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Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber; Pathfinder Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber.  Organized Play Member. 174 posts (189 including aliases). 6 reviews. No lists. No wishlists. 8 Organized Play characters. 1 alias.
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Perhaps my favorite adventure path since war for the crown. Loved the recipes in the book, hopefully we see more!
First of all, let me say that I have not run this adventure path. I've read through it several times, but problems with gameplay often don't show themselves until trying to actually run it. Consider this more of a story review until I have the chance to run it. If I run it and find any major changes, I will update here.
Also, I had a longer review typed out, but the website ate it. 5/5 story 1/5 website!
First of all, let me say that if you're looking for your normal fantasy tropes out of J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Jordan, or J.R.R. Martin, you're probably in the wrong spot. This adventure path seems to take far more inspiration from Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burrows and H.P. Lovecraft in it's tone and story, with a sprinkling of set pieces I would expect to see out of something from Studio Ghibli.
It has everything you would expect in a Pulp novel, from to to
I can't help but feel the Ghibli references snuck in too, especially the
The art in this book seems to draw from that pulp aesthetic as well. Especially the view on the top of page 50 seemed like something I might expect out of John Carter of Mars, .
All in all, an excellent story to tell, but be sure your players are on board with something a little less traditional fantasy.
This book starts with one of the greatest APs Paizo has ever written and with clever additions turns it into something even better.
As a player, it is perfect. It is a good mix of roleplaying, combat, and intrigue, with an extra layer of complexity with the Kingdom rules. And come on, who doesn't want to be King?
My only difficulty with suggesting this for everyone is that as a gamemaster sandboxes can be a bit more difficult to run. When the players can go any direction (and trust me, they will), the GM has to know what lies in every direction. Kingmaker does a wonderful job in making sure a good GM is ready, but a novice GM may struggle in staying ahead of their players.
Should you buy this? Absolutely. If you're a first time GM, maybe pick up a few shorter adventures to practice first, but every group ought to experience the magnificence of Kingmaker at least once in their gaming experience.
A little odd to be playing in September, but all in all a very fun experience!
Organized Play Character
Talion Greyheart
NG Male Human Slayer 1| HP: 14/14| AC: 18 T: 12 FF: 16| CMB: +4 CMD: 16| F: +5 R: +4 W: +1|Init: +4 |Perc: +5| speed: 20| Active Conditions: none
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Anyanka, Ward of Baba Yaga
TN Female Human Nature's Fang Druid 7 HP 77/77| AC 20 T12 F19| F +10 R +5 W +9| Perc: +11| Stealth -3 speed 20| Active Conditions none
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Cassia Rivers
Female Versatile Human Monk 1 HP 20/20| AC 17| F:+7, R:+7, W:+6| +4 Perc, +5 Stealth Speed 25 ft.| Hero Points 1/3| Focus Pool: 1/1| Conditions: None
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Djikstra of Qadira
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DM Ameiko
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Duran Vesik
Male Human Bloodrager 1 HP 13/13| AC 17 T 12 FF 15|CMB +4 CMD 16| F +5 R +2 W +0|Init: +4| Perc: +4 speed 40| Active Conditions none
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Fabian Hightower
Male Versatile Human Fighter/Cloistered Cleric 1 HP 21/21| AC 19| Fort +8| Reflex +6| Will +7| Perception +7 Speed 25 ft.| Class DC 17| Spell DC 15| Hero Points 1/3| Focus Pool: 1/1| Conditions: None
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Hadra
Female Versatile Human Druid 1 HP 18/18| AC 20| F:+5, R:+5, W:+9| +7 Perc, +0 Stealth, +2 on Initiative Rolls Speed 20 ft.| Hero Points 1/3| Focus Pool: 1/1| Reactions: Shield Block| Conditions: None
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Halleran 'Hal' Vereen
Male Human Bloodrager (Elemental: Aquatic) 5 HP 14/14| AC:20 FF:17 T:13| F:+7, R:+3, W:+4| +8 Perc, -3 Stealth, +4 AC vs AoOs speed 40| Active Conditions: Resist Cold 10
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Molliva
Female HP 14/14| AC 16| F:+5, R:+6, W:+4| Perc: +4, Acro: +5, Ath: +6, Survival: +4 Wolf Animal Companion
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Natasha Nikitichna Nekrosova
NG Female Human Magus (Bladebound) 1 HP 11/11| AC 15 T11 F14| F +4 R +1 W +2| Perc: +1| Stealth -1|Init +7 speed 30| Active Conditions none
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Oren Strelov
Male Versatile Human Barbarian 8 HP 107/136| AC 26| F +18| R +12| W +14| Perc +14, +1 Stealth, +2 on Initiative Rolls Speed 30 ft.| Hero Points 1/3| Conditions: Raging
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Orik Reznov
CG Male Human Inquisitor (Witch-Hunter) 1| HP 12/12| AC 18 T11 F17| F +5 R +1 W +4| Perc: +3| Stealth -5 speed 20| Active Conditions none
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Thatch the Tengu
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