[Fire Mountain Games] Throne of Night

[Major Longhorn]

Tu as raison french wolf

Or in english: You're right.

[Itchy]

Stereofm wrote:

I prefer to wait for a good book and get it eventually, than get a bad book right away.

I concur.

-Aaron

[TarkXT]

Itchy wrote:

Stereofm wrote:

I prefer to wait for a good book and get it eventually, than get a bad book right away.

I concur.

-Aaron

As long as the hype train doesn't cruise along too fast.

[Banesfinger]

Thinking ahead for a moment:

I think it will be great if someone from the community could duo-stat this Adventure Path for the upcoming D&D Next (5e).

While 5e is still (probably) a year away, I hope Fire Mountain Games will bless us with two rpg choices for future adventures.

(...and please, this was not meant to be an edition-war troll, but an edition 'choice' option...)

[PathfinderFan64]

TriOmegaZero wrote:

No doubt. While I think it's silly to expect him to report to another company's website, he has already established that pattern of behavior.

The forum link on FMG site leads to this site. So officially this is his forum. Just thought you might want to know.

[TriOmegaZero]

That IS an important fact. Thank you.

[Major Longhorn]

Indeed. Yeah!

[Tobias]

PathfinderFan64 wrote:

TriOmegaZero wrote:

No doubt. While I think it's silly to expect him to report to another company's website, he has already established that pattern of behavior.

The forum link on FMG site leads to this site. So officially this is his forum. Just thought you might want to know.

Its his preferred forum, not official forum. It isn't "his" forum either and he doesn't make any claim to that anywhere on his site.

[EldonG]

For the record, I do know Gary, and if he's running behind, it's not malicious. You all know what a great job he does...life happens. I'm glad to see cooler heads prevailing.

[Jam412]

So, I'm way out of the loop and am just now reading about what this is. It sounds awesome. Is there any way I can still jump in on this? (I don't really care if it gets delayed, I waited four years or whatever for Razor Coast, I'm not in a hurry.)

[kevin_video]

Jam412 wrote:

So, I'm way out of the loop and am just now reading about what this is. It sounds awesome. Is there any way I can still jump in on this? (I don't really care if it gets delayed, I waited four years or whatever for Razor Coast, I'm not in a hurry.)

It's unfortunately over, so you'd have to wait until it's officially released.

[Jam412]

kevin_video wrote:

Jam412 wrote:

So, I'm way out of the loop and am just now reading about what this is. It sounds awesome. Is there any way I can still jump in on this? (I don't really care if it gets delayed, I waited four years or whatever for Razor Coast, I'm not in a hurry.)

It's unfortunately over, so you'd have to wait until it's officially released.

Gotcha, thanks Kevin!

[Major Longhorn]

EldonG wrote:

For the record, I do know Gary, and if he's running behind, it's not malicious. You all know what a great job he does...life happens. I'm glad to see cooler heads prevailing.

Eldon... I do completely agree. Nevertheless communication is key. And I understand perfectly it's not malicious. Hell yeah my project is 2 years behind schedule but well ... I have to report the whys and whens and hows....

I'm ok to wait no prob.

[SnowHeart]

Glad I didn't hold my breath last week. Oh well.

On one hand, folks can complain that FMG/Gary has their money but they don't have the product. On the other, Gary is depriving himself of more money from new sales once the final product is released. I'm sure he'd like to see it out the door as well.

Here's hoping we get it sooner rather than later, and that all is well with Gary.

[Arnwyn]

Woot! I just got my email with code.

Except... I have no idea how to actually get it. I think there might be a missing link...

[kevin_video]

Arnwyn wrote:

Woot! I just got my email with code.

Except... I have no idea how to actually get it. I think there might be a missing link...

Just updated this on KS. If it's anything like what happened with the WotW subscription, we have to wait for the site itself to update. This means, likely tomorrow late afternoon Central time.

