Pathfinder Creative Director
@Paizo
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If Twitter does die, I want to make sure I get one more chance to say this.
Trans rights are human rights. Support trans people, trans communities, and other marginalized groups or get the hell out of my face.
Anyone who's playing
#pathfinder2e
for the first time this weekend gets an extra Hero Point from me. If your GM asks, you know a guy. I'm your uncle that works at Pathfinder.
The time has come for me to announce that my time as Senior Developer at
@paizo
has come to an end.
And now I can begin my time as
#pathfinder2e
Creative Director of Rules and Lore! I am beyond excited to help lead the game's and setting's vision in my new role!
Working for Paizo means I sometimes end up with more products than I need, so it's time for a giveaway! RT and like this tweet for a chance to win one of these cool products!
You have until 11:59 PM PDT on March 19th to enter. I'll randomly decide winners on March 20th!
Fun Golarion Facts! (Orc Edition)
Many orcs live nocturnal lifestyles. (It's why some are grumpy during the day.)
Dwarves and orcs in Arcadia are trusted friends.
Orcs believe if a god is unworthy of worship, one can simply slay the god and replace them. (They're right.)
We have announced a plan for a system neutral open RPG license in collaboration with other game companies. We believe it will irrevocably and unquestionably keep alive the spirit of the Open Game License. Learn more:
#OpenRPG
#pathfinder2e
#starfinder
I wrote a Mexican-inspired fantasy adventure for Pathfinder! The adventure features luchadores, a scary undead dragon, a magical network powered by plants, and my grandma! (She literally takes you in and feeds you.) Check it out!
#LatinxsCreate
Big news for Lost Omens! Announcing Lost Omens Travel Guide! This book is something I've been wanting to do for a long time. Want to learn about the festivals, cuisine, weather patterns, fashion, and more in the Inner Sea. This book will be your guide to all of it!
Fun Golarion Facts! (Gods edition)
Cayden Cailean remembers exactly how he passed the Test of the Starstone, but pretends to not remember so people will buy him drinks.
Every god has an opposite version that works on Wario logic. Warenrae, Wesna, Walamashtu, etc.
Happy Pride month! Pathfinder and
#pathfinder2e
is queer as hell, always was queer as hell, and will never stop being queer as hell. As Creative Director for Pathfinder, I declare it canon. All of it.
Announcing Lost Omens Firebrands, the next book in the Lost Omens line for
#pathfinder2e
! Firebrands are all about fighting tyranny, helping others, boasting about their feats, and looking good while doing. I'm excited for everyone to check out the antics within in 2023!
Just announced on our latest stream is Lost Omens: Divine Mysteries! This book is going to take a lot of the
#pathfinder2e
deities and updating their information to work with the new remastered rules. (1/3)
Cover art by Ekaterina Gordeeva
Hey, big news on the Lost Omens front!
Presenting Lost Omens Knights of Lastwall, a book all about the Knights of Lastwall and their righteous endeavors to do good, destroy undead, and put an end to the machinations of the Whispering Tyrant.
In case you missed it earlier today, we at
@paizo
announced Lost Omens Highhelm today! This book is a deep dive into the city of Highhelm which serves as one of the major centers of dwarven culture. Look forward to a sprawling underground city, new options, and lots of cool art!
I had the amazing privilege of writing all of the new dragons for the
#pathfinder2e
remaster and I'm super proud of them. I hope everyone enjoys the new directions we're taking dragons. They were a lot of fun to concept, design, and write!
I made playable robots for
#pathfinder2e
and I love them so.
Specifically, I'm proud of the enhancement ability for their ancestry feats. While other ancestries simply take a feat and call it a day, you get more options with each feat you take!
I wrote the automaton ancestry for
#Pathfinder2E
Guns & Gears! They're big robots that can shoot lasers from their eyes and modify their bodies. I'm super excited for people to play as them soon!
Hi everybody. We’re 30+ members of the Paizo staff, and today we’re announcing that we have formed the United Paizo Workers, one of the first unions of its kind in the tabletop game industry.
#UnionizePaizo
1/n
Can't wait until the Paizo keynote later this week so people can finally learn about [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] and especially [REDACTED]. I think [REDACTED] will really get people talking!
@Thats_barnaby
Sorry to hear you had that experience! I'm Creative Director for Pathfinder 2E and would love to run a game for you sometime if you'd like to get a proper PF2E experience sometime. Just let me know! My DMs are open. :)
Hi, it's me, John Pathfinder. We want to finish the
#pathfinder2e
kineticist but we need $500 more cause we ran out of dice. If you send $500 I'll make sure we bring back Sacred Geometry, too.
Lost Omens Firebrands for
#pathfinder2e
is out today! If you've ever been interested in playing a rebellious do-gooder fighting tyranny or simply want to be an adventurer who likes doing exciting stuff and looking good while doing so, this is the book for you!
