Monte Cook Joins Pathfinder Team
Here's a little bit of a tidbit from the pen & paper world:

Monte Cook, an old-school D&D author and one of the core Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition designers, has joined forces with Paizo Publishing on their "Pathfinder" RPG as a "Rules Consultant."

Read Paizo's Press Release

Monte Cook has a wealth of knowledge from his experience both as a D20 & D&D designer / writer, and as one of the key people responsible for the massive overhaul to D&D that was 3rd edition, so he'll undoubtedly prove a useful resource. And this press release helps establish Pathfinder's cred as the heir to the 3.x edition rules.

But what does this really mean? According to Cook, not a whole lot. "The way it's been working for the last couple of weeks is, Jason emails me with the occasional question or bounces an idea off of me, and I tell him what I think," he states on his blog. "I also review the new material he comes up with and give my 2 cents. And that's really about it. Jason's not under any obligation to take any advice I might give. It's his baby." Plus, he'll be writing the introduction to the rules when they come out.

As for me... hmm... Pathfinder is interesting, but I'm wondering when and if and how they'll license the system for computer RPGs! It might not be possible, as they still have to work within the bounds of the Open Gaming License and I can't remember what restrictions it had for electronic media.


(Vaguely) related pen-and-paper fun:
* Pathfinder: The New Dungeons & Dragons 3.5?
* Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Announced
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Labels: Roleplaying Games

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