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Tag: Pathfinder

  • Tabletop Review: Exotic Encounters: Mummies (Pathfinder)

    Exotic Encounters: Mummies Publisher: Necromancers of the Northwest Cost: 99 Cents Page Count: 9 Release Date: 09/20/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Long time readers knows I’m a huge proponent of mummies and that I feel they are an exceptionally hard type of undead to get right – especially in a fantasy RPG or in video…

  • Tabletop Review: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords Character Add-On Deck

    Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Character Add-On Deck Publisher: Paizo Publishing Cost: $19.99 (currently $17.99 on Amazon) Release Date: 09/06/2013 Get it Here: Amazon.com A few days ago I reviewed the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Base Set and basically I found the game to be a lot of fun but overpriced and with little replay value.…

  • Tabletop Review: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords Base Set

    Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords Base Set Publisher: Paizo Publishing Cost: $59.99 (Currently $53.95 at Amazon) Release Date: 08/27/2013 Get it Here: Amazon.com I’ll be honest; I’m not the biggest fan of the Pathfinder RPG. I find the emphasis is too much on mechanics and roll-playing over storytelling and role-playing. I felt…

  • Tabletop Review: Christina Stiles Presents: Races Revised, Cackle of the Gnolls (Pathfinder)

    Christina Stiles Presents: Races Revised, Cackle of the Gnolls (Pathfinder) Publisher: Super Genius Games Page Count: 13 Cost: $2.99 Release Date: 7/10/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Christina Stiles Presents: Races Revised Cackle of the Gnolls, written by Mike Welham, is the latest in a series of Pathfinder supplements designed to expand upon races that are…

  • Tabletop Review: Tyranny of Greed: Cloak and Ballot Trilogy, Part One (Pathfinder/OGL 3.5)

    Tyranny of Greed: Cloak and Ballot Trilogy, Part One (Pathfinder/OGL 3.5) Publisher: Adventureaweek.com, LLP Page Count: 40 Cost: $4.19 Release Date: 06/11/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Tyranny of Greed is the first in the Cloak and Ballot trilogy from Adventureaweek.com. I generally eschew Pathfinder products as I’m more a Call of Cthulhu, Shadowrun, World of…

  • Tabletop Review: Christinia Styles Presents Waysides: Didjer’s Crab House (Pathfinder)

    Christina Stiles Presents Waysides: Didjer’s Crab House Publisher: Rogue Genius Games Page Count: 20 Cost: $3.99 Release Date: 06/19/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com I’ll be honest; I generally leave Pathfinder to the other guys on staff here. It’s just never been my thing. However, I have a soft spot for series on inns, taverns and…

  • Tabletop Review: The Invention Book (Pathfinder)

    The Invention Book Publisher: Interjection Games Page Count: 15 Cost: Free Release Date: 04/22/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com I came to this book for inspiration in my own campaign since it’s going towards a clash between sci-fi and fantasy, but that’s a different story. The Invention Book is the collected inventions for the Tinker class.…

  • Tabletop Review: Monster Focus: Mummies (Pathfinder)

    Monster Focus: Mummies Publisher: Minotaur Games Cost: $1.99 Page Count: 6 Release Date: 05/22/2013 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com I love Mummies. From the most recent New World of Darkness setting, Mummy: The Curse, to the occasional antagonist in Call of Cthulhu down to Ankhtepot, a Darklord of Ravenloft, mummies are some of the coolest and…

  • Tabletop Review: Rise of the Drow Trilogy Bundle (Pathfinder)

    Rise of the Drow Trilogy Bundle Publisher: Adventuresaweek.com, LLP Page Count: 457 Cost: $29.99 Release Date: 12/12/2012 Get It Here: RPGNOW One of the big complaints I get from players and GMs is that Drow aren’t scary anymore. I beg to differ. Drow can be pretty scary and one helluva threat to the party, and…

  • Tabletop Review: The Talisman of Gorshan (PC/Pathfinder)

    An online adventure module that almost needs no extra books.

