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PCGen’s fifth beta release of the current development cycle brings lots of Pathfinder goodness as the PCGen team continues to track down and fix bugs in the Pathfinder RPG Beta data set. The latest additions are full support for monks, character traits and barbarian rage enhancements. To see the full list of improvements check out the release notes here.

PCGen is an RPG character generator and maintenance program (d20 systems). All datafiles are ASCII text files so they can be modified by users for their own campaigns. For more information about PCGen, join us at the Yahoo Group or visit our website.

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The Pathfinder Compatibility License will give professional and non-commercial publishers the ability to market products created for use with the upcoming Pathfinder Roleplaying Game with a specially designed logo. While the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is published under the terms of the Open Gaming License (OGL) from Wizards of the Coast, this new license allows publishers to distinctively indicate that their products are compatible with the new Pathfinder Roleplaying Game rules.

“We are fully behind the OGL that Wizards of the Coast created for the 3.5 version of the world’s most popular roleplaying game,” said Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens. “The Pathfinder Compatibility License is our way of giving back to a publishing community that has already given so much to the open gaming movement.”

The Paizo Community Use Policy allows non-commercial users to create content compatible with most of Paizo’s products, and to share that content with others. A package of logos, illustrations and other content is available for free to users who sign up for an account on paizo.com and register their content there. Paizo will maintain a registry with links to this community-generated content, allowing easy access to the wealth of material being created by Paizo’s community.

“We have a very enthusiastic community,” says Victor Wertz, Paizo’s Technical Director. “With this policy, Paizo is making it easier to create original content based on our products, and we’re making it easier for them to find other community-created content.”

For more information on the Pathfinder Compatiblity License, go to paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/compatibility. For more information on the Paizo Community Use Policy, please visit paizo.com/communityuse.

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Last year, we announced plans to revise the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Game System License (GSL) and System Reference Document (SRD). After many months of work, we are happy to release the revised GSL and SRD today. The updated and revised documents can be found here. Highlights include:

• Removal of section 6, which set terms & conditions for 4e compatible product lines that may have been previously published under the Open Game License (OGL).
• Inclusion of a provision for a “Notice of Termination,” allowing publishers to end their use of the GSL at their choosing. This includes the addition of a 6-month inventory sell-off period after executing a Notice of Termination.
• Modification to imagery clause that clarifies use of derivative art work.
• Additions to the SRD from Player’s Handbook 2, Monster Manual 2, and Adventurers Vault, including:
  • Barbarian, bard, druid, and sorcerer class options;
  • Alchemy, alchemical formula template, and alchemical items;
  • Vehicles, mounts, and the vehicle template;
  • Disease template;
  • Demons, devils, rust monster, metallic dragons, duergar, and over 50 other monsters.

We are very excited about the changes and would like to thank the community and publishers for their patience during the revision period. Share your thoughts on the new GSL in the D&D forum.

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Dungeons & Dragons 4. Edition (RSP) - Das Buch der Schätze

Das Buch der Schätze enthält Hunderte neuer Waffen, Werkzeuge und magischer Gegenstände für Ihren D&D-Charakter.
Dieser Dungeons & Dragons-Ergänzungsband beschreibt zahllose nützliche Dinge, an denen es keinem D&D-Charakter, der etwas auf sich hält, fehlen sollte. Ob Sie nun als Spieler nach einem neuen Ausrüstungsgegenstand suchen oder als Spielleiter einen Drachenhort ausstaffieren müssen, in diesem Buch finden Sie genau das, was Sie brauchen. Es ist hilfreich, nun endlich über eine sehr umfassende Liste neuer profaner wie magischer Gegenstände zu verfügen.
Das Buch der Schätze enthält eine Mischung aus altbekannten Gegenständen, die an die Regeln der 4. Edition angepaßt wurden* so feiern etwa die Hufeisen der Geschwindigkeit ihr Comeback , und brandneuen Gegenständen, die nie zuvor in D&D aufgetaucht sind. Darüber hinaus sind Regeln für Fahrzeuge und Alchimie enthalten.

Umfang: 240 Seiten, Hardcovee

Erscheint laut Verlag am 24.04.2009

Art.-Nr.: FS31006 · VE: 1 Buch · Lieferstatus:

EAN: 9783867620504
29,95*€

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Nach einem Gespräch auf der RPC in Köln kann ich mit Sicherheit sagen, daß ein Nachfolge-Verlag für D&D 4 in Deutschland NICHT in Sicht ist.

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(…) Ja, die Zusage war nur mündlich … aber wenn jemand extra aus den USA anruft, sollte man - so dachte ich bisher - darauf etwas geben können.

