Pathfinder 616: War for the Crown, Episode 1.1 - Introductions

[@justinmuze1185]

I will not lie, the moment I found this channel and explored its depths, I said to myself "I would really love to see his perspective on running players through an AP" and here we have one! I love this! Looking forward to more War for the Crown parts and other APs!

[@TheMythkeeper]

2nd episode is now recorded and edited, and its definitely an improvement on the first. Thanks for the comment!

[@iangrunwald8431]

I think the voicing is well done! The characters are pretty easy to tell just by voice alone, and nobody seems to stand out in a negative way! Great job!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you :-)

[@Christopher_Pug]

🤯 what…! This is such a good idea. Just heard you summarize what I’m about to listen to. Can’t wait to hear the rest.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Hope you like it!

[@kylenordmann7978]

Mythkeeper: Would you guys be interested in a well-written, fully-eddited, lore-accurate audio book of my Pathfinder Adventure Path playthroughs? Me: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!! (also I love the name, assuming it is referencing Marvel's multiverse series, to show that this is "your version" of the Pathfinder Chronology : ))

[@TheMythkeeper]

Haha! Yes, Pathfinder 616 is totally a reference to the 'main universe' in Marvel being #616, because of course I think of my universe as the main one.

[@marcincaputa1710]

DUDE !!! This is GOLD for every GM. Voicing is well done.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Yes! Thank you for the encouragement

[@skysamurai4649]

Wow! This is so cool, like Critical role, but much easier to listen and comprehend. The story is very intriguing and I want to know how it goes next. Also, hope the bakery owner gets some cut from all this too

[@TheMythkeeper]

Haha! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@edwardchytil8868]

This is great, amazing please do more. I’m still lurking here love your stuff I watch everything

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thanks for the comment :-)

[@MrTotalAhole]

OMG- "Story Time With MythKeeper". Thank you, to everyone who came up with this suggestion! Thank you, to everyone who kept encouraging MK! Thank you Myth, youre absolutely awesome! Ohh, and yes- More please! *Punching a pig to death?! LOL!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you! Thank you!

[@pauledmond9733]

You’re an amazing storyteller and writer! I absolutely love that you’re doing this, and I hope you do this for every adventure path you’ve done!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Eventually that's my hope too!

[@bradenhall8462]

Super excited for this! I’ve used your lore videos for reference in bringing elements of Pathfinder lore into my own world, especially the creature features!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Rock on! This game starts very political (very in-Taldor focus), but there's a good bit of creature and eventually planar lore mixed in as well.

[@mooping9398]

Brilliant. All the voices seemed so natural. Really wonderful.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you!

[@JurisTruedge]

This is awesome. Im a sucker for Any history of Galaorian. I haven't run through the War for the Crown and won't have any time for quite a bit. So this is an excellent way to get My history fix. thank you for all you do.

[@TOUGHEYES]

Yeeeaaaahhhh boy! The Mythkeeper's taking us on an Adventure with this one!

[@TheMythkeeper]

😆😆😆

[@danpeters8103]

Late getting to the party (as it were), but love this-- stories, especially mixed with others' experiences with APs are always fun for me to listen to. Great start!

[@TheMythkeeper]

@@danpeters8103 thank you so much! Really hope you enjoy it and stick with it!

[@DokGirlfriend]

Love the pacing and dialogue here, especially the inter-party dialogue. Very succinct yet realistic. Great roleplay from the players. Respect 🫡

[@Cerif55]

This is fantastic! It's like an audiobook version of an AP. It's different from an actual play show, doesn't take hundreds of episodes to get through the story, and is a great spin on the format

[@TheMythkeeper]

Yeah it will be 5-6 episodes / book

[@Ofley_Adventures]

Very interesting! This is a very good way to present the adventure paths. Really enjoying it so far and got no constructive criticism yet to add. Have a stupendous day everyone! Thanks for the vid.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thanks for the words of support! 🙂

[@doughboyjr9418]

Great work! I’m starting a campaign where my players will be against the reform but also against the corruption within society, this is a great help. Keep up the good work!

