Hello Starfinders!
Starfinder Society Second Edition has been released into the galaxy and is shining bright! This month, we’re adding two more scenarios into the mix: one set at the heart of the Pact Worlds, Absalom Station, and the other on the fringes of the system in the Gelid Edge. Let’s dive in!

When a nascent godling called the Newborn was birthed from the planet Aucturn in 324 AG, chunks of its planetary womb and embryonic fluids were cast across the Pact Worlds. Most of this debris—called aucturnite—collected at the outer rim of the system in a region known as the Gelid Edge. This forlorn field of ice and technomagical debris is a realm of occult power, haunted starship wrecks, and unknown horrors. Yet for all its dangers, the Gelid Edge is a frontier of new discoveries and forbidden knowledge, and many Newborn evangelists, anomaly hunters, and occult researchers have flocked to the region to learn its secrets.

When the Starfinder Society is contacted by scientists from Dreamlink Laboratories who claim to have made an important discovery in the Gelid Edge, Venture-Captain Arvin dispatches a team of agents to investigate. Unfortunately, something has invaded Dreamlink Labs… and time is running short for the lab’s survivors!

Starfinder Society Scenario #1-03: Disaster at Dreamlink Labs is a horror adventure for 1st- and 2nd-level characters written by Caryn DiMarco.

Left to right illustrations by Nicolas Espinoza and Gonzalo Kenny

The Starfinder Society is one of a dozen prominent organizations invited to participate in the Great Absalom Relay, a live-streamed relay race across Absalom Station and the most anticipated charity event of the year! Charm the audience and upstage your competition as you overcome obstacles and compete in challenges in this showcase of Absalom Station’s hotspots. Win or lose, the spotlight’s on you!

Starfinder Society Scenario #1-04: The Great Absalom Relay is a social adventure for 1st- and 2nd-level characters written by Alex Speidel.

I hope you enjoy your time among the stars!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Greetings, Pathfinders!
I’m glad to see you’ve all made it through the depths of the August convention season with most of your limbs intact! We’ve got some brand-new scenarios dropping this month as well as the release of last year’s interactive special!

With the Hellknight takeover of Citadel Altaerein and their subsequent oppression of the citizens of Breachill, the Pathfinder Society has partnered up with the Andoran military to help get civilians to safety before the historical Battle of Hellknight Hill! During these various rescues, the Pathfinders learn not only about the Bumblebrasher goblins stuck inside the Citadel, but also of a secret tunnel connecting the town to the old ruin. Once inside, the Pathfinders can learn about some upcoming, dastardly Chelaxian plans…

Illustration by Bruno Cesa.

Pathfinder Society Intro to the Year of Battle’s Spark—Enough is Enough is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Matt Duval.

Meanwhile, shifting forward a few weeks from 7-01—Tensions are high following the Battle of Hellknight Hill, and while Cheliax hasn't taken any direct action, they've encouraged privateers to attack Andoran shipping. One of these pirates is especially overconfident and believes she can win greater favor by conducting a more direct attack on one of the Augustana shipyards. Coincidentally, the Pathfinder Society is in the market for a new ship, and the heads of Supplies and Procurement are touring some that are available when the attack begins. As the escorts to Nairaba and Kitsch, the two aforementioned heads of their divisions, it'll be up to the agents present to keep their charges safe while dealing with the chaos.

left to right, illustrations by Samuel Azeredo and María Rosario Arteta Chagüi.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #7-02 Shipyard Sabotage is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Hilary Moon Murphy.

And to wrap us up, tumbling way back to the beginning of the Year of Immortal Influence, the Pathfinders went on a large expedition to a historical Pathfinder shipwreck in the Eye of Abendego, only to find information about a strange island only known as the Isle of Claws and Terror. However, a nephilim pirate and xir succubus companion are also on their way to the island with much more nefarious goals in mind! Can the Pathfinders beat them there? Will they withstand the might of Abendego’s Squall? And can Calisro Benarry keep the Snapdragon from crashing among the waves?

Pathfinder Society Special #6-00: Salt of the Ocean is a multi-table adventure for 1st- through 8th-level characters written by Rigby Bendele and Jacob W. Michaels.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!
The end of July approaches, and that means it’s time to officially launch Starfinder Society for Starfinder Second Edition!

What, you may ask, is our first major storyline for the Starfinder Society? Eyes to the skies, Starfinders! Invasion’s Edge is here!

Emerging suddenly from deep space, a vessel traveling at speeds that should have cracked a planet in half slowed long enough to crash into the Sloughscar Hills of Akiton. Curious explorers and opportunistic salvagers descended upon the wreck, among which was a mercenary team in the employ of the Starfinder Society. Within hours, the starship’s automated defenses activated, driving out the explorers and unleashing dangerous monsters and magical effects into the region, including the dreaded illumantula, a terrifying monster of magic, technology, and light. This starship was soon dubbed the Wreck of the Returned.

Believing the Wreck of the Returned has a connection to the mysterious First Ones and is but the first step in a devastating invasion of the Pact Worlds, First Seeker Sarmak works to establish a Starfinder lodge in the surrounding Sloughscar Hills. Now, Sarmak has put out a call for brave Starfinders willing to help establish and defend this fledgling lodge and explore the Wreck of the Returned.

Illustration by Kevin Sardinha

Our story begins with Starfinder Society Scenario #1-00: Collision’s Wake, a special double length scenario for 3rd-level pregenerated characters written by John Godek III. This adventure is a prequel to Invasion’s Edge and casts you in the role of a team of Akitonian mercenaries hired by the Starfinder Society to keep a wary eye out for any strange occurrences or signs of alien invasion. When a strange starship crashes into the nearby Sloughscar Hills, you’re among the very first on the scene to investigate the wreck. So grab yourself a pregen, ready your laser pistol, and take a peek at what lies within the Wreck of the Returned! We wish you luck escaping alive!

Illustration by Rodrigo Gallo

Starfinder Society Scenario #1-01: Invasion’s Edge is the first adventure in the Invasion’s Edge metaplot! A new Starfinder lodge is being built in the Sloughscar Hills and you’re among the first Starfinders on site. As rookie Starfinders, you’ll lend a hand in establishing the lodge then head out into the wilderness to examine a piece of nearby debris. This intro adventure is written by Michael Bramnik and is designed for 1st- and 2nd-level characters.

Left to right; illustrations by Fabio Di Bernardi and Lucas Fernando

Finally, we leave Akiton behind and travel into the Vast to explore a frozen moon in Starfinder Society Scenario #1-02: Mystery of the Frozen Moon! Initial scans of the moon indicate there are no sapient inhabitants, but there are some artificial structures—an intriguing mystery! What’s more, this moon could prove the perfect jumping off point to explore the surrounding solar system… This delightful adventure is written by Solomon St. John and is designed for 1st- and 2nd-level characters.

That’s all for now, Starfinders, but we’ve got plenty more exciting adventures on the way!

Tune into the Paizo blog on Monday, July 28th for one final treat from me to you, for the launch of Starfinder Society!

Enjoy your time among the stars!

Jessica Catalan
Senior Developer (Starfinder Society)

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Hellooooo, Pathfinders!

Things are heating up this month, and not just because we’re reaching the high point of summer. We’re also rapidly approaching the final scenario of the Year of Immortal Influence!

The Pathfinders found out more about the strange past of Hesla Embersplitter and put a stop to the horrific monster she created out of Deskari’s corpse, ensuring that the people of the small town of Pimatsih in Sarkoris were safe. Her plans to destroy Riftcarver were uncovered during a raid on her home, prompting the Society to relocate the corpse of Deskari’s fallen father, Ingalor, to the Grand Lodge under Zarta Dralneen’s safekeeping. Now it’s finally time to destroy the corpse once and for all, and Zarta’s calling not only on the Knights of Lastwall for assistance, but also every Pathfinder agent within Absalom!

Illustration by Felipe Fornitani

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-20: The Overthrow of Ambition is an adventure for 9th- through 12th-level characters written by Ivis K. Flanagan.

That’s all we have for you this month, Pathfinders!

Remember: Explore! Report! Cooperate!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hellooooo, Pathfinders and welcome to summer and Pride Month and warmth!

Illustration by Vlada Hladkova

And speaking of warmth, let’s start off with a quest in Kyonin, where the Pathfinders have finally received some warm welcomes after years being on the outs with elven leadership. Between helping deal with a demon problem (apart from Treerazer) in #4-99: Blessings of the Forest, and offering to help in the cleanup of Greengold in the aftermath of Treerazer’s attacks (during the Spore War adventure path), the Pathfinder Society has won no small amount of gratitude in Kyonin, along with the approval of Queen Telandia. They’ve decided to build a lodge in Greengold, but it’s not enough to have the queen’s blessing, the Pathfinders must win over several influential figures in order to get approval for the most suitable sites. The impression your PCs make will determine the quality of the lodge that we end up with. Of course, nothing is ever straightforward when it comes to the Pathfinders. Our old friends the Aspis Consortium are trying to covertly set up shop during the rebuilding efforts, and I imagine they’ll have something to say about the Society setting down roots in the elven kingdom.

Pathfinder Society Series 2 Quest #25: The Greengold Dilemma is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Glen Parnell.

Illustration by Tom Ventre

And now for scenarios. We’ve got a couple great ones this month.

First, the Godsrain has left no small amount of chaos across Golarion. Taldor, though, has taken it upon themselves to become a center for scholarly research into the aftermath of Gorum’s death, and the warshards made of his shattered armor that fell to the planet on the day of his demise. They've invited scholars from across Golarion to attend a symposium on the Godsrain and the warshards, and the Pathfinder Society has decided to present their findings from some unique warshards they recovered in hopes of gaining insight from others across the world. The Aspis Consortium, though, again won’t let things be too easy for us. They find this an excellent opportunity to gain valuables in the theft of research materials, and to harm the Pathfinders by framing them for the theft. It’ll be up to you to deal with the Aspis and clear their names lest they leave the symposium not with new knowledge but with a reputation dragged through the mud.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-18: Symposium on a Fallen God is an adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Shan Wolf.

Illustration by Tom Ventre

Directing your attention ever so carefully to the small town of Pimatsih in Sarkoris, we find the Pathfinder Society returning to investigate the strange earthquakes that coincidentally began when Hesla Embersplitter returned to the nation with her newest toy: Riftcarver. Having learned more about her and her intentions during an investigation in Embersplitter Manor, the Society is wary of what plans she may get up to, and what corpses she may resurrect during her time around the Worldwound.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-19: What Walks Again is an adventure for 11th- through 14th-level characters written by Scott D. Young.

Illustration by Tom Ventre

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!
Here we are. This is it. The time has come. The end is nigh.

This month marks the release of the final Starfinder Society Scenario for Starfinder First Edition. In a few short months, we’ll be celebrating the launch of Starfinder Society Second Edition, but for now, let’s focus on the end.

When it came time to plan the finale for Starfinder Society, there’s nothing I wanted more than to go back to the beginning, with Scoured Stars. And who better to take us there than Thurston Hillman, fan-favorite author, mastermind behind the Scoured Stars, father of the Starfinder Society itself, and the very first person to hire me as a freelance author, giving me the chance to write for the Starfinder Society. Funny how the tables have turned. Today, Thurston’s our Associate Publisher here at Paizo, but I’ve lured him back into the freelancer seat to pen this final adventure.

Thurston’s written an exciting, challenging adventure for high level characters that’s both a retrospective on the Starfinder Society and a capstone adventure to bring your favorite Starfinder’s story to a close. This adventure has the potential to permanently end your adventuring career, even if you survive. You have been warned.

So, buckle up. Former First Seeker Jadnura is waiting for you to join him on his starship, the Perfect Silence, in the Scoured Stars. Don’t keep him waiting.

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-14: The Final Assessment is an adventure for 11th- through 14th-level characters written by Thurston Hillman.

It’s been an honor, Starfinders
I’ll see you in the future.

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Max Roche

Hello, Pathfinders!
Throughout this year, Absalom has been in an absolute frenzy over Lady Hesla Embersplitter, but with her recent actions in Sarkoris, the Pathfinder Society has more incentive than ever to get to the bottom of her seemingly nefarious plans. While our beloved Venture-Gossip is missing and held for ransom, she was able to have something smuggled to Zarta Dralneen: a shipping manifest signed by the Lady Embersplitter, and from the vague details remaining on the note, it seems that she ordered something… enormous.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-16: The Heart of the City is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Rue Dickey.

Illustration by Zach Causey

Meanwhile, the hunt for warshards, the pieces of the dead god Gorum fallen to Golarion, has really heated up. Nations and large organizations alike (the Pathfinder Society included) have been gathering up whatever they can wherever they can. Of course, the Society has devised a way to find certain warshards, and that ritual has led them to a location within the Inner Sea, off the coast of Cheliax.

Both illustration by Zach Causey

You’ll be part of the expedition of veteran Pathfinders assembled to recover the warshard, but nothing can ever be easy when the Pathfinders are involved. The tracking ritual is leading you straight to a secret Chelaxian weapons laboratory. The site's defenses trap your ship, and while the other members of the expedition hold off the Chelaxian forces, it’ll be up to you and your companions to infiltrate the laboratory to discover what the Chelaxians are fighting so desperately to keep secret, and why exactly the warshard-finding ritual is leading the PCs here.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-17: The Devil in the Details is an adventure for 7th- through 10th-level characters written by Sen H.H.S.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!
Big news on Absalom Station today as famed junkracer Ratrod has challenged the Starfinder Society to a race at his personal track. Ratrod, who suffered through a multi-year losing streak after being beaten by trash talking Laboni and her fellow Starfinders, is calling this race the “grudge match of the century.” Word on the infosphere claims Ratrod has invited all those racers who beat him during his slump to this junkrace to prove he’s back in top form. Leader of the Starfinder Acquisitives faction, Radaszam, who fielded Laboni and her team at the previous race, has yet to reveal which agents he’s picked to participate…

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-13: Ratrod’s Revenge is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Dennis Muldoon.

On your marks, get set, go!

Get racing, Starfinders!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Left to right: illustration by Michele Giorgi and Sammy Khali.

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Hello, Pathfinders!
Way back at the beginning of the Year of Immortal Influence, a very gorgeous, talented, amazing Pathfinder agent by the name of Khione Thidos offered to help look into the strange background of Lady Hesla Embersplitter. Well, her research is finally paying off as she’s located a small settlement by the name of Pimatsih out in Sarkoris that seems to have a small amount of information about Hesla, her background, and her whereabouts. A healer knows that the Cult of the Screaming Grub is responsible for her rise, but it’s up to the Pathfinders to go into the badlands of Sarkoris and search out the ominously named cave system Deskari’s Gullet and see what Hesla’s been up during her absence. However, the agents may find that she’s more prepared to handle cultists than they are...

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-14: Twice in Steel is an adventure for 7th- through 10th-level characters written by our very own Alex Speidel!

Illustration by Sammy Khalid

Meanwhile, way out in the Arcadian Ocean we’ve got a follow-up to Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-16: A Lie Told to Strangers. At the end of that scenario, the Pathfinders were faced with a mysterious door that could not be opened beneath Kaer Maga. Well, someone believes they may have located a key to that door. A self-proclaimed runelord and scholar of all things Thassilonian and Azlanti, Zinthyra Tannol, a sprite granted a field commission for her numerous contributions, believes an ancient Azlanti scholar sealed that door long before Earthfall. She also believes she’s located the laboratory where the key was stored. This contribution, when added to all her previous accolades, would be enough to propel her to the seat of venture-captain, but it’ll be up to you if her mission succeeds. As a test of her abilities, she’s in charge of directing a group of Pathfinder agents, as any venture-captain would be. Will you help the sprite’s dreams come to fruition, or will whatever dangers that were left in the long-forgotten Azlanti laboratory thwart your efforts?

Illustrations by Sammy Khalid

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-15: Lost and Forgotten is an adventure for 5th- to 8th-level characters written by Alison Cybe, the same author of the excellent 5-16 mentioned above.

And finally, dear Pathfinders, we go back to Minkai, clear on the other side of the world from both of the above adventures. In Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-12: Mischief in the Maze, a connection from a Tanuki village to the Maze of the Open Road—the interdimensional hedge maze that the Society can use to cross vast distances incredibly quickly—was formed due to elemental instabilities and the tanuki throwing whatever magic seemed interesting at the planar fissure. Now the Pathfinder Society wants to establish a lodge in southern Minkai within that village, but they need to get all the proper permissions. The tanuki are amenable, but the Society needs to help them out with some issues first. Of course, that falls to you and your companions. Before all of this is done, perhaps you’ll even save the village from a danger none were aware of.

Illustration by Anselmi Hyytinen

Pathfinder Series 2 Quest #24: Tanuki Trouble is an all-ages adventure for 1st- to 4th-level characters written by Hiromi Cota.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders! The planet Aballon needs your help!

First Seeker Sarmak’s archaeological survey of the ancient city of Eternity has been interrupted by Those Who Call, a fanatical cult of robotic anacites determined to draw the mysterious First Ones back to the planet Aballon. Under the ruthless leadership of Supreme-Proclaimant, Those Who Call prepare to destroy Aballon’s government and capital city of Striving using a devastating weapon reconstructed from ancient First Ones’ technology. Join First Seeker Sarmak on an emergency mission to stop Those Who Call and save Striving! Aballon’s fate is in your hands!

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-12: Those Who Call is an adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Brent Bowser. This is the final of three scenarios in the Year of Era’s End metaplot.

Best of luck, Starfinders!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Felipe Fornitani

Hello, Pathfinders!

Spring is coming, the air is warming, the ice is melting, and Cheliax wants to help with all of this, starting in Egorian! The Pathfinder Society receives word from the illustrious Varian Jeggare that his manor is being invaded by a mixture of Hellknights and the Egorian dottari patrol. The Pathfinders will need to sneak into his home and not only recover a few important artifacts, but they’ll also need to save his loyal staff members! While they work to avoid hellish attention, however, some of Thrune’s most canny agents watch them from afar, ready to pounce when the timing is just right.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-12: The Burning of Greensteeples is an adventure written for 3rd- through 6th-level characters by Joseph Blomquist.

Illustration by Fabio Di Bernardi

Meanwhile, I’ll direct your gazes slightly to the east.

Illustration by Rodrigo Gallo

We’ve got an adventure straight out of Druma. Considering how rarely we get out there, it’s a great opportunity for those who love traveling to check another nation off your list. It’s also an excellent chance to investigate an ancient treasure trove newly uncovered by a small earthquake and landslide. It’s a vault long thought lost, located near the mining operations of Marivit Kopje, a Kalistocrat of minor standing.

Well, treasure trove might be a matter of perspective. You see, Shimia Renveld was an oddity even among Kalistocrats. She collected odds and ends that she believed held no real monetary value. But Marivit believes that her recently uncovered collection might hold a key to helping turn around his fortunes, and he's promised the Pathfinders everything else in the vault in order to get it. That’s where you come in. Explored vaults sealed for centuries tend to have unknown dangers. I guess what I’m trying to say is “good luck.”

Illustration by Rodrigo Gallo

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-13: All that Glitters is an adventure written for 1st- through 4th-level characters by Genevieve Rudat Olejnik.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!
Trouble is brewing in the Marixah Republic! We’ve received a distress signal from a group of Starfinder archaeologists on the planet Flentil. Apparently, their dig site was attacked by Hellknights! It’s time to launch a rescue mission! While you’re at it, best check in on the locals. I doubt our dig site is all the Hellknights are after…

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-11: Breaking the Crucible is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters, written by Ivis K. Flanagan and Kendra Leigh Speedling.

Illustration by Alecksander Ribeiro

Take care of each other out there!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Happy February, Pathfinders!
We’re going back to Tian Xia as the literal fallout from the Godsrain continues. The Society has gathered several warshards, the fallen pieces of the dead god Gorum, but their nature is still largely a mystery. The Pathfinders do have one ally who, if anyone can, could shed some light on these mysterious deific fragments—the dragon Valashinaz. Though the Pathfinder Society established friendly relations during the Equal Exchanges incident (check out PFS scenarios 5-04 and 5-09), the cooperation is scarcely a year old, and Valashinaz does nothing for free.

Illustration by Firat Solhan

Among the tribute required is a task. An upstart dragon set up his lair near Valashinaz ‘s territory. Due to her being preoccupied with the literal fallout from Gorum's death, she has yet to deal with him. This is the perfect opportunity for her to get someone else to do it, and so she has tasked the Pathfinders—that’s all of you—with getting this upstart out “by any means necessary.” While a trivial matter for an ancient dragon, this mission is sure to be a tad more difficult for our intrepid agents.

Illustration by Josef Kucera

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-11: The Godsrain and the Dragon is an adventure for 7th- through 10th-level characters, written by our very own James Case.

Meanwhile, we’ve got another quest for you, so we go clear to the other side of Golarion. Given that many of you all are in the throes of winter yourself, it feels appropriate to spend some time in Irrisen, the land of winter witches and endless snow.

Not everyone in Irrisen has been happy with the rule of Queen Anastasia. A group of bandits found it much easier to sate their violent tendencies during the rule of the prior queen. Now they're causing trouble both in Irrisen and in settlements on its western border. It’s become enough of a problem that adventurers from the Pathfinder Society (once again, that’s you) have been called in. The young Queen needs allies and, so far, the Pathfinders have been proving themselves just that.

Illustration by Tom Ventre

Pathfinder Society Series 2 Quest #23: Lacking Respect is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters, written by Jay Scott.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hail and well met, ‘Finders! This month’s new releases catch bullets in their teeth, delve into dangerous fungal forests, and bring mythic power dangerously close to the Whispering Tyrant’s reach! A reminder—the scenarios listed here are January’s scenarios, which released last Wednesday, January 29th! As we have shifted our physical product release to the first Wednesday of the month, we will be highlighting the digital releases from the previous month!

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Pathfinder Guns & Gears Remastered

GEAR UP AND THROW DOWN!

When sword and spell just won't be enough to win the day, it's time to power up your game with clockwork gears, lightning coils, and black powder! Guns & Gears (Remastered), the latest hardcover rulebook for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, brings the excitement of firearms and fantasy technology to your tabletop, updated to work perfectly with the remastered Pathfinder Second Edition rules!

Unravel the secrets of clockworks with the new inventor class or blow away your opposition as a firearm-wielding gunslinger! In addition to new classes, a plethora of archetypes, backgrounds, vehicles, siege engines, gadgets, and the remastered automaton ancestry are all ready to expand your game with options for battlefields large and small.

Pathfinder Guns & Gears Remastered is available in standard hardcover, Special Edition faux-leatherette bound hardcover, and a sketch variant hardcover exclusive to local game stores and paizo.com, as well as in PDF format.

Note: Customers who already own Pathfinder Guns & Gears in PDF format will receive the remastered PDF free of charge.

Pathfinder Adventure Path #211: The Secret of Deathstalk Tower (Spore War 2 of 3)

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

The elven nation of Kyonin is under attack! As armies of demonic fiends, corrupted fey, supernatural fungal monstrosities, and more march from the blighted swampland of Tanglebriar, it falls to a band of heroes to undertake a series of dangerous missions before a devastating secret weapon can be created! The Spore War Adventure Path continues with “The Secret of Deathstalk Tower,” a complete adventure for 14th- to 17th-level characters.

“The Secret of Deathstalk Tower” is also available as a deluxe Foundry VTT module!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Ballroom

BALLROOM BLITZ!

Sometimes adventurers need to relax with a nice party. Of course, that’s usually when things go awry. Don’t fret—Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Ballroom has you covered to stage the scene! One side features an elegant ballroom perfect for a large dance or high-society party. The other side includes a more utilitarian ballroom, complete with a stage for musicians and tables and chairs for guests to enjoy the festivities. Don’t spend time drawing these scenes when you could unfold Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Ballroom on your table and get straight to the action!

Pathfinder Society #6-09: The Power of Legends

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 9th- through 12th-level characters.

The Godsrain has caused chaos throughout Golarion, but it has also caused opportunity. The rain of pieces of Gorum's Armor, the Warshards, has led to a race between various groups to collect these artifacts, either for study or more nefarious purposes. The Pathfinder Society has collected several themselves and learned of a way to find more. When they employed this ritual, though, it pointed to the Netherworld within the Gravelands. A piece of surpassing size and power lies within the reach of Tar Baphon, the Whispering Tyrant. Fortunately, the Society has a plane-hopping airship gained in its defeat of the hag Aslynn, as well as some strange fruit empowered by the silver rain that can grant the power of mythic heroes. But will that be enough to retrieve this item of power before the Whispering Tyrant claims it?

Starfinder Society #7-10: Rasheen’s Requiem

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 7th- through 10th-level characters.

The legendary explorer Jelev Rasheen was one of the first to set off into the Drift in search of fame and fortune. After her mysterious disappearance, dozens of alleged children, partners, and adventuring companions began spreading one final tale about Rasheen: that she was last seen commanding a fleet of ships laden with treasure. Over the past few years, the Starfinder Society has joined the hunt for Jelev Rasheen’s fabled treasure, following a series of beacons from site to site, and recreating Rasheen’s final journey.

Now, the coordinates point to Pan, the only planet orbiting the star Ixo in the Tabori Cluster Nebula. The PCs travel to this badlands frontier in search of vast treasure barges or the next leg of Rasheen’s journey, only to discover a crashed starship half-buried in the earth, and no treasure to be found. What was so important about this wreck? And, more importantly, did Rasheen ever make it off this planet alive? The nearby town of Requiem Falls might hold the answers…

Pathfinder Society #6-10: Once in Whispers

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

On the border of Numeria and Ustalav, there sits an abandoned manor filled with strange technology and shuffling undead named the Crushed Meteor. Once a stronghold of the Technic League, it has fallen into the hands of the Whispering Way, and the Pathfinder Society has successfully lobbied with Kevoth-Kul to finally handle the building and exterminate those within. However, a leader of the Whispering Way sits inside the building, considering its many secrets, and offers the Pathfinders a choice: let her finish her research and gain information on an enemy, or perish. It's up to the agents within to make a choice that may sacrifice the values of the Society for valuable knowledge!

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Hello Starfinders! For decades, adventurers and thrill seekers — including the Starfinder Society — have scoured the galaxy for signs of the infamous explorer Jelev Rasheen and her final treasure haul! Now, the trail leads us to Pan, the only planet orbiting the star Ixo in the Tabori Cluster nebula and a crashed starship long-buried in the badlands. What was so important about this wreck? Did Rasheen ever make it off this planet alive? And where's her treasure? It's up to you to discover the answers!

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-10: Rasheen’s Requiem is an adventure for 7th- through 9th-level characters, written by Solomon St. John.

Take care out there, Starfinders!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Happy New Year, Pathfinders! Do we have some amazing things in store for you this year!

Illustration by Raphael Madureira

I’ll bet some of you read about Urwal’s trouble in our blog post Godsrain and Gardening and wondered if that meant mythic scenarios would become a thing. Well, I’d certainly hope we were giving you mythic powers if we sent you after one of the pieces of Gorum that somehow ended up in the netherworld of the Gravelands in the hands of a mythic lich. The important thing to remember is if Urwal offers you food, you take it.

Illustration by Bruno Cesar

You’ll definitely want to have whatever abilities those berries grant you as you ride into the heart of the Whispering Tyrant’s territory on a planes-hopping airship we took, I mean liberated, from the hag Aslan. I just hope that the boost is enough for you all to get that warshard before someone far, far worse can claim it.

Illustration by Bruno Cesar

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-09: The Power of Legends is an adventure for 9th- through 12th-level characters giving those characters temporary mythic powers from War of Immortals. It was written by the incredibly talented Linda Zayas-Palmer, so you all know it’ll be great.

Illustration by Bruno Cesar

Along the border of Numeria and Ustalav lies an abandoned manor called the Crushed Meteor, filled with lost research and technology from the fallen Technic League. Honorary Venture-Captain Lovkiy has finally received permission from Numeria’s ruler, Kevoth-Kul, to send in a squad of Pathfinders to see what remains and keep these findings out of the grasping hands of the Whispering Way, but on two very important conditions:

• The barbarian ruler gets the first option to choose among any weapons left behind.
• The Pathfinders eliminate any undead found within the building.

However, someone within the Crushed Meteor may have information that the Pathfinders are willing to break their promises for.

Illustration by Lucas Fernando

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-10: Once in Whispers is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Chris Bissette.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Pathfinders!
Agent Kitsch here from the Office of Supplies and Procurement, posting a letter received from the Ink Worker’s United Printing Press, which you may know as the exclusive printing press for Venture-Gossip.

To the Grand Lodge, c/o Agent Kitsch, We received this letter at our doorstep this morning. It seems whoever took Venture-Gossip doesn’t know where the Grand Lodge is, nor do they know how to spell Achaekek, so we’re wondering if Venture-Gossip was truly abducted by the Red Mantis assassins.

Thanks,
Lyari Kelsyne
Ink Worker’s United Printing Press

"We have your nosy agent she’s poked her tusks into our business for the last time! If you want to see her safe return bring 1,000,000 Platinum, a bagful of Osiriani gold, and the rightful property of the Red Mantis assassins to the docks at the assigned time. Otherwise expect to see her teeth at your doorstep. Signed Acheakek’s Finest"

Here at the Pathfinder Society we don’t negotiate with kidnappers, so any information that you may have about Venture-Gossip’s disappearance would be most appreciated.

Explore! Report! Cooperate! Gossip!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!
For years, the tyrannical Vault Lord has ruled an ever-growing empire deep within the false moon of Salvation’s End, expanding their domain with every conquered vault and subjugated soul. You know what, Starfinders? Enough is enough! It’s time for a team up! Did you want to fight alongside the dwarves or the Joros or—wait, is that a unicorn?

Join the Starfinders as they team up with the Guiding Intelligence and the free residents of Salvation’s End to take down the Vault Lord once and for all!

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-09: Clutches of the Vault Lord is an explosive adventure for 9th- through 12th-level characters, written by Matt Duval.

