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I found the adventure both imaginative and consistent within its theme. There are surprises for the players, there is a touch of the comedic at certain points, and the flow of the adventure is paced well. There are some memorable NPCs in here.

On a less positive note, I ran this for (6) 13th level characters, all experienced players, and this was nowhere near the challenge that the author intended. The consensus of the group, as we rehashed the course of the module, was that this was appropriately challenging for these characters when they were all 9th level. I would advise any judge who knows the players who are going to be at the table well enough to consider carefully if the encounters are challenging enough for those players, and act accordingly.

We played this for PFS credit - if you are considering running this as part of a home campaign or as part of an adventure path, I recommend bringing this out before your players reach 11th level.

I wish every scenario could flow so clearly while still bringing the variety of this one. The intensity of the time frame is a tried and true motivator, and the encounters are challenging enough if the DM is as prepped as he should be. This is a keeper.

For a GM running the Kingmaker Adventure Path, this offering represents a significant improvement over the presentation in AP#35. The Jon Brazer version does cover the same material presented in AP#35, however the examples actually show all of the features in their description blocks, some of which are omitted in the AP version. There are far more sample armies, for your convenience, and the naming conventions for them make more sense.

This is important when you are trying to explain the system to a table full of gamers that may be completely baffled by this concept. Additional tactical modifications & capabilities are a help as well. I like the army build chart, too. Nice to have convenient tools for the task at hand!

For further details, if you haven't already done so, please read the Dark Mistress' review.

Mr. Moreland's points are valid, especially that there is no sense in the player's perspective of how this ties into a series. That is true for all of the first 3 for that matter. The combats are repetitive necessarily, as you encounter minions and then their leader, along with an unrelated encounter akin to the LG Obligatory Thug Encounter syndrome. That doesn't make them easy! Some lower tier parties have fled before completing it.