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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 8591982" data-attributes="member: 42040">If I weren't running on VTT, that would be more of an option. If we don't have a map and grid, they're either looking at a blank screen or my ugly face for hours. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />On top of that, I think my lack of in-person gaming over the past two years have atrophied my ability to describe, interact, and narrate in games - but that's wildly off topic.I think one of the factors for picking Abomination Vaults was that a compilation hardcover was already in the works. AV was so popular that it sold out in its softcover print run, so they were already planning this for a PF2 hardcover compilation. Also, if they were going to "test the waters" for a 5e conversion, it would make sense to do one of the two shorter (3 volume) APs - and the other short AP is 11-20th level and isn't sold out yet to my knowledge.Paizo has produced many popular Adventure Paths, but many of those wouldn't be as appropriate (or even possible at all) for a 5e conversion. You have Age of Worms and Savage Tide (which have IP owned by WotC). You have numerous PF1e campaigns, but the problem is that you can't use those to promote their current game line of PF2 to 5e players (which seems a motivating factor in the conversion). Of the PF2 APs, you have Age of Ashes (which could've worked, but as the first one needs some overhauling with encounter balance), Extinction Curse (which could work but the circus theme might not work for some groups), Agents of Edgewatch (which had problematic themes that Paizo likely wouldn't want to make a first impression with), Fists of the Ruby Phoenix (the high level AP that wouldn't be a good start to a first campaign book). There's the current Quest for the Frozen Flame (since that one's still coming out, they likely wouldn't want to announce a forthcoming compilation hardcover). I would imagine that if Abomination Vaults 5e does well, we'll see Strength of Thousands be the next conversion - it was well received by fans, would likely be loved by 5e players for the culture and themes presented, and is accompanied by a very nice world book (The Mwangi Expanse). I understand that campaign book has a bit of system neutral material, and if the 5e conversion addendum could be provided as a PDF download, then Paizo has just sold its first PF2 book to 5e players.</blockquote>

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