James blossomed into geekdom like a piranha plant in the crack of a sidewalk. Watered by the muscle-brained lore of Warhammer 40,000 and nurtured in the rough bosom of World of Warcraft, tabletop RPGs came late in life to James. The rich lore and real-world influences in games like Pathfinder inspire James to explore them from every angle. When not being an annoying anime-fanboy he can be found discussing the history of various cuisines and over-analyzing real world influences in works of fiction.
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about wizard spellbooks. A wizards spellbook is essential for the wizards to cast spells, because somehow having the intelligence of Stephen Hawkins doesn’t let you...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about a magic item from Pathfinder called a feather token, specifically the tree variety. I’ve had someone ask about the force with which one of...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about the weather. My friends and I have gone back and forth about 1st level spells from Pathfinder that we’d like to use, during the...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, and today I want to talk about sight. Sight is one of the top 10 human senses, and easily in my top 3. Sight only lags behind touch and hearing...
Hi, I’m James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about mail. I recently finished a Curse of the Crimson Throne adventure path and I had a character that wasn’t native to the central city of the...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch. Today I want to talk about the sun, specifically the sunrise. In a misdirect, I want to first talk about what brought me to the subject of today’s topic. Recently,...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch. Today, I want to take a look at the protagonist of the Minecraft series, Steve, and see if we can figure out what, if any value, he would add to...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch. Today, I want to talk about the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Archeologists are still figuring out the methods used to build the grand structure while people on...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about the cost of magic. A few months ago I wrote about the wealth of spellcasters who sell their services and today I want to examine...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about blood. Blood, we all have it, we all need it, but do you know who needs it twice as much? Vampires. That’s a lie,...