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Like many of you reading this review, I am usually the GM. It turns out those most wanting to play get saddled with this task. Well let me tell you, I had so much fun running the beginner box game, I can't wait for the next opportunity to GM. Now I am sure that most of the fun was derived from the fact that my usual group of players (we play 4e) finally had the opportunity to truly roleplay. They played the preconstructed characters, yet they spent most of their time hamming it up with each other and having a blast. It is odd that they felt more comfortable playing these characters than the ones they created and invested so much time in while playing a 4e campaign for over a month.

The rules were straight forward, and the gameplay was fast. The traps were wonderful, and the magic items flowed. So much magic actually made the game more fun I think. I guess I was being stingy in my other campaign, because boy howdy did Paizo give away a great deal of magic items in this adventure.

The player guide and gm guide were well written and COLOURFUL, presenting just enough information to get the game going and not so much as to bog it down. The monster manual that came along with the box is FULL of other foes, and the cut out pawns are perfect for future encounters. I cant wait to put together another adventure for the guys. This game world is a ton of fun.

Thank you Paizo!