[@athaler2402]

Pathfinder 616? Oh, you just know this is going to be great with a title like that! In all seriousness, I absolutely love the way you're doing these. Not as a dry summary but rather how things turn out in one particular instance of the Pathfinder Multiverse. Superb storytelling as in all your videos and also really nice character dialogue. It just feels so natural how they talk to each other, like Marius' frantic search for words each time he talks to a noble. For the first few seconds I thought the voices kind of sounded a bit similar, but really they're actually quite unique (partly maybe bc of such well-written dialogue). All in all, great format and I'm not even sure what I'm supposed to critique here. Looking forward to any all future installments of it!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Doing 4 consistent but different voices will definitely prove challenging. Weird one off NPCs with more dramatically different voices I think will be easy enough, but the main characters I can see already will be a challenge. Hopefully it gets easier as I go along and get used to this format.

[@athaler2402]

@@TheMythkeeper Yeah true, but if this episode is any indication I'm sure there won't be any problem

[@patriciusthehumanfighter3642]

If you think this video will inspire me to write notes for an intrigue-heavy PF2E campaign... YOU'RE RIGHT!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Keep notes! You'll rediscover it later and love it

[@1uohdh2]

extremely well done. the highlighting under the name of the current speaker and frequent insertion of the name and portrait of the people being talked *about* were also extraordinarily useful. thank you!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you very much!

[@AmericanAurochs]

You have surpassed yourself in this, good Keeper of Myths! As an avid consumer of stories, in all formats, you are doing great with this video and I am eagerly awaiting the next one! Your voices are fine, don’t worry about it.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Wow, thank you!

[@LightsabersTuneStash]

Excellent work, don't change the format, this works very well.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Awesome

[@asgardincident2033]

I do not play Pathfinder, but I'm a DM for 5e who is always looking for homebrew inspiration. A friend recommended your channel and I have nearly made it through all of your videos. This is different than what I came here for, but I highly enjoyed it. I'd love for this type of thing to continue. Looking forward to all of your high-quality videos. Thank you!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Awesome, thank you!

[@charlesinman6595]

This was quite enjoyable. I'm loving your content more and more. Your lore videos inspired me to jump from D&D to pathfinder and this glimpse into your story telling was a great addition. I vote you continue with these as well.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Glad to hear it!

[@SeanSpeer]

Mmmmm....Mythkeeper telling stories. I feel asleep on my pillow listening to the sweet dulcet tones of your sonorous voice, so I need to go back and start over. Oh no...

[@TheMythkeeper]

Yay! Thank you for watching my first ever adventure recap!

[@rabbithaze9707]

This was so much fun, looking forward to watching more! :) With so much lore content, it's really fun to actually see an AP played out!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you so much

[@agilemonk6305]

Thank you. Awesome effort! ❤

[@TheMythkeeper]

Wow! Thank you so much, okay I'm definitely fast-tracking the rest of this series. :-)

[@andrepazzetti5246]

What a great treat from you Mythkeeper! I think this is a terrific idea, seeing as how integral APs are to Pathfinder's evolving world, and this narrative reading brings in a more personal feeling than your usual essays on various topics. One suggestion I have is to label the player characters name flairs with a different color(so we know they are the protagonists) and perhaps have more short descriptions below each of the character's names as well (Like Demitria, for example), such as "Taldoran Aristocrat" or "Upcoming Tavern Owner" or something of the sort.

[@TheMythkeeper]

I do the color-coded flare thing actually starting in my next video. I think it really helps.

[@kaisiegfried425]

Awesome, thanks for giving us a look in your private game.

[@TheMythkeeper]

You're very welcome!

