Software architect at @Paizo. Freelance RPG writer. Over-prepared GM. Genre bait-and-switcher. Ask about my decoy birthday. @brianmbauman.bsky.social
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Hero points are the perfect mechanic to grant players the agency to decide when they would like to turn failures into critical failures.
ALT Bluesky post by Brian Bauman: "Apropos of nothing, I appreciate how @paizo.bsky.social's union contract requires that if the company requires materially similar services within 18 months of a layoff, they must offer those laid off their jobs back."
This is not at all what the documents stated. Microsoft estimated that EA would demand $300k to release Jedi Survivor on Game Pass first-day. They estimated that Larian would demand only $5k to do the same with BG3.
Those are costs, not valuations.
According to new Xbox documents, #Microsoft allegedly valued #BaldursGate3 as being worth 98% less than EA's #StarWarsJediSurvivor
pcgamesn.com/baldurs-gate-3/…
This is a good strategy. With two simultaneous Strikes, SAG-AFTRA can combine the damage from both, and then add any other applicable effects. They'll also be able to overcome greater resistance by only applying it to the combined damage from both Strikes.
BREAKING: SAG-AFTRA members are about to vote on a Video Game strike authorization.
After a year of negotiation @sagaftra says the major video game companies have failed to address the needs of actors involved.
So they're calling for a second simultaneous strike.
So, so much has been going on behind the scenes at Paizo, and will continue to be going on behind the scenes at Paizo. This is just the stuff we *can* talk about!
Paizo President Jim Butler offers an update about what the last year has been like as well as peeking into the future of all things Paizo: paizo.me/3K6PzaN
#paizo #ttrpg #pathfinder #pathfinder2e #ttrpgs #games #fantasy #roleplay #roleplaying #game #starfinder #scifi
No shade intended towards Baldur's Gate 3, but "17,000 endings" just isn't particularly impressive. It's a math trick.
If they keep track of 15 binary choices made during the game, make one voiceover/cutscene (30 total) for each choice's outcome, and then stitch them together...
⭐#BaldursGate3 - How BIG Is It?⭐
We'll explain why #BG3 is the biggest #RPG EVER made, what the replayability is like, and plenty more!
youtu.be/J8rCIH6d7N8
@larianstudios @baldursgate3
Additionally, Union-represented positions are automatically eligible for up to $3k of reimbursement for moving expenses.
So if you live somewhat close to a state on Paizo's payroll, but can't afford the move, don't count yourself out! We'll help you!
Brian Bauman retweeted
WE WON!
We just won our union election 91-26.
Our 200+ member union is now the LARGEST multi-department union of organized workers in the ENTIRE gaming industry.
So excited to celebrate this win & head to the bargaining table w/ @SEGA to continue building this company we love!
It is well-known that the Paizo marketing department is out of control and must be stopped, but they're also excellent at their jobs so we let it ride...for now.
Here at the Paizo Marketing Dept, we are definitely NOT a blend of skittermanders in various forms of long concealing clothing pretending to hooman. But who ARE we? In todays blog, learn a little about us!
paizo.me/42NrMTP
#paizo #pathfinder #starfinder #rpg #ttrpg
What if Jabba's rancor pit was more literal? Just a pit you had to sit in, stewing that Jabba tricked you into standing on a trap door like a chump before he dropped you inside and he and his entire court laughed at your folly.🤬
We did it. We did it!
We have a contract!
#PaizoUnionized
It’s official: @PaizoWorkers (with @CWAUnion) have voted to ratify their first union contract with @paizo! #PaizoUnionized
We did it. After 581 days, we did it.
What a wild ride it's been!
The @PaizoWorkers and @paizo are thrilled to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement on our first collective bargaining agreement! #PaizoUnionized
Doing an article-by-article, line-by-line explanation thread for the @CWAUnion / @PaizoWorkers / @paizo
union contract.
(this post is from the future)
