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I was very active on the Paizo forums for the decade or so I played Pathfinder. What I saw a lot of was players wanting to tell their DM they had got it wrong. “That monster can’t have passed that save because they only get X Fort save modifier, and they can’t have the feat that boosts Fort...

I’ve done it both ways with kingdom building (PF1) and without (5e) My honest opinion is that the kingdom building in Kingmaker and the Ultimate Campaign book is a hot mess, that very quickly goes down a rabbit hole. The calculations/bonuses and maths are quite oppressive. If you have a...

The Top Content DMSGuild bundle looks amazing. I’ve heard very good things about Call of the Deep. Plus the expanded products and loot tables. Count me in. 2nd humble bundle in one month. I’m still reading the 6 Witcher books I got. Won’t ever play the system but the lore and style will...

3e did it too. I didn’t like the result then either. Return on investment - pages in a core book and time - isn’t worth it. IMHO. Better to say - adjust an existing stat block. It has the same end result. Ask everyone who has ever created a stated monster or NPC in a TTRPG game or product...

It seems like what some folks want is a set of tables or formulae to calculate what the CR of creature should be based on its abilities - or able to reverse engineer a creature from a chosen CR. The problem is that any such calculation requires the designers to decide AC16 = 1 point = Con 18 =...

They absolutely can be. Luckily NPCs stand outside concepts like class which is great. I usually run the defilers as whole separate to the templars. Who hate and fear them both for the power their master has permitted them to wield and the free rein they are given. I like the approach that a...

Most of them aren’t warriors though, they’re politicians first and foremost. Warlock is perfect in that regard. Most Paladin powers seem very counter to the idea of a SK’s Templar, lay on hands, aura of protection, heavy armour, martial prof. Nah.

Korgunard. Great NPC! This is the thing about Dark Sun, it is absolutely brimming with great ideas for adventures. The execution was a bit wonky but the ideas are a gold mine. If given a modern twist there is so much potential in the setting for great adventures unique to Athas. I tend to view...

If there’s one thing this thread shows me, it’s how much baggage people bring to this setting. So many assumptions and judgements on a product that hasn’t been more than hinted at. It’s like folks are playing out their grievances and differences through the medium of Dark Sun. So much is being...

The thing is, the cost isn’t really tied up in the printing. Not in the bulk that Paizo print in. It’s the staffing cost that goes into them, and running the company that provides them. That’s why PDFs still cost money even though they’re ‘free’ to make once you made the first one. So...

Absolutely concur, I think it’s important not to conflate overpriced with a waste of money. Buying a £50 fishing rod and not fishing is a waste of money, buying a £150 bike and not riding it is waste of money, buying a £30 game and not using it is similarly a waste. It doesn’t mean those prices...

It’s very good! 😂

Feels more like these are encounters than adventures? Particularly saving the knight from the dogs. Is that fair? Would your adventure be just lots of these joined together? What is the structure to join the encounters together?

This is definitely my preferred approach too. It’s one of the reasons I think Dungeons of Drakkenheim is so well put together. Clear factions with clear beliefs, visions and goals. Combined with interesting things to do.

It’s clear that writing Dungeons dominate the advice. Both in the thread and in the links. To what extent do you think that all adventures are essentially dungeons? Because an encounter is an encounter whether it takes part in a tavern or a ruin. Is a mystery, a heist or a hunt just the same as...

I found this link On Writing Adventures Very useful advice. With a really nice summary from @SlyFlourish

My issue is less coming up with ideas or inspiration and more the actual practicalities of turning that into an adventure. @TheAlkaizer ’s resources look really interesting. Though both do seem to be specifically about dungeon building. Rather than other types of adventures. I might try and find...

Not sure what happened to the title. I’ve corrected it!

Hey folks so I’ve been thinking a lot about adventure writing. It’s not something I do a lot of. I tend to just adapt stuff that has already been published. But if I did want to come up with my own adventures how do people approach it?

My advice would be that they see things that no one else can. Hostile forces that attack or threaten them but that no one else can see, other than the party, shadows or wraiths. Perhaps the dark magic infects NpCs - otherwise friendly folks that turn on the party and then don’t remember or don’t...