paizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG)paizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG)2021-11-19T21:35:25Z2021-11-19T21:35:25ZPathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG): Ring Side Report- RPG Review of Skull and Shackles-The Price of Infamy (5 stars)fine_young_misanthropehttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8tc6?Pathfinder-Adventure-Path-59-The-Price-of-Infamy2014-07-12T03:42:36Z<p><b>Pathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG)</b></p><p>Originally posted on <a href="http://www.throatpunchgames.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.throatpunchgames.com</a>, a new idea everyday!</p>
<p><b>Product</b>- Pathfinder Adventure Path-Skull and Shackles- The Price of Infamy
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<b>System</b>-Pathfinder
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<b>Producer</b>-Paizo
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<b>Price</b>- $20
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<b>TL;DR</b>-Not pirates, but fun! 88%</p>
<p><b>Basics</b>-The plot thickens! In the previous adventures, the players have gone from scrappy slaves to pirate lords of the Shackles. At the start after a council meeting, the players receive a secret note telling them that they will soon be attacked by on old rival who has amassed a fleet to destroy them. Can the players get enough help and ships to save themselves? Will they put an end to an old rivalry that's been plaguing them since the beginning? This book also contains fleet battle rules, more monsters and NPCs, another piece of the fiction for this adventure path, and background on Norgorber.</p>
<p><b>Fluff or Story</b>-This one has a fun story. It goes back to the sandbox approach that has dominated all the really fun parts of the AP. The players don't get to be excessively pirate-y, but they do get to be adventurers as this part is several small requests for help tied together. This adventure is fun if a little scattered, but your players will mostly feel catharsis as they get some revenge. Also, the fiction story and Norgorber give great background on the world. 4.5/5</p>
<p><b>Crunch or Mechanics</b>-There is good and bad here. But, the good is great, and the bad can't be helped. The bad is Pathfinder has the 3.X problem of players becoming a little too godlike at around ~11 compared to the monsters they are facing. Having only one monster in a fight will result in the players somehow locking that monster down too quickly for it to damage them. To have more than one monster in a fight, the CR of each monster has to be two less, and the problem intensifies as you add more monsters. Thus, the players are not threatened by piles of CR 3 monsters, since the players can't be hit on anything less than a natural 20. So, if you want to challenge your players, you as a GM will need to change things on the fly quite often! However, what is awesome in this book is the fleet rules! The fleet rules give a great way for Pathfinder players to have a massive ship battle without having to have massive amounts of ships. Again, any smart pathfinder group will break them quite easy as the main skill that the fleet rules use is profession(sailor) (which most players will have maxed out by now!). So battles tend to be a bit one-sided, but they are still somewhat tense. Overall, I liked what I saw in this one except for the problems that can't really be helped or fixed. 4/5</p>
<p><b>Execution</b>-This is well done. Paizo again delivers an excellent product that was fun to read. I would have liked a few more ways to break up text as there are a few pages that are two columns of text next to one another, but nothing is perfect. But, it's not bad, generally laid out well, and an easy read. 4.75/5</p>
<p><b>Summary</b>- This was a fun one. Still not my favorite as the second part of this adventure path is my favorite since that one is the most pirate-y by far, but this is a good one. It features MASSIVE navel battles, raids into long forgotten tombs, see-through wizards, and an event your players have been looking forward to since the very first day the Skull and Shackles Campaign started! It's a blast from start to finish. 88%</p><p><b>Pathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG)</b></p><p>Originally posted on <a href="http://www.throatpunchgames.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.throatpunchgames.com</a>, a new idea everyday!</p>
<p><b>Product</b>- Pathfinder Adventure Path-Skull and Shackles- The Price of Infamy
<br />
<b>System</b>-Pathfinder
<br />
<b>Producer</b>-Paizo
<br />
<b>Price</b>- $20
<br />
<b>TL;DR</b>-Not pirates, but fun! 88%</p>
<p><b>Basics</b>-The plot thickens! In the previous adventures, the players have gone from scrappy slaves to pirate lords of the Shackles. At the start after a council meeting, the players receive a secret note telling them that they will soon be attacked by on old rival who has amassed a fleet to destroy them. Can the players get enough help and ships to save themselves? Will they put an end to an old rivalry that's been plaguing them since the beginning? This book also contains fleet battle rules, more monsters and NPCs, another piece of the fiction for this adventure path, and background on Norgorber.</p>
<p><b>Fluff or Story</b>-This one has a fun story. It goes back to the sandbox approach that has dominated all the really fun parts of the AP. The players don't get to be excessively pirate-y, but they do get to be adventurers as this part is several small requests for help tied together. This adventure is fun if a little scattered, but your players will mostly feel catharsis as they get some revenge. Also, the fiction story and Norgorber give great background on the world. 4.5/5</p>
