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.
Hello, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch. Today I want to talk about the consistency of rules in fictional settings. By rules I don’t necessarily mean nitty-gritty mechanics, but I do mean predictability and the ability to...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch. Today I’ll be talking a bit about size and scale in references to numbers. Numbers of people, that is. This Thursday (August 17th, totally dating this) Gen Con 50 starts...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch where today we’ll be continuing our devilish lesson about fiends! This is the second part of a two part article, if you haven’t read part 1, click here to get caught...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch where today we’ll be going to Hell and beyond. Fiends are numerous in Pathfinder, so much so that you can’t even talk an evening stroll through the Abyss without being...
Welcome to Code/Switch, where today we’re going to celebrate the birthday of The United States of America. It was on July 4th, 1176 that the United States adopted the Declaration of Independence to free the 13 colonies from the...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch. I think I’ve mentioned this before; I’m actually pretty new to Tabletop RPG’s and am by far the newest in this style of game at Know Direction. In fact August 9th will...
Welcome to Code/Switch. I want to thank Anthony Li (The Man Behind the Screens) for covering for me last Tuesday, his piece was great, you should check it out. Today, I want to talk about the deadliest thing in...
Hi, my name is James and welcome to Code/Switch where I over-analyze facets of RPG settings and mechanics. Today I want to talk about the prevalence of globalization in Golarion and the theoretical viability of that globalization. I know...
Dying sucks. I had the misfortune last week of kicking the bucket at a Pathfinder Society Table, and I barely survived our latest session in our Reign of Winter game. All of this death surrounding me started to make...
Express your unpopular opinions about Pathfinder’s balance, mechanics, or community in a haiku. from Pathfinder_RPG A friend of mine turned me on to this older Reddit thread filled with Haikus about Pathfinder. I like the thread, but it’s mostly...