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New GM Chronicles: How ‘Starfinder’ Convinced Me to Become a GM

February 14, 2018February 13, 2018Anthony Karcz1

How ‘Starfinder’ was able to finally convince me to sit down in the GM chair, plus my prep for Session 0 as my PCs head “Into the Unknown.”

Choosing Roles in ‘PACG: Mummy’s Mask’

July 14, 2017Jonathan H. Liu2

Now that we’ve completed Deck 3 in ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy’s Mask,’ we get to choose role cards, gaining new powers and abilities for the rest of the adventure.

‘PACG: Mummy’s Mask’ Deck 3: “Shifting Sands”

June 26, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Having dealt with “Empty Graves” and the Forgotten Pharaoh Cultists, we move on to Deck 3 of the ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy’s Mask,’ “Shifting Sands.”

My PaizoCon Annual Tradition

June 5, 2017Will James

Memorial day weekend marked the tenth PaizoCon, but it also marked the first anniversary of what I’ve made a tradition: painting a Reaper mini for my daughter on her birthday.

Goblins in Space! News from PaizoCon 2017

May 29, 2017January 1, 2018Ryan Hiller2

News from the PaizoCon 2017 Banquet.

The Drift: GeekDad Exclusive Look at ‘Starfinder.’ Watch Your Mouth, Kid, or You’ll Find Yourself Floating Home!

May 24, 2017January 1, 2018Ryan Hiller2

Check out this exclusive reveal on the “Drift,” Paizo’s ‘Starfinder Roleplaying Game’s’ answer to faster-than-light travel.

Retrieve ‘Starfinder RPG.’ Priority One. All Other Priorities Rescinded.

May 20, 2017January 1, 2018Ryan Hiller2

Releasing in August at GenCon, the ‘Starfinder Roleplaying Game’ is an intriguing new science-fantasy offering from Paizo, the makers of the ‘Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.’

‘Pathfinder: Kingmaker’ Tame the Stolen Lands and Build Your Kingdom in This New Computer RPG

May 18, 2017January 1, 2018Ryan Hiller2

Pathfinder the computer-based role playing game! Yesterday Owlcat Games announced their partnership with Paizo to create Pathfinder: Kingmaker an isometric party-based computer RPG

Bestiary 6 Cover Depicting Mephistophleles

‘Pathfinder’s Bestiary 6’, Prepare to Sell Your Soul

May 12, 2017January 1, 2018Ryan Hiller

Just released, ‘Pathfinder’s Bestiary 6’ contains some of the biggest-bads ever created. Whether your characters are selling their souls to Mephistopheles or facing off with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, your players and their characters are in for some surprises in this excellent edition to the ‘Pathfinder Role Playing Game.’

PaizoCon 2017: Tickets on Sale. Come Slay Some Beasts in Seattle!

May 5, 2017January 1, 2018Ryan Hiller3

There’s still time to be the hero at PaizoCon 2017! Tickets are on sale for this four-day gaming convention in Seattle, Washington, taking place May 26–29.

PACG Mummy's Mask "Evening at the Canny Jackal"

‘PACG: Mummy’s Mask’ Deck 2: “Empty Graves”

April 14, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

We continue our journey through ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy’s Mask’ with Deck 2: “Empty Graves.” In case you missed it, we started here with an overview of the base set. And, of course, there are spoilers ahead!

‘PACG: Mummy’s Mask’ Adventure Deck 1: “The Half-Dead City”

February 14, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

The base set of ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy’s Mask’ comes with two adventure paths: Deck B “Cross the Pharaoh’s Land” and Deck 1 “The Half-Dead City.” Last month, I shared our adventures through the desert. This month, we’ve it to Wati and are ready to explore.

Getting Your RPG Fix With Play-by-Post Gaming

February 7, 2017April 22, 2018Ryan Hiller12

Utilizing threaded forums for text-based posts, and a place to share images and maps, Play-by-post gaming is an excellent way to get a daily dose of role-playing games without committing large blocks of time.

‘Pathfinder’s ‘Curse of the Crimson Throne’ Hardcover: Can You Beat the Curse?

January 6, 2017January 2, 2018Ryan Hiller

All six modules of the original AP are included in this massive hardcover compilation, with additions such as new illustrations, new characters, new location maps, and new encounters.

‘PACG: Mummy’s Mask’: Base Set Playthrough

January 3, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

Here’s our playthrough of the Deck B adventure, “Cross the Pharaoh’s Land.”

‘PACG: Mummy’s Mask’: Party On!

December 25, 2016Jonathan H. Liu

Today, I’d like to introduce you to the five characters in our party for ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy’s Mask.’ These are the characters who will be making their way through the six adventure decks—assuming none of them dies terribly, that is.

Interview with Sam Sykes Author of ‘Pathfinder Tales Shy Knives’

November 15, 2016January 5, 2018Ryan Hiller

‘Shy Knives,’ the latest ‘Pathfinder Tales’ novel as been set free into the wild and is available right now for you enjoyment. Shaia “Shy” Ratani is an excellent depiction of a morally-ambiguous rogue tasked with solving a nobleman’s murder. Like any good adventure, Shy quickly gets involved in something much larger.

‘PACG: Wrath of the Righteous’ Deck 6: City of Locusts

November 13, 2016Jonathan H. Liu

Well, we’ve finally come to the last adventure in the ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Wrath of the Righteous.’ The sixth deck is called “City of Locusts,” and we’ve finally completed our journey.

‘Pathfinder Core Rulebook’ Cover Brought to Life in Stunning 3D

October 22, 2016January 5, 2018Ryan Hiller1

Character artist Rafael Malavassi has translated the cover of the ‘Pathfinder Core Rulebook’ in stunning 3D as a tribute to his favorite artist, Wayne Reynolds.

Kickstarter Alert: ‘Pathfinder’ ‘Playbook Essentials’ for Android

October 19, 2016January 5, 2018Ryan Hiller1

Trapdoor Technologies is running a Kickstarter to bring the best of ‘Playbook for Pathfinder’ to the Android platform. The ‘Playbook Essentials’ for Android Kickstarter focuses on the Library Module and character sheets.

‘Pathfinder’ Miniaturized Into Pocket Editions

October 18, 2016January 10, 2018Ryan Hiller4

Paizo has released pocket editions of the ‘Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook,’ and the ‘Bestiary,’ and they actually do fit in a pocket.

Reaping the Rewards: Q-workshop Pathfinder Dice

October 11, 2016December 13, 2017Jonathan H. Liu3

“Reaping the Rewards” is a series of posts taking a look at the finished results from Kickstarter projects. Today’s focus: Q-workshop’s metal Pathfinder dice.

Re-Roll: This Week’s Tabletop Game News

September 30, 2016Dave Banks

A wrap-up of the big gaming news that caught our attention this week.

‘PACG: Wrath of the Righteous’ Deck 5: Herald of the Ivory Labyrinth

September 22, 2016Jonathan H. Liu

This post continues my playthrough of the ‘Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Wrath of the Righteous.’ Warning: here be spoilers!

‘PACG: Wrath of the Righteous’ Deck 4: The Midnight Isles, Part 2

August 10, 2016Jonathan H. Liu

Our band of Pathfinder adventurers completes its journey through the Midnight Isles.

‘PACG: Wrath of the Righteous’ Deck 4: The Midnight Isles

June 19, 2016Jonathan H. Liu

Newly empowered, we dove into Deck 4: The Midnight Isles. It turns out that to seal the Worldwound, we’ll have to do it from the inside, which means journeying into the rift. This isn’t going to be pretty.