And Christina is working on GToJing? I had no idea. With the amount of fingers she has in pies, she will need a couple more hands. Maybe she uses her medusa snakes...
Not to derail Owen's thread, but, yes, I am the project lead on this now. I'll be helping Danny O'Neill bring this together for a GenCon release. I'm just starting on the project now.
Now...back to congratulating Owen! I'm totally excited for him, and I can't wait to see his contributions to the line. :) It's going to be in good hands, for sure.
Congrats sir!!
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On the road? You're not *driving* all the way to Seattle are you???Well... yeah.
That's what the roads are for, right?
Heh ... :)
If you're going half-way across the friggin' country from Oklahoma to Washington state, roads are for soaring over at high speeds in an airplane! :)
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On the road? You're not *driving* all the way to Seattle are you???Well... yeah.
That's what the roads are for, right?Heh ... :)
If you're going half-way across the friggin' country from Oklahoma to Washington state, roads are for soaring over at high speeds in an airplane! :)
Well, presumably he is moving himself and all his belongings, so roads are generally required then. Having everything shipped ain't cheap, y'know.
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Sheesh, you weird people over in that huge country. I can't imagine not driving to a new house. For starters I'm very attached to my car.
(Although the fact I'd be able to reach anywhere within the country within a few hours helps, too...)
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Heh ... it takes well over three hours just to drive across my own particular state:)
It is indeed a BIG country!
I was mostly just kidding around with Owen, by the way ... although I do freely admit that driving more than about 3 -4 hours *anywhere* kind of makes me want to seriously contemplate putting an ice pick through my sternum.
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Putting Owen on the module line might actually make me a subscriber (the only game publishing line I'm not currently subscribed to). So, good job, Paizo.
That said, I'd hope to see a little more original crunch in them if I'm really going to take the plunge. But I'll definitely have to check it out.
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Oklahoma to Seattle doesn't sound that long to me.
This summer, I'm going to drive from BC (about 3 hours north of Seattle) to PA, twice, for a move. Four years ago, it was from Nashville to this place in BC.
And Neil Armstrong has been to the moon, so your trip doesn't sound that long to him. Your point?
(Hint: You don't have to one-up people, or say that what they're going through isn't a big deal. You don't "win" anything by doing so. Driving from the south or the midwest to Washington isn't a short trip. If you will experience a longer trip... good luck and safe travels to you!)
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I'll be honest, this drive seemed shorter when I was 13 years younger, had more time, and had gotten more sleep in the 6 weeks beforehand.
That said, we DID ship most of our possessions (which are suddenly going to reach us about a week later), and mostly drove as a cheap way to get both us AND our car to Puget Sound.
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First off, congratulations!!
Inquisitor or oracle, depending on the campaign and what everyone else is playing.
Rock on. Add in Sorcerer and I'm right there with you. Love me some spont casting.
On the road? You're not *driving* all the way to Seattle are you???Well... yeah.
That's what the roads are for, right?Heh ... :)
If you're going half-way across the friggin' country from Oklahoma to Washington state, roads are for soaring over at high speeds in an airplane! :)
Unless you are like me, and hate flying, and would happily spend the extra time and expense to drive somewhere rather than putting yourself in a rocket-propelled gravity-tempting death-box for a few hours.
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Everyone has differing levels of "too long" of a drive, particularly when you're doing it straight through, no nights in a motel. 15 hours and I'm fine, but 17 or 18 and I'm a mess.
Google says OKC to Redmond is like 28 hours, so yeah, Owen, you are either crazier or else hardier than I. Best of the road to you, sir.
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Putting Owen on the module line might actually make me a subscriber (the only game publishing line I'm not currently subscribed to). So, good job, Paizo.
I blush! That's an incredibly nice thing to say about a designer or developer. :D
That said, I'd hope to see a little more original crunch in them if I'm really going to take the plunge. But I'll definitely have to check it out.
Noting that I haven't had my first day yet, or talked to anyone about the details of how to do my job yet, and thus I am talking as Owen K.C. Stephens the d20 freelancer, rather than Owen the Paizo Employee:
I would always want any new crunch that appears in an adventure be there specifically to support that adventure. New monsters are an obvious example. But if a haunted school had scrolls with secret swordfighting techniques (traits, feats, or alternate class features), or the formula for a lost arcane art (new spell) or a trial that made you the anointed of a god (new mythic path), then could see adding that crunch.
What I wouldn't be inclined to do is add crunch for the sake of adding some set crunch-word-count. Adventures should focus first and foremost on what the GM needs to create a fun challenge for players. Certainly that may occasionally call for new crunch, but it's not my go-to plan.
OTOH, I'm the guy who added whole new rules to a Call of Cthulhu adventure, and have often been told they were the best part of a really solid adventure, so who knows? :D
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Mmm, Braum's.
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On the road? You're not *driving* all the way to Seattle are you???Well... yeah.
That's what the roads are for, right?
Now I'm picturing Owen and a dozen Muppets driving along and doing a musical number/montage.
Edit: Oooo, a Muppet character of every RGG race!
Edit 2: And a Muppet Mikaze!
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Oklahoma to Seattle doesn't sound that long to me.
This summer, I'm going to drive from BC (about 3 hours north of Seattle) to PA, twice, for a move. Four years ago, it was from Nashville to this place in BC.And Neil Armstrong has been to the moon, so your trip doesn't sound that long to him. Your point?
(Hint: You don't have to one-up people, or say that what they're going through isn't a big deal. You don't "win" anything by doing so. Driving from the south or the midwest to Washington isn't a short trip. If you will experience a longer trip... good luck and safe travels to you!)