Get in there, Starfinders! Looks like we’ll need all the help we can get!

Illustration by Tom Ventre

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Hello, Pathfinders!
For the winter season, we’ll be traveling up north to Irrisen to speak with Her Majesty, Queen Anastasia! The strange queen from another world has a peculiar idea that she’s decided to try and introduce into her new home in order to better connect all the citizens of Irrisen: a locomotive. Her current drawback is that, well, no one in her kingdom, nor most of Avistan, seems to know anything about trains or whatever a “combustion engine” may be and she certainly doesn’t have the education to even begin explaining how the steam is made nor how the train gains the ability to whistle so loudly when crossing bridges. But she does know how to draw and how to call on others for their knowledge and assistance! With the Pathfinder Society being one of the most traveled organizations in Golarion, she asks for their assistance in judging the models that have been presented to her from prospective engineers, though perhaps one of those engineers is less interested in trains as they are in thrones…

Illustration by Bruno Mello

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-08: Upon Wheels and Rime is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Dave Nelson.

Meanwhile, for those who prefer warmer climates, we’ve got a quest taking place in Taldor, right outside Cassomir.

The Tskikha iruxi enclave has long been a staunch ally of the Pathfinder Society. Their enclave's location near some elementally attuned Azlanti ruins has given the Society a wealth of research opportunities while allowing them to protect the iruxi from the dangers in the ruins, which tend to cause trouble, as some of you no doubt might recall, especially anyone who’s played The Blackwood Lost. Recently, these ruins seem to have attracted some elemental scamps, which are causing mischief and chaos throughout the enclave in their attempts to “help.” At their wits end, the Tskikha have once again called upon their allies—that’s all of you—for help.

Illustration by Bruno Mello

Pathfinder Society Series 2 Quest #22 Friends in Need is an All Ages adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Elizabeth V. Nold.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!
This month, an old friend of ours needs a little help. Remember Envar Tamm? I know, I know—that guy’s always getting into trouble! Well, this time it’s not entirely his fault; his best friend and stunt double, Dorin, has been kidnapped, and Envar’s mother has hired you to accompany Envar on his poorly planned and no doubt foolish rescue operation. Your job? Make sure Envar doesn’t get himself killed! Oh, and you might as well rescue Dorin while you’re at it…

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-08: Envar’s Awesome Rescue is an adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Kendra Leigh Speedling.

Illustration by Fabio di Bernardi

Enjoy yourselves, Starfinders!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Hello, Pathfinders!
This month, we’re traveling to Nirmathas to check in on Ashfall Lodge since Oraiah Tolal left! Three new faces have stepped up in her place: Anemone, Pattypan of Gold Bits, and Bog’s Companion, and the three of them have noticed some strange rumblings within the forest. It seems like Compost’s Watch, a town that looks over a sacred leshy graveyard, is being attacked by undead forces and necromantic energies. It’s up to the Pathfinders to travel through the eerie trees and bushes of the Compost Forest, find out what’s going on, and put a stop to it!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-06: Rotten Apples is an adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Josh Foster.

Left to art: illustrations by Samuel Azeredo and Felipe Fornitari.

After that, we travel far to the south and east to Nex, where one of the warshards (shards of the dead god Gorum, which rained down after he was slain) landed in an ooze being transported outside of Oenopion. This ooze, now divinely empowered, was last seen headed toward the Mana Wastes. The creature has proven to be more than a match for Nexian forces, and so Nex has resorted to hiring mercenaries. That’s where you come in. The Pathfinder Society doesn’t want to pass up this chance to get their hands on another warshard, and it’ll be up to you to see that they do.

Of course, you’ll first have to earn the right to take it. Other mercenaries have come seeking fortune, or the shard, or both, and some of them might even be from a nation on not-so-good terms with the Society. What's more, the Mana Wastes themselves aren't going to make this mission any easier, and no one yet understands the full impact that warshards have on creatures, so there's no telling what this shard-empowered ooze might be capable of. All in all, it should make for a memorable tale—if you’re able to make it back and tell it.

The Devilish Dealers, artist Felipe Fornitari

PFS #6-07: A God Falls Where Magic Fails is an adventure for 7th- to 10th-level characters written by Michael Sayre.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Greetings, ‘Finders! We’re about a month out from PAX Unplugged, and we’re excited to give you a sneak peek at everything Paizo will be doing at the show this year!

Organized Play

Paizo Organized Play will be running two-hour quests and four-hour scenarios for Pathfinder Society (second edition), as well as demos and two-hour scenarios for the Starfinder playtest! Quests and Starfinder playtest scenarios are available on a first-come, first-served walk-up basis. Early signups for our four-hour PFS2 scenarios are available on our PAX Unplugged Warhorn; signups begin on November 18 at 9 a.m. Pacific time.

All our games are new player friendly; we will have pregenerated characters, including the new animist and exemplar iconics, and we’re ready to get you playing in no time! Paizo’s game space is booth 56A in the Gaming Hall, just to the left of the main queue area.

Board Game Demos

Interested in giving Pathfinder Elemental Stones or Pathfinder Goblin Firework Fight a try? We’ll have demo tables in our play area running games of both!

Plus, get an exclusive first look at Pathfinder Quest! Pathfinder Quest is a cooperative dungeon crawling game for 1–4 players, crowdfunding in Spring 2025. PAX Unplugged attendees will have the opportunity to be the first to play Pathfinder Quest at our demo tables!

Sign up on BackerKit for our pre-launch mailing list to get an exclusive metal coin with your pledge!

Book Signings

Paizo is excited to be bringing Liane Merciel to PAX Unplugged for exclusive book signings at our retail partner’s booth! During select time windows each day (times to be announced), come by Card Titan’s booth to meet the author of Godsrain: A Pathfinder Novel and get your copy signed!

• Friday December 6th – 4-5pm Eastern
• Saturday December 7th – 11am-12pm Eastern & 3-4pm Eastern
• Sunday December 8th – 10am-11am & 2-3pm Eastern

Bring your copy from home or purchase a copy at Card Titan while supplies last!

Retail Partner

We’re partnering with Card Titan as our PAX Unplugged retailer once again! Find Pathfinder and Starfinder essentials like the remastered Core rulebooks, Starfinder Playtest Rulebook, Pathfinder War of Immortals, Godsrain: A Pathfinder Novel, and more at Booth 3202!

Something Impossible…

Mark your calendars for December 4^th! Paizo will be hosting a special stream announcing something Impossible….

We look forward to seeing you all at PAX Unplugged! Be sure to stop by our play space, join us for a book signing, and say hello!

Hail and well met, ‘Finders! This month’s new releases invite you to follow your Mythic Calling, witness the outbreak of an interstellar war, and face the fallout of the Godsrain!

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Pathfinder War of Immortals

GO BEYOND LEGENDARY!

A god has been slain, and nothing shall ever be the same again! As war and destruction spread across the world, new heroes must rise to the occasion and take up arms to protect its mortal inhabitants. Lay claim to your own spark of divinity and charge into battle as a mighty exemplar, or call upon the power of spiritual allies as a wise animist. Alongside these new classes are rules for running mythic games, archetypes for playing legendary characters, and a wide array of new items, spells, and monsters to help you tell stories straight out of myth!

Pathfinder War of Immortals is available in standard hardcover, Special Edition faux-leatherette bound hardcover, PDF, and hobby retailer exclusive Sketch Edition hardcover.

Starfinder Playtest Adventure Empires Devoured

WHO CONQUERS THE CONQUERORS?

A group of heroes from the Pact Worlds has arrived to witness the political event of the century: the signing of a treaty between the warlike Veskarium and the ruthless Azlanti Star Empire. The two galactic powers have agreed to coexist on a backwater world called Kehtaria, where both empires have established bases of operations. Hoping to avert future devastating wars between the pair of superpowers, champions of the Pact Worlds attend the negotiations to ensure the birth of a new interstellar alliance and take part in the first steps toward lasting peace in the galaxy. That is, until it all goes wrong.

A treacherous political conspiracy threatens to disrupt the diplomatic proceedings when a surprise invasion by a new power shakes the planet. An armada of Azlanti forces calling themselves the Sihedron Guard attack Kehtaria, targeting Azlanti forces on the ground, their Veskarium allies, and anyone else unlucky enough to get in their way. If the heroes can survive this orbital bombardment and help defeat the invaders, they will discover evidence of another plot—a plot not to gain territory or resources, but to destroy them. It’s up to the heroes to save the galaxy, or to bear witness as it’s devoured.

Pathfinder Adventure Path #207: The Resurrection Flood (Triumph of the Tusk 1 of 3)

A STORM IS BREWING

The Triumph of the Tusk Adventure Path begins with an eclectic band of dignitaries becoming battle-hardened survivalists fighting for the orcs’ homeland and independence. This volume includes an overview of orc culture, an exploration of the Flood Truce tradition, new magical items, and fearsome creatures that wander the wilds! The Resurrection Flood is an orc-focused Pathfinder adventure for four 3rd-level characters.

The Resurrection Flood is also available as a deluxe Foundry VTT bundle with all the assets you need to run this adventure on Foundry!

Godsrain: A Pathfinder Novel

Four veteran adventurers—the barbarian Amiri, the wizard Ezren, the cleric Kyra, and her wife, the elven rogue Merisiel—witness the Godsrain and, with their newfound mythic power, find themselves on the trail of fell forces looking to capitalize on the chaos sown by Gorum’s death. Using their unique skills, nascent god-sparks, and even the firsthand blessings of one of Golarion's most potent deities, they must race against time and fate to prevent the greatest threat to Golarion from escaping an impenetrable prison. From fan-favorite author Liane Merciel (Hellknight, Nightglass, War of Immortals) comes a truly iconic adventure of high fantasy set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Follow the heroes from the desert bazaars of Osirion to the heart of the permanent hurricane known as the Eye of Abendego and watch as they come to terms with their own mortality, the tenuous powers of the immortal gods, and the new world that unfolds before them in the wake of the Godsrain.

Godsrain: A Pathfinder Novel is also available in audiobook format.

Pathfinder: Before the Godsrain

Pathfinder's beloved iconic heroes make their fiction debut in Pathfinder: Godsrain, set to release in November 2024. These characters have existed since 2007, however, and have many existing adventures documented in flash fiction on the Paizo Blog and other promotional locations. Now, for the first time, readers can find these stories collected into a single volume, a perfect primer before diving into Godsrain or to further explore their history after meeting them for the first time.

Pathfinder Player Core 2 Pocket Edition

VENTURE BEYOND!

Survival in a world beset by magic and evil takes more than a lucky roll of the dice.

Pathfinder Player Core 2 significantly expands the options available to Pathfinder

players, giving you the tools to take on any adventure. Look inside to find everything you need to create a wide array of new characters who are ready to take on the world. Eight new classes, new ancestries and versatile heritages, a massive number of diverse archetypes, and tons of feats, spells, and alchemical items provide a near-endless array of exciting options for every Pathfinder character!

The pocket edition presents the same contents as the standard edition in a smaller sized softcover for a lower price and better portability.

Pathfinder Arcane Spell Cards (Remastered)

Master the secrets of arcane magic with Pathfinder Arcane Spell Cards!

This essential accessory for arcane spellcasters collects all of the arcane spells from Pathfinder Player Core and Pathfinder Player Core 2. More than 250 spell reference cards put unrivaled understanding of the arcane directly into your hands!

Players can easily arrange and plan their spells within moments, and a quick scan of the cards presents a caster's tactical options at a glance. The possibilities are endless, but Pathfinder Arcane Spell Cards let you master the mysteries of magic!

Pathfinder Primal Spell Cards (Remastered)

Channel the power of storms and wild creatures with Pathfinder Primal Spell Cards!

This must-have accessory is a comprehensive collection of the primal spells presented in Pathfinder Player Core and Pathfinder Player Core 2. Put the bounty of nature at your fingertips with over 200 spell reference cards!

Players can easily arrange and plan their spells within moments, and a quick scan of the cards presents a caster's tactical options at a glance. The possibilities are endless, but Pathfinder Primal Spell Cards let you master the mysteries of magic!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Haunted Battlefield

CALL TO ARMS! 

Whether your players are engaged in a pitched, otherworldly battle or stumble across the haunted echoes of a previous war, no Game Master wants to draw out an entire battlefield. Fortunately, with the latest Pathfinder Flip-Mat, you don’t have to! This line of gaming maps provides ready-to-use and captivatingly detailed fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. Place Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Haunted Battlefield on your table and dive right into the action!

Starfinder Playtest Scenario #4: Rescue at Shimmerstone Mine

A Starfinder Second Edition Playtest adventure designed for 15th-level characters.

Mined on the frigid planet of Vesk-8, shimmerstone is a psychically active crystalline ore known to have a calming effect on emotions. After a wave of powerful cosmic energy ripples across the galaxy, shimmerstone changes, suddenly becoming unstable as it resonates with the psychic cries of a strange new god.

All across Vesk-8, shimmerstone mines suffer disaster after disaster. While many corporations react with attempts to sweep these events under the metaphorical rug, Shim-Tek desperately seeks outside agents to visit their shimmerstone mine, investigate the disturbance, and rescue any imperiled miners still on site.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-05: Silver Bark, Golden Blades

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

Silvertree Village is a small settlement within the Forest of Spirits that’s not far off the Spirit Road, the trade route tracing the southern coast of the forest. It's a smaller river crossing, but it’s often used when Ohira's inns are full, and some travelers even prefer using it. Or they did, until they found access to the village cut off by a mysterious fog. Word has reached the Pathfinder Society of this strange phenomenon, and they have resolved to investigate the issue, as the Society has also had cause to rest in Silvertree when transporting relics between Hongal and Minkai.

The PCs are tasked with finding out the cause of the fog. Before their work is done, they'll face challenges set upon their path by a kami and must learn what has upset them—and in doing so, perhaps uncover something much more dangerous.

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-07: Submerged Stars

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

Welcome to Arniselle, an aquatic world where colorful morlamaws once worshipped cosmic horrors—or did they? Local Starfinder Hinevera is determined to prove that her people’s ancient past isn’t all foul cosmic entities! Years of extensive research and fieldwork have led her to multiple promising ancient ruins that could shed light on the broader history and beliefs of ancient morlamaws. But as the tides turn and Hinevera and her team fail to make contact, one thing becomes clear: something is wrong.

Travel to the planet of Arniselle and explore ancient ruins while on a rescue mission submerged beneath the waves!

Pathfinder Quest (Series 2) #21: Infernal Infiltration

A Pathfinder Society Quest designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters, playable in 2-3 hours.

Some disgruntled citizens in Kintargo, who preferred things as they were under Chelaxian rule, have stolen some very sensitive information concerning the Pathfinder Society's trade dealings and trade routes. In the hands of their enemies, this could put many agents at risk. Cheliax barely tolerates the Society on a good day, and if these thieves-who-would-be-spies can get the encrypted information into the hands of real Chelaxian intelligence operatives, Cheliax would likely relish its ability to deal incalculable harm. It's up to the PCs to infiltrate the thieves' base of operations and steal the information back before these rabble rousers can send it off. Keeping things quiet will be key, though, as the heads of Supplies and Procurement definitely don't want to tip the thieves off to the importance of what they really have.

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Hello, Starfinders!
It’s October, and that means it’s time to add a dash of spookiness to our Starfinder offerings! We’ve got missing people, ghosts, mysteries, mutations, mind control, and a dash of cosmic horror on the menu—oh, my!

First off, we’re returning to Arniselle, homeworld of the walrus-like morlamaws! A team of local Starfinders have gone missing while exploring an ancient, underwater ruin, and it’s up to you to descend beneath the waves and save them—if you can!

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-07: Submerged Stars is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Rigby Bendele.

Left to right: illustrations by Lucas Fernando and Jesus Iván Nolasco Fuentes

But that’s not all!

On the planet Vesk-8, on the fringes of the Veskarium, shimmerstone mines the world over have experienced sudden disasters—strange occurrences, missing miners, violent uprisings, and worse. Stranger yet, the mineral shimmerstone itself is changing, glowing an ominous red, rather than its typical comforting blue. Veskarium corporation Shim-Tek has hired a team of brave freelancers to enter their mine, investigate a strange disturbance, and rescue any imperiled miners still on site.

Starfinder Playtest Scenario #4: Rescue at Shimmerstone Mine is an adventure for 15th-level characters written by Jenny Jarzabski! This is a Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Scenario that takes place mere days after the birth of a Newborn god.

Be brave, Starfinders! Take care of each other out there.

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Happy fall, Pathfinders!
We’ve got two excellent adventures for you this month: a scenario and a quest.

First, we go to Silvertree Village, a small settlement within the Forest of Spirits in northern Tian Xia, not far off the Spirit Road—the trade route following the outskirts of that forest. It's a smaller river crossing, but is often used when the larger Ohira's inns are full, and some travelers even prefer using it. Or they did until a mysterious fog prevented anyone from reaching it. Word has reached the Pathfinder Society of this strange phenomenon and agents (that’s you) have been dispatched to investigate and resolve the issue. That’s easier said than done, though, as there will be challenges put for by a kami themselves, and in order to learn what has upset this being, something much more dangerous will be uncovered. Even we don't know what you’ll face, as we’ve given the GM plenty of options for extra replayability!

Both illustrations by Josef Kucera and

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-05: Silver Bark, Golden Blades is a repeatable adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by the excellent Hilary Moon Murphy.

Then we go to the other side of Golarion in Ravounel. Some disgruntled citizens in Kintargo, who preferred things under Chelaxian rule, have stolen some very sensitive information concerning the Pathfinder Society's trade dealings and routes. In the hands of enemies, this could put many agents at risk. Cheliax barely tolerates the Society on a good day, and if these thieves-who-would-be-spies can get the encrypted information into the hands of real Chelaxian intelligence operatives, Cheliax would likely relish its ability to do incalculable harm.

It's up to some intrepid Pathfinder agents (again, that’s you) to infiltrate the thieves' base of operations and steal the info back before these rabble rousers can send it off. Keeping things quiet will be key, though, as we definitely don't want to tip them off to what they really have.

Illustration by Kevin Sardinha

Pathfinder Society Series 2 Quest #21: Infernal Infiltration is a repeatable adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters showcasing the infiltration subsystem. It was written by the amazing Shan Wolf. Don’t get caught!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Raphael Madureira

Urwal, the enigmatic leader of the Verdant Wheel faction of the Pathfinder Society, took stock of his garden. He decided Skyreach needed a rooftop garden all on his own when he’d chided Sorrina Westyr, the Master of Spells, that the building itself was lacking in nature’s presence. She’d replied that he should try growing a garden on the grounds. Thinking that an excellent solution, he’d secretly transported soil, bricks, and fish for fertilizer near to the top of Skyreach, the towering headquarters of the Pathfinders in Absalom. Urwal had found a location with just enough flat area to create the garden he felt the building needed. He’d also make treks to various springs across Kortos, the island on which Absalom was built, drawing from different sources (in a pattern only he would understand) to water the plant life he nurtured in secret. It took years, but the project was finally bearing fruit—literally.

He decided that its presence should be unknown to the rest of the organization, until the time was right. A garden atop the building should have been noteworthy of notice, but it surprised him just how rarely people looked up. Likely those who did just assumed it was supposed to be there. Though the garden was not a neat and tidy thing and instead resembled a sort of wild thicket in the sky, bordered by magically strengthened brickwork to keep the soil in. There was, of course, a reason for each plant and a purpose for their placement, but Urwal saw no need to share such things. He believed that anyone with the talent and patience to study the stars would understand why he does whatever he does. Though recent events had left even the pillar of self-assuredness that is Urwal incredibly shaken.

Illustration by Valeria Lutfullina

It was not long ago that an incredible and terrifying sight filled the sky: Achaekek slew Gorum, and parts of the now-dead god rained down upon Golarion. Urwal had been going more often to this garden after seeing that spectacle and hearing reports of its effects across the world. This garden was a place of calm for him, where he hoped to find clarity to help guide the Society forward, but even that was failing him now. “I should have seen something in the stars.” He sighed, expressing his frustration to the immobile plants atop the otherwise empty rooftop. He continued quietly to himself, “Omens may be lost, but I’ve seen many hints of things to come before. But this Godsrain, I saw no sign of it. Gave no preparations. Agents were in danger and I did not prepare them.” He paused, looking over his garden. “I must do better.”

Illustration by Mark Tarrisse

Urwal’s bright yellow scales shone in the afternoon sun as he went to water the various plant life he’d nurtured atop the grand spire, finally finding some mental peace. He even allowed himself a chuckle as he thought of the reaction Ambrus Valsin, the venture-captain in charge of day-to-day operations in Skyreach, would have when this garden was revealed. “It’ll need to happen when Ambrus is in a good mood. He’ll complain about it, but he’ll come around.” As he moved to water a rather healthy raspberry bush, he noticed an unnatural shine coming from the berries upon it. It reminded him of the silver that rained from the sky the day Gorum fell.

“What have we here?” he asked himself as he quickly finished watering the remainder of his garden before moving to examine the berries more closely. His troubles forgotten, he spent the remaining afternoon into the evening studying the altered fruit. Bringing the full suite of his knowledge to bear, Urwal was able to determine a few things. First, the berries now held divine power within them. He’d heard stories of those who were touched by the silver rains gaining power, but it was strange that only the berries seemed affected and not any of the other myriad plants he’d raised. “Might be the water choice,” he mused as he considered the various springs he’d transport water from. “It’s possible any one of those could be the source,” he thought aloud, recalling the complex web of watering choices largely determined by his astrological readings. Second, these berries did not ripen further or seem to change at all once removed from the bush. “Maybe I didn’t notice the coming of the Godsrain, but it would seem I made preparations all the same.”

Illustration by Riccardo Rullo

The coming days were filled with experiments and tests, until Urwal decided that he wasn’t going to learn anything significant without some risk. He ate one of the berries. The effect was immediate. It wasn’t so much that he grew stronger as it was that he was more himself than he’d ever been. The confidence he’d always felt concerning his path almost glowed within. “This is… divinity?” An ember of power glowed within him, though he could feel that its power was temporary. “Oh my. These, these must be kept close and safe. I will find a way to use them. The stars will know. This time, I will be better. I will see that they’re prepared for whatever it is that would have our agents needing such power.” A grin crossed his lizard-like face. “After all. I planted these for a reason. Now I need only find out what that reason is.”

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Pathfinders!
Writing this column has been a feat and a half since I’ve been on the road so much! Just to recap what I’ve done recently: Went through the Puddles to check on what’s happening there, went through Eastgate and Westgate to peek at the latest fashions coming through, nibbled my way through the Grand Bazaar to check out a visiting chef, and then got packed up to go and stay at the Docks district on “official business.”

(It’s those boxes.)

(The red ones.)

(I knew they were weird!)

Illustration by Mirco Paganessi

Beyond my beloved Absalom, I’m still championing Agent Anemone to be our venture-captain in Nirmathas! Her dear companion Pattypan of Gold Bits has sent along their recommendation letter, so if any other Pathfinders see it, well, you know my thoughts!

Illustration by Samuel Azeredo

Outside of that: it seems that Lady Hesla Embersplitter may be starting to split at the seams! We’re learning so much about her, especially her manor which

Publisher’s Note:

Upon receiving this quarter’s briefing from VG, it abruptly ended there and included a strange sketch of what looks like a wasp in dirty robes. We’re not sure what the intended message of this was, but we also have not received any further communication from VG since they left the Isle of Kortos. We’re holding off on being concerned as this isn’t the first time they’ve gone off the grid for either Pathfinder Society or gossip reasons!

With concern,

Ink Worker’s United Printing Press
c/o Agent Kitsch, Office of Supplies and Procurement

Explore! Report! Cooperate! Gossip!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!
This month, we’re heading back to the planet Aballon! First Seeker Sarmak’s archaeological survey of the ancient city of Eternity continues, and word is he needs agents to explore a server archive created by the mysterious First Ones. Have fun uncovering long-buried secrets, and keep an eye out for Those Who Call… I hear they’re up to something…

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-06: Archives of Eternity is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Katrina Hennessy. This is the second of three scenarios in the ongoing Year of Era’s End metaplot.

Left to right: Illustrations by Rodrigo Gallo and Max Roche

But that’s not all!

Infamous media mogul Zo! has a new game show that pits adventurers and thrill-seekers against dangerous and strange creatures collected from across the stars! The reward? Fame and fortune, of course! Step right up, come on down, and ready your laser pistols… You’re the next contestants on Zo!’s Wheel of Monsters! Best of luck!

Starfinder Playtest Scenario #3: Wheel of Monsters is an adventure for 10th-level characters written by Dustin Knight! This is a Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Scenario. This adventure is designed to be replayed, and features three rounds of competition, with multiple possible foes for each round. Spin that wheel!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Hello Pathfinders!
It’s a carnival! To raise money for the Knights of Lastwall’s fight against the undead, the enigmatic Lady Hesla Embersplitter has decided to host a carnival within the Foreign Quarter! It has goldfish and games and dancing bears, oh my! Hopefully those ominous rain clouds overhead don’t mean that we get rained out...

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-04: An Enkindled Carnival is an adventure written for 3rd- through 6th-level characters by the one and only Mike Kimmel!

Illustration by Milos Rocenovic

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Meanwhile, across the Inner Sea,

Rahadoum, a land that abhors the gods, at first found Gorum’s death to be a cause for celebration. However, the Godsrain that followed brought only uncertainty, filling some members of a populace who hate divine power with that same power and causing suspicion toward these individuals to boil over. Amid all this turmoil, Kassi Aziril, a renowned medical researcher, found that several of her apprentices became empowered after the Godsrain and are now facing growing prejudice, persecution, and uncertainty. She’s turned to the Pathfinders to get her students out of Manaket and Rahadoum safely, but a radical element within the city guard has other ideas. If they Pathfinders succeed, though, they might just gain access to incredibly rare medical techniques that only Kassi’s students would otherwise be able to learn…

Left to right: illustrations by Juan Miguel Lopez Barea and Bruno Cesar

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-03: Godsrain in a Godless Land is an adventure written for 5th- through 8th-level characters by our very own Solomon St. John.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hail and well met, ‘Finders! This month’s new releases invite you to take your final bow, let your hair down at the carnival, and take your chances against the Wheel of Monsters!

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Pathfinder Adventure Path #206: Bring the House Down (Curtain Call 3 of 3)

THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

It’s almost showtime! After months of preparation, practice, and a few unexpected setbacks, your opera is nearly ready to go. With the premiere only a month away, though, it’s no time to relax! There’s still plenty of time for things to go wrong and unexpected disaster to strike. Anything is possible when it comes to life in the theater! The Curtain Call Adventure Path concludes with “Bring the House Down,” a complete adventure for 18th- to 20th-level characters.

Bring the House Down is also available as a deluxe Foundry VTT adventure bundle!

Starfinder Flip-Mat: Basic Terrain

NOTHING’S BASIC IN THE FUTURE!

From the open streets of a cityscape to the docking bay of a hi-tech station—your journey into the science-fantasy setting of Starfinder starts here with Starfinder Flip-Mat: Basic Terrain. One side of this mat displays the interior of a futuristic space station, such as Absalom Station, the center of the Starfinder setting. The other side depicts the concrete streets of one of countless urban sprawls found throughout the galaxy. Both provide a blank canvas to draw any terrain or adventure set piece a Game Master might need. Combine this with the upcoming Starfinder Flip-Mat: Planetary Terrain Multi-Pack, and you’ll be set to run all the futuristic adventures you want!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Night Ambush

KEEP ONE EYE OPEN!

Danger can come at any time, but the most sinister enemies attack while you’re sleeping! This Flip-Mat gives you two opportunities to bring these fights to your table. One side depicts a woodland campsite, while the other shows the upper floor of a cozy inn. With Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Night Ambush, you’re always ready to spring an attack

Starfinder Flip-Mat: Corporate Office

REMEMBER, TOMORROW IS CASUAL DAY!

It could be just another day at the office, but one where your players live out their fantasies of demolishing cubicles or having sword fights in the meeting room. One side depicts a futuristic workspace, replete with walkways, meeting rooms, private offices, and lounging areas. The reverse side depicts the same site, now devastated by some catastrophic event, allowing you to dynamically change your battlefield on the fly. This map also directly connects to Starfinder Flip-Mat: Data Center to let you make a truly massive encounter space. Starfinder Flip-Mats present ready-to-use science-fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. With Starfinder Flip-Mat: Corporate Office, you’ll be ready for the next encounter!

Starfinder Playtest Scenario #3: Wheel of Monsters

A Starfinder Second Edition Playtest adventure designed for 10th-level characters.

Zo! Media is the Pact Worlds’ largest multimedia entertainment empire. Run by the enigmatic and ever charismatic undead elebrian Zo!, Zo! Media’s most popular shows thrust living contestants into challenging, desperate, and often lethal situations. His newest show, Wheel of Monsters, pits adventurers, thrill-seekers, gladiators, and veteran soldiers against dangerous and strange creatures collected from across the stars. Whether the contestants are fighting for honor, glory, or to pay off a gambling debt, Zo! has promised an unusual twist on each broadcast that’ll be sure to keep both viewers and contestants guessing to the very end.

Step right up, come on down, and ready your laser pistols… You’re the next contestants on Zo!’s Wheel of Monsters! Where there’s a big prize if you make it out alive!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-03: Godsrain in a Godless Land

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

Rahadoum is a land that abhors the gods, and while the death of Gorum was cause for celebration there, the Godsrain that followed brought only uncertainty. Kassi Azaril, one of the most outspoken opponents of divine magic and renowned medical researcher, found several of her apprentices empowered after the Godsrain, and they now face growing prejudice from other citizens, stoked by a radical element within the city guards of Manaket.

Kassi does not want to abandon these students. She knows the Pathfinder Society would love to get their hands on some of her finest trainees, and so has called upon them to get her students out of Manaket and to safety. But some higher ups in the Manaket guard have decided to take matters into their own hands.

