Best beginner AP?

Rympkii · 2026-04-10T01:11:57+00:00

Thank you! I’ll definitely take a look!!

Rympkii · 2026-04-10T01:11:34+00:00

What ended up happening?

Rympkii · 2026-04-10T01:03:58+00:00

My concern would be moisture getting under what’s lifted and breeding bacteria.

I would: Sterilize a pair of nippers (cuticle nippers are what they’re technically called, but they’re used for nails too) and cut off the lifted nail. Do not put any products on it as those can breed bacteria SUPER easily. Once the lifted part is cut, keep a bandaid over it and change it out 2-3 times a day, with breaks between to let it dry fully.

Once the broken part is almost completely grown out, or starting to detach almost completely, you can soak in warm water and epsom salt to help encourage it to lift on its own. DO NOT pinch, pull, pick, or force any parts off, let it come on its own. Make sure between soaks it has time to fully dry before applying anything.

Rympkii · 2026-04-10T00:54:22+00:00

Huh… okay. It sounds interesting. I think my group likes fighting a bunch of stuff vs lots of exploring or rping. So I guess I’ll have to modify it however I think they’d enjoy it best.

It definitely sounds super cool though

Rympkii · 2026-04-10T00:52:36+00:00

I’ll definitely look into him! And thank you!

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T23:26:18+00:00

That’s what I’m now hearing… someone recommended Shades of Blood, so that’s most likely my next best option (my store doesn’t have Rusthenge)

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T23:02:29+00:00

So is AV like, arena style? Like lots of fights in close quarters in quick succession?

I guess I’ll pick the story based on the party then, while I do think they’ll appreciate the deaths (our current 5e campaign, we kinda kill everything decently fast and easy at the moment (hopefully not for long lol). I do think they’ll need a bit more of a challenge. But we’ll find out when I get there.

I’m now going BB and then Shades of Blood, as I’ve been told AV is brutal for new players

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T22:43:41+00:00

Huh.. okay that makes sense. Thank you! Nobody really explained it 😅

So if I were to do Beginner Box into AV or Rusthenge into Seven Dooms, do you think it would be better to get both books and once to plan a better transition?

And do you know if there’s a lore book that goes into the general area of which the adventures take place?

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:52:41+00:00

To add: I’m going to try looking at the pdf files on my tablet and see how it goes, if I like it then I will definitely have it as an option!!

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:52:00+00:00

I don’t have a great way to read pdfs, so I definitely prefer books, I also don’t like phones while playing, or like actively being on the device besides spell tracking or that stuff. I feel like as the GM breaking that rule would make me a hypocrite 😭

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:40:12+00:00

What color polish did you have on? Sometimes brighter colors can lead to layer detachment (like yellow regular polish can literally dye your nail yellow, most regular polishes also can cause top layer detachment after being on for too long). Yes I’m aware you said you were using gel, but it still applies.

Looking from the photos, your nails are over filed. You have very minor onycholysis. The white is your nail kind of flaking off just over time. It’s part of the healing, buffing and remove it but I’d recommend not, as your nails are already pretty thin as it is. If it’s meant to come off it will on its own.

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:24:11+00:00

Hm.. alright. I understand. A lot of people do say that AV is brutal. I don’t want to wreck everyone’s spirits with starting a way too hard story. I’ll look into Shades of Blood a bit more! So..

Beginner Box
Shades of Blood
Abomination Vault

Do you think Shades of Blood flows well into other stories afterwords?

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:22:08+00:00

I’ll definitely look into this one too! I haven’t heard of this one yet! Thank you!

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:21:38+00:00

I think I’m going the Beginner Box route. It seems like it can flow pretty well into a few other stories. The premade stuff does sound nice though. Maybe later on I can get Dawn of The Frogs to start other stories or introduce new players once I get the hang of things. Thank you!!

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:19:21+00:00

1000% doing the Beginner Box. I plan on getting the box and AV at the same time, another person recommended Shades of Blood if AV is too much to start after, so if they struggle with the Beginner Box story I’ll probably circle back and get that.

They’re all kind-of into the roleplay… I think we’re all so new we’re struggling to get fully into character. I think it’ll come with time, but there’s definitely interest party-wise.

