Just a guess as to most popular adventure paths

[sunbeam]

Aside from how good they are, this is my take on things based upon what people put in threads, here and on other boards. Once again, this is just my impression of the ones that have been played the most, based on campaign journal threads and whatnot:

1) Rise of the Runelords
2) Kingmaker
3) Skull and Shackles (4 is close though)
4) Curse of the Crimson Throne

Whatever their merits, it just seems to me that after their arc is finished in the Pathfinder magazine, most adventure paths just fall to the wayside.

I still see new campaign threads launched for these four on a regular basis though.

Anyone got a different take on things? Just saying for whatever reason these four seem to stand the test of time as far as popularity goes.

[Coridan]

I agree, though definitely not in that order, and imo Runelords doesn't deserve to be on the list. I wouldn't be surprised to see the original three (Shackled City, Age of Worms and Savage Tide) still being played though they are harder to get.

[sunbeam]

You have a point with the three you mentioned (Shackled City, Age of Worms and Savage Tide). It's been what, 8 years or so since the first of those came out, and you still see them mentioned and played. More so than the AP's other than the four I mentioned. Maybe even some I did.

I really hadn't even considered them since I was mostly thinking of the AP's since the Pathfinder magazine was launched.

But my take is just on what AP's have the most mentions in threads on D&D boards, and that have campaign threads.

Not saying these are the best 4, and the whole approach is unscientific. But I'd stand by my point about the 4 I mentioned being the most popular, particularly Runelords.

Don't know why but things like Second Darkness, Legacy of Fire and whatnot don't seem to be that popular for actual play.

I kind of see why Kingmaker is popular. It is a sandbox, and also has terrain that a lot of classes that get wilderness features, or a mount can actually use these features in. Plus the whole kingdom thing is a bit different than most of the other AP's or alternatives.

[UnArcaneElection]

I have found and started following PbPs of all released Golarion APs (excludes the pre-RotL APs) (except Giantslayer, which is too new). So all of them have some popularity. That said, some are definitely harder to find good PbPs of, and some seem to suffer from a curse of losing their GM a short way in (Wrath of the Righteous seems to be especially accursed).

[Just a Guess]

Kingmaker.
The story is nice and I like the Sandbox.

And why did you write my name in the threads topic?