I’m a patron for Red Eye of Azathoth, one of the new Open Design projects. While the adventure was originally pitched for the Pathfinder RPG, the current poll (which ends the 23rd) has the Call of Cthulhu BRP system in a fairly commanding lead. This is looking to be the first true CoC patronage project! The only problem is, we need more patrons.

For those of you who haven’t been involved with a patronage project before, they are a unique way of creating adventures. Patrons interested in a specific project contribute money to help it cover production costs. This includes not just the writing, but professional illustration, editing, and layout. Patrons receive a PDF of the final product, with the option to buy print-on-demand versions at printing cost.

But patronage is more than just pre-ordering a limited edition product. It is also an opportunity to affect a number of decisions about how the adventure is made. You can contribute to brainstorming sessions. You also get to see the development process from start to finish. Even if you don’t contribute very much, it is a great experience to watch an adventure be created. If you’ve never been involved in a project like this, I highly recommend giving it a try.

As you can tell, I’m excited about this project. It looks like it will be a lot of fun, but we need patrons to make it happen!

I’ve done a review of Dogs in the Vineyard in the past. Here’s an interesting interview with the creator, Vincent Baker. They also have a youtube promo. Check it out!

Patronage is nothing new. Merriam Webster defines a patron as one that uses wealth or influence to help an individual, an institution, or a cause. During the Renaissance wealthy individuals would commission an artist to create a specific piece of artwork on contract. Sometimes the patron simply wished to support an artist whose work they enjoyed, and allowed the artist freedom to create what they desired. More often the patron dictated to varying degrees what the final piece should be like. Many important historical pieces of art were created using this system.

So what does that have to do with role-playing games? In 2006 Wolfgang Baur started an experiment called Open Design. He wrote an adventure, later named Steam & Brass, for a group of patrons who collectively commissioned it. These patrons were able to provide feedback and help steer the direction of the project, or they could wait and trust that Wolfgang would produce an excellent adventure. Essentially with the patron system a writer gets to bypass the normal publishing channels and work directly with the customers while the patrons get to see and shape the  development of the product from the beginning. Participation in development is optional, but I found it the most valuable part. Not only does it help ensure that the final product turns out in a way that you desire, but it is a great way to learn about the writing and design of modules. At Open Design, no matter what level of involvement you choose each patron receives a PDF of the final product and could have access to a limited number of printed copies. With 7 projects behind him and an 8th, Halls of the Mountain King, currently in progress, something about the patron system must be working.

Why pay money toward something you are going to help contribute to? Certainly that isn’t something everyone is going to be interested in. Just remember, patronage isn’t merely buying a product. Patronage is supporting an artist, and in the case of an RPG, your funds can help pay for artwork, maps, editing, layout, and any other expenses that may occur. This isn’t a large company trying to maximize profit, but an artist that wishes to express their vision and needs a small community of supporters to make it happen.

Coming from an open-source software background I naturally found the idea of community collaboration appetizing. With the success of Open Design, other patron projects were sure to follow. Steve Russell, of  Rite Publishing, started his own distinct project, the Rituals of Choice Adventure Path, an entire campaign with 25 individual adventures planned. Only the very first one, A Witch’s Choice, has been released so far. I was fortunate enough to have heard about the project early and became one of the original patrons. Having been involved in the creation of the adventure, I can’t really give a fair review of it. I can, however, give my view into the patronage system from the inside.

During the course of A Witch’s Choice’s development there was an encounter that Steve was not satisfied with. He decided to open it for patrons to pitch a replacement. I decided to give it a shot, so I wrote up an encounter involving a will-o-wisp in a swamp. Before the selection process was finished Steve already had comments on how to improve the encounter and make it fit better within the overall story. When my encounter was selected he was very helpful throughout the process. I found him very easy to work with and particularly good about both giving and receiving constructive criticism.

While the whole process was very satisfying I was really amazed when I saw the map for my encounter. Jon Roberts did an fantastic job transforming my crude sketch into something I’d want to show off on my gaming table. Having helped create it, A Witch’s Choice isn’t just another module to me, it is something I’m a proud to have been a part of. I highly recommend anyone interested in game design to give a patronage project a try. Even a casual gamer will find it a unique and enjoyable experience. I know I will continue to participate in patron projects to enrich my gaming experience.