<p><b>Crunch or Mechanics</b>-There is good and bad here. But, the good is great, and the bad can't be helped. The bad is Pathfinder has the 3.X problem of players becoming a little too godlike at around ~11 compared to the monsters they are facing. Having only one monster in a fight will result in the players somehow locking that monster down too quickly for it to damage them. To have more than one monster in a fight, the CR of each monster has to be two less, and the problem intensifies as you add more monsters. Thus, the players are not threatened by piles of CR 3 monsters, since the players can't be hit on anything less than a natural 20. So, if you want to challenge your players, you as a GM will need to change things on the fly quite often! However, what is awesome in this book is the fleet rules! The fleet rules give a great way for Pathfinder players to have a massive ship battle without having to have massive amounts of ships. Again, any smart pathfinder group will break them quite easy as the main skill that the fleet rules use is profession(sailor) (which most players will have maxed out by now!). So battles tend to be a bit one-sided, but they are still somewhat tense. Overall, I liked what I saw in this one except for the problems that can't really be helped or fixed. 4/5</p>
<p><b>Execution</b>-This is well done. Paizo again delivers an excellent product that was fun to read. I would have liked a few more ways to break up text as there are a few pages that are two columns of text next to one another, but nothing is perfect. But, it's not bad, generally laid out well, and an easy read. 4.75/5</p>
<p><b>Summary</b>- This was a fun one. Still not my favorite as the second part of this adventure path is my favorite since that one is the most pirate-y by far, but this is a good one. It features MASSIVE navel battles, raids into long forgotten tombs, see-through wizards, and an event your players have been looking forward to since the very first day the Skull and Shackles Campaign started! It's a blast from start to finish. 88%</p>fine_young_misanthrope2014-07-12T03:42:36ZPathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG): Piratical Excitement (5 stars)dsanchohttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8tc6?Pathfinder-Adventure-Path-59-The-Price-of-Infamy2014-06-16T10:05:15Z<p><b>Pathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG)</b></p><p>This module has a lot of good things going for it. For one, its plotline feels very well integrated in the overall AP plot. This is a really positive change compared to others but it may also be due to the fact that this is one of the final modules and near the conclusion so things are unwrapping fast.</p>
<p>For a high-level module, it provides the PCs with a pretty decent amount of variation, choices and role-playing opportunities. The opening act with the Pirate Council is a great idea to set up the stage, meet fellow pirates and establish ties - positive and negative - with some of them.</p>
<p>The black tower has a very indiana-jonesque vibe to it that I find refreshing plus the surprise at the end is brilliant. The fleet combat is also interesting, as is the infiltration mission at the end, which can be tackled differently, allowing the group to create their own strategy. Overall, this is a brilliant adventure.</p>
<p>The (slight) negatives I see are the cheesy excuses behind each of the missions and the menu-like way of delivering it. "Go look for something over there, it might be cool but maybe not" is not the greatest reason to go to the island. "Go find a McGuffin, it might be good to have when you meet the villain" suffers from the same problem. Perhaps the author should have integrated those two missions better with the main plot.</p>
<p>My rating: 5 stars. This is a fun one to read and play.</p>
<p>Read full review <a href="http://rpgbooksreview.blogspot.com.es/2014/06/the-price-of-infamy.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a></p><p><b>Pathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG)</b></p><p>This module has a lot of good things going for it. For one, its plotline feels very well integrated in the overall AP plot. This is a really positive change compared to others but it may also be due to the fact that this is one of the final modules and near the conclusion so things are unwrapping fast.</p>
<p>For a high-level module, it provides the PCs with a pretty decent amount of variation, choices and role-playing opportunities. The opening act with the Pirate Council is a great idea to set up the stage, meet fellow pirates and establish ties - positive and negative - with some of them.</p>
<p>The black tower has a very indiana-jonesque vibe to it that I find refreshing plus the surprise at the end is brilliant. The fleet combat is also interesting, as is the infiltration mission at the end, which can be tackled differently, allowing the group to create their own strategy. Overall, this is a brilliant adventure.</p>
<p>The (slight) negatives I see are the cheesy excuses behind each of the missions and the menu-like way of delivering it. "Go look for something over there, it might be cool but maybe not" is not the greatest reason to go to the island. "Go find a McGuffin, it might be good to have when you meet the villain" suffers from the same problem. Perhaps the author should have integrated those two missions better with the main plot.</p>
<p>My rating: 5 stars. This is a fun one to read and play.</p>
