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Do a side trek adventure where pc recover a raise dead scroll and have them raise Aldern after they face it in the Misgivings.

I don't think Raise Dead will cut it, as a creature who has been turned into an undead creature or killed by a death effect can't be raised by this spell. True Resurrection is probably the parties best bet, but it's definitely pricey this early in the game.

I believe it was either a coincidence, or the artist throwing in an Easter Egg that no one here at Paizo got because we spent our fanatic points on things other than music and didn't realize it was a symbol already in use.

Thanks James!

Page 152.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einst%C3%BCrzende_Neubauten_logo

I'm curious if this was intended as some kind of Easter Egg for music fanatics, or if the artist just liked the symbol. Given how noisy Einstürzende Neubauten's work can be, I'll never "hear" combat involving a Tower Shield in my head the same way.

How did you handle the spell choices for the Raid on Sandpoint? I'm using the "one year passes" hook to start the adventure, which means my party is in town to celebrate Goblin Day. As such, the spellcasters would realistically NOT have their combat game on in spell selection. Yet, without that, they'll do horribly against the raid.

Any ideas besides handwaving it away and saying, "Prepare for a fight?"

Anyone in the party with a connection to Desna? Maybe a foreboding dream clues them in to prepare for the worst. Same thing could potentially happen to a Diviner of some sort. If Madame Mvashti is still around, maybe she provides a cryptic warning?

Maybe there are going to be reenactments of the initial Goblin Raid, so casters are urged to prepare dazzling and mighty displays of magic for the entertainment of the citizens.

Players can never be perfectly prepared for every occasion, and some of the most interesting and fun sessions I've ever run were due to the sheer lack of preparedness on the part of the party. Hopefully thinking on their feet will get them through the raid if they don't have any advance notice. Personally, I'd just let them prepare whatever they want and then spring the raid on them :)

In our campaign, the PC's ended up hauling Tsuto to the brig as well, and when by the time the sheriff return the jail also had Lyrie and Orik captive. With the Sheriff's blessing they escorted him, Lyrie and Orik all the way to Magnimar to meet Justice Ironbriar for sentencing prior to beginning of book two.

This provided some great foreshadowing of things to come in Magnimar and I played up a resemblance between Ironbriar and Tsuto. The PC's began to suspect/infer that Ironbriar could be Tsuto's long-lost father.

I went ahead and put one together. Thought I'd post it here for anyone who wanted it. :)

http://rpgcentric.com/files/books/Pathfinder/Rise of the Runelords/Sandpoint_Info.xls

I managed to locate the one that I had found previously. There might be a useful column or two in it. I don't know who the original author is, but if there are any problems, I'll be happy to remove it.

It is located here: GoogleDocs Spreadsheet

I believe that someone did cobble one together at some point, but all my searching of the forums has proven fruitless thus far.

The closest thing I've found so far is here.

I have gotten a lot of mileage out of Seventh Sanctum's Bookspinner in several games.

Substituting some of the nouns with Varisia specific proper nouns/flavor could create several shelves worth of books in only a few minutes (particularly if you include Extras and check the "Include information on the book's quality of information" box).

My group has just finished the Misgivings, and I feel they are a bit behind on experience because there are so many of them. I was also wanting to see if I might be able to tie in the Pathfinder charter house in Magnimar. Perhaps having the PCs go an a quick side quest for the Pathfinders.

Has anyone done anything like this before? Or have any ideas on what a side quest mission might be about?

Wasn't Lyrie briefly involved with the Pathfinders? Seeing as how the nearest Charter House to Thistletop is in Magnimar, maybe the PC's could be tying up some loose ends involving her.