Player's Primer Preview

[Morrus]

Well, I've heard millions of complaints about PDFs not being on a white background - but this is a first for me!

Printer ink and toner being what it is, I can't see us changing to a non-white background any time soon (except for sidebars and the like).

 

[the-golem]

Well, I've heard millions of complaints about PDFs not being on a white background - but this is a first for me!

Printer ink and toner being what it is, I can't see us changing to a non-white background any time soon (except for sidebars and the like).

Personally, if I find I'm going to be doing extensive reading onscreen, I adjust my monitor with its magic "text" preset. It's brilliant, really. ;-)

 

[Morrus]

Heh, well this thread has been thoroughly derailed! So what do people think about the actual content of the Primer?

 

[the-golem]

Heh, well this thread has been thoroughly derailed! So what do people think about the actual content of the Primer?

I'm sorry, I couldn't read any of it, the sheer brightness of the colors blinded me (save ends).

Just kidding. I think it's quite awesome, and feels almost Victorian (?) to me. Seems like a very high-industry setting, but yet, not "steampunk". I'm intrigued.

 

[john112364]

I think I really like the feel of this setting. This intro is a great teaser. It draws you in and makes you want more.

 

[Morrus]

Here's the version with the real world map for you sneaky previewing in the forum folks!

Again, this is the 4E version (we've added a 4E icon to make that clear, so you know which version of something you're looking at). Pathfinder doesn't have 4E-isms like the Shadowfell, Feywild, or core PC races like Tieflings and Dragonborn, so a lot of that fluff will change. At the moment we're considering renaming the Shadowfell and Feywild to The Bleak Gate and The Dreaming, respectively, and we'll need to do some race-switching for the overall setting. We haven't yet fully decided whether to simply have different names for Pathfinder, or rename everything for both.

Plus this version has fancy layering controls, 'cos hey, why not utlilize the strengths of a PDF? You can turn off various graphical elements individually to suit your printer-ink costs and aesthetic sensibilities. I think that's awesome!

 

[Almightyfoon]

I'm liking the idea behind the tieflings, that alone might make me take a look. I may bring some ideas from the Iron Kingdoms RPG depending on whats actually in the book.

 

[Morrus]

Both the 4E and PATHFINDER versions of the Player Primer are now available.

 

[the-golem]

This is much better. I like the cool typefaces you've put into this one. That map is epic too. Who's the cartographer?

 

[RangerWickett]

Jonathan Roberts - Fantastic Maps | The fantasy cartography of Jon Roberts