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Some of you might know that by the end of this month I will have wrapped the two games I have been running for my time here. To fill that gap I'm considering running another game. I just don't know what.
If Pathfinder it will be PF1 and an adventure path. I have run Strange Aeons and Wrath of the Righteous and like them well enough that I would run them again if there's interest. I am open to other paths too.
I also have access to all the new Alternity materials published by Sasquatch Games, and would run that too.
If the right person asks, you know who you are, I would run other things as well.
Anyway please give me your thoughts!
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I love Strange Aeons (you know, I just requested in the forums!) and Wrath of the Righteous, and if I was to make a suggestion for something different, I'd say Ironfang Invasion, Ruins of Azlant or Second Darkness. I'm still looking for another game or two to fill my roster, so depending on what you put up, I will surely apply.
I'm personally not much into the "too overpowered" type of game (I usually prefer more down to earth stuff) and am not too skilled with the whole optimization thing some of my peers do (I'm used to be the GM all the time, so I'm used to be on the "reverse seat" or all the players smartness!), but will always try my best.
Cheers and hoping whatever you choose, you pick something you can have fun too!
EDIT: Hell's Vengeance is another cool one to try!
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Iron Gods or Jade Regent would be my first choices, but I'd second Hell's Vengeance.
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Whatever it is, I want to play in it ;)
But any AP would work for me except legacy of fire.
Edit: I do occasionally feel bummed about not finishing Ironfang Invasion, it seemed like it had potential to be fun.
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I have been yearning to try Reign of Winter. I like the idea of squaring off against Baba Yaga!
I would say Rise of the Runelords, but at this point, if someone told me that AP was cursed, and no attempt to complete it as a PbP would ever succeed, I would believe it!
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Seconding Reign of Winter or if you’re up for it, War for the Crown!
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I have been yearning to try Reign of Winter. I like the idea of squaring off against Baba Yaga!
I would say Rise of the Runelords, but at this point, if someone told me that AP was cursed, and no attempt to complete it as a PbP would ever succeed, I would believe it!
I was in a group that TPKd Reign if Winter, twice, before we all wandered off.
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But arent you typically for Baba Yaga in reign of winter? :).
I would say anything but legacy of fire, as I am currently in one.
Wrath of the righteous is insanely popular in these boards, I also like myself some good ol fashioned hells vengeance pragmatic villainy.
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I'd be into most anything except War for the Crown and the Runelords trilogy (as I am or have played those completely). I'd really like to see Crimson Throne from the other side of the screen though and I've been interested in doing both Hell's APs.
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I'd be interested in a few underrated APs like Return of the Runelords or Shattered Star. Wouldn't say not to Curse of the Crimson Throne either.
I'd be interested in any of the APs, particularly both Hell's Rebels and Hell's Vengeance, as well as Wrath of the Righteous.
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Hello All!
I would need to research some APs for this tough decision.
Reign of Winter tried 3 times so a bit put off.
Ironfang tried twice....
RotRL completed!
Strange Aeons probably die in this final battle, but definitely counting it as completed...almost.
Hell' Rebels completed!
Giant Slayer I was in an All Orc version which was fantastic until DM disappeared...
Shattered Star currently in initial Book.
Jade Reagent Think we got to final chapter in Book 1, but....
There are many more chances that have been waylayed by something or nutter (not the candybar).
In Summary, I am partial to PF1e for certain.
Let me do some more researching because this is an important decision....
Come on WR! Let's ride!
EDIT!
Carrion Crown seems a nice History lesson type of AP, so I am down with that. Lots of stuff on that guy!
Giant Slayer does seems akin to Drizzt Books from Ten-Towns, so I am down for some nostalgia there. I had it on the Orc end, so not exactly good guys in that one...lol.
Mummy's Mask seems like a favorite motif of mine, so I am down for some Ol' fashion Egyptian fun! Although I would hope someone would have Prestidigitation for the sand issue....
