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Awesome advice guys. Thanks a bunch. One of the things my girls don't do is take notes. So they tend to forget the things I've told them to lead them in the right direction. I'm going to write down some stuff that they need to remember. With that and the advice you gave me, we should get things rolling pretty good. Thanks again.

Hey all,
I've gone through a lot of these posts and found some great reference materials. I have some questions for those of you who are playing with kids. I'm playing with my daughters, 13 and 10. This is their first time playing Pathfinder. I'm a veteran, started playing D&D when I was 10. They've seen me play Pathfinder with my friends and really liked what they saw. So I went through a bunch of the APs and picked this one because it looked like a fun one to play with them. It has a lot of roleplaying NPCs in it. I get to make up funny voices and they love it.
So getting to my questions. Being kids they don't think like adventurers. They've explored the Jenivere and made a base camp. 2 of the NPCs have taken up the entertainer and medic roles. I explained all the roles of the base camp to kind of give them a head start. But now they are stuck. They don't know what to do. I've explained to them that they are stranded on an island and it would probably be best to explore the island. But they are not sure where to go. They don't seem to be catching on to the plot either. Trying to give them as many clues as possible without saying, "OK. You need to go here." One of there PCs has already had the first nightmare. By the way, they have 2 PCs each. So they have 2 druids, a fighter, and a cleric. Any suggestions?

I have spent the last hour and a half reading most of these posts (eyes getting too blurry to read them all). I have to say that I am very excited about how this is developing. Ryan, I think you have a great opportunity here and I would definitely like to see it succeed. You have done a great job in answering most of the questions and concerns. I applaud you.

To comment on some of the minimal population on release concerns. I happen to have been a beta tester for Eve online. I played for about 6 months and thought it was boring and quit. I just started playing again about 4 months ago. Yes, I have to say that I wish I hadn't quit. Who knows where I'd be by now. However, with that said, the game is still exciting to play and it is very possible to still become a large power in Eve. As with any game or even RL, if you start something or get to an area first, of course you're going to be better or have the better resources. But, as history has shown, keeping the advantage is a lot tougher than getting the advantage. So you're not one of the first people to get in. Does that mean that the first people are going to be smart enough to establish a foot hold off the bat? Maybe when you get in you develop ways or strategies that haven't been discovered yet. And you can form a kingdom with those strategies. Being first doesn't mean being better. If Ryan and his team develop the game the way he's saying, the advantages or disadvantages will be minimal. I'm not sure if this has been suggested yet Ryan, but one thing that might help is different starting locations. You have 4500 per month. Each group starts in a different location. Close enough where if they want to go to other kingdoms they can but far enough away where they won't get scooped up by already developed kingdoms. This way newer people in later months get the feel for a true sandbox experience. Obviously this couldn't work forever, but it could for a while and might keep more people from leaving.

This seemed to be the biggest concern from reading all of the posts and I just wanted to comment on it. Even if this turns out to be a Fantasy based Eve game it will still be a huge success. Eve has been running for years and is still getting new players all the time. And they've worked out most of the kinks. Makes your job a little easier. ;) I'm not saying it's going to be Fantasy Eve, but if it is I'm definitely playing no matter when I get in.

I downloaded the map of Golarion but I would like to break it down into smaller portions. I'd like to break it into 6 different close up maps. It makes it easier to find points of interest. Is there an easy way of doing it or has anyone done it already?