The Crown of the Kobold King

[Andrew the Warwitch]

I didn't see a specific subforum for this yet, but I plan on starting this for our local group next week. Any suggestions or tips before I do?

[keftiu]

It doesn't have a subforum because it's a standalone Adventure, not a multi-volume Adventure Path. There's a few threads on Crown of the Kobold King in the Adventures subforum.

[Andrew the Warwitch]

keftiu wrote:

It doesn't have a subforum because it's a standalone Adventure, not a multi-volume Adventure Path. There's a few threads on Crown of the Kobold King in the Adventures subforum.

Thank you for the suggestion.

[VampByDay]

I am thinking of making a set of four pre-gened NPCs that can be run through this module that have everything they need to both make sense for the story as well as have everything the PCs need to succeed.

Basically, I think this adventure is a great introductory adventure for new players to pathfinder and I think it’d be great to just hand out four ready-made characters with backstories and say ‘here you go, have fun.’

Thoughts? Anyone find that useable?

[krazmuze]

VampByDay wrote:

I am thinking of making a set of four pre-gened NPCs that can be run through this module that have everything they need to both make sense for the story as well as have everything the PCs need to succeed.

Basically, I think this adventure is a great introductory adventure for new players to pathfinder and I think it’d be great to just hand out four ready-made characters with backstories and say ‘here you go, have fun.’

Thoughts? Anyone find that useable?

I think it is a good adventure, but introductory not so much , rather go with the Beginner Box level to learn the unique PF2e mechanics step by step on a linear path first. Crown has darkmantles, gricks, and gelatinous cubes as early bosses and those can be frustrating mechanics to deal with when new - the beginner box has a gentler version of the bestiary. treatmonk of pf1e charop who moved onto 5e charop was in Crown on a PF2e for 5e players on The Rules Lawyer youtube/patreon and seemed really frustrated and even posted later he has no intent of moving to PF2e content. With BB The Rules Lawyer players seem to have way more fun and more likely to stick with the system.

Since the beginner box is also a logging fishing town it could easily substitute in blending in the NPCs together and it is also about kobolds so you can run straight to the dungeon saying there is a preestablished trail from prior adventurers and fast forward past forest hexploration trying to find it. Throw in some Troubles of Otari as town side levels.

You can use existing iconic pregens they have ones for every class or just use the beginner box version. . The only real requirement is pick one or more of the quest hooks which are for recommended backgrounds so they make sense. If you roll from town population everyone will be human with the rare halfling, elf, or dwarf so basically sticking to CRB sans goblins (the town as written is very 'redneck' but you can tone that down)

[Harles]

I just picked up this one and have been skimming it for the past week.

I've started (and failed) APs ranging from Age of Ashes, Extinction Curse, to Abomination Vaults. I'm currently struggling through Quest for the Frozen Flame.

This one seems like one I'd really like to run (and I've got no connection to it from previous editions). A pretty straightforward, classic adventure.

I hope we get more like it.