[@-Plot-]

I just wanted to thank you for making this channel. It has given me knowledge to breath life into the world for my players on my first go as DM.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Such kind words! Thank you

[@-Plot-]

@@TheMythkeeper I do have a question regarding your cosmology/plainer videos. Would you still consider them accurate with the remaster 2nd edition going away from alignment? I imagine the answer is that “it’s complicated”

[@TheMythkeeper]

So Rage of Elements pretty much confirmed that the outer planes are staying the same (ie: heaven, elysium, nirvana, axis, boneyard, maelstrom, hell, abaddon, the rifts [formerly abyss]). But the association between those planes and alignment is gone. So instead of Heaven being for LG alignment, its now for the altruistic, and instead of Nirvana being for NG aligment its now for those souls of peace and harmony etc... Everything is moving away from alignments and towards more descriptive points of view.

[@-Plot-]

@@TheMythkeeper thank you for answering! You really do read all the comments. So the relative “order” of the cosmos is the same and the plains essentially stand for the same things. So souls would be turned into petitioners of the plains they acted mostly like during their life, instead of being assigned from their stat block. I believe that’s how it worked beforehand but now there aren’t issues of NPCs (or PCs) acting outside their inherent nature. I think that is so much better. Thank you again!

[@TheMythkeeper]

@@-Plot- I do read all the comments! KZbin Studio has a nifty feature that lets me view all unread comments, once I've read something I can reply or heart it, and then it clears out from my inbox. However... there is a kind of a bug in their feature where it doesn't alert me if someone _replies_ to an existing comment. Which is kind of a big deal, as I sometimes do miss replies. If I'm not replying to a reply, that is most probably what happened. Also - yes, getting rid of alignments is a HUGE improvement to the game. Will there be some dangling alignment related stuff - sure. But does it make sense to have a more complicated perspective on ethics and morality than a grid of 9 possible dispositions - uh yes, for sure!

[@OberonNaga]

I absolutely love the idea of this video and hopefully series. I love your work and seeing how you ran your party through War for the Crown is fantastic. I desperately want to show my own table this but it will have to wait quite a bit as I have just started running this AP for them xD

[@TheMythkeeper]

Yeah, definitely don't share as it will be full of spoilers, but as a GM you may find some future episodes really useful.

[@kythian]

Well, well, well! Color me impressed! Your first foray into this new format is very well done. I am quite keen to hear how you tackle the narration of combat.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Awww thank you! Much appreciated

[@tacticalprofessor2847]

We want moreeee, love this idea ❤

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thanks 🙏

[@Urikanu]

I quite like this. It's great to just have running in the background!

[@htenerf137]

This to me is the PERFECT mix of actual play and a full blown show. I love this format. The red bar to focus on the speaker is excellent. I also greatly appreciate the character + NPC profile as scenes change or a character is mentioned. That plus your standard excellent map work makes this much easier to consume.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you!

[@thatdirtsailorguy4365]

Was wondering when you would start doing audio books😉. Voices are defiantly not tacky, the on screen indications of who is talking are a nice touch as well. Please MORE!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Haha, thank you, much appreciated.

[@DarkVoid-hp6sb]

This video was like a wonderful Audiobook I loved it.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you

[@FernandoDolande]

I love this idea! It really helps you have a great narrative voice. Could fool me into thinking this is an audiobook too. Keep it up Myth!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you so much!

[@christianpenyak6276]

I might be a little late to the party but this is amazing. The voices are great as is your presentation. More of this!

[@Amknownas_743great_explainer]

I've been waiting for this! I don't get to do much tabletop anymore but listening to the lore from yourself and others have been absolutely wonderful for staying in some way engaged with the games, ty!

[@TheMythkeeper]

You're very welcome, happy to give you the fix

[@mackenziefa]

I LOVE this! It felt like listening to an audiobook, and you did a great job at bringing the characters and world to life.

[@Defiler82]

That's just awesome! Loved every part of this. What an excellent way to start an AP!

