Pathfinder #2 Rise Of The Runelords: The Skinsaw Murders (Paperback)

~ Richard Pett (Author), Wayne Reynolds (Author)

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The Rise of the Runelords Adventure Path continues with the second adventure: "The Skinsaw Murders." A sudden string of brutal killings terrorizes Sandpoint, and the killer's mark bears a distrubing similarity to the strange rune the goblins in the previous adventure had taken as their tribal totem. Investigation leads the heroes to confront a sinister murderer who has claimed a notorious haunted mansion as his lair. Yet this murderer is one of many, a member of a group of killers who call themselves the Skinsaw Men and have adopted an ancient magic involving the seven deadly sins. The PCs must travel to the bustling city of Magnimar to unravel the truth behind the rune, but in so doing may become prime suspects in the killings themselves! This volume of Pathfinder includes a detailed description of the city of Magnimar, several new monsters, and rules for new types of wizardly specialists who focus their studies on sin magic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Paizo Publishing, LLC. (November 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1601250371
• ISBN-13: 978-1601250377
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #482,712 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Pathfinder is outstanding, November 9, 2007

By	Finarin Panjoro (Baltimore, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pathfinder #2 Rise Of The Runelords: The Skinsaw Murders (Pathfinder Adventure Path) (Paperback)

Like others who are likely interested in this I mourned the loss of Dungeon Magazine, but I havet say that if Dungeon had to go to make room for Pathfinder then it was worth it. Pathfinder 2 continues the excellence established in Rise of the Runelords. There is more creative freedom and adventurous innovation displayed in this series than in any other d20 product I've ever read. They don't just make encounters difficult they make them interesting. These books add considerable flavor to tried and true monsters like goblins and ghouls and provide new ones that are equally compelling. Additionally the creative story telling and excellent adventure design makes Pathfinder easy to cannabalize for use in Non-Pathfinder campaigns. The city of Magnimar (presented in this book) will be appearing in the next adventure set in my homebrew campaign world. The only minor gripes I have are that some of the interior art is subpar (though some of it is excellent as well) and the map of Magnimar is mis-labelled making it confusing. However Paizo has made a corrected (and more detailed) version of the map available for free download so that gripe has been completely rectified. In general the creativity and quality writing found in the Pathfinder series overwhelms any flaws it might have.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great horror fantasy adventure!, October 18, 2009

By	Eric Hinkle - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Paizo and Pathfinder have been trying very hard for a long time to create new D&D adventure and stories with a classic feel, and they certainly succeeded with "The Skinsaw Murders". It introduces a whole new way to handle ghostly hauntings in D&D/3.75, builds a haunted house adventure around it, and then cuts loose. It has ghouls, undead killers, mind-ravaging ghosts, and more. Richard Pett packs a /lot/ of chills and thrills into this one, and it's easily worth the time to get.

The backup articles are also very well done, ranging from the first article detailing a deity and her church, one covering one of the setting's major cities, fine fiction by Jason Bulmahn, and the usual Bestiary.

All in all a great buy!