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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 7639480" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>It seems I've been asked by the OP to leave the thread, but yes, I do agree that it's not unusual for early modules in Pathfinder adventure paths to have only a loose connection to the larger plot, and that if you successfully cut the threads that push the party to the next step, those &quot;call to actions&quot; as you aptly name them, then you could avoid some of the problems.&nbsp; For example, &quot;Whispering Cairn&quot; makes a great stand alone module quite aside from the adventure path that follows.&nbsp;&nbsp; A really sophisticated strategy would be to change the motivations of the NPCs and give entirely different hooks which tie to things that aren't part of the AP.&nbsp; There is nothing really wrong with having hooks in a sandbox as long as biting them is optional and they don't lead to a rail that the party can't really get off of (which is going to happen any time &quot;the fate of the world&quot; is at stake).</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 7639480, member: 4937"] It seems I've been asked by the OP to leave the thread, but yes, I do agree that it's not unusual for early modules in Pathfinder adventure paths to have only a loose connection to the larger plot, and that if you successfully cut the threads that push the party to the next step, those "call to actions" as you aptly name them, then you could avoid some of the problems. For example, "Whispering Cairn" makes a great stand alone module quite aside from the adventure path that follows. A really sophisticated strategy would be to change the motivations of the NPCs and give entirely different hooks which tie to things that aren't part of the AP. There is nothing really wrong with having hooks in a sandbox as long as biting them is optional and they don't lead to a rail that the party can't really get off of (which is going to happen any time "the fate of the world" is at stake). [/QUOTE]

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