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KD 235 Live! Pathfinder Society – The Book, The Organized Play Program, The Lifestyle
Pathfinder Society is both straight forward enough for new players and deep enough for lifetime gamers. That’s why Paizo has used their organized play program to bring new players into the hobby since before 1st edition. But what does PFS look like to an outsider, and what do they need to know to get into the game? Ryan and Perram act as intermediaries in a conversation between Paizo’s Organized Play Lead Developer Linda Zayas-Palmer, and self proclaimed cosplay dweeb and…
Find out more »Know Direction 236 Live! Pathfinder Complete Chronicles With Matthew Lillard and the Beadle & Grimm’s Team
Matthew Lillard, Bill Rehor, and Charlotte Irrgang from the Beadle & Grimm’s team join Ryan and Perram to talk about the Pathfinder Complete Chronicles custom character journals for Pathfinder, currently on Kickstarter. Then Ryan and Perram go over the news, like the Secrets of Magic playtest postmortem, and the announcement of Pathfinder Arena.
Find out more »Know Direction 237 – Converting Adventures to Pathfinder 2e
Rick Sandidge and Ross Scoggin of Find The Path join Ryan and Perram to talk about updating Pathfinder 1e adventures to Pathfinder 2e rules. Plus, Ryan unboxes the Pathfinder 2e Beginner Box, and Perram unboxes the Pathfinder 2e Bestiary 2 Battle Cards. Followed immediately by a recording of Patron's Private Sanctum in the Patreon channel of our Discord.
Find out more »Know Direction 238 Live! For Love of Crunch with Paizo’s James Case and Valiant’s Jessica Redekop
Crunch is sometimes seen as the necessary evil of an RPG, the cold steel engine that propels the pretty outer shell and soft interior that is the setting, lore, and plots. Well we say to heck with that! A great game mechanic can be as fun and exciting as the world it runs. Joining Ryan and Perram to talk about how fun rules can be is Paizo's Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild organized play developer, James Case, and frequent Paizo freelancer…
Find out more »Know Direction 239 Live! Advanced GM Screen and More with Logan Bonner
We were as surprised by the announcement of the Pathfinder Advanced GM Screen as we were the extremely positive reception it's received. Pathfinder Lead Designer Logan Bonner joins us to breakdown what makes it such a popular Pathfinder 2e accessory. Then Logan sticks around to talk the Pathfinder 2e Beginner Box, preview Bestiary 3, and wherever else the interview takes us. Followed by a bit of banter, then the latest live episode of Patron's Private Sanctum, the Patreon-exclusive aftershow on…
Find out more »Know Direction Holiday Special 2021 Live
Ryan and Perram wrap up the year with a rotation of members of the Know Direction Network staff as guests. We'll probably talk about what 2020 meant to us, what we're looking forward to in 2021. Mostly, it's just a bunch of friends who don't spend nearly enough time socializing together getting to do just that.
Find out more »Know Direction: 241 – Guns & Gears Breakdown with Designers Mark Seifter and Micheal Sayre
The big guns are here! Mark "The Inventor" Seifter and "Gunslinger" Micheal Sayre, the designers of the Pathfinder Guns & Gears classes currently in playtest, join Ryan and Perram to talk about the inspirations and intent for Pathfinder 2e's first uncommon classes.
Find out more »Know Direction 242 Live! – Savage Pathfinder with Shane Hensley and Mike Barbeau
Pathfinder is coming to Savage Worlds, starting with Rise of the Runelords. Shane Hensley and Mike Barbeau of Pinnacle Entertainment Group, publishers of Savage World, join us to talk about what fans can expect when the Pathfinder setting comes to the Savage World system. Immediately after the episode, patrons of the Know Direction Patreon can join us on Discord for the Patron's Private Sanctum aftershow.
Find out more »Know Direction 243 Live – Lost Omens Ancestry Guide Interview with Luis Loza and Eleanor Ferron
We know of five 2021 Pathfinder hardcovers, the first of which is the Lost Omens Ancestry Guide. Lost Omens developers Luis Loza and Eleanor Ferron join us to talk about all the new ancestry and versatile heritage options this book adds to 2e.
Find out more »Know Direction Live – How To Host Online Players At Home
Friend of the show Chris Kimball suggested that after a year of online play, the new normal for tabletop RPGs will be a hybrid group of online and in person players. Animator, gamer and Game Master Will Attar joins Ryan, Perram, and the network's own Randal Meyer to speculate on the future of game groups that formed during quarantine, and offer insight into how you can create a hybrid game table experience for your group.
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