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Know Direction Live – Legendary Kineticist Breakdown with Vanessa Hoskins
The Know Direction Network’s own Vanessa Hoskins joins Ryan and Perram to talk about all of the hard work that went into bringing her favourite 1e class, the kineticist, to 2e in the new Legendary Kineticist from Legendary Games. Then she'll stick around for the news and some banter about game rooms, GMing, and whatever inspires us.
Find out more »Know Direction: Beyond Live – With John Compton
It's been too long since Starfinder Senior Developer John Compton has appeared on a Know Direction Network podcast, so this week's episode aims to correct that. Join us as we talk the Starship Operations Manual, the Tech Revolution Playtest, and the general direction he sees Starfinder going from here.
Find out more »Know Direction Live – Secrets of Magic Playtest Reaction
With yesterday's Secrets of Magic Playtest release, Ryan, Perram, and guest co-host Dustin Knight have thoughts to share about the magus and summoner playtest classes. All that, and a little bit of banter.
Find out more »KD Plays – Secrets of Magic Playtest
Dustin Knight runs Ryan Costello, Alexander Augunas, Vanessa Hoskins, Randal Meyer, and Andrew Sturtevant through a 6th level quest for a magus, a couple of summoners, a conjuration specialist wizard, and fighter/wizard.
Find out more »Know Direction Live – 2e Hacks and Houserules
Ryan and Perram follow-up on the mid-review discussion from last episode about areas of the 2e rules that don't quite work for them. In the name of being proactive, they've outlined a few house rules and alternate character generation systems to address their issues. Plus, news from PAX Online!
Find out more »Know Direction 234 Live! Inspirations with Paizo’s John Compton and Logan Harpe
Everyone brings pieces of themselves to the table when we play roleplaying games. History and popular culture influence our adventures. Life experiences impact our decisions. Personal preferences colour our characters. Starfinder Senior Developer John Compton and Customer Paizo Service Representative Logan Harpe join Ryan and Perram to discuss how the world away from the game table inspired their games. Note: This is the second segment of the episode that will be released as Know Direction 234. The first segment is a prerecorded interview…
Find out more »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 Beyond Live: Precog Premonitions with Thursty
The precog class playtest document is here. To help see what the future of this class holds, Alex, James, and Vanessa are joined by Paizo’s Starfinder Society Developer Thurston Hillman.
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