Keith the Thief wrote:The AP series books also have a lot of character development.They are micro-campaigns, but there is a heavy emphasis on antagonists and their stats.Luke, Han & Leia going after Jabba the Hut would be an Adventure Path.The modules seem to be more like traditional TSR modules, as serleran described.akp
astenon wrote:Serleran has it right; the APs are campaigns running from 1st level to (usually) 15th, with some variation. For example, Council of Thieves ended at 13th, while it looks like Serpent's Skull will finish at 18th (although that may still change)A good recent thread discussing the merits of the various adventure paths is as follows: http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/adventurePath/generalDiscussion/adventurePathsTheGoodBadAndWhatWereTheyThinking
I'm growing tired with one particular pattern in the APs. The fifth adventure is always a huge dungeon complex (with the semi-exception of Kingmaker; Irovetti's palace is a big dungeon by Kingmaker's standards, but pretty reasonably sized elsewhere) that contains some McGuffin needed to kill the final boss, weaken him, destroy his allegiances, etc.
Keith the Thief wrote:This is one of the Pathfinder posts.What this person finds annoying is exactly the kind of thing I enjoy. It doesn't matter to me if the players are after a McGuffin.That's fine by me.What I like to do, and presumably what my playersenjoy is the challenge of cool obstacles and creepy monsters.They find the backstories interesting (this guild versus that one, etc)but we never really want to create a sword & sorcery novel.We just wanted a real challenge when we play.akp
FormCritic wrote:We call it the "Gubbins." Whatever device, book, spell, thingy...that un-does the badguy and solves the problem.
Keith the Thief wrote:FormCritic wrote:We call it the "Gubbins." Whatever device, book, spell, thingy...that un-does the badguy and solves the problem.??
JohnGaunt wrote:Gubbins = MacGuffin/McGuffin
Keith the Thief wrote:What I meant was why "Gubbin"?Thanksakp
astenon wrote:Fewer than 1000 copies left: Planet Stories: Who Fears the Devil?—The Complete Silver John (Planet Stories)
Wellman .. is probably best known for his "Silver John" series about a bard-type character in the Appalachian mountains that fights evil using his wits and a guitar with silver strings. Silver John might have even been one of EGG's models for the bard character in D&D, the majority of stories were published in the 50s and earlier, so EGG would have certainly read these in their initial appearances (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction)
astenon wrote:Here's the store blog from yesterday, in case anyone is interested:Going... Going... These Paizo products are heading towards extinction!Yesterday, 03:00 AM Every so often, I like to highlight Paizo products that are getting down to their last few cases, giving you a last chance to get them before they go out of stock for good. I've divided the list into three parts: those with fewer than 1000 copies left, those with fewer than 500 copies, and those with fewer than 100 copies remaining. So order soon or forever hold your peace!Fewer than 1000 copies left: Dragon: Monster Ecologies Pathfinder Chronicles: Guide to Korvosa GameMastery Campaign Workbook GameMastery Item Cards: Rise of the Runelords Deck Almuric (Planet Stories) Planet Stories: Who Fears the Devil?—The Complete Silver John (Planet Stories) Template: A Novel of the Archonate (Planet Stories) Before They Were Giants: First Works from Science Fiction Greats (Planet Stories) Pathfinder: Rise of the Runelords Player's Guide Pathfinder #8—Curse of the Crimson Throne Chapter 2: "Seven Days to the Grave" Pathfinder #9—Curse of the Crimson Throne Chapter 3: "Escape from Old Korvosa" Pathfinder Chronicles: Classic Treasures Revisited Pathfinder Companion: Elves of Golarion GameMastery Module D1: Crown of the Kobold King Demon Hunters: Dead Camper Lake DVD Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Launch Poster GameMastery Flip-Mat: Ship GameMastery Flip-Mat: City Market GameMastery Flip-Mat: Dungeon Kill Doctor Lucky... and His Little Dog, Too! Expansion Fewer than 500 copies left: The Dragon Compendium, Volume 1 Pathfinder Chronicles: Gazetteer Pathfinder Chronicles: Classic Monsters Revisited GameMastery Map Pack: Graveyard GameMastery Map Pack: Fortress GameMastery Map Pack: Haunted Mansion GameMastery Item Cards: Dragon's Trove Deck Pathfinder #2—Rise of the Runelords Chapter 2: "The Skinsaw Murders" Pathfinder #4—Rise of the Runelords Chapter 4: "Fortress of the Stone Giants" Pathfinder #13—Second Darkness Chapter 1: "Shadow in the Sky"—Alternate Cover Pathfinder Companion: Cheliax, Empire of Devils Pathfinder Module D1.5: Revenge of the Kobold King The Gamers: Dorkness Rising DVD PaizoCon 2010 Pint Glass All of the GameMastery Spell Templates Fewer than 100 copies left: GameMastery Map Pack: Dungeon Chambers GameMastery Item Cards: Adventure Gear Deck Age of Worms Art Print Pathfinder #6—Rise of the Runelords Chapter 6: "Spires of Xin-Shalast" GameMastery Stainless Steel Status Card: Animal Growth (d20) Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Gen Con 2010 Pin Set
