I'm starting a new campaign with my group, and we are going to play Kingmaker. Previously we've been playing Shackled City and Savage Tide, so Golarion is completely new to most of my players. The Pathfinder RPG, however, is not. Now some of the players have expressed about starting a new campaign now when new player options will soon become available with Ultimate Magic and Ultimate Combat which might be useful to have for character creation. One player, for example, is interested in playing a gunslinger, and would rather wait to start with the final version than using the playtest version and convert later.
All this means we might be waiting until August before we start on Kingmaker, so another player suggested to play a stand-alone adventure in the meantime. So, now I'm looking for a module or Pathfinder Society scenario (or set of scenarios) that are ideal for introducing players new to Golarion to this world. Any ideas as to what would be most suitable for this?
Three related story sets stand out for me really more than others.
There's the Falcon Hallow series that match up very well with the Last Baron/Chimera Cove story lines. Of course, by the time you're through all of these modules, you've nearly got half 3/4 an AP under you belt. Time maybe a factor, but these you can cherry pick what you like.
Next, the lead in PFRPG modules (Crypt, Mask, City) all work together and give a little flavor of Razmiran. Since Razmiran also borders on the River Kingdom, you maybe able to work some flavor cross over and home spin an adventure in the River Kingdom. Of course, PFS #17 (Peril of the Pirate King or something) could be a good interlude to do that between modules too.
Lastly, there's the Godsmouth Heresy and PFS #51/52. For me, Kaer Maga is a GREAT city to play in. There's something for everyone, even moreso than say Absalom or Katapesh IMO. The Heresy is a good low level dungeon crawl that has a little setting background. Now the two scenarios are a couple of the best RP scenarios I've been through/run yet. They pull out a few NPC's and give you the background, and there's quite a bit of RP opportunity in the scenarios that a lot of the scenarios lack. The combats in the scenarios aren't necessarily that challenging for the most part, but the stories are fun (at least for me they were).
Of course, there are a lot of other good choices, but these are the ones that stand out in my mind as good backbones for a starting type campaign.
Thanks for the tips, I'll have to take a look at the PFS scenarios.
One thing I forgot to ad is that I'm aiming for an adventure for medium level range, about 5-10.
Thanks for the tips, I'll have to take a look at the PFS scenarios.
One thing I forgot to ad is that I'm aiming for an adventure for medium level range, about 5-10.
Well, that would have changed things a bit =p. PFS 51/52 can be played as a subtier 6-7 scenario. Also, Seven Swords of Sin is a level 7 dungeon set in Kaer Maga as well.
The Last Baron/Chimera Cove are right in line, 5 and 7. I've never played either, but have read through them several times, and I really enjoyed the story behind them.