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-06: Archives of Eternity

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

First Seeker Sarmak’s archaeological survey of the ancient city of Eternity continues, as the Starfinders explore a server archive created by the First Ones of Aballon, uncovering tantalizing information and long-buried secrets. When a mysterious and violent group known as Those Who Call makes an unexpected appearance, it’s up to the Starfinders to save the day!

This is the second of three scenarios in the ongoing Year of Era’s End metaplot.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-04: An Enkindled Carnival

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.

In her latest venture to help fund the Knights of Lastwall and to bring some needed cheer to Absalom, Lady Hesla Embersplitter has announced a carnival within the Foreign Quarter, inviting the children of Absalom to come and spend some time among games and entertainment. As a sign of goodwill, the Pathfinder Society has decided to send along a group of Pathfinders to make a show of being around and keep an eye on some of the visiting students from the Dacilane Academy. However, the mysterious Godsrain doesn't seem to be finished quite yet and a strange storm seems to be brewing over the Puddles...

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Hail and well met, ‘Finders! This month’s new releases unleash a wide variety of character options for adventures in award-winning Tian Xia, put the creatures of the wild in your pocket, and explore the roots of a dying river!

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Pathfinder Lost Omens Tian Xia Character Guide

PARADE IN THE NIGHT!

In a land built from the flesh and bones of dragons, adventurers band together to seek their fate! Familiar faces take on new guises in the land of Tian Xia, traveling alongside peoples unique to the continent. The Tian Xia Character Guide features new heritages for existing ancestries, such as kijimuna gnomes and chrysanthemum leshies, as well as brand-new ancestries who have lived among the Dragon Empires since time immemorial. Explore an expansive world of options for your character, from the kinetic grace of dance and martial arts, to the subtle skills of cooking and alchemy, to the complex relationships between the elements. Will mastery of these techniques lead you to your goals, or will temptation and rivalry tear you asunder?

Pathfinder Lost Omens Tian Xia Character Guide is available in standard hardcover, Special Edition faux-leatherette bound hardcover, and PDF versions.

Pathfinder Howl of the Wild (Pocket Edition)

A WILD ADVENTURE!

Join a curious naturalist and his eccentric crew crossing continents in their fantastic airship, cataloging the world’s most fantastic creatures! Along the expedition, players will find new character options to bring their wildest characters to life, from new ancestries like the strong minotaur or magical merfolk, to awesome spells and ferocious archetypes, to new animal companions and gear forged from the scales and fangs of mythical beasts. GMs can look forward to a veritable menagerie to unleash on their players, containing animals, expansions on classic monsters, and never-before-seen creatures from every corner of the Age of Lost Omens campaign setting!

Pathfinder Howl of the Wild is now available in softcover pocket edition!

Pathfinder Adventure Path #205: Singer, Stalker, Skinsaw Man (Curtain Call 2 of 3)

ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE

The time has come to put ink to paper and start production on your opera! Your director has her heart set on hiring a famous but reclusive performer for the villain’s role. Tracking them down will prove to be but the first challenge facing you— especially as unexpected and sinister complications make their disruptive presences known. The Curtain Call Adventure Path continues with “Singer, Stalker, Skinsaw Man,” a complete adventure for 14th- to 17th-level characters.

“Singer, Stalker, Skinsaw Man” is also available as a Deluxe Foundry VTT Bundle!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Marsh

PUT ON YOUR BOOTS!

There are times when your adventures bring you into sodden locales and marshy expanses and Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Marsh can help you set the scene. Dangers lurk amid tall grasses and deep silt, ready to spring on hapless adventurers. Don’t waste time drawing a marsh when this Flip-Mat lets you play out your soggy encounters.

Pathfinder Society Intro: Year of Immortal Influence

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

A new year comes for the Pathfinder Society, and what better way to start it off than by attending a fancy event? The Pathfinders find themselves invited to a charity dinner to benefit the Knights of Lastwall fighting in far-off lands against the lich king, Tar-Baphon. They're not the only important Absalom-based faction there however, as the event is filled with lords and ladies and socialites of all kinds, including the Peacebuilders, a group dedicated to ensuring the Pathfinder Society pays for any of its mistakes. In the middle of dinner, evidence of a strange ritual is found, and the Pathfinders must investigate before dinner becomes a murder mystery!

Pathfinder Society Year of Immortal Influence is available as a deluxe Foundry VTT full-season bundle or as a 10-scenario half-season bundle!

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-05: The Day the River Died

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.

The River Between is a rushing waterway contained within a cylindrical containment field that winds through the Diaspora, connecting hundreds of asteroids and sarcesian crèche worlds in an endless loop. For years, the River Between’s current has slowed, and its waters have darkened, becoming fallow and murky. Now, the River Between is drying up, and all signs indicate it’s an act of sabotage perpetrated by notorious space pirate Alera Okwana, captain of the Riveters. Grab your laser pistol, plot a course for the Diaspora, and raid a pirate stronghold in your quest to save the River Between!

Pathfinder Quest (Series 2) #20: The Dacilane Academy's Show Must Go On

A Pathfinder Society Quest designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters, playable in 2-3 hours.

The Dacilane Academy often calls upon the Pathfinder Society to get them out of trouble, or to aid their students. Considering that many Pathfinders enroll their children in the academy, the relationship is one of mutual benefit. It’s therefore no surprise when the academy calls upon the Pathfinders to help make sure nothing terrible happens during the play that the students will be performing at a nearby theater, the Muse of the Rose. Recently, performances there have seen unfortunate accidents. No one has been seriously injured, but the performances were all ultimately ruined. It's up to the PCs to ensure that the Dacilane Academy's performance doesn't suffer the same fate, even if they have to prevent disasters backstage during the show itself.

Pathfinder Society Special #4-99: Blessings of the Forest

A Pathfinder Society Special designed for 1st- through 8th-level characters (subtiers 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 & 7-8).

The Pathfinder Society is approached by the Queen of Kyonin for their assistance in investigating a demon-obsessed elf noble and his ominous plans for an isolated town within the forests of Kyonin, in exchange for allowing the Society to once again operate within the nation. The travel there is treacherous, and once the Pathfinders arrive, the town is besieged by a power beyond any one elf no matter his plans and ambition. The teams of Pathfinders must work together effectively and quickly to prevent the corruption of the forest and the town!

Pathfinder Tokens: Character Gallery (Foundry VTT)

Pathfinder Tokens: Character Gallery is a brand-new token collection, comprising ~1200 unique portraits, each with a hand-crafted character token ready for VTT use. Created from gorgeous artwork sourced from a variety of Paizo's most popular Pathfinder publications, this module focuses on providing a vast range of vibrant, unique, and interesting characters at a moment's notice. What's more, all the artwork has been carefully tagged and curated, and the massive collection is easily searched and filtered thanks to a new in-world asset browser developed specifically for this module. Whether you're a gamemaster looking to put a face to a beloved NPC or a future villain, or a player searching for the perfect portrait for their next character, the Character Gallery has you covered.

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Hello, Starfinders!
Big news across the Pact Worlds this month as the River Between—a rushing waterway that winds throughout the Diaspora—is drying up! As citizens of the Pact Worlds ponder whether this is a natural occurrence or act of sabotage, the Starfinder Society enters the Diaspora to investigate! Grab your laser pistol, plot a course for the Diaspora, and raid a pirate stronghold in your quest to save the River Between!

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-05: The Day the River Died is an adventure for 3rd- to 6th-level characters written by Joan Hong!

Illustration by Fabio Di Bernardi

Take care, Starfinders! Things are changing out there…

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Hello, Pathfinders!
Now that we’ve all returned from Gen Con (and showered and slept and recovered and received our complimentary Paizo-branded post-convention drinks) it’s time to draw everyone’s attention toward what’s releasing this month!

The Year of Immortal Influence kicks off this month with a grand fundraiser dinner, hosted by Lady Hesla Embersplitter in order to benefit the Knights of Lastwall! She’s eager to see their crusade against Tar-Baphon get underway and wants to do everything she can to help, including inviting the elite of Absalom’s nobility all into the same room at once! Surely nothing can go wrong! The Pathfinders receive an invitation and, while rubbing elbows with some of the most influential people in Absalom, they learn that something isn’t quite right at the dinner…

Pathfinder Society Intro: Year of Immortal Influence is an adventure written for 1st- through 4th-level characters by Rigby Bendele!

Illustration by Tom Ventre

It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since the Pathfinders received their first warm welcome in Kyonin after such a long time! Yes, Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-99: Blessings of the Forest is finally available for purchase! Go and explore the depths of the Fireani Forest and press back against an isolationist elf and a former lieutenant of Treerazer!

Illustration by Tom Ventre

Meanwhile, the Three Gates Lodge over in Kayajima needs some routine maintenance of its leyline wards. It’s a perfectly safe task, and you really shouldn’t worry about it. I mean, what do you expect, a god to die just as you are about to get the details of your routine task? His ichor and essence raining across all Golarion–including Kayajima? Causing immeasurable chaos and leaving you and your companions as the only ones who can deal with the aftermath, tasked with a friendly dragon of seeking out a dangerous power that has come to rest at the mountain’s peak?

Illustartion by Lucas Fernando

C’mon, what are the odds of something like that?

Illustration by Ivan Koritarev

Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-02 Rain Falls on the Mountain of Sea and Sky is an adventure written for 1st- through 4th-level characters by our very own Luis Loza.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!
This month we’re dispatching agents to Tabrid Minor, home of the copaxis! During our last visit, a team of heroic Starfinders forced the planet’s government to realize an important truth: to save Tabrid Minor and prevent a devastating ecological collapse, they would need to cease industrialization and dedicate time and resources to the healing of their world. Surely the government took our advice and the planet is taking the first steps toward a brighter, healthier future! Right? …Right?

No? They ignored us completely? (heavy sigh) Figures.

Sounds like it’s up to us! Meet up with Zigvigix and our friends at the Coenocopi Foundation—I hear they’ve got a plan. Something about an ancient flying fortress? I’m sure you’ll handle it! No pressure, Starfinders!

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-04: Inheritors of Gadrathar is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Mike Bramnik.

Illustration by Quinn Colvin

Big news hitting the infosphere, Starfinders! The Starfinder Second Edition Playtest launches next week! To support the playtest, we’re releasing four Starfinder Playtest Scenarios—short, 2-3 hour digital adventures written by members of the Starfinder team! Two of these scenarios will release at the end of this month, on August 1st! Buckle up Starfinders, and let’s take a peek into the future!

First—disaster strikes the planet of Birnam’s Bubble, as the impenetrable energy shield that surrounds the world begins to shatter. As shards of this solidified energy fall through the atmosphere to the planet’s surface, causing significant destruction, the Church of Weyden dispatches surveyors and historians to the mysterious planet’s surface.

Sounds like they could use some help! Enter the breach and uncover the secrets of the lost civilizations of Birnam’s Bubble before they're lost forever!

Starfinder Playtest Scenario #1: Shards of the Glass Planet is a first contact themed adventure for 1st-level characters written by Mike Kimmel.

Illustration by Rodrigo Gallo

When the Xenowarden biomechanical starship Bloom is discovered careening uncontrolled through space, it’s up to a team of brave spacefarers to enter the starship and uncover the fate of its missing crew.

Did I forget to mention the Bloom is haunted? Don’t worry, that’s the least of your problems…

Starfinder Playtest Scenario #2: It Came from the Vast! is a horror themed adventure for 5th-level characters written by Jessica Catalan. (Hey, that’s me!)

Illustration by Rodrigo Gallo

Have fun out there, Starfinders! Happy playtesting!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Hello Pathfinders, and welcome to yet another heat-filled summer month!

(At least for those of us in the northern hemisphere.)

(How’s your winter going, southern hemisphere?)

Anyway! As we’re preparing for Gen Con and the start of the Year of Immortal Influence, we don’t have too much to show off, which means that our finale scenario of the Year of Unfettered Exploration takes center stage!

This month we’re returning to Jalmeray and infiltrating the manor home of the Benefactor, a rakshasa mastermind who seems to have several plots up her beautiful, billowing sleeves! The Pathfinders must search her home during a gathering of her underlings, looking for evidence of any future plans and schemes. Rather quickly, one scheme becomes very obvious: a notable figure in Niswan is in big trouble, but also the list of artifacts that the Benefactor seems to own is disturbing yet tantalizing.

Illustration by Leonardo Santann

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-20: The Rakshasa’s Court is an adventure written for 7th- through 10th-level characters by Erin Roberts!

That’s all for this month, Pathfinders! Enjoy your infiltration and we’ll see you at Gen Con!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!
Following reports of unusual activity in the skies over Aucturn, faction leader Ixthia the Unbreakable dispatches a team of experienced Starfinders to investigate. Psychic phenomenon, powerful earthquakes, dangerous cults, quarreling gods, and an intelligent weapon? What’s the worst that could happen?

Buckle up, Starfinders! The end is nigh!

(Wait, Zon who?)

Starfinder Society Scenario #7-03: Aucturn Asunder is a world-shattering adventure for 7th- through 10th-level characters written by Christopher Wasko.

Illustration by Alexander Ngo

Best of luck, Starfinders! I hear it’s rough out there!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Greetings, Pathfinders!
The Pathfinder Society has been so busy lately, including carrying out various missions for the Waterfall as they search into her past. The last time we heard from her, she revealed her original identity to a select few Pathfinders and was ready to step forward into her future. But first, a group of senior agents must travel into her mindscape to eliminate her final connection to her captors. But a strange cloth flaps in the wind of a mysterious library, sending shivers down the spines of all who look upon it.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-18 Equal Exchanges – Tapestry of the Mind is an adventure for 9th- through 12th-level characters written by Ivis K. Flanagan. This is the final part of the four-part Equal Exchanges metaplot, previously explored in Pathfinder Society Scenarios 5-04, 5-09, and 5-11.

Left to right: illustration by Bruno Mello and Rodrigo Gallo

Meanwhile, we turn to Sarkoris and Nerosyan.

A group of traveling merchants have noticed strange lights and sounds near a warehouse outside the city, one that has been completely abandoned for as long as anyone remembers. Given that demonic threats still linger, city leadership turned to Venture-Captain Jorsal of Lauterbury to investigate. He’s turned to you. It’s probably nothing, right? No need to be concerned at all. Certainly not the aftermath of a strange ritual.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-19: Demonic Afterparty is an adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Michelle Y. Kim.

That’s all for now!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Pathfinders!

So, I’ve been pulled back and forth in a million directions this season! First, I was assigned all the way up in Irrisen to look at some new gadget or something, so I was trying to find a fashionable winter coat, until I was informed that I was “desperately needed” on the grounds of Absalom.

Which, let’s be honest, isn’t Absalom where I do my best work?

Alright, news on the street:

First of all, the Knights of Lastwall are BROKE. Like B-R-O-K-E, broke! At least, that’s what it says on all of the posters put up around the city centers advertising a charity dinner and upcoming carnival. There have been some preemptive donations made toward the campaign to fund them against the Old Baphy war, but according to my insider source in the Coins District, someone recently made a HUGE contribution from a strange account in the north. Maybe Ulthun’s new girl?

Illustration by Christoph Peters

Next, it looks like we’ll finally have some new leadership over in Nirmathas! As I was sorting out archival mail, I learned that Agents Anemone, Bog’s Companion, and Pattypan of Gold Bits have been filling out paperwork and starting to help get everything back into shape after Oraiah left. Good for them!

And for a very serious note, one of my sources says there’s been strange movement at the docks, with ships coming in from Mediogalti Island. There’s only ever a bare bones crew, and they seem to have no idea what’s stored in the bright red crates. The crates are collected by a different person each time, and they sign with a stamp that sort of looks like a scythe, but also looks like a messed-up bug, but also looks like a squashed book. It’s a pretty bad stamp.

Art by Giorgio Falconi

I’ll find out more information and update all of you as soon as I can!

See you next time, Pathfinders!

With adoration,
Your Beloved Venture-Gossip

Explore! Report! Cooperate! Gossip!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Illustration by María Rosario Arteta Chagüi

We’ve spent this past year exploring the far reaches of Golarion, including making further contact with Arcadia, exploring plots in Jalmeray, and running from akatas in Minata, as well as investigating the mysterious past of The Waterfall, one of the leaders in the Decemvirate. Now, as the year turns yet again for the Pathfinder Society, everything seems... peaceful?

Though, a new socialite has arrived in Absalom, Lady Hesla Embersplitter. She has no family, no background, no claim to fame, and yet, she’s entranced the hearts of the people and leaders of the community, including two very powerful forces: the Peacebuilders and Watcher-Lord Ulthun II. However, something seems... off about Hesla. And the weather across Golarion seems to be shifting, as though some dark change is on its way.

Welcome to the Year of Immortal Influence!

Illustration by María Rosario Arteta Chagüi

There are seven Pathfinder Society Scenarios that influence the Year of Immortal Influence’s metaplots, and each will be marked with a special metaplot icon on the cover. More information about the metaplot, as well as upcoming locations and characters, will be revealed during the News from Organized Play panel at PaizoCon 2024!

The Year of Immortal Influence’s first metaplot scenario kicks off with Pathfinder Society Intro: Year of Immortal Influence, an adventure for 1st- to 4th-level characters written by Rigby Bendele. This scenario takes place during a fancy charity dinner, hosted by Lady Hesla as she seeks to raise money to fund the Knights of Lastwall. This scenario debuts at Gen Con 2024 with one other Pathfinder Society scenario.

This year is about uncovering secret plots and plans to unravel one of the most vulnerable areas in Avistan, even as the enemy wears a pretty face!

Remember Pathfinders: Explore! Report! Cooperate!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hail and well met, Pathfinders and Starfinders! This month’s new releases dive into the culture and history of the nations of Tian Xia, send Starfinders to confront the founder of the Order of Dawning Fate, and place you at the heart of a Wildwood negotiation breakdown!

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Pathfinder Lost Omens Tian Xia World Guide

BIGGER THAN YOU REALIZE

Dragons once served as the stewards of this land, commanded by Heavenly decree. Can you live up to their lofty expectations, or will you flounder and fail like countless kingdoms before you? Prophecy is dead and history hangs on a feather; even the slightest breath might change the course of peoples and nations. Strike out and seize your destiny in an uncertain future!

This massive gazetteer features a look at the history, cultures, and peoples of Tian Xia, with summaries of over 20 distinct nations and kingdoms on, above, and under the continent. It’s accompanied by a giant poster map displaying this region of the Pathfinder setting in beautiful detail.

Pathfinder Lost Omens Tian Xia World Guide is also available as a special edition hardcover bound in faux leather with foil debossing and an bound-in ribbon bookmark.

Pathfinder Adventure Path #201: Pactbreaker (Wardens of Wildwood 1 of 3)

A TREATY IN PERIL

The annual Greenwood Gala—a convention for primal power brokers and a festival associated with the Green Faith—is ruined when saboteurs assassinate several of the region’s eminent leaders. To keep tensions from erupting into more bloodshed, the PCs must maintain order long enough for the Wildwood Lodge to choose a new leader and restore peace. The Wardens of Wildwood Adventure Path begins with “Pactbreaker,” a complete adventure for 5th- to 7th-level characters.

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Showtime Multi-Pack

LIFE IS A STAGE!

If your adventurers need to entertain a crowd or disrupt a sinister performance, the Pathfinder Flip‐Mat: Showtime Multi‐Pack has you covered! The four sides of this Flip-Mat Multi-Pack present three venues on which to perform an opera, stage a mock battle, or house a cozy tavern sing-along. Two sides combine to depict a grand theater, while the others show a large amphitheater and a wintry inn, perfect places to sing rousing bardic ballads. Put on a show for your players with these exciting performance scenes!

This set includes two Flip-Mats, each measuring 24" × 30" unfolded and 8" × 10" folded. A Flip-Mat’s coated surface can handle any dry-erase, wet-erase, or even permanent marker. Usable by experienced GMs and novices alike, Pathfinder Flip-Mats fit perfectly into any Game Master’s arsenal!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-16: Dawning Fate

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 7th- through 10th-level characters.

For a century, the villainous Order of Dawning Fate has operated in the shadows, remaining anonymous and untouched despite extensive criminal activity, political manipulation, and espionage. Thanks to the efforts of countless Starfinders and their allies across the galaxy, the Order of Dawning Fate is crumbling—their members are exposed, their holdings are under investigation, their proxies are moving to cut ties, many of their highest-ranking members are dead or arrested, and their supply of the rare starmetal finitrium has been cut off. Yet a threat remains…

Zhaneni, founder and mastermind of the Order of Dawning Fate, has evaded capture, retreating to her personal demesne on the planet Kax to wait out the turmoil alongside her closest ally and fellow founder of the Order, Evethriel. As the Stewards, Veskarium, and numerous other galactic bodies move against the Order’s now-exposed agents and holdings within their respective jurisdictions, First Seeker Ehu Hadif and Ixthia the Unbreakable dispatch Starfinders to confront Zhaneni and destroy the last remnants of Project Dawn—the hybrid machine that amplifies Zhaneni’s natural precognitive abilities, enabling her to see and shape the future.

Time is not on your side.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-14: Poisonous Council

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.

The Pathfinder Society is running low on a critical alchemical catalyst, and all their usual suppliers have run dry. The Supplies and Procurement Division is desperate and has put a call out directly to agents. They know of one alchemist skilled and knowledgeable enough to make the catalyst: Tragshi the Herbalist, master of the Daggermark Poisoner's Guild. The Society has used what contacts they have remaining in Daggermark to arrange a meeting, but the chief poisoner isn't one to give things away for free. The PCs will need to do several errands for her, proving the Society's worth to the guild and to Tragshi herself.

Pathfinder Society Quest (Series 2) #18: Student Exchange

A Pathfinder Society Quest designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters, playable in 2-3 hours.

The PCs have been placed in a sort of exchange program, wherein the Magaambya, the oldest school of magic still operating in Golarion, will judge their worth as a foundation for future cooperation. Teacher Ot has been tasked with showing the PCs the ways of the magical school as well as with taking their measure. The future of this partnership lies in the PCs' hands.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-15: Cleansing the Flame

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

The Burning Sun orc hold has spent the past year guarding the body of Mahja Firehair as she fights her Crucible in the afterlife. Unfortunately, there have been strange attacks on Freedom Town as of late. Desperate for answers and hopeful for assistance, Uirch reaches out to the Pathfinder Society to investigate the mysterious attackers and see if their flames belong to the Whispering Tyrant or to another enemy lying in wait. The Pathfinders will need to investigate the town while ensuring that an enemy of mythical proportions doesn't see their plan succeed and interrupt Mahja's Crucible.

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Hello Starfinders!
The Order of Dawning Fate is crumbling, but the founder and mastermind behind their organization, the calculating witchwyrd Zhaneni, remains at large! It’s time to confront Zhaneni and destroy the last remains of Project Dawn—the hybrid machine that amplifies Zhaneni’s precognitive abilities and enables her to see and shape the future. Time is not on your side!

Wait… isn’t there another founder we’re forgetting?

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-16: Dawning Fate is an adventure for 7th- through 10th-level characters written by Linda Zayas-Palmer! This adventure is the finale of the Year of Fortune’s Fall metaplot.

Take care out there, Starfinders! The future’s worth fighting for!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Josef Kucera

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Greetings, Pathfinders!

It turns out that all the various consumables handed out on missions require a pretty solid support network, and now a supplier of a rare catalyst aiding in mass production is retiring, leaving the Society to turn towards a more troublesome source–Tragshi the Herbalist, head of the Daggermark Poisoners’ Guild. Fortunately, Tragshi is open to the idea, as the Outlaw Council, a meeting of various leaders of the River Kingdoms, is happening in Daggermark soon, and Tragshi has agreed to supply what the Society needs if they can be seen taking orders for her, letting her show off politically. She says there will also be other sundry tasks that need doing as well, but there’s a pretty good chance that the Pathfinders might end up dragged into an internal power structure within one of the most dangerous organizations in the Inner Sea.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-14: Poisonous Council is an adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Tineke Bolleman.

Illustration by Biagio d'Alessandro

The Burning Sun orc hold calls for the Pathfinder Society’s assistance in protecting the corpse of Mahja Firehair as she continues to undergo the Crucible. Lately there have been strange attacks on Freedom Town, centered on the house protecting her body and filled with signs of sulfur and occult magic. While the council of Freedom Town suspects the Whispering Way, Uirch has other concerns and requests that the Pathfinders investigate to find out who might be at the root of this chaos and find out their intentions with Mahja’s body, never suspecting that he may also be the target of this strange attacker.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-15: Cleansing the Flame is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Isis Wozniakowska.

Illustration by Fabio Di Bernardi

Finally, we have the next All Ages quest. The Pathfinder Society has long desired a closer relationship with the Magaambya, and Kreighton Shaine has finally gotten a chance to achieve that. He’s selected some of his finest students to show the instructors at that storied institute of magical learning just what Pathfinder can do. The future ties between these organizations are in your hands!

Pathfinder Society Series 2 Quest #18: Student Exchange is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Jackson Wood.

Illustration by Vlada Hladkova

That’s all for this month, Pathfinders! See you next time!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hey there Pathfinders! In our stream on Tuesday, we announced the god who will die in the War of Immortals. This blog discusses how that god’s death will affect characters in Pathfinder Society.

This blog contains spoilers for the War of Immortals! If you don’t want to know which god dies, click away now!

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Seriously, I’m not joking. The god’s icon is like 5 lines down.

Now’s your last chance.

Okay, you’ve been warned!

Take it away, Josh!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Illustration Jeff Carlisle

Greeting Pathfinders,

By now you’ve all learned which of the core 20 will be dying—Gorum. Many of you may have characters that through one way or another draw power from Our Lord in Iron, and I can imagine that you’re all wondering what this means for those characters going forward. Our setting is one where dead gods don’t grant spells, no matter how fervent their remaining believers. We’re also running the Pathfinder Society Organized Play campaign in a living setting, and that means that setting-altering impacts will happen, and that they will matter. So, starting at Gen Con, August 1st 2024, Gorum will no longer be alive to grant his faithful power.

Illustration by Ksenia Kozhevnikova

What that means is that any character with an option than relied on Gorum, such as a cleric, gets a free rebuild immediately. You don’t have to use it right away, but if you want to play your character on or after August 1st, you won’t be getting power from Gorum. I know many of you have characters intensely devoted to the gods they follow, and I’ve seen some really incredible Gorumites in my time volunteering for Pathfinder Society and since coming on as a developer. You don’t have to erase that fervor though. Just as we allow the reporting conditions for our scenarios to shape our setting, changes to the setting can be a part of your character’s story. We have some of the most creative players out there, and I look forward to seeing how you incorporate this twist into the characters you play.

Illustration by Francesco Graziani

The death of Gorum is going to hugely impact the setting, but we’ll also be releasing some Godsrain scenarios, so you’ll be able to play through some of the setting-altering aftermath of Our Lord in Iron’s demise. I know some of you will still be disappointed that a character you’ve put a lot into has to change, but we can’t keep our promise of a living setting if we don’t have those setting changes impact everyone. Though Gorum will be gone, your characters’ stories will continue. And I can’t wait to show you some of the scenarios we’ve shaped around this massive event, stories you’ll be able to contribute to because this is a living setting.

But that’ll have to wait for another blog. So, to reiterate, as of August 1st, Gorum will be dead, and any option explicitly receiving power from him won’t work. Any character using such an option, like a cleric, will receive a free rebuild. Until then, play your Gorumites’ hearts out.

Happy gaming everyone. It’s been a blast watching everyone’s theories and reactions throughout this announcement process.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, everyone! Today we’re giving you a sneak peek into our two upcoming multi-table interactive events for the 2024 Paizo Organized Play season!

Every year, Pathfinder Organized Play and Starfinder Organized Play each release one multi-table event that can be played with as few as three tables and well over 150+ tables at the world’s largest gaming events. These are intended to be epic adventures where players work alongside each other to accomplish monumental feats and battle great evils. In the past, these events were tied to key story points for Organized Play. In recent years, our special events have been standalone adventures that tell exciting but isolated stories, making them usable at conventions and special events for many years to come. This year, we’re continuing this trend, with two exciting interactive events that are standalone, so they can be enjoyed by anyone at any time.

Debuting at PaizoCon 2024, Starfinder Society Scenario #6-99: The End Awakens is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Joseph Blomquist and Mike Kimmel.

Every year the Starfinder Society dispatches agents to perform initial exploration and surveys of hundreds of worlds, identifying resources, cataloging biological samples, mapping terrain, and initiating peaceful contact. This year is no different. …Or is it?

Respected Starfinder Palivhar Chooser of Hues, has recently discovered a planet they believe to be Krethiskar, a “missing” planet in the distant Szandite Collective that failed to reconnect after the Gap. Keen on investigating further, Palivhar leads an expedition of rookie Starfinders to Krethiskar’s surface, to conduct initial surveys and routine testing.

Unfortunately for the Starfinder Society, Krethiskar is a huskworld consumed by the voracious Swarm in ages past, and this mission is anything but routine. Palivhar’s survey expedition is doomed to become a desperate fight for survival, as the hibernating Swarm awaken. Can you escape the planet alive?

I hope you join us on Krethiskar for this year’s interactive special!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Lucas Fernando

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Premiering at Gen Con 2024, Pathfinder Society Scenario #6-00: Salt of the Ocean is an adventure for 1st- through 8th-level characters written by Rigby Bendele and Jacob W. Michaels.

As the year turns over and different events start to pick up across Golarion, two things of interest are discovered as the Eye of Abendego, the massive hurricane off the coast of the Mwangi Expanse, shifts and turns. The first is a shipwreck of an old Pathfinder ship, the Whippoorwill, and the second is an island of legend spoken only in the stories of the crumbled Ghol-Gan empire, the Island of Teeth and Terror.

