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Pathfinder APs: Which ones are the best out of...?

Started by Benoist, July 21, 2012, 08:49:17 PM

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Benoist

... these guys:

Quote from: PaizoCouncil of Thieves  
Once the seat of mighty Imperial Cheliax, the decaying metropolis of Westcrown now stands wrecked and ruined, haunted by mysterious shadow beasts and besieged by the agents of the nation's new diabolical rulers. Amid this chaos, a growing schism in the city's influential Council of Thieves threatens to tear Westcrown apart unless a new group of heroes rises from the ashes of empire to chart a new destiny for the lost souls of the city.

Kingmaker
The wild and dangerous Stolen Lands lie in the northern reaches of the River Kingdoms, realms ripe for the taking! Yet those who would become rulers of these new lands will soon learn that claiming a kingdom and keeping it are two different beasts. Can the heroes protect their lands from jealous and deadly enemies?

Serpent's Skull  
A chance shipwreck in pirate-infested waters sets the heroes on a chase to discover a lost city in the jungles of the treacherous Mwangi Expanse! Factions like the Pathfinder Society and the Red Mantis assassin league are also on the hunt to discover the city's forgotten secrets, terrible revelations that could awaken a sleeping god and bring doom to the world of Golarion!

Carrion Crown  
The Cult of the Whispering Way weaves a wide-ranging conspiracy throughout the horror-tinged lands of Ustalav aimed at freeing the Lich King Tar-Baphon, better known as the Whispering Tyrant, from his eternal prison in the dungeon of Gallowspire. Their debased rites and malicious schemes set werewolf against vampire, ghost against terror from beyond time and space in a thrilling campaign that touches upon themes of classic horror and dark swords and sorcery!

Jade Regent  
When a decades-old secret is exposed, an unassuming local tavern-owner and a close friend of the PCs discovers her birthright is to rule one of the ancient Dragon Empires of Tian Xia—the empire of Minkai. Yet the current ruler of this empire, the mysterious and increasingly cruel Jade Regent, has no intention of giving up his hold over the throne. In order to save Minkai from a would-be tyrant, the PCs must not only escort their friend from Varisia to Tian Xia, braving the frozen horrors of the Crown of the World, but must aid her in gaining the trust and support of a nation on the edge of anarchy.

Skull & Shackles  
There's adventure to be had on the high seas when a group of press-ganged strangers seizes a ship and becomes embroiled in the plots and politics of the Shackles—an infamous island chain dominated by pirate warlords. But as these new swashbucklers make names for themselves, rival scalawags, enemy navies, legendary sea monsters, and the infamous Hurricane King himself seek to see them walk the plank. Who will survive when there's glory to plunder?

Shattered Star  
The seven-pointed star known as the Sihedron is well known to scholars of ancient Thassilon, yet few know that the original Sihedron was itself a powerful artifact once owned by Emperor Xin himself. When the Emperor was betrayed by the Runelords, they shattered his Sihedron and hid the fragments in holdings throughout the land, where they would remain hidden for more than ten thousand years. But today, these fragments are surfacing, and it falls to Varisia's newest crop of heroes to gather the shards of the Shattered Star if they hope to be able to protect Varisia from a dangerous threat from the ancient past!

I own Rise of the Runelords, Curse of the Crimson Throne, Second Darkness and Legacy of Fire so I'm good on that front. Out of the other, most recent APs, which ones are in your opinion truly worth it, really brilliant, memorable, must-haves etc. and most importantly, WHY.

Thank you.

JRR

Kingmaker is not bad, but I'm not a fan of adventure path's in general.  Too much of a railroad imo.

Skywalker

IME no AP is good all the way through, though some have some excellent parts in them.

jeff37923

The Kingmaker Adventure Path rocks on toast. You are doing yourself a disservice if you ignore that AP.
"Meh."

languagegeek

I OpenQuested Kingmaker modules to good effect. I think it's a good choice if you want detailed adventures for your own campaign/setting. In the end I cancelled my AP subscription after Carrion Crown.

Planet Algol

I was looking at the hungry strorm; cool idea but...

Good grief, the paizo APs would benefit from some ruthless editing.

THE WORD COUNT... THE EXPOSITIONS... THE EXTENSIVE DETAILED BACKSTORIES...

well, i guess the consumers like it.
Yeah, but who gives a fuck? You? Jibba?

Well congrats. No one else gives a shit, so your arguments are a waste of breath.

Planet Algol

There's seriously multiple paragraphs about some dragon villain's issues with her mother buried in the walls of text.

You could edit this 96 pager down to a 16 page ad&d module. The huge stat blocks are one thing, but the bloated word count? Fuck off.
Yeah, but who gives a fuck? You? Jibba?

Well congrats. No one else gives a shit, so your arguments are a waste of breath.