paizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDFpaizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF2018-12-04T20:11:52Z2018-12-04T20:11:52ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF (3 stars)Slothsyhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2016-04-19T16:08:43Z...Slothsy2016-04-19T16:08:43ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: Fun was had by All - And that's what really matters (4 stars)DM DoctorEvilhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2016-01-31T01:11:24Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>What made this whole scenario work for my party was Hustavan. The comic relief and situations they found themselves in wouldn't have been half as much fun without him around. At low tier, they had a hard time finding the multiple traps, and thus became overly-cautious, which is the intent from Mr Frost's comments. It did slow the game down a bit as they checked every situation for a while.</p>
<p>The encounters were fairly bland and the BBEG wasn't very difficult to defeat, but the tension was real getting there and the foolishness of Hustavan kept everyone laughing.</p>
<p>All in all, the scenario without the comic relief might not have been more than a low 3-star adventure, so be careful if you struggle to GM the follow-on character. Ultimately, in our game, it was one of the more fun times we've had at the table.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>What made this whole scenario work for my party was Hustavan. The comic relief and situations they found themselves in wouldn't have been half as much fun without him around. At low tier, they had a hard time finding the multiple traps, and thus became overly-cautious, which is the intent from Mr Frost's comments. It did slow the game down a bit as they checked every situation for a while.</p>
<p>The encounters were fairly bland and the BBEG wasn't very difficult to defeat, but the tension was real getting there and the foolishness of Hustavan kept everyone laughing.</p>
<p>All in all, the scenario without the comic relief might not have been more than a low 3-star adventure, so be careful if you struggle to GM the follow-on character. Ultimately, in our game, it was one of the more fun times we've had at the table.</p>DM DoctorEvil2016-01-31T01:11:24ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: Cheesy, B-horror movie fun. (4 stars)Quentin Coldwaterhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2016-01-28T18:58:42Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>(I GMed this.)</p>
<p>This is a great adventure purely because of how silly the entire premise is. The story is easily forgotten and I won't waste any words on it, but the way it's presented is amazing. A big Zyphus-style deathmatch is an amazing setting to walk around in. It's a bit of a shame most of it has already passed, I'd loved to have seen some traps triggered "in the background," as it were, but a creative GM can go nuts here. I invented even more (triggered) traps just to keep my players on their toes, and they loved it. Easily worth playing just for this experience.</p>
<p>What I'm less enthused about are the combats. One combat has a big, scary monster just standing there waiting to be put down. Another encounter, in the lower tier, has [Spoiler omitted] Other encounters were fine, if a bit unimpressive. </p>
<p>Bottom line: if you ham up the ridiculousness of the scenario, you'll have a great time, despite some problems.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>(I GMed this.)</p>
<p>This is a great adventure purely because of how silly the entire premise is. The story is easily forgotten and I won't waste any words on it, but the way it's presented is amazing. A big Zyphus-style deathmatch is an amazing setting to walk around in. It's a bit of a shame most of it has already passed, I'd loved to have seen some traps triggered "in the background," as it were, but a creative GM can go nuts here. I invented even more (triggered) traps just to keep my players on their toes, and they loved it. Easily worth playing just for this experience.</p>
<p>What I'm less enthused about are the combats. One combat has a big, scary monster just standing there waiting to be put down. Another encounter, in the lower tier, has [Spoiler omitted] Other encounters were fine, if a bit unimpressive. </p>
<p>Bottom line: if you ham up the ridiculousness of the scenario, you'll have a great time, despite some problems.</p>Quentin Coldwater2016-01-28T18:58:42ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: The Zyphus Games (4 stars)TheDegradedhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2016-01-22T11:58:53Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>When signing up for this session, it occured to me that I would be playing this scenario somewhat out of order. After all, I had previously played Among the Gods, a scenario that is to be considered the sequel to this one. To make things even more confusing, I've not played the prequel, namely Among the Living, to this unofficial second part either. I would have missed out on a lot of background information had the GM not been kind enough to explain it to me regardless. If anything, I'd highly recommend playing the three scenarios in order, which also means that Paizo should mention the existence of 'Among the Gods' in the description above (even though I still recommend people to not play that scenario).</p>
<p>But back to Among the Dead. I was worried at the start that it would be similar to its sequel: annoying, no storyline and simply no fun. As I'm sitting at my desk behind a computer, I'm happy to say that Among the Dead is far better as I actually had a lot of fun. The storyline is still iffy and a bit on the weak side, but the overall theme was fun. This scenario is basically a big dungeon crawl with an emphasis on 'accidents', whether they already happend or still waiting to happen. Even the monsters really fit the theme. If the GM does a good job accentuating these, let's call them 'unfortunate situations', you get a very thematic, memorable unique setting. That is to say, I enjoyed what could best be described as Golarion's version of the Hunger Games. It really gave me, as as player, good insight into the worship of Zyphus.</p>