[@tommartin1223]

Saw 1.2 1st. Just now watching 1.1. I absolutely loved 1.2. Looking forward to finish watching 1.1

[@TheMythkeeper]

1.3 is out too ;-)

[@velemamba260]

I think this is a great idea! I love the setting and the idea of creating a unique history through playing these APs, though I sadly lack a group to play with as of yet. So this is a really fun way to capture that vibe. I think as a first episode this is a pretty strong start. Your voices all feel reasonably distinct, though it will probably be worth practicing and building up those skills more. Just continuing this series will probably end up giving you good practice anyway so I don't think it's something you need to worry about per se, just be aware of. You also do a good job of contextualizing scenes and NPCs, giving us the info we need to understand what's going on, and that's something I definitely think you should make a point of continuing to do. Especially if things reach a point where there isn't a character to give natural exposition, providing narration so we the listeners can know the essentials will be important.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thanks for the constructive feedback!

[@TheCodemasterc]

Feels like ive been gifted a brand new audiobook. I must say im impressed with all the art you had to source, and all the editing of something like this requires. Since this is mostly an auditory story being told, all these visual touches really bolster the quality of the video. Especially since im sure the majority of viewers mostly just listen to your videos. I want you to know that extra work is noticed and appreciated.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you

[@danielbona283]

Please make more of this, it's a new and innovative away to tell the history of 'your Golarion'

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you! And more coming 🙌

[@macphan]

This is very cool! Love the idea and looking forward to hearing more! I was a little distracted through part of it, and couldn't quite pick out who was talking during the convo between Diyanah and Aurelius... voicing wasn't bad, just very similar... so I had to rewind and watch rather than just listen to get the gist. Beyond that, very much enjoyed the episode.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thanks for the feedback

[@blaidenstorm9166]

My only regret is I am late to party. Outstanding video. I would not change a thing. A great storytelling.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@lukebell7463]

I am incredibly excited for this , I love your lore videos especially your region deep-dives , I am deeply interested in your narratives for the adventure paths.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Welcome aboard!

[@CotaViking]

Great format, I am curently running this adventure path, is going to be interesting to hear another version of it!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Great to hear!

[@SausageNinja]

Fantastic work.. Your voice work is every bit as good as professional audiobook readers.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@infinitejourneyman]

Already hooked, I started looking for Episode 2 right after. The characters are interesting and grounded in Golarion. Each time they shared some lore knowledge, I imagined a d20 roll. Looking forward to following their plot unfold. Your voices were great and helped with the immersion.

[@TheMythkeeper]

My players invest heavily in the Knowledge / Lore skills so usually whenever something weird shows up at least one of the players knows something about it. That's helpful for me narratively here as well.

[@margarethouston6479]

Eeeeeee! *claps hands together delightedly* I am LOVING this so far, especially since political intrigue isn't really my strong suit as a player, so being able to experience this kind of thing is a rare treat. But I would also no doubt enjoy it even if you'd done an adventure path I've played myself, this is delightful. Your performance is excellent.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you so much for the kind words!!

[@김태호-f1o]

I like this format as it is! Seems like a tale I'm hearing at a tavern, told by a storyteller. Awesome job!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Glad to hear it!

[@boldcitylongsword9941]

This is great. I’ve tried to listen to Actual Play podcast in the past, and they never could hold my attention. They had too much “in between” and fumbling. This streamline approach to what happened in your game is the best possible choice in my opinion. Even more so since you wrote and preformed it so well.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you, I appreciate this

[@chrislemaster75]

I love your lore videos and very much look forward to more of these videos. I enjoyed this!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Glad you like them! Ep 2 just hit the channel today ;-)

[@philippedaigneault366]

I really enjoyed this, sometimes when listening to your other content I wonder how to integrate lore better in casual conversation in character during games and this new content is exactly what I needed. The lore was so seamless and nothing seemed forced. Good going! Keep at it!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you! Glad you're appreciating it 🙂

[@ProfJimbles]

This is exactly what I wanted - you did very, very well voicing these characters, and setting up a "Highlights" section of adventure paths is honestly a great idea. I'm excited to listen to more, thank you for going into the effort. You did great. Personally, I know how stressful it is just trying to differentiate characters only with small voice tweaks - streaming visual novels is a real test of GMing and narration on the fly.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you!

[@jackakimbo5718]

This is great! Looking forward to hearing about their continued adventures! You must take an incredible amount of notes during your group's play sessions to then recap everything like this so well with the perspectives and dialogue from every player character in addition to everything you did yourself as GM and the official material that's the framework 😄

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you!