Hurricane Queen Tessa Fairwind has reached out to the Pathfinder Society to inform them of both discoveries, prompting an expedition to see what can be found on both the ship and the island. However, the Island of Teeth and Terror is also the goal of the notorious pirate Sharkskin, spurred on by xir companion and mentor, Enava, who has her own plans for the nephilim and the island.

Can the Pathfinders put a stop to these nefarious plans? Can you survive the threats within the Abendego Ocean?

Gather your sea legs, Pathfinders!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Pathfinders!

You know, I genuinely thought that this column would be much quieter than the delicious solstice report from last time but, by Calistria’s sweet whip, there has been so much hustle and bustle, I barely know where to start!

Okay, so first off: there’s mutterings about sending a group of Pathfinders up to Freedom Town. Apparently Old Baphy is sending more undead to harass them, so I’m hoping this means we’ll be seeing more of Mr. I’m So Handsome Uirch!

Left to Right: Uirch of the Burning Sun by Fabio Di Bernardi, and Watcher-Lord Ulthun by Hassan Tabrizi

Also, I was out and about at the Grand Bazaar, like I usually am on my off hours, poking around who knows what and who knows where and I saw a certain watcher-lord shopping with a fancy lady! Now, we all know there’s been certain glances between this lord and an acting leader, but it seems those may have just been glances, because her arms were very firmly around his (well-built) upper arm.

Oh, and the biggest news is that Eando Kline was seen storming out of a meeting with all of leadership and the Waterfall! He’s extremely displeased about something, and you know I’m on my way to find out! I tried to peek in and see what was occurring, but Old Muttonchops sent me on my way, as usual.

Don’t you worry, I’ll figure out what’s happening and will report on it in my next update!

Keep your eyes peeled for my next column, and enjoy your adventures, Pathfinders!

With adoration,
Your Beloved Venture-Gossip

Explore! Report! Cooperate! Gossip!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hail and well met, Pathfinders and Starfinders! This month’s new releases call on heroes to save the town of Sandpoint, bring a host of remastered monsters to your table, and send you into Azlanti Space!

In celebration of Pathfinder Monster Core’s release, we’ve got a special “Who’s That Monster?!” stream today, March 27^th, at 12 p.m. Pacific on twitch.tv/officialpaizo!

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Seven Dooms for Sandpoint

BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN...

The town of Sandpoint has seen more than its fair share of danger over the years, including harrowing fires, prolific serial killers, goblin raids, and attacks by giants and dragons, but now the so-called Light of the Lost Coast faces its greatest threat yet! Something sinister has been manipulating events all along, and a new band of heroes must step in to save this legendary small town from seven deadly dooms! Return to the town where it all began with the Seven Dooms for Sandpoint Adventure Path—a full campaign for 4th- to 11th-level characters that’s presented in its entirety in this super-sized volume!

Seven Dooms for Sandpoint is available as a double-sized softcover or an alternate art hardcover edition!

Pathfinder Monster Core

FIGHT FOR GLORY!

Intense battles call for intense monsters! Inside Monster Core, you’ll find over 400 creatures, including fantasy classics like elves, ogres, and all-new dragons; wild animals from giant ants to ferocious wolves; and unique monsters that threaten the world of Pathfinder, like sinspawn and noxious needlers. These creatures cover all levels of play, from the slow and mindless zombie shambler to the ultrapowerful demonic Treerazer! This collection is an ideal resource for Game Masters planning their next battles and player characters looking for monstrous allies to summon.

Pathfinder Monster Core is also available as a Special Edition Hardcover, faux-leather bound with foil debossing and an in-bound ribbon bookmark.

Also, check your FLGS for the hobby retailer exclusive Sketch Cover!

Starfinder Flip-Mat: Shopping Mall

SHOPPING TRIP!

From the hustle and bustle of a busy shopping center to the dilapidated, overgrown shell of a once-appealing plaza, there’s adventure to be found in malls across the galaxy. One side of this Flip-Mat depicts a futuristic mall, with an open entryway for crowds to mingle, numerous shops, and a luxurious food court to enjoy a bite to eat. The opposite side shows an abandoned mall and is the perfect site for a haunting or the remnants of a post-apocalyptic civilization.

Starfinder Flip-Mats present ready-to-use science-fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. With Starfinder Flip-Mat: Shopping Mall, you’ll be ready for the next encounter!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Boarding School

SCHOOL’S IN SESSION!

Whether your players are students themselves or the ones responsible for solving a tricky problem before things get out of hand, turn to Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Boarding School. From frightful legends that students speak of in hushed whispers, to struggles to contain failed alchemical experiments, to lighthearted stories of schoolyard mischief, these school buildings feature everything you need for an academic adventure, including classrooms, dormitories, a lunchroom, and a library.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-15: Extraction from Azlanti Space

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 11th- through 14th-level characters.

The Azlanti Star Empire is a vast union of diverse species, worlds, and star systems under the tyrannical dominion of humans who left Golarion for the stars long before the Gap. Under the leadership of Star Imperators Iorian and Yridela Ixomander, the Azlanti Star Empire seeks to bring all inhabited worlds under its hegemony, exploiting their knowledge, labor, and resources for the good of the empire. With a navy rivaling that of the Pact Worlds and the Veskarium combined, its ruthless legions of gem-augmented Aeon Guard pose a terrifying threat to the inhabitants of the galaxy. Most systems—including the Pact Worlds—have forbidden their citizens from entering Azlanti space, lest they draw the Imperators' covetous eyes.

Yet, a foe as powerful as the Azlanti Star Empire can’t be ignored, and numerous factions have dispatched agents into the Star Empire to operate in secret, acting as the eyes and ears of the Pact Worlds—a first line of defense against invasion.

When an undercover Starfinder broadcasts an emergency call for extraction from New Thespera, at the heart of the Azlanti Star Empire, Venture-Captain Naiaj dispatches a team of highly experienced Starfinders to answer the call. Infiltrate the Azlanti Star Empire, retrieve a Starfinder in peril, and escape with your lives—if you can!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-12: Mischief in the Maze

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

The Maze of the Open Road has mostly been stabilized, and yet agents are still ending up at the wrong destination. While no one has been hurt, Venture-Captain Sigvard Tornkvist fears that it might be a matter of time until injury or worse results. She tasks the PCs with investigating the cause of these mishaps, and dealing with it, if possible. Little do the PCs know what they’ve gotten themselves into, but there’s a nonzero chance they’ll find themselves in a dance-off before their mission is complete.

Starfinder Society Bounty #12: Under Pressure

A Starfinder Bounty designed for 4^th-level characters.

Illegal gas mining operations are nothing new on the enormous Pact Worlds gas giant Liavara, but mining platform pilot Alana Eledin thought she had a foolproof plan to get past the mining syndicates’ and the Confluence Agents’ watchful gaze. She and a crew of desperate fortune seekers would power up a derelict platform they used to work on and take it down into the depths, to the limit of the structure. Of course, no plan is perfect, and reactivating the maneuvering systems on the old rig sent out an alert. Now a Confluence Agent, with Deep Station’s troubles still fresh in mind, has assembled a team of deep pressure specialists and the PCs to, if possible, rescue the derelict and learn what sent it plunging into the clouds. What no one involved has realized is that there’s a greater danger than the immense pressure facing everyone involved.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-13: Thick as Thieves

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

The simple mission is: deliver a letter. However, upon entering the magical hedge maze to do so, the Pathfinders find that two of their sticky-fingered friends have arrived at the same time and intend to hide a powerful elemental artifact within the Maze of the Open Road! This completely realigns the keystones of the maze, leading to planar interruptions and wild disruptions to operations. It's up to the Pathfinders to realign the keystones, calm down an angry genie, and help everyone who's been misplaced along the way! (And just maybe get that letter delivered!)

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Hello, Starfinders!

Venture-Captain Naiaj is recruiting experienced agents for a highly classified mission. While details are scarce, whispered rumors circulating through the Lorespire Complex claim this is an undercover rescue mission slated to occur in the Azlanti Star Empire. Sounds dangerous!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-15: Extraction from Azlanti Space is an adventure for 11th- through 14th-level characters written by Quinn Murphy.

Left to right, illustrations by Nicolas Espinoza and Lucas Fernando

Meanwhile, on the gas giant Liavara, a team of desperate fortune seekers have stolen a derelict mining platform and descended deep into the planet’s depths, to the limit of the structure, on the hunt for valuable gases. Reactivating the maneuvering systems on the old rig sent out an alert and now a Confluence Agent has assembled a team of deep pressure specialists to retrieve the mining rig and learn what sent it plunging into the clouds.

Starfinder Bounty #12: Under Pressure is a short adventure for 4th-level characters written by Simone D. Sallé.

Take care, Starfinders!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Greetings once again, Pathfinders!

This month we’re diving deep into the Maze of the Open Road with two scenarios set inside that bizarre extraplanar transport hub. Between the return of two elemental planes and the efforts to stabilize the maze’s magic by setting new exits and entrances, it seems like some uninvited guests have made it in.

First off, someone is sending agents astray. Landmarks and signposts are being moved around, fog is leading people off course, and other similar happenings are causing agents to exit at entirely wrong locations. While no one has been hurt, Venture-Captain Sigvard Tornkvist is at her wits end with these endless mix-ups. It’ll be up to you to find out what’s behind these odd pranks and put a stop to them. But who knows what could be behind all of this? I do have it on good authority that, if you play your cards right, you might end up in a dance-off.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-12: Mischief in the Maze is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Mikko Kallio. What’s more, since you can never have enough mischief, it’s repeatable.

Both illustrations by Bruno Cesar

Meanwhile on the other end of the Maze of the Open Road, Gregaro Voth sends agents out to deliver an important letter to Ambrus Valsin, only for those lovable thieves Gedun and Yeyacha from this year’s intro to pop up and accidentally break the planar keys holding the Maze in place! It’s up to you and your party to retune the keys and help anyone else who might have gotten caught up in the elemental chaos. Let’s hope that whatever Gedun and Yeyacha stole this time isn’t something super valuable to someone super powerful…

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-13: Thick as Thieves is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Caryn DiMarco.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hail and well met, Pathfinders and Starfinders! This month’s new releases bring the Pathfinder Remaster Project to your pocket (edition) and pit the Starfinder Society in a race against doomsday!

Join us this Friday, March 1^st at 4 P.M. Pacific for Paizo LIVE. This month’s topics include Starfinder Mechageddon!, the Wardens of Wildwood AP, and an update on conventions and events!

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Pathfinder Player Core Pocket Edition

FORGE YOUR LEGEND!

A world of adventure awaits, but it needs you to be the hero of the story! Take on the role of a daring adventurer with Pathfinder Player Core. This tome contains everything you need to create a player character and outfit them with mighty weapons and powerful spells, and it provides all the tools necessary to survive in a world filled with deadly monsters, nefarious villains, and fabulous treasures! The first page of your amazing adventure starts here.

The pocket edition presents the same contents as the standard edition in softcover and a smaller size for a lower price and better portability.

Pathfinder GM Core Pocket Edition

TELL YOUR STORY!

Creating a compelling tale takes more than just heroes—it requires a complex cast of allies, adversaries, and villains! As the Game Master, your job is to narrate the story, working with the players to imagine an epic adventure. PathfinderGM Core is here to help you with every facet of the game and includes guidelines on story structure, tips on creating thrilling combat, and amazing treasure to reward your heroes for saving the day! This book has everything you need to become a legendary Game Master.

The pocket edition presents the same contents as the standard edition in softcover and a smaller size for a lower price and better portability.

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Temples Multi-Pack

SAY YOUR PRAYERS!

In a world steeped in divine magic, temples serve as centers for the power of the gods. Whether your heroes are in search of a holy place to defend or a profane temple to defeat, Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Temples Multi-Packhas you covered. This trove of temples features a tranquil sanctuary of healing, a rugged seaside temple devoted to a violent god, a temple of undeath nestled in a dilapidated graveyard, and a diabolical temple where the stage has been set for the arrival of hellish terrors.

This set includes two flip-mats, each measuring 24" × 30" unfolded, and 8" × 10" folded. A flip-mat’s coated surface can handle any dry-erase, wet-erase, or even permanent marker. Usable by experienced GMs and novices alike, Pathfinder Flip-Mats fit perfectly into any Game Master’s arsenal!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-13: Beginning of the End

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

Time is running short as the nefarious Order of Dawning Fate turns their experimental doomsday weapon upon a defenseless metropolis in the Vast! With millions of lives in danger, it’s up to the Starfinder Society to navigate the streets of the crumbling city, locate and destroy the doomsday weapon, and save the city from destruction! Yet fate is not on the Society’s side as Kebzec, a founder of the Order of Dawning Fate, oversees the weapon’s deployment and defenses. Will the Starfinders emerge victorious, or will they meet their end at the hands of the Order of Dawning Fate?

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-11: Equal Exchanges—The Hidden Current

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 7th- through 10th-level characters.

A mysterious abandoned laboratory is discovered in the Arcadian Ocean, with clear signs of occult experimentation having occurred within it at some point. The Waterfall, strangely fascinated by this new find, sends a group of Pathfinders to investigate and gather whatever research they can find inside, while also ensuring that the building poses no further threats. Deep inside, a soul and forgotten memories await, hungry to be found and revealed to the light. The research and artifacts inside seem like they'll lead to answers about the enigmatic Waterfall, though this information may turn out to be unwanted.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-14: The Missing

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

For months, citizens of the kasathan colony ship, Idari, have vanished without a trace, disappearing from the idyllic Sea of Grass for a fate unknown. As the number of missing increases, all eyes turn to the nearby Red Corridors, a subterranean neighborhood home to anarchists, malcontents, criminals, and other kasathas looking to flout the deeply ingrained traditions of modern kasathan society. Representatives from the Red Corridors vehemently deny any involvement in the abductions, but rising tensions and the desperation of those who have lost are primed to spark violence. With citizens of both the Sea of Grass and the Red Corridors distrustful of the ruling Doyenate and refusing to cooperate with ship security, the captain of the Idari calls for help from an old friend: Ehu Hadif, current First Seeker of the Starfinder Society.

Pathfinder Society Quest (Series 2) #17: Escorting a Mirage

A Pathfinder Society Quest designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters, playable in 2-3 hours.

A down-on-his luck Aspis Agent, relegated to Thuvia where Aspis operations have all but ceased, has found an unexpected opportunity for revenge. Zarta Dralneen is making a purchase in Merab, and what her purpose could be is the talk of the town. The vengeful Aspis twists these rumors toward talk of the sun orchid elixir, and while no one of any competence or understanding would ever fall for such a flimsy rumor, Merab has more than its share of desperate fools. As the PCs transport Zarta's mundane purchases back to port, these desperate fools strike, making a simple escort into a fight for survival.

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Hello, Starfinders! We’ve got a packed month for you, so let’s dive right in!

Our metaplot continues as the Order of Dawning Fate progresses their plans, unleashing a devastating disaster weapon against a planet in the Vast. Not yet certain which planet the Order is targeting, the Starfinder Society is forced to dispatch teams to numerous planets, spreading their forces thin. You’ve been assigned the planet of Relthune, which is currently experiencing extensive tectonic activity. Race through a city in chaos to find the Order of Dawning Fate, deactivate their weapon, and bring their schemes to an end. Yet, the Starfinders won’t go uncontested! You will face with enemies old and new and be opposed by one of the founders of the Order of Dawning Fate—the drow Kebzec!

With the fate of an entire city in your hands, every second matters. Better make it count!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-13: Beginning of the End is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Isis Wosniakowska.

Left to Right: Illustrations by José Luis Islas López and Kevin Sardinha.

Meanwhile, back in the Pact Worlds, a team of Starfinders is dispatched to solve a mystery!

For months, citizens of the kasathan colony ship, Idari, have vanished without a trace, disappearing from the idyllic Sea of Grass for an unknown fate. As the number of missing increases, accusations fly at the inhabitants of the nearby Red Corridors, a subterranean neighborhood home to anarchists, criminals, and kasathas looking to flout the deeply ingrained traditions of modern kasathan society. Despite the danger, citizens of both the Sea of Grass and the Red Corridors remain distrustful of the ruling Doyenate and refuse to cooperate with ship security. Fearing that rising tensions could erupt in violence, the captain of the Idari calls for help from an old friend: First Seeker Ehu Hadif and the Starfinder Society. It’s up to you to find the missing!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-14: The Missing is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Kim Frandsen.

Take care, Starfinders!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Hello, Pathfinders and welcome to your official second month of the year!

This month, the Equal Exchanges metaplot deepens further as a team of Pathfinders is sent to a strange island that defies all scrying and divination magic. The team is there to document whatever may have been left behind in a laboratory known as the Tsevel Center, previously run by the now-defunct Conference Z, the occult research section of the Aspis Consortium. The Waterfall has also tasked the Pathfinders with locating an artifact for her, that of a small, wooden box. As the Pathfinders explore the center, another soul lingers and watches them, wondering if they’ll prove to be friend or foe. Now’s definitely not the time to lose your head!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-11: Equal Exchanges – The Hidden Current is an adventure for 7th- through 10th-level characters written by Michael Bramnik.

Left to Right: Illustrations by Rodrigo Gallo and Carol Azevedo

Meanwhile, things are heating up in Thuvia, at least for some unfortunate Pathfinder agents—namely you. Someone has spread rumors that the PCs are transporting the valuable sun orchid elixir, instead of some reference books ordered by Zarta Dralneen. Only the desperate and foolish would fall for such an obvious lie, but, as Pathfinders, they’re excellent at attracting trouble from those types in spades.

Specifically, this quest is set up so the GM has 3 groups of enemies to choose from, each bamboozled by the rumor, but can disrupt the actual mission just as well. Since it's repeatable, there will always be another rumor to squash. Just don't disappoint Zarta and get her books stolen.

Pathfinder (Series 2) Quest #17: Escorting a Mirage is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Glen Parnell.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello Starfinders!

We’re kicking off the year with a return to fan-favorite planet Elytrio to visit some old friends—the endearing ghibranis Klarima and Dystane. Join this dynamic duo as they spearhead a social movement aimed at bridging the cultural divide between their people. The next step in their plan? They’re hosting a massive community festival—and you’re invited! It’s time to mend bridges, forge friendships, foster understanding, and—let’s face it—probably hit some stuff! Travel to Elytrio to help some friends put on the grandest celebration Elytrio’s seen since the Gap!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-12: Yesteryear’s Hope is a repeatable adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Hilary Moon Murphy! Check out the art below to get a sneak peek at some of the friendly ghibrani you’ll meet in this delightful adventure.

Yesteryear’s Hope is dedicated to the memory of Jack Brown, a passionate and much beloved member of our Organized Play community who passed away in 2023. It’s our honor to bring one of Jack’s memorable characters into this adventure as one of the three special guests that you can show around the festival. Much thanks to Hilary Moon Murphy, to Thurston Hillman, and especially to Jack’s family for letting us introduce Jack’s character Lucius to the world.

Take care everybody. Thanks for making our community one I’m proud to be a part of.

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Both illustrations by Tom Ventre

We’ve also got another Starfinder Bounty for all of you

Aucturn isn’t usually a great place to set up shop, but some corporations see the complete lack of regulations as a plus. When things go wrong, though, it’s up to “independent contractors” to deal with the issues. That’s you. Things have gone wrong, and Agent Bright, a representative of the Clearbright Institute of Discovery, a corporate conglomerate shrouded in mystery, contacts the PCs with an offer. It’ll be up to you to see if various deeds done on Aucturn ever see the light of day. This will likely be the first time on Aucturn for most of you, but I wouldn’t recommend taking in the sights.

Starfinder Bounty #11: The Aucturn Dilemma is an adventure for 4th-level characters written by Basil Wright.

Hope those corporate intrigue lovers amongst you enjoy it!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

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Illustration by Marko Horvatin

Hello, Pathfinders and welcome to the new year!

This month is a double feature of scenarios, so buckle up!

First, the Pathfinder Society is paying Valashinaz a favor by traveling to an old temple that used to be a place of worship for her, but has since been abandoned after a terrible tempest! The Pathfinders will need to travel to her temple and collect the large collection of skymetals that were left as offerings long ago, while making sure that they don’t anger the spirits that still linger on the island. The Pathfinders have been warned that there may be akatas on the island, but since there aren’t any inhabitants, they should all be hibernating, right?

...right?

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-09: Equal Exchanges – Skymetal Hoard is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Ianara Natividad.

Both illustrations by Benton Dinsmore

During those misadventures, the Pathfinder Society will also be sending a group of junior agents to attend and poke around a high-society auction in Niswan, in the hopes of collecting more information about the mysterious Benefactor that appeared at the end of the last year. It should be a night of elbow-rubbing, delicious pink chai, and gawking at fancy baubles; however, it wouldn’t be a party with Pathfinders if nothing went wrong! It seems that the auction may be attended by some partygoers that have no plans to pay for their treasures!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-10: Crocodile’s Smile is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Ruvaid Virk.

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Pathfinders!
This month is full of new gossip and fascinating new people popping up and around the Grand Lodge!

First off, we’ve been sending so many people over to Jalmeray and I am so jealous. I bet the weather is warm and lovely and the people are handsome and beautiful and gorgeous, and the food is delicious! But, alas, your Venture-Gossip must stay where their heart is: Absalom!

(At least until I get shipped off again for sneaking into private areas…)

Who have I seen lately? Well!

A new socialite has appeared on the scene! I haven’t actually seen her in person, since last month I was in the Mwangi Expanse talking about ships, ugh. But she’s apparently quite wealthy and quite lovely, keep your eyes peeled for Duchess Hesla Embersplitter!

Oh, right, I was asked to mention this:

If any of you have seen Kitsch’s favorite marble pestle, she’d appreciate it if you’d make sure it makes its way back to the Office of Procurement and Supplies before the end of the year. She needs it to powder some poison arrows and help prepare her popular ginger and cardamom cookies for the holiday party. She last saw the pestle when she was putting it in her left cheek pouch.

Anyway!

The Waterfall has been wandering around the Grand Lodge lately, sending people on all sorts of missions to various islands! I tried to poke my head into a meeting and was informed by her that my “natter wasn’t currently re­­quired for such a delicate meeting.” If any of you know what that word means, I’m eager to learn myself.

A handsome visitor has come to visit our own Fola Barun, perhaps for a lovely Crystalhue dinner? He’s a lovely fellow by the name of Yellick Broadcoat and seems to have rolled into town just in time for the festival of the winter solstice!

Illustration by José Luis Islas López

I’m eager to see who gets up to what and with whom, though I know for sure that a certain Miss Decemvirate Petulengro will be accompanied to the festival on the arm of Miss Kinlynn Silverstride!

Left to right, illustrations by Saruna Macijauskas and Carol Azevedo

That’s all I have for now! Have a merry solstice and a happy new year, Pathfinders!

With adoration,
Your Beloved Venture-Gossip

Explore! Report! Cooperate! Gossip!

This is our last Organized Play blog of the year! From all of us to all of you:

Happy new year! We’ll see everyone in 2024!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello Starfinders!
Now, I don’t know who’s to blame, but someone’s been leaving disgusting “gifts” around the Lorespire Complex! Sure, sure, the first few were funny. Sparkles, explosions, stink-bombs—we all laughed—but that last one could’ve hurt somebody! I don’t know what—

BOOM!

Alright, that’s it! Someone’s got to put a stop to this! Get out there, Starfinders! Find the culprit behind these offal pranks and get them to cut it out! And someone get in here and clean this mess up!

Illustration by Fabio Di Bernardi

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-11: Gifts Ungiven is a light-hearted adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Jeremy Corff.

Enjoy!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Hello again Pathfinders!
This month we’ve got another quest for you. It turns out the previous queen of Irrisen left numerous magical dollhouses in storage within her palace at Whitethrone. The current queen, Anastasia—short on allies and trying to make sense of the strange magics of the land she now rules—has turned to the Pathfinder Society to investigate, and sent one of the dollhouses over to Absalom. However, with the various threats to the Society that have occurred in the past year, both the dollhouse and the investigation have been largely ignored. This is quite unfortunate for you, our intrepid adventurers, for magical schemes of the hag we all love to hate, Aslynn, have inadvertently reactivated the dollhouse’s magic. As it turns out, these dollhouses were once magical prisons, shrinking prisoners down to doll size. Can you find a way to escape the Winter Queen’s Dollhouse?

Pathfinder Quest (Series 2) #16: The Winter Queen's Dollhouse is an adventure suitable for even our youngest Pathfinders (and any others who happen to be 1st- through 4th-level) written by Brite Cheney.

We hope you all love it!

Left to right: illustrations by Bruno Cesar and Rodrigo Gallo

Over in Arcadia this month, the Pathfinder Society has been asked to participate in an old ceremony meant to reestablish good relations with local spirits and ensure the continued safety of the settlement of Niishan. This is a great honor, one bestowed on the Society for their work last year to repatriate the star gun Hatahasi back into their home. As the Pathfinders explore the village and work to prepare for the first night of the festivities, they’ll need to contend with a spirit of the land who’s not so sure about their presence.

Once the sun goes down, a spirit of unnerving size and unwavering fury awaits, ready to see Niishan’s ceremony fail so that he may seek revenge…

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-08: Protecting the Firelight is a repeatable adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Jacob W. Michaels.

Happy adventures, Pathfinders! And keep warm during these long nights!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hail and well met, Pathfinders and Starfinders! This month’s new releases bring some elemental accessories to your table, continue the hauntings of Willowshore, and toss some holiday cheer your way!

We previewed two of the Organized Play adventures at PAX Unplugged 2023! Catch the VODs on our YouTube:

• Starfinder: Gifts Ungiven
• Pathfinder: The Winter Queen’s Dollhouse

Just like the last couple of months, our digital-only releases are on a later cycle than our print products. Our Pathfinder & Starfinder Society digital products will release on Wednesday, December 27th.

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Pathfinder Spell Cards: Rage of Elements

Seize control of the elements with the Rage of Elements Spell Cards! This accessory is a must have for spellcasters seeking to wield the powers of the elemental planes: Air, Earth, Fire, Metal, Water, and Wood! Containing over 240 spell reference cards of all the traditions of magic, this deck gives you unparalleled insight into the elements!

Pathfinder Flip Mat: Planes of Metal and Wood

NEW REALITIES BECKON!

Otherworldly realms exist beyond the edges of the Universe, realities where the very structure of the worlds themselves are made entirely of metal or wood!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Planes of Metal and Wood measures 24" × 30" unfolded, and 8" × 10" folded. A Flip-Mat’s coated surface can handle any dry-erase, wet-erase, or even permanent marker. Usable by experienced GMs and novices alike, Pathfinder Flip-Mats fit perfectly into any Game Master’s arsenal!

For more elemental adventuring, pick up a copy of Pathfinder Rage of Elements!

Pathfinder Adventure Path #198: No Breath to Cry (Season of Ghosts 3 of 4)

AMID THE CRUELTIES OF WINTER

With knowledge gained from a haunted monastery, the heroes of Willowshore are finally ready to take steps toward lifting the curse that’s afflicted their hometown since the first day of summer, but now that winter has arrived, attempts to battle the supernatural forces that stand against them are complicated by the cruel realities of the year’s most deadly season of all. The Season of Ghosts Adventure Path continues with “No Breath to Cry,” a complete adventure for 7th- to 9th-level characters.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-08: Protecting the Firelight

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

The Pathfinder Society is invited by Mayor Deyahi to take part in a special traditional ceremony known as the Festival of Fire! This ceremony has been performed for generations and is always an honor for the group of warriors chosen to defend the sacred bonfire. While it's expected that there will be several spirits and undead appearing throughout the evening, what Niishan is unaware of is the fact that an unknown figure has been watching the ceremony for its entirety, waiting for the time that the warriors are weak enough to make their move. With the Pathfinders appearing to fill this role, they see their chance to attack and make Niishan feel their ancient wrath. It's up to the PCs to hold off this villain and the other spirits, ensuring that the ceremony is successful and Niishan remains safe!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-11: Gifts Ungiven

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

Glitterslime surprise! Rancid meatball bombs! Piñatas stuffed with toxic runoff! Someone’s pulling disgusting pranks around the Lorespire Complex, and you might be next! When Radaszam, leader of the Acquisitives faction, is caught in the (smelly) crossfire, he tasks a team of rookie Starfinders with finding the prankster and putting an end to their foul mischief!

Pathfinder Quest (Series 2) #16: The Winter Queen’s Dollhouse

A Pathfinder Society Quest designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters, playable in 2-3 hours.

The ruler of Irrisen, Queen Anastasia, found a number of strange dollhouses when going through her aunt's vaults. She sent one to the Pathfinders for study. When Aslynn's magic was unleashed in the vaults of Skyreach, the dollhouse's magic was reactivated. In reality, these dollhouses were prisons that would shrink down those who angered Elvanna, the former queen. Now the magic is poised to ensnare the PCs. What's more, the animate doll servants have awakened as poppets, and while some are happy to help, others are not so welcoming.

Browse all of our Foundry VTT products here, including the new volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path #198: No Breath to Cry (Season of Ghosts 3 of 4). And don’t forget about our new Organized Play Scenario Season Passes, which give Organized Play scenarios the same deluxe treatment as our Adventure Paths!

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Hello Starfinders!
Breaking News from the Vast!

The planet Kortus IV, (which the Starfinder Society previously visited in Starfinder Society Scenario #5-13: Finding the Forgotten), is under attack by the nefarious Organization—now revealed as the fanatical Order of Dawning Fate! First Seeker Ehu Hadif has put out an emergency call, asking all experienced Starfinders and available allies of the Society to travel with all haste to Kortus IV and evacuate as many civilians as possible!

Spoilers

Reports indicate that this horrific assault is being led by one of the founders of the , the undead dragonkin Sozirenn! According to Ongie, a one-time inhabitant of the town of Braerton on Kortus IV, “The Order believes that Kortus IV has outlived its usefulness, and is moving to eradicate all signs of their presence from the planet.”

Judging by the fleet of starships that just departed Absalom Station, a large number of Starfinders have answered Ehu Hadif’s call, and are en route to the besieged planet as we speak.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-10: The Death of Kortus IV is a metaplot adventure for 9th- through 12th-level characters written by Alison Cybe. (Note that due to this adventure’s themes, it has a content warning. See the adventure’s product page for more information.)

Left to Right: Illustrations by Nicolas Espinoza and Josef Kucera

In other news, Aballon’s governing Insight Array has hired a team of freelance investigators to track down a missing shipment of machine parts which would have been used in the creation of a new wave of anacite citizens. Clues indicate that someone intentionally diverted this missing shipment to an unknown location, no doubt for nefarious purposes!

Starfinder Bounty #10: Those who were Taken is a short adventure for 4th-level characters written by Sara Jeffers.

Take care out there, Starfinders! It’s a dangerous galaxy.

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Greetings, Pathfinders!
During a routine investigation mission, a new portal was located in the Maze of the Open Road that seemed to have a deeply strange aura to it. A team of senior Pathfinders has been put together to travel through the portal, only to realize that it led to Ukuja, the first wall of the country of Nine Walls, the home of the Matanji orcs. A strangely well-coordinated attack by demonic forces has hit Ukuja, and it’s up to the Pathfinders to help stop it and investigate this violence further.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-06: Ukuja, the First Wall is a metaplot adventure for 7th- to 10th-level characters written by Shan Wolf.

Left to right: Illustrations by Bruno Mello and Denis Zhbankov.

Meanwhile, the Sewer Dragons are back front and center.

When last we left our favorite kobolds, they weren’t in the best of shape. Their underground warrens had been devastated by a terrifying excavation mechanism accidentally unleashed beneath Absalom (in Pathfinder Quest #10: The Broken Scales), and their greatest ally in the Pathfinder Society lost nearly all of his political power and was exhausted by evil machinations (in the Season 2 metaplot, starting with Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-05: Balancing the Scales). Chief Yiddlepode has done her best to hold the Sewer Dragons together, expecting the Society to provide swift aid, but the Society was beset by enemies of their own, and help did not come. Now Trapmaster Tok has again been emboldened to seek leadership and a break from peaceful relations. Drandle Dreng, much of his power lost due to his unmasking and the toll that possession took upon him, now turns to Pathfinder agents to help restore what he feels he has failed. Will the Sewer Dragons remain staunch allies, or will the jeers of Tok’s faction prove true? Only the Pathfinders can determine the kobolds’ future.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-07: Sewer Dragon Crisis is an adventure for 1st- to 4th-level characters written by Genevieve Rudat Olejnik.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!

This month, we’re sending something spooky your way!
Travel to the fringes of the Pact Worlds system to explore two mysterious starships. First up is the Revelry, a massive luxury cruise liner that vanished during the Drift Crisis. Second is the Vigilance, a Starfinder Society vessel that discovered the Revelry amid frozen detritus on the very edge of the Pact Worlds system and set out to investigate. Communications with the Vigilance have gone silent, and a rescue mission has been sanctioned. Get out there, Starfinders! Fingers crossed that you make it out alive!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-08: Lost Revelry is a horror adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Mikko Kallio.

Left to right: illustrations by Ernst Eskelsen and Fabio Di Bernardi

Meanwhile, a potential Starfinder Society ally, the scrappy ysoki Ongie, has been spotted on the planet Vesk-7. Ongie possesses intel on the mysterious Organization, a secretive and dangerous criminal syndicate that the Starfinders are working to oppose. Ongie’s intel could give the Starfinders the edge they need to turn the tables on the Organization—if they can convince her to help. Unfortunately, Organization assassins have been hot on Ongie’s trail since she faked her death and escaped their clutches on Kortus IV. If you don’t act fast, Ongie and the information she possesses will be lost forever. No pressure!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-09: Ridgerock Rescue is a metaplot adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Charlie Brooks.

Best of luck, Starfinders!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Hello, Pathfinders, and welcome to the spookiest time of the year!

To herald in our thrills and chills season, we see the return of our old ghoul friend, Marcon Tinol! He comes to the Pathfinder Society in desperation, looking for assistance with what seems to be an invasion from unknown forces into his home among the Azlanti islands. Traveling through the Maze of the Open Road leads the Society to the Island of the Vibrant Dead, a burial island for important Arodenite clergy and, more importantly, the home of Deadhaven, a community of ghouls looking to live apart from the living. Teaming up with the lacedon Barnacle Barnaby, the Pathfinders will meet a diverse collection of ghouls and research the mysterious Ghessa, who seems to not be taking part in the Feast of the Vibrant Dead…

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-05: The Island of the Vibrant Dead is a metaplot adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Joe Blomquist.

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Alecksander Ribeiro

Hail and well met, Pathfinders and Starfinders! This month’s new releases expand your Starfinder horizons, dig up evils from long past, and save your home from an isolating curse.

Keep an eye out as we shift our release dates back in the coming months to accommodate the winter holidays! While our physical releases drop today, our digital-only products such as Organized Play Scenarios will release next Wednesday, October 25.

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Starfinder Enhanced

UPGRADE YOUR GAME!

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Pathfinder Adventure: Rusthenge

FEAR IN A HANDFUL OF RUST

The ruins of Rusthenge have stood silent and mysterious for eons, dating back to the era of the runelords of ancient Thassilon. Now that New Thassilon has risen from the depths of the past, something below Rusthenge’s strange metallic ruins has begun to stir—and that bodes ill for the nearby village of Iron Harbor. What deadly legacy lies hidden within the unknown ruins below Rusthenge, and can it be stopped before a new evil is unleashed upon the land? Pathfinder Adventure: Rusthenge is a standalone adventure for 1st- to 3rd-level characters that includes a selection of new magic items, character backgrounds, and monsters for any Pathfinder campaign.

Pathfinder Adventure Path #196:The Summer That Never Was (Season of Ghosts 1 of 4)

A HOMETOWN HAUNTING

Your hometown of Willowshore has always observed the final days of spring with a festival known as the Season of Ghosts—a celebration of life that honors and placates the region’s many spirits. This year, something goes horribly wrong, and when you awake in the woods alone after a night of festivities, you find that your hometown is in dire need of heroes! The Season of Ghosts Adventure Path begins with “The Summer That Never Was,” a complete adventure for 1st- to 3rd-level characters.

Pathfinder Lost Omens Travel Guide Special Edition

YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS!

Don’t let the best of Golarion pass you by! This handy book presents the highlights of the Inner Sea region to help curious travelers plan where to go and what to see. Gain local insights into the most extravagant festivals, the greatest hits of a storied theater scene, and the delicacies of fine restaurants. Discover notable athletes featured in upcoming sports competitions or the latest trends in fashion essential for dazzling onlookers at balls. Explore the vast, rich variety the Inner Sea has to offer!

The Pathfinder Lost Omens Travel Guide is now available in deluxe special edition, bound in faux leather with metallic debossing and a bound in ribbon bookmark.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-08: Lost Revelry

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

At the outset of the Drift Crisis, many ships were thought lost forever. Among them was an enormous recreational vessel, the Revelry, with thousands aboard. As the Drift Crisis recently came to an end and the Drift stabilized, the ship fell out of the Drift, and briefly transmitted a garbled signal before suddenly falling silent. Now it floats among icy bodies beyond the fringes of the Pact Worlds system.

It was the Starfinders who first heard and reacted to the signal. The Vigilance, an Exo-Guardian vessel, went to investigate. Neither ship nor crew has reported back since their arrival on site, save for one incredibly garbled message. Ixthia the Unbreakable tasks the PCs with unraveling this mystery. They must journey to the now-silent Vigilance and Revelry, where they will discover that the latter's name is now a supreme irony, and—at the center of it all—a cold malevolence that seeks to spread its despair through the Pact Worlds and beyond.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-05: The Island of the Vibrant Dead

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.

During routine study on the Maze of the Open Road, a lecture is interrupted by the old Pathfinder ghoul ally, Marcon Tinol. Through discussions with him, the Society learns that he and Drandle Dreng established an island haven in Azlant for ghouls wishing to live apart from humans—the Island of the Vibrant Dead. Marcon reports that a strange new ghoul named Ghessa has arrived on the island but her story about her death and undeath isn't adding up, and he fears that she may be up to something sinister. The PCs must travel to the island, where the residents maintain a ghoulish existence celebrating their undeath, and dig into Ghessa's story and her trips into the vaults of the long-dead Arodenite priesthood.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-09: Ridgerock Rescue

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

For the past year, the Starfinder Society has been searching for Ongie, a ysoki engineer on the run from the corporate overlords that have ruled Ongie’s hometown of Braerton for nearly a century: the Mongers. The Starfinder Society has recently come to suspect that the Mongers are the same group that they’ve been hunting all year—the mysterious Organization. If this is true, it’s likely that Braerton has an important role to play in Project Dawn, an ongoing plan enacted by the Organization that will result in the death of millions if they’re not stopped. Finding Ongie has become a matter of life and death.

Unfortunately, the Starfinders aren’t the only ones hot on Ongie’s trail. Organization assassins have been after Ongie since her escape from Braerton three years ago, and now they’ve finally cornered her on Vesk-7. If the Starfinders don’t act fast, Ongie and all the information she possesses will slip through their fingers.

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Hello, Pathfinders!

What’s this month’s new gossip, you ask? Well, sit tight and I’ll dish it all out!

The air is growing cooler and with that, more and more of our little Society seems to be cozying up together and I, for one, am so pleased to see it! Your lovely Venture-Gossip spent a little time in Mendev these past few months, helping out around the Starrise Spire, shuffling around some documents about demons and the Worldwound and such, and I was able to get a few drinks with the lovely Sorranda Forgeheart, our steadfast leader of the Sibling Spears. We had a raucous good time, and she was willing to tell me that she might have gotten a kiss from a certain handsome knight who spends far too much time working and not enough time laughing.

Of course, I can never stay away from the Grand Lodge for too long, and I’m always eager to see who’s popping up and causing a ruckus. And wouldn’t you know it, I showed up just in time to see a royal carriage out front! I hid behind my packages (lots of boring manuscripts of demons and boats and hurricanes), and out stepped none other than Grand Princess Eutropia! She was accompanied by Lady Gloriana Morilla and her faithful companion Taldogis, and seemed to enjoy a conversation with Society leadership and a brief tour of the Lodge. What was just fascinating was the small carriage that arrived not two blocks away and had a pair of conspicuously inconspicuous humans mirroring her movements. Perhaps some of those handsome Lion Blades?

Illustration by Katerina Kirillova

Romance also seems to be blossoming among the Grand Lodge, but to whoever sent Kreighton Shaine flowers, I must warn you—that man consumed them immediately and had no idea that they were from a paramour. However, to the lovely person who sent Urwal flowers, he immediately recognized their worth and meaning and then consumed them with a passion and ardor I haven’t seen in decades!

Illustration by Raphael Madureira

For my final update before I really get into some trouble: A beautiful woman from Jalmeray arrived recently, telling everyone that she was close friends with our own Venture-Captain Safa and dropping off a birthday gift of a gorgeous, jeweled tiger statue for her quarters within the Grand Lodge. I got a good look at it before it was moved, and the eyes are made of rubies that catch the light and seem like they’re looking right at you!

That’s everything I have for now! Next time we’ll take a dive into everyone’s plans for the Winter Solstice and which couples might be cuddled up together through the cold nights!

With adoration,
Your Beloved Venture-Gossip

Explore! Report! Cooperate! Gossip!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, Starfinders!

This month, we’re sending one lucky team of Starfinders to Akiton to participate in the inaugural Dustwarren Cup, a three-day boat race across the vast, shifting sand dunes of Akiton’s Dustwarren silt sea. Organized by retired racer Mimli Nurkop, eccentric scion of the fabulously wealthy (and much-gossiped-about) Nurkop ysoki clan, the Dustwarren Cup is drawing plenty of attention. So, hop aboard your racing yacht, set sail across the Dustwarren, and keep an eye out for danger! In a race this big, there’s bound to be trouble!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-07: Race for the Dustwarren Cup is an adventure for 7th- through 10th-level characters written by Solomon St. John.

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Tom Ventre

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Greetings Pathfinders!

This month we’re going back to Magnimar, to Heidmarch Manor, where a simple delivery task will probably turn out to be anything but. Sheila Heidmarch has prepared a gift for a very discerning dragon, but a master thief has his eyes on that prize.

In Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-03 Heidmarch Heist, an adventure for PCs 5th– through 8th level, it’s up to you and your fellow PCs to ensure that the Pathfinder’s chosen gift doesn’t end up as bragging rights for an up-and-coming gang of escapees from Xin-Edasseril. Hilary Moon Murphy has put all of the flavor of Magnimar that could possibly fit into this scenario, so whether you’re a Society veteran, you’ve never set foot in the city, or anything in between, you’ll love the city as much as you hate the thief trying to ruin everything

Left to right, illustrations by Benjamin Olson and Josef Kucera

Speaking of plans gone awry, we’re also bringing you Pathfinder Quest #15 In the Footsteps of Horror. A repeatable 2 hour adventure for PCs levels 1–4, this is the second release of our new Series 2 quests, and author Shan Wolf has crafted a wonderful dungeon crawl that starts, as all excellent stories do, when the unexpected completely sends all plans off the rails.

You and your fellow PCs will have to put your mission on the backburner as you fight to survive, and hopefully to find a way back home. If you were looking for an offering in our new quest series heavier on combat, then this is the adventure for you.

Left to right, illustrations by Nicolas Espinoza and Allan Santos da Silva

And for our final option for this month, we have a trip planned for Hwanggot! Pathfinders will meet with Venture-Captain Yi Da Som and the Waterfall in order to help them prepare for a meeting with Valashinaz, the underworld dragon of myth and legend. However, upon arriving, it seems her assistant Purepurin has not only forgotten the meeting, but is busy contending with a legion of pests! Among pickle jars and treasure piles, where could this kobold be?

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-04: Equal Exchanges – Necessary Introductions is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Michelle Y. Kim.

That’s all for now, Pathfinders! See you in October!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hail and well met, Pathfinders and Starfinders! This month’s new releases place you at the breaking point of a centuries-old conflict, the front lines of a brand-new race, and the middle of a heist!

Keep an eye out as we shift our release dates back in the coming months to accommodate the winter holidays! Never miss a release with our Paizo Subscriptions—for everything from rulebooks to accessories.

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Pathfinder Adventure Path #195: Heavy is the Crown (Sky King’s Tomb 3 of 3)

HISTORY SEALED IN STONE!

A sorcerous rival threatens to breach the Sky King’s Tomb ahead of the PCs, turning its contents and legendary guardian against all dwarves. The PCs must raise an army, venture into the Darklands’ depths, and clash with a titanic beast if they’re to defeat their enemy, explore the tomb, and uncover a lost legacy that could rewrite dwarven history! The Sky King’s Tomb Adventure Path concludes with “Heavy is the Crown,” an adventure for 8th- to 10th-level characters.

Starfinder Flip-Mat: Mining Operation

DRILLING DOWN

All the ore and crystal that get fashioned into your characters’ high-tech equipment has to come from somewhere! Whether on a distant asteroid or in the mountainous region of a well-known planet, this mining operation is the perfect place for investigating subterranean dangers or industrial saboteurs. This double-sided map presents the surface structures of a mine on one side and a series of underground tunnels on the other. Starfinder Flip-Mats present ready-to-use science-fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. With Starfinder Flip-Mat: Mining Operation, you’ll be ready the next time your player characters want to dig deep for adventure!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Haunted Dungeon

FRIGHTS BELOW!

The reputed horrors of ancient dungeons—and the forgotten treasures within—are enough to attract any group of adventurers. But regardless of a party’s foolhardy urge to delve into places better left alone, no Game Master wants to spend time drawing every creepy crypt or sinister hallway the characters explore.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-03: Heidmarch Heist

A Pathfinder Society Scenario for 5th through 8th level characters.

The PCs are tasked with escorting a valuable item slated to be gifted to a powerful potential ally of the Pathfinder Society, but as they are being briefed on their mission, an unknown thief is pulling off a heist within Heidmarch manor, and the item the PCs were to escort has been stolen just as Venture-Captain Shiela Heidmarch goes to show them the item. The PCs must pick up the thief's trail in a race across Magnimar to recover the treasure they haven't even had the opportunity to see, much less guard.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-07: Race for the Dustwarren Cup

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 7th- through 10th-level characters.

The Starfinder Society has been invited to participate in the inaugural Dustwarren Cup, a three-day boat race across the vast, shifting sand dunes of Akiton’s Dustwarren silt sea. Hosted by wealthy eccentric and retired racer Mimli Nurkop, scion of the fabulously wealthy Nurkop ysoki clan, the Dustwarren Cup boasts an impressive prize and is drawing plenty of attention—not all of it wanted. As Mimli and the other racers prepare to brave the elements, battle local wildlife, and outrace their competitors, a band of pirates plots to abduct the Nurkop heiress! Weigh anchor, hoist the sails, and set sail for adventure! The stakes are high in the Dustwarren Cup!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-04: Equal Exchanges — Necessary Introductions

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

Since the defeat of Aslynn, the Waterfall has become more of a staple around the Grand Lodge, starting to hold strange, isolated meetings with leadership and seemingly putting together some plan. Her most recent request is that a team of Pathfinder agents journey to Hwanggot and meet with the underworld dragon, Valashinaz as an introductory team. Venture-Captain Yi Da Som arranged the meeting through Valashinaz's kobold assistant, Purepurin. Unfortunately, between then and the PCs arriving, Purepurin forgot about them in the midst of pickling recipes from goblins and creepy crawlies invading the vaults! It's up to the PCs to help Purepurin bring Valashinaz's vaults under control while she summons the dragon to ensure these introductions go off without a hitch!

Pathfinder Quest (Series 2) #15: In the Footsteps of Horror

A Pathfinder Society Quest designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters, playable in 2-3 hours.

A group of powerful Pathfinders had to abandon the exploration of an underground complex after defeating a powerful lich and stopping a devatating ritual by the skin of their teeth. The PCs are tasked with exploring this complex, now cleared of threats, and cataloging what's there. The ritual, though incomplete, has still linked the site to its counterpart in the Netherworld, and once they enter, the PCs find that their task will not be as simple or boring as promised, as they have to fight through the shadowy mirror of the Netherworld complex just to get back home, with unknown threats that most assuredly were not cleared out.

Browse all of our Foundry VTT products here, including the new volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path #195: Heavy is the Crown (Sky King’s Tomb 3 of 3). And don’t forget about our new Organized Play Scenario Season Passes, which give Organized Play scenarios the same deluxe treatment as our adventure paths!

Speaking of Organized Play, we’ve updated our Amazon apparel store to include new merchandise with this year’s new Organized Play logos and imagery! Take a moment to browse the wares of our online merchandise store.

We’re also excited to showcase some apparel options from our licensed partners! Pegasus Publishing recently debuted two designs—the Pathfinder Mirage Dragon and the Starfinder Captain Concierge—at Dragon Con and in their online store! Look forward to more licensed apparel designed by our art team through Pegasus Publishing coming soon!

Savage Sparrow, another of our licensed apparel designers, recently released a new Pathfinder goblin design—Dice Goblin! Along with the prior apparel from Savage Sparrow’s Kickstarter, available now online and at select conventions, these shirts are sure to be a hit!

Face the Whispering Tyrant! Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors now live!

A new roguelite survivor game set in the beloved fantasy world of Pathfinder. Enter Gallowspire, Pathfinder’s legendary tower of darkness, alongside your fearless companion. Slay hordes of enemies, upgrade your arsenal, and overcome deadly bosses to seal away the ancient king of undeath!

Our partners at Archives of Nethys, Demiplane, Fantasy Grounds, Hero Lab Online, and Roll20 are dropping new content this month as well! Buy your PDF on paizo.com to get a discount via the PaizoConnect API. Or pay full price on their platforms, sync your account, and get a complimentary PDF on the Paizo Store.

Bring Pathfinder to where you are, in person or online, and if you don’t have a favorite local game store, get books delivered to your door via a Paizo Subscription! From rulebooks to adventures, accessories, and more, we’ve got subscriptions for every table! Subscribing to a line of books gets you the physical book and the PDF for one price! Subscribe to four lines or more to unlock Paizo Advantage savings on products site-wide!

Need some sound to spice up your table? Our partners at Syrinscape have a collection of Pathfinder and Starfinder soundtracks for your home game, streamed games, and more. New this month—Wight Boss Battle!

In celebration of The Glass Cannon Network’s new season, we’re running a special sale on the paranormal mystery-themed Pathfinder Dark Archive and the Gatewalkers Adventure Path! Get 10% off all physical, PDF, and Foundry VTT versions of these products with the code DarkGatePaizo, now through October 31st.

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Hello, finders of (digital) paths and stars!

As you may have heard, we recently announced our intention to provide full support for both Pathfinder Society’s Year of Unfettered Exploration and the Starfinder Society’s Year of Fortune’s Fall on Foundry Virtual Tabletop. If you’ve had the opportunity to check out one of our premium Adventure Path modules or our first foray into Pathfinder and Starfinder Society support earlier this year, you might know what this entails, but what if you haven’t? Also, what’s with all of these different versions? What’s a Deluxe Edition? An Asset Pack? Settle down there, hypothetical question asker, and allow us to answer those inquiries with words and screenshots.

Browse all Foundry Virtual Tabletop products here!

First, let’s talk about the plethora of cool features you get from every Paizo Foundry module (most developed by our good friends at Sigil Services). Included with each module, you’ll find detailed, high-resolution maps for every encounter, pre-rigged with walls, lighting, and ambient sound effects. You’ll find custom battle tokens for every monster and NPC appearing in any scenario, even those without art in the published adventure. You’ll find a suite of powerful macros to automate hazards, scene transitions, audio triggers, and more—our Organized Play modules even include macros to automatically place tokens on the battlefield and scale your encounters to challenge parties of any size and level, as well as full support for Society boons and printable Chronicle Sheets for recording and reporting your Society-legal escapades.

Each of our Organized Play Foundry modules is a single purchase that will grant you support for every adventure released so far in the season, with more automatically added in free updates as they release in PDF format. That means that if you buy our full-season Pathfinder Society module today, it will include only the first two scenarios, but by the time the season wraps up next year, it’ll contain all 20. If you’re not ready to commit to a full year of content up front, that’s OK; we’re also offering modules that only grant the scenarios released during the first (or latter) half of the season.

We’re also offering different versions of each module to cater to different audiences. When we released our first Starfinder and Pathfinder Society modules at PaizoCon, we released them as “asset packs” that contained all of the tokens, maps, and other goodies but didn’t include the actual adventures, allowing us to offer them more cheaply to players who already had the PDFs or preferred to purchase them separately (or who weren’t interested in Society Play at all and just wanted a collection of prepped high-quality maps and tokens to incorporate into their own campaigns). We’re still offering that option, but by popular demand, we’re alsooffering each module in a “deluxe edition” that bakes in everything you need to run the adventures, including every scenario converted into a beautifully styled journal that’s been fully integrated with all of the supplementary content from the asset pack. For just $2.50 more than the cost of a Society PDF ($1.50 if you grab the whole season at once), you’ll get everything you need to run your games with the click of a mouse—zero setup required!

Sounds cool, right? Want to see them in action? Well, good news: we’ll be showcasing these awesome offerings in two upcoming live-streamed sessions GMed by esteemed Paizo developer and virtual tabletop veteran Jason Keeley (dates TBD). First we’ll have a group of adventurers played by Paizo employees Katina Davis, Emma Simpson, Rue Dickey, and Jackson Wood as they try not to get themselves killed playing through Pathfinder Society 5-01: Year of Unfettered Exploration. And then following that, a different group played by Sol St. John, Dustin Knight, Jenny Jarzabski, and Jessica Catalan will also try not to die, but in space, as they help choose a new First Seeker in Starfinder Society Scenario 6-06: Tomorrow's Seekers!

We’re super proud of our first-party Foundry VTT content, but that’s not the only way to play Pathfinder and Starfinder online. If you prefer another platform, don’t worry – there’s a ton of Paizo content to choose from on Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, Alchemy RPG, and nearly every other virtual tabletop out there, with more being added every day.

Excited? So are we! The future’s looking bright for Paizo content on virtual tabletops, and we’re all looking forward to bringing you lots more of it in the near future!

Hello Pathfinders & Starfinders! This month’s new releases invite you to explore your destiny, meet the leaders of tomorrow, and dig ever deeper into the Darklands

We've got a busy week here at Paizo. Come to twitch.tv/officialpaizo on Thursday, Aug 31^st at 4 p.m. Pacific for a special livestream to kickstart our Pathfinder Playtest. Join Michael Sayre and James Case as they talk about the design concepts behind our two new classes!

Then, on Friday, Sept. 1^st, join us from 4-6 p.m. Pacific on twitch.tv/officialpaizo for September’s Paizo LIVE! Our topics for this month include the Pathfinder Harrow Deck, Starfinder Enhanced, and a look at the Pathfinder Remaster Project!

Without further ado, let’s see what this month’s new releases have in store!

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Pathfinder Harrow Deck

FIND YOUR FUTURE!

Divine your destiny with the Pathfinder Harrow Deck, the legendary fortune-telling deck of Pathfinder’s Age of Lost Omens setting! With this 54-card, full-color set of fortune-telling cards, you’ll learn how to include the harrow in any tabletop RPG game and enhance play with immersive fortune-telling methods and other insights. With vivid art, patterned backing, and a size common to many real-world tarot decks, the Harrow Deck straddles the line between game supplement and storytelling set piece. Master the harrow and make the future anything you desire!

The Harrow Deck is available as a Super Deluxe Physical Edition or as a Print and Play PDF Edition.

Pathfinder Lost Omens: Knights of Lastwall Special Edition

Fulfill your oath!

When the armies of the Whispering Tyrant marched on Lastwall, the keeps and cities may have fallen, but its people and their spirit did not falter! Pathfinder Lost Omens: Knights of Lastwall takes a detailed look at the knights that took up arms to continue the fight against the undead hordes and evils that roam the world.

This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-05: Unearthing Ulumbia

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

The Starfinders have vowed to stop the Organization, a mysterious and violent criminal syndicate whose true name remains unknown and whose machinations threaten the lives of millions. Digging into the Organization’s past has revealed an interest in ancient Ulumbia, a long-destroyed civilization from Deepwater Prime with few archaeological remains of value or importance. So why the interest? Travel to Deepwater Prime to unearth the secrets of ancient Ulumbia—a mission destined to drive the Starfinders into direct conflict with important agents of the Organization!

Pathfinder Adventure Path #194: Cult of the Cave Worm (Sky King’s Tomb 2 of 3)

Finding a legendary tomb requires tracking an equally legendary cave worm said to dwell there. As the adventurers set out from Highhelm, they must brave the Darklands’ dangers, navigate a treacherous fey city, and recover the relic that retraces the cave worm’s path. Yet in doing so, they learn of nefarious rivals who also seek the tomb—rivals the adventurers might stop by infiltrating an unforgiving underground metropolis.

Starfinder Bounty #9: Burning Ambitions

A Starfinder Bounty designed for 4th-level characters.

Domaaz Manhala is the youngest student ever accepted to the prestigious Solar University on the Burning Archipelago. Determined to prove their worth and make a good impression on their fellow students, Domaaz plans to perform a complicated magical experiment on the university’s public grounds, in full sight of students and staff! With little free time to spare, Domaaz hires a team of freelancers to acquire the remaining components they'll need to perform their grand experiment. Yet unbeknownst to them, something bigger is at play here, and there’s far more at stake than some extra credit!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Underground City Multi-Pack

Be they complex fortified settlements that were built ages ago by long-gone ancients or more recent creations still populated by vibrant societies, underground cities present an unusual and complex adventuring environment. This four-sided Flip-Mat collection provides four huge panels of underground city environments and supply the GM with a diverse set of subterranean urban battlefields suitable for any fantasy RPG campaign.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seekers

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

Ehu Hadif has announced his upcoming retirement, and the search for a new First Seeker has begun! From the Society’s ranks, four promising candidates have risen to the forefront. Meet the candidates for First Seeker, perform a mission on their behalf, and cast your vote! The future of the Starfinder Society is in your hands!

Don’t forget to vote for your favorite candidate!

Pathfinder Society Special #3-98: Expedition Into Pallid Peril

A Pathfinder Society Special designed for 1st- through 6th-level characters (subtiers 1-4 & 3-6).

Having made several recent forays into a set of unearthed ruins in the volcanic region of Droskar’s Crag, the Pathfinder Society has uncovered what could be an access point to the lost dwarven city of Raseri Kanton. Pathfinder agents from across Golarion have come to support the Society’s latest large-scale endeavor. However, the Aspis Consortium have also begun exploring the ruins, so it’s a race to see who can reach Raseri Kanton first!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-16: Dacilane Academy’s First Great Prank War

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.

Exam time has always been stressful for the students of the Dacilane Academy, so J Dacilane has come up with a plan: have a group of Pathfinders help them pull off the first ever Dacilane Academy Great Prank War! Surely nothing can go wrong! However, once a caravan of fey traveling nearby catches a whiff of the chaos, they're more than willing to come and join the prank war—with or without an invitation. It's up to the Pathfinders to calm down the friendly fey, defeat the evil fey who infiltrated the caravan, and ensure that the students have the best prank war ever! Should be easy as pie. (Quick, duck that pie!)

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-17: Trapping the Hag’s Claw

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 7th- through 10th-level characters.

In the conclusion of the Year of Boundless Wonder, the Pathfinder Society and one of the members of the Decemvirate have pieced together a careful plan. Using one of the mysterious items from the vault, the draught of dreams, the Society will lay a trap for Aslynn, catching her via her own greed and desire to control dreams. The plan requires bait, though, and Zarta Dralneen has stepped up to prove her loyalty to the Society yet again and finally finish off Aslynn. Despite their secrecy, however, she's caught wind of the plan and is ready to overturn it and finally be done with the Pathfinder Society once and for all!

Pathfinder Society Intro: Year of Unfettered Exploration

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

It's time to explore! With the Pathfinder Society coming down from their recent victory after finally defeating an old enemy, they choose to refocus on the goals that lie at the heart of their mission: Explore! Report! Cooperate! To celebrate such a successful year, Society members organize a party to host all sorts of friends, both new and old. However, when one of Fola Barun's dear friends needs to be entertained in order to prepare a surprise, it's up to the Pathfinders to show him around the famous Maze of the Open Road. When he starts to encourage exploration, new doors appear before the Pathfinders, and new adventures await!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-02: The Blackwood Lost

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.

The Pathfinder dig site near the Tskikha iruxi enclave in the Blackwood Swamp was, for some time now, considered one of the safer Azlanti ruins to investigate, to the point that it was used as field training for groups of initiates. Having been cleared out years ago by agents, the site was an archeological treasure trove for learning of the elemental magics of ancient Azlant. Something has gone wrong, though. The elemental planes have changed in ways that scholars are, even now, struggling to understand, and the latent power within those ruins has manifested. It's been weeks since anyone has heard from the initiates currently on site or from the iruxi allies nearby. The Pathfinders must now race against time and delve into the bizarre magics wrought by the elements to rescue the Blackwood lost.

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Pathfinder Society Season 5 and Starfinder Society Season 6 – Now on Foundry VTT!

Starting Thursday, August 31st, we'll be giving Pathfinder and Starfinder Society the same treatment on Foundry VTT that we’ve been giving our Pathfinder Adventure Paths, allowing you to experience all of the latest Organized Play scenarios with the full suite of features, including maps, tiles, tokens, sounds, and more! Each of these modules is a one-time purchase that will be automatically updated throughout the season with new content as we release it. We’re offering two options on these modules: a streamlined “Asset Pack” consisting of maps, tokens, and other goodies for those who already have the adventures in PDF format; and a “Deluxe Edition” that also includes all of the adventure content from every scenario laid out in beautiful themed journals! Both asset packs and deluxe modules are available in half- and full-season packs for maximum convenience.

Browse all our Foundry VTT products here, including the new volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path #194: Cult of the Cave Worm (Sky King’s Tomb 2 of 3).

Our partners at Archives of Nethys, Demiplane, Fantasy Grounds, Hero Lab Online, and Roll20 are dropping new content this month as well! Buy your PDF on paizo.com to get a discount via the PaizoConnect API, or pay full price on their platforms, sync your account, and get a complimentary PDF on the Paizo Store.

Bring Pathfinder to where you are, in person or online, and if you don’t have a favorite local game store, get books delivered to your door via a Paizo Subscription! From rulebooks to adventures, accessories, and more, we’ve got subscriptions for every table! Subscribing to a line of books gets you the physical book and the PDF for one price. Subscribe to four lines or more to unlock Paizo Advantage savings on products site-wide!

Need some sound to spice up your table? Our partners at Syrinscape have a collection of Pathfinder and Starfinder soundtracks for your home game, streamed games, and more. New this month—Ogre Boss Battle!

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Hello, Starfinders!
Breaking news!

First Seeker Ehu Hadif soon to retire! Four engaging candidates rise from the Society’s rank and file, gaining the respect and support of their fellow Starfinders! Which of these four First Seeker hopefuls has what it takes to lead the Starfinder Society into the uncertain future? The choice is yours! The time to vote is now!

Meet the candidates for the 2023 First Seeker Election in Starfinder Society Scenario #6-06: Tomorrow’s Seeker, a repeatable adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by our very own Alex Speidel! This is your chance to personally meet and engage with our four candidates for First Seeker, perform a mission for each, and get a taste of where they plan to lead the Starfinder Society in the future. After you’ve played the adventure, visit paizo.com/firstseeker to learn more about our candidates and the election, and to cast your vote!

The future is in your hands!

Meanwhile, at the heart of the Pact Worlds system, a call goes out for freelance problem solvers! Domaaz Manhala, youngest student ever to attend Solar University, is determined to earn the respect of their peers by performing a grand experiment in the quad. Unfortunately, they’ve been unable to find the time to collect a few key components! It’s up to you to travel the Burning Archipelago to collect the missing components and assist Domaaz with their explosive experiment!

Starfinder Bounty #9: Burning Ambitions is a short adventure for 4th-level characters written by Joel Southall.

Take care, Starfinders!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Felipe Carneiro

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Welcome, Pathfinders!
This month we see the release of our new season, the Year of Unfettered Exploration!

Because no year could ever begin without a bang, we start in the Grand Lodge in Absalom, celebrating a monumental victory and the new allies that were gathered during our recent adventures! The Pathfinders are tasked with entertaining one of the new venture-captains, Taiwalei, and escorting him through a small tour of the Maze of the Open Road. However, missions are never as simple as they seem, and it appears some of the Elemental Planes ripped through into the Maze, bringing new faces, new challenges, and a whale shark of a time!

Pathfinder Society Intro: Year of Unfettered Exploration is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Sen H.H.S.

Left to right illustrations by Riley Spalding and Bruno Cesar

Also this month, we’re heading back to the Blackwood Swamp to check in on the Azlanti dig site and the nearby Tskikha iruxi enclave from our two PFS intro scenarios, Pathfinder Society Scenario Intro #1: The Second Confirmation and Pathfinder Society Scenario Intro #2: United in Purpose. It’s become a bit of a training ground for initiate Pathfinders, as most of the dangers were cleared out years ago along with the most important finds. The main issue is that it’s been weeks since anyone has heard from either the Tskikha or the initiates, and Lolly Adafish, the newly-promoted venture-captain, is beside herself with worry.

It's up to you and your fellow Pathfinders to rectify this situation. As you learn what has become of the missing Pathfinders and iruxi, you’ll be faced with elemental magic gone out of control, and the choices you make will determine if everyone can make it back from wherever they are alive, including a certain young kobold who has been occasionally finding a place in this very blog over the past several months.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #5-02: The Blackwood Lost is an adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Alison Cybe.

That’s all for now, Pathfinders! Remember: Explore, Report, Cooperate!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Hello, players! Like the blog from earlier today, we want to shine the spotlight on the authors who contributed to Year 4 of Pathfinder Society. The Year of Boundless Wonder may be over, but that doesn’t mean these adventures are going anywhere!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

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Letterio Mammoliti (he/him)
Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-06: Signal from the Electric Laboratory

Hello everyone!
My name is Letterio Mammoliti (he/him) and I wrote Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-06: Signal from the Electric Laboratory for the Year of Boundless Wonder. This adventure was truly a joy to write since it was set in one of my favorite regions, Ustalav! Without a doubt, the best part was creating the NPCs, in particular Revecka, and trying to tie some of their stories together. Besides, it is always great when you have a chance to put a few oozes and other mad experiments into an adventure!

My somewhat abandoned twitter is @Letterio_DM, where I should definitely be more active. I have worked on Starfinder Society Scenario #5-09: Counterfeit History and I have worked on Pathfinder Howl of the Wild, which was an amazing opportunity and a real blast!

As usual, I am grateful for the incredible patience and support of the editors, and it was inspiring to see amazing people working together for Pathfinder Howl of the Wild!

Alex Speidel (he/him)
Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-08: Battle for Star’s Fate

Greetings, Pathfinders. The stars are at rest, so I shall spare a moment for you.

My scenario was one of the last that Mike Kimmel assigned, and I’d been talking with him for a while about writing the first Crystal Key scenario because I liked the pitch of “we have to stop that weird alien from doing the things to peoples’ brains.” However, I was a little skittish about writing a high-level scenario, so I settled on Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-08: Battle for Star’s Fate, where I got to write about a sad automaton who wanted to look at the stars. As my favorite character is a cosmos oracle, I fell in love with Star immediately, and I’m so happy they’re living their best life in Golarion, right Shay? Right?

One thing I meant to talk about when the scenario was released was that I used the Deck of Endless NPCs to generate the friends you meet! Brinna, Croll, and Induren were all generated using the cards from the deck before I fleshed them out, which was a fun brainstorming exercise. Rasool was an NPC I loved in Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-21: In Pursuit of Water, one of my sleeper favorite scenarios, so I decided to bring him back, and Darius is a nod to my friends on the Foundry server who insist I promised them a carpenter class at some point. And for those who asked: the “tinker, tailor, soldier, spy” connection? Complete coincidence, honestly. The mind works in strange ways!

I do want to give a shoutout to our developers and editors. They’re the best in the business, and they stopped me from doing things like, and this is a direct quote, "creating an influence encounter larger than Bid for Alabastrine’s.” They saved you all, and I’m so grateful.

Catch me on Bluesky (@alexspeidel.bsky.social) or Mastodon (alexspeidel@dice.camp) or, y’know, here on the Paizo blog most weeks. Go now, the heavens speak to me once more.

Isis Wozniakowska (she/her)
Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-10: Arclord’s Abode

Hey everyone, I’m Isis Wozniakowska (she/her) and for Pathfinder this season, I wrote #4-10 Arclord’s Abode, the ending of the two-part story arc that I luckily got to share with fellow author Michael Bramnik. We put in a lot of work to make sure the two scenarios really felt like they tied into each other without alienating players who were only doing one of the two, and I think we both managed to achieve that in the best way. I love the character of our dear Arclord and how they develop across the two scenarios, and I had so much fun designing a Wizard’s manor gone haywire. Magic shenanigans are one of my favorite fantasy topics, and I put my heart into making this magic as wacky as I could.

On a more personal note, this scenario is one that I’m especially proud of looking back on because, while I was unaware at the time of writing it, my health condition was quickly starting to degrade from a condition I have that no one (including myself) realized was flaring back up until a couple months later. So, the fact that I finished it at all is an accomplishment I’m so proud of, and even more so seeing that it came out so well in the end. Organized Play has been a big part of my life since I came back to it as my main social outlet after I had my first hospitalization for this condition four years ago. So having this scenario be part of that ongoing comeback means a lot to me. So, I hope you all enjoy Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-10 Arclord’s Abode!

Art by Beto Lima

Jacob W. Michaels (he/him)
Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-11: Prisoners of the Electric Castle

Hi everyone, I’m Jacob W. Michaels (he/him), the author of Year 4’s Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-11: Prisoners of the Electric Castle. For inspiration, I initially turned to various escape heists in popular culture, but the adventure really came together when I realized I was writing Star Wars (Episode 4: A New Hope). You’re Obi-Wan disabling a “tractor beam,” and Luke, Han, and Chewie are rescuing Leia, and it fit perfectly (though Bremix is no Princess Leia, even if he would probably insult certain PCs’ height).

There are a few things I love about this adventure: I got to play with a couple of possible endings, where the climactic final fight depends on how you deal with challenges throughout the scenario. There are also a bunch of callbacks to first edition run-ins with Aslynn for longtime PFS players to find. (I’ve loved reactions when PFS veterans hear Thurl’s name!) My absolute favorite, though, is the moment players realize they’re 100% going to steal the Gale’s Claw. Those are the great moments you tell fellow gamers about and keep as a story for your PC.

This is my fourth adventure for Paizo, and I’m looking forward to No. 5. Thanks to everyone who lets me write them; the other amazing people who make them all come together—editing, fantastic art, layout, and everything else; and thank you for playing and having fun with them!

Matt Duval (he/him)
Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-14: Shattering Golden Chains

Hello! I was privileged to have Shay invite me to follow up on the fantastic fun of Letterio Mammoliti and Solomon St. John from Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-08: Foundation’s Price and Pathfinder Society Scenario #3-12: Fury’s Toll,respectively, and continue the adventures of the new Sedeq Lodge.

With the conflict with Fasiel ibn Sazadin coming to a head, I wanted to build on the groundwork laid in those prior adventures with Safa’s backstory and bring out Fasiel’s charming personality so players would be chomping for a chance to get a piece of him. It was also an opportunity to touch on the importance of properly wording wishes, which has been an ongoing problem for Fasiel since he was first introduced in Pathfinder Society Scenario #2-16: Freedom for Wishes. All the fun of diabolic contracts with a hefty topping of mischief.

There’s a little twist in the final encounter that I won’t spoil, but the player reaction to it is always delightful when I’ve run the scenario. The PCs have a lot of latitude on how to approach all the encounters, and it’s been great seeing what creative ideas players come up with.

I can’t wait to see where Safa’s adventures take the Pathfinders next!

I can be found on Twitter @sleepyfelix.

John Curtin (he/him)
Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-16: Dacilane Academy’s First Great Prank War

Hi, my name is John Curtin (he/him) and I had the profound honor of being asked to write Dacilane Academy’s First Great Prank War. Having a decade of experience working in schools and a long-seated love of mythology and folk tales, I loved being able to weave these parts of my life into my first Pathfinder Second Edition adventure, and the fact that I got to bring so much of my absurd sense of humor to bear was the cherry on top! My favorite part of this adventure was how silly I got to be. There are so many opportunities for chaotic fun when you’re writing fey shenanigans, and I really pushed myself to imagine what magical pranks could be and how they can get even wilder when fairy magic gets involved. I was also thrilled to return to Dacilane Academy and revisit the students and school—I hid plenty of references to the past adventures for the studious GM and Organized Players to uncover. I hope this adventure brings lots of laughs, and I can’t wait to hear the table stories that it spawns. Here at Paizo, I’ve got more Starfinder credits upcoming; you can read my words in the upcoming Starfinder Enhanced, and in true freelancer fashion, the projects I’m most excited to tell everyone about are still under NDA. To hear about my latest and greatest, you can follow me on Twitter @Curtin_Writes and explore the currently inactive @StarfinderFacts, at least until someone gets me a BlueSky invite.

Illustration by Nicolas Espinoz

Lysle Kapp (he/him)
Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-17: Trapping the Hag’s Claw

This past year saw the publication of my first two Starfinder Society adventures and also an adventure that took on a very personal meaning for me, Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-17: Trapping the Hag’s Claw. For this assignment, as I had done for each of the Starfinder adventures, I began by delving deep into the setting’s rich and detailed lore. The Pathfinders were to face a challenging and recurring threat from their past. The PCs were to drive a collective story about bringing a decisive end to one chapter of Society’s history and laying the groundwork for the next. During this writing process, I unexpectedly lost my mother to a stroke. Suddenly, the collective story I was writing for the PCs became my own.

Fortunately, like the PCs, I didn’t face the changing chapters alone. My developer, Shay Snow, was incredibly supportive and accommodating. Both old gaming friends and new stepped up to do some playtesting, providing much needed fun and laughter along with suggestions for improving the adventure. With this support and my own memories and losses from which to draw, I set about creating an inspiring adventure filled with numerous callbacks to previous adventures (spanning across two editions!). My hope is that the final adventure honors the work of those who came before me, lays a strong foundation for games to come, and foremost, provides players with hours of fun and excitement!

Dennis Muldoon (he/him)
Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-99: Blessings of the Forest

Greetings Pathfinders! My name is Dennis Muldoon (he/him). This year, I was delighted to co-author this year's interactive special, #4-99 Blessings of the Forest with Ivis K. Flanagan. I've long admired Ivis as an author, a GM, and a dedicated Organized Play volunteer (as well as a friend), and it was a privilege to get to work with her on this adventure. I'm really proud of what we came up with, and I hope you all have as much fun playing it as we did writing it. My favorite part was crafting a final confrontation to be compelling and challenging at all levels, including connections between the tiers to tie them together. I look forward to hearing the tales of the brave Pathfinders who take on this assignment! You can find me on Twitter (until Groetus finally comes for it) at @dkmuldoon. 

Ivis K. Flanagan (she/they)
Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-99: Blessings of the Forest

One of my favorite things to GM are multi-table specials. The energy that fills a room as everyone interacts with the same story, working towards common goals, is the epitome of what society play means to me. So, when Shay offered me the chance to co-write this year's special alongside veteran author Dennis Muldoon, I jumped at the chance!

I was excited to dive into the history of the society and help bring that forward to both new players and longtime veterans. What does it really mean to be a Pathfinder? Why have we stayed out of Kyonin for so long? And why do we want to be here now? These were all questions I explored while weaving my part of the story.

In addition to unannounced projects coming up, you can find some of my upcoming Paizo work in Starfinder Enhanced. Outside of here, I am working with some other cool people on an Adventure Path that will take you to the heart of Kong: Skull Island. Check it out on BackerKit if you want more details!

When not diving into the depths of esoteric Pathfinder lore, or digging my way through the word mines, I’m disguised as a Gifted Intervention teacher, or running quests for Auryn, my feline who has me wrapped around his paw. Virtually, you can find my list of credits on my Paizo profile, and you can connect with me on Twitter @NorseButterfly, Mastodon @NorthernDreamer@dice.camp, or Bluesky @NorthernDreamer.bsky.social, where I mostly muse about teaching, gaming, and politics. Feel free to reach out, as I am always on the lookout for cool projects and fun conversations!

Nixret lowered her pack and placed it gently on the ground in front of her cot in the small barracks near the Azlanti dig site. “Finally! Field work!” She thought to herself. Of course, the field work was to be heavily supervised, and concerned a site that had been stripped of all known dangers by actual agents—not initiates like she and her companions. Still, training or not, it was a field assignment, her first time spending significant time outside of the Grand Lodge in Absalom since she first left the Sewer Dragon warrens to join the Society. Even if it wasn’t the real type of field work she read about countless times in the Chronicles, it was still one step closer to her Confirmation—and from there, her story could really begin.

Illustration by Bruno Cesar

Sure, the swamp wasn’t exactly pleasant, given the extreme humidity, endless buzzing insects, and the slight sulfurous odor making everything smell a bit like old eggs. The barracks tent would be incredibly crowded, and her instructors had been sure to instill in them that this wasn’t a vacation—if anything, they’d work harder than they ever did in Absalom. Still, she couldn’t help but envision herself finding some unnoticed Azlanti artifact during a training exercise and earning her place in a chronicle then and there. And even if the Blackwood Swamp wasn’t the most comfortable place to be doing field work, it could be far worse. The iruxi of the nearby Tskikha enclave were incredibly welcoming, and one of their chief hunters, Kazuuk, had even come out to meet them in Cassomir, ensuring the initiate’s safe arrival at the dig site. The new Venture Captain out of Oppara, a kobold like her as she was excited to discover, Lolly Adafish had set up a temporary office in Cassomir and saw to it that the initiates wouldn’t want for provisions.

But the fact of the matter was, here there was no more busywork. No more lectures dealing only with theory. No more cleaning up after a menagerie of birds as a punishment for sneaking out. This was real field work. And even if other Pathfinders had cleared the site years ago, it was still an Azlanti ruin, and she’d still be exploring it. Even if that exploration was going to be heavily supervised, she couldn’t help but look forward to what this training would show her, and what she could show her instructors. Nixtret fell backwards into her cot, grinning wildly, the sudden movement causing her companions to jump slightly in surprise. “This is going to be our moment!” she exclaimed, more to herself than to any of the other initiates. The others just shook their heads, glanced at one another, and smiled. They all knew that, regardless of anything, no one could best Nixret in a contest of daydreams.

Illustration by Diego Machuca

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

This month’s new releases invite you to brave the elements, set off on the trail of dwarven treasure, and explore the ruins of Deepwater Prime! Note, while the Organized Play scenarios release today, many of these products will be released on Thursday, August 3^rd as part of our Gen Con release. Check out these products at your FLGS, bookstore, on paizo.com, or at our Gen Con Booth #203!

Not going to Gen Con? Save the dates for our Gen Con panels—Thursday August 3^rd thru Sunday August 6^that 10 am Eastern. Tune in live or catch the VODs to learn more about the Remaster project, Pathfinder Rage of Elements, and more!

Releasing today, July 26^th 2023

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Pathfinder Society Scenario 4-16: Dacilane Academy’s First Great Prank War

Exam time has always been stressful for the students of the Dacilane Academy, so J Dacilane has come up with a plan: have a group of Pathfinders help them pull off the first ever Dacilane Academy Great Prank War! Surely nothing can go wrong! However, once a caravan of fey traveling nearby catches a whiff of the chaos, they're more than willing to come and join the prank war—with or without an invitation! It's up to the Pathfinders to calm down the friendly fey, defeat the evil fey that infiltrated the caravan, and ensure that the students have the best prank war ever! Should be easy as pie! (Quick, duck that pie!)

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-05: Unearthing Ulumbia

The Starfinders have vowed to stop the Organization, a mysterious and violent criminal syndicate whose true name remains unknown and whose machinations threaten the lives of millions. Digging into the Organization’s past has revealed an interest in ancient Ulumbia, a long-destroyed civilization from Deepwater Prime with few archaeological remains of value or importance. So why the interest? Travel to Deepwater Prime to unearth the secrets of ancient Ulumbia—a mission destined to drive the Starfinders into direct conflict with important agents of the Organization.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-17: Trapping the Hag’s Claw

In the conclusion of the Year of Boundless Wonder, the Pathfinder Society and one of the members of the Decemvirate have pieced together a careful plan. Using one of the mysterious items from the vault, the draught of dreams, the Society will lay a trap for Aslynn, catching her via her own greed and desire to control dreams. The plan requires bait though, and Zarta Dralneen has stepped up to prove her loyalty to the Society yet again and finally finish off Aslynn. However, despite their secrecy, she's caught wind of the plan and is ready to overturn it and finally be done with the Pathfinder Society once and for all!

Releasing August 3rd, 2023 at Gen Con, online, and at your FLGS or book store!

Pathfinder Rage of Elements

BRAVE THE ELEMENTS!

Blaze like the sun! Crash like the waves! Rumble like a rockslide! Pathfinder Rage of Elements introduces the kineticist class, gifted with an amazing command over the elements. New spells and items within also provide elemental magic options for all character classes. Explore the majestic Elemental Planes, including two new ones: the wondrous, decaying Plane of Metal and the vast, orderly forests of the Plane of Wood! On top of all this comes a horde of new monsters from all six Elemental Planes, ready to battle adventurers or be summoned by them. Step through a portal to adventure and harness the primordial power of nature with Pathfinder Rage of Elements!

Pathfinder Rage of Elements is also available as a deluxe special edition, bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

Pathfinder Adventure Path #193: Mantle of Gold (Sky King’s Tomb 1 of 3)

UNCOVER LOST TREASURES!

Invited to a prestigious storytelling festival in Highhelm, the greatest dwarven city in Golarion, a clan’s eclectic guests explore every corner of the metropolis to build their own legends. Yet when these budding celebrities find a relic linked to one of dwarvenkind’s greatest heroes, they’re drawn into a mysterious and ancient urban intrigue that kicks off a deadly treasure hunt. The Sky King’s Tomb Adventure Path begins with “Mantle of Gold,” a complete adventure for 1st- to 5th-level characters.

Starfinder Adventure: Operation: Seaside Park

SAVE THE DAY!

When a derelict ship infested with dangerous, hostile aliens comes crashing into an amusement park in the heart of the Pact Worlds, it's up to the heroes to protect their planet from the worst the Swarm has to offer! Play as one of five unique heroes battling against a dire threat to the galaxy in an unlikely place. You'll be up against the Swarm, a species of adaptable, bug-like aliens that devour everything in their path. Happy bug hunting, heroes!

This Free RPG Day adventure is available as a FREE PDF, or a print edition for $5.

Pathfinder Adventure: A Few Flowers More

FLOWER POWER!

A hero's work is never done! Especially when strange new plants start appearing in the woods—plants whose presence draws all manner of trespassers eager to take advantage of the sudden, mysterious bounty. But where are these plants coming from, and what sinister development in the heart of the forest does their arrival signify? Could it be the beginning of an invasion from another dimension... or something worse?

This Free RPG Day adventure is available as a FREE PDF, or a print edition for $5.

Starfinder Flip-Mat: Grav Trains

ALL ABOARD!

Sometimes it’s too much of a hassle to prep your starship for takeoff just to fly a short distance across the planet’s surface and land at another starport, where you then have to pay the docking fees—especially when that world has reliable high-speed grav-train travel! And sometimes your heroes are hired to guard precious cargo en route from one settlement to the next. This double-sided map presents a pair of grav-train lines, one with two passenger lines running parallel above a bustling city, and the other with goods in transit through a wasteland. Starfinder Flip-Mats present ready-to-use science-fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. With Starfinder Flip-Mat: Grav-Trains, you’ll be ready for the next time your player characters ride the grav-rails!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Urban Tavern

BARROOM BLITZ!

Pull up a stool in the taproom or take your pick of feast hall seats in this perfect accessory for danger and downtime in any tabletop fantasy campaign! This line of gaming maps provides ready-to-use fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. Depicting two city-based taverns, this double-sided map makes the perfect place to start your next adventure!

FLIP-MAT CLASSICS

The most popular Pathfinder Flip-Mats in history return! These fan-favorite maps feature versatile adventure settings—city streets, forests, ships, taverns, and more—and now they’re back for a repeat performance. Durable and lavishly detailed, these essential adventure set pieces will bring excitement to your game table for years to come!

Pathfinder Battles: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix

From our friends at WizKids comes a collection of miniatures featuring monsters and characters from the Fists of the Ruby Phoenix Adventure Path!

• Pathfinder Battles: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix - Danger Island Denizens Boxed Set
• Pathfinder Battles: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix - Tournament of Trials Boxed Set
• Pathfinder Battles: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix - Contenders and Champions Boxed Set
• Pathfinder Battles: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix - Syndara the Sculptor, Final Form Boxed Figure
• Pathfinder Battles: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix - Martial Arts Masters Boxed Set

Purchasing Pathfinder Rage of Elements? Remember to take a look at the Core Preview page for a document outlining all of the changes coming with the Remaster in advance of the Pathfinder Player Core and Pathfinder GM Core releases in November.

Note: The Pathfinder Harrow Deck has been delayed and is currently targeted for August. The Pathfinder Adventure Path: Abomination Vaults (5e) has also been delayed.

Browse all our Foundry VTT products here, including the new volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path #193: Mantle of Gold (Sky King’s Tomb 1 of 3)."

Our partners at Archives of Nethys, Demiplane, Fantasy Grounds, Hero Lab Online, and Roll20 are prepping content for the Gen Con release as well—remember to buy your PDFs on paizo.com to get a discount via the PaizoConnect API. Or pay full price on their platforms, sync your account, and get a complimentary PDF on the Paizo Store.

Need some sound to spice up your table? Our partners at Syrinscape have a collection of Pathfinder and Starfinder soundtracks for your home game, streamed games, and more! New this month—Giant Scorpion Battle Music.

Thank you for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder!

Shop the Paizo Store and your favorite local game store today!

Hello, Starfinders!

The Starfinder Society is hard at work investigating the Organization and their operations, including Project Dawn, a plot already set in motion that threatens the lives of millions. This month, a team of Starfinders is put in touch with Almina, a Starfinder from the past who personally knew the founders of the Organization. With information about the founders in hand, the Starfinders travel to Deepwater Prime to investigate a long-abandoned archeological site that the founders once excavated. This site is believed to have a connection to Ulumbia, an ancient civilization that had little historical impact on the planet and left even less archeological evidence behind. Your job? Uncover why the Organization is interested in ancient Ulumbia, determine if the Organization is still operating on Deepwater Prime, and follow up on any leads you unearth.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-05: Unearthing Ulumbia is a 5th- through 8th-level adventure written by Lau Bannenberg. This is a Year of Fortune’s Fall metaplot scenario.

Best of luck, Starfinders! Stay safe!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Przemyslaw Golab

Hello, Pathfinders!

I hope you’re enjoying your summer so far! The sun is out, the temperatures are high, the beach is waving—but do you know who isn’t enjoying their summer vacation yet? The Dacilane Academy. Those poor students are stuck indoors, studying for exams, and attending boring classes, so J Dacilane has come up with a fantastic idea: a prank war! Calling on the Pathfinders for assistance, J sets up a fantastic clash between students, which starts to go haywire when a caravan of chaotic fey come to investigate what’s bringing the children so much joy! It’s up to the Pathfinders to make sure that the prank war stays lighthearted, and that no one gets hurt!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-16: Dacilane Academy’s First Great Prank War is a 3^rd- through 6^th-level adventure written by John Curtin.

Left to Right: Illustrations by Bruno Mello and Nicolas Espinoza

The long-awaited finale has come for the Year of Boundless Wonder! The Pathfinder Society, having discovered the root of Aslynn’s wicked plans, has decided they’re tired of her meddling and conspired to lay a trap for the night hag. The Waterfall, a member of the Decemvirate, has concocted a plan of attack alongside the Society’s own Zarta Dralneen; they intended to lure Aslynn into a controlled dreamscape to force her into the Material Plane and finish her off once and for all! With the assistance of the Ardis Scholars and Star the automaton, the trap should work as planned, but Aslynn is nothing if not crafty…

Plan go off without a hitch?
Please, I’m not a simple witch!
These Pathfinders, they plan and scurry
Let’s squash them all, in one big flurry!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-17: Trapping the Hag’s Claw is a 7th- through 10th-level adventure written by Lysle Kapp. This is the last metaplot scenario for the Year of Boundless Wonder.

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Greetings, Pathfinders! With Gen Con just two short weeks away, we figured it was time to reveal the changes for Year 5 of Pathfinder Society Play. The good news is, there are very few, and they’re all exciting!

Illustration by Justin Usher

Ancestry Availability

Thanks to the efforts of the Pathfinder Society, as well as the ongoing events in Golarion, the following updates will be made effective August 3, 2023.

• The changeling versatile heritage is now freely available to all players, due to the Society’s adventures involving the night hag Aslynn.
• More adventurers of uncommon ancestries have joined the Pathfinder Society in the past few years, so the tengu and ratfolk ancestries will also be made freely available!
• Additionally, in preparation for their inclusion in the upcoming Pathfinder Player Core book, the tiefling and aasimar versatile heritages are freely available to all players.
• Boons for all of the above freely available options will be removed from the Boon Store as of August 3. Players who previously purchased those boons will have them updated to grant a free use of the resurrection ritual to those characters, as we have done for past ancestries.
• Finally, due to the influx of planar energy throughout Golarion, the geniekin versatile heritage will be reduced to 40 Achievement Points! This boon will also be updated to include the talos and ardande heritages from Pathfinder Rage of Elements upon its release.

Retail Incentive Program

Our Retail Incentive Program is designed to help players support those game stores and venues which host our games, often for free, while earning in-game benefits. Over the past year we’ve heard some recommendations to improve it, and I’m delighted to share the new version of the program now!

You can download PDFs of the rules for Pathfinder Society and Starfinder Society now on the Retail Incentive Program page, which we’re also working on redesigning and making more prominent. The major changes are:

• Adding a new “heroic” tier, unlocked with a table spend of $100 or more
• Altering or replacing boons that reduced the gold cost of healing now that those benefits primarily use Achievement Points
• Making the benefits more versatile and/or slightly more useful

Overall, the intention of programs like the RIP and the Accessory Perks is to provide incentives to players and GMs to support our products and venues. The goal is not for these to be hard rules, but to encourage GMs and organizers to adopt a “spirit of the law” reading of any of these programs to ensure all players are enjoying themselves. Thanks to all the volunteers who provided feedback on these revisions!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

This month’s new Pathfinder and Starfinder releases invite you to walk the halls of Highhelm, take your fate into your own hands, and follow the Organization’s trail of conspiracy ever deeper. Check out these products at your FLGS, bookstore, or on paizo.com!

Looking forward to more Paizo news? Join us this Friday, June 30^th at 4 p.m. Pacific for the return of Paizo LIVE—our monthly fireside chat show on Twitch!

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Pathfinder Lost Omens Highhelm

DELVE THE MOUNTAIN DEEP!
When the first dwarves reached the surface of Golarion, they constructed enormous keeps to serve as their new home. The mightiest of these keeps was Highhelm, a Sky Citadel built deep within the Five Kings Mountains. While other Sky Citadels have fallen since those ancient days, Highhelm holds strong, serving as one of the major centers of dwarven culture. Delve into Emperor’s Peak to experience Highhelm in all its glory. Learn about everyday life in the city, dwarven culture, and the various clans who influence the Sky Citadel. Explore the city’s layers and surroundings, each featuring mysterious locations and sites of intrigue suitable for a multitude of adventures. Brave heroes and canny adventurers can even visit Highhelm for animal companions, martial training, new equipment, and more! What secrets will you find in the depths of Highhelm?

Pathfinder Lost Omens Highhelm is also available in a faux-leather bound, metallic debossed Special Edition.

Starfinder: Angels of the Drift

A bold crew of adventurers must race to an isolated world to stop a catastrophic war for faster-than-light technology!

In the science-fantasy universe of the bestselling Starfinder Roleplaying Game, five down-on-their-luck mercenaries sign on to help a robotic avatar of the hyperspace dimension bring starship technology to a previously uncontacted planet. But with sinister forces bent on exploiting the new world, it'll take all the heroes' guns, wits, and magic to make it off their space station alive… From Starfinder RPG co-creator James L. Sutter (Pathfinder: Runescars) and artist Edu Menna (Army of Darkness) comes the launch of a brand-new, out-of-this-world adventure!

Featuring playable character stats for Navasi, the iconic envoy, and new character options based on the content of the exciting comic - including a new playable species - all officially sanctioned by the Starfinder Society! The Starfinder RPG Rules Appendix has been written by Alexander Augunas!

Pathfinder Adventure Path #192: Worst of All Possible Worlds (Stolen Fate 3 of 3)

FACE YOUR FINAL FATE!
The defenders of destiny have traveled all over Golarion ....

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and to the far reaches of reality itself

...in search of the elusive cards from the Deck of Destiny and now possess most of the once-scattered magical harrow deck. Yet unforeseen complications lie in wait, for the gathering of the final cards will be no simple matter... The Stolen Fate Adventure Path concludes with “Worst of All Possible Worlds,” a complete adventure for 18th- to 20th-level characters!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Darklands Dangers Multi-Pack

DANGERS IN THE DARK!
The notorious subterranean Darklands hold as many dangers as they do treasures! Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Darklands Dangers Multi-Pack provides ready-to-use caverns and tunnels for the busy Game Master. Whether heroes are exploring an underground monster’s den, caves riddled with strange fungi, flooded passageways, or sprawling lava tubes, these deadly depths have you covered with four different combat maps in all! With the Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Darklands Dangers Multi-Pack, you’ll be ready the next time your players delve into the darkness!

This set includes two flip mats, each measuring 24" × 30" unfolded, and 8" × 10" folded. Usable by experienced GMs and novices alike, Pathfinder Flip-Mats fit perfectly into any Game Master’s arsenal!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-03: Project Dawn

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.
After foiling a vicious robbery, the Starfinder Society is hot on the trail of the Organization, a mysterious and violent criminal syndicate whose true name remains unknown. A team of clever Starfinders are dispatched to the planet Verces to investigate Dayside Inc., a shell corporation with suspected ties to the Organization. Your orders are simple: sneak in, snoop around, and don’t get caught! But intel uncovered at Dayside Inc. hints that the Organization is planning something that will threaten the lives of millions. Who is the Organization? What is Project Dawn? And most importantly, do the Starfinders have time to stop it?

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-15: In Glorious Battle

A Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 9th- through 12th-level characters.
Though Tar-Baphon’s malevolent presence is thought to be the scourge of Ustalav and the Gravelands, it’s also distinctly felt within the Hold of Belkzen. Belkzen has been preparing for the next assault since the Battle of Nine Broken Skulls, when Tar-Baphon attempted to wipe out Belkzen, making them an example to the rest of Avistan.

However, Belkzen won that battle, with a pivotal role played by the Burning Suns, led by Mahja Firehair. The Whispering Way, though, is patient, and while the orcs won a brief respite, they are not safe. One of Tar-Baphon's chief lieutenants, Geir, is planning a major assault. Mahja learned of this and has called up the Pathfinders for aid. They need her connection to Ardax White-Hair, the overlord of Urgir, and so the Society has sent a group of their very strongest to aid in what is sure to be one of the most intense battles in the Broken Lands.

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-04: Secrets Long Submerged

A Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 9th- through 12th-level characters.
Thanks to the exemplary work of the Starfinder Society, a team of agents has been invited to Pholskar, planet of the giants, to further investigate the sunken ruins of a fallen sky city. Evidence uncovered by the Starfinder Society on a previous expedition revealed a dark secret that destabilized Pholskar’s political balance. With the backing of progressive bureaucrat Elthel, the Starfinders must navigate this political turmoil to conduct their underwater excavation.

This scenario builds off the events of Starfinder Society Scenario #4-09: Through Sea and Storm. While playing this past scenario enriches the experience of this adventure, it is not required.

Coming soon in July and August, brave the elements with Pathfinder Rage of Elements and uncover lost treasures in Mantle of Gold, the beginning of the Pathfinder Sky King’s Tomb Adventure Path. Preorder or subscribe today!

Note: The Pathfinder Harrow Deck has been delayed and is currently targeted for August.  Pathfinder Adventure Path: Abomination Vaults (5e) has also been delayed.

Time for a status update on some of our core books in the Paizo Store.

• The Pathfinder Core Rulebook, which sold out in January and was restocked in April, is in stock and selling fast. It will not be reprinted but will be remastered into Player Core and GM Core, coming in November 2023! These core books will also be available in Hobby Retailer Exclusive Sketch Covers, which you can ask your FLGS to order for you today!
  • The Pocket Edition of the Pathfinder Core Rulebook is out of stock and will not be reprinted.
• The Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide is currently out of stock. The warehouse kobolds are working their strange magic and may find some stored in some of the warehouse’s deepest corners, but if they do, those will likely sell quickly! Have no fear, though! This content will be remastered as part of GM Core.
• The Pathfinder Bestiary (1) is in stock and will not be reprinted. The content in the Bestiary will be remastered in Monster Core, coming March 2024.
• The Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide was also restocked and we currently have healthy quantities. Remastered content for much of it will be coming in July 2024 with Player Core 2with the notable exception of the witch class, which will be remastered in Player Core 1.
• We are currently sold out of Pathfinder Beginner Boxes, with news on that to come!

Many of these products can still be found at your FLGS or local bookstore, even if we no longer have them in our warehouse.

Browse all our Foundry VTT products here, including the new volume of Pathfinder Adventure Path #192: Worst of All Possible Worlds (Stolen Fate 3 of 3).

Our partners at Archives of Nethys, Demiplane, Fantasy Grounds, Hero Lab Online, and Roll20 have all added these new products to their sites as well—remember to buy your PDFs on paizo.com to get a discount via the PaizoConnect API. Or buy them on their platforms, sync your account, and get a complimentary PDF on the Paizo Store!

Need some sound to spice up your table? Our partners at Syrinscape have a collection of Pathfinder and Starfinder soundtracks for your home game, streamed games, and more! New this month: Umbral Dragon Battle Music.

Thank you for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder!

Shop the Paizo Store and your favorite local game store today!

Hello, Starfinders!

The Year of Fortune’s Fall continues with Starfinder Society Scenario #6-03: Project Dawn! Travel to Verces to investigate Dayside Inc., a corporation with suspected ties to a villainous criminal enterprise that the Starfinders have dubbed “the Organization.” Your orders are simple: sneak in, snoop around, and don’t get caught! But intel uncovered at Dayside Inc. hints that the Organization is planning something that will threaten the lives of millions. Who is the Organization? What is Project Dawn? And most importantly, do the Starfinders have time to stop it?

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-03: Project Dawn is a 3rd- through 6th-level adventure written by Joseph Blomquist. This is a Year of Fortune’s Fall metaplot scenario.

Left To Right Lubose illustration by Luiz Lanzarin and Pholskar Serpent illustration by Rodrigo Gallo

Meanwhile, we’re dispatching a team of veteran Starfinders to Pholskar, planet of the giants! The last team of Starfinders to visit Pholskar performed an underwater excavation at Talgradur, a sky city that plummeted into the Ithillian Sea shortly after the Gap. These Starfinders uncovered sensitive information and nefarious secrets that destabilized Pholskar’s fragile political balance. Now, on our return trip, you’ll have to navigate treacherous political waters, before diving into literal treacherous waters to further explore the flooded ruins of Talgradur. Who’s ready for a swim?

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-04: Secrets Long Submerged is an adventure for 9th- through 12th-level characters written by John Godek III. This scenario builds off the events of Starfinder Society Scenario #4-09: Through Sea and Storm. While playing this past scenario enriches the experience of this adventure, it’s not required.

Enjoy!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Greetings again, Pathfinders!

While we’ve only got one Pathfinder scenario this month, it’s definitely one you don’t want to miss!

This June, we’re bringing you another Glyph scenario, with some of our most powerful agents dispatched to Belkzen! Mahja Firehair is back and needs the Society’s help, as the forces of the Whispering Tyrant have decided that an example must be made of Belkzen’s defiance. A massive host of undead has gathered at the hold’s doorstep, and it’s only by chance that Burning Sun scouts spotted the force, giving others enough time to mount a defense in Freedom Town and call in any favors they can from their old allies. There isn’t enough time for all the holds of Belkzen to gather, and so the fate of the orcs will lie with the PCs, whose experience will be critical to preparing Freedom Town for the coming onslaught and to bringing the fight to the most powerful forces of the enemy army. The time has come for all Pathfinders to back the orcs!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-15: In Glorious Battle is an adventure for 9th- through 12th-level characters written by Luis Loza.

Left To Mahja Firehair illustration by Hannah Boving and Wight Commander illustration by João Fiuza

Here's hoping all your games are excellent!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

This month’s Pathfinder and Starfinder releases offer new places to call home, monstrous myths, missing persons, and a duel with destiny! Check out these exciting new products available today at the Paizo Store and local bookstores and game stores around the world, including Starfinder Ports of Call, Pathfinder Adventure: The Enmity Cycle and Pathfinder Flip-Mat: The Enmity Cycle, and the Pathfinder Lost Omens Monsters of Myth Special Edition!

But first, it’s not too late to plan to join us online this Friday through Sunday, May 26th–29th, for adventures at PaizoCon Online! Tons of games, Twitch streams, Discord panels, and partner prizes await!

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Starfinder Ports of Call

AT HOME IN THE STARS
Every galactic adventurer needs a place to call home—even if only until their starship is fueled for the next journey. Explore 10 major port cities full of adventure and intrigue, from Drifter’s End on Absalom Station to the chasm city of Precipice on distant Apostae or the theme park planet of Golarion World. Learn about smaller ports as well, like the starship port of Skydock on Verces, or the collection of warships known as Bastion that fend off the Swarm.

Along with all this, Ports of Call also features:

• A map of Desna’s Path, the Starfinder Galaxy.
• Loads of player options, including four new species!
• Expanded downtime rules, new starship options, a cargo subsystem, new NPCs, side job adventures, and much more!

Pathfinder Lost Omens Monsters of Myth Special Edition

RELEASE THE BEASTS!
For every great hero found on Golarion, there lurks an even greater monster. Some of these creatures have earned their notoriety from local folktales and ancient epics. Others built their reputations on the backs of victims, performing acts so horrifying they defy embellishment.

Monsters of Myth presents 20 monsters from all over Golarion. Each entry includes lore on the creature’s place in the world, statistics to use it as an adversary, guidance for including the monster at any level of play, and rewards for heroes who face such a legendary foe!

This deluxe special edition is bound in faux leather with metallic deboss cover elements and a bound-in ribbon bookmark.

Pathfinder Adventure: The Enmity Cycle

YOU EITHER BUILD OR DESTROY
On the cusp of completing a grand project that would wow audiences and build solidarity between the five squabbling cities of the desert nation of Thuvia, a trio of renowned artists suddenly go missing, putting their plans on an indefinite hold. Who could be behind such treachery—and why would such a villain desire an end to art? Explore the Thuvian city of Lamasara as your characters investigate the disappearances and prevent a poisoned performance from shaking the desert nation. Pathfinder Adventure: The Enmity Cycle is a standalone adventure for 4th-level characters that also includes a gazetteer of Thuvia’s five cities, and a selection of new magic and monsters for any Pathfinder campaign.

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: The Enmity Cycle

BREAK THE CYCLE!
Bring your adventures in The Enmity Cycle to life on your tabletop with this double-sided full-color Flip-Mat featuring a spacious desert home and a riverside amphitheater ready for a performance! With this gorgeous map, you’ll be ready to take on the dangers of Thuvia in style!

Pathfinder Flip-Mat: The Enmity Cycle measures 24" by 30" unfolded and 8" by 10" folded. A Flip-Mat’s coated surface can handle any dry-erase, wet-erase, or even permanent marker. Usable by experienced GMs and novices alike, Pathfinder Flip-Mats fit perfectly into any Game Master’s arsenal!

Pathfinder Adventure Path #191: The Destiny War (Stolen Fate 2 of 3)

FIGHT FOR YOUR DESTINY!

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Now that fate’s defenders have begun to recover the scattered cards of a powerful harrow deck, formidable villains seeking to control destiny itself have taken note. When these foes invade the heroes’ magical domain, it becomes apparent that an all-out war for destiny itself is building.

Can you prevail against the nefarious forces who bring a fury of fiends against you and seek to control the future? The Stolen Fate Adventure Path continues with “The Destiny War,” a complete adventure for 14th- to 17th-level characters.

Starfinder Society Intro: Year of Fortune's Fall is a Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

The Starfinder Society travels to Castrovel to attend a museum gala celebrating the grand opening of its latest archaeological exhibit: a showcase of ancient civilizations of the Vast. With artifacts and belongings from the Scoured Stars in tow, the Starfinders prepare an exhibit display, network with esteemed archaeologists and organizations, and enjoy the event. But when a gang of violent thieves interrupts the gala, it’s up to the Starfinders to save lives, preserve priceless artifacts, and bring the thieves to justice!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-13: Within the Prairies is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

With permission secured and access granted, a team of Pathfinder agents must escort an ancient star gun to one of the last remaining star gunsmiths, a mysterious figure that hasn’t been seen in several years. The Pathfinders must convince the gunsmith to emerge from hiding and repair the weapon, allowing them to return it to its original home and make connections with a town in Arcadia.

Angered at having been tricked by the Society, a villain watches from afar and plots to attack the group, endangering innocent lives in the process. It’s up to the Pathfinders to defeat her and her forces, ensuring peace within the prairies of Arcadia!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-02: Drift Scars is a Starfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.

The Drift Crisis has ended, but not all has returned to its former equilibrium. Mysterious paths through the Drift, termed "Drift lanes," have emerged, including one near Triaxus. It is this Triaxian navigational anomaly that Fitch, leader of the Wayfinders, tasks the Starfinders with exploring. But a gang of pirates has already claimed the Drift lane as their own and fiercely defend their prize! The Starfinders must deal with this threat, as well as attempting peaceful negotiations with whoever happens to be on the other side of this strange new tunnel through the Drift.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-14: Shattering Golden Chains is a Pathfinder Society Scenario designed for 3rd- through 6th-level characters.

A mysterious genie appears before the Pathfinders as they finish settling into the Sedeq Lodge and asks for assistance in seeing that their former oppressor sees justice. The Pathfinders must infiltrate the home of the genie binder and free the elemental beings that he's bound to his service, then confront him about meddling in the freedom of other beings and trying to overthrow the Pathfinder Society in Qadira. Unfortunately, his powerful benefactor tipped him off, so he's just as ready for the Pathfinders as they are for him!

Starfinder Society Special #4-99: A Time of Crisis is a Starfinder Society Special designed for 1st- through 6th-level characters (subtiers 1–2, 3–4, & 5–6).

While traveling to a distant star system as part of an archaeological mission, a Starfinder Society fleet is forcibly ejected from the Drift. Seemingly stranded on an unknown world, the surviving Starfinders must band together to survive the various threats mounting around them. Can they thrive in this new home, or will they become just another casualty at the start of the Drift Crisis? This adventure can be played for credit twice, each time with a different PC, regardless of level range. Likewise, a GM can apply credit for running this adventure up to two times to a different PC in a level range of their choice.

Starfinder Flip-Mat: Enormous Battlefield

WAR ROOM
Make room on your gaming table, because Starfinder Flip-Mats just got an upgrade! Measuring a titanic 30" by 46" when unfolded, this new double-sided map presents not one but two sprawling battlefields. One side features a massive, bombed-out urban battleground, while the other depicts the weathered ruins of an icy combat trench. Both sides are perfect for standard ground warfare or exciting mech vs. mech combat! Starfinder Flip-Mats provide ready-to-use science-fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. With Starfinder Flip-Mat: Enormous Battlefield, your player characters’ opportunities to be heroes just got bigger!

Coming soon in June, delve the mountain deep with Pathfinder Lost Omens Highhelm and face your final fate in Pathfinder Adventure Path #192: Worst of All Possible Worlds, the climax of the Pathfinder Stolen Fate Adventure Path. Preorder or subscribe today!

Note: The Pathfinder Harrow Deck has been delayed and is currently targeted for July. The Pathfinder Adventure Path: Abomination Vaults (5e) has also been delayed.

Thank you for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder!

Shop the Paizo Store and your favorite local game store today!

Hello, Starfinders!

PaizoCon Online 2023 is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to usher in a new season of the Starfinder Society! Welcome to the Year of Fortune’s Fall!

We’re starting this year off in style with a trip to the Grand Museum of Qabarat on the planet Castrovel! The Starfinder Society has been invited to participate in the grand opening of a new exhibit showcasing civilizations of the Vast. Create a museum display using belongings from the Scoured Stars, network with esteemed archaeologists and organizations, and enjoy the gala celebration. When some unexpected guests crash the party and attempt to rob the museum, it’s up to the Starfinders to step up and save that day!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-01: Intro: Year of Fortune’s Fall is the first adventure in the Year of Fortune’s Fall metaplot! This repeatable scenario is written by Mahpiya and is for 1st- through 4th-level characters.

Augmented Mercenary - artist Raphael Madureira

The Drift Crisis has come to an end! …Or has it?

In the wake of the Drift Crisis, navigational anomalies have emerged. Termed “Drift lanes,” these mysterious high-speed tunnels through the Drift are static, connecting distant locations in a predictable path at faster speeds that the Drift alone could enable. It’s time to hop into your starship, explore a Drift lane, and make nice with whatever people and worlds might be on the other side! No pressure!

What’s that? You want a clue to your destination? Well, just one... The people on the other end of this Drift lane call it “Jatembe’s Jaunt.”

Oh! And keep an eye out for pirates!

Starfinder Society Scenario #6-02: Drift Scars is an adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Erin Roberts.

Xibion Councilor - artist Raphael Madureira

For those of you who’ll be participating in PaizoCon Online 2023, we’ve got one more adventure hitting gaming tables this month: Starfinder Society Special #5-99: Battle for the Bulwark! Join a fleet of Starfinders under the command of Ixthia the Unbreakable as they travel into the Vast to reclaim the Exo-Guardian fortress of Sangoro’s Bulwark! Conquered by mysterious forces in the wake of the Scoured Stars Incident, Sangoro’s Bulwark has languished for years beneath a shroud of magical darkness. The Battle for the Bulwark has begun!

Written by Lysle Kapp and Cole Kronewitter, this interactive special is designed for 1st- through 8th-level characters. For further previews, check out our previous blog post on this year’s Organized Play Interactive Events.

Alien Many Meined One - artist Felipe Fornitani

Happy gaming!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Mahja Firehair - artist Hannah Boving

Hi Pathfinders! As Jessica pointed out, we’re almost to PaizoCon, and while you’ll have to wait a bit longer than that to play our new season, we’ve still got some exciting scenarios to share!

With the coming of PaizoCon, permission has been granted by the Segadan Council to venture into the interior of Arcadia! Aware of the witch coven’s plans to steal the star gun, Pathfinder agents have been entrusted with its safety and with the knowledge of where to locate the mysterious star gunsmith and receive their help. The PCs will need to journey through the mountains with the help of their guide, and then protect the gunsmith against any possible attacks before eventually making their way to Niishan on Lake Starfall. This will be the second part of the two-part Star Gun metaplot arc in the Year of Boundless Wonder.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-13: Within the Prairies is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Marlowe Miller.

Hatahas - artist Josef Kucera

The triumphant return of everyone’s favorite genie: Safa! Having finally broken free of their binder’s chains, Safa appears to the Pathfinders in the Sedeq Lodge for a personal quest: help them capture Fasiel ibn Sazadin and see that he receives mortal justice for his crimes! The PCs must infiltrate the museum that Fasiel’s holed up in and help to free the other genies and mortals that he’s captured for his nefarious purposes. Unfortunately, Fasiel’s aware the PCs are coming and has prepared for them, with some help from his most mysterious benefactor. They’ll need to be clever, quick, and most importantly, thoughtful about each move they make in the museum…

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-14: Shattering Golden Chains is an adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Matt Duval.

Mehryar Said - artist Kevin Sardinha

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Justin Usher

After a year of wonder, of treachery, of new plots and puzzles, the Pathfinder Society emerges victorious over one of their oldest, cleverest enemies. The Society is free to look to the future and see what new adventures Golarion and beyond has in store for them! With open hands and arms, the Pathfinder Society calls upon all its agents to remember their roots. Explore! Report! Cooperate!

Behind the waterfall sits an old friend, ready and waiting for the right time to make their move.

Welcome to the Year of Unfettered Exploration!

Illustration by Justin Usher

There are ten Pathfinder Society Scenarios that influence the Year of Unfettered Exploration’s metaplots, and each will be marked with a special metaplot icon on the cover. More information about both metaplots, as well as upcoming locations and characters, will be revealed during the News from Organized Play panel at PaizoCon 2023!

The Year of Unfettered Exploration’s first metaplot kicks off with Pathfinder Society Intro: Year of Unfettered Exploration, an adventure for 1st- to 4th-level characters written by Sen H.H.S. This interplanar scenario takes place during a relaxing celebration at the Grand Lodge in Absalom. This scenario debuts at Gen Con 2023 with one other Pathfinder Society Scenario.

This upcoming year is all about finding new adventures, making new friends, and discovering parts of Golarion and beyond that have yet to be seen by the Pathfinder Society!

Remember Pathfinders: Explore! Report! Cooperate!

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Greetings, Paizoverse! As the warm weather rolls in and the sunlight lasts longer, we want to highlight some of our shorter adventure formats you may not be aware of! Whether you want a quick game around a campfire, your game store is looking to close its doors earlier, or you just want to try out Pathfinder and Starfinder without a four-hour commitment, these adventures are perfect for a quick trip into our worlds.

You can also find these adventures at conventions worldwide, including our major conventions like PaizoCon Onlineand Gen Con. Our developers will tell you more!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Let’s start our overview with Pathfinder Society Quests.

We’ve got a new style of Quest coming out that we’re calling “Series 2.” Unlike the older format, these are much more clearly tied to Pathfinder Society Organized Play. All of these will be written for levels 1–4, and all will be replayable. Currently, Series 2 only has Pathfinder Quest #14: The Swordlord’s Challenge, where the PCs must prove their skill against the students of a swordlord challenging Marcos Farabellus, but we’ve got more on the way.

In fact, let me announce Pathfinder Quest #15: In the Footsteps of Horror, where the PCs get drawn into an unplanned dungeon delve while on an otherwise routine mission. The goal of these products is to provide short-form content that still has enough space to tell a more involved story with room for more roleplay. Quests are also a great way to introduce newer players to Organized Play without devoting the full 4+ hours a scenario might need, and provide a way to play when that length of time simply isn’t available, like a school club or a game store that closes early. We’re putting all the polish you expect from full-length scenarios here, so I hope you all give them a shot!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Allan Santos da Silva

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With that, it’s time to leave the past behind and travel to the future, with Starfinder Bounties!

Starfinder Bounties are exciting, standalone adventures designed to be played in approximately 60 to 90 minutes. Our first eight Starfinder Bounties are written for 1st-level characters and are already available for purchase! So whether you want to track down a con artist on Absalom Station in Starfinder Bounty #1: The Cantina Job, rescue genetically reengineered extinct animals from poachers in Starfinder Bounty #4: Poacher’s Prize, explore a haunted hospital in Starfinder Bounty #5: Echoes of Woe, or escort a famous athlete on her river cruise vacation in Starfinder Bounty #7: Voyage on the River Between, Starfinder Bounties are for you! Want to start off with our latest release? Traverse the frigid glaciers of Triaxus, planet of dragons, to track down a missing explorer and find the lost lair of the white dragon Arothalos in Starfinder Bounty #8: Lost Dragon’s Legacy by Brent Bowser.

Looking for something a little higher level? No problem! Our upcoming Starfinder Bounties are all designed for 4th-level characters! Be on the lookout for the first of these adventures, Starfinder Bounty #9: Burning Ambitions by Joel Southall, releasing this summer! Sounds like the perfect time of year for a trip to the sun!

Have fun out there!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Left to right, illustrations by Bruno Senigalha and Jason Smith

Hello, Starfinders!

The Station’s abuzz with bad news today! Stories claiming that a gang of Starfinders have been stealing valuable relics and hijacking art shipments all throughout Absalom Station have been hitting the infosphere and are spreading like wildfire! Radaszam looked into it—turns out they’re a bunch of imposters! Sure, we could send a team to infiltrate this gang of fakes and shut them down, but that wouldn’t do a thing to change the media narrative. We need something big! Something flashy! Something sure to sway public opinion!

Join Radaszam in his quest for (public) redemption! Infiltrate and go undercover in a gang of Starfinder imposters, find out who’s behind their shady schemes, and reveal them to the media during a joint sting operation, planned by the real Starfinder Society and Absalom Station security. Don’t forget to smile for the cameras!

Starfinder Society Scenario #5-16: To Catch a King is the final adventure in the Year of Redemption’s Rise! This exciting scenario is written by Christopher Wasko for 5th- through 8th-level characters.

Illustrations by Tom Ventre

In brighter news, we’ve got another Starfinder Bounty coming your way!

When aged and eccentric dragonkin explorer Vidrizix goes missing on his quest to find the lair of a long-deceased dragon, his friends hire a team of brave problem solvers to brave the frigid Triaxian winter, find Vidrizix, and bring him home safe. Embark on a journey to rescue this lost explorer, find the glacial tomb of the white dragon Arothalos, and claim the lost dragon’s legacy!

Starfinder Bounty #8: Lost Dragon’s Legacy is a short adventure for 1st-level characters written by Brent Bowser.

Illustration by Jason Smith

Best of luck, Starfinders! You’re gonna need it!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Welcome, Pathfinders!

Spring is springing and new lands and adventures open themselves before us! Within the vault, a broken star gun was discovered which matches the stories from the village of Niishan in Arcadia. In order to have the gun repaired and returned, the Pathfinder Society will need to obtain permission from the council of Segada to travel the interiors of the continent. The councilors are willing to meet the Society’s representatives, though a spy may be hiding among them, hungry for information about the star gun and how it might bring power to Aslynn.

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-12: Negotiations for the Star Gun is an adventure for 1st- to 4th-level characters written by Mahpiya.

Illustration by Rodrigo Gallo

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Greetings, Pathfinders!

Spring is in the air, and while we’re cleaning up our homes, we’ve also cleaned up the old quest format, with the introduction of Pathfinder Series 2 Quests!

This time we’re heading to Restov! An old friend of the Society—and an Aldori Swordlord to boot—has issued a challenge to Marcos Farabellus that her best students can outdo anyone he’s trained. Marcos chooses the PCs to defend his pride in three contests of wit, skill and, of course, battle prowess. With its two-hour format, excellent opportunities for additional roleplay, and a variety of optional challenges to increase replayability, I hope we’ve crafted an experience that’s incredibly fun for someone completely new to Organized Play, as well as the most seasoned veteran.

Pathfinder Series 2 Quest #14: The Swordlord's Challenge is an adventure for 1st- to 4th-level characters written by Tineke Bolleman.

Illustration by Allan Santos da Silva

Have fun and we’ll see you next quest!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Welcome, welcome! Gather ‘round!

Today we’re giving you a sneak peek into our two upcoming multi-table interactive events for the 2023 Paizo Organized Play season! Every year, Pathfinder Organized Play and Starfinder Organized Play each release one multi-table event that can be played with as few as three tables and well over 150+ tables at the world’s largest gaming events. These are intended to be epic adventures where players work alongside each other to accomplish monumental feats and battle great evils. In the past, these events were tied to key story points for Organized Play. In recent years, our special events have been standalone adventures that tell exciting but isolated stories, making them usable at conventions and special events for many years to come. This year, we’re continuing this trend, with two exciting interactive events that are standalone, so they can be enjoyed by anyone at any time.

Starfinder Society Special #5–99: Battle for the Bulwark debuts at PaizoCon 2023 and brings us back to a location many fans have been clamoring to learn more about: Sangoro’s Bulwark.

Sangoro’s Bulwark was once among the most fortified Starfinder Society strongholds outside the Pact Worlds. Serving as the headquarters of the Exo-Guardians faction, the massive stone and metal fortress was located on a hidden planet in the Vast surrounded by interplanar anomalies. It was impossible to locate, much less attack—or so the Exo-Guardians assumed.

Shortly after the Scoured Stars Incident, in which the majority of the Starfinder Society was trapped in a distant trinary star system, Sangoro’s Bulwark was lost to unknown forces. No distress signals or survivors ever reached Absalom Station. Fearing that the dangerous weapons, technology, and experiments stored at Sangoro’s Bulwark would fall into dangerous hands, a covert mission to the nearby site of Arsenal was sanctioned, which revealed that the Arsenal had been looted and that that Sangoro’s Bulwark was obscured by a cloak of magical darkness and would require a sizable contingent to reclaim.

Now, Ixthia the Unbreakable, leader of the Exo-Guardians factions, has organized a massive operation to reclaim Sangoro’s Bulwark, rescue any survivors, and destroy whatever foul forces dared take the lives of the Starfinders stationed there. Stand alongside Ixthia, Radaszam, and Venture-Captain Naiaj in the Battle for the Bulwark! This adventure is written by Lysle Kapp and Cole Kronewitter, and is intended for 1st- through 8th-level characters.

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Sangoro’s Bulwark - illustration by Felipe Fornitani

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Pathfinder Society Special #4-99: Blessings of the Forest debuts at Gen Con 2023 and delves into the forests of Kyonin at the behest of Queen Telandia.

Along the banks of the River Lunel, one of the many rivers that flow through Fireani Forest, sits the town of Folien. Folien is a small village, but very important as it sits on a ley line node. Specifically, the point of convergence for all of these ley lines lies within the basement of the temple to Yuelral in the center of the town. This village has existed peacefully and comfortably for decades, fostering a community of creativity and support. However, among the depths of the forest sits the Tanglebriar, and Treerazer’s appointed generals are as quickly chosen and promoted as they are demoted and thrown aside. One such shamed demon seeks her revenge on her former leader and has stolen something of great importance to him, which she plans to use to corrupt the ley lines and summon someone stronger. She’s found a willing partner in a shamed Kyonin noble, who seeks to see Kyonin as we know it destroyed and driven to its knees before him.

Queen Telandia has received word of this threat and reached out to the Pathfinder Society for assistance through the last remaining member of the Leaves of Talhindir, Venture-Captain Viore Ciobanu. Join him as he, Fola Barun, and Eando Kline make the journey to Folien and stand against the demonic forces that threaten the safety of Fireani Forest! This adventure is written by Ivis K. Flanagan and Dennis Muldoon, and is intended for 1st- through 8th-level characters.

Queen Telandia Edasseril - illustration by Vlada Hladkova

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Rebels, nobles, prisoners, detectives, artists, carnies and an entire deck of NPCs await you in Paizo’s newest releases for your gaming table!

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First, in case you missed it, enjoy our new trailer for the Pathfinder Treasure Vaults rulebook, featuring the kobold Purepurin!

Rebels with a cause! The Firebrands are some of the more infamous adventurers across the Inner Sea, filled with braggarts and rebels alike! Pathfinder Lost Omens: Firebrands  and Pathfinder Lost Omens: Firebrands Special Edition  take an in-depth look at the various members of the organization that strives to fight injustice and look good while doing it. It features information on how to join the Firebrands, details on important members of the group, new options for Firebrand characters, and advice for playing campaigns focusing on rebellion or achieving fame!

A Dream is Never Just a Dream! In Pathfinder Adventure Path #189: Dreamers of the Nameless Spires (Gatewalkers 3 of 3) , the gatewalkers’ quest for answers reaches its exciting conclusion when the player characters reunite with [redacted], but the occasion turns sour when they discover sinister [redacted]. The final leg of the party’s quest to unravel their memory gaps and fulfill [redacted] takes them to [redacted], where [redcted] evils await. The Gatewalkers Adventure Path concludes in “Dreamers of the Nameless Spires,” a complete adventure for 8th- to 10th-level characters.

In Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-11: Prisoners of the Electric Castle , after following the signal from a magical key to a remote estate in Ustalav, the Pathfinder Society made contact with a truly unusual being as well as the mysterious Ardis Scholars. Yet the scholars are now in dire straits--thanks to the machinations of a long-time foe of the Society, most of their members have been imprisoned in a flying castle tucked away in the Shadow Plane! It's up to a group of veteran Pathfinder agents to mount a daring rescue. But those agents must tread carefully, or the bizarre castle, infused with nightmares and otherworldly technology, will become their eternal prison.

A FINE ESTATE!
Elegant treasures and political secrets lie within noble estates, making them excellent targets to rob or defend. Regardless of the inclination, no Game Master wants to spend time drawing every courtyard or banquet hall. Depicting the ground floor and roof of a noble estate, this beautifully detailed double-sided map, Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Noble Estate , sets the perfect scene for escapades among the elite!

THE EYES ARE ON THE CASE!
Absalom Station: home of the Starstone and bustling heart of the Pact Worlds. Since the Drift Crash, it’s also become a haven for refugees, as well as a lost and found for everything from valuables to loved ones. People would do just about anything to get their lost treasures back. That’s where the Eyeswide Agency comes in. Drift Crisis Case Files tells three stories of intrigue, having the player characters take on the roles of detectives working with the Eyeswide Agency. In this book, you’ll find:

• Three adventures (designed for characters of 3rd–4th, 7th–8th, and 10th–11th levels) intended to be run as a series, plus advice for using these adventures as part of a longer campaign.
• A codex of nonplayer character contacts to add intrigue to your campaign, many of whom the investigators can call on for favors to help close a case.
• New rules and options for characters who want to play psychics, including two new archetypes: psychic detective (sometimes called “headscanners”) and psychic charlatan.

In Starfinder Society Scenario #5-15: Beta Test  a famed demoscene artist and vidgame designer extends an invitation to a team of prestigious Starfinders to beta test his latest full-immersion virtual reality game at a trendy local arcade. Dive into the vibrant virtual world of Tortoiseshell Cove and play as colorful squox intent on nurturing the perfect farm! But when the lines between simulation and reality become blurred, real lives are put on the line.

STEP RIGHT UP! HURRY, HURRY, HURRY, HURRY!
Come test your skills at one of the many carnival games or experience the thrills of a looping hovercoaster moving at full speed! Visit one of the many concession stands to enjoy snack foods from across the galaxy! It’s all here and eagerly awaiting a group of adventurers enjoying a well-earned vacation or investigating a mystery lurking beneath the park’s cheerful facade. This double-sided map features a small carnival midway on one side, and a small section of a much larger (and cleaner) theme park on the other. Starfinder Flip-Mats present ready-to-use science fantasy set pieces for the busy Game Master. With Starfinder Flip-Mat: Amusement Park, you’ll be ready for the next time your players want to unwind!

Creating a new NPC every time the player characters enter a shop or chat with a local on the street can be a real challenge, but the Starfinder Deck of Endless NPCs makes it as simple as drawing four cards from the deck. These cards combine to form a unique NPC, each with their own role, motivation, personality trait, and secret agenda! With over 100 million different combinations, you are sure to get an interesting new character every time!

April’s new game gear will include Pathfinder Lost Omens: Grand Bazaar Special Edition, Pathfinder Adventure Path #190: The Choosing (Stolen Fate 1 of 3), and Starfinder Adventure Path #51: Into the Dataverse (Drift Hackers 3 of 3), so subscribe today!

Thank you for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder!

Shop the Paizo Store and your favorite local game store today!

Hello, Starfinders!

Lucky you! You’ve been invited to a trendy arcade run by a famous demoscene artist and vidgame programmer, who needs volunteers to beta test his latest full-immersion virtual reality vidgame! So head on down to Hidden Escape Arcade, select the color of your squox avatar, and take a super cute (and definitely not dangerous at all*) farming simulator for a spin!

*Hidden Escape Arcade is not liable for any injuries sustained while using their full-immersion virtual reality vidgames. Please game responsibly!

Starfinder Society Scenario #5-15: Beta Test is an adventure for 11th- through 14th-level characters written by Rigby Bendele.

Enjoy!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Samuel Azeredo

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Hello, Pathfinders!

This month we’re revisiting Lumna and Venture-Captain Evni Zongnoss in order to enact the plan to save the Ardis Scholars! Using the mysterious crystal key combined with Lumna’s interdimensional powers, the Pathfinders are traveling to the mysterious and dangerous Shadow Plane and into the heart of Asylnn’s electric castle! Narcela’s there waiting to offer assistance, and the Scholars desperately need the Pathfinder’s help, with all of Aslynn’s minions and lackeys creeping around her castle. The building is filled with magical items, but you must remain focused, because Aslynn has one more trick up her sleeve…

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-11: Prisoners of the Electric Castle is an adventure for 7th- through 10th-level characters written by Jacob W. Michaels.

Have a great trip, Pathfinders!

Illustration by Ernst Eskelsen

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Huzzah, it’s New Starfinder and Pathfinder Day! The Pathfinder Treasure Vault rulebook is at the top of our marquee in hardcover, Special Edition and Pocket Editions.

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Venture Into The Vault!
Pathfinder Treasure Vault reveals the glittering hoard of a terrifying dragon, as presented by the creature's plucky kobold assistant. This 224-page hardcover rulebook presents a catalog of new gear from nearly every category of equipment and magic item available in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game while introducing entirely new categories of items. Give your character the perfect tool for the job with signature weapons, customizable relics, and wondrous items to fit your every need while preparing for any eventuality with potions, elixirs, wands, and more!
—Pathfinder Treasure Vault back cover text

Pathfinder Treasure Vault is part of the Pathfinder Rulebook subscription, and Pathfinder Treasure Vault Special Edition is part of the Pathfinder Special Edition Rulebook subscription. The Pathfinder Treasure Vault Pocket Edition is a non-subscription offer.

The Gatewalkers Adventure Path continues with Pathfinder Adventure Path #188: They Watched the Stars (Gatewalkers 2 of 3), part of the Pathfinder Adventure Path subscription. Get started with the free Player’s Guide PDF! Also available for Foundry VTTs!

After they walked through that glowing gateway, nothing was ever the same. A band of characters become paranormal investigators in order to figure out the cause of a global amnesic episode. Their quest takes them to lands near, far, and outside reality altogether. Along the way, the characters meet fellow "gatewalkers," defeat alien monsters, and explore strange realms also touched by the so-called Missing Moment. And when it comes time to learn the grim truth of what happened to them on that fated summer night, what then?

The Starfinder Drift Hackers Adventure Path is the exciting conclusion of the Drift Crisis in which faster-than-light travel breaks down, and the galaxy is thrown into chaos. Go from 7th to 13th level as you travel into the dataverse to save the Pact Worlds!

None of you are strangers to adversity. You’re all veterans of adventure to some degree—not yet legendary heroes of myth whose names are whispered throughout the galaxy, but far from novices taking their first few steps into a wider world. However, like the rest of the galaxy, none of you has dealt with such a wide-reaching catastrophe as the Drift Crisis. Several months have passed since the Drift Crash began the upheaval, and speculation has run rampant on infospheres throughout the Pact Worlds and Veskarium about its causes and remedies. Will answers ever emerge? Can the Drift be restored to what it once was? Or are these throttled Drift travel times and constant interruptions in communications and shipping the new normal for every sapient being that relies on this form of faster-than-light travel?

—From the free Starfinder Drift Hackers Player’s Guide PDF

Starfinder Adventure Path #50: Clockwork Demons (Drift Hackers 2 of 3) part of the Starfinder Adventure Pathsubscription.

The Pathfinder Lost Omens: The Mwangi Expanse Special Edition is part of the Pathfinder Lost Omens Special Edition subscription. It’s a gorgeous addition to your bookshelf and another way to enhance your Strength of Thousands Adventure Path experience.

The Pathfinder Society subscription’s most recent offerings are Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-09: Killer in the Golden Mask and Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-10: Arclord's Abode, both in PDF only!

Starfinder Society Scenario #5-14: Ghost Level Delve is part of the Starfinder Society subscription.

This month we have two other non-subscription offers—Starfinder Bounty #7: Voyage on the River Betweenand Pathfinder Flip-Mat Classics: Winter Forest.

Read the February 2023 Organized Play Scenario Previews blog for the exciting details of the new adventures, including a Bounty that gives you a one to two hour taste of Starfinder, even if you don’t yet play in the Starfinder Society. They are available to play for free at participating local game stores!

Plan the future of your games with our Release Schedule, with products listed month-by-month, along with associated subscriptions.

Explore our Paizo Subscriptions and see what we’re releasing up to 9 months away. Like crowdfunding campaigns, by committing in advance, subscriptions help us estimate print runs, so we offer you a complimentary PDF. Ownership of a digital product lets you use our Paizo Connect system to sync with our digital partners—who can then also offer a discount on their products and services. If you’re interested in multiple subscriptions, you can save more with our Paizo Advantage offering.

The next hot batch of new releases will occur on March 29, 2023 and include Pathfinder Lost Omens: Firebrands, Starfinder Adventure: Drift Crisis Case Files, Starfinder Deck of Endless NPCs and the climactic Pathfinder Adventure Path #189: Dreamers of the Nameless Spires (Gatewalkers 3 of 3)!

Thank you for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder!

Shop the Paizo Store and your favorite local game store today!

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Adventures Ahead!

Aaron Shanks,
Director of Marketing
Paizo

Hello Starfinders!

Thanks to that pesky Drift Crisis, Absalom Station has become overcrowded, and the Station’s inhabitants are desperate for some breathing room. With nowhere else to go, a group of ambitious and brave refugees have founded a new district in the mysterious Ghost Levels, a move that’s dangerous, illegal, and sorely needed. Under the orders of Zigvigix and Harmony of Many, a team of Starfinders are dispatched to help the burgeoning neighborhood and safely explore the surrounding region of the Ghost Levels.

That’s where you come in! But step lightly—the fate of the district (and further exploration rights) hangs in the balance.

Starfinder Society Scenario #5-14: Ghost Level Delve is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Michael Bramnik.

Left to right, Ilustrations by Fabio Di Bernardi and Samuel Jr.

But that’s not all! We’re also releasing a Starfinder Bounty this month! When famed brutaris player Visavra embarks on a much-needed vacation with her best friends, her over-protective parents hire a team of bodyguards to keep her safe. Hop aboard a luxury yacht, travel the Diaspora’s River Between in style, and escort this sports star to her hotel on frozen Nisis! What could possibly go wrong?

Starfinder Bounty #7: Voyage on the River Between is a short adventure for 1st-level characters written by Mahpiya.

Enjoy!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Hello Pathfinders! Welcome to February. What a month we have for you!

Out in Razmiran, Pathfinder agents have begun to vanish, leaving Venture-Captain Narsen anxious about his position not only within the country, but also within the Pathfinder Society. These murders have been happening at the hands of a mysterious vampire, leading investigators deep into the Exalted Wood. It’s up to a group of Pathfinders to travel into the woods, find the killer, and solve the murders—all while Razmiri politics play in the background. A strange possible ally awaits you, along with all of the answers you may or may not want!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-09: Killer in the Golden Mask is an adventure for 5th- through 8th-level characters written by Michael Sayre.

Left to Right: Ilustrations by Marko Horvatin and Nicolas Espinoza

For our more junior teams, we’re back in Nex! Arclord Alyreha has recovered her memories and knowledge of magic, so now it’s time to make sure she gets her home back! Some of Alyreha’s old enemies infiltrated her home and set off all the defenses, so now it’s up to the Pathfinder Society to help her clear them out while she refortifies her home and magic. However, it looks like someone very familiar to the Pathfinders may be waiting up in the tower…

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-10: Arclord’s Abodehttps://paizo.com/products/btq02e8w?Pathfinder-Society-Scenario-410-Arclords-Abode is an adventure for 1st- through 4th-level characters written by Isis Wozniakowska.

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

Nixret sighed as she entered the expansive aviary, and immediately cringed at the cacophony of bird calls assaulting her pounding head. She—a kobold with mottled emerald and jade scales, dressed in the plain grays of a Pathfinder initiate—stood before one of the Scrolls’ many gardens of wonder, this one devoted to the production of feather tokens. Her task this morning, much to her dismay, was to tend to it. On her own.

“It’s not even a real garden,” she complained to no one in particular. “Why do they even call it that?” She took a seat on a decorative boulder, nursing her hangover from the night before, one she had yet to even sleep off. It made every merry tweet and call from the countless birds grate on her ears like sharp wire. “Oh, we have to sneak out for Longnight, they said. It’s completely different in the Foreign Quarter, they said. Master Shaine will never know, they said. Cowards. Didn’t even show up, and now I’m the one with extra chores.”

Illustration by Valeria Lutfullina

She gave a brief snort. She’d been so sure that she’d been utterly silent when returning from the revelry of Longnight, but even as she surreptitiously crawled back into the initiate barracks, there Kreighton Shaine had been, sitting right on the other side of the open window. As initiates were not allowed off the grounds of the Grand Lodge except with permission, she had expected a scolding. What she got instead was a series of impromptu haiku, about birds of all things. And just when she thought the eccentric Dean of the Scrolls was going to let her off without even a warning, she was assigned to tend to… this. Alone.

Nixret sighed again as she looked at the countless birds before her. Usually, it took half a dozen initiates to tend to a garden of wonder. All alone, the exhausted kobold dragged herself off her rock and began to collect feathers from the ground.

The Scrollmaster, strange as he could be at times, was always very clear that the materials gathered from the gardens were to be carefully collected and sorted, as Pathfinder agents being sent out on missions would often receive them as gifts to help keep them safe. As she methodically picked up feather after molted feather, her thoughts turned to two and a half years ago, when Nixret, starry-eyed, had dreamed of being one of those adventurers. She’d left the Sewer Dragons to join the Society, practically shouting to the other kobolds that she’d become a legend by the time they saw her again.

She chuckled to herself, picking a golden feather from the floor. “I expected danger and discovery, not lectures and chores. Yet here I am, cleaning up after a flock of enchanted birds.” She shook her head, though immediately regretted the act thanks to her headache. “Hardly the work of a hero-to-be.”

Still. She knew that the agents really did depend on these materials, and even though the task was tedious, she did not want to let them down. After all, within the coming year she would have her own initiation, and then, finally, she would be the one on heroic adventures, her name read across the lands in one of the Chronicles.

Perhaps, though, until then she’d think twice about sneaking out. Master Shaine might be permissive, but he also has an infuriating tendency to be exactly where you least expect to find him. And tending to squawking birds while hungover was worse than any angry lecture she could have imagined.

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Illustration by Carol Azevedo

Heya!

So, people have asked me “Will Pathfinder Society players get to use the Gardens of Wonder from Pathfinder Treasure Vault? The answer is “You already have been the entire time!” In PFS, every character gets some free consumables for each adventure, usually from the Pathfinder school they’re associated with (Scrolls, Spells, or Swords). These consumables don’t carry over between adventures and are provided so that adventuring Pathfinders always have a little something extra beyond their standard kit, essentially drawing from Gardens built and funded by the Pathfinder Society. The expiration date and non-transferrable nature of the consumables help encourage PCs to use them rather than selling them into the “weapon upgrade slush fund” or holding onto them so long that they pass the level range in which the items would be most useful.

What this all means is that Pathfinder Society players got Gardens of Wonder way before everyone else! “But Mike,” you say, “School consumables in PFS last the whole session and Garden of Wonder consumables last a day, how could these be the same thing?” The answer is that the limitations on how long the consumables last is something that every GM can, and should, feel free to adjust for their players based on the type of game they run. PFS consumables essentially last for “one 4-hour gaming session”, a unit of measurement that’s standardized for organized play, but which doesn’t necessarily work with the playstyles or gaming sensibilities of every home group. If the way PFS handles things fits the adventures you run better than the default presented, use it! They’re the same concept with the same goals, just tailored for different purposes. Don’t be afraid to make the game your own!

Michael Sayre
Design Manager
Paizo Inc.

Happy New Releases Day! Many of you may have a new or renewed interest in Pathfinder and Starfinder, so I’d like to tell you about all our new open gaming products, including subscriptions and special offers, and point you toward what’s coming next!

You will find our Release Schedule here, with products listed month-by-month, along with associated subscriptions. It’s a great way to plan the future of your games.

Also, you can explore our 14 Paizo Subscriptions and see what we’re releasing up to 9 months out. Like crowdfunding campaigns, by committing in advance, subscriptions help us estimate print runs, so we incentivize you to subscribe with a complimentary PDF. Ownership of a digital product lets you sync with our digital partners, who can then also offer a discount on their products and services. If you’re interested in multiple subscriptions, you can save more with our Paizo Advantage offering.

Subscriptions are important us, but so are game and bookstores, and we know they’re important to you, too. We already have a great list of retailers who’ve opted into our Where to Buy page, but now is a great time to help the list grow! Feel free to ask your favorite local game or bookstore about their programs and see if they’re interested in joining our list.

So, what’s new? You can find the list of New Physical Product Releases in January in our Forum Announcements channel. These announcements happen monthly and let you know when your card will be charged and when shipping starts. By the way, we now take American Express and are exploring non-credit card options.

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We currently have an Open Gaming Sale offering 25% off print copies of the Pathfinder Beginner Box, Pathfinder Core Rulebook 2nd Edition (4th printing with errata), and Pathfinder Core Rulebook Pocket Edition to help you get started with the Pathfinder RPG. Don’t miss the free PDF copy of the Lost Omens World Guide to help you get to know our setting. Simply add the PDF to your cart and use discount code OPENGAMING at checkout. Offer valid through midnight PST, January 25, 2023

This month we have two special non-subscription offers— Pathfinder Adventure Path: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix and Pathfinder Adventure Path: Fists of the Ruby Phoenix Special Edition. These are hardcover compilations of the original three-volume campaign that takes your party from level 11 to 20 as you compete in the Ruby Phoenix Tournament!

The Pathfinder Fists of the Ruby Phoenix Battle Cards are also available as 4" x 6" sturdy printed cards and a digital version. This product is also part of the Pathfinder Accessories Subscription.

In the Pathfinder Rulebooks Subscription, the paranormal-themed Pathfinder Dark Archive, with the popular new psychic and thaumaturge classes, is available if you subscribe now! And next month, you can “venture into the vault” with Pathfinder Treasure Vault! This 224-page hardcover rulebook presents a hoard of new gear from nearly every category of equipment and magic item available in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, while also introducing entirely new categories of items!

The Pathfinder Lost Omens Special Edition Subscription is a relatively new offering that catches up on previously released setting hardcovers. These deluxe special editions are bound in faux leather with metallic debossing and a bound-in ribbon bookmark! Pathfinder Lost Omens: Ancestry Guide Special Edition with geniekin, androids, kitsune, sprites, and more, is the new release this month. You can look forward to Pathfinder Lost Omens: The Mwangi Expanse Special Edition next month.

Paizo was founded on our Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscription and we’re excited that Pathfinder Adventure Path #187: The Seventh Arch (Gatewalkers 1 of 3) is now available! The Gatewalkers Adventure Path starts at level 1 and is a three-part monthly campaign in which a team of paranormal investigators unravel the mystery behind a mass amnesic episode which left them with lost memories and strange powers. The adventure continues with the Pathfinder Adventure Path #188: They Watched the Stars (Gatewalkers 2 of 3) next month. This Adventure Path is intended to have Foundry VTT support at the time of writing this blog. Download the free Player’s Guide PDF and get started building characters today!

But wait, there’s more! This month, the Pathfinder Society Subscription offers the Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-08: Battle for Star's Fate and the Starfinder Society Subscription offers Starfinder Society Scenario #5-13: Finding the Forgotten. These PDF-only adventures are perfect for a solid one-shot gaming session, regardless of whether you officially join Organized Play. But officially joining is a great deal! Retailers who host Organized Play get all the Quests, Bounties, and Scenarios for free—so bring your friends and get the goods!

Pathfinder Maps Subscription has the Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Alien Ruins and the Starfinder Maps Subscription has the Starfinder Flip-Mat: Basic Terrain Multi-Pack. These rugged maps offer inspiring location art, great for any TTRPG! Investing in them will create a lifetime of adventure (though we’re not responsible to TPKs).

While they don’t have new releases this month, don’t miss the Pathfinder Lost Omens, Pathfinder Battles, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Adventure Path, Starfinder Accessories, and Starfinder Adventures product lines. Go into Exploration Mode and find your path to friendship and adventure with open gaming products from Paizo!

Thank you for playing Starfinder and Pathfinder!

Shop the Paizo Store and your favorite local game store today!

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Adventures Ahead!

Aaron Shanks,
Director of Marketing
Paizo

Hello, Starfinders! Welcome to 2023! It’s been an eventful start to the year and now, more than ever, I’m proud to be a part of this community and the Paizo team.

This month we’re diving back into our metaplot when First Seeker Ehu Hadif dispatches a team of brave Starfinders to find and explore a missing colony in the Vast. Abandoned by the Pact Worlds, erased from all official records, and silent for nearly a century—it’s up to you to find the forgotten! Their fate is in your hands.

Starfinder Society Scenario #5-13: Finding the Forgotten is an adventure for 7th- to 10th-level characters written by Kate Baker and Dennis Muldoon.

Enjoy!

Jessica Catalanl
Starfinder Society Developer

Left to right: Snapping Turtle automaton illustration by Beto Lima and monsterous bear illustration by Blake Davis

Hello, Pathfinders!

First off, happy new year! We hope you enjoyed your holidays!

This month we’re getting back to the Thuvian desert! A group of people have gathered around Star’s dig site, hoping to gain information from them or have Star ally with their organization. However, Aslynn has her eyes (and her spy!) set on taking Star as a new weapon and ally for her nefarious plans. It’s up to the Pathfinders to not only convince Star of their good intentions, but also to protect them when attacked by multiple villains!

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-08: Battle for Star’s Fate is an adventure for 3rd- to 6th-level characters written by Alex Speidel.

Have fun and we’ll see you next month!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

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But wait, there’s more news! For some reason, orcs seem to have become very popular with our community lately. While we figure out why, we’ve decided to bend to your whims this once.

As of today, the orc ancestry/species is now always available for both Pathfinder and Starfinder Society! Our oracles indicate a striking number of these new adventurers will be trained in Legal Lore or have the Profession (lawyer) skill. Adventure onward!

Illustration by Sandra Duchiewicz

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator

Hello, Starfinders! This month we embark on a rescue mission to find an old friend: Envar Tamm! Another year has passed and Ilia Tamm, CEO of Arch Energy Consortium, has been unable to locate her wayward son. Now an extreme travel vlogger and a thrill-seeking social media influencer, Envar has been gallivanting across the galaxy, seeing the sights and stirring up trouble. Armed with knowledge of his travels, a team of Starfinders heads out to track down Envar and bring him home—or at least bring a message back to his mother!

Ilustration by Luiz Lanzarin

Starfinder Society Scenario #5-12: Envar’s Expeditions is a repeatable adventure for 3rd- through 6th-level characters written by Kendra Leigh Speedling. Set in Near Space, the Starfinders visit four of six destinations during each playthrough, including the colossi-racked planet of Daimalko, the stormy island of Prozbyra on Gaskar III, the lightless world of Nemenar, the beaches of volcanic Pakahano, Vesk-4’s notorious Spinebreaker, and my personal favorite: the seaside town of Gruddonar on Varturan! So pack your bags and get ready for adventure!

Enjoy your travels!

Jessica Catalan
Starfinder Society Developer

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Hello there, Pathfinders!

This month we’re heading to the Grand Bazaar in Absalom to help sort some of the many magical objects we received from the Onyx Alliance! With help from our wonderful friends, Biglock and Mr. Glovely, we launch into an adventure to interact with some of the most interesting shopkeepers in the Grand Bazaar and bring about some of the strangest objects we’ve interacted with yet!

Illustration by Wassim Adkhal

Pathfinder Society Scenario #4-07: A Most Wondrous Exchange! is a repeatable adventure for 5th- through 8-8th level characters, written by Kendra Leigh Speedling. Set in Absalom’s Grand Bazaar, the Pathfinders must work together to seek the origins of four out of six treasures, ensure that their mysteries are solved and guarantee that they end up in the hands of the bazaar’s most capable shop owners. It’s certain to be a most exciting adventure!

Josh Foster
Pathfinder Society Developer

Shay Snow
Pathfinder Society Developer

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This blog is our last of the year – not just for the Organized Play team, but for all of us here at Paizo. Thank you all so much for a wonderful 2022! We hope the holiday season leads to joy, laughter and dice rolling for each and every one of you.

For all of us here at Paizo, thank you and we’ll see you in 2023!

Alex Speidel
Organized Play Coordinator