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Pathfinder (periodicals)
''Pathfinder'' is a line of roleplaying game supplements published by Paizo Publishing since 2007. Originally designed for use with the revised 3rd edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', they transitioned to the first edition of the ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game'' in 2009, then to the second edition of ''Pathfinder'' in 2019. Three lines of supplements are produced as of August 2019: *''Pathfinder Adventure Path'' *''Pathfinder Adventures'' *''Pathfinder Lost Omens'' One previous line, ''Pathfinder Player Companion'', has been discontinued. Business model All ''Pathfinder'' books are published under the terms of the Open Game License (OGL). While the magazines ''Dragon'' and '' Dungeon'' were both licensed to make use of certain iconic elements of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' intellectual property, including material drawn from official settings published by Wizards of the Coast and unique monsters such as illithids, the terms of the OGL forbid the use of such "closed" IP elements. Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Pathfinder, Path Finder or Pathfinders may refer to: Aerospace * ''Mars Pathfinder'', a NASA Mars Lander * NASA Pathfinder, a high-altitude, solar-powered uncrewed aircraft * Space Shuttle Pathfinder, Space Shuttle ''Pathfinder'', a Space Shuttle test simulator Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Pathfinder, a list of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero characters (M–R), ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' character * Path Finder (Transformers), Path Finder (''Transformers''), an animated television series character * Pathfinder, a character in the battle royale game ''Apex Legends'' * The Pathfinder, a call sign for the alien character John Adams in the 2011 video game ''Conduit 2'' Film and television * The Pathfinder (1952 film), ''The Pathfinder'' (1952 film), based on the book by James Fenimore Cooper * Pathfinder (1987 film), ''Pathfinder'' (1987 film), a Norwegian Oscar-nominated film * The Pathfinder (1996 film), ''The Pathfinder'' (1996 film), a TV movie based on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necromancer Games
Necromancer Games was an American publisher of role-playing games. With offices in Seattle, Washington and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the company specialized in material for the d20 System. Most of its products were released under the Open Game License of Wizards of the Coast. The company's slogan, "Third Edition Rules, First Edition Feel," alluded to the fact that while its products used the third edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' rules system, they strove to mimic the flavor and style found in the game's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, first edition (1977–1989). The company was on hiatus by 2010, the two founders having started two separate new game companies, Frog God Games and Legendary Games. In June 2012, Necromancer Games was acquired by Frog God Games. The Necromancer Games logo features a depiction of Orcus (Dungeons & Dragons), Orcus. History Necromancer Games was founded in 2000 by Clark Peterson (game designer), Clark Peterson and Bill Webb (game designer), Bill Webb, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Gate (magazine)
''Black Gate'' is a fantasy magazine published by New Epoch Press. It was published in glossy print until 2011, after which it shifted online. History First launched in October 2000 using the slogan "Adventures in Fantasy Literature," ''Black Gate'' primarily features original short fiction up to novella length. It also features reviews of fantasy novels, graphic novels, and role playing game products. This is supplemented by columns and articles reflecting on fantasy literature's past as well as the occasional interview. Every print issue contained the comic ''Knights of the Dinner Table: Java Joint'' by Kenzer & Company of '' Knights of the Dinner Table'' fame. Much of the fiction is by lesser known or new authors, but noted contributors have included Michael Moorcock, Mike Resnick, Charles de Lint and Cory Doctorow. As a semi-regular feature, ''Black Gate'' reprinted rare adventure stories from earlier decades or work from more recent years that the editors feel has been n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPGnet
RPGnet is a role-playing game website. It includes sections on wargaming, wargames, tabletop games and video games, as well as columns on gaming topics. RPGnet was founded in 1996 by Emma and Sandy Antunes, Shawn Althouse ( etrigan) and Brian David Phillips, as a way to unify a number of transient game sites. In 2001 it was purchased by Skotos Tech, but maintains creative and editorial autonomy. Currently it is being run by Shannon Appelcline of Skotos, while a number of volunteer Forum moderator, moderators and administrators help maintain the forums. In 2024, RPG.net was sold to RPGMatch, who would take over development duties while the administration of the forums was to remain independent. RPGnet services Forums Originally based on Matt's WWWBoard script, the 1997 RPGnet forums were formatted in earlier message boards' threaded style, being mostly dedicated to game design and industry news. With the change to vBulletin on 2002, new sections catering to the growing player and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jacobs (game Designer)
