Shackled City: In My Hands

[Mercule]

What I'm curious about -- are there conversions to the Forgotten Realms and Eberron in there?

I'm pretty sure the answer is "no", but I'm hopeful. Support for Eberron will probably make the difference between Shackled City and Age of Worms for the campaign I'll be starting in a couple weeks.

 

[Nightfall]

Merc,

I really don't think now that the path is done, they (Pazio) wouldn't some how get some support and/or ways to intergrate Shackled City with FR and/or Eberron.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Unless it's in an appendix I missed or I glossed over it at the start, I didn't see anything about converting it to Eberron or the Forgotten Realms. It uses the default Greyhawk Gods for example like St. Cuthbert (always cracks me up that a god is still a Saint), as well as Wee Jas and others.

 

[Dr. Strangemonkey]

the intro says it can be plugged into anywhere. That it's only Greyhawkish detail is the pantheon.

Plus I think it had info on how it would work with Eberron's cosmology, but I could be confusing that with another issue.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Hi,

So does the deluxe format and the new material make it worth buying even if you have all the issues?

Cheers


Richard

I haven't finished reading it yet but...

I like hardcover books.

I like having the maps be in a removable format.

I like having it all 3.5 format.

I like having all the monsters in one source (although wish that had been removable as well or available as a download).

I never ran the campaign as written previously (yanked monsters, NPCs, and a few maps).

For me, it's a no-brainer.

Unlike say Slavelords of Cydonia, this is fully fleshed out.

Unlike say AEG's World's Largest Dungeon, it's in full color, "official", meaning it can use things like the swashbuckler as a class on an NPC and monsters not in the SRD, and it's not all underground exploration (although WLD does have some roleplaying potential in different parts.)

Unlike say Mongoose's Drow bit, this is one book that while more expensive than one of their drow books, isn't going to cost as much as all three of them, and is in full color and at minimum, has better art and isn't quite as isolated into it's own world.

 

[Keith F Strohm]

Anyone know if Paizo will be the only distributor? Whenever I've searched for "shackled city" on Amazon, a teletubbies book pops up at the top of the search.

The Shackled City Adventure Path Campaign book is available through your local game store as well as on paizo.com. I've also heard that Barnes & Noble has it for sale on its online store. Every major distributor has ordered some, so if your local shop hasn't ordered it yet, they can do so by contacting their primary distributor.

Keith Strohm
Chief Operating Officer
Paizo Publishing, LLC

 

[WayneLigon]

Is the city map the same 'view of the city' non-map we got in the Dungeon or is it a normal map?

 

[JoeGKushner]

Is the city map the same 'view of the city' non-map we got in the Dungeon or is it a normal map?

The map I see is an overview map with 41 locations on it. There's also a map of the city after certain events have passed, also overhead.

Similiar to the maps you'd get in the older books with all the square locations and buildings and open streets.

 

[Von Ether]

What I'm curious about -- are there conversions to the Forgotten Realms and Eberron in there?

I know that for Age of Worms, there is a free download that gives FR and Eberron tips. If the are some shared characters in SC, it could help.

 

[Desdichado]

By kitchy I mean like:

Main Entry: kitsch
Pronunciation: 'kich
Function: noun
Etymology: German
: something that appeals to popular or lowbrow taste and is often of poor quality
- kitsch adjective
- kitschy /'ki-chE/ adjective

Depending on your viewpoint, either the entire thing is kitschy (as is D&D) or none of it is.