paizo.com Recent Blog Posts in Darkmoon Valepaizo.com Recent Blog Posts in Darkmoon Vale2011-07-13T00:01:25Z2011-07-13T00:01:25ZReceive the Gift of Kobolds at Free RPG Day!https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5l9zj?Receive-the-Gift-of-Kobolds-at-Free-RPG-Day2008-06-20T07:00:00Z<a href="http://www.freerpgday.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/logo/FreeRPGDay2008_180.jpg" border=0 align=left hspace=9></a>
<blockquote><h1>Receive the Gift of Kobolds at Free RPG Day!</h1>
<p class=date>Friday, June 20, 2008 </p></p>
<p>For those of you who don't know, tomorrow is the second annual <a href="http://www.freerpgday.com/" target="_blank">Free RPG Day</a>. Created and run by the good folks at Impressions Marketing, Free RPG Day works with hobby game retailers and RPG publishers to create in-store events that give away new RPG quick start rules and adventure modules. This year, the event is worldwide, meaning gamers in Canada, England, Germany, Scotland, Spain, Costa Rica, Chile, and the United States will be able to get their hands on a copy of Paizo's Free RPG Day module, <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy83rw">D1.5: Revenge of the Kobold King</a>.</p>
<p>It should have been the end. When the bloodthirsty adventurers burst into his throne room and mercilessly cut him down, the tale of Merlokrep, last king of the ill-fated Truescale Tribe, should have ended. But the fates weren't yet finished with the Kobold King, and now a dark power has brought him back from the beyond to wreak his vengeance upon those foolish adventurers who destroyed his tribe.</p>
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<p>Revenge of the Kobold King is compatible with the 3.5 edition of the world's most popular roleplaying game and takes your heroes back beneath the haunted trees of Darkmoon Wood and into an ancient Azlanti crypt in search of the all-too-familiar monsters that are brutally murdering the people of Falcon's Hollow. This adventure returns to Darkmoon Vale, an area of the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting visited in <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/v5748btpy7yqz">D1: Crown of the Kobold King</a> and <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/v5748btpy80op">E1: Carnival of Tears</a>, and further detailed in the soon-to-be-released <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/v5748btpy80ib"><i>Pathfinder Chronicles</I>: Guide to Darkmoon Vale</a>. Revenge of the Kobold King is a 5th level dungeon adventure written by Paizo's Organized Play Coordinator, Nicolas Logue.</p>
<p>Though you'll be able to download the module for free and purchase a copy from paizo.com starting this Monday, we highly recommend you attend your local Free RPG Day event to get a physical copy at no cost. Go out and tell the world about Paizo and the <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG">Pathfinder Roleplaying Game</a>. Get involved and run Revenge for hungry gamers right there at your local store. If your local store isn't participating, tell them about it. Make sure they're involved next year!</p>
<p>Paizo supports Free RPG Day and we want our readers, customers, and fans to do the same. Thanks for your support and we hope you'll like what Nick has in store for you deep beneath the Darkmoon Wood.</p>
<p>Joshua J. Frost<br>
Director of Sales & Marketing</p>
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<!— tags: Kobolds, Darkmoon Vale —><p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/freeStuff">Free Stuff</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/kobolds">Kobolds</a></p><a href="http://www.freerpgday.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/logo/FreeRPGDay2008_180.jpg" border=0 align=left hspace=9></a>
<blockquote><h1>Receive the Gift of Kobolds at Free RPG Day!</h1>
<p class=date>Friday, June 20, 2008 </p></p>
<p>For those of you who don't know, tomorrow is the second annual <a href="http://www.freerpgday.com/" target="_blank">Free RPG Day</a>. Created and run by the good folks at Impressions Marketing, Free RPG Day works with hobby game retailers and RPG publishers to create in-store events that give away new RPG quick start rules and adventure modules. This year, the event is worldwide, meaning gamers in Canada, England, Germany, Scotland, Spain, Costa Rica, Chile, and the United States will be able to get their hands on a copy of Paizo's Free RPG Day module, <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy83rw">D1.5: Revenge of the Kobold King</a>.</p>
<p>It should have been the end. When the bloodthirsty adventurers burst into his throne room and mercilessly cut him down, the tale of Merlokrep, last king of the ill-fated Truescale Tribe, should have ended. But the fates weren't yet finished with the Kobold King, and now a dark power has brought him back from the beyond to wreak his vengeance upon those foolish adventurers who destroyed his tribe.</p>
</blockquote>
<a href=""><img src="https//paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO9500-2_180.jpeg" align=right hspace=9 border=0></a>
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<p>Revenge of the Kobold King is compatible with the 3.5 edition of the world's most popular roleplaying game and takes your heroes back beneath the haunted trees of Darkmoon Wood and into an ancient Azlanti crypt in search of the all-too-familiar monsters that are brutally murdering the people of Falcon's Hollow. This adventure returns to Darkmoon Vale, an area of the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting visited in <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/v5748btpy7yqz">D1: Crown of the Kobold King</a> and <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/v5748btpy80op">E1: Carnival of Tears</a>, and further detailed in the soon-to-be-released <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinder/v5748btpy80ib"><i>Pathfinder Chronicles</I>: Guide to Darkmoon Vale</a>. Revenge of the Kobold King is a 5th level dungeon adventure written by Paizo's Organized Play Coordinator, Nicolas Logue.</p>
<p>Though you'll be able to download the module for free and purchase a copy from paizo.com starting this Monday, we highly recommend you attend your local Free RPG Day event to get a physical copy at no cost. Go out and tell the world about Paizo and the <a href="https://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG">Pathfinder Roleplaying Game</a>. Get involved and run Revenge for hungry gamers right there at your local store. If your local store isn't participating, tell them about it. Make sure they're involved next year!</p>
<p>Paizo supports Free RPG Day and we want our readers, customers, and fans to do the same. Thanks for your support and we hope you'll like what Nick has in store for you deep beneath the Darkmoon Wood.</p>
<p>Joshua J. Frost<br>
Director of Sales & Marketing</p>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Kobolds, Darkmoon Vale —><p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/freeStuff">Free Stuff</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/kobolds">Kobolds</a></p>2008-06-20T07:00:00ZThe Vale's Biology--Darkmoon Vale Faunahttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5l9zv?The-Vales-BiologyDarkmoon-Vale-Fauna2008-06-04T07:00:00Z<a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO1108_180.jpeg" border=0 align=right hspace=9></a>
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<h1><br>The Vale's Biology</h1>
<p class=date>Wednesday, June 4, 2008</p>
<p>Numerous interesting plants and animals live in Golarion. The <I><a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib">Guide to Darkmoon Vale</a></I> offers looks at some of the vale's most iconic or infamous fauna and flora. First up here is a peek at the Fauna sidebar.</p>
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<h2>Darkmoon Vale Fauna</h2>
<p>Most creatures in Darkmoon Vale are simply animals or vermin, with no darker agendas than mere survival. The following are some of the most common creatures of the region.
<br><b>Firefoot Fennec:</b> These red-footed foxes are common throughout northern Andoran and southern Isger. Their pelts are popular in Absalom and Molthune.
<br><b>Dusk Spider:</b> These foot-diameter spiders inhabit the Arthfell Forest in large communities that weave immense webs covering several acres. Dusk spider venom, when properly milked from a living creature, makes for a potent alcoholic additive.