<p>As others mentioned before, you do require a certain skillset in order to reliably make your way through this hideout relatively unscathed. If you don't, the scenario could very well be a frustrating endeavour that requires either a lot resources, or a fair amount of creativity to even stand a chance. Luckily my party had two characters to deal with the issues at hand: a telekineticist and, perhaps surprisingly, a gunslinger. Instead of taking the normal approach of stealth and cunning, we took a more loud and arrogant approach. Things were flying everywhere to great effect, and while the scenario is limited on role-play opportunities with NPC's, our party ended up spending a huge portion of time interacting with each-other. We shared an equal amount of laughs based on our interactions, as well as the scenario. Without a doubt I will recommend this scenario to others.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>When signing up for this session, it occured to me that I would be playing this scenario somewhat out of order. After all, I had previously played Among the Gods, a scenario that is to be considered the sequel to this one. To make things even more confusing, I've not played the prequel, namely Among the Living, to this unofficial second part either. I would have missed out on a lot of background information had the GM not been kind enough to explain it to me regardless. If anything, I'd highly recommend playing the three scenarios in order, which also means that Paizo should mention the existence of 'Among the Gods' in the description above (even though I still recommend people to not play that scenario).</p>
<p>But back to Among the Dead. I was worried at the start that it would be similar to its sequel: annoying, no storyline and simply no fun. As I'm sitting at my desk behind a computer, I'm happy to say that Among the Dead is far better as I actually had a lot of fun. The storyline is still iffy and a bit on the weak side, but the overall theme was fun. This scenario is basically a big dungeon crawl with an emphasis on 'accidents', whether they already happend or still waiting to happen. Even the monsters really fit the theme. If the GM does a good job accentuating these, let's call them 'unfortunate situations', you get a very thematic, memorable unique setting. That is to say, I enjoyed what could best be described as Golarion's version of the Hunger Games. It really gave me, as as player, good insight into the worship of Zyphus.</p>
<p>As others mentioned before, you do require a certain skillset in order to reliably make your way through this hideout relatively unscathed. If you don't, the scenario could very well be a frustrating endeavour that requires either a lot resources, or a fair amount of creativity to even stand a chance. Luckily my party had two characters to deal with the issues at hand: a telekineticist and, perhaps surprisingly, a gunslinger. Instead of taking the normal approach of stealth and cunning, we took a more loud and arrogant approach. Things were flying everywhere to great effect, and while the scenario is limited on role-play opportunities with NPC's, our party ended up spending a huge portion of time interacting with each-other. We shared an equal amount of laughs based on our interactions, as well as the scenario. Without a doubt I will recommend this scenario to others.</p>TheDegraded2016-01-22T11:58:53ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: An old fashioned cave crawl (4 stars)Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothanhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2013-08-18T21:12:19Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>Just played this one at GENCON.</p>
<p>Cultists, monsters, and a labyrinth, what's not to like about that?</p>
<p>A good little adventure.</p>
<p>I hadn't played the prequel, but my buddy had, and he says it was a good follow on. I'll likely play the other on another PC to get the storyline.</p>
<p>I think the only characters who won't enjoy this one are the bookworm talky types, but very one else has a role.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>Just played this one at GENCON.</p>
<p>Cultists, monsters, and a labyrinth, what's not to like about that?</p>
<p>A good little adventure.</p>
<p>I hadn't played the prequel, but my buddy had, and he says it was a good follow on. I'll likely play the other on another PC to get the storyline.</p>
<p>I think the only characters who won't enjoy this one are the bookworm talky types, but very one else has a role.</p>Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan2013-08-18T21:12:19ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: Meh (2 stars)Netopalishttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2013-04-03T13:39:28Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>This was OK. When combined with Among the Living, the two make a fairly decent session, in my opinion. Both are quite quick. This seems to be the weaker of the two scenarios - there is only one particularly interesting encounter. There is an interesting plot here, but unfortunately, I don't feel that much is done with it. I would bump this up to three, though, if your group has played Among the Living, as there are some nice ties between the characters of the two scenarios.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>This was OK. When combined with Among the Living, the two make a fairly decent session, in my opinion. Both are quite quick. This seems to be the weaker of the two scenarios - there is only one particularly interesting encounter. There is an interesting plot here, but unfortunately, I don't feel that much is done with it. I would bump this up to three, though, if your group has played Among the Living, as there are some nice ties between the characters of the two scenarios.</p>Netopalis2013-04-03T13:39:28ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF (2 stars)Jenny Jarzabskihttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2013-03-07T15:19:51Z<p>My advice for this module:</p>
<p>1) Bring a rogue.
