Killer Shrike Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Campaign book I ran across this book yesterday at a store and browsed it. Looks pretty good. Nice clean layout, good info, good flavor, really good artwork. I didnt have time to peruse all of it but all in all I had a very favorable impression. Anyone have this book or know more about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book Well, the Pathfinder core game is essentially D&D 3.75, so it's getting a lot of interest from the gamers who don't want to move on the 4e. I'll have to take a good looks at the setting book to see what, if anything, distinguishes it from the standard D&D campaign setting. One thing I wonder, not having seen the book, is whether there is an ubertheme or whether it's something you simply plug your new characters into and run through things. Pazio also is using the "Adventure Path" style of publishing to give players things in the setting they can run right away. These seem to be taking the place of the former Dungeon magazine. Look like interesting adventures, but they'll need some adaptation of HERO. Which brings me to a question: if you're translating a D&D adventure to HERO, is there a correlation between D&D level and the number of points in HERO a character is built upon? Or is it somewhat more complex than that given that power creep is more extravagant in the magic-using classes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilyQuixote Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book Shrike has done a huge D&D 3e to HERO System conversion, years ago. The level to points chart is here.... http://www.killershrike.com/FantasyHERO/Conversion3e/Conversion3eStep1.aspx He also converted the first Pathfinder issue to HERO System terms....here: http://www.killershrike.com/FantasyHERO/Conversion3e/Pathfinder/PaizoPathfinder.aspx So....I don't think he's asking for really basic info on Paizo or Pathfinder so much as the actual book... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book Right -- I'm asking for feedback / opinions about the book itself specifically and the campaign setting it presents as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book Right -- I'm asking for feedback / opinions about the book itself specifically and the campaign setting it presents as a whole. I haven't read it in detail, but I have skimmed through it more thoroughly than you can do in a bookstore: our GM has it and I've gone through it in our downtime. It seems like a pretty good buy if you were running any of the Paizo stuff and wanted to branch out into your own campaign: there's enough detail to get you started and some decent ideas for that. However there's nothing much in terms of detail. It *is* pretty generic D&D - we're not talking Eberron or Iron Kingdoms here, but that's obviously deliberate. There was nothing that made me go "wow!" but also nothing that made me wince. And as always, production values are top notch, which goes along way to towards to promoting atmosphere. I can only dream of what a book produced at this level would be like for Valdorian Age or Tuala Morn. I'd say as a setting book, it's pretty good - definately ahead of the general pack. cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savinien Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book I don't have the book personally, but my GM at Hero Central said it was very nice; his name here is Mastermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavsfan77 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book Last I knew, you can download the PDF for free at Paizo's site. That's where I got my PDF copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted January 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book You must be thinking of some other product; the PDF for this one is 34 ducks and since the hardback ships with a nice map at 50 it seems less than optimal to go PDF on this one. http://paizo.com/store/downloads/pathfinder/pathfinderChronicles/v5748btpy84eo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarreth Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book I have it, its very DnDish so if you know Forgotten Realms, and Greyhawk its kinda related to them in flavor and nature. Its heavy on the adventuring parts, it has the usually pages dedicated to feats, and other game mechanics. Lost kingdoms, an underdark, and forth. So if you like DnD, and Paizo´s products in general, I will say its a good book. Anything in particular you like to know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book Yes, Im an old-skool Realms-hating Greyhawker, and a big fan of Erik Mona aka Savant Iquander. Back in the days before he ascended to deific / professional status he was just a fanboy like you and me. We participated on some of the same online mailing lists and online resources in the good old days when TSR persecuted the sharing and support of Greyhawk -- the Interregnum as some have called it. I still have files penned by him as "Iquander" here and there in my old RPG files on various topics pertaining to Greyhawk. And the Living Greyhawk book which he had a big hand in is pure distilled awesomeness. The thing that caught my eye about the campaign book was its clean, crisp presentation which hearkened back to the old Greyhawk boxed set style, though a much more modern version of it. That Greyhawk feel was definitely there, too. The setting felt big and epic, with lots of room to move around in. The art was mostly good, and -- a big draw -- the maps looked good (so I've got dirty secret RPG map fetish, sue me). Anyway, it looked cool, but on the other hand one thing I _don't_ need is yet another campaign book for a setting I'll never run anything in. So...I resisted the urge to buy, but its been on my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eosin Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book We participated on some of the same online mailing lists and online resources in the good old days when TSR persecuted the sharing and support of Greyhawk -- the Interregnum as some have called it. I still have files penned by him as "Iquander" here and there in my old RPG files on various topics pertaining to Greyhawk. Et tu, Brute? I still think the notes of Iquander are little adventure goldmines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted January 28, 2009 Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book My RPG map fetish is really not dirty or secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted January 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book My RPG map fetish is really not dirty or secret. Well, its not secret anymore now that you've outted yourself, but it is dirty. You dirty map fetishist, you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book Well' date=' its not [i']secret [/i]anymore now that you've outted yourself, but it is dirty. You dirty map fetishist, you.Well I shall have to take a bath then! Ahhh. Much better now. So now I am a clean map fetishist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Re: Pathfinder Campaign book Do you see the way he's looking at that map? Get a room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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