Down with Point Buy and Dump Stats!

I hate the concept of the dump stat with the blazing passion of a thousand fiery suns. To me, it smacks of this new fangled concept of character design, min/maxing and our obsession with the game’s mechanical aspects.

Tumbling Dice by Justin D. Russell

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Shattered Star #86: The Corridor of Spiky Death

At the end of last session, we left the PCs in a grim situation: Zainnis and Shardane were dead and the quest seemed balanced on a knife’s edge.

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Shattered Star #85: Death from the Shadows

At the end of last session, we left our heroes under attack from hill giants hurling bit of building at the party as they advanced upon the ruin of Windsong Abbey.

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Pathfinder Character Wealth & Magic Items Musings

I’ve recently done some research on character wealth and treasure values in Pathfinder. (The long winter nights just fly by here at Raging Swan Press Global HQ). While this might not sound too fascinating a subject, it’s thrown up—for me—some interesting facts and questions.

By Matt Morrow

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