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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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 Posted - 20 May 2008 : 21:30:01
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They are a bit... strange.
I've been on them all day (8 posts!), and I'm still having trouble finding my way around.
Its weird, in this day and age they are still using a 'list' method, instead a more graphical interface.
Plus the fact that BOTH the game system and the setting are called Pathfinder makes it even more confusing, and pile on top of that both of their mags are ALSO called that!
Maybe I'll put a lil' somethin' somethin' in their suggestion box.... |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
5402 Posts |
Posted - 20 May 2008 : 22:55:32
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originally posted by Steven Schend
Yes, Urza, I've seen you and a number of others, like the Knight Errant, over there. Glad you're behaving (unlike some confrontational others) and showing proper Realmsian gentlemen's behavior.
It wouldn't do to have an influx of Realmsian refugees that gave the rest of our friends a bad name 
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originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
I'm scoping out the Paizo boards right now. Unfortunately, I'm finding the layout to be rather confusing and hard to navigate.
They do take a bit to get used to. The community is great, but the forums are a bit awkward. If its any consolation, the search function works pretty well, so its not too hard to find something that you are specifically looking for, it can just be easy to miss something if it pops up and gets buried.
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 20 May 2008 : 23:49:21
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After more 'scrambling', I found that the look we are calling "awkward" was actually intentional - they are going for a 'minimalist' thing with their site (No custom Avatars, No signitueres, etc).
Still, so far the community is very friendly and helpful, so its worth the extra effort. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 21 May 2008 : 00:11:04
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Originally posted by Markustay
Plus the fact that BOTH the game system and the setting are called Pathfinder makes it even more confusing, and pile on top of that both of their mags are ALSO called that!
Yes, that confused me as well.
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"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
Edited by - Rinonalyrna Fathomlin on 21 May 2008 00:11:23 |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 21 May 2008 : 00:19:28
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
They do take a bit to get used to. The community is great, but the forums are a bit awkward. If its any consolation, the search function works pretty well, so its not too hard to find something that you are specifically looking for, it can just be easy to miss something if it pops up and gets buried.
Indeed, I did do some searching around, and the search engine works well. Good to hear the community is nice.
I'd like to join, and maybe I still will in the future, but for now the site layout is a turn-off. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Uzzy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
618 Posts |
Posted - 21 May 2008 : 09:30:54
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I read that the boards are a custom solution for Paizo, to help them integrate the boards with the rest of the site, particularly with the Store.
Either way, it's good to see you all there. Mace, it's possible to post under a pseudonym, I believe. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 21 May 2008 : 14:56:33
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Yes, I noticed that there was indeed a place where you can create alternate names for your account, so I hope to see you there, Mace.
I've noticed several people from here and WotC participating in my thread there, and it makes it feel more like home - thanks for that.
EDIT: Most of the text from this post was just moved to the Golarion thread, because it was more appropriate there.
News: The Pathfinder RPG 3.0 Alpha will be released today, and then its going to Beta for the next 10 months.
They are adding in the Monk, Bard, and Ranger this time out.  |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 21 May 2008 : 16:48:56
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| Looking forward to seeing what they do with the monk. My favorite class concept, but the class is broken so i almost never play one (insane damage die and speed just make the class ridiculous, on top of 5 attacks per round). |
Errant d20 Designer - My Blog (last updated January 06, 2016)
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
* My character sheets (PFRPG, 3.5, and AE versions; not viewable in Internet Explorer)
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My game design work:
* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 22 May 2008 : 02:07:15
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Originally posted by Markustay
Yes, I noticed that there was indeed a place where you can create alternate names for your account, so I hope to see you there, Mace.
I've noticed several people from here and WotC participating in my thread there, and it makes it feel more like home - thanks for that.
Link please? |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2008 : 06:07:23
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Ok Paizo forums 101.
http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards
Important link. :)
There's a grey bar across the top of every "section" of the forum. If what's in that forum doesn't interest you, you can hit the arrow next to the "section name" that's pointed down. That will "minimize" that section so you only see the "section name" and you can click the arrow to maximize it again.
So for example, the first section is Paizo.Com. The forums for that are.. Customer Service, Product Discussion, Website Feedback. If those don't interest you as sections you want to see, hit the arrow. Do it anyway just to see what happens.
