OK, I ran this adventure this weekend as an introduction to PF in one afternoon. Ran it as a straightforeward module, not as a timed tournament mode.

General consensus was that it was a lot of fun, especially the scenes with Grandmaster Torch.

After years of suffering through RPGA adventures, it is great to see short adventures like this that are more than just unfathomable chases or dungeon crawls.

And using the Pathfinder Society as an excuse to get the characters together is a great hook.

And with the new Clerical Channel Energy ability with PF over 3.5... well, she got to be the big hero in the chapel (too many undead within 30' is bad for the restless dead).

With the combination of combat, puzzles, and mysteries, this simple module let all the characters shine.

And as a "Let's roll up characters and play a quick game" scenario, this hit the spot.

Can't wait to run the next one...

This was the first PFS adventure I ran about six weeks ago. It is well written and allows for many different types of encounters and opportunities. I enjoyed running it and the players really liked it.

Lots of opportunities for groups that like to roleplay.

Its hard to tell how things are going to come off during a gaming session. Take Silent Tide, for example. I had a blast reading the thing and prepping for the first game. It has several interesting occurrances for the party to deal with. However, for some reason, it didn't come off right when we played. Some of that was my fault, because this was the first one I ran (way back in August of '08,) and some of it was because of party bickering. It took us over seven hours to get all the way through it and wound up with a tpk at the very end.
So I ran it again recently. The new group got all the way through, and didn't take so long to complete it, but they still said they thought it was a bit boring. Like I said, its hard to tell how things will work out.
Four stars, because I think this has the potential to be a great gaming session--it would have gotten five, but my players didn't like it as much as I did. I wish I could have played it instead of run it.

This was an excellent beginner adventure, full of intrigue and challenging fights. The new monster was a nice surprise. The Pathfinder mission was straightforward and the faction missions provided good introductions to the roles of the factions and their interplay within the Pathfinder Society. My only reservation was that the fate of the most important city of Golarion - Absalom, which is populated with dozens of high-level PCs and NPCs and boasts a well-functioning military and constabulary - was in the hands of my first-level character. I found this more than a little incredible.

I had a great time running this module (lev 1-2), and the players LOVED it. Our group just finished our 12th society module, and they still talk about the puddles district.

Exciting, well-rounded, and very intriguing! An awesome start to any 3.5 campaign!

Good start to society

+ variety of monsters and events

- bit too long and some monster weak

as somone who did not actually play or GM this module, I can't honestly testify that it playes well- but it reads well for sure. a mix of creative, cool fights and puzzles, as well as intresting foes and a new monster can't work too bad togather, right?

The thing I like is that you had to think, the combat, the puzzles. And the adventure moved alone without stifling role playing. This scenario sold me on pathfinder!