If I ever need some Pathfinder inspiration to get in the mood I can't think of anything better than the song The Necromacer by Rush.
[I. Into the Darkness]
'As grey traces of dawn tinge the eastern sky,
the three travelers, men of Willowdale,
emerge from the forest shadow.
Fording the River Dawn, they turn south, journeying
into the dark and forbidding lands of the Necromancer
Even now the intensity of his dread power can be felt,
weakening the body and saddening the heart
Ultimately they will become empty, mindless spectres...
stripped of will and soul, only
their thirst for freedom gives them hunger for vengeance...'
Silence shrouds the forest
As the birds announce the dawn
Three trav'llers ford the river
And southward journey on
The road is lined with peril
The air is charged with fear
The shadow of his nearness
Weighs like iron tears
[II. Under the Shadow]
'Shreds of black cloud loom in overcast skies.
The Necromancer keeps watch with his magic prism eyes.
He views all his lands and is already aware of the three helpless invaders
trapped in his lair...'
Brooding in the tower
Watching o'er his land
Holding ev'ry creature
Helplessly they stand
Gaze into his prisms
Knowing they are near
Lead them to the dungeons
Spectres numb with fear
They bow defeated
[III. Return Of the Prince]
'Enter the Champion
Prince By-Tor appears to battle for freedom from chains of long years
The spell has been broken...the Dark Lands are bright.
The Wraith of the Necromancer soars
away in the night.'
Stealthily attacking
By-Tor slays his foe
The men are free to run now
From labyrinths below
The Wraith of Necromancer
Shadows through the sky
Another land to darken
With evil prism eye
What do you guys listen to to set the mood??
Funky Cold Medina by Tone Loc
Do you have the lyrics to hand?
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Cold coolin' at a bar and I'm lookin' for some action - (At the tavern, I see meet a hooded man who tells me about a dungeon)
But like Mick Jagger said, 'I Can't Get No Satisfaction' - (Because I have not yet obtained my +2 Longsword)
The girls are all around but none of them wanna get with me - (I dumped CHA)
My threads are fresh and I'm lookin' def, yo, what's up with L O C? - (It's actually B S F!)
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The girls all jockin' at the other end of the bar - (That's where the Bard is)
Havin' drinks with some no-name chump - (Mysterious Stranger Gunslinger)
When they know that I'm the star - (Highest DPR in the party)
So, I got up and strolled over to the other side of the cantina - (Made my acrobatics check)
I asked the guy, why you so fly? He said, “Funky Cold Medina” - (Good thing I have Craft: Alchemy)
I used "Cold is the Blade (And the Heart That Wields It)" by Jag Panzer as inspiration for one part of the personality of a character I played for some time. He was typically upbeat and brash, but would occasionally slip into a "doomed champion" mentality.
A wrote an adventure when I was in high school - a massive undertaking at the time, but in retrospect not much to speak of - and used Hotel California at the inspiration for the entire 2nd act. Later in life I used the events inspired by that song as the basis of the lyric of a song I wrote for a metal band I was in. Only a MIDI-created instrumental version of the song featuring acoustic guitar and flute made it onto a recording.
Lately, "If I Had A Heart" by Fever Ray is what I listen to to get me in the gaming mind-set. The song was used as the title theme for the History Channel's Vikings tv series.
Lyrics:
This will never end
Cause I want more
More, give me more, give me more
This will never end
Cause I want more
More, give me more, give me more
If I had a heart I could love you
If I had a voice I would sing
After the night when I wake up
I'll see what tomorrow brings
If I had a voice I would sing
Dangling feet from window frame
Will I ever ever reach the floor?
More, give me more, give me more
Crushed and filled with all I found underneath and inside
Just to come around
More, give me more, give me more
If I had a voice I would sing