All Entries in the "Pathfinder" Category
The One Thing 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Does Better Than Pathfinder (Or “You’re Saying That Wrong, Part 2″)
No matter what the critics say, no matter what views people enforce, when you strip the opinions and the judgments, there’s one thing no one can deny that Wizards of the Coast did better with 4th Edition D&D than Paizo did with Pathfinder. That’s my cliffhanger, now to step back. Last week, I was interviewed [...]
2010 Holiday Gamers Gift Guide
The Holidays are upon us! Need that last-minute Christmas idea? Need to find something fun to spend your Hanukkah gift card money on? Or are you like me and just buy yourself what you want for the Holidays? Well we are here to help. Below are my top picks for some great games that may [...]
Review – Pathfinder Rolepaying Game: Advanced Player’s Guide
One of the hot new releases at Gen Con this year, was the Pathfinder Rolepaying Game: Advanced Player’s Guide by Paizo Publishing. As media, we get into the vendor area an hour early on Thursday, before the doors open to regular guests. And when those doors opened, I was standing next to Paizo’s booth. All [...]
Paizo’s Pathfinder Burnt Offerings as a Stage Play
Welcome to Portland, Oregon. The land of wet winters and amazing eating establishments. But unbeknownst to many, a land populated with many nerds and geeks. So many, that we infiltrate places that none suspect. Portland is a place where once I was sitting at a sushi bar with a buddy of mine talking about his [...]
Trask's Thoughts on the Paizo Pathfinder Society Organized Play Campaign
I spent two hours last night in the Pathfinder chat session and carefully read all of the responses offered by the campaign staff to publicly-submitted questions. The questions ranged from character tracking to running modules in a game store. There were no surprises in any of the answers. Regardless of the new name, it is [...]
Paizo Pathfinder Society Chat Report
I attended a two hour chat with Nick Logue, Paizo Organized Play Coordinator and Joshua J. Frost from the Paizo marketing department on the pending release of the “Pathfinder Society” organized play campaign. This is not edited, so do not blame me for any typos. I also had some technical issues, so I might have [...]
Pathfinder Alpha 2 Skills Overview
This is my second of probably five posts regarding the new “Pathfinder” rule set based on the 3.5 OGL rules. Today I will examine the skills section, which includes skill advancement, ranks and skill descriptions. The first change is simplified skill point acquisition. For example, a paladin now receives two skill points, plus his intelligence [...]
Paizo Pathfinder Alpha 2 Races and Classes Overview
Pathfinder released its “Alpha 2″ version of “Pathfinder, ” so I thought I would post some of the main differences between OGL 3.5 and the new “Pathfinder” rules. This is not an in depth review or analysis of the rules, just a quick summary of the key differences that caught my eye. It is not [...]
Paizo Releases Pathfinder Alpha Release 2
I am big booster of open-source software ie. Linux. The Paizo Pathfinder project is open-source gaming and a fascinating experiment. For the uninitiated, Paizo is creating a game system based on the 3.5 SRD, but “modified” by the fans. They plan on publishing a hardback book next summer, but are releasing revisions as free PDF downloads now. [...]