Want to learn more about Rite Publishing? Read on…

• Atomic Array: Rite Publishing (Atomic Array 023)
• Jade Oath Preview: Jade Oath Preview
• Game Cryer: A Witch’s Choice Review
• Emerson’s Bookshelf: My Evolving Experience with Rite
• Stungeon Studios: Jade Oath Artwork
• Apathy Blogs: Pride and Patronage

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After getting a taste of Behind the Spells from the free articles at Kobold Quarterly, I went ahead and acquired the PDF of the compendium. Behind the Spells: Compendium is a collection of the first 36 articles in the series. Each article examines one of the spells that have been in Dungeons and Dragons since the earliest of editions.

An article is divided into two parts. The first part discusses the in-character history of the spell’s creation. The author  explains the evolution of a spell from 1st edition to 3rd edition through the perspective of a dragon. Most of this lore is easily added to any fantasy setting, although at times it may directly contradict existing information. In particular he created a reason why the system reference document does not list the names of spell’s creators which are part of Wizard’s of the Coast’s trademarks. The spell histories he provides are entertaining to read. They also contain plenty of hooks and ideas a GM may wish to use in their game.

The second half of an article is a section on spell variants and tricks. Occasionally he gives a new monster or magic item, but most of the information is spell related. Spell tricks are ways to modify a spell at casting time. They usually require a spellcraft check to perform. Some people might think it gives too much power to spellcasters, but I believe it is the type of creative spellcasting that makes problem solving interesting. None of the tricks are particularly powerful; allowing a wizard to use cone of cold to create an ice bridge for example isn’t going to break your game. Also included are quite a few new spells which are creative variants of existing spells.

I usually like to write longer reviews, but each article is only 3-4 pages in length. The quality of articles is fairly consistent throughout. Each article packs a lot of data inside. I can’t classify this as a must have, but it is a very solid supplement. I recommend it to any GM or spellcaster who wants to spice up their use of spells. I certainly plan on picking up a hard copy next time I place a lulu order.

Apathy Rating: 3/5.

The Zobeck Gazetteer is a 50 page setting guide from Open Design. Zobeck is an independent city that can be placed in any fantasy campaign world and features kobolds, gypsies, and clockwork creations. The Free City of Zobeck is also used in Kobold Quarterly articles, which is an excellent gaming magazine.

One of the most unique things about this product is how it was created. Open Design began as an experiment in RPG patronage. Instead of being contracted to write an adventure for a publisher, Wolfgang Baur decided to write an adventure for a group of patrons. If enough interested people put money toward a project, he would write it for them. But patronage is more than just pre-ordering a product. Being a patron means helping to shape the final product. Not only do patrons help select what the adventure will be about, but they get to provide feedback and ideas as the project is being developed. If you are interested in seeing the process of adventure writing, I definitely recommend taking a look at being a patron. As a result of the extra playtesting and review the final products tend to be very polished.

The most recent patronage project, Tales of Zobeck, has two parts. The first part is the Zobeck Gazetteer which is available for purchase by the public in either PDF or print form. The second part is an anthology of adventures set in Zobeck. This review looks at how the Zobeck Gazetteer stands on its own. I have actually (with difficulty) refrained from reading the adventures in Tales. My current campaign is too high of level to use them directly and I hold a faint hope that someday I can convince someone else to run one of these adventures for me. I came relatively late to the project as a patron so I mostly observed the process and did not take much part in its creation. If you are interested in seeing the process of adventure writing then I definitely recommend taking a look at being a patron. I really like what I’ve seen so far and I plan on being much more involved in the next project.

About two-thirds of the Gazetteer is information about the setting which could be used with any game system. The remaining materials are d20 rules that mainly deal with clockwork creatures and magic. There are details about the city, its inhabitants, and its gods. One of my favorite sections is the Kobold Ghetto. Much of the city’s wealth comes from the silver mines worked by kobolds. The cramped jumble of streets that make up the Ghetto is where they make their home. Visitors, who are allowed in only at night, should be wary of traps that are set throughout the area. Many are just annoying, but some of the traps prove to be deadly. I found their descriptions to be particularly entertaining.

