I wonder what the wolfish black dragon thing with hooves might be. :)
I just checked the RPGSuperstar entry, and I think it might be the mount of a Doomguide Valkyrie. In the entry:
Christine Schneider wrote:
Doomguide Valkyrie CR 6
Soaring high above the ground, this dwarven battle maiden is mounted on an umbral, dragonwinged ram. Armed with sword and lance, she is the pristine incarnation of bloodshed, and with a hate filled battle cry, she beckons you to welcome her sanguinary embrace. Ecology: Creatures of ancient dwarven mythology, they are known to bring the souls of traitors and cowards into the netherworld where they will suffer for eternity. Some dwarven warriors claim that they witnessed battles between Doomguide Valkyries and their good aligned counterparts fighting for the spirit of dwarves who were both, soldier and traitor.
Zaister(Paizo Charter Superscriber, Pathfinder Battles Case Subscriber)
Charles Evans 25 wrote:
I just checked the RPGSuperstar entry, and I think it might be the mount of a Doomguide Valkyrie.
Glimmerhold is located at the rim of the Mindspin Mountains near Janderhoff.
Yes, but where? Is it in Varisia? In theory, they could trade with Janderhoff from anywhere. Just about everywhere one the "rim of the Mindspin Mountains" is closer to Janderhoff than any other major dwarven settlement.
It’s in the center of an artificial lake boardered by the dammed-up Gjurn River. There are also mentions of locations nearby called Ogmorn Ridge and the Monastery of Sigreir’s Pledge. There’s also a sentence partway into the module that mentions water being scarce “deep in the Mindspin Mountains.” That’s all I could find as to its location, though. I looked for the Gjurn on my maps of Varisia, Belkzen, Bloodsworn Vale, the main map of Avistan and Garund, and Cheliax (since that map includes part of Southern Nidal), but I wasn’t able to spot the river or the city on any of them. I’d probably place it at the far Eastern end of Varisia over next to Nirmathas if I had to take a guess as to its location. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help on that.
Yeah, I got all that too. I just wish it were stated in the adventure. It would be one sentence. Oh well. Still a really cool module. If all Superstar adventures end up this good, I can't wait to see the next one!
Yes—anything that comes out before August is 3.5 OGL; anything August or later will be Pathfinder RPG.
That is, except the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary and the Pathfinder module Crypt of the Everflame, that are targetted for a July release as kick-offs to the whole Pathfinder RPG thing in August. Right?
Yes—anything that comes out before August is 3.5 OGL; anything August or later will be Pathfinder RPG.
That is, except the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary and the Pathfinder module Crypt of the Everflame, that are targetted for a July release as kick-offs to the whole Pathfinder RPG thing in August. Right?
Wow. Can't wait to run it for my 4e game. I have one player running a fighter rager and he's gonna MURDER you know who when he finds out the background.
Does anyone know where in Golarion this module will be set?
Assuming it remains dwarf-centric and James didn't veto that, my best guess is the Five Kings Mountains, but that's just a guess and I've been known to be wrong from time to time.
In other words, roughly in the neighborhood of Falcon's Hollow? I seem to recall that the Darkmoon Vale guide stated that Droskar's Crag (where the evil dwarven monstaery is) was part of that mountain chain.
One of the problems we had with Clash of the Kingslayers was that its initial development was done under a "don't use Pathfinder content" umbrella, I believe. Certainly, when it was in development, Christine didn't have access to the wealth of Golarion information we had here at the office, since most of that stuff wasn't in print yet. As a result, fitting this module into Golarion was actually a pretty awkward and difficult process... especially since the initial adventure had dwarves and derro living together with the 3.5 assumption that dwarves and derro are similar creatures. (In Golarion, they aren't; derro are descended from deep underground fey creatures, not dwarves; derro are closer to gnomes than dwarves as a result.)
Anyway, we bounced around several locations for Glimmerhold—the Mindspin Mountains and the Five Kings Mountains were the two finalists (yet still... the city didn't have a tag on the maps, which is a bit unfortunate). In any case, we ended up placing Glimmerhold in the Mindspin Mountains, although we haven't said exactly WHERE in these mountains the dwarven city is at. Since we've done a lot of development on Varisia and some on Belkzen, without ever mentioning Glimmerhold, that infers that Glimmerhold is NOT close to those regions. Rather, it's in the southern Mindspin Mountains, probably somewhere along the mountains bordering southern Nirmathas or northern Molthune.
Gavgoyle(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber)
Just picked it up and can't wait to bite into it tonight! It looks great on the flip-through, though!
Is it just me, or does Torag seem a little vindictive for a LG deity?
I have another option . . . and some proposed options for a certain deity who has largely been neglected so far.
Spoiler:
I know she didn't exist when this mod was written, but I am powerfully drawn to the idea that Torag handed over the adjudication of Glimmerhold to Draangvit, if Helrun didn't simply switch to her worship.
In order to make this useful, I have these suggestions for poor, neglected Draangvit (who doesn't even get a mention in the Inner Sea World Guide):
Draangvit
LN
Portfolio: Bitterness, Envy, Vengeance
Holy Symbol: cold forge, bisected by a jagged line
Domains
Law, Earth, Darkness, Destruction, Death
She has no avatar or herald, but the Doomguides are her handmaidens; they serve as her warning that a great wrong has befallen her or one of her favored followers.
Part of the reason for this is I needed to convert Clash of the Kingslayers to use for a size 7 APL12 party of ex-Living Greyhawk mercenary players.
If anyone is interested, I have updated stats suitable for running this adventure at this level.
Is it just me, or does Torag seem a little vindictive for a LG deity?
I have another option . . . and some proposed options for a certain deity who has largely been neglected so far.
Wow...great minds think alike. I've recently started converting this module to Pathfinder and got stuck on which diety the Doomguides worship. Came to the same conclusion as you.