Carrion Crown Player's guide available for download!

[Aldern Foxglove]

Yes it does sound a bit troubling, but James Jacobs was very reassuring, they will both provide suggestions for parties who refuse to go along with aiding the critters. But it seems like they feel they have enough impetus for most PCs to follow these seemingly strange courses, and they are adament that a paladin should be able to do so without falling... Slightly worrying, but I trust Paizo to do a good job, and we've got an adaptable DM who I know will roll with us if we don't do what we are supposed to do.

Happy top hear you got your confirmation, can't wait to get stuck in!

 

[ggroy]

After reading the player's guide and the blurbs for the individual upcoming Carrion Crown AP books, so far I'm not entirely convinced to buy into this AP.

So far it reads like a generic series of adventure modules with the orcs, goblins, kobolds, etc ... being replaced with horror themed monsters (ie. vampires, werewolves, undead, cultists, ghosts, etc ...). Basically not much different than a generic D&D game with the players fighting horror themed monsters.

Nevertheless, I will take a look at the first Carrion Crown AP book and see whether I change my mind about buying into this AP.



Though I wonder how extensive the sanity and madness rules will be used in this AP.

 

[Walking Dad]

After reading the player's guide and the blurbs for the individual upcoming Carrion Crown AP books, so far I'm not entirely convinced to buy into this AP.

So far it reads like a generic series of adventure modules with the orcs, goblins, kobolds, etc ... being replaced with horror themed monsters (ie. vampires, werewolves, undead, cultists, ghosts, etc ...). Basically not much different than a generic D&D game with the players fighting horror themed monsters.

Then why you are playing D&D derived games

Honestly I wouldn't mind either option

Though I wonder how extensive the sanity and madness rules will be used in this AP.

I hope not to much...

I play CoC when I want these...

 

[ggroy]

Then why you are playing D&D derived games?

Honestly I wouldn't mind either option

I don't play the Pathfinder rpg at all.

I've been buying the monthly Pathfinder AP books over the last several years, largely as a replacement for Dungeon Magazine. (I didn't bother subscribing to the 4E DDI). It's largely for pleasure reading, and sometimes as a source of ideas when I was DMing some 4E D&D games awhile ago.

I still have a "weakness" for a print form of Dungeon Magazine.

My original point is that if "Carrion Crown" ends up being like another "Rise of the Runelords" or "Second Darkness", but done in Ustalav instead of Varisia (along with swapping the monsters/badguys into horror themed equivalents), then I wonder whether it is still worthwhile to buy the "Carrion Crowd" AP books for the next six months.

I hope not to much...

I play CoC when I want these...

Same here.

IIRC, the d20 version of Ravenloft also had a set of "sanity and madness" type mechanics. (Chapter 3 of the 3.5E Ravenloft Player's Handbook).

 

[Aldern Foxglove]

I can only assume you have not read the break down of the adventures, I missed the bits of the other APs where it looks likely you will need to contract lycanthropy, attend the trial of a golem, and save vampires from a serial killer.

Honestly by blurb this looks like the most original AP yet to my mind.

 

[ggroy]

I can only assume you have not read the break down of the adventures, I missed the bits of the other APs where it looks likely you will need to contract lycanthropy, attend the trial of a golem, and save vampires from a serial killer.

(I haven't seen it in Pathfinder).

I've played in a 3.5E game where it was possible to contract lycanthropy.

I've played in one-shot game where the players were vampires looking to kill the vampire hunter. (Not quite exactly the same).

I haven't played in any rpg games which directly involved putting a big bad guy on trial. At most, I've played in games where we turned in a wanted badguy in a bounty hunter type mission.

Honestly by blurb this looks like the most original AP yet to my mind.

I'll decide after I take a look through the first Carrion Crown book (or two).