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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7649500" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>[h=3]Pathfinder RPG News[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Paizo and Gen Con have reached a <a href="http://paizo.com/paizo/news/v5748eaic9q7w?Paizo-Publishing-and-Gen-Con-Reach-MultiYear" target="_blank">3-year co-sponsorship agreement</a> (Mayfair Games is the other multi-year co-sponsor). It also means that Paizo's booth at Gen Con will be larger, and the company will have more supported events. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Top 32 Finalists for RPG Superstar 2013 have <a href="http://paizo.com/paizo&tab=paizo" target="_blank">been announced</a>. The Top 32 will now be required to design a concept for a class archetype to the specifications of the RPG Superstar judges and submit that concept by 2:00 PM Pacific time on Friday, January 25. These Round 2 submissions will be revealed to the general public on Tuesday, January 29 with judges' comments and the public will then get to discuss the entries and vote for their favorite. Voting ends on February 4 and the Top 16 by votes will move on to Round 3. The ultimate winner of RPG Superstar, announced April 2, 2013, will write an adventure for Paizo's Pathfinder Module line to be published in early 2014. The 2012 RPG Superstar champion module, Mike Welham's <a href="http://paizo.com/products/btpy8s2u" target="_blank"><em>Doom Comes to Dustpawn</em></a>, releases in April 2013. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Paizo Editor-in-Chief Wesley Schneider has been running a <em>Pathfinder/Mass Effect </em>hybrid (<em>Pathfinder rules</em>, M.E, setting) for Paizo staff for the past year. He's <a href="http://erraticepisodes.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">put together his notes</a> (pretty much a 90% complete adventure), Pathfinder race write-ups of the main sentient species of the Mass Effect universe, tons of handouts, maps, etc, all as a free download for anyone else who might like to play with them and run a similar game. There's also quite a few candid shots (even a video a page or two back) of the Paizo crew gaming on there. </li> </ul><p></p><p>[h=3]Dungeons & Dragons News[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dreye/20130123#84533" target="_blank">Hippogriffon?</a> -- <span style="color: #ff8c00">"Jon has chosen to tackle the elusive hybrid of hippogriff and griffon, called the hippogriffon. (No, not really. He's sticking to the hippogriff.) Visually, what do you want in a hippogriff?"</span> </li> </ul><p></p><p>[h=3]Roleplaying Games News[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.mutantepoch.com/" target="_blank">Beyond the Red Crater</a> is an adventure for the Mutant Epoch RPG. <span style="color: #ff8c00">"You and your fellow excavators have reunited after six years and returned to the wasteland. Following a tattered map you set out in search of vengeance, glory and mighty relics in an ancient facility; a dome beyond Red Crater."</span> 132 page softcover or PDF. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Take a look inside CUbicle 7's Qin: Art of War <a href="http://www.cubicle7.co.uk/2013/01/a-look-inside-qin-the-art-of-war/" target="_blank">in this video</a>. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sheibeck/the-procurator" target="_blank">The Procurator</a> is a website tool being Kickstarteed that lets you create and manage character sheets and characters for any game. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Android app <a href="http://www.d20charactersheet.com/" target="_blank">d20 Character Sheet</a> is now available for Android tablets and the Amazon Kindle. </li> </ul><p></p><p>[h=3]Community News[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thanks goes to RPG Geek for their <a href="http://rpggeek.com/thread/918228/en-world-rebuilding-after-the-breach" target="_blank">kind article</a> about the Rebuilding EN World Kickstarter.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We have a <a href="http://bit.ly/144oQjp" target="_blank">Classic D&D PDF special edition</a> of Pretty Darn Fun.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gygax Magazine is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GygaxMagazine/posts/361517410613253" target="_blank">shining a spotlight</a> on Ernie Gygax.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="http://rpgdigest.com/2008/04/10/spell-names-in-dungeons-and-dragons/" target="_blank">listing of characters and spells</a> contributed by TSR staff to Greyhawk, including Ernie Gygax's Mage Tenser.