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Hello everyone,

I will GM it for one player too (I've not started yet). So it's a good AP for a solo player?
I prefer to ask before reading the adventure, I don't want to spoil myself if we don't play it in the end.

As with any AP, I strongly suggest you to read it start to end. It may spoil you, but it helps you to make some foreshadowing or adjustments. Now, if you don't want to, I'll reply your question the best of my ability not to spoil:

First and second dungeon is a bit harsh, even on 4 players, mostly due the lack of resting period between them, for one player, try to give them help (in form of healing NPCs or assistance given from helpful NPCs he may have met in the gala).

Book two has it easier over the money part, due to one character not having to redistribute the loot among friends.

Other books I don't remember quite, but they can be a challenge for a solo player, as any could be.

On the book 1, Chapter 1, my GM adjusted the Gala missions so I could have help from OC NPCs if I do a round of something else (mostly a way of helping me not be repetitive on one or two missions, while giving helpful NPCs). And I advanced to level 2 before the event at the end of chapter 1.

At least read the first book entirely and adjust encounters so your solo player would not be overwhelmed by the amount of gala attendants, and as well by many monsters along the way. The NPCs at the gala and the dungeons, as well as the agents mechanic from the second book will be your friends there.

Good luck on your campaign!

@Tusk my GM confessed me that he will give me Mythic Levels, as well as Variant Leadership (the one for the agents, not followers); all I asked him was that the Mythic Ranks felt organic and that I would gladly take challenges to earn it. Is a good way to balance

@Jenner we (my whole group) personally don't like Hero Points on this system, but will ask him if I can use them (it'll give me a reroll chance on certain effects, that's for sure)

Thank you very much for your replies! I hope it works for you and your wife, Tusk.

I'd recommend investing in Use Magic Device. The reason being that there are some challenges in every AP that are difficult-to-impossible without the use of magic (not to mention healing/condition removal get easier if you don't have to trudge all the way back to a temple every time you get diseased, blinded, cursed, poisoned, etc.). Since you'll be the only PC you should have a LOT of extra wealth (not having to split loot), and it would be wise to spend a good portion of it on wands/scrolls of various utility spells that you can UMD to use.

Alternatively, a single level dip into any casting class gives you the ability to use any wand on that class's list AND to attempt to use scrolls on that class's list with a caster level check DC of (scroll's caster level +1). Source. If you're willing to consider 1 level of wizard and 1 level of cleric, that gives you access to a huge set of spells in the form of purchased wands/scrolls.

EDIT: Instead of cleric 1/wizard 1, you might want to do oracle/sorcerer, because you also need a high enough key ability score to use the scrolls (e.g., 15 for a 5th level spell) of higher level with that 'caster level +1' rule. Since you're thinking cavalier, Charisma is a good stat to focus on anyway.

I thought as much about UMD, actually planning on placing a skill point as soon as I hit level 2. But I don't think I should level dip, as it would hurt my specialization (which, I know I'm by myself, but is better if I don't set back my BAB and Damage). As long as I get to level 7 quickly to get Leadership, I should be fine. And UMD would allow me to use the wands.

Thanks for the advice

So, after a long time trying to GM this adventure, I had issues and couldn't finish the adventure. A friend of mine offered to play it for me (despite me being spoiled for most of the adventure; as I kinda just want to "live" Taldor for once), but, due to logistics and time issues, I would be playing alone.

So, trying not to use my meta knowledge and actually RP goodly, I decided to do a regular character (optimized, but not overly): a Human Courtly Knight Cavalier.

Now, what advice could you give me for this adventure, taking into account I'll be playing by myself and, as such, I'll have less resources to influence nobles or fight. I gave skills on Intimidate, Diplomacy, Knowledge (nobility, history, local) and I plan on getting the Leadership feat to balance myself a bit as well.

Any advice? If you have advice for my GM, you could post it in spoiler here as well, I can link him the forum post so that only he would read.

Thanks in advance.