EDIT: Check that. Looks like DriveThru updated one last time. It's now available.

[Geistlinger]

I got my email, but the link in mine is to Way of the Wicked Book 5, not the first book of Throne of Night. >_<

[kevin_video]

Geistlinger wrote:

I got my email, but the link in mine is to Way of the Wicked Book 5, not the first book of Throne of Night. >_<

A couple of people got that too.

[Jurgen Dark]

I have yet to receive my email... wonder if they are being sent in waves.

[Alaryth]

Now downloading... at last, I'm a happy Drow

[Zaister]

It's here!

[golem101]

MINE!

[Jenner2057]

Got it in my grubby hands! (or on my computer at least)

[Banesfinger]

Got mine. And WOW does it ever look fantastic. Well worth the wait.

[Weslocke]

I downloaded mine last night. Looks like a great start.

[Xzaral]

Got mine last night too. Really wish I had time to start another game now.

[Jurgen Dark]

Mine has now arrived! Art looks great. Maps interesting. Now to read the thing.

Happy to wait if this is the result.

[SnowHeart]

With the release of Book 1, I hope Gary is able to emerge from seclusion and come back to the forum. Anyway, the book is awesome and well worth the wait. Definitely not a rehash of WotW. Fire Mountain Games may well have struck gold twice in a row. Wish I had time to run it (or knew someone else running it).

[Arnwyn]

Holy crap, I got it, and it looks even better than what I was expecting. Loads of places to go, lots of different terrains and areas (even though it's all underground!), lots of NPCs to deal with and/or whack...

This really looks like it'll be an AP to remember.

As others have said - 'happy to wait if this is the result'.

[Lava Child]

This is an absolutely lovely product. The graphic design is amazing, and the adventure looks really cool. The two party option is super cool!

[TriOmegaZero]

I look forward to the entire series being out and picking it up at PaizoCon or some other convention again. :)

[Zahir ibn Mahmoud ibn Jothan]

Got it last night and read it through today. Nice product!

I'd describe it as "Kingmaker-lite for Dwarves" and sort of the same for Drow.

Tough hing to have both paths in one module, but Gary did good I think. Not sure how it will work in future books, but probably equally good.

[mikeawmids]

I'm staggered by the amount of content. I know I've been particularly vocal during the delays, but I'm surprised to now find myself admitting I was wrong and the long wait was totally worth it. The Explorer and Overlord campaigns are completely different, you really are getting two APs for the price of one. Now that I've got my paws on it, I'm more excited about playing this one than Wrath of the Righteous. :o

Really well done Gary and Michael. :D

[El Ronza]

Got my copy! Man oh man, I'm wondering if I have enough friends to run both versions of the campaign via play-by-post... or enough time, for that matter! Now to wait for the other five books so I can print and bind them into my own personal hardcover... :D

[Major Longhorn]

I wonder if I'm going to wait for the print+pdf version. Last time I bought PDF version of the WotW only to realise i had to buy it again for the print copy....

[Aristin76]

Very nice options to use for the campaign. I am looking forward to presenting this to my group. I liked how Gary added some optional rules to run the campaign from his "House Rules" so-to-speak.

I like how there are 2 sides of the coin to run this AP. I wouldn't recommend running 2 APs using both sides with 2 different groups. Perhaps take each group's PC and turn them into Npcs to be used against the PCs on the either the Explorers or Overlords version of the campaign.

I also enjoyed the underground fluff for different versions of mobs that have been trapped underground. Also, how certain resources were substituted by using things from the underground areas.

Just my quick and dirty 2 cp worth. Glad I spent the money to support.