[@p2bSteveO]

Awesome!!! It's a fun and dense way to listen to a story. Actual plays often take too much time for my liking, this is really good. I'm waiting for the next episode

[@TheMythkeeper]

Glad to hear it!

[@robz5089]

Exactly my cup of tea! Well done, @MythKeeper

[@douglascolquhoun8502]

Liked and shared. Great job all around so far. BTW, my Celebrity Bard (Opera Diva) Caoimhe Kastner met a Ghast-ly end at a certain pump house. Due to proper pre-planning, I already had a character, her understudy, and Ladies Companion, Joíe Marie Darahan (Unearthed Cavalier), to pick up her mission. Just took her first level in Noble Scion.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Great character. That pumphouse encounter is gnarly. Can't wait for you to see what happened in my campaign. It was a lot of fun.

[@AJBernard]

Glad I found this channel. =) I'm eager to learn the PF2 lore!

[@torry3861]

This is wonderful. Ive dreamed of playing this ap but my players are.....well .....lets just say suttlety is not their strength . Please dont change anything about the presentation or the editing. Its a jolly good show 🤙

[@TheMythkeeper]

Awesome, thank you for the kind words. And as you shall see in later videos... some of my players aren't exactly subtle either!

[@joshuachapman247]

That was really good, would like to see more of this. Thanks!

[@TheMythkeeper]

More is coming!

[@r4z0rv1n3]

Gosh this sounds lovely, I've never gotten to be in a political intrigue kind of campaign, my local friends have never been interested in that kind of thing. I really love that the old 1E Pathfinder paths really do have a path for pretty much any kind of feel that you are looking for. I need to find me a DM to run something like this for me lol. This sounds like a lot of fun, I hope you do more of these. Your voice is so perfectly soothing for this kind of storytelling. It's part of why I keep coming back to your regular videos.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you kindly for the words of encouragement

[@thundrspirit]

This is terrific, if I'm being honest. I enjoy the storytelling idea.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you!

[@RyanVonAegir]

Was not expecting this kind of video, but wow so far I love the format. This helps make the story and events unique over a simple plot summary. Also Marius noooo don't take credit for the food nooo!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thanks so much! Since queuing this up, I've already started working on Chapter 2 and I definitely leveled up my editing skills for this kind of format between chapters 1 & 2. Thanks for being the first to comment!

[@RyanVonAegir]

@@TheMythkeeper No problem! I think this format works well for more "roleplay" heavy APs since it allows you to more naturally explain things to the viewer as well, so this format helps someone like me who hasn't played some APs due to being new to pathfinder but wants to learn about the other APs.

[@TheMythkeeper]

@@RyanVonAegir Awesome, that was kind of the goal. I've scripted the first few episodes and War for the Crown Book 1 will be 5 episodes in all. If you enjoy it, watch through this and then find a group of friends to play through it with. It will be worth it, but your adventure will naturally come out quite different from mine just because of the different characters they will be playing.

[@Haiphong778]

I liked it! It's an interesting story and your voicing is great!

[@karablak-je6ed]

This was great! Love the format. Can't wait for the next part.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@admiraltiberius5231]

Love it. I love the lore of Golarion and I pretty much only run APs. Haven't gotten to this one but it's one I'm hoping to add to my meager collection. Thank you!

[@chroniclesgamestoyscomicsi3429]

Love it I could listen to story time all day. Keep up the good work!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you! Will do!

[@phatasticpat5374]

Oh hell yeah! Love that we're getting a play through of this.

[@DarkCrusader100]

lovely work. im excited for the next episode

[@TheMythkeeper]

😁

[@jriggan]

That. Was. Totally WICKED!! 🍻🍻🍻 The prose style leads the dialogue well. The characterization in the voices is distinct enough to separate them. I am interested in this…

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thanks a ton!

