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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
Based on the Pathfinder RPG system, this graphic novel was a whole lot of fun. The characters are broadly drawn from each class and some interesting backstory is hinted at. There are 6 issues included in this graphic novel and each opens with some flavor that seems to come from the player manual for the game.
There is plenty of action and a good deal of humor as the characters banter with each other and find themselves in way over their head. It seems the town of Sandpoint is on the verge of a series of strange goblin attacks and they hire a band of adventurers to figure out what's happening. Among the party is Valeros is the brave adventurer who would rather fight than think and Ezren, the elder wizard who only wants to make it into the Pathfinder's Society and remembered as a great wizard. Most of the characters get plenty of page time, and there are battles in every issue.
The book includes all kinds of alternate covers, including some hilarious parody covers of other famous comics. There is a full Pathfinder rpg adventure included based on the comics in the issues. Writing by Jim Zub is lots of fun. Art by Andrew Huerta (and Jake Bilbao on issue 5) is consistent, and I appreciated that the characters looked fairly normal (instead of over-anatomized).
There is plenty of action and a good deal of humor as the characters banter with each other and find themselves in way over their head. It seems the town of Sandpoint is on the verge of a series of strange goblin attacks and they hire a band of adventurers to figure out what's happening. Among the party is Valeros is the brave adventurer who would rather fight than think and Ezren, the elder wizard who only wants to make it into the Pathfinder's Society and remembered as a great wizard. Most of the characters get plenty of page time, and there are battles in every issue.
The book includes all kinds of alternate covers, including some hilarious parody covers of other famous comics. There is a full Pathfinder rpg adventure included based on the comics in the issues. Writing by Jim Zub is lots of fun. Art by Andrew Huerta (and Jake Bilbao on issue 5) is consistent, and I appreciated that the characters looked fairly normal (instead of over-anatomized).
colindalaska's review against another edition
2.0
A generic team of adventurers kill some Goblins and some big spiders.
None of this is bad, it’s just very uninspired.
None of this is bad, it’s just very uninspired.
schwarmgiven's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic first arc. Writting is diverse--epic, comic, romantic, etc. very good. Art is awesome. Love the bonus material.
kadomi's review against another edition
3.0
As the comic is set in Sandpoint, location for the Rise of the Runelords game I am running, I was curious. It doesn't follow the campaign's storyline but instead shows us the Pathfinder iconics dealing with a goblin threat to the area and an evil cult of Lamashtu.
I hated the art style. No lie. The story itself feels fairly generic. That it gets three stars is only for the really outstanding Pathfinder RPG material that comes with every issue. Lots of new encounters and background info on the Sandpoint hinterlands. Seriously outstanding for anyone looking to spice up Burnt Offerings.
I hated the art style. No lie. The story itself feels fairly generic. That it gets three stars is only for the really outstanding Pathfinder RPG material that comes with every issue. Lots of new encounters and background info on the Sandpoint hinterlands. Seriously outstanding for anyone looking to spice up Burnt Offerings.
wbforeman999's review against another edition
adventurous
3.25
Solid high fantasy story, read like an RPG game that you would play with your friends. The dialogue was quippy at points, but it was fun. The art style was OK. It was very cartoony. It did get muddled points but it wasn’t too bad.
jljaina's review
4.0
I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I had heard of Pathfinder, the RPG, but never played so I was not sure what to honestly expect here. Let me say that you do not have to be a gamer to enjoy this graphic novel. Although, if you are, it really adds to the story.
Each character is very unique in personality. They are very stereotypical of their various class. The warrior was a drunk and blindly charges in, the zealous cleric, the elder wizard, etc. I can easily see a group of gamers playing these roles.
Then there are the goblins. Shocking to say, but...I LOVED THEM. Ugly, nasty creatures that there were they amused me so much! They spoken in rhyme and, oh the things they said. "Meat and Spice! Chop and Slice!" or "Goblins Creep, Goblins Leap, take the gold then go to sleep." So many amusing expressions!
This book had me laughing or at least smiling through almost the entire book. Things like referencing Dwarven Woodsmen (when dwarves like to me amongst their rock typically) or the quote here: "When I imagined myself traveling the world finding adventure, staying up all night spying on a junk pit was not part of the dream."
