Thanks for your clear and helpful answers, Enlight. I'd actually managed to answer the questions myself, by using the "Search this Thread" tool at the top, and was coming back to post what I'd found when I saw your reply.

Note to self (and others): use the Search tool before posting!

How well do the new classes from the APG & ultimates hold up in this revised edition? Are they mostly unsupported, or have they now become almost mandatory to cover all challenges in the AP.

Before I run this I want to know which books I should allow for an appropriate challenge.

There is nothing really in here beyond the APG, so you can easily run this AP without allowing the ultimates if you want everything to be on even ground. Honestly, there's not a ton added from the APG either, but they did rework a couple characters into APG classes and the like.

I'm currently running this AP with a group that meets roughly once a month, so it's been a long, ongoing campaign. When we started, I only allowed them use of the CRB because that's all the baddies had access to, and when the AE came out, I let them respec all their characters to include APG content, as that's now been introduced. I still don't allow anything from other books beside those two hardcovers, and my players are doing just fine (despite not being overly optimized as a group: I have a human undead sorcerer, an elf infernal sorcerer, a gnome monk, and a gnome druid).

I asked about this on the forums, but haven't really received a response. It's regarding the Interactive maps.

That post is in reference to our regular adventure paths. I still have some confirming to do *if* we're going to be releasing the extra bits for this product as a separate PDF product for purchase.

I'm wondering if the Interactive Maps are being released as a separate PDF like those from the other APs. $42 is fair for the PDF of the adventure but I don't need the adventure (having purchased the Deluxe edition) and really just want the maps.

Sorry, but I don't know where else to post this. I love ROTRL! It's a great adventure path. I can't run it fast enough for my players to suit my needs. So since I like writing so much, I created 5 pcs and I would write about them going through it. It would be like a novel written in 1st person. The question is am I allowed to post their stories on my own personal journal online? When you think of it I'm just giving paizo free advertising but I want to clear the legal aspects up. I have read the community use policy and I think I'm allowed but I want to be sure. Thanks.

Dragios,
As long as it does not contain any proprietary information on the books such as stat blocks and the like. You are fine to post journals :)

Might want to make a spoiler thing or two as well.. just in case someone comes there to read them and is playing it :)

Glad you are enjoying it.. I can hardly wait to run it myself :)

Cool. I'm going to novelize the AP and see how it turns out.

Cool. I'm going to novelize the AP and see how it turns out.

See this post.

I was wondering if a lite version of the PDF is available with the PDF purchase. This is a HUGE book, so I'm concerned about it being able to be loaded smoothly on my iPad. Thanks!

I was wondering if a lite version of the PDF is available with the PDF purchase. This is a HUGE book, so I'm concerned about it being able to be loaded smoothly on my iPad. Thanks!

I'm using a light version of the RotRL Anniversary Edition.

benfromidaho wrote:

I was wondering if a lite version of the PDF is available with the PDF purchase. This is a HUGE book, so I'm concerned about it being able to be loaded smoothly on my iPad. Thanks!

I'm using a light version of the RotRL Anniversary Edition.

The PDF version does include Lite versions.

Nix Tharel wrote:

benfromidaho wrote:

I was wondering if a lite version of the PDF is available with the PDF purchase. This is a HUGE book, so I'm concerned about it being able to be loaded smoothly on my iPad. Thanks!

I'm using a light version of the RotRL Anniversary Edition.

The PDF version does include Lite versions.

Thanks! I figured I'd ask since some of my PDFs from Paizo in my downloads section have Lite equivalents and some do not.

Liz Courts wrote:

Nix Tharel wrote:

benfromidaho wrote:

I was wondering if a lite version of the PDF is available with the PDF purchase. This is a HUGE book, so I'm concerned about it being able to be loaded smoothly on my iPad. Thanks!

I'm using a light version of the RotRL Anniversary Edition.

The PDF version does include Lite versions.

Thanks! I figured I'd ask since some of my PDFs from Paizo in my downloads section have Lite equivalents and some do not.

The general rule is that Hardcovers do, softcovers don't. The resources to create a lite file are not inconsiderable, so they're held back to the big releases.

Currently playing RotRL. We're in the middle of Book 1, I think. My monk/sorc has already managed to kill a party member. Stupid rage puddles. >_<

I know this has been brought up a bazillion times on here, but I'd just like to add my vote in for an updated version of CotCT. I've been on the fence about running it for a long time. It's a great story but the amount of work required to convert all those enemies and XP gains is a little daunting. Perhaps I'm just being lazy, but with work and everything else I have to do, I really don't want to have to set aside more time to ready an adventure, especially one that's supposed to be pre-made.

I think you'd have better sales than you think on a hardcover CotCT. That's just me though. If you make it, I will buy it. The end. :D

As always, keep up the good work guys.

I second, what Apoc Golem is saying. I would buy it, if it was converted to the new rules. I bought the hardback anniversary version of rise of the runelords and would do the same with this adventure path.

Paizo arent concerned that such a book wouldnt sell - they're concerned that people will buy it instead of whichever AP is currently being released. Also, the more compilations they do (no matter how carefully they explain it), the more likely people are to stop buying the APs so they can "wait for the compilation".

It's very unlikely to happen except in extremely unusual circumstances (like those surrounding the RorRL update).

Paizo has pretty clearly said they have no plans to do any more hardcover compilations of (past) APs in the foreseeable future.

The reasons are *not* a concern about how well the hardcovers would sell.. and I think they are confident that such a compilation of Curse of the Crimson Throne would indeed sell quite well.

The main issue is what message that sends to people. It gives the impression that if people wait, they can get a hardcover. So that means fewer people would subscribe to the APs as they come out. Those would be the people who really prefer a compiled hardcover.

The problem is that Paizo's business is based on the monthly revenue from those AP volumes. Anything that encourages people to not subscribe is bad for Paizo's business, and that's something Paizo's management is not going to do.

EDIT: Ninja'd! :)

I know what your talking about guys, but we can still dream. I know they have to make money on the new stuff, instead of the old stuff but it would be cool, regardless. We are just living in a pipe dream, but alas I have awaken, but only momentarily, lol.

Yeah, it would be cool. :)

It's nonetheless good to point out the reasons that it's not likely to happen for those reading more casually. Likely speculation about other APs was a reason against doing even this one.

That's something I very much understand, you don't want to compete against yourself, but CotCT being a 3.5 campaign, it could sure use a nice update to Pathfinder >.>

This isn't something I'd want them to do for all of their APs.

One can dream!!

Apoc, the best way to convert things I've found is HeroLab. It makes it quick and easy, though it is expensive if you buy it all at once. But I love it and will never go back to converting by hand (plus I love the combat manager)

A few questions. Would it be recommended to purchase the hard copy, or the PDF. I've been reading only the last few pages of this forum and I see the PDF comes with maps. I'm not too familiar, but can you take these maps to a printing place and have them printed up? Would they be page by page print ups that you just line up together?

I'm looking to start using the big boy rules and plan on moving my group from the beginner box to the CRB. I homebrewed for a while with the beginner box but i want to see how it's really done so I figured this adventure path would be the best way to go. Any answers or advice is appreciated.

The maps that come with the PDF would be the same size as the ones in the book, just with interactivity (hiding secret doors, hiding grid, etc) - it really depends on play style. Me I like having a physical book to put post it notes in and bookmark and the like