paizo.com Recent Threads in Second Darknesspaizo.com Recent Threads in Second Darkness2024-01-19T04:30:24Z2024-01-19T04:30:24ZForums: Second Darkness: Resources to IncorporateJhaemanhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43xjm?Resources-to-Incorporate2024-01-19T04:30:20Z2024-01-19T04:30:20Z<p>I’ve gone through the PF1 books I have, and here’s a list of references I’ve found to the places and NPCs in <i>Second Darkness</i>. Please note that, to avoid spoilers, I haven’t gone through any future adventure paths (but I have looked at prior ones, since I’ve run them) and I haven't looked at anything from PF2. If you know of other useful things to add, please go for it!</p>
<p><b>SPOILERS THROUGHOUT!</b></p>
<p><b>WHOLE CAMPAIGN</b></p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Inner Sea World Guide</i> has entries on the Darklands, Kyonin, and Varisia (including a picture of the Cyphergate).</p>
<p># The <i>Second Darkness Map Folio</i> has maps of Zirnakaynin, Rygirnan, Edrissil, Riddleport, the Gold Goblin, and several more.</p>
<p># The player companion <i>Pathfinder Society Primer</i> on page 27 says a Pathfinder published proof of the existence of drow in 4707 A.R. (which contradicts the timeline of the A.P. which starts in 4708 A.R. and drow are still secret).</p>
<p># <i>Pathfinder Adventure Path</i> # 3 has a gazetteer on Varisia with bits on Celwynvian, Calphiak Mountains, the Mierani Forest, Riddleport, and Roderic’s Cove.</p>
<p><b>CHAPTER ONE (Riddleport)</b></p>
<p># According to <i> Pathfinder Adventure Path</i> # 10 page 73, the Tamiir-Quah occasionally attacks travellers on the road from Riddleport to Roderic’s Cove, forcing much trade via sea.</p>
<p># The novel <i>Winter Witch</i> has an interesting “in universe” map of the area around Riddleport, and there’s a couple of pages at the beginning of Chapter Nine that take place on the outskirts of the city.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Darklands Revisited</i> on pages 56-57 has a write-up and stats for a CR 7 urdefhan cult leader who abducts travellers around Riddleport.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Inner Sea Temples</i> on page 2 has a sample temple priest with alterations for Cayden Cailean and Calistria.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Mystery Monsters Revisited</i> says bunyips are a known problem in Riddleport (page 8), that there’s a famous sasquatch in Churlwood (page 45), and that the Serpentine Lodge (a group devoted to slaying sea serpents) has a base in Riddleport (page 49).</p>
<p># The <i>Rise of the Runelords Map Folio</i> has a close map of Varisia include the area around Riddleport.</p>
<p># The player companion <i>Second Darkness Player’s Guide</i> has lots of information on Riddleport.</p>
<p># The player companion <i>Varisia, Birthplace of Legends</i> has information on Riddleport and surrounding areas, and a couple of new campaign traits for <i>Second Darkness</i>.</p>
<p># The player companion <i>Pirates of the Inner Sea</i> has two pages on Riddleport, highlighting notable pirates and ships. It also features two pages on Besmara.</p>
<p># <i>Pathfinder Adventure Path</i> # 10 on page 69 says the Shadde-Quah of the western Calphiaks protect the northern approach to the Varisian Gulf from raiders of the Land of Linnorm Kings.</p>
<p># Pathfinder Society Scenario # 4-07 (‘Severing Ties) is set in Riddleport and includes visits to the city’s three temples.</p>
<p># Pathfinder Society Scenario # 4-15 (‘The Cyphermage Dilemma’) is set in Riddleport and has some useful description of the city Cyphermage NPCs.</p>
<p><b>CHAPTER TWO (Devil’s Elbow)</b></p>
<p># In the campaign setting book <i>Inner Sea Bestiary</i> on page 18, it says that once noqual is discovered, a cabal of Cyphermages start work on building a noqual golem.</p>
<p><b>CHAPTER THREE (Celwynvian/Mierani Forest)</b></p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Into the Darklands</i> references Celwynvian on page 4.</p>
<p># The player companion <i>Elves of Golarionp</i> has some information on Celwynvian.</p>
<p># Pathfinder Society Scenario # 4-17 (‘Tower of the Ironwood Watch’) takes place in the eastern regions of the Mierani Forest and involves drow from Zirnakaynin.</p>