There are six major gods of Zobeck, including Zobeck’s patron deity: Rava the Gear Goddess. Hers is the largest temple in the city and contains the Clockwork Oracle. The rest of the gods are a diverse pantheon that covers most of the usual divine portfolios. I found it interesting that the usual d20 information on gods was not present (domains and favored weapon.) Enough information is presented to easily allow appropriate selections to be made from whichever rules sources a cleric player may have access to.

It is due to the Gear Goddess’s devoted followers that clockwork creations are common in Zobeck. Clockwork soldiers patrol the streets and there is a race of Gearforged that allows players to be constructs themselves. An article on the magic of Zobeck adds a number of clockwork related spells for clerics and wizards. These plus the gear domain are great additions to any game that desires a little more of a steampunk feel.

Overall I think this is a great supplement by itself. It contains a lot of great adventure hook ideas. I’ve already decided that an upcoming villain in my game will be from here. It packs a lot in for its size and leaves you wanting even more. It may make you go out and buy back copies of Kobold Quarterly just for the extra Zobeck articles.

Apathy Rating: 5/5.

Helix: The Post-Apocalypse, High-Tech, Fantasy, Western RPG is the first game I’ve been given a free review copy of. This excited me and I really wanted to return the favor with a good review, but I must be honest in my opinions. While Helix has a lot of buzzwords in the title, I can sum it up in one: amateurish.

Looking at the credits I see the lack of an editor and it shows in the product. My advice to anyone truly interested in the game is to certainly wait until a revised edition before buying a print copy. For the publisher of the game, I suggest you pay a freelance editor to go over your book at least once before sending a product to print. Sentences like: “You are getting sleepy until you are asleep” do not belong in the rules. If there are grammar mistakes on every page, you need to do more proof reading. A template for monster statistics should be used; I’ve seen “Hite Points” and other typos plus inconsistent ordering of attributes.

Art in the book is about the level I would call high-school doodle art. The sort of art a high-school student might have drawn while bored. If they never took any art classes in college, that’s about the quality you see in this book. There’s a reason good artists study anatomy, so they know how to make a human figure that doesn’t somehow look wrong. I also highly recommend ditching all the pictures of people who look like bad LARPers. Some of the art has pencil smudges and eraser marks that should have been cleaned up in Photoshop.

The rules themselves are relatively simple. Skill rolls use a d6 roll under skill method, attribute rolls are d12 roll under stat. Nothing terrible, but nothing exciting or different. They try to promote themselves as “d12’s aren’t useless anymore.” I hate to say it, but I’ve played several better games that use the d12. Advanced Heroquest or Everlasting are the first that come to mind. I found it odd that a variety of damages were given for unarmed combat that included nearly any body part you’d want to hit someone with, but no reason mechanically for why anyone would do anything besides kick, which does twice the damage of anything else. Unless you are a martial artist, in which case double kick is twice kick damage. Why not just give a single unarmed damage that lets the player describe a kick, punch, or headbutt to accompany it? As it is the only reason to not perform max damage would be aesthetic and role-play reasons.

The over abundance of unneeded skills reminds me of many games I played in the 80’s. As was pointed out in my RPG club’s discussion of the game, there are too many similar skills. Does the game need both seduction and erotic dancing as skills? A tighter list of skills with optional specialties is often a better choice mechanically. The explanation that many skills lets a player customize their background more isn’t helpful if it muddies the game rules too much. The difference between filch and pick-pocket is too nit picky for most people.

The only thing that could have made this worthwhile is a fantastic setting. Instead I think they tried to do too much. The magic system reminds me of the Matrix, or more properly Mage’s Virtual Adepts. It does have a unique shamanistic look at the “computer code as magic” idea though. The game is supposed to take place in the wilderness areas between big cities, but I think some descriptions of the big cities would be nice as well. One of the things I really liked from the original Gamma World boxed set was the poster map of what was once the United States. Expanding more details about the setting would have really improved the product. Come to think of it, I would have preferred this as a setting book for an existing system like True20. There are some interesting ideas in the game that could use further development, but overall it seems to suffer from trying to use too many genres instead of creating a unique new world vision.

I will give them credit for continuing to update their site with extra content. The updates have the same quality of art and editorial oversight, but at least they are trying to give good support to their customers. I wasn’t too impressed with their forums though. The forums are hosted by a forum company, and being asked to click no to a bunch of mailing lists is not an experience I enjoyed. I highly recommend they invest in their own domain so they can operate their own forums and announcements. I wish them luck in their future endeavors, and hope they have learned much from this release.

