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Rise of the Runelords vs. Curse of the Crimson Throne
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<blockquote data-quote="Synchronicity" data-source="post: 4854510" data-attributes="member: 10070"><p>For the Adventure Paths, it depends what you're looking for. I'll break it down quickly. There will be some spoilers ahead, if that bothers anyone reading this thread.</p><p></p><p>Curse of the Crimson Throne is a highly urban campaign, with an extremly visible bad guy from the get-go. Much of the opposition is levelled humanoids, moving into undead and devils at the higher levels. I found all the books to be extremly good fun, though people say book 4 can feel a little contrived, in a chained fetch quest sort of way. It is, in my opinion, the better of the two adventure paths.</p><p></p><p>Rise of the Runelords is a campaign that's high on travel, with the adventurers visiting a new location pretty much every book. It's about delving into the mysteries of the distant past, and learning about the dark secrets of an ancient civilisation. Books 1-3 are damn good, but books 4-6 tend to get bogged down in hack-and-slash encounters with high hp enemies. The opposition is varied, but heavy on giants and arcane spellcasters at the higher levels. </p><p></p><p>I have played Curse of the Crimson Throne and run Rise of the Runelords, both start to finish. I've also played Second Darkness (the elf one) from start to finish, and am currently running Legacy of Fire, so that's where my opinions are coming from. </p><p></p><p>My personal recommendation would be Curse of the Crimson Throne. If it doesn't sound entirely like your thing, I'd recommend Legacy of Fire second. Rise of the Runelords may be getting a little sparse in print these days, which Legacy of Fire is the newest path. It's also arabian nights exploration in the desert, and is awesome. I'd rank it with Curse of the Crimson Throne for my favourite of the Paizo adventure paths. Legacy of Fire has 5 books out at the time of this writing, with the final book being released at some point this month.</p><p></p><p>Sorry this is sort of brief and scattered, I've got to rush off somewhere. I hope this post is useful to you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Synchronicity, post: 4854510, member: 10070"] For the Adventure Paths, it depends what you're looking for. I'll break it down quickly. There will be some spoilers ahead, if that bothers anyone reading this thread. Curse of the Crimson Throne is a highly urban campaign, with an extremly visible bad guy from the get-go. Much of the opposition is levelled humanoids, moving into undead and devils at the higher levels. I found all the books to be extremly good fun, though people say book 4 can feel a little contrived, in a chained fetch quest sort of way. It is, in my opinion, the better of the two adventure paths. Rise of the Runelords is a campaign that's high on travel, with the adventurers visiting a new location pretty much every book. It's about delving into the mysteries of the distant past, and learning about the dark secrets of an ancient civilisation. Books 1-3 are damn good, but books 4-6 tend to get bogged down in hack-and-slash encounters with high hp enemies. The opposition is varied, but heavy on giants and arcane spellcasters at the higher levels. I have played Curse of the Crimson Throne and run Rise of the Runelords, both start to finish. I've also played Second Darkness (the elf one) from start to finish, and am currently running Legacy of Fire, so that's where my opinions are coming from. My personal recommendation would be Curse of the Crimson Throne. If it doesn't sound entirely like your thing, I'd recommend Legacy of Fire second. Rise of the Runelords may be getting a little sparse in print these days, which Legacy of Fire is the newest path. It's also arabian nights exploration in the desert, and is awesome. I'd rank it with Curse of the Crimson Throne for my favourite of the Paizo adventure paths. Legacy of Fire has 5 books out at the time of this writing, with the final book being released at some point this month. Sorry this is sort of brief and scattered, I've got to rush off somewhere. I hope this post is useful to you! [/QUOTE]
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