Pathfinder 1E Green Ronin to give Freeport some Pathfinder luvin'

[Relique du Madde]

Quite a different attitude then I remember when asked about making material 'Pathfinderized' as they were just going the route of... 3rd era or something?

If I remember correctly the "Pathfinderization" was across all their 3.0 -> 3.5 materials and not just one book/setting. Of course, considering creating a Freeport Pathfinder source book isn't out of line with GR considering that they also converted Freeport to 4e.

 

[Pramas]

3rd Era was simply a way to rebrand our old d20 stuff when it seemed that WotC was going to get serious about making the d20 logo go away. So that was just continuing to sell what we already had. A Pathfinder conversion is a lot more work, requiring both design and layout. We thus won't be going through our entire d20 back catalog, but we will do Pathfinder updates when it makes sense. A Freeport Companion for Pathfinder was an obvious choice.

 

[JoeGKushner]

3rd Era was simply a way to rebrand our old d20 stuff when it seemed that WotC was going to get serious about making the d20 logo go away. So that was just continuing to sell what we already had. A Pathfinder conversion is a lot more work, requiring both design and layout. We thus won't be going through our entire d20 back catalog, but we will do Pathfinder updates when it makes sense. A Freeport Companion for Pathfinder was an obvious choice.

I hope I'm not sounding like I'm 'ribbing' you here, but what makes it an obvious cohice as opposed to books like Advanced Races and Advanced Classes that were never completed in print and may have more of a market than a Freeport companion?

 

[JoeGKushner]

If I remember correctly the "Pathfinderization" was across all their 3.0 -> 3.5 materials and not just one book/setting. Of course, considering creating a Freeport Pathfinder source book isn't out of line with GR considering that they also converted Freeport to 4e.

Uh... no. That was done under license by Expeditious Retreat Press. Still reading my copy that I picked up from Games Plus.

 

[Pramas]

I hope I'm not sounding like I'm 'ribbing' you here, but what makes it an obvious cohice as opposed to books like Advanced Races and Advanced Classes that were never completed in print and may have more of a market than a Freeport companion?

For many people Freeport is still seen as a "d2o" setting, so making its use easier for players of the game that has inherited the mantle of D&D3 makes a lot of sense. This companion also allows us to test the Pathfinder market while expanding our Freeport support.

Another thing to point out is that the book this is updating, the d20 Freeport Companion, was released late in the 3.5 lifecycle and many people missed it. The work that had been done on the Advanced Class Compendium was, in fact, folded into the book because Rob Schwalb (its developer) and I agreed this was likely our last hurrah for 3.5 sourcebooks. There's thus a lot of material in here that's useful for any d20 (and soon Pathfinder) campaign, whether you use Freeport or not.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Heh. Any system this mini-setting hasn't been exported to?

Not saying that's a bad thing, btw. It's a very playable one, easily dropped into many a world.