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For as long as I have played RPG's, I have always come across people who are almost insulted by the mere thought of a Halfling taking a melee combat role. It's almost as bad as the paladin hate I have seen from so many people. You put a longsword in a Halfling's hands and next thing you know everyone is laughing at him, giving him stupid nicknames, and even kicking him as if to prove to him he can't keep up. Then they get shocked and offended when said Halfling sticks a knife in their knee.

Never let someone else tell you how to play your character. Why are you playing with people who think this is cool?

I think a gloves-off-hardcore-Mythos campaign would lead to a new model for AP's: One where each adventure starts at first level because it's assumed the party for each previous installment was consumed completing it.

Assuming that is not the plan, (and based on the comments reported from the panel) I'd say we're going to see something a little more in between the options of "CoC style" and "Pathfinder traditional".

I would guess that the Horror Book (I'd like to see it named "Horrific Adventures" but that's just me) adding in things like insanity/corruption rules will give DM's a chance to do interesting things to a party over the course of 15 levels beyond just outright killing the PC's or trying to make them run away. I suspect it will be about as key to running the AP as Mythic is to Wrath of the Righteous, Technology is to Iron Gods, and Ultimate Campaign would be to someone starting a new Kingmaker game. Maybe not technically essential, but a good idea nonetheless.