<br><b>Giant Mosquito:</b> These pests are as large as small birds, but they tend to (thankfully) travel alone. Female giant mosquitoes (like their normal-sized cousins) drink the blood of warm-blooded animals.
<br><b>Giant Moorsnake:</b> These ophidian predators are active mostly at night. As constrictors, they prefer to sneak up on their victims while their potential meals are sleeping.
<br><b>Mereswan:</b> Unique to the Droskmere, mereswans are normal swans who can eat the mildly acidic popcarp within the lake and who only use a certain kind of volcanic rock for their gizzard stones. The combination of these two elements mean regurgitated gizzard stones of mereswans are smoothly polished semiprecious gems popular with dwarves.
<br><b>Mountain Horses:</b> Indigenous to the Aspodells, these long-haired, massive equines are popular with miners for their easy temperaments and flexible diets.
<br><b>Popcarp:</b> Mildly acidic flesh makes the popcarp of Droskmere an unpopular meal, except for the beautiful mereswans who live nearby. When threatened, a popcarp can explosively empty its gas bladder out its mouth to move quickly away, making a distinctive popping noise when it does so (hence its name).
<br><b>Slurks:</b> The slurk is the disgusting result of ill-advised dwarven efforts at breeding underground frogs. Kobolds prize the foul-smelling and slime-covered creatures as pets and mounts. Slurks live underground in damp caverns where the fungi and lichens they prefer to eat grow in abundance.
<br><b>Zhen Worm:</b> A smaller species of great worms roughly half the size of Qadira's famous alamien worms, the zhen worms of Andoran can survive in environs that would kill their larger cousins. Zhen worms thrive in warm, moist soil, and many of them migrate frequently to the areas around Darkmoon Vale's geysers, mud pots, and other geothermal features.</p>
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<p>And not to be outdone, here's the Flora sidebar.</p>
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<h2>Darkmoon Vale Flora</h2>
<p>Many varieties of unique and rare plants live in Darkmoon Vale. The following are those of greatest interest to residents and visitors of the region.
<br><b>Appleleaf:</b> These low-growing plants have leaves that grow in groups of four and taste of slightly bitter apples when eaten. Appleleaf grows all over within the forests of Darkmoon Vale and southern Isger.
<br><b>Blackscour:</b> A black-headed fungus that tastes hard, bitter, and sharp. It grows in the water and causes blackscour taint if any part of it, including its spores, are consumed (usually by drinking contaminated water). Blackscour is not native to the region and was only recently introduced to Darkmoon Vale.
<br><b>Dowmberries:</b> Although the plants that bear them contain massive thorns, dowmberries remain a popular desert treat when in season in late summer and early autumn. Dowmberries grow best in arid climates and grow all over the eastern side of the Aspodell Mountains and Wolfrun Hills.
<br><b>Elderwood Moss:</b> This semi-magical moss only grows on the oldest tree in a forest. As such, two known patches exist near Darkmoon Vale: one upon the forest elder in Darkmoon Wood and another on the Green Patriarch within Arthfell Forest. Elderwood moss, when prepared correctly, acts as a strong decongestant. Some people claim that, when prepared incorrectly, elderwood moss causes premature aging.
<br><b>Glowmold:</b> As its name implies, glowmold glows. Rather brightly, in fact. Glowmold grows very slowly on the undersides of igneous rocks, and the largest concentrations of this useful mold live for centuries under stones too large to easily flip or roll over. Smaller finds provide as much light as a torch. Regardless of the size of the moss colony, picked glowmold glows for 3 days once picked.
<br><b>Ironbloom Mushrooms:</b> These stunty fungi only grow in dark places thick with metal. The diets of Five Kings Mountains dwarves consist heavily of ironbloom mushrooms, mainly because the plants grow naturally in and around dwarven forges. Protein-rich ironbloom mushrooms bear a slight salty taste but otherwise contain no flavor of their own, making them excellent additions to many dwarven meals.
<br><b>Pesh:</b> This strong stimulant also has mild hallucinogenic properties, which together make its users easily agitated and randomly aggressive (and easily identified, with bloodshot eyes and frequent nosebleeds). Originally imported from Vudra, pesh cacti grow in warm, moist areas, like those around the vale's mudpots and hot springs. Wild pesh cacti threaten to choke out native species near the geothermal vents. Outside of Katapesh, Darkmoon Vale is the largest supplier of pesh to nations of Avistan.
<br><b>Paueliel Trees:</b> These silver-barked softwoods grow to immense heights, but never spread to more than a few feet in diameter. Lumberjacks claim paueliel trees are somehow connected with elves and give copses of them wide berth when logging.
<br><b>Rat's Tail:</b> When pickled, this exceedingly salty root acts as a mild analgesic. Used raw, rat's tail gives a strong salty flavor to whatever dish it is added to. Many of the poor residents in Darkmoon Vale use rat's tail to flavor their food, as salt remains out of the price range of most. </p>
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<p> Mike McArtor
<br>Editor</p>
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<!— tags: Pathfinder, Darkmoon Vale, Guide to Darkmoon Vale, flora, fauna, pesh, slurk —>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters">Monsters</a></p><a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO1108_180.jpeg" border=0 align=right hspace=9></a>
<blockquote>
<h1><br>The Vale's Biology</h1>
<p class=date>Wednesday, June 4, 2008</p>
<p>Numerous interesting plants and animals live in Golarion. The <I><a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib">Guide to Darkmoon Vale</a></I> offers looks at some of the vale's most iconic or infamous fauna and flora. First up here is a peek at the Fauna sidebar.</p>
<blockquote>
<h2>Darkmoon Vale Fauna</h2>
<p>Most creatures in Darkmoon Vale are simply animals or vermin, with no darker agendas than mere survival. The following are some of the most common creatures of the region.
<br><b>Firefoot Fennec:</b> These red-footed foxes are common throughout northern Andoran and southern Isger. Their pelts are popular in Absalom and Molthune.
<br><b>Dusk Spider:</b> These foot-diameter spiders inhabit the Arthfell Forest in large communities that weave immense webs covering several acres. Dusk spider venom, when properly milked from a living creature, makes for a potent alcoholic additive.
<br><b>Giant Mosquito:</b> These pests are as large as small birds, but they tend to (thankfully) travel alone. Female giant mosquitoes (like their normal-sized cousins) drink the blood of warm-blooded animals.
<br><b>Giant Moorsnake:</b> These ophidian predators are active mostly at night. As constrictors, they prefer to sneak up on their victims while their potential meals are sleeping.
<br><b>Mereswan:</b> Unique to the Droskmere, mereswans are normal swans who can eat the mildly acidic popcarp within the lake and who only use a certain kind of volcanic rock for their gizzard stones. The combination of these two elements mean regurgitated gizzard stones of mereswans are smoothly polished semiprecious gems popular with dwarves.
<br><b>Mountain Horses:</b> Indigenous to the Aspodells, these long-haired, massive equines are popular with miners for their easy temperaments and flexible diets.
<br><b>Popcarp:</b> Mildly acidic flesh makes the popcarp of Droskmere an unpopular meal, except for the beautiful mereswans who live nearby. When threatened, a popcarp can explosively empty its gas bladder out its mouth to move quickly away, making a distinctive popping noise when it does so (hence its name).
<br><b>Slurks:</b> The slurk is the disgusting result of ill-advised dwarven efforts at breeding underground frogs. Kobolds prize the foul-smelling and slime-covered creatures as pets and mounts. Slurks live underground in damp caverns where the fungi and lichens they prefer to eat grow in abundance.