Now on the left side of the forums is a menu. It shows you all the forums sections. Paizo.Com, Paizo Publishing, Paizo Community. These let you navigate to a "page" that only shows the forums in that section. So say you "minimize" Paizo.Com but you have a problem with your order. Instead of changing your default look by maximizing Paizo.Com, you could just hit Paizo.Com on the menu there and you'll go to a "page" with just Customer Service, Product Discussion, Website Feedback only.
I typically go straight to publishing, but keep my eye on other things.
Now if you're comfortable with the concept of "minimizing" section, you'll be happy to here that you can minimize forums. This is helpful in the Pathfinder RPG area. There are seperate forums for Alpha 1, 2, 3. Since the current version is Alpha 3, it doesn't make sense to look at those forums, so they can be minimized and you won't see 1 and 2 anymore unless you maximize them.
The Paizo forum setup is much more user friendly if you minimize all the forums you are absolutely not interested in for a default look at what you always want to see and use the menu on the left to navigate to what you've minimized if you suddenly need it.... or atleast that's how I feel anyway. :)
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Edited by - SirUrza on 24 May 2008 06:12:31 |
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Uzzy
Senior Scribe
United Kingdom
618 Posts |
Posted - 24 May 2008 : 14:20:39
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 25 May 2008 : 23:39:51
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@SirUrza - thanks for that How-to - It really helped to minimize all the clutter. Without any sort of graphical references like on other sites, it looks rather like a long, confusing Word Document.
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Link please?
From the other thread -
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Originally posted by Markustay
I got a list of artwork from one guy and it looked great! You can see the thread I started HERE; scroll down and see the links provided by KaeYoss. Lots of good tips on where to find info about the world if your interested.
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"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 26 May 2008 : 22:03:53
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| Thanks. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 27 May 2008 : 08:17:14
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Originally posted by Markustay
@SirUrza - thanks for that How-to - It really helped to minimize all the clutter. Without any sort of graphical references like on other sites, it looks rather like a long, confusing Word Document.
While they haven't redesigned the forums, this is the second or third reorganization they've done of them. It's been worse. ;) |
"Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
The original and unapologetic Arilyn, Aribeth, Seoni Fanboy. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 29 May 2008 : 22:41:55
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Just started a "Give us Steven Schend!" thread over there - its not up yet (I assume their site requires someone to approve a thread before it becomes active?)
Anyway, as soon as I see that the thread is up, I'll post a link. It would do my heart good to see the 'old gaurd' back together again.
The thread is up - please go there and show your support |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
1283 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2008 : 08:10:07
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Yeap saw it and posted in it. :)
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"Evil prevails when good men fail to act."
The original and unapologetic Arilyn, Aribeth, Seoni Fanboy. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2008 : 10:42:07
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Originally posted by SirUrza
Yeap saw it and posted in it. :)
-Indeed!
BRIMSTONE |
"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
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Steven Schend
Forgotten Realms Designer & Author
USA
1714 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jun 2008 : 14:21:01
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You guys are making me blush.
Thanks for your support; it's very much appreciated, and I hope to live up to expectations, should I get work on Golarion or other worlds.
Now to get back downstairs and working on my own worlds.....
Steven |
For current projects and general natter, see www.steveneschend.com
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jun 2008 : 16:14:02
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Originally posted by Steven Schend
Now to get back downstairs and working on my own worlds.....
Which I am eagerly anticipating. With Blackstaff you established yourself as an author whose works I want to collect all of. Don't let me down, keep writing excellent works! (Also, I enjoy seeing what authors of shared worlds do when they do not have all of the loopholes to jump through in worlds of their own creations.) |
Errant d20 Designer - My Blog (last updated January 06, 2016)
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
* My character sheets (PFRPG, 3.5, and AE versions; not viewable in Internet Explorer)
* Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document (PFRPG OGL Rules)
* The Hypertext d20 SRD (3.5 OGL Rules)
* 3.5 D&D Archives
My game design work:
* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jun 2008 : 03:05:12
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
I'm scoping out the Paizo boards right now. Unfortunately, I'm finding the layout to be rather confusing and hard to navigate.
It is not well organized, but you get used to it quickly. |
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls, whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still, that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jun 2008 : 17:25:58
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
I'm scoping out the Paizo boards right now. Unfortunately, I'm finding the layout to be rather confusing and hard to navigate.
It is not well organized, but you get used to it quickly.
