A quick RotRL question


Rise of the Runelords

Scarab Sages

Hello,

I am currently just starting up a Second Darkness AP group with some players on one night of the week, and the FLGS wants to continue playing Pathfinder another night with me as their DM. I don't really have the time with running Second Darkness, playing one other night a week, and this game running and prepping 2 AP is alot of work.

My question is if I pick up Skinsaw Murders and Hook Mountain Massacre, I already own Burnt Offerings, will running those 3 and having the story end make a decent story without it tieing too much into the whole AP story?

Just asking for advice on how to make that work out if need be.

Thank you:)

RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

Grimsh wrote:

Hello,

I am currently just starting up a Second Darkness AP group with some players on one night of the week, and the FLGS wants to continue playing Pathfinder another night with me as their DM. I don't really have the time with running Second Darkness, playing one other night a week, and this game running and prepping 2 AP is alot of work.

My question is if I pick up Skinsaw Murders and Hook Mountain Massacre, I already own Burnt Offerings, will running those 3 and having the story end make a decent story without it tieing too much into the whole AP story?

Just asking for advice on how to make that work out if need be.

Thank you:)

Actually, Burnt Offerings and The Skinsaw Murders would be a tighter ending.

Spoiler:
. . . with the Lamia being the end mastermind rather the Karazog's servent . . .
Scarab Sages

Awesome thank you for the quick response to my question. I think that will work out well, and make it a bit easier for me. Now you mentioned something about Karazoug's minion in the 3rd module, if I wanted to would I be able to cut ties from it, or would you strongly recommend the first two only. I am leaning towards the first two only, but thought I would ask.

RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32

Grimsh wrote:
Awesome thank you for the quick response to my question. I think that will work out well, and make it a bit easier for me. Now you mentioned something about Karazoug's minion in the 3rd module, if I wanted to would I be able to cut ties from it, or would you strongly recommend the first two only. I am leaning towards the first two only, but thought I would ask.

The tie-ins to the main plot are not heavy enough in the Hook Mountain Massacre that removing them would be a Huge problem.

Spoiler:
. . . I just felt that Xanesha (the Lamia) make a neater - and in my opionion - more plausible mastermind for the story then the Giant Wizard at the end of Hook Mountain.


Alternately...

Spoiler:

You could make it a small coven of Lamia Matriarchs by beefing the Lamia at the end of HMM a bit. Make her in charge rather than lame old Barl.

HMM just seems like too much fun to pass up. My players are still in Burnt Offerings, but I can't wait for them to get into Number 3!!

Oddly enough, I will also be running the Second Darkness AP in another month or so (after the final book comes out). I'm really looking forward to that and will be raiding the boards here for as many ideas as possible.

CJ

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