<br><b>Zhen Worm:</b> A smaller species of great worms roughly half the size of Qadira's famous alamien worms, the zhen worms of Andoran can survive in environs that would kill their larger cousins. Zhen worms thrive in warm, moist soil, and many of them migrate frequently to the areas around Darkmoon Vale's geysers, mud pots, and other geothermal features.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>And not to be outdone, here's the Flora sidebar.</p>
<blockquote>
<h2>Darkmoon Vale Flora</h2>
<p>Many varieties of unique and rare plants live in Darkmoon Vale. The following are those of greatest interest to residents and visitors of the region.
<br><b>Appleleaf:</b> These low-growing plants have leaves that grow in groups of four and taste of slightly bitter apples when eaten. Appleleaf grows all over within the forests of Darkmoon Vale and southern Isger.
<br><b>Blackscour:</b> A black-headed fungus that tastes hard, bitter, and sharp. It grows in the water and causes blackscour taint if any part of it, including its spores, are consumed (usually by drinking contaminated water). Blackscour is not native to the region and was only recently introduced to Darkmoon Vale.
<br><b>Dowmberries:</b> Although the plants that bear them contain massive thorns, dowmberries remain a popular desert treat when in season in late summer and early autumn. Dowmberries grow best in arid climates and grow all over the eastern side of the Aspodell Mountains and Wolfrun Hills.
<br><b>Elderwood Moss:</b> This semi-magical moss only grows on the oldest tree in a forest. As such, two known patches exist near Darkmoon Vale: one upon the forest elder in Darkmoon Wood and another on the Green Patriarch within Arthfell Forest. Elderwood moss, when prepared correctly, acts as a strong decongestant. Some people claim that, when prepared incorrectly, elderwood moss causes premature aging.
<br><b>Glowmold:</b> As its name implies, glowmold glows. Rather brightly, in fact. Glowmold grows very slowly on the undersides of igneous rocks, and the largest concentrations of this useful mold live for centuries under stones too large to easily flip or roll over. Smaller finds provide as much light as a torch. Regardless of the size of the moss colony, picked glowmold glows for 3 days once picked.
<br><b>Ironbloom Mushrooms:</b> These stunty fungi only grow in dark places thick with metal. The diets of Five Kings Mountains dwarves consist heavily of ironbloom mushrooms, mainly because the plants grow naturally in and around dwarven forges. Protein-rich ironbloom mushrooms bear a slight salty taste but otherwise contain no flavor of their own, making them excellent additions to many dwarven meals.
<br><b>Pesh:</b> This strong stimulant also has mild hallucinogenic properties, which together make its users easily agitated and randomly aggressive (and easily identified, with bloodshot eyes and frequent nosebleeds). Originally imported from Vudra, pesh cacti grow in warm, moist areas, like those around the vale's mudpots and hot springs. Wild pesh cacti threaten to choke out native species near the geothermal vents. Outside of Katapesh, Darkmoon Vale is the largest supplier of pesh to nations of Avistan.
<br><b>Paueliel Trees:</b> These silver-barked softwoods grow to immense heights, but never spread to more than a few feet in diameter. Lumberjacks claim paueliel trees are somehow connected with elves and give copses of them wide berth when logging.
<br><b>Rat's Tail:</b> When pickled, this exceedingly salty root acts as a mild analgesic. Used raw, rat's tail gives a strong salty flavor to whatever dish it is added to. Many of the poor residents in Darkmoon Vale use rat's tail to flavor their food, as salt remains out of the price range of most. </p>
</blockquote>
<p> Mike McArtor
<br>Editor</p>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Pathfinder, Darkmoon Vale, Guide to Darkmoon Vale, flora, fauna, pesh, slurk —>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters">Monsters</a></p>2008-06-04T07:00:00ZHere Comes the Neighborhood--Neighborshttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5la05?Here-Comes-the-NeighborhoodNeighbors2008-05-21T07:00:00Z<div align=center><a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-Chapter2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-Chapter2_360.jpeg" border=0></a></div>
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<h1>Here Comes the Neighborhood</h1>
<p class=date>Wednesday, May 21, 2008</p>
<p><a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib">Darkmoon Vale</a> is a dangerous place (indeed, it hosts the modules D0, D1, D1.5, E1, and LB1). Probably the most dangerous place in Andoran. But it does not exist in a vacuum. To give you a sense of place regarding the vale and what's around it, we present you with this sneak peek at the forthcoming <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib"><I>Guide to Darkmoon Vale</I></a>.</p>
<blockquote>
<h2>Neighbors</h2>
<p>While civilization seems to actively avoid Darkmoon Vale, it has little problem developing in the areas surrounding the insular vale. The following descriptions offer a brief look at the largest or most influential civilized locations of interest near Darkmoon Vale. The interaction of these locations with Valers varies greatly.</p>
<p><b>Highhelm:</b> An ancient and expansive dwarven Sky Citadel within and beneath lofty Emperor's Peak, Highhelm remains the center of dwarven culture on Avistan, as it has for millennia. Northeast of Highhelm, dwarves control the Five Kings Mountains with unquestioned authority, and passage among the many high peaks remains relatively safe from living dangers. Dwarven caravans from Highhelm seldom come to Darkmoon Vale, as most of them head west into Isger or Molthune. Roughly two or three times a decade, though, a group of Highhelm merchants gathers together and sends a caravan along the treacherous scree-covered trails that wind perilously through the mountains. The dwarves prefer to hire dozens of mercenaries to augment their tough dwarven guards and to act as arrow-fodder and spear-catchers during the inevitable attacks on these wealthy caravans. </p>
<p><b>Oregent:</b> This large city several miles south of Darkmoon Vale houses the main office of the Lumber Consortium as well as its massive factory-like forges and sawmills. The government and people of Oregent consider themselves friends and allies of Darkmoon Vale, and particularly of Falcon's Hollow. Most newcomers to the vale originate in Oregent, either as citizens of that city or as travelers passing through from points south and east. In addition to company policies and replacement lumberjacks, Oregent also provides Darkmoon Vale with its main connection to the greater world beyond. Information flows into Olfden and Falcon's Hollow through Oregent, and many Valers suspect the news provided to them also flows through a Lumber Consortium filter, painting the company in the best possible light. </p>
<p><b>Inn of the Wood:</b> Situated a short day's walk south of Olfden, Inn of the Wood is a popular place to relax for those traveling to or from Darkmoon Vale. The inn is the easiest place to find the sheriff of the Shire of Elberwick, Cage Blunnde. It is also the only safe place to spend a night between Olfden and Oregent, so it is frequently crowded. (For more information on the inn, see <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80so"><I>TC1: Into the Haunted Forest</I></a>.)</p>
</blockquote>
<p> Mike McArtor
<br>Editor</p>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Pathfinder, Pathfinder Chronicles, Darkmoon Vale, Guide to Darkmoon Vale, Falcon's Hollow, Elberwick, Five Kings, D0, D1, D1.5, E1, TC1, LB1 —>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderSociety/factions/andoran">Andoran</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/wallpapers">Wallpapers</a></p><div align=center><a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-Chapter2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-Chapter2_360.jpeg" border=0></a></div>
<blockquote>
<h1>Here Comes the Neighborhood</h1>
<p class=date>Wednesday, May 21, 2008</p>
<p><a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib">Darkmoon Vale</a> is a dangerous place (indeed, it hosts the modules D0, D1, D1.5, E1, and LB1). Probably the most dangerous place in Andoran. But it does not exist in a vacuum. To give you a sense of place regarding the vale and what's around it, we present you with this sneak peek at the forthcoming <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib"><I>Guide to Darkmoon Vale</I></a>.</p>
