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Mustering - You are encouraged to have your players check in at the table and complete all sign-in forms prior to the convention start date of 11 September 2022. No actual gameplay should take place before the start date but players can discuss character options, etc.
Introduction - Begin 11 September - End 13 September
Act 1 - Begin 13 September - End 08 October (or when the House clears all three locations, whichever comes first)
Act 2 - Begin 09 October - End 25 October
Conclusion - Begin 26 October - End 28 October
Please wrap up all role play and ensure that chronicles are issued and reporting is completed during this time.
as of 2022-09-02
Mustering - You are encouraged to have your players check in at the table and complete all sign-in forms prior to the convention start date of 11 September 2022. No actual gameplay should take place before the start date but players can discuss character options, etc.
Introduction - Begin 11 September - End 13 September
Act 1 - Begin 14 September - End 05 October (or when the House clears all three locations, whichever comes first)
Act 2 - Begin 06 October - End 25 October
Conclusion - Begin 26 October - End 28 October
Please wrap up all role play and ensure that chronicles are issued and reporting is completed during this time.
House GM test send - please ignore.
The above message should have posted on every table. If for any reason it did not, please post in Discussion to let me know.
Venture-Captain Luna Aldred bangs on her shield to gain the attention of the gathered crowd. As the noise dies down, she points to a piece of stretched canvas with a whittled stick. “When I was first told about the discovery of a ruined outpost under this mountain, I assigned a few agents to explore it.”
On the canvas, charcoal and chalk outline a sprawling underground complex. The map already lists names, discoveries, and potential hazards. However, three highlighted routes lead past the end of the explored segments. Each route is labelled with a name and shaded with a distinctive color: yellow for the Labyrinth, blue for the Sunken Halls, and white for Unsealed Way.
“Their preliminary explorations found extensive ruins, as well as signs that this path will lead us to a find that’s worthy of the Pathfinder Chronicles: the lost city of Raseri Kanton, which has been missing for almost a thousand years! This expedition warrants a large team. I reckon this group is enough, though I won’t turn away any stragglers.” Venture-Captain Aldred chuckles.
Her tone darkens as she continues, “This expedition was set to take months. However, the Aspis Consortium has heard of our plans, and they’ll surely be dispatching their own teams. We need to act quickly before those destructive louts claim the ruins. Move quickly, but not recklessly. Report back regularly. And for all that Aroden left us, don’t die.
“You know what to do. Explore. Report. Cooperate.”
My apologies - I promised an updated schedule and then didn't follow through. Belatedly, here it is:
Act 2 - Begin 03 October - End 22 October
- Event 5 - begin 13 October
Conclusion - Begin 23 October - End 25 October
Please wrap up all role play and ensure that chronicles are issued and reporting is completed during this time.
Venture-Captain Luna Aldred stands at one end of a wide stone bridge, facing the path back to base camp. At the far end of the bridge, a pair of tall doors stands open. Within, a marvelous city rises, seemingly unscathed by the passage of centuries. From afar, the research possibilities seem endless. As Pathfinder agents gather on the bridge, preparing to enter the city, Luna scans the area carefully. The muffled sounds of clanking armor and shuffling footsteps announce the approach of unwanted company.
Soon, a massive group of Aspis agents strides out onto the bridge. The leader of the Aspis, a man wearing a fortune in diamond jewelry, casually tosses a dagger from hand to hand.
“You aren’t so tough now, ‘venture-captain’. I do wish you didn’t have to die, but this is merely business. Profit margins are razor-thin these days.”
Luna casts a glance behind her for just a moment, smiling at the assembled Pathfinder agents. Her teeth sharpen into fangs as she charges to attack. While some Aspis agents stay behind to engage with her, many more rush past her, making a break for the city’s doors. The venture-captain can’t hold back this tide alone!
While a few teams of Pathfinders subdue the last of the Aspis, Venture-Captain Luna Aldred pants after the exertion of the fight. As she catches her breath, she smiles confidently, her fangs gleaming in the light of her wayfinder.
Her gaze lingers on what can only be the legendary lost city of Raseri Kanton. It looks like the dwarves that lived there merely stepped away for a minute, rather than fled centuries prior. A great temple to Torag stands just past the entrance, and the rest of the city unfolds past it.
“I think we’ve done enough for now,” she says with a chuckle as she moves the unconscious body of an Aspis agent aside. “We need to finish securing the site and ensure there are no more snakes lurking around. As much as I want to start documenting Raseri Kanton, it will have to wait for another day. For now, let us rest and celebrate our victory!”