| Feileacan |
I haven't done a review; I created an account here simply to tell the Pathfinder community my feelings. Take it as you will.
I hadn't played a D&D game since high school, briefly. When I met the man who was to become my husband, he was involved with Avlis as a player and raved about it. I also had friends who played other RPGs on-line. After giving a couple of them a brief try, I found myself on Avlis.
The community of people was welcoming, instructive, helpful--teaching me all the things that I needed to know about RPing. The world lore drew me in. I spent a ton of time reading the Avlis Wiki, learning about the world (especially as it related to my PC). I was almost instantly involved (through a complete accident on my part) in a huge world plot. I made on-line friends who wanted to be friends in RL. Groups of us meet for chatting, RPing, PnP games, etc...all throughout the world. I now have 3 major PCs, two of whom are in some way in a leadership position in their respective guilds.
It was through Avlis that I was introduced to Pathfinder. I am now involved in a PnP game that meets as often as we can. I've now spent a ton of time going through the Pathfinder resources, learning about this world, creating a PC and having a ton of fun.
The on-line world of Avlis uses the NWN engine, yes. It's what we have. The people who are writing reviews are just players, like me, who have no actual stake in making money or getting any special perks from writing. They simply want to share their enjoyment with everyone else!
So give the book/PDF a try. I am pretty sure you won't be dissapointed.
Thanks :)