Since I'm interested in Pathfinder, I might well end up posting there. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jun 2008 : 00:51:46
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-Yeah there is no Beta/Warning/Pity Trolls over there in the Paizo Forums. Just to think that one person has been banned twice on the WotC forums, and is working on his third ban from there.   
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
Alaundo of Candlekeep |
Edited by - Brimstone on 04 Jun 2008 01:04:31 |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
947 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jun 2008 : 02:51:08
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Since I'm interested in Pathfinder, I might well end up posting there.
see ya there then. You at the forgottenrealmsvault as well? |
When hinges creak in doorless chambers and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls, whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still, that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jun 2008 : 21:14:55
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Since I'm interested in Pathfinder, I might well end up posting there.
see ya there then. You at the forgottenrealmsvault as well?
Registered, but haven't posted much yet. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
2296 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jun 2008 : 22:19:28
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| Well, I am proud to say that my nick on the Paizo page has officially been changed into, you guess it, Mace Hammerhand!!! *does happy dance* |
Mace's not so gentle gamer's journal My rants were harmless compared to this, beware! |
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1564 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2008 : 03:51:51
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Originally posted by Steven Schend
You guys are making me blush.
Thanks for your support; it's very much appreciated, and I hope to live up to expectations, should I get work on Golarion or other worlds.
Now to get back downstairs and working on my own worlds.....
Steven
I hope Erik and Lisa get you, Eric and George to work on Golarion -- what a "dream team" it would be with you guys and Ed and Elaine! 
I'm starting my own Alpha 3 playtest campaign in a week or so in FR (probably Cormyr) and so far I've absolutely loved what I've seen of PF RPG! |
"What am I doing today? Ask me tomorrow - I can be sure of giving you the right answer then."
-- Askarran of Selgaunt, Master Sage, speaking to a curious merchant, Year of the Helm |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2008 : 16:02:06
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| I have a Pathfinder RPG Alpha 3 Character Sheet that I have created if anyone is interested. I cannot post it to RPGSheets right now because of some sort of database error, so if you would like a copy PM me your email. |
Errant d20 Designer - My Blog (last updated January 06, 2016)
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
* My character sheets (PFRPG, 3.5, and AE versions; not viewable in Internet Explorer)
* Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document (PFRPG OGL Rules)
* The Hypertext d20 SRD (3.5 OGL Rules)
* 3.5 D&D Archives
My game design work:
* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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Ayunken-vanzan
Senior Scribe
Germany
657 Posts |
Posted - 11 Jun 2008 : 17:07:44
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| I am reading the PRPG Alpha 3 right now, and I am very impressed what they made with the sorcerer. The bloodlines are an ingenious idea which distinguishes the sorcerer most striking from the wizzard. |
"What mattered our lives now? When our world had been torn from us? Folk wept, or drank, or stood staring out over the land, wondering what new horror each dawn would bring."
Elender Stormfall of Suzail
"Anyone can kill deities, cause plagues, or destroy organizations. It takes real skill to make them live on."
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Ardashir
Senior Scribe
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - 13 Jun 2008 : 00:28:48
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Originally posted by AncientSpirits
I'm a Paizo fan, I admit, and am surprised and excited by their direction. It's bold, if nothing else.
What's most interesting to me is that their philosophy toward their customer base is - in many ways - the opposite of WotC's, such as an open design process that solicits input, evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes so folks can keep their current books, and focus on simulation and minimizing the battlemat rather than The Other Company (tm).
What, a company listening to its customers rather than simply telling them what they want? Inconceivable!
More seriously, this sounds like a good idea. I am seriously bummed to think that the several hundred dollars worth of 3/3.5 Ed books I got are now so much wallpaper. |
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
1564 Posts |
Posted - 16 Jun 2008 : 04:36:13
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Alright, I launched my Pathfinder Alpha playtest campaign tonight, and I can't recall the last time I have been as excited about running a D&D campaign!
I decided to set it in Thunderstone, in Cormyr. If you want to, you can read about it here:
Honkin' big link!
(Again, Sage and Wooly, feel free to shorten that link )
Mod edit: Link shortened. |
"What am I doing today? Ask me tomorrow - I can be sure of giving you the right answer then."
-- Askarran of Selgaunt, Master Sage, speaking to a curious merchant, Year of the Helm |
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