As the thread clearly states, if you want to make a case for which campaign you are interested in, just post it under a spoiler tag!
First up is the originality of the idea, or at least its originality as it would be played out on these boards. I'm sure plenty of folks have thought about moving Jade Regent into a more overall Eastern-flavored game, although I can't say I've heard folks mention setting it entirely in Tian Xia before. (I know I've had thoughts on a redone plot where the oni have already taken control of Minkai and the PCs are members of the last imperial bloodline or their servants, making their way out of hiding to retake the throne.) But I don't think I've seen a recruitment up for an Eastern campaign in a long time, and it would be very neat to see one. There's a whole lot of options out there for Eastern characters, from archetypes to class features to equipment, and they so rarely get used in general play--and when they do, it usually involves a convoluted backstory or something like that. On top of that there are some extra options provided by third-party sourcebooks like the ones I mentioned that are very interesting and could be quite neat to put into action, if you'd allow them. Overall the feeling of the game would be very different than most campaigns offered in Pathfinder and on these forums--and I'd really like to see that difference come to life.
Second, though, is that I think the change would be good for the Adventure Path itself. I'm a fan of Jade Regent--it's one of the only APs I actually have in full (although I promise not to use that knowledge!)--and I really like a lot of it, including plot and themes and the like. But I also agree with a number of people on the boards who admit that the first three books especially could stand a little more coherent links to the main plot at times. Especially the very beginning of Book 1 and most of Book 3 seem a little disconnected from the whole "Set up the rightful Empress of Minkai" plotline in some ways, so it would be neat to see them altered to get us more into the feel of things from the get-go. I also think this would be a prime opportunity to explore further tropes of Eastern adventuring and make use of adventures linked to that, like the Ruby Phoenix Tournament. Overall, I guess my point is that the Adventure Path, while excellent, could stand a change of venue and plotting from time to time, and setting it all in Tian Xia with alternate encounters would do just that.
...I thought I had more coming into this and I know I do, but I'm not sure how to phrase it. So that's all for now. Hopefully it makes sense.
That makes sense!
I am going to run Council of Night, but my buddy, 'That GM Guy!', stated that he was heading by today to pick up a few more campaigns, Jade and Honor one of them. Before you worry about his posting, he is a BEAST when it comes to posting! The man once had 9 games that he GM'd at once and the only reason he lost them was due to PCs dropping out due to real life concerns (Which chain-reactioned and made others drop,), TPKs (In Rappan Athuk, Tomb of Horrors, and Slumbering Tsar,), and such. The others he lost because a PC that he had booted reported him to the website because of a technicality regarding the fact that there were no mature campaigns allowed and the one that the problematic player was in before he got kicked out utilized VERY mature themes. I believe that it was the Porphry House Horror adventure by Paizo. That's one of the reasons he relocated here was because he was banned over that technicality, but he also relocated his gaming here because most PCs are not horrible people.
Sounds awesome! I'll keep an eye out.