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I grew up playing in the fantastic worlds created by TSR: Greyhawk, Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Dark Sun, etc. As an adult I’ve dabbled in other words: Eberron, Golarion, and many others. However, now that I’ve been gaming for over 25 years I’m getting more persnickety in my old age and have decided to create my own homebrew world. I’d love your thoughts/feedback.

Before I begin, most of the settings I’ve played in and read about have a similar overall theme: good is the established norm among the civilized races but an ominous darkness looms on the horizon which the PCs must work to defeat (a la Tolkien). I want to reverse that scenario. Evil is the established norm but good is emerging promisingly on the horizon.

The campaign setting is called “Shattered Dawn” and the name of the world is Alendor. From the beginning of recorded history, Alendor has been ruled by infernal powers of darkness (I’m using AD&D 1E arch-devils and demon lords as “gods” though they are not called that in Alendor). The ongoing feud between law and chaos has gradually escalated and is playing itself out on the prime material plane especially in Alendor. The more intelligent races have chosen sides and have been embroiled in constant conflict for millennia. Sick of the tyranny and bloodshed, many of the mortal races are now turning against their dark overlords and opting for other forms of piety. Elves are becoming animistic. Dwarves are opting for ancestor veneration. Halflings are becoming spiritists. Gnomes are evolving in a rationalistic direction, etc.

Among the humans, however, entirely new religions are appearing. Beings of unspeakable power and goodness have begun revealing themselves to humanity. They have shown themselves to be champions of goodness and virtue: something entirely new to Alendor. What role will the PCs play? Cruel tyrants seeking to maintain an infernal stranglehold on the world? Defenders of newly discovered virtue? Or perhaps just opportunistic tomb raiders out for personal gain and glory? You decide but regardless of your path, Alendor awaits!

I’ll spare you all of the other details but I’d welcome any thoughts on the overall backdrop of Alendor.

Thanks!

Hi guys,

I’m a veteran gamer of over 25 years (I’ve played games by TSR, Wizards of the Coast, Palladium, Chaosium, White Wolf, and others) but have been away from gaming for a few years. I’ve recently returned to the hobby and am finding Pathfinder to be the perfect fit. Because I’m new to the Denver area, I don’t yet have a gaming group. So…I’m testing the waters to see if there are any Pathfinder players in the Denver area interested in joining a new gaming group.

I’m happy to act as GM. It would be great if someone else could also GM occasionally so I could enjoy playing, but if not, that’s okay too. We could start by either running one of the Pathfinder Adventure Paths or I could cook up a campaign of my own; whichever the group decides we want to do. I’m kind of an old school gamer so while we will certainly enjoy the combat/tactics aspects of the game, there will also be an emphasis upon (and in-game rewards for) real role playing.

I was thinking we could meet on Saturday mornings/afternoons, maybe every other week (or whatever we decide). Unfortunately, my small apartment, a wife who doesn’t game, and an overly friendly dog who is all TOO interested in gaming make hosting the game impossible for me. I’ll supply the adventure if you can supply the place! So…any takers?

Shoot me an email if you’re interested.

Torik

I noticed that Paizo will be releasing an updated version of the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting completely compatible with the PFRPG. I’m wondering if Paizo will be doing the same for the other Golarion books released prior to the advent of the PFRPG. I want to buy all the Golarion materials, I just don’t want to buy them twice.

Can anyone recommend good Pathfinder RPG podcasts? Ideally, I'd like something that discusses everything from game mechanics to upcoming releases, etc. I'd also like "actual play" podcasts if anyone knows of any.

Does anyone play Pathfinder without minis? Can it be played that way?

I’ve been away from RPGs since TSR went belly up and was purchased by Wizards of the Coast. I played more basic D&D, AD&D, and AD&D2E than you can shake a stick at but we very infrequently, if ever, used minis. I played my first game of Pathfinder last night but it seemed to be a very minis dependent game. So much so that it played out more like a board game with some role playing than a role playing game with some minis. It was still fun, just nothing like when I used to play (narrative combat, etc.). Any insights?