Ive arranged (at my local gaming store) to put together a Pathfinder campaign/ adventure.
The Chronical campaign guide was out of stock (Insert official "grr" here. (Why I did not think to order from this site... I shall never know), but I ordered the older Gazateer, along with the Osirion source book (Also older). Not knowing alot of the world, Osiaria seems like a decent starting point, easy to imagine with lots of options. LeastI hope so :P
Im getting familiar with the machanics, as is my daughter.
Now, here is my question, if the community would be oh so kind 8)
As of now, the only people who play RPG's are pure 4E folk. Though I received some interest, the couple I spoke of are not familiar with 3.5 at all, and except for myself, have never heard of Pathfinder.
Im thinking a lavish and rich detailed campaign may not be the way to go, whilst introducing folk to a system they are not familiar with. Or, maybe Im wrong, as Ive only played with peope who were familir. I also havent Dmed in quite some time. Other then begining to run a 1 on 1 campaign with my daughet to familirize both of us with the rules and mechanics.
Ahh, before I ramble too much, let me simply ask.
What do any of you think? Simple dungeon crawl after creating charactors as a way to introduce the system and game world? Or perhaps an introductory adventure with pre generated charactors? Or the first session simply an overview of the game, and classes and charactor creation?
Im not shy to start, but I have a couple of things Im thinking of. I dont want the first session to be mundance and rules oriented so that players may not enjoy themselves, and my other thought, is that by a more in depth introduction, I may show a richer game and world with more charactor creation and a feeling of individuality then they may be used too.
Thoughts? Suggestions or opinions?
Much appreciated 8)
Wayfinder, PaizoCon Founder
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Cork,
As for a starting intro type of adventure, I'd strongly suggest the "Crypt of the Everflame" module. This is a 1st level adventure specifically being the first module to use the PFRPG rules. I playtested this, and used one of the iconics (Kyra), which would be just one of the pre-gens in the back. And I had a blast playing it, too.
The adventure works well for the party coming together, and it is not heavy-handed in world-specific info, which I think would be a hindrance to new players not familiar to Pathfinder, slapping all this regional info that they have to know to "get it".
I TOTALLY agree with Tim here. Crypt of the Everflame is a great intro adventure that will ease new players into the system quite well, and is a really fun adventure, to boot!
Brandon
+1 on "Crypt of the Everflame"
I'll let the others talk campaigns, but I'm currently biased toward Kingmaker, and think it starts out easy to grasp for new players.
Thanks for the input. Ill check them both out 8)