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 geography. I know it’s not a sexy topic like history or math, but I find it important nonetheless, especially when it comes to my...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about atmosphere, the kind you breathe, not the “read the room” kind. In a lot of the published material in Starfinder, adventures will take place...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about storage. I’m lucky enough to be in a few high-tier adventure paths that have us accumulating fame, fortune, and brutal mental and physical trauma,...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about creating a species. I’m going to specifically reference our latest Create Demi-Planet segment on the most recent Know Direction: Beyond (which you can check...
Hi, my name is James, and welcome to Code/Switch. Today, I want to talk about energy in Pathfinder. This isn’t just a rehash of the article I did about batteries in Starfinder, rather than capacity I’m going to talk...
Hello, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about ability scores. I don’t want to talk about every ability score today; I just want to focus on strength and constitution. I like how...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to talk about evolution. Not the 2001 David Duchovny film, but the scientific theory of evolution. In doing some work for the next parts of our Create...
Hi, I’m James and welcome to Code/Switch. Today I want to talk about wealth, its accumulation, and how wealth in Pathfinder corresponds with earnings in the real world. I had a reader ask a question about how wealth for...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch. Today I took a suggestion from the #backer-chat section of our Discord! It was originally a question about immunity to non-lethal that shifted to elemental damage. Today, I’m going to...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch, today I want to finish up our 3 part investigation of the financial straits of houses of religion in Pathfinder. Last time we spoke, we found out the average church...