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Lest we forget about the Nosferatu Vampire, with DR 5/Piercing and Wood

The real value of alignment always was describing in two letters the very basic likely behaviour of any creature the PCs met. It was a great help as a prompt for GMs.

Removing alignment was necessary because of both IP matters and all the angry arguments using it for PCs created through the years.

We definitely could use something that fills the hole you describe.

I think they did something like that, at least at the Tian Xia new book. Like describing a person 'an aloof mage for hire' or 'hard-headed stone giant clan leader'. It's a step to the right direction after forgoing alignments imo.

THAT SAID.

If the story needed it, we would do a 6 part Adventure Path again.

Currently, we're mostly focusing on stories that take 3 parts to tell (the one-part special case of #200 being an outlier, and one that caused the other outlier of Season of Ghosts to be a 4 part one so that the previous Adventure Path to #200 ended on volume #199).

Good to hear that.

I would say that for me is what's going on under Jorgenfist (library included) as my pick dungeon. Not too long (like Scarwall, House of the Beast or Castle Drezen that feels like they are going forever). Not like the Misgiving (Haunts takes a lot of the player's agency and there are too much empty spaces to set the right atmosphere but not enough crunch for everyone) which is too specific or like the hell that was going on in the 5th book of Mummy's Mask (that was WAY above EVERYONE's paygrade). On the other hand, while short dungeons (Graul's farm for example) can be sweet and to the point - they lack the time to really grow into several sessions of dungeon crawling. So Jorgenfist is my pick.

Alright, I'll try (haven't read all of them, saving some for retirement):

Book 1:
1st place: Burnt Offering (Rise of the Runelords): It's got everything, from oldschool dungeon crawling to high fantasy forgotten temples, even a bit of horror with monster in a closet trope and dark rituals and what's not. It's the MCU Iron Man for PF Adventures.
2st place: Edge of Anarchy (Curse of the Crimson Throne): The way to hook the players in, the early villains and how the story unfolds are just awesome. I always play the BBG early on as a victim of circumstances and drips her into madness and evil only in the final scene.
Noteworthy: Hell's Bright Shadow (Hell's Rebels): It's gives the 2nd place a run for its money. Also best PF villain ever imo.

Book 2:
1st place: The Shackled Hut (Reign of Winter): This one emphasize the best parts in Reign of Winter, the Russian-like feel, the scary fey-like nature of everything, the shapeshifting Winter Wolves, to hags, trolls and even a dragon.
2nd place: The Thrushmoor Terror (Strange Eons): This one feels like it's the best example of how to drive the notion of 'unwelcomed strangers' to its pick. The cult is awesome and scary, the detective work is great, the monsters are scarry and the fact that the PCs don't remember make it REALLY easy to modify as one see fit to enhance backstories and what's not. This one is the best opportunity to make PCs of all kind to feel like real people and not just character sheets.
Noteworthy: Seven Days to the Grave (Curse of the Crimson Throne). I am not a fan of ailments in PF, they are so easily removed, but if there's ever been an adventure that force you to feel the old-school scare of plagues, this one does. Most of the encounters work very well as well.

Book 3:
1st place: The Hook Mountain Massacre (Rise of the Runelords): The most scary adventure of the OS PF, and the most rounded. It has a clear start, middle and finish - with nasty encounters, first 'Better run and not fight it' encounter that is brought to the PCs (and while I usually not a fan, it does make the setting feel 'bigger' than just what's going on with the PCs). Horrid, funny, vicious, tragic. Love it.
2nd place: The Armageddon echo (Second Darkness). While it needed much revisiting with PF rules, the theme itself - of a trench war between elves and a race that was considered a myth is intense, the fact that you're not only fighting the Drow but vicious allies like Demons and an Aboleth was also welcomed and the visit to the echo of the distant past was the final chef's touch.
Noteworthy: Runeplague (Return of the Runelords) - I considered very hard if I wanna place this one here, but decided to go with it cause it hit all the right notes.

Book 4:
1st place: A Song Of Silver (Hell's Rebels) - It also got everything. Evil vs Good to the best of both abilities, the PCs reap the fruits of their efforts early on in the AP (and then comes the several twists in the end) and the best villain, again, in Paizo entire legacy.
2nd place: Valley of the Brain Collectors (Iron Gods) - Bring them critters in! the Brain collectors rule supreme as antagonist, and spread in some other nasty aberrations and you got yourself a fine piece of instant horror sci-fi fantasy adventure.
Noteworthy: Blood For Blood (Kingmaker) while not the best of what this AP had to offer, it truly stands out as the PCs kingdom becomes truly their own, as adversaries, both wicked or just crazy, threaten them all.

Book 5:
1st place: Tide of Honor (Jade Regent) I think this is the true beginning of the PCs purpose in this AP. Until now they were basically traveling - this is where they suppose to work, and while I could expand this book to 300% of its content and still I won't feel fulfilled, the missions with the missing Geisha, the barbarian warlord and the evil Daiymo just strike as close as one can get in high level Adenture.
2nd place: Doorway to the Red Star (Strength of Thousands) I know it's an unpopular choice but I really dig how the PCs come to this place in the AP, and the fact they are able to face legendary threats in such exotic ways and still stick to the landing is impressive.
noteworthy : The Price Of Infamy (Skulls and Shackles) finally the PCs coming full circle and hunt down the man who was a pain their side for so long. The fact that he conspire against the whole isles with the devils of Cheliax is just a bonus.