<blockquote>
<h2>Neighbors</h2>
<p>While civilization seems to actively avoid Darkmoon Vale, it has little problem developing in the areas surrounding the insular vale. The following descriptions offer a brief look at the largest or most influential civilized locations of interest near Darkmoon Vale. The interaction of these locations with Valers varies greatly.</p>
<p><b>Highhelm:</b> An ancient and expansive dwarven Sky Citadel within and beneath lofty Emperor's Peak, Highhelm remains the center of dwarven culture on Avistan, as it has for millennia. Northeast of Highhelm, dwarves control the Five Kings Mountains with unquestioned authority, and passage among the many high peaks remains relatively safe from living dangers. Dwarven caravans from Highhelm seldom come to Darkmoon Vale, as most of them head west into Isger or Molthune. Roughly two or three times a decade, though, a group of Highhelm merchants gathers together and sends a caravan along the treacherous scree-covered trails that wind perilously through the mountains. The dwarves prefer to hire dozens of mercenaries to augment their tough dwarven guards and to act as arrow-fodder and spear-catchers during the inevitable attacks on these wealthy caravans. </p>
<p><b>Oregent:</b> This large city several miles south of Darkmoon Vale houses the main office of the Lumber Consortium as well as its massive factory-like forges and sawmills. The government and people of Oregent consider themselves friends and allies of Darkmoon Vale, and particularly of Falcon's Hollow. Most newcomers to the vale originate in Oregent, either as citizens of that city or as travelers passing through from points south and east. In addition to company policies and replacement lumberjacks, Oregent also provides Darkmoon Vale with its main connection to the greater world beyond. Information flows into Olfden and Falcon's Hollow through Oregent, and many Valers suspect the news provided to them also flows through a Lumber Consortium filter, painting the company in the best possible light. </p>
<p><b>Inn of the Wood:</b> Situated a short day's walk south of Olfden, Inn of the Wood is a popular place to relax for those traveling to or from Darkmoon Vale. The inn is the easiest place to find the sheriff of the Shire of Elberwick, Cage Blunnde. It is also the only safe place to spend a night between Olfden and Oregent, so it is frequently crowded. (For more information on the inn, see <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80so"><I>TC1: Into the Haunted Forest</I></a>.)</p>
</blockquote>
<p> Mike McArtor
<br>Editor</p>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Pathfinder, Pathfinder Chronicles, Darkmoon Vale, Guide to Darkmoon Vale, Falcon's Hollow, Elberwick, Five Kings, D0, D1, D1.5, E1, TC1, LB1 —>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderSociety/factions/andoran">Andoran</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/wallpapers">Wallpapers</a></p>2008-05-21T07:00:00ZGuide to Darkmoon Vale Preview--Lumber Consortiumhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5la0f?Guide-to-Darkmoon-Vale-PreviewLumber-Consortium2008-05-07T07:00:00Z<a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-LumberConsortium_500.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-LumberConsortium_180.jpeg" border=0 align=right></a>
<blockquote>
<h1><br>Guide to Darkmoon Vale Preview</h1>
<p class=date>Wednesday, May 7, 2008</p>
<p>We're getting ready to send <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib"><I>Guide to Darkmoon Vale</I></a> off to the printer. Here's a brief excerpt about the hated Lumber Consortium to whet your appetites until the book hits the shelves.</p>
<blockquote>
<h2>Lumber Consortium</h2>
<p>A holdover from the days when Andoran existed as a province of Cheliax, the Lumber Consortium has watched its fortunes and influence wane with the rise of democracy. Although a mere shadow of what it was at its height, the Lumber Consortium nonetheless continues to exert incredible influence over certain regions and communities, particularly in the wild corners of Andoran. Nowhere is this continued power more obvious than in Darkmoon Vale, where the consortium's major tree-felling operation occurs.</p>
<p><b>Management:</b> No one man controls the consortium. A board of directors, all of whom share a controlling interest in the endeavor, oversees the operations of the collective, forming long-term and large-scale strategies and leaving the day-to-day operations to on-site foremen (known as gavels). The powerful and unscrupulous men who sit on the board of directors include lumber barons and timber magnates, all of whom made their fortunes on the backs of lumberjacks and at the expense of the forests. Never a group possessing high moral standards, members of the board have become increasingly sadistic and cruel as their power has eroded. Whispers tie a few of the directors to the mysteriously sinister Aspis Consortium.</p>
<p>Two gavels—down from the heyday of the consortium's power, when more than a dozen of such men existed—maintain absolute control over the last of the consortium's holdings. In Darkmoon Vale, the gavel is Thaldrin Kreed, a hateful and hate-filled man whose sadistic and cruel ways keep the town pinned under his callused thumb. As a gavel, Thaldrin Kreed has absolute control over the consortium's presence in Darkmoon Vale, including its employees and hard assets. As long as he squeezes out a larger profit each year, Thaldrin Kreed can do no wrong in the eyes of the consortium (whose barristers have saved the gavel from the gallows on at least four occasions). With the passage of each year, though, it becomes ever more difficult for Kreed to increase his profits, resulting in ever-more horrific displays of exploitation and greed.</p>
</blockquote>
<p> Mike McArtor
<br>Editor</p>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Pathfinder Chronicles, Darkmoon Vale, Guide to Darkmoon Vale, Andoran, Falcon's Hollow, Lumber Consortium, —>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderSociety/factions/andoran">Andoran</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a></p><a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-LumberConsortium_500.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-LumberConsortium_180.jpeg" border=0 align=right></a>
<blockquote>
<h1><br>Guide to Darkmoon Vale Preview</h1>
<p class=date>Wednesday, May 7, 2008</p>
<p>We're getting ready to send <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib"><I>Guide to Darkmoon Vale</I></a> off to the printer. Here's a brief excerpt about the hated Lumber Consortium to whet your appetites until the book hits the shelves.</p>
<blockquote>
<h2>Lumber Consortium</h2>
<p>A holdover from the days when Andoran existed as a province of Cheliax, the Lumber Consortium has watched its fortunes and influence wane with the rise of democracy. Although a mere shadow of what it was at its height, the Lumber Consortium nonetheless continues to exert incredible influence over certain regions and communities, particularly in the wild corners of Andoran. Nowhere is this continued power more obvious than in Darkmoon Vale, where the consortium's major tree-felling operation occurs.</p>
<p><b>Management:</b> No one man controls the consortium. A board of directors, all of whom share a controlling interest in the endeavor, oversees the operations of the collective, forming long-term and large-scale strategies and leaving the day-to-day operations to on-site foremen (known as gavels). The powerful and unscrupulous men who sit on the board of directors include lumber barons and timber magnates, all of whom made their fortunes on the backs of lumberjacks and at the expense of the forests. Never a group possessing high moral standards, members of the board have become increasingly sadistic and cruel as their power has eroded. Whispers tie a few of the directors to the mysteriously sinister Aspis Consortium.</p>