<p><b>CHAPTER FOUR (Zirnakaynin)</b></p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Darklands Revisited</i> on page 8 has brief bits on Zirnakaynin and House Azrinae.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Into the Darklands</i> has a table of wandering monsters (inside front cover), a random hazard chart (page 9), and a discussion of travel times and challenges (page 10) in the Darklands in general. Drow are discussed on page 31 and Zirnakaynin is on page 43.</p>
<p># <i>Pathfinder Adventure Path</i> # 100 has a special gallery of new NPCs for previous adventure paths. For <i>Second Darkness</i>, the new NPC is the drow Chessadril Odranata, a resident of Zirnakaynin who is a potential ally for the PCs.</p>
<p># <i>Pathfinder Adventure Pathp</i> # 13 on page 81 mentions some fungi specific to the Darklands.</p>
<p><b>CHAPTER FIVE (Kyonin/Iadara)</b></p>
<p># The novel <i>Queen of Thorns</i> has a lot of information on Kyonin as well as a map not reproduced elsewhere.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Book of the Damned Volume 2: Lords of Chaos</i> has a paragraph on Tanglebriar on page 63.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Inner Sea Bestiary</i> on page 13 references a fungus queen commanding vegepygmies in Tanglebriar.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Inner Sea Races</i> has a lot of information on elves, elf gates, and drow.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Inner Sea Temples</i> on page 54 references a temple of Calistria in Kyonin.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>NPC Guide</i> has a useful NPC who lives in Kyonin named Vendlara Alderane (page 15), and stat blocks for the following: Kyonin Greenscout (page 42) and Kyonin Nightfall Sniper (page 42).</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Occult Realms</i> has a ritual to activate dormant elf gates on page 54.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Undead Revisited</i> on page 56 says banshees plague Kyonin.</p>
<p># The Pathfinder Chronicles <i>Gazetteer</i> on page 37 has a page on Kyonin and a picture of an elf gate.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Fey Revisited</i> on page 63 discusses Druellian, an enormous village of sprites in the Fierani Forest in Kyonin.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Dungeon Denizens Revisited</i> on page 62 notes that hundreds of shambling mounds serve Treerazer in southern Kyonin.</p>
<p># The player companion <i>Inner Sea Primer</i> on page 10 has a useful brief on Kyonin.</p>
<p># The player companion <i>Elves of Golarion</i> has some information on Kyonin and a stat block for the queen.</p>
<p># The bestiary in the back of <i>Pathfinder Adventure Path</i> # 5 mentions Lukarazyl, a shemhazian demon who serves Treerazer as an assassin and general in Kyonin.</p>
<p># Pathfinder Society Scenario # 5-05 (‘The Elven Entanglement’) is set in Kyonin.</p>
<p><b>CHAPTER SIX (Land of Black Blood)</b></p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Into the Darklands</i> has a table of wandering monsters (inside front cover), a random hazard chart (page 9), and a discussion of travel times and challenges (page 10) in the Darklands in general. The Land of the Black Blood is mentioned on page 51.</p>
<p># The novel <i>Called to Darkness</i> includes Orv (but not the Land of Black Blood specifically).</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Darklands Revisited</i> on page 44 has a brief mention of the neothelid Midnight Emperor who lives in the Land of Black Blood.</p>
<p># The campaign setting book <i>Dungeon Denizens Revisited</i> on page 14 notes that cloakers serve the Moldering Emperor in the Land of Black Blood.</p>
<p># <i>Pathfinder Adventure Path</i> # 13 on page 81 mentions some fungi specific to the Darklands.</p>I’ve gone through the PF1 books I have, and here’s a list of references I’ve found to the places and NPCs in Second Darkness. Please note that, to avoid spoilers, I haven’t gone through any future adventure paths (but I have looked at prior ones, since I’ve run them) and I haven't looked at anything from PF2. If you know of other useful things to add, please go for it!
SPOILERS THROUGHOUT!