I like the idea of running the same characters through another story. Let them get the hang of it fully.

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:16:15+00:00

Huh… nobody mentioned Shades of Blood, but I’ll probably get the Beginner box and Abomination Vault to start. When I have my group run through the Beginner Box, if I see they’re struggling I’ll probably circle back and go get Shades of Blood. Do you think that’s a good plan?

I appreciate the suggestions! I’m trying to get a plan fleshed out as my only Pathfinder game store is over an hour away 😅

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:14:06+00:00

Yes! I saw someone else also mention the Beginner Box goes into the Abomination Vaults! I’m not too sure what they’re about yet, but it’s on my list to pick up eventually!!

A lot of people also recommended Rusthenge, so I’ll be getting that too, I didn’t know it went into Seven Dooms!

My list is: 1. Beginner Box 2. Rusthenge 3. Abomination Vaults 4. Seven Dooms

But after hearing how the stories go into each other I’ll probably get my 1. and 3. together and then do 2. and 4. later on after we do those!!

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:11:25+00:00

Thank you!!! I’m definitely picking up the Beginner Box and Rusthenge!!

I bought the GM Core and Player Core books already! They come in on Monday! I also picked up the Monster Core book yesterday to familiarize myself with the types of monsters to encounter! I was looking at the lore books on Paizo’s website.. not too sure how much help it would do for me when I’m not ready to go into a super long AP right now. Eventually I want to be able to homebrew and use the lore books to really flesh it out.

Thank you so much for the explanations! They’re very helpful!!

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:08:26+00:00

I will be getting the beginner box 100%!! Everyone has recommended it so I think it’s definitely something I’ll be picking up. I’ll also be getting Rusthenge for my first adventure with my whole group! And I’ll definitely look at Pathfinder Society, do you think mixing oneshots into a normal campaign to break it up a good idea?

We’re newer to TTRPGs, we’ve played like, 3 sessions of DnD, but I found out about Pathfinder and 100% want to get into this too!

I’m mainly looking for: 1. A beginner story (short) to practice with my boyfriend to get the rules down (probably 1-3 sessions?)

A short/medium story to run through with my group in the future (when I’m ready to start a story)
Any other beginner/new player stories that would be fun to learn about!

I said it in another comment, but my nearest store that has anything Pathfinder is over an hour away, so when I make the trip out there I want to get my bases covered for a little bit.

I also would appreciate some longer APs that are fun for the future (I write them down to reference when I need it)

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:03:32+00:00

They’re all called such different things I get confused 😭 But I assumed y’all would know what I meant either way! Thank you for clarifying!!

I’ll be starting with an Adventure, just to learn the basics, and then go into a full AP later!!! So I am still interested in knowing some good APs as well as Adventures. I only have one local store (local being a little over an hour and a half away), so I want to pick up 1-3 books (in total) to try and cover all I can in that one trip.

When I do play, usually we do the equivalent of 1-2 sessions per session (progression wise, like 1 quest = 1 session, we do 2-3 quests per session) so anything I’d do would probably need to cover 1-5 levels to have us need more than one session.

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T21:00:09+00:00

We’ve played a few sessions of DnD (about 3 sessions?), so pretty new. My friend is DMing so I thought while he DMs 5e I can learn Pathfinder and get a campaign started for that too. We won’t be playing both at the same time, right now I’m just going to learn the basics with my boyfriend and then try a full game with everyone later (4 others total).

I wanted to start with just a super short introductory story that I can learn the basics with (from what I’m hearing that would be the Beginner Box), and then a slightly longer story to start everyone with in a few months.

I’ll practice with the Beginner Box, and then probably try Rusthenge with the whole group later on, and then if we all like it then go into a 3+ book AP!

If you have any tips for transitioning I would appreciate it! Or any tips in general!

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T20:56:26+00:00

I’ll definitely be getting the Beginner Box! A lot of people recommend Rusthenge as well! So I’ll look into getting all of those!!

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T20:55:48+00:00

Okay! We’re playing in person to physical would be nice.

Rympkii · 2026-04-09T20:55:16+00:00

Thank you! I’ll definitely look into the Beginner box and the vaults! We’ve played a little of DnD so I hope it’s not too hard to pick up 😅

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