<p>Two gavels—down from the heyday of the consortium's power, when more than a dozen of such men existed—maintain absolute control over the last of the consortium's holdings. In Darkmoon Vale, the gavel is Thaldrin Kreed, a hateful and hate-filled man whose sadistic and cruel ways keep the town pinned under his callused thumb. As a gavel, Thaldrin Kreed has absolute control over the consortium's presence in Darkmoon Vale, including its employees and hard assets. As long as he squeezes out a larger profit each year, Thaldrin Kreed can do no wrong in the eyes of the consortium (whose barristers have saved the gavel from the gallows on at least four occasions). With the passage of each year, though, it becomes ever more difficult for Kreed to increase his profits, resulting in ever-more horrific displays of exploitation and greed.</p>
</blockquote>
<p> Mike McArtor
<br>Editor</p>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Pathfinder Chronicles, Darkmoon Vale, Guide to Darkmoon Vale, Andoran, Falcon's Hollow, Lumber Consortium, —>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderSociety/factions/andoran">Andoran</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a></p>2008-05-07T07:00:00ZYou Can't Keep a Good Kobold Downhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5la0h?You-Cant-Keep-a-Good-Kobold-Down2008-05-05T07:00:00Z<a href="https://paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO9500-2_500.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO9500-2_180.jpeg" border=0 align=right hspace=9></a>
<blockquote>
<h1><br>You Can't Keep a Good Kobold Down</h1>
<p class=date>Monday, May 5, 2008</p>
<p>In <i>Revenge of the Kobold King</i> the PCs once again find themselves facing perilous death in Darkmoon Vale, but this time they are working for a man as dangerous as any monster prowling the shadowy forest. </p>
<p>Thuldrin Kreed, by far the most powerful of Darkmoon Vale's lumber barons has long ruled Falcon's Hollow with a clenched fist, feeding on the misery of its common folk. When some undetermined and insidious force menaces his interests in the vale and leaves a camp of lumberjacks slaughtered in the night, Kreed requires a band of brave fools to deal with the threat. </p>
<p>Interested in the job? Have a little chat with Thuldrin Kreed, Gavel of the Lumber Consortium: </p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We all know I'm a mean ol' bastard. I bleed these men and women for all they've got, but I pay them square, and there ain't no chains on their wrists. You think I don't care about these men? Then you're a fool. I need them. Sure I may grind these men to paste with years of back-breaking toil, but whatever's out there now is killing em. Nobody's puts a knife to my men but me. You go out there and get what did this. I'll not have my men slaughtered like pigs. </p>
<p>"Boss Teedum's going with you to make sure you succeed. I do not trust a task like this to outsiders alone. Those men deserve justice that's for certain, but more importantly I'm not about to let anything threaten my interests in the Vale. If you fail, get your bowels opened on a blade, find yourself between a monster's jaws, or just plain loose the steel in your spine, Pay Day's there to pick up what you drop and see it through. I'm not laying down for monsters, stumpy dwarf ghosts or the prancing fey. This Vale is mine, and I'll keep it. I'll burn the whole gods-be-damned forest to ash before I let someone take it from me." </p>
</blockquote>
<p><i>Revenge of the Kobold King</i> is a 16-page full-color Pathfinder Module that will be Paizo's offering at Free RPG Day on June 21. <i>Revenge</i> is the sequel to Paizo's first-ever module, <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7yqz"><i>Crown of the Kobold King</i></a>. To see if your local store is a participating retailer, visit <a href="http://freerpgday.com" target="_blank">freerpgday.com</a>.</p>
<p>Shortly after Free RPG Day, <i>Revenge of the Kobold King</i> will be available for sale in print and as a free PDF, exclusively at paizo.com.</p>
<p>Nicolas Logue<br>
Organized Play Coordinator & author of <i>Revenge of the Kobold King</i></p>
<p>Joshua J. Frost<br>
Director of Sales & Marketing</p>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/kobolds">Kobolds</a></p><a href="https://paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO9500-2_500.jpeg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO9500-2_180.jpeg" border=0 align=right hspace=9></a>
<blockquote>
<h1><br>You Can't Keep a Good Kobold Down</h1>
<p class=date>Monday, May 5, 2008</p>
<p>In <i>Revenge of the Kobold King</i> the PCs once again find themselves facing perilous death in Darkmoon Vale, but this time they are working for a man as dangerous as any monster prowling the shadowy forest. </p>
<p>Thuldrin Kreed, by far the most powerful of Darkmoon Vale's lumber barons has long ruled Falcon's Hollow with a clenched fist, feeding on the misery of its common folk. When some undetermined and insidious force menaces his interests in the vale and leaves a camp of lumberjacks slaughtered in the night, Kreed requires a band of brave fools to deal with the threat. </p>
<p>Interested in the job? Have a little chat with Thuldrin Kreed, Gavel of the Lumber Consortium: </p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We all know I'm a mean ol' bastard. I bleed these men and women for all they've got, but I pay them square, and there ain't no chains on their wrists. You think I don't care about these men? Then you're a fool. I need them. Sure I may grind these men to paste with years of back-breaking toil, but whatever's out there now is killing em. Nobody's puts a knife to my men but me. You go out there and get what did this. I'll not have my men slaughtered like pigs. </p>
<p>"Boss Teedum's going with you to make sure you succeed. I do not trust a task like this to outsiders alone. Those men deserve justice that's for certain, but more importantly I'm not about to let anything threaten my interests in the Vale. If you fail, get your bowels opened on a blade, find yourself between a monster's jaws, or just plain loose the steel in your spine, Pay Day's there to pick up what you drop and see it through. I'm not laying down for monsters, stumpy dwarf ghosts or the prancing fey. This Vale is mine, and I'll keep it. I'll burn the whole gods-be-damned forest to ash before I let someone take it from me." </p>
</blockquote>
<p><i>Revenge of the Kobold King</i> is a 16-page full-color Pathfinder Module that will be Paizo's offering at Free RPG Day on June 21. <i>Revenge</i> is the sequel to Paizo's first-ever module, <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7yqz"><i>Crown of the Kobold King</i></a>. To see if your local store is a participating retailer, visit <a href="http://freerpgday.com" target="_blank">freerpgday.com</a>.</p>
<p>Shortly after Free RPG Day, <i>Revenge of the Kobold King</i> will be available for sale in print and as a free PDF, exclusively at paizo.com.</p>
<p>Nicolas Logue<br>
Organized Play Coordinator & author of <i>Revenge of the Kobold King</i></p>
<p>Joshua J. Frost<br>
Director of Sales & Marketing</p>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/kobolds">Kobolds</a></p>2008-05-05T07:00:00ZFirst Peek: Guide to Darkmoon Valehttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5la0u?First-Peek-Guide-to-Darkmoon-Vale2008-04-16T07:00:00Z<div align=center><a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-Chapter1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-Chapter1_360.jpeg" border=0></a></div>
<blockquote>
<h1><br>First Peek: Guide to Darkmoon Vale</h1>
<p class=date>Wednesday, April 16, 2008</p>
<p>It's still in development, but check out this awesome art from the upcoming <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib"><I>Guide to Darkmoon Vale</I></a>.
<p> Mike McArtor
<br>Editor</p>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Pathfinder Chronicles, guide, Darkmoon Vale, art—>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters">Monsters</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/wallpapers">Wallpapers</a></p><div align=center><a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-Chapter1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderChronicles/PZO1108-Chapter1_360.jpeg" border=0></a></div>
<blockquote>
<h1><br>First Peek: Guide to Darkmoon Vale</h1>
<p class=date>Wednesday, April 16, 2008</p>
<p>It's still in development, but check out this awesome art from the upcoming <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy80ib"><I>Guide to Darkmoon Vale</I></a>.