WHOLE CAMPAIGN
# The campaign setting book Inner Sea World Guide has entries on the Darklands,...Jhaeman2024-01-19T04:30:20ZForums: Second Darkness: Second Darkness REMASTER: Who wants it?Joseph Collinshttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43u8v?Second-Darkness-REMASTER-Who-wants-it2023-07-02T14:09:06Z2023-07-02T14:09:06Z<p>There were issues with the original, the community has some workarounds to improve the AP. What happens to the AP if we replace Drow with Serpentfolk? Does it still work? Does it tell the same story or go off in a completely different direction? Do the events or insight from later APs affect it? What are your opinions?</p>There were issues with the original, the community has some workarounds to improve the AP. What happens to the AP if we replace Drow with Serpentfolk? Does it still work? Does it tell the same story or go off in a completely different direction? Do the events or insight from later APs affect it? What are your opinions?Joseph Collins2023-07-02T14:09:06ZForums: Second Darkness: Any ideas for Class and levels for the Celwynvian Watch?soulnovahttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43p2i?Any-ideas-for-Class-and-levels-for-the2022-10-12T16:31:08Z2022-10-12T16:31:08Z<p>Do we have any idea of how is the group make up apart from Shalelu?</p>Do we have any idea of how is the group make up apart from Shalelu?soulnova2022-10-12T16:31:08ZForums: Second Darkness: Thorn's End without QuilindraCeruleanSpirithttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs43kjs?Thorns-End-without-Quilindra2022-02-02T16:10:56Z2022-02-02T16:10:56Z<p>Question for everybody: </p>
<p>I decided to remove Quilindra out of my campaign, I knew the group would discover her disguise and would never follow a Succubus (They have been fighting demons all campaign long, bad idea). I made a elaborate ploy where the elven mageof the group can map the Auidara elven gates and locate Thorn's End.</p>
<p>I need to make them enter Thorn's End. How could I do that without's Quilindra's Pass. There is the army of demons outside Thorn's End, they will not let the PC enter unless...</p>
<p>Any idea?</p>Question for everybody:
I decided to remove Quilindra out of my campaign, I knew the group would discover her disguise and would never follow a Succubus (They have been fighting demons all campaign long, bad idea). I made a elaborate ploy where the elven mageof the group can map the Auidara elven gates and locate Thorn's End.
I need to make them enter Thorn's End. How could I do that without's Quilindra's Pass. There is the army of demons outside Thorn's End, they will not let the PC enter...CeruleanSpirit2022-02-02T16:10:56ZForums: Second Darkness: Which deity has the most thematic relevance to this campaign?OctopusMacbethhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs433cj?Which-deity-has-the-most-thematic-relevance2020-07-09T03:26:42Z2020-07-09T03:26:42Z<p>I’m very curious as to the “ideal” cleric for Second Darkness, not mechanically, but purely in terms of relevance to the plot at hand. Reading the player’s guide, it seems like Calistria could be a strong choice, but if y’all were running the AP and one of your players wanted to be a cleric, which deity choice would make you rub your hands with anticipation?</p>I’m very curious as to the “ideal” cleric for Second Darkness, not mechanically, but purely in terms of relevance to the plot at hand. Reading the player’s guide, it seems like Calistria could be a strong choice, but if y’all were running the AP and one of your players wanted to be a cleric, which deity choice would make you rub your hands with anticipation?OctopusMacbeth2020-07-09T03:26:42ZForums: Second Darkness: Riddleport and other city stat blocks?fujisempaihttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs42jff?Riddleport-and-other-city-stat-blocks2019-04-21T16:47:59Z2019-04-21T16:47:59Z<p>Hi all, I plan on running second darkness soon using the P1E ruleset and was wondering if there were updated stat blocks for the cities Riddleport, zirnakaynin, kyonin capital, etc. </p>
<p>I know my players are going to want to go shopping in those places and I'm having trouble finding their blocks in a non 3.5 way(at least Riddleport)</p>Hi all, I plan on running second darkness soon using the P1E ruleset and was wondering if there were updated stat blocks for the cities Riddleport, zirnakaynin, kyonin capital, etc.
I know my players are going to want to go shopping in those places and I'm having trouble finding their blocks in a non 3.5 way(at least Riddleport)fujisempai2019-04-21T16:47:59ZForums: Second Darkness: Second Darkness Conversion - Shadow in the Sky (PFRPG)HangarFlyinghttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2od7p?Second-Darkness-Conversion-Shadow-in-the-Sky2012-06-27T20:23:14Z2012-06-27T20:23:14Z<p>Hello all, I'm working on converting this AP. I know there are a few conversion threads out there, but from what I could tell, they were done primarily for the Beta.</p>
<p>For the most part, I tried to maintain the CRs by adding levels as appropriate. Though, I only added one level to Depora rather than adding two (so she's a CR 5 instead of 6). To make up for this, I added in an extra dretch to this encounter.</p>
<p>By my calculations, the PCs (assuming 4 of them) should have about 7,500 XP at the end of this module, which should put them about 1/3 of the way to 5th level. </p>
<p>This conversion does not include the set piece adventure.</p>
<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bz1eTk8Q8_DdUG1CbF8xMEoyaE0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Shadow in the Sky (PFRPG)</a></p>
<p>EDIT: found an error, so I fixed it and re-uploaded it requiring a new link.</p>Hello all, I'm working on converting this AP. I know there are a few conversion threads out there, but from what I could tell, they were done primarily for the Beta.
