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jwl wrote:

Fairly disappointed with this one.

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Is there a way to exclude his modules from the Gamemastery subscription service? It's gotten to the point now where I know I won't like his modules.

Heh. A Non-Logue Subscription. Ouch.

This is just a weird streak of em. Edge of Anarchy is NOTHING like that.

Also, some stuff I have coming up for DI Dungeon isn't either. These three just turned out pretty grim. Sorry they didn't do it for you jwl.

Hangman's Noose is grim, but there's plenty of chance for redemption and a sunnier ending to a dark tale in that one.

I think jwl is being too hard. I like the way Mr. Logue handles the darkness of human nature and exploits it to generate true fear/terror/horror stories. Even Edge of Anarchy has the slaughterhouse part, where players realize some nasty stuff going on in there. Experienced DMs should know their groups and modify some of the contents presented in Mr. Logue's modules to avoid hurting people's feelings.

Another idea that crossed my mind is adding "DIY" or "How-to" counseling in the last pages. For example:

The module A has a very significant encounter B, which is kinda new and cool. So, in the last pages you have an entry like:

"Creating B encounters"... which gives you hint on how to create an encounter like that one, variations you can try even in the same module, or how to create modules that center around those kinds of encounters, etc.

I am one of those guys, who hasn't subscribed to the module line yet. I will tell you my reasons, perhaps they are even better than the suggestions.

First of all... I don't think that your adventures are not interesting enough. That's not my main reason. On the contrary, content is not the problem, but rather edition...

I am NOT a subscriber BECAUSE:

1) I think the price is too high for what I get (comparing subscriptions: 32-page module for 14$ vs. 96-page AP installment book for 14$). AKA...The adventure/material is too short...
2) Most of the time, there is no tie between modules... (I miss Dungeon Magazine's "Campaign Arcs")
3) I think the line lacks organization... In my opinion, modules should be classified (and sold) as: 1-3 level adventures, 4-7 level adventures, 8-11 level adventures, 12-15 level adventures or 16+ level adventures. AND, just like when Dungeon Mag was published, hard/important-encounters should include a "leveling the encounter" box.

Even so, I would like to point out that I would be very interested in getting modules in the following subjects:
1) Adventure Path CLOSURE modules (AP tied-in modules for high level gameplay)
2) Wacky and encounter-based modules (say: PCs turn into goblins, say: PCs must chit-chat their way through political issues)
3) Urban modules (including new city maps/ Golarion(PF) trivia)
4) Planar modules (some more goodiness using The Great Beyond + the new PF Chronicles devils and demons lines)

Thanks for listening Paizo!

After reading the interview, I can only agree with the rest of you who stand as one against what's being done. I can't seem to grasp what's exactly going on in WotC's wallet, but things sure aren't that well at all. The world of publishing is facing a revolution and the fact hasn't escaped from their sight. I'm sure they'll make much more selling online subscriptions to their own material than what they cash now through license-agreements. And they don't seem to be in the mood for loosing gold. I perfectly understand WotC's decision and Paizo's shameful way of communicating it.

As much as we'd love to see the mags back, I certainly think this will be goodbye for some long time. I can't help but quote Lord Mona with his last words in the editorial of the 30 year anniversary issue of Dragon magazine (the one with S. Prescott's awesome Tiamat) #344: "Trust me when I say you're not going to want to miss the next 30 years." The first time I read it, my heart was full of hope and bliss. If you'd read the entire editorial you'd know the passion behind those typed 58 characters. Now I'm not even able to hold my tears behind this keyboard.

With a little luck I'll be subscribing to Pathfinder in a couple of months. Because I believe in these guys. If they can make me feel the warmth they brought to my gaming table through all these 5 years, I will buy whatever they have to offer, be it online-content, printed-content or pod-cast.

To WotC, I can only say one more thing: in my heart, it just feels the way it felt when they told me Planescape, Dark Sun or Alternity were going to be discontinued. People... my imagination breathes in these places. Next time you want to break my heart, at least take the time to have something more than "What do YOU WANT?" in your sleeves.

(I know this seems to be a WotC directed post, but I know they've got some moles reading these forums every day, so this last paragraph goes to all of them... go herald the message to your gods...)