<p> Mike McArtor
<br>Editor</p>
</blockquote>
<!— tags: Pathfinder Chronicles, guide, Darkmoon Vale, art—>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters">Monsters</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/wallpapers">Wallpapers</a></p>2008-04-16T07:00:00ZThe Riders of the Northhttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5la3n?The-Riders-of-the-North2007-11-28T01:00:00Z<a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/Cold-Rider.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/Cold-Rider_180.jpeg" border=0 align=right></a>
<blockquote>
<h1>The Riders of the North</h1>
<p class=date>Tuesday, November 27, 2007</p>
<p>The fey of Darkmoon Vale were not always evil. For decades they lived and played under the spreading branches of the forest, content to remain close to the land that sustained them. But recently, things have changed within the forest. The establishment of the lumber mill in Falcon's Hollow has given rise to a veritable army of woodsmen bent on leveling the forest and plundering its wealth of darkwood. Hunters and trappers have descended into the forest, seeking furs and trophies to take back to the markets of Andoran. Slowly but surely, the creatures within the forest began to change. Anger and fear replaced the capricious playfulness of its fey guardians, and the icy grip of hate descended on the land. Far away, in her frozen palace in Irrisen, the Witch Queen sensed opportunity, and dispatched a cold rider to Darkmoon Vale.</p>
<p>With the first breath of winter's frost he arrived in the forest, and as ice and snow descended upon the land, his corrupting presence wormed its way into the hearts of the fey, transforming them into creatures of nightmare. </p>
<p>In <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7x86"><i>E1: Carnival of Tears</i></a>, the PCs must face off against this implacable foe who seeks to drive the humans from Falcon's Hollow, and in so doing, gain an unbreakable hold over the fey creatures that live there. Cold Riders are terrifying armored majesties, clad in sable cloaks of frost, a pair of almost ridiculously large crystal-blue antlers cresting their dread helms of ice and steel. These dark monsters were once princes of the forest. Brought living before the Witch Queen, she stole their songs and their love of green and beauty and replaced them with cold hate. The riders are her knights gallant and her favored minions in her war on the sun, the green, and all things that recoil from her frigid touch. They delight in perversion, slaughter, and the corruption of other fey. It is their solemn duty to bring fresh souls and candidates for transformation into cold riders back to their queen's court, and they relish this charge. The paired mini-whirlwinds of effervescent frost swirling in their visors can chill the hearts of the most stalwart with a frigid glance, and the vapor-fog floating from them often takes the shape of their former fair features, screaming in silent agony and twisting into malformed wisps in the rising wind. </p>
<p>Jeremy Walker
<br>Assistant Editor, GameMastery</p>
</blockquote><p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/fey">Fey</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters">Monsters</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderModules">Pathfinder Modules</a></p><a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/Cold-Rider.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/Cold-Rider_180.jpeg" border=0 align=right></a>
<blockquote>
<h1>The Riders of the North</h1>
<p class=date>Tuesday, November 27, 2007</p>
<p>The fey of Darkmoon Vale were not always evil. For decades they lived and played under the spreading branches of the forest, content to remain close to the land that sustained them. But recently, things have changed within the forest. The establishment of the lumber mill in Falcon's Hollow has given rise to a veritable army of woodsmen bent on leveling the forest and plundering its wealth of darkwood. Hunters and trappers have descended into the forest, seeking furs and trophies to take back to the markets of Andoran. Slowly but surely, the creatures within the forest began to change. Anger and fear replaced the capricious playfulness of its fey guardians, and the icy grip of hate descended on the land. Far away, in her frozen palace in Irrisen, the Witch Queen sensed opportunity, and dispatched a cold rider to Darkmoon Vale.</p>
<p>With the first breath of winter's frost he arrived in the forest, and as ice and snow descended upon the land, his corrupting presence wormed its way into the hearts of the fey, transforming them into creatures of nightmare. </p>
<p>In <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7x86"><i>E1: Carnival of Tears</i></a>, the PCs must face off against this implacable foe who seeks to drive the humans from Falcon's Hollow, and in so doing, gain an unbreakable hold over the fey creatures that live there. Cold Riders are terrifying armored majesties, clad in sable cloaks of frost, a pair of almost ridiculously large crystal-blue antlers cresting their dread helms of ice and steel. These dark monsters were once princes of the forest. Brought living before the Witch Queen, she stole their songs and their love of green and beauty and replaced them with cold hate. The riders are her knights gallant and her favored minions in her war on the sun, the green, and all things that recoil from her frigid touch. They delight in perversion, slaughter, and the corruption of other fey. It is their solemn duty to bring fresh souls and candidates for transformation into cold riders back to their queen's court, and they relish this charge. The paired mini-whirlwinds of effervescent frost swirling in their visors can chill the hearts of the most stalwart with a frigid glance, and the vapor-fog floating from them often takes the shape of their former fair features, screaming in silent agony and twisting into malformed wisps in the rising wind. </p>
<p>Jeremy Walker
<br>Assistant Editor, GameMastery</p>
</blockquote><p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/fey">Fey</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters">Monsters</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderModules">Pathfinder Modules</a></p>2007-11-28T01:00:00ZI Am Afraid of Clownshttps://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5la3r?I-Am-Afraid-of-Clowns2007-11-20T03:00:00Z<a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7x86"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO9506_180.jpeg" align=left hspace=6></a>
<blockquote>
<h1>I Am Afraid of Clowns</h1>
<p class=date>Monday, November 19, 2007</p>
<p>No, seriously, they kinda creep me out. This is not some sort of abject terror that makes me run screaming anytime I happen upon the "spokesclown" of a certain famous fast food restaurant, but it does make me shudder. Suffice to say, when we started planning out adventures, I knew that having one populated by horrible carnival folk would be a winner (or if you prefer... a "wieenahh"). Anyway, <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7x86"><i>GameMastery Module E1: Carnival of Tears</i></a> is scheduled to hit our warehouse soon, so now seemed like a great time to show you some of the horrors this festival has to offer. Let's see: Horrible sideshow freaks, check. People slaughtered by the dozens, check. Carnival games that get more than a bit deadly, check. And of course, evil little clowns (well, sort of), check. To top it off, the entire adventure is set in Falcon's Hollow, the starting point for <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7xpy"><i>D0: Hollow's Last Hope</i></a> and <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7yqz"><i>D1: Crown of the Kobold King</i></a>. While these adventures are not necessary for play, they do add a great bit of continuity and background to the area.
<p>Need a bit more convincing? Here's the back cover copy from E1.</p>
<blockquote>
<H2>IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL SOMEONE LOSES HIS SOUL</H2>
<p>On the eve of a terrible winter, the carnival comes to Falcon's Hollow, bringing with it one last chance for fun before the long cold nights to come. But when mirth turns to murderous mayhem, only the heroes can stop the terror-filled ride.
<p> Carnival of Tears is an event-based adventure for 5th-level characters compatible with the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game. This adventure includes details on all of the carnival's many attractions, both playful and deadly, as well as the shadowy assailants bent on slaughtering the townsfolk.
