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Paizo Publishing Announces new ‘Monster Codex’ for October
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
Paizo Publishing will release Monster Codex for the Pathfinder RPG on October 22nd, according to hobby news website ICv2.com. The 256-page hardcover will retail for $39.99. It will include chapters for 20 monsters:
- Boggard
- Bugbear
- Drow
- Duergar
- Fire giant
- Frost giant
- Ghoul
- Gnoll
- Goblin
- Hobgoblin
- Kobold
- Lizardfolk
- Ogre
- Orc
- Ratfolk
- Sahuagin
- Serpentfolk
- Troglodyte
- Troll
- Vampire
Each will include archetypes; over 10 new stat blocks; new rules like feats, spells, and magic items; advice and tips for game masters; and templates for customizing the monsters.
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Paizo Publishing Announces February 2015 Releases
Monday, September 15th, 2014
Paizo Publishing has announced its Pathfinder RPG releases for the month of February 2015, first reported by ICv2.com, which is the beginning of a new Adventure Path series: Giantslayer. Releases include the first adventure, a new campaign setting book, an adventure “toolbox,” and a map pack.
The Battle of Bloodmarch Hill launches the new six-part Giantslayer Adventure Path. In this adventure, players must defend a human settlement besieged by orcs while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious death. The adventure is designed for first level characters, and includes information on the giants of Golarion, new game mechanics for giants, and a new Pathfinder’s Journal. The adventure is compatible with the Pathfinder RPG and the Open Game License.
The new Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Tombs of Golarion presents a number of deadly dungeons and tombs for the Pathfinder game world. The 64-page softcover book includes a number of adventures including new monsters, traps, and treasures, as well as suggestions for game masters who want to include them in their own campaigns.
The Pathfinder Player Companion: Melee Tactics Toolbox will be a 32-page softcover book with new rules and game materials designed to enhance melee combat in the game. This book was written with the player in mind, designed to appeal to them rather than gamemasters. MSRP is $12.99.
The last of Paizo’s planned quartet for February will be the Pathfinder Map Pack: River System. Designed to work with thePathfinder Flip-Mat: Basic Terrain Multi-Packand other grassy flip-mats, this set includes 18 full-color map tiles illustrated by Jason Engle. The tiles can be used to create a variety of river scenes, and have a special coating that allows wet, dry, and permanent markers to be used and erased. This will be the 54th Map Pack game accessory.
What do you think of these new offerings from Paizo Publishing? Does Pathfinder have what it takes to stand up to D&D Next? Let us know what you think!
Tags: ICv2, New Release, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Role-playing Games, RPG
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Paizo Publishing Announces ‘Pathfinder Unchained’
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.
According to hobby channel news website ICv2.com, Paizo Publishing will release Pathfinder Unchained, a 256-page hardcover of optional rules that change some of the fundamentals of the Pathfinder RPG, in April 2015. Among the optional rules will be redesigned barbarian, monk, rogue, and summoner classes; a new action economy; new ways of designing monsters and treasure on the fly; a new resource pool for martial characters; and a new system for modifying spells with powerful spell components.
Players can pick and choose the systems they want to change in their game, from minimal changes to a new play experience.
Could this be part of a potential “answer” to Wizards of the Coast’s brand new D&D Next?
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Tags: D&D Next, ICv2, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Role-playing Games, RPG, TableTop
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FREE RPG Day Coming to Battleground Games & Hobbies
Sunday, June 8th, 2014
FREE RPG DAY COMING TO BATTLEGROUND GAMES & HOBBIES!
That’s right folks, join us at Battleground Games & Hobbies on June 21 for FREE RPG Day! What is FREE RPG Day, you ask? Well, FREE RPG Day is a day for you – our loyal customers – to stop on by and try out some new role-playing games and get some free swag; and who doesn’t like swag?
This annual event is especially fantastic for individuals who wish to give gaming – especially role-playing games – a try for the first time.
So join us on June 21st, bring your friends, play some games and get some FREE stuff! We look forward to seeing you there!
Note: More details including a schedule of available games coming soon. Stay tuned to here or our Facebook page!
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Wizards of the Coast to Publish Free ‘Basic D&D’ PDF
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Popular hobby industry new website ICv2.com reported yesterday that Wizards of the Coast announced plans to release Basic D&D as a free PDF downloadable from its website in July, coinciding with the release of the D&D Starter Set.
In an article on their website, Mike Mearls, senior manager for the Dungeons & Dragons research and design team, outlined the material that would be included in the Basic D&D download, comparing it to the D&D Rules Cyclopedia of previous editions, but without as much detail. “We want to put D&D in as many hands as possible, and a free, digital file is the best way to do that.”
The release will cover the basic core of the game, including material needed to create characters and advance to 20th level. It will cover basic classes (cleric, fighter, rogue, wizard) and essential subclasses, as well as basic race options (dwarf, elf, halfling, human). The introduction is positioned to steer players toward purchasing more extensive material in the Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, and Dungeon Master’s Guide. But, Mearls also states, “Basic D&D is the true heart of the game and could easily provide a lifetime of gaming.”
When the Player’s Handbook releases in August, Basic D&D will expand to include essential monsters, magic items and DM rules to run the game, as well as rules for different settings (wilderness, dungeon, urban). When storylines like Tyranny of Dragons launch, Wizards will make new PDF’s available that provide the rules and stats to run the adventures tied to the story. This way, Mearls says, players are not required to purchase any of the core rulebooks or the Starter Set to participate in adventures.
The free distribution of rules is another example of WotC’s strategy of free sampling to get people involved in the new Dungeons and Dragons; the company is also making the first part of the adventures in its D&D Encounters organized play storyline events free.
For more information on the upcoming D&D releases and organized play, see “Wizards of the Coast Announces Changes to D&D OP.“
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Tags: D&D Next, Dungeons & Dragons, Free Basic D&D, ICv2.com, PDF, Role-playing Games, RPG, Tyranny of Dragons, Wizards of the Coast, WOTC
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New Version of ‘The One Ring’ RPG Coming Soon!
Monday, May 19th, 2014
According to hobby industry news website ICv2.com, Cubicle 7 has shared more information on its planned release of the revised one-volume rulebook for its Lord of the Rings-based RPG The One Ring Role-playing Game, announced for summer release.
The new, revised edition of The One Ring Role-playing Game rulebook features a new cover by Jon Hodgson. The hardcover volume will be 320 pages, and includes new layout, which integrates both the Adventurer’s Guide and the Loremaster’s Guide into a single volume. The book has been re-edited and reformatted for clarity, and includes updated rules that incorporate previous supplementary rules, as well as rule changes based on fan feedback.
The One Ring is a role-playing game based on The Lord of the Rings—the most influential property in fantasy. It’s set after the events of The Hobbit; the initial game is set the region of northern Mirkwood and environs, with future releases expanding the scope of the setting to encompass more of Middle-earth as the era moves closer to the looming War of the Ring.
Chock full of incredible artwork by leading Tolkien artists, including John Howe, along with rich and detailed background information, The One Ring’s game engine focuses on the themes and character types that give Middle-earth its unique place in the annals of fantasy. There has never been a Lord of the Rings game that’s more evocative of Tolkien’s unique vision.
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