Wow! Our first time on the front page of Paizo.com!

Thanks to Liz and everyone who made this possible.

And if you have any questions about "Way of the Wicked" I would more than happy to answer them.

There has never been a better time to be wicked.

Gary McBride
Fire Mountain Games

You surely deserve it!

I've vast enjoyed DMing the first volume, and I bought the other ones as fast as humanly possible.

Great job!

Roncolord,

Thanks very much for the kind words! I am so glad you've enjoyed "Way of the Wicked". I remember your review. Thanks again for giving us 5-stars.

If you have a moment, post an overview of your experience running the game. I love to hear actual play reports. You can post it here or in the product discussion.

Anyways, thanks for your support and game on, my friend.

Gary McBride
Fire Mountain Games

So how evil is this Adventure Path, Mr. Mcbride? Does it just focus on murder, war, razing religious structures, underminding kingdoms and random destruction? Or does it deal with ALL evils, such as slavery, torture, kidnapping and manipulation/breaking the spirits of all that is good and just? I'm staying away from any type of crimes related to sexual themes, obviously. Mostly I want to know how much I need to expose players to, if I go with this product.

So how evil is this Adventure Path, Mr. Mcbride? Does it just focus on murder, war, razing religious structures, underminding kingdoms and random destruction? Or does it deal with ALL evils, such as slavery, torture, kidnapping and manipulation/breaking the spirits of all that is good and just? I'm staying away from any type of crimes related to sexual themes, obviously. Mostly I want to know how much I need to expose players to, if I go with this product.

This is mostly pulp villain evil, i.e., overthrow the kingdom, kill good guys, slaughter angels by the boatload. No rape or other sexual nastiness.

Indeed let me affirm and underline what Eric just said.

We discuss no sexual crimes, rape or any violence against children. We here at Fire Mountain Games abhor these sort of practices and renounce them utterly. We even discuss in the advice given in the first book how to tastefully handle objectionable material such as torture.

This is an campaign about being a bad guy. It is not torture-porn or any sort descent into human degradation.

In this campaign you get to play a villain along the lines of a Moriarity, Darth Vader or a Voldemort -- pulp villainy.

Much like Paizo's own adventure paths, the movie adaptation of "Way of the Wicked" could easily be a PG-13 movie.

Gary McBride
Fire Mountain Games

Gary and co. have done a really good job of walking the line here. You're definitely playing evil characters, and you're going to do some bad stuff. But it's not an exploration of human vileness. It is, as Mike says, pulp villainy.

Evil campaigns have traditionally run into several specific problems, from PvP bloodbaths to the squick factor. Mike addresses these in Book One, and lays out how the AP deals with them, both in-game and meta. I think he's managed to pull it off, and the people who've played through the first two or three modules seem to agree.

Highly recommended.

Doug M.

What I find funny is that Paizo's pirate adventure path (Skull & Shackles), while not explicitly meant for evil characters (it seems to trend sort of Neutral to me) has more overall sex and gore than the out-and-out evil AP!

Thanks, gentlemen. I may consider this my next adventure after Kingmaker.

Thanks, gentlemen. I may consider this my next adventure after Kingmaker.

Excellent! If you run it, please post your actual play.

I for one love to read play reports.

Gary McBride
Fire Mountain Games