[@grundgymoozuh8427]

Just FYI the audio on this only come through one earphone when youre speaking in the beginning, teally excited to have come across this channel and really excited to learn more and more about Pathfinder 2e and the upcoming and compatible Starfinder 2e

[@grundgymoozuh8427]

Additionally, I love the recitation style of this story, the voices are great! Not overdone or unpleasant at all!

[@TheMythkeeper]

@@grundgymoozuh8427 Ah, that's so frustrating. That happened to a set of videos and I didn't realize and I didn't get those comments until too late. Didn't realize that was on this one too.

[@samstriker5584]

This is fantastic! I really love all the characters too, I think Aurelius is my favorite

[@TheMythkeeper]

He's great, and really comes into his own as the story progresses.

[@sieg5857]

This is excellent work. Definitely make more of it.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thanks, will do!

[@matthewlinley3073]

Enjoyed this! I'm currently listening to Dice Will Roll's Abomination Vaults and Find the Path's Hell's Rebels, and while those are great, this was a nice change of pace for TTRPG listening.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you!

[@ytchanviewer5389]

Hi @MythKeeper, I'm late to the party and have just started watching this series. I'm very excited for it. When you said you would do all the voices, at the begining of the video, I thought I would give you the feedback that you don't necessarily need to do that. You could just take an omniscient narrator-only approach (the channel DnD Walkthrough does that for short summaries of D&D adventures). But you know what ? This works very fine. (Also, I've seen episode 1.2 now, and I think the way you highlighted who speaks there is slightly better, though you could probably combine the visual indicators used in episode 1.1 and 1.2). On a less content-creation note, I think I quite like the setting/starting point of the adventure (so, good job Paizo), and I really love the characters. I mean both Martella Lotheed and the PCs (I have favourites already, but I'll just congratulate you and the players as a whole). Anyway, too much writing. I'm off to watching episode 1.3 now.

[@TheMythkeeper]

I replied to your comment on 1.2 already but just wanted to thank you again for the long kind note here. Appreciate this and the feedback in general

[@Jon_East]

Oh Mr Mythkeeper, you've done it again! :D Great concept, really nice and easily digestible, the voices work well too (I particularly liked Martella). The only point of constructive feedback I can think of is to be a bit more generous with your pauses between lines. Especially when switching between dialogue and narration. Just giving the words a bit more space to breathe. Would love to see more videos in this style!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you for the constructive feedback, I really appreciate it

[@fumentarii7217]

Love this! Wanted it forever

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you!

[@joshuachapman247]

Thanks for this, been looking to get into Pathfinder but did not know story that is why I watch your content.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@JetlordtheRangerofWinter]

Great job. You can tell where the main points are and the overall drive of the narrative. Also your players seem like a fun and interesting group. Im invested Mythkeeper :)

[@TheMythkeeper]

Much appreciated!

[@ELCare86]

I really enjoyed this! Thank you. If you're looking to listen to a podcast that's currently playing this, I'd recommend Find the Path Podcast. Great audio, storytelling, and voice actors.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Everyone's into Taldor these days, must be something in the water...

[@kylenordmann7978]

Thanks!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Awww man! Thank you, this is amazing. Just finishing my edit on Episode 2 and it is definitely a level-up on what I put together for Ep 1.

[@davdav1370]

This is indeed different from other videos, but great nonetheless. It's great to see some stories being told in places that we listened about in deep dives.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ChiefstyBois]

Great work! I’m also running this AP, and this PC meet up idea prior to the Gala is inspired - wish I had done something this good

[@TheMythkeeper]

Yeah it was a great way of bringing the party together before the big gala.

[@ikaemos]

This is a superb idea, especially for those APs that have massive ramifications for the world. Golarion lore can sometimes reads like a comic in which you skipped an important crossover and now half the characters are dead and the continent is split in half. Although, just my first impression, the thumbnail and title definitely made it look like a _live-play show._ Live-plays are cool, but they have a specific audience, and I think it's narrower than for a... "scripted campaign-journal read-through," or whatever you want to call this. I mean, I really like live-plays, but getting to know four-five people, learning their table dynamics, seeing roleplay, gameplay _and_ chaff (rolls, rule verifications, chatter) can be fun, but also laborious, especially if unedited. I think calling them "Narrated Campaign Logs" would make it clear that it's scripted content that one could enjoy casually.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Yeah its hard because KZbin doesn't give you a lot of "name room" and War for the Crown 1.1: Introductions is already a huge chunk of real estate...