For the most part, I tried to maintain the CRs by adding levels as appropriate. Though, I only added one level to Depora rather than adding two (so she's a CR 5 instead of 6). To make up for this, I added in an extra dretch to this encounter.
By my calculations, the PCs (assuming 4 of them) should have about 7,500 XP at the end...HangarFlying2012-06-27T20:23:14ZForums: Second Darkness: Second Darkness ObituariesP.H. Dungeonhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2iwok?Second-Darkness-Obituaries2008-10-19T22:34:15Z2008-10-19T22:34:15Z<p>I've had three deaths so far</p>
<p>Name: Torin
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Race: Dragonborn
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Class: Warlord 1
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Adventure: Shadow in the Sky
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Location: Gold Goblin</p>
<p>Catalyst: In the first combat of the campaign Torin charged forward to stop the thieves who were trying to make off with the prize money. He took was swarmed by Riddleport thugs and due to flanking and sneak attacks was killed.</p>
<p>Name: Shabeer
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Race: Human
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Class: Cleric 2 of Serenae
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Adventure: Shadow in the Sky
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Location: Depora's lair.
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Catalyst: Depora's pet carnage demon tore into the party and brought down Shabeer. Shabeer clung to life for several rounds, but eventually failed 3 death saves before any party members could perform a heal check.</p>
<p>Name: Lord Soveliss
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Race: Eladrin
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Class: Wizard 2
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Adventure: Shadow in the Sky
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Location: The base of the Cyphergate
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Catalyst: After the carnage demon killed Shabeer it started chasing down Soveliss. He fled up the ladder and there he found his warforged fighter companion Elric, who had been pursuing Depora. Elric put himself between Soveliss and the demon, and though he was badly hurt Soveliss stopped running and attempted to hurl a spell at the demon. It failed to cause the creature any harm. Elric and the demon faced off in battle. Elric was already wounded and the demon clawed and bit at the warforged wounding him horribly. Elric had no choice but to flee and he dove into the harbor. With no one left to protect Soveliss the demon charged the wizard and ripped him into pieces, feasting on his mangled corpse. Afterwards the demon gleefully entered the nearby streets and started killing civilians.</p>I've had three deaths so far
Name: Torin
Race: Dragonborn
Class: Warlord 1
Adventure: Shadow in the Sky
Location: Gold Goblin
Catalyst: In the first combat of the campaign Torin charged forward to stop the thieves who were trying to make off with the prize money. He took was swarmed by Riddleport thugs and due to flanking and sneak attacks was killed.
Name: Shabeer
Race: Human
Class: Cleric 2 of Serenae
Adventure: Shadow in the Sky
Location: Depora's lair.
Catalyst: Depora's pet carnage...P.H. Dungeon2008-10-19T22:34:15ZForums: Second Darkness: Second Darkness - Conversions to Pathfinder RPGdaemonslyehttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ikyj?Second-Darkness-Conversions-to-Pathfinder-RPG2008-08-06T04:33:43Z2008-08-06T04:33:43Z<p>Just a thread to post some conversions for those using PFRPG;</p>
<p>SPOILER ALERT - Do not click any links if you are a player...</p>
<p>Questions about format: See -> <b><a href="http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/pathfinderRPG/general/blasphemyUsingSomeIdeasFrom4E&page=1#656929" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">THIS THREAD</a></b></p>
<p>Here are Angvar and Thuvalia converted to 3.PFRPG -> <b><a href="http://www.meitzen.com/shadow1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CLICK HERE</a></b></p>
<p>Let me know where I got stuff wrong</p>
<p>~D</p>Just a thread to post some conversions for those using PFRPG;
SPOILER ALERT - Do not click any links if you are a player...
Questions about format: See -> THIS THREAD
Here are Angvar and Thuvalia converted to 3.PFRPG -> CLICK HERE
Let me know where I got stuff wrong
~Ddaemonslye2008-08-06T04:33:43ZForums: Second Darkness: A Memory of Darkness (GM Reference)tdewitt274https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2ijsh?A-Memory-of-Darkness2008-12-24T04:12:25Z2008-12-24T04:12:25Z<p>"In the next week or so, we're expecting to ship the next volume of your subscription."</p>
<p>And remember, if you see anything, post them here!</p>
<p>Enjoy</p>"In the next week or so, we're expecting to ship the next volume of your subscription."
And remember, if you see anything, post them here!
Enjoytdewitt2742008-12-24T04:12:25Z