I know there was an official AP summary/DM overview for Savage Tide - but I have lost it and cannot find it again...
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I must admit I am a bit confused with the distinction between the Brothers of the Seven Society and the Skinsaw Men. Spoiler: Apparently there is a "semi-secret" (whatever that means) society named the Brothers of the Seven. It was established by Ironbriar, Vorel Foxglove and five other merchants in Magnimar about a hundred years ago. I can't see what they actually do (except for some blackmailing, extorsion, and some real-estate financing).
What is the Brothers of the Seven and what do they do? One of the cult's leaders (Ironbriar) also leads a second cult called the Skinsaw Men (worshippers of Norgorber). This is actually a cult of murderers that comes from old blood - a master cult in the city of Vyre, although it is now very much its own entity. It actually says that Ironbriar established the Brothers of the Seven as a cover for the Skinsaw Men cult. Why would you use one illegal organization to cover another? That doesn't make much sense to me. And what kind of cover are they supposed to provide? Is the cover just the lending the Seven's Sawmill? You would hardly have to establish a semi-secret organization just to operate a Sawmill... Also, the Sawmill is called the Seven's Sawmill, and is supposed to be a cover and a safe place to meet for the Brothers of the Seven. However, it seems only Skinsaw Cultists work there and visit sermons. Are All Skinsaw Men also members of the Brothers of the Seven? All in all, the two names seem to be used interchangably and this can be confusing. For example, on p. 40 it says "Magnimar's guards aren't equipped to handle a cult as crafty and sneaky as the Brothers of the Seven "- when talking about the Skinsaw Men's murder spree.
In my RotR campaign, the heroes have encountered an attic whisperer in the Turandarok Academy. The attic whisperer spawned when the little sister of Jervis Stoot was murdered by the Academy's previous caretaker, who also molested children (including her brother). This cruel man became Chopper's 24th victim. The attic whisperer never bothered anyone, until recently when a kid managed to break into Ilsoari's basement, where the corpse of the small girl had been hidden. One of the items fused into the attic whisperer was a music box, with bird carvings (one of Stoot's earlier works). The heroes always hear the haunting tune of the music box while searching for the "ghost". It has turned into a very interesting ghost story, and the heroes are now very interested in the Chopper's murdering spree, five years ago. I was wondering, the bird-like demon the Chopper supposedly worshiped whose name none dared say aloud, is this perhaps Pazuzu, king of the Wind demons...?
I had an interesting development in our last session. The PCs entered the Catacombs of Wrath for the third time and encountered the Vargouille. It surprised them and managed to Kiss one of the PCs, who failed his save. Now his head is transforming into a new Vargouille, and there seems to be nobody in Sandpoint at a sufficient level to remove the disease. Poor bugger - what a way to die. They have about 11 hours to prevent his head from flying off (he's already lost his hair and is starting to grow tentacles and wings on his head). Father Zantus has told them about a certain ointment which was buried with Father Tobyn. Unfortunately, his casket has been stolen. I reckon Magnimar is about 10 hours ride away - which would be a close call. But I wonder, can they raid Thistletop in a single run (5 characters level 2-3)...
Why don't any of the NPCs have Varasian bonus feats, as described in the Pathfinder Player's guide? Also - the Big Game Hunter feat. It looks very unbalanced. Did anybody else think this? I ruled that it only applied to large or larger animals (and suddenly nobody thought it was interesting... damn meta-gamers).
I was wondering if it is possible to download the map of Diamond Lake? It's not in the #124 supplement. The thing is, me and my friends are playing the Age of Worms adventure path using Fantasy Grounds, since two players are in Iceland, three in Denmark and one in England. This works well, because of the online supplements, but the town map is missing. |