  • Tabletop Review: Pathways #22 (Pathfinder)

    Pathways #22 (Pathfinder) Publisher: Rite Publishing Page Count: 37 Cost: FREE Release Date: 01/04/2012 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com I miss the golden age of TSR magazines. I have every issue of Dragon and Dungeon and I still flip through them, especially in electronic format (thanks to the rare and expensive CD-Rom collection from back in…

  • Tabletop Review: Age of Lords Campaign Setting (Dungeons & Dragons/Pathfinder)

    Age of Lords Campaign Setting (Dungeons & Dragons/Pathfinder) Publisher: BlackByrne Publishing Page Count: 122 Cost: $24.99($8.99 PDF) Release Date: 06/22/2012 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Age of Lords is a campaign setting designed by Blackbyrne Publishing for use with either 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder. As 4th Edition is what I am familiar with,…

  • Tabletop Review: Monsters of Sin 2: Envy

    Monsters of Sin 2: Envy Publisher: Open Design/Kobold Press Pages: 10 Pages Cost: 2.99 (watermarked PDF) Release Date: 07/20/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com Introduction: This product is designed for the Pathfinder RPG, but can easily be modified for any D20 system and other fantasy games at the mere whim from a DM. This watermarked PDF…

  • Tabletop Review: Legendary Races: Harpy

    Legendary Races: Harpy Publisher: Purple Duck Games Pages: 34 pages Cost: 5.49 (PDF) Release Date: 07/12/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com Introduction: This thirty-four page PDF introduces a wonderful amount of information on one of the most horrid monsters ever to haunt the imaginations of role-players, the harpy. This supplement is for the Pathfinder campaign system,…

  • Tabletop Review: #30 Staves

    #30 Staves Publisher: Rite Publishing Pages: 11 Pages Cost: $2.99 (watermarked PDF) Release Date: 07/20/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com Introduction: This twelve page supplement by Rite Publishing introduces a “slew” of staves for a GM to introduce into a fantasy RPG mainly Pathfinder but with little or no change, can be used in any fantasy…

  • Tabletop Review: #30 Battle Standards

    #30 Battle Standards Publisher: Rite Publishing Pages: 13 Pages Cost: $2.99 (watermarked PDF) Release Date: 06/28/2012 Get It Here: DriveThruRPG.com Introduction: This excellent and well presented supplement brings into the game battle standards such as cavalry guidons, garrison flags, banners, pennons, infantry guidons, vexillums, and sashimonos. These battle standards will assist an adventuring party in…

  • Tabletop/Comic Book Review: Pathfinder #1

    Pathfinder #1 Publisher: Dynamite Comics Cost: $3.99 Release Date: 08/15/2012 On August 11th, 2010, IDW teamed up with writer John Rogers and artist Andrea DeVito to put out what was easily the best comic being put out at the time – Dungeons & Dragons. I know it sounds weird, but it was honestly the best…

  • Tabletop Review: The Mask of Death (Pathfinder/The Gamers: Dorkness Rising)

    The Mask of Death (Pathfinder) Publisher: Zombie Orpheus Entertainment Page Count: 60 Cost: $10 (PDF)/$15 (Softcover B&W)/$20 (Softcover Colour) Release Date: 08/20/2012 (PDF)/TBD (Print) Get it Here: Kickstarter Exclusive The Mask of Death is a Pathfinder adventure based on the tabletop gaming session in the movie The Gamers: Dorkness Rising. It’s a favorite film in…

  • Tabletop Review: Teeth of the Storm (Pathfinder)

    Teeth of the Storm Publisher: Run Amok Games Page Count: 38 Cost: $9.99 (Print)/$5.99 (PDF) Release Date: 08/03/2012 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.Com I don’t really play or pick up a lot of Pathfinder products, but Teeth of the Storm intrigued me. Ravenloft was always my favorite setting for Dungeons & Dragons and since Wizards of…

  • Tabletop Review: Kingdoms of Legend: Ninja Attack! (Pathfinder)

    Kingdoms of Legend: Ninja Attack! (Pathfinder) Publisher: Interaction Point Games Author: Brent Evanger Page Count: 14 Release Date: 2/7/2012 Cost: $3.00 (PDF) Get it here: DrivethruRPG.com (PDF) “You are being attacked by ninjas, what do you do?” “I attack the nearest ninja” “You cannot attack that ninja. He’s a ninja!” “I cast Dominate Person on…