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mixitwithblop decided to cease supporting the previous Pathfinder RPG discussion framework in order to focus his efforts on new endeavors, but the fanbase has requested an extension of their previous thread experience. Here's mixitwithblop's fantastic OP. Carry on wherever y'all left off I guess. What is this? This is a thread for information and discussion of the Pathfinder Role Playing Game. There has been some general information and links in this thread and probably others prior.  About the game Pathfinder Role Playing Game is a table top fantasy role playing game published by Paizo. It is based on the d20 system. To participate in a game, you only need one book, and that is the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook. As far as the core rules go, there is also the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary and Pathfinder Game Screen. For a detailed description of the game from Paizo, please see: Pathfinder Role Playing Game This all sounds very familiar In a nutshell, the game is basically a rewrite/update to the original Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition rules using the OGL 3.5E SRD. When Wizards of the Coast decided to update D&D to the 4th edition, a number of players were either reluctant to move to a new rule set, were not completely satisfied with the changes in 4e, or didn't want to drop all of their original 3.5e supplements, and often, all three. In general, the rules are very similar, but with many of the most common complaints about 3.5e addressed. For more info regarding this, see the official Pathfinder RPG FAQ. While that is the origin of it all, Pathfinder has since been taken up by quite a few players with a great amount of fanfare and eagerness. There is a certain freshness and excitement about the game overall. Pathfinder is considered the spiritual successor to Dungeons & Dragons 3.5e by many. For insights into the game design along with developer interviews listen to this podcast: Atomic Array 29 A free conversion guide from 3.5E to Pathfinder RPG rules is available here.  Is it just a new set of rules? In addition to the new rules, there is also a Pathfinder specific gameworld campaign called Pathfinder: Chronicles with associated series of individual Modules, Module Series, and player campaign guides called Pathfinder Companion. There is also an organized large scale campaign called the Pathfinder Society, along with with Pathfinder Society Scenarios which are modules meant to be played in a single 4 hour game. Full catalog and release schedule So here is the product line breakdown: Pathfinder Role Playing Game Rules, setting neutral Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign supplements set in the world of Golarian, many can be used with general 3.5e Pathfinder Companion Player focused guides focusing on various topics, such as races and kingdoms Pathfinder Module Short adventure modules set in the world of Golarian Pathfinder Adventure Path Interconnected adventure series set in the world of Golarian Pathfinder Society Scenarios Short adventure modules for use in Pathfinder Society organized games. Tell me about the campaign setting The official Pathfinder campaign setting is called Pathfinder: Chronicles and takes place in the fictional world of Golarian. If you're familiar with D&D campaign settings, it can be described as a combination of all the best things about Forgotten Realms, World of Greyhawk, and Mystara, as well as elements of Warhammer Fantasy. There are a number of supplements describing this world, with the primary being Pathfinder Chronicles: Campaign Setting. A general overview of the geography and kingdoms of Golarian is contained in Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer. Here is a podcast review of the Campaign Setting and Gazetteer supplements: The Tome: Episode 102 - Pathfinder Setting  Tell me about the Pathfinder Society The Pathfinder Society is essentially an official mega-campaign played by thousands of players in the world of Golarian. Consider it as a standard platform in which to interact and play with other players in the Pathfinder Chronicles game world. It is basically the Paizo version of the RPGA. Play is organized into Seasons, of which a series of modules called Pathfinder Society Scenarios are released. There rules and character progression are slightly different and is outlined in Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play. The Pathfinder Society is also an organization in the campaign. As defined by Paizo, it is an "organization of explorers, vagabonds, sages, and treasure hunters determined to plumb the depths of the darkest tombs, and collect relics and lore from bygone ages". What's great about this, is that it automatically creates a background in the game story for a way for players to bring the same character into home games, Cons, internet games or whatever. Character progression and history is officially recorded and available for GM's to look up! To join, get an official member number and card, and register your character, go here. In addition to the Core Rulebook, players are expected know and read the Guide to Pathfinder Society Organized Play(free PDF), and have the Pathfinder Chronicles: Seekers of Secrets—A Guide to the Pathfinder Society.  Why should I play Pathfinder? In order to behold the rise of Mighty Valeros Additional Resources Official: Pathfinder Resources Official game resources, to include pdf rulebook errata and character sheet Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document Pathfinder RPG OGL SRD Pathfinder Messageboard Official Pathfinder Forums General: Pathfinder SRD Wiki Rules SRD Wiki, excellent reference Pathfinder Wiki Golarian Campaign encyclopedia Know Direction Podcasts Monthly fan generated Pathfinder podcast from 3.5 Private Sanctuary Wayfinder Magazine Pathfinder RPG specific magazine (free download) Pathfinder Society Online Collective Google group for finding Pathfinder Society players and games for online play Paizo Chat Chatroom for Paizo/Pathfinder, many authors frequent it. Fan generated: Pathfinder Database Fan created game elements Pathfinder Chronicler Fan created campaign fiction Software and PDF's: Neceros Fillable Character Sheet Excellent fillable PDF character sheet Hero Lab Commercial Windows character creation software with excellent Pathfinder RPG support. PCGen Open source, multi platform character creation software, Pathfinder Data set available. d20Pro Commercial multi platform virtual table top software with Pathfinder support. Can import Hero Lab Pathfinder characters. RPTools Open source, multi platform virtual table top software. Used by many players for Pathfinder RPG. Pathfinder Framework TTopRPG Free virtual table top(Win32 only). Actively being developed & has a small dedicated group of Pathfinder players
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[...] Any of the PF aficionados have a a rundown on who the artist is and how they settled the PF core art aesthetic? FedkaTheConvict fucked around with this message at 07:27 on Feb 23, 2010 |
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Out of curiosity, does one of you all who's got the books have a breakdown of the writer credits and their biographies It would be kinda cool to see one of these companies pull in an actual area specialist to write that 'it's Irish/Chinese/Etc, but <x>' fantasy cultures flavors because you'd get someone fluent enough with the dominant myths, legends, tropes and symbols that they could effectively defamiliarize the setting.
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Tolan posted:So, basically you can't use real-world analogues of any kind, good or bad, because hey, racist! Here's the hook: the designers are drawing on cultural themes, tropes, and myths in order to build their fantasy world. It's legit to do that, but the objection is that when the reader goes through Golarian and they wind up in not-China or not-India, they're encountering a rendition of their preconceived stereotypes and beliefs rather than a meaningful allusion to the source culture. Not only is it an embrace of cliche, it's orientalism. The way to do it right is to be fluent in the culture whose themes, tropes, and myths you're appropriating. For instance, Steven Brust's not-Hungarian protagonist in Taltos, Jhereg, etc. Also Lois McMaster Bujold's Barrayar, which is kiiinda like Not-Russia with some other stuff tossed in the blender and fermented for a while. Which, considering the premise for the setting, is just about right. FedkaTheConvict fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Apr 27, 2010 |
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