What I could have done without were the giant spiders. I hate spiders!! Also, the artwork was a bit chaotic at times and certain character expressions were a bit odd at times. Otherwise very nice. Great color use!
As a bonus, at the end they have information about pathfinder, the world, character, etc. Including stat sheets and other useful gaming updates. Now I need to find some fellow gamers to check this out!
This book was provided by Diamond Book Distributors, courtesy of Netgalley. So special thanks to both those teams! And of course, the game creators deserve a round of applause for the creation of Pathfinder. This book was given in exchange for a fair, honest review.
Each character is very unique in personality. They are very stereotypical of their various class. The warrior was a drunk and blindly charges in, the zealous cleric, the elder wizard, etc. I can easily see a group of gamers playing these roles.
Then there are the goblins. Shocking to say, but...I LOVED THEM. Ugly, nasty creatures that there were they amused me so much! They spoken in rhyme and, oh the things they said. "Meat and Spice! Chop and Slice!" or "Goblins Creep, Goblins Leap, take the gold then go to sleep." So many amusing expressions!
This book had me laughing or at least smiling through almost the entire book. Things like referencing Dwarven Woodsmen (when dwarves like to me amongst their rock typically) or the quote here: "When I imagined myself traveling the world finding adventure, staying up all night spying on a junk pit was not part of the dream."
What I could have done without were the giant spiders. I hate spiders!! Also, the artwork was a bit chaotic at times and certain character expressions were a bit odd at times. Otherwise very nice. Great color use!
As a bonus, at the end they have information about pathfinder, the world, character, etc. Including stat sheets and other useful gaming updates. Now I need to find some fellow gamers to check this out!
This book was provided by Diamond Book Distributors, courtesy of Netgalley. So special thanks to both those teams! And of course, the game creators deserve a round of applause for the creation of Pathfinder. This book was given in exchange for a fair, honest review.
forsidious's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Fun to see the iconics being introduced, but fairly basic adventure and the art can be dark at times making it hard to see what's going on
grilledcheesesamurai's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a pretty big tabletop gamer. Pathfinder is an RPG that I am very familiar with and I have traveled a lot of the world of Golarion in my past. I never really had the itch to read any D&D comics before, let alone Pathfinder...and yet here we are.
This first volume was fun. It's basically like reading a little mini-campaign that my friends and I would have played, stoned out of our heads, and drinking too much soda pop or coffee. I especially enjoyed issue 5 of this volume and it is responsible for the four-star rating I gave this instead of the planned three-stars I was going to give it (It probably should still only be 3 stars but I really liked that issue 5).
I was also very much into all the actual game content that this gave me in the back matter of the book. Each issue is full of character sheets for NPC's, maps, encounters...things that you can take directly to your table and use in an actual game. Very cool, and now that I think about it...that would be a good enough reason to give this comic a 4-star rating too.
Anyways, this book isnt breaking any new ground, it isn't revolutionary and it's not going to make the world a better place to live. However, if you are into RPG's, dig the lore of Pathfinder, or are just looking for some heroes kicking the shit out of some Goblins, you could do worse than this book.
This first volume was fun. It's basically like reading a little mini-campaign that my friends and I would have played, stoned out of our heads, and drinking too much soda pop or coffee. I especially enjoyed issue 5 of this volume and it is responsible for the four-star rating I gave this instead of the planned three-stars I was going to give it (It probably should still only be 3 stars but I really liked that issue 5).
I was also very much into all the actual game content that this gave me in the back matter of the book. Each issue is full of character sheets for NPC's, maps, encounters...things that you can take directly to your table and use in an actual game. Very cool, and now that I think about it...that would be a good enough reason to give this comic a 4-star rating too.
Anyways, this book isnt breaking any new ground, it isn't revolutionary and it's not going to make the world a better place to live. However, if you are into RPG's, dig the lore of Pathfinder, or are just looking for some heroes kicking the shit out of some Goblins, you could do worse than this book.
nenatie's review against another edition
3.0
Ich weiß auch nicht so recht was ich von diesem Comic halten soll. Die Geschichte und die Charaktere waren eben typisch Fantasy. Aber für Pathfinderspieler sehr hilfreich um die verschiedenen Klassen auch mal in Aktion zu sehen.
Der Zeichenstil war leider nicht so meins.
Der Zeichenstil war leider nicht so meins.