Apathy Rating: 1/5.

Universalis is a universal role-playing game. It is not intended to be a Generic Universal Role-Playing Game that allows a game master to run any sort of setting. In fact, it does not have a separate game master at all. It is a very rules light system for cooperative storytelling. Individual players do not necessarily have a specific character they play. Instead the story grows naturally from the input of all players.

Our first game of this turned out to be very silly. It turned into 80’s cartoon adventures. We had a bronze age ruled by My Little Ponies who were at war with Glow Worms. Care Bears were a secret order of holy knights dedicated to preventing the prophecy of Ruxpin the Destroyer, “When all the pyramids fall, Ruxpin shall rise.” In the end it fell to Thundar, the kobold servant of Glow the Hut, and his one time enemy Harold Weston, Squirrel cavalry commander for the ponies, to try and stop the mysterious figure from fulfilling the prophecy. One of their companions was a Marsh Wolf, which are puffy and squishy and smell of hot chocolate. They were trying to stop the gladiatorial fight between the four ponies of the apocolypse (Sniffles, Snuffles, Tum Tum, and Bucket) and the glow worm champion Maltox (huge and spike covered) which would take place upon the last pyramid. If the blood of both fell atop the pyramid, Ruxpin would rise again. The Marsh Wolf revealed itself as the mysterious figure and the protagonists were unable to stop its scheme. Blood flowed and the apocalypse began. We left it there in case we wanted to do a sequal, “Revenge of the Ruxpin.”

It was late, we’d been drinking, and things got very silly. We had a lot of fun though.

Our second game we tried to be much more serious. Probably too serious, as we lost steam somewhere. It is hard to do a mystery without a GM who knows where it is going. Our game was X-files but set in cold war Soviet Union. There was a mysterious murder, a child attacked in the woods by hair, and a mysterious cult involving a barber. Nobody really knew where to take it from there.

So Universalis is very much a game that can be anything. It is only as good as what you put into it. I can’t say we really tested the rules that well, because we never had to resort to the conflict resolution. We always found that people would compromise before it got to that. Perhaps we are simply a more cooperative bunch. As it is, I highly recomend giving this game a try. It is a unique exerience and you never know what you’ll end up with.

Apathy Rating: 4/5.

Last weekend my friend’s invited me over to play a game of Dogs in the Vineyard. I must admit I was skeptical about the setting at first. You are “God’s Watchdogs” in the wild west, specifically in the early days of Mormon settlers. It is sort of like a Mormon Inquisition, only there still is a US sheriff around to deal with as well. As I am not particularly religious, I rarely play religious characters. On the other hand, role-playing is about being something other than yourself, so I was willing to try it out.

I can say I’m very glad I did. The system is very unique and refreshing. If one of my complaints about 4e Dungeons and Dragons is that it doesn’t support much for role-playing interaction, then Dogs in the Vineyard is exactly the opposite. All conflicts are resolved with a unified system. You start with a pool of dice using two of the four statistics. What pair is used depends on if it is a non-violent conflict, physical brawl, lethal fight, or a gun battle. You have a number of traits for your character that can be anything you can think of. Some of the traits I had were “Knife Fighter” and “Afraid of God” to give you an idea of the variety available. If you can find a way to apply a trait to the given situation, you can roll those dice and add them to your pool. You only use two dice at a time until someone relents or runs out of dice, so each conflict takes a little while to resolve. This lends itself to an action then reaction, back and forth feel. It really encourages creative role-playing and narrative development. Conflicts can always escalate from one form to another. If you are having trouble convincing the town hooligans to back down, roughing them up may do the trick.

Another interesting aspect to the system is that conflict leads to experience. You don’t even have to win to get some. Physical fights can also lead to damage, but most of the consequences of non-lethal engagements are actually good things. Sometimes you might gain new traits, or build new relationships. Damage usually comes in the form of reducing the power of one of your existing traits. Either way, you really get the sense that your character develops over the course of the story.

