I was just recently reading the adventure "Umbra" again by Christopher Perkins(My group has escaped the mists of Ravenloft and entered the City of Sigil)and I can't help but notice the similarities between it and the Shackled City Adventure Path. Right down to the birthmarks, cages and extraplanar travel. It was also written in part by the same author of both adventures. Did you guys use this adventure as a springboard for the Adventure Path intentionally or did it just happen? Pretty coincidental if so. Also what ever happened to Paul Culotta? He was one of those guys along with Christopher Perkins, Rich Baker and Wolfgang Bauer that I knew was going to create an amazing adventure and looked forward to his writing. If he is retired, is there anyway he can be coaxed out of his layoff? I think you are missing one of the greats there.
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I don't think Umbra has anything more than superficial similarities to the shackled city campaign... Being one of my favorite adventures to have ever run!!!
Umbra is more a reincarnated leader of a dead Faction (pre-Great Upheaval) than one of the Shackleborn. Also Inimigle is a Yugoloth... not a Ghereleth(demodand). The two are for all intents and purposes immortal enemies.
Those are particulars, primemover; I mean general overall concept. Of course they are not exactly the same but I think there was a strong influence there. Not that that's a bad thing, Umbra is a great adventure.