<p> This adventure is set in Falcon's Hollow, a small town nestled near the boughs of the Darkmoon Vale. This area is also the site of <i>GameMastery Module D1: Crown of the Kobold King</i>, available online or from your favorite local game store.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Jason Bulmahn
<br>GameMastery Brand Manager</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/fey">Fey</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderModules">Pathfinder Modules</a></p><a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7x86"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/product/catalog/PZO/PZO9506_180.jpeg" align=left hspace=6></a>
<blockquote>
<h1>I Am Afraid of Clowns</h1>
<p class=date>Monday, November 19, 2007</p>
<p>No, seriously, they kinda creep me out. This is not some sort of abject terror that makes me run screaming anytime I happen upon the "spokesclown" of a certain famous fast food restaurant, but it does make me shudder. Suffice to say, when we started planning out adventures, I knew that having one populated by horrible carnival folk would be a winner (or if you prefer... a "wieenahh"). Anyway, <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7x86"><i>GameMastery Module E1: Carnival of Tears</i></a> is scheduled to hit our warehouse soon, so now seemed like a great time to show you some of the horrors this festival has to offer. Let's see: Horrible sideshow freaks, check. People slaughtered by the dozens, check. Carnival games that get more than a bit deadly, check. And of course, evil little clowns (well, sort of), check. To top it off, the entire adventure is set in Falcon's Hollow, the starting point for <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7xpy"><i>D0: Hollow's Last Hope</i></a> and <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7yqz"><i>D1: Crown of the Kobold King</i></a>. While these adventures are not necessary for play, they do add a great bit of continuity and background to the area.
<p>Need a bit more convincing? Here's the back cover copy from E1.</p>
<blockquote>
<H2>IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL SOMEONE LOSES HIS SOUL</H2>
<p>On the eve of a terrible winter, the carnival comes to Falcon's Hollow, bringing with it one last chance for fun before the long cold nights to come. But when mirth turns to murderous mayhem, only the heroes can stop the terror-filled ride.
<p> Carnival of Tears is an event-based adventure for 5th-level characters compatible with the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game. This adventure includes details on all of the carnival's many attractions, both playful and deadly, as well as the shadowy assailants bent on slaughtering the townsfolk.
<p> This adventure is set in Falcon's Hollow, a small town nestled near the boughs of the Darkmoon Vale. This area is also the site of <i>GameMastery Module D1: Crown of the Kobold King</i>, available online or from your favorite local game store.</p>
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<p>Jason Bulmahn
<br>GameMastery Brand Manager</p>
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<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/fey">Fey</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderModules">Pathfinder Modules</a></p>2007-11-20T03:00:00ZFalcon's Hollow--Places of Note:https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5la6d?Falcons-HollowPlaces-of-Note2007-06-27T01:30:00Z<div align=center><a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/FalconsHallow.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/FalconsHallow_500.jpeg" border=0></a></div>
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<h1>Falcon's Hollow</h1>
<p class=date>Tuesday, June 26, 2007</p>
<p>In celebration of the release of the free PDF of <i>GameMastery Module D0: Hollow's Last Hope</i>, the start of our Module Subscription Service, and the eminent release of <i>D1: Crown of the Kobold King</i>, we thought it was high time that we gave you some information about the small town featured in both modules: Falcon's Hollow. For more information, make sure to check out the appendix in <i>Crown of the Kobold King</i>. </p>
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<p><i>Falcon's Hollow makes an excellent base of operations for a party of PCs seeking adventure in Darkmoon Vale and the dungeons beneath Droskar's Crag. In addition, the schemes of crooked politicians, lumber tycoons, and flesh-peddling crime bosses in Falcon's Hollow offer a breadth of opportunities for conflict and action. The party may become embroiled in local politics as this fledgling settlement grows and factions arise who seek a formal government in hopes of throwing off the crushing yoke of the Lumber Consortium. Additionally, the party may become involved in religious struggles between various sects devoted to all manner of strange deities, some merely against the grain of common theocracy, others downright evil and bent on corrupting the souls of the simple folk who call the Hollow home. Finally, crime is one of the largest sources of revenue in town, and gangs of organized thugs engage in every illicit activity imaginable. Good heroes residing in Falcon's Hollow won't go long without rubbing these syndicates the wrong way, and the PCs may be swept up in street wars with local criminals before they even have the chance to venture into the Vale and seek their fortunes.</i></p>
<h2>Places of Note:</h2>
<p><b>Church of Iomedae:</b> With all the downtrodden to preach to in Falcon's Hollow, missionaries of Iomedae, Goddess of Valor and Justice, have established a foothold in town. Many other religious sects who fled to the Hollow to escape the Church of Light's persecution resent Iomedae's followers, and tensions run high between congregations, often resulting in less-than-holy brawls on the muddy thoroughfares of Worship Way.</p>
<p><b>Goose'n'Gander:</b> The local general store in Falcon's Hollow is run by the only gnome resident, named Brickasnurd Hildrinsocks, who sells everything from standard amenities such as grain, lamp oil, ink, and mining supplies to such rare oddities as alchemist's fire, antitoxin, a fat petrified pseudo-dragon, and stuffed nixies (all the rage this season). </p>
<p><b>Hollow Tribunal: </b>This is where the diminutive halfling Magistrate Vamros Harg dispenses merchant licenses, stamps mining and lumber claims, and passes judgment on criminal and civil cases. Most Falconers enjoy the irony of the Hollow Tribunal's name, since the justice meted out there is rarely equitable. The fact that Harg is firmly in Gavel Thuldrin's pocket is well known, but rarely uttered in public by those who value their lives. </p>
<p><b>The Sitting Duck: </b>Located a little too close to the town palisade for many folks' comfort, the Duck is the local hotspot for adventurers, explorers, and other rapscallions looking for adventure. The tavern serves a potent local brew of fermented darkwood leaf that can floor an ogre in a few tankards. Raucous games of "knivesies" and "mig-a-mug-tug," two dangerous local recreational activities, both with a high rate of maiming injury, often rage late into the night. Many adventurers share tales of Darkmoon Vale and information on Droskar's Crag, and other surrounding locations can be gleaned here for the price of a mug of ale.</p>
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<p>Jason Bulmahn
<br>GameMastery Brand Manager</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/maps">Maps</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderModules">Pathfinder Modules</a></p><div align=center><a href="https://paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/FalconsHallow.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/FalconsHallow_500.jpeg" border=0></a></div>
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<h1>Falcon's Hollow</h1>
<p class=date>Tuesday, June 26, 2007</p>
<p>In celebration of the release of the free PDF of <i>GameMastery Module D0: Hollow's Last Hope</i>, the start of our Module Subscription Service, and the eminent release of <i>D1: Crown of the Kobold King</i>, we thought it was high time that we gave you some information about the small town featured in both modules: Falcon's Hollow. For more information, make sure to check out the appendix in <i>Crown of the Kobold King</i>. </p>
<blockquote>