[John Malueg]

Just read a bit of the book, haven't even really touched the adventure itself yet, but already the wheels are spinning. I think my game group will likely go with drow for this one. One thing that has already popped into my head:

Spoilery:

I think that I will try to make the curse have a real, mechanical effect for the game. I'm thinking of going with only 6 drow siblings (the 6th daughter of a 6th daughter; also I have six players), all males, so in drow society the lowest of the low. I think the curse will work thusly: if, by their action or inaction, another of their siblings falls, they all feel it. Mechanically I picture it working as the character that would die (due to blood loss or massive damage), stays at just one hit point away from death while the others still live. However, that damage is spread out amongst the others as a whole. So while at one point a character bleeding out at 1 hp per round means one other PC takes that point of damage instead, if the dying character takes a massive hit, the damage gets spread around as evenly as possible among the others. They either stand together or die as one (possibly quite slowly). I have no plan to reveal this information to them for quite some time, I'd rather they figure it out. The demon lord made them for a purpose, it will not see it's wishes failed by pathetic mortals.

Granted, I won't get to run this for a while. Have to finish WoW (1/2 way there!) and they want me to run my homebrew game for a bit as well. But I'm hoping that by the time other things are wrapped up that all the books for this path will be out.

And another thing popped into my head: tying WoW and a villain victory into the Explorer storyline could work really well.

[mikeawmids]

Perhaps I'm missing something, but what is the incentive for the PCs to explore the huge fungal jungle that dominates most of the map? Drow players in the Overlord campaign will already know about the secret passage between the gnome enclave and the drow outpost and the heroic characters in the Explorer campaign can find out about it by interrogating captured drow soldiers after the attack on the enclave. My players went with the 'dwarven nobility' angle and are keen to reclaim Dammerhall, so I can't imagine why they would want to wander the fungal jungle when they could take the secret road to Vothys and the Great Jumping Off Point...?

[BEGS]

loot

[Stereofm]

Because they don't want to let a section unexplored, lest the other faction exploits this weakness.

[Geistlinger]

For Overlord PCs...

Spoiler:

From Page 5: Between Vothys and Fasturvalt lies the massive Fungal Jungle. Rumor has it that there is something within that the Baroness fears. If it could be found, then the PCs would have a valuable weapon against their former mistress.

[golem101]

Resources.

Spoiler:

Engineering an insurrection against a stronger and already fortified adversary requires some build-up work. And the Fungal Jungle holds all manner of weirdness, both in enemies and treasure.

[Mattia Giardini]

Guys,

I have a problem...I have supported the kickstarter but via Paypal (at that time I wrote a PM to Gary on kickstarter and he agreed in doing that). However, for kickstarter I was not considered a "backer" (because of the "backdoor" we used). I've now discovered that the official supporters have received the email for the download. I didn't. My fear is that I was forgotten by Gary (he is really busy). I tried to email him, also through the kickstarter, but I guess that he stopped checking the mails about thorne of night.
I'm not blaming him, really. I'm sure he simply forgot.

I nevertheless need to get the message to him...can anybody help?

Mattia

[mikeawmids]

I didn't get my email either and I actually kickstarted the project. I got the file from... elsewhere, so I'm not as annoyed as I could have been, but I am still waiting for the post from Fire Mountain Games.

[Callous Jack]

mikeawmids wrote:

I didn't get my email either and I actually kickstarted the project. I got the file from... elsewhere, so I'm not as annoyed as I could have been, but I am still waiting for the post from Fire Mountain Games.

I supported the KS and I'm still waiting too.

[Kevin Mack]

Make sure to check your Junk folder thats where I found my email

[Mattia Giardini]

Kevin Mack wrote:

Make sure to check your Junk folder thats where I found my email

Yeah, That is what I thought as well...but no mail..not even in the junk... :( I soo much want to get my copy...maybe I should calm down I little bit, as apparently also many other did not get the email..but I was freaking out...

[Evil Midnight Lurker]

The jungle is space to annex for your kingdom, for one thing.

[mikeawmids]

...which is a bit of a slap in the face when you think that the module is already available on sites like RPGNOW.COM for anyone to download, while some of the people who actually kickstarted it are still waiting on a link from FMG. :(