Hey, we showed off some art on the Pathfinder take for wheelchairs and I want to shout out to
@mustangsart
for their work on the assistive item section in Lost Omens Grand Bazaar! The assistive items rock and it's thanks to Sara's help!
I want to take a moment to shoutout anyone that's ever done freelance writing for Pathfinder and Starfinder. I am in awe *every time* of the amazing creativity and skill that our authors bring to every product. These games would not be the shining jewels they are without them.
You've probably heard about the new anadi ancestry in Lost Omens Mwangi Expanse. You might have even seen the spider boyfriend previously in the Character Guide. Did you know that this anadi has a name?
The anadi's name is Kedari and that's his boyfriend, Ieme.
#MwangiHype
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Trans rights are human rights. Support trans people and other marginalized groups or get the hell out of my face.
Happy Treasure Vault day
#Pathfinder2e
fans! I wrote the new shields (non-magical shields), spark guns, Kaldemash's Lament, accessory runes, and a number of worn items including the bravery baldric, spectacles of piercing sight, and instinct crown. Hope you enjoy them!
Oh, did you hear the news? Lost Omens is heading to the Impossible Lands! Over 300 pages of exciting material from the undead lands of Geb, magical island of Jalmeray, the wastelands of the Mana Wastes, and arcane empire of Nex! New ancestries, too! Coming late 2022!
Lost Omens Firebrands is off to the printer! It's got lots of fun NPCs, writeups of several Firebrand factions, information on Firebrand endeavors throughout the Inner Sea, and, of course, new rules options. I'm looking forward to everyone checking out this book come March 2023!
Are you a Latinx game designer, developer, or writer or even a prospective one looking to dip their toe in the tabletop RPG industry? Are you interested in contributing to the Pathfinder or Starfinder RPGs? Hit me up! I'd love to chat!
The actual
#pathfinder2e
ruleset never got released in the US. We believed that the real rules were too difficult for most players, so instead we converted a different RPG called "Doki Doki Roleplay" for the US audience.
Well, I managed to get Pathfinder Micro (formerly PF Lite) down to a single page! Here's what you get:
Skills
Proficiencies
Rules for making checks
Degrees of Success
Three action system
Highly narrative combat
Highly narrative spellcasting
#Pathfinder2e
1/6
I'm on vacation which has given me lots of time to think about which
#pathfinder2e
god should die during War of Immortals. Getting kinda tired of this guy hoarding all those secrets.
One of the things that we updated in the
#pathfinder2e
Remaster was the Example of Play at the beginning of the book. Senior Developer Eleanor Ferron was tasked with writing it and decided to include me (unbeknownst to me) as one of the players. I was elated to read this.
Hey, the author list for Guns & Gears is live. I'm excited to tell the world that I wrote the upcoming automaton ancestry! I really, really, really, really love robots and I'm very excited for people to get to play as them soon!
Art by Graey Erb
Excited for Lost Omens Knights of Lastwall? Want to learn more about
#pathfinder2E
release? Check out Paizo Live tomorrow at 4 Pacific on the official
@paizo
twitch channel! I'll be sharing info about the book and maybe a juicy secret or two!
Sometimes I make
#pathfinder2E
memes to share with coworkers, but can't share them because they're about things that haven't released yet, so I forget about them for months. Here for you is one of these memes for the Strength of Thousands AP. (No spoilers🙂)
To all
#pathfinder2e
fans celebrating Thanksgiving, make sure to take a breath and count to 10 before you say something you'll regret at the dinner table.
I want people to reach out for interviews about the impending death of a
#Pathfinder2e
core deity. I promise to give a different answer on who will die for each interview. :)
New weapons, armor, clothing, animal companions, assistive items like wheelchairs and hearing aids, and so much more! See what's for sale at the Grand Bazaar!
Announced for September!
#Pathfinder
Lost Omens: The Grand Bazaar
*Product image and description are not final and may be subject to change.
Subscribe today!
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#ttrpg
#pathfinder2e
I had an idea for turning
#pathfinder2e
into a 1 page RPG (Pathfinder Lite). I took the last hour and half to write and It's proving a little tougher than I though to pull it off and maintain a lot of the terms and feel of PF2E. Might have to go with a 2 page RPG.
#pathfinderlite
We did it. I'm so proud of everyone involved and count myself so fortunate to be part of an amazing group of people and a fantastic community. Thanks to all of my coworkers and everyone that supported is in the community. We would not have been able to
#UnionizePaizo
without you.
One week ago, we announced our intention to
#UnionizePaizo
Today, we’re absolutely thrilled to announce that we have succeeded at our first step. The executives have agreed to voluntarily recognize the United Paizo Workers! 1/7
Protip for your writing: Don't use the words black or dark to refer to something that is evil or immoral. We have so many other words that can work here like vile, sinister, wicked, and so on. You're probably used to those words, so try to actively switch up what you use!