I'm sorry. I didn't intend to one-up at all. I wasn't trying to win, or anything else; just throwing in the experience that other people drive across the country, similar to what Owen is planning to do (edit: I mean, did). Really, you misread me. I'm sorry if it came across as a put-down or snide.
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I'm sorry. I didn't intend to one-up at all. I wasn't trying to win, or anything else; just throwing in the experience that other people drive across the country, similar to what Owen is planning to do (edit: I mean, did). Really, you misread me. I'm sorry if it came across as a put-down or snide.
Well, then I apologize for misinterpreting you and being a buttface about it. :)
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I'll be honest, this drive seemed shorter when I was 13 years younger, had more time, and had gotten more sleep in the 6 weeks beforehand.
I got to do the same drive backwards three years ago, taking my late grandfather's 1991 Chrysler New Yorker Salon gunboat from Seattle to OKC a few years back. There is always more of Wyoming.
Also, with Owen gone to Seattle, and Greg Vaughan in medical school, I'm slowly working my way (by default, apparently) towards becoming THE MOST POWERFUL FREELANCER IN OKLAHOMA BWA*cough*. Oh, wait, no...there's that Steve Helt guy in Tulsa. Greater Oklahoma City metro, perhaps?
[Steeples fingers.]
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I'll be honest, this drive seemed shorter when I was 13 years younger, had more time, and had gotten more sleep in the 6 weeks beforehand.
That said, we DID ship most of our possessions (which are suddenly going to reach us about a week later), and mostly drove as a cheap way to get both us AND our car to Puget Sound.
I moved from Spokane to the Seattle area back in February and that alone was quite the trip! I hope everything went well.
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I'm sorry. I didn't intend to one-up at all. I wasn't trying to win, or anything else; just throwing in the experience that other people drive across the country, similar to what Owen is planning to do (edit: I mean, did). Really, you misread me. I'm sorry if it came across as a put-down or snide.Well, then I apologize for misinterpreting you and being a buttface about it. :)
Thanks, all good. It's really hard to hear the tone behind pure text, especially in short message-board posts.
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Also, with Owen gone to Seattle, and Greg Vaughan in medical school, I'm slowly working my way (by default, apparently) towards becoming THE MOST POWERFUL FREELANCER IN OKLAHOMA BWA*cough*. Oh, wait, no...there's that Steve Helt guy in Tulsa. Greater Oklahoma City metro, perhaps?
Perhaps you and Steve should form an evil coalition?
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Perhaps you and Steve should form an evil coalition?
Steve's already formed an evil coalition--The Four Horsemen.
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Congratulations, to both Grandmaster Crunch and Paizo! Owen deserves this recognition and Paizo will benefit from his crunch AND fluff prowess!
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In all seriousness, thanks for the welcome everyone.
Tomorrow is my first actual day in the Paizo office...
The 9th green at 9:00 is a trap!! Do not dress nice!!
In all seriousness, thanks for the welcome everyone.
Tomorrow is my first actual day in the Paizo office...
God bless you, and good luck, Owen!
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Happy first day, Lord Genius!
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Good morning Owen!
I hope today is exciting and fun! Congratulations one more time. :)
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Good morning, Test Subject Owen. I baked a Black Forest cake for you in the breakroom. It's so delicious and moist.
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The 9th green at 9:00 is a trap!! Do not dress nice!!In all seriousness, thanks for the welcome everyone.
Tomorrow is my first actual day in the Paizo office...
LOL, 9 am. :P
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Putting Owen on the module line might actually make me a subscriber (the only game publishing line I'm not currently subscribed to). So, good job, Paizo.I blush! That's an incredibly nice thing to say about a designer or developer. :D
That said, I'd hope to see a little more original crunch in them if I'm really going to take the plunge. But I'll definitely have to check it out.Noting that I haven't had my first day yet, or talked to anyone about the details of how to do my job yet, and thus I am talking as Owen K.C. Stephens the d20 freelancer, rather than Owen the Paizo Employee:
I would always want any new crunch that appears in an adventure be there specifically to support that adventure. New monsters are an obvious example. But if a haunted school had scrolls with secret swordfighting techniques (traits, feats, or alternate class features), or the formula for a lost arcane art (new spell) or a trial that made you the anointed of a god (new mythic path), then could see adding that crunch.
What I wouldn't be inclined to do is add crunch for the sake of adding some set crunch-word-count. Adventures should focus first and foremost on what the GM needs to create a fun challenge for players. Certainly that may occasionally call for new crunch, but it's not my go-to plan.
OTOH, I'm the guy who added whole new rules to a Call of Cthulhu adventure, and have often been told they were the best part of a really solid adventure, so who knows? :D
I completely agree! But I'll never run even all the adventures I have now. That little extra hook of crunch, something interesting and well integrated into the story, is often what tips me in favor of a product. I have faith you'll find a way to put in new crunch often.
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It's good to see that golem.
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A heffalump but no woozle? How distressing ...Well I am here, and so far I have been offered French chocolates, a golem by my name, and a heffalump.
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I suspect it'll get trickier tomorrow. :)
Woozles are on backorder. The warehouse raptors ate the jub-jub birds. Tech team has absconded with the bandersnatches (frumious ones too).
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Heffalumps and woozles steal honey.
Then they put it back laced with LSD.
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Owen, given your work ethic, is the new module done yet, or can we expect it tomorrow?
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And speaking of modules and adventures, Endzeitgeist just posted a review of the adventures in Razor Coast and was very complimentary of Owen's Jungle Fever adventure.
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Heh, I wonder if this is what is going to make end start reviewing Paizo material :-)