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I'm working on starting the Throne of Night adventure path and I'm wondering what other people have done for the "overworld" maps. The Overlord version of the map seems like the place to start but I'd really love to have a version of the map that doesn't include all the lettering and comments.

Any suggestions? Or has anyone already done the editing to get a clean map?

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Anyone else still not get their email besides me...?

Yep, I still haven't gotten my link yet. It's be really nice if he'd come out and talk to people.

Finally got my link. Excellent book. Huzzah!

Anyone else still not get their email besides me...?

Yep, I still haven't gotten my link yet. It's be really nice if he'd come out and talk to people.

Unfortunately the thief already fenced the sword by the time the PCs caught him. They recovered most of the proceeds from the sale and the right thing to do would of course be to turn it over to the authorities as evidence but they've decided to keep it instead. Not much can be done there so the PCs will be able to keep it without a hassle.

Xexyz, I like everything I've heard mentioned about this so far. I hope to hear back as to how things go with the party and the IC attempt to explain to them how the local society works.

Since Pathfinder(and D&D in general) is a game of exploring things both the GM and PCs want to explore, I say "bad-ass" to the idea of trying to throw in societies that are going to be different from each other. One lawful good society, as described, and other non-lawful good societies.

More power to you.

However, Understand that it's possible that the players might think differently than you do and think you are trying to punish them. Be ready to step in with an OOC chat if needed. But it sounds like it probably won't be.

Once again, keep doing what works for you and your party. I think some people around these boards need to have their ideas shaken up a bit more often.

Although, there have been some good points as well.

I do like the idea that the thief wasn't trying to kill them since that would add murder to something that he, otherwise, could just pay restitution to get "away" with. :) Nicely done.

Here's the latest expansion of on of my groups. The reason for the very thin expansion is that they disliked only being able to "claim" lands they had settled and given some infrastructure. As such the thicker purple line is what they have announced is theirs to the neighboring nations.

Ok, so why do they have city names like beta, charlie, delta and echo and no Alpha. Was Alpha renamed?

If I recall, you are correct. There's no bonus. People attracted to females get a -2 to their save attempt.

One of my PCs is a female cleric and failed the worst out of them all.

You guys are correct. It's a -2 to a DC 19 Will save.

Yeesh. My party is doomed. :) Wisdom has been the dump stat for everyone but the cleric.

The entire party failed their rolls.

Huh, I've been thinking about how to make it "fair" for my party to not keel over all dead... but then I started thinking about it. While bad rolls may play a part, I think my group should be fine. We've got 2 women and three guys. The two women(well, at least one of them) will get the bonus to their saves. Two of the men are a gay couple.

So, I'm hoping that with four of the five of the group not attracted to her might help keep the party alive.

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I, also, like the idea of inflicting a cold on the PCs if they stir during a heavy rain day. :)

Did this slow down the exploring for your groups? Did you add xp if it made encounters more adverse to the group?

Hehe... well, they have so far survived the wet just fine... Durn decent fort checks. Nobody has failed one yet. But I'm hoping they do since they have been wandering around in 30-40 degree weather without cold weather clothes and in the rain. I've been using Rochester NY from 1991. :)

The last encounter that was dramatically affected... ended in a character death. owlbear in a thunderstorm... Not pretty. It ended in the obit forum. :)

Name: Calgon... "hehehehehehe"
Race: Elf
Classes/levels: Magus 1
Adventure: Stolen Lands
Location: Bokken's Hut hex...
Catalyst: Random Encounter with an Owlbear
The Gory Details: (optional)

After the last obit last session, the dead paladin is replaced with an alchemist and the ranger decides to retire to be replaced with a Magus.
The Magus is an elf and looking for a name. I, being an old fart to the young kid playing the character, snickeringly say "I'll give your character 2gp if you name him Calgon." And so Calgon joins the group. *snicker* The young kid is not quite sure why I'm snickering. Rarely a good thing.

I was just wondering if anyone has ran Kingmaker in other campaign settings?

Which ones? What did you change / where did you focus the adventure?

I'm putting the Dungeon A Day campaign into Kingmaker. I put Brindenford to the east of Oleg's Trading Post and the dungeon near Brindenford. The beastial host is now also an issue in the surrounding country side along with Bandits.

Name: Angelfire
Race: Half-Elf
Classes/levels: Paladin of Iomedae
Adventure: Stolen Lands
Location: Thorn River Camp
Catalyst: An arrow from a CR1/3 bandit in a tree
The Gory Details:

The group(3PCs and 2 Full PC NPCs) is out searching for bandits... They passed their perception check to notice a clearing up ahead... They pass the check to notice a "guardpost" in the trees but don't notice the guy looking out at them.