The setting of the game has the potential to either be very silly or very serious. You are dealing with faith and morality in a potentially lawless area, so which you get depends on the disposition of your group of players. Our story involved the murder of a man in a small town. He lost a lot of money gambling and made a few enemies around town. We soon learned that a group of brothers were the likely suspects, and they even admitted to giving him a beating before his death. The widow was quick to accuse them of the murder, and after a near brawl during a church service she eventually admitted to the crime. It turns out that the man had been taking his frustration out on her, and she finally couldn’t take it any more. In the end we decided that it would be up to her if she turned herself in to the law, for we felt she truly regretted the crime and was driven to it besides. She turned herself in and we left town quietly.

So if you want a story driven role-playing game, I definitely say give Dogs in the Vineyard a shot. I know I have a soft spot for independent games, but we had a blast playing it. It was an engaging experience for all involved and nobody at the table got bored. All in all we had a great experience and in the end that’s what counts the most.

Apathy Rating: 4/5.

Edit: Now that the final version is released, here is my second look.

I’ve had a chance to look a little closer at the Pathfiner RPG Beta. I then proceeded to write a review that was over a thousand words long. After looking it over I decided to start all over again. I realized that while I was examining the differences between it and 3^rd edition Dungeons and Dragons, the resulting review would only be useful to those who have a nuanced familiarity with the 3.5 rules. The target of this review shouldn’t be nearly so narrow. If you are that interested in the minute rules differences, go read the Beta rules yourself. What I took away from the exercise is that I really care about the Pathfinder RPG product, and know that I will purchase the final rules when they are out next year.

So I can’t write a review of the Pathfinder RPG without looking at a little history. Dungeons and Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game that has been around since 1977. The game has evolved quite a lot since then, and in the year 2000 the 3^rd edition was created. On the one hand it changed the way a lot of things worked from the earlier editions. It added a much needed skill system. There was a new method for playing multiple classes, allowing a character to mix and match its skills and abilities from different careers. Other things remained much the same. The structure of wizard spell casting, having to memorize spells from a list, isn’t much different from the original version. As always, there was some grumbling from older players that it was no longer the game they wanted to play. But for the most part it brought a new group of people into the game, and many players back. I myself had skipped over the entirety of 2^nd edition, having many years before moved on to other games like Palladium Fantasy Roleplay or Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. When 3^rd edition came out Dungeons and Dragons was great again and I, like many others, returned to it.

Another interesting experiment that Wizards of the Coast did was to create the Open Gaming License. The idea was to allow any company to produce material for Dungeons and Dragons. Anything that was created under this license could be reused in other products using the same license. This created a new industry of companies building supporting products. Quality of these products varied, but there are certainly some remarkable supplements and amazing adventures out there. When 4^th edition was released, and a much different licensing scheme was introduced, publishers of these products had a choice: Continue making products for the open version of Dungeons and Dragons, or try the new version with a more limited license. What I find interesting is that because of this license there will be some form of 3^rd edition available for as long as people are interested in playing it. So when Paizo decided that they would continue to produce content for the game they already love, they also decided to print a rulebook so that anyone interested in their products would have a source for those rules. The Pathfinder Role-playing Game was born.

Paizo has certainly put a lot of work into it. It weighs in at 410 pages, and is a complete fantasy adventure role-playing game system. It is an evolution of the d20 3.5 SRD, so I look at it as an off-shoot of Dungeons and Dragons. Many things are slightly different though, so the biggest difficulty existing players will have in learning it are the subtle changes. I will admit my players still surprise me sometimes with rules changes from 3.0 to 3.5, so there is no way I will find all the differences anytime soon. I do appreciate that all of the rules are in one book. It doesn’t include monsters, but you don’t have to hunt in another book for rules on traps, poison, magic items, creating monsters, or creating encounters.

First impression is that this is a well thought out product. This is written by people very familiar with original rules. They may not have made all the changes you were looking for, but the system they have created is designed to still be reasonably compatible with existing OGL 3.5 adventures and supplements. The first thing that stands out is that all of the basic classes and races have a little more power than they had before. The idea is that many of the existing supplements have made the base classes and races under-powered in comparison. This is probably the biggest change that might keep existing players using the original rules. I like the changes as they allow a little more freedom when creating new races. I am a fan of Planescape, and it would be relatively easy to convert many of the races from the planes into something more balanced with the new core races. I would move some of the more powerful abilities into racial specific feats, and build a set of playable races that way.

