In the sleepy coastal town of Sandpoint, evil is brewing. An attack by crazed goblins reveals
the shadows of a forgotten past returning to threaten the town—and perhaps all of Varisia.
The Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path begins with this goblin raid and takes players on
an epic journey through the land of Varisia as they track a cult of serial killers, fight
backwoods ogres, stop an advancing army of stone giants, delve into
ancient dungeons, and finally face off against a wizard-king in his
ancient mountaintop city. This hardcover compilation updates
the fan-favorite campaign to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
rules with revised and new content in more than 400 pages
packed with mayhem, excitement, and adventure!
Celebrating both the fifth anniversary of the Pathfinder
Adventure Path and the tenth anniversary of Paizo Publishing, this new
edition expands the original campaign with new options and
refined encounters throughout, incorporating 5 years of
community feedback.
The Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition contains:
All six chapters of the original Adventure Path, expanded
and updated for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.
Articles on the major locations of Rise of the Runelords:
sleepy Sandpoint, the ancient Thassilonian city of
Xin-Shalast, and others.
Revelations on the sinister magic of Thassilon, with
updated spells, magic items, and details on tracking sin
points throughout the campaign.
A bestiary featuring eight monsters updated from the
original Adventure Path, plus an all-new terror.
Dozens of new illustrations, never-before-seen
characters, location maps, and more!
The Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition is not part of any subscription.
ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-436-8
FAQ:
Q: Will you be doing hardcover compilations of all of your Adventure Paths? A: No. This is a special celebration of our very first Adventure Path on its 5th Anniversary. Several of the original volumes of Rise of the Runelords have been unavailable in print for a long time, yet it remains one of our most popular adventure paths; that circumstance presents a unique opportunity for us to expand and update it for use with the Pathfinder RPG, and to apply lessons we've learned about making Adventure Paths over the last half-decade. Our other adventure paths are largely still in print, and many of them were designed for use with the Pathfinder RPG to begin with; we have no plans to recompile them.
Q: Is there anything missing from the original AP volumes? A: Yes—otherwise, this book would be more than 600 pages long! Some of the monsters and other things created for Rise of the Runelords are now part of the official Pathfinder RPG rules, so they're not reprinted here. The original volumes also included monster ecologies, bestiary entries, and other campaign setting material that isn't directly used in the adventure itself; those items are also not present in this collection. The Pathfinder Journal fiction featuring Eando Kline is not presented here either, but it has been compiled—along with the installments from the subsequent two Adventure Paths—as The Compass Stone, now available in ePub form. We have also replaced some of the artwork from the previous edition, and replaced the six individual introductions with one new one.
Q: What is included in the digital version? A: In addition to the full version, the Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition download includes the Interactive Maps and a Lite version for reading on portable electronic devices.
Bring your campaign to life! The Rise of the Runelords Mega SoundPack from Syrinscape is a complete audio solution for playing through the Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path.
Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition is sanctioned for use in Pathfinder Society Organized Play. The rules and Chronicle sheets for running this Adventure Path are available as a free download (438 KB zip/PDF).
Other Resources: This product is also available on the following platforms:
This is a beautiful update to the first Golarion based AP Paizo released. It consolidates all the volumes of the original into one easy to use book. Lots of the artwork has been updated significantly improving on many of the pieces from the original. The original stuff wasn't bad, just a big cartoony. It also updates the stats of everything using the Pathfinder 1st edition rules.
It was what kicked off the world's introduction to Golarion. This volume gave it a facelift and nice boost. My group took about 2.5 years to play through it to completion. Right around 500 hours of play. So tons of game play in it. It was the first campaign I've ever "completed" as a GM. It was only the 2nd campaign I've ever "completed" as a player or GM. I've played in dozens of other campaigns that never completed and only fizzled out. My players loved it and still talk about it and we are 1/3 of the way through Skull & Shackles having been playing it for a year.
Of all the APs Paizo has released this one likely has the most official and unofficial support for it. There are thousands of pages of fan material done for it. Paizo message boards, Facebook groups, fan pages, fan zines (Wayfinder #7 is completely devoted to it) and more have been done for it. Giving GMs unparalleled resources and support for it. It's no wonder it is one of the most popular APs they've done. I highly recommend all the additional support for it. Especially the fan stuff, it fills in lots of missing holes that just couldn't be filled in the AP itself.
I'm not sure how I feel about the construction quality of the book itself. We played for 2.5 years, but we played virtually via Fantasy Grounds with the data module for it there. A lot of my referencing and work was done through the module on the computer. I'd say in the end I only used the printed book about 1/3 the time I would have if I would have played through it in person. The binding is very loose for what I consider a small amount of usage. Other than the binding the cover itself is in good condition. I've got a feeling that had it gotten nothing but in person play and reference the binding would have fallen off by now. I'm not hard on my books, I always use the proper method of easing the binding of a new hardcover book, and I'm not rough in my handling of them. So this feels like it isn't made with the quality I would expect.