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Game Knight Reviews has a <a href="http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2013/01/the-gassy-gnoll-a-holiday-collection-follow-up" target="_blank">followup article</a> to its piece about <a href="http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/12/the-gassy-gnoll-holiday-spirit-what-are-your-campaign-holidays/" target="_blank">holidays in RPG campaigns</a> which lists more resources covering similar topics.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gnome Stew guest author Jonathon Narvey talks about <a href="http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/injecting-a-sense-of-urgency-into-your-adventure" target="_blank">Injecting a Sense of Urgency into Your Adventure</a> by using deadlines.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kobold Press has a <a href="http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/front-page14884.php" target="_blank">couple of surgical traps for you</a> (Pathfinder RPG) -- a surgical spasm spike trap, and a surgeon's sheet trap.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Rotting Toes</em> is an <a href="http://www.loremaster.org/content.php?287-Rotting-Toes-An-Orcish-Dice-Game" target="_blank">orcish dice game</a> presented by Erik Nowak.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Roleplayers Chronicle <a href="http://roleplayerschronicle.com/?p=30711" target="_blank">has reviewed</a> White Wolf's <em>The World of Darkness </em>(Storytelling System).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Chamber of Mazarbul lists some <a href="http://thechamberofmazarbuldnd.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/execute-order-66.html" target="_blank">free resources for FFG's Star Wars: Edge of Empire RPG</a>, including a podcast, some blogs, and more.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Journeyman GM <a href="http://journeymangm.com/2013/01/22/dice-that-ace-more-do-not-roll-higher/" target="_blank">dispels a myth</a> about dice-rolling statistics.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">RPG Geek is holding an <a href="http://rpggeek.com/thread/917078/adventure-design-contest/page/1" target="_blank">adventure design contest</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fred Hicks is <a href="http://www.faterpg.de/2013/01/23/interwith-fred-hicks-from-evil-hat/" target="_blank">interviewed here</a> about the massively successful FATE Core Kickstarter. There's also a <a href="http://pulpgamer.com/Pulp-Gamer-Prime" target="_blank">video interview with him here</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">RPGnet has reviewed <a href="http://t.co/whsNmbmZ" target="_blank">Mistborn</a>, <a href="http://t.co/hqq3kMK6" target="_blank">Mythic</a>, and <a href="http://t.co/hrzr8EgY" target="_blank">Twilight: 2000</a>. They've also interviewed Pathfinder publisher <a href="http://t.co/Z2c29pTK" target="_blank">Fat Goblin Games</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Dungeon Bastard is back with a new video... on flumphs! See below!</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[video=youtube;gI357Kpgxks]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI357Kpgxks&amp;feature=youtu.be[/video]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 7649500, member: 1"] [h=3]Pathfinder RPG News[/h] [LIST] [*]Paizo and Gen Con have reached a [URL="http://paizo.com/paizo/news/v5748eaic9q7w?Paizo-Publishing-and-Gen-Con-Reach-MultiYear"]3-year co-sponsorship agreement[/URL] (Mayfair Games is the other multi-year co-sponsor). It also means that Paizo's booth at Gen Con will be larger, and the company will have more supported events. [*]The Top 32 Finalists for RPG Superstar 2013 have [URL="http://paizo.com/paizo&tab=paizo"]been announced[/URL]. The Top 32 will now be required to design a concept for a class archetype to the specifications of the RPG Superstar judges and submit that concept by 2:00 PM Pacific time on Friday, January 25. These Round 2 submissions will be revealed to the general public on Tuesday, January 29 with judges' comments and the public will then get to discuss the entries and vote for their favorite. Voting ends on February 4 and the Top 16 by votes will move on to Round 3. The ultimate winner of RPG Superstar, announced April 2, 2013, will write an adventure for Paizo's Pathfinder Module line to be published in early 2014. The 2012 RPG Superstar champion module, Mike Welham's [URL="http://paizo.com/products/btpy8s2u"][I]Doom Comes to Dustpawn[/I][/URL], releases in April 2013. [*]Paizo Editor-in-Chief Wesley Schneider has been running a [I]Pathfinder/Mass Effect [/I]hybrid ([I]Pathfinder rules[/I], M.E, setting) for Paizo staff for the past year. He's [URL="http://erraticepisodes.blogspot.com/"]put together his notes[/URL] (pretty much a 90% complete adventure), Pathfinder race write-ups of the main sentient species of the Mass Effect universe, tons of handouts, maps, etc, all as a free download for anyone else who might like to play with them and run a similar game. There's also quite a few candid shots (even a video a page or two back) of the Paizo crew gaming on there. [/LIST] [h=3]Dungeons & Dragons News[/h] [LIST] [*][URL="http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dreye/20130123#84533"]Hippogriffon?