maps are part of the map mastery series. They are used to help show how combat happens.

The maps show a complete area. The tiled sets have small individual areas on them that you can mix and match.

I looked up the displacer beast as well. It's not listed. Maybe it could appear in the next Bestiary?

I'm glad you're excited. I am excited, too. I played Pathfinder for the first time last month and I am looking forward to playing it again at the end of the week.

-Dover

Thanks Dover for those explainations. The amount of info on this site amazing but overwhelming as well. Since the next miniature set I need is rise of the runelords, I will probably get the anniversary campaign for it next. I didn't know if any of my books had campaigns in them or not, so this is what I probably will focus on next, maps and adventure paths.

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