Book construction quality aside, this AP checks all the high adventure checkboxes. Wizards, dragons, goblins, magic, ancient civilizations, epic treasures, giants, ogres, dungeon crawls, sieges, wilderness exploration, haunted houses, city based stuff. You name it. This fully deserves the 5 stars I give it.
A Legendary Campaign Receives the Deluxe Package it Deserves
I honestly don't even know where to start in reviewing this book. It was my bible for the longest campaign I've ever ran, and I've paged through its 428 pages so many times, I'm surprised my copy is in as good of shape as it is. Equalled only by the Curse of the Crimson Throne hardcover compilation, the Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition is the most detailed, impressive, and gorgeous presentation of a campaign I've ever seen. It's a testament to James Jacob and the wonderful visual and art design folks at Paizo for putting it together. In addition to the core adventures, the book includes an incredible array of supplementary material throughout its appendices: gazetteers, bestiaries, new magic items, and more. And interspersed throughout are full-colour, detailed maps, high-quality artwork of NPCs and monsters, handouts, useful sidebars to help the GM in running particular scenes, and more. I really can't rave enough about it.
I've already reviewed the substance of each of the six chapters of the adventure path in my reviews of issues # 1-6 of the monthly publication they originally appeared in (available on the Paizo website). This Anniversary Edition is no lazy cut & paste compilation or mere updating of the original 3.5 rules to Pathfinder. Everything has been refined, revised, polished, and packaged together to make a whole that is even better than the sum of its original parts. James Jacob read through countless posts on the forums about the original adventures and added encounters, explanations, and more to help everything flow even better. I've compared the original versions to this revised package, and with only a couple of exceptions, the revisions are a sound improvement.
As far as I'm concerned, this is the best presentation of a classic fantasy role-playing campaign available. You'll get hundreds of hours of gameplay out of it, experience characters growing from battling goblins at level 1 to battling the greatest threats the setting has to offer at level 18. It's a satisfying, meaty, epic campaign, and this Anniversary Edition does it full justice.
I don't understand why this is not mentioned here but by paying 60$ you get both the pdf version of the adventure as well as the Fantasy Grounds VTT plug in that saves you TONS of prepping. This adventure is excellent, with a lot of scary and funny moments and is a must-buy for all Pathfinder fans out there!
He was in response to a request for Paizo doing a kickstarter, but he phrased it as 'established companies' which widened the context to all companies.
So... still apples and oranges then.
Referencing a publisher with 8 small pdf-only products that was clearly a one-man-band and folded after a year is not my definition of 'established companies'.
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Those of us who pre-ordered it and have an active subscription to the AP will likely get access to the PDF around the 9th or 10th next week, depending on when things ship.
Those of us who pre-ordered it and have an active subscription to the AP will likely get access to the PDF around the 9th or 10th next week, depending on when things ship.
Says who?
Not that I would mind, mind you. With this release on the horizon, I'm happier than ever to have weathered the bloody Shackles and get "early" access to a pdf-version of my soon-to-be shinyshiny.
Those of us who pre-ordered it and have an active subscription to the AP will likely get access to the PDF around the 9th or 10th next week, depending on when things ship.
Says who?
Not that I would mind, mind you. With this release on the horizon, I'm happier than ever to have weathered the bloody Shackles and get "early" access to a pdf-version of my soon-to-be shinyshiny.
Ruyan.
Here you go:
Product Description wrote:
The Rise of the Runelords Anniversary Edition is not part of any subscription, but Pathfinder Adventure Path subscribers who preorder this book will receive a free PDF edition of this book when the print edition ships. (Note that you will need to have an active AP subscription at the time the Anniversary Edition ships in order to receive the PDF for free.)
Well. I know that statement. My problem is, I can't/couldn't put a date to
Quote:
[...]when the print edition ships.
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But thanks anyway. Now, where's them stupid glasses again...
*humming softly which ends up in a happy-happy-joy-joy-dance* - no, wait: make that an *evilGMlaugh*
Oh, I understand now. This should begin shipping next week, starting on Monday if I understand correctly. When your particular package ships is all dependent on whatever mystic metric the warehouse crew uses to determine order.
Oh, I understand now. This should begin shipping next week, starting on Monday if I understand correctly. When your particular package ships is all dependent on whatever mystic metric the warehouse crew uses to determine order.
Mine has actually already been processed (just last hour), and I am now able to donwload both of the new Skull and Shackles and the PC Folio but not the Runelords Anniversary Edition, so maybe it's being sent separately from the regular subscription items since it isn't technically part of any subscription.
It doesn't matter too much for me since I can just pick it up in two days at Paizocon anyway, but for others who are curious, you may get your other subscription pdfs before the RotRLAE.
I also got my email and downloaded all of the subscription items. But my Runelords Anniversary Edition was not available for download yet, although I was charged for it. I am excited for this.
