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It was an interesting comic, although a little linear and jumping several points that made the antagonists in the original adventure "Rise of the Runelord" nuanced and enjoyable, letting them decay into cannon fodder for the protagonist. But what baffled me a little was the very different art in the rules and encounters in the last pages of the issues with what was shown in the comic.
For example, Giants are literally not that big in Pathfinder. A normal hill giant is 14 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) while the one shown in the flashback must be at least 20 to 30 meters, although this is something that happens a lot in the sourcebook and adventure path covers, so it's understandable. What it baffles me is the description of "Waters of Lamashtu" which are defined as clear, pure water while being a horrible foul concoction. In the comic, it looks like the combination of a boiling tar and cesspool water.
**Spoiler**
Also, while the inclusion of a magical language for spells was great, most of the time I don't know what Ezren or Seoni are doing or how many spells they are using. In fact, going by the fluff of their intros in the adventure path, they should be level 1 and not being able to do a fourth of what they do in the adventure. I mean, how can I have a sense of suspense if I don't know how they are using their abilities or what limits do they have. This also goes with the other adventures, who were easily taken down by the goblins in an ambush and nearly killed twice by numbers, yet they went toe to toe with a great beast? that consumed the souls of the entire tribe, had regeneration and magic, after being tortured by the priest not minutes before.
And I guess that's the problem. There doesn't seem to be any limits or sense of their actions except "the plot demands it" and while it's obviously an alternate universe from the adventure path, the audiobooks and other side stories, the fact that it puts the original information that in several instances downright contradicts the adaptation, weakens the overall setting at large.
Also, the art is very weird with stomach muscles and with the shadows of the face. They just look kind of awkward.
For example, Giants are literally not that big in Pathfinder. A normal hill giant is 14 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) while the one shown in the flashback must be at least 20 to 30 meters, although this is something that happens a lot in the sourcebook and adventure path covers, so it's understandable. What it baffles me is the description of "Waters of Lamashtu" which are defined as clear, pure water while being a horrible foul concoction. In the comic, it looks like the combination of a boiling tar and cesspool water.
**Spoiler**
Also, while the inclusion of a magical language for spells was great, most of the time I don't know what Ezren or Seoni are doing or how many spells they are using. In fact, going by the fluff of their intros in the adventure path, they should be level 1 and not being able to do a fourth of what they do in the adventure. I mean, how can I have a sense of suspense if I don't know how they are using their abilities or what limits do they have. This also goes with the other adventures, who were easily taken down by the goblins in an ambush and nearly killed twice by numbers, yet they went toe to toe with a great beast? that consumed the souls of the entire tribe, had regeneration and magic, after being tortured by the priest not minutes before.
And I guess that's the problem. There doesn't seem to be any limits or sense of their actions except "the plot demands it" and while it's obviously an alternate universe from the adventure path, the audiobooks and other side stories, the fact that it puts the original information that in several instances downright contradicts the adaptation, weakens the overall setting at large.
Also, the art is very weird with stomach muscles and with the shadows of the face. They just look kind of awkward.
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