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16 May

Burst of Insight—Let’s Break All the Rules

Written by Andrew Marlowe
I’ve been writing about the Maze for a few weeks now and thought I’d take a short break and talk about running a game that requires much less prep. Guerilla Gaming In the summer of 1983, I was introduced...
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15 May

Guidance — Alex’s Top 7: Commonly Forgotten Rules

Written by Alex Augunas
Pathfinder—an incredible cocktail of rules dating well over 30 years. Rules in Pathfinder come from all over the place, and as a result it is very easy to forget them. Today, I thought it might be fun for me...
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14 May

Know Direction 156 – Bestiary 6 Review

Written by Jefferson Thacker
Its here, its huge, and Alex is joining Ryan and Perram to review it! The Bestiary 6!
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12 May

Wandering Monsters — Noble Manor

Written by Luis Loza
We are keeping things classy this week. Adventurers at put on airs one point or another, or at the very least, end up dealing with those that do. Nobles are a staple for fantasy adventurers be they heroes or...
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11 May

Behind the Screens – Rolling with the Dice

Written by Anthony Li
Variety is truly the dice of life. Unless of course that variety throws a wrench into your carefully crafted Game Mastering. Players aren’t the only factors that can take your game completely off the rails. Because the best laid plans...
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10 May

Keyword Design – “Commute”

Written by Ryan Costello
In Keyword Design, I use a single word as inspiration for a mundane item, a magic item, a feat, a spell, and a class option. Today’s word is “Commute” as suggested by Quo. As the meme mentions, long journeys...
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09 May

If a Boat is Leaving from Absalom at 9am….

Written by James Ballod
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...
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code, Codeswitch, doesn't add up, dutch, international, money, Pathfinder, rpg, sailing, switch, tabeltop, trade, value Code Switch 9 Comments
08 May

Iconic Design — Can’t Catch This Rat(folk)

Written by Alex Augunas
So if you’re in the know, this past rotation for Pathfinder Society conventions offered ratfolk boons to GMs, and I was lucky enough to get to GM at a convention while the boons were being offered. (Shout out to...
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05 May

Monstrous Physique — Werebeetle

Written by Luis Loza
Bestiary 6 has been let loose onto unsuspecting tables and with it comes one of my favorite new additions to the endless list of monsters: entothropes! I’ve always been a big fan of lycanthropes ever since Diablo 2’s druid...
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04 May

Inspire Confidence – Not All Men

Written by Monica Marlowe
Since 2014 the hashtag #notallmen began popping up, sometimes from frustrated individuals who are upset that men are lumped together, sometimes ironically from individuals who are tired of being the subject of systemic power imbalance, and all sorts of...
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