[@bryanstephens4800]

In my game, I ran the characters at preamble events as well. In both cases it involved working for Martella for several of them, it being in the right place at the wrong time.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Yeah it worked great. Glad I did that and didn't jump my players right into the gala.

[@mothsvidz]

This was pretty neat. It's like a little narrative podcast with visuals. It's nice to experiment, and I think this could be a mainstay. I don't know the metrics, but if it's performing lower than other stuff, I'd say keep with it for at least a couple more entries, since KZbin's inscrutable algorithm takes a bit of time to adjust to posting stuff that's a bit different. And of course, as long as you enjoy making it, and have the time, I think it's a nice change of pace from other videos. I think like another comment said, definitely try not to rush through the script too much, but I think everything else is fine. I do wonder how your players feel about your impressions of their characters though. Also, I know it might not be in the cards, due to one reason or another, but an actual play series would be something, I'd definitely be interested in watching, because for the most part there are very few high quality Pathfinder actual play series, and I have looked many times. There are some, but none really grabbed me. Some suggestions for if you do do one eventually though would be to make sure you AND your players' audio is good, because that's killed my interest trying to watch a lot of the smaller ones I've tried to check out. And again the KZbin algorithm is really weird, so it might mess up the channel numbers to stream or upload it on the main channel, so it might be best to create a separate channel for it. And if you do it live, I'd suggest using Twitch, probably on like the DND or the generic Tabletop category since sadly the Pathfinder one isn't really used or just directly to the secondary KZbin channel. But yeah, cool video, looking forward to more. 👍

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you so much! So far my players have been really jazzed I'm doing this. Occasionally I've been called out for missing a cool thing their character did (they've seen a few more episodes than everyone else) but so far they're really supportive.

[@MrTabanese]

This is a great idea and very well put together.

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you!

[@RicardoPM777]

I loved it , this is an amazing video and an incredible format. There is only one huge problem.... I want to know what happens and I have to wait several weeks for it ..... thank you so much for the video!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Working on it!

[@mattd7695]

Amazing! I've been following your channel since the beginning, and it's amazing to see you expand into knew content. I appreciate the effort you put into editing the videos and your voice work is pretty good 👍. I'd love it if you'd open for people in the community to offer their own voices for characters and maybe add some sound effects, I could see this evolving into a fully fleged audio drama series 😄

[@TheMythkeeper]

I also would love to get other people to do voice - and certainly anyone is welcome to grab these videos and 'enhance' them with sound effects or alternate audio. One of my challenges is my production schedule. Anyone I add in to my process becomes a dependancy that complicates my weekly release cadence, but if I figure out a way to do this I'm all for it.

[@igorjmb]

Love to see this idea, maybe in the future you could do the same with other APs. Unfortunately my group stopped close to the end of Book 4 of Age of Ashes because of responsibilities IRL and it would be fantastic to see the full story in the eyes of another party.

[@TheMythkeeper]

My plan is to do all the APs eventually, but it will take some time. Its like 5-6 episodes per book, so 30 episodes in a full AP. I can basically crank out 1 AP / year at this rate. I'll probably hold votes to see what people want me to do next.

[@justinwalters4957]

I love this content. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thanks for watching!

[@SofaKingDead]

A big fan of this, keep it up.

[@TheMythkeeper]

More to come!

[@Sjaddix]

An interesting direction for your channel…so far good

[@TheMythkeeper]

Thank you very much!

[@JofanaMaria]

Love this approach. The story is well written amd engaging, great to listen to while doing something around the house! Voices are solid, pacing is good. Keep them coming! P.S. Who did the character art, or is it all Paizo official?

[@TheMythkeeper]

One of my players did the PC character art. Rest is from the AP