No Regret, No Remorse
No Mercy For The Fallen
Cold Iron And Burning Hearts, or does Burning Hearts And Cold Iron sound better?
Sinners And Saints? :P
Desolated Heart
You won't see us going away with your things!And another one I know won't be used (uses "Worldwound"), and sounds a bit like something else...
The Worldwound Redemption
Edit: *grumbles* Bloody dragon ninjas!
Actually we're just humouring you so you won't start demanding we return all the stuff we stole in 1654-57 and 1701-1706.
I doubt I'll offer a suggestion that would accepted whole, so I'll just give you my thoughts and hope they inspire you.
What bothers me about the working title is the word "Crusade", which stems from "the cross" etymologically. I know that won't be how most folks interpret it, but... maybe we can work with that.
Is there any kind of symbol that all in the Mendevian Crusade share? Are they guaranteed any rights at home, as under the Truce of God in the historical crusade? Is it chiefly the Will of Iomedae that this be undertaken?
Recall that historically, the word crusade wasn't used until long afterward. Most knew it simply as a "Holy War", a term that can be applied here, I think. If "Holy" works for a weapon property...
There's always the holy avenger — totally iconic, and I hope there's one in the AP somewhere... I'd have it be a sort of "sword of mars", "spear of destiny" type weapon that once found, turns the course of battle.
It's a shame you already have a book called "Plague of Shadows"... Deskari could certainly lay claim to the term "Plague". A Plague of Evil, maybe.
The AP isn't the whole crusade... I presume that the PCs will not be sealing the worldwound shut at the end, but making progress against some notable demon lord. Therefore, you may want to look at some war history and choose a term that describes the level of engagement as a subset of the whole crusade that you desire. Does it culminate in a siege? Where?
Are the players affiliated with any specific organization or cause?
After all that stream of consciousness, which I hope is helpful, I will end on one, concrete suggestion:
Perhaps a classic pulp title:
My Name is Lesion.
Styx and [ward]Stones, keeping the popular 'S' alliteration for APs.
Heart of Darkness
Actually we're just humouring you so you won't start demanding we return all the stuff we stole in 1654-57 and 1701-1706.You won't see us going away with your things!And another one I know won't be used (uses "Worldwound"), and sounds a bit like something else...
The Worldwound Redemption
Edit: *grumbles* Bloody dragon ninjas!
You did take something in 1701-1706? I thought it were Russians... It's hard to keep track of things such like that.
Soo, maybe Stolen Grace or Undeserved Mercy
Rise of the Demonblight Crusade
Rise against the Demonblight
"Rise" seems like a good word to reflect the redemption theme, but I can't think of a good fit for "good guys" or "lots of demons" other than "Crusade" or "Demonblight"...
... but something that like that in place of "the good guys' redemption theme against lots of demons."
EDIT: Crusaders' Rise against the Demonblight
*shrugs*
"The Festering Demonblight"
"Abyssal Eclipse"
"The World Blight"
Rise of the Demonblight Crusade
Rise against the Demonblight
"Rise" seems like a good word to reflect the redemption theme, but I can't think of a good fit for "good guys" or "lots of demons" other than "Crusade" or "Demonblight"...
... but something that like that in place of "the good guys' redemption theme against lots of demons."
Or Ride. Crusade says cavalry to me.
The Charge of the ... is also a good formulation.
Is there a commemoration or battle cry? "For the Inheritor!" or the like?
The Charge Of The Demonbane Brigade?
Demonbane Rising
Grace Rising
Unasked Redemption
Merciful Light
Demonomicon Adventures
Tales of the World Cleaver
World Cleaver Tales
Pits of Sorrow
To Prevent the Rule of Evil
Guardians of Good
The Gods' Avatars
Fingers of Fate
Rise of the Demonblight Crusade
Rise against the Demonblight
"Rise" seems like a good word to reflect the redemption theme, but I can't think of a good fit for "good guys" or "lots of demons" other than "Crusade" or "Demonblight"...
... but something that like that in place of "the good guys' redemption theme against lots of demons."
Or Ride. Crusade says cavalry to me.
The Charge of the ... is also a good formulation.
The Charge of the Light Brigade :D (A.k.a. PCs, be afraid, be very, very afraid.)
