Paizonian Thoughts On Adventure Path Themes

[Pax Veritas]

Greetings! I use PAIZO source material often to craft homebrew adventure paths. As many do, I take themes, ideas, the crunchy bits, and many NPCs and personalities and make them my own, in the context of the adventure I am writing.

I've noticed particular success with "themes". The first in a recent campaign was wartorn lands with a mad military captain doing evil things. The second was bringing orc society to life while conquering the Raider Orc Lord. Most recently I merged the modules From Shore To Sea with some of Carrion Crown's Wake Of The Watcher.

My question is: whether any GMs out there who are crafting homebrew adventure paths can recommend a theme that has some support in either the PAIZO APs or modules? The qualifier is: which themes have played-out particularly well with your players?

For example, I could design future story arcs thematically around:
>Lava lakes, creatures of fire, deserts, and/or egyptian style pyramids
>Undead: Haunted house, dungeon, town, vampire, or other death theme
>Pirates, ships, sailing, port-town, buried treasure, islands, etc.

There are many themes to choose from, but I wonder if there is a recommendation that seems popular, current, relevant, and perhaps supported by PAIZO materials?

Any input would be valued. Thanks!
Pax

[Lord Fyre]

Pax Veritas wrote:

Greetings! I use PAIZO source material often to craft homebrew adventure paths. As many do, I take themes, ideas, the crunchy bits, and many NPCs and personalities and make them my own, in the context of the adventure I am writing.

I've noticed particular success with "themes". The first in a recent campaign was wartorn lands with a mad military captain doing evil things. The second was bringing orc society to life while conquering the Raider Orc Lord. Most recently I merged the modules From Shore To Sea with some of Carrion Crown's Wake Of The Watcher.

My question is: whether any GMs out there who are crafting homebrew adventure paths can recommend a theme that has some support in either the PAIZO APs or modules? The qualifier is: which themes have played-out particularly well with your players?

For example, I could design future story arcs thematically around:
>Lava lakes, creatures of fire, deserts, and/or egyptian style pyramids
>Undead: Haunted house, dungeon, town, vampire, or other death theme
>Pirates, ships, sailing, port-town, buried treasure, islands, etc.

There are many themes to choose from, but I wonder if there is a recommendation that seems popular, current, relevant, and perhaps supported by PAIZO materials?

Any input would be valued. Thanks!
Pax

Well:

Skull & Shackles is all about Pirates.

Carrion Crown has a strong "undead" element - but also includes other traditional Horror creatures such as Werewolves and a Frankenstien-like Monster (an awakened Flesh Golom)

While not Egyption themed, the Araban Knights themed Legacy of Fire dealt with Fire creatures, deserts, and such.

[Coridan]

Lots of interest in other planets and stuff lately, well may be a minority but certainly a loud one lol.

[Gorbacz]

Coridan wrote:

Lots of interest in other planets and stuff lately, well may be a minority but certainly a loud one lol.

Considering that Distant Worlds is the only softcover campaign setting book that sold out completely and had to be reprinted, I would be careful with calling us a minority :)

[Pax Veritas]

Everyone loves undead and pirates, especially undead pirates! How can I go wrong?? LOL

[Drejk]

Actually, I am rather meh towards the pirates. Yes, Pirates Of The Caribbean was fun movies but I hardly say I love pirates. Well, maybe Keira.

Also, I vehemently deny any love of Undeads!

[spoiler]Ok, I love them but in purely non-romantic way! :P[/spouiler]

[Drejk]

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Yeah. Noticed error two minutes after the damn time limit.