Pathfinder

Written by admin on August 18th, 2008

Pathfinder from Paizo Publishing is a new RPG compatible with Dungeons & Dragons 3.5. That means you can upgrade to Pathfinder to get a more modern system for your game, and you don’t have to throw away all your 3.5 or OGL books :)

The core rules are currently free, because they’re in playtest/beta, get them at Paizo.com as a PDF.

It uses the OGL, the Open Gaming License, so it should be easier for third party publishers to sell supplements for than fourth edition DND.

Pathfinder SRD and skill retries revisited

Written by Agravain on August 15th, 2009

We wrote about skill retries earlier and it turned out a wee bit complex. Paizo, the fine people behind Pathfinder, has simplified matters by ruling how retries are done on a skill by skill basis. Read on for a summary of how Pathfinder does it.

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Summer Hiatus, Autumn Plans

Written by Agravain on July 5th, 2009

Summer is here. My gaming group and I are all busy doing summery, outdoorsy things. I’ve thought about the next gaming season and things I want to try out. Maybe you’ll find some of my ideas interesting too!

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Happy skill challenges

Written by Agravain on November 2nd, 2008

When a player fails a skill check, is that final? Can she try again? Also, if there is no immediate feedback, does she know how well her attempt went? I try to deal with all these questions in this article.

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Books for the fantasy gardener

Written by Immunoprophylaxis on August 29th, 2008

If your are in need of names for books concerning plants, look no further: “Necrobotanicon” by Asiago “Alchemical properties of ferns and mosses” by Burrata “Biopsychology of the sentient abyssal vines” by Casu Marzu “Moden Botany – a fruitbat approach” by Casciotta d’Urbino “The Pteridophyta mysteries” by Stracciatella di Bufala “Neonecromantic techniques for soil enrichment” [...]

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Odd and even ability scores

Written by Immunoprophylaxis on August 29th, 2008

The difference between having 14 in dexterity and 15 in dexterity is fairly minor (some feats require 15 in dexterity). On the other hand, the difference between a dexterity of 15 and a dexterity of 16 is quite big (better defences, better at several skills, better at some attack forms). In order to even out [...]

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