Paizo Creative Director and the lead on Starfinder, James L. Sutter, takes us to the stars. We will discuss the journey behind the scenes making the nascent decisions for Starfinder, what we know about the game, the logistics of...
Paizo Creative Director and the lead on Starfinder, James L. Sutter, takes us to the stars. We will discuss the journey behind the scenes making the nascent decisions for Starfinder, what we know about the game, the logistics of...
This week’s blog was going to be about some thoughts on Starfinder, but then something horrible happened in Orlando, Florida. As of this writing, 49 people were murdered and 53 people are injured, presumably attempted murder. I had planned...
One of the challenges of designing a campaign setting as inhospitable as our demiplane, is that we’re constantly looking for ways to explain how civilization can survive in such a hostile world. If you’ve been keeping up with the...
Welcome to the latest installment of the Burst of Insight blog where we discuss game design. In the last blog, I was talking about agency specifically its absence as a key element of horror design, this week I’d like...
Welcome to Guidance, Private Sanctuary’s source for tips and techniques for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, written by Everyman Gamer Alexander Augunas. Today, we’re going to be talking about perspective in rules. I’ve had a few weeks to let this...
Dear DovahQueen: Tome of Magic contains a chapter on Shadow Magic, which I feel could be refluffed into Void Magic fairly easily for a Spelljammer-like campaign. If you were going to make a character that used Void as their...
Welcome to the Know Direction podcast network’s PaizoCon 2016 seminar coverage! Seminar 017 – Running Inclusive Adventures Join Paizo’s staff in discussing how your Pathfinder adventures can be more inclusive and fun for people of all shapes, genders, sexual preferences,...
Welcome to the Know Direction podcast network’s PaizoCon 2016 seminar coverage! Seminar 016 – Inside Intrigue: Secrets of Ultimate Intrigue Ultimate Intrigue introduces new ways to win the day without drawing a sword. Join the Pathfinder design team to discuss...
Welcome to the Know Direction podcast network’s PaizoCon 2016 seminar coverage! Seminar 015 – Creating Inclusive Game Spaces Fostering a vibrant, welcoming gaming community isn’t always easy. Pathfinder Society veterans and gaming organizers share techniques to help you make sure...