We review the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 5, the Pathfinder Tales: Liar’s Island audio book, and more! Plus we answer your questions and get our banter on.
Jefferson Thacker
Before Perram joined Know Direction as the show’s first full time co-host, the podcast could have best been describe as a bunch of Pathfinder RPG stuff. Perram brings a knowledge of and love for Golarion to Know Direction, something any Pathfinder podcast is lacking without. On top of being a man on the pulse of the Pathfinder campaign setting, Perram is the founder of the superlative site for Pathfinder spellcasters, Perram’s Spellbook, a free web application that creates customized spell cards.
Sorry that I poured salt on a wound near the end. That was a lame comment/joke on my part. All VOs and organizers are definitely at the mercy of their own communities, no matter how much effort they put into programming and marketing. One thing I’ve found that helps is to have separate “Learn to Play” Nights where everyone only plays 1st and 2nd level characters. This reduces how many of those characters show up at regular game days so that people can play at higher levels more often.
Perram made a very good point that we need to remember that people approach and access this game in many different ways. I know as someone who only plays PFS, I get annoyed when people refer to PFS as just the gateway drug to the “real” game, or a great way to find players for your “real” game. Similarly, I need to remember that PFS can be really hard to access in person for many people, which must be very frustrating. And some people just can’t stand the continuity jumping that PFS often requires.
Sorry that I poured salt on a wound near the end. That was a lame comment/joke on my part. All VOs and organizers are definitely at the mercy of their own communities, no matter how much effort they put into programming and marketing. One thing I’ve found that helps is to have separate “Learn to Play” Nights where everyone only plays 1st and 2nd level characters. This reduces how many of those characters show up at regular game days so that people can play at higher levels more often.
Perram made a very good point that we need to remember that people approach and access this game in many different ways. I know as someone who only plays PFS, I get annoyed when people refer to PFS as just the gateway drug to the “real” game, or a great way to find players for your “real” game. Similarly, I need to remember that PFS can be really hard to access in person for many people, which must be very frustrating. And some people just can’t stand the continuity jumping that PFS often requires.