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2) Be prepared for the dreaded, cramped dungeon crawl.
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3) Check for traps.</p>
<p>As a player I thought this scenario was okay. It would have been better if the GM had been more into it, I think, but I don't think it was all his fault. The final "boss" wasn't really that hard to defeat and the puzzles and traps were interesting at first but grew tedious. I got tired of being stuck in the back of a long, narrow tunnel and hardly ever being able to hit the monsters we fought. I am not a huge fan of dungeon crawls so this scenario was definitely not my favorite. Also, there was hardly any roleplaying with NPCs, which is something I enjoy.</p><p>My advice for this module:</p>
<p>1) Bring a rogue.
<br />
2) Be prepared for the dreaded, cramped dungeon crawl.
<br />
3) Check for traps.</p>
<p>As a player I thought this scenario was okay. It would have been better if the GM had been more into it, I think, but I don't think it was all his fault. The final "boss" wasn't really that hard to defeat and the puzzles and traps were interesting at first but grew tedious. I got tired of being stuck in the back of a long, narrow tunnel and hardly ever being able to hit the monsters we fought. I am not a huge fan of dungeon crawls so this scenario was definitely not my favorite. Also, there was hardly any roleplaying with NPCs, which is something I enjoy.</p>Jenny Jarzabski2013-03-07T15:19:51ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF (2 stars)Becketthttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2013-01-15T01:23:19Z<p><span class=messageboard-bigger>Player Review</span> (lower tier)</p>
<p>I think that this scenario could have been better. It wasn't terrible, but there are some issues, (as well as some high points).</p>
<p>1.) there are just way too many traps. I am really not sure (at least the lower level tiers) if a party without a Rogue (or similar character) can survive or succeed at this scenario. It is never a good thing to assume that a certain class (type) is available.</p>
<p>2.) most other encounters where extremely easy, but the BBEG wasn't actually the hardest fight. Instead there is a single roaming monster that I can easily see one-shoting a character on a moderatly lucky roll in the right circumstances.</p>
<p>Some good things about this scenario is that it continues from a previous scenario, (though the other one is not needed to play this one), and drops little bits of extra info and easter eggs along the way, and gives a feling of building to a rather epic end game.</p>
<p>A right, well balanced party shouldn't have too much trouble with this, but a few bad rolls at the wrong time can be very dangerous. I did appreciate the sort of old school, dungeon exploration feel. I also really liked that about 1/4 of the traps had already gone off, offering an amazing atmosphere for the game (and allowing a DM some pretty awesome oportunities to toss in some description that can add to the sense of threat of danger and help explain a bit what is going on that the DM has explained to them but the players might not get.</p>
<p>If there where a lot less traps, this would easily be a 4 star scenario. The fact that it basically mandates a Rogue, and that the traps get to the point of bogging down the game a bit (oh look, another trap. . .) is what really drops it. :(</p><p><span class=messageboard-bigger>Player Review</span> (lower tier)</p>
<p>I think that this scenario could have been better. It wasn't terrible, but there are some issues, (as well as some high points).</p>
<p>1.) there are just way too many traps. I am really not sure (at least the lower level tiers) if a party without a Rogue (or similar character) can survive or succeed at this scenario. It is never a good thing to assume that a certain class (type) is available.</p>
<p>2.) most other encounters where extremely easy, but the BBEG wasn't actually the hardest fight. Instead there is a single roaming monster that I can easily see one-shoting a character on a moderatly lucky roll in the right circumstances.</p>
<p>Some good things about this scenario is that it continues from a previous scenario, (though the other one is not needed to play this one), and drops little bits of extra info and easter eggs along the way, and gives a feling of building to a rather epic end game.</p>
<p>A right, well balanced party shouldn't have too much trouble with this, but a few bad rolls at the wrong time can be very dangerous. I did appreciate the sort of old school, dungeon exploration feel. I also really liked that about 1/4 of the traps had already gone off, offering an amazing atmosphere for the game (and allowing a DM some pretty awesome oportunities to toss in some description that can add to the sense of threat of danger and help explain a bit what is going on that the DM has explained to them but the players might not get.</p>
