Pathfinder Adventure Path #151: The Show Must Go On (Extinction Curse 1 of 6)

Finally the players can make clowns of themselves! ;-)

What is this placeholder art from? O_o Like, I recognize the Strange Aeons moss art, but not the character art

I recognize the Strange Aeons moss art

That's actually the anima mundi from Rise of New Thassilon.

CorvusMask wrote:

I recognize the Strange Aeons moss art

That's actually the anima mundi from Rise of New Thassilon.

Yes, that is the joke, because anima mondi is basically scary moss :p I was trying to avoid specific spoilers

I will be sorely disappointed if the killer is not a bard called Freddie Quicksilver! ;)

Starstone Isles, in the plural?

It sounds like something dire happened to the isle of Kortos (... it probably has something to do with the end of Tyrant's Grasp, now that I think of it).

Isn't there another island by Kortos? Maybe they're referring to both.

Isn't there another island by Kortos? Maybe they're referring to both.

Correct! The Isle of Erran.

Collectively, the Isles of Kortos & Erran are the Starstone Isles.

That said, I don't know how the final part of the Tyrant's Grasp AP ends, so... who knows? Maybe the number of isles gets expanded in P2...?
<shrug>

Carry on,

--C.

IN any case, first in Council of Thieves, PCs got to be actors. Now they get to run a circus. Maybe next edition, they'll get to run an entire brothel! ;)

IN any case, first in Council of Thieves, PCs got to be actors. Now they get to run a circus. Maybe next edition, they'll get to run an entire brothel! ;)

*furiously scribbles notes for the next AP*

IN any case, first in Council of Thieves, PCs got to be actors. Now they get to run a circus. Maybe next edition, they'll get to run an entire brothel! ;)

No, no...dance hall!

;)

Feros,

Why not both?

*also glad that Ron is taking my notes seriously*

Thomas Seitz wrote:

IN any case, first in Council of Thieves, PCs got to be actors. Now they get to run a circus. Maybe next edition, they'll get to run an entire brothel! ;)

*furiously scribbles notes for the next AP*

Woohoo!

Thomas Seitz wrote:

IN any case, first in Council of Thieves, PCs got to be actors. Now they get to run a circus. Maybe next edition, they'll get to run an entire brothel! ;)

No, no...dance hall!

;)

*STAB*

This sounds far more entertaining than the Hells Knight AP coming out :) Pity it comes after the story for the first part sounds most amusing

This sounds far more entertaining than the Hells Knight AP coming out :) Pity it comes after the story for the first part sounds most amusing

Age of Ashes isn’t a Hellknight AP, the first adventure just takes place in one of their citadels.

Yeah Ages of Ages has about much Hellknights stuff as Curse of the Crimson Throne.

Also still think Dance Hall/Brothel works.

A traveling circuse ap..... Im sold

This... concept doesn't really work for me. Hrm. I'll have to see if I want to get this one.

Finally the players can make clowns of themselves! ;-)

I actually got my players reading through the play in "six trials...", anybody else?

You guys have got to get Logue and Pett on this one. They did some of the original horror circuses and theaters in Golarion.

I hope you stick with the circues the entire ap

I wonder who the villan is going to be in this

Anybody want to do this with an all-Bard party?

Actually, I'd want to be a barbarian and lift many things. Or that act where you spit alcohol over a torch. Maybe I'd claim I came from Sarusan and had to throw dinosaurs at other dinosaurs to survive!

Anybody want to do this with an all-Bard party?

. I think that bard is one of those classes that could do it and not be left wanting. An all fighter party for example would be hard as would most classes... Of course I am thinking in 1st edition terms.

UnArcaneElection wrote:

Anybody want to do this with an all-Bard party?

. I think that bard is one of those classes that could do it and not be left wanting. An all fighter party for example would be hard as would most classes... Of course I am thinking in 1st edition terms.

You can do all Fighters just fine. One can Multiclass as a Cleric, one Multiclass as Wizard, one MC as Rogue and one all fighter. There, perfectly viable all Fighter party

only half in jest

This 2nd AP explores the Starstone Islands, the 3rd one "Agents of Edgewatch" let's the Players be members of the citywatch of Absolom!

Finally the players can make clowns of themselves! ;-)

Too late, the writers of Tyrants Grasp already made clowns of the players.

Anyway the AP.
The oddest thing about this AP is I find myself not at all gripped by the spoilers for the three books advertised so far. Normally something jumps out and I think
"yay that will be cool"
even if later it turns out to be not what I was hoping.

I'm going to let you guys get this one when it comes out and I'll be interested to see what you make of it before I get it myself.

The oddest thing about this AP is I find myself not at all gripped by the spoilers for the three books advertised so far.

On the flip side, my players have insisted that I not run Age of Ashes, so that they can jump into the AP where they get to run a circus as soon as it is released.

On the flip side, my players have insisted that I not run Age of Ashes, so that they can jump into the AP where they get to run a circus as soon as it is released.

Interesting, you'll have to let me know how it goes and whether it lives up to their expectations.

I'm super excited for this AP.

I have pre-ordered the "Age of Ashes" AP, but i am going to wait for the updated description with this one, whereas i am going to order "Agents of Edgewatch" asap.
Traveling the backwater settlements of the Starstone Isles excited me not at all, neither does being Circus performers beyond one adventure, sorry.

Any idea when the players guide pdf's usually drop?

Usually around the street date, but more often than not after street date.

So, in this case, in late January 2020 - probably...

...

...You're a little early for this AP, aren't you?

I guess I can understand your enthusiasm for it, so...

Carry on.

--C.

This looks very interesting.

This looks very interesting.

I had my players do the play in Council of Thieves, I think Paizo should make this a musical, with karaoke backing tracks included in the PDF, and sheete music available.....

When will the player's guide be available? december? please?

When will the player's guide be available? december? please?

Highly unlikely, the players guide drops very close to the release date and that is january 29th.

My group is very excited for this! We're going to be running Age of Ashes for a bit to learn the system, but we'll be hopping over to this as soon as it's available.

Full size final cover looks neat! I wonder what the owl-like talisman on that staff is supposed to be.

Okay, I ADORE the title text.

That is one mean looking halfling druid...

Okay, I ADORE the title text.

Agreed. The title text/logo can be a little perfunctory and forgettable, but this one is great, tells a lot about the adventure and is incredibly eye-catching. The graphic designs/art team really outdid themselves on this.

Rysky wrote:

Okay, I ADORE the title text.

Agreed. The title text/logo can be a little perfunctory and forgettable, but this one is great, tells a lot about the adventure and is incredibly eye-catching. The graphic designs/art team really outdid themselves on this.

I agree on all your points. That title logo and the cover illustration are fantastic, making this probably (IMO) the best AP cover ever! :)

I'm loving everything about this AP so far, both the premise, the individual adventures and the trade dress are all awesome.

This is looking to be one of the most fun APs in a long time!! The question is...

Will it give us a clown archetype? ;)

More importantly, will it include NPCs speaking the lines:

"When you bring me out, can you introduce me as Witzmacher?"
"Have you ever danced with a dergoloth in pale moonlight?"
"How about a magic trick? I'll make this glaive ... disappear *TAADAA*"

Hopefully they don't forget to offer a continuous stream of new recruits - more and more exotic circus performer NPCs for the PCs to interact with as the whole circus levels up :)

And a possibly stupid question:

I was asked if Extinction Curse required four players.

I didn't believe it, but I came here to find out the range of players recommended. I could not find anything.

Now, I'd assume this AP is just as easy (or hard) to run for five players as any other AP. Please tell me that's the case.

Thx