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It was indeed, Glorious!
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So, for those of us who would rather die than *watch* announcements, can anyone fill us in on the “big news”?
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We'll have more to say about "Revenge of the Runelords" in the coming months, particularly once we hit Paizocon.
That said, this was less of an "announcement" and more a "Runelords 101" class where me, Erik, Greg, Michelle, and Bill talked all sorts of Runelord stuff as a retrospective type thing. Think of it more as what you would see in a panel at a convention called "History and Future of the Runelords" I suppose.
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Big question: Will the AP have modifications in it to play it without Mythic?
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Big question: Will the AP have modifications in it to play it without Mythic?
The big question here. I'd like to know this as well.
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Big question: Will the AP have modifications in it to play it without Mythic?
Not "built in," no, but that's a good thing to give advice for in the Player's Guide.
In 2nd edition, it's easier to strip out the mythic than in 1st edition. For monsters and magic items, it's kind of a matter of just removing the abilities and features that are granted by mythic power. But there's not gonna be room to do anything like a "dual stat" presentation.
Mythic adventures have a heavier lean toward tougher encounters overall, so if you aren't playing with mythic PCs, you as the GM will probably want to be more permissive on letting them stop to rest and catch their breath, since we skew more toward the Moderate/Severe/Extreme encounters in these adventures.
Hopefully the boards will be able to provide plenty of real-world advice too!
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Hah, I called it, it's the return of Xan-Xan! :D
Most excellent, I've been craving Runelord content. Although now I'm worried about Sorshen. I hope nothing bad happens to her, she's one of my favorite characters from the setting.
I haven't really looked at the mythic rules, but from what I've gotten through internet osmosis, they are not the system breaking terror they were in 1E. I'll get to them when the time comes in a few years to play this AP (we still got to get to Return of the Runelords as a 2E conversion, currently still on Strange Aeons). If necessary they can be removed and the AP run as as normal. Luckily in 2E it is very easy to adapt encounters.
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Just gotta say, I love how the meme has become real; we've been making jokes of "Revenge of the Return of the Rise of the Runelords" for years, and now it's come to pass! Kinda.
I really, really hope we get stats for the Alara'hai, and hopefully also the Alara'quin, in this AP! They're some of my fave magic items in the setting. I'm a sucker for sets of themed intelligent weapons.
A few of them, but from the office of expectation management:
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A while back I was asking for a sequel to Rusthenge and I think k people got confused with what I was asking for.
I could care less about resolving Rusthenge’s major plot point, it was the hint of Runelords political stuff that most excited me about the one off adventure- and I see Revenge of the Runelords jumping well into that direction as a potential resolution to the story of small island adventurers with big dreams.
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A while back I was asking for a sequel to Rusthenge and I think k people got confused with what I was asking for.
I could care less about resolving Rusthenge’s major plot point, it was the hint of Runelords political stuff that most excited me about the one off adventure- and I see Revenge of the Runelords jumping well into that direction as a potential resolution to the story of small island adventurers with big dreams.
While Rusthenge and the Kindred Coast don't play a part in Revenge of the Runelords... Revenge of the Runelords WILL set the stage for more shenanigans there. Wasn't able to talk about that until now though, obviously...
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The stream was a lot of fun to listen to! I liked the history lessons
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Pathfinder AP 2025 is just my year.
All the AP themes are some of my favorite things.
Demons
Vampires
Greek
Runelords.
And the best part my year starts and ends with the Big Bads I've been most interested in fighting.
Treerazer and Xanderghul.
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While Rusthenge and the Kindred Coast don't play a part in Revenge of the Runelords... Revenge of the Runelords WILL set the stage for more shenanigans there. Wasn't able to talk about that until now though, obviously...A while back I was asking for a sequel to Rusthenge and I think k people got confused with what I was asking for.
I could care less about resolving Rusthenge’s major plot point, it was the hint of Runelords political stuff that most excited me about the one off adventure- and I see Revenge of the Runelords jumping well into that direction as a potential resolution to the story of small island adventurers with big dreams.
YOU HEAR THAT BELIMARIUS! WE’RE COMING FOR YOU!!
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Pathfinder AP 2025 is just my year.
All the AP themes are some of my favorite things.Demons
Vampires
Greek
Runelords.And the best part my year starts and ends with the Big Bads I've been most interested in fighting.
Treerazer and Xanderghul.
The stars aligned so well for you?? That's awesome! Happy 2025, Prince Maleus! ^_^
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I feel like the Runelord of Pride would actually be quite at home with social media in all its forms. Hell, he'd probably integrate his whole peacock spirit cult into his own platform within a year.
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The stars aligned so well for you?? That's awesome! Happy 2025, Prince Maleus! ^_^Pathfinder AP 2025 is just my year.
All the AP themes are some of my favorite things.Demons
Vampires
Greek
Runelords.And the best part my year starts and ends with the Big Bads I've been most interested in fighting.
Treerazer and Xanderghul.
Offhand, I just wanted to say that your positivity here in the forums has been such a delight!
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Hah, I called it, it's the return of Xan-Xan! :D
Most excellent, I've been craving Runelord content. Although now I'm worried about Sorshen. I hope nothing bad happens to her, she's one of my favorite characters from the setting.
Same for me. Now that I took the mantle of GM, my 'winner' character from Rise of the Runelords has got a future planned as a somewhat recurring figure in the new adventures my friends are going through. And being buddy-buddy with Sorshen is part of those plans, since they've got a lot in common.
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I feel like the Runelord of Pride would actually be quite at home with social media in all its forms. Hell, he'd probably integrate his whole peacock spirit cult into his own platform within a year.
This is a Black Mirror episode for sure.
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I feel like the Runelord of Pride would actually be quite at home with social media in all its forms. Hell, he'd probably integrate his whole peacock spirit cult into his own platform within a year.This is a Black Mirror episode for sure.
...Why do I get the feeling the twist will be
The Pride Runelord is in fact still very dead.
What you've actually been fighting is a Magical AI clone whose body is a particularly powerful illusion.
...And that as a result, an alternative means of beating him will involve convincing him "Your not the real Pride Runelord"... and the AI will be so narcissistic that this revelation will make it kill itself out of the belief "If I'm not the real deal, than I have no business living!".