Does this mean subscriber subscriptions are already shipping or is it just for people going to Paizocon?
We are currently "authing" subscription orders (including those picking up at PaizoCon). Shipping from our warehouse will not start until next week. It's a bit confusing on the outside, but basically we're getting ducks in a row for people who pick up their orders in person :)
Does this mean subscriber subscriptions are already shipping or is it just for people going to Paizocon?
We are currently "authing" subscription orders (including those picking up at PaizoCon). Shipping from our warehouse will not start until next week. It's a bit confusing on the outside, but basically we're getting ducks in a row for people who pick up their orders in person :)
Cool just wondering if there is any chance of anyone not attending Paizocon getting there PDF'S before next week.
My account was authorized today too, but I'm not expecting to see PDFs until next week, though with the authorization being earlier, they might be available next Monday...woot woot!
Hmmm...maybe I'll have it in my possession by next Friday assuming the world doesn't end or some other catastrophic calamity.
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I wonder why I can download all my other things I am picking up at Paizo, but not this.
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It may well be like the core book - the PDF was held until the actual release date. I'd be surprised if his is held until the 18th, but it might be being held until during Paizocon.
Are people that pre ordered starting to get the "will expect to ship in next week" emails?
It looks like it is just the people that will be picking things up at Paizocon is so far. Which makes sense, the rest of us I imagine will get the emails tomorrow and then the email saying it shipped next week.
Is the free PDF offer for new hardcover pre-orders from AP subscribers still in effect or has it expired? The hardcover is currently listed as likely to ship within 2 to 6 business days when I looked into ordering it.
Chris, any idea when the PDF for Runelords will be put in our downloads if we have received the PDF for everything else for this month?
You should have it now. (As should the other people who were asking about it.)
Ah, it's a glitch then. I figured I'd give you guys the benefit of the doubt that it was all part of the plan.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm more than happy to wait until tomorrow and get the book itself at Paizocon--I know you guys must be stressing and working extra to make Paizocon great for all of us, so please don't worry about my missing pdf until at least after the weekend festivities.
Yes but the only time I took a PFS battlemap to Kinko's they wanted over $100 per sheet to print the map from a PDF.
Why? Was it because of copyright?
I work in a print shop and there is no reason we would charge you $100/sheet if you wanted a battle/flip mat printed. We wouldn't charge you that much even if we printed it on a large format printer. As long as we are talking about a regular 24x30 map, that is.
Chris, any idea when the PDF for Runelords will be put in our downloads if we have received the PDF for everything else for this month?
You should have it now. (As should the other people who were asking about it.)
Ah, it's a glitch then. I figured I'd give you guys the benefit of the doubt that it was all part of the plan.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm more than happy to wait until tomorrow and get the book itself at Paizocon--I know you guys must be stressing and working extra to make Paizocon great for all of us, so please don't worry about my missing pdf until at least after the weekend festivities.
I see the PDFs for all my regular subscription products, but not for this.
How about now?
That looks a great deal better - thanks. Downloading as I type this.
BTW - as you can see, my subscription order is marked "To be picked up at Paizocon". Unfortunately my trip to Seattle fell through, so I won't be able to pick it up in person. While I'm not bothered about the extra few days until you can ship things next week, this does mean I won't be able to take the book along and get it signed by the authors :-(
My VC is at PaizoCon, and has stated his willingness to help out with this and get a book signed for me. Would he be able to pick up my subscription order, or will I have to purchase a second copy?
Is the free PDF offer for new hardcover pre-orders from AP subscribers still in effect or has it expired? The hardcover is currently listed as likely to ship within 2 to 6 business days when I looked into ordering it.
The offer is not restricted to pre-orders. If you purchase this book, and you have an active Adventure Path subscription at the time we charge and ship you the book, you will receive the PDF at no additional charge.
Ross is mistaken: the free PDF *is* restricted to preorders, as it says in the product description; new orders are considered preorders up until the July 18 release date.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah! Received my email and my store account has been charged. Hurry up weekend, I want Monday to get here so I can download me some PDFs!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah! Received my email and my store account has been charged. Hurry up weekend, I want Monday to get here so I can download me some PDFs!
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Dark_Mistress wrote:
HangarFlying wrote:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah! Received my email and my store account has been charged. Hurry up weekend, I want Monday to get here so I can download me some PDFs!
Is the free PDF offer for new hardcover pre-orders from AP subscribers still in effect or has it expired? The hardcover is currently listed as likely to ship within 2 to 6 business days when I looked into ordering it.
The offer is not restricted to pre-orders. If you purchase this book, and you have an active Adventure Path subscription at the time we charge and ship you the book, you will receive the PDF at no additional charge.
Ross is mistaken: the free PDF *is* restricted to preorders, as it says in the product description; new orders are considered preorders up until the July 18 release date.
Really? Well, I have to wait until I get paid on the 25th. And I need the PDF.