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Monday, May 3, 2010

Pathfinder NPC Guide Review

Okay, this is kinda late compared to it's release but here's a quick review of several light uses of The Pathfinder Chronicles NPC Guide

The good:

  • The thirty unique NPCs native to the myriad nations of Golarion


    • Well built NPCs to add flavor to Golarion in a way that didn't involve just recapping some AP or Module major NPC...

    • Nice amount of fluff for each one

    • Good Artwork


  • The 50+ nameless NPC stat blocks


    • Nice selection for a handful of low and some mid-level encounters


  • Seven adventurer PCs played by Paizo staff members


    • These were a fun read... and still provide you with seven more encounters to give the world a little life...



The bad:

  • The thirty unique NPCs native to the myriad nations of Golarion


    • Not much to say here... for what they are they're nice


  • The 50+ nameless NPC stat blocks


    • Organization is bad... if you plan on using something out of it... take the time before the session to find it...

    • Could have been a little more complete, especially level-spread wise...

  • Seven adventurer PCs played by Paizo staff members


    • I kinda wish we'd gotten progressive stat-blocks for these... but that's more of a "gimme more" than a real complaint.