I received my pdf and I must say that I am very pleased with the layout of these gamemastery adventures. They definitely have the paizo seal of quality attached. I know you guys are going to hate me for this, but the kids ruined this adventure for me. Maybe it's just me, but trying to rescue 5 seperate kids(close to teens even) and having the party interact with them as the adventure continues turns what could have been a very dark and scarey module in to a PG emo-fest. It just made me feel like this adventure was geared towards a younger audience. I really like the kobolds, but in my head I see those nasty fellas taking 2 month old babies in the night instead. That said, I always enjoy Logue's adventures and this was very well written, but it was just too soft for me.

it's driven deep into the turf! Nick has done an excellent job with the first full adventure in the GameMastery series. Nick does a great job of giving good background and supporting info about the town and locals, as well as the resolutions without bogging down the pace. The use of sidebars is very good, as well. The kobolds are vicious, the story is solid, there are two great new monsters. Let me put it this way... spiffy ability: Belly Grease?? Tell me more...

The only major problem I see with it is that it will be sadistically pummeling to some parties. There are some carnage-inducing encounters and traps that MUST be overcome to be fully successful. A wand of cure light wounds or some similar healing bump will probably be critical. A couple bad rolls and your party is in a world of hurt with a long way to go and little time to rest. It adds to the tension, certainly, but it could go south real quick.

Bottom line: great story, really strong villains and monsters, good supporting artwork...this is an excellent buy!