Order of the Amber Die
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The Walkers from the Crypt ePub:
I've always been curious about Galt since I started reading about the Inner Sea, and although I haven't got to play any games there, I'm looking forward to doing so, especially with Ultimate Intrigue on the way. Who knows, maybe an AP in Galt is in the works...anyway, I don't know if this series is going to stay there, but I hope it does.
I thought the characters make a good team - paladin, ranger, bard, wizard - decently balanced personalities, comparatively, as well as abilities. I tried to place how experienced they were, and they seem to be varied.
At first I thought Stelan was higher level, but he wasn't able to use remove disease on Vallyn, which puts him below 5th level, or has an archetype that substitute that ability. It could've actually been poison, as Elyana said, but I don't know of any undead dogs that have poisonous bite, so maybe she was just guessing? It's also possible Stelan isn't a paladin, perhaps just a fighter who worships Abadar, although that's unclear since we only saw him in action early on. I put Elyana at least an 8th level, casting two cure spells on Vallyn, who seems the least experienced of the group. Like Stelan, he was out of the story before long, so it's hard to say how capable he is, especially since most standard bard abilities are ineffectual against undead, as noted by Arcil, who I think is at least 5th, casting several fireball spells, or maybe even 7th level, or about to be, as he mentioned wanting to learn the black tentacles spell. Lastly, I'm not sure if Mirelle is going to be a part of this group as her skills weren't apparent, but maybe she'll stay on and we'll learn more about her.
All in all, it was a good establishing story and I'm curious to see how they develop individually and as a group. Time to open up Plague of Shadows...