They think it's a DEER STAND since it's near a game trail. So thinking nothing of this watchpost in the woods the entire party just walk... the entire group mind you... into the ambush...

The bandit in the "deer stand" throws down a thunderstone which alerts the rest of the crew and they come running over to attack. Angelfire heads past the tree to look at the river(where the other "deer stand" is as well as the other 7 bandits including Kressle. This is a week after they saved Oleg's so the bandit camp is fully stocked) So Angelfire goes down first. Followed closely by 4 out of the five of the party... it's a complete slaughter. The baddie in the other "deer stand" shoots at Angelfire while over near the wagon so Angelfire KNOWS where that location is... Shortly the 5th character is knocked unconscious...

So I say... Well, since you guys are newbies(None of them have ever played an RPG before), I'll give you another chance and point out some foolish things you did this time.
One, you saw the "deer stand" but didn't send your scouts to SCOUT! You RUSHED into the fight without thought of tactics. You didn't have the slightest of plans.

So we start over("DO OVER!") with the baddies in all the same spots. But I inform the party that whatever happens this time is what happens. I've been plenty nice. This time every thing goes over "much" better...

The rogue and the ranger sneak forward... and the paladin with -7 stealth due to dex and armor check penalties "sneaks" straight down the middle of the path RIGHT to were he was noticed and shot last time.
*sigh*

This is where the plan starts to go off kilter. As GM I had dice luck like nobodies business to hit the PCs but the party manages to pull it out with only managing to have two people fall unconscious.
The halfling rogue manages to sneak attack Kressle for 8dam with a sling. Which is what saved the life of the rest of the group. Cause Kressle would have one round killed the mage(AC 8) on her next turn.
Two of the remaining bandits attack but the third runs. The remaining bandits are finished off and life is grandly happy! The heavenly choir celebrates the group for surviving.

BUT after everyone is healed to consciousness... Angelfire(at 1hp) goes to "loot the wagon" which is easily within range of the arrow from the other tree stand. Angelfire notices the bandit and therefor gets to go. The first arrow misses... BADLY... And Angelfire uses her action to use a full round perception check to see where the arrow is coming from. (Not alert the rest of the group to the near soundless arrow or that she's under attack)

Next round... thwack... 20 to hit... 19 to confirm crit... goes from 1 hp... to -7 in one hit... not bad... I rolled MEH for damage. Angelfire falls over and I think "This bandit can't possibly hit her now with the +4 to AC for being prone". Next round... SAME ROLLS... 20 to hit... 19 to confirm... with 13 points of damage... Angelfire is now -20 HP and dead. WHA WHA WHAAAAA!

So now the players wants to roll up a new character and the range created party will now have an Alchemist added to the group. Huzzah!

So I'm planning out the first session for my Kingmaker game and decided I wanted to open the game with the PCs invited to a "social mixer", basically a chance for the Lord Mayor to show off the chartered groups to a mix of Swordlords, merchants, and local nobles.

Any other thoughts about social events for the kings of the Stolen Lands? My players aren't very used to the ideas of fantasy society so I'm having to lead by example and I'm hoping to get ideas.

using a suggestion from an earlier thread, I use weather reports for Dresden, Germany from about 10 years ago. I've got a year's worth of weather pre-built, and I know enough about what is coming up that I can integrate it into the game (and into Kingdom building).

That is a brilliant idea. Based on this idea I just pulled a years weather data and will be using that in my game. It allows me to have weather patterns that make sense and are valid... Since they actually happened. :)

This should make things in my campaign just that much better. :)

I, also, like the idea of inflicting a cold on the PCs if they stir during a heavy rain day. :)

What I can't help smiling about is this: If we try to log onto Dungeonaday and get the Armed Forces Investment Club, who's trying to log onto their favorite site and getting Dungeonaday? I envision some retired General trying to log onto his investments, and finding Dungeonaday. Cut to four hours later when said General is furiously running a game for five retired colleagues around the basement table, hopped up on Mountain Dew and Cheetos, trying to figure out the best way to slay the Beast Cultists.

Player 1: "Tactical Airstrike, darnit! Have the ranger hit them with arrows from afar!"
Player 2: "Darn you and your flyboy ways! The only effective strategy is an infantry charge, straight up the middle with the barbarian and the paladin in the lead!"
Player 3: "I sneak attack the darkness!"

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That is awesome! :) I was so totally thinking something similar. Somewhere there is a knitting club that is getting the stats for Metterak. Months from now there will be a large number of red dragon knit blankets floating around the world. :)