James Jacobs is an American designer and author of role-playing games and texts in the fantasy, horror and the occult genres. Career Jacobs has been involved in the role-playing industry since the age of sixteen, when his adventure "Scepter of the Underworld" was published in ''Dungeon (magazine), Dungeon'' #12 in 1988. in ''Kobold Quarterly'' #12 Jacobs grew up in Point Arena, California, and went to college at the University of California, Davis. He moved to Seattle after graduating from college and worked his way into Wizards of the Coast's sales department. Jacobs has been the developer, lead designer, and sometimes cartographer on releases for Bastion Press, Green Ronin Publishing, Wizards of the Coast, and Paizo. Jacobs has authored and co-authored several other products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game, including ''Dungeon Master's Guide II'', ''Lords of Madness'', ''Frostburn'', and ''Red Hand of Doom''. He also wrote ''Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games (SJGames) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and (until 2019) the gaming magazine ''Pyramid''. History Founded in 1980, six years after the creation of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', SJ Games created several role-playing and strategy games with science fiction themes. SJ Games' early titles were microgames initially sold in 4×7 inch Ziploc bags, and later in the similarly sized Pocket Box. Games such as ''Ogre'', '' Car Wars'', '' Illuminati'', and ''G.E.V.'' (an ''Ogre'' spin-off) were popular during SJ Games' early years. Game designers such as Loren Wiseman and Jonathan Leistiko have worked for Steve Jackson Games. Today SJ Games publishes a variety of games, such as card games, board games, strategy games, and in different genres, such as fantasy, science fiction, and gothic horror. It also published the book ''Principia Discordia'', the sacred text of the Discordian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Path
An Adventure Path is a series of interlinked adventures (campaign) for tabletop role-playing games which can be played in succession and lead characters to advance from lower to higher levels, through a particular path of events. While campaigns exist for many role-playing game systems, the specific term Adventure Path discussed here applies to published adventures for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''Pathfinder'' fantasy roleplaying games. Adventure Paths in opposition to normal campaigns usually have an own setting and rule set apart from the basic rules and settings. Origin and ''Dungeon'' magazine Though the term was originally applied to the series of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3rd Edition modules beginning with ''The Sunless Citadel'', it later came to refer to several lengthy series, each consisting of 11 or 12 installments, published sequentially in ''Dungeon'' magazine. Typically set in the ''Greyhawk'' campaign setting, the ''Dungeon'' adventure paths are: * '' Shackled C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portable Document Format
Portable document format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Based on the PostScript language, each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, fonts, vector graphics, raster images and other information needed to display it. PDF has its roots in "The Camelot Project" initiated by Adobe co-founder John Warnock in 1991. PDF was standardized as ISO 32000 in 2008. The last edition as ISO 32000-2:2020 was published in December 2020. PDF files may contain a variety of content besides flat text and graphics including logical structuring elements, interactive elements such as annotations and form-fields, layers, rich media (including video content), three-dimensional objects using U3D or PRC, and various other data formats. The PDF specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subscription Business Model
The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product or service. The model was pioneered by publishers of books and periodicals in the 17th century. It is particularly common now for digital products, which lend themselves more naturally toward a subscription model. Subscriptions can be a more convenient, hassle-free transaction for consumers. However, due to inertia among some consumers, they may inadvertently pay for subscriptions that they no longer value because they do not realize that they are subscribed. Subscriptions Rather than selling products individually, a subscription offers periodic (daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, semi-annual, yearly/annual, or seasonal) use or access to a product or service, or, in the case of performance-oriented organizations such as opera companies, tickets to the entire run of some set number of (e.g., five to fifteen) scheduled performances fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Ronin Publishing
Green Ronin Publishing is an American company based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2000 by Chris Pramas and Nicole Lindroos, they have published several role-playing game–related products. They won several awards for their games including multiple Origins, ENnie, Pen & Paper, and Inquest Fan Awards. History In early 1996, Chris Pramas secured the rights to '' The Whispering Vault'' from Mike Nystul as he was leaving the game industry, and together with his brother Jason Pramas and their friend Neal Darcy, the three of them founded the company Ronin Publishing. This initial company published two role playing game supplements, ''The Book of Hunts'' (1997) for ''The Whispering Vault'' and '' Blood of the Valiant'' for ''Feng Shui''. Ronin Publishing came to an end when Chris Pramas went to work for Wizards of the Coast in 1998. Pramas founded Green Ronin Publishing with his wife Nicole Lindroos in 2000. The first publication from Green Ronin published was '' Ork!'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roleplaying Game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making regarding character development. Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines. There are several forms of role-playing games. The original form, sometimes called the tabletop role-playing game (TRPG or TTRPG), is conducted through discussion, whereas in live action role-playing (LARP), players physically perform their characters' actions.(Tychsen et al. 2006:255) "LARPs can be viewed as forming a distinct category of RPG because of two unique features: (a) The players physically embody their characters, and (b) the game takes place in a physical frame. Embodiment means that the physical actions of the playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