Book 6:
1st place: The Six-Legend Soul (War for the Crown) I wasn't a fan to all of the AP, but the ending is just magnificent. The final chapter of the most political adventure turns to an epic conclusion of a story of not just the PCs their friends and enemies, but the whole nation.
2nd place: Midwives to Death (Tyrant's Grasp) The end of PF1 truly feels like and ending more than any other AP. Almost like saying goodbye to an old friend.
Noteworthy: Rise of New Thassilon (Return of the Runelords) As the only one of 2 1st Edition PF Adventures Path - this one felt much more fulfilling than WOTR. The whole run is a crazy one but this one hit home.

I've might have missed it, it might be general knowledge by now but I was out for a long time - and I see that there were no new 6-part APs since Blood Lord, and idk if there are any more planned... Did I missed a memo saying that Paizo is cutting down the 6-part APs to zero? I didn't mind the 3-parters at first but it felt like a much needed breather for the staff than the whole new strategy, and now I see those 6-parters were abandoned altogether. The 4-part of 'Season Of Ghosts' was such a good reminder for me that I missed those long arches, both for PCs and villains alike, and while the Sandpoint one is a good service, it's a one of thing.

So - are there NO new 6 part Adventure Paths planned for the future at all?

The real tough issue here is the treasure. I converted book 1-4, using some villains from the villain codex, mixing and matching some monsters and using templates where needed be, but I couldn't pass around the treasure part without completely throwing it off the windows.

Things is - some treasures are hard to configure, especially those one-use items that don't require an action to use (like talismans and such). Some of them are granting a one-time-use with a feat or an ability - so I tried to use the 'gloves or arrow snaring' as a base item but got stuck in the middle. Also a concern is the allotment of magic items in PF1 compare to PF2. If an item is really useful for one time use and it's cheap - PF1 PCs will likely try to craft as many of them as possible, and reuse it when able.

But some of the NPCs and monsters were a lot of fun converting, thanks to Green Ronin Advance Bestiary (for a certain weird creature in book2) and thanks to the easy rules in Bestiary 1 for adding and reducing HD in order to set monsters to a more fitting CR.

I even got to use a mythic path for one of the villains in order to make him more fitting for the story, which was a great experience :)

So far this is the best P2 AP I've read. Can't wait for new the release of the next part. I presume since the 3rd part was released less than a week ago we won't see this one until the end of October, right? Though I've been wrong before.

That is by far the best production for Pathfinder Legends. I finished my 2nd listening and it is compelling as it is astonishing. Awesome.

Best AP ever! So glad they give it the ROTRL treatment - I was desperately needing it without even knowing!

I've waited years for this. YES :)

Yir. I need my fix. :D

It's 8 PM here in Denmark. Haha. Has been constantly hitting the refresh button the whole day. :D

Me too... Please... You can't leave us like that.... :D

Wasn't it supposed to be uploaded for download at the 19th? and then.. today? Is everything alright?

Hey you guys, sorry to bring a subject from the dead - but I have an issues with a mythic Witch played by one of my players.

She took the Mythic Hex when she became and Archmage, and since she have the Slumber Hex, she makes all non-mythic encounter a cakewalk. Should I add mythic-ranks to the published adventures mini-bosses and goons, or should I roll with it? The other players are kind of ambivalent on this subject, since they get to Coup-De-Grace plenty of foes, especially non-mythic bosses, who automatically fail their saves, and when they wake-up, and if they wake-up, they are surrounded from all directions by mythic heroes and vigilantes.

It's becoming a routine whenever they win initiative, and it makes all melee bosses, such as barbarians, Minotaurs and most demons, into a mosh. I was glad my player found something she's totally good at, and I want to encourage such behaviors, but the other players are starting to feel a little depressed about the routine...

Thank you all :)

Since it's Golarion - and no nation need to be exactly a copycat of an real nation in our world's history, I would say it's kinda futile to pinpoint anymore than a few resembles. So sure, Osirion is like Egypt, and Irrisen draws alot from Russion and Slavic folklore, but so does Brevoy. And while both Katapesh and Qadira are influenced by middle-ages Araby, they both differ from one another, one drawming more from north-african and near-east folklore, and the other from Persia and maybe even Babylon.

I don't think you could find a legitimate real-world countermeasure to a diabolic empire such as Cheliax, with all do respect to the Spanish Inquisition - and while Absalom reminds me alot of both Constantinople (the city that was famed for never been conquered, even though it was conquered many times) or Jerusalem (both in biblical reference, and as "the jewel of the world", or the holy cradle of monotheistic religions, what could be refer to the whole holy scenery in Jerusalem as the Starstone cathedral) I think it's a little bit of both.

But for each nation we could identify as a resembling real-world reference, there at least 2 more that could never quite qualify for the job. I mean, where do you put Geb and Nex ? what about Alkenstar ? Belzken ? Lastwall and Mendev ? Druma ? Nidal ? Razmiran and Kyonin ? there are just too many out-of-this-world nations to even consider the idea.

"PDF available today..."

The wait is soooo long... I didn't checked the site for more than a day to skip the "PDF available tomorrow" taunt, but this is too much ! Damn you Middle-east time for making me live 9 hours in the FUTURE ! :(