They also tried to make it more appealing to stay in the base classes longer. There is something new you get from each class at every level. Classes also have some very hefty abilities added at 20th. I’ve heard them described as ‘near epic’, but I can’t really judge as I’ve never played that high level. On the other hand, 20th level is fairly close to epic anyway, so I don’t think it really matters. One thing that is still being debated over at the Paizo boards is whether or not Fighters and Wizards are balanced. One of the common complaints about 3.5 is that at high levels, the wizard becomes extremely potent compared to the fighter. It is true that the fighter has always dominated at low levels, but eventually a wizard is able to use such powerful magic spells that the fighter becomes merely a bodyguard that gets in the way. So with all of the classes getting a little more power, the casters are no exception. The question of whether the casters still overshadow the melee characters is still debated.

I find myself liking the Pathfinder RPG. It isn’t a finished product yet, so I wouldn’t recommend it to beginners. If you are interested in being involved in the development of a game, or have ever liked the 3^rd edition of Dungeons and Dragons, I highly recommend you give it a look. Now is the perfect time as the rules are available for free. I realized that customizable characters is what I’m missing from 4^th edition. I expect I will continue to play both versions of the game for years to come. I definitely look forward to next year when I will likely be able to recommend the finished Pathfinder RPG to newcomers and old hands alike.

Apathy Rating: 3/5.

I know previously I promised a review of the Pathfinder RPG Beta. I still plan on reviewing it but it is a fairly large book (400 pages plus a 60 page web enhancement) and I want to do it justice. So instead I will start with another Paizo product: Pathfinder 13: Shadow in the Sky. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Paizo, they used to be the publishers of Dungeon and Dragon Magazines. When Wizards of the Coast decided to publish the magazines themselves in an online format, Paizo had to find a new direction for their business. They decided to continue doing what they do best: publish monthly material for Dungeons and Dragons. Every month they produce a 90+ page booklet that contains several adventures in a campaign series. Each campaign comes in 6 installments, and takes a party from level 1 to about 15. Shadows in the Sky marks the beginning of their third adventure path, Second Darkness. When 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons was announced Paizo decided to continue publishing adventures for 3.5 instead, and began developing Pathfinder RPG so that some form of 3rd edition would remain to allow anyone to play their adventures.

So first I must touch on the production value of the book. Each page is glossy and full color. It is much nicer quality than most adventure books I’ve seen. The price is a little high for such a slim book, but if you get a subscription you get 30% off and a free pdf of each book. I definitely appreciate the pdf, as I always like to print out copies of maps for reference during games. An active subscription also gets you 15% off all other Paizo products, which is a nice bonus if you plan on buying any quantity of Paizo products. They certainly put their experience in the magazine industry to produce a very nice product (actually now they have other complementary product lines as well) every month.

The first half of the book is the adventures for the story arc. Being the first adventure of the path, it takes characters from first level and leaves them just getting to 4th level at the end. The book takes place in Riddleport, an old pirate town turned trade hub that contains a mysterious runed archway across the harbor mouth. These beginning adventures begin by pitting the players against the criminal underworld of Riddleport, and end with them facing what will become the villains of the overall campaign, drow. The outline of adventures to come sounds very promising, as any epic quest against the drow is always a favorite of players.

I have only the first part to judge though, but it is a well thought out beginning adventure. It is almost entirely urban in nature, which I’ve always found to be both challenging and rewarding to run and play. They do a good job of making suggestions for alternatives for when the players inevitably deviate from the primary path. By the end they will have a number of enemies and allies in the city. I also appreciated that the adventure is well suited for both good and evil parties, even though they of course are slanted toward at least a modestly good group. The climactic end battle looks very fun to run, and should feel rather cinematic for the players.

The second half of the book includes supplemental material that would be useful for any game. There is a description of Riddleport and key important figures. A number of key locations are well detailed and can be added to any city. Four gambling games are described which can add flavor to any tavern encounters of any game. Included is a stand alone adventure, to be used if the group needs a little extra experience in the campaign, or just something to add to any existing game. There are four new monsters to add to your DM’s toolkit as well.

Overall I was impressed with the product. Even though I don’t know when I might be able to run the adventure, I am certainly glad I decided to purchase it. My only regret is that it took me a year before I got a subscription. Even if you don’t like running a scripted campaign, I recommend checking out their other product lines. If you plan on continuing to use 3rd edition, Paizo is the company to watch.

Apathy Rating: 3/5