Wir haben im guten Glauben an die Zuverlässigkeit dieser Zusage die 3 GRW gedruckt.
Wir haben in Essen auf der SPIEL 08 mit Hasbro über gemeinsame Aktionen für 2009 und D&D 4 gesprochen - und zwar wohlgemerkt auf Wunsch unserer Partner.
14 Tage später kam eine zweizeilige e-Mail, die lapidar das Ende der Zusammenarbeit am D&D-Rollenspiel mitteilte. Seither hat in offizieller Funktion niemand mit uns zu dem Thema gesprochen. Ein Nachfolger für die Lizenz ist meines Wissens nicht in Sicht.

Was die Bücher angeht - wir haben getan, was wir konnten, um einen enormen finanziellen Rückschlag so weit als möglich abzufedern. Das ist nur in Teilen gelungen, zumal wir ja z. B. auch weitere fertige Übersetzungen hatten, deren Bezahlung erforderlich ist, obwohl wir NICHTS damit anfangen können.

Allen weiteren sicher gutgemeinten Vorschlägen, die ich weiter oben gelesen habe, stehen das deutsche Buchpreisbindungsgesetz, unser Lizenzvertrag und die Gebote der Fairness unseren treuen Händlerkunden (oder eine Mischung aus allen dreien) entgegen.

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Wizards of the Coast has ended sales of PDF editions of its products, which had been sold by online retailers such as DrivethroughRPG.com, RPGNow.com, and Paizo.com. A Wizards of the Coast spokesperson told ICv2, “Unfortunately, due to recent findings of illegal copying and online distribution (piracy) of our products, Wizards of the Coast has decided to cease the sale of online PDFs.”

Wizards of the Coast also filed suit against eight defendants on Thursday, alleging illegal file-sharing (see “Wizards Sues Eight”).

Wizards of the Coast’s products were a very important driver of PDF RPG sales, a segment that some participants believe is over 20% of total RPG sales.

WotC is apparently not ruling out digital delivery of its products using a different format or model. “We are exploring other options for digital distribution of our content,” the spokesperson said.

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By now, you have probably learned that Wizards of the Coast recently decided to cease the sale of digital download versions of their books. This means that RPGNow and DriveThruRPG will no longer be able to offer you future downloads of Wizards titles you have purchased.

We are offering you a final 24-hour period in which to re-download copies of any Wizards of the Coast files you have purchased from us in the past. If there are any titles you purchased, and you need a new copy of the file for your personal archive, this is your last chance to get it.

This 24-hour period will begin at 10:00 AM EST (U.S.A. Eastern Time Zone), Wednesday, April 15th and will conclude at 10:00 AM EST on Tuesday, April 16th.

During this time you may visit DriveThruRPG or RPGNow, log in, and click the My Account link found in the upper right corner of the site. Or just visit one of these links:
DriveThruRPG http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/account.php
RPGNow http://www.rpgnow.com/account.php

For the “My Account” page you will find your order history and download links, including a handy option to view all products updated since your last download of that title (for example a file that was updated with errata since you last downloaded it). During your visit, we certainly invite you to take a look around and see all the titles we have to offer for rpg PDF fans.

As always, thank you for your continuing support of all that we do, and we welcome your feedback and any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Sean Patrick FannonDriveThruRPG and RPGNow

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Check out Paizo’s Pathfinder PDFs at 35% off until the end of April!

Grognard that I can be, I was a little slow in coming to the PDF table. I like the feel of a good book; I love flipping through the pages. Over the last several years, though, I have come to really appreciate the compactness and searchability of PDFs. Now my hard drive is loaded with them and my laptop has become as important as my GM screen.

At paizo.com, most of the roleplaying books we publish are available in both print and PDF editions. We take pride in the high quality of our PDFs and think that they are some of the best in the industry. And we would love to show you how cool they are by allowing you to buy our Pathfinder PDFs for 35% off the regular retail price through the end of April. This offer includes Pathfinder Adventure Path PDFs, Pathfinder Modules PDFs, Pathfinder Chronicles PDFs, Pathfinder Companion PDFs, and Pathfinder Society Scenario PDFs.

Just add the Pathfinder PDFs you would like to buy into your cart, and when you are checking out, type the promotional code PDFLove in the appropriate box. The 35% discount will be applied to your Pathfinder PDFs at that point. You can use this code as many times as you like until the end of April—and feel free to share this code with your friends!

Update! Sean K Reynolds has added PDFs from Sean K Reynolds Games to the PDFLove promotion! Get ‘em while they’re cheap!

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