I Wonder if there are going to bè DLC races and classes.
Don't think so, at least not single classes DLC's. What we *do* know is that more classes, races and locations will come via stretch goals as soon as the funding goal has been reached. Of course, there is always the chance of seeing expansion packs which widen the range of content, including left out classes. But only time will tell.
Next kickstarter update will most likely feature their special Resting mechanic and the Kingdom management.
Turns out the update was more about character creation than anything:
Prestige Classes like the Arcane Trickser are confirmed
There will be 10 animal companions and 10 familiars to choose from
Bloodlines are in, the same goes for bardic masterpieces, combat maneuvers and alchemical discoveries
At least Golarion's 20 main deities are implemented for the religious player characters
It's cool that Paizo agreed to allow crowdfunding for their IP. I certainly hope that Beamdog can pull together the funds to make a competing 5e D&D CRPG with only traditional financing.
Its a shame though a Pathfinder game can't bè more famous/mainstream. But then again, It avoids the risks of being in the hands of Todd Howard, the anti-Chris Avellone.
For what's worth, there's also Pathfinder Online. But, well, yeah.. that's an MMO. So it deviates pretty heavily from Pathfinder PnP. As for Pathfinder: Kingmaker, given the daily influx of backers I think it's save to say that Pathfinder is pretty famous already. And will become even more so after its release next year. Wouldn't surprise me if Owlcat Games announced further plans with their fresh IP in early 2019.
For what's worth, there's also Pathfinder Online. But, well, yeah.. that's an MMO. So it deviates pretty heavily from Pathfinder PnP. As for Pathfinder: Kingmaker, given the daily influx of backers I think it's save to say that Pathfinder is pretty famous already. And will become even more so after its release next year. Wouldn't surprise me if Owlcat Games announced further plans with their fresh IP in early 2019.
I know Pathfinder is Pretty popular since It was the Beacon of Hope for people Who were dissapointed by 4th edition Di&D.
I neither play tabletop D&D 5e, nor tabletop Pathfinder. But I have to admit that after completing the various 52 Forgotten Realms computer games, I'm honestly not that much interested in Faerûn anymore. Or its campaign setting as a whole for that matter. Having new games of the other campaign settings would work wonders. But alas, it's always the same ol'...
At the very least Pathfinder feels fresh to me. Which is always a good thing. And their deities are so much more interesting than the Faerûnian ones. I'm especially keen of roleplaying followers of Urgathoa, Lamashtu and the dual deity Gozreh. Would be fun to create a Kingdom which slowly becomes a haven for all kind of monsters, the undead and hidden cults.
No new classes as of yet. But there are rumors of the next stretch goal being the Magus class. Whenever that's true has to be seen. Also, not even $72,000 until Pathfinder: Kingmaker gets funded.
No new classes as of yet. But there are rumors of the next stretch goal being the Magus class. Whenever that's true has to be seen. Also, not even $72,000 until Pathfinder: Kingmaker gets funded.
Cool. I can make an Elric like character with the Magus class.
The AMA yielded some interesting informations about Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Someone did a detailed recap of it on the paizo forums. What really stood out is that the developers are currently not planning any DLC's, as well as doing none of the Occult classes (Kineticist, Medium, Mesmerist, Occultist, Psychic and Spiritualist) this time around.
I know, right? In its first week, Pathfinder: Kingmaker was trending towards 500% according to kicktraq. But now it's not even 300%. Possible factors may be that the campaign colidated with the E3. Or that potential backers already burnt their wallets with the steam/gog summer sales. Or maybe even because the market on modern isometric cRPG's saw an explosive growth over the last couple of years. Meaning that players already have a large variety of alternatives.
It's a shame all the same though that the campaign hasn't reached its $500k funding hurdle even after almost two weeks. It still will of course get funded. But the amount of stretch goals backers clear is getting smaller and smaller with this slow pace.
Finally, they managed to pass their funding goal! Owlcat Games also revealed that the Magus is indeed the next stretch goal: Still 18 days to go. Let's see how much this promising campaign will end up with. Somewhere around $1mil seems like a realistic end result.
Obsidian already released their Pathfinder game. It's called Pathfinder Adventures, which appears to be a digital trading card strategic roleplaying game of some sort. It's rather fresh as well: being released on steam on June the 15th 2017. Even comes with an -25% discount.
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Next kickstarter update will most likely feature their special Resting mechanic and the Kingdom management.Turns out the update was more about character creation than anything:
New alpha footage gameplay videos on IGN:
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Wizard Gameplay
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Pathfinder Intro and Troll Combat
Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Gnome Combat Assist and Skill Check
It's cool that Paizo agreed to allow crowdfunding for their IP. I certainly hope that Beamdog can pull together the funds to make a competing 5e D&D CRPG with only traditional financing.
At the very least Pathfinder feels fresh to me. Which is always a good thing. And their deities are so much more interesting than the Faerûnian ones. I'm especially keen of roleplaying followers of Urgathoa, Lamashtu and the dual deity Gozreh. Would be fun to create a Kingdom which slowly becomes a haven for all kind of monsters, the undead and hidden cults.
No new classes as of yet. But there are rumors of the next stretch goal being the Magus class. Whenever that's true has to be seen. Also, not even $72,000 until Pathfinder: Kingmaker gets funded.
This seems to be going a bit slowly, I honestly would have expected a bigger uptake on this.
It's a shame all the same though that the campaign hasn't reached its $500k funding hurdle even after almost two weeks. It still will of course get funded. But the amount of stretch goals backers clear is getting smaller and smaller with this slow pace.
Still 18 days to go. Let's see how much this promising campaign will end up with. Somewhere around $1mil seems like a realistic end result.
I mean, it's an old news (very old) and not about Kingmaker, but still, Obsidian is somewhere around.
In other news, here's Pathfinder: Kingmaker's third stretch goal:
Oh, shinies!