I would like to phone a friend, who suggests switching out MM for Tyrant's Grasp.
That one sounds extremely intriguing!
That is all. Back to your regularly scheduled posting...
I'm up for Wrath. Got an idea for that I'd like to try. A good evil campaign would be great, if you would like to run Hell's Vengeance. But honestly, I'm up for any AP I'm not already playing (I'm already playing several, won't bother to list them. But shoot for one of the less popular ones like Council of Thieves or Shattered Star, or a newer one that hasn't been offered much like War for the Crown, Ironfang Invasion, Return of the Runelords, etc.)
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I'm still hoping to get my Paladin into a Wrath of the Righteous game. I won't let the fact I've been turned down *checks notes* 12 times discourage me.
A 2nd choice would be Ironfang Invasion since a group of friends wants me to run it but I always prefer playing something first before trying to run it.
Would love to do wotr, after 4 games where GMs have vanished shortly after starting.
But any AP except Hell's Vengeance and Skulls&Shackles, i'm in those currently.
I’d apply to any, I’m particularly intrested in kingmaker but considering no one else has mentioned it I'm guessing it’s unlikely!
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Thanks for all the responses so far! The weighted tally has the top 3 as
1. Wrath of the Righteous
2. Carrion Crown
3. Hell Vengeance sorry I can't run this but Arjuna332 has decided to, lol.
3. Ironfang Invasion
I'll keep the tally going until the end of June and then put up the recruitment for whatever it is I finally decide.
Well, with that list, I'd love to play Carrion Crown. Wrath is, presumably, going to come out for Playstation at some point this fall and I plan to play it, so I personally would likely pass on that one.
But Ironfang still looked fun ;)
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Well, with that list, I'd love to play Carrion Crown. Wrath is, presumably, going to come out for Playstation at some point this fall and I plan to play it, so I personally would likely pass on that one.
But Ironfang still looked fun ;)
The video game and the path have the same broad strokes but are fantastically different when you get down to the nitty gritty. You would be doing yourself a disservice by playing one and not the other, given the opportunity.
The video game and the path have the same broad strokes but are fantastically different when you get down to the nitty gritty. You would be doing yourself a disservice by playing one and not the other, given the opportunity.Well, with that list, I'd love to play Carrion Crown. Wrath is, presumably, going to come out for Playstation at some point this fall and I plan to play it, so I personally would likely pass on that one.
But Ironfang still looked fun ;)
Good to know!
Thanks for all the responses so far! The weighted tally has the top 3 as
1. Wrath of the Righteous
2. Carrion Crown
3.Hell Vengeancesorry I can't run this but Arjuna332 has decided to, lol.
3. Ironfang InvasionI'll keep the tally going until the end of June and then put up the recruitment for whatever it is I finally decide.
All three remaining choices ware excellent, and among those offered, personally I'd prefer Ironfang Invasion.
That said, might I also suggest The Dragon's Demand? It's not an AP, per se, but it's long enough to be one. I've seen it and wanted to play it for some time. Just my two cents.
Wrath of the Righteous seems like a fun and unique romp, that I don't think I'll have a chance to play through outside these boards.
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All three remaining choices ware excellent, and among those offered, personally I'd prefer Ironfang Invasion.
That said, might I also suggest The Dragon's Demand? It's not an AP, per se, but it's long enough to be one. I've seen it and wanted to play it for some time. Just my two cents.
I added it to my tally list. And note that those three are only what's in the lead so far, I'm not limiting it to those three at this point.
I would actually caution against Wrath of the Righteous; simply put, Mythic is pretty broken as written; go look at the Wrath of the Righteous Boards, and the revised statblocks that are posted... If you aren't willing to go far afield from the AP as written later on, it gets ... cakewalk-ish.
Oh I'm aware of how broken mythic is in the hands of skilled players. If I do decide on WotR, we'll be using an different method based on a method GM Toothy came up with a while back.