<p>Read full review <a href="http://rpgbooksreview.blogspot.com.es/2014/06/the-price-of-infamy.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a></p>dsancho2014-06-16T10:05:15ZPathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG): Think You're a Pirate? Prove It! THE PRICE OF INFAMY (5 stars)Talyseonhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8tc6?Pathfinder-Adventure-Path-59-The-Price-of-Infamy2013-05-27T19:12:59Z<p><b>Pathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG)</b></p><p>The Scallywags now have the chance to settle the score with Captain Harrigan. Of course, Harrigan intends to settle the Scallywags into a watery grave as well. This adventure has to be one of the most deeply satisfying I have ever played. It is well constructed, but more importantly, tells a great tale. Check out my full review: <a href="http://bit.ly/1r3VOcE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Price of Infamy</a></p><p><b>Pathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG)</b></p><p>The Scallywags now have the chance to settle the score with Captain Harrigan. Of course, Harrigan intends to settle the Scallywags into a watery grave as well. This adventure has to be one of the most deeply satisfying I have ever played. It is well constructed, but more importantly, tells a great tale. Check out my full review: <a href="http://bit.ly/1r3VOcE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Price of Infamy</a></p>Talyseon2013-05-27T19:12:59ZPathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG): My favorite Adventure Path so far! (5 stars)Warranthttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8tc6?Pathfinder-Adventure-Path-59-The-Price-of-Infamy2013-05-14T01:00:08Z<p><b>Pathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG)</b></p><p>UPDATE: This is the LONGEST adventure path module by far. We have been on this module twice as long as any other AP in the series. Very fun, but it maybe could have been broken into two.</p>
<p>I have to say, this adventure path is probably the most fun of all of the Skull and Shackles Adventure paths to date. </p>
<p>The PC's have a solid mission and have a great motivation to seek out and complete each of this module's challenges. The AP starts with the Pirates gaining status and being able to take part diplomatically in pirate matters in the Shackles. The mechanics for this arrangement work well, and the case being made for each is interesting to Role Play. A page with all of the NPC portraits on one page would have added visual props.</p>
<p>The onus on the PC's to build a fleet is exciting, although the amount of money the Pirates need as opposed to what they have found across the last four modules is insufficient. I luckily read ahead and planted some extra plunder among the various wreckage's on the Island of Empty Eyes. The pirates COULD just spend a couple of weeks grinding away on pirate ship encounters from module one and two, but that tends to be anti-climatic and the group would rather do new stuff.</p>
<p>The quests and places for adventure are well thought out, difficult and exciting. The various challenges and the rewards for completing each give a sense of accomplishment. There is also some final closure to the PC's longstanding rivalry with a competing free captain of the Shackles.</p>
<p>The overarching storyline about warring nations is almost not needed in the AP as it adds little in the way of motivation for pirates, they could have had the rivalry be somewhat more local instead of geopolitical.</p>
<p>That aside, the adventure path is outstanding and the players are having a blast with it. They are excited to finish up in module 6.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Adventure Path #59: The Price of Infamy (Skull & Shackles 5 of 6) (PFRPG)</b></p><p>UPDATE: This is the LONGEST adventure path module by far. We have been on this module twice as long as any other AP in the series. Very fun, but it maybe could have been broken into two.</p>
<p>I have to say, this adventure path is probably the most fun of all of the Skull and Shackles Adventure paths to date. </p>
<p>The PC's have a solid mission and have a great motivation to seek out and complete each of this module's challenges. The AP starts with the Pirates gaining status and being able to take part diplomatically in pirate matters in the Shackles. The mechanics for this arrangement work well, and the case being made for each is interesting to Role Play. A page with all of the NPC portraits on one page would have added visual props.</p>
<p>The onus on the PC's to build a fleet is exciting, although the amount of money the Pirates need as opposed to what they have found across the last four modules is insufficient. I luckily read ahead and planted some extra plunder among the various wreckage's on the Island of Empty Eyes. The pirates COULD just spend a couple of weeks grinding away on pirate ship encounters from module one and two, but that tends to be anti-climatic and the group would rather do new stuff.</p>
<p>The quests and places for adventure are well thought out, difficult and exciting. The various challenges and the rewards for completing each give a sense of accomplishment. There is also some final closure to the PC's longstanding rivalry with a competing free captain of the Shackles.</p>
<p>The overarching storyline about warring nations is almost not needed in the AP as it adds little in the way of motivation for pirates, they could have had the rivalry be somewhat more local instead of geopolitical.</p>
<p>That aside, the adventure path is outstanding and the players are having a blast with it. They are excited to finish up in module 6.</p>Warrant2013-05-14T01:00:08Z