Congrats, Sam! Do us proud!

Oo, a new title already. Make us proud Sam. You represent our hopes and dreams. Give 'em a good dark romp through the two manors!

You deserve the big prize. Way to go!

Yeah, I like the new name. Some of the voters and I were tossing around the idea of calling it "The Black Mirror" on the entrie's thread but "The Midnight Mirror" distinguishes it from Sam's R4 entry. Also, it has a nice alliterative ring to it. And I see they've already decided to move it to Nidal!

very cool.

Congratulations Sam!

Well done Sam! Moving the action to Nidal should be interesting.

Congrats and well earned. I look forward to another superstar module.

Congrats!

Congrats Sam! :)

Wow! Less than 6 hours into winning and they've already changed the name and location of the module. Makes me wary of how much else they plan on changing and if the final product will even resemble the winning proposal at all. I guess only time will tell.

Congrats on winning.

Wow! Less than 6 hours into winning and they've already changed the name and location of the module. Makes me wary of how much else they plan on changing and if the final product will even resemble the winning proposal at all. I guess only time will tell.

Congrats on winning.

To be fair, the changes that have been made so far (location and title) were items that were specifically called out in the judges' comments as changes that would need to be made if this were the winning proposal. So, the voters shouldn't exactly be surprised at this.

Yup; there's also going to be some other plot changes as well so that this adventure doesn't so closely resemble the Pathfinder Society scenario "The Penumbral Accord." We'll be letting the author come up with alternate plot elements, though, so even though it'll change, it'll still remain his work.

And such changes really aren't a big deal, honestly. Happens to every product, more or less, when we don't give the author a super strict outline.

I'm very excited to see this. The new name (and locale (Nidal, at last!)) is great-- and the scenario sounds perfect for the ghastly plans I have for my campaign.

Well if it does end up in Nidal, it will be a rather interesting peek at how Nidal operates, which hasn`t really be detailed all that much to my knowledge...

The Shadow Plane stuff will not be a surprise as a whole to any PCs, though the Lurker in the Light will likely be. But I imagine how Nidal`s government, ruling class, and sociey at large are portrayed here will do alot to establish the canon on that subject.

I noticed that the Paizo people moved really fast on getting a mock-up on the site once the announcement of the winner was "offical." ;)

I noticed that the Paizo people moved really fast on getting a mock-up on the site once the announcement of the winner was "offical." ;)

We do that every year... it's one of the reasons why the results are announced the day *after* voting closes—we have to make a mockup cover, create a product listing, write a press release and a Paizo blog, and rework some web pages.

Well if it does end up in Nidal, it will be a rather interesting peek at how Nidal operates, which hasn`t really be detailed all that much to my knowledge...

The Shadow Plane stuff will not be a surprise as a whole to any PCs, though the Lurker in the Light will likely be. But I imagine how Nidal`s government, ruling class, and sociey at large are portrayed here will do alot to establish the canon on that subject.

That's part of why we decided to move it from Ustalav, as proposed. The actual events that play out within the adventure shouldn't be affected by the move, but it does allow us (and Sam) to detail a largely undeveloped nation that I know a lot of people are interested in. Fans of Ustalav are getting tons of goodies between Carrion Crown and Rule of Fear. Sam should have more room to stretch his legs in Nidal where there are less canon toes to step on.

canon toes

Those sound dangerous, and hard to walk on.

Mark Moreland wrote:

canon toes

Those sound dangerous, and hard to walk on.

They're actually frighteningly easy to walk on, which is what makes them so dangerous. Best to avoid them when possible, especially when it also means we can grow new toes somewhere that currently features very few.

Mark Moreland wrote:

canon toes

Those sound dangerous, and hard to walk on.

You probably are thinking of the legendary cannon toads that live buried in the rough sands of the far corners of Golarion.

Canon toes are very easy to walk on, but the canon is a foul-tempered beast with many followers and a vicious streak a mile wide.

(Just ask any Star Wars fan about The Crystal Star and you'll know what I mean :)

Well if it does end up in Nidal, it will be a rather interesting peek at how Nidal operates, which hasn`t really be detailed all that much to my knowledge...

The Shadow Plane stuff will not be a surprise as a whole to any PCs, though the Lurker in the Light will likely be. But I imagine how Nidal`s government, ruling class, and sociey at large are portrayed here will do alot to establish the canon on that subject.

We haven't done much with Nidal yet at all, so setting this adventure there is a GREAT chance to start looking at that nation, similarly to how last year's RPG Superstar winner was set on the Isle of Jalmeray.

Nice one Sam!

...and yes I will buy this one as well.

Ooh! This sounds fantastic!

I know it's a bit early, but will this module be approved for Pathfinder Society Organized gaming, like "Cult of the Ebon Destroyers" or "The Godsmouth Heresy"?

Unless our plans change significantly in the next nine months, we plan to sanction all Pathfinder Modules for Pathfinder Society Organized Play from hereon out.

I've added the ISBN to the product listing.

Hopefully we get to fight some fetchlings and other not so common creatures from and/or related to the plane of shadow like shadows and shadow mastifs.

I'm excited to finally get something set in Nidal!

In its current vague definition, it has always seemed to me to be the sort of country that's so evil and dangerous that most PCs would simply avoid ever going there unless they really needed to. Not a popular vacation spot, and geographically not really on the way to anywhere important.

I hope there's a good plot hook to get foreign adventurers to go into Nidal in the first place.

Product image and description updated to reflect the finished product.

So what Iconics besides Kyra were used in this one?

Lem, Balazar, Amiri

But keep in mind that we don't do pregens anymore, so we typically order art based on who would look cool in different situations rather than any other reason, especially for Modules, where there are generally only the cover and two half-page illustrations with iconics on them anyway.

Wicked looking cover.

I started a modules subscription just because of this. I can't wait to read it, Sam.

Sweet cover.

I'm definitely interested in buying this one.

Nice new cover.

Congrats Sam on getting your adventure published!

Just curious is that Jeff Easley for the cover artist?

Overpriced for the page count.

Overpriced for the page count.

Same price it's been for the last three years. Personally, for the quality product that these modules are, I've always felt that I got more than my money's worth.

Tallowthroat is the squickiest disease I've seen in the game for a long time.

Still reading over the adventure. Love that we're getting a look at Nidal's common folk here.

edit-wrote "throat" instead of "folk". Gah, that image isn't going to leave my mind any time soon.

Don't drink the water!

Fantastic cover art! I hope to see more art in the future with this style. I always love the announcement of new modules, it makes things much more exciting!

Definitely looking forward to this. Congrats, Sam!

I'll confess I chuckled when I read your round 1 entry in there as well. :-)

Anyone else having trouble printing the pdf? It's the same "no pages selected to print" issue I had with the last two Adventure Path Player's Guides.

Other than that, it looks fantabulous!

Anyone else having trouble printing the pdf? It's the same "no pages selected to print" issue I had with the last two Adventure Path Player's Guides.

Other than that, it looks fantabulous!

This is the first I've heard of this happening with one of the modules. There's something really screwy going on that I really can't pinpoint that causes the problem. Once it's been fixed there will be an email letting you know.

Thanks for the quick response--you guys really are the best at the whole "customer service" thing.

And I'd like to reiterate that the inability to print the thing is in no way detracting from the sheer awesomeness of reading it.