<p>If there where a lot less traps, this would easily be a 4 star scenario. The fact that it basically mandates a Rogue, and that the traps get to the point of bogging down the game a bit (oh look, another trap. . .) is what really drops it. :(</p>Beckett2013-01-15T01:23:19ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: Traps traps traps! Loved it! (4 stars)th3j4ckl3https://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2012-03-05T15:31:23Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>Being an old school 1st edition player from the 70's, this was my first time back into the game. Reminded me of the old "Caves of chaos". All I can say is I am glad I played a cleric on this one. LOVED IT! Huraah for Pathfinder Society!!</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>Being an old school 1st edition player from the 70's, this was my first time back into the game. Reminded me of the old "Caves of chaos". All I can say is I am glad I played a cleric on this one. LOVED IT! Huraah for Pathfinder Society!!</p>th3j4ckl32012-03-05T15:31:23ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: Trapped (4 stars)DaBearhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2011-12-06T04:56:53Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>Had a good time on this adventure. It was a little being a party of warriors with all the traps. It was a very amusing module.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>Had a good time on this adventure. It was a little being a party of warriors with all the traps. It was a very amusing module.</p>DaBear2011-12-06T04:56:53ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: a decent module (3 stars)Rolfcopterhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2011-09-12T21:00:22Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>I had fun. but the traps were relentless and painful. I went unconscious twice.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>I had fun. but the traps were relentless and painful. I went unconscious twice.</p>Rolfcopter2011-09-12T21:00:22ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: A bad standard dungeon delve (2 stars)BYChttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2011-04-17T14:59:56Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>I disliked this scenario quite a bit. It starts off well enough, but the dungeon delve part is unimaginative and repetitive.</p>
<p>The endless amount of traps setup old-school 1E and 2E style was a major turn off. It felt like a trap showed up every few hundred feet. It seems odd that cultists would have the time to setup traps in their very own lair without an easy way to get out. Using the same trap about 10 times certainly contributed to problems. The end monster that could not leave his lair was also ill-conceived. If it cannot get out, why do we need to defeat it? The lead cultist turned comic relief was completely out of place. If this scenario was supposed to be a suspenseful dungeon delve, a comic relief provided by the scenario did not help. He made sneaking around impossible, and we could not get rid of him without killing him.</p>
<p>This is a very oddly written scenario that my group did not enjoy.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>I disliked this scenario quite a bit. It starts off well enough, but the dungeon delve part is unimaginative and repetitive.</p>
<p>The endless amount of traps setup old-school 1E and 2E style was a major turn off. It felt like a trap showed up every few hundred feet. It seems odd that cultists would have the time to setup traps in their very own lair without an easy way to get out. Using the same trap about 10 times certainly contributed to problems. The end monster that could not leave his lair was also ill-conceived. If it cannot get out, why do we need to defeat it? The lead cultist turned comic relief was completely out of place. If this scenario was supposed to be a suspenseful dungeon delve, a comic relief provided by the scenario did not help. He made sneaking around impossible, and we could not get rid of him without killing him.</p>
<p>This is a very oddly written scenario that my group did not enjoy.</p>BYC2011-04-17T14:59:56ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: Traptacular! (4 stars)Cody Landishttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2010-08-06T07:39:28Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>This is a very interesting scenario to run. There are plenty of opportunities for the GM to roleplay and entertain his/her players. There are also a lot of opportunities to utterly annihilate a party of adventurers.</p>
<p>There are traps all over, some active and some tripped, that will make your players paranoid or angry. The traps also work to slow down play some. The story is entertaining but gets lost in all of the perception checks and questions about traps.</p>