Ironfang Invasion is great. The reason I didn't list it is that I am currently near the end of Book 3 in an all-fighter game. It has been a fantastic edge-of-your-seat challenge... but I think it might be too easy for a more typical party (especially those with Will save spells), so I'd suggest some sort of challenging constraint.
Also, ABP (which Delmoth uses in Strange Aeons) would be a significant step up in power for us, given the very limited ability to buy or craft items. For the most part, we make do with what we find. ABP of level-1 might be a good way to emulate the resource-scarce challenge of the AP.
Just my $0.02. I don't know if anyone else has experiences with the AP, but those are mine.
I will take that into consideration, thank you for the input. I don't plan on being as punishing as I am on you in SA but I don't want it to be too easy either.
Carrion Crown sounds like an interesting AP for me. Hopefully that's the AP that you will choose to run.
Wrath of the Righteous sounds like it can be amazingly good fun. Not a fan of mythic, and I'd much prefer a non-mythic version.
I'd throw in Serpent's Skull, buttttt ..... some of the books are complete duds :( that first book, however, is truly amazing.
I played a little bit of book 4 WotR on these boards and mythic was getting a bit ridiculous by that stage. Would be interesting to see it reskinned. There's also a certain infamous thing with Iomadae I'd maybe alter.
I'll be honest, I'm getting intrigued by this "reskinned without Mythic" version of Wrath of the Righteous idea. Haven't been interested in that AP, mostly because I've heard it gets too power-gamey. Fun, but over-the-top levels of powerful.
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So I was curious and looked up what GM Toothy proposed, essentially you sort of gestalt into a Prestige Class instead of taking mythic ranks.
Pros:
* No where near as over the top.
* Flavourful PRCs that usually get ignored due to poor spell casting/bab progression may become viable.
Cons:
* Likely uneven power level, some PRC abilities synergise much better than others.
* Not clear if mythic NPC stat blocks need to be reworked, if so that would be a fair amount of work for the GM.
You will not gain the usual (and broken!) benefits of mythic, but instead gain the following:
Mythic Abilities: Hard to Kill (as normal), Mythic Power (1 per tier/day, recover only 1/day), and Surge (as normal). You gain no other mythic abilities.
Ability Score Increase: Only 1 instead of 2.
Mythic Feats: You get a regular feat instead.
Upgraded Traits: All your campaign traits are upgraded at some point.
Prestige Class: When you get your first mythic tier, you must choose a 10-level prestige class. You receive an additional number of HP equal to half+1 of the prestige class HD. You also gain the abilities correspondent to your mythic tier as if it was your class level in that prestige class, however you only gain these abilities if you meet all the pre-requisites of the prestige class (as an example, if you take Arcane Archer but your BAB is only +4 at the moment, you’ll only receive the enhance arrows ability when your BAB reaches +6). You gain no increase in BAB, saves, skill points or class skills. You are also limited to the normal cap for a given ability of your own level (a 6th level wizard taking the veiled illusionist PrC would not receive an increase in spellcasting, since he is already at the maximum for a 6th level PC, however, if he later take a level in rogue, he would receive that increase retroactively; on a similar case, a 7th level rogue would not be able to benefit from a sneak attack increase above 4d6).
I think it’s a creative approach - would be curious to try. It might not be balanced, but mythic is so busted that I guess it’s a different flavor :)
I'm mostly fine with mythic. I mean, I'm not entirely against doing some overpowered stuff.
Just an odd thought, but when was the last time Rise of the Runelords was run on the boards?
That alternate WotR sounds interesting.
A non-mythic Wrath of the Righteous sounds interesting to me. I would really like to do Iron Gods and Ruins of Azlant if that's possible.
Are we allowed to change our minds? WR has informed me that a 3rd (my mistake) attempt at the Grimm Fairy Tales would be great for closure....
Reign of Winter does/has/still does sound fun, classic and nostalgic for home....
Ooh, seconding Reign of Winter as well.