[/URL] -- [COLOR=#ff8c00]"Jon has chosen to tackle the elusive hybrid of hippogriff and griffon, called the hippogriffon. (No, not really. He's sticking to the hippogriff.) Visually, what do you want in a hippogriff?"[/COLOR] [/LIST] [h=3]Roleplaying Games News[/h] [LIST] [*][URL="http://www.mutantepoch.com/"]Beyond the Red Crater[/URL] is an adventure for the Mutant Epoch RPG. [COLOR=#ff8c00]"You and your fellow excavators have reunited after six years and returned to the wasteland. Following a tattered map you set out in search of vengeance, glory and mighty relics in an ancient facility; a dome beyond Red Crater."[/COLOR] 132 page softcover or PDF. [*]Take a look inside CUbicle 7's Qin: Art of War [URL="http://www.cubicle7.co.uk/2013/01/a-look-inside-qin-the-art-of-war/"]in this video[/URL]. [*][URL="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sheibeck/the-procurator"]The Procurator[/URL] is a website tool being Kickstarteed that lets you create and manage character sheets and characters for any game. [*]The Android app [URL="http://www.d20charactersheet.com/"]d20 Character Sheet[/URL] is now available for Android tablets and the Amazon Kindle. [/LIST] [h=3]Community News[/h] [LIST] [*]Thanks goes to RPG Geek for their [URL="http://rpggeek.com/thread/918228/en-world-rebuilding-after-the-breach"]kind article[/URL] about the Rebuilding EN World Kickstarter. [*]We have a [URL="http://bit.ly/144oQjp"]Classic D&D PDF special edition[/URL] of Pretty Darn Fun. [*]Gygax Magazine is [URL="https://www.facebook.com/GygaxMagazine/posts/361517410613253"]shining a spotlight[/URL] on Ernie Gygax. [*]A [URL="http://rpgdigest.com/2008/04/10/spell-names-in-dungeons-and-dragons/"]listing of characters and spells[/URL] contributed by TSR staff to Greyhawk, including Ernie Gygax's Mage Tenser. [*]Game Knight Reviews has a [URL="http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2013/01/the-gassy-gnoll-a-holiday-collection-follow-up"]followup article[/URL] to its piece about [URL="http://www.gameknightreviews.com/2012/12/the-gassy-gnoll-holiday-spirit-what-are-your-campaign-holidays/"]holidays in RPG campaigns[/URL] which lists more resources covering similar topics. [*]Gnome Stew guest author Jonathon Narvey talks about [URL="http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/injecting-a-sense-of-urgency-into-your-adventure"]Injecting a Sense of Urgency into Your Adventure[/URL] by using deadlines. [*]Kobold Press has a [URL="http://www.koboldquarterly.com/k/front-page14884.php"]couple of surgical traps for you[/URL] (Pathfinder RPG) -- a surgical spasm spike trap, and a surgeon's sheet trap. [*][I]Rotting Toes[/I] is an [URL="http://www.loremaster.org/content.php?287-Rotting-Toes-An-Orcish-Dice-Game"]orcish dice game[/URL] presented by Erik Nowak. [*]Roleplayers Chronicle [URL="http://roleplayerschronicle.com/?p=30711"]has reviewed[/URL] White Wolf's [I]The World of Darkness [/I](Storytelling System). [*]The Chamber of Mazarbul lists some [URL="http://thechamberofmazarbuldnd.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/execute-order-66.html"]free resources for FFG's Star Wars: Edge of Empire RPG[/URL], including a podcast, some blogs, and more. [*]The Journeyman GM [URL="http://journeymangm.com/2013/01/22/dice-that-ace-more-do-not-roll-higher/"]dispels a myth[/URL] about dice-rolling statistics. [*]RPG Geek is holding an [URL="http://rpggeek.com/thread/917078/adventure-design-contest/page/1"]adventure design contest[/URL]. [*]Fred Hicks is [URL="http://www.faterpg.de/2013/01/23/interwith-fred-hicks-from-evil-hat/"]interviewed here[/URL] about the massively successful FATE Core Kickstarter. There's also a [URL="http://pulpgamer.com/Pulp-Gamer-Prime"]video interview with him here[/URL]. [*]RPGnet has reviewed [URL="http://t.co/whsNmbmZ"]Mistborn[/URL], [URL="http://t.co/hqq3kMK6"]Mythic[/URL], and [URL="http://t.co/hrzr8EgY"]Twilight: 2000[/URL]. They've also interviewed Pathfinder publisher [URL="http://t.co/Z2c29pTK"]Fat Goblin Games[/URL]. [*]The Dungeon Bastard is back with a new video... on flumphs! See below! [/LIST] [CENTER] [video=youtube;gI357Kpgxks]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI357Kpgxks&feature=youtu.be[/video] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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