Calling it now. Disney intentionally spent the last few years putting out new Mickey cartoons with a throwback design style because they can claim that although the copyright for Steamboat Willie is public domain, Mickey as a Trademark is too similar to SW and thus can still sue.
My first AP comes out this month! I wrote an adventure that's basically set in a fantasy re-imagining of Jalisco, Mexico, the state that my dad is from. Not only is there lots of Mexican influence, I also drew upon things like Black Panther, Metal Gear Solid, and lucha libre!
What are your favorite
#Pathfinder2e
glitches?
I think it's amusing how you can press up against the wall in Alseta's Ring, do a frame perfect Long Jump to clip into the final portal's loading zone, and get to the final act of the campaign super early. Makes any% runs a breeze.
This Hispanic Heritage Month, we thought it’d be fun to have some of our staff, freelancers, and members of the community write up some magic items inspired by their background and culture to put into your games!
Dark Archive for
#Pathfinder2E
is out today! I contributed a bit to this amazing book. Specifically, I wrote the chronoskimmer archetype, the case file on the Land of Second Souls, and the adventure in the Deviant Abilities section. Hope you all enjoy!
I wrote a blog about getting your foot in the door as an author at Paizo (or your game company of choice). In brief: build a portfolio, have a strong writing sample, and show that you know the ins and outs of the game (style, formatting, rules, setting).
@thatdamncat789
As one of the people helping develop the Pathfinder Lost Omens setting, I give you my explicit permission and blessing to play PF2E with whatever setting you like. Play our game however you want! Feel free to grab your favorite stuff from Lost Omens books and port it over, too!
There are dozens of queer employees across multiple departments in the company.
Several co-creators of the setting are queer.
The very first volume of Pathfinder featured a gay couple.
I could go on, but I feel that Pathfinder has spoken for itself many times over the years.
#Pathfinder2E
is cool, but have you ever had a nice grandma take you in, feed you, and tell you stories in a TTRPG? Well, now you can! Check out my Mexican-inspired fantasy adventure and meet my cute, magical abuelita!
#LatinxsCreate
Today, I met with grassroots worker organizers to thank them for their leadership in organizing unions. From the Amazon Labor Union to IATSE at Titmouse Productions, these folks are inspiring a movement of workers across the country to fight for the pay and benefits they deserve.
A lot of amazing and talented people worked on bringing this book to life. Look forward to more information on Divine Mysteries in the future and for a full release in late 2024! (3/3)
The book also features a lot of new material including new character options, new setting information on the nature of gods, and of course, new gods to worship. The book is penned in-setting by Yivali, a nosoi psychopomp. (2/3)
Concept art by Kent Hamilton
Give me more wizards that look like this instead of an old dude with a beard. This guy looks like he can wall jump and more wizards should be able to wall jump!
I'm planning to run a half marathon in a few months and I need to train. Gonna try to use the internet to keep me accountable.
Today is day 1 and I ran three miles! I walked a bit, but I'm not surprised since it's been a while since I've gone on a run. Excited to keep running!
BREAKING NEWS
I was visiting my parents and it turns out my grandparents were also visiting from Mexico. I got to show my grandma my adventure!
She was quite amused to see Miraina Olviris whose appearance was inspired by her. Now I just gotta get my grandpa in somewhere. 😁
The Fists of the Ruby Phoenix Adventure Path has started shipping and the first subscribers are getting their hands on the AP.
While I'm not going to spoil anything or give any info on my adventure yet, I do want to take a moment and share that I wrote ALL of the adventure.
By the way, if you want me to come on your podcast/show/stream to talk Pathfinder, Lost Omens, TTRPGs, video games, movies, or anything else, I will do it. Just hit me up. I’m a huge effin nerd for stuff and I love to talk about it.
I'm almost full to bursting with things I want to share about this book. If folks manage to hit this landmark by the end of the week (Sunday), I'll share extra Lost Omens Firebrands spoilers on top of what the marketing shares.😄⚔️
#pathfinder2e
*sneaks in* Hey! Psssst.. Looks like there a fair new number of you. If we somehow, maybe, made it to 100k followers...what about if we release some Firebrands spoilers? *sneaks out*
#Paizo
#pathfinder2e
I wrote these! I've loved werecreatures and the like for many years, so I was excited to offer something that not only had the werewolf/bear/etc. possibilities, but also covered any animal you could want!
#Pathfinder
Lost Omens Rare Heritage: BEASTKIN
Beastkin have extraordinary abilities derived from the animal world, allowing them to partially or fully transform into animals, granting them deadly fangs, refined senses, and other such traits.
#rpg
Kurgess has helped every god move at least once. He's happy to help every time.
Achaekek loves his sister, Grandmother Spider, very much and is ride or die for her.
Asmodeus's favorite TV show is The Wire.