What Needs To Be Done
Righteous Way
Honor And Sacrifice
The Righteous Few
The Righteous Fury (with Celestial Totem for good barbarians removed at the last moment to Mikaze's dismay)
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Is there a commemoration or battle cry? "For the Inheritor!" or the like?
Y'know, there actually is. Can't look it up at the moment, but it basically went "For victory, for the heart!" which has multiple meanings. There's what it means in the idealistic, symbolic sense. And then there's the literal meaning, where Iomedaeans are expected to aim for the heart to try and ensure a swift, relatively painless death when death is what they have to deal.
I get the feeling both takes on that saying are going to get a lot of milage in this AP, what with the redemptive aspects and the vicious throwdowns that are certain to occur.
Maw of the Abyss
The Swarmking's Blessings
The Final Crusade
Life after Demons
Rise of the Righteous
Wounds and Blights
Honor and Glory
Power and Pitfalls
Baptised in Fire
Angels Calling
Demons At The Gates
Brothers At Arms
Damnation Or Glory
Righteous Reckoning
Is there a commemoration or battle cry? "For the Inheritor!" or the like?Y'know, there actually is. Can't look it up at the moment, but it basically went "For victory, for the heart!" which has multiple meanings. There's what it means in the idealistic, symbolic sense. And then there's the literal meaning, where Iomedaeans are expected to aim for the heart to try and ensure a swift, relatively painless death when death is what they have to deal.
"For Thy Heart, For Thy Heart..."
Down Into Chaos
The Raging Hive
Warbringers of the Blight
Blades in the Swarm
Stygian Descent
The Buzzing Maw
The Bleeding Breach
Mendev's/Deskari's Folly
Dirge for the Destroyers
The Apocalypse Plague
Lord of the Locust Host. I also dig plague host, double entendre!
Yeah an homage to the Charge of the Light Brigade is delightfully grim, isn't it? I hope the final choice doesn't sound too uplifting.
Some titles that came to my mind:
Crusader (short and simple, like Kingmaker)
Threshold of the Abyss
A Light into the Darkness
Against the Demon Horde
Salvation of Sarkoris
Redemption & Deliverance
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Wonder what "Deus Vult" or ("Iomedae Vult" on Golarion) would be in Old Taldane? ;)
On redemption plus mythic rules, maybe look to the language of saints and martyrs. I think "The Trials of..." is already spoiled by an earlier issue, and by Iomedae's holy book. Maybe the latter is good synergy though.
The War of the Wound
Knights, Brothers
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Wound War I.
Sorry
Wonder what "Deus Vult" or ("Iomedae Vult" on Golarion) would be in Old Taldane? ;)
In Her Name
Her Will Shall be Done
And Her Glory With Us
Age Of Glory
Days Of Glory
Midnight At The Garden Of Sin
Dawn Of Redemption
Demon Sun Setting
Never had a single-word AP. Kingmaker maybe.
Peregrine
Wonder what "Deus Vult" or ("Iomedae Vult" on Golarion) would be in Old Taldane? ;)
I know what it'd be in Arabic, but yeah...
... Strikes Back!
Wonder what "Deus Vult" or ("Iomedae Vult" on Golarion) would be in Old Taldane? ;)I know what it'd be in Arabic, but yeah...
"Insh'Allah," I guess.
Of Demons And Men
The Demonlord
Demonbound
Demonbane
Wrath of the Redeemers
Demon ass-whooping time
Before Dawn.
"Insh'Allah," I guess.Wonder what "Deus Vult" or ("Iomedae Vult" on Golarion) would be in Old Taldane? ;)I know what it'd be in Arabic, but yeah...
Spot on.
Eve of Destruction
Battle in the Shadows of Old Sarkoris
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A Night Out in Glasgow
What ever you call it, it's just gotta have Worldwound in the title. Don't be ashamed of your own intellectual property. Speaking as a customer who is not all that emotionally invested in Golarion, if you try to sell me something about a generic name, it'll get lost in the shuffle, but even I recognize the Worldwound as a location (well, an imaginary location, but, y'know).
I mean, no one was ashamed to use the word shackles in Skull & Shackles, right?
Flesh + Ichor
I Went All the Way to the Worldwound, and All I Got Was This Lousy Quasit.
The thing is, I would by that tee-shirt. :P
The Evil That Demons Do