It consolidates and repurposes information about Absalom found elsewhere in the Pathfinder modules and PFS adventures - a long overdue task that has thankfully materialized.įor seasoned GMs and Players, this tome brings most things you know about Absalom together under one proverbial roof with a poster map of the city and enumerated inset maps with gazetteer-like descriptors of places of interest. Initially, I wasn't sure what to expect from this massive, nearly 400-page book. When your supposed atlas to a country says "See the beginner box for info about this town!" that's a cash-grab.
Not even Otari gets a shout-out, and that's been the location of at least three adventures, one of which is the most popular PF2 adventure so far. But Absalom the country remains regrettably poorly plotted.
I would have liked to have seen more than four pages about the outskirts - Absalom the City is very well charted and travelled, especially with the six part AP Agents of Edgewatch.
But if you do anything in Absalom, it's certainly worth picking up. I think I prefer Owen K C Stephens style over this personally. Unfortunately it reads like a phone book - and that's great, if that's what you're angling for. However whereas Seattle/New Seattle were tailored towards locations that might be of interest to a certain type of person (shadowrunners) this is just a blanket treatment of the city - almost like more of an atlas/tourists guide to Absalom than anything else. It honestly reminds me of Shadowrun's Seattle sourcebooks - an excellent deconstruction, neighborhood by neighborhood, with all the important locations. And I'd say it's for two kinds of people: Hardcore fans and theatre kids who never leave Absalom. This book is a mouthful, that's for sure. Sallé, Shahreena Shahrani, Abigail Slater, Chris Spivey, Diego Valdez, and Skylar-James Wall Follow in the footsteps of generations of questing heroes to chart a new path for the City at the Center of the World!Īllie Bustion, John Compton, Jeremy Corff, Katina Davis, Vanessa Hoskins, James Jacobs, Virginia Jordan, Erik Mona, Matt Morris, Liane Merciel, Dave Nelson, Samantha Phelan, Jessica Redekop, Mikhail Rekun, Brian Richmond, David N. This lore-packed 400-page guide presents a fascinating locale suitable for years of Pathfinder adventures! A huge poster map of the city, more than 250 locations, and more than 400 interconnected NPCs set the scene in unprecedented detail, beckoning your characters to walk upon streets paved with centuries of history. Now, after the death of its founder-god Aroden, the disappearance of its lord mayor, and new attacks from some of its greatest foes, Absalom stands at the crossroads of a new and uncertain destiny! For nearly 5,000 years, the great city of Absalom has stood at the center of the Inner Sea region's culture, commerce, and prophecy.
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