<p><i>Falcon's Hollow makes an excellent base of operations for a party of PCs seeking adventure in Darkmoon Vale and the dungeons beneath Droskar's Crag. In addition, the schemes of crooked politicians, lumber tycoons, and flesh-peddling crime bosses in Falcon's Hollow offer a breadth of opportunities for conflict and action. The party may become embroiled in local politics as this fledgling settlement grows and factions arise who seek a formal government in hopes of throwing off the crushing yoke of the Lumber Consortium. Additionally, the party may become involved in religious struggles between various sects devoted to all manner of strange deities, some merely against the grain of common theocracy, others downright evil and bent on corrupting the souls of the simple folk who call the Hollow home. Finally, crime is one of the largest sources of revenue in town, and gangs of organized thugs engage in every illicit activity imaginable. Good heroes residing in Falcon's Hollow won't go long without rubbing these syndicates the wrong way, and the PCs may be swept up in street wars with local criminals before they even have the chance to venture into the Vale and seek their fortunes.</i></p>
<h2>Places of Note:</h2>
<p><b>Church of Iomedae:</b> With all the downtrodden to preach to in Falcon's Hollow, missionaries of Iomedae, Goddess of Valor and Justice, have established a foothold in town. Many other religious sects who fled to the Hollow to escape the Church of Light's persecution resent Iomedae's followers, and tensions run high between congregations, often resulting in less-than-holy brawls on the muddy thoroughfares of Worship Way.</p>
<p><b>Goose'n'Gander:</b> The local general store in Falcon's Hollow is run by the only gnome resident, named Brickasnurd Hildrinsocks, who sells everything from standard amenities such as grain, lamp oil, ink, and mining supplies to such rare oddities as alchemist's fire, antitoxin, a fat petrified pseudo-dragon, and stuffed nixies (all the rage this season). </p>
<p><b>Hollow Tribunal: </b>This is where the diminutive halfling Magistrate Vamros Harg dispenses merchant licenses, stamps mining and lumber claims, and passes judgment on criminal and civil cases. Most Falconers enjoy the irony of the Hollow Tribunal's name, since the justice meted out there is rarely equitable. The fact that Harg is firmly in Gavel Thuldrin's pocket is well known, but rarely uttered in public by those who value their lives. </p>
<p><b>The Sitting Duck: </b>Located a little too close to the town palisade for many folks' comfort, the Duck is the local hotspot for adventurers, explorers, and other rapscallions looking for adventure. The tavern serves a potent local brew of fermented darkwood leaf that can floor an ogre in a few tankards. Raucous games of "knivesies" and "mig-a-mug-tug," two dangerous local recreational activities, both with a high rate of maiming injury, often rage late into the night. Many adventurers share tales of Darkmoon Vale and information on Droskar's Crag, and other surrounding locations can be gleaned here for the price of a mug of ale.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Jason Bulmahn
<br>GameMastery Brand Manager</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/maps">Maps</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderModules">Pathfinder Modules</a></p>2007-06-27T01:30:00ZFree RPG Day is Tomorrow!https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo5la6f?Free-RPG-Day-is-Tomorrow2007-06-23T01:00:00Z<div align=center><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/d0-ruinsfight_500.jpeg" border=0></div>
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<h1>Free RPG Day is Tomorrow!</h1>
<p class=date>Friday, June 22, 2007</p>
<p>Tomorrow, June 23rd, is the first annual Free RPG Day, where you can stop by your local game store and pick up a free product. As mentioned in the post from April 24th, you can pick up the very first GameMastery Module, <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7xpy"><i>D0: Hollow's Last Hope</i></a> tomorrow as part of this exciting event. </p>
<p><i>Hollow's Last Hope</i> is a prequel to <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7wix"><i>D1: Crown of the Kobold King</i></a> and covers much of the lead-up to that adventure, taking brand-new 1st-level characters up to 2nd level and getting them ready for the challenges the kobold king has in store. The adventure also features a plot that allows it to be run as a stand-alone event. Here is some of the text from the back cover:
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<p><b>The Town of Falcon's Hollow Needs a Miracle</b>
<br><i>The plague has come to the town of Falcon's Hollow, and not even the town's priest can abate its wretched course. With the coughs of the sick and the wails of the dying echoing through town, the local herbalist uncovers a cure, but she needs some brave heroes to retrieve the ingredients. Finding the cure means risking the dangerous Darkmoon Vale, infiltrating a witch's haunted hut, and delving the ruins of an abandoned dwarven monastery.</i></p>
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<p>Due to its smaller size, <i>Hollow's Last Hope</i> does not include pregenerated characters. We wanted to make sure you could run the adventure as part of Free RPG Day festivities, though, so to help on that end, we've put together four ready-to-play PCs. You can download a PDF of these PCs <a href="https://paizo.com/download/gamemastery/HollowsCharacters.pdf">right here</a>.</p>
<p>To find a game store near you that is sponsoring the event, go to <a href="http://www.freerpgday.com">freeRPGday.com</a>. If you miss out on Free RPG Day, but still want to get your hands on the module, you can order a physical copy through our store (for a small fee) or you can download it as a free pdf starting Monday. </p>
<p>Jason Bulmahn
<br>GameMastery Brand Manager</p>
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<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/freeStuff">Free Stuff</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/kobolds">Kobolds</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderModules">Pathfinder Modules</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/wallpapers">Wallpapers</a></p><div align=center><img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/d0-ruinsfight_500.jpeg" border=0></div>
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<h1>Free RPG Day is Tomorrow!</h1>
<p class=date>Friday, June 22, 2007</p>
<p>Tomorrow, June 23rd, is the first annual Free RPG Day, where you can stop by your local game store and pick up a free product. As mentioned in the post from April 24th, you can pick up the very first GameMastery Module, <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7xpy"><i>D0: Hollow's Last Hope</i></a> tomorrow as part of this exciting event. </p>
<p><i>Hollow's Last Hope</i> is a prequel to <a href="https://paizo.com/store/v5748btpy7wix"><i>D1: Crown of the Kobold King</i></a> and covers much of the lead-up to that adventure, taking brand-new 1st-level characters up to 2nd level and getting them ready for the challenges the kobold king has in store. The adventure also features a plot that allows it to be run as a stand-alone event. Here is some of the text from the back cover:
<blockquote>
<p><b>The Town of Falcon's Hollow Needs a Miracle</b>
<br><i>The plague has come to the town of Falcon's Hollow, and not even the town's priest can abate its wretched course. With the coughs of the sick and the wails of the dying echoing through town, the local herbalist uncovers a cure, but she needs some brave heroes to retrieve the ingredients. Finding the cure means risking the dangerous Darkmoon Vale, infiltrating a witch's haunted hut, and delving the ruins of an abandoned dwarven monastery.</i></p>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<img src="https//paizo.com/image/content/GameMasteryModules/d0-HollowsCharacters_180.jpeg" border=0 align=left hspace=12>
<blockquote>
<p>Due to its smaller size, <i>Hollow's Last Hope</i> does not include pregenerated characters. We wanted to make sure you could run the adventure as part of Free RPG Day festivities, though, so to help on that end, we've put together four ready-to-play PCs. You can download a PDF of these PCs <a href="https://paizo.com/download/gamemastery/HollowsCharacters.pdf">right here</a>.</p>
<p>To find a game store near you that is sponsoring the event, go to <a href="http://www.freerpgday.com">freeRPGday.com</a>. If you miss out on Free RPG Day, but still want to get your hands on the module, you can order a physical copy through our store (for a small fee) or you can download it as a free pdf starting Monday. </p>
<p>Jason Bulmahn
<br>GameMastery Brand Manager</p>
</blockquote>
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<p><a href="https://paizo.comcommunity/blog/tags">Tags</a>: <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/darkmoonVale">Darkmoon Vale</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/locations/falconsHollow">Falcon's Hollow</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/freeStuff">Free Stuff</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/monsters/kobolds">Kobolds</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/pathfinderModules">Pathfinder Modules</a>, <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/tags/wallpapers">Wallpapers</a></p>2007-06-23T01:00:00Z