New gunslinger class in Pathfinder's "Ultimate Combat" playtest.

Nightfall · January 27, 2011, 12:02:10 AM

I really liked Bestiary 2. It had a good mix of new, old and some revised monsters too.

ggroy · January 27, 2011, 12:09:41 AM

Quote from: Benoist;435342Don't publish shitty adventures in the first place. Publish good ones instead. Paizo is in the position of doing this, and is doing it, for those that care about Paizo's particular brand of adventures (adventure paths, encounter-heavy yet atmospheric scenarios and such).

So far I've found most of the Pathfinder modules to be kind of on the mundane meh side. Not particularly memorable for the most part.

I found the monthly Pathfinder Adventure Path books to be a somewhat better read, but not something I would want to run from beginning to end through a six book adventure path over several months (or years).

At the present time, I find the cheesy Pathfinder fiction novels to be just as good of a read, as the monthly Pathfinder Adventure Path books. (I don't need all the 3.5/PF crunch stats to tell me what's going on).

Nightfall · January 27, 2011, 12:23:20 AM

Funny I found the recent offerings (at least with Godsmouth Hersey and Witchwar Legacy) pretty good.

As for the APs, I honestly think they are what sells the best for people. The adventures in them might not appeal to EVERYONE but they do have a much broader appeal for the groups I'm in. (I've run Curse of the Crimson Throne to much delight. I'm currently playing Second Darkness and enjoying it enough. I am looking forward to running either Carrion Crown or else Kingmaker when Second Darkness finishes up.)

ggroy · January 27, 2011, 12:25:39 AM

Quote from: Nightfall;435439Funny I found the recent offerings (at least with Godsmouth Hersey and Witchwar Legacy) pretty good.

I haven't picked up these two.

Nightfall · January 27, 2011, 12:58:54 AM

Well... you should.

Pseudoephedrine · January 27, 2011, 12:59:28 AM

When 3.0 came out, WotC thought that adventure modules weren't profitable and so reduced the number they made to let some other poor sucker pick up the slack. Then they became popular again, but they had got rid of their module writers and were playing catch-up.

I suspect, but can't prove, that modules became popular as more people began to game online casually.

Nightfall · January 27, 2011, 01:03:38 AM

Uhm I actually think it had more to do with the fact Dungeon had better modules than most others. But I could be wrong.

ggroy · January 27, 2011, 01:11:54 AM

I stopped picking up the Pathfinder modules quite awhile ago.

At this point, I'll most likely be jumping off the monthly Pathfinder AP treadmill after the present "Serpent's Skull" AP is finished in a month or so. The next AP "Carrion Crown", looks too Ravenloft-ish. (I was never really a huge fan of Ravenloft).

Other than that, the only other major Pathfinder title I still want to pick up is the Inner Sea map folio.

ggroy · January 27, 2011, 01:13:36 AM

Quote from: Pseudoephedrine;435446I suspect, but can't prove, that modules became popular as more people began to game online casually.

Could you elaborate more on this point?

ggroy · January 27, 2011, 01:15:44 AM

Quote from: Nightfall;435447Uhm I actually think it had more to do with the fact Dungeon had better modules than most others.

The main reason why I was picking up the Pathfinder AP books every month for the last several years, is largely due to my previous fondness (and weakness) for Dungeon Magazine.

Nightfall · January 27, 2011, 01:20:11 AM

Well they're why I still follow Paizo, Ggroy.

While I admit to a fondness towards horror campaigns (and certainly Ravenloft), what I think makes Carrion Crown stand out isn't the horror aspect. It's more about the fact this revolves around a REALLY major villain. Serpent's Skull was/is more about a race (much like Second Darkness) This is why I want to run it more so than Kingmaker. (Though admittedly Kingmaker's uber villain is pretty interesting too.)

I'll have a few more from Campaign Setting for sure but mostly it will be on a pretty limited basis. (IE what I can actually afford)

ggroy · January 27, 2011, 01:30:15 AM

Lately I've been reading the two already released Pathfinder novels.

Previously, I never really liked reading rpg setting based novels. (The last time I read any D&D novels, was back in the 1980's. Even back then, I thought they were kinda crappy).

At the present time, I'm not playing in any rpg games (online or offline). My previous 4E Encounters game (at a nearby gaming store) abruptly died last month.

Less motivation at this point to spend any cash on new rpg books, modules, etc ..., which will most likely end up sitting on my bookshelves collecting dust.

Nightfall · January 27, 2011, 01:33:57 AM

I'd invite you to join our group...but we past the 8 player mark some time ago. However there's always room to DM!

If you want to make the effort to travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, USA for a Sunday afternoon....

ggroy · January 27, 2011, 01:42:11 AM

Quote from: Nightfall;435458I'd invite you to join our group...but we past the 8 player mark some time ago. However there's always room to DM! If you want to make the effort to travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, USA for a Sunday afternoon....

Thanks for the offer. I'm too far away from WV.

Lately I've looked into other activities to replace my previous regular rpg games, such as trying out some old D&D style video games and finding them to be somewhat mundane or boring.

I posted a thread on this, in another section on this site.

http://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?t=19288

Nightfall · January 27, 2011, 01:43:43 AM

My advice? Go on Facebook to try something there. That doesn't work out, you can always play Facebook games.