<p>All-in-all, I enjoyed running the scenario but I think my players felt differently.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>This is a very interesting scenario to run. There are plenty of opportunities for the GM to roleplay and entertain his/her players. There are also a lot of opportunities to utterly annihilate a party of adventurers.</p>
<p>There are traps all over, some active and some tripped, that will make your players paranoid or angry. The traps also work to slow down play some. The story is entertaining but gets lost in all of the perception checks and questions about traps.</p>
<p>All-in-all, I enjoyed running the scenario but I think my players felt differently.</p>Cody Landis2010-08-06T07:39:28ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: An Acquired Taste (3 stars)Doug Mileshttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2010-07-05T19:18:32Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>First, this is a complex scenario to GM. I really don't believe it is a bad scenario, but it <i>is</i> an unforgiving scenario. I would not recommend this scenario as an introduction to PFS (but I would recommend Among the Living). I feel that if you understand Pathfinder Society and can remember playing Among the Living, you will really enjoy playing Among the Dead. On the other hand, if you DON'T know jack about Zyphus and his cult you may get the feeling that this scenario is out to kill your PC. I call it 'death by die roll and resource drain'. However, there is some great campaign world flavor throughout this scenario. One of the monsters featured is a blast from the past and will be tough for players to metagame. The faction missions were typical, nothing to get excited over. I will close with "When's the sequel Josh!?"</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>First, this is a complex scenario to GM. I really don't believe it is a bad scenario, but it <i>is</i> an unforgiving scenario. I would not recommend this scenario as an introduction to PFS (but I would recommend Among the Living). I feel that if you understand Pathfinder Society and can remember playing Among the Living, you will really enjoy playing Among the Dead. On the other hand, if you DON'T know jack about Zyphus and his cult you may get the feeling that this scenario is out to kill your PC. I call it 'death by die roll and resource drain'. However, there is some great campaign world flavor throughout this scenario. One of the monsters featured is a blast from the past and will be tough for players to metagame. The faction missions were typical, nothing to get excited over. I will close with "When's the sequel Josh!?"</p>Doug Miles2010-07-05T19:18:32ZPathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF: Not my thing... (2 stars)S. Wernerhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy8dag?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-49-Among-the-Dead2010-06-29T02:24:35Z<p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>This was the very first Pathfinder society scenario I've played in. I say that up front as a disclosure before I review it.</p>
<p>I was not enamoured by my time spent in Zyphus's hideout. I realize what the purpose of the hideout was but it just didn't click with me. It felt like I was wandering through a dungeon with randomly generated encounters and traps. Yes, there is a loose thread tying it all together, but I thought that the story lacked due to being quickly shuffled from one thing to another.</p>
<p>All that being said, there was a bright point. The NPC that tags along with you was brilliant. I'm not sure how much of this quirky character was good writing versus our GM's roleplaying but I thought this guy was hilarious.</p>
<p>I guess whether you like this scenario or not depends upon what type of game you prefer. If you're a fan of old school roleplaying you'll probably like it. It just wasn't for me.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Society Scenario #49: Among the Dead (PFRPG) PDF</b></p><p>This was the very first Pathfinder society scenario I've played in. I say that up front as a disclosure before I review it.</p>
<p>I was not enamoured by my time spent in Zyphus's hideout. I realize what the purpose of the hideout was but it just didn't click with me. It felt like I was wandering through a dungeon with randomly generated encounters and traps. Yes, there is a loose thread tying it all together, but I thought that the story lacked due to being quickly shuffled from one thing to another.</p>
<p>All that being said, there was a bright point. The NPC that tags along with you was brilliant. I'm not sure how much of this quirky character was good writing versus our GM's roleplaying but I thought this guy was hilarious.</p>
<p>I guess whether you like this scenario or not depends upon what type of game you prefer. If you're a fan of old school roleplaying you'll probably like it. It just wasn't for me.</p>S. Werner2010-06-29T02:24:35Z