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Aeon/Azlanti Vanguard Voidsweeper starship

Is it just me, or is this Vanguard Voidsweeper medium explorer image totally off the mark? Not trying to complain or pick apart this awesome adventure path, but I am puzzled by their artwork choice. The starship image looks to be about 25 ft. long. I base this on the proportions and details of the ship, especially the windows and what looks to be a side port hatch door.

In the Corebook, a medium ship is listed to be between 120-300 ft. long! So the size appearance seems totally wrong. Moreover, other examples of Azlanti starships have designs that are sleek and pointy, and colors that are vivid shades of light green. By contrast, this Vanguard ship is boxy and gray and seems out of place in the Aeon fleet.

Am I nitpicking too much?

Start with the Beginner's Box: includes two easy to understand booklets which I use frequently, especially when introducing new players to my game, and some flat pawns. I like the box and use it to hold character sheets, adventure paths, notes, and so forth. I stand the box top on its end and use it as a GM screen, too.

Core Rule Book: a necessity.

Inner Sea Campaign Guide: a complete reference for the world of Golarian. Pages and pages of cool inspiration. The adventure paths flesh out specific regions of the guide.

I began with the Rise of the Runelords adventure path, and I'm totally happy I did. It starts off in the iconic village of Sandpoint which is such a great place to launch your characters. It's a grand, sweeping adventure that takes PCs all over the place. Vivid villains, charismatic NPCs, rich settings. Can't go wrong with this one.

From there, you have a ton of options such as the Bestiaries, Advanced Race Guide, Advanced Combat, Ultimate Equipment, and so forth. .

Don't forget that Paizo has a lot of free support materials that are pretty awesome, too.

Have fun and enjoy!