Thinking About It -- Can We Get Some More Info

[W E Ray]

Okay, Quest for the Frozen Flame is only a month or so out and there isn't the feverish fervor on the Boards like there usually is.

For me, there are a handful of Paizo products I'm looking to buy, the Absalom book, Legends maybe, and Jacobs' Malevolence -- so I'm wondering if I should wake up the old AP subscription for Quest for the Frozen Flame -- both to add to my adventure resources, and also to get that 10% subscriber discount on the other titles I'm looking at.

But I am not really sold on Three volumes of Realm of the Mammoth Lords.

Can the authors/developers Pretty Please chime in and talk up this AP -- go into some detail about the trio of volumes as a whole and individually? I'd like some more in depth description of the campaign and its parts.

Thanks!

[MindFl*yer98]

The lack of hype has me a little worried too, The Realm of the Mammouth Lords is my favourite region in the setting and i have waited years for an AP that finally takes us there. I hope they do it justice and they give it the attention it deserves. But maybe they are just waiting for Strenght of Thousands to end and i am just paranoid.

[keftiu]

I don't know that there's a lot to try and sell you; you either think a "caveman" AP with lots of wilderness exploration sounds cool, or you don't.

I'm not too enthused about it - my favorite bits of play are politics in cities - but I'm content to sit it out, especially with Outlaws of Alkenstar after. Maybe it'll be too awesome to ignore? I'd like that surprise.

Eager to see that Player's Guide release soon, hopefully.

[CULTxicycalm]

You guys still haven't learned that every AP is awesome.

No exceptions.

Paizo doesn't make bad APs. I don't think they can make even mediocre ones.

I need to explain that at some point.

[feelsbradman]

Reading the Player's Guide has helped with my expectations! I liked the houses, the NPCs briefly mentioned, and the leadership sub-system rules foreshadowing the AP's trajectory.

My only nitpick was the font choice for the AP's title/headers. It just looked a little goofy compared to the tone they were describing in the actual guide.

I'm with keftiu, I'll probably pass on this one knowing that Alkenstar is next.

[Aaron Shanks]

So the Player's Guide is out now. keftiu, I'm glad to see it has you more intrigued. I feel like it is the best source for deciding if the AP is for you and yours.

I've also answered some questions in the volume 1 product page. We will talk about the AP on the next Paizo LIVE in late January. You can also look forward to Frozen Flame prologue fiction.

Don't forget the volumes will include back-matter articles full of lore you can't access from the Open Gaming License sites like Archives of Nethys.

FOLLOWING OF THE BROKEN TUSK
by Ron Lundeen and Stephanie Lundeen
Few beings alive know the land and its secrets better than these hardy hunter-gatherers. The story of the Broken Tusks is one of faith, bravery, and sacrifice.

MEGAFAUNA
by Jessica Catalan
Learn all there is to know about mighty animals like dinosaurs, cave bears, and mammoths!

RELIGIONS OF THE REALM
by Jessica Catalan
The traditions, rituals, and customs of the natives of northern Avistan are as rich as they are steeped in divine power. Discover the faiths of the followings!

HILLCROSS
by Jason Tondro
Mammoth Lords convene at the only major settlement in their realm to trade, gather news, and negotiate peace. Explore the Oasis of the North, Hillcross!

If you think you might want to play this AP someday you should get it, because Paizo generally does not keep them in stock. When they are gone in print, they are only available in PDF!

[keftiu]

That religion article might be enough to get me onboard with this volume. I /love/ regional takes on gods, and hope we can continue to see more of them going forward.

[Terevalis Unctio of House Mysti]

I hope there will be info on mammoth riders and an archetype.

[xNellynelx]

Terevalis Unctio of House Mysti wrote:

I hope there will be info on mammoth riders and an archetype.

I believe book 3 has a Mammoth Lord archetype in it. Not sure if that includes the ability to ride mammoths, but maybe? Here's hoping :)

[Aaron Shanks]

xNellynelx wrote:

Terevalis Unctio of House Mysti wrote:

I hope there will be info on mammoth riders and an archetype.

I believe book 3 has a Mammoth Lord archetype in it. Not sure if that includes the ability to ride mammoths, but maybe? Here's hoping :)

It does and it does.

[Terevalis Unctio of House Mysti]

Hooray, I always wanted a mammoth lord character on either a megafauna or a dino!

[Deriven Firelion]

I think part of the problem is Blood Lords sounds fricking awesome. Now I'm looking forward to that over everything else.

I was initially looking forward to Quest for Frozen Flame as the next one I wanted to run. It sounded interesting. But now I'm all in on Blood Lords and Quest and Outlaws just seems like they're getting in the way of Blood Lords.

Probably best not to mention some awesome AP with a great name and a concept that seems extremely new and interesting. People will want that as soon as they can get it overlooking what is in front of it.

[keftiu]

Outlaws of Alkenstar is the most exciting of the bunch for me. We’re getting a whole volume of time magic weirdness and Mana Wastes fun.

[CULTxicycalm]

Deriven Firelion wrote:

I think part of the problem is Blood Lords sounds fricking awesome. Now I'm looking forward to that over everything else.

I was initially looking forward to Quest for Frozen Flame as the next one I wanted to run. It sounded interesting. But now I'm all in on Blood Lords and Quest and Outlaws just seems like they're getting in the way of Blood Lords.

Probably best not to mention some awesome AP with a great name and a concept that seems extremely new and interesting. People will want that as soon as they can get it overlooking what is in front of it.

Or you guys can get 4 groups like I have, and run everything at the same time.

[Deriven Firelion]

CULTxicycalm wrote:

Deriven Firelion wrote:

I think part of the problem is Blood Lords sounds fricking awesome. Now I'm looking forward to that over everything else.

I was initially looking forward to Quest for Frozen Flame as the next one I wanted to run. It sounded interesting. But now I'm all in on Blood Lords and Quest and Outlaws just seems like they're getting in the way of Blood Lords.

Probably best not to mention some awesome AP with a great name and a concept that seems extremely new and interesting. People will want that as soon as they can get it overlooking what is in front of it.

Or you guys can get 4 groups like I have, and run everything at the same time.

I'm running 3 right now. You have me beat.

[dharkus]

Deriven Firelion wrote:

CULTxicycalm wrote:

Deriven Firelion wrote:

I think part of the problem is Blood Lords sounds fricking awesome. Now I'm looking forward to that over everything else.

I was initially looking forward to Quest for Frozen Flame as the next one I wanted to run. It sounded interesting. But now I'm all in on Blood Lords and Quest and Outlaws just seems like they're getting in the way of Blood Lords.

Probably best not to mention some awesome AP with a great name and a concept that seems extremely new and interesting. People will want that as soon as they can get it overlooking what is in front of it.

Or you guys can get 4 groups like I have, and run everything at the same time.

I'm running 3 right now. You have me beat.

i also have 4! running AoE, NotGD, SoT, playing FotRP!

[Leon Aquilla]

keftiu wrote:

you either think a "caveman" AP with lots of wilderness exploration sounds cool, or you don't.

Having read the AP, "caveman" is a really offensive characterization. It does have hex crawl elements though.