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I just picked this up today at my FLGS (Sorry Paizo, it was there, I drooled over the nice heavy box and couldn't help myself :)
This looks to be a very promising campaign that should keep our family group busy all summer.
The hooks are abundant with plenty of alternate motivations, plots, missions, etc. Many different paths from which to choose. Interesting critters, new feats, nice treasures... It's all good :)
My only tiny gripe is the gazetteer is printed with a gray artwork background that is just dark enough to make the text very difficult to read with my failing eyes (two reading lamps, new specs, gazetteer held at the right angle and distance and yet I can barely make out some of it). Yet, I'm muddling through that part, as the bulk of the material is very clearly printed, well organized and easy to follow.
A truly impressive work!
So can anyone tell me how good this is? I was just wondering since I was thinking of getting it next week.
I really like the boxed version I have. This is a mini-setting that can be dropped in to just about an campaign setting. There's tons of detailed NPCs and interwoven plot lines amonst the denizens of the adventure.
It reminds me of older adventures from the 1e days, but with more storyline and motivations behind the bad guys. Good stuff and WELL worth $5.00 for the PDF. $5? I just can't see anybody regretting spending $5 for this product.
I'd rather have my boxed version, but I also paid more than ten times the amount this PDF is going for.
Do whatever you can to obtain a print copy, and definately get the PDF. This is a serious product that's worth owning for ownership sake, let alone the gaming you'll get done with it.
~shrugs and smiles~ Well, I bit the dust and ordered both the print and PDF version. Why the PDF also? Quite simply, it is there if I need to pull or print something out. It looks worth the money.
Now that leads to my second question... What other of the Goodman Games downloads would you all suggest? I might as well take advantage of the sale before they are gone.
DitheringFool
(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Roleplaying Game, Campaign Setting, Companion, Modules, GameMastery Cards Subscriber)
My nephew got me Castle Whiterock for Christmas this year! He ordered it from our friends at Paizo! My gawd it's a huge boxed set! It's packed with gaming goodness! I can't thank my nephew enough for getting it for me! I also can't thank Goodman Games and Paizo enough for marking it down 50%. If I could have afforded it I would have paid full price for it, but I'm unemployed.
Awesome boxed set! THANK YOU MATT!
Btw, we will be getting a new shipment of these in any day now, so they should be back in stock again next week.
-Lisa
So Lisa, if my order is pending, is that because you are out of stock of this one? I was just wondering because it did show in stock when I ordered it? ~shrugs~ Not that I am too worried if you are getting in additional copies.
So Lisa, if my order is pending, is that because you are out of stock of this one? I was just wondering because it did show in stock when I ordered it? ~shrugs~ Not that I am too worried if you are getting in additional copies.
It should mean that we're just waiting for the warehouse crew to dig through enough snow to get to the warehouse and ship it.
So Lisa, if my order is pending, is that because you are out of stock of this one? I was just wondering because it did show in stock when I ordered it? ~shrugs~ Not that I am too worried if you are getting in additional copies.It should mean that we're just waiting for the warehouse crew to dig through enough snow to get to the warehouse and ship it.
~laughter~ Hey Vic, do you need a chainsaw to help keep you alive? Just remember, any of the hired help that you all eat, have to be replaced by new hires. So ask yourself if you want to go through that before you have then for lunch!
~grins~ Thanks for the answer!
Just remember, any of the hired help that you all eat, have to be replaced by new hires. So ask yourself if you want to go through that before you have then for lunch!
Well, last snowstorm has many of us stuck at the office, but this one managed to get most of us stuck at our homes... so instead of snacking on the latest hires, we're having to deal with the six-year-old canned goods at the back of the pantry that we don't actually recall buying. (I'm pretty sure *I* never intentionally purchased anything "kippered...")
Just remember, any of the hired help that you all eat, have to be replaced by new hires. So ask yourself if you want to go through that before you have then for lunch!Well, last snowstorm has many of us stuck at the office, but this one managed to get most of us stuck at our homes... so instead of snacking on the latest hires, we're having to deal with the six-year-old canned goods at the back of the pantry that we don't actually recall buying. (I'm pretty sure *I* never intentionally purchased anything "kippered...")
Kippered? KIPPERED? WTF does that mean? ~shakes my head~ Nah. Never mind! I suspect that there are some things that mortal minds were never meant to know!
~looks at you in horror~ How dare you! I am not food! You don't EAT Dragons!kippered:to cure (split dressed fish) by salting and smokingKippered Sharoth. Yummy.
You do if they are salted and smoked just right.
You do if they are salted and smoked just right.~looks at you in horror~ How dare you! I am not food! You don't EAT Dragons!kippered:to cure (split dressed fish) by salting and smokingKippered Sharoth. Yummy.
~runs away screaming like a little girl~ Tarren Dei is trying to eat me! Someone save me!!!
*clears throat*
Getting back onto the topic at hand...
Those of you that have this, how well put together is it? Also, does it share the same amount of encounter brutality that most of the other Dungeon Crawl Classics have? One last bit, how are the maps?
I'm getting it for Christmas and it's VERY hard not to pay that $5 and take a peak early... :p
*clears throat*
Getting back onto the topic at hand...Those of you that have this, how well put together is it? Also, does it share the same amount of encounter brutality that most of the other Dungeon Crawl Classics have? One last bit, how are the maps?
I'm getting it for Christmas and it's VERY hard not to pay that $5 and take a peak early... :p
~tries to hide behing Gene~ Please save me from that mean Tarren Dei !!
~grins~ I too would like to know the answers to your questions, Gene. Granted, my copy is on the way, but still. Inquiring minds want to know!
*clears throat*
Getting back onto the topic at hand...Those of you that have this, how well put together is it? Also, does it share the same amount of encounter brutality that most of the other Dungeon Crawl Classics have? One last bit, how are the maps?
I'm getting it for Christmas and it's VERY hard not to pay that $5 and take a peak early... :p
I haven't actually sat down and reviewed the modules but I imagine they're right up there with the rest of the DCCs. For the quality, it is top notch, four separate books bound the same as the regular modules, a handful of old-school style character sheets (I wouldn't use them but they are a nice addition) including the pregens, glossy poster map of the town, separate index and glossary for all the encounters, B&W booklet of all the maps (8x11 so not to scale), B&W book of handouts (getting the PDF may be easier than photocopying for some), and a gazetteer of the setting for players.
All in all, production wise, no complaints. However, the materials do not fill the box completely, so make sure not to stack anything substantial (other D&D books?) on top or the seams will crack.
Snorter
(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Roleplaying Game, Campaign Setting, Companion, Modules Subscriber; GameMastery Superscriber)
My only tiny gripe is the gazetteer is printed with a gray artwork background that is just dark enough to make the text very difficult to read with my failing eyes (two reading lamps, new specs, gazetteer held at the right angle and distance and yet I can barely make out some of it). Yet, I'm muddling through that part, as the bulk of the material is very clearly printed, well organized and easy to follow.
Is it possible to capture the problem text from the PDF, separate it from the background, paste it into Word, play with the fonts, change the names of places and NPCs...?
In fact, is that possible with any of the series?
Handouts are great, but handouts that refer to the PCs by name are even better. And statblocks that can be extracted and pasted to a reference card during play save lots of time.
I haven't actually sat down and reviewed the modules but I imagine they're right up there with the rest of the DCCs. For the quality, it is top notch, four separate books bound the same as the regular modules, a handful of old-school style character sheets (I wouldn't use them but they are a nice addition) including the pregens, glossy poster map of the town, separate index and glossary for all the encounters, B&W booklet of all the maps (8x11 so not to scale), B&W book of handouts (getting the PDF may be easier than photocopying for some), and a gazetteer of the setting for players.
All in all, production wise, no complaints. However, the materials do not fill the box completely, so make sure not to stack anything substantial (other D&D books?) on top or the seams will crack.
Thanks for answering my questions, I'm really looking forward to it now. :)
I think I'll probably be ordering the .pdf as well just so I have something to reference on the PC if necessary.
108.9 MB of zipped pdf goodness for $5? Are these people insane??? I got my copy, how 'bout everyone else out there!?My hard copy is on the way and once I get paid this Friday, I will buy the PDF. I figure that for $5, why not. Easy printing of needed material and my hard copy doesn't get damaged.
Where'd you get a hardcopy from?
*tear*
You fiends!*buys the .pdf*
Making me ruin a Christmas present like that!
*waiting impatiently for the download to finish*
I'll never forgive myself!
*download finishes*
Ooooooooooohhhhhh!
~Grabs you and pulls you away fromt he computer~ Don't do it! Stop! ~ties you to a chair~ That should help keep you away from the computer!
Where'd you get a hardcopy from?108.9 MB of zipped pdf goodness for $5? Are these people insane??? I got my copy, how 'bout everyone else out there!?My hard copy is on the way and once I get paid this Friday, I will buy the PDF. I figure that for $5, why not. Easy printing of needed material and my hard copy doesn't get damaged.
~WEG~ Paizo before they sold out. For $50.
~WEG~ Paizo before they sold out. For $50.Where'd you get a hardcopy from?108.9 MB of zipped pdf goodness for $5? Are these people insane??? I got my copy, how 'bout everyone else out there!?My hard copy is on the way and once I get paid this Friday, I will buy the PDF. I figure that for $5, why not. Easy printing of needed material and my hard copy doesn't get damaged.
Bummer.
This is actually among my first DCC products i've ever bought. Only got the few that i got, purely because of the sale. So, i have no idea what i got myself into. :)
~WEG~ Paizo before they sold out. For $50.Where'd you get a hardcopy from?108.9 MB of zipped pdf goodness for $5? Are these people insane??? I got my copy, how 'bout everyone else out there!?My hard copy is on the way and once I get paid this Friday, I will buy the PDF. I figure that for $5, why not. Easy printing of needed material and my hard copy doesn't get damaged.Bummer.
This is actually among my first DCC products i've ever bought. Only got the few that i got, purely because of the sale. So, i have no idea what i got myself into. :)
~laughter~ Well, my list of DCC PDFs that I will be buying this friday is at $50 and climbing.