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I have played this scenario at tier 10-11.I have read it and ran it at a convention. We ran out of time, but that was less of the scenarios fault and more of people not wanting to compromise on issues.

I would rate this at a 4.5

This was written by Steve Miller, who I met at Gen Con 2012. He was one of the judges I remembered the most with his use of outside material.

Spoilers abound

In conclusion, Steve Miller has done great service to Paizo, by making a memorable and tough scenario which is on my top five favorites. I look forward to the next scenario he comes out with.

I have played this scenario at teir 6-7. I have not read this nor have I GMed it. The GM was average, he didn't softball which was nice.

I would rate this at a 4.5

Pros

Setting: This was my first romp through the Sanos forest and it was delightful. Gnomes! Fey! Undead! The characters were great, the lush gnome was freaking hilarious, along with Readywhipple or whatever, he was a blast.

Role Play: Sandboxish, Yes. Readywhipple provides all the entertainment you need for a game.

Encounters: Bravo Paizo, Bravo. These fights are becoming the real deal. Sure we had a fighter with an AC of 31 so nothing could touch him, however, Will saves suck. Tons of interesting monsters, with niffty tactics. Not a single freaking lame human/elf. Hats off guys.

Prize: What a wonderful boon. This is great, and rewarding, even if I can't use it on the character. However, this is the type of incentive to allow characters to create history. You guys are getting really good.

Mission: This. More of it. beating the end boss is not enough.

Con

Faction Mission: I was SC. It was a huge let down, and sort of. "Find the cookie".

I have GM this scenario at teir 1-2. I have not Played it. If I could, I would give it 4.5.

Pros

Setting: I can always count on the Blakros to bring the flavor and it has been brought'n. After some time role playing, going to the Tower is a great change of pace. The entire story is rich and engaging with few logical hang ups. Excellent job with the flavor.

Role Play:

Encounters:

Traps/Haunt:

Cons

Classes/Arch Types:

Prize:

I have played this scenario at teir 1-2. I have not read this nor have I GMed it. The GM was poor since he soft-balled most encounters.

Pros

Setting: The area oozed with flavor, it was interesting juxtaposition with a Jungle temple in the arctic area. The verdun culture/area is still somewhat new so kudos for lore for an area. Also using their pantheon was cool too. More please.

Fights: So the fights had the possibility of being pretty awesome but the GM soft-balling killed all challenge. I believe

Classes/Arch Types: Wow, there was a dizzying amount of different classes and arch types. We need more of this I am glad the Ninja made its debut.

Cons

Role Play: Yeah sandbox, the GM needs to work here if they try diplomacy.

Encounters: So every time I go into a scenerio and I hear "aspis consortium" I am thinking "wow a bunch of human-esqu fights, no wonder or amazement" no suprize here, not a single monster. Seriously out of the last three games I have yet to fight a real monster.

Traps/Haunt: So here is the thing with traps/Haunts, they need to effect the person for the rest of the scenario, dealing damage is not the type of thing a trap should do and if it is, it should have a chance of killing them or maiming, I suggest you should use poison to stagger somebody for the rest of the encounter. The haunt had great lore behind it just more substance to the actual effect.

Prize: So one one would think that after tromping around a verdun temple, you might get a bonus to knowledge religion checks when dealing with Verdun stuff. Not so here, I believe every chronicle sheet should have something neat and flavorful. Major disappointment

I have only played this and have not GMed it nor read it. I played it at 6-7 Teir.

Pros:

Setting: Let me start out by saying the setting in this is super disturbing and wonderfully flavorful. When you start to go down that hallway, you really see what evil does and I am glad they don't sugar coat it. Did anyone else think of the neverending story when they saw the area?

Traps: Congrats! you made a trap that can really hurt, we need more of this. Auto damage is awesome, and makes people think, "Hey maybe ditching trapfinding on my rogue was the worst idea ever."

Fights: At this level the writer did right by punishing players for not having consumables and multiple weapon types. Bravo. Some people will complain, but that is because their GM softballs them.

BBEG: This fight was an epic battle, I will never forget it. The author used terrain, lighting, mobs to make this a sick combat that most people will cry foul, but I don't care, it is what should be expected. People coming into this fight with consumables appropriate for their levels shouldn't have to hard of a time. Everyone else should weep.

An item bought with PP: What a great idea, no let me rephrase that, EXCELLENT IDEA! Making it a non coveted item spot (Neck, headband or belt) was also a great idea.

Cons

Monsters: Would it kill the world to add a troll? or an Ogre? What about a giant Scorpion or a Sphinx, a mummy would have been nice. I mean Stone Statues are kewel but we need more monsters, sure the end boss had a bunch of different things but it is not the same. Aspis Con need to talk to their Human Resources to enlist more monstrous creatures. This is what hurt the overall star rating.

Role Play: Yeah not really applicable, standard sand box. This also hurt the star rating

The Special Item: Ok kudos for making this item purchasable by pp but